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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-06-22
NUMBER. 40.
Proceedings OF fhe City Council

hoNoar, June IL, 1853
The Council met-Prcsen.: Mr. Stout, May
or pro tenn, Aid. McNaInara, Wilde, O Hare
! Nc t,raney, Mobey and Samuels.
| The committee on 10th, 11ta, and 18th streets
reported through Mir O'Harc, taat the work hac
/ teen completed on 18th street, according to con
tract, and recommended tae payment Of S465.
So, tue amount due the contractors.
On motion of Mr.. McNamara, that the work
be received, and the amount paid, with the un.
derstanding that the contractors be held respon.
sbe # the work is not foundto be done accord
ing to contract, which was adopted.
I he comm ttec on the Lora4l er Hollow road
reported the work as progressing, and recom.
! mended the payment Of $500 on the contract
VIII ch carried.
The committee on water course oE Bluff, and
Dodge streets, reported through Mr. Mcnamara
that the cost would be about $196 60, to build a
sewer and bridge
On motion of Mr.. Ssmuels, the report was laid
on the table for the present
The returns from all the wards being in, on
the vote Of 100000 for the Dubuque and psoI
ic Railroad, the same was counted, and found to
be 466 in. IA poE of the loan, and against it 70.
On motion of MIR. Samue!s, that the assess.
ment roll be read, and that one ha'f per cent be
levied, which was carried.
On mot on Of Mr.. Samues that notice be giv.
en- to those persons wishing an abatement on
| their assessment, and that they be at the Council
| room, on request, to meet the 30th inst, at
P. NJ.
Mr.. Mobey stated that some Of the citizens
were under the impression, that portion Of the
1000 loan was to be appropriated to the Har
Dor improvement, and, as he had not heard o,
such an intention on the part of any member o,
the Council, he would move the adoption Of the
following resolution:
Resoiued, That it is not the intent on Of the
Council to appropriate any Of the So, 600 loan
asked for, to the improvement of the Harbor, as
it is believed thate-suficient amount has already
been appropriated for that object.
On motion of Mr. Samues, the Council pro.
ceeded to the election of night Watchman, in
place Of r. McClarny.
Martin Canovan and George w. Starr were
put in nomination., and the votes being counted,
It was found that Geo. w. Starr had the larges,
number of votes, and was declared elected.
The followingbill Were ordered paid:
NJ Enrght, for work on Dirty Hollow, So
P. Byrne, for use Of house for twa elections, 81.
NJ. Maher, for work on Dirty follow, Sl4
John Russian, for one months service az
Watchman, go
r. McClarny, for one half month 's:scrvice
as Watchman, $40
Z. &. Morhser, for cmbankuent on 9th, wost
Of Bluff street.
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A SIMPLE INQUIRY

can Old Democrat" in the keohnk Dts.
patch of the 7lh inst, puts forth the following
query:-"Did the democracy Of keoknk, or any
portion of them, recommend Mr.. Lee to the Pre-
sident, or was he endorsed by our Congression.
al Delegation''
The object ".An Old Democrat, and ct one
or two others, who have written upon the sub
iect of Mr. Lees appointment, Is plainly seen
to be the creation of a prejudice against the Sc
na,ors and Representatives of the State in Con-
gross. Now, without stopping to consider wheth-
er the appointment Of Mr.. l.. was proper or not,
it is quite manifest, looking at the facts in the
case, that thos, who are laboring for the object
alluded to, are destitute of fairness, had'almost
said, common honesty. Mr.. Lee had the recon-,
mendation of a large number of the democratic
members of the Legislature of the STATE, and
even of Governor Hempstead-and these recom-
mendations, doubtless, can be now found in the
Departments at Washington. Other important
recommendations can also be found, supplied by
democrats-and, indeed, without any aid from
"our Congressional Delegation" his papers
would have presented fair claim TO the consul
Grafton Of the President, who knew him well LII
Mexico, and was his friend bef,re he went to
Washington City. These are fac's-and now
10 the simple inquiry propose, which is-Are
not these writer's, who are seeking to create this
prejudice against sour Congressional Delega-
tion," themselves, disappointed office seekers
And has not their disappointment in not obtain
ing office, something to do Tin the way Of stimu-
tus) in their presen, labors? An honest and
truthful reply to this simple inquiry would be
very thankfully received by
ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
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IOWA, JUNE 90, lS5:

az We know nothing ot he circumstances to
which the folio wing communication relates, fur
pn;utment of AIR d. 5. L@eto the Consuiship
of Bas!e. We do not know the appoIntar per-
sonaily, and cannot speak as to the proprtty OF
his appointment. We certainly exonelate our
Congressiona! Delegation from any improper
motives in Urging, if they did urge, his selection
The consulship TO Basic is Of no great import
ance, though the town is pretty full OF Business
and Furnishing; and there is undoubtedly some
point in or c,rrespondent's u!lcsion to the SEN
sitiveness Of disappointed ofice-seekers We
make ths'ss general remark, merely
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ESCAPE OF O'DoNonoE, THE IRISH EXILE

The rumor Of the escape of Patrick o Dono
hoe, one of the political Irish exiles, who, witt
o Brien and Meagher, was sentenced to death
and subsequently transported for life to Va,
Dien,aIss Land, is confirmed by the news re
ceived in Ireland.
The Dublin papers have the following in re-
ference TO ODonohoe's escape:
"A,nongst our files of Australian papers tha
come to hand is the Sydney Frceman's Juurna
of Thursday, January l3, from the Melbourn,
CORES pondents letter of which we extrac, tn,
following gratifying announcement
"MELBoURSE, January 4
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FANNY FERN has put her fern leaves into
portfolio, which is given 10 the public in very
handsome style by Derby Il Miller Of Auburn.
Her portfolio is an amusing one. How well
she pictures the "Bnre of the Sanctun."
Take the arm chair, Mr.. Lecli, e--tbe one
with a cushion and revolving seat draw it up
to the table, and with one sweep of your elbow
send all the editors scssor-ations flying like
snow-nakes into the air Examine the super
scipton of his letters, and pee inside of them
if you lke.--liep yourself 10 paper--there is
plenty oft, ard pen and ink too. Tell him
that his ink is abomnable, and his pen atrocious
throwing in few general remarks, to the
eff ct that editorial and hotel pens are always
| unmitiCatedly bad-and set him; rumaginp
| for something better Now borrow cigar from
| the editors case; call for matches. Your cigar
| finished, turn around TO your victim and ASK il
a confidential tone "What is the exact circula-
ton of your aper,' and stick to the point I'll
YOU get some definite information abou, it. Try
also to worm out of him what eau,. assistant edl
tor gets week how much advertisements an
ually yield who actually writes the leaders
You can wind up by giving the editor some
wholesome advice about the management of hi
| paper Tell him it lacks life and variety tina
he harps too much on one string; that there i
not backbone enough in his articles; that if yol
had time you would give him lift yourself, b.
sending in few spicy and nervous articles vi
miscc cllaneous topics Take another cigar fron
his case ; draw your hat across the editors tabl
upsett;ng his inkstand carry off his scissor
and pc tirknfe by mis- AXE
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CITY OF DUBUQUE

! .S Tie Calena Ad5ertlSer quotes, with unc-
ton, the op MON OF that astute ournaI, the De-
Guqus Heraid, to the effect that i Distributing
post is. not neccss iry in Dubuque. The
.7i0crtiscr would rather that Ds:r but ng post.
offices annhlated, or that mail fAclt es
were interdctcd altogether, than that, there
should be one at Dubuque. Since the removal
Of the office from Gaien1 to tbs place, II has
been assiduou~ly picking up 'scruInos of COM
fort" here an1 there let fall by its comnl.sesa-
ting naighbors, to .scure its deadly gr.ef' and
of course it eagerly took down the mors2l sarv-
however, of northern and western Iowa, had a
right to expect that their interests, with reference
to the mails, would not find enemy in Du-
buqae journal. The Herald, though, is so eager
to play second fiddle to the Burlington Tele-
graph, (Which, by little contemptuous praise,
now and then bestowed, has made its Dubuque
toady follow it, like pleased hound, wherever
it goes, that it does not hesitate to sacr flee the
interests Of Dubuque, and of all the country
west and northwest of US, in order to p pc the
same tune with its Burlington conf.ere
Here is the paragraph from the Herald, which
those, jealous Of the rising Importance and pros
perity of Dubuque, are using to our injury:
''The Burlington Telegraph thinks that a
Distributing Postofiice is n It necessary West of
the Mississippi. Perhaps not. if Eastern Post
masters knew the precise locality of every Post
office. We are much of the slme opinion as
the Telegraph, but we go little fartaer, and say
that Distributing Postofices generally are
humbug. Instead of fac lifting. they generally
retard the transmission Of the mails
Of verify this writer talks wisely! He seems
to think that "he knows it ALL" and enunaiate )
his opinion if mankind could do nothing less
than adopt it. But this can be accounted for
1t is the weakness of men, Of limited capacity
and information, to imagine that the monopoly
of light and intelligence has gathered itself a
bout their skulls. When the world laughs as
them, they think they have been witty: when
the world stands astonished at their stupidity
and impudence, they think it is in awe of their
genius.
1t is unnecessary to expose the absuriity Of
the Herald's op MON. The readers of the En-
press will have seen the reasons upon which, as
we think, the necessity of Distributing offices is
based.
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FROM the NY. Times.
THINGS AT WASHINGTON.
Washington. June

washington, June ..
Thomas Thornley, has BEEN appointed War,
den Of the Penitentiary of the District, defeat
ing Branch Robinson, the bold, vigorous, and
self sacrificing Democrat.
Colonel Wilcox, Major Donelson's son-iu-
law, will probably go abroad as Charge dc af-,
fairs, notwithstanding his Union Compromise
sentiments. 1t is believed that Secretary
Davis viii magnanimously withdraw his oppo-
sition.
The Union viii not change proprietors or
editor Pryor withdrew some time since.
Col Forney will be an occasional contributor
to its columns. General Armstrong is highly
esteemed by the President. and the Union ar
ticleS will be considerably and unders.andingly
written.
"Old Bullion" is perfectly furious there 10 d
large admixture Of Cayenne in his conversation.
He declares the Administration have taken
men from the purlieus and cutters Of st. Louis,
and houored' them with office.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-06-22

AusrRALrA.-Mr. WIN. Howi,t, the ceebra-
ted English author, writing to the London Times,
SAYS:
The season has been frightfully unhealthy,
and the Journey to the gold fields has been fatal
to many Thousands have been struck down
| by sickness; hundreds have already returned,
| cursing the parties who sent them such one
| sided statements of the gold fields and the eli.
mate hundreds ere still lying i'll from the in
sidious influence Of this sfne, salubrious cli-
mate. In a letter just received from Mel
bourne, hear that there is scarcely soul there
but has been i'll, and all up the country it is the
same. Gentlemen who have been in lndiE, /,
China and over the whole continents of Europe
and America, say that this is the worst climate
they know. Without any apparent cause peo-
l pie are eyrryw lscre attacked with dysentery,
rheumatism, eramp and influenza. All this
ought to be fully and fairly stated Oue sided
statements dishonest procedure delu-
sion mocksry and The little black
hy of Australia is perfect devil The grass
seeds in summer pierce your legs like needles,
and actselly run through the sheep skins into
the flesh Of the sheep and into their lungs and
kill them, (hut this is more particularly the case
with the seed-s pixies of wild garauium, which
act like cork screws) the dust, winds, and the
violent variations OF the atmosphere, often Of no
less than 100 degrees in day--these nuis-
anccs that out TO be well known. A deal IS
said about sending ont young women to marry
the men IN the bush. God help such women
as marry the greater portion of snch fellows as
the common class here. Their very language
is perfectly measled with obscenity, the vilest
na,hs, and the basest phraseology, and they
drink all they get In short; this is the
country TO come to, people go TO India, tc
make money; as 10 spending it here, that, unde.
present circumstances, would require ditferen,
tastes to hose Of most cultivated men and wo
men. The greatest thing that can be eaid ci
III IS country is. THAI The better classes ex-
c cdngly kind aud hospitable, and, considering
their isolated lives, not defcienr in general in
i formation. | am sure we shall always have
O caase TO remember the kindness of the inhabi-
tanls Of the bush Every house, if we had de-
sir>,d it, would have opened itself to US
Tnome, aud but for bush kindness, sh ,uld pei.
> paps, not have been writing this.
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IVU' tufJt
r. B. MASON, Engineer.

The Louisville Journal, contains letter from
the commander of the Eclipse, relative to the
late trial of speed between that steamer and the
A l.. Shotwcii and, also, numerous certificates
Of gentlemen in New Orleans relative to the
time Of departure OF the two boats These Ger
tficates abundantiy show that the Shotwel! lief
New Orleans from l64 to 70 minutes earlier
in the day than did the Eclipse. This woult
seem to settle the question as to "who beat, ii
favor of the Eclipse. The certificates are from
gentlemen who pursosey timed the departure oi
both boats.
The Captain Of the Shotwell in Card pub
lished subsequently, despite all this claims thai
the Shotwell was the victor, and asks the pub
lie to suspend its judgment until he places be-
fore it the evidence of his claim.
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w a CoMPANY has recently been organized
il Chicago of which Hon. John A. Dix, of New
York, is President, w. B. Ogden of Chicago
vice President, and J. A. Z. Flagg, of N. Y.
Treasurer. The Directory is composed chiefly
of eastern capitalists, there being, however,
three of the number, Hon Geo. Greene, of
Cedar Rapids, L. Cook, of Davenport, aud T.
W. lsset, of Muscatine, from iowa.
This organization is styled the Mississippi and
| Missouri Railroad company. They contemplate
| building railroads as follows from Davenport
to Iowa City, thence west, or norhwest-from
| Muscatine, west southwest to the Missouri
riyer-from Muscaiine to Cedar Rapids.
| We observe tha, our sister cities 10 the south
of us, Davenport and Muscatine, are alive to tle
Importance Of Tie tiade along the valley Of the
Cedar They are thas urging the establish
ment of connections with Cedar Rapids, BY
which their object might be secured. The
railroad ives, from, Dubuque will, however
secure to this city the commerce Of that valley
It's people being more closely allied TO US boil
in interest and in feeling, than with The towns t.
the south II Mr.. Dix is engaging So rxten
sivcly in railroad enterprises, we should think
unlikely that he will get the appointment of th
French mission. The alacrity and will, wit
which capitalists of sagacity aud experience
invest their means and offer their CO operatio
n western railroads, gratifying earnest G
their success. Indeed, we "a not measure tn
ability of people to construct, and OF the countr
to support, railroads, a. the present time, b
, wha, could have been done twenty years ag
with the same means Railroads have becom
20 general, that every locality is compelled !
build them, to establish speedy relations wit
q the great marts of commerce as its neighbor
or it cannot compete with them. The farmt
y who gets his produce into market by slow an
!. tedious communication, cannot compete wit
J, the producer who has direct and Iapid connet
. tion with the reservoirs Of trade You mu
have the same advantages, as to markets, tn
q your neighbors have, or they will have you b'
- hind on the march TO fortune. Keep this
;, mind
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NEW YoRK, June 6-Rio Janeiro dates of
the 2lst OF APRIL have been received. The fol-
lowing vessels were in port: United States sloop.
Vandalia, to sail for Japan in two days: ship,
Sar,ellr, from Richmond in Distress to sail i'm
eight days for Australia; barque Baltimore dis.
charging, and Roanoke loading for Baltimore.
PHiLADELPnIA, June 7.--Arthuf Spring has;
to-day signed paper e1onerat ng, his son from
guilt in the murder of Mrs. Shaw and Mrs.
Lynch, as far as he knows, and stating that he
does not believe his son had any knowledge Of
the murder. Young Spring, after an interview
with his father, left for Washington last night.
New BEDFORD, June = By an arrival here,
we have lateradvices, from Cape Town, Africa
The dates are to April 10th.
The steamer Sarah Sands had arrived at the
Cape from Australia, destined for England
Sine had on board one hundred thousand ouncoe,
Of gold
The accounts from the gold region were high
ly prosperous. Immense numbers of emgrants
were arriving. Business brisk. All kinds of
produce in good demand at advancing prices
The goldwas abundant and many new dscov-
cries made
New York, June Z.
The city charter adopted-sugposed fifteen:
thousand ma iorty.
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INTERESTING FROM CHINA.

The following foom the Boston Daily .2dcer.
tissr, gives very intelligent statement Of the
crisis in China.
THE CnISEsE REBELLIos.-A letter from
Messrs. AUGUSTINE HERALD u Co., dated
Sanghae, March l2, contains the following in
formation: "Business of all kinds has been
stopped for several days The late successes
of the rebels and the probability Of their cap
turing Nankin have created so great panic
among the Chinese, that many have left the
province, capital has been Withdrawn from
trade, and the bankers in this city and Soochaw
nave closed their Offices for the present. Goods
ofall kinds are unsaleable,i it being unsafe TO
| ry them through the country, and produce is
also eft Il stand, Chinese will only sell for
cash, which foreigners pay The inconyeni.
Eence of this state ui things Is severely felt by
| all
| Contractors for silk goods could not complete
their engagements and refused to undertake 10
deliver them until the country was tranquil"
1 FLe following is ra eytract from letter. from
| Messss. RUssELE & Co., dated at Shan.hae
March 10:
"After few transitory successes, the lmpe-
rial forces were driven back upon Nankn, and
the rebels descending the Yang,se with force
Of 81 or 10000, have invested that city, which
is only garrsoned with about l5 or 900 dis
hearlrned troops By the last accounts bringing
dates to March IL, the place had not fallen, but
would eventually, unless relieved.
The Governor of Soochow has sent press
ing requests to the representatives Of foreign
powers for aid with ships aud men.
The rebels profess TO be friendly TO foreign
ers, and their chiefs still maintain order where
they have the power. but many places have been
! pilaged and much suffering caused by the ban
ditti.who follow in the train Of the army
This circular gives a variety of other state
y lnents in relation to commercial affairs The
!. supply Of silk will be much curtaled Tea:
will be less affected, because they are grown IN
varions provinces, some OF which are yet undls
turbed There will however be short produc
ton of the fnee kinds, and expenses will b,
higher:
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This is warm weather, and it is difficult to
pass away such time agreeably. But there are
many things at the sWord's Far Store, below
Mobley's Banking House, on Nam, when
would materially help to lessen the tedium o.
these "terrifc days" Fine goods OF superior
texture, finish and variety-pleass the eye won
derfully, and thereby give the mind pleasure
Call at the aWorld's Fair" twill pay.
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Commissioner Of the General Land Office
Notice to Pre-Em ption Claimants.

Notice to Pre.EmPtfOn 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 same 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 b.
| forfeited. JOHN WILSON,
| sw Commissioner of theGeneral Land Office.
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MosE CoSsoLlpA1Ios.-The Pacific Mali
Steamship Company and the New YORK ana
California Steamship Company, running from
Panama to San Francisco, aud amalgaled their
interests and from one Company, under The
name of the ..Pacifc Mail Steamship Com
pany," with special character q sst.oi oo
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BRYANT AND LoNGFELLow.-ha late mum.
ber of the Eevue des Deux Monde., M. Ampere
continues his American "Promen,de," having
returned from Cincinnati to New York by The
Erie Railroad We translate on. Of his rapid
sketches of men and things in Ibis city. He
says:
"Mr Brrant is the Democ ratio poet and the
poet of New York, as Mr.. Longellow is the
Whir poet, and poet of Boston. Zach of them
has his enthusiastic partisans, whoare sometimes
unjust toward the rival of their faVorite. shall
endeavor to avoid these preposessions and to
| remain impartial. Like Longfelow, Bryant is
an English peet, born in Ameica. ! should
say that, in regard to poetic form, Longfel!ow Is
the more European, and Byzantine moro Eng
! lsh The first has received the imprint Of all
the literature Of Europe, and especially of Ger
man literature. The other is more exclusively
under the influence Of English literature. He
has not that kind of originality VIII CHI gives hi:
rival familiarity with the most difhren classe:
of poetry. Mr.. Bryant, although lie has trans
lated poeEfs from the Spanish, Portuguese
French and German, has before lis eyes only
the models Of the mother countr'. 1t woult
seem rs if he wished TO vie with tie cotempo-
rary poets of England, and 10 tale his place
duiohg tbCh uS oh <Ah'ciAChh poc'' III i'o P"sA
of TIE .4ges, he has employed ttt old Spen
serian stanza, as reproduced by ByDn in Child
Harold; but if, compared with Longfelow
. Bryant is the more exclusively Enhish IN form
he is perhaps the most American il substance
He often treats of national and patiotic theme
!, net with Mr.. Long
fellow and Mr.. Bryant under very lfferent cir
! cumstances. Longfellow received me with
graceful hospitality, in an elegant bode, in tn
midst of works of art and souvenirs of ever
f country. | found Mr. Bryan: in the Office {
r his newspaper, covered with dust, and with th
busy air of man who is engagedin a struggle
: THIS accidental circumstance describes tw
;. deshnies and two poets terdencies-the Whig
professor and man of the worle, prestrvin
in the bosom of quiet life the serenity whc
!, brea'hes in his verses-the Democat az homo
. able and decided public man, min ulng liz acio
q in sirife-the one more Europear, more Coz
n plete-the other more American more conce
jr trated; the one original in the diversity of b
inspirations, the oiher powerful by the inter
y silly Of small number of sentinents, throw
l. into mould not so new, but in rac., perhap
0 more individual; the first cosmoro,ie in son
degree, like German, the second national, III
an Eng gshman; both Americans /, heart and
rs popularity.S