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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13
From the Democrat.
MINNESOTA ITEMS.

THE MILITARY REsERvE-Lieut j. w
Albert, of The corps of Typographical Engi-
neefs, has finished the survey of the Fort Smell.
ling reserve tract. We hear that he will prob
ably be appointed 10 take charge of the roads in
this Territory, in the place of Capt. Simpson,
who has been ordered below. We hope the
report may be true. Lieut.. Albert is an accom-
plished gentleman, and gallant officer, of hi sh
reputation in his profession. His reports Of ex
ploratons in the South west, rank among the
most able that have been published by the Gov.
eminent
His appointment as the Typographical chief
of this Territory, would be fortunate event,
both for our citizens and the public service.
J J. Moan, Esq. left for New York on Mon
day last, for the purpose of superint nding the
publication Of Mr.. j. w. Bonds work on Min.
nesota, entitled "MINNEsnrA AS 1T is; ;" being
a general review of our Territory in 1853 1t
VIII also contain MIR Bonds ssCamp Fire
Sketches of a trip TO Pembina and Sekirk s
Settlement in 1851, with complete history of
Pembina, Selkirk's Settlement, and Prince
Ruperts Land. The work will comprise about
800 pages, octlvo, illustrated and will be issued
during the ensuing month.
Major t. Nj. Sherman, of the light Artillery,
arrived on Monday, and is stationed at Fort
Smelling. His horses and battery will be here
distinguished light artillery officers at Buena
Vista We are indebted in great measure to
Gov. German, who fought by the side Of the
Major in that memorable battle, for this, the
first introduction of Light Artillery on the from
tier.
MAJOR MURPHY, Sioux Agent, returned on
the Nominee, on Saturday evening, and has
assumed the responsibilities of his office. We
understand that the Indians cordially welcomed
his return to the office which, on former oc-
casion, he filled with honor to himself and 10
the satisfaction both Of the government and the
Indians.
DIsTRIcT ATroRNEY.--The New York DEM
ocrat announces the appointment Of d. Ii Dus-
tan, of that city, as District Attorney for Min
nesota, and gives handsome endorsement of
his character and abilities
Capt. REMENyI, Astronomer of Gov. Stevens
Exploring Expedition, returned to this place on
Monday last, in consequence of ill health. He
left tho expedition on Wednesday last, at
Lightning Lake, about l7O miles from St Paul
Gov S. was prosecuting his exploration with
great energy and the health ofhis party was
generally good.
Hon. J. T. RossER, Secretary of the Terrific
ry, arrived in this place with his family on
Wednesday last. From short acquaintance
with Mr.. R., we are satisfied that he will JUS
tify the high reputation that preceded him, and
congratulate our fellow citizens upon his ad-
vent.
PUBLIC SURvEY.-The first government sur
vey of the lands on the west side of the Miss
ssippi, within this territory, has lately been
commenced on the Reserve, near the Falls of
ST. Anthony. This is a matter which has been
too long neglected. The interests of the set
tiers require the immediate survey of all the
ceded lands in the vicinity of the Mississippi
and Minnesota rivers
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13
THE PSEUDO FASHIONABLE LADY.

The would be fashionable woman is always
essentially vulgar and ignorant creature
Utterly selfish, therefore unlike the true lady,
she thinks Of the pleasure and convenience of
no one but herself She is an aristocrat of
splendid furniture and rich dresses, but beyond
that, or rather on this size Of it, she is pleb-
elan TO all intents and purposes Her idea Of
fashionable life is confined entirely to extrava-
gance of expenditure, a splendid mansion,
plenty of plate, and dashng equipage Intel
ectual culture, refinement Of manner, and deli.
caey Of feeling, form part of her character.
She treats her dependents with the utmost hau.
teur, always the accompaniment of a vulgar
mind. She knows very we'll, despite her assum-
ed pride, that she is entitled to no consideration
beyond that which her wealth gives; and thus
being uncertain of the position, and doubtful Of
any recognition Of her importance by others,
she is ever in a state of thin skinne dness, and
ever maintaining and asserting that which the
lady of genuine, gentle breeding takes for grant
ed is admitted wherever she goes The life of
such woman as we have attempted 10 portray,
is history of empty, triang and absurd preten.
sions. fashionable vulgarity of this sort
must, OF necessity, impress her waiting woman
with sense OF her Importance; and the way
she does it, is to give her five times the trouble
any other lady would do--for, as she elegantly
remarks herself! servants is servants, and what's
the good on EN- unless you uses them.
She is the most fastidious creature in the world
with regard to dress, not that she ever displays
any true taste, but to use the common phrase,
she must have it just So In consequence, her
dress maker has a frightful time of il to please
her. She has to submit tn all kinds of humilia-
tions from the imperious manner of her employ.
er and then, in the end, be dismissed without
the slightest acknowledgment Of the labor and
pains she had taken to satisfy her demands
To be easily pleased would appear plebeian. SO
when new dress is tried on, there are numer-
Gus alterations to be made. These done, there
yet Others until at last the poor dress. maker,
worn out, determines to make more altera-
tions, but takes it back just as it was given to-
her the last time. The economy Of fault find
ing having been gone through, she is perfectly
satisfied. This sort Of woman is the terror OF
ry-goods stores, she plnmps down in her car
rage at the store about twelve o'clock, and the
clerks happy if they get rid of her before
three She has all the new goods put down
upon the counter, examines them specially, and
then, after exhausting the patience of three or
four clerks, walks out Of the shop with tho
pleasan, assurance that perhaps she will call
again.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP AF

New YoRK, June 30.
The Africa from Liverpool, with 81 passen-
gers and dates TO 10th June arrived at an early
hour this morning. The Europa arrived out at
5 P. M OH the lSth and the Washington at 0
p. NJ. on the 18th.
advance quoted per Baltic. Sales of the week
66, 500 bales. From Dennistown IL Co.'S Cir
cular
0kain The market has been rather quiet du-
ring the week, and closes to-day a; the decline
OF I'd per bushel on wheat, and Sd to 90 per
bbl on -four cd per quarter on Indian corn.
Weather has been very favorable for crops
during the week. Superfine flour 24s 3da24s
Cd /; Baltimore and Philadelphia 24s 9da25s
3D.
White q S. wheat per 20 lbs Is 4dass Cd J;
red and mixed do. Is 4da7s Cd.
Yellow and mixed Indian corn per 450 lbs
30a3Is white do 30s 6da3Is.
Beef-Trfiing business at unchanged rates
Pork-Frm.
Bacon Moderate business at previous rates
Cheese-Small supply at unchanged rates.
LardSales 100 ton- lat 32s 6da33s Cd per
cwt.
Money continues in abundance.
The Turkish question exclusively occupies
attention. Accounts are extremely conflict
ing
The Russians seem determined to occupy, if
they are not already occupying, the Danube
provinces, which France has declared she will
regard as violation of the treaty.
The English government has not taken any
decided steps, so far.
The latest dispatches say that Russia will
accept the mediation of Austria, but ii is doubt
ful if this is authentic
This uncertainty had effected all the mar
kets.
The Bourse still keeps up with the supposi
ton that there will not be general war
Com. Vanderbilt sailed from Southampton on
the evening of the 4th, for Russia, in his yatch
North Star.
Ex-President Van Buren, and many Ameri
cans attended Queen Victoria's State Ball.
1t was reported in Paris that Napoleon had
warned the Italian. Refugees not to attempt an
isurrection at present.
There was some excitement in Milan, and
another insurrection was expected.
Don Gonzales declined the Spanish mission
in Washington.
The Indian mail telegraphs that the British
had retaksn Beling with some loss, and were
preparing to advance on Ava, if the terms were
not accepted in 80 days.
A dispatch to the London Times on Satur.
day, dated Constantnople 9th announces the
arrival from ST Petersburgh Of the Car ul.
timatum insisting ou the unconditional accep.
tance of the demand previously made by Men
schikoff
There is every probability that the Porte
would insist on his refusal.
The British fleet left Malta on the 9Th for
Beska.
The Minister of War left Paris on the 10Th
on visit to the fortresses and camps in the
North
A Russian suuadron has left Iebastopel for
the Circassian port.
The Chinese insurgents have taken Nankln
and Cango Coo and Shanghai are totally deser-
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

~ We knew very well that the Dubuque
Herald was one of that class of svermn whose
stencil is wose than their sting" and therefore
did exceedingly dislike to stir it up We how
ever had fully made up our mind 10 abide the
consequences; for although it be repulsive task
to attack and eradicate foul and fostering sore,
ii is duty necessary to be done, in order 10
check the extension of its poisonous influence
TO all parts of the body. We therefore do not
jntend-and of this we shall convince the
Heraid-to evade the responsibility which our
duty imposes upon us.
The Herald has found, in the market house
management, tremendous "mare's nest with
two eggs in il, whereon it has been incubating
for three or four days past, during which time
its garrulous sscluck, cluck, cluek" has not in
term,tted for moment. Heavens how it
brandishes its lance of straw and clucks its
war-cry in defence of the "City Fathers and
MIR. Taubault, whom no body has assailed How
desperately it tries to make 'sits readers at
distance" think that the "City Fathers" and
Mr.. TaubauIt are gentlemen whose conduct
needs champion how it endeavors to con-
vince those same ereaders at distance that
these gentlemen have rendered themselves liable
to imputatons of guilt; how, when we only
alleged that the city fathers had pursued an i'm,
oltic course, it tries 10 make "its readers at
distance believe that they have been charged
with high crimes and misdemesnors; how,
when MIR. Taubault, or Mr.. Nicholas, or Mr..
Nicholas Taubault, had been accused of no
wrong at all, it struggles to make ''its readers
at distance" think he has been charged with
felony Truly these gentlemen are deserving
of being placed in the category with that res,
pectable individual who was anxious to be saved
from his friends.
Our frank explanation to the City fathers, and
all concerned, to the effect that we were msin-
formed and thereby had done them injustice, has
thrown the uilustrious asses of the Herald into
sconniption fits This was so wholly adverse
to what the Herald would have done in like cir
cnmstances- it would have persisted in the
wrong-that it will not permit the Mayor and
Council and Mr.. Taubaut to be righted in such
a way !; it persists in abusing them with its un-
necessary and treachcrous defence. This is
precisely in keeping with the character of that
nondescript concern, and the public are becom'
ing rapidly aware of it.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

MExIco.-Ex,ract of a letter from Montery,
Mexico, dated May 90, 1853:
We are in the midst Of very dull times, and
fear worse are coming.
The present Government is down On all that
comes from The United States. We shall have
unpleasant times in Monterey, under govern
ment of General Ampudi,, who has been ap-
pointed Commandant-G General and Governor Of
the State of New-Leon. You are aware that he
is no friend to anything American.
He is celebrated for having made the bets
time on record from Palo Alto to Matamoras
He it was who, during the war, beheaded ons
Of his countrymen, and boiled the head in oil.
He is very refined savage, and fit tool to
do the work of his master Do not be surprised
TO see me one Of these days for expect he
will Danish me from this place on his arrival.
However, hope he will not send me further
into the interior, as he did when General Tay
lor was on his way to Monterey The dictstnr
seems determined to kick up row and if he
should force war on Uncle Sam, hope it will
not be pap,and paaada war such as the last was.
Clemency is thrown away on such men as hold
This country in bondage. Of this fact every
schoolboy in your country must be c nvinced-
The sooner "manifest destiny" is made man
fest to these people, the better for them and ths
whole civilized worldly. Y. Times.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

wThe manner in which the Burlington TEL
esraph tries to force upon its readers minds
the conclusion that county subscriptions to rail.
road monopoIies are constitutional and judi.
cious, is by calling those who oppose such
measures, g 'aunkies," "fogeys," sold hunk
ers,' g croakers." "slow colts behind the
times. dead heads, &c, &c. Convincing ar
guments, these.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

OUTSIDE CURIosIrIEs NEAR THE CRYSTAL
PALAcE.-Among the exhibitions in the vcin-
ity of the Crystal Palace are enumerated Mills
Bronze statute Of General Jackson the Wash
ington circus; California menagerie; man
without arms, who writes TO please the curious !;
a Rocky Mountain OK with six legs, and pig
with two bodies; flying horses for the amuse-
ment of children live alligator; the largest
oxen and sheep ever seen by man, &c +, &c.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

windy orator once got up and said, "sir,
after much reflective consideration and exam
nation, have calmly, and deliberately, and
carefully come to the determined conclusion
that in cities where the population is very large
there are greater number ofmen women and
children than in cities where the population is
less"
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

ATOTTCE of Petition to sell Real Estate of George
IN ". Broom, deceasedy for payment Of Debts.
TO Washington, Susan. Emily and Ethan Brown
minor heirs of George w. Brown, decd, greeting:
You are hereby notified that there will be the Ilth
day Of June. A. 1853, file in the Clerks Office Of
the County Court in and for Dubuque county, and
Of said deceased praying the sale of much of said
Real Estate may be sufficient to pay the Indebtedness
against said Estate Said Real Estate is described
follows to-wf: The east half of the north quar-
tor Of section eleven (l in township No. ninety COY
north Of Range No one az east Of the fifth principal
meridian. That said petition will be heard al the July
Term Of said Court to be held at Dubuque on the
inst Monday Of July A. D. 1853, where you will appear
and show cause II any you may have why said petition
should not be granted g default vii. be entered against
JACOB BROWN, Jr.,
Adm'r Of said Estate.
Dubuque, 9Th June, A. d. 1853 4w
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

MARYLAND Coal TRADE.-The coal trade
for the week ending 18th June, was again small
on account of the strike among the miners, the
total for the week b:ing 1890 tons of which
4,772 were transported over the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, and 2,749 descended the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal. The miners have gone
to work again, and no apprehensions are enter
tanned Of further interruption on their account.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

Punch exercises the liberty Of speech to it's
utmost tension. Speaking of the emblema:ic
representation of the billing and cooing Of two
doves. encircled by ring, he says:
Or let the wreath when raised, c ,ge reveal,
Wherein two doves their little bills entwna
A vile device, which always makes me feel,
Marriage would only add your bill TO mine
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13
DISTRIBUTING POST OFFICE, -

Some citizens of Burlington are trying to rob
us, and Dubuque, of our distributing post Off
ces Not content with getting the Marine
Hospital and Port of Entry, they cant be salts
fed, unless engaged in some such kind OF pira-
tica warefare. We say this, not of all the citst
zens of Burlington, Chat would be unjust,) bus
Of some few. We understand that they are
also getting up petitions for the same purpose
They may as well abandon their futile Efforts
al once, and save time and disappointment
Their petitions will have no more influence with
the department, than if they sent them to the
great .Nogat for the simple reason that theIz
request is unreasonable aud incompatible With
the public service. Keokuk and Dubuque are
the most convenient points for distribution for
the North and South Of the great Northwest,
and to merge the business Of both into one his
tie town 40 miles above Us, would produce
ssconfusion verse eoafounded in mail matters,
which, (bless us!r &re alEesdy bad enough. We
advise them 10 stop 1t once, and use their time
in wiring such letters as those ofssJ." for the
"Ney York TfiDhne "-Keo Dispatch.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

u The recent outrage committed by the
Winnebagoes on the Chippewas, which was the
murder of two Chippewas at Swan River, has
been promptly attended toby Gov. Gorman.-
The Governor visited the Winnebagoes, and
had council with them, in which he compell-
ed them to deliver to the civil authorities those
of the tribe who had been engaged in the mur-
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13
The Legislature of Ohio passed law grant

The Legislature of Ohio passed law grant
ing divorces on such number of variant and
frivolous pretexts can scarce fail to afford es-
cape for any badly matched pair who may de-
sire to avail themselves of it. Parties BELONG
ing to other States can, by residence of one
year, have all the benefits of the Ohio law,
though the cause of divorce may have occurred
elsewhere, and decree of divorce in any Court
of another State is ground for like decree in
favor of the same party in Ohio.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13
HOW DID 1T HAPPEN,

Father father, look'ee here
'Well, sonny, what do you WANT
'Was George Washington ever married to
any body else but his wife,
SHUT up-you re fool-what do you ask that
for ??
sWhy, cos this ere paper that Great
Britin was the mother of this ere country, and
every body says Washington was the father Of
it, he must have been married aiore he
come over, to have such an awful big young
un.
ssonny, blow your nose, wipe your face and
90 10 your ma
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

ERIE RAILROAD lin reference to the great
bus ness done on the New York and Erie Rail
road, letter from a gentleman at Corning
says:
As specimen of freighiing business on the
New York aud Erie Railroad, ] saw train
leave Corning this morning for New York, con.
sistingiof seventy six cars drawn by single en-
gi1e, loaded with eight hundred thousand feet
Of lumber. The freight o., which am inform-
ed amounts to about four thousand eight hum
dred dollars. The train was nearly half mile
r, lenrth
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

HEALTH OF THE LEADIEG AMERICAN CITIES.
The following table embraces a statement Of
the number Of deaths in some of the principal
cities of the Union for one week, as given in
the latest official reports The table is interest
ing, as showing the comparative mortality o. the
~,t;ns,
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

MesSrs. Chaxbers n HeissY, Of New
atate thattheir consent has been asked md q.
tanned to allow their clipper ship Saosepst9ss e
sail sweepstake race Of 5000 mileA-snv
l,a00 out and .eturn-each ship TO pay al ss-
fraca nk IN h1n
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE-Letters of Ad-
IA ministration having been this day granted to the
undersigned, on the estate of WILLIAM KNIGHT, all
persons owing the Estate requested to make imme
date payment and all having claims will please pre-
sentthem. CATHERINE KNIGHT,
Administrators.
Dubuque, June It'll, 1853. w-4w
nTSTRICT COURT, Dubuque County.-Frederick
IL Rauh, Walpurge Rauh.-Divorce-To Wal
there is now on file in the Clerks office of District
Court of Dubuque county, petition of Frederick Rauh,
Plaintiff praying that the bonds of matrimony exist
ing between you and him be dssove and setting forth
will deserton and absence your the
space year, and more without reasonable cause
and that unless you appear and thereto
fore the first Monday in October next the first day Of the
next term of said Court judgment will be rsndered
against you thereon and Divorce decreed-an original
FREDERICK RAUH,
By ABM. H. LEE, his Attorney.
Dubuque, June 9th, 1853. 4w
ITSHE STATE OF FNlOWA.-William Cole, PIainiifi,
! vs Edward Langworthy, Joseph Beard, Mary A.
Beard, and Ambrose Crane, Defendants.
To said Defendants You will please take notice
that there is file in the Office of the Clerk of the Dis
trct Court of Dubuque County, Iowa, the petition oi
William Cole, claiming against you the north two-ths
of lot 1885, in the city of Dubuque according the gov
ernme plat Of said city and praying that you be
ever barred from setting up any claim to said land that
said Langworthy be required to deed to the
said plaintiff for the same, and for general relief
And that unless you appear and plead or answer to
said petition before the morning of the 4th of Oc
tober 1885, default will be entered and judg
ment rendered thereon. May 18th, 1853
SMITH, McKlNLAY & POOR,
w-4w Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

IL Our readers will see, in another part OF
this days paper, some suggestive hints as to
the manner in which the late presidential can
vass was conducted by the whig managers
We take the article from the Washington Un-
ion, into which papeI it is copied from the
Nashville Union.and .qme-sAan: arais-some.
thing to know that even one officiab was found
possessed Of sufficient manliness and indepen-
dence to set at defiance the infamous practices
in the levying Of black mail by those who con-
Quoted the whg canvass in the last contest
1t is true, that he was Webster. whig, and
thoroughly hated the movement of Seward and
his abolition allies to thrust upon the people of
the country, as their Chief Magistrate, a man
wholly unqualified for that station, and upon
the whig party, one unfit and without claim to
be their leader. This may have helped to keep
alive in him the high spirit of honesty which
he seems to have displayed; for not even when
him." and not even when the knowledge of his
contumacy was brought to Messrs. Smith and
Warren, and they duly communicated to him
their high displeasure, did he abate one jot in
his obs,inacy, but constantly and to the end re-
fused TO come down with single groat. The
contumacous official has, we believe, been re-
tanned in office by President Pierce. We hope
our readers will give the article perusal. 1t
shows to what infamous uses the powers of the
government were welded in the hands Of a
whig administration and whg electoneering
manaTerS.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13
Notice to Pre-Emption Claimants.

Notice to Pre.Emption Claimants.
Every person entitled to the right Of pre-.
emption to any Of the lands within the town
ships and fractional townships above enumera
ted, is required to establish the to the sat.
isfaction Of the register and receiver of the
proper land Office, and make payment therefor
as soon as practicable after seeing this notice,
and before the day appointed for the commence
ment Of the public sale of the lands embracing
the tract claimed, otherwise such claim will be
forfeited. JOHN WILSON,