The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-27

.nd s em 6 IN Extraordinarily entered,
<((riy came a. in<fie locality familiarly known
" siffoa TT~n." For the graphic marathon OF
tkesastirring events which we give below we
are indebted to the pen Of contemporary. How
ever tfuthfully it details the tragic and bloody
events Of the rencounter, happily blending the
comic and tho tragic tho comic prevails I" an
extent that unsettles our .risible muscles. and
keeps back the sympathy we might otherwise
feel for the sufferers. Tears may Gil the read,
er's eye, but we are not ready to declare them
tears Of commisseration or sorrow. The most
remarkable Eight on record, reads thus:
ga fanciful genius named Joe Tucker, man
about towns lounger-without visible means
OF supports do.nothing, loaing, cigar.snok-
ing, good natured sort OF a fellow-owned a
yellow dog; slick, intelligent, and rather
pretty beast, always 1t Joe's heels. and known
Frogtowners. One day Joe and his dog were
passing Bunion's grocery store, when great
pibald, ugly looking dog, standing alongside OF
wood wagon, bounced on to Joe fuckers dog
knocked him heels over head, and so frightened
Bob Carriers wife-who was passing towards
her husbands blacksmith shop, with his dinner
that she tumb!ed back ards, and her old san
bonnet Topping off, scared the horse attached to
the wood wagon He started-hit Latherem
-barbar pole-upset load Of wood, hall OF winch
falling down Gumbo refreshmeni cellar, struck
one of Gumbos children on the head, KILLED II
for time. stone dead and 30 alarmed Mrs.
Gumbo, that she dropped stewpan OF hot,
boiling oysters into the lap, instead OF the d'sh
of customer who sat waiting for the savory
connection, by table in the corner.--Mrs
Gumbo rushed to the child-the customer tor
the door. Mrs. Gumbo screamed, the child
screamed, and the customer yelled
ooh, oh! oh-h-h-h, my poor child' cried
Mrs. Gumbo.
sEh, Ell, e-e-e.e-e-e = screamed the child
"Oh, murder.r-r! O,by everlasting sin,
am scalded to all eternity Mur-der-r.r-r =
yoared the customer
the wood were on their mad career. The own
er of the strange dog came out of the store just
in time to see Joe Tucker size rock, to demol-
ish the savage dog and not waiting to see Joe
sslet drive" gave him such a pop on the back OF
the ear that poor Joe fell Az rods up the street,
and striking the foot upon long ladder. upon,
which Elderbery was perched, paint pot in hand
some thirty feet from terra 6rma-brought lad
der, jim, and paint pot sprawling to the earth
gripping poor jim for life, and sprinkling the
the blue paint copiously over the broadcioths,
sa.inets and calicoes OF Abraham Miller, form.
Al and even tempered Quaker, who ran out to
nip and thigh-np and catch. A glance OF
matters seemed to convince Abraham OF the
true state Of the case and in an unusually ele-
waited voice Abraham called out TO Joe Tucker,
who had righted up
"Joseph Tucker, thy dogs fighting"
.sLet 'em fight it out - yelled the pugnacious
owner of the strange dog. "Let 'em fight il
out: I'll bet q load of wood, my dog can eat
any dog in town and can eat the owner"
We have said Abraham Miller was mild
man, Quakers are Proverbially %. But the
gauntlet thrown down by the burly stranger
from the country, stirred the gall OF Abraham,
having slipped his collar, Abraham brought
for brindle cur, long, strong and all power
full.
ssFriend," said the excited Quaker, 'thy dog
shall be well heater, | promise thee Hike
seize upon him. Turk here boy = and the dog
went at it.
Bob Carter, the smith, coming up in time ia
hear the strangers defiance to the town, and
bent on fight with somebody for the insult and
damage TO his wife, clamped the collar of the
stranger, and BY series often pound tens upon
the face, back and sides ofhis bully antagonist
with his natural sledge hammers, Bob stirred
M the strength and ire of the bully stranger, &c
the top Of his compass, and they made the sparks
fy dreadfully.
Joe Tucker dog, reinforced by that Of Alb
raham Miller :, took fresh start, and between
the two the strange dog was being cruelty put
to his trumps. Deacon Pugh, one Of the mos
sedate and substantial aud pious men in Frog
town, came up, and indeed the whole town was
assembiing-and Deacon Pugh, armed with his
h,avy walking stick, and shocked at the spec
tacle before him, marched up to the dogs, ex
claiming as he did so:
"Fie, fie, fie for shame disgraeeful! you
men citizens Of Frogtown, will you stand BY
and
aDon't thee strike my dog, Deacon Pugh!
cried Abraham Miller, advancing to the Deacon
who Was about to cut right and left among the
dogs, with his cane.
"Your dogs!" shouted the Deacon, with evi-
dent fervor.
.Not my dogs Deacon Pugh, echoed the
aWhat did you say 30 for then p shouted the
Deacon.
81 never said dogs, Deacon Pugh.".
"You did - responded the Deacon, with ex.
citement.
.Deacon Pugh, thee speaks groundlessly,"
said the Quaker.
4You tell q falsehood, Abraham Miller?''
Thee utters mendacious assertion !! re-
iterated Abraham.
.Yon-you-you tell an Internal lis" bawl.
ed the Deacon.
~Thee has provoked my evil passions. Deacon
Push 7" shouted the stalwart Quaker, .'and
will chastise thee -
And into the Deacon's wool went the Qua-
ker. The Deacon, nothing 10th, entered into
the spirit Of the thing, and we leave them thus
snip and tuck" to look to the stranger and Bob
Garter, who fit and fought, fought and fit, until
Square Catchen and the town constable came
up; and in then attempt to preserve the peace,
and arrest the offenders, the Square WAS thrust
through the window OF neighboring watch
maker, doing heap-of damage; while Law
yer Hooker, in attempting 70 aid the conetable,
was hit in a mistake, by the furious blacksmith,
in the short ribs, and went Keeling down Gum
bos cellar with frightful velocity! The friends
and fellow churehmen Of Deacon Pugh took
sides against the Quaker antagonist, and the
shop boys Of Abraham, seeing their employer
thus beset, came to the rescue ; while brace
Of stray Irishmen, full of vigor and whiskey,
believing it to be q " free tight" tried their
hands and sticks upon the combatants indis-
criminatrly; so that, in less than one hour, the
quiet and happy town of Frogtown, was shaken
from its pyopriety by one grand, sublime, ridc
ulous and terrific battle.
Heads and windows were smashed-children
and women ran, screeching and screaming
dogs barked--dust Aew-labor ceased-and 80
furious, mad and excited became the whole
community, that quiet looker-on, If there had
been any, would have sworn the evil place had
broken loose, and the evil ones were all in
Frogtown. A heavy thunder storm finally put
an end to the row; the dogs were oil more or
less killed; child severely wounded, . man
scalded, wagon broken, the horse ran hmselft to
death, his owner was beaten awfully by Bob
Carter, whose wife, and the wives of many
others, were dangerously scared !; the painter
was crippled; dry goods ruined; quaker and
deacon, two Irishmen, Joe Tucker, town con-
stable. Lawyer Hooker. Squire Catchem, and
some Fifty others, shamefully whipped. Law
suits ensued, feuds followed, and the entire
peace and good repute Of Frogtown annihilated
all by remarkable dog-hg
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