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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06
Mr.. Fuller, of the NJ Y Mirror, in one of
his letters from Havana, saws:

cit is a we'll known fact that nearly all the
merchants and shop keepers Of Havana are ma
tive Spaniard, and that they are not only con.
tented but fanatcally devoted to the Spanish
government. A large proportion Of this class
came to Cuba as adven,urers, and began life as
clerks, on small saleries. After accumulating
$500, they would purchase share in joint
stock slave trading company, and in the course
Of a year or two, receive prof, in the share of
a dividend, amounting to $4,000, which sum
reinvested in the same business, soon made
them millonaries. These nabobs then gener-
ally return to Spain to spend their i'll gotten
fortunes, leaving crop Of clerks to follow the
footsteps Of their human predecessors. 1t is,
perhaps, not generally known that some Of our
Now York merchant princes, whose sudden
wealth has been attributed to the sugar business
have derived their largest revenues from capi-
tai slyly invested in the slave trade"
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06
INCREASE OF SALARIES.

Wing Journals are loud in their denuncia
tons Of the increase in salaries of Cabinet Ofic
ers and Foreign Ministers
So far as the latter is concerned, the informa
ton upon which to justify this law, was obtain
ed in reply to1 the lamented Secretary Webs
ter's circular to the foreign Ministers requesting
information, upon the subject of their salaries
Our wing friends must be wonderfully over.
come with economy and awfully patriotic JUS
about these days. Fur the las: four years there
has been set of pirates loungng about Wash
ington City and extracting from he nationa
Treasury, to the tune Of one, two, three ano
four hundred thousand dollars and these same
journals ar. as silent as the grave upon the
subject Of economy.
Whiggery is a strange compound
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD.

Col. Mason, Chief Engineer md General
Superintendent Of the Illinois Central Rail-
|soad, has caused the publication of the follow
ing:
1.-THE first So miles Of the Chicago branch,
from Ctineso to the kankakee, will be open
for business during the month of May next.
The track layers will continue south of the
Kankakee during the summer, and reach Ur-
bana, l25 miles south Of Chicago in all, this
year.
La Sale and Bloomington, 90 miles, will be in
operation by the first Of May next The mex,
division, between Bloomington and Decatur, 40
miles, will be in operation by the lst of January
next That part of the GaIcna Branch between
La Sale and the Aurora junction will be in
operation during the summer. 1t is confidently
expected that the track of the Galena and Chi
cago road viii be laid to Freeport by the first OF
August next. The grading will be in readiness
to continue it tn Scales Mound, nearly forty
miles west Of Preeport, which may be done by
the first of November next
More or less track will also be laid between
Galena and Dubuque, and on the first division,
but It will not be connected 81 as to make il
available for business before the early part of
another season..
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06
The Washington correspondent Of the New

The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Tribune says:
Benton called on Pierce few days ago and
congratulated him on his success, approving gen
eralIv, also, his selection of Cabinet Officers
but with regard to one of them he observed with
much emphasis, "He's an hermaphrodte- an
hermaphrodite, SIR" Alter repeating this o
number Of times as usual, (old Bullion being in
a state of great excitemeat,) he further remark.
ed that the obnoxious member, (the Attorney
GENERALLY was the only individual 10 whom the
Almighty gave congentnel aptitudes for becom-
ing a Tyler man, &c, &c. Whereupon the
President replied:
now in Washington, who were Indifferent 10 my
election, manifest SO much solicitude for the sue
cess of my administration"
The reply was a quietus, and Benton there
upon Immediately camoscd.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06

SPRING WHEAr-This grain should be sowr
much earlier than most people suppose, though
some varieties will bear much earlier sowing
| than others. The best rule to adopt in all casei
is to sow as soon as the frostis out in the spring
or as soon as the ground is sufficiently dry fol
blowing and narrowing. This crop may De
made to follow corn, potatoes, turnips, or any
other hoed crop, and the ground should have
been pIowed in autumn. 1t succeeds best to
| follow in rotation after crop that has been II
berally MANFRED, after the removal OF which the
soil has been plowed to the depth of ten or
twelve inches in the autumn and the seed sown
in the spring as early as possible. as soon as
vegetation has fairly commenced, at the rate Oh
two bushels ofwheat per acre. This early sow
ing and liberal seeding will doubtless lnd skeP-
tics but the plan has only to be fairly tested to
find general favor Early sowing and thick
seeding secures the crop from the dangers that
NAV in mos, seasons be apprehended from drouth
Rust and mdew will not be liable to attack the
crop when the advice here given is followed and
the average product will range from twenty to
twenty five per cent greater than would ordina
riy be the result and besides the quality of rain
and -four would more closely resemble those of
winter wheat When two bushels Of spring
wheat is sown per acre, The heads do not aver
age more than two inches in. length and the
grain is of much lighter color than if only one
bushel had been sown. Thick sowing requires
as accomplishments very rich soil, very deep
blowing, and very early sowing, and it need
not be adopted with much confidence unless the
whole of these be brought to bear in the oper-
alton. The seed before being sown should be
free from oats and other grains, and should II
effected in the slightest degree with smut be
stepped in a very strong solution of common !
salt for eight or ten hours, and dried with quick
lime by raking it in and mixing it with the
wheat till dry, on clean floor. Anewly brok-
IN prairie, that has only had one crop and been
plowed in the fall after the removal of the crop,
is on the whole as good a preparation as could
be desired for spring wheat. Ii the autumn
blowing lie properly executed the only labor !
that will be necessary in the spring to prepare
The ground for seed will be heavy narrowing.
Thirty bushels per acre, each bushel weighing
from 60 to 65 lbs may be anticipated were |,
these instructions are fully performed.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06

The WOODBURY. BANK has finally closed its
doors. Like the Eastern Bank Killingly, it has
failed. Both of these Banks have been con-
trolled by the brokers and spectators in Wall
street Neither of them were wanted, and
Governor Seymor was abused for vetoing them.
But all the true principles which he laid down in
his veto message, are now apparent. The OBJ
jections that he raised, are now selfevident
truths, and none dare dispute them. He was
right, and his fears that the public were to be
injured rather than benefited, have been re-.
allsed To protect the public, he did all he
could to defeat those shin plasters factories,
though he was threatened with defeat in The flu.
ture and earned not to do it. Disregarding self
he stood up manfuIly for the interests of the
public. We have few men among us who com
bine such poor principles--such boldnes to stand
by them, when personal honors and preferment
are endangered thereby-such kindness OF heart
and clear views Of right and wrong-such pur
ity of character such freedom from all faint OF
corruption-such regard for the welfare OF his
fellow men, and still such courteous manners
and modest department, as characterize Thomas
H. Seymour -Hartford Times.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06

SEED GoRN.-AN IMPORTANT IrEM.-We
referred few days ago to the statement in the
Illinois Journal that the corn of last years crop,
raised in this State, would not do for seed.
We are satisfied that this is not an untounded
statement. Experiments made since we motto.
ed the subject confirm it, We learn, too, that
in Hancock county, the attention Of several
experienced farmers has been drawn to the sub
ject, and they are satisfied that last years corn
won't do. We hear of several who will send
to Kentucky for their seed corn.
This is an important item to our farming
friends and we urge them to look to their
interests in the matter, promptly uincy
TVLig
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06
HINTS TO FARMERS.

Toads are the very best protection to cabbage
against lice.
Plants, when dropping, are revived by few
grains of sulpher.
Pears are generally improved by grating OH
mountain ash.
Sulphur is valuable in preserving grapes, &c,
from insects
In feeding with corn, go lbs. ground goes as
far as fee ding 126 lbs in the kernel.
Turnips of small size have double tho nu
tricious matter that large ones hpve.
Rats and other vermn are kept away from
grain by sprinkling garlic when packing the
shelves
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06

A DUTCH JUSTICE OurDosE.-A Dutch
Justice is the universal pack horse for all judi
cial bulls-but we lately heard story which
we shall saddle upon Yankee Justice residing
in Iowa. A man after patiently hearing the
case through, his honor pronounced judgment
As follows M aa ga Il.
John Smith. stand up; you have had fair
and impartial trial by a jury of your country,
and have been found indebted TO the plaintiff
This court, therefore, .pronounces judgment
against you for sum Of eighteen and three
fourth cents, and may God Almighty have
mercy on your soul.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06

Loss OF Six LIvEs.-The New York Herald,
says that on Friday afternoon the 1lth, about
five o'clock, row boat, containing ten passen-
gers, was capszed in the East river, opposite
pier Is, and six out Of the number were drown
ed 1t appears from the statement of one of
men saved, that the passengers had just arrived
in the packet ship Queen of Vest, from Liver
pool, now lying at anchor in The stream; and,
for some reason, the Captain, upon arriving at
this port, threw all the provisions of the emigrants
overheard, leaving them in a starving condition
A party Of ten, of the families of Brown and
o Cara, hired row boat 10 convey them to the
city, 10 procure fresh provisions. They had not
left the ship more than FIVE minutes before the
boat upset, leaving ten souls at the mercy of the
waves, six of whom were drowned.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06
THE POSITION OF TIE DEMOCRACY

! THE POSITION OF TIE DEMOCRACY
The position of the democracy in this City
is really novel one. We are in Just about
now, what may be styled pretty kettle Of
fish.
La the three Wards, we have men running
for Aldermen. who boldly and cxuliingIy avow,
that they will not support the democratic City
ticket. With such declarations upon their lips,
how can they expect those, who feel an interest
in the success ofthe City ticket, TO support them
Is not the obligation mutual and equally bind
ing upon both parties And when one declares
himself absolved from the obligation of support.
ing nomi9ation fairly made and in which he
participated, is not the other party equally alb.
solved from the obligation Of supporting him !:
We think clearly he is.
Now, we would like TO see this unhappy diff.
ference reconcled, SO that all could walk up to
the polls and vote the whole ticket, without re
gard 70 trfiing objectiors of one kind and an
other. This would be right in our judgment
and it certainly would be greatly for the interest
Of our party, present and prospective. But, if
the candidates on our ticket for Aldermen, per.
sist in refusing to support the City ticket, no
democrat can be convicted of infdelity who fails
to support them.
Ifthere is no binding obligation on the pa,t o.
The one, there certainly is not the part of the
other.
We earnestly hope that parties may be recon.
-
c'rd before the time for voting arrives, in order
that we may have no defeats to record.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06
THE FIRST BORN.
The first born is q Fairy child,

The first born is Fairy child,
A wondrous emanation
A tameless creature, fond and Wild
A moving exultation.
Beside the hearth, upon the star,
Its footstep laughs with lightness;
And Graded, all it's features fair
Are touched with mystic brightness.
First pledge of their betrothed love-
o, happy they that claim it,
First gift direct from Heaven above!
0, happy they that name ii!
1t tunes the household with its voice,
And with quick laughter ringing,
Makes the inanimate room rejoice,
And hidden rap,ures bringing.
lis beauty all the beauteous things
BY kindred light resembles!
But, evermore with futtering wings,
On fairy confines trembles.
So much of those that gave it birth,
Of Father and of Mother!
So much of this world built on earth
And SO much of another!
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06
A CONTRAST.

| we copy from the Pennsylcanian Of the 18th
u /, the following list of counterfeits of notes
O Banks in different parts Of the country, of
hch, by the way, we know but little, whether
cunterfeit or genuine, and in regard to which,
te people are so easily deceived:
| LATEST CoUNTERFEITs.-Borde Bank.
and rs altered from something else. The
Is have for a vignette an Indian, with fe.
,ale on the right end Not like genuine.
fremont Bank, Boston, Mass.-20's altered
ON 2s. Extremely well done, SO az to have
assed through one of the banks.
City Bank, N. Y. City-Vignette, portrait
n the right; rail cars, merchandise, &c, on
he left; female in sistting posture. Not like
|,1sture.
Stark Bank, Vermont.-20's altered from Is.
Admirably done.
crankln Co. Bank. Mass.-5's SPURIOUS
Vignette large arm and sledge between officers
names. The word Greenfield badly engra-
we'd.
{ Oneidavalley Bank,N Y.-lO's altered from
2s. Vignette, female, eagle, &c.
Bank of the State of South Carolina 30 s
are in circulation. .-.
Marine and Fire Insurance Bank, Savannah.
Ga-50's. A perfect fac smile Of genuine old
plate, dated Jan. LIST, 1550-pay c. F. Mills or
bearer the eye Of the head on the left end of
the counterfeit somewhat blurred, and the note
a little shorter than the genuine. Well done.
and calculated to deceive.
In contrast with the above, we append the
following extract from "The Footpath and
Highway. or Wanderings by an American" a
very interesting work just published by Benja-
min Morgan, Esq, detailing his observations in
Great Britain in 1912. The state of things
thus described is what VIC should be glad to see
brought about here 5s
"The circulating medium of England is gold,
silver and coppers, currency far superior to
flimsy paper, and one with which there is not
the slightest difficulty. The American is i'm.
pressed with its utility and excellenc at once
and lastingly There is trouble about
change; and as the currency of the three king
doms, man is never at loss, in strange place,
10 know whether his money is current or not
The lowest npte is f5 or $25 and 60 where
you WILL that rlwnvs commands its full value
in gold or silver. often thought, when ram
bling abou. the kingdom, how much superior is
the currency Of monarchica England, compar-
ed with the trashey paper Of our Republic. II
had not occasion to pay an exorbant discount on
imsey, soiIed, and mutilated bills in every town
entered, as one must do in the United States,
Tor did run the risk Of having counterfeit
note pallned on me when | required change
The soverelgns and shillings were always at
,ar, no matter where went, and never refused;
md that is more than can be said honestly of one |
laif oil the notes OF the many swindling banks, |
low in circulation in our land |
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06

REDEMPTION OF U. S. SrocK-Mr Guth.
re, Secretary of the Treasury, has given no.
tice that the 5 per cent. stock created under the
provisions of the act Of the Sd March, 1913,
wi!lin pursuance Of the terms of its issue, he
redeemed at the treasury of The United States
on the LIST day of July next, at which date in
terest thereon will cease. Holders of that stock
desiring to receive the principal and interest ac-
cured thereon, previous to the LIST of July next
may transmit their certificate, duly assigned to
the United States, by mail or otherwise to the
Treasury Department, and drafts in their favor
for the amount of principal and interest up to
the date of receipt will he RENTED, payable BY
the assistant Treasurer most convene mt to
them
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06
GREAT EXCITEMENT AT JACKSON
VILE,
PURSUIT OF THE RoBsER, JOAQUIN.


The Sacramento papers have long accounts
Of warm and exciting chase afier the famous
robber Joaquin.
On Friday last, the citizens of Jacksonville
brought in the dead body of Mr. Lake, butcher
OF that place, and the body ofa Chinaman who
was wounded by pietol ball. 1t was not then
known who had committed these outrages.
On the next day, Saturday, three Cinnamon
were killed between Suffer and Jackson, q dis
lance ofsome four miles. The driver Of the
Stockton stage and two passengers were killed
on the same day by Joaquin and two others sup
posed TO be Mexcans. The three men were
shot and the horses taken from the stage. On
| the same day, the same parties drove some fifty
| Chinese from camp in their neighborhood,
and carried away or destroyed their tents. On
the Thursday previous, Joaquin rode through
the village of San Andreas, at a quick gallop,
and shot three Americans as he passed Through
| the streets.
! Joaquin is a young man, of about nineteen
years Of age, and must be one Of the best shots
with a revolver in this or in any other country,
as nearly all these men were shot through the
neck The whole band, it is supposed consists
of about sixty men, all Of whom are thought to
be native Mexicans
letter from jacksonville, dated the 18th
inst, saws:
"The town is in the greatest excitement. A
large meeting OF the citizens was held this ev.
ening, at which measures were taken that must
lead to the eventual capture OF the murderers.
Nearly our whole population has volunteered to
turn out in pursuit Tomorrow, Wo to the Mex
leans if they caught"
The party Of Americans who started in pur.
suit, found Chnaman near Suffers Fort
They chased the robbers to Jackson's Creek,
where they found more OF their works-one
Chinaman badly wounded. Mr.. Lake was
living but speechess, and died shortly after the
Americans arrived.
The Americans followed on and soon over.
took the murderers, but they escaped with the
loss of their horses, blankets, &C., and one OF
two were wounded.
One of the party, worn out by fatigue having
been in pursuit Of the robbers six days, returned
to Sacramento with three horses captured from
portion Of Joaquins party-.alto California l6tl
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06

DEATH OF DR. WIN E. HoRNER-It is
with regret that we announce the death Of DR.
VIM f. Horner, Professor Of Anthony in the
University of Pennsylvania DR.. Horner was
a native of Virginia, but had been for many
years a resident of Philadelphia, and an active
member of many Of it's institutions. For more
than thirty years he has been connected with
the chair of Anthony Of the University OF PEN
nsylvania, lin which he succeeded DIR. Physick
Professor) and Unidentified with the interest
of its Medical Department, of which he had
long been the Dean. His Anatomical Works.
which have passed through several editions, and
become Text Books, have renderd him known
not only to the medical profession here but in
Europe. His loss is public one-Phila
Inquirer Of the 10th.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06
APPOINTMENTS IN MISSOURI.

Inc Repu0lIc says:
The telegraph advised us yesterday of several
appointments to Office in Missouri One was
the denomination and confirmation Of R. B.
Dallam as Receiver Of Public Moneys at St..
Louis. Another is VIM Halleneton, Receiver
of Public Moneys at Milan, Mo. But as we
know of no such individual, we think the tele.
graph has gone astray, and that Wesley Hall.
burton is intended.
jeremiah Leaman is the Register at Milan
This is new Land Office.
r. M. Jones lie appointed Register at Spring.
field, Missouri.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06

Iowa APPLICANTS FOR CossULsHirs "A
correspondent of the Dubuque Herald writing
from Washington mentions my name as amongst
those of the Iowa applicants for Consulshps
This is untrue in whole and in part, 80 far as my
knowledge extends. am not and never have
been such an applicant
JOuN n JENNINGS
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06

Court ScEsE.-aSir!" said fierce lawyer,
"do YOU, on your solemn oath, swear that this
is not your hand writing"
81 reckon no,,'' was the cool reply.
ssDoes it resemble your writing?
eyes, think it don't"
"Do you swear that it don't resemble your
writinga'
swell do ysB ygIed.s
"You take your solemn oath this writing does
not resemble yours in a single letter."
s. "Y-e-a.s ~ }s
"How do you know" as aEf
s.Because can't write"
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06

Il The Grand Jury has been in session FOL
nearly week and from the way business ac-
cninulatrs, il is danbtfal whether the mcmb-
ers VIII be relieved before the latter par, Of mex
week
Complaints have been entered against the
groceries for selling liquor. and the probability
is that all viii be indicted Indeed where com-
plants are made, other course is left for this
body 10 pursue, but to receive testimony and
find bills against those, who are convicted Of
violating the law.
/ We have always disapproved Of the law, bu,
| while 1t j. upon the statute books, no Grand
Jaryman can discharge his sworn duty, and
refuse to notice complaints
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06

VICE PRESIDENT KING, it was lately stated,
declined to take the oath as Vice President If
the United States, while remaining in Cuba /;
but 'e ter now appears in the New Orleans pa.
Pers representing that the oath was administer
ed TO him at Matanzas on the 4th instant, in the
presence Of some twelve or fifteen gentlemen,
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06
JOHN D. JENNINGS
CITY NOMINATIONS |!

, The following are the nominations for Alder
men al Iowa City.
First Ward-W. II Hunt, Ed Lnnhing and
F. C.. Lee.
Second Ward-Dr. Morsnau, w. rem
Clarke and Thos. Snyder.
Third Ward-P. Roberts, John Vanfieet and
Peter S.etzSr.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06
ENDORSEMENT FOR A FEDERAL APP.
POlNTMENT.

II Is said that an individual from the flourish
ing young State of Wisconsin, who went to
Washington for an appointment, in addition to
his Wisconsin endorsements, received very
handsome one with raw hide, at the hands Of
former resident Of the State This is a new
way to back an ambitious friend
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06

kuMoRrp ATTACK ON FoRr ARsucKLE.-
The following note was received few DAYS
since by the Postmaster at Little Rock, from
the Postmaster at Van Buren,. 1t is published
in the Little Rock Wing. "The Camanche
Indians have made an attack on Fort Arbuckle,
and it is presumed there will be considerable OF
a time"
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06

T'l am great gun" said tipsy printer
who had been on bender for week.
'Yes,' said the foreman, .you're great gun
and half cooked, and you can G nsider yourself
discharged
.WelI,' said the typo, sthen had better 60
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06

Congress did an excellent thing In authorizing
the outstanding stocks Of the United States to
be purchased by the Secretary Of the Treasury
at the current market price, to be paid for from
any surplus funds in the Treasury provided that
the balance in the Treasury shall not at any
time be reduced below Sc, 100000.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06

LAND CoMMIssroNER.-It is said the Office
Of Land Commissioner was taken away from
Illinois, against the earnest remons,rance Of
Douglas and Shields, who recommended Ro
bert Smith.