The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-08-25
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~ sNs -, quessic seems "a Dc exciting
Suu,e considerable attention in The Esss, IA not
| strange that we should have our Fish ,r ubles
on the Missis-ipli- We zee n, reason why II ia
not a. easy to get spa d,f6caiy over "eat
Fish No ever a "eod FISH"
Our correspondent complains that ne was MT
correctly represented and snhni's some Wy
pertinen. inquiries. As to which hand rccrsv"d
the horn Of the fish, is i,nmstetisi, - that the
fact be established that such aaiajsry n''p'ken
Of, was received It is sosnc hst mat rial though,
tn inquire the situation Of the pAftirs when the
dificul,y occurred From the b 81 information
We have bern able to ga'h,r. j, appears tina.
| "Bily," was sdered to pr ceed to the bink o
| me river, .hnr, distance from CAMP and l"se
| aud bring to comp q large ca! Fish, which had
| oeel token and secSsed at that apt Billy
! ,nios.s the cfister without dreaming that h.
was preparing II escape. and the m IN mt ne
tss d. d.ssn,angied from the ro2c, be made dart
into tie river and Billy after HAN rh'y locked
hcrns and thp misfortune was. that MIR. Cat
vac in hi. element and wss likely 70 capture
his enerny and AXE hin out to sea, unless he
.o,n ex.ricased himself B.Ry therefore s..dr a
desperate : ifos, for thia purposs and taking the
| filter by the horns and concentrating the whole
s.rens,h Of hi. body ~ IN him, showed him on
tar enough, for him 70 retfeut IN safety, but NOT
w,thou, running one Of his horns ,nto his hand
and receiv NJ q severe wound
DrndR,ns himself jar OF the w.t"r, billy
| marched with slow and mr assured steps, exhaas.
ted and bleeding ,s the samp and rep RID tn"
details Ct his exp dtinn 4 court of enquiry
was immediately called. an examination entered
into ana the decision was, that B.lly's bravery
could no, be questioned, but his Judgment was
bad for, AN ng all sci-n,lfc Fishermen, the old
mode Of roping and hauling ashore. il consid'rrc
more safe and successful than taking to the
water and attempting To drive the critters
ashore. 0,at htg53a1 sa
The court discharged the pris ,nrr on the
ground tina, h- had settled the vex.'d question o
who struck !" Billy Patters,n"
Their. 10 moral 10 all III ,ut tn ,se wht
are more interested in tn. subject than we are
must find It out.
hlr. Eprrox - noticed an account in TO dsy
Express, of a Serious Rencounter which tool
place between Dubuque Fisherman and q ca
Fish. The repor, 10 not quite correct, nor full
enough. The wound was in the left in stead o
lthe right hand. S"me Gentle'nrn VIII" Tool
; through s,agaifyinx Classes cant see very wei
Il without them. aily - ati7d s. ianT 7-1 :,
iwould ike 70 know whether your informau
runs one OF two wheels. whether he looks s'ra
forward. or vDiagonally with bah eyes, an
} whether the said same eat Fish did not unshi
lhis wheel house. There il q lengthy report 9
,he whole fsh story taken by the proper office
Il which We expect to appear soon. a'hha
. ai~0zsI aess1 ee,f IFS. Y sst p billy
I sDubnqae Aug 10Th 1852.
81 FArAL ArFRAv.--Thc Glasgow Times {
The 9Th inst. says:, A fatal afftay occurred la'
Saturday between Mr.. William L 'ckbridxe an
8. Talson Barnes, both Of, the vicinity Of Rotn"k'
They were q ! barbecue. when diiicnlty &C
81 curEcd. in, which Barnes knocked Lockbfldg
, down, and stamped him until taken away
some Of the by.tandera. Upon attempting
raise I,ckbrids mp, he Mas f"and to be INNS
~ hurt, and. dieA ssssa6Bsu4ds. Barnes SUR