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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-07-17
NOTICE

rs HEREBY GIVEN, That the Dubuque Mutual Fro
Insurance Company has been incorporated under tho
provisions of Of the General Assembly Of the State
of Iowa. entitled An Act to authorize general !ncorpo.
rations for the purpose of mutually nsurng dwelling
houses stores Shops and other buildings household fur
nit,lre, and other property of its members.
The capital stock incorporated consists of the deposited
premium notes OF its members, subject to assessment Tor
losses and expenses.
Two and halfper cent on the amount of the deposit
premium notes is actually paid in when the articles OF In
corporation signed and insurance effected by every
member, and the remainder is to be paid whenever the
Directors shall make said loss
es and expenses.
The association commenced its corporate existence
the Goth day of April lS4S which will expire the Goth
day of April 1868, but subject renewal by unanimous
The officers of the company consists of board of twelve
directors, to be elected annually the first Monday i'll
june and President Secretary and Surveyor appointed
by the Directors.
J. c. WEATHERBY, Secretary.
c. H. Booth, J. P. Farley, James L. Langworthy, j. G.
Wcaherby, F. V. Goodrich, Richard Benson, W. s. Gill
liam, Jno G. Shields P. A. Lormier w. LawtheT Peter
NAPLES, and NJ. Mobley.
SARSAPARILLA,P PILLS, POWDERS, &c
7 HAVE on hand large supply of Townsends sarsapa
rlla, Moas Pills and Bittcrs, Wrght's Bragg's and
Smiths and Lees Pills, and kueckelhaus' Worm Pow
der$ These articles warranted to be genuine and will
be sold cheap. e. F. GILLESPIE.
March 5th, ls49.
PAINTS, OILS, vARNIsH, &C.
T HAVE, and shall constantly keep on hand large
supply ofthe following articles, viz: Lnseed Oil spts.
Turpentlne, pure White Lead, Copal and Japan Varnish
Chrome and Paris Green, Chrome Yellow, Lamp Black,
Venetian Red, Ltarge, Spanish Brown, Paint Brushes,
for cash. E. +. GILLESPIE
March 18th, ls4e
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To California Emigrants.

TINE PHOENIX Insurance COMPANY have reduced their
l. special premium for travelling risk from and a
half and half per cent, payable only The
premium for residence in California being the
in other parts of the United States.
ar. A. & r. II. SMITH.
March 6. 1850. 96-tf
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NEW STORE,
AT ROCKVILLE, DELAWARE COUNTY, IOWA.
HOBBS g. WOODWARD,
"OULD most respectfully inform the inhabitants o
w Delaware and the Joining counties, that they have
commenced the Mercantile Business in Rockville, q have
on hand, and intend constantly keeping, handsome as
sortment OF Goods suited ~ the country rade-suc
DRY CO. DIS, GkOCERILs, CLtlHING.
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS; GLASS, AND
QUEENs.W ARE, HARDWARE D.
DIES, BRIDES, &c. &c.
which he intends selling at small advance for Cash, or
in exchange for Wheat, Pork, Conn., Oats, Barley Kye
Butter Eggs Onions, Hides Furs, 1alIow Beeswax &c.
at f1le highest market prices.
Feb. 90, 1850. 24-u .. 3.
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FARMERS DEPARTMENT.
The Harvest.

"The farmers crop their living from their crops. :.
And each mansharss the blessing of their shares
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Quinfne and Morphine.
a SUPPLY ofthe above articles on hand &,
"a for sale low by
r. r. GILLESPIE
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-07-17

A LARGE LANDHoLDER.-lt will be seen by
the following statement that ''Uncle Sam is a
pretty extensive landholdcr:
Total surface of old territory east ofthe Rocky
Mountains, in square miles 994,435
Total in acres 636,439 400
Total of new territory west of Rocky Noun
tains, IN spare miles 867,741
Total in acres sos, 226, 24O
Texas, in square miles 325, $50
In acres O3,332, 900
Grand total of territories and Texas, in square
miles 2,1S7,49O
Grand total in acres 1899 ,997, 449
Total north of SO deg. 80 min. in spare
miles 1,644,7S4
In acres 1851 1891 ,7C6
Total south of Sc deg. 80 min. in square
miles 545,G12
In acres 349,615,6sO
LENGTH OF THE U. S. SEA CoAsr.-Atlantic
coast, 1900 miles; Gulf coast, 1900; Pacific coast,
1920. Total, $3.50 Total length of"shore line,"
33,C63.
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Dubuque, Nov. 80, 1649.

Notice to all whom it may concern.
WE have this day sold PETER WArLEs our entire
w Stock of Merchandise; and take this opportunity
of informing those that are indebted u.s. either by note
or otherwise that will expect all such accounts due
be paid rthwith and any parties having claims agsils
US, presenting them P NAPLES counting room, will
have them Immediately paid
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FEVER AND AGUE.

4 V
For this scourge of the western country these
Medicines will be found safe, speedy, and GER
tain remedy. Other medicines leave the system
subject to return of the disease-a cure by these
medicines is permanent-TRY THEM, BE
SATISFIED, AND BE CURED.
Bilious Fevers and Liver Complaints.
General Debility, Loss OF APPETITE, AND
DISEASES OF FEMALEs-these medicines have been
used with the most beneficial results in cases of
this description :-KINGs EVIL and ScRoFULA, in
its worst forms, yields to the mild yet powerful
action of these remarkable Medicines. NIGnr
SwEATs, Nervous DEBILITY, NERvoUs CON-
PLANTS of all kinds PALPIrArIoN OF THE HEART,
PAINrER's Colo, are speedily cured.
MERCURIAL DISEASES.
Persons whose constitutions have become inn
paired by the injudicious use of MERCURY, will
find these Medicines perfect cure, as they never
fail to eradicate from the system all the effects of
Mercury infinitely sooner than the most powerful
preparations of Sarsapara. A single trial will
place them beyond the reach Of competition, in
the estimation of every patient
BE CAREFUL OF COUNTERFEITS.
Several have lately been discovered, and their
nefarous authors arrested, both in the city Of New
York and abroad
Buy of no one who is not an AUTHORISED
AGENT.
Prepared and sold by DR.. w. B. MOFFAT,
1896 Broadway, New York.
FOR SALE BY
4. MASON,
At the sign of the Good Samaritan,
Main-street, Dubuque.
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Taking The Census,

AN EXAMPLE FOR OUR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
will you please to inform me Of the number OF
inhabitants in this house,
tSr?
The population of this mansion
well, there is eight in the room overhead
sHow many?
Eight
sAre they all adults?'
NO; they are all Smiths, except two boar
ders'
'Smiths, black or white smiths, madem?'
I'D have you to know that don't live in q
house with niggers.'
Il didn't allude to their color, meaut thie1
calling.
ooh, that's it, is it? Well if you had been
here last night, you'd have found out for they
was calling the watch, as loud as they could
scream
MADAM, merely wish to know how mauy
people you have in this house, and what they dc
for living
yes, yes now understand. Well, let me
see there's the two Mulina ss-that's one
THAT makes two, madam
Well, if you know best, count 'em yourself.
1T is my business to inquire, madam
well, you had better attend to it then, and not
bother me-
MADAM, am out with the census, and
Well, you are out of your senses, ! should
think, to come into my house, asking such
questions
1T is in accordance with an act of Congress,
Madam
well, you tell Mr.. Congress, or whatever
his name is, he acts very foolish, sending you
round, axing such SMALLER silly questians.'
The man left.
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|rugs. Medicines. Paints,

Drugs, Medicines, Paints.
IN F. GILLEsPIE, Man-strcet, Dubuque, Iowa, ha,
~. always on hand large stock Of Drugs, Medicines
Paints, Oils, Dye stufs Spices, Soaps, Window Glass
Brushes, Twine Wrapping Paper, Fancy Articles &c.
Personsn want any articles in my line, requested
to call, as am determined to sell them very cheap.
Dubuque, March 5th, l849. 27-1y.
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Crops IN WlscoNsIN.-We clip the following
paragraphs from the Kenosha Telegraph of the
2Sth, inst:
We are informed by friend who has travel
ed extensively in the southern part of this State
and the northern part of ILL.,, from the lake to
the Miss, the crops never looked better. The
in rich prospect. The crops in the western
part ofthe State is mostly winter wheat.
A friend who has been travelling in the northern
part of this State says, the wheat there does
not look first rate, but the never looked bet
for
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-07-17

Those Going to California,
NAN effect INSURANCE ON THEIR LIVES, i,
~ the Phoenix Insurance Company.
r.. A. g. f. II. SMITH,
Agents.
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MOF.FATS
Life Pills and Phoenix BitterS.

These Medicines have now been before the
public for period Of FIFTEEN YEARS, and
during that time have maintained q high charac-
ter in almost every part of the globe for their
traordinary and Immediate power ofrestoring per-
feet health to persons suffering under nearly every
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-07-17
HARvEsr.-The Hagerstown (Md) Repub

HARvEsr.-The Hagerstown (Md) Repub-
lie, of the 18th Inst says
s'Most, of the farmers intend cutting their bar
ley the later part of this week, and intend cut:
ting their wheat next week A number of har-
vest hands have passed through town"
The Frederick Examiner of the same date.als
says:
eth. harvest isrApdly approaching .-The
wheat and rye fields in this county wear prom
Using appearance, and when the crop is secured,
will be found to vie with any of the sister coun-
ties of the State,''
The Chillicothe Gazettee, of June 22nd.
says M. S. Cook, Esq, is cutting the wheat
to-day on his Paint bottom tarm, and adds, ''that
on Monday next, the Oath, shuld the weather
prove favorable, many Ross County farmers will
commence grading their wheat OF course, all
now ripe enough to cut, is out of danger from
rust. The wheat in this vicinity bids fair to be
an average crop"
The GAINESVILLE Courier, of 22nd, learns from
the farmers at market that morning, that the
prospect of good wheat crop is very favorable,
and that the crop will be more than an average
one.
The Niles Mich. Intelligencer speaks of the
Wheat crops as being extremely promising in
that section, and further adds that there is no
State where good yield is more certain than in
| Michigan
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/ AN EXAMPLE FOR OUR Observation-Disclosures
will you please to inform me Of the number Of
inhabitants in this house,
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WHEAT Crop The La-Porte Whig of the
29th ult. has the following: "The wheat crop
in this section ofcountry looks better than it has
for seveal years; the heads are not long, bu, the
grains are plump and stuck on thickIy as they
can be; many fields re considered entirely out
Of the way of the rust, and few more days of
good weather will place the entire crop out of
danger-several farmers inform us that they will
commence harvesting next week.
The crops generally, Oats excepted, are in
hourishing state
The Detroit Tribune of the 9th, inst has the
following:
Never was finer growing weather than for the
last week. Not only wheat, but corn and other
Spring crops are coming on rapidly. Notwith-
standing the backwardness of the Spring, the
prospects now is that wheat harvest will not be
more than three or four days later than the usu-
al period"
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THO Rine Rangers.

This 10 the title Of the work Of gentleman
who has often delighted the readers Of Graham,
and other monthlies, under the nom de plume
Of the sspoor scholar and who in his own per-
con, . none other than Captain Wayne Reid, a
gallant soldier, who distinguished himself in the
Mexican war, and who volunteered to serve un-
der the unfortunate banner Of the hungarians.
The London Dispatch speaks of this, his last
literary production, in this wise: Two most en-
chanting Volumes, in very elegant form, both
% to type and exterior, are now before US, un-
der the above title. The style reminds one Of
young lions at play, Of quickly beating pulses,
Of riotous health, and sanguine hopes; of sus-
capabilities that make commonplace things ro-
mantle, Of loving without rhyme or reason, of
defying danger, and of daring death-such strike
the reader AZ being the characteristics of the
work, While investing We.
"a Cruz, there arises necessity Of obtaining
number Of mules. This unromantic duty de-
wolves upon the Captain, and, accompanied by
IN old huuter, true original of the ssback-
woods breed, he heads detachment, and plung-
60 into the wild country, and into the wilder for
est After some little rambling, and more
scramblng, he discovers an enchanted house
with huge chambers underground, where din
ner parties and champaign afterwards occur), in
the midst of large clearing. Close beside it
he comes upon fine circular tank or basin,
walled in by glossy plantains, and DAZZLING in
this, again he beholds two laughing girls of mar
vellous loveliness, ssclothed in sort of sleeve
less tunic, = and immersed to the waist Sud
denly, they are alarmed by huge cayman, that
10 approaching them. The Captain is fortunate
enough to draw the attention of the truckulent
monster upon himself; an apropos shot from
Bob Lincoln, the trappers rifle saves him from
closer acquaintance with the "scaly" reptile.
hut We ri acnne ontire
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-08-29
Great Excitement in Harrisburg.
HARRIsBURoH, Aug.


Our town has been the scene of great
excitement yesterday and TO day, on ac-
count of the arrest and examination Of 8
black fugitives from Virginia.
Yesterday the court was engaged all
day in examination Of the negroes on a
writ of Habeas Corpus.
sThey were charged with horse stealing
but were, In reality, fugitive slaves.
No decision was made yesterday, bat
this morning Judge Pearson decided that
the stealing of horse by slave for the
purpose of escaping was not criminal Of
fence under the law for reclaiming fugitive
slaves, and consequently he discharged
them. The slaves were at once ushered
out of the prison doors, but had no sooner
reached the street when they were seized
by their masters, and battle ensued be-
tw cen them. After a severe struggle two
of the slaves were finally hand cufed, but
one of them made his escape.
The Court has just issued a warrant
against the owners and all engaged in the
affair, for assault and battery, with intent
TO excite a riot. The slaves and their
owners are now in Jail.
The Court has also ordered the Sheriff
to employ posse for the purpose of dis
persing, al all hazards, the mob now as
sembled in front Of the prison.
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on the contrary states the Danes took icon
insurgeht troops prisoners. and Eve pieces
of cannon; and that 1000 Of the wounded
enemy were lying in the Hospital =,
Schieswig. The dead in the fields vere
so numerous that wagons sufficien, cou "A
not be found TO carry the bodies away
The report acknowledges the los: of =,
least IL distinguished officers, with n
wounded, l0i killed, and $4,000 uon-corp.
missioned and privates wounded.
The following proclamation shows dis.
tlnctiy that the troops of Schleswig Eols,
tein are preparing for another battle:
''PTectanaofion on the Stadholderate on
Schieswig HoLstein.
Fellow CItizens-1he fortune OF ws,
Is al all times uncertain. In the recerl
battle II has not been on The side OF oar
brave army; but the spin; OF Il peopIs
that has commenced a resolute contest
for the existence of its farherland Is nc,
10 be broken oy single defeat. The Or.
my has been driven back, bat no: con-
quered. Our loss is considerable but il
shall be replaced. A position has been
lost, but il shall be regained. Our brethern
in Schleswig are groaniue under .he yoke
of the enemy, but, with the help of God,
a second attempt shall effect their deiv-
erance. Our army is now ia a commau-
ding position, and with uniiaiinshed
waits to be brought int. action.
Fellow citizens! nothing is lost il We
stand firmly together, unshakenin re.
solve. and determined TO risk every thing
for the sake Of our rig hts, our honor. and
our freedom. Success does not depend
upon numbers alone, but rather or cocr-
age and discipline. Our fathers showed
greatest under adverse Cit
bat let US hope that their
sons will no. prove less courageous sud
perserVer!ng.
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The Battle of Idstadt,

The details of the great battle AT Id
stadt have been published in official re-
ports, the one drawn up by General Will
son, who commanded the insurgent army;
and the other on the par. Of the Danes,
signed by order, c.. Glud' The discre-
pancles between the TWO accounts are, Of
course, many; but General Wilson does
not attempt 10 deny that the victory was
with the Danes, which he attributes en-
tireIy to their superior numerical force.
General Wilson says that his retreat was
effected in good order, and that he had
no other loss in material than three dis
mounted guns.
He regrets the number OF officers and
men killed and wounded: but says, as soon
as the former can De repla ced, he shall be
as ready for action as at first, He had
tew OF his own troops made prisoners. but
took between 400 and 500 belonging 10
the Danes. The total loss Of the insur-
gents : no: stated. The report ofC. Glad,
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Later from MfXico.

Files of Ell Monitor Republican, TO
the 10Th of July have been received, be.
ing eight days later than previous ad-
vices.
The ravages OF the Indians in the
northern districts Of Mexico still continue.
The neighborhood of Balleza, in Chihua-
hua, was infested by such numbers that
the governor announced that a body Of
three or four hundred men would be ne
cessary to drive them away.
The State Of Durango has also been
overrun in all directions by bands of sava-
ges, and the governor has sent word 10
the neighboring States that he can give
them no aid, on account Of the trout bIes in
his own.
In Sonora several conflicts have taken
place. On the 9th of May The Apaches
robbed the rancho of San Rafael, where
upon Captain Gavilanes, with twenty-five
Indians, started in pursuit, overlook the
enemy. recovered their cattle, and left
several OF the Aaches dead upon the field
On presenting himself at the war Office,
IN Senor Ga vlanes received the premi-
um Of $500 for his trouble.
10 the beginning of June, Don Guada-
.lupe Mercado, with some of The National
Guards belonging to his company, was
assaulted by more than seventy Apaches
near the port ofCucurpe. After severe
fight, in which he was assisted by another
party Of guards who came up at the time,
the Indians fled, leaving twelve dead
The guards had two killed, three danger
ousl y and nine slightly wounded. The
council of war accorded TO Senor Mercado
a premium Of Sl,050, with the recon-
endation that 1t should be appropriated 10
/ the cure of the wounded and the sup
port Of the families of the slam.
A letter from Chiapas, dated 2lst of
June, states that governor of Tabasco.
with his forces, encountered the rebel
chief BeItram at the hacienda de La Sole
dad. when the band of the latter was com
pletely routed. BeItram escaped by fight
leaving his hat and sword behind.
On The 9th of July, Don Manuel Jose
de Amanda, three times a Representative
in the General Congress from the Slate
of Zacatecas, died in the city of Mexico.
The Cholera had entirely ceased in the
States of Guanajaato, QuereIaro, and
Zacatecas.
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The Next Senate,
ance

The Wing Conferees from this Senate
rial District met at Hollidaysburg on Fri
day last, and after good deal of wrang.
ling, on the 29th ballot succeeded in
nominating Col. Robert A. M'Murtrie oi
Holidaysburg as the candidate of the
party. The Conferees from each county
were warm IN the support of their respec-
tive candidates, those of Huntingdon urg-
ing the claims OF Col. Cornyn, whilst
Blair pressed Col. M'Murtrie, end Cam
bria asked for Robert L. Johnston, Esq.
The district IS decidedly Wing. but if our
friends buckle on their ar,nor, we think
they will be enabled to give the Colonel
some troubls before he reaches the Senate.
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Northampton County,.

We have received the proceedings OF
at Easton, on the 18th inst, which is said
to have been the largest assemblage of
Democrats convened since ls4S, every
township being fully represented. The
resolutions adopted are of the true Demo-
cratic stamp, and reflect the sentiments of
the honest Democracy of ''Old n ortha mp
ton." Among them is one approving the
course of Hon. NJ. NJ. DimmIck and rec
ommending his denomination for Con-
gress TO the Democrats of the other coun-
ties of the District. A resolution denoun-
cling the iniquitous apportionment bill of
last session, and censuring their Senator
Gen. Sinner, for having voted for it
passed unanimously after eliciting some
little discussion. The following resolu-
ton was passed in relation to the proposed
amendment TO the State Constitution.
Resolued. That we do not approve of
the proposed amendment TO the Constitu-
tion. for an elective judiciary; that, in our
opinion, it will drag the elmine of justice
into the contests of party politics-wi.l
endanger the purity of the judiciary, and
will fill with tdemagogues and intriguing
politicians the places which should only
be filled with men distinguished for pro-
lessional ability and conscientious upright
ness, and will, IN the end, bring the admin
istration of justice into disrepute. and thus
IL e, l., 4
and we recommend TO our fellow Dem
ocrats TO defeat it at the polls.
There were but two or three dissenting
voices to this resolution, so unanimous ap-
pears to be the feeling against the pro-
posed amendment, and it is thought that
the county will give 1000 majority against
it.
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Important from Santa Fs.
New ORLEANS, Aug

Galveston dates of the 18Th have been
received. The Legislature met on he
18th. Governors message was received.
Ii proceeds to speak of the unwarrantable
assumption of power of The Federal Exec
uuVe, by direct interference with the mu.
niciPal affairs of the sovereign Stale. Il
Pronounces discussion useless; no reliance
must be placed on the delusive hope of
justice TO Texas, but we must assert and
maintain our rights at all hazards, and TO
the last extremity.
The only course left Us is the in,nedi-
ale adoption of necessary measures for
the occupation of Santa Fe, with ample
force 10 repei the arrogant and rebellious
spirit existing. Should such measures
produce conflict with ihe present author.
iIies unla wfully established, and shake the
confederacy 10 lis centre, Texas will stand
exonerated before the world. Authority
is asked TO raj Sc supplies for two months
regiments for the occupancy of Santa
Fe-also, military force sufficient 20 en-
able the civil authorities 10 execute the
laws. 1t says, however willing Texas
may be to dispose of portion OF her
North Western territory, no rrsPeciabIe
party could accept of the propositions
embraced in the Compromise bill; but It
a proposition had been offered to purchase
that part north of "a degrees latitude. with
proper guarantee and observance OF the
rules of annexation, it would have been
satisfactory.
The news of the engrossment OF M
Pearce's Senate Bill, with the Presidents
message respecting Governor Bells lel'er'
was received at Galveston on the lItn'
and produced great dissatisfaction. The
papers say The message viii arouse feel
ings of indignation throughout the S'sie
nos easily allsyed.