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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06
Immense Mass Meeting of
is the Democracy.

= On Monday next there will be a mass
meeting of the Democracy Of Dubuque
and surrounding country in this City.
at which the Hon. Stephen A. Doug
las, Gen. james Shields, Hon. Gusta-
vus koerner of H., and Gen. A. G.
Dodge, will be present andaddress the
people.
= Such a collection of talent has ne, :
er been announced for Dubuque be-
fore, and We sincerely hope that our
friends from all parts Of tie State and
the surrounding States, will show by
their presence on the occasion, that
they fully appreciate the, sacrifice Of
time and trouble these distinguished
gentlemen are making, in their. present
noble Efforts for Pierce and King
Let none hang back. Such a time
comes only once in many years. Come
one. come all. s.ss-sg tEo
Nine cheers fora Pierce and King
Douglas, Shields, Koerner, Dodge and
democracy. - sss 80 y
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

A Coon HIr.-John Van Buren, in his speech
at Newburgb,N N. Y among other hings said that
after November next, Gen. Scott would be deliv-
cred of all apprehension Of ga fire in the rear, -
which had been the nigh mare Of his life,-be-
cause then he would be so far behind that there
would be nobody behind TO fire al him
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06
New York. Sent. l6

There is growing ease IN the money mar
ket, and the banks finding the best Of their Gus.
toners seeking cheaper rates in the street, have,
some Of them, been compelled to reduce their
own rates, and short prime pipr has according
ly been taken at 81. and few as low as 5
per cent. Many Of the banks, however, having
previously filled up with long paper, have a
limited inc me, and are asking per cent
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

THE New POSTAGE LAw-lt seems that
there was mistake IN the published version OF
the new postage law. A despatch from Wash.
ington to the Philadelphia Ledger says the pro-
vision in relation to the pre- payment Of postage,
should read as follows:
"When the postage upon any newspaper or
periodical is paid yearly quarterly, in advance,
at the Office If delivery, at the office where
the same is mailed and evidence of such pay
ment is furnished to the Office Of delivery, in
such manner as the Post Office Department
shall by general regulations prescribe, one halt
Of the said rate only shall be charged
Sicily A grand eruption Of Mont Etns oc-
Cured on the Goth OF August. the most brilliant
in forty years-several villages were in great
danger Of being destroyed by the lava.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

young naval officer, when asked what
period OF the battle was most appalling, replied,
he few hushed moments when they sprinkled
The decks with SAND, to drink the human blood
as yet unshcd"
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

Atthe last accounts, the cholera was pursuing
us march westward through Prussia. 1t origi.
mated with some workmen who opened vault
where the remains of persons, who had died
with the cholera, had been Deposited several
Teate before
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06
AsBTABuLA, Sept. 49,

The propeller James Wood was sunk ye.tey-
day while endeavoring to make Ashtabnfa har-
Dor She had deck load OF -four which WINS
all swept of,-nine thousand bushels wheat iis
her hold Her main deck is four feet below the
stl Yface of the yater
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

The Chicago Democrat sets down Chicago
at some Kindred thousand population at the
close Of 1882" declaring that its growth for the
last two months ''has exceeded anything tina,
the maddest enihuslast eyer dream Of,
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06
SCOTT Il GRAHAN VI.
G7LPHLT CLAIMS.

AGENTS Of the .tatire american dissertation
G3LPHLT Claims.
Rooms. No. 3 and 4, just under PIERCE &
KIsG's Intelligence Office and dem.
ocratic Forwarding Rooms.
WIN H. SEWARD, New York, r.e
HORACE GREELEY, t.
WIN. +. ROBINSON, Philadelphia, Native
candidate for Sheriff. E- Gt
F.S. As Mr.. PIERCE will remove, in the
Spring Of 1853, to the White House, and Mr.
Kiso will be elected President Of the Senate
Association, ScoTr & GRAHAM will y"cate
their present basement rooms and occupy No. I
and 2, at present occupied by PIERCE & KiSa.
N. B. Those having accounts against the
old firm of Sco1r g. McLAxE will please pre-
sent them to their assigned, Geo. Washington
Reed, No. l3 Obsolete street, SALT. RIVER.
Scorr & GRAHAM take this opportunity to
caution the public against one DANIEL WEBS
TER, who Is not to be trusted either as a
Wing or Native American sepI7daw.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

The N. Y. tlerrld says that 'ln every pos
slble contingency the triumph Of the D,rlacra-
CIV seems certain. That seems to be the opini-
on of ssthe rest of mankind also.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06
Chicago, Sept %, 1862.

CHIcaGo, Sept p, 1852.
To IIos. GEO. W. JONES
Douglas s. Dodge, "a
" are in Wisconsin,. Have your pape- an
nounce that both speak at Rock is,snd on Sat
urday next. Dodge wrote you. to n,set them at
Rock Island and accompany them to buriing-
ton where Douglas speaks Oct. 4ik.
JOHN WENTWORTH
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06
CREELEY,s OPINION scoTTIN -

.GREELEY S OPINION OF SCOTTTN q
u. ascend a delegate to the Convention If you
can, for Clay ), IL not tor Clay, Tor Corwin: it
not for Corwin, fur Seward, for Taylor; but
last Of ait for Scorr Scott is q cain, conceded
ooxconb OF a man. HIS brains--all that he has
.-are in his epauletts, and ifhe should be elect.
ed President, he would TEAR The Wing party
into ta,,ers n LEssTHA SIX eMosrHs."-(
ace Greeley.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

It is not Hon II. Nj Sbey, of Minnesota
but Hon. NJ. II Sihley Of Canandaigua, N. Y,
who is dead. Haukcse
1t is not Hon. II. NJ Sibicy, of Minnesota
but Hon II Fl Sibley.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

TRAT WICKED R1B-At the Woman /,
Rights Convention, New York, the following
rich speech was made
Mrs. Palmita said she had preached risen
Saviour fifteen years A preacher had told her
that woman was the wickedest--she referred to
It in her next discourse. A rib taken from
man was formed into flesh of his flesh one
rib was 30 wicked, what a mass Of w,ckedness
tn whole man must be (Conyu!sons oflaush-
teri
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06
New ORL.ANs, Sept. is.

The Pycayunc has received adpices from the
city of Mexico to 2lst ult. The only item Of
importance is the issuing of proclamation III
the government recognizing Daveia, an Wsur.
gent chief as Governor Of Jalapa. The affairs
of the country assume serious aspect
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

John Van Buren, lately said in speech that,
of the 10000 persons in New York who voted
for Martin Van Buren, in ls4s, he had heard
Of only three who will not vote for Pierce and
King. 5a ufrt
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06
The California State Journal of the IL h Of

Col. JAMES L. FREAsER.-Last evening the
Governor received dispatches from Ureka city
dated August which leave no room for doubts
to the fate Of the gallant Freaner and his party
They were murdered by the Pitt river Indians,
cation has been made TO the Governor for al ms
and ammunition $3.50
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06
$4o,6s759
Increase

A NEW VIEW of THE MAIsE LAw-John
Brown has M objections to the lick-her- law,
when applied to Jane. Jane Brown contends
siou'ly for the liquor law, as applicable to John.
James argument is simple and conclusive
When John does liquor he does lick her When
John d. mt liquor, he dom, HEX her; therefore if
John can't liquor he won't lick her; the conclu :
sion she wishes 10 reach.
II Senator Dauglas says there ARE not
Wings enough on The prairies Of the West %
make mile stones"
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

TT A lady s definition Of husband '.He is
snal ling, crusty. sullen, testy, forward, cross,
gruffy, moody, grabbed, snappish, tart, spleneic,
surly. dry, brush, fierce, morose, waspish,
currsh, bo"rish fretful, peevish, huffish. snlky,
iouchy, fractions, rugged, clustering, coptious,
i'll natured, rusty. churl,sh, growing, maundcr-
ing, uppish, stern, grazing, frunpish, ill humor-
some envious dog in manger, who neithe.
eats himself, nor lets others eat Bad as the
fellow is, IT'S plain enough that he has an ami
aLie wife
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

MouNr PLEAsANr.-We had the pleasure OF
a visit TO Mt. Pleasant the other day. 1t Is the
first time that we have ever gone over the
ground and viewed the spot in all its beauty
1t 10 siiuated over the Bluffs about mile from
town and is really one Of the most romantic
places tina, we know OF in this vicinity.
We nave not the space this week to say what
we desire to, upon the advantages Of this point
as location for residences, but will do SO in
our next.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

IT The English papers of the 10th of July
state that accounts had heed received from Aus.
traiia to the middle Of May, and that the yield
OF gold was immense, far exceeding anything
reported from California
Outrages on life and property were very rife.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06
New York Money Market.

1t will be seen that the rates Of interest are
again recedng in New York, and that the banks
find great dfiic ulty in holding paper up to six
per cent:
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06
Erie ketlrOad.

The receipts OF the Erie Railroad for the
month of August, 1859, were as follows, viz:
Passengers and Mail $I64 500 30
From Freight l49, IOI 41-$3136O1 II
Receipts IN August, 1851 263 964I2
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

II The running time Of the Express trains
between Duakirk and New York will be reducrd
next week to fourteen hours. 1t is now seven
teen and hall hours
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06
JAS. BURT Rec dr. protein.

Proceedings Of the Common Council.
Thursday Sept. ED 1859
Board met pursuant 10 adjournment present,
Mayor, Aldermen, NAPLES, Burt, McIIenry and
Mcnamara.
The report of the Mayor on the subject Of
the late loans being unfinished business came up
and report was made verbally, accompanied
BY rrceip, of Cook Sergeant & C". for the bonds
and account sales Of same from Cook Sergeant
& Co. showing funds in their hands, $40 1885,
80, over expenses, &c.
On motion Of Mr.. McfIenry, resolved, that
the report of the Mayor be accepted and that
he be discharged
On motion of MIR. McIIenry, resolved that a,
draft be drawn for three thousand Dollars, be
drawn on this fund to be placed in treasury To
meet expenses.
On motion of Mr.. McIIenry, resolved that
committee of two be appointed to close up tenn
porary loan wi Cook Sergeant & Co.--IChair
appointed Alderman McHenry and Waples,l
and that an order be drawn on the treasurer for
the amount, when ascertained
On motion of Mr. McIlenry, resolved, that
the Recorder, Treasurer and Marshal be reques-
ted to furnish 10 the City Council for the FIRST
week in next month half yearly statement of
the orders drawn, aud monies received and ex.
pended, aud collections 80 far as made up tn
that time, since the election Of the present board
OWN Smith was allowed $25, for services o.
Waterman for one month, and ordered an order
for that amount in his favor
On motion, Board adjourned till CT o'clock
T M, on Monday next. JAS. BURT. -
Recorder, Protein.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

THE HOMESTEAD OF JoHN RANDOLPH On
Monday the 9Th instant, the division of "Rn.
anoke," 0he late residence of the celebrated
John RAJ dolph,) was sold at Charlotte Court
house for something less than $25 700. The
purchaser was Mr. Wood Boulddin.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06
An Ambitious old Gentleman.

Elk. Governor Lucas seems to have a mania
for appearing in the papers. fe is out with
an other long letter for the wings. He makes
short paragraph in the Reporter, the excuse
for second time giving his views of the dem
ncraiic - party. lie is as abusive OF the party
in his last epstle, he was in his first aud at
tempts to De remarkably aud excru'ating,y
severe upon our neighbor of the Reporter. The
old gentleman has voluntarily opened the door
for pretty harsh castiga,i,n, but in pity to his
age and in6rmities, we trust that it'll. notice
will be takenof him. A man who could four
weeks before the meeting Of the Baltimore
Convention, declare that-he would not support
Cass il nominated for the Presidency, and then
say, AZ he did in his letter IF few weeks since,
that he would hive supported Gen. Cass, had
he been The democratic neminee, is entitled to
all the commisseration that the intiruities Of age
can inspire.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

Geo. w. Allen, the well known originator of
Land Reform, avows his determination to vote
for Pierce.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06
From the Chicago Democrat ofthe Goth nlt
Mass Meeting ut elvidere,

THURSDAY, OCTOBER I4th.
The Democrats of DeKalb Winnebago and
Mcflenry are expected to be present il a
body.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06
HIGHLYlMPORTANT.

Those iadebied to this office must CO ac for
ward and settle up, Our expenses are heavy
and have u be met promptly. To do this, our
friends must pay up. We hope this call will be
hced<d. 80
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

Democratic Mass Meeting Ia Dubuque.
Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, General James
Shields, and Judge Koerner the democratic
candidate for Lieut. Governor Of illinois, will
address the people of Dubuque and surrounding
country, on the lith inst. Gen. A e Dodge and
other speakers will probably be present.
II will be the duty OF our democratic friends
to east about and make the necessary arrange
ments preparatory to receiving these ds''ngul.
shed 81 ntlem men and the thousands who will
pour in from the country to see and heal them.
Let our friends come together at once and ois
charge this duty.
In an other place will be found a notice of the
little Giants appointments. This young md
truly distinguished son of democracy, is doing
noble service for his party and for Pierce and
King. He deserves all praise for his dlsinter
estrd efforts and we sincerely hope that our
friends from this, and the adjacent counties,
will show by their presence, that they duly ap
preciate the efforts and sacrifices OF Illinois
favorte son.
Ia other place will be found an article from
the Chicago Democrat announcing Judge
Douglas appointments.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

A MORE GALLANT. MAN, OR A MORE
HONORA Biz VI IAN THAN GEN.PlERCE,
.BOTH IN PUBLIC AND IN PRIVATE, |
NEVER kNEW."-IGen Scott to Col Cor
man. 4svt
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

scOTTON THE BANKRUPT LAW.
..lfl had the honor ola vote on The occasion,
il would have been in favor of the Bankrupt
Bill
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

Lieut. Governor Koerner-we speak of as
slough elected. because we expect he will be-
speaks iiae German language fiuently and MAJ
he expected TO address the Germans in their own
language
He isrePresented as excellent speaker and
our German friends may expect fine iutellec-
tual treat.
Oh poor Ciolina and his friends
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

WORM TRYiNG.-fti is said that a teaspoon
full Of table salt Dissolved ia a tumblcr Of water,
drank 1t once, checks the most violent attack Of
papi tation Of the heart in a few minutes.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06
WAsu,xeror. Seo.. 2I.

The report yesterday that Secretary Corwin
had rendered his resignation to the President,i IL
contradicted. He has not resigned.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

IL Our democratic friends Of johnson. Linn
and Jones promised to be present, if we would
give them no'ice. wien Judge Douglas would
be with as. The nth inst Is the time appointed
Keep your promise.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

TogSAGE DurIEs.-The vote upon Mr. Doug
las bill, authorizing the States To levy tonnage
duty for the improvement of harbors and rivers,
was follows:
AYEs-Mcssrs Atchison, aBorIand, = Brod
head, Brookrs, Butler, Charlton, Dawson, De-
saussure, ID ,dge Of Iowa, Douglas, iae, Hun
ter, jones Of Iowa, King, Mallory, Mason aud
Soule--I7
NAYs-Messrs. Bayard, Bill, Bradbury,
Bright, Cass, Clarke, Cooper, Davis, Fetch,
Foot, Geyer, Hanlin, Houston, Merriwether,
Norton, Pearce, Pratt, Rusk, Seward, Sm,th,
Spruance, Sumner, Underwo God, Upha,n and
Wade-25.
The amendment was withdrawn before the
vote by Judge Douglas, but was renewed by MIR
Atchison.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06
CINCINNATI. Sept. o.

River stationary. Weather fine.
Flour firm. Superfine @3 80 to 81 IS.
Whisky-Sales at III
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

" Critics-billious wretcfes who abuse YOU
because you know more than they do
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

u Mr Rice Consul at Acapulco. Mexico,
mas returned 10 that place and re opened his
Office.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

~DEMocRArIc AssoCIArIoN-On Saturday
evening the Association met. Although the
eysn'ny was very wet. there was very fltter-
ing turn out and the speeches were of the best
knd. We like to see the feeling elected by
these meetings kept up II argues well for our
cause IN November a
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

Josxs CousrY; ORpERs Those desiring to
purchase Jones Co. orders, can be accommo-
dated by calling upon Or, Singer Of Anamosa
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

II The venerable Bishop Chase, whose
death we have recently chronicled, was II years
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06


On the 29th ult., a Wing meeting was held
at Davenport, at which the notorious Elk Gov
Bebb of Ohio, and MIR. Linder OF Ill. were
present and spoke. MIR. William +. Letting
well one Of the democratic electors for this state
was present and was invited by the wings to
participate in the meeting. He agreed to do so.
Bebb spoke first and in his speech disguised
every one present with his low and contempt
ible blackguardisn Of Gen. Pierce. After he
mad concluded his speech, during which time
Mr. L. ff,ngwcll and his democratic friends had
observed the most marked attention and cour-
aud rose to reply according to previous arrange
u ent, whea the wings present commenced hiss
inx him he hesitaica before entering the desk
rxpcc,ng some the wings present to ask hum
into the desk, remarking at the time that an ar
rangement had been made by which he was I"
speak, bu, that IL it not entirely "a isfactory
he would say nothing. He was finally grndg.
:agly allowed to enter The desk and such a vim
dicatinn as Gen. Pierce there received and such
a whitening rebuke as Bcbb and his echoes there
pie Of any town to listen to
The rakng thatthe wings there got produced
such an effect upon them, that it was deemed
necessary for the editor Of the Gazette, who is
one Of the most INSCRIPTIONS partizans in the
state, to write and publish ar,,cle accusing
Mr.. Lefingwell and his friends Of having gone
10 that meeting unsolicited for the purpose Of
creating a row. The editor accused Mr.. L.. Of
hn wing disturbed the meeting and abused him in
the most INSCRIPTIONS manner.
This is the game that the wings are playing
in this canvass aud We write this article to put
our friends on their guard.
Those WHOM, they cannot meet in argument,
they attempt to traduce. Watch them fellow
de mOcrats
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

1t is reported in the street that the brig Gcor-.
&c Henry, from Chagres for port in the Uni.
ted States, has been BEARDED at sea with all
hands on board dead, supposed Of Chagres few
er. ieHe,E
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

tn. iRoS Duke IL No MoRE-The Duke
Of Wellington died on the l4th ult. He was a
distinguished man. The force Of circumstan-
ces, not Of his own producing, give him VIC
tory over the mightiest military chirftain of the
age. The Duke for many years, held a CON-
m1nding influence in the counsels Of the Brit.
ish Government. Few possessed longer and
a better understanding with the Queen, than
did he.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06
MICHIGAN

The Wing and Democratic nominations for
Congress in the State Of Michigan have been
completed as follows:
DIST. Wig. Dem.
!, William A Howard, David Stuart
2, Joseph Il. Williams, David A Noble
3, Henry II. Villa MS, SAMUEL Clark
A, George Bradley Hestor L. Stevens
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

. u We have received the October number Of
trahams Magazine. containing ito usual vsrie-
~ OF interesting matte. ana beautiful illustra-
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

" We were favored Saturday with visit
from our old friend MIR. Thomas Hardie, who
has jus, returned from visit to Baltimore, as
delegate to the annual meeting Of the Grand
Lodge of | o. of O. F. of the United States
he Is in fine health and fine spirits. He is
close observer of men md things, and says tina,
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06

a We likewise had VISIT rom a.. old and es-
teened typo, DIR. Mpriarte. who informs us, that
he is about To establish a paper at Bellevue Jack
son conaiy Mr., VI is whig aud will print
wing paper, but he is man Of intelligence aud
gen,lemanIy impulses.
We hope he may be successful in making a
great deal Of. money, but few converts to his po
litical faith