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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-23

THE DAsuBIAS PRIScIPALITIEs.-To the eastward OF
Hungary intervening between the land of Kossuth and
the land or the Czar, lies Modava 1t constitutes,
the map, sort of promontory reaching up into
the dangerous neghborhood of Russia along the banks
OF the Prush from the point where that estuary dscharg
es into the greater food Of the Danube Many years ago
before the Russians had discovered the superior value
diplomacy means of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT over the old
fashioned way Of big armies and positive hard knocks
Bessarabia formed most fourishing part of Moldaya
aordng 1t sea-coast the Euxine and river line on
the Danube.
In the year 1872 it annexed forcibly 10 the do
minions Of the Emperor Alexander SO the Modaya of
to-day is entirely inland; touching Poland upon the
north, Russia upon the east Transylvana at the west
Walacha at the south and covering surface Of about
900 square mlesan about equal to that Of Mas
sachusetts and Vermont put together Crowded together
closely this SOIL live considerably than los
people, Of sclavic origin the census Of 1888, which
affords these figures being the latest of which we have
information. Jsssy is the capital city.
Wallacha lies at the south Of Moldavia and Transyva
nia reaching from Seryia at the west to Bulgaria upon
the south and east Its is pretty nearly % 900
square miesnot varying materially from that Of South
Carolina. Its inhabitants, numbering more than two
millions and half of souls, extremely composite
body large party tracing their origin distinctly the
Roman Military Colonies established along the Danube
by Traan and his successors Others remounting to the
early Greeks vast body owning Scavc afinities and
the rest made up Of throngng, busy Turks, jews and
Gpsies. Bucharest is the capital.
Serya, the third Of the Princpates Is about equal
in superficial extent to Modavia and contains million
Of inhabitants. The principal town is Belgrade.
The religion Of these three provinces is the same as
that Of Russia; and their chronological afinities
Political events have however served to weaken the tie
TNeir Fork Times.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-23

TgxAs.The canvassf for Governor Lieut. Governor and
Members Of Congress appears absorb attention in Tex
There are five candidates in the field for Governor
one Of whom, Judge ocnLrRRE, is Wing, and gentle
Of great popularity The papers think he win make
handsome run, and some Of opinion he viii be elect
ed. For Congress- in the Eastern District Judge Cam
THEIRS is the Wing candidate and has some two or three
Democratic comprehensive most formidable Of whom il
Major scURRY one Of the representatives in the last
gress The contest throughout the State exctes in.
terest
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-23

The cholera in Cuba is still carrying away hundreds Of
slaves It's ravages have been fierce on the sugar
estates Of the dctof Cardenas where nearly all of the
largest and most ourshing estates located Among
the sufferers are San Ysdro Of Don Mariana Hernandez
the deaths on whose estate told amount to over
one hundred and forty and this is nothing compared
with those other estates in that neghborhood Tic
maady is supposed to have been caused by the introduce
ton Of lot of Coolies. Z.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-23

ARKANSAS MARBLE.-The Memphis Eagle has seen a
specimen of varegated black marble, taken from the
quarres of White River in Arkansas which, the editor
says for beauty and fneness have equaed
even by the Egyptian article. This may seem exrava-
CANT commentator of home products; but examina-
ton of the Arkansas specimen and contrast with that
imported, will satisfy any that what have sateds
true snot only finer in texture than any Italian MARBLE
but is susceptible of much higher polish than the Egyp-
tan, from which finest articles Of furniture mantel
pieces, tables, SC. are made.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-23

The total amount OF space occupied BY foreign countries
is 9s, 749 square feet
The United States contributions occupy 5s5 square
feet the ground floor and 1926 square feet in the
gallery.
The total number Of exhibitors from abroad COS
This list will be somewhat larger from the fact that the
local committees Of Canada have not yet in their list
Of contributors and it does not include quite number
from British Guiana. A small number Of Turkish and
other contributors are also TO be added making the
total Of foreign exhibitors not far from 2, ZOO
In the United States the number Of exhibitors is 778
and applications have been received since the Of March
amounting to AGO. which have not been acted on for
want Of space The total number Of exhibitors both for
egn and American, 4363 about onefourh the number
contributed TO the London Exhibition II would have
been very easy matter to have filed building twice or
three times as large nnd perhaps the only regret
which has been heard from vsers is the size Of the
building, which in every other respect stands
in beauty and efcct.--NoW Pork Times
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-23

POLITICAL The Portland Inquirer gives
the following notice Of the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor of Maine:
He is bunker of hunkers, and opposed totally to the
Maine lao. We quote aleading Democrat for descrip-
ton of his species I'VE have said he sthree kinds Of
cats the CATS the wildcats and the hell.cats and
Mr.. Pillsbury belongs to the last class.'n
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-23

The EFREoT or TIMELY ADaoxrrIoS An individual.
who was cheated by grocer out Of pound Of sugar. by
that quantity Of sand being mixed with the material put
advertisement in the paper stating that II the rascal
who cheated him did not make restitution by sending him
pounds Of good he would expose his rasca
The next day he received from different grocers nine
seyenpound packages Of sugar Comment as the news
papers sometimes very forcibly ssy is needless.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-23

HE REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE EXECUTIVE
MANSION have so far advanced as to show something
the results aimed at One Of the most striking Of these
is the escong Of the East Room ceiling which has been
just finished Now that it DONE one can hardly imagine
so grand and becoming embeishment should have
been thus long denied that noble saloon II can now be
seen how necessary il is give those brilliant occasions
the winter evening cvees their due effect The reception
room is also frescoed and the scaodipg cleared away
Mr. DELAMASDER, Of New York. is the artist The whoe
suite Of rooms on the ground floor with the great lobby
or entrance Da are al to DC decorated in the same style
NAyAL.-The U. s. frigatc Congress. commanded by
Gro. F. PEARSON and bearing the brond nennant Of
modore Isaac McREEvER, arrived at New yorl an we'd
nesday from Rio Janeiro which port she le 1tb Jnne
She has been absent three years and four months and
been the flagship Of the Brazilian SQUADRON during the
whole Of that time The only shipo war on that station
was the sloop @anon at Buenos Ayres and the steam
er Water Waeh on a survey Of the River La plata
The fever had subsidized at Rio when the CONGRESS- left
Affairs at the river remained nearly the same as AZ the
last advces out temporary truce had been agreed upon
between the besiegers and the city. The d h.s ro,rr,
cd after her prolonged absence in GOOD order a sna
ton, and her officers and in good health The f
lowing is list Of her officers:
Commodore Isaac McKeever. Cour,.rdo- n = -
SON Lieutenants T. Turner, r. r. Grav y /, parLer
laag,) A. H. Holcomb, N 9. Bryant, u. Men Fa;rfax
Fleet Surgeon, Charles Chase Purser, A. j. Watson
chaplain, =. : stewart Commanders Secretary, r. og.
a. s. Taylor; Lieutenant Of Marines j r r Tattnan
Assistant Surgeons, John Ward and Chas Martin Mia,
sbiPmsn, :. r. Eggeston Jas stelwell, L. II Newman,
:. y, howen r', Washington Toten r. l. Bowen, ]. e.
Johnston, A. y. Weaver, y H.Baker, e. j. Means; Gun
ner, J. NJ Ballard; Boatswain George smith carns,.
ter, Jos 9. Thomas sailmaker, r. G. Rodmap
The British mail steamship America soed r,oo pos
ton at noon on Thursday for Liverpool via Hafax with
S4OO937 In gold ipgots and SIS so 10 American oo,J
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-23

ton at Thursday for LyerpoT IN U.iisa III
S4oo9s7 in gold iDgots and SIS, $40 10 American gold
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-03-02
HANDSOME MEN.

Fanny Fern, the correspondent Of the BosA
ton Olive Branch, thus replied to IN indvidual
who said somebody was not calculated to win q
ladies' heart because he was not handsome -
Begging your pardon Solomon, tha.'sa g-ea.
mistake 1t is quite unessential than man
should be handsome Let him pray ;Ae gods,
in the irst place, to make him a gentleman; .
yentleman at home as well as abroad. Let In
slivulate for fine figure and courtly ,nannefs
and eave it to their discretion after that to shape
his eyss, and nose mouth, provided they don't
make thels perfectly hideous.
Save us fro:n your plaid.pantrd, border. vest<
ed, big crayated, mcusiached, colonge spsinkled.
bejeweled, brainless exquisite. Give Us a welt
formed. plainly dressed, sci. oossessed. intelI4
gent masculine; perfectly at hoii:s upon all sub
jsS.s, foreign and domestic /; neither Swinging u
the grSat, nor expressing the little !; wita puts
one hand on his sword and the other on A1
heart when . woman's name il mentioned: who
raises no blush an the cheek Of humble ipno-
cence; who hoidsiss contempt no living think
that God has made; who can pity the weak and
erring without pharisaical reviling; who can ar
que without loss Of temper and dignity; who
scorns a bribe or an oath |; who has an urn fos
trembling age; smile for p7a,tling infancy, and
a strong brave heart, for the depressed and de-
fenceless. But pretty mar; pink and
sckite Sir BSainless the united work uf a tailor.
hattie, shoemaker and perfumer! HeAyen saYe
the marf WOwsn kBolo better!
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-03-02
A MODEL SON.

We heard Of case--a 'hard case'--veriiy
which came off in a neigh5oring 'rural dis
trict last spring, by which the beauty and
strength Of the holy, tie which binds father and
| son we've strnkingly illustrated. The scene
was tavern; time, evening. Stranger drives
to the door, alights, enters bar-room, and thus
accords the landlord;
.Ycw, aiat thare Squire L. lives here ig
your place.
Yes, sir.
Wal. | ieerd he had IN irishman as worked
for him last year that wants to hire. D'you
know kim 2
'l do, sir, but he has let himself; have hired
him.
Have Ell? waal that's bad Don't know
any good likely felier a. wants to let reasonable
do YEP
i do not sir
'Thunderation We had the damdest luck ever
ye see; here be, time to 60 to work most,
frost out of the ground, team in prime order,
and haint no help. My names b, live
out in B; got considerable off farm there,
Last year my brother helped nae, but he got SO
along in the fall he wanted wages, and couldn't
| raaly ford to pay him more, so he quit. WAL,
then, took tho old man my father, arter work
was bout over, an I've KEEP him all winter long
| calc latin he'd help me this year, and here,
bout three weeks ago, the contrary old shunk
Oouid go and watch with neighbor as was
| sick, took cold, and-darned ifhe didn't die /.
| so jes as good 5 lost all his keepn,' and hav~
en't no help, arter all. Waal good day, mus.
hunt up somebody And the model son de.
parted He ought to be rich before his haiy
turns gray Clinton C0urnnt
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-03-02
LEWIS.

SAEAMroAr iRRANGEMENr We learn from
he alo Republican of the 18Th, that the Keokuk
packet line will consist the coming season of the
steamers Die Vernon, Jeanie Deans and kear-
ney, and that the j. Mckee and Regulator will
run in connection above Keokuk, as last year
The Golden Era is now on the floating Dock
but would be off and ready for business in few
days, and will be one Of the handsomes! boats
in the trade. The Dr. franklin No. 2 and Asia
are also undergoing thorough repairs. The St
Paul has been newly painted, and is now ready
and now waiting for the opening Of navigation
The Excelsior, Dubuque, Shenandoah, Mime
sofa, Martha, No 2. Badger State, and two or
three others, will continue in this trade usual
Besides these, says the same paper, there will
be two or three new boats that are now in
course of construction on the OHIO river, and
will be round as soon as navigation is fairly OPP
cned In all, there will be from sixteen to
to twenty steamers running in the Upper Mis-
sissippi the coming season, besides some four or
FIVE Galena and St. Paul packets ltis also
stated, that Capt BAReER has purchased the
steamer G. w Sparhawk. to run in the Galena
and ST Louis trade, as a regular Tuesday pack
ct. The numerous friends Of Capt. B. will be
ylad to hear of this movement.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-03-02
TIL: NEW EMPRESS.

:. 1'ae flowing portrait of the lady is dHvn ty
ins correspondent .f The 7imss Eufenia -
:sioa ii,,, Countess I,uci,ers OF r. ebs. j. about
e. years of sSe 5!,@ po.sc.srs considerable
p-ss .,ai attractions, but ,nngr in The style ef
EaxLsh ;har Of Sp1ni- hLeau;y. Ilsr compiex-
,striasparentiy fair, hes features regular a..d
yst FILL Of cxpes ion.. She 10 Of middle stature,
little abaye it, with, - no dSsbt Lauis No.
e>,irrn has found t. be the case, Ssanrers ex-
fsre.nely winning.
urr education is supeyiorto that ,sceived gen.
iera!ly ~ spanish wonaln WHO d not travel, and
che - sand 10 be what the Sp,niards term graei
81, tho srsneh Spiitaels. Her parental for.
taas il, without being considerable. yet su'tab!s
T. d. raak hss family holds in SPain--thzt ef
Grande-s II the irst class. Her mother. the
Eoa.,e,s Of Iontj -, has for y, ars been at the
! head Of the h,u.nfr Of Madrid aud her hosse
has. brlievr, Oh more than one oceieiDn, bren>
s,nosed by The presence Of Roy atty; and ,h"ss
| ws,o ate acquainted with Saanish manners viii
know tha, such honor. from its rare occus.
renee, is mnat appreciated in spaic
| Formerly il was The custom 10 suspend chair
| scr 81 the doorway of the boIse the King Lsd
visited, and the haugh.est Hidaijo of Castillo
pointed 10 that most oppressive symbol Of q. vo-
,sdness with pride. The receptions Of the
Cou.scss If Monijos at Madrid comprised al
that ives most select, and the most Distinguish.
ed In rank ard eninence III apanish socrty--
To have been invited to The Condcso de Monti-
10 tsrta.ia was considered as sort 0f passport
to all other society in NJ Madfid.
The Engiish, particularly, were always made
welcome al her house, and for the last fourteen
Or fifteen years few English gentlemen. who
have visited Madrid, will have forgotten these
receptions. The family was won't To quit Mad
rid during the hot season, and generally passed
the summer at Aiarri:a, or at some other water,
ing p,acs in the south Of France. They haye,
however, spent the last three winters, or The
greater potion Of them, in Paris.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-03-02
riCKED uP.

The Raltimote Argus relates the following
story;
Al The close Of the performances at The Holy.
day street Theatre the other night fashionabiy
dressed stranger lit his cigar and walked along
North Holiday st., towards his hotel in Old
Town. While passing Iiillen street bridge he
was encountered by rutian Of the O'Bludsssa
order, who inquired the time Of night.
VII just struck eieven, said The stranger,
blandly, without and signs Of alarm.
"Eleven did you says' was the gruF req
ponse, "As don't believe it's % late. Id like
to see for myself so pull your watch out quick
1t looks as ifit might be a good one, frow
the big bunch Of seals you haTe hanging to
IT,"
"Yes, its a patent lever, extra jeweled," said
the Southerner, pulling it and long eight BAR
relied revolver forth at the same time. Resting
the time piece, still retained by the guard, on
the barrel of the deadly weapon, he extended it
towards Mr.. o Bludgeon, with request to sa-
tsfy himself regarding the precise hour
The ruffian appeared 10 be perfectly bewil4
dered at tti' prompt mrvsEeat. A few inches
from his nose was the glitterng golden lever;
but it rested on eight dark barrels. from which
NNight click OF the trigger would send as many
messengers for his liles blood. For moment
only Did he remain in such dangerous locality
and WV aquiverng remark that ''it was at any
time the gentleman was pleasedto to say" ks
dashed up UiIlen street and was soon lost ia tho
surrounding 1sskness.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-03-02

Ma. Epiron ~ see bv last nights Herald
tha, C. Corkery, Esq, received a left hand sho,
from the as.ute editor OF that sheet in relation
to the publication Of the proceedings Of pub
lie meeting held at he Court House on Mon
day. As was the person who styled the der
aid a mongrei sheet, and not Judge Corkery, Il
would be Just as well for MIR. Mahoney to make
that part of his report, also. ! would also sug-
rest TO Mr.. Nah ,ney the propfiety OF procurin ng
the services of more accurate rep ,rter than
Cole McCrea, if hs wishes 10 keep ON good
terms with his Irish brethren. Cole McCre'
may be very clever at "hornpips, but whe'
It comes to the "doubte SHUTTLE, himself snt
Mahoaey are bailey matched.
JNO O'DONNELL
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-03-02
GSENA SAMA."

A communication with the above signature
,ppcars in onr columns to day. II is crit.
csm upon the course OF the Senior editor OF the
Herald Although we nave been unjustly trea.
ted BY the said editor. and repeatedly Disguised
with bis course, we nevertheless dislike to see
this habit of personal abuse too freely INDUCED
1t leads TO results by no means beneficial. Il
tends to vitiate the morals Of society and sets I
bad example for the children who are growing
up in tha community. II may be replied, how
ever, tina, the editors the Herald indulge ih'
habit. True, such is the case; but this afford
no justification. Should they turn hie iehcay'ns,
and rob the stranger, would it be justification
for others to do likewise , II seems to u
not.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-03-02
VIZ. II MERRITT, Secretary.
Dubuuue, Feb 2lst, 1858.
uBURLINGTON THE STARTING rOINT
nr THE PACIFIC RAIL. ROAD

.BURLrNGTON THE STARTING rOINT
OF THE PACIFIC RAIL ROAD"
The burlington Telegraph" in Its leader Of
the 18th inst, enumerates great many reas-
ons-or what are dignfied as reasons-why the
town OF Burlington should be the starting point
for the Pacific railroad and why it will be, II
the Iowa delegation in Congress do their duty
1t says:
aThis thing can be done, and it remains with
our delegation To accomplish it. it they will
though thus we have as usul, heard OF nothing
but Dubuque thunder. Late advices from
Washington, and certain eastern cities, INFORM
us that practical and discriminating minds are
already at work in our behalf-and as the argI-
ments are all in our favor, and susceptible of the
cIearest demonstration, we have, scarcely re-
maiuina daubt ,l,a, when Congress shall come to
act. Burlington will be made the point on the
Mississippi"
It seems that our neghbor still Retains ais
misgivings, about the friendship of our delega
tioa for Burlington and seems to lose, by the
wear and tear Of time, none of his local jealousy
towards our quiet and unoffending town. Our
neighbor need give himself no uneasiness about
us Dubuquer's, Tor we intend TO do all we car
for our town frs, and fur other towns afterwards
Burlington among them. Burlington is too lar
removed from Dubuque, to excite any jealous
rivalry, and certainly our citizens feel no AMI.
mostly towards the citizens of Burlington n
our neighbor of the Telegraph, would curb his
stiff neck and smother his ,orath little, there
would be no occasion for hard words between
us and the continuation Of a hostile feeling be-
tw cen the citizens of the two places. Our cii-
zens are prone to think that they have been
badly used in one or two instances, but they are
christian community, willing 10 forgive, II they
cannot forget.
As to our delegation in Congress, feeling any
hostility to Burlington, we do not believe a word
of it. They are men of too much sense, to har
Dor sentiment of the kind. And it is illiberal
and unjust for the editor of the Telegraph, to
persist in charging it upon them
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-03-02
A NOVEL ADVERTISEMENT,

The following advertisement Of Langdon &
Rounds job Printers at Chicago, ILL.,, is worth an
insertion for the humonr it contains.
1t is tended as take off of the proprietors
of the Chicago Tribune, who are boasting good
deal about their jrb work Of late.
PRINTING! PRINTING G !! PRINTING -!
GAS is everything-so is q goDd Printing Of
Ace, and az some Of our neiehbors have had their
say, NE claim the privi eye Of "blowng our
horn
The whole universal Yankee nation, and the
'rest of mankind" are respectfully informed
that they can get everything in the line of Job
Printing executed at 16l Lake street, (until the
first OF May next, and after that time at 43 La
Sale street,) better than at any other place in
the world, for the following conclusive rea-
sons
lst. We have after spending years time
and about $4,000 in trayers;ng the whole Anne.
rican Continent, together with England, Ireland
Scotland and Wales, finally succeeded in pro.
curing the services of Don Aionzn Cesar Au
gustus Ole Elicks N. scientifc Pre- . ;man from
No, ,oay who challenges the world to trial o
skill as an Artist. We have given our neigh
bor ofthe Democrat the benefit OF his services
until the arrival of our machinery, which we tx
peCi OH thS htSb UP VI VIC nidSh 0"ou uou
the Calumet nezt spring.
Sd We have procured at tremendous ex
pense new machine for printing called The
double breasted Putrf,1, which is driven By
frty horses and four elephants, and is the only
enc in existence, the inventsr having tdied i'm
medately after procuring his patent 1t is thu
same that was used in printing Baron Munchau
sem works. and CULVER Travels, consequent
ly all other machinery is TN" whar.'
3rd Ours is the only office in the known
wprld--ercept si1. We have purchased all th'
| type in the United States, together with tha
| from foreign countries, and have contracted 70
| all that is TO be made for the next ten years
thereby completely astanc'rg all competi
tors.
| We have only TO add that we have employee
! 5ayard Taylor to search over Africa, and Should
anything be discovered, he will forward il 10 U
with all possible speed, and .s we are trying I
keep up with the demand in this growing ar
we rust our friends will appleciat our pos
( Ii OIL and cou,e 10 the rescue.
| As soon as our machinery arrives, it will b
put in op. N ion and can be sesn ut all hours {
| the day
I ladies wishing I, look q. i, are requested
furn oh their own esc"rt and provide them
selves with smoked gla-s
LANGDOE 81 ROUNDS.
| n. 3 The highest n,arke: price paid in cas-
for 1000 bushels of oats, TO feed The "cattle
required 10 drive our machinery