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faithful artlerymen could longer be restrained thew
rushed in to the tent of the representative but ony
in time to the body of their brave old captain pierced
by dozen balls still wrthing in the agonies Of death
Transported with rage uterng cries of vengeance they
every and sought the
camp it too late the monster had escaped in time
and nothing Of him but his form horseback
disappearing the margin Of plain of great extent
The vengeance of these braves however, would only
have been deferred, not lost had NOT Heaven decreed
death more infamous than they contemplated penalty
for such deeds of nfamy AS mghthave been foreseen
however the army Of the Mosele, yictm the rash
ness and incapacty Of ST. just Obliged raise the
siege Of Charero by the advance of the united forces Of
Kaunitz and the Prince Of Orange Overpowered by num-
ber the French recrossed the Sambre leaving part Of
their artillery and great number of prisoners in the
hands of the enemy Uniting with the corps which Jour
dan led to their assistance they formed the army of the
Sambre and the Meuse, which, under the command Of
that marshal performed such glorious feats of arms
After considerable length Of time, ST. Just made his
appearance in his old capacity of commissioner at the
headquarters Of this army. Apparently he had no ap-
prehension Of meeting the old arerymen Of the unfor
tunate De Merus; but they had forgotten him. One
day, when visiting the outposts, surroun..y numer-
GUS escort from coppce at hand arose furious
cry of " Death 10 the assassin :" accompanied by a
shower Of balls which strewed the ground with numbers
OF innocent victims but left the terrified Proconsul I'M
harmed He fed to Paris escaping from the mpsketry
OF the arteymen only to lose his head with Robesperre
and his companions upon the scaffod. H.
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MANY SHALL Run To AND FRo-The time would ap-
pear to have arrived when this portion of the prophet
Daniei vision was to be fulfilled Many shall run to
ana fro and knowledge shall be increased" Late intel
hgence announces that Europeans leaving the rate
more than one thousand per day for the shores Of Anne
rica English papers are beginning seriously speak Of
the Exodus OF the Celtic race" from Ireland. The
waters OF the Atlantic are not alone poughed by the emf
grant and passenger ships those Of the Pacific are dis
turoed Tor similar purpose. To-day august 2d) the
Laa Rookh is anchored in harbor with one hundred
passengers bound from Sydney to California while only
Few days ago another vessel touched here with passen
gers bound from California to Sydney Vessels
stantly passing and repassng the errand Only
three days ago the Thes" arrived with one hundred
Chinese aborers from Annoy while thousands upon thou
sand are leaving China for the western of North
and South America Whittier tends this general move
men among all nations? Never before the ends Of
the earth brought together To circumnavigate
the globe Is now no more thought of than journey Of
hundred miles was few years ago, trip across the
British channel Honolulu Friend
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WE HAVE An ITEM FOR LADIEs-A new bonnet has
made its appearance in Paris originated by Madame Du
hay DE Goberg name famous in the armament of Eu-
ropean fashion The material is ne as well as the sty
1t is made Of the skin of polished leather Madame has
secured patent for her ingenuity 1.-THE Home Journal
has learned and has conferred its exclusive sale in Eng
land upon dashing millner in Regent street London
ihe Journal adds: The possession Of these bonnes has
already become perfect frore TO Paris and the really
beautiful way in which the material is made subervent
TO every style Of wearer from the truly coquettish
the sombre or demure, fully just6cs that distinction
This new article Of dress is called the Dpera Bonnet
We shall "keep eye OUT for the FIRST here
OF the Dheras. 1t will be sight to see when la
dies all get to wearing leather hqts-Aibrnn Atkas
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PURSUIT OF FUGIrIvs SLAvEs.-We noticed the escape
OF some thirty slaves from Mason and Bracken
ties short time ago. Some Of them were captured in
Ohio by their owners distance Of about forty miles
from the river We requested BY gentleman OF this
county, who joined in pursuit and aided in capturing
three Of the fugives of whom belonged to himself,
to state behalf Of the pursuers as an act of justice to
the people of Ohio that the pursuing party not OBJ
structed or il-treated in any way by word or deed,
experienced from the people Of Ohio, both going and
returning every aid they desired many citizens of that
State volunteering their personal assistance and extend
ing the kndest hospitality They brought the captured
slave home without encounterng the least obstacle or
even unkind word The pursuing party feel il their
duty to the people Of Ohio and Kentucky to make this
grateful acknowledgement -Aayst1He Eagle oh
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TIE ROMANCE OF TRADg.-Lundy Foot, the celebrated
snuff manufacturer of Dublin, originally kept small
tobacconists shop at Limerick Ireland One night his
house which was uninsured, was burnt to the ground
As he contemplated the smoking ruins on the following
morning in state bordering despair, some Of the
poor neghbors cropping among the embers for what they
could fnd stumbled upon several cansters of uncon-
sumed but hafbaked snuff which they tried and found
grateful to their that they loaded their wascoat
pockets with the spoil
Lundy Foot reused from his supor at length initiated
their example and took apnch of his own property when
he instantly struck by the superior pungency and fla
yor it had acquired from the great heat which it had
been exposed Treasuring up this valuable hint he took
another house in place called Black Yard" and pre-
pairing large oven for the purpose set diligently about
the manufacture OF that highdried commodity, which
soon became known as " Black Yard Snuff"
Lundy Foot making his customers pay literally through
the nose for one Of the most distinguished kinds of
snuff in the world soon raised the price Of his production
took large house in the city Of Dublin and was often
heard to say, made handsome fortune by being as
supposed utterly runedl-Husf. Merclaats' Magazine
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A BEAR CAUGHT.-on the 18th ultimo the inhabitants
Of Canaan were aroused by neghbor discovering the
track Of the "Great Bear" Of which they Immediately
gave chase with their dogs gums c Several shots we're
fred upon him without effect dogs were handled by him
without mercy. until finally the unerrng rifle brought
him down. He was borne to the village in triumph amid
the cheers and hurzas of the people and to the grac
ton Of the wool-growers The weight Of old Bruin'
was 44o pounds, ,-Hontpeler { ny Waiehman
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JOHN WADLEIdH a soldier of the Revolution died at
Shaker Village N H. October 23 aged 90 years seven
months, and twenty days He was at the battle Of
Bunker i and was Of the last to leave the scene
of action He was Of the founders Of the Society Of
Shakers, having been member Of that fraternity
seventy years.
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RETURN rcKT-A Glasgow paper says newly on voy
age snd elevated y glass OF animal One of this
class was passenger the other day In railway carriage between
Geenok and Port Glasgow which
scrupuous In his phraeoogy and the in solemn tone
expressed his fear that the the road the devil
Well don't matter much replied Jsk al hsve got return
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Over thirty tons of eggs were brought to sandusky ON
Thursday on the Sandusky Mansfield and Newark Rail
road The Register learns that they are all from one
point viz Mansfield.
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AN ELECTION JoKE.-Some three or four. weeks since
notice appeared in the Gazette the Democratic organ of
this county, announcing the authority of Mr. JOHN
sroS, of Clermont county, that Mr. DENNIS VoLEss of
Cincinnati, would address the Hickory Club of Hills
borough on the Saturday night following. Expectation
was on tptoe among our Democratic brethren until the
time for the meeting arrived and considerable crowd
was in attendance all eager to hear the DISTINGUISHED
orator from Cincinnati, who it supposed from his
decidedly Irish name, eloquent Irishman who
would urge the claims of Pierce and King upon his cou
rymen In this vicinity in their rich brogue" and
thereby great results be produced At length Mr. John
ston arrived and was Immediately Intercepted to the
whereabouts of his friend, Mr.. Voens. Great was the
and dire the CONSERVATION which prevailed for
few moments, succeeded by the most bosterous
merTment when it discovered that the distinguished
"Mr VoLESs' only creature of the imagination
child Of error, born like Irshman of BLuypER-
which is thus axplained
1t seems Mr. Johnson had written note from Cincin-
natl to the President of the Club which ran nearly as
follows: "NOLESs VoLESs will be in Hillsborough on
Saturday, and address your Club" Like lawyers
Mr. j. is not remarkable for the egbility of his PEN
manship, and both the President of the Club and the
Editor of the Gazette Ito whom the handed for
publication being probably less deficient in Latin
rendered the phrase NoLENs into DENNIS VoLENs
and-the reader knows the rest.
The joke too good keep 1t leaked out and
the way some Of the Wings poked fun at the discounted
Democrats for being so badly " bored a caution to
all future tanslators Of the dead languages And thus
ended Mr. DENNIS yoLENss first and last visit to Hills
ough.-Hlsborough (Oho) Ne,cs.
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THE VILLAGE PIEDMONT, vA.)-This little village,
situated in Hampshire county, Virginia. opposite West
ernport Maryland is the creation of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad The Cumberland Journal says;
1t is beautifully located at the foot OF the Alleehanv
mountains and is surrounded by amphitheatre Of hills
Here is located the splendid enginehouse Of the compa
NY and here are to be its machine shops unless it
be determined to continue them Mt Cumberland The vii
lage already boasts its stores warehouses; hotels and
private dwellings. Around it. the sides of the noun
tains, rich veins Of semi bitumnous COAL Above it.
mile or two, is the mouth Of Savage where coal also
abounds Already the coal properties in this region
coming into demand and hear of recent sales that in
dicate an enormous rise in value The New Creek Com
pany are about to commence operations far from the
mouth OF Savage and several individual proprietors viii
likewise begin to open out in short time II is reduced
to certainty that the second track the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad will be required for our coal trade"
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appeared the fierce Proconsu who had arisen before the
break Of day and be assured that his orders had
been obeyed, or to exact the fearful penalty he had
threatened.
In vain the misfortune which had befalen the re-
lief party explained to him; in vain the mpossibty
OF executing the work without additional men and uten-
sils represented to him. St. Just was nexorable; his
suppressed fury seemed have itself into
bloodthrsy and cruel purpose Of revenge against the
gallant old officer who commanded the detachment He
ordered De Merss to be shot upon the spot and as il to
aggravate the severity Of his sentence, he called upon
platoon Of his srtlerymen to execute his bloody
sentence upon their captain The men appeared to vn
for moment; for instant the rein Of discipline
restrained them, but in the next hundred were
leveed at the heart Of the Proconsu The tyrant trem
bled and turned pale-s word, a look motion from the
chevaer and the sanguinary wretch would have been
swept into eternity by hail storm Of lead and fire. but
De Meras threw himself before him at the word Of
mand his brought their pieces to the shoulder and
ST. just taking advantage Of the eetneess of his horse
placed himself out Of gunshot quickly as possible
Scarcely had the Proconsul reached the cap before an
order dispatched for De Meras appear before him
His conjured him to fly, or at least to refuse obe
dence to the summons pledgng their lives to perish be-
fore they surrendered him but the Chevalier pointing
TO the flag Of his country exclaimed tbink vou so i'll
Of me as to suppose that the fear Of death in any form
will induce to desert those coors or worse array
myself against themf" They would have accompanied
him, swearing to make rampant about him with their
bodies but he appealed to their sense of duty and of
discipline, and left them, directing his second in com
mand to keep them in position till relieved by orders from
the camp
But short time elapsed after De Meras had arrived
headquarters before voley Of nuskesry heard The
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A DUTcHMAS EN ROUTE.

"We passed also old Dutchman, with an immense
wagon drawn by six yoke Of CATTLE and loaded with
household furniture Behind followed covered
tanning the wife, driving herself and host of babies
the whole bound to the land Of PROMISE of the distance
to which, however they seemed to have the most re-
mote idea To the tail of the cart attached large
chcken-coop full Of fowls, two mch followed and
next came an old mare upon the back Of which perch
ed little brownfaced, barefooted GIRL not more than
seven years DID, while small sucking colt brought up
the rear We had occasion to this old gentleman and
his caravan frequently afterwards passed and re-
passed each other, from time to time, the road The
last we saw of him was the Sweetwater engaged in
saving his wagon into two parts for the purpose Of con-
vertng it into two CARTS and in dsposng Of every thing
he could sell or give away TO tighten his load -
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We passed to-day through large village or settle
ment of the prarie-dog, (Arcorys dopana extending
in length not less than half mile These little animals
very shy and at the least approach Of stranger
HE themselves with all speed to their hoes which they
partly bury their bodies leaving only their heads visible
just above the surface Of the ground where so long as
the alarm lasts, they keep up continual barking The
note somewhat resembles the bark of small puppy but
nevertheless peculiar to be instantly recognised
afterwards by any who has distinctly heard
it. They are very hard to get they are never found
far from their holes and when shot fall Immediately in
to them, where they generally guarded by rattle
snakethe usual sharer Of their subterrAnean retreat
Several shot BY In this situation but when the
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-02-11
FRANCE.

The sMonit; ur has published the new con
| The Prrsd nj Is / be the responsible Govern
or Tor ten years. Ju ,tica Is I, be spcn sed IN
| he Pres dent ia arc; he has the nd ninis.crn !
of the laws and The right ii pardon; he com.
mands the land and forces, declares waf
n,nkes TT, atl,s and appoints all 'uic onaries. =
81 swear obcd ence to the constitution, and ii del
ity to the President" is he oath required from
all the fuuc:ionafi,s In lie case of The dea h
Of the President The Senate convenes The
nation by Il secret deed, TO designate tie cit
izen meriny the confidence OF the people
The papers are flied with accounts Of the re-
moval of the prisoners sent to Cayenne. The
Prisoners have hcen transferred to the courts OF
Toulouse
It is announced in the London 7imrs that
Louis Napoleon is about i strengthen his p 81
ton by a matrimonial alliance with the Princess
of Sweden daughter OF Oscar and Grand
daughter on the mother side, of Eugene Beau
iialnais. She is said to be in her 22nd year
and NAV be considered of French descent both
from father and mother. The correspondent OF
the London Giobe states that Louis Napoleon
still styles himself Prince President and that the
of tile is considered extremely
probable. 1t IS stated on the same authority
that the new constitution does not give entire
satisfaction to even the friends OF the Pres-
dent
Germany is quiet.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-02-11

OPINION OF THE BaITisu Pass OF TIE
Navy OF THE UNITED STATES The British
United Service Journal speaks thus of
navy:
From is inf,ncy to its present state, mos,
bravely, most CALAMITY, have the officers aud
men in the naval prot ssion Of America held up
the honor Of their hlg. There is scarcely one
action in which III, slightest ilnputaipn can be
c ist on any individual. they have never avoid
ed their enemies, x:ep,Irg when 1t W" uld have
been height o. impuience to have faced them
They have f1u.ll. with the most deter nineo
val'r They have, in many cases been success
iul ever nation which held, undrs pu.ed
The Command of the ocean and this very Cir
cnms!ance OF combating an enemy flush. d witt
| al most universal victory, adds great lauiel t.
the Navy OF the United States.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-02-11

The night was clear and ca'm-a brlian
aurora boreais (though have seen them more
brilliant at Dubuqu.) was observed until abou,
O'Clock NJ. Above dark mass which
formed a kind Of circ,c, the apex was about IS
degrees above the horizon, extended a halo re-
stmolin, in lie distance vast prairie on fire
beautiful crimson rays shot up to the hey ht If
40 or 50 degrees.
How was the nj hit Of tie 10Th at Dubuque ]?
On the lS.h ult., we h I'd an additional snow Of
fire inches, making the depth, at the pr, sent
writing, about Is inches. | never saw better
| slcighng at Dubuque than we have had at this
place for the last three weeks, and i, bids fair to
continue throughout he month OF February
| Every hing of the sleigh kind is brought into
requlsition-anl the jingle Of the merry bell is
s!es hing snow is luxury to the Chilli
cotheans, and never saw people enjoy i, bet
ter A colder winter has not been fit since
| 1912; s, said an sold nhlbitant" | met yester-
day. The Ohio river and Canal frozen over
| q .an.
Mr.. Morgan, the head Auditor of State has
issued a Circular, dated Jan. 18th 1852, OF
which the flowing are the i.nportlEt clauses -
ut is deemed proper to n tify you that III :
Department win expect the law taxirr Bank
&c, to be carried into effect c:th the same rigor
as the one mhich taxes ,ndiriduo's When Ell
Their of these laws shall have been rr nounc d
unc lnsItu lonal, it VII both be appropriate and
n, cessary to suspend its opcration-bm nat be-
fore. 1t Is expected, therefore, that Gf MT
already done, you will Immediately proceed t.
collect the t,xss lv.ed under the act OF 2I~t
March, 1851, with the same stric,ness as tie
laws prescribe in resp c. to ind yIual citizens "
1t is known that III. Banks take sand on
Their cha tered p ivlleges and rcinse t. comply
with the law. We cxpect few in this State
Obi is completely cured with Banhs-.lher
name is Leg n"
| The CITY Council msde an appropriation a
, few years since for the bentf. Of the destitute
poor Of This City. The Council is discussing
the propriety Of making another appropriation
for milar purpose, and placing it in the hands
Of the Female Benevolent Society, whose judi
cions use of money in their hands, cllins the
admiration Of all who arc coInizlnt of them
Kossnth is expected at Columbus on. The
ladies have not kissed him as they did Black
Hawks Snn and Mr.. Cly, when they visited
the East. The Governors patriarchill, flowing
beard and luxuriant moIs,ache, probably pre-
vent these delicate attentions | expect to see
kossuth at Coiu:nbus.
Yours, &c.
/ l. d.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-02-11

DuBueUE FouSDRY AND MAcnISE SuoP.-
On Friday afternoon last, we made call at
this establishment which is now being compile
ted, and will be ready in few days to 70 into
active operation. we found both the gentle
manly proprietors, Mcssrs Treadway and Rouse,
engaged in the superintendent and assistance
of the progressing work. These gentlemen
are from New York, and have brought all their
Tools and machinery from home, all Of which
are of most approved character, and are capable
Of keeping thirty forty hands in cons ant
employment in turning out castings and work
mansIIip Of the first order We hail with salts
faction this new visitor amongst us and hope
that the enterprise may meet that merted sue
cess, that seems to be forrshadowed for it, in
the winning department, spirit, industry and
energy that have thus far commanded for
Messrs. Treadway & Rouse, the esteem and
heartfelt wishes Of our whole community for
their united and individual prosperity
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-02-11

Lutte RED On RAlLaoAps.-Thc fol low
ing we clip from the Teleg raph Of the 2nd u'
|, is an extract Of tier of Little Reds, da.
ted Washington, Jan. l4,h.
Big Sioux railroads, will be removed as far from
the affections Of the people, as Big Sioux is re
moved from the settlement and BUSINESS O.. the
C uatry:
NJ hing has transpired as yet, so far as an,
informed, which ind Gates the late of the Rap.
dsappropriation.
| To-day Gen. Dodge presented petitions fer
grant OF lands i'll aid OF the construction 81
| r ,r, ad from Burlington to The Missouri river
/ All right Gov. Whitcomb has gwen notice II
Inc Senate OF bill making grant # lJnds fo
4 railroad from La Fay"te, Indiana, to tine us
souri,, connectin. with The Burliag on and PEG
ria road. and running west from Burlington
so you see the petitions will suit the case, ant
The more that snail be fr Sardcd the bytter.
Mr.. Mace Of Indiana, is anxnusly awaltin!
an opportunity to introduce similar bill i'll iht
House. This propns ten will command sup
port from several ates, and | think il
adoption may b: Aooked upon with conn
dence.
Judge Clark is also watching his opportnnit
10 introduce bill for a road from Dubuque t,
the Missouri, at the mouth Of the Big Sioux,
with brinch from Fort Dodge { the head q
slackwater nav CATION ON the Des m 'lnrs) t.
the Great Bend of the ST. Peters. Should III
bill pass, of which hopes may reasonably b
enertained, it will make Dubuque decided
the strongest point on The Upper Mississippi
To be satisfied of this, you need but look at tn
map. Why Dubuque should have tor so grea
6 length Of time overlooked inportar
an enterprise, and devoted all its energies t
tho procurement of road which would drai
everything from it, is truly surprising
With road to the Missouri, it would foreve
: erioy monopoly of tbs trade of that vast i,
terror, and with branch to the st. Peters, il
fortunes would be that much more enhance,
f The projact is crediiable to the judgment Of i
:. author, and worthy Of his fidelity Is repre-
sentative.