The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-12-01

new ones.
~ Rev. J. o. Callagan, a Catholic
priest, IN Burlington, VT, has recently issued
Review, detected and refuted," in which he
endeavors te prove that the tendency OF
Brownson's writings, in defence of the Roman
Chatholic faith, is really towards Atheism
II Horace Greeley AID William T.. R,bin.
son, alias SHE vegammon Robinson have been
appointed executors of the last will ard tesla
ment Of the late WHIT putty Greeley's cture
books are all that now remain of what was once
formidable mass Of "fus., feathers, and vanity,
The Wing party died, on the second instant, in,
so vcnt.-Pot0S Signal.
Greeley ex perforated himself 10 death Robin
son died of mental hallucina,ion; and Scott
choked himself to death by attempting to swal-
low both brogue and German accent at the same
,ime. Let them be embalmed in sup.
FATAL AccIDENr.-James r. Lea, Esq, of
Carrollton Miss, lawyer Of fine talent, and
universally beloved and respected, was acciden
tally killed by his bro,hr in law, MIR 40 Ham
mon, while hun'lng few days since in Carol
county. the two were in the woods together
and on horseback. MIR. Hammons' horse Stun
bled and fell. The fall .discarghed the gun, two
balls from which entered MIR. LEAFS neck ane
passed through his chest.
From the Chicago Citizen.
Letter from a Brother in australia to a Siste
In Chicago.
Lancaster, Van Diemans Land.
January lst, 1852.
II is my intention TO leave this place
and go to Port Phillip. The gold diggings
| there /" are the wonder Of the world'-only
As h urs travel from here by the steamers
where gold can be found in any quantity
assure ynu doubt it not. Pieces have been
found near Po,t Phillip and Sydney that wei gher
| 100 pounds. I.n''k at what that will come tc
| at 40 pounds sterling, or 800 for every pound
of gold. There are many men that father knew
who were in very moderate circumstances, and
who are now wealthy. Your Uncle Williamson
went over and in about fortnight three
weeks returned with several hundred pounds
sterling. Your uncle Jonathan sent over II
me about 60 ounces, which sold for better thar
two hundred pounds sterling, equal to about
| 3 ,000,) that was the earning of three weeks
He was here short time ago and told me
iunaie, tr there are plenty that dig regularly
about l2 ounces day. There is another old
| friend OF fathers that went to Califorl ia anC
Sydney and did good; he then went to Por
Phillip, and in ten days dug serenity one pounds
w itch was worth 2,540 pounds sterling, (ol
81 1,3l4) You can believe this, for saw it a:
he was returning by way Of lancaster He
came to see me, and rnquired if | had h"are
anything from my father. He is going there
| again, where there will be plenty of water,
about March; have promised to go with him
if do not go before.
There is no mist,ke, Lester and Hobar
Town, and all the Colonies are completely de
serted The gold runs for hundreds Of miles.
There are about 10000 men digging now. A.
| for labor, it is quite out of the question; mer
will not work at anything but digging gold
They actually refuse six pounds sterling, week
(about $50 and say that they can easily carr
that in one day. The farmers wives ant
daughters have to get IN the harvests. | will
now drop the gold subject, as you will see pen
| ty of it in the newspapers.
(Signed)
c. A. BAYLEY,