The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-08-18

f"T constructing steam dredge, equipment
and discharging scows for Like Champlain, and
improving navigation thereof, twenty thousand
dollars
For connecting the waters Of Indian river
and Mosquito lagoon, at the Haulover, Florida,
five thousand dollars.
For the repairs, preserv atom and c"n'Ingen-
cies of tie harbor works on the \ Iladtic coast,
ten thousand dollars.
For repairs and contingencies of harbars and
rivers and to meet charles for $p1rtat II Of
officers and for fuel and quarters the payment
of which is no longer made by the Qnlrttrmas-I
tiers Department, and FIR extra allowance to
meet extra expenses under the SPECIAL drrcii'n
of the Secretary Of War, ten tn usand dollars.
I~ Seer. 2. .fAd be uturther enacted, That the
mnssonprs of the town Of Wilmington,
North Carolina, be au horned to levy and col
lect a tonnage duty, not exceeding four cents
per ton upon all vessels not less than sixty
tons COR the purpose of cleaning out the OBJ
sruc,ions in The mouth o. Cape Fear river, and
that to eH,.ct that pnrp Sc, the Sid commisslo
ners b. authorized 10 pledge the receipts from
the said tonnage duty, 10 pay the interest or
| principal any loan thy may effect
for that purpose: Proridcd, That the legis-
Iatnrr OF North Carolina, a is next session, or.
der and authorize such tonnage duty.
Passed the House of Representatives, 1852
Attest: P BARRY HAYES, Chicf Cierh
! From CouxcIL HLurrs-The Highland
| Mary has Just returned from another trip TO the
| Bluffs, and brougt own much freah'
the stage OF water would permit. Many Of the
citizens of Kan svilla have recently fallen vic
tins to The cholera, and on Monday week ago,
the e was ei rht dea II from this dr. ad di ease.
The CONSERVATION among the people Of the vi
entity was inuense, and great many Of the
re sid2hts have been frightened away from the
town.
Business in the locality was exec cdin1ly
dull, ever since the departure Of the California
and Salt Like emgrating parties. TIE - :.
chants were dong comparatively nothiagS~N
did not anticipate the resumption Of an active
trade, t The expiration of about sixty days.
Politics were running high in the settlements
about Kanesville, and the democrats confident
" expected TO be successful with their State
and County ticket.
The river from the Bluffs to ST. Joseph was
quite low, hnt boats drawing not over four feet,
could get along very well. Smiths bar, above
Weston, was the worst place found by the Ma
ry in coming d ,wn The stock of goods on hand
at Kanesvlle were large. and The demand for
the leading articles of groceries and produce ex-
cccdingly limited ST. Louis onion
II is surprising to see m almost every En-,
IlSn paper now litie they write from tneI
knowledge of men or things IN this country,
whilst they affect to know everything. For in.
stance, late number of the London Iustra ed
News says the democrats refused TO nominate
Rufus X mr. for the vice presidency at the late
Baltim IL Convention, and that The wings ball
lotcd Justify for Douglas f the presidency
1t says alsn, that Albany contributed $500 to
the KS .uth fuad, while q h Stale Of New Eng
land II .rked ove-' 81 ,000.-Union.