The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-29

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that brought in the papers. He is confident OF
the election Of Col. Bigler, the Democratic can
ddate for Govc rnor and also the whole DENIM
cratic State and Congressional ticket cinein-
naai .AsnpGtiel.
EI The man Chat viii take papcra a length
Of time, and send it back, unpaid and UNPAID
for would swo!low blind dogs dinner and
then stone the dog tor being blind Burlington
7e'sgroph
! Or steal the coprers o: T of dead darkles eyes,
and then boot him because they were not quar-.
I tcrs.
CATHERINE HAYES, whose reception by the
New Workers has been scarcely less brilliant
than was that Of Jenny Lind, has generously
offered to give concert in that city, sthe pro-
cccds Of which are to be presented to Father
mathew a4st
We trust that tic TFibune's Canal diggers
will make glorious turn out.
/ As Az illustration of the ease with which life
may be sustained in the high northern attitudes,
Surgeon Kane, Of the Grnnell Arctic exped-
lion, mentions that he met with Dane, up
wards Of seventy years Of age, who had spent
fifty five years Of his life north Of 70 deg, SUBJ.
sisting during that period entirely on birds, fish,
bear, and other animal food. He had not seen
a vegetable the whole time.
AcquIrrEp.-Margaret Garrity recently on
trial at Newark, N. J, for killing her seducer,,
on the ground of insanity. The case excited!
great attention. Margaret was an Irish girl
Her provocaton was of the most aggravated
character, but the murder was undisputed.--
She stabbed him in the sire ct while he was walk
ing with his new brise.
! lNPoRTArIoS CT MERISo SnEEP.-hTr james
Mcdonnell residing two miles south Of this
city, arrived here on Thursday last from New
York, bringing with him four French Merino
rams, and five ewes of the same blood. For
two of the rams he paid thousand collars
/. We understand that Mr. Mcconnell has be-
tween 2,G00 and 5000 sheep of Superior aaalty
on his far:a. The product Of cross Of por.
ton of these with the improved breed Of which
we have spoken, viii! upqnestionably, much
more than rc.nunera,c him ior his outlay ,n less
than year.-[springfeld III. Register
A CHEAP PLACE TO I'VE ls.-The Lon
don Literary Gazette in a notice OF MIR. Neales
work on Syria, says: sPeop!c who love to live
well and cheap at the same time, should go tn
Antioch. MIR. Neal tried to be extravagant
there. but found it to be impossible, shouse rent,
servants, horses, board, washing, and VINE in,
cluded, to spend more than f4O a year.
.-S~The official returns of the Alabama Gen.
sus shows total white population of 42G,507;
free colored 2,272, slaves, 342,Se2; agerega'e e.
population, 1861, federal representative pop
ula,ion, 634,5l4; dwelling houses in the State,
$1,000; families, 1876; deaths during the
year 9,ce4; manufacturing establishments L.
l22.
In Connecticut the official returns show the
population to be 37G,7 ,79l.
STATISTIC, ,L.-Tha following calculation of
the respective members engaged in the different
principal occupations in lie in the u. States,
VIC take from the Quincy Patriot
No. engaged iii internal navigation 1906
No. engaged on the ocean, 56,G22
No engaged in the learned professions, G5,25a
No. engaged in commerce, 1I,cG7
No. engaged in manufactures, 291,749
No. engaged in agriculture, 3,719,!5l
EMIcRATIoN.-Thc number of Immigrants ar
rived at New York in the first nine months of
le5a, was l63,756; in same time in 1851, it was
-ol ,..23. Increase this year 67,567. The in
crease fthe last month ever September of 1S5c
IS 2,532. Of the total number there were from
-,
$780, Scotland ,CG3; France $50; Wales 269;
Switzerland 3e7; Holland 67S; Norwcy 2C4,
and from Sweden gle.
RECEPTION OF kIsKE. In Philadelphia and
Baltimore this distinguished patriot and ptliloso-
pher has been received with un5ounded hospi-
tality by both the germans in general, and the
Democratic portion Of our fellow citizens. Nor
can we imagine how it could be Otherwise
Such a man as he, must be dear to the people
every where. None should fear him but ty-
rants and he is now beyond their reach.
EGYrr AS 1T Is.-A late traveller, in speak.
ing Of Egypt, says her products consist Of weat,
flies, and sore eyed children. So much for her
crops. In remarking on her commerce, he
observes that her IMPORTS made up of under-
don Englishman in pursuit Of the Pyramids,
while her exports consist of the same English
men ''dane brown, aud fleeing from beggars
and bed bugs. Nice couary that
CATHERINE HAYES IL OaAToRIo.-Tr pier
Hall, in New York was thranged IN Friday
night wi,h the multitude anxious to hear MISS
Hayes in he oratorio of The Messiah She sang
with great power and eApcssian, and Dcrcased
The admiration Of her vocal:zation which is
generally entertained
HuSaaRIAss-One hundred and twenty.'
eight of the Hungarian exiles left New York
Ere Railroad The cxilrs accompanied Ivy
Ma j,r Techman, who was recently connected by
marriage with the celebrated Miss Jagello.
i IUDsoN RIVER RAILRoAD.-The Public
Opening of the Hudson River Railroad, took
place on Wednesday, Oct. 9Th, and was part,-
cipated in by several thousand Of the friends or
the great enterprise.
UNIoS.-Wherever Democratic conventions
have been held, except in the case eff Ohio alonc,
devotion to The Union, and willingness {,
abide by the constitution and its compromise
have been well and decidedly marked in ths
resolutions We hail this symptom Of the tim
with undisguscd joy. s.The second sob
thought-ncver wrong, always efficient -
Pate .2rs us.
r; In addressing multitude, jus. rcmemb'-
that rant passes for eloquence. AS Monse'
JAWS obst ryes. ..The people like very nuca
large noise, and will any tine leave aute
El-..,r round bass drum -
- Peac, trees should be carfu'.y watch, .
at this season. Pour tea k, tile fuli.f not " :.
ter about the root. and it WILL IF It 4 : Gu =.
the bores without injury to the ues.
A Fellow. coming out of tavern one iss-
morning, rather blue f. II on the door strpss
] Trying to regain his footing he nensJked.
as the Bible says the wicked Stand ON sltpp
places, mnst belong tn J.E, rent class io..:
is more tha.,l | cur do.
RAILROAD SURVEY A corps Of engineci
under Mr. George p. Worcester, are now =,
tn. uee hborhood of liagerstown, Md :, enpau
/ iss s,e survey of a contemplated railroad fa..
Baltimore to lagerstown, via Westminster
! ..g 1t has been stated by the late arrivals
New York from California, that the route
Nicaragua the QuICkeSt. PaSSPuUt
and mails were lately delivered by the Pros
theus at New YORK, 80 ."eA'y eight days frs
Saii francisco.
yKossurH-GeHin, the great halter {
New York, has subscribed 81 900 towards ii
creation of fund for the benefit Of Kossutb, t:
Hungarian patriot.