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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-13

COrkery's General Agency.
r AND WARRANTS for sale, one Or iox
IL Improved Farms for sale, of all sizes and prices.
CITY PROPERTY for sale,
Houses and Lots in great variety.
CAASH RAFTS on England, Ireland and Scotland.
PASSAGE TICKETS for sale to bring out em.grant
from I.iverpoOl.
INSURANCE On Lite, Fire, Cargo, and Freight, risks
DEEDS, BONDS ana Mortgages written out and Agen
cies generally attended to, by
CHAS. COOKERY,
NAV l8-dwyI Notary Public
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JOHN d. JENNINGS, ATTORNEY At LAW
AND DEALER IN
j. AND w A K X "A N T. 5.
OFFICE in Miners Express Building, Main street
~ Dubu0ue
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WAR BETWEEN GUATEMALA AND
HONDURAS.

A Telegrophic despatch dated Boston the
2nd inst says
Letters received ir this city dated Honduras
March lst, say war il now openly declared be
tween The States of Guatamaa aud Honduras
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PETEK NAPLES,

Waples House Corner Store, on Main street,
vXTHOLESALE and Retail dealer in Dry Goods Gro
w ceries, Hardware, Queensware, Boots and Shoes
&c &c April 80, 1851. II
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VOLUME Xl I.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
r. w. ENGLis II,

Attorney at Law, Negoeiator f. Collector
OFFERS his services TO professional gentlemen ana
" Others the collection of OLD debts, and the COIL
promising II demands due in w stern Iowa
pxPosIr,oSs taken To be used in any other State.
LAND WARRANTS bosght and sold.
Austin, Iowa, Feb 81 1873 daw-iy
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Ben. M. Samucls,
ATTORNEY AT Law AND SOLICITOR IN
CHANCERY.
VHyIL attend all business entrusted TO his care
w Dubuque and the surrounding Counties.
~ lie has hand Land Warrants to be sold tor cash,
,.r located on tne
once at No. over O'Hallorans store. Main ST.,
Dubuque. iowa.
April 9.l652. Ivy
DOCTOR ASA HORR.
OFFICE-Main street, nearly opposite Globe Hail.
RESIDENCE Corner of 9th and Main streets, doors
south of Congregational Church,.
October I6. ,5l-dwly
DIR. SPRAGUE
III again returned to this City engage permanently
in the practice OF his profession, and may he found by
ns old friends his Roo in the City Hotel, or at his
Ofiic, mmeiiseIy opposite the City Hotel.
Oct 9th, '52-daw-ly.
A CARD.
]. HILL, ARCHITECT g. BUILDER,
II ETURNS his sincere thanks 10 the citizens Of Dn
II bu que and vicinity, for their liberal patronage and
encouragement his proesson, asd having this day
formed co-partner ship with [. HORR, Architect and
Builder ssomfd solicit their continued support in behalf
ef the firm.
Dec 7th .52-6md&w.
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FARLEY & CHRISTMAN,
No. 12, BANE Row, MAIN STREET, DUBuaUE, Iowa
Wholesale aud Retail Dealers in
HARDWARE, IRON, NAILus CASTINGS, STOV
Tir-Ware. and Mahogany veneeringy
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Rrs.sla (;roccries.

Ea*<s#s #st.affJvESTL,sK'S VERMIFtsGE.
SUReLvo of this csiebrassd Worm III i,elns lust
] nsU1Sssy md ~ ssle at the Drug Store II
~ julv 4 ~: AGl .E~PIE~
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Il. J. O'HALLORAN,
CON NISSAN NLER HANT.

DEaLERiN
FANCY AND STAPLE DRY GOODS, READY MADE
CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES,
Oueens ,cdre, Groceries, dnd Hard tcdre S'c;;
Main Street, Dubuque, Iowa.
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THOMAS Il DAVID 8. WILSON.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,

GoFErcs, Globe buildings, eornero OF Main ana fh'h
streets.
MILL attend to any law business or collections IN
w any OF the Northern counties OF the @tate
They have on hand Land Warrants TO locate on quar-
Ter sections FIR one and two years.
Esh L.,
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HAVE the pleasure II announcing % the Penple o,
Dubuque and vicinity, the receipt. tins day Of sup
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FOREIGN ITEMS.

The London Times Of September st says that the ne
gotiaons with the United States the fishery question
have taken very wide range embracing the
Of the ST. Lawrence and other important streams the
common Of certain railroads and highways the regis
aon of colonial vessels in American ports the adapta
ton Of the American navigation laws those Of England
and the modification Of the tariffs Of both coun-
tries"
Sir CHARLES NAPIER is dead He was one of the most
distinguished generals Of the British army and had been
officer, in different ranks and in various parts Of the
world for sixty years He seventyone years Of age
and had receyedin the Of his campaigns
greater number Of wounds than perhaps ever
vved by any other soldier At the battle of Corunna his
leg broken by musket shot, he had sabre cut on
the head, wound in the back with bayonet, and his
ribs were broken by cannon bail. Subsequently, at
Busaco, he shot through the face and had his Jaw
broken Nevertheless, thirty years afterwards he com
manded IN Scnde with vigor that excited universal
constituent and with twenty eight hundred men attacked
and defeated twenty-five thousand Of the enemy after
desperate action of three hours His figure was small
and his temperament was keenly that Of
Nelson's so that his having reached the age of
after what he had gone through may be considered
markable.
Queen ycronIEs long alked-of second visit to Ireland
has taken place. and herself and Prince ALBERT seem to
have been very cordially received Her Majesty landed
on the morning Of the 10th of August and in the evening
Of that day the hotels shops and many private dwellings
we're illuminated On the following day the Queen and
the Prince would visit the Exhibition when Of course
there would be complimentary addresses and other
able ceremonies.
Serious riots broke out the 2oth umo at Liege in
belgium large body of workmen and women on that
day had assembled on the qua de Ia Bate where spe-
cies Of corn market is held Their menacing attitude
created considerable alarm and the authorities called
the gendarmes who received with loud Kisses In
few minutes the ppuou streets in the vicinity sent forth
their thousands Of operatives Who in spite Of remon-
srances and all the attempts Of the armed forces would
not dispense. mandatory Of the quai Apor,
was broken open and quantity of firearms re-
moved Great excitement prevailed but tranquility was
ct length restored
telegraphic despatch from Rome, dated August 22d
says that the Government had resolved appoint com
mission to try the consprators arrested the 18th ut
and that other arrests had taken place different point
Of the Roman territory.
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At the last dates ffty-three vessels loading at
Liverpool for Australia The immense trade between the
two countries may be imagined from this fact. Adven-
turers too were going forward by thousands Australia
is destined to become powerful nation Half century
hence and its population will amount to millions. Its
history within the last five years has indeed been
markabe and many Of the connected herewith
have been full Of stirring and romantic interest The
discovery Of gold in California and Australia has already
and the effects upon mankind at large are yet but par
ally developed The drain that has been produced upon
the population Of England and Ireland and the
quent advance in the prices Of labor in the two countries
may be referred to not the least important Of the
suits and should the supply Of gold continue this drain
must also keep with corresponding volume and with
still more important influences
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UNIVERSITY or LOUISIANA.
Mcdfral nepa rfmeut

THE ANNUAL COURSE OF LECTURES in this de.
IL parment will commence Monday, November I4th,
and will terminate in the ensuing March.
FACULTY..
JAMES JoyEs, Md, Professor Of Practice.
J. G. RIDDELI, MD, Professor OF Chemistry.
WARREN STONE MD, Professor Of Surgery.
A. ii. CEyAs, Md, Professor OF Obstetrics.
A. J. WrDpERBuRN, MD, Professor Of Anatomy
GUsrAvus A. NoTr, " D., Professor Of Matera Medca
THOMAS HuST, ND, Professor Of Physiology and Pa
thology.
CORNELIUS c. BEARD, MD, and SAMUEL p. CHOPIN M.
d., Demonstrators of Anatomy.
The FOR dissectng will be open .m the third Mon
day in October 10 the LIST OF April
The Faculty visiting physicians and surgeons OF the
Charity Hospital and attend this institution from November
to April The students accompany the professors in their
visits and thus enjoy extraordinary practical advantages free
Of expense.
in this hospital. The number Of patients IA nearly twenty
thousand in the year. THOMAS HUNT, MD, Doa<
aug 2--wtNovl
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KENTUCKY REGARD FOR FAIR Plain the year '38
was travelling with a strolling theatrical company and
arriving small town in Kentucky il was resolved to
BILE place having been secured notices were stuck up in
forming the public that that evening would be perform
ed by Of the best theatrical companies in the Unon
the admired and popular drama Of William TELL the
Heroic Swiss"
Night came, and the room was crowded by anxious
audience many fwhom had witnessed theatrical
performance. The piece passed of very well, eictng
much applause, and entng the sympathes Of the audi
ence in behalf of Tell they took several occasions to
cheer the patriot When the shooting came,
great excitement manifested among the group Of the
hardy sons Of Kentucky They began to think that the
thing real.
At that moment when Tell demonstrates with Gesler for
having picked out the smallest apple, and the yrant
says Take 1t as it is thy skill be greater if thou hit
test it," To which Tell replies True, true did not
think OF that Give chance to save my boy!'
One Of the group have mentioned, hardy saphng who
would full six feet two inches in his stockings,
sprung upon the stage confronting Geser and shouted
:" Give him fair chance Its too id mean to make him
shoot his son ri let him have crack at me, provided
he puts pint cup my head instead Of that cussed little
applet"
1t is almost useless to add that this caused scene.
especially ne three or four Of the Kentuckans friends
jumped upon the stage to back him and side with Tell
1t took some time to pacy and assure them that was
play Dwell, stranger we won't stand any foul play in
these diggings and it's only show, why wen stem
out" and the valiant Kentuckan well as his friends
resumed their seats-N \. DuschzaGn.
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The WoMES's RIGHTS CoSvENrroS.-This Convention
reassembed again in New York on Wednesday morning.
Among the speakers in defence of the rights Of women
were Lucretia Mott, Matilda L. Gage Erna Nichols,
editor of the Windham County Democrat, Harriet X.
Hunt, and Mr.. r. c. Burleigh. The latter was loudly
hssed whereupon he remarked that be was afraid there
some persons there who were carrying women's
rights too far as they allowed but woman to
speak without being Kissed and nsulted During the
evening session, after several additional speeches. the
uproar became terrific shouting, screaming laughing
stamping cries of Burleigh" "Roo Truth" shut
up" Greeley" Go to bed" prevented any thing being
heard done in order and the Convention broke up,
adjourned sine die, amid the widest uproar
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The Cunard steamers paid by the British Govern
ment for carrying the mails &c. at the rate Of lis i'd
per mile The contracts under which service is perform
ed and consideration paid therefor very stringent
penalties being prescribed for deviation from their terms
For failure to sail Saturday $500 is required and
the same for every twelve hours further delay The
vessels are not allowed to deviae from their regular
course or nger by the way For breach of contract
there is general penalty Of 100000 The vessels are
more powerful and costly than the require and
have performed their trips with great regularity
aging, In voyages from Liverpool to New York,
II days, hour, and IA minutes, 10A miles per hour
The vessels Of the Cunard line are from 700 to 1000
horsepower and cost from ESQ., 600 to e100 900 each
They consume from sixty hundred tons Of coal per
day 1t has been represented that the subsidy which
Government pays for this line is more than compensated
by the postage which ii brings in This is an error
The amount paid to the for the whole service
performed Including that to Newfoundland Halifax,
bernuda, ana ST. Ihomas is greater than the amount
ofposage received by ga The annual proceeds of
the line may be reckoned at G126 1898 It had been sup
posed by the Admiralty that the completion Of the
railroads from Halifax to Boston, and to Quebec and
Montreal, the British steamers might stop Mt Halifax
and thus decrease the expense by reducing the length
the passage from $50 to 500 miles The owners however
refuse to make Halifax the terminus that would give
the American line sailing direct TO New York. advan
age that could not be Even those passengers
destined to Montreal and other Canadian cities would
prefer to land at New York Boston, the distance is
less than from Halifax to Montreal The competition Of
the Collins ships is already seriously felt by the British
line and the latter depend upon the payment Of the Gov
ernmen subsidy for long term Of years to enable them
compete successfully with their fast and popular rivals
The present contracts expire in 1862 1t is the intention
the Cunard Company to establish line from New York
to Chagres to in connexon with the European ships
and also to line from Panama to Australia Mr..
Cunard reckon that the passage Chagres by New York
will be made in twenty days. and he assumes that thirty
three thrtyfour more will suffice reach Australia
He asks Government aid this undertaking by subsidy
Of el,0OO for carrying the mails to and from Chagrcs
Rochester Democrat
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A HUMAN BEING WITH NOTHING TO DO.

Most miserable worthy Of profound pity is such
being The mort insignificant object in nature becomes
source Of envy The birds MARBLE every spray IN co
stacy of JOYS the tiny flower, hidden from all eyes, seGds
forth its fragrance Of full happiness the mountain stream
dashes along with sparkle and murmur of pure delight
The object Of their creation is accomplished and their
life CUISINES forth in harmonic work. Oh, plant oh,
stream worthy of admiration of Worship to the wretch
ed dler Here are powers ye never dreamed of facul-
ties divine eternal head to think, but nothing to
centrate the thoughts; heart to love- but object
battle with the living tide of Affections hand to do but
no work to be done talents unexercised capacities
deyeoped human life thrown away wasted as water
poured forth in the desert Birds and flowers gods
TO snch mockery Of life Who describe the fearful
ved OF such an existence the yearning for object the
sefreproach for wasted powers the WEAKNESS Of daily
e the loathing Of pleasure, of fyoty and the fearful
consciousness Of deadening fe of spiritual paralysis
which hinders all response TO human interests when
thusasm ceases to arouse and noble deeds longer coll
forth the tear Of joy; when the world becomes blank
humanity faro sound and life is left but the heavy
benumblng weight of personal hopeessness and desoa
ton Happier far is the oiing drudge who coins body
and soul into the few poor shngs that can only keep
his family In long starvation he has hope INCREASINGLY
to light him, duty to perform, spark of love within
that cannot die; and wretched weary unhuman his
life may be- 1t is Of royal worth it is separated by the
unreasonable distance Of life and death from the poor
perhaps pampered wretch who is cursed for having no
work to do.
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WESTERN MILITARY INSTITUTE,
Drcnnon springs Henry County. Kentucky

TJNE first term Of the seventh annual session Of this COL
ege commences the second Monday IN September 1858,
and the second term the r Monday tic foiopeg Feb
ruury.
The faculty consists Of nine experienced professors The
number of cadets in attendance last session 227 Tip
course of studies embraces the scientific Of the United
States Military Academy and thorough instructions in Hs
tory English Literature and the Greek and Latin Lnnguag
Students admitted to aseect course including Civil En-
cheering Modern Languages, keeping with
cial practice and other branches MT their option.
The military feature Is not introduced merely TO diuso
military knowledge, but TO promote discipline health, and
physical Development.
Charges for tuition boarding fuel lights Washing
servants attendance and Of furniture and $50 per
term. Surgeons fec SO per For further Information
address A. o. Smith, Esq, Louisville Kentucky; smith
Johnson, 81 Magazine street, New Orleans B. r. John
SON. Superintendent. July 26--cp2w
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IhE MAINE LAW AT IoNE-The Boston Transcript,
oseh caea 70 order for asserting that liquors
freely sold in the State Of Maine, thus replies
The Portland Advertiser and several other journals have
expressed doubts IN regard TO the truth Of our
spectng the open and undguscd sale Of liquors at the
hotels Of Maine We rcierae that statement and affirm
that u Is true to the very letter We state what we do know
and testify 70 what we have We call Il an open and
undsgnlsed sale when the article is ordered Of servant
the public table, and Is brought in and opened with loud
report passed round the table the presence Of
and y so common an occurrence that does not excite any
more comment than such proceeding would in New York
We call ~ an open and undsguod sale when in visiting
fashionable hotel in broad daylight we find upward Of
twenty young men IN public ROOM where there is great
show OF decanters filed and where the company the bar
keeper the furniture Of the ROOM and eyerv thing which
meets the eye indicate that II Is bar-room with every fac
~ for the open sale Of ardent spirit by the glass to all
applicants.
We conld II We thought Il any object furnish an array
witnesses 70 subsanate and OF paper
Of corroborave proof could be had in hours
We should as soon think Of denying as citizen az Massa
chuse that the statute respecting the legal
was enforced IN State street. to affirm that the liquor law
obcyed In the State Of Maine We must beove npr own
senses and positive evidence in preference 10 the
ofober and the negative testimony furnished by those who
are evidently not posted up"
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SENTENCE OF JuDGE roR AssAuLT AND BATTERY-The
Hon. JACOB Finn Judge of of the courts Cincin-
natl tried in the Police Court there on the 9Th in
stant and convicted of assault battery upon the
son Of Mr. JOHN JoLFFE 1t appeared in evidence that
the Judge knocked the complainant down. and struck him
several times while he the ground The police
justice before passing sentence asked the prisoner what
he had to say. Judge Finn replied:
have very little say 1t is very true these things
were done in open day. there advantage taken
the party evidenced by the fact that him
with my open hand The Court in possession of the
details think in this case, there is law of selfpre
servaon that operates the mind of every man. and
believe in this christian age he may submit outrage
upon outrage until submission becomes allied to disgrace
II is said that the last grain of sand broke the cames
back have submitted until it seemed to me that at
tacks were made upon by the solutions the streets
hope that, while this has strength, will ever be
able to defend my character and my family was driven
to desperation These the facts other considerations
of domestic character which be mentioned here
influenced me-. If have infrnged upon the law, and
broken it, am willing to meet the penalty"
The Judge spoke this with much feeling and sat down
sobbing audiby As he took his the crowd outside
the bar appauded him loudly. He was then fined thirty
dollars and costs, upon payment Of which he was dis
charged
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RELIEF FOR THE BLIND.


We copy the following from the New Orleans Delta"
of April last at the request of of citizens
who, suffering from affection Of the visual organs has
derived considerable benefit from the inistraons of the
oculist mandolin the article
ave would call the attention of the public to
the benefits receiving the hands Dr. TURN
the celebrated 0cut and Auris MANY have been
restored and returned to their respective home others
fted and have experienced but little
proyemcnt We venture to that those who
relieved by him his remedies will find other who can
assist them but must view their among the
ble Two that we have lately viii briefly de-
SCRIBE and disposed doubt veracy desrous
Of information inform themselves parties con-
cerncd, whose residences viii give
One Is that OF little boy, in his fifth named
Joseph Borden, born in Richmond Texas whose only
perceptions OF sight in discerning glimmers OF
light The first complete consciousness Of blindness mani-
tested to his parents When he about old
finding his payhings by feeling around for them instead
Of looking for them and when able to walk, in constantly
knocking himself against every object and unable
without being directed He brought under Dr. Turnbus
charge early in February, and after two weeks attend
ance, commenced noticing objects and asking innumernbe
questions about their their color and observed the
shadows Of things with great curiosity lie ID able
tell and bis letters and all objects and eolor has
been taught him, and is steadily improving.
"The other that Of Rev. r. H. Weller Of ST. Louis,
months since, became entirely blind and remained
four months He has been under the doctors supervision but
few weeks and has eye restored to sight and the
other gradually improving
"The residence Of the child is the Commercial Hotel
ner Girod and the lcvee The Rev. IT, Weller Is
present soourning the St. Louis Hotel where he
almost any hour and who will remain till completely
cured advised by Dr. Tunbu that he do nothing fur
ther for him.
[Dr TuRSBUIL is at the Winthrop House, Boston
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The New York City Comptroller has just published a
statement of the financial condition of that Corporation
by which it appears that the total Of the city
debt and above the in the sinking fund for its
redemption, is $9325S4 debt Of 1885, 600 has been
created buildings and construct docks and slips
which is redeemable by annual taxation. The of
$3325l has been expended for cleaning streets during
the year. and the other street expenses amount to
1884, OF the amount paid for cleaning the streets
S20S 900 has been paid during the months Of 1853
The Comptroller states that notwithstanding the real and
personal estate Of the city has increased Sol 9a6 1877
the valuation Of 1862 the rate of taxation has also
increased from SO Sl23 the 800 of valua
tom The total levied by the Supervisors in the
city and county Of New York this year SIS 069 $50
which is 81, 6ee, $50 than that of last year.