The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-12-07
"1IiE BETTER FART.

Live for youref let each successive morn
Rouse thee t. plans Of self-indulysnt ease
Andevery hour some new caprice be borr,
Tili all be !hroan asidet-ihat does II OF
! plea e.
SO shalt ihon |, arm how shallow il The fount
Whose elitterng waves all VII lcsomc thirst
destroy,
And hearts ek, even in youth, begin 10 count
SpfinEs withot uilope, and summers blank OF
joy
I Live for thy fellow men let all thy soul
BE given TO serve and aid, to cheer and
love;
Make sacrifice Of self, and still! con.ral
All rneaner motives which the hear. might
move,
lAe sting of disappointment shall be III ue:
The E.red Of base agyatitude be Won;
| Bare veins Of gold illurne thy laSored mine,
I And toll aud sadness cloud thy setting san
| live fox thy Gad thin. anchor shall be cast
Where no false nuicksands shift is hold
away
Through The clear future, fsem the sunrise
past,
CLOVIS the calm light along the even way
Tie loss uf human hopes shall be no more
Than the quick whitening Of earih's com.
mon flowers
| Far well thou know ST when pain and death
Eterna! spring shall glad the heavenly bow
THE SHOOTING OF GEN NEUfLLY.
Particulars Of ats 9Jray With NJ De La.
porfs'--Eztraordinary Scene
The Gazette des Tridunau1 publishes the fol-
lowing detail Of the melancholy affair at ChaI-
ons, notice of which was received by tele-.
gtaph from Halifax:
Ii appears that General Count de NeuilIv, in
consequence of anonymous communications
made TO him, conceived grave suspicious res
pecting the conduct Of his wife, but the COM
mun'cations did not designate any person; they
merely spoke Of an officer of the garrison who
often visited at his house. The General made
observations, and he soon perceived that M de
Laporte, captain Of the staff Of the third divis
ion, commanded by General Perrot, was the
person referrea 10. But still he was not abso
lutely certain, and before making an exposure
ne wished TO obtain positive proof. Captain de
Laporte, who had obtained leave Of ABSENCE
was to quit Chalons on Saturday evening"
The General had numerous party that even.
ing, and M. de Laporte was Rsssent at IT. Ths
General carefully observed the conduct Of his
wife and that OF the captain and he saw sigma
OF Intelligence between them which left him no
donbt. AT eleven o'clock the company retired
Captain de Laporte took leave of the General,
and announced that he meant Immediately, TO
leave Chalons for Nitry, where his servant had
already gone. The General afterwards with
drew TO his chamber and the Countess TO hers
The apartment of the General is separated by
several rooms from that Of the Countess, and
the latters bed room opens garden. The
General went into the garden armed with
musket; and after waiting short time, the door
was opened, and the noise of footsteps was
Eeard proceeding 10 the chamber Of the Count
ess. lie secreted himself behind so;ae trees,
but has movement was perceived by the person
who had entered, and he stopped and retracsd
his steps. At that nonien mt the General fred
has gun, but the darkness prevented him, from
taking correct aim, and he missed his object.
He then went into the chamber Of the Count
esq and had long explanation with her, after
which he retired to his own rao,n The next
morning, before Z clock, the General wen.
with cane in his hand to NJ. de Laporte.s res
idence; M. de Laporte was alone at the time
What then took place M de Lapor,e can alone
state. But few moments only had passed
when double detonation was heard, and Gen.
Neuilly was seen to leave the house, pale,
staggering, and covered with blood He made
about fifty steps in the street. and at the mo-
mant at Whiais-a woman approached to assist
hun ne fell down, saying, '.lt is Captain de La
porte who has assasnated me-" He then
made vio.ent effort to pronounce some more
words, but expired Two wounds were found
on him lone in The left shoulder, the other
near the heart. Nj. de Laporte, who bore the
mark OF violent blow on his face, was arrest
ed. He declared that at the moment wLea the
General entered the apartment, he said, "Yo4
know, Captain, what brings me here" know
it, General, and place myself at your orders
No sooner had M de Laporc spoken than the
General raising his cane struck him violently
on the head. He thereupon seized his pistols,
and fred one; but the General advancing to-
wards him, again raised his cane; whereupon he
discharged his second pistol. Colonel Laeureux,
Chief Of the Staff of the Division, Immediately
came to Paris to give account Of the affair
to the Minister Of War. An investigation has
heen ordered, and il is 10 be carried on by the
Court Martial