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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28
RAIL ROAD MEETING.

large and respectable meeting of the stock
holders of the Dubuque and Keokuk Railroa
company North was held in the Globe Hall il
the City of Dubuque Jan. 22d 1859. jane
L. Langworthy Esq. was called to the Chat
and James r. Goodrich acted as Secretary
This meeting was intended for an annual meet
ing but on account OF it not being the prone,
day, the business of electing officers was dis
pensed with, SO the ,ard oflast year hold over
another year. And on motion of JUDGE DYER
| Reso'ced, that this meeting as stockholders
IN the Dubuque and Keokuk Railroad Comma
ny North have undiminished confidence in Hon.
Geo. Greene as President, and the entire Board
of Directors elected at the first election and
that our wish is that they act for us another
year.
On motion Of Judge Isbcll the meeting ad
viscd the Board to fill the vacancy ofWm Able,
from Lynn county.
Major l.. II. Langworhy and Judge Lowell.
Agents of the Company addressed the meeting
and presented view of the general prospects
of the company and its finances from which it
was very clear that the agents had been indie
fatigablc in their excrtions for the company and
and the entire community.
Judge LEVEL presented the following Reso
luton, which, were seconded by Mai Lanrwor.
thy and unanimously adopted as follows:
LIST. Resoired, that we the stockholders in
the Dubuque and Keokuk Railroad Companv
North in meeting assembled, view with rcoret
the attempts of some to distract and divide the
action Of Congress upon the grants as PRAYED
for by our Legislature.
end Reso'red, That we think all honorable
efforts should be made by our representatives in
Congress to secure the grant of land as PRAYED
or by us to aid IN constructing road from Du
'uqne to ke"kuk and from Davenport to
-oancl Bluffs.
Bird. Resored, That should this Bill fail as
Introduced by Hon. A. c. Dodge, we trust our
will cndeavor to obtain for the
State of Iowa a grant Of Land for Railroad
rom Council Bluffs to Marengo with branches '
} Dubuque and Davenport.
The following resolution was presented by
udge lsbell from Linn county and adopted. =
Whereas we have received assurances that a
Tnnt of Land to aid in the construction Of orr
abroad viii be made during the present ses "
on OF Congress, in which event the financial ~
Dizzy and prospects of the company may be Z"
ltreiy changed therefore, pi
Rss0tred, Eat the BOARD of Directers he ro-
lcsted to suspend III acaon incurino addition. an
expense except only !. aid>sa the ,,rocur,n IN
oh grant until it shall be ascertain. \
ant of land is actually made or untifso o,o.a me
the present session of Congress, when ,ho un
ard shall call meeting of the stockholders f"'
decide upon the future action of the company
The meeting requested the Directors 10 have at
e Report of our engineer now about completed, GU
blislcd, and on motion the meeting adjourned
JAMES l. LANGWORTIIY, Char'm. Nj
S. r. GoopRIcn, Scct'y. ed
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

CRowoING AHEAD WITH RAILROAD SPEED
-The last Burlington Telegraph in comment.
ing upon the proce edings of railroad meeting
held in that place, has the following:
A distinguished man once being asked what
were the three good requisites ofsucccss replied
action, ACTION, ACTION. And if We adopt
this course In the construction of the Burllng-
ton and Missouri River Railroad there is not a
shadow of doubt but that in due time it will not
only be commenced bu. completed In the Ian
suage OF one of the incorpnra'ors .slet every
man stand up to the fodder rack or no rack"
Our friends below must have pretty strong as
surances from head quarters, Or they would not
calculate SO confidently upon railroad to the
Missouri But it all 'cont DO Mr. Telegraph.
We take it that the State of Iowa has sometime
to say in this matter.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

A SLIG HIT ERRoR--Our neighbor of the
Tribune, who is generally pretty fast traveller,
has unqucstionably got the start of himself, in
defining his position upon the Dubuque and
Keokuk railroad. He says that he advocated
the construction of The Dubuque. and Keokuk
railroad, as tar back as 1912. If we rccoll,ct
right, Linn county claims the oriscn of this pro
ject, by virtue of Mass meeting, which con-
vened at Marion IN 4546 and memorialized
CONGRESS for donation of lands. The proceed.
ings of that meeting, were sent to the office of
the Miners Express, for publication, and in
publishing them, the then editor "ad interim, =
took strong ground in favor of the project
This is small matter, but it is perhaps as well,
10 avoid all extravigant pretensions, for the
Dubuque and Keokuk road, which its enemies
might use against US.
Aside from this slight error, the article #
The Tribune is well worthy of praise.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, }
Dec ~ lSSl
cry respectfully, your ob't servant,
J. BUTTERFIELD, Commissioner.

HENRY THE FIFTH's MOVEMENT AGAINST
Louis ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS from Berlin of
the 9Th state that Count Chambord intends to
make an attempt to attain the throne of France
lie has had an interview with Prince Schwartz
zenburgh, who, it is said. cautioned the Count
not to move hastily, and told him that it was
impossible for forcing cabinets to withdraw their
moral support from Louis Napoleon, as he pos
sessed the confidence of the army, which furn-
lshed the only guarantee for peace and order
The Duke Of Blacas, it is added, has left B.r
lin for France, taking with him several proola-
nations, sumnoning the French people to ODE
dience to their legitimate sovereign, and offer
ing free pardon to Louis Napoleon on his sub
mission.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

lSJURIEs TO WOMEN AND GIRLS FROM THEIR
GARMENTS TAKING FInE.--A writer in the Phil
adelphia Ledger make the following suggestion
to females:
"Ihe notice in your paper recently, of sever
al deaths, occurring from the above causes, has
induced the writer to call public attention to the
simple and etfectual remedy which has been
frequently published heretofore, but which
seems TO have been forgotten. 1t is that i'm
media'ely on discovering their garments are on
hrc they shall throw themselves upon The floor
and roll once or twice. This is an act 9, casv
that 1t can be performed as well by the smallest
child as by the most decrcpid old woman that
IS able to stand or sit by the fire. IF any one
doubts the efficacy ofthe remedy, let them take
strip ofcottod cloth, and hold it with one end
downwards, set fire to the lower end and see how
quickly it will be consuned then let them
light another strip and throw it upon the floor
as soon as it is gnited, and they will see that it
will burn very slowly ard soon 90 out This
remedy ought to be impressed upon the mind
OF every woman, and ought to be taught by
every mother to her daughters, as soon as thew
are able to learn anything"
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28
+. IL. HIErr, Recorder.

DEATHS In CALIroRSIAoWe are exceed
ingly panied to learn, from Mr. Huff, of tbi
City, who has just returned from Chicago, o
the death Off X. O'Farrell
Mr.: Huff conversed with three men at Chco.
go, direct from Nevada City California, who
were present at the time Of Mr. OFareIls death
What his disease was, we have not learned
but understand he was sick but few hours.
This will be deep affection for his family and
numerous friends
In Nevada City, November 18th. VIM. Van.
daburg, aged % years, formerly of Dubuoue
Iowa.
In Nevada, November 5th, Arthur NJ Swe
ncy, aged 20 years, 6 months, from Dallas
county, Mo.
Same place, Ezekial Vance, aged 80 wears
from Wisconsin.
Same place, November goth, Miss Martb,
seman, aged 10 years, 10 tbs, from Clark
county, Mo.
On the 18th November, at Knights Ferrv
Road, Mrs. Mary Drummonds, from Mssour;
At Nevada, November 6, John Blake. If
Davis county Illinois, aged SIS years. Novem'
Der 8, Ebenezer Pierce, Of Michigan county mi.
lois.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

THE Revolutions IN MExICo.-The Pic--
yune, New Orleans, states that the Revoluliors
airy party upSer Caravaja has been completely
ir. kepdp, and dispersed and that Caravaial
has Een arrested by the American Gen. liar
nsf for violating laws Of the u S. in attemp-
ing to organize an expedition against Mexico
Caravajal was prisoner at Fort Brown.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

LOUIS NAPOLEON FISANcIERING.-The New
FORK Mirror publishes an extract of private
letter from Paris, which says:
at is rumored in the financial circles here.
that Prince Louis who is Jeremy Didler on
magnificent scale, has "stuck'' one of your
New York mllionares, vs. no has been living in
Paris, to the tune of $4,000 and that a we'll
known "Chevaler" is IN for it to the extent of
his means, if not more. The Prince invites
these long-pursed gentlemen to the Palace. in
!, ,rodnces them to fashionable society, then ,roub.
les 'hem Tor loan ola hundred thousand or 90.
making them pay rather dear for the whistle.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

~ Among the passengers by the Hermann,
were two distinguished friends Of css 18th, one,
the wealthy officer of the guards, at whose
nc, mouse kossuth s'aid while visiting London
ne other was Capt. Hennlngson, a traveller
y, ~ 'ne East The and Of Zumalacarregui, during
bis short career in Spain, and with him at bIs
death. lie is the author of work on the sub.
ject, and ofanother called Revelations Of Russia.
lie 1T was who had two schoone rs in the neigh
oorhood OF the Dardanelcs, and a re!av Of ho--.
SEES posted at proper distances between Kutr-,
yah 10 effect the escape of Kossuth, if the in
reference OF our government and the English
mad not prevailed with the Sultan.-C Chicago
Journal
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

County Convention will be held at the
Court House in Dubuque, on the 2lst day Of
Feb. at 2P. N. to nominate a candidate for the
Office ofSchool Fund Commssioner--selcct del
egates to the District convention, for the nomi-
nation Of candidate for the office of district
Judge, for the End judicial Dis ric,-and dele
gates to State Convention, TO be called for the
purpose of selecting delegates to attend the
Democratic National Convention to be held at
the City Of Baltimore, on the lst day of June
next-and for the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before the Con-
vention.
In accordance with resolution passed at the
"Moore' Convention in June last, the under
signed County committee, appoint The fol
lowing Executive Committees in each Town
ship for the purpose of organizing the same, with
authority to designate the time and place of
holding their primary meetings, to. select dele
gates to the county convention.
Julien.-J. II. Emerson, R. Nolte and B.
Rupert
.Mosalem:-R Flanagan, J Carson and M.
McCarron.
Ioma.-W. l. Anderson, John Emerson and
H. Ricketts,.
Table Mound.-Thomas McCabe, P. Clark
and Thomas Graffort
Centre.-D. Haggard, W. Kyle and F. Fla
herty.
Mr. Davis
Whitc Watcr.-C. Drew, J. A. Kennedy and
-Curran.
Caseadc.-W. S. Hall, L. Dillon and David
Wolf
Prairie Greek J. McDermott, T. Sullivan
and M. Mooney
Ternon.-Jehn NJ. Moore, John White and
Simeon Clark.
Peru.-Samucl Floyd, NJ W. Powers and
W. G. Stewart.
Li1ery-Geo. Gallon, NJ. Mccullough and
A. Sweeny.
Concord John Stocks, j. Steward and J.
Glue.
Jefferson. Sheriff., J. Rice and Richard
Benson.
Neo Winc.-T. Crawford, F. Rocnkohl and
schemmell.
Washington.-J. Higgins, Simon Cost and J
FARRELL.
Dodgc.-T. Riggs, John Keller and Eli
Woods !
The ratio of representation for each Town.
nip in the convention remains as heretofore.-
IL: Julien township eleven jefferson, Iowa. .
entire, Cascade, Mosalem and Table Mound l
lch three, and the other townships, two y
lch.
An early and efficient organization is earnest !.
desired
As there is no Judicial District Committee
r this District, and as nothing has been said
us far, upon the subject of convention, we *
I'VE thought it not improper, TO suggest the o.
It'll of February next, as the most appropriate :"
ne and Maquoketa, Jackson county, as the -
ost central place for holding the District Con- ~
ntion. "
VIM. II. MERRITT,
JOHN G.. SHIELDS, IL
A. d. ANDERSON til
b. J. O'HALI.O IAN,
THOMAS HARDlE
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

AIR LINE RAILRoAD.-The projected Air
Line Railroad from the city OF New York to
Boston, seems to be in fair way to succeed
The Railroad Journal speaks of the work as fol-
lows;
awe are happy to learn that S. 100000, the
sum required to commence work on this road,
have been subscribed. This secures its com
pietion beyond doubt Operations will be
commenced at once, and will be vigorously
pushed forward till the road shall be compet-
ed.
The above is very gratifying intelligence
The Air Line Railroad, after long series of
trials and defeats has reached point where sue
cess may be regarded as fixed fact
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

GALLASTRY.-ln Lawrence county, Ohio an
aged and feeble gentleman has for some time
past held the Office of county recorder, but ow
ing to his infrmites, the duties of the office
have been transacting by his daughters during
several years past. The old gentleman died
recently, and at the late election Capt. Kerr
proposed to be candidate for the Office. and
that it elected, he would do the business by
proxy-let the daughters of the old Recorder
do the business and receive all the pay. It is
said he received nearly all the votes.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

kossUTHs LONDON Hosr IN New YoRK.-
when kossuth was in London, he lodged, as
was stated in the English papers, at the town
house of Lieut. Massinoberd Of Horse Guard.
blue. 1t is said that, that officer has sold ont
MS commission in the British Army, in order to
put himself at the disposition Of Kossuth for the
approaching war. He is now in this coun
try having arrived by one of the last steam.
ers -f
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

CALL For A COUNTY Convention IN Ioxr.
CouNTY.-A call for "a county convention in
Jones county to be held at Anamosa ON The
2lst day OF February next, will be found ia our
paper this day.
We trust our democratic friends Of ZONES
VIII be duly alive to the Importance oc early
and efficient action upon this subject.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

-=y We are apprised by letter from Iowa
City, that FL. w. Sample, of Keokuk. has zone
- ashinston, to look after our railroad inter
es's. We wish others would do the same
~ is the critical time, when we need all the
influence in that quarter that we can concen.
trate.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

~ The Maine liquor law is nfringed in such
ingenious ways as this A man stopped into a
store in Belfast where liquors was kept for amed-
ical and me chanical" purposes. and producing
large bottle desired to have it fixed Upon
being asked for what purpose he intended il, he
replied 'mecianica,, I'm goiu to make al, OF
yoke this If crnoon."
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

MEETING AT GUTTESBERG-The proceed
lngs of a meeting of the Board of Trustees Of
the Town of Gutenberg will be found in this
days paper.
The meeting was calledfor the purpose of
making arrangemcntsAo accommodate those wi o
may be in attendance at the railroad Conven.
t'on' which is to be held at that place, ON the
Esd day ofTebruary next
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

ihere Will be five Sabbaths in the month Of
February, this year. The same will not occur
again until 1880 Where shall we all no thon,
Don't mention it,
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

MEETING AT WEsr UNIos-We take pleas
ure IN calling the attention of our readers. to
the proceedings Of railroad meeting held at
west Union on the evening Of the 18th ult
Our Fayete county friends, manifest com.
mandabie energy upon this subject.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28
OUR STEAM BOAT MEN.

Now that the question of bringing into the
trade OF the Upper Mississippi, line of Steam.
ers owned at Dubuque, is fairly before the pee.
pie, it should not be suffered to die without h.
ing first thoroughly and well understood j,
does seem to us that our business men are No,
sufficiently awake to the importance of,his mat
ter They seem to think that we must have
The contemplated line of steamers, or none ot
all 1t is well enough to consider and URGE the
necessity OF such a provision but it should NOT
stop there, if the desired amount of stock he
not taken. 1t is not necessary that it should.
Go to work and move along as far as your
means will carry you. If you cannot get ten
boats in the trade, get ore, and you will not
have one long until you will feel able to nave
Two. Nay you will see the necessity for two );
and the important service which the one will
render, will induce you to suffer some consider
able Inconvenience rather than do without
another. Business will grow so brisk
about the wharf, and strange faces be-
come so much more numerous and money cir
culate so much more freely, that you will begin
to regard these few steamers as such welcome
visitors, that it would not be bad policy to invite
Anew more of them into our harbor, particularly
since unlike most visitors, they are ola paving
kind
Ih's's the way to begin. If you cannot get |
hive boats, get three, if not three, two;
if not two, one; and from one YOU will soon
have more than will be needed.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

freeman Hunt, of the Merchants Magazine
mas seen unanimously elected member of the
New York Chamber of Commerce
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

CoScREss-The House have instructed tho
judiciary COMMITTEES to report a bill for an act,
making Deputy Postmastcrs elective.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

RAIL RoAD Mass MEETING-A LARGE and
enthusiastic mass meeting was recently held a.
keckuk, upon the sulject Of our state Railroads
Resolutions were adopted strongly urging our
delegation in congress, 10 adhere strictly to tho
Dubuque and keokuk. and Davenport and
Council Bluffs roads. and to look with suspi-
cion and distr, s. upon any additional or counter
projects, as designed to impede the passage
through Congress, OF bills for this purpose
We are rejoiced to witness these demonstra-.
tons and We trust that other places will call
similar meetings,in order that oar delegation
may be again, and for the tncnneih time re.
minded, that the people of the State, have
the subject as deeply al heart as ever
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

" Reports from New York state that steam
er tickets for California are bought up two
months ahead, and that the price Of tickets is
as high as $3.50.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

Meeting of the Board of Trustees of tn,
Town of Gutenberg.
Pursuant to special call a meeting of tht
Board of Trustees of the Town Of Gutenberg
convened at the Town Hall, on Saturday {
o'clock P. NJ. the 18th inst 1852 A quorum
being present the Board was called to order.
The Recorder submitted the following reso
luton, adopted in mass meeting of the citizen.
of Gutenberg on Thursday the 18th inst.
Resolred, That the hospitality of the town
of Gutenberg ought to be extended to those
strangers who may visit it as delegates to the
Railroad convention on the 23rd day of Febru.
airy and that the Town Council be requested to
take under consideration the propriety of ma
king an appropriation from the Treasury for the
purpose of defraying such expense
N. KRIEBS, President.
d. E. MEYER, Sect'y.
Whereupon Councilman Border, introduced
the following Bill:
BE 1t ordained by the Council of Gutenberg
that the sum of three Hundred Dollars be and
the same is hereby appropriated out ofthe town
Treasury to be disbursed in liqudating the ex
pense that may be incurred by the proffered hos
ptality of the town which is herewith extended
to the Delegates attending the Railroad Con-
Vention to be held at this place on Monday 23d
day of February next, and after some discuss.
on the Bill passed and the proceedings Order
I'd to published in the Dubuque and Milwau-
5ie papers.
CHRISTIAN WISE, Mayor.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

w Hogs IN st. Louis the 10th, had an up
ward tendency. Prices Ranged from S4,75 to
$4,S5.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

" Inc discovery of rich gold placer in Bear
valley, Mariposa county, has produced greet
excitement among the miners. 1t is said tina,
seven persons made no less than $2l7 900 in
eight days. '0'' ."
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

CALIFoRNIA-GREAT Discovery OF Cor,
The steamer last arrived in New York with
Californ news, has, among other in,elpence
the following gratifying fact
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

- II is said that Mr.. Webster has nearly
ready Tor the press, history of the Administra-
ton of WASHINGTON.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

-5'~Of the G,5o0,ono who form the popula.
On OF Ireland, $i,500,101 are Catholics.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28
California Corrcspondenet.

We are Kindly permitted to make the follow.
ing extract, from letter of J. D. Forbes, Ia
his brother q. F. Forbes, dated Forbestown Cal
Nov. 22nd 1851.
"The entire country between here and Mar
ysville is in the greatest State Of excitement
ever known, owing to recent and repeated muir
ders and robbories on the two roads leading to
Feather River-thc Honcut and Old Feather
River road Within ten days there have been
seventeen persons murdered and robbed, by The
internal Greasers (.Nericans) There is Irregular
organized band of them and they do their bru-
tai work with the Llsso and knife The even.
teen bodies which have been thus far discovered.
have the marks of the Lasso and the knife
The majority of those murdered were teamsters.
who probably had not to exceed FIVE dollars
peace. The most intense excitement prevails |
and the people are in pursuit in every direction
The Sheriff of Yuba County Dob Buchanan
with his Deputy undertook few days since, to |
take four of these mlscreants at the town Of
Lindee on the Yuba. When they arrived in
the town and made their business known, the
Mexicans ordered them 10 leave, and know
ing that it would be futile to attempt TO arrest
any one, when there was SO many to resist them.
they concluded to leave. As they were PASSING
through the bars of CorreiIl, the Mexicans
fired upon them, one ball taking effect in the
Sheriff 8 back. just above the kidneys. 1t was
supposed for some days that Mr.. Buchanan
could not survive the wound, but learn he is
now getting better.
was down to Marysville with the team the
other day aud on my return, | campcd with
Stranger drivingan OK team, within mile or SO
Of Mr.. Millers House.. This was on Saturday .
night. The next day~e Travelled TO gcther a
and parted near Natchez wlieve he was to dis q
charge his load. Oh Monday he started on his c
return for another load and in COMPANY with c
two others, were lassocd out Of the wagon. md t
killed within ten feet Of where we had ca,npe v
on Saturday night. considered that had d
made fortunate escape 1t was not thirty six S
hours after | left this poor fellow in robust k
health, that he was corpse. IL had time.
would write more upon this subject
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

DOUBLE IRAcK.-The Hudson River Railroad
20. will apply to the Legislature at it's an.
pfoaching session, for an amendment of their
charter by which to raise the necessity funds
10 complete double track through the whole
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28

COUNTRY SYSTEMATICALLY So indeb cd to
US VIII oblige us BY bringing us Wo Forf
Beet, Butter, Eggs, Flour, Meal or veg tables
n payment Of their accounts Such articles
VIII be received cash from either new or old
subscribers. But VIC want them brought In at
once