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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-01

GFax, the eminent wit and statesman Of
England, became 50 deeply involved in pecuni,
ary mstters, that be deemed it expedient t.
himself. 10 keep out OF reach Of the greedy
clutches Of his merc,less creditors, the Jews
Every morning these sspeculiar" creditors,
would surround the prison with carer importu
mites for money. Mr.. Fox would look our
through the iron CRATES and hurl his missils Of
satire aud RIGHTEOUSNESS nj the pnor-crest fallen
Jews until his pleasantly saf,ened their obdu-
rate hearts. Al lengthone of them said. sscome,
Mr. Fox, ynu admit that yon we ms, but pro
test agains, the time. Now, Just Tx upon some
6nal day of payment. '-"Mell, Noses, re-
piled Fox, s.I'll take you at your word and
since it is TO be fnal day, what would you
think Of the day Of Judgment ;" II fear" re-
Piled the Jew, s.that will be most too busy time
with both Of u. s.Well then, said Fox, s'le,
MIX upon tie f1y after"
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-01
AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE.
rhi'h concinSiyey prove; that
Truth is stranger than Fiction"
CURE Of
Rheun tisn,, Bronchitis and Dyspepsia.
REV. DIR. lands, A CLERGYMAN

A'AN' NV. htAANDio, "A Sl<Lito MAN
VI Ne. Jersey, of distinguished attainments and ex.
tted feouta,:on =:
SiosxY, New Jersey, July II, 1919.
DE-, 4 II. CHKtsrir-Deat Iou ish to know
u ne what has bseD the result in my own case of
he Application of THE GALVASIC BELT AND
NtCk Lao =. hly reply is as follows:
For ahaut t,oc'Hy years ! had been suffering from
Dyspepsia Every year the symptoms became worse
nr could obtain permanent relief from any course
VI medical treatment whatever About fourier, wears
'ihce, IN consequence OF frequent exposure 10 the
Weather, III the discharge of my pastoral duties
became subject to severe Chronic Rheumatism,
which Tor year alter year. caused Iadeac ribable
The inter of rs and
'eirehct oil preaching great dell in my own and
'aTious other churches in this region gas attacked
y the Bronchitis which soon became severe as
o require an immediate suspensioa of my pastoral
tabors. My system lras nor ttorou shy pros
rated AMI as my Bronchitis became worse SO also
Id my Dyspepsia ard Rheumatic a.iec tion-thus
svincing that these disorders ere connected with
zach either through the medium of the Nervous Sys.
EN- In the whole rarn,a copteia there seemed to be
10 remedial sgsn! which could reach and recuperate
ny Nervous system every thing that had tried for
his purpose had COM letey failed. At last was led
~ my Trends 10 examine your Inventions and (thougb
with no very sansuinc hopes CT their eiHciency0 !
determined ~ the effect of the application OF e
GALVANiC BELT AND NECKLACE with the
MAGNETIC FLUID. This in June 1916 lie
NY GREAT AsroSisHhENr, IN TWO DYsrErsI.
HAD GONE IN EIGHT DAYS WAS EN.FiEp TO RESUME
NY PASTORAL LAsoRs, HAVE ] OMITTED
Jingle SERVICE ON ACCOUNT Thk BRONCHITIS:
.rn NY RHEUMATIC AFFECTION HAS ENTIRELY CEASED
Such Is the wonderful and happy re.
suits OF the experiment
/ have recommended the BELT and FLUID to
many whe have been likewise suffering from Neu.
raigic aztec tIons They have tried them WITH HArpy
aEsELrs. stLiEvE, IN EVERY CASE.
AIN, dear sir, very respectfully yo~rs
ROBERT W. LANDS.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-01
ON HAND AGAIN!
u HATS AND CAPS. q

| MN. D0NNELLAN, late proprietor of the Peoples
w Hat Store having made arrangem with large
house IN ST. Louis rs now in receipt, at his form stand,
81 an entirely stock of Hats and Gaps, of bc LAT
fashion, and Of the finest rial that If
II IN Dubuque, which he will sell on the very best
terms lie viii be constantly supplied with everything in
MS Inc, suit 10 the market lie will also shortly com
mence the Manufacture If hats, when he will lie able
70 met every cu,iari,y of taste and circumstance on
the part CT purchasers. He is determined by industry
ana STREET attention to business ed, All ,rho hny
from him may fly upnn getting good article, strictly
what is rpresen TO be- Grateful fer the patronage
heretofore bestowed upon him. he asks continuance OF
the public favor.
SSF Rcnlembfr the store is next door Emerson &
Shields, immcdiai " una the City Hotel.
DuhhGue, tIfi I6. IS5i--y
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-01
Advice OF John Randolph.

From his solitude at Roanoke, John Randolph
sent forth lessons of wisdom which we'll
worthy Of being learned by the young and the
inconsiderate. We commend the following ex-
tracts from one of his letters, not onl, to all the
sons Of the g first families in Virginia. but to
young men everywhere:
One OF the best and wisest men ever knew
has often said to me, that dccayed family could
never recover its loss Of rank in the world until
the members Of il lett off talking and DIV, Hing
upon III former opulence This remark, found
ed in a long and close observation of mankind,
have seen verified in numerous instances, in
my own connections, who, TO use the words OF
my oracle, swili never thrive until they become
'peor folks; he added, they may make some
struggles, and with apparent success, to recover
lost ground they mag, and sometime do, get
hale way up again, but they are sure 10 fall
back, unless, reconciling themselves TO crcum-
| stances, they become In form as well as i'll fact
| poor folks 7"
" The bind pursuit of wealth, for The sake of
boarding, i a species OF insanity. There are
spirits, and not the least worthy, who, centeni
with an humble me3iocrty. leave the field OF
wealth aad ambition open to more active, per-
haps more gully competitors. Nothing can be
mere respectable than the independence that
grows out If sell,denial. The man who, BY
abridEing his wants, can find time to devote TO
The cultivation Of his mind, the aid Of has tel
low creatures, is u being far above the pioding
sons Of industry and gain. Ills is a spnt oil
The nobiast order Bat what shall we say
10 the drone. whom society is eager 'to shake
from her encnmbcrcd lap ?" who lounges from
place 10 place, aud spends more time in
'Adon,z,ng' his person, even in morning, than
would serve 10 earn his breakfast who is curi
Gus in his living, connosscnr in wines, tasti-
dious IN his cookery but who never knew the
luxury ot earning single meal Such crea-
tire, sspnnging from house to house, and al
wayson the borrow, may yet be found in Vir-
gina One more generation will, trust, put
an end 70 them; and their pas:erity, If they have
any, must work or steal direeily
= .Men are hike nations one POUNDS family
the other an empire; both destined, sooner or
later, to decay. Thisis the way in which abl-
y maniftsts itself. They who belong to a high
er order, like Newton, and Milton aud Shak.
speare, leave an mipertshable name | have no
quarrel With such rs are content with their orig
maj oascnFity, yege9ate on from father to son
whose ingnobe blood has crept through clod-
potes ever since the food ); but cannot respect
them. He who contendiy eats The bread OF
idieness and dependence is beneath contempt.
nith these specimens of the character of
the volumes before US, we take cur reuretful
leave OF them, commencing them to our readers
as well caculaed to enlist att ntnn aud reward
persual. They are well printed, upon good pa
per Pttts5arg, Ereaiag Chronicle.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-01

VIM. LAwTHER. rpw...,rY
y II. LAW iiER & @A~rHE
"HoLESAIE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN FOR
EiGN AND DOMESTIC GOODS.
az nc otd stand Of YIN. La,cther Haia street Dubyo,.
WE arr prepared furnish eonn,rv n,er,h,n,s M
Terms as any house IN mis- city VI - io"sohaoie
we are constantly receiving d;,ec, r,o,, H. -. =
very article Of merchandise usually ken, or
co IN this country, which will be sold \, p W c
aurhoe on cost, or exchanged for country prodnce
Inc highest market Price will a, ali Times no ,,d
the products Of the country in cash ' Oo pau iof
Dubuque, May 7, 1851. Il
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-01
CHEAP CASH SCORE

rINilE undersigned is now opening splendid stock
i of Spring and Summer Goods al the stand formerly
occupied by Fellows Young No. 7G, which he offers
TO his old friends and the public generally cheap
any house in The City.
Ills Stock consists of grand assortment of Staple
and Fancy Goods, Boots and Shoes, Hardware Queens
ware, Grnc rieS &c.
The produce Of the country will be taken in exchange
for goods
CHARLES c. HEWITT.
Dubuque, April l6, 1850 x-32y.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-01
KENTUCKY Mus sTai.
Lie Insurance Company,
sis SoetHe t"hs NJ
f..s.sp:ssHsrq EuVA1 SlO{f 600


THIS Company offers TO the insured, all the security
and Advantages of the Mutual and Joint Stock Plans
(as heretofore apped combined namely in cash, of the
percentage required ior TIE Contingent risk If the YEAR
adequate, but not excessive provision r the future
rity Il members fer The Whole term o ic with eqnta-
Bile interest IN the accommodating fund secured 10 such
bers, pay able al death, by credits upon their policies;
guaranty ini designed tic permanent security CT short
term members, and also fer tie present security OF those
for the whole term ct life.
This the only Mutual Life Insurance Company hose
rates Of premium fixed al tLr reduced standard, with
prCr!lan for an annually increasing accumulation OF
nds Dor iGuc security III cNd. portion t. the
oi Business, and increasing risk from advancing age OF
tile members.
Pamphlets, Tracts &C., giving in detail the plan and
rates OF tie Company, furnished gratis, and application fer
Insurance received by CliAs. COOKERY, A.f.
G. W. Scprr, Medical Examiner.
hb..Ltn An
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-01
MISSOURI FRUIT STORE.
WH1. CANNON.

! nEaLEh IN GROCERIES, FRUITS & PRODUCE
| III aNiNr taken large and commodious stor. Room
- ~, ~, ths hANGwoRTHY BLOCK, Main street, two doors
"o 1,.leieah House. he is now prepared to deal in
sale at fair prices, iie oneiS
Coffee, Salt Pcpn,r c..
Starch, Candles Rufter' c,sai,
Eggs, Crackers Nuts ~,s,
1,LicIons T, Aeis' NUS, Candies,
Cnckshs, turkeys, Wild Game, Potatoes
Corn Meal, Flour;
together with variety of other articles necessary for
family use. All kinds of Country Produce bought for
cash at tins store, at the high ST market rates
here Is no necessity for travelling down town for fam
= .ctries as they can be bought al the Missouri
ore, Us cheap and good, if not cheaper and better
foods purchased at this store will be delivered AZ
any ,nt within tbs city limits free of extra expense
1hPi'' ~ 1901. WIN. CANNON.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-01
Flow ManssfactOs.y

Flow NzansgfactOEy-
THE Subscriber has esfaB,si.ed himself in Dubuque for
L the purpsee manufacturing
PLOUS OF all SIZES,
From tho ghte horse draught the largest Prairie
Plew,
lie offers inducements in the cheapness and durability
e hts plows. which always 10 be met with near
b.
Old Plows repaired ON the most reasonable terms.
Shop Fifth street below Main, in Ogvies carpenter
shGp. (an IS5 I-tfIT @, RORAS
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-01
GOLD REGIONS.
COUNCIL BLUFFS AGENCV
- wm ~.

'NHlS Ferry, chartered by the Legislature of Iowa
mas peeh IN successful operation fer the last two
wears, ana gwen raj sat faction To the heavy mi
grafton TO satisfaction To California Ii is the best cross
ny On inc missouri river tn the State of Iowa. Proot:
not dollars worth of property las ever b On lost Nv
muse crossing H. rc Ii is tie and hest route to
,ailmrhia frocf the first emigrants that arrived at
oaenunent2a asst season, made the trip from Council
biuHs IN 3Juays II IS the heatEcst rJue-onIv three
cases OF cholera occurred the north side of Piata
Ner iast season. whilst on the south side or
s'A hundred new graves show concusvuy the fearful
ravages of this terrible sease
for turth.r Information printed certificates pub
isLed letters, Ciayton's guide and b ST maps
Everything needed by the emigrant can be Ind AT
Council tufts and GAINESVILLE as fair terms as al any
otlitr crossing place ON the Missouri river.
WHEELING, CLARK & CO.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-01

THs NExr CoSeaEss twenty secon.
Congress will be largely democratic OF III,
% members of the Senate, 50 have been elect.
ed, and Of these IS are democrats and q whios
Two of the democrats uad three of the whip,
are what are called Free Soil There are three
vacancies, viz: one in Connecticut, one in Ten.
aessse, and one in California. The Legislature
OF tennessee, just elected, is said to be whiy in
both branches, which of course secures IN.
election OF whig senator. The California
senator will probably be democratic. Connrc
ticut doubtful. OF the o33 members Of H.,
House, l9l have been elected, of which o are
democrats and 81 wings, damocratic gain of
81. Eight Safes have yet to elect their repre-
senta.ises, and taking the last Congress al .
test Of their political character, the return will
be 10 wings and 80 democrats. making the total
strength ofthe two parties in the House stand
~ Follows: wings 81, democrats lie If b.
any chance the election Of President should de-
volve upon the House, the dsmoc att candi
date Will of course be elected The votes IN
such case are given by etaes-Florida count
ing as much as New York-and probably more,
a. the New YORK delegation is ! ,ie.-Bah
San.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-01
DR.. CHR!STIE'S
GALVANIC NECKLACE

Is used for all complaints affecting the Throat o.,
Head such bronchitis, infamraaton of the Throat
Nervous and Sick Headache Dizziness of the Head
Neuralgia III the Face, Buzzng Roaring in the
Ears, Deafness, which is generally Nervous and thai,
distressing complaint, called Tic Dolo;eux
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-01

NLouk-superfne and Extra Family, kept constantly
on hand at the regular mark I prices and d verei
II OF eharge bis hour is warrant good made az rho
Hnes Quality Of VII at II it should not prove so, the
funacs 'Ins nd at my expense. and the money re-
'@i q, r. WEST
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-01
HARVEY raw =.

/ MANUFACTURER of French Burr Mstones and
slillstunsss IN Boiling Cloths, Burlington, losoa-
Screen wire order, and constant supply on hand
~, and mill irons II
az Also Italian and A An nssl.e best quality.
Aav Is. Is50.y eeuted Ia ufisr.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-01
yicnna confectionery.

Laagworf's Block Man, betoeea 5 and 6th streets.
riNiiE subscriber weuld inform the public that his
fully supplied with the choicest vari
ETY. of everything in his line, consisting in part of ICE
CREAMS SODA and MINERAL TER, CAspIEs,
CAKES FRUIrs, TOYS, &c. Country dealers and a pub,
Iicrc Respectfully invited ut tsor l-e
VIII re. G. JACkLEY.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-01
LYNCiilNa = Mnnr

We learn nv the laies' ,is.r. that Mexican
woman was hung at p v.eg,lle, California
The house where she resided I'll | s 5rothel q
che prnsttuts) was foFcet open by band o
desperadoes, who attempted ths urassest III out
fsges- In q mnuen. If passion, she snatchec
up knife, and indicted upoa one of them
mortal wound. Fur this s,e vas taken to the
eross soads and publicly hanged. The San
Fraaeiseo Pieayuae says:
Now, we venture 10 say that hid this woman
been an Amerscaa, iaseesi # a Mexican-had
she been of the Ansia Sxsa ffca, instead Of
being hung for the deed, sat weld have been
Jauded for il; and instead M an account appear,
Ing in the papers Of a harrsbl.. murder By
Mexican woman" every press in the State
would have RUG with eccaa,alsoas for the
heroic conduct of i;nsle, Or tie deter
mined defence Of her virtae By LADY in the.
0ines."
Tne trial was bloody rnerlerY The phy-
escian who testified in her behalf was beaten
her lawyer was threatened with hanging. and
amid the exuliings of her butchers, she was
condemned 10 be hanged in two hours-,chieh
sD1s s1ecu.ed
bns one circumstance w.s venting to make
ma murder OF this woman unparalleled in afro.
Sify- She was in condition that would have
made her life sacred even IN the inast barharous
age, and under the blandiest cnde TINT ever
cursed the world. .3a aa5ora iajans persisted
with its murdered mother, before it saw the
Aght.-Dstroit Daily Trshaac.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-01
The administration IN Favor with the

EnEhsh Ircss.
The following il an extract from the London
Timsa, touching the late Cuban difficulty. in
which il expressed the opinion, with some de
gree Of confidence, that the Cabinet a, Wash
ingtan would willingly unite with France and
Englaai in preserving the psrm0x.a. naioa Of
Cube to tbs eroaca Of Sgaia twill be observed
tast the hope is confidently entertained, on a,
least Infatuated, that disposition may be found
u exisi with the present Wing Administration
10 unite with crowned heads of Europe in sus
tanning the worst Of despotisms.
alt is EVIDENT that such change IN the con.
aition Of that island would powerfully affect the
commercial and maritime interests Of several
other States, and that il could only br eifec.ed
by violation Of al The rights II Spain Ii
would identity tie colony il which slave labo.
u carried on u ts utmost extent, with the slave
markets and Save ew GERS OF the Southern States
ct the Union and i; would assign 10 the risina
navai power Of the Inited States the most i'm
portaai military station IN the West lndian seas
Cnce in possession Of Cuba, rs the principal
scat ofiis power IN that ocean, the Government
Of The United States would encounter cuIunara-
lively few obstacles - the acquisition OF other
ssfr-d-, such az Porto Rico and ST Domingo
fend, undcr the most adverse circumstances,
POSSESSIONS which have belonged fnr couple
ai centuries 10 the British crown, aud in which,
for the iirst III. z, a negro population has been
missed 10 the level OF a free peasantrv. Il will
never, we trust, be IN the power Of nnv con
cre.oF 10 restore, IN those islands, the nppres
sion and nhGmanity OF slave-hald,ng or slave
Importing government, which We have swept
q. immense sacrifices, from Tie brtIsh soil
Bot il GaERot be denied that the extension of
tue United States government 10 any portion OF
the West Indies, is identified with the main.
teaance of slavery, and the extension Of slave
holding interests, and TINT slavery aud freedom
ean hardly subsist permanently in adjacent ter
s;tories side hy side.
To this may be added that, in common with
France ard the other allies OF Spain, we are
interested in preventing any occur, nee wh,ca
yoaY contract her pecuniary esoarces, aud n
her available s.seng,h. Cuba and the Philippines
are the las, realaIils Of her magnificent colonial
empire They are both OF shcm highly pro-
snc,ive dependencies they hnth deserve an
alter and more disinteresied administration
But th: .fansisr Of these islands 10 any ether
maritime power would only augment the weak
ness Of one STATE, by rendering the aegressiofs
Of another more successful. Against any such
projects, the government o. this country, in
conjunction with that Of France, and of Spain
herself, Is bound to make an early and eEfrctual
sand; and from the wisdom which the cabinet
ct Washington has sometimes evnced in avoid
IN the blind and periious Impulse Of a popular
1eelng for annexation, we hope that il may not
be wholly cisinclined 70 concur with other GOV.
sTnments in endeavorlng 4 preserve the perma.
men; union OF Cuba 20 the crown OF Spain.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-01

W imdOW Glass.
"A SUPPLY of Window Glass, 81, To,,.
Aug ely w
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-01
DR.. CHRiSTiE'S
CALVAMTC ,ETS

tie found OF vast service III of Coavuisnus OF
FITS srasmodc Complaints, and general Nervous
Affections of the Head and upper eAtremities Also
IN Palsy and Paralysis, and all diseases caused by s
deficiency of power Nervous Energy in lie limb.
other organs of the body
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-01

g l1>~oxIc.--A new Masonic Lodge has just
IN orveNs-ed IN this city under the name of
'a,p 80 .@- sa Klein, W. NJ John
Z. b. Adams, Treas, Ii. Z s Mago.n, :. W.
il will held its first stated meeting e. a.
evening next, al o'cl3ck, in Tia ..sI sss.as
Hall" &c
This Lodye was named in honor OF our fel
low citizen, ':enarsl Ansel Humphreys, who 81
long and faithfully, and with such distinguished
ahiiity, discharged the dairs nj Grand Master
Of Iowa, and w. NJ. 1T lava lodge, No. 2, oi
this cisy. This is well mcrited compliment T.
an old and ardent Mason, who has been one OF
shespiliars Of The Oder in young State.
On his retiring Fsnin The Chair in i.wa Lodge
last year, AFTER holding That post for six years
che Lrdee voted him gold medal, il testimony
80 - i fiction and respect The medal was,
beauiifully executed. appropriately inscribed
- xb>at the size Of a double eagle .uusca-
- Es4airsy.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-01
DESCELLES a. MICHEL.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL nEALERsIs

DESCELLES a. MICHEL.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
WINES q Ll0UOE
lAAk1 TIE undersigned have mt red into partno,
iSsSEg ship for the sale Of Wines, Liquors aud Gre
-11&-.s@=4c ries. J hey have now in store
Port, Malaga, Madeira, Marseiiles. Bordeaux Whit
Wine, Haute Santerne, st. Julien and Rhine
WINES.
Champaign Brandy. s5 Years Old.
Cherry Brandy, and 9th improved bran ds.
Abs nj Suisse, Knrcher Wassor,
s CORDLdLS assorted,
Sw Ell Oil and White Wine Vinegar.
Mononetlela and CINCINNATI Whiskey.
imported and Dom site GIN,
iernaica ana Louisiana Rum,
oyss,,sn and domestic fruit, etc. etc.
Ss,otin@sna slr3inss,
Starch TIA GIVING Tobacco, Snuff,
Soap &c sfa, A,msnds, Lemons, Candles
July 80, SLY. ELLES & MICHEL.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-01


WILLIAM r. ALLEN x 60.
Successors of James Blanchard e. Coz
A Nc" 1901 Main street, Dubuque, adjoining the
"A Waplcs House, invite the attention OF the public IL
their stock of
Drugs .uEDICLNEs CHEMICALS, &C.,
and solicit share of public patronage
The following are among tn recent importation of
FRESH MEDICINES:
Catomet, Opium,
Jatap, Guaiae,
lpscaeuanha, .4ssafatidu,
Rheubarb, .uwrh
Taicrian,
Srammony, Cayenne.
Gamboge, SIENNA,
.4ioes, Camphor,
Be"vei", DRUGS. Borax,
Cream Of Tartar, Cnncila,
Castor, Mamma,
Opium.
ESSENTIAL OILS:
almond,
timber, Cajeput,
.4a,se, Cedar,
bergamot, Cinnamon,
1aratsay' OILS. Clores,
COD Lteer, Larender,
FenneH, Peppermint,
He,aloek, Lemon,
Ordnre
&c III EMICA LS:-
Chforoform,
Qninine, Peperiac.
.Horphine, Tanner,
IeatRe, Emetine,
CoUodeor
Asen, Tor Fchs Supporters, and all the approved
The subscriber win give his special attention TO putting
mp prescriptions and to supplying country deal rs
~ sn ssuuppy Vi Liqaofs Tor medical purposes only
4. e.