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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

1oRRIRLE MURDER.-On Friday evening
last, Henry Blown, highly respectable c tizen
Of Maquoketa, in Jackson county, was murdered
in most cold blooded manner, by man named
Absalom Montgomery. The cause and circum-
stances are briefly these
Dr. Rhodes, the father-in law of Brown, had
n few weeks since, entered piece of land,
which Montgomery sclaimed.' Sh rtlv after
the entry, an anonymous letter was addressed
to DR.. R., stating that unless he give up the
land, his horses &c would be killed, OF his own
blood split O, the afternoon Of the murder.
Brown, who had been hauling wood from this
piece of land during the dav, returned for an
other load and met by Montgomery, who,
tfter few words of conversation, raised his
rife at the distanca of only ten feet, and drlib
erateiy shot him through, the ball entering the
lower end Of the breast bone and lodging in the
spine. Brown fell to the ground and ~ ran
away. B. however, recovered and drove on to
house about half m lie distant, and told what
had taken place A mnsse gcr was Immediately
despatched to town for DR. Rhodes, who re
turned, accompanied by a number Of gentlemen,
barely in time to hear the above statement of
the young man before he expired A party i'm
mediately star ed in pursuit, and hav n ? captured
the murderer few mil"s distant, returned with
him to .N1quoketa, where he is now in safe
hands. Brown leaves a wife and one child to
mourn his sad fate.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

A FEAR IN CHEMIsrRY During rrcent
lecture delivered bv Professor B SiIHman ir
in Now York, he soldlfied carb1nic vas This
eff ctcd bv BRINGING snlrhnric acid in con-
tact with carbonate OF soda, in strong iron
vessel, capable If resisting and EXPENSIVE
pressure of thirty fOur afmosphercs, or FIVE hun
dred aud ten y urds 10 the square inch Pro-
fessor stated that this experiment had been
given up entirely in France, in consequence f
The bursting of several iron vessels bv which
several pers ms had been killed Bu' he stated
that he IRON vessels used on this occasion had
never ben known to bu-s'. and the experiment
was considered not at all dangerous As the
liquid ct bnnr in a liqued state in the vesspi)
was drawn off. large portion in~trntlv evapnr-
at"d. and bv the evaporation reduced The re-
mainder to the freezing point In this way
several pounds Of solid rnrbonc acid was oh
tened. 1t had the appearance Of he whitesf
snow, aud was cold that nv holding it only
three seconds the hand would be frozen He
placed portion vt il around a long vessp, con.
tanning mercury, and frnze the me-cnrv solid -
The mercury was then taken out and hammered
ike lead --PhHadrIphin Rogisfer
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05
From the American Farmer for February.
Gardening.

Sowing seeds for early use-It is to be pre-
sumed that all cur enterprisiny readers have
pre- pared their gardens with hot bed frames,
therefore, W. take pleasure 10 remind them that
during tn month they should SOW seed of the
folowing kinds of vegetables, viz ;-Cabbages,
of early and late kinds, Lettuce, Tomatoes,
| Eggs plants, Caufower. Broccoli. Celery and
o., strr plants or Satisfy
| Celery seed may be sown in the open ground
rs the frost is out of the ground, to raise
a crop to succeed that which may be grown
from the plants grown in the hot-bed
Pcas-Thc pea is comparatively hardy
plant, and many be sown as ealy as the frost is
thoroughly out OF the ground.
Beans-The .Mazagan bean may be sown
towards the last Of this month anywhere south
If Mar, land, well protected and IN warm bor-
ders mere.
Raspterries-Prure the vines, tie up the
bearing ones, and dig in compost composed Of
parts rotten dung, part ashes, and pat
bone earth This compost should be thorough
w mixed together, and remain in heap SINE
da, before being used, in order that the incil-
lent Stage of decomp 'siton may be excit'
in the bones before the compost is used.
Radishes-If you have good loamy, warm
border, facing the south, and protected on the
north and west, you may sow radistes thereon
towards The latter part of the month, or so soon
a the frost IS out OF the ground. The border
must be well manured, dug dep and thorough
ly pulverizrd by frequent raking. Should frost
un.xpectedly come after seed is sown, or the
plan S up, protect the border by covering of
straw, cor STALKS pine bushes.
Parsnips, Carrots, Beets To secure an early
supply of these Tor family use, You should drill
in few rows Of each, so soon as. from the abb
sence of frost, the grouad can be dug and put in
good order. Manure with 8 parts Of rotten dung,
and 2 parts ashes, dig the ground spade deep,
rake well, aud then make your drills l5 inches
apart, inch derp, sow the seed very thInly
cover with the rake, and PIT the earth with the
back of the spade. When the plants come up,
thin the pnrsnps as to stand or inches
the carrots or inches asunder; stir
them frequently with the hoe, and keep them
clean, and you will BIZ rewarded with an early
S apply OF these excellent r. OTIS
Attempt not to fly like an Aeagle with tina
u i'm on Of n uyeu
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

TERRIBLE DIsEAsr.-We learn from Cum-
bnrland (Md that disease which has haffled
he best medical skill has been PREVAILING for
some time past in the Glades, the upper part Of
Allegheny cnunv. lis approach is known nv
\ slight pin, which soon extends over the svs-
TEN, drawing the body nearly double and cans
mr. the most excruciatinr pam to the persons
1'tacksd, who is only relieved by DEATH which
nsuav takes place in few hours Families
have been amosi entirely destroyed bv it. and
~e hear of an instance where a widow and three
chiidren were attacked and died, one little child
only escaping -L0Uisyiie JOurnaI
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

GREAT TELEanArHIc INVENT N.-Prof. J
Milton Sanders, of Cincinnati, writes to the
editor of the Evansville Journal, that Mr.. David
that city, has quite perfected telegraph which
he says will revolutionizr the system entirely
By it news can be transmitted on one wire op
posite ways at the same time, and as rapidly as
person can talk.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

"A buck, wiile being mrasuled for n pair Of
b is, observed: "Ma1e them cover the calr'
"Icavcns ~ exclaimed the astonIshcd sho n1
k"r. surveying his customer from head t. foot
have not lrather enough. '-Er paper.
Not enough. Well 20 to Decker on Main
St fie has leather enough TO cover his calf
and half f',hc rest Of i,lsndind"
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05
state Comvention--The Nominations

State ConventiOn--Thc Nominations.
Our State Convention which convened at
Iowa City on the 25ih April, adjourned on the
evening of the SAM day, after very harm mi
Gus session The following is the result OF their
deliberations:
For See'y of State, G W .NcCleary, of Johnson.
{. auditor WIN. Pattce 6 Lee.
Treasurer !" NJ l. Norris " Polk.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
Cen J Fletcher, Of .nuscatine county.
Ron. G Fl Williams, of Lee,
Augustus Hall, Of Van Buren,, g
VIM E Leffingwn II, of Clinton, &c
DELEGATES TO NATL CONVENTION
VIM. F Coolbaugh, Of Desm,ines County
S S Carpenter Of Davis
George Gillaspie of Marion
B. Bradley Of Jackson
No resolution of instructions to our Dele
yates to the Baltimore Convention were passed
or even proposed A more unexceptionabl,
ticket or better delegation could not have beer
presented.
| More on this subject tomorrow.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

tgMr. Claws health we are sorry TO learn
from the following paragraph from the Wash
lngton correspondence of the Philadelphia NORTH
.3mcrican, is again failing:
"Mr Clay, after passing throngl, stage Of
encouraging improvement, begins to sink again
AID to yield to the prostitution of physical cner.
ries His lamp burns dimlv, and the wick
ai;kcrs, in the socket In fitful humors the ligh,
shines and saddens, admonlshiny but too s.crnly
that the oil is nearly exhausted
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

BURNING OF HoNG KONG, IN CHINA The
San Francisco Herald Of the 9Th Of ulrch, thus
announces the destruction of the city Of Hong
Kong, in China, by fire.
''Nearly ell he city is consumed Hundreds
Of lives have been lost. Every newspaper office
has been destroyed. The fire occurred on the
% December, and commenced in the China
Bazaar 1t spread with ieeriul rapidity among
the bamboo houses Of the Chinese, and snon
communicated to the finest part of the city, be-
coming perfectly r-sstess The loss OF life
among the Chinese was dreadful
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

MATRInoNY. Tears : punches in the ribs
rct up every five mnu'es in the nirh.-hnnfef
ont of bed in he morning-dark cIoudv. dreary
30 to market-turnps, potatoes hew p
Phla Sun.
Oh, scissors /! The vonng man of the SUI
recently advertised for wife-and we pres.
he has been successful He has probably oo
his pay for the ConrtShp-Madc up of smiles
kisses, pressing Of hands, and embraces Poor
Sunny. we pity ynu.-B st n Bee.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

~ A French woman in Savannah. Ga, nf
exraordiarv iecundity, thirtv-three years of age,
has given birth to her twenty second, twenty
third and twenty fourth child en-. She has pro-
iuced the whole twr,'y-fpnr in nine years -
They com" three at time, and are all don,
remarkably well. What is singular, and at the
same time provoking to The husband. who desl-
res to transmit his name and title, they are every
one Of them girls.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05
What bad Legislation Does.

Letters from Maine to the eastern papers de
tail some curious results growing out of the
| Maine Liquor Law. 1t is not very creditable
| 10 the age
| 81 have heen much amused at the accounts
that are given Of the manner in winch the law
| is avaded by the people Of Maine, through the
assistance OF the Boston dealers One wav is
| to pack kegs of liquor in the centre Of casks oil
rice. Another is to place kegs Of liquor IN The
centre of barrels of flour. A third mode is to
send it in oil casks, which cannot be distin.
guished from those holding the regular {. winter
strained" article. A fourth consists in packing
it in bottles in large hoxes that apparently CON
tain tobacco A fifth is to fill trunk belong
ing to a traveller with liquor in bottles, and
which passes without suspicion, az the said
travellers care for his aggage, great as it nav
be, is not greater than travellers generally take
in such cases man leaves Boston for Port.
| land he takes with him his travelling trunk OF
| the usual size his trunk has all the common
ma ks of what it purpnrts 10 be, the initials Of
the owner, &c, but it is slowed full of " bottle
imps, who thus, under the name Of shirts,
| stockings, pants Gratis, &c, find their u av into
the dnminlons Of the rcdoubtable Neal Dow.
and are forthwith set flying in all directions.
not by the friends nf law, but by the friends o.
liquor A sixth mode is to fill coils Of lead
p'Pt WIFI rum, oTHnuy. GIN, or any h'neT nv Ihe
numerous family Of spirits which abominably
haunt mankind, and thus to send it to the very
head quarters Of Temperance.
Thus, you will see. that there is more than
one way Of "laying nipe. have heard Of a
large quantity OF liquor being smnggled into
Name, right under the eyes land Of the noses,
which is the most remarkable fact o. the two
of lot Of temperance folks, who had assembled
expressly to seize it. They knew it was com
ing: but how they did not know The vessel
in which il known tn be, was unloading
her cargo barrel of -four was seized and
small cask of liquor, of the nasiest and cheap
est kind was found in the centre Of it. The
"examining committee" were in as great costa
cies over their discovery as were those three
men of elsewhere, who, having come in posses
sion of an eel, and having consulted as to the
best mode of disp'sing OF the monster, were in
sp'red tn dig pond in which to drown it. Bnt
while they were chuckIinr over their discovery,
and asking 'for moro -four the liquor was coo!ly
going ashore in coils Of lead pipe, the -four he
ing Of the nature Of dust, which the smugglers
had thrown into the sharp eyes of the total alb
stinence lynxes."
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

"a good wife, saws a western editor stis one
who puts her husband at the side of the bed
next the wall, and tucks hun ND to keep warm
in the winter, splits the wood makes the fire in
the rn"rninr, washes her husbands face, and
drnws on his boots for hun, never scnlds, neve,
suffers rent to remain in her husbands srnal
clothes, keeps her shoes up AT the heel and her
stockings darned. never wonders what her hus
band sees Interesting in The young woman VIII
Ives across The wnv. never slams the door loud
when her husband is spanking, and always re-
proves the children when they eat their father $
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

Showing n decided p-epondarance Of the
whig vote in favor of the bill and versa,
large majority of the democratic vote against
it,
Thus ends the effort to re enact in this State
the measure which has obtained so unenv,bl..
a not"riety, and which, as a element, has proved
so fatal tn the par'iz,ns, who have sourht to
infuse il into the elections -BnfaIo Courier.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

The WHEELING BRIDGE The steamer
Pit sburgh, one of the largest and fastest boats
on our river, lowered her chimnrys yesterday
while laying at he wharf ON business .aad passed
under the bridge at good speed, with some 5
feet I" SPAR, although there was "a feet water
the highest rise since 1899 Before she was
out Of sight she had them again in their places.
This fuss about lowering smoke-plpes is all
fudge.-Uheeitng Ga-cue.
The correctness of the above is simply i'm
possible.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05
Indian Slaves.

Gov. Young in his late mess,pe to the leois
ia'ure OF Utah says that The practice of purch
aslng Indian childr for slaves, is trade car
red ON by the Mexican population of New
nexico and Calltorna-thst these traders ni
ale years have EXTENDED their traffic into the
ml's of Utah territory" and that some of the
offenders are now ON trial at salt Lake.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

A Californian thus concluded letter dissuad
ny his friends from following him to the land Of
Id, and fortunes most tickle favors:
.Now, if what have said has effect on
your de'erm nation, let me add, If you would
i've like hog, die like dog, come on, for
This is the place where YOU may do both
But stay where you are, and the day will come
when Won will thank me for the advice
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

TRACT SociETY.-The receipts of the Ameri.
can irac 'cety for the month Of March were:
Donations, ;siS GOo 81; Publications sold. Sl3.
oO296. T",ai. $3l ,0oS ~. The Boston branch
received S342l o. during the same period
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

a FLoop AT New York The tide on Mon
day night rose so high that the water in many
places broke over the piers, and in West and
other streets joining, large number Of streets
were flooded At Fulton ferry the river rose
two or three feet over the docks, to the great
Inconvenience Of the ferry-boa's, which found
considerable difficulty in getting in and out Of
the slips. When the q cd subsidized, the streets
were literally sirewcd with timber, barrels, &c
ard l. is learned that a urge amount of mer-
/ chandise which was lying IN fhe per has been
damaged or destroyed The docks at J. zsey
City and Hobcken were also submerged Tie
tide, at the latter place, Dr. Ike over the sea-w II
covering tn" lawn in front Of Bunkers II tel.
swe. ping ri ht up TO the southern piazza. Sad
havoc was make among the awnings, swing
,igns, &c, that had been left out-.Nsr York.
Times It'll
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

MARRIAGE At Fancy BALL.--At fancy
dress ball, at Syracuse, n. Y, on the evening
OF the Sth inst. among other incidents, was the
marriage Of Nr. james Doran, who appeared
in the brilliant costume Of knight Of Malta,
to Miss Bartlett, dark eyed beauty who was
elegantly attred in The dress Of Greek girl to
the great wonder and astonishment of all spec
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

The construction given TO the act rendering
bounty lands assignable, by those who favored
the act, Will admit about fifty or sixty thousand
persons to land bountles, in addition to the mum
bers to which the original act applied
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

The naine law is having hard, a very hard
run on the Political race course, and the signs
now are lha it has nearly run to the end If the
track, d euled in New Jersey, then in Con-
nrcticu', and now in Pennsylvania to say moth
ing nt the .unkndest cut Of air the peopl of
Portland 9, We 10 Hon. N, al Dow he other day !!
At Albany, IN this Slate, 1t looks as if it was
never to be born, even to give it an opportunity
t. dIe.--.F. Y. Express
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

~ Terrible fight occurred near Havana early
this month between some American and Eng.
hsh sailors The military were called upon t.
interfere, but before order could be restored sew
eral persons were killed.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

u We notice by the St, Louis papers, that
the somewhat notorious Edw. Z. G.. Judson
alias Ned Buntln, ,cas married on The goth
nit near fInnnihnI No
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

A Washington correspondent Of the Cincin
natl Gazette says:
Matthew st Clair Clarke-the brilliant wit
and ACCOMPLISHED gentlenan-lies now at tho
point OF d"nhttul struggle between lif, and
death. Nav, tn" struggle is hardly doubtfur anv
longer MIR. Clarke could scarcely he worse,
and live
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

~ An unpr, ced, nted food is looked for in
the Ohio. A. last accoun II was still rising
The river here is higher now than it was last
year at its highest point.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

The gates of Constantinople, which Were
made of cypress stood entire from the time I"
Constantine, their founder, to that of Pope
Eugene ", period IF !, 100 years.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

A youth named Arnold, aged II years, con-
v:cled of murder at Columbus, n &. has been
sentenced TO be hung on the 2 st of May.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05
So,netI,in. Wrong.

Mr.. David Burke of Garry Owen informs us
that our paper frequently fails 10 reach him and
other subscribers al that place, whilst other pa
pers publish in this city on the same day that
ours is, seldom, if ever fails to reach their dest
nation. We assure our friends at Garry Owen
that their papers are mailed regularly. We
are on the track Of this thing and shall not fail
to speak out plainly and in manner that will
TsLL, when we discover by whose agency this
sort Of game is practised. Meantime let no one
put on this shoe unless it Cts him. -
LATER FROM PoRT. aU pRIsc Ely late adj
vices from Port-au Prince, we learn that the
weather. classes from all pars OF the empire
were crowding into that city 10 be present al
the coronation of Fanstin J.. which was to take
place on the lllh inst. The government, in
anticipation Of 100000 strangers being assem-
bled to behold the aurust ceremony, have laid
in large stock Of flour and other provisions
for Ike hoops. and tho generals in command OF
their respective districts and ACCOMPLISHMENTS had
ord rs to procure and forward with all possible
dispatch certain quantities Of yams. plaintainS
potatoes, poultry, fruit, &c. sufficient to last fol
fifteen days.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

The papers are Dragging of an invention by
We have seen, however, the human hide aimed
in FIVE minules.-Some schoolmasters can do il
in two minutes,
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05
Tn Main Law Emac -memt

Thh Albany .4rgus, of Saturday, states
that The Maine Law was on Friday defeated in
the Assembly bv vote Of 45 to 81
The vote on the final passa Of bill polt-
ically classified stands as follows:
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

u Weather yesterday, clear, cool and dry
with prospect Of is continuance,
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

The Library of Louis Philippe, late King o
tie French, is new being sold by auction, ii
PARIS, and nun,ero+as is TIE collection, that i
will require month t. complete the sale
Among the books, is one for which there will be
great conpeti,ion-Perceforcst 1t is The nnly
copy in ex's'ancr, and the British Gnvrrnsaaen
h1s auihoriz ID It's agent to give much as ter
thousand francs for it.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

Austria is still on excellent terms with
France.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05
Zrdlngar, A dair
Remaining in the Post Office at d .ibuqrc

Persons calling for any of the above letters
will say they advertised, otherwise they will
not be locked for.
W. ii ROBBINS, P. M.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05
11r. EIaMSum and Gen. Scott.

The St. Louis Inrclligeneer of the 2ith ul,.
contains letter from its Washington correspnn
dent, from which, it would appear that the
Scott men are having things all their own way
at the capital Mr. Mansum, in speech of an
hour and half in the Senate, went int an ex
plana'inn OF his pos ton and preferences for
Scott, aud asserted, upon reasons adduced, that
he was the only Whis who could by any posi-.
bility be elected He charged the Admin stra-
ton with opposing Scott, and declared, that
he-Scot-would, undoubtedly, be the TO nj
nee of the Wing party, unless defeated by the
Vaccinations of Fillmore and his friends
1t appears that the Speech of Mr.. Mangunl
/, not regarded as the mere ebuli;ion of an in.
discrete partizan, but the emlnaion Of a well
considered and predetermined movement Of the
friends Of Gen. Scott, both North and South.
At Washington, it would seem, that the ques
ton is considered settled as to who shall be the
Wing cand date. Webster is hardly though,
of, Fillmore is expected to retire with becoming
modesty, to the shndes of private life, willis,
JuSS una Jo""fS seeHiS - W. ill tue Tdge
1t may now be set down with good deal Of
certainty, tina, Clss and Scott will be the oppo
sing candidates fer the Presidency. VIII, the
candidates for the Vice Presidency will be- is
quite uncertain, judging from any present indi-
cations. few weeks will relieve all ANXIETY
and speculation on the subject and we care no,
how soon it Comes.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

Lewis Cass, Jr., will be permitted to remain
Change at Rome.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05

~ BY request, we give place to the follow.
ing message and proceedings, relative TO our
Telegraph Line and the Company, in as much
as it subject in which all our business men
feel more or less interest