The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-13

Flour-dull; sales of700 bbls Western an,
State at 1912, for Michigan and good Ohio
| $50 and 5,621-2 for pure Gnesec Corn Mea
quiet at 2,87 for Jersey. Grain-there is
moderate demand for Wheat but prices are above
views of buyers. Corn-dull, but held higher
Jersey 81 to 571-2c; Southern, yellow, 56l-2 te
SIC. Whiskcy-quiet, 24l 9 for prime. Mode
rate demand for Pork; 1G, 81 2 to 0,44 for Mes:
and S,S7 to 900 for prime. Lard-frnl, in de-
mand at Old to Gig
Land Reform Meeting; New York.
New YORK, March 2.
The friends Of Land Reform met at Tammany
Hall last evening, and filled the room to over.
flowing. Mr. Russ officiated as Chairman
Letters were received from Thomas H. Benton
Daniel Webster, Lewis Cass, William H. Sc.
ward and others. Speeches were made by L. B
Sheppard and Horace Greeley, and series OF
resolutions adopted.
Dreadful Accident.
AS the train of cars from Philadelphia approa-
ched White Hills to day, the boiler exploded,
killing two engineers and severely wounding
several other persons. The scattered fragments
of the locomotive set fire to a barn and she'd
Flood in Buffalo Hnrbor.
BUrrALo, March 9.
The strong wind from the upper end of the
Lake raised the water in our harbor to a great
height, but the damage is trifing in comparison
with that of previous floods.
From Washington.
WAsHINGToN, March ].
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Senate as Surveyor Of the port of Boston.
The Senate was engaged several hours to-day
in Executive session, on the case ofLcut. Stcen-
bergher, of the U. S. Navy
1t was decided in the House in his favor by
one majority, restoring him to his rank in the
Navy. The resolution carried with it back pay,
amounting to perhaps, $4,000.
DisgracefM Riot at Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE,, March 5.
A disgraccful riot occurred in this city last
evening. Two or three hundred Germans attac-
kcd the house Of Senator J. B. Smith and after
breaking in the windows, &c, with clubs, and
by throwing brckbats into room among the
inmates, they forced the door which had been
locked against them by little girl, and destroy
cd property inside of considerable value.
A servant girl and several small children only
were in the house when attackcd-Mr. and Mrs.
Smith being absent attending lecture.
The offence of Mr. Smith was, voting for the
present Hscnsc Lao of Wisconsin.
The City Marshal arrived after the riot COM
mcnced
A neighbor ofMr. Smith was considerably in
jured for demonstrating with the mob.
New YORK, March 5.
Neither of the California Steamers have yet
arrived.
Congressional Election--ath District.
BosroS, March A.
Returns again Indicate choice, though the
vote is larger. Thompson leads Palfrcy.
BosroN, March5.
90 towns heard from. No choice.
Great Union Meeting ut Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, March 5, 1860
An immense meeting was held last evening,
and it is estimated that 90 900 persons were pre-
sent. Col. Krels offered series of Resolutions,
in which, the maintenance the Union at all haz-
ards, was advocated. Also the compromise on
the Slavery question, and moderate measures re-
gardng the same
Mr.. CalhoEn's Speech in the Senate.
New YORK, March 5.
The Herald of this morning published Mr.
Calhoun speech entire. 1t occupies five and a
hall co1,, &C. Al, n
mcnces by stating that there is danger to the
Union, and traces the cause to the discomfort of
the South, not of recent growth.
The first charge is, that the South has been eS-
Guided from all interest in the Territories, COM
mon to the whole Union.
Second, that system of revenue and disbur-
sements onerous to the South, has been forced
upon the country, taking away an undue proper
ton of the proceeds of the South, and pressing
upon her an unequal taxation for the benefit of
the North. "a ... ..." 3"
Third.-That system of political measures
has been cherished, that has violated the original
character of the spirit of the Federal compact.
He believes that, under the present state of
the Union. He details the origin of that belief
in the long continued aggressions of the North
He takes the census of 100 and that Of 1e4O,
and shows that the equilibrium between the
North and South has been destroyed, not by time,
but by the interference of the Government.
He next proceeds to show by statistics, that the
eouaibrium has been destroyed, and that the
whole mower has centralized in a sectional major
ity. r,1y1
He refers, first, to the Ordinance Of 1887 and
saws that, by the result Of its provisions, the
country has acquired, since its constitution
2,372, 64G square miles, and that the North seeks
to govern three fourths Of this territory.
From this he passes to the Tariff system, and
concludes this division Of his charges by assert.
ing, that instead Of living in Republic, we now
are ruled by national democracy. 3d."