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

The Great Earthquake IN Nipples Orer Tieo
Thousand Lirca Lost-Cuics Destroyed and
Damaged
The Washington Republic publish letter
from the Hon. E. joy Molris, the American
Minister to Naples, giving minute account Of
the terrible earthquake which occrrcd in the
western portion of the kingdom of Naples,
the l4th of July, by which some $500 lives
were lost, and several towns either totally pros
trated or greatly damaged. Mr.. Morris says
that previous to the shock small stream that
runs near the city Of Melti suddenly disappear
ed, and adds:
At the first shock, Melf, which contains 10.
6OO inhabitants, was prosecuted IN the dnst moth
ing but a few crumbling walls surviving the
general ruin. An unknown number of its inhab
itants were buried under the falling mass of
fabrics. Up tn the present moment scvr-n hun
dred dead bodies have been disnterreG, and
many others are constantly being found. More
than two hundred persons lie inthe adacentho
ptal, suffering under grievous wounds, while
many have Ell dug out alive from the ruins.
Amongst others, a female infant, year old,
alter lying buried for two days, was brought
out living and unframed, aud restored 10 its
afflicted mother, widow by the same calamity.
The shocks and rumbling Of the earth still
occasionally occurred at the time of writing his
letter, and all eyes were turned upon Vesuvus
as the safety valve though which the struggling
fires mightescape, although no LEGAL signs were
yet apparent.
The neighbnring towns of Atella, Romero,
Baric and Rap2alla are sufferers by the same
CONFUSION. Romero is general wreck, not
sound house remaining, more than hundred
persons have been persisted, and as many have
been manned or wounded. In Barilc, the only
edifice not entirely, destroyed is the orphan
asylum, while the discovered dead amount TO
about one hundred and fifty. In the commune
of Bari, the town of Ceras to Minervino, Spin
Az ola, Aura and Tram, were all injured more
or less. In Canossa, the ancient Canosian,
found by the Doomed, and whose walls once
enclose d 4 circuit of sixteen miles, tire hundred
and seventy-s!x houses were thrown down. At
the lastreport the shocks around Mount Volture
continued, and one half of the city Of Venosa,
the ancient Ienns,a, containing six thousand
Inhabitants and the crlcbratedas the birth places
of Horace, was destroyed. The mountain prov.
mes Of the Abruzzi and Of Calabria, where the
c;,;a' quas.. of 1888 destroyed three hundred
have III, anu o"''vd 30 thousand human beings,
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

RAILROAD On Wednesday last, the 18th
ult the d ard Of Directors Of the Rock Island
and Chicago Railroad assembled in this city
The contract as taken5y Messrs Farniam and
Sheffield, at New York city, on the 9th, was
ratified by The board, and the work on the road
wlll in consequence be commenced Immediate
ly. The contractors have taken 4, ,500, 600
worth Of stock themselves thing unprcceden-
ted, and an evidence Of their unbnunded conf,
dencc in the feasibility and practcability Of this
route. The road will pass down through Pleas
ant Valley, after crossing Rock River, and from
moline will be constructed along the bank of the
Mississippi River to this city.
The immediate site Of the depot has not been
as yet ascertained committee consisting OF
Messrs. John b. Jarvis, N. B Butord and lie
mucl Andrews was appointed to ascertain and
fix suitable place upon which to erect it.
We shall probably hear before our next issue
that the work has been commenced upon the
other end Of the line, and we understand that
it is the intention of the contractors to com
mence building the bridge over Rock River as
soon as possible s1'a @.'s7 o'e'"
BY the time the track is completed from mere to
Chicago, there will be continuous line Of rail.
road from Rock lsacd city, the Mississippi
river, to N. York city, on the Atlantic Ocean,
forming whole, by far the longest railway in
the known world.-TR. Island Adv. @
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15
Injured Humanity cries for Justice.

Below will be found a mixture OF cnrrespon-
dence from Keine, Mangold, Yager, Saith,
&c. &c, devoted in part to a v!ndicatIon os
personal dignity, and denial that the Wing
party had any connection with he purchase Of
the German paper in This city. As To the
between Capt Koch and Mangald kcire &
Co, we have nothing 10 do. They must fight
their own battles. But, as to The letter of Nr
Plat Smith, Esq, we have a word or two To
write. Mr.. Smith says, that the Wing party
have had nothing to do with the purchase Of
the German paper. How does he know this 7
Others say that they have, and until there is
something further submitted upon The subject,
we suppose one side Of the question is entilled
To az much credence as the other. There is
one thing which ,cc kmor, aud which Mr..
smith dere not deny that subscription circu-
lated in this town, in the hands Of Wings, prior
to he purchase ard sale Of the German paper
for the express and avowcd pn.p,se Of raising,
money 20 prrc!ase tat press. The argument
ev for the purchase of this paper was, that the
Germans could, and oueht to be M 'dc Wings
Why, Mr.. Smith, Price Of Clayton Co knows
that this was the fact
l, is perfectly idle to attempt to cvadc this
alternative. 1t is true, and can be clearly esta-
blsh' d, if necessary. And, we understand
here are other important developments con
nected with this subject, which viii be made III
due time, Rest perfectly easy, Gentlemen, you
Will have your fill Of this subject, before the
end Of The year.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15
STEAMBOAT BUILDING At PirTsBURG. p

SrhAMRohT BUILDING At PIrTsBURG, PA
From the LIST of January to the lst Of Februa-
ry, 1851, there have been built at Pittsburg SO
steamboats,, the aggregate tonnage amounting
to 5,225, "a 95 During the same time, II bar
ges and fiat boats have been built, whose aggre-
gate tonnage is 463 8 %. There now in the
course of construction "A steamers Of the largest
class. Seven Of which viii range from go up
to 320 feet in length, and two of them will
measure over one thousand tons each.- ChscagO
Ueekiy Journal.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15
.still hacking"

This editor If the Tribune is unq,ustionab;
cns Of he NEST empty headed creatures al
where 10 be fouad. Why, the mans esotis. ,
and nonity will be certain to kill BIN, unlc.
some one goes to his assistaace soon. TIL
above caption, heads an article, which we sur
pose 10 intended as reply to something
have said And What, pray, does it attempt
do II attempts to ra'sc new issue, nanel,,
whether Capt. Koch VS. the editor of Demo,
cratic paper in tbs city. Why, danny, ever
body knows Captain X, was the editor OF such
paper. and the mere fact that you have fail, Il
10 discern what every body else is familiar with,
10 only an additional evidence that there is some
thing about your intellectual box which is no,
right
In the course of its scnsclcss twaddlc, it COM
municates the following
The Express attempts to exc out covering
for its retreat, by an allusion to the temperance
question. This is unfortunate, for it only serves
10 bring to mind the fact, that that sheet has
gone far in its bitterness as to slur the Mayer
Of the city through its columns, as brandy
Mayor" for his action in regard to licensing
Until the Express is prepared to back oW OF
that, it would seem the part of prudence to pre-
serve silence ON the subject"
At length the editor has unwittugiy commit
ted himself upon question, which we have
every reason to believe, he intended 10 remain
silent OF course, from the above d,eia-
ration, We are 10 regard the editor as l,rldn :
the same position OF the Mayor upon this CUES
ton. And, in view Of this fact, we en- with
very great propriety, pronounce him : bra !
dy" editor. ar
Now. let "a inquire what is the position Of
the Mayor II is an absolute aud pre- nedit,trrd
violation Of the law upon this subject; arl
were cvsn the hand Of justice melted out, tn
common counsel of this city would be iad,rt d
for violation Of the law. The city counsel
had no right to grant licenses for one year,
than they Ind for ten or twenty years; and tlic
fact that they did s., is a clear ri,lati N OF
established law. as though they hid sud to
every man in Dnbaquc, sell a. much liquor a.
You please The Iiibaae is opposed T. The use
Of liquor, and yet justices the counsel in this
act. We are opposed to the principle, anI'yct
condemn evasion of the Inv. Let the pub
lie Judge who is right, and who wF.ng
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

PROBABLE Antiquity or GoLD MINING IL
CALIFoRyIA.--Abouta mile above the town oil
Porterfield, or lower crossing of Suffers Creek
Messrs. Parmly and White, while engaged in
mining in fiat, at the depth of five feet from,
the surface, discovered rasta mill, such as is
now used for grinding quartz There is every
appearance of this rasta having been used, as a
quantity of crushed stone was toundi in it, Elk
tensive veins of gold bearing quartz and .ricl,
ravincs have been found in this vicinity, near
which, workedby MIR. Bigelaw, this wonder is
to be secn.-Chicago Wcehfy Jomnm.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

PROVINCIAL BIsmoP OF. New YoRK-We
learn from the P;nsburg Erening Chronicle,
that the Rev. William Creighton, DID,, was
the Goth instant elected Provisional Bishop
Of New York, in place Of Bishop Onderdonk,
suspended some time sine. Dr. Creighton re-
ceived nine clerical and two lay votes over Dr..
Wainwright. The bishop elect is said to, be
of the High Church. party of the Protestant
Episcopal sect, and his election, it is thought,
is in consonance with the wishes ofthe MAORI
" of Ep;scnnalians in the diocese
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

ASrIrArHIEs.-lt is said that Lord Bacon
swooned at each eclipse of the moon; Scalager
trembled in every limb at the sight of water
crosses: Brahe nearly expired at the sight OF
fox Uladslaus, of i'oaod ran from the sight
Of apples; Ariosto shuddered at the sight OF a
bath; Cardan at the breaking Of an egg; Cesar
at the growing of cock: Erasmus took fever
whenever he snlplled fish; Mary of Medicls
and the Cardinal de Garduna tainted from the
nunr of q iOsr.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

A PARIsIAN DIsu-A Paris paper furnishes
the following, among the cxqnises, in bill Of
fare Mt dinner in one of its fashionable re-
staurants
..Hippopotamus soup, stewed camel leopard,
elephant steaks, and alligator tails.
The elephant steaks were served with ourang
outany sauce, while the alligator tails were ac
companed with size dish OF roast baboon.-
Clereignd HcrnM.
Rhinoceros sausarcs and sea horse ch"woer,
compri,e the second course. The third con.
sists of stuffed droInedaries aud picked boa
constructors rs Gin. .N0nPdrtet.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

From communication in the st. Joseph
.7drcnturc of the Doth ult. we learn that the
whole number of wagons bound for Oregon
during the present season is 737 and for Cal
ifornia, 20 wagons with a population Of $50;
and for the Salt Lake, 433 wagons, with pop
ulation Of 9C45
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

IVA soldier, many years ago, was sentenced
to have his ears cut off After undergoing the
brutal ordeal, he was escorted out of the cour'--
ward ta the rogue's IN lrch lie then turned, and
IN mock dignity thus addressed the musicians
.sGentlemeD, thank you but have no further
need Of your services, for have no ear for mu-
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

JAMES BucHAsAS.-The Piusbmrg Chroni.
Gle says, this distinguished son of Pennsylvania
is growing in the affections Of the masses of his
party. BY late exchanges from the Northern
counties, we observe that within the last ten
days the counties Of Luzerne, Pike, Wayne,
Potter, Monroe and Carbon have declared for
him for the Presidency Mr.. Buchanan, in the
Northern tier Of counties will encounter little
or no opposition in his own party.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

- An American in London was Boosting
the other day of the immensely of this country,
and mentioned among other wonders, that he
himself had seen cane mile long !"Pray
what kind Of Cane was III" asked the company
incredulously
"A hurrye0ne," replied Jonathan, at the
same ii me eiecting very decided streak upon
the stove Cincinnati .Nonparici.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15
GOTTFRlED DLOECHLINGER.
nrRl.orr. Snnt 80 lsll.

TtHTVFF 2, SHpt. 81, IooI.
Ma X nrrEmts--Dear Sir: notice All arti
Gle III the Miners Express, ct the 18th inst,
over thesgnature Of II Koch, which states thlt
Peter ki,ne and F. Nangold sold The German
paper Of this place, to The Wing party, also, TINT
sangold and kicne gave me their notc for 800
payable in one year. beg leave to state ultt
boh OF these statements incorrect, The
wings Of this place had nothing TO d. with the
purchase of the paper, and J never held any
note OF any kind, against either of tine above
named gentlemen.
Nours truly,
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

The miscreant, Consul Owen, has been re-
called For this act we give Mr.. Fillmore all
credit. But what thinks the Tribanc? Will
Wood condemn the recall of man who, IN has
opinion, has faithfully discharged his duties
We will seq
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

MIR, Forests benefit at the Broadway Thea
tire, New York, on Friday evening last, attracted
greater crowd than was ever before known in
that theatre. Atter,the fall of the curtain, he
was called for by the audience, when he ap-
peared and spoke as follows =
"Once more, ladies and gentlemen, devolves
on me the pleasing task of thanking you for
your Kindness This is the most brilliant, tri-
umphant, and gratifying professional engage
ment | have ever fulfilled. 1t has not only
beer. gratifying to my professional pride, but il
has soethed, relieved, and cheered heart whose
depths have been sounded by the sorest afllic-
ton. And, believe me, ladies' and gentlemen
the pulsatIons of that heart must cease, before
the record Of your kindness can ever be etfaced
Exhausted and overcome as | am, from the ex :
ertions of the evening, feel that cannot ad
dress you in appropriate phrase Permit me,
therefore, in the simple and sincere language OF
a grateful heart, to say at once, thanks-good
night. "a.stg Is .a-#a ..
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

MAIL Losr-The following is from the Buff
falo Commercial of Thursday. We have here
tofore heard frequent complaints Of the unwor-
thiness Of the Buckeye:
The Cleveland mail due here yesterday IN orn-
ing was lost overheard from the Bucksye State
during the gale of Tuesday night. The Buckeye
appears to be too crauk for rough weather, and
careencd over on her side, here she lay for
iimc--thrnwing the mail aud number of the
passengers baggage ovcboard
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

rgMr d. H. Plckard Of Newburyport,
Mass has invented new comb;na' ion lock with
two million changes. The key of the lock re-
mains stationary and serves for knob II is
sad it can be manufactured at one quarter OF
the cost of the old kind -Jetcrsonian.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

The Detroit Free Press says the Jackson
Monument at New Orleans, is te be e-e~s.sd al
cos, of 800 dollars for the pedestal, which isto
he q feet inches in height, and of granite. 1t
is to be sllrmounted by an equestrian statute of
The old hero -.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

~ The remains of Stephen Girard, at Phil
adelphia, are TO be moved to-day with Masonic
honors, and placed in a sarcophagus in the Cir
ard College, which has been prepared for the
purpose. The relative of the deceased matto"-
are prayed an Injunction to prevent the remoV
al, on the plea that Mr. Girard had direclen
that his remains sh,uld be buried in the grouni
Of the HOLY Trinity Cath Ollie Church IN fhiIa-
delphia NOR the remains Of his relatives, being
in the Catholic fail, while in bic, but Inc III
function was re FUSED. -EIchnngc
rRL,. l.. Shreve, Of Louisville, has oer1i
elected PreSden, of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company,
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

TAE MAMoTu CAVE OF KENTUcKy.-N is
now owned by the children of the late Gen.
JEssur, and the children of the late Col CRoG-
HAN, who received it as bequcst from wealthy
relative.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

MORE ARGUMENTS FOR Rail RoAD.-We
clip the following from the LonisrW Coulter,
of Doth saa
Owing to the continued low water, the rates
Of fare aud passage TO st. Louis and Cincinnati
have further advanced Boats were charging
$3 for passage to Cincinnati, and $l5 to st.
Louis, yesterday Pound freights from Clncin-
natl yesterday, were so cents, and very firm ut
that. To ST. Louis the rates were nominslly
IS cents with 10 shipments. l~0t39 aast
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

.na.n; LIZARD SryLE.-Mrs Sw;s,,, H.,
det;nns !, VI uie writings of George Liunard
r. r.. - - 70 De "a style that requires the wr;,a,'
,.. :. '"rn with the St Vnus dance 70 h., nv.
uaed 70, me deiirium tremens, take the n;t
coIl.c,'on Sc ',nral way, get badly itiuht,d q,
b;ned mt,an., as, and write under the com
spiration. causes OF IN
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

RrIIGrors NoTIcE.-The Iowa State Con-
vention of Universities will hold an adjourned
meeting at Salem, Henry county, on the first
saturday and Sunday in October.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

a certain ssAntipiatf states in his corrcspon-
dence Of ubuque, Augr2n, ISL, in the CIR
mte's 1ribane, of 81. Louis, TINT my motion in
tie last mass meeting of the Germans here, was
previously beaten INTO me | d:cllre this
'Antpiatf,' unless he is able to prove his as
sertion, shameless liar. ! have been accus-
toned always, to think, to make motions, aud to
act independently, like free man, without any
guardian. Should it happen, However, that |
were III need of another mans at!:;cr, (which
may the future avorD in that case, were this
taisebool monger, the least qualified to counsel
me it is found that his most eminent art consists
in disseminating contest and enmity among
mankind
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

VExTILATrSG Doors AND SHoEs.-A patent
has recently been secured by G Marsdon, of
London, for making boots and shoes with the
soles ventilated. There are two hollow chan
nels formed in the under side of the inner soles,
running nearly from heel to toe holes are bored
in the soles, and small tubes run up through the
vamp and for boots up the leg. The walking
makes the boots and shoes act like bellows =
good for warm weather. Some of our Yankee
shoemakers will, 10 doubt, improve ON this in
some way. The idea is a good one
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

a PRAYER Cur SHoRT.-Parson B was
truly pous man, and at the long graces which
usually followed the meals, he and the whole
family reverently knelt, except the Parson' S
brother, who, being DER much fat, usually
stood with his back to the table and overlook
ing the garden.-One day it was summer time,
the parson was unusually favored not appear,
ING to notice the hdgety movements of his bro
thcr, who kept twisting about, until, finding no
end 10 the thanks, he broke in with
" Cut it short, Parson-cutit short the cows
are i'll the garden playing HI with the cab.
bagcs.'
The interruption, though irreverent, was well
timed, and the cows were driven out.
DEATH OF THE OLDEST OF A LUCKY FAMILY.
"A Geographic despach from Vienna has an
nounced the death of an Austrian General, vel
eped the Duke Of SAKE Coboarg koliary. This
person, thus dead, is only remarkable for his be
ing the member Of very fortunate family. He
was the older brother to King Leopold of Bel
GUM, and was also the uncle of Prince Albert
and the brother Of the Duchess of Kent, the
Queens mother and father in law ofthc Queen
oi Portugal; the father oflhr Duchess de Ne
niours; fathcr-n.la oithe Princess Clenentne
of Orleans, and brotherin law to the late Grand
Duke Constantine o. Russia, his sister having
been the Dukes wife. He was the eldest Of
the lucky marrying family, and is the first to die,
aged sixty six. Such an instance ola compare.
lively lowly and poor family, 50 elevated IN all
its branches by marriages with high Royal hou-
ses, is without a parallel in history.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

~ Some doctors treat their poor patients in
the same way that the men do their sick horses,
il they cannot cure the n they kill them at once;
and 50 put them out Of their misery and save
the trouble Of taking care of them. This ID
good economy, and perfectly fair, for what right
has man to be for ever dying, il he cant pay
the doc or bilR
Or forever taking newspaper, if he cannot
paw the printers.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15
Pl,T1' SMITH.
DuBuorE, Sept. y, ISL
STATE OF IOWA, D

a DUBUQUE tUrarY. II.
do hereby certify, that have acknowledged
mortgage, executed by Y. lianf, on th, - Ii
Of April 1880, in ffvor Of Francis Mangod by
whiclrinstruncnt, the said llanf mortgaged the
printing press Of the North West Democrat,
TO the said Maj gold; and | do further certify
that, some fine this summer, have aclznowl-
edged Deed of Trust, executed by August
katmann, mor.gaging the said press, types, DC
to said Mangold; the old mortgage having been
paid oft. FRANCIS YAGER
s"a t.t A&h Justice Of the Peace.
tnu.il-. cEp,rA Y AMInit.1 y .fIrIuI,N
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

Unu SroHM-The BruHs,ctcker, says That
= hail storm passed over strip OF country be-
tween Brunswick and Corroiton, in which hail
stones fell larger than hens eggs, breaking
through the roofs Of houses, and destroying veg
citation.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

The patriot Kosst,th is to be received with
the most distinguished llcnors en- his arrival in
the Ua:.cd States.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-15

ssBe convinced. Mr. Koch, it were better and
more honest to liquidatc this debt than to he
concerned for my being liberal or not liberal;
nor, il ! get curtain lectures for my actions
not though, to pronulgata IN newspapers the
secret and family affairs Of Strangers proves
mean character. Moreover, it indicates your
mgratitude (nndoubiedy the vi!.st vice. to
speak wrongi'tliy and slanderousiy Of men
whose ttvors you We're not ashamed to accept
of