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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23
An Eloquent Tribute to American
Intellect.

The Hon. Francis W Sherman, Superin-
tendent, of Public Instruction for the State of
Michigan, has just submitted to the Legislature
of that State very able report on tie subject of
Schools, from which we extract the following
just and eloquent tribute to the ..gyeatest mon
ument of American or English literature -
sit is deemed matter Of importance to the
interests Of the Schools, to introduce into the
districts Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. :
This great work, the product of thirty years in
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est monument in the annals Of American li,era
ture. Wherever the English language is spo-
ken, this work will be used Clear in the his
tory of every word. full, yet concise in its def
n,ions, giving every shade of meaning, no
scholar, no business man, no officer of the State
or general government and no school, whether
public or private, can afford to do without it
Wherever the Anglo Saxon is to be found,
whether under the English or American name,
in Great Britain OF on this continent, on the is
lands Of the sea, in India or Africa, this Dc
tionary IS, and must be, The standard Of our Ian:
guage."
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23
Senate Feb. 9Th.
BELLEvU F., Iowa.

The bill fox the relief of the town of Belle
vue, in Iowa, which had been returned from
the House of Repre- sentatives with an amend
ment, was take up; and, on motion by MIR.
JONES, of Iowa, it was referred 20 The Commit.
tee on Public Lands
V On the 18Th, in the Senate, Mr. Seward
presented petition in favor of the repeal of the
Steamboat Law.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23
For the California State Journal.
THE:FLOUR MONOPOLY, MEETINGS OF
THE PEOPLE

THE PEOPLE.
In to-day's paper will be found the proceed.
ings of two meetings held in the mining and in.
terror portions Of the State, in relation to the
flour monopoly. The miners and consumers Of
every description, have born with this evil until
their suferings have become almost intolerable
and the alternate OF starvation speculative
robbie KY stares them in the face. We have before,
and in fact, were the first to do so in short
article some few weeks since, called attention to
this subject and expressed freely our decided
dlsapprobation and condemnation of this specu-
lative extortion. By reference to the proceed
ings Of the meeting a! Mud Springs, it will be
seen that parties in this city are incupated and
denounced as guilty of participation in this
grand scheme of extorting money from the con
sumers of -four. To this, we enter our protest;
for after diligent enquiry and ivestigation, we
are unable to learn of single citizen or person
that has been implicated in the least, in this
monopoly. We look upon it, so far as our
knowledge extends, rank injustice TO the
merchants and dealers Of Sacramento, to include
them in the effor's SO successful, to extort from
the country consumers exorbitant prices tor this
essential necessary of life. That the people of
the interor are now beginning to feel the OPP
pressive exactions Of this coordination Of capital
and as is alleged, of foreign capital, is evident
from the meetings that have been held and the
general advices from private sources. The
remedy we do not pretend to suggest, but that a
continuance of these heartess operations will
create an excitement and com notion which will
result in open outbreak, we have little DOUBT
Driven to starvation; or at least, deprivation of
necessary article Of life, there is no calcua
ting the excuses into which the immense popu-
ation of the interior will be forced. That those
who have brought about this excited state of
\ feel wi n haun no or ~
extortionate demand upon the labor of the PEG
Pile, may learn the extent to which they have
driven the consumers, we give, and shall contin-
ue to give, the proceedings Of the people in
opposing this wicked and unholy comb nation,
against their lives, health and labor.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

A MAHoMEpAN Micro IN SLAvERy.-A ma.
tive African called s.Uncle Moore" resides in
Wilmington, N. c., eighty three years Of age
forty five a slave. His time is chiefly occu-
pied ia reading the Scriptures in Arabic. He
writes the language with remarkable accuracy
the beauty Of penmanship.-Cin. Ga=.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

Charles s. Lawrence, Governor Of the Falk'
land Islands, announces that guano has been
discovered there.
VIM. Mason, the Boston Pianist, has appear
ed with success in London.
Nearly e.. 100000 of gold is reported ship.
ped from Australia to England since previous
adyiceg.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

u We call attention to communication in
this days paper from the Rev. pr. Loras, in reply
to the Communication of 81. p" in relation to
the Grave Yard We comm nd in the highest
terms, the spirit in which the epistle of the Bsh'
op is conceived and put forth.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23
GALENA AND TIE CENTRAL. RAIL
ROAD

We extract to-day, from the Galena Adver
tiser, an Ordinance passed by the Common
Council of that City, which breathe. the spirit
of war and determination towards the Central
Rail Road Company.
This Ordinance is no doubt intended to force
the Central Company to come to their terms in
passing through the corporation, or prevent
them, If possible, from crossing the Fever Ri
yer.
Galena, by an Act Of the Legislature, has a
kind of supervisory control over the river and the
design-is to tantal re and delay the company in
the completion of their road, unless Galena is
permitted to select the route that the road shall
take in passing through the City.
Affairs are getting desperate in Galena, and
something must be ''did.'
How far the company will lie ID this new freak
of our neighbors, or how much latitude the ac,
of the Legislature gives them, is more than we
are able to DIVING. Rqt We imagine the COM
pany act with good advisers and are not 10 be
caught in any traps set about fever river.
The company has been trifled with long
enough by the Common Council of Galena and
ifthey now run any nearer Galena than they can
help, it will in our opinion be, after exhausting
all the resources Of law upon the subject.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

MORTALITY ON THE PLAINs.-Hon. Delazon
Smith, who has arrived in Oregon this year
by the overland route, publishes a letter in the
Portland Times, in which he asserts that "there
are perhaps, from 5000 10 1000 fresh graves
between the Missouri river and the Dalles Of CO.
lumbia; and if the mortality has been equal on
the California route, ~ or is per cent Of this
years immigration are dead.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

ERIcssoN's CALoRIc ENGlNE-The New
York Herald says that the patentees Of the
Caoric Engines have already received three
hundred orders for engines, and among them
are one or two for engines to run the presses OF
the Herald Office The New York Evening
Post is also having Caloric Engine built for
the same purposes.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

ILLINOIS LIQUoR LAw.-By the law which
pass ed the Legislature at its session just closed;
no person can sell spirituous liquors in less
quantity than one gallon, with the usual excep-
tons, we presume,) without license, for which
they are to pay sum not less than $50 nor more
than $500.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

A New Ferry Prir;iege.- We have the
qualification to announce that the legislature
of Wisconsin have given to Timothy Tanning,
Esq, of this city, the privilege OF ferrying from
the opposite to this side of the River above the
Illinois and Wisconsin State line. We have
before US two letters from members OF the WIS;
consin Legislature, in which, besides announ'
cling this event, one of them says, that letters
had been received from Gen. j., stating that
boa, had been kept at that point, and the other
s,ys that Jones, & his friends have been very
active,-letters being written to cne third OF the
members" This is another phase of Jsnesism.
But the legislature Of Wisconsin was above
pandcrng to the desires Of the General Is it
not gratifying in these days of toadyism to find
that the rights and interests If an humble pri
vate citizen regarded with as much favor by
a State Legislature are the dictates OF q Uni
ted States Senator 1t is indeed.
For the information Of the public we may add
| that Jones' charter has been repealed, thatSthe
| rail Dad companies who may want that privileges
| are allowed to ferry their own freight, and that
the Comfy B 'ard Of Sup, rvisors have the right
| TO fix the rate of ferrage.
From the Dubuque Herald, Spike State and Western
| Democrat.
In response to the above, we are requested &c
insert the following extract from private letter
treceived by a gentleman in this City, from I
member of the General Assembly Of Wiscon-
| sin:
Assembly Hall, Madison, Wis, !
Feb. 4th, 1853
] SIR AT the time | received
your letter uwo days since) Bill granting MIR
Tanning the right to establish Ferry beioa
Boat Yard Notwithstanding on his land, hal
passed the Senate by large majority and wa
ready for third and final reading in this house
and this morning passed, viz vote of 40 t
10.
The writer says nothing about the repeal o
any charter, and it is to be inferred that no suc
act was passed.
, The slur aimed at Gen. Jones, is in perfec
. keeping With the character ofthose who conduc
|, the mongrel Justice to those who do not com
: within the narrow circle of their friends,
something that they seem to know nothn
about. Men who glory in approaching til
columns of their paper, to the defamation q
private character, are not expected 10 treat
personal and political enemy with much fail
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

LABoRERs ON PLANK AND RAlLRoADs.-A
bill is before the Illinois Legislature 10 protect
laborers on plank and railroads. This bill gives
to laborers a lien on the whole capital stock of
such companies till they are paid.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

PRESIDENT ELEc.-Gen. Pierce left Concord
for Washington on the 18th, accompanied by his
private Secretary, Henry Webster. At his re-
quest no public demonstration was made.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23
EDITOR OF THE EXPRESS /:

It was read to me
yesterday from the Herald that paid Mr.. An
derson but As cents for scrip. Thus is not true
told Mr.. Hewitt the same that | told Mr.
Hetherington and Mr.. Jones, that l paid Mr..
Anderson IS or Sc cents, and Mr.. Hewitt does
not tell the truth in this matter.
JOSEPH ZUGENBEUHLER
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

From the Galena Advertiser.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUN-
Gil.
The following odinance was passed BY the
City Council last evening:
AN ORDINANCE to remove distractions in Fevre
River and for otter purposes.
Be 1t Ordained by the Mayor and aldermen
of the City Council Of Galena, IN Council:
SEC. !. That no person or persons or corpor
alton shall place, put, erect or deposite or cause
to be placed, put, erected or deposited any
bridge, pier, butment, or any substance or thing
whatever in, over or across Fevre River, or upon
or along the banks or margin of said river with
in the city of Galena, or between the city of
Galena and the mouth Of said river. Every
person or persons so offending shall forfeit and
pay to the city Of Galena, fine of not less than
five nor more than one hundred dollars, and
cum not less then twenty nor more than one
hundred dollars for every day such bridge, pier,
butment, substance or thing shall remain, after
such person or persons or corporation, shall have
been ordered to remove the same by the City
Marshal.
Sec. 2. The City Marshal of the city of Ga
lena is hereby authorized and required to prevent
the building of, and to remove any bridge, pier,
bu,ment, substance or thing placed, put, erected
or deposited in, over or across Fevre River, or
along the banks OF margin Of said river within
the city Of Galena, or between the city of Ga.
lena and the mouth of said River, as specified in
section hrst of this ordinance, on receiving an
order from the City Council of the city Of Ga
lena, directed to the City Marshal for that pur-
pose.
BOWLING, Mayor.
do hereby certify, that the above ordinance
was passed by the Mayor and Council Of the
city OF Galena in Council, this 18th day of Feb.
A. d., 1853.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23
N. BOWLING, .Mayor.
BAApE & osTEN.

To all who wish any thing in the buggy, or
Wagon making. blacksmithing, paper hanging,
SC. &c, see advertisement Of Raade & Osten
in an other column.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

The Hon. HARRY HIBBARD, OF New Hamp-
shire, has been unanimously re-nominated for
election to the next Congress He is one ofthe
truest and ablest men in Congress, and is an
honor to the Old Granite State.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

IL A young gentleman down east who has
of late been much afflicted by palpi,a,ion Of the
heart,-says he has found considerable relief by
pressing another palptating heart to his BOSOM
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

IMPoRTs-The imports at New York, for
this year, up to the 22d ult., stand, $9,S00,0OO,
against $9,933,OOO, for the same time last
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

Late accounts from Buenos Ayres represent
the larger portion of that country to be again
in complied state Of revolution. Urquiza was
urging the Inhabitants OF the upper provinces
to make war upon their neighbors, and gen
eral ate Of anarchy and confusion prevailed.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

g The House of Representatives Of the
Maine Legislature voted again for United States
Senator on the 10TH No choice. Fessenden
20. Dana 6S
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

""Does Pa kiss you because he loves you
inquired little snubby nosed ~urchin of his ma
ternal ancestor the other day. ''To be sure,
sonny, why 2" "Wal guess he loves the kitch-
en- girl, too, for seed him kiss her more than
forty times last Sunday, when you was gone to
meeting -
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

what are you looking after there, my
dear ? said an affectionate mother to her daugh-
ter.
"Looking after son in.law for father.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

IL Philosophers say that shutting the eyes
makes the sense ofhearing more acute. A wag
suggests that this accounts for the many closed
eyes that are seen III our churches on SUNDAYS.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

To Short letters, speeches. sermons and para
graphs. are favorites with us. Commend US to
the young man who wrote to his father-"Dear
Sir, am going to be married )" and also to the
old gentleman, who replied-"Dear Son, 60
ahead"
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

water the other day, for want of stronger, smack
ed his lips and turned to one of his companions,
remarked, aWhy it don't taste badly. have
no doubt It's wholesome for females and tender
Children
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

U Capt. d. Howe, an old and well known
steamboat commander on the northern Lakes,
died at Cleveland, on the Attn inst
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN ILLISoIs.-A bill in
the illinois House of Representatives to abolish
capital punshments, has been defeated by a
laroe maiorty-4I to 81.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

II An absent minded women recently
washed the face of the clock, and then wound
the baby up and set him forward fifteen min
utes
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

To The human heart is like feather bed
it must be roughly handled, well shaken and
exposed to variety of turns, to prevent it be.
coming hard
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

THE LONGEST STRAIGHT LINE IN THE WORLD.
The Illinois Central Railroad is 700 miles in
length, and has 626 miles in a straight line
which prepares the road for speed which no
other road in the United States is capable Of
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

U Virtue wants admirers, wisdom
more suppliants, truth more real friends, homes
more practitioners.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

II Punch says he once saw father knock
down his boy, and thought it the most strik ing
picture of sun down he ever beheld.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

g"Figers won't lie, will they p Mutter.
ed seedy gentlemen, holding on to lamp post.
well, perhaps they wont lie, but see flyer
as won't stand any how.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

~ The last reports from Washington give
color to the suppostion, that Marcy will 60 into
the Cabinet Judge Gushing, also.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

Co "Papa, what is that picture over the man
tel pece.'' The vain father answered, "Why
that's papas arms, my darling?" 'Then, why
don't you have your legs put up too? was the
reply
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

II A farmer when iagellating two of his old
est boys, was asked what he was doing-Thrash-
ing wild oats" was his reply.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

LEAD.-The light stock is firmly held at SO
for Galena, and 81 so for Spanish and Eng.
lish Sales 200 tons Spanish, to arrive, on pri.
vate terms.-F. Y. Tribune 9th.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

SMALL Pox.-The packet ship Antarctic,
bound from Liverpool to New York, has put
into Hampden Roads, with the small pox on
board. Sixty of her passengers had died of the
disease
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23
House of Representatives Feb. eth.

Afier the reading of the journal,
Mr.. CLARK moved to suspend the rules (Mr.
J. w. HOWE, of Pennsylvania objecting) to
enable him to move to take from the Speakers
table the Senate bill for the relief Of the town
of Bellevue in Iowa: rules suspended
The said bill was then read three times and
passed.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

II The lady out west, who has been indict-
ed for marrying a second husband, when she
knew her first was alive, is supposed to have
allowed not wisely, but too WELL"
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

ES Vegetation is SO scarce at Cape Cod that
two mullen stalks and Ruckleberry bush il
called grove
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

The advertisement of the above named firm
will be found in an other column. They pro-
pose to do right by country merchants and we
would like to see them tested
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

An editor of a country paper thus numerous,
ly bids farewell to his readers:
The sheriff is waiting for as in the next room,
so we have no opportunity to be pathetic. Ma
jor Nab'em says we wanted and must GO
Delinquent subscribers, you will have much to
answer for. Heaven may forgive you, but
never can
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

ton to Congress from the first district of New
HAMPSHIRE.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

A vocalist says he could sing SWAY down
on the old Tar R.uer," if he could only get the
Pitch.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

LEAD.-Spanish and Galena, Lead is quoted
at 81 so to go per 100 lbs .-.Ns,o York Times
FEB. 9Th.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

~ Two Reams Of Warrantee Deeds Jus'
printed--upon good paper-and fur sale at inns
Office.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

SEcRETARY's OFFICE,
Iowa City, Jan 24th, 1858.
l certify the foregoing to be true copy from
the original rolls on 6le in this office
GEO w. McCLEARY,
Secretary of st ate.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23

To H. ST. G. TUCKER, Esq.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23
From the Galena
ACTS PASSED.

= y 2 H1KS3 OIIuH t1IuH
H. A. WILTsE, Sec'y.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1853-02-04

10 the causes or other matters transferred
from the superior and commercial courts OF
Cincinnati. SO far as such provisions are ap-
lplicable, and as if the same had been framed
so as to apply in specific language 10 said
court OF common pleas Of Cuyshoga county,
or district court in said subdivision.
Sec IL That the Clerk of the court of
common pleas Of Hamilton county, be and
he is hereby required to make out with all
convenient dispatch, and preserve in his off
ice, a full and complete index Of Judgements
and DEGREES rendered in said commercial and
superior courts OF Cincinnati, and also of
those rendered in the court Of common pleas
oi Hamilton county, since the organization
Of The said courts respectively, both direct
and reversed, uniform with the indexof iudg-
ments and DEGREES rendered in the supreme
court OF Hamilton county, heretofore named.
Sec IL That for his services in making
out the said indexes, the said Clerk shall be
allowed five cents for eaut, case intlexed, and
q II lndexed under more than one nome, then
five cents additional for each additional
name under whichit shall be indpxcd, to be
paid out of the county Trearury on the order
Of the comfy Commissioners.
JAMES C. JOHNSON,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
WILLIAM MEDlLL.
4a 81 President ofthe Senate
January q, 1858.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1853-02-04
WEBSTER.

rENHHE sac OF SOME 90 LOTS in
Il Webster will fake place OIL ! thursday
10Th February at 10 o'clock, A. M.
II is located utthc watering place Of the s.,
and II. V. r. R., intermediate between Jack =
son and Porismonth, in the centre OF the Fur.
mace region, and near the junction oil the
Iron aud S, & n. Y. R, SIS. The graded road
from Proclorsvie and Guysndoitc, 10 Pike
ton, the Jackson to Greenup, the road from
Portsmouth 10 GaIlipois cross each other at
this place, and several other roads iplersect in
the vicinity II is also the most healthy To-
cation in the county, icing 334 feet above
Portsmouth, and water ed by the purest of liv-
ing springs. Provisions like the Ironton Liz.
uor Law restrictions will be incorporated in
the deeds. ieb 3--lw John BENNETT.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1853-02-04
New Orleans Market.

New ORLEANS, Jan. 30.
Sales of 5000 brls. Flour, at $4 6O@4
20. @
Sales of $4,000 bus Corn at 52@55c.
Mess Pork $l6 25@l7, The latter for in
spection.
Bacon Sides &c.
Western Cheese 9lc.
Sale of 600 brls Lard al l0ac, and 800 kgs
prime at l0ac.
Coffee continues in good demand, with
sales Of 5000 bags at 94@96c.
Fair Sugar 4ac.
Sales of 600 hhds Ky. Tobacco at to
7ic.
Molasses 24s@25c.
Frpights-Pork is shipping to Boston at
81 25 per brl.
Arrived-Glendy Burke and Arctic. The
Illinois, Belle Key, Norma and America are
going tonight.