The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-09-21

II The Cincinnati Gazette Of the Sd, has
the following in reference 10 the recent difficult
ty between DIR. Ames and Mr.. Hall:
Since the melancholy occurrence on The
Fourth, near Broadway, night before last, there
, has been much excitement in the streets Of oul
city, as it was hourly expected that Hall wouls
die from the wounds he had received. TIN
facts whichgove rise to the difficulty, developet
q themselves during The day and, to speak plain
2 ", the public sympathy generally is against th'
4 defendant. The excitement as intense, and OF
every corner ofthc street, might be seen stan
81 ding small crnwd IF persons conversing abou
: the attempted murder AZ Hall.
Dr. Ames, who had been lodged iu the Ham
'nond 81 station house, during the night wa
conducted early in the morning TO the waicl
) house guarded by strong police force. At
0 o'clock in the afternoon. the appointed time fo
r The examination, Or. Fisher W. Ames. wa,
d brought into the densely crowded Police Cour
+ room, accompanied by his aged father and SIS
ter, who occupied seats by bis side, on the prs-
f oner's bench Every available position in The
court room was occupied, and hundreds Of per
! sons filled the streets, unable to gain admit
lance The prisoner is tall, slender man ; hi
, clothes were spotted with blood, which l,ad
/ ooz,d from the wounds lie had received i IN The
face, by the blows Of Hail.. His counsenancc
; was demure, and a dcspondent cast was upon
I his features lie was-quite pale, but apparently
composed.
: Judge Spooner briefly alluded TO the uncer
tainty of MIR. Halls recovery and thought il
best for the court to take the responsibility and
commit The defendant to bail until this afternoon
at four o'clock, when the preliminary examna
8 ton would take place.
Our report yesterday was up to 2 o'clock
when Mr.. Hall was still vomiting and SUFFERING
intense pain. From two o'clock until near FIVE
ne slept at intervals, but when awake l,e suffer
cd much pain opiates were administered, and
did much toward quoting his nerves and eau
sing him to be flee from pain.
Mr.. II. believes that he will die, and ex.
presses himself as being prepared to meet his
fate.
During the afternoon Mr.. Hall gave direc-
tons as 10 his business, and made his will. In
the evening at o'clock, he was more prosirated
than in the morning, and appeared 10 be sink.
ing. At o'clock consultation was had, but
nothing definite decided, except that his condi-
ton at best was extremely critical. Alto o.
CLOCK he experienced more pain, and another
consultation was had. No other opinion was
arrived at, than stated above. Up TO twelve o.
RI clock, there was no apparent change, except
Continued sinking. He may live several days,
out the chances are evidently against him.
SPEED OF RAlLwAYs.-Dr. Lardner adopt,
/
some ingenious illustratons to familiar the ex-
traordiuary velocity VIII which our express
/ trains move:
" The Great Western express ro>Exe.er. En-
gland, travels at the rate Of 43 miles na hour.
including stopPages, sor 81 miles an hour wirhs,,i
including stoppages. To attain this rate 4 speed
Of 90 miles an hour, is adopted midway between
some Of the stations and, in ceftainexperimen
tai trips, ~ miles an hour, have been reached
speed Of 20 miles an hour is about equivalent
TO 80 yards per second, or IS yards between two
beats Of a common clock.
"All objects near the eye Of passenger trav.
cling at this rate will pass by his eye in the
Thirty fifth part hfa second and f thirty FIVE
, stakes we're erected at the sides Of the road, a
yard asunder, they would not be distingushable
one from another; if painted red, they would
. appear collectively as continuous flesh or red
5 color. 1.-two trafns with thia-speed - nassed
each osheLA the reInliye- Velncitx woIid Sc "a
yards per second; fone Of the trains were &C
yards long, il would flash by in single second
, Surprising the locomotive which draws such q
train TO have driving wheels seven feet in diam
eter, these wheels Will revolve five tunes in q
second the piston moves along the cylndc,
: ten times in second the valve moves and
the steam escapes ten times in second ;sbut a
D there are two cylinders which act alternately,
there are really twenty puffs orescapcs Of steam
in second.
I" The locomotive can be heard 10 cough
being occasioncd BY the abrupt emission Of waste
D steam up the chnnmey but 90 coughs per sec.
ond cannot be separated BY the ear, their indi-
i viduallty becoming lost. Such locosnotive
{ speed is equal to nearly onc-forih that Of can
= non ball and the momentum of whole train
moving at such speed would be nearly equiv
0 aifnt 10 the aggregate force Of number u
cannon balls equal to onesfauyth the weight Of
the train. That q snssh should follow 4
!. collision is no subject for marvel, il 4 train
, moving at such speed should meet with any OBJ
stacle to progress.
{ Policy OF THE Waios-The following
5 from The Huntcrdon IN T.) County Deuocrsi
. though applied to the meridian Of New Jersey
!, is em;nen,ly true Of our own State, with ths
i single exception that here, these different ism.
J; have not yet gathered strength enough 10 be-
? comr formidable. They are however EtTivin1
, for a beginning. The editor has been speaking
e Of local and outside issuds, md thus proceeds
"These different interests will each natural,
!. look to the wing party for aid and comfort. Tn
!, whig organization, as such, according TO iht
present programme, will be abandoned, aud OF
: its ruins these dscordant elements will huile
!, up ',nany sided party The democratic part,
= must expect to encounter an Organization Thu
- A.. Of the wing party in l54o
FACTIONS diamess;--llv-Ass--s-s--sv ~ucm Otller
and men entertaining views exactly the reverse
>. will be found arrayed under the same banner
: united by no sentiments, held together by n,
principles save opposition TO democratic mel
and measures. The motto, swe stoop to con
7, quer,' may not glitter on the wing banners as i
I did in $780, yet secretly it will be their leaders
private password, laying the fattering unctsol
= 10 their souls that its application may be sue
: cessful now as it was then. y
g "ln view Of the elements Of opposition, il be
: comes the democratic party to look well to til
u kind Of men they "put in nomination
Is "Thc gubernatorial convention should care
g fully avoid any course that would leopard tn
q union Of tie party. Our past united effort
~ have made the State eminent democratic, an
!, driven our opponents from the field ON al
: great national measures The wings hav
s. abandoned those issues that were once the dis
u tnctve and characteristic features OF their par
: ty, ard now present the melancholy sight OF
Is great party casting about for some issue or ex
"a pcdient by which they produce discord and dis
IS sension in our ranks. knowing full that the
d only hope Of success is in creating di. unto
- among u.s. Forrwarned, let the Democrat
N party be forearmed. Let them cherish the spil
IN it IF democratic fraternity, and guard with yea
Z aus care the union and integrity Of the party.
!, II gives us pleasure TO transfer to QUE column
" the following discriminating notice of Senate
- Dodge from the Lansing Imtettigenccr. II
r however but faint echo Of the hearty and carr
: est voice Of Iowa whose plaudits he has s wq
ID well, and will wear long.
SENATOR DoDGE This distinguished pub
lie officer, arrived here on Sunday last, on I'll
at boat DR. Franklin, and took lodgings ut Il,
nr Lansing House. He was in due time waited o
by large number of the citizens Of this pIac,
u who were very cordially received by him, an
'e agreeably entertained.
): The relation of his early and intimate know
edge Of what but a few years ago was called til
J, North Western Territory, made the intervie,
Y extremely interesting.
IS Having been born within sound Of the wa.ci
!, of the Mississippi, and always resided on
y near It's banks, perhaps there is no ether publ
man located in the important wide spread an
=, interesting valley Of this great River better nc