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Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-18

Held to Bail.--Hugh Mullen, lieutenant OF po-
lice of Richmond, was yesterday charged, before
Mayor Howell, with being drunk and disorderly
and committing an assault and battery, and held
10 bail in $500 TO answer.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

The TRiPARTIrE TREATY.-With regard to
the letter Of Lord John Russell on the Cuba
question, il is said that Mr.. Marcy has long
since taken occasion to communicate the Pres
idents views to Mr.. Buchanan. 1t will be re-
membered that Lord John RusseIrs letter was
addressed to Mr.. Crainpssn, and not to our
GDs~rnmcnt. twas read by Mr.. Champion
to Mr.. Marcy. Official etiquette, therefore,
prevents Mr. Marcy addressing either Mr..
Champion or Lord John Russell in reply, but he
has adopted similar course to the British Min
lister by communicating his views tie Mr. Bu-
chanan, who will doubtless bring the matter
promptly and forcibly to the attention Of the
British government. The position of the ad-
ministration is decided, and does not differ ma
teriaily from the views SO well expressed by Mr..
Everett in his letter noticed YESTERDAY There is
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

We see that serious difficulty has arisen in
Cedar County, in regard to the county subscrip-
ton OF $50 900 10 the Lyons Railroad II APP
pears that the County Judge failed TO keep a
proper record ofhis proceedings in ordering the
vote by which the loan was carried and on
this, portion Of the taxpayers refuse the pay
ment of the tax. A meeting has been held, and
resolutions to this effect passed. They also re-
solved to contribute to the expense Of testing
The legality Of The tax aud order.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

u The London Times is notoriously the
most illiberal paper in the world towards Amer.
ica Throughout its whole history it has been
careful to omit no occasion to put forth its scan
delous libels on our Government and people,
At every opportunity i, has ridiculed our litera-
ture, held what it calls our "provncial man.
ners up to the scorn Of the world, underrat.
our public institutions, endeavored to sow dis.
senslon between us and foreign n,tions, sought
to falsity our history as nation, and breathed
|1nothing but spirit of the most malignant ha.
tired towards us. The remembrances of the
victories of '76 and 1919 rankle in it, and il
clings to the past modification with perfectly
barbarian memory of wrongs" These facts
are notorious through the world wherever the
Anglo Saxon tongue is sp ken.
The sympathy of Wings with this gigantic
slanderer is not little remarkable. The gen
erous praise of the Paris Steele, and the noble
and liberal sentiments Of the London 4drertiscr
are passed coldly, to make room for the conce-
NAL vilification of American men, and manners,
found ready made to their hand, in The lying
columns of the Times. Thus, the Times has
its correspondence from America, put up for
home consumption, to SANDER free institutions
represent them as failures, and thus keep
strong the monarchical spirit, which in these
times, is rather on the decline. These malir-
nant falsehoods are caught up by the Wing
press of this country, with an avidity which too
surely betrays their anti-American proclivities.
The Galena .4drertissr day since with great
gee printed one Of these high Tory articles,
and on appointing out The transparent false
hood on which the whole article was based the
.adrsrtiser with an impudence which even the !,
Times mi sht envy, endorses by its editorial, the
very falsehood pointed out, and asserts that
The National administration of our Union
is failure. s'The force Of falsellood can no fur
ther 60
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

MAN SHoT.-A man by the name of Barkel
was shot through the body, and killed yester
day, at Gregoir's old saw mill, on the Manomi
nee, by one William CarDes.
IT appears that a dispute arose between the
parties in relation to the keeping Of some hor-
ses, and Barker assaulted Carnes with butcher
knife, and swore he would kill him, wien Car
mes took down 4 rife and as B attempted TO
enter the honse, fired upon him and killed
him almost instantly
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

The PRosPEcT FOR A WAX WITH MEXICO
as along the Rio Grandc are departing for Mex.
leo. The people regard this unfailing
sign of war, from the earliest days Of Texas.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

w The Norwalk tragedy was rather a
costly operation for the company. 1t has al
ready paid near two hundred thousand dollars
to those who were injured, and TO the relatives
of those who were killed.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05
MODIFICATION OF THE TARIFF.

MODIFICATION OF THE TARIFF.
The Secretary of the Treasury has issued the
following circular TO the heavier commercial
houses at the East 1t is interesting as indicat-
ing the position of the Administration in the
matters Of the Tariff.
TREASURY DErARTaEST,
Sept. 20, 1853
SIR The increasing revenue and accumnlat-
ing amount Of money in the Treasury, render il
most probable that the tariff will be made 4
prominent subject of discussion and cxamiDa
ton with view to reduction, during the ip-
preaching session of Congress. In the mon.
time, and al as early day as may be, ] am
DESTROYS TO obtain from the most reliable SUR
ces, the best information Of the working d The
present rates of duty upon the leading braIches
of industry of the country, and OF the efFct TO
be expected from the proposed notifications.
understanding that you take an interest in
this subject, and have given some attention
to it, and perhaps have been in stuaiio,s that
have placed within your reach very vauAle in.
formation, you will much oblige Inc by COM
municaiing TO this Department, your views
thereon, and by furnishing lists Of articles now
subject to duty, which according to sue views,
should be duty free, and Of such otfr arti
Giles on which the present duty should be re-
duced.
The existing tariff having been designed gen.
orally and substantially for revenue and for a
fair and equal operation upon both d between
the various sections Of the c,untry and the
| various branches of industry, the sa,e objects
should undoubtedly be kept in view and the re-
duclions, if any shall be made, shoad be so ar.
ranged as to afford an equal participation in the
benefit to every interest and to evry section.
Articles which enter into our manufactures and
those which do not come into comletition with
American products, are those abou which there
will doubtless be the least questioi.
Besides the object in the proposed reduc-
ton of the tariff Of such an arrangement as will
afford proportional benefit and rlief to every
portion and interest OF the county, there is an
other which ought by no means Q be disregard
ed mean, TO abridge the iapfs of the Gus
tom House. The object will BE consulted by
adding to the free list, ariicles,f general con-
sumption, and articles paying tile duty, which
but for this consideration mlht properly be
made subjects of revenue.
lam, very RESPECTFULLY,
JAMESGUTHRIE,
Secretarvf the Treasury
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

g The President is adamantine in his course
and will carry out his settled policy. On the
New York matters the Cabinet are one in pur-
pose, and indissoluble in sentiment
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

E The Eddyvi,lc Free Press learns that
the work Of cleaning out the distractions from
the Des Moines River, was commenced at OF
amwa on the 22nd, under the supervision Of
derstood to be part of the plan.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05
ly' The China mission is vet kent oren

On Thursday of last week, three prisoners
Genung, Jewet, and HENDERSON, broke jail al
Rock Island. They used knife for saw
ing the bars, and let themselves down to the
ground with blanket.
ES@O Our sympathes have been deeply moved
by the distress of Mr. JAMES KENwIy, a much
respected Irish citizen of Chicopee. For the
las. three months he has been away at work at
La Sale, Illinois his family, consisting of a
wife and two children remaining in Chicopee
On returning TO his home, about two weeks
since, he found that they had started week be-
fore to join him at La Sale. They were seen
at the Springfield depot on Thursday, August
%, Since that time he has not been able to
get any traces ofthem. For some time before
she letl home, Mrs. K had appeared slightly
insane, and it is feared that she has become in
capable Of taking care of kersef. The children
with her were girl seven years old and an in
FAINT OF one year. Any information of this lost
family would be thankfully received; address
TO Mr. JAMES kEswIy, Chicopee, Mass. West
ern papers please copy or notice Springfield
(.uaSS.) Republican.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

CousTS FIsAEcEa--We give to-day a res
Hme of The finances ofour county from Judge
Lowell. We have not had time 10 examine il
critically % yet but think that it will be found
eminently satisfactory. The report Of the Su.
pervisor is crowded out, but will appear as early
- possible. In addition, 10 these reports, the
matters connected with the assessment roll will
be given to the public in . shorttime
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

.=gThe " North Western Railroad Survey
ing Party" have returned. They went lhro,
the Galena papers inform US, to the South Bend
Of the Minnesota, and ofcourse report iayora-
bIv
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05
uI', WY IcSFOiuUy,
JAM ESGUTHRlE,
Secretaryf the Treasury,


The ST. Paul Democrat staes that a remnant
gers, in that vicinity, hive d,ermined upon Gel
ebratmg one their ancientites, by Offering
sacrifice, TO the evil Spirits md it is said that
several of the braves have fered to immediate
themselves. 1t is 10 take plce on the I'd Of Oc-
tober.
The above paragraph Us gone the rounds
and it is now about time D give the explanation
We consider il one ofti, most successful news
paper ruses which has,een put out for many
day, and we think the rethren must fairly own
the ingenious take-in II was merely squib
aimed at the Wings, tho are called here "the
Pilagers in alusono the Ramsay frauds in
Minnesota. The .sseeral braves" who are to
be inundated, are te whis candidates, and
'the End of October j, the election day. Many
of our "respected ce-tNnporaries" published it,
credited, and without Comment. We have no.
ticed one or two, VINO carried away with sym
patty for the poor sPillagers," expressed a
tcrvent hope that government would proven,
them from immolailty their braves 1t was
generously expressd, but unfortunately Gov
ernment itself is Of the close chase Of one OF
two oftheir brave, and from all accounts we
rather think TINT teir linn lation draws nearer
every day.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

OuR OWN CoRExR.-We feel what we think
aPardonable pride in the appearance Of our
corner. Our readers who have passed along
Msia Street have no need Of our directing
their attention 70 tho tasteful beauty of the
exhibition Of Burton's front. It is capital idea
Of our friend Burton, and carried out with re-
nSrkable Judgment. At night, the blaze flung
ffouShis crown glaes, makes sort Of ilismina-
ted COMMERCIAL lighthouse Of our celebrated
corner. With Burton helowand the Express
above, the Great Corner of Dubuque is bound to
xa,sv
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

Tux GREAT FIsE IN MANCHESTER N. ii !.
We give below some further particulars of
this most destructive fire. The loss is estimated
at $200,000 or more. Four hundred men are
thrown out Of work. There was $4,000 in
surance, as follows National, Boston, $I5,-
Oa0; Merchants, do, $4,000; Neptune, do,
$4,000; American, do, $4,000; Hartford,
fac urers' Mutual, Boston, $4,000; Monarch
Agency, London, $4,000: Com. Mutual, Prov
idence, Sl5,OO0; NORTH Western, Oswego,
$4,000.
Ii is S lid that the fire was discovered by J
p. L.rd, the agent, who the Ii !ht from his
house the opposite side of the river. On
hu.rying to tn. mill he found that The fire was
in the :. Gray ROOM" Uhe room where the gray
cloth is dred) which is in the centre of the
main building. This room is very dry, having
| for nearly seven years been kept at 900 degrees
OF hca. all the time
| MIR. Lord immediately entered the mill, clos
ed thr doors between the water rooms and the
printing department, and let on the whole heac
of steam under pressure ofSJ lbs to the square
inch This not checkisg the flames, he broke
| the man pipe in the centre of the building
which still produced no effect. Ali the hydrant.
we're Immediately opened in every department
but such was the dryness in the interior of the
building that it was impossible To check the
flames, and they rapidly communicated To every
part of the building, and by seven o'clock it was
one mass of smoking ruins.
| The boie. house and adjoining building,
were with great effort saved. Also the count
ing room building, where the engraving wa;
carried on. The fire is supposed to have taker
from spark from a fue, which lighted on III,
dry cloth The dyes were all stored in anothe
building, and were saved. There were in the
mill de laines to the value of about $25, 600
which were entirely destroyed. The main build
ing was 300 feet long, 60 feet wide, and the |
o35 feet long and the same width-all six storie
| hyh
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

A WIFE KILLED BY HER HusBAsD-The
Quincy Wing ofthe 18th instant, states that a
German woman was killed BY her husband in
that city, on last Saturday week, or at least
that such was the verdict Of the Coroner's in.
quest. The testimony be fore the Coroner's Ju-
~ was. that the accused, German, whose
name is Frederick Blasmisr, had for some time
been considered harsh and cruel to his family,
that ne had four children and had frequently
beaten them very severely. That on Saturday
the accused, in the presence IF a German wo-
man commenced quarrel with his wife
He ordered her to be silent, and pulling piece
of thinking from between the logs of the cabin,
threw it at her, striking her in the side, break.
ing three Of her ribs, and otherwise 90 greatly
injuring her, that she died in about half an hour
The accused is about forty FIVE years Of age,
and il now in Jail, to await his trial, for the al
legged crime Of killing his own wife.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

CoUNTEBFEITs -CounteIfrit twenty dollar
bills on the Bank of Racine have made their
appearance. This bank has issued no bills
Of larger denomination than fves.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

HEAyY FirLuRE.-ThsN Syracuse Standard
says Git is rumored about the kitty that Arnold
Woodward, Son u Co., Que Of our largest dry
goods firms, have suspended payment. The
amount of their failure is said to be between
100000 and 100000. They had several
large stores in various parts of the State, and a
very extensive jobbing establishment in New
York. where the failure was first made public.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

~ The Burlington papers are in high spilita
over The exhibition of the Southern Iowa Hor-
tcutural Society, held at that place, the
25th and Goth We are glad 10 hear so good an
account of it
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

~ The foundry of LIE Claire, Davenport and
Co, at Davenport, which was consumed the
9th Of August, last has been rebuilt.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

E The New York Express of 23lh says
" Michael Walsh is much better this morning,
and slept very easy last night HIS friends are
not permitted to see him yet.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

The Monk LEAHY.-An application Of Lea
by for new trial to the Supreme Court OF
Wisconsin, was denied at the present session OF
that Court al Madison.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

Total Of receipts in taxes and lien, $12,534 40
Amount Of cash reed to date, Co.
Judge, SO
Clerk Of District Court, 40 90
From my own Office, ISL 30
VIM. G. Stewart, road fee, IL 90
Total, $i3873 10
The above sum has been paid BY me IN my
various settlements with your honor, as shown .
by your receipts on Treasures warrant book,
amounting to the sun Of $l3,is4 90 !
Leaving balance in Treasury, $50 10
In accordance with your Honor's order Of
January 22d, 1853, | proceeded TO offer the
bonds Of the County, payable in 10 years, to
the amount Of $4,000 90; they were sold ia
New York at par, and after deducting all ex-
pcnses, (Which il was agreed should be borne BY
the holders Of county bonds, orders and war
run.s) heated the sum Of $l4,47s rs
Add cash on hand, $50 10
Gives $15, 167 o.
| have, since then, rendered in cash outstand-
ing orders and warrantsto the amount Of ST.
500 9S, leaving balance in the Treasury, sub.
ject TO your order, Of $l3,565 96.
Respectfully submitted,
MICHAEL O'BRlEN,
Treasurer.
The above report shows the amount Of cash
now on hand. II being necessary to carry out
the plan adopted tina, all orders warrants to be
| hereafter issued should be paid 10 cash on pre-
>entaiion, 1 have ordered the sum Of 81, 7u3 81,
to be retained in the Treasury special fund
for the payment of current expenses. The
| balance Of cash has been this day ordered to be
paid pro rata to all holders Of county bonds, or
ders or warrants, issued prior 10 March 22d,
1853. The per cent found and declares'is AZ
cents ON the dollar of the indebtedness, AMI
will be promptly paid TO The holders by calling
| on the Treasurer.
The debt Of the county will sand on the 23d
day of March, 1853, as follows:
County bonds issued Jan. 22d, 1853, $l5, 900 90
Funded deb. payable April j, %, 1904 06
Total to date, $2s.O94 06
To meet this and the accrung interest, we
can can only rely on taxation as the certain
mode of payment. True, there are certain
claims Of the county (Which will be this winter
vigorously prosecuted) which, when collected.
will enable us TO pay most of the above debt.
The tax of the present fiscal year is less than
that of any previous year, and will in all give
about the sum Of $4,000 90. For the year to
come, levy of 4mils, owing to the great rise
in property, will give a revenue Of at least
$4,000 co. The current expenses which are
steadily on the increase, it is hoped will be met
by the special fund Of $3,7O4 81, already nam
ed, and the cash from the fees OF officers, with
out touching the revenue arising from taxation
to any great degree. We think we are safe in
saying, having at last found a starting point.
we shall be able each year to pay all the accru-
ing interest, and fair portion Of the county debt
by medium levy.
The following table shows the amount of
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

JusTIcE AT iIs WEIGHT IN GoLp.-h
seems from the y. Louis papers that the Grim
inal Court Of that citysi, rather costly. II has
been asserted thst II expenses have reached
$2o.o 900 year, So. having been paid for tie
Hoard IF Ons juv4
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

D A majority of the papers of Illinois are
in favor of an extra session of their legislature
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

~ Hiram Powers, the Sculptor has been
appointed Commercial Agent of the u. S. Flor
ence.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

s. ERcAEsRAEK e. Coz The advertisement
Of this enterPrising firm will b. found in the
appropriate column to-day. Mr.. Z. makes
very fair promises, and we, who have played
chess with him, can testify that he s,ands BY
his word We can safely, and in strong TERMS
recommend him to the patronage of the public
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

Ey- Four companies of infantry have been
ordered to ertabltsh military post opposite III
Paso
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

COLD FROM CALIFORNIA;. We ns.ice BY
a compilation Of Adams & Co. that The aAsount
of gold shipped from California 10 as follows ),
Gold Dust, $23,g58, $50 -
Coin 424 ,2T2 Ia
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

THE CoUNTERFEIrERs.-Th examination
of N. b. Latta and Stephen Miller was conclu-
ded yesterday before Judge Rucker and Justice
Moon. The evidence was sufficient to commit
them in default of bail for too thous md dollars
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

Pace or hccs.--The Cincinnati editors
calculate that the rfice Of Hogs in Ohio the
present Fall will not axceed three dollars per
hundred pounds. Some seontracts, il is said
have been made at The rate of>.wo dollars aud
fifty cents.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05
42g,4la.7eas g

YsaYFI<,1U7 &C
Of this amount nearly twenty FIVE millions
were shipped to New York, all in dust
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

II Mr.. Deseelles, on the corner Of 4th and
Iowa Streets, has just received his stock of
goods, consisting Of Liquors, Wines, Cigars,
Fruits and Provisions of eli kinds.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

"a The ladies win not fail to notice the ad.
vertiscment u Mis- Green. An October sky
warns arr fair friends to provide their winter
cquipmsnts.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

ELoPEMEsr.-Dr. ID. Rrainard, Surgeon
Dentist, of South Bend, la receives "first rate
notice" in the last Forum Of that place, 70,
having neglected the teeth, but operated sue
u ssfully on the heart Of the wife of citizen
Of t.at place" man Of first rank, of unblem.
ished h.tegrity," &c. DR.. u. deserted wife
as well as well as the woman husband
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

- The advertisement Of J. Z. Weatherby g.
O.. 4erves The attention Of our readers. Their
stock i e6mplete, quality excellent, and prices