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CASH * NSKHlTaER.
Nam Street, COtpm6us, Mississippi. s.
HE subscribers would inform their friends and the
/ public generally, that they have Ne1c and SpLsH.
dd assortment of all the various kinds and styles Of
FURNITURE principally of their OWN MAKE, hut if
any prefer the cheap NORTHERN WORK, they are
prepared to furnish that also at PRICES that cannot
fail to suit cheap the cheapest and favorable
terms any other establishment in this part of the
country, call and be convinced.
PIANOS.
Persons wishing superior article In this line would
do we'll to give us a call We order from no second rats
mandatory, but the BEST We believe we can sell
them 10 per cent cheaper than they have ever sodn
this market.
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Grand Consolidated, q. for Get. %
Prize of $4,000, 20 Prizes of 5000, 20 0; 900.
90 of 800, 90 of 40O-2O of 25O-1l9 of 200, &c &c.
Tickets $40. Shares in proportion.
Certificates of Packages of % Wholes I48, Halves
IA, Quarters 81.
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MARYLAND STATE LOTTERIES
FOR OCTOBER, 1853.

"TuE PAYMENT OF ALL PRIZES IS GUARANTEED BY
THE STATE OF MARYLAND.
EMORY & CO.,
154, Pratt StreeS,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Regular Licensed Agents for Mdrylond)
The following Schemes for October will be found
especially worth the attention of the public and orders
are most respectfully solicited in them.
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APPARATUS.

Ihese Institutions furnished with some valuable Chemi
cal and Philosophical apparatus; also with Globes Maps
HackbCOds. is designed TO add the Chemical and Phio
BOphical Apparatus practicable.
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EXAMINATIONS.

There will be public Examination at the close each SEES
sion that in the summer occupying four days and that IN the
winter occupying two DAYS We earnestly and respectfully in
vte the people particularly the patrons OF these lnsu-
rOns o attend the examinations
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RATES OF TUITION,
TERMS

Each student bound for the tuition from the he she
enters the Institution.
TNo deduction is made for absence either in board
0n except the OF Sickness of than weeks
duration, at a time-EG
For fractions of terms each week is computed
rieth both for tuition and board
In the future these will be strictly enforced.
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SESSIONS.

The FIRST session of 1853 will Monday the It'll
day OF February and close Thursday the 9TH day OF July
The second session will Monday the 25th OF Ju-
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Administrators NOTICE.,
A LII persons interested in the Estate of LARK1r
n NASH, deceased, are hereby notified that we will
present final account and vouchers to the Probate
Court of Lowndes county, at the next December term
of said Court and will apply at said term for final
settlement and discharge Any person interested in
said Estate may attend at said term and contest the
settlement and discharge if they think proper do
VIM. V. NASH,
r. B. NASH.
Sept. 7th. 1883. 33-4od.
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HEALTH.

II should be recorded with heartfelt gratitude 10 the Gver OF
every good perfect gift that there have occurred but three
deaths among the hundreds OF students who have resorted
these Institutions of learning And perhaps there snot
heahfu location the southern country than Charlottesville
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-01-19
FROM THE CAPITAL.

There was nothing of particular interest from
the Capital by the last mail. The day tor ad-
iournment having been decided upon seems to
have rushed business little faster. A limit to
their term of operation seems to have impressed
the members with the importance of crowding
matters as much as possible so as to complete
the session by the full discharge of all mat
tiers coming before them for Legislative action.
This is all right.
1t will be gratifying to the lovers Of consis-
tency and harmony to know that, notwithstand
ing the great cry that was raised against the
Code, but few alterations will be made to disturb
the existing state Of things. Experience will
be left to give us the undisturbed advantage OF
its valuable suggestions-the only true sources
whence we can derive really important hints
touching the imperfections Of our present stat
utary laws.
The question of great and absorbing interest
to the people, remains however, yet to be deter
mined VIZ :-our rail road policy. Partially act
ed upon, and partially varied from its original
FORM, it remaines yet to be seen, what will be
he final action of the Legislature. This result
will be looked for with undivided insterest as it
8 destined TO exercise controlling influence
# the whole future of our internal improvement
'ollcys
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-01-19
Arrival of the America.

HALIFAX, Jan. g.
The steamer America arrived at l2a, p. M
with Liverpool dates to the 2Sth.
The English Ministry had formally resg-
ned
FRAKcE,-Proposition have been made to the
Cavignac party by the government, but they
were formally declined.
AbdeI Kader sailed on the 2lst for New
York.
The Empire was proclaimed on board the
French ships in the river Tigris on the 18th
ult., when The French flag was saluted by all
the English and American ships in the river.
The marriage of the Princess Vorsa with the
Prince of saxony is officially announced.
SPAIN.-The Spanish Ministry have been
changed. The most satisfactory accounts have
been received from Cuba.
GERMANY. The Emperor of Austria is visi
ting the King of Prussia, at Berlin and the
King of Hanover and other potentates, also.
The money market is in bad state. 1t is
reported that the Bank of ConstantInople is
suppressed.
AusTRALIA,-Dates have been received to
the 29th September. Sidney has been declared
a free port. The gold fields are said to be very
productive, yielding fifteen millions pounds per
lnnum.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-01-19

FHGHTFUL Increase OF CRIME.-In view
of some Of the outrageous crimes lately pcrpe-
trated in some of our large cities, the follow
ing passage fiom late grafton Of MIR, MAcAU
LAY, the historian, before the electors Of Edln-
burgh, hes been cited be the Baltimore 7meri-
can.
81 rem ,mber," says MIR. M, that ADAM
SMITH ahd GIBBoN had told us that there would
never again be destruction of civilization by
barbarans The FLOOD, they said, would no
more return to cover the earth; and they see.
med to reason justly, for they compared the
immense strength of the icivlized part of the
world with the weakness of that part which re-
NAMED savage, and asked from whence were to
come those Huns, and from whence were to
come those Vandals, who were again TO des-
troy civilization. Alas it did not occur 10
them that civilization itself might engender the
barbarians who should destroy it. 1t did not
occur to them that in the very heart of great ca
pitals, in the very neighborhond of splendid pa.
laces and churches, and thea,ers, and Libraries
museums, vice and ignorance, and misery might
produce race of Huns fcrcer than those who
marched under ArriLA, and Vandals more bent
on destruction than those who followed GEN
| zERIE"
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-01-19

FEArE OF THE CHINESE JUGeLERs.-A
correspondent of the Lowell Voz Popuh thus
describes one of the performances of the Chi
nese Journals in San Francisco
"a plank, sixteen inches vote and six feet
high, v as placad at the back of the stoge, and
the impaler with knifes, took his stand about
fifteen or twenty feet in front of it The knives
were about seven inch blades, and four inch
handles, strong and pointed. After playing
with them for time, tossing and whirling them
in a most wonderful manner, he threw them
firmly in the plank before him. He then drew
them out, and another Chnaman took his stand
before the plank, or rather at the side of it, hol
ding out his arm across the same, and the i'm
paler threw one knife above and the other below
it, as closely as they could have been placed
there by the most careful haad, completely fas-
tening his arm upon the plank The other arm
was then reached across and fastened in the
same way, the knives sticking firmly, and the
handles crossing each other. The Chinaman
then reaeheded forward his head, and quick as
thought two knives were threwn-the one above
and the other below his neck-seemingly with
in one fourth Of an inch on either side.-Such
precision aud daring was truly wonderful and
the whole evenings performance elected un
bounded applause
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-01-19

THE LAST OF THE MOUNTAIN STAGES
THE first through train of this road from Bal
timore to Wheeling, it is announced. will leave
Baltimore on the evening Of the 3lst inst, so as
to arrive at Wheeling at A P. M, on the LIST OF
January, 1858, and thus redeem the pledge Of
the company heretofore given, that the road
should be opened for its length on that day"
II appears that the year Of 1852, closes up
the famous business of coach riding oyer the
Allegheny mountains. The route FROM Baltl-
more to Wheeling has been the most remark.
able stage road in the Union. 1t has been the
great thoroughfare between the West and East.
Merchants and statesmen ofthe West who have
been long at their respective vocations, have
rolled over those mountains year after year till
familiar with all their peaks. The great Matt
onal road, usually known as the Cumberland
road, was the best carriage road OF considerable
length in the country. A post coach ride upon
it was not at all dsagreeable, except IN making
the passage over the mountains. The distance
from Cumberland, at the foot Of the eastern
slope, to Uniontown at the foot of the western,
was about sixty miles, and the ride between
those two points was no holiday task. The
slow and toilsome ascent was tedious and wea-
ry in the extreme, while the rapid and perilous
descent, was quite sufficient to satisfy the Dol.
dest lover of adventure In cold weather when
the cliffs areglaring with icepassagethe wasthril'
lingly hazardons. All this came to an end at
the beginning Of the present month.-The back
bone Of the Aleghanies has been broken. The
great natural partition we'll between the Missis-
sippl and the Atlantic has been battered down,
and crowds of travellers in easy, luxurious
carriages, will roll over the iron rail from the
Father of waters to the mighty ocean.-Rome
Sentinel.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-01-19
GOvEvNoR RAAtsY M TRouBLE.


The late numbers of the aMinnesota Demo.
crat" como to us laden with the charges of a
very grave character against Gov. Ramsey
The issue Of the 29th is devoted almost entirely
to IN exposition of his violation both of the
seminal and civil laws Of the U 8. in the
disbursement Of the Sioux money" under the
provisions Of U 8. law and the recent govern.
ment treaty with the Sioux tribe. :
We lay before our readers, elsew here, very
able article on the subject, from the pen of a
correspondent of the Democratic is the pro.
duction Of vigorous pen, and carries with il
the impress Of deep and abiding conviction
Of the stupendous villainy that is involved in the
Transactions with which the Grovernor is charg-
ed. The following u an extract from the editors
remarks.
At the time the Indians were signing the
Traverse des Sioux treaty, and at the same
place, but at another table, sat Joseph r Brown,
an employee Of Messrs. Slbley & Co., with
another paper, and after the Indians touched
the pen, which made their marks to the treaty,
Joseph r. Brown held up his pen, which they
touched also supposing the paper before him to
be one of the treaty documents, and their marks
were thereupon made by Mr.. Brown on his paper
which was an assignment to certain persons
therein named, Of nearly all the money to BE
received BY the Indians, 81 their first payment
snder The treaty.
If The allegation contained in the above ex
tract be true-lf It be a fact, that such fraud
was perpetrated upon the Indians, and with the
privity Of Governor Ramsey, it presents one of
the darkest and most damning chapters to be
found in the whole history of official corruption.
We refer our readers to the communication of
"Saauege.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-01-19
DarLLrsc WHxAr.-Edward Stable, in his

DRILLING WHEAT.-Edward Stable, in his
admirable essay on the advantages of drill
seeding, states that after examining its result
on some 800 or 1000 acres, besides large ex-
perience on his own land, he finds there is not
a single instance where it has not proved the
most profitable, first, in the saving Of seed, sec.
ondly, in the increased product of the grain,
amounting to from one to six or seven bushela
per acre. He has known the increase, in one
case by careful comparison Of the two modes,
to amount to nine bushels per acre in favor Of
drilling He relates an interesting incident.
A vender offered drill for the increase in
a crop Of fifty acres of wheat, to be determine
ed by sowing . tew strips broadcast for compar.
ison. But before harvest the farmer preferred
paying the hsndred dollars the price Of the drill,
with interest. On carefully ascertaining the in
crease, he found it to be one hundred and fifty
three bushels.-.4lbany Caltivator.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-01-19
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

SENATE.-Mr. Mason gave notice that on
Wednesday next he should more the reference
OF the Presidents message, communicating IN
formation with regard to the proposed tripartite
convention in relation to the island Of Cuba, al
which time the debate on the subject would take
place.
MIR. Cass made personal explanation with
regard to the correspondence recently trans
milted to the Senate by the President, in relati-
on to the establishment of a new British colo.
nv in central America. He took occasion to
saw that if the agreement between the two ne.
got:ators Of the Clayton Buwer treaty to ex-
clude British Honduras from the provisions Of
that treaty had been known to him, he would
never have voted fer the ratification OF the trea.
ty, and that he had been assured by MIR. King
that the statement in Mr.. Clayton's note, that
he (Mr K.) informed Mr. Clayton that this re
servation was understood by the Senate, was
altogether a mistake. On the contrary, Mr.. K.
told Mr.. Clayton that it would be useless to
send the treaty to the Senate with that reserva-
ton for it would not be ratified; and it was
supposed that the claim that British Honduras
should be exempted from its provisions was
abandoned
The bill to provide for the payment o. the
working men on the extension OF the Capitol
was taken up; and the Senate re9used-yeas
| IL, nays Clan order to give il third reading
| The bill to increase the efficiency OF the ar
my by a retired list for disabled officers was
taken up and having been amended by strik-
ing out the provisions respecting the navy and
mprine corps, it was passed.
The bill to provide for the payment of such
creditors of the late republic Of Texas as are
comprehended in the act of Congress Of Sep
TENDER 9, 1850, was taken up, and made the
order of the day for Monday next.
! Mr.. JONES, of Iowa, presented the memoir
al of James Thompson, of Louisville, Kentuc
ky, surviving partner of Strader d Thompson
praying indemnity for losses sustained by rea
son of the violation of their contract for carry
ing the mail which was referred to the Com
mittee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
Mr.. JONES of Iowa, presented the petition
of the children and heirs of William Van Vert
praying to be allowed land and arrears of pen
sion, to which they alege their father was en-
titled for his services during the war at the re
volution, he being one of the captors of Majo
Andre which was referred to the Committee
on Pensions.
! House OF REPREsENrArIvEs.-Mr King
: of New York, called up the report Of the selec
, committee on the Gardiner case and the bill
! reported from that committee to prevent fraud
on the treasury being before the House, MI
Odds delivered an hours speech.
The rules were then suspended, and tn
! House went into Committee of the whole o
. the state of the Union, (Mr. Bayly in the chair
; The deficiency bill being next taken up, III
: committee were addressed by Messrs. Marsha
and Howard after which they rose, and tn
House adjourned
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-01-19

HOMESTEAD ExEMprIoN.-The following ex-
tracts exhibit the various qualifications of the
Homestead Exemption Bills now In force in the
several States:
Maine.-A lot Of land,a dwelling house, and
out buildings thereon, or so much thereof a.
shall not exceed SIS 900 in value.
Vermont-The homestead of every house.
keeper, or head Of family, to the value Of $500
and the yearly product thereof.
Massact usetts.-The lot and buildings there
on occupied as a residence, TO the value al
$4,000.
New York.-The lot and buildings thereon
occupied as a residence to the value of $4,000.
Maryland.-All real estate acquired by mar
rage during the life OF wife from execution
for debt OF husband.
Georga.-Twenty acres of land, including
dwelling and improvements. not to exceed 5000
and the additional amount Of Eve acres for each
child under is years of age.
Florida.-Forty acres of land, when not in
town or city, and provided such does not exceed
IN value $400.
Alabama.-Forty acres Of land to every farm
er and to every housekeeper, residing in q
town or city, house and lot not exceeding
$4,000 in value.
Texas Two hundred acres Of land, when
not in town lots, not to exceed $4,000 in value.
Ohio.-Every family homestead not TO ex-
coed $500 in value.
Michigan.-Forty acres, with dwelling house
| and appurtenances, when not in town or city.
if in town or city, lot or dwelling house not 10
exceed in value 1900.
lllinois-Lot of ground and buildings occu.
pied as residence, not exceeding in value g..
600.
lowa-Forty acres Of land, not in town or
city, or town or city lot not exceeding one
| fourth of an acre.
California.-The homestead, consisting Of q
quantity of land together with the dwelling
house thereon aad its appurtenances, and NOT
exceeding in value $4,000.
New Jersey-A homestead to each head Of a
family, being the family residence; to the value
of $500; not to be assets in the hands Of an ad,,
ministrator, but to remain for the benefit Of the
widow and until the maturity of the minor.
South Carolina.-A homestead of fifty acres
of land, including the dwelling house and ap-
purtenances, not to exceed $500 in value, and
to ext, nd to any property situated within the Ii.
mits ofany city or town corporate.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-01-19
THE AspovrR RArlRoAp Accrp rsr.-TI

THE ANDovER RAILRoAD AccIp ESr.-The
cause of this accident, so often referred to, was
occasioned by the breaking Of the f1ange Of one
Of the rear wheels and alse the axetree. The
passenger car at once became detached, and af-
ter proceeding some ten rods, ran off the track,
and then went over the embankment. Tie
precipice was some twelve or fifteen feet in
depth, and at the bottom was pile Of stones.
The car turned completely over, and the pas.
sengers some sixty in number, were thrown in.
to the greatest confusion. Gen. Pierce occu-
pied forward seat. His wife sat beside him,
and his son sat ~ front, Oh the side seat behind
the door. AS the car approached the precipice
he put his arm around his wife, and bent for7
ward to catch his son. At this moment the cal
went over, and glided down the bank on its
side. 1t is believed that a rock penetrated the
window behind young Pierce, and caused al.
most instantaneous death.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-01-19

A PREplcrIos An officer, connected with
Sir Edward Belcher's expedition, writing from
DAVIS Straits, under date Of June 9th, makes
this prediction in relation to Sir John Frank
lin
am one of those who have returned twice
from an unsuccessful search of the navigators.
am AMONG those who have been blamed tor
not dong our duty, by men who, whatever may
be their CLAIM to science are about as compe
tent to discuss Arctic subjects as am to deliver
a lecture on conchology, science of which |
do not even know the technical terms. But, in
conclusion, mark what 1 say Bells will ring.
and bonefires will blaze--from Lands End to
John O'Groat's on the return Of Belcher's ex
petition.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-01-19

BORIS ON ScoTr's DEFEAT According to a
letter received by a friend of the Philadelphia
Ledger, from of his wing friends in Hanover
county, Virginia, Bolts was asked the other day
how he accounted for the defeat. He replied,
there was nothing more easily explained, for the
foreign vote was against Scott, and so was the
native vote, the Catholic vote, the Protestant
vote-the north, south, east and west, were all
against him-and it was impossible, IN demo-
crazy, for any one to resist such a decided and
unanimous expression of popular feeling. This
is undoubtedly and philosophicalIy true, Scott
was victim to unanimous public sentiment =
Pitts Post
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-01-19
From the Washington Union.
IOWA SENATORIAL ELECTION.

A telegraphic despatch from Pittsburg yester
day announces the re election of Hon. George
w. Jones to the Senate for six years from the
4th of next March. On the first informal bal.
lot for the nomination, Gen. Jones received thir.
ty votes-ten other candidates receiving twenty
nine votes He was then unanimously nomina-
ted on the second ballot and was reelected on
the 2lst instant by the entire democratic vote
well merited compliment to an able and ener.
getc public servant.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-01-19
275,4SO,676
I98,Sl5,736
76,66l,94O
Increase in z years.

A CRUST FOR THE PHRENoLoGIsTs-At
post norton examination of the remains OF
Amos Lawrence, the celebrated Boston mer.
chant, it was found that his brain weighed two
ounces more than Mr.. Webster's. At the time
of Mr.. Webster's death it was said that his brain
was the largest record, except Cuvier's
Mr. Lawrence, though noted in the commercial
world, made no special pretensions to intellect
ual attainments.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-01-19

Mrs. Darlington says the only way to pre-
vent steamboat explosions is to make the en-
pineers "bile their water" ashore-ln her nj
Mon, all this Dustin is caused by "cooking the
steam on board the boat. AS this idea is a
novel one, we hope the next Congress will con.
slider it.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-01-19
Supreme Court of the United
States.
WEDNESDAY,, Dccembrr %, 1852.

Benjamin F. Thomas, Esq, of Mass ,chusetts,
and Byron Gordon Daniels, Esq of New York,
were admitted attorneys and councillors of this
court.
No. Q. John Kennett ct. al rs. Thomas |.
Chambers. Appeal from the district court of the
United States for Texas.
Mr.. Chief Justice fancy delivered the opin
ion of this court, affirming the decree of the dis
trict court in this cause, with costs.
No. 80 Henry O'Riely ct. al, appellants,
rs. Samuel F. b. Morse ct. al. The argu nent
of this cause was continued by Mr.. Clifford for
the appellants, and concluded by Mr.. Chase for
the appelIants
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-01-19


On the 4th inst, in the Senate, Mr.. Cass in.
troduced joint resolution declaring that no
part of the A ncrcan continent is hereafter to lie
considered open to Colonization by any Euro
pean power, aud that hen.eforih n such COLI
ny shall be planted on this continent by anyEu
ropean power, and If such SD ,uld b. done the
United States will feel themselves free 70 adopt
such measures as may be necessary for the
maintenance Of its h,nor, and also that the
United States disclaims any designs Oh Ca5a
inconsistent with the rights Of Spain, but
that they will regard any attempt by any other.
power to obtain Cuba by force or treaty us an
unfriendly act to be resisted by the Unteo States
with all its force.
The resolution was ordered to be printed.