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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-11-12
Coal.
The Cause of Engiaad's Grcatncss-TLe

The Cause Of Engiand's Grcatness-7he Fu.
turc Greatness Of the United States.
During brief sojourn of that eminent peolo-
gist, Hugh Miller, III England, be critically ex-
amned the carboniferous districts, especially
The coal fields of central England to which
she has for many years owed her hourishinr
trade. It's area, he remarks, scarcely equals
that of one of the Scottish lakes--ihirty miles
Iong and eieht broad. .sYet how many steam
engines has it set in motion How many rail
way trains has it propelled, and how many mil
lions Of tons of iron has it raised to the surface,
smelted, and hammered' 1t has made Blrm-
ingham great city-the first iron depot of Eu-
rope. And if one small field has done so
much, he says, "wlat may we expect from
those vast basins laid down by Lyelin the geo.
logical map of the United States
We clip the above from late exchange pa
per; and 10 show the insIgnific of the coal
fields of England are therein set down
as 'irHE CAUSE of her "GREATSE ss''-com-
pared with those of our own country. we repub-
lish brel extract which appeared in this pa
per day or two since, from an address deliver
ed before the American Scientific Association
by DR.. Owen, the geoiosist who surveyed the
State of Iowa by order Of the United States
government.
In speaking of the great "Des Mones coal
neiu, III thdl otale, Df. owen said:
sThe Iowa river meanders near the eastern
margin of this coal field but the seams present
ed on the river are of inferior quality II is up
,cards Of t,ro haadred miles IN tie direction OF
tie galley Of tie Des .Noincs, across the great
coal feds. Uestrerdiyi it extends from the Des
Moincs river nenriy across the State of Io,ca-
The entire area of this coal field in Iowa alone
| cannot be less than taceaiy thousand square
miles, in all embracing country nearly equal
! =. nvtent to the State Of Indiana.
"ue estimates the beds Of coal to be one
hundred feet IN ..h.;chaess, and, lying near the
surface, they must be capable o. beng worked
| easily and at small expense"
| If the coal fields of central England with an
area of but ''hirty mi{cs iong md eight broed,
have been ''the cause of England's greatness,
as is contended by Mr. Miller, what may be the
destiny in store for one of the youngest States
of this Union, having within her bosom coal
field ''oas atsAsaad square miles in extent
ieone hundred feet in thickness" and covered
[everywhere by soil as fertile as any IN the
world
| With agricultural resources unsurpassed BY
any Of her sisters, and his great coal mine "
ing under the very feet o her people, the 'sgreat
ness which young Iowa may attain, within
| ,he present century even, can hardly be fore
| told
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TPUnLIsHERs g. PIsOPRIEToRs.
NUMBER 10.
THE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.

&. = . vi 4
The American Consul at Matamoras, hayine
officially informed the Presi:cnt of the United
States that an armed body Of Texans had been
organized, and marched into, the Terri tory
of Mexico with tie view,ofaiting the ereyoutieii-
lists, and that new cniistinenis were still being
made for similar purposes, issued the following
Proclamation, which we take from The Wash.
ington Republic Of the 22d lust: a, s gsge
-Hy the President of the United States.
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, there Is reason to believe that
military expedition is about to be fitted out IN
the United States for the purpose of invading
the Mexican Republic, with which this country
IS at peace And whereas, there is reason to
apprehend that portion of the people of this
country, regardless of their duties as good citi-
zens, are concerned in, or may be seduccd to
take part in the sane. And whereas, such en-
terprises tend to degrade the character oft the
United States in the opinion Of the civilized
world, and are expressly prohibited by law:
Now, Therefore, | have issued this, my proc
warningal persons who shall con-
meet themselves with any such enterprise, in
violation of the laws and national obligations of
the United Staes, chat they will thereby subject
themselves to the heavy penalties denounced
against such Offences; that if they should be
captured within the jurisdiction of the Mexican |
authorities. they must expect to be tried and
punished according to the laws of Mexico, and
will have no right to claim the interpcs sition Of
his Government in their behalf tab
| therefore oxhort all well disposed citizens
who have at heart the reputation of their country |
md are animated with Just regard for its laws,
md peace, and its welfare, to discountenance, !
md by all lawful means prevent, any such en-
erprise, and call upon every officer Of this
Government, civil or military, to be viglant in
lrrcsting for trial and punishment every such |
ffender. -r b yHwa r-sY gsss7H
Gtvin under my hand the twenty second day OF
october, in the year of our Lord one thousand
light hundred and fifty one, and the seventy
lxth OF the Independence of the United States.
-Eaa MILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President,
j. J. CRITrESDEN, Acting Sec. Of State.
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There is no subject in which our busines
community and property holders, are more deeply
interested than that of securing thcmsclves
against losses by fire and other casualties. Es-
pecially is This applicable to people in the
City, as we have no means, such as fire En-
gines and Annihilators, to suppress fire when
once it breaks forth. We have Mutual m
surance Company in this City, which has been
of very essential benefit to the public, and we
have numerous agencies of foreign companies,
for aught we know, in good standing.
Among them, is the Protection Fire and
Marine Insurance Company of Hartford Conn,
CoRKERY & JoSEs Agents, whose advertise
mcnt viii be found in this mornings Express
This is company of long standing and has re-
ceived large share of patronage from the West.
We see by Circular of theirs, that they com
menced inst rig in the West in 1926, and
since that period have taken 5000 risks, and
insured real and personal property against loss
by fire and water, to the value of one hundred
and fifty millions of dollars. About two thou
sand losses have been incurred amounting to
all of which we believe have been promptly
met by the Company.
We take pleasure also in calling public atten
ton to the advertisement of WV. l.. JOHNSON
as Agent of the C. Union Insurance Company
of Fort Plain, New York
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Public Institutions.
= SEE ADVERTISEMENTS.

:. a x8ittslsssss7ss5s Cknrches. f..,.s=h s..l,st
Cathedral, lower end of Bluff street. ~ .s
Christian, Locust, between 9th and 9Th trcets.
Methodist, corner Of Locust and 18th streets.
Episcopal, corner OF Locust and 9th streets
Presbyterian, corner of Main and 18th streets.
Congregational, Main. between stl and 9th streets.
Baptist Clay, between 9Th and 9th streets.
German Presbyterian, corner of Iowa and 9th
German Methodist, corner of Jackson and th
Masonic Hall, Main, between I'd and Sd street
Dubuque Lnhse meets third Thursday IN eacs month";
CAapter meets second Tuesday in each month";. fa5
s..s..sss5ssasff l. o., o. F. Halls. ss,s ..5,.ss
Schiller Lodce, hall of White and 10th streets
Meets every Monday night.
Harmony Lodge, hall on Main, between Sd and 4h ss
Meets every Friday night. So ssstsG4
5ahcn Lodge in the hall every Tuesday night
Halcyon Encampment meets in the same halt second and
fourth Thursday evenings in each menfh.
Seas e Temperance meet in the same hall every Saturday
night. 'iH o TsSsaa ss,. ar5ee Stts
ss af7 M ST. Lohis .4drerifscrs.
American Hotel, Geo Wood Vine, between Main and %
streets.
G. & c. Todd. Mill Stones, &c., 2l7 Main street.
David Pearce Co., Hats, caps, &C., l2 Main street.
Martin & Rro Wholesale Cletliers, lls Main street.
H. Purkitf, Yousg Lajes' High School, Concert Hall
Charles L. Gipin, Junati Iron Sp,.e, 10 Levee
Barnard, Brc Co., Wholesale Druggists, Main street
Nanny & Weld Boots and Shoes 15S Main street. tt
Morgan McClung & Co, Wholesale Dealers in Foreign
and Domessic Dry Goods, us Main street.
.stx York -7Ereatisers.
Bowen McNamce, IL and la, Broadway.
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A NOTABLE FAoT.-We have several times
noticed loads of passengers, coming into town
from Dubuque, and OH inquiry find they were
persons waiting TO take steamboat and had got
tired of waiting for one at that place, and ac-
cordin mv came to Bellevue, where better op
portunlty can be had. The question now Is,
whether Bellevue is not likely to become tie
landing for Dubuque Beheruc Democrat.
Yes our people will always stop al Belvue
and smile on the town, in passing TO and from
St Louis on business, providing our Bellvuf
friends do not get too saucy. Now Mr.. Dcmocra
you can supply tie gas pipes OF Galena, as otter
as you please, aud encourage the people of Jack
Co, to do their trading there, but It all will
do. Dubuque is bound TO thrash the whole o
you out, 1t would be the part of wisdom W,
think, for the editor Of the Democrat, TO con
tribute his energies in III" building up Of hi
own tewn, in place Of Galena.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-11-12

CENTRAL I,AILEoAD,-Wele learn, that this
Road has beeN located from Freeport to Scales
Mound, and also from Dubuque to this city
At present, the engineers are at work between
the Mound in this city. In answer to an in
quiry. an Intelligent gentleman Just from The
eastern cities informs us, that no doubt seemed
to exist there of the success of Mcssrs. Walk
or and Neal in negotiating The companey's
bonds, as they propose Ga'ena .Adrcrtiscr.
We suppose now, that Galenians will give
in that Dubuque is the Western terminus o
the Northern branch f the Central Railroad O
Illinois. lotf. assg
This talking about the road being located
from FreepOu to Scales Mound and from Du
Jaque to Gatena just amounts to location o
the road from Freeport, to Dubuque, the West
ern terminus of the road
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German Democracy.

A letter from Auglaize county, in the States
maa, says:
zone township in our county, (German) gave
:}63 votes, not one of which contained the name
Of Wing candidate Can the United States,
North or South, beat this 2" sayre
Perhaps not for it would be difficult to find
many settlements exclusively German, but
were there such settlements, we could bring
parallel to the cited casein 6 double quick time
The fact is, that all Germans With very few
exceptions-arc Democrats. They are so from
education and associations. 1t is a very stri-
king fact, that they rarely backsde.
Is it strange ~ u-.~e- a,.i..
A people are reared under a monarchical
yoke The poor are sluves-hopeless slaves, in
all the great elements of honda ge.e There
is no hope in their horizon--thc body is over
tasked to procure the necessities of life. 1t
breaks down in the dire struggle, and premature
old age, bcggary and starvation confront the
toi!er. His sons will not walk in the tortuous
and improbable paths of honest industry
They become cneini:s of their KIND. Ills
daughters sell their souls for bread.
THOUGHT is to him curse. 1t must be cloked
in the outset or it will gnaw at his heart liked a
promelhean vulture, for it can find no vent but
at the expense OF his lite and liberty.
Even if he tears the chief tyrant from his
throne, his lu' though much improved, has but
little 10 cheer. Long years OF yassalage have
ovcr-populated the country. He is constantly
embroil,ed with neighboring kings. Money and
high birth gradually recover frou, the blow, and
the form OF government, though moderate IN
name, is as strong ever in advocating the
hateful feature of tyranny. He .spairs. lie
sells his little store, and comes to this country.
The nane of d mocrat prescribed there, is tri.
unph here He finds IN it all that he had sighed
for lie embraces it, The ay dream OF lis
youth has become reality. Is it strange that he
should take the new emigrant by the hands,
and lead hin, in the same p' lhIcal PATH Is It
strange that the townsh p. exclusively German,
in AuqIaize county. snouid be exclusively
Democratic - C,cee. Pain Deokr.
Asa general thing the above statement is CO
rect There is however small f.'
it, in this immediate nejsh
scifiastalied great
of ofjndgement, be
ted to lead Wi
in local elec
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-11-12

The New York state elect on takes place on
1'uesduv next There are SIX tickets in the
tield-iwe hope :. five already slaia. ~ The
six are the regular Democratic and Whig nomi-
oations and the " Industrial Liberty
{. Work .Dg.nen's' and Unt on Safety tickets
The 1,riety in New York politics is plain 10 the
humble;t comprehension. We wish the Union
and the Safety were as palpable e.-Penns Jira.
uinu Oct 2sih
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Observation-Disclosures

Easfera-Arr1ves daily except Tuesday, from to
II NJ Departs dali, except Sunday, at ". 81
SeGthera by NscGfiae Gad .7adre,--Arrrves daily,
cept Manday by Departs daily, except Sunday, by
A. NJ.
Drrenperf Bs Belrsc-A Arrives Tuesdays, Thursdays,
and Saturdays by Sr.s Departs Monday Monday, " cd
neSday, ard Friday, by ; NJ.
Isca Ctr-ArriveS Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday,
hs Departs Monday, "Wednesday snd Friday,
(3araardio--Anves y, ednesday and Saturday BY
Departs Monday and Thursday by a. NJ.
Delh-Arrives Tuesday by 6r NJ. Departs "Wednesday
by A. NJ. - tsff tts a&4 go
Fort .3tkasos-Arrives "Wednesday by +. NJ. Departs
Thnrday by 6 A. n. i al h4.s.l,-
.Masoatar, BY Canton-Arrives Wednesday by 6r. NJ
Departs Thursday by 6 A..
Pseraie, hs Peesi--Arrves Tuesday and Saturday by
5r.M Departs Monday and Friday by SAN
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-11-12
Public Land, Real Estate,
iii f$ AND 4tprt,frk tfi 3
GEAZR4L 4GENGY

Office 4th street, City Hotel Buildings, Duqe, Iowr
LAND WARRANTS, sold or located on moderate terms.
FARMS Cry IeTs rsale, improved and unimproved
DR,Frs Great Britain and Ireland for sale, aud pay
able al any Bank in tie United Kingdom. rr III
EyPrEss FoRwARDIN and from al! parts of Europe
and America, by Adams & Co.'S. American Express and
Edwards, Sanford Co.'S. atlantic Express,
ting with Chaplin & Horn in Corn Iiiil London.
CoaMssoys executed, and Drafts Accounts collected
IN Europe, through Edwards, Sanford & Co.'S of London.
PENSIONS LAND WARrANTs Patents and claims of all
descriptions, against the United Suites any Of the De
partmenis, viii be attended 10 through Agent wash
ngton.
issuance on Life, Fire, Marine risks the Joint
Stock or Mutual principle. - lfs a2 eftga .
$SAny other business within the legitimate sphere OF
an Agent $ duty Will receive best attention.
sAng lS-ly wd. CORkERY & JONES.
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Total

The majority for CO operation by the above is
4,SG3, and giving a cooperation majority, as
far as asccraned, Of six, out of seven Of the
congressional Districts. Adding to the above
the reported cooperation lnaiorites in the sec
ond congressional district, ard drducting the
rumored secession majority in the seventh dis
irict, the present popular vote is 1929 for CO.
operation.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-11-12
M. & i. ReasshEen's

q
On 30, betteeca Main and L01uSt streets
ID ENG anxious contribute as much as possible TO
ID the dispatch of business and the pleasures OF their
trends and the public generally keep constantly in oat
the fastest and safest horses aud finest and strongest
carriages buggies sukies, etc. They 'can ro certdn.
We respectfully solicit trial
We will srap, bay or SELL rny and everything in our
line 81
l Highest market prices paid for corn, oats and hay
Anril 30. 1851. -------l- - z
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From the Pcnnsylyanian.
COMP AVIYF RESITI TS

The totals on the State ticket as riven in our
table on Monday, show some results worthy of
note, and as some of our readers may not have
the table, at hand, we publish. for those curious
in such matters a few comparisons made during
a casual examination yesterday. The first is
in relation to the vote on the judicial ticket
1t will be seen that while COURIER, by means
Of the concentration on him of the votes-of the
marketable Democrats, is about four thousand
ahead of Judge CAMPBELL, the latter leads
every nominee on the Wing State ticket except
Governor JoHNsToS. Judge c. beats SrRouM
nine hundred and twenty five, CHAMBERS fifteen
hundred and nincty-two, CoMELY sixteen hun
drcd and sixty-four, MEREDITH twenty two
hundred andforty- eight and JEssUP twenty three
hundred and thirteen Leaving out the vote for
Jndges CAMPB ELL and COULTER, Judge BIAcK
who is the highest on the Democratic, tic
ket beats CHAMBERS tho highest on the
Whg ticket, eleven thousand two hun
dred and seventy two, and he beats Jrssup, the
lowest over twelve thousand. Judge Cor,rlR,
who is elected is behind the Democratic State
ticket from four to six tho usand. BIGLER leads
him six thousand five hundred, CLOVER over six
thousand, BLACK fifty-six hundred, LEWIS four
thousand, GIBSON, over four thousand, and Low
RE over five thousand. Still leaving out the
vote on Judges CAMPBELL and CouLTER, which
is exceptional, it will be observed that the aver
age of the Whg Judicial ticket is behind the
Wing Governor about four thousand, while the
average on the hcDemocratic ticket is behind BIG-
LER sixteen hundred. In conclusion, it NAV be
remarked, that while BIGLER leads CLbyER but
hundred and torty-four votes SrRoHM is behind
JoIINsToS nearly three thousand Many more
comparisons mi ght be made, if we had the time
and the room.
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IL. FITZPATRICK,

ID EGS leave to return his very best thanks TO his friends
ID and the public of Dubuque and its vicinity for the
very liberal patronage which they have bestowed on him
for the last fifteen years, in this city. s 43tf .a
The proprietor would inform his friends and the
public of Dubuque, that he receives. about the 9TH
of every month, the New York, Boston, Phad tphia,
Paris and London Reports of Fashions from the best and
most ompetent fashionists in the werG. #t
The business of this establishment is entirely confined
to measure trade.'
Dubuque, April 80, 1851. If 80 sE He4
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-11-12

AN EXAMPLE FOR .DCBrQUE.-Last week
we took the occasion to hold up the spirit, en-
terprise and liberality of Burlington as an ex-
ample we'll worthy the imitatian Of Dubuque. -
The Telegraph of that city in alluding to our
remarks gives some further infnrmation
which makes feel still more humiIiatcd at
the contrast presented between their outlay of
Sioa,0O0 for improvements connected with
that city and the few thousands which have
been grudgingly dolled out here for a similar
purpose. With the hope that this information
and the remarks connected with it from the
Burlington Telegraph, may have salutary eff
feet upon property holders in Dubuque we give
the article entire in another column mn-Dubugue
HcraId Of 4M
We are as strongly devoted to local improve
mcnts and to liberal contributions from proper
ty holders in our city, as the editors of the Her
aid, but we cannot agree with them that our
citizens in the aggregate, fall behind those Of
any jity in the State, or the West 1t is well
known that our citizens, and when we speak of
citizens, We mean those living and owning
property within the corporate limits of the city,
4 have laycd themselves under as heavy burGen
of tax the past year, as the people of any other
! place. They have subscribed to The capital
stock of the Dubuque and Keokuk railroad
North, about $40, 900; to the Improvement of
our harbor, they have agreed to a tax of one
per cent upon their propcrty-ihe improvement
TO cost by contract $24 4,000-they have sub
scrbed some $4,000 to the buding of lank
road from this city to Sagcville. These extra
F ordinary expenses, added to the ordinary State
county and city tax, will make up sum, which
for one year, is quite as much as they should ol
can bare, and we venture the opinion more tbar
the citizens Of Burlington proper have beer
burdencd with the past year. Our citizens are
quite as public spirited, as their neighbors anc
it is but justice to accord thus much 10 them.
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DIR. G. w. SCOTT.

4F BRANCHES OF HIS PROFESSION.
OFFICE and residence of Sixth and Iowa streets.
WISHING to avail himself of every means tatmay aid
w i'm restoring all derangemen of the human organi-
sation he has recently procured of DIR c. b. Barrc
Electro Galvanomcters, which admirably adapted TO the
treatment Of many forms cfdseasa to which many, who
heing daily treated, can attest.
Dubuque, Iowa, Feb. 6, lS49. 23-ly
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;. coRKERy, .Notara Public. wM. ASHLEY Jo
C0REE s.VsX & IANES

.7geats for Pabiic Land Matters Generality,
ENOR claims ,m;u1ds of any description against
= the Unit d States any of the ID partnents
Washington; for sale or location of Bounty Land War
rants; purchase, sale and lease Of farms houses and
city lois; payment Of taxes investment of monies coec
tion OF debts, remancos, insurance life fire. marine
and live stock risks and all other business within the e-
gitimate tphere of agents duties. - Ea5 asat#
Once on Fourth street, ad Joining the City Hotel
nlhrnne snril
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tsOsTOR NOHFEAND'S

.4s CELEBRATED GERMAN BiTTERS,
II OR the permanent eare Of all Lirer complaints Jaun
l. dice, Dyspepsia, Acrroas dcbifg, .Sthaao, aad al
diseases arising from disordered Lirer Son,dca.
have just received supply of the above Bitters
warranted genuine which for sale at the Drug
of 13ss1f1 f. F. GILLESPIE.
No L GIn,a buildings lAuc Oily. --..L -
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hgs NEW FIRM. -
HARDEE N HARVEY.

House, Sign, FdRcY and Ornamental Painters
TN HARDiE takes this metho ofinformigg his friends
and the public generally that he has associated him
sclfin hu>ncss with JOHN b. HARVEY, and that hereate,
the painting business will be conGuc by them AT the
old stand of Bennett & ardic, Sixth street, between
Main and Locust streets, under the firm of
Dubuque, April %, lS5ly HARDIE & MARNEY.
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Thomas 9. Il David s. Wilson,
4.rr ATTORNEYS AT LAW.

90 OFFrcE Globe Buildings, of Main and Fifth
streets, .qssF ... .G.,..... s. .#4
NNIlLI attend 70 any law business collections in
w of the northern counties of tie STATE.
They have ON hand Land Warrans locate on quarter
sections f,ir and two years. z5-a N|st
Feb 18Th, 1850. a3y
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On Tuesday next the people of Delaware hold
an election to decide on the question of conssi-
tutional reform now agitated in that State. 1t
is put before the people in the usual form, g For
la Convention" or g Against Convention" "
The Democrats have taken bold ground in favor
of reform. There is now, we believe, proper
ty quaifc alton for office holders, which is strong
" objected to. The Deiarare gazette sums up
the Democratic case as follows:
]. Free Suffrage
2 Single District Representation.
3. Equality in reference to Official Qualifica-
ton.
a. The Election of Public Officers by the
People.
s. Judicial Reform ~
6. The fxidity of the position of the State in
reference to the Negro Question.
7. Tax Reform
3. Annual Elections
9. The Veto.-PcnnSy raniaa Oct. 29th
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r8PT The Democrats carried the day hand
somely in Galena on the 4th inst A Il the dem
ocratic candidates came off with handsome ma
jorities.
| The vote poiled on the " General Banking
Law, was G25-2G5 in favor of the law. ana
4s4 against l'-showing majority of 219 III
the City of Galena against banking.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-11-12
E. SPOTTSWOOD.

MANUFACTURER of Gents and Boys Clothing
lS1 solics share of public patronage and hops To
give satisfaction to all who may be pleased to favor him
with their custom.
Shop No IL, oiialloran's store, Main ST.,
Dubuque, Iowa sr ,as
nne Is lyy