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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-16

| that you are mistaken in supposng that the
southern heart is different from your own in It's
sympathy and cmoti ,rs Believe me that the
human heart is quite as susceptible with US as
with you Moral is and dealers in fiction may
artfully overdraw and give false coloring, as they
are licensed to do but be not deceived mo the
belief that the hear. OF man or woman on this
side of the Atlantic is either more obdura;e or
cruel than on yours There is no reason, the n,
why you should leave your fellow subjects in
misery ct home, in order to take your seat b.
the side OF the black man on the plantations of
America. Even if you horror stricken at
the highly colored picture OF human distress in.
cident to the separation of husband and wife,
and parents and children, under our system of
negro slavery-a thing, by the way, OF rare oc-
currence among u3, and then attended by pecu
liar crcumstances-you have no occasion to
leave your own land for similar, and still harsh
er, and more unjust exercise of authority. Go,
and arrest the proceedings Of your admiralty !!
Throw your charities between poor Jack and
the press gang He has fought the battles OF
England all over the He was at the Nile
He bled and conquered at Tsasal gar. He caugh,
your gallant Nelson in his arms as he was fall
ing on the bloody deck received his last breath,
and consigned his remains to the bosom Of ST
Paul's Cathedral He has made Eng land what
she is, great and powerful. Shall he not, after
all this, be permitted to enjoy the sunshine OF
home, with his wife and little ones, tor single
day. He has per I'D his life tor England-he
has returned from five years absence IN dis
tant seas-his vile and children look with rap
ture upon his weather beaten countenance-he
holds the loved ones in his enbrace-but the
press gang comes, and his fittu dream OF hap
piness is over. If he reslsts, there are letters
for his limbs IF he talks of Eng a IDS proud
ly boosted common law, there is no law Tor him.
Magua Charta is farce, and the fetilion OF
Right mockery, as far as he is concerned =
Go, sisters of England, t. your Queen, your
prime minister, your Parliament, and your courts,
and ask their interference to ares. this moral and
political iuquty, and you will be told. "Wo-
man should have no concern with politics-back
to your drawing rooms and nurseries
For another subject, qpi'e as fruitful of sym.
pathv, / need only refer you to the condition OF
ireland, with its population but recently starry
ing for food, which was freely supplied from our
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HIGH TEMPERATURE.

To tie Editors of tie National Latelliycncey
The extraordinary temperatures of the last three lays
worthy of note being probably quite the highest
known to this climate. On Monday the thermomete in
the Smithsonian Observatory marked 800 at A. NJ at
Z. M. 1925. Tuesday morning 84o; afternoon 92o.
Wednesday at A. NJ $50. and at PM. 93o, rbng
to $40 at 81 P. NJ The instrument is fully guarded rom
reflected heat and in draft of free air These temra-
tares very nearly up to the indications of the tier
mometer in the suns rays. On Monday the sun therno-
meter marked go, Tuesday go, and Wednesday 95.5
Many notices given of much higher temperature in
sun and shade, but the thermometer in such cass is
placed next heated wall, exposed to reflected neat
from some source. Sun temperatures should be taken
by exposing the bulb only Withdrawing 1t from its case
and holding or suspending it full in the suns rays
The air has been unusually elastic however for such
excessive heat and consequently less oppressive than
might have been expected The eyaporatng thermometer
has marked GO less at morning and 12o 1925 and 14o
less at o'clock than the dry thermometer giving co.
63, and "a hundredths the ratio of saturaon at
o'clock, which is too low point for showers to form.
Greater in respect to reflected heat is very desirable
with those who mark both and dir temperatures in
the cities Many of those published grossly in
The great interest and value which careful
paratve observations in the principal cities would have
in these periods of excessive heat asking
attention to it. The degree of sauration oo ndica
ted by the difference between the and dry bulb Their
mometer is most important sanitary indication. Cho
lera and the violent pdemcs of the attend high
temperatures with saturated atmosphere, and need not
be dreaded when either condition is wanting.
The temperatures here noted believed be high
as any recorded under the proper conditions in
this part of the United States and the difference of
andaa6 degrees only between the SIMS rays and the
mir is almost without parallel 1t is brtunate that the
ratio of humidity has been so low. B.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE %, 1853.
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and soldier he retained the undninished confidence Of
his felow-ctIens until in good old age, he closed his
earthly career.
And let it be remembered that when successor 70
Gen. jackson was to be chosen in 1886, notyith-
standing the President to9k occasion to visit the state
shortly before the election using his mighty nAuene in
favor of his nominee to the Presidential
chair Tennessee gave her vote to the gifted oGen
White.
Having already fear, transcribed the limits toa
tice of this subject will just add though the sader
above alluded to will pass for what they worth this
country, ateas with the present generation, yet mother
climes and in succeeding generations il suffered pass
unnotced, they may produce pangs in patriotic
bosoms nd surely the fame Of Gen. Jackson fc the
energy nd with which he conducted that
needs not the deracon of Others who have spent good
portion IT their lives in the tented field in legislative
halls, defending promoting the interests of their
try, his memory thegrattude Of every Aner
can heart Yours, sc. JAS CUsMINs.
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correspondent Of the Cincinnati Gazette thus des-
crbes visit to the estate of Mr. PEABODY, eminent
horticulturist near Columbus, Georgia:
Mr. Peabody has very healthy location hill in
the pine woodsoyet six hundred acres and when they
went on it, thirteen years ago, not tree had been cut
He cleared space for his house. and they moved in the
next spring. He has proved the successful cult
yator of many kinds Of fruits berries and melons this
country. saw 900 hills Of watermelons on which will
be ripe fruit by the 10th 10th Of June he says
frequently picked them weighing fifty pounds His great
popularity with strawberries is the quantity Of fruit
size and favor, and the constant bearing of the vines
always has plenty of fine berries for six monthsfre
quently eight-and last he had them every month
in the Recollect this is in the open arin his open
fields saw eight acres Of strawberries the vines
very small and covered the ground literally looks red
with most delicious, large Hovey berries These vines
have been in just as full bearing since the 10th Of March,
and he says will continue until the middle Of September
and rs much longer frost keeps away if he chooses to
attend to them Mr. p sends to this market from loo
to ZOO quarts per day. and says he could pick double the
quantity If the market was larger"
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BOOK PUBLISHING IN VIRGINIA.

Mr.. }. w. RANDOLPH, an enterprising bookseller in
Richmond has just issued revised and very handsome
home printed and elegantly home bound edton of Mr.
EDMUND RUFrINs valuable work, modesty untitled An
Essay on Cacareous Manures. This work Of Mr. Ruins
of the valuable contributions to the advance
ment of agriculture which this nquring andenterprsng
age has produced 1t had previously passed through
four or FIVE editions and has long had Euroean as well
as an American celebrity The present edition. however
contains large proportion of matter not embraced
in the preceding editions The additions amendments
serve to present all the and important lights on
general subject of the work. derived the authors
later observation of facts personal experience
sonng founded these premises. BY such additions
the present edition is increased than third in
sze Notwithstanding the exclusion Of much of the least
important tier of the preceding edition, and Of all por-
tons before included that not deemAd essential
the argument and necessary to the utility of the work
The Richmond Wing well remarks Of this publication
Mr.. Ruffin, with ingenuity, energy, and logic
which belongs only to the order of great inteecs has
demonstrated both by analysis and synhesis the dis
and the the disease the of carbonate Of
lime in Soils and their consequent acdty and
ty the cure the application of this necessary element
of all good lands in the form of mar which is generally
dfused throughout the tde-water section Of Virginia
and the adjacent States"
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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
HISTORICAL AND Personal.
RurLrpoE, [TENS.l Der.

RurLEDoE, (TENN.) Der. IA, 1852
Messrs EDrToRs In the August number of Sartains
Magazine in piece entitled Sketches of Andrew jack
son." written by j. T. Headley, ungenerously and
unjustly assailed response TO which appears in the
Hoston Christian Advocate Of August the l0h by Capt
James Cummings and my reply in the same paper Of
September the 2lst both Of which have clipped from
the Advocate and herewith enclose and shall esteem it
special favor you will give both place in your valu
ah.e and widely circulated paper.
Respectfully your friend,
JOHN COOKE
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ANOTHER CAnPHEsE AcoIDEST-Yesterday we noticed
the destruction Of store at Lyons by the bursting Of
camphene lamp. To-day we record from the Rochester
Daily Union somewhat serious camphene explosion on
Saturday night In the store Of John Southworh in PEN
field village, Monroe county Of Mr. s. aged about
twenty years went 10 barrel of camphene in the back
part the store to fill his lamp and while in the act Of
doing So careey allowed the contents of the barrel 20
take FIRE. tremendous explosion followed tearing Of
the roof Of the building knocking down the Young man
and setting fire to the premises The explosion created
great excitement in the village The inhabitants repair
the store and by great effort stopped the
Of the fire. though at one time Il was feared that general
confagration about to take place The youno roan
was the only person injured and his wounds are
Il is thought that he will suffer the loss Of one eve he
sides being otherwise dis6gured in the face On The
whole he had escape did also the Church and
other buildings at Penfeld. --Aibang Register, 22d
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THE WRECK WILLIAM AND MARY-Thc shin
Pollock, Capt Mcintyre arrived at Liverpool on the 9th
Of June, with further of the late wreck Of the Will
liam and Mary The Pollock sailed from New Orleans
on the 4th Of May, and about fifteen miles from the Flo
rda shore picked up small boat containing four Of the
and twenyhree Of the passengers Of the American
ship William and Mary, wrecked on the Bahama Banks.
and landed them in Bath, Liverpool
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TERRIBLE RIor AT New YoRK.-As some children were
playing beside the drug Of Dr. Wheeler the
of First and Seventeenth street. Wednesday
evening" they discovered human bones and other frag
ments of bodies in the cellar, and created alarm.
crowd collected in few minutes afterwards and soon in
creased to about three thousand persons oil Of whom
seemed anxious and determined to know the meaning Of
the discovery Several armed themselves with clubs
axes, and other weapons and entered the premises.
portion of the building occupied by DR.. Wheelers ia
mily and two medical students, and the mob broke and
destroyed every thing that in their way The in
terror Of the house and seriously damaged The
stock Of drugs also nearly destroyed by the rioters
and the entire damage to the premises probably amounted
to two thousand five hundred dollars The mob entered
the cellar where they found the bones which led the
discovery and also portion of human body in barrel
among some lime Capt Whgham, Of the Eighteenth
Ward Police was early at the with strong force
but could do but little prevent the operations of the
mob or aay the excitement Had the mob met with the
inmates the result Of the affair would doubt have been
fatal IL was not until late hour that the crowd could be
dispersed The secret of the difficulty is this the stu
dents had case or two for anatomical purposes, and
were not sufficiently careful in dsposng Of the bones &c.
hence the excitement aud disturbance-N. Y. Courier
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Capt HIcKLrSG who has been on trial at Norfolk
charged with being engaged in the slave trade has been
acquitted.
Eight persons accused Of being principals accessories
in the oous proceedings Quebec have been arrested
and are awaiting examination by the magistrates
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Foolish COMPETITION. week there has been brisk
competition between the steamers Penobscot and Boston,
and considerable excitement produced. Through tickets
TO Boston were offered low fire cents and one man
tells us that he offered nnepence and ticket to
steam IL to that city the Boston This is the age Of
cheap travelling. trulY.-BelLaM LMe.l Siqnak
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FIRE AT LoUIsvILLE-A second destructive fire. de-
sroying some 900 worth of property occurred at
Louisville on the 10Th. 1t originated in the immediate
vicinity OF the hire that took place few days previous
and destroyed the following property Grocery and ware
house Of G. c. Orr, insured for 1872 0O0 f. j. Martin
Co. store and contents insured for $50 000 which will
barely cover his loss and Capt W. Gays wholesale gro
Gerry and baggng warehouse he saved part Of his stock
and is fully covered by insurance. The buildings de-
sroyed insured for 000 The fire is supposed to
have been the work Of an ncendary
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LAW NOTICE.

NHE undersigned has established himself in Washington
with the view Of directing his attention 10 the aroument
of in the Supreme Court and the purpose of piy
ing legal opinions upon such questions and claims as NAV be
submitted to his examination His residence is ut the Ma
tona Hotel and his law office in the Morrison Building Al
street. Washington, D. @.
june 20 ROBERT NJ MARTIN
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"A priYate Sale 500 acres Of Land, lying in Prince
Georges county Maryland Of the functions Of the
Baltimore and Washington railroad turnpike and about
midway between the two cities The location one Of the
heathiest in the State the land extensively wooded and
highly capable of Improvement IL will be sold in lots TO suit
purchasers and on the most reasonable For particu
lars apply personally by mail tho subscriber residing
on the premises CHAS, s. CONTEE
ap 12-wn Laurel p o. Md !.
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'IHE ADVERTISER wishes to find n location
Il where he could establish Classical School, take charge
OF an Academy, obtain the classical desk College, He
has had years experience in tuition both in this
try and England and his will be found satis
factory in every respect Address Alpha Washington City
Post ONCE. June 6-2av3w
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An eminent psychologist Of London has decided that
the spirit rappings produced by phantom postmen an
gagged in the delivery Of dead lettersi N
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huTLEDGE, TENNESSEE AUG "a, 1852.
!, David Rogers, have examined the foregoing state
ment Of Major Tate made in reference the conduct of
Gen Cooke and Gen. White in the Creek war; and do be-
heve the facts set forth to be true was with Gen
Cooke In said campaign holding the rank of Major of the
Infantry, and had fair chance to know all about it,
Dawn RoGERs
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-03-03

Vocal AND INSTRUMENTAL CoScERT.
We had the pleasure Of an introduc.
ton last evening 10 the Misses CASTOR
whe have just arrived in lGis city, and
will givea Concert ut the Augusta Ho-
tel. tomorrow evening, Mr.. Peckham,
the worthy proprietor, having offered
them The free use Of hiS Long Room for
the purpose. These young ladies are
well educated aud pleasing in tEeir
manners. The eldest is blind, having.
lost her siglt at an early age by sick.
ness. The youngest has dcvoiel her
sell to teaching school, with The view OF
supporting her sister, but her health be-
coming impaired, and her sister an eX-
cclent musician che has turned her at
teniion To music, to gain support for
both. We bespeak Tor them good AT.
tendance on Thursday evening, as we
consider them worthy objects Of chari-
~ and such Of our readers as may pay
them visit, We ieel assured will come
away well satisfied thu they have hes
towed their charity on worthy objects,
as they bear recommendations from he
highest sources, as being ladies Of re-
fnemen, and possessing superior abilities
as vocalists and instrumental musicians.
Augusta Constitutf0ndlist.
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Gurlpcan Nous,
NV YvRK, Feb. %.

NV YoRS, Feb. 23.
The ARABIA arrived NJ ms Po'' w.
day, bringing 4S passengers
The most important news IL the
account OF an insurrec,ion nj Milan, Oh
the 9th and 7ih OF FEB. The AusIri-
ans say the revolt was qucllcd with five
killed. The patriots state that three
hundred wer. killed. The pa,riots AL
tackled the barracks. and. il il said,
mnss,cr.d IN. ynrrison. The peope
roc. in ,h,cs uar,s or the civ M ,hs
same ,ime
A ,.k.yrapbic dcsnatch ,rom Bellin-
z,na. evening a the sth. s,a,ts that the
gates of Milan we're shut, and il was
,eared tiyhting had aran commenced.
Proclamations from Mazzina and
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IPrBL,c AcT-No. 23.l

AN ACT to prevent in certain cases,
a failure or delay Of justice in the
courts Of the District Of Columbia.
BE al enacted by Me Senate and House
Of Representatives. ofh United States
of Ime,ic0 in Congress assembled, That
where, at any ten 81 the circuit or
criminal court oi tie District Of Colum-
bla, Jury shal be empapcled 10 try
any cause, or any issue or issues joined
in any cause, ard it shall harpen that
no verdict shall he found, nor tho jury
Otherwise discharged, before the dag
appointed by law Tor the commence
mcut Of tie next succeeding term the
court shall and may, nevertheless pro.
ceed with the trial by the same jury, in
every respect as il such term had not
commenced aud al subsequent pro-
ceedings TO final judgment, i such
Judgment shall be rendered, shall lie
entered and have legal effect and opera
ton ss oi the term at which the jury
shall have been empaDeled--aay law
or usage 10 the contrary DoiglihStand-
ing.
Approved Fcbruory le, 1859.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-03-03

ARRIVAL OF GsN. PIERcEs CARRIAGE
AND HoRsEs.- Yesterday morning, this
splendid rquipage. Presented by the
Boston people io General Pierce arrived
in this city ca route for Washingion.
The horses which cos. 81 400. are OF u
light bay color, with switch tails. The
carriage, which was manufactured y
Jason Clapp and Son, Pillsiirld. Macs ,
is IL very costly one, the materials used
in lis construction being all manuiaclur-
cd 10 New England. 1t weighs about
| 300 pounds, aud cost about S 200. 1t
is made in the French caIeche style
The whole rquIpage. including ha :
ness, &c coz 5 ,5U0. This handsome
aud useful present viii be presented 10
General Pierce az Washington by
Mcssrs. Dunbar. Riddle and Fetridgc,
who are the committee on behalf of the
Boston people. y. Y Herald.
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CLAM EXcirEM, Nr.-Two riv viii
lagos on Long Island, called Glen Cove
and i,osiyn. have been Tor "A long time
IN "A high dispute ns to which pos, csfcd
the most expert clam diggrrs. Clam
parry iccllns rnu 81 high at last tnat
a triai MAS G,cidcd on, and IA purse Of
$40 WAS made up for the successful
chnmplnon. On the Sth insla, the trial
came oil. ~ ti,c presence ol "A large niu!-
tliulc from the surrounding villages.
Joe Atkins. the digger for Ioslyn won
the plize by digging sixteen bushels,
willie hts aniayoslst tl C!cn Cove dug
fifteen aud IA half.
We anl,rstand that on Saturday las,
the ChevaIIer lluIsemann prcs, nled his
credentials to the Secretary Of State,
and was received rs tie Charge d'
Allalrcs OF his M,jesty the Emperor oi
Austria tp the Government oi the United
States.
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MysleAL NovELrY "A singular mu-
sic,l novelty has IN some degree, re-
lIevcd tie languor and nono'ony o!
Rome. In Verdfs new opera, the
Troubadour, an dnrl chorus, with an
accompaniment OF slcds.-hammers is
Introduced
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a MopERN iSvgNTIoN.n--A AYankce
has just opened It hotel on new = an IN
Warsaw, y. Y. Passengers by X. road,
lcayiog Buffalo for New York, nr " else
where Eaei, while purchasing their
tickets are handed bill OF fare. from
which they select such articles as they
desi re. The orders arc Immediately
forwarded by ielcgraphlc commune
cation 70 lie rclrcsimout room NJ
Warsaw, ani numbered tickets are
handed to trc dlllcrcn, passengers.
Upon arriy ng at Warsaw, each finds
upon the table whose number cores.
ponds Niih ihe card, the breakfast he
ordered 10 BrH 10 and the train waits
twenty minutes Tor hln to eat A. Can
not some one start the lan IN thcsc
part, on .ae long railway rouI,s7
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-03-03

Some of the most rampant papers are
boas,ing that Un !c Toms Cabin has
been translated into every known
language. Seeing there are about 500
different ways of Saying The same thing,
This is certainly pretty well. We
strongly advise that one more transIa.
ton be made, and that is into the lam
guage Of truth.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-03-03

a, The cecrc. Ballot Law has been
repealed by the Massachus, It's Lcgis-
lature. 80 lar as to allow persons b,otc
openly or secretly, just is they plcase.
The modification was violently opposed
by the locoiucos and Free SUIlcrs
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1T Capt. Babcock of the baIque
Murlha Arm, OF Newport, has published
d card, in which he states that the
English frl.aie fired two shots al his
vessel, the sho, passing through his
gail lopsail The frignlc bore down
anL spoke him. when it appeared that
his offence was tha, he did not salute the
lriga,e by hosting his colors !
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100

The Albany Express is responsible Tor
the following assembly:
"At an oyster supper tie other night;
there were present, one father, three
daughters, three sis'ers-ia-.aw, one uncle,
one bro her-ln-law, three auuts, TOUR
cousins, one wife, one nephew, one
grandson three rieces. one husband
and three sisters. And yet 81 ange to
y, there were only tour persons pre-
sento
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a VRRY VuLoAR SuBJlcT.-W WiHi,m /:
" Here's wishin' ycu good 'eolth, jim,
and happy new year I" lanes
" ThnnkLe | had ought to be happy
cove--.lor I've got n vile as can thrash
any man ol her weight--and I've got a
chlId Of two years aud a nri as can eat
two pounds obeei-stesk III a sitling--let
alone OWN the smallest black and tan
iafricr ~ the world -