The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-02-25
CONDENSED PARAGRAPHS.

he original charter recognizes such company II
y name.
A notice posted in the saloon Of the Theatre
warns the public not to talk politics
3 they walk up and down.
Travellers sometimes similar notices stuck
,p in railroad depots, cautioning them to 'look r
'ut for pockets.
BURLINGTON BEGGISG.-The great, the rich,
he powerful city OF Burlington, whose people
Ire so full of '.vim and pluck has, by
he Congressional reports, been begging the
General government to help them build Court
Mousse Truly, some people do not know the
line that divides familiarity from contempt, and
have not the delcacy to Distinguish between
propri.ty and the ediculous.-Enqutrcr
Col. Payne Todd died in Washington, on
Monday, at the age of about seven,y-two. lie
v as the son of the late Mrs Madison, and was,
for some time, the private secretary OF Presl-
dent Madi son. and subsequently was Secretary
of Legation of the United States Commission
ers when the treaty Of Client was concluded
Thirty-six bodies have hcen recovered from
the wreck of the Dewitt CLIFTON at Memphis.
A fire at Macon, Ga, on the goth consumed
seventeen buildings, and destroyed property to
the amount Of $50 900
Gen Pierce has written a letter to the dele |
gates of the New Hampshire Democratic Con-
vention, saying that the use OF his name, IN any
event be fore the Convention, is utterly repug-
nant to his tastes and wishes.
&, A chap was ridden on a rail and ducked
Indianapolis last week. for whipping his wife
Good for him.
Two hotels are contracted for, to be built a
st Paul this season.
JArAS.-The whole empire of Japan is said
to contain population of thirty million of peo-
pie Nippon, the largest island of the group
contains twice as many people as Ireland.
RETURN OF EScnE's CoMET-This Comet has
again made its appearance 1t was discovered
about 80 years ago. Its period Of revolution is
about forty months.
TRAVELLING ExrRAoRpINARY--On Christ
mas day, an alderman Of the city of London,
having eaten his beef at Clapham, walks in less
than five minutes time, into Turkey.
Thomas W. Dorr. Bhilip Allen, Jr', VIM. B.
Lawrence, and Stephen A. Wright are the del
egates of the Rhode Island democracy to the
national convention.
The convention, laid upon the table, reso.
luton declaring Lewis Cass aud William
o. Butler 10 be the choice Of the Rhode Island
de uocras for President and Vice President, ane
lnstrueting the delegates to 60 for them
~ The steamboat competition in the Uppe
River trade, during the me- t sum ner, promises
, from present Appearances, to be positive Diet
rim mt 10 the city Gutena Jetesronian.
1 Sorry to hearit.
p A New DuscovERY'-We learn from the Ga
/: lena Jcfiersonian, thai MIR True, has made
$ fine discovery of lead, about a mile and hal
. south of that city. The mines doing won
de:s this year
II COUNTY Observation-Disclosures the Dem
=. ocratc County Convention appointed for tw
il o'clock this day, at the Court House.
MoD-Davenport, our sister city, was tn
b scene on Saturday and Sunday nights last, of
most disgraceful mob. The difficulty originate
:, IN attempting to enforce the law in relation t
y the retail of liquor.
), BR1pGEs IL MISNEsorA.-Leut. Simpso
r. advertises in the St. Paul papers Tor proposal
t. for Building wooden Bridges over Coon Creeh
J. Rum River, Elk River, Little Rock Creek, an
: two bridges over Swan River.
d II will be recolected that Barnum's ban
l. bills have on them excellent portrait OF Jer
Z, ny Lind. They have been clipped 50 much Il
, the pictures as to become uncurrent and the Su
n folk bank now refuses to receive the mutilate
s. notes.
ID Judge Roosevelt, of New York, has decide
t. that a railroad company have right to sui
r, scribe to the stock of another railroad con
pany, without the consent of all the sockaol'
ers.
Tir FOR TAr-Important increment IN Il
/ Virginia Legislature On the 2Sth, in the vi
= ginia House Of Delegates Mr. Mcdonald SUI
nitted an order, which was laid over, directir
V. the committee of courts of justice to inquire il
ID to and report upon the expedency OF a jo
resolution, instructng the Attorney General
the Commonwealth to institute a suit again
the Wire Suspension. Bridge Company of Il
n, city of Pittsburgh, in the State Of Pennsylvan
I'd against the Monongahela City Bridge Comp
nv, in the State of Pennsylvania, and all
sanst the Brownsville Bridge Company,
o. the State of Pennsy lvana-all of said bridge
i. is alleged, obstruct the nay: gct!cn OF Il
70 Monongahela river to the people of Virgil
of ia.
AwrULLY SUDDEN DEATH MIR. Oliver N
Gill died very suddenly in Frederick count
Md, on Friday of last week. 1t appears
was to have been married on Tuesday, of til
week, that his friends had been invited to Il
wedding, and that up to the nome mt of h
death he had been busily engaged, in go
" health, preparing for the joyous event. On +
day evening he was left alone few minute
ia having sent his servant from his room, and
be the return OF 81 -" servant he was found lyir
III, speechless, bnd in moment alter he was
corpse Those who were invited to attend i
wedding on Tuesday followed his remains to Il
VI. grave on Monday.
90 LARGE DAMAGEs,--ln the supreme Court !
S ,turdav, the Jury in the of John Mil
'4' Roy and others, contr tors, against the Sou
IL Reading Branch Railroad Co., rendered a VI
-. dict for Plaintiff, and assessed damages in
- sum Of $l9,947,47.
A negro preacher in Alabama recently sail
to "My dear breddern, de liberal man, what g.
away his property, amt gwan to heabeD
CHI more dan some oh you wicked snnersls CHI
I'd ty ain t good wldout righteousness 1t
Ike beefstake wdeout gravy-dat am to ST
L. no good, no how.
u Louis Napoleon SENS to fear assassinat;
" and it is said that his carriage is made bull
NE proof. The ministers object to his appear
in public, even with strong escort of dragon
>; riding with each mans right hand upon
pistol stock They all afraid he will
", raken of.
II IMPORTANT DEcIsIoN.-The Supreme Coz
C OF the United States recently decided that I
p carrying of unsealeed order for goods,
he Captain Of regular canal Packet. in /
to State IF New York from Albion to Rochestt
PHI was violation of the law tor the prevention
p, fraud, on the revenue of the Post Office dapal
n, ment.
New York CRYSTAL PALAcE-The Coz
ii mon Council of New York have granted to NJ
Riddle, and his associate, the use of Reserve
de Square, about 400 feet square, for the erec,i'
- of a CRYSTAL Palace in which to make the In co