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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-18

EXCITEMENT AT TRAvERsE.-As the West
Newton passed Traverse des Sioux, Tuesday
morning, the populace were in great excitement.
The cause and subsequent proceedings as near
" as we could gather from the best authority,
were briefly as follows: A man named Star had
made bona fide claim last year, and afterwards
went below, where he was detained by sickness
until recently. During the winter his claim
was ssjumped'' by two brothers named Kings
ley. On Monday last, Star, backed by large
majority Of the settlers, proceeded to demand
an evacuation ofhis claim. when he was fired
upon by one of the Kingsleys-the full charge
but it is thought not MORALLY wounding him.
The settlers then turned out en- mass, surround
ed the Kingsleys cabin, took them prisoners.
and burned the house. They held their prison.
ers secure until nine or ten o'clock in the even.
ing, waiting for the West Newton to come
down, that they might send them to ST. Paul to
be lodged in Jail. The boat not appearing, the
evaporation of the crowd increased to such a
pitch that their victims were tied up and lyached
till they begged to be shot, to the relief their
torture. They were let off with the UNDER
standing that they would leave the place forth
with. 1t is stated to US that some Of the most
influential citizens Of Traverse, that Israel Full
Ter and Capt. w. 3. Dodd were instiyators to
the claim jumping business on the part of the
Kingsleys, and that nothing short of their per.
manent absence, also, from that part of the
country will appease lie infatuated feelings of
the settlers. Dodd was not there at the time,
being out locating a road, but Fuller had warn.
ing to be quiet.
We deeply deprecate the professed apparent ne
cessity for these scenes OF violence, and hope
our Traverse friends will hereafter be able to
settle their neighbor difficulties according to
law We simply state the facts as they trans.
PRED to US, presuming our faithful correspondent
at that point will give particulars in time for our
next.-.MlnaeSotian.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-18
THIRD WARD FREE SCHOOL

We are desired TO say, that the statement in
the Herald of this morning, that the teacher in
the Third Ward, had requested previous to the
publication of "Electors article, the communica-
ton of "looker OH" suppressed, is entirely un-
founded, and that he does not shrink from the
eye of investigation; being anxious and ready
at all times, to receive visitors who may desire
to note the discipline of the school.
For the benef. of Mr. Knight, who is stran
ger in the place, and from appearance very
gentlemanly and worthy man, we would state,
that the insinuation in the Herald, that he was
the author of the article published in the Ex-
press and signed "Elector, is entirely ground
less.
II would look quite as well in on: judgment,
for the editors of the Herald, to leave the little
chickering's Of individuals, 10 be settled in more
private way, than through the columns off pub.
lie journal, and we have no doubt, it would be
very acceptable to the public, for the conductors
Of this sheet, to treat strangers in more courte
Gus spirit, than seems to have been observed in
this instance.
But, we suppose our neighbors will not thank
us for our advice and it makes little difference
to US, whether they do or not.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-18
JACKSON AND HIS COMRADS In
ARMS.

The following characteristic anecdote is rela-
ted Of Gen. Jackson AFTER the battle Of New
Orleans, Lacoste, a warm friend of Gen. Jack
son, desired an introduction to Commodore Bar
ron, and for that reason he went to Gen. Jack
son to get a letter of recommendation OF intro
duction, which the Old General cheerfully gave
him, in his usually frank manner. Lacoste,
however, did not present the letter, and one Of
his friends who happened to know of the cir
cumstance, asked him what he did with it. He
replied that he had it in his pocket, "and by
gar says he, 81 would not give the recon.
mendation Of old Jackson to see forty commo-
dores -
The letter was very fattering one, and to
this day, is in the possession Of the Lacoste
family.
very similar but even better story is related
Of Major Davezac, SO long the eloquent orator
of the Democracy Of this city, and our late
Charge to Holland. The incident is literally true
and authentic. When Mr.. Polk was elected
President, and had gone to Washington, Gen.
Jackson who was in feeble health, took warm
interest in the appointment Of his old Aid, Mai.
Davezac, to the Office which he afterwards OBJ.
tanned. Gen. Armstrong, Gen. Jacksons inti-
mate friend, we believe it was, being on visit
to Washington, W. charged particularly by Gen.
Jackson to remind Mr.. Polk Of the claims of
Maj. d., and of the warm friendship and interest
he entertained for him. Gen. Armstrong met
the Major at the Capitol, and was Immediately
aecosted by him with an earnest inquiry after the
health Of his old commander
"He is tolerably well, was the reply of Gen.
Armstrong, 'sand his last words to me, before
parting, were-'Tell Colonel Polk not to forget
my old friend, Major Davezac'"
"Did he say that" eagerly inquired the gal
liant veteran, with flush Of pride and gather.
ing tear OF emotion in his bright eye.
"Yes, he did, responded Gen. A.
"'Then," exclaimed the enthusiastic Creole,
''the Office may go to the Devil. lwouldn't give
the pleasure of being spoken Of by such man
for all the Offices in the gift of the President of
the people, or all the wealth of the world.-fN.
0. Delta.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-18
A HUGGiNG SCRAPE,
''Acorn," the Boston correspondent of the
New York Spirit Of the Times, tells the follow

"Acorn," the Boston correspondent of the
New York Spirit of the Times, tells the follow
ing story:
"A few days since, sumo of the sbloods' re-
siding at Nahant had some rare sport. mum.
Der of the friends of the Main Liquor Law, with
a posse of constables, proceeded to Drew's no.
tel, for the purpose of Selling quantity Of the
'enemy that steals away mems brains,' and tina:
wag Of fellow, Sam Loring, whilom Of the
fremont, getting wind of the intended proceed
ing, and, having the fear Of the law before his
eyes, resolved not to break the peace of the COM
monweallh himself, nor allow the inmates of the
hotel to do so by any overt act, yet he was still
DESTROYS Of giving the party an affectionate re-
cepton. Consequently he summoned all the
scrub women about the house, (some fifteen
Irishwomen0 and agreed to give them three dol
lars each if they would allow themselves to be
covered from head to foot with soft soap and
greese and Immediately upon the informers
and pimps entering the house, each one was to
seize her man, and commence embracing him
in the most affectionate manner, to which they
all at once agreed.
Sam Immediately gave each woman thick
coating of bacon greese and molasses and thus
array ed and bedaubed they awaited the arrival of
their expected visitors, who, upon entering the
rotunda Of the hotel, were instantly seized by
stout, well grasped lrishwoman with hug that
more nearly resembled that of full grown she
bear than anything can describe. The party
began to cry peca0i, aud beg for their lives,
which were spared them, but not until they were
all bedaubed with heterogeneous mixture, not
of the most agreeable smell or appearance, and,
as they sneeked out the back door, looked like
individuals resolved never again to attempt seiz.
ing liquor, until they had become satisfied that
there were no creased women about!
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-18

RAILRoADs.-That railroads and steam trave.
are doing great deal to bind the States of our
Union together indissolubly, and to commingle
and make Into one harmonious whole all the ele-
ments Of our nationality, no one can for mo-
ment doubt. They stir up and mingle the people
OF distant sections, as chemistry stirs up and
mingles and coalesces various substances in it's
correctional action /; removing sectional preju-
dices and antipathies, by bringing into frequent
contact those who entertain them, whereby their
groundlessness is made reciprocally evident
People who mingle much cannot help becoming
continually more and more similar in sentiment
and feeling. The friendship of two persons will
result in the friendship oftwo families and the
friendship oftwo families will frequently result
in the friendship of two neighborhopds. 1t is
the nature ofaIl gregarious animals to become
attached to each other by frequent meetings.
This we witness daily among herds and flocks
and nearly all domestic animals And those who
are not gregarious, and even those of different
species, like the dog and the cat, will become
reconciled to each other, and sometimes affec-
tionate, by habitual companionship Man being
gregarions in his nature, will never fail to form
an attachment for his fellow man, by frequent
meetings because, however different two peo-
pie may be in sentiment, on some subjects, they
will be sure to find some chord of sympathy be-
tween them, it circumstances bring them fire.
quently together.-Rufai0 RcpaJiie
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-18

III The following, which we clip from the
National Democrat, gives an amusing account
of the incidents that gave rise to the recent rs-
mors Of dsaffection in the Cabinet:
"The legion of Office seekers so beset the
Secretary Of State, that his very bedroom was
scarcely safe from invasion, and it was impos-
sibie to attack, much less master, the enormous
piles Of letters and documents relating to Mex
leo, which it was necessary to wade through be-
fore he could decide what to do with some very
pressing questions. Dir. Gushing, the Attorney
General, came to the rescue. There were
points Of international law involved, which in
any case, he would be required to investigate,
aud as he is the least occu, pied, officially, Of any
member Of the Cabinet, is a keen and rapid man
ofbusiness, versed in the Spanish language, in
which many ofthem were couched, and no stran.
ger to the crooked tactics of Mexico, had the
power as well as the will to give seasonable and
welcome aid to the State department. When
the clerks there saw him punging up to the
eyes in these formidable hills of paper, and now
and then have private hasty consultation with
Governor Marcy, and showed himself SO utter
ly out of patience with the broIs of the New
York cques they sag-ly concluded, and still
more sagely reported 10 the Office seeking
crowds that haunt the corridors and waiting
rooms of the department that "Marcy was about
to retire and Gushing take the portfolio of the
State The story drew off four or five hun
dred applicants from Marcy, and set them in hot
pursuit after Gushing, to the great amusement
of the Cabinet, and the sport might have run on
indefinitely, if "ran hungrey Cassius' from
the East had not, in the Of his spying,
CHANGED to ov,rhear Marcy, Gushing and Dob
bin chucklng together on the comforts of this
diversion of the seige.'
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-18
ALIKE INCONSISTENT AND UNJUST

The last Valley Wing has the following.
ala Cossitt, editor Of the Muscatine Enquirer,
has received the appointment Of River Mail
Agent.
A good Jonesman and hard drinker, consti-
tuted his pre.eminent qualifications for the ser
vice
There are some strange Inconsistencies in this
world. To be prescribed as Jones man, is an
every day occurrence with the Neutral, and a
portion of the wing journals Of this state ; but
to run after other men, even 10 the excess Of
being justly chargeable with sycophancy ,servility
and even puppyism, ellciis no word Of complaint
How easy it is to love ones friends and hate
ores enemies and how few they are, who will
pardon in an enemy, what would be considered
as rare virtue in friend.
1t is true we believe that Mr.. La Cossitt has
always been a devoted friend Of Gen. Jones
but, with all our dislike for the man personally
we do not believe it is true, as charged in the
Wing, that lie is a "hard drinkcr." This
is not only serious charge, but it is an ouira-
geeus scandal; and that man who would DELHI
erately publish such stigma upon private char
acter, knowing it to be destitute of truth is an
enemy to his kind, and scourge to society
Having no sympathy for Mr.. La Cossitt, we
must nevertheless do him the Justice to say, that
in all our intercourse with him, we have yet, ia
see hin under the influence of ardent spirits
| That he takes drop of the "critter' now ano
then, we presume is not to be denied, but thai
ne is addicted to it. as charged in the above ex.
tract, is entirely unfounded in fact
The editor the Wing, seems to be remarkable
ior two traits of character; one is to abuse hi.
enemies without stint or measure, and the o,he,
is, to found that abuse upon false allegations.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-18

The FRAsxLlS FUsD-Dr. franklin, in his
will, donated to the town Of Boston the sum OF
one thousand pounds sterling, with direction
that it should be loand upon an interest Of 1--WE
per cent. per annum, to such young married
artiicers, under the age of twenty five years, as
have served an apprenticeship in said town, and
faithfully fulfilled the duties required in their
indentures, so as TO obtain good moral charac
ter from al least two respectable citizens, who
are willing to become sureties tor the repayment
of the money. Other restrictions were imposed
TO distribute the benefits of the fund and to rem
der it more secure. franklin calculated that
in one hundred years, the 81 900 would increase
to $f3l ,0CO, when $l00, 900 was to be distribute
| ted in the construction of public works, and the
remaining 1000 was to continue to be loaned
for the term Of another hundred years.
At the end OF that time he calculated the fund
to be four million sixty-one thousand pounds
sterling of which he gives one million sixty one
thousand to the inhabitants Of Boston, and three
millions to the state. The arrangement is
curiosity, as showing the peculiar character Of
the mind of Franklin. The first sum of this
fund was loand in 1871, about sixty-two years
ago. From a recent rep' 1T made on the subject,
it appears that the philosophers figures have
not been met up to this time The total amount
of the fund is now $54, $50 SIS, of which $685.
463 is deposited, on interest, in the office Of the
Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Co,
and in Savings Banks. it is estimated, that at
the end of the first hundred years, the fund
will accumulate 10 about $500 900, predicating
the rate of interest the same as it has been for
. the last twenty years. Frankli1's estimate was
$4Sl ,O40. Lat year there was but one APP
plicant for portion of the !oan-[Galena Ad-
vertiser.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-18

ar The Hon. GEO. w. JosLF, arrived at
home on the l4ih inst He is In excellent health
and fine spirits. His numerous friends will be
glad 10 meet him and our cit z'ns generally will
b, highly gra,ifed to lear" through hun. that
the Dubuque, in place Of the Galena Post Office
is hereafter to be The Distributing ofiic. for the
North West
Even the refusal Of The steam beat interest at
Galena, to take The mail contract on The river,
because required to run directly to and from
Dubuque, i'll place Of Galena, cannot affect the
permanence of this arrangement. Through
the exerions of our Senators, justice, although
iardy, has at length been done TO Dubuque We
congratulate our fellow citizens upon this re-
nuli.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-18
For the EXDress.

For the Express.
aTHIRD WARD Free SCHOOL. The
Herald of Wednesday, prompted as it says, by
a locker en-, held the following language -
j" The children are alioped to commit depreda-
tions upon the community aehen that suits them
best" In the Express of the same day, we
pronounced this untrue. In the Herald OF to-
day is a clumsy allusion to something or some.
body, closing with ave will suffer no such inn
putations as appeared in the Express of We'd
ncsday to be cast upon us with impunity.' We
insist that the Herald's article of Wednesday
was impertinent gossip, and repeat that it was
untrue. ELECroR.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-18

QUERY Did not certain Clerk, who is now
striving to retain desk in the Surveyor Gen
erals office on the plea of being democrat,
subscribe and pay twenty dollars to assist in
defraying the expenses Of the Scott Club during
the late Presidential election And Query =
What kind of democracy is this? And Query !!
Did said Clerk vote at the last Presidential
Election Amy information upon these three
specific points, will be greatfuly acknowledged
by those interested.
MANY DEMOCRATS.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-18

Crying children in church are usually con-
sidered as nuisences, and taken OUT but this is
not always the case, as the following anecdote
from the Ladies Repository for April will show:
"a brother, just returned from California was
present in the congregation Of brother Owen,
when babe in the arms of its mother began to
cry. A thing unusual in California attracted
not little attention, and the mother rose to re-
tire. Don't leave, said the preacher, "the
sound of that babes voice is more interesting to
many in the congregation than my own. 1t is,
perhaps, the sweetest music many man has
heard since, long time ago, he took leave of his
distant home" The effect was instantaneous,
and powerful, and large portion of the congre-
pation melted into tears
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-18

WAPLEs HoUsE-DURUQUE.-W learn that
this we'll known establishment has been taken
by Messrs. Harvey & Brother, formerly of
White Pigeon, Michigan. These gentlemen
have acquired for themselves, at the latter place.
an enviable popularity with the travelling public
They are now about to take charge Of one of
the best appointed and most commodous houses
on the Upper Mississippi, and we hazard moth.
ing in saying that under their excellent man.
popular also. They will open about the 10Th
nst., and we commend them to the travelling
public, westward bound.-DaiIy Democratic
Press, ChicG00,
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-18
1.-THE KEY"

The "Key to Uncle Toms Cabin, which Mrs
Uncle Tom Stowe just published, will doubt
less prove good speculation for her and her
publishers. All who have read sUncle Toms
Cabin will buy key. And thousands Of
them I'VE venture to predict will be most eyre
giously disappointed, and vote the Key bore.
1t Mrs Stowe had published they key first,
she would have made but wretched specula.
ton out Of the affair. Precious few would have
been found so .jolly green as to have used it
for the purpose of effecting an entrance into the
cabin of sUncle Tom 1t is made up exclu.
sively Of odds and ends of old, familiar news.
paper stories, extracts from abolition speakers,
books written by abolition families, vagrant and
fatherless paragraphs, unauthentc statements
made by itinerant Manchausens Of the day, and
all that Of stuff. Many of these old stories were
long ago exploded. The most of these that still
run alone are, doubtless, greatly exaggerated.
The narrow Of the clumsy and cumbrous Key
so cts. in paper, IS cts in cloth-might have
been squeezed down into dozen psges of very
Slowish sort Of statements, and been quite as
satisfactory as it is in its present shape-.aib
(N. W Register.
LrGHrsrEG.-The Long Islander, published
at Huntington, N. Y, says: During the thun-
der.s storm, on Thursday, 18th inst, a house on
Amityvile was struck by lightning. 1t seems
that the lightning entered the door, split the sill,
passed along in the room 10 large cooking
stove, which it threw up into the second story,
and cut off three of the toes of a woman (whose
name we could not ascertain) who was sitting
near by. The shoe through which the light.
ming entered appeared entirely unnjured with
the exception of a small hole on one side.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-18
Democratic Stale Ticket.

SrRASGERs.-Our City is crowded at this
time with strangers Every other man we meet
on the street nearly, is stranger. Some are
here on pleasure. but many are seeking locations
for business. They cannot come TO a more
prosperous point. This, our Galena cotempo-
raries call casing, but the world calls it stub
born truth.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-18

LAND SALES PosrrosEp.-The Land Sales
which were ordered BY the President to take
place at the Land Offices at Willow River, La
mence on the I'd, 10Th, 10Th, and 23d Of May
next, are declared TO be postponed until the 4ti,,
18th, 18th and 25th of July next, respectively
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-18

Iowa CENTRAL Ar LINE RArLRoAD.-The
stock books Tor this road are now open, and every
speedily built, should come forward and sub.
scribe literally. Remember the success of this
enterprise depends upon prompt and liberal ac-
ton on the part Of our citizens. Unless all
take hold, the work must be retarded. Let Linn
do her duty, and all will be well.-[Progressive
Era
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-18

e. l.. Sharp from Pettawatamie, and re-
Gently candidate in the 18th Judicial District
for Judge, was in town on Thursday No doubt
on business pertaining TO the election, as he
made straight shoe, for the Governors office,
after reaching the City.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-18
To the Editor Of the Transcript.

"
Wilhelm Paris in the year 1896, was one
ofthe seict party of my countrynen who had
the honr of entertaining General Lafayette as
tueir gust. The conversation naturally turned
upon theeventful history wherein that lustfi-
Gus manbore so conspicuous part, and well
recollec his interesting relation of his accom-
panying the Inflated and beautiful Marie An
toinette when she presented herself 10 the in
furlatedmob upon the balcony of the palace at
VersalFs. He expressed unbounded admira-
tioI of Ter frnness and strength of character as
cohtrased with that of her amiable and nbecie
husband, Louis XVI who, had he possessed
her energy and followed her counsel, could
have diverted, if not checked, the course of that
revolution which disastrously overwhelmed
them and their throne, He remarked that ga
purer being never lived, or a more heroic one
never died." Young and thoughlless, coming
as she did from Court where she was dolized
to another which, at the time of her arrival,
treated her little as less than divinity, was it
stra 'ge that her political enemies should have
seized upon every occasion, at her sacrifice, to
forward the work they had undertaken?
The General spoke Of her son, tie Dauphn
who he said possessed all the brilliant and ami
able qualities of his mother; was fine, lively
boy; that hehad daily seen him in,his visits at the
palace; that he always greeted with him the kiss
of affection, sitting upon his lap and relating the
little events of his play hours with all the vi
vacity and interest usual to children of his age.
The question was distinctly asked, if there was
any doubt as to the Dauphin's death; the Gen.
eral answered, "that he had none in his oun
mind" that this death was a we'll established
fact, accelerated by the cruel treatment of those
to whom the Convention has assigned the care
of him.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-18

a. We call attention to the notice in this
days paper, of n meeting of the stockholders Of
the Southern Wisconsin and Mississippi rail-
road Company, to be held at GAINESVILLE on the
second Tuesday of June next, for the purpose Of
electing new board Of Directors.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-18

SIR JOHN FRAsKLIN.-lt is stated that the
various expeditions that have been fitted out
within the last FIVE years, for the discovery Of
Sir John franklin, have cost an aggregate OF
$3,792,O0O. Nearly eight years hare elapsed
without tidings from the missing voyagers. No
less than Is expeditions in all, consisting of 80
vessels, besides boats, have been engaged in the
pursuit, and the effort is still continued.