The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-04-21
sum MARY.

Wisconsin Legislature will adjourn about the
Goth inst
~ The Editor Of the Minnesota Pioneer i.
engaged IN administering to the vanity Of our
GaIena friends.
Come, gentlemen Merchant. Of Go,en, vail
up with your FIVE and ten dollar advertisement.
WEArHER.-Thc weather IL mild and ,,.,.
ant. The bondage Of winter has been lono and
tedious. We hail the present weather with inv
RIVER The river is high, and rising rapidly.
Some are apprehensive of flood; but we hope
Tor better things.
20 we take pleasure in calling attention to
the advertisement of WV. P. ALLEN. Mr. A.
has received large stock, and has our best
wishes for its speedy sale.
Green peas have appeared in the Charleston.
s. c., markets, and sell for $l2 per bush.
Six houses were destroyed by FIRE in Chicago
on the LIST inst.
| A lunatic was run over BY the cars and kill.
ed near Frankfort, KY, on Friday.
The jail at Peru, Ind, was burnt down few
days since.
Lafayette, Ind, is TO be lighted with gas.
| The Philadelphia Conference Of the M. E..
Church before adjnurning, laid the resolution in
favor Of the Maine Liquor Law the table !;
on the ground that it was impolitic for that body
to commit itself to that or any other political
measure
| ~ VIM Yerger has been appointed Chief
Justice of mississippi, vice Sharkey, consul
to Havana.
II See advertisement of Twichel & Mog
ridge Commission and Forwarding Merchants
at ST. Louis. Our merchants might often save
time and money by making purchases through
| them.
TT Smoked ham is said to be good for debt:
hty Emerson & Shields have a fine lot on
hand.
Bltwas currently rumored in town yesters
day, that rain was coming.
/ Il Some announced bright and early
this morning, that our old and familiar friend
mud, had arrived in town.
cents quart. They one dollar quart here
and none to be had even at this exorbltant fig
ute.
B~The Cincinnati Nonpariel says "that 500
dogs have been shipped from that City to Cali
fornia."
Sausages must be scarce in Cincinnati.
The following question is said to have occu-
pied thousands OF acutest schoolmen and log.
clans for more than century, and after all the
debate was never settled -
When a hog is carried, with rope tied abont
his neck which is held at the one end by man:
+ whether is the hog carried to market by the
rope or by the man p D, Israeli.
In order to fully illustrate this difficult prop
ostion, it will be necessary to ascertain which
end of the rope the hog is and what direction
the markets., from the hog end proper.
ia paper in Long Island, ~ Y, suggests
that the whole of the Island should be converted
into State, h aving now apopula,ion of2ll ,557,
nearly doubled since 1S4O
Chicago has appropriated $325,OOO to the
construction Of water works
term Of the U. S. District Court Judge
Drnnmond, commences at Chicago next Tues
day.
KossuTH AT MoBnE.-The reception Of
hossu'h at Mobile was enthusiastic. He has
received large sum of money in aid of his
cause.
PORTLAND ELEcTIoN.-Albion X. Paris,
Loco, has been elected Mayor Of Portland, over
NJ "a
The Wisconsin Legislature has adopted a
resolution to adjourn on the 18th inst.
Kossulhs arrival at New Orleans.
Henry Clay first took his seat in the Senate
in December, 1906, nearly forty -six years ago,
There were tlen but seventeen States in the
Union, and, Of the then thirty -four Senators, it
is believed hat MIR. Clay alone survives
The Michigan City News, Of the 9th inst
learns that the New Albany and Salem Rail-
road Company have lately negotiated large
loan in New York-two million three thousand
dpllars-on the most favorable terms. The
News reports the road as progressing rapid
ly.
The Democrats have carried the city of Gin
cinnati. The Nonpariel says the majority in
Common Council will be four votes. This is a
victory that was wholly unexpected.
The fare from New York to Liverpool on the
first class ocean stamers, has been reduced from
$3.50 to 500, and second cabin passengers are
charged only $40. Returning, the fare is 8 100
and Sl30-formerly $l75. This is a very ma
terial reduction
CLERKs.-There are about one thousand
persons employed under the United States
government in the city of Washington.
FARMING IN CALIFORNIA Sacramento
Union tells tall stories about farming operations
IN that valley. 1t tells of fields of barley con.
tanning 200 acres. A correspondent saw fifty
teams all engaged in ploughing one field
Such sights must fill those old Spaniards with
establishment.
MicHIGAN.-A State Anti Slavery Conven-
ton will be held at Jackson, on the I'd of June
next, for the purpose of taking into considera-
ton the exped'ency of appointing delegates to
National convention.
| HE LATEST CURE FOR THE POTAToE Dis
EAsE.-Potatoes at dollar per bushe Prescrp-
tions promptly made up by Dr's West, Evans
and Cannon.
BOLDLY SAID.-The DanviIle (Ky) Tr.oa
une, Jealous Wing organ, seeing so much said
OF Gen. SCOTS POPULAR y, puts in a diclaimer,
so far as Kentucky is concerned, and after this
order.
While Gen. Scott is great military leader,
his overgrown vanity and poor civil qualiica-
| tons do not entItle him TO the SURFACES of the
American people, for The highest Office in their
GIFT We are not for Scott, with or without a
nomination His nomination would be the death
knell Of the whig party.
In Russia, when they want to keep fish per-