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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

Loss OF THE PROPELLER CHALLENGE
Detroit papers of Friday last contain full par
tcuars Of the loss of the Propeller Challenge,
on Lake Huron, on Monday, Juue Goth. The
accident occurred some Is or 20 miles below
Mackinac. An explosion Of the boilers forced
out the whole stern of the vessel and she sunk
in 5 minutes, the water being some 40 fathoms
deep. Five persons were blown overheard and
drowned, to wi:
"Harrison Wilson, Isaac King, Timothy
McPherson, (all colored men) deck hands;
George S,allman, a young man, not attached
to the vessel, who was working his passage;
and passenger from Mackinac whose name was
not known.
The LIT and I'd engineers and the cook were
somewhat injured and one of the iremen fatally
hurt.
There was quite heavy sea rolling at the
time, but the survivors succeeded in getting into
the boats which, happily, were not injured by
The explosion.
About an hour and a half after the explosion,
the persons in the boats were picked up by the
schooner North Star, which was 10 miles dis
tant at the time of the accident, but hearing the
the report made sail in that direction. They
were after wards transferred to the Propeller
Bucephalus and carried to De'roit-Ga. I'D.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13
ELoPEMENT-A letter on the 18th to the
Philadelphia Argus says:

ELoPEMENT.-A letter on the l2th 10 the
Philadelphia Argus says:
Rather a disagreeable runaway took place
here yesterday evening. Mr.. James W-had
come into this city some two months since, with
the intention of settling down here, having just
got married to a beautiful Ken,uckian, one week
before he started. He commenced business in
Broadway, and employed a young gentleman
from Louisville, a Mr.. D., to act as chief clerk.
The prospects of success seemed excellent. Mr..
W-went to Boston and Philadelphia almost
weekly, leaving the supcrintendence of his bus
mess here to Mr.. D., who was however, to be
'assisted'' by Mrs. w. On Tuesday last he
went to Boston, usual, but when he returned
on last evening, the "chief clerk was not at
his post, and the other clerks could give no ac--
count ofhin; in fact, he had not been seen since
10 clock the previous morning. Could it be
he had robbed him, thought Mr.. W.. No,
that was impossible, for Mrs W-knew him so
well to be an honest man! He would, at all
events, tell her. Accordingly he went to see
Mrs. w, but strange there was no account Of
her, either Her clothes, trunks and all, were
gone' SILL poor W-could not have a suspicious
though about his ''dear Ellen " But in rum.
aging for some clue to the mystery note "turns
up" This explains ALL with only these words:
"Dear James, don't put yourself to any trouble
about me, am away with Mr.. D.. twas he
you left to ease me. This is the result. am at
sea. Taswel, Ellen" Moral-look to your
wife in New York.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

LARGE SALARY-lt is stated that the salary
and fees legitimate and i!lsgitimate, Of the pres
ent Captain General Of Cuba, amount to over
S400, 900 per annum-made up of the following
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

II MIR. D. A. Robertson, retires from the
editorial chair Of the Minnesota Democrat,
which, for several years, he has filled with
marked fidelity, ability and zeal. He is sue
ceeded by Mr. D A. OImstead.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

FANNY FERN-A Boston correspondent is
responsible for the statement that this lady "has
been twice married. Her FIRST husband was G.
II. Eidredge, cashier Of the Merchants Bank.
He died some FIVE years ago, leaving the wild.
ow with an empty purse and two or three chill
dren. Her SECOND husband was S. P. Far
rlngton, merchant Of Boston, widower with
two children. They lived together only about
a year when Mr.. F. betook himselfto The west,
were he at the present resides, and where he
has Just obtained divorce.
The sale of Fanny Ferns new book has thus
far exceeded tina, Of Uncle Toms CABIN. Ten
thousand copies were sold the arst week ofits
issue.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

A New ENGLAND FETE DAY.-Among the
most beautiful features in the social life of the
land mad glorious by the memories of the Pill
grms, are the commentators Of the days
which witnessed the first settlement Of the lit
tie democracies of which New England is COM
posed The 18th instant was the two huddrrdth
anniversary Of the town of Lancaster, in Mass
achusetts aud the day vas duly honored by all
!oy,l Lanca sterans and other Masse ohusetts
men, mare majorum. On that occasion, the
Boston illus informs US, an immense crowd of
people were assembled together. The exercises
Of the day were commenced in the First Parish
Church, where an original ode, by Miss HAM
NAHF. GOULD, of Newbury port, was sung, and
an elaborate address delivered by JOSEPH VIII
LARD Esq, of Boston. In the course Of his re
marks the orator narrated all the prominent
events inole history OF the town, and pictured
in glowing language The privations ard suffer-
ings Of the early settlers. The address ocou-
pied two and three quarter hours in the deliv-
cry, it was listened to throughout with the
closets attention by the large audience present.
The exercises in the church having been Con-
cluded, the congregation formed in procession
outside, under the direction of the Chief Mar.
shal, and marched TO beautiful grove in West
Lancaster, where an ample repast had been
prepared and served up under the shade OF an
ele CANT and spacious tent. Plates were laid for
two thousand one hundred persons, aud we be-
lieye eyery seat was occupied.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13
J. P. FARLEY, Mayor.
w. r. McMAHAN, Health Officer.

The minds Of our citizens will be relieved
from any anxiety, consequent upon the reports
that the small pox was becoming prevalent in
our city. We did not know that these reports
had any currency, or we should have directed
attention to their groundess character before
The health of Dubuque, We are glad to say, has
not been better during any previous season than
during the present.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

II The U. s. District Court finished its ses-
sicn yesterday
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

New ORLEANS MINT-We annex state
ment of deposits and coinage at the Branch Mint
in New Orleans for the month of.May:
DEPOSITS.
California Gold, $l51, All 55
Foreign Gold, 1886 IA
Silver parted from California Gold, 9l7 80
Silver from other sources, 952,432 16
m a111x oaa "a
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, JULY 13, lS5;

SMALL Pox.-it is rumory d from some source
that there is small pox in the centre of our city,
which is creating much uneasness, terror and
anxiety in both city and country, for whose sat
isfaction feel it duty to state, that there is
now in force in the city of Dubuque, an Ordi-
nance of the City Council obliging all persons
who may have knowledge of such disease, to
report the same forthwith to the Mayor or
Health Officer, under penalty of from twenty
five to one hundred dollars. Now, no such
report has been received by either of us from
any physician of the city, and as we have as
thoroughly as possible investigated the matter,
we feel warranted in saying that the rumor is
false, and that there is not case in the limits
OF the city, except family recently from Can
ada, and which family was at once, on the dis
covery of the disease, removed to the Hospital,
where they yet remain. They are now conva-
lescent, and will be discharged this week. We
have no fears of the disease spreading from that
source, as every possible precaution has been
taken TO prevent it.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

Dubuque, 9Th June, "A. D. 1853 - M Nv
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-19

Tie Union Village Journal that appear from Jan.
l as The UddiAgt0H Comfy N. ~ Peoples Journal on
an improved platform constructed by the editor himself Of
The blanks set forth and described follows:
The Washington Comfy PcCPr JON "df III b. IN IL"
dependent News Political, Temperance and Miscellaneous
Reform journal "Neutral in Nothing IN
Everything is the motto We have adopted for our Jour
nal and will he its distinctive character. We reject AL
Party collars and shackes of every name aud kind
as being inconsistent with the spirit Of the age and the ge
Mus of cur Republican Institutions we shah therefore
labor INDEPENDENT Of Party to give greater breath to the
spirit and acting from clear conviction OF duty IN tns
rtspe ct We hope be able publish paper which VIII be
of more value and greater interest to the people than any
mere party paper can be. -uc. ~,
taon-that system by which the people are defraaded OF
their Political Rights, and as truly farned ont and held 10
service by the "cliques." wire pullers and Party
backs Of one the other of the great Parties as
ever negro slave was Id by his Southern task mister
by which Men Of Principle themselves are constantly
Though unWnrly Oitenlimes) instrumental In the eec
tier to Office Of the most unworthy and uDprinciPed Men,
and the wheels Of every generous and noble Reform hay
Ing for its object the Public Good and Entronchsemen oil
the DISTINGUISHED, are constantly blocked
We shall oppose Slavery Extension, ENFORCEMENT ana
DiCtGtioDl
We she'll oppose and expose Party Enslavement Of the
Press end maintain its Freedom
We sho continue to oppose that abomnable iniquity
the Liquor Iralicand we sha advocate las the best
and Only Of arres.ng the tide of lntemperance
which fast deuging the land with Drunkenness, and
which if not arrested by the strong arm Of the Law will
assurCdy make Us to become Nation of Drunk ards :
Prohibition. Having cast of the Yoke Of Party we shall
be able TO do so with more ceness and greater ehcency
than heretofore.
to exercise the Right of Suffrage with unlimited freedom
in tie true spirit of Republican independence
The multiplication of journals of this stamp we hail as
most encouraging sign of the times and we trust they will
be literally supported
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-19
SOUTHERN ITEMS.

CHARLESTON, Dec. H. 1883.
Fears are entertained here for the safety of the revenus
cutter Jackson which smiled from Savannah tho 10th
uli for Norfolk having on board Cant Dap Lieut. POI
rest aud siv sniors --.--
been recharicred by the Legislature of Ibis State.
Efforts were made in the Senate Of Georgia last Friday
proceed to the election of L s. Senator The m}pon
allied by n vote of ~ 10 Al. "
The steamer Union, from New York, arrived to day.
heavy south westerly gale prevailed here yesterday,
which compelled the mail boat for Wilmington to defer her
departure until 10 day
The bark Cherokee, from New Orleans. arrived here
Yesterday reports that the 18th inst, lat 81 81 lon.
20 o. passed schr j G.. KING of New York, totally dis
masted and wateToggod-the sea making clear breach
over her Saw nothing her but her wheel, and chain
cable hanging her bow her bowsprt was Alongside
The brig Neptune from Malaga for Baltimore pa. IN
hereleaky having lost sails &c She sailed from Malaga
On the 18th Oct, and of Cape Iiatieras 20 days
The schr Geo c. Gibbes. at his port from A'iakapaS
spoke the 18th inst schr Neptune OF Brookheye1 On
6ssabaw. ls DAYS from Malaga for New York, VIII loss
Of sails and other damage.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-19

Again mare than hTte thousand suJscrtes received in
single week against 800 received in the week Of last
year
SIN THOUSAND volunteers Offering in two weeks to orcu
late the signs of advertising friends at their own ex
pense.
We are also receiving unusually large accassi'ns to our
Daily and Semi Weekly l thus swelling our army OF sub
scrbers 70 a round HUNDRED THoUs,YDour readers to
full HALF MILLION
TINT Jones Of Joneslle deals in hats and sends us the
following:
JoaN JosEs Jonsye Wholesale Dealer in Hats CAPS aud Fdrs
the type click into the printers stcare transferred to the
printing prossare repeated 100 600 tmesare sent by car
rers railway steamer and Stage 100000 people who wear
hats-tbe ten words in the Day Ieeky and SEM Weeky
Tribune are multiplied to l,OooOOo--uered once twice
three times for precisely oyro cents lawful currency Of
these United States Business ready ct figures who
run up two columns at make their own cacua-
tons and zee fhat per line will not prove better
investment than Dog@Rver Railway shares or copper
stocks.
Again The TRBUyEs readers thrifty honest people
who wear hats and garments and ere able to buy new
ones Their good opinion is worth something their trade
is worth more This is natural sequence Tor they take
The TRIBUNE, pay for it and read II.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-19
DREADFUL RIOT AND LOSS or LIFE on THE
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD

CHICAGO. Friday Dec 10, 1888
bloody riot took place among the lIborers the Illinois
Central Railroad at Lasale ye icray gowing out OF
duction of their wages
About > O'Clock alteration arose between Albert
Story, contractor ard party Of Irshmen during which
one Of the latter was shot dead Shortly aterward S;orys
cHee was attacked and llaged and Story who hal con
ceatd hmsof in barn was fould and brutaly murdered
his head and body being horribly mapgei Mrs Story
was also fr,d at, but escaped
reported that Mr. Dunn sorys foreman on the other
side OF the river las shot nine gborcrs.
Tie ShoF of LGsalo County speedily on the spot
and after some assistance during which rishman was
shot dead and two wounded, thirty Of the rioters were
taken
The eader of the rioters has escaped but measures
have been taken for his apprehension.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-19
TIRE MAINE LAW IN s.rc!;rGAs.

As Michigan is the last State which has adopted rat
fled and put in force ProhibitOry Liquor Law the
friends of Temperance will naturally desire to know
Low it works The following extracts from the last
Temp0ance AdrOcatc (Detroit,) issued week after
the law took effect, will show
TEE LAW EEFoRcED.-The great objection which
SO much urged by the cautious ones in opposition to
stringent Maine Law during the last campaign receiving
prompt practical answer The moral power Of the peo
lle is triumphant In this city most of the liquor estab
shmeuts closed voluntarily In few cases Of hardness
prosecutions promptly made IheTe - MOI nor an
mn grog sLop an tie eify Of he Straits So far
hear there has been attempt at resisting the execution
e the low. What change Ienantless whisky casks
arc in some sections of the city obsung the side walks
There occasion for re llment We have heard OF
some dealers who preparing to leave the Stae-n
mourning now shrouds the aurenents to vice We have
heard little f the country yet but doabl not thar the
We arc crafed TO see that our principal liquor dealers
have all closed mp the traffic voluntarily, and say they
will not sell while tie law sustained This is true Of all
The principal hotels and wholesale dealers Ii they ABIDE
by this decscn we opne II VIII DC long day DeIoEe ney
commence agfin.
"BIGYLos Is FALLES"-The reports from the country
TO day Monday Of the most cheering kind M Pom
tac Jackson Marsha and other places tine liquor sellers
are quiet the tomb The temperance men and who
isn't nor p indulging in jgbian haPp5eati9ns The
Jubilee roles are raised The drunk fresde grows
brighter the heart of the drunkaFds wife beats freely
tie new bonn hope AMI smiles OF joy iumne the face OF
Lis children the runkardreturn IN soberness 70 his so
as fallen One come into the village Of Marshall
this morning in earnest but yan search for liquor, gave
Up all hore and concluded to expend his sixpence in
craokes and cieee and Wei home sober for the fret time
in many weeks. Rejoice, for Babylon Is fallen
As pendent to the foregoing, we give the following
extract from journal Of our own State, giving one
good reason for desiring the Maine Law here:
Some ime ego wreched had been husband and father
Of ysge brought home jug OF whisky, procured
of licensed human slaughter houses and he and the
mother drank themselves drunk The mother-tbe daz we
ought say hes nursed her infant Of few weeks old
and laid it in drunken stupidity she supposed in the
cradle but instead the large hearth Of old fashioned
stove in which blazing FIRE, and the little
was literally roasted alive, TO death The facts became
known by the father awakening first from his stupor seeing
the crsped mains Of his child and pounding its mother
for the murder till she shouted for help lie taken to
jail and she and the other children to thepOor house Give
the Maine Law. Rome Excelsior
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-19

The discourse of Mr. Parsons in the yard at the
foot of Thirdst yesterday afternoon attended BY
very large sssembage of well-dressed substantial
locking people, most Of them apparently mechanics.
Those who were sufficiently near the speaker listened
TO Biz e1pOstOns of doctrine while the crowd beyond
earshot looked quietly There was no sigs Of dis
turbanee and no reason to suppose that Mr. Parsons
will ever draw so large an audience again. The pre-
SERGE Of many people evidently grew out of the -
that he had been unawfully interfered with by = au
thorities on the Sunday previous This had c. 'ei'ed
him in some sort into martyr in behalf of f 'Peech'
sud given him a consequence which lie W Az P'oo'OH
rever have acquired by bis own una'u eAer"oa''
Yesterday the Mayor and Police did ase.P' 10 IN
terlere and tie orator went on and Il" speech
argument denunciaiion, and al ',''ou' resistance.
1hisvas as il should be, and wiu'' '"e 'e'son VIII
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-19

During the prevalence OF the cholera at New Or
leans most Of the leading journals of that city have
pursued the policy of conceslng the facts The cOnse
quence has been that grossly exaggerated rumors have
spread through the country round doing more injury
10 the business of the city than frank and honest re-
ports of the truth could have done To this wrong and
nistsken course the correspondent OF Tue TRIBUNE
has been a striking exception. He has steadily given
the facts as they were and although hi. announcement
OF the epidemic appeared in columns be ore ntima
tons OF t existence had been in any other quar-
ter such had been his correctness in reporting the
rayages of the yellow fever last summer that no one in
this quarter doubted the statement have any of bis
assalans at New.Orleans been able to convict him of
a single error. They have made up for the want of
proof, however by Misrepresentation The Delta es-
pecay has been guilty Of gross wrong in this respect
for which correspondent has very properly exposed
md reproved it, not only in the columns OF The TRIB
uNE, but in those of such papers OF New-Oreans as
were willing to let the truth he made known.
Ii is singular that respectable journals in large city
should conspire TO hide from public knowledge the raw
ages of disease like the cholera Such course not only
exhibits degraded idea of Journalism but that sort of
folly which defeats its own purposes Their silence
does not conceal the truth but simply confirms the
extrsvsgant fears of the timd, justifes the reports
sent abroad by ignorant gossps, and aids in creating
& panic which a calm statement OF the facts would At
once dispol Besides if it were possible for time
to keep the people OF any place or Of its vicinity in
tie deIk as to such case, there remains the GER
isiny that tie fraud VIII be promptly exposed by
faithful and fearless correspondent OF THE TRIBUNE,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-19

WEALTH O. FLoRIDA."-This is the heading under
which Tie Jacksonville fla Aevs n oces over heavy
reghs of human souls which being carried hherward
1t with much pleasure and some surprise that
citizens welcomed 10 State, the 18th inst the noble
Caroline which plies between Charleston and this
port cd with substantial planters ard their slaves, wa
bugees, horses mules aantng implements and pro-
Visions. Ii appears that there some 90 passenger
.C4 Elaves CO hoses and mules, which, with other things
filed her almost TO ropeton. that she exhibited the sp
pesIence OF full ireghted and am ader steamer The
nriag strsEg and tcQAh which she carried withn her
vals were bound up the river for the fresh fertile and
sunny fields OF East Florida
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-19

Whether the citizens of Erie Pa, have rights which
iniringed by the recent change of gauge in the
Railroad running through their borough is question
of law, to be settled by Courts Of Justice. They
doubtless, supposed they had such rights and act.
ed on that presumption Nobody blames them for seek
ing TO maintain their rights but the Of doing
ia fairly subject TO consideration In country OF Laws
and Courts, it cannot be necessary TO enforce legal
right by outrage and ravage. Their legal rights
whatever they be, are in manner strengthened by
mobbing the Railroad aad Telegraph Offices, tearing up
the rails blowing down the track and burning bridges
On the contrary, the natural presumption is very
strong that who thus appeal to brute force have
10 faith in their ability TO effect their purpose by legal
process and especially VIXEN those engaged in such de-
vastaton object to being recognized and identified by
witnesses II is very clear that they don't suppose,
in the phrenzy of their passion that their acts are e
gally justifable-
Originally the parties to this controversy were the
citizens of Erie on the one side aud the Railroad Com
pany on the other. But the former have seen hit to
act so as TO give the latter the full benefit of the
Iubics earnest and active sympathy. Every traveller
on the route finds the Company endeavoring to expe
dite his progress ana diminish the obstacles to easy
and rapid transmission while tie citizens not content
with maintaining two needless changes of ears as long
as they could, are absolutely preventing the
passage of any cars at ALL and compelling each passen
ger in the dead Of winter TO traverse seven weary
miles in stages OF on foot, when he might have been
whirled over them in sixth Of the time by The
expense delay exposure to cold, &c very serious
ircouyeniences while the delay and exposure Of the
Mails is National calamity.
How the legal controversy is to end, leave entire
" to the Courts (Which reported by Telegraph az
not at ali backing the pretensions OF the borough
but whatever may be the future gauge of the Railroad
there can be no mistake to the blunder in which the
seslness OF Erie has involved herself She has caused
herself to be detested by people than were aware
of Ter existence month ago; and though she may
coed in making reluctant travellers change cars before
her pieshops she can hardly expect to make them eat
her pies She may throw stale eggs in prouson at the
Railroad employees but it will be quite another thing to
persuade travellers to buy and eat them In short she
has done herself harm than two breaks of gauge
in her midst could repair, as time and sober reflection
viii abundantly demonstrate.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-19

CARRIED reports Of the speeches delivered by the
Senators in honor Of Vce-President King have been
published Among other things we notice that one Of
these reports of Nh Claytons Speech omits the
of Mr. webster All the reports in Tas GLOBE I'elii-
gene,r and Union OF Mr. C.s speech prove this to be
false Mr. Clayton expressly ranks in his speech Mr.
Webster among the first of Senator's and statesmen
Those who have cerured him for such an omission have
only now to their own careessne' or their own
disposition to misrepresent.