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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15
Catherine HIVES.

Catherine Hayes.
The first Concert, anais most tumultuous re-
ception of this ccompished songstress, came
OH last evening at Trippcr Hall, The house
was flied 10 ITS utmost capacity, and tile enilu
siasm excessive So bo,stcroas an enhus-
asn, we venture TO Shy, was never before kroan
I within The walls OF Tripper; and Tic new Qaeen
nt song npusttllave beed convinced, that least
Ihcr coulrtf ymcn, in the upper, and airicr re-
gl0ns 1.-The house, Meants to give her a true
lfish welcome. 49, ni ,5lasstsaa t,#Eg Has .sf-st
| Catharine Hayes is personally prcpassess,ng
and lady Ike, Without being s.rikingy hand
some, or possessing that co nnlanding aud mag
knetizlnm presence, which was 50 relnagkab!e III
her Swedish s!sterpf Song, Jenny Lind. Her
features are noble, lIer Complexion light, her
hair Gas far as we could judge by uncertain
gas4 ight'y a>talr auburn, aud tie expF sion of
fer face exceedingly delicate and feminine
! Her manner was lhoroushly sclfpossessed; ard
she went through with the embarrassing ana eX-
citing scene OF her receipt ~ with much grace
and easy dlgn t.. Every canvas eager to catch
tie fist tones OF her goice, " HIGH in ,nostspa-
thrt;c and moving acccnts Heated to usin Mey
cfbcer'S tAh mon fils.' We confess we were
startled with tae intensity Of feeling-the al
most paint III inensity-which she threw into
this aria. The piece was wisely chosen, as ex
hbting what, we think, the best point Of her
singing-her extreme pathos--and we. thought
IT the gem of the evening. Catharlne Hayes'
voice is one, of marvellous compass, extending
from the highest soprano tones to the deepest
contrnite. Ter highest notes ara inferior i'll pu-
,rity, IN strength, and sweetness to Jenny binds
but her lowest are fuller and finer Sac seems
possessed Of all vocal accomplishments. Her
trIll. her persisepcy of breath and purity of tone
in crescendo passages, her skilltul blending of
the different registers--all of this is uniupeach-
able, as became apparent in the progression of
pieces announced in'| the programme. We
should not perhaps, lay sor much stress upon
Miss Hayes ballad singing, as seems to be done
by most of her frieads.a She certainly sings a
line ballad, IA finer in some Though not at atD
respects than Jenny Lind, but, from what we
he ard Of this fine concert, we cannot but think,
That in opera, and in the warm Italian style she
would please ussmase A single point in her
ballad singing I'VE did not admire, the enuncia-
ton of the cords. They are in many cases ex
ceedingly indistincf, and the occasional add.
ton of the syllable err, as in the line WAY do
weep for or thee, was rather a blemish in her
style. The other singers performed their parts
well, and we hope to be able to Judge of their
capacity after another hearing. On the whole,
we must consider Miss Hayes first appearance
as decided success, and indicative Of very
decided triumph on this side ofthe water. But,
to us, she. is not, nor can she be, we fear Jen
ny Lind though she charm others snever SO
sweetly.'-N. Y; Tribune.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15
The Improvement Of the Mississippi Rapids.


The Secretary Of the "Navigation and Hy-
draulic Company received package Of i'm
portant documents relative to the Improvement
of the Mississippi Rapids. Enclosed was
duplicate OF contract. Sigafd and Seated, for
the construction of the Canal. ACCORDING 10 the
plan of Col Curtis. This contract is made
with one OF the heaviest contractipr bouses IN
the State Of New York, and is certified in due
fnrm}a signed by the firm, and by H. w.
Sample, d. W. kllhurn, and Peter w Potter
on the part Of the Company.
Thescorl actors stipuate to construct the Ca
nal llo feet wide at water mark, TO contain al
all seasons of the year, seven feet deep of
water-the work to be done in the most sub
san'ial and durable manner, under the superb
tendenc@ of IA u. s. Engineer. The Enginee-,
froal Washington, To examine and lay out the
work, is expected this fall
BY private adviccs learn also that Bangs,
Bros Il Co, the DesuIoins river contractors
have assurances that the entire grant of lands
to the source Of the river, fer The completion of
the Dcsmones Improvement to the Fort, will
be obtained this fall. 10
The Importance and benefit nf the Mississippi
canal to this city, may be gathered from the
following EXTRACTS from The report made to the
| Hydraulic company Is, by Col. Curtis, whose
| plan is to pursued by the contractors
ssBut it is not merely for the accommodation
Of the colnlnercc OF The River, thai this improve
ment is designed. The Water Power, Which
is accumulated by Is feet fail at The lower end
of the Work, is ofequal # not greater impor-
lance. Without any apparent drain on the
| Channel OF tins mighty River: ihere can be APP
piled power enough TO propcl a thousand gun Of
French Burrs and without deirimentto naviga-
lion atall times, the power may be regarded as
Sufficient for a the machinery that human in
9enton can locate within reach Of its inhu-
enCr. -H%-# -@G geE&
@'Snch a water power, situated ii, the centre
| OF the Union, on the greatest water highway, al
the foot OF the Lower Rapids, where the larg-
est boats can directly communicate with the
| Ocean where the cotton of The South, the
wheat Of the North, and the wool of the Centre,
can beaccun,ulated al the least possible expense
! Surrounded by the. most productive soil on
earth, and possessed of the climate due te ! 40-
l30n oflNnrth latitude; such am intense pnNer
| thus situated, must attract the attention and the
enterprise OF our mast eminent manufacturers
and establish at this place the greatest comb
nation OF manufacturing skill and energy.
kcohut DiSpatch.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

PaosRKss "f Tun Acs.-Whiskcy from
tomatoes, sugar from water melons, and cotton
from flax. One more tuucl--honest men from
Wing p ,iitican>-and the world will be about
finished Of. Ind Siatc JoM.nai
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

AWFUL TRaGEDy.-A gentleman from Glib
son county infprms us that an awful tragedy vas
enacted in that county last week. 1t seems that
two brothers named Harper, one living in Ken
lucky, the other in Gibson county, had been
disputing in regard to the ownership OF slave.
The Kentucky Harper visited Gibson county,
accompanied With his son, a small boy, and
seized the negro, with the intention or carrying
him Oft. HIS brother determined to resist fhis
summary process, and armed himsel according
". They met, and Il bloody fight occurred
The tennessee Harper shot the other with a
musket, and was himself shot in return. The
kentuckian died Immediately after shooting
the rennessecan fingered short time and died
also. The son of the Kentuckian, seeing his
father fall, rushed upon his assalant and stabbed
him with knife. Our informant thinks the
tiarpers were Formerly residents of Middle Ten
nessce.-[ Nashville Banner. a
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

We believe that "Uncle Sam was Tue au-
thor of the following. s'The Editor OF heWs-
paper does not reclne upon bed oil roses r''s
urely eating mushrooms with SAL anu "oNi'''s
his " f. : heels with rye.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

DEATH OF AN EDlroR.--We regret to learn
that our excellent friend, d. d. Jones, the SEN
ior editor and proprietor ofthe Madison (la) pan
ner, died yesterday, after an illness OF abou. Two
weeks He one OF the veterans OF az
Western press with which he was co"nee'eo
nnnrI,r 70
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15
DrRrarE. Sent. %. Is5l

You demand cf me information il sent
-whiskcy intesthc country. To man as you |
haveno information ofany XII d to give; but for
Che satisfaction Of my fellow citizens, will say
have never sent whiskey into tie country gra-
tuitously, as H. Koch says, to bait the Ger
mans to vote for Wigs. deal in whiskey
and any body TINT iys. gets it Of me, be he
Democrat OF any body else. Bat II Koch can
never get il OF me. 1 have forbidden him my
house some considerable time ago.
FRANCIS h!tNGoI
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

- One Of the largest meetings ever held, in
the city Of New York, lately assembled at
lammany Hall, to endorse the r--oiutions and
raiify the ''~'rinatons made by the recent De-
nocratic Convention, ofthat State. Wonder If
the Tribune man has read the resolutions adop
ted at T, that hat rnieetng' If not, we hope he will
avail himself Of the first opportunity to do SOFAS
great doubt seems still to weigh upon his mind
relative to the union which has been 50 happily
effected in the ranks of the New York Demo-
cracy These cheering prospects, in New York,
are sufficient to gladden. the hearty Of every
democrat from Maine to, Texas. .Nc,c York IS
safe for the democratic candidate mext veaSg
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

k'LpED ~ LiGnTSIxG.--A shor, Inn. s;n.,
whilst David and Hiram Brooks wcrc ,,r;u,,.
homo some hegs, in Fayctte county, the ,,t,, ;
was struck dead by lightning His brother
was seriously injured, but at last accounts, his
life had not been despaired of. Thus, Sin the
midst of life, we are in DEATH
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15
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ne papers of the interior NJ c.,;c.:.
abound with reports Of outraoe. co,.,';,.', 1
The Indians. Mr.. ustef, who spent H.. ~. :.
winter at Sab Like, on. his way 20 Cal;forn;.
was hiiitd u that place about the last ~ A,,.;i
or the LIST Of May last fie has d wifi. and ch;,.
u'sn ~ aekron, Summit county, Ohio.
On the .4t' inst, with. Mr. SsrI,ct.a
State Of New York, and w ] Rrmoa =. = ~. 'ne
man, were travelling from Junction Il,r - 20
Eagle City, they fell in will, a coa,n,rv of ~
a'ans. between file North and Middle. F,,Ls On
tlc Ridge Trail, whn at first apnear.,, I'LL.
disposed, but afterwards showed fol-, Tl .a,.
were 'ired upon and scattered. A"ey
Gold has been found on the Yuba rive, !,
tween the upper and lower landing At Mars.
yne. me earth yields scventy-fye cents to
VT ~ w Brooks, who has Just arriv.
nars,.,,. > Oar, states that company Of i've
,,te, On, ~ whom he IS engaged, has recently
| gold. r13 = ssst - =. Two pounds VI
The Nevada Journal states that The Gala mn
~ o"npa"y, ~ Grass Valley, is cIearipy.
and . ihons.up d',,,a, pssween eight hundred
"a number Of gentlemen, win. 80, !.
e-'o'"o'' have organized themse,,a. 80.
1'n'P'"Y i"r me purpose of daming III. .a,,,,.
uoa WIN permanent structure, and to convey
the water OF that river TO the niu;na rou;or =,
our county. piece quartz wei@h;ns .arc,.
pounds was taken from new:v d;scov..ad
vcin near Nevada, few days ago, which s,,no,,
being tested, yielded ffly.eigllt dollars. The
IN was discovered by mere accident. sbv !,
packer IN search of his mules Til locality 4.
still kept a profound secre,.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

NEW YORK, Oct I. -
The Canada bring, information OF The f;n,,
release of Kossuh. The London Morn;n,,
Chronicle OF the 18th confirms the renort az
h"ss'lls release, and says that lie and his com,
pan'ons are safe on board the Mississinn;. and
that she had left the Dard ,n,lles ON 7th for
America Letters from Hamburger state fiat
some anxiety was felt at that CITY in conse
quence OF prevailing runner that the Diet at
Frankfort postponed supprcssiny the three cities.
iianburgll, Lubbock and Bremen, by annexnr
them to either German States, and Hamburger
was was 10 fall to Prussia. In all probability the
report !, unfounded, as such step would be a
patent Infringement of existing treaties.
The Iaris press also states that Kossuth has
been released, and had reached the Dardanelles.
Inc .Nahonaic assures the public that no thanks
are due to French diplomacy, which had lately
taken an unfavorable turn. e. y
The Independence, a Brussel paper, saws its
iamburgh correspondent mentions very grave
runIor, current, in that city,, which caused great
disquetnde, viz that the German Diet intends
to suppress the independence of the three frce
cities; the rumor, however, is mentioned with
a meeting had been held at Chaux. in Swift.
zeriand, to discuss the question whether it was
not desirable to form n grand lea9.c : e
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

British Jud cement Oa the Course of the
Administration.
We subjoin The following brief extracts from
the two leading journals Of England, both
charging upon the administration neglect TO
prevent the fitting out of the expedition to
Cuba, which it yet denounced beforehand as
piratical The Times Of the l6h of September
Worcester daily spy., 1851-05-15
Massachusetts, Legislature.

WEDNESDAY, May H.
SEEATE.-Sundry reports Of Committees ac'
eepted, under suspension of The rules.
Mr. Grswold on leave, introduced bill for dividing
the cities and large towns of the Commonwealth, into
single Representative districts.
Leave given to withdraw on the petitions Of the
Seectmen ofNorthboro' and Natick and on the Over
seers Of the poor of the towns of Mbury and Black
stone.
Sundry bills and resolves were advanced one stage.
Seven bills were passed to be engrossed.
HoUsE.-Reports of Committees-On Education by
Mr. Curtis of West Brookfeld-A bill to amend the
charter of the Worcester Me,ica Insttutiun.
On the Judiciary, by Mr. Safford-A.b in addition
and in relation banks and banking; bill concerning
proceedings 10 civil before Police Courts Justices
Courts, and Trial Justices.
By Mr.. Cushing-that the bill relating to the call Of
Convention, ought to pass.
Sundry bills and resolves advanced one stage,
and four bills were passed to be engrossed.
The motion to reconsider the vote refusing third
reading of the resolve in favor OF Zebulon Paine, pre-.
vailed by of 1917 Is. and the resolve was pass
ed TO third reading by vote of LAT 10 g.
The bill to authorize the business of banking, came
up, and after debate, the ehgrossmen ordered by
vote of l54 to 1873.
The bill to regulate the sale of Intoxicating liquors
being taken up debate ensued, which lasted till the
adjournment. In the afternoon it further connued
and the bill finally passed third reading by great
majority
Worcester daily spy., 1851-05-15

SOUTHERN ITEMs.-The Maryland Convention
have abolished lotteries after April, 1859.
very violent thunder storm passed over New Or
leans on the 4th. The city almost flooded.
Speaker Cobb has regularly declined the public din.
ner rendered him by the Wings and Democrats of Sa
vannah
One white and ten colored men were killed at Clover
Hill coal pits, in Chesterfield, Va. on Friday, by fire
damp explosion.
The President has pardoned Thomas d. Burge, con.
vlced OF robbing the mail in Granville Co. N. G.
The New Orleans papers announce the death Of Capt
Griffin, by an accidental pistol shot.
The citizens Of Richmond, S. c., fred a salute on
hearing of the action of the Charleston Convention.
Tampico dates to the 26th uIt. are received The
Mexican Congress had agreed TO place light house on
Aacranes. Also, TO give donation to the soldiers
wounded in the with the United States.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-05-15

VExATIoUs SUIT DISPOSED oF.=~At the Su-
PIE ne Court at Ipswich, on Saturday, the case of
A. P. Burton against q. S, District Attorney I.uni
was called for trial, but the plaintiff did not APP
pear, he was non suited. Mr.. Lunt was present
with his Witnesses. Burton is the coored barber Of
Salem, arrested by mistake, on the charge of par
ncipatng in the rescue Of the fugitive slave in this
city For this he brought suit against the District
Attorney, laying damages at Sic, ,000.-I Iraueller.
We copy the above paragraph from the Travellers in
order 10 correct the statement that Mr. Burton was mis-
taken for alder of Shadrach and consequently ar
rested. The fact is, Mr. B. was Illegally detained
without law, and against law on stpposition that he
was himself fugitive, and for such unlawful detan
ment he had perfect right to bring an action agans
his awless detainers, for damages The bunker press
OF Boston has while urging upon the people the beau
ties OF due observance Of all laws uniformly denounced
the real friends of justice dsorganzers and opposers
OF law, and characterized their efforts TO have the laws
of Massachusetts honored and upheld as "reratiouS
suits % To the wrong. doer law is ever an undue re.
srant and any attempt to bring him to Justice he, Of
course, considers rerattous. We do nat wonder that
the menals of the slave power should feel annoyed at
which they occasionally place themselves
nor that the mo uh pieces of that power should whine
for them in their troubles, with the cry of 81 raios
saats, ,''-snce,
"No rogue eer felt the halter draw.
With good opinion ofthe aw.''
Worcester daily spy., 1851-05-15
"No rogue e'er felt the halter draw,
With good opinion Of the law"

u The great topic at the present time, seems
to be the change 10 the hsbiments of the ladies', by
which it is proposed to discard the trailing skirt and
cumbersome under garments aud in their stead subst.
tute short skirts and pants, Ia Tugue For our part
we desire to remain entirely uncommted in the prem
ises of the prospective revelation female dry goods
and wish it TO be understood, hat our opinion on the
subject, is yet, neither here nor there although
we publish items like the following, for the edi6cation
OF our lady readers. We willing to leave the mat
ter in the hands Of the ladies', who are, after all, the
best judges in such matters.
New York house has recently transmitted an or.
der to Paris, for invoice of dress goods with deep
border on the SIDE These goods are intended for la
dies short dresses, and the width of the cloth will
comprise the length of the skirt. We give the follow
ing description from New York paper:
g The skirt little below the knee, and but
tons in front. The border extends round the skirt and
in front to the bottom of the wasthe latter being cut
to have the border form the letter " The rowsers are
made loose, gathered into band at the ancle.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-05-15

Water cURE.-As with the opening Of the warm
weather, many persons about to leave the Cities TO
seek, not merely summer residence, but new heal,h
and strength well, Water Cure establishment,
we take leave 70 recommend to those who have not al
ready made their arrangements, the institution CON
Quoted by the Messrs. Rogers, Of this city. The local
iy is one Of the mos, charming in New England, and
the water is Of the finest and freshest quality; most
iDponanf consideration 10 this mode Of treatment.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-05-15

FOURTH OF JULY.-At the preliminary meeting of
those friendly to Fourth Of July reuual," which was
convened on Tuesday evening, in the American Tenn.
perance House, interim Committee of five, with
power to add to their number, appointed to nomi
nate Committee of arrangements, and submit the names
OF the same to the meeting, which was adjourned to
Saturday evening, at half past O'Clock, when it
shall be re-organzed in the Police Court Room. Let
the Free Democracy attend in their strength and carry
through this project, which has now received lis first
impulse; and LET us If Worcester county cannot
give tone TO the fourth of July festivities which shall
operate benefciay on the whole of the State.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-05-15

MEssRs. EDITORS: Having occasion to call at A. r.
WARES Clothing Store, few days SINCE agree
ably surprised to the pile of good and fashionable
garments, OF every descriptions upon his tables We say
agree1bly because this state Of things different from
what it was but lew years since, when Reaty Mae
Clothing was hardly deserving the name, and when
cloth cut up by the manufacturers of ready made
cotbng which possibly could be disposed of in any
way tits, however, at this time exactly the
None bnt the best and fashionable styles Of cloths are
purchased by the eentenay Proprietor of this establish
ment and by the assistance Of good and tasteful cutters
he enabled TO offer to the public of CLOTH
ing which, for beauy and durability besurpased
ap22-dwtf
Worcester daily spy., 1851-05-15

B The Hungarian Colony at New Buda, is an ex-
cellent one to be initiated by emgrants coming to Amer
lea. Instead of wasting time in appealing for sympa
thy in crowded cities, this band of Hungariaps
promptly proved their worthness of respect, by the
manner in which they established themselves as pio
neers in advance of the Northwestern settlements 1t
is announced that the United States Land Office has re-
served from public sale the lands occupied BY the Hun
garan Coonis, until Congress shall have time to con-
slider the proprety of donating to these enterprsng
exiles the farms which they have located.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-05-15
Free Soil Meeting at city Hall.

Ralph Waldo Emerson will show up the iniquities
ofthe Fugitive Slave Law, this evening, at the City
Hail. The speaker is well known as one Of the most
interesting lecturers in the country, and the subject up
which he speaks tonight, is one to which every
lover of freedom should give his most attention.
With such incentives for calling the people together,
we shall be disappointed ifhe meeting this occasion
is not an unusually large one, for the Free Soers
of Worcester.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-05-15

The ALLEGHANIANs.-Tha Was good concert
last evening, and we knew would bel At the partic-
uar request Of their friends the AIleghanans
will give another of the this evening, and we
expect to see the hall crowded, on the OCCASION We
can assure our readers that those who go to hear them
tonight, in anticipation Of listening to some ssp-op''
snging, will not be disappointed they look for some
thing equal if not superior the famous Huichinsons
Go early.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-05-15

FREE SoIL-2D DIsTRIcT.-At meeting Of the
Free Soers OF the I'd District at Danvers on Tues
day. to take into consideration the withdrawal of Sam
uel E. Sewal, Esq. the candidate for Congress at
the coming election, Hon. Robert Rantou was unani-
mousiy nominated as the candidate Of the party in his
stead. The Convention was very large and very en-
thuSiastlc. Among the Speakers were Samuel E. Sew
all, Esq, Of Melrose, Hon. Stephen C. Phillips, Of
Saem' Horace E. Smith and Charles w. Slack, ESQ.,,
of Chelsea.
upha~ hiss put himself fully on the Fugitive Slave
Law platform, in consequence Of which we learn that
many wings who have heretofore voted for him. will
now vote for Rautou
We hope these things will wake up our friends in the
Fourth District to an energetic support of J. G. Pal
irey' who we trust, is bound TO be elected this time
Worcester daily spy., 1851-05-15

MuRDER-A man named John Jay, of Washing
ton, brckayer ina fit of jealousy, vi.tcd his wife to-
night, (May l2,) from whom he had lived separate for
time. and deliberately shot her twice with revolver
Sne was walking with her sister at the time, and no
ucIng her husband lurking about, endeavored to avoid
him by entering her fathers house, where he pursued
her and committed this dreadful murder She died in
short time. An inquest held and verdict re-
turned in accordance with the above facts Jay was
promptly arrested and committed to prison