The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-12-17
Arrival Of the Alabama.
S3,OOO,OOO ofGOLD ON the WAY.
HIGHLY FAVORABLE MINING NEWS. a-a

NEW ORLEANS, Nov 2Sth.-Thc y. S. mail
Steamship Alabama, arrived this morning, in
nine days, from San Juan de Nicaragua, bring
ing 240 passengers. and advices from San Fran
cisco to the lst of November. The steamers
Cherokee and Prometheus arrived at San Juan
on the 9Th. The steamer Pacific, from San
Juan del Sud on the 18th, bringing 400 passcn-
gers, many of whom came in the Alabar~a max
ing the passage from San Francisco to New Or
leans in 81 ] days.
nj. G.. w. Barbour, Indian Agent, came
passenger in the Alabama, having concluded
treaties with about forty Indian tribes in Cali
fornia, most of whom had previously been in
open war with the whites. All was peace and
quiet in the recently troubled regions.
The clipper ship Flying Cloud had arrived at
San Francisco the l1th of Octnber, beatin q
the Challenge % days. Ten of the crew Of
the Challenge mad died on the passage, and six
more were taken to the Hospital on her arri
val, in dreadful cond ton, in consequence, as
was reported, ofinjuries eceived from Captain
Waterman Captain w. had escaped. but a
heavy reward had been offered for him. The
two mates had been arrested. All the vessels
in the port had been searched by the citizens,
with the hope ef finding him, and the excite
mont was intense. He had not been arrested
when the Pacific sailed.
Passengers by the Alabama report that the
shipments of gold by the steamers of the 1st
inst would reach near So, 100000, and large
portion of which would go forward by the Ore
gon.
The accounts from the mines are of the most
cheering character, and the yield of the prcc-
inus metal shows no abatement, but rather an
increase. On the Middle Fork, the miners
have done remarkably wei, one companv hav-
inc secured in the week upwards Of $40. 600
New discoveries have b"Gn made at Cold
Spring, and also in the Volcano Dirginps.-
There is no doubt that the coming season will
be the most profitable ever known in the an nails
of California af7" f@s.5 .'fs ''7..
The papers continue to TEEN with accounts
| Of robberes, murders, duels, &c, though in
most cases the offenders are arrested and sum-
marily punished. ''- >5'l" a
The damage TO the steamer Republic, which
ran on the rocks while on her voyage from Pan
anna, has proved to be less than anticipated -
Indian disturbances were of less frequent oc-
currence.
ANOTHER HuMBUG.-The New York Cores
pondent ofthe Charleston Courier writes that
another humbur has been started under the
name of the "Merchants' Protective Associa-
ton This seems to have been gotten up by a
set of gentlemen whose names are not to be
found in the ssDictionary,' with the exception
of one or two. This Protective Association dis
tributes diplomas to AL those who they can
catch in their trap. Their idea is this they is
sue these diplomas and send them over the
United States, stating that by the payment OF
ten dollars, membership can be obtained.
| This diploma pnrports to give the members n
standinr and credit among the merchants of
New York and other places. Now, there really
is no harm in this, but it is a system Of levying
black mail upon the nnguarded in this way A
| III Il. In Y. L. At
cia'ion, if be comes to New York, these men
viii black ball him: and generally speaking, a
man ust starting into bnsine SIS does not like to
face such feature. But by the payment OF
ten dollars this diploma is issued to him, ana
he sails under the guidance the Protection AS
snciaton Now, | have taken some pains ia
ferret this matter to the bottom, and | have found
/ it.. On the 7th day of July, it seems, the Asso-
citation was formed Upon the 9th day of july
the diploma, which | have in my possession
was sent to gentleman III ChIlicothe, Illinois
was dated, and numbered 37S0. This certainly
looks like pretty fair business for two days
with an unfledged association. How many OF
these 31So responded with their ten dollars
am not able to sny. Bot in a few days therraf-
ter found in the post office that 1920 had been
paid for postage in one day upon diplomas. A
! few days ago, being in store of some impor-
/ tancc in :hls city, gentleman walked in, an
entire stranger to every man in the house, ask
ed to look at some goods, and informed The pro-
pretor that he wished 10 buy for "part cash and
/ part upon the credit Of eight months The
gentleman very frankly told him that he was a
stranger to hlm and woul! Ike to have some re.
ference; whereupon Hoosier, as he was from
the IIooser State, lugs out his diploma, fol
which he had paid ten dollars, and said :ssthcre
you cannot refuse man who holds one of these
suppose can you p My friend, the mer
chant answered, that it would take something
better than ten dollar diploma to pass his face
in this market. Now, this thing the country
ought to know, and therefore we have detailed
the facts.