davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20
r The IOwa cap;tal Repo,,er in commen

II The lOsoa Capital Reporter in comments
ing upon the course Of "the Express and the
Dispatch" relative to county subscriptions is sat
a loss to know the grounds upon which these
papers have taken this position" Our friends
clearly, have not allowed themselves TO read Ell
,hr the Dispatch, or the Express; otherwise
they could be a. no "loss to know the grounds"
upon which is based their opposition to all meas
ures of the kind. We should think, indeed
that the grounds Of opposition to counties be-
coming stockholders in railroads, or in any thing
of like character, would, upon slightest reaec-
ton, readily occur to the minds of our brothers.
1t would be singular sort Of mind, we hint.
that could not cheaply supply itself with unan-
swerable arguments in support of the position
occupied by the Dispatch and Express. And,
if any journal which has thrown itself into the
sweep of the heady current that now bares down
the right, and the constitution and The laws
which should guard the right, had given one
single reason, for its course, that rose above the
dignity of clap-trap, we might search the sub
ject more fully and gravely. But, as the argu-
msmts in favor Of these measures have been one
tempest of steam and gas, "sounG and fury
from the beginning, there is no call for to re-
hearse "the grounds OF our position" which all,
not willingly blind, have seen and approved.
Our friends speak loosely when they exclaim
"tie panic men Of the Express and Dispatch"
No person has expressed less apprehension Of
the pecuniary result Of these projects upon the
country, than ourselves. Yet, though it is a
very fine thing and immensely desirable to be
rich and powerful, we don't 'tcare TO arrive al thai
condition by help of the devil.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20
THE "MAN ON THE BALCONY"

The "man on the balcony" has agan made
his appearance in Philadelphia, and may be seen
by turns at all of our fashionable Chestnut
street hotels He sits with his chair tilted back,
and his feet elevated higher than his head,
restiAg on the railing and in his elegant posi-
ton chats with neighbor, smokes a cigar, or
remarks in a loud tone about the beauty OF the
ladies' who are passing. His satisfied air shows
that he is perfectly aware of the sensation Great
ed by his graceful attitude and the refinement
of his behavior. He is rather late riser, gen.
orally not making his appearance at all until after
high noon, and not beng in ''iull feather, until
between the hours Of one and three, when he
has had several "drinks." Some varieties of
this curions animal, for there are several speci-
mems in Philadelphia at present, have charm
ing habit Of squirting tobacco juice on the pro.
menaders, especially on females who are well
dressed, unprotected, and evidently real ladies.
The "balcony man" is not indigenous to Phiia-
delphia. This being manufacturing city, the
raw article is even converted into gentleman,
if it remains here for any period. Watcher he
is a native product Of the South West, or an
importation from New York, we are not natur-
alists enough to determine -EDening Bulletin.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20
"Ths beginning Of the end.r-Taue,rand


When the Dubuque Herald talks of "fair
dealing" and reproaches others for want of tina,
quality, we are forcibly reminded of Satan
rebuking sin. Fair dealing, in the mouths OF
,he editors Of that journal, glstens like gem in
pile OF offal. Nothing is more certain than
that we have noticed the Herald with reluctance.
1t is no pleasant duty to foul our hands with a
thing SO wholly vile. We are glad to see it,
this morning, beat a retreat and hush its villain
Gus yelp. We hope to be troubled with it no
more If, however, it shall hereafter "advance
its miscreated front athwart our way" we will
again s'foot it, as we would spurn a stranger cur
over our threshold"
The Herald newspaper was "begot in sim
for odiOus ends, and, 50 far has ftly answered
the design of its creation. From its inception
to this hour, its marked CHARACTERISTIC has been
total disregard of all that is honorable,
straightforward, manly and just. 1t is the
corrupt fountain whence flow increasingly
things vile, things loathsome, filthy, foul ard
false; and, when it speaks Of the "violation Of
it, "an end an attainment" We know what leg
itimate controversy is, and we know the manner
in which it is just and proper to treat such a
concern as the Dubuque Herald In that manner
we have treated tin that manner, whenever i,
provokes our notice, We shall continue to treat
it. For the present, We rejoice that it has shell
tered itself behind its imbecility and is resolved
to observe silence with regard to the Express
pable, we think, that fast coming events stare
the editors Of the Herald unplsasantly in the
face.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20
MRS. STOWE IN EUROPE

Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, whose insatia-
bic gnawing after notoriety led her 10 Paris il
search of additional lip.gree,ng, has been stoso.
ed away into insignifcance by the Pafisians-
The good lady was in Paris some two days, it
seems, before any one was aware Of her arrival /;
and even when il was known that Mrs. Uncle
Tom was in the city, the excilable Pslisians
were not excited. ltis to be regretted that Mrs
Stowe and that very interesting and sagacious
gentleman, her husband, could obtain from the
French no aid for the foreign Crusade they are
devising against American Institutions and the
fraternal feelings of American Citizens. For,
We think, if foreign sympathy with the abolition
sentiment and It's opponents abroad, were to be
ONE as apparent and ciamorous in France as in
England, the eyes Of the American people would
then become well opened to the consequences
OF abotionism. They might then see that it is
the nurse Of unkind, angry, hostile feelings
a mong those whose inte rcourse with each other
should, and otherwise would, be characterized
by the most generous and brotherly sentiments
that it is the weapon with which those who
hate America, hate its progress, hate and fear
The influence Of free Institutions, now menace
The integrity of the Union, hoping to destroy The
best example of regulated liberty that human
eyes have seen. Let US not help to our own in
Jury. Let US not carry along with US the seeds
four own destruction and if, unhappily, such
leeds have obtained hold in our soil, what good
American citizen Will not do his utmost to root
hem out, by discountenancing slavery agita-
ion,
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20
Gbe af'teklq Grprrss.
MoRNING, JULY 20, 1853.

so, my sweet Harry, how many has, thou killed to
day." sSomo thirteen, triae, uife."-Rmg Henry
That veteran steam mill, the Burlington Tsis
graph has lately been edifying the public with
an account of its warfare with the Iowa press
aud the list of its killed aud wounded. One
nIsht,heve supposed that long use would weak
EN- MssSgan'sPowcrof lfpraise, but we
find t64 it54sonly wrought in him an ampler
drve1op1nent of ,hat-faculty. No man, it may
be said 'vhout fear OF successful contradic-
tion," blows his own trumpet more ably; and,
if the public do not become convinced that the
editor of the Telegraph is an intellectual Tom
Hyer, an Achilles, "a BRICK" no blame can at
tach TO Mr.. Morgan. He has done his best to
work tina, conviciiun in their minds, and. if "his
best" is not emphatically "some," why, then,
there is no credltng anything the General says.
The Telegraph complains violently of the State
Gazstte because, s.just about the time" MIR
Morgan was craunching the last bones in the
bodies Of "some thirteen Iowa papers-our.
selves among the unfortunate number-the sold
Fogy" stepped in and smote him a stn ging lash
which caused unutterahle pain and gave the
public the benefit Of his clamorous yowlings
or months afterwards. However, the Tete-
graph informs US that, on that occasion, it just
urned round aud snapped the Gazette down at
,ne mouhful-it was mere crumb .to stay its
We are now waiting with some anx
ETY. to hear if sthe devils dsad,' for, il he be,
we can easily guess who did the business for
him
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

DE QuINcEy.--The London Critic has the fol.
lowing brief notice of DE Quincy, and Of the
edi ion ofhis writings in the course OF prepara-
ton by Messrs Ticknor & Co. of Boston Mr.
Field, one Of the members of that firm, spent
months in Scotland, searching for De Quincey's
various writings, which the author was too
,ndolent to accomplish or deemed irrsvocably
lost:
"De Quincy, the English opium eater, is a
Manchester man, though from Manchester and
all that pertains to it, mate rally and Intellectual
ly, multifa'ious influences have long separated
him His home (and Christopher North's) is
now in fair Lasswade, by the flowing Esk, where
the victim of nervous distraction, which rem
ders all labor exaciing any energy of attention
inexpressibly painful he has managed to see
through the press, and even to preface, first
volume, just appearing, of Selections, Grdue
and Gay, from ,oritings published and unpub-
tished, and containing his autobiography TO the
threshold of its great era, the discovery Of opium.
During the fourteen last years. writes the old
man eloquent, i have received from many quar-
ters in England, in Ireland, in the British colo-
MES, and in the United States, series of letters
expressing far profounder interest in papers
written by myself than any which | could ever
think myself entitled to look for;' hence re-
publication was always determined on, which
would never have been made in England, how
ever, had not the preliminary trouble of collect
ing from far and wide the scattered papers been
taken by the Boston u nited Sta,es) firm of
Iicknor and Il Co, who deserve honorable
mention for having, De Quincy says, "made me
a sharer in the profits of the publication, called
upon to do so by no law whatever and assured
ly by no expectation of that sort upon my part.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

DREADFUL LDIsAsTER.-Ye esterday afternoon,
into Dubuque harbor she unfortunately came in
collision with canoe, in which two enterprising
juveniles were taking a cruise. The shock
nearly knocked the lola out of The water, while
the rascaly boys sailed on as if nothing had
occurred. The lola, we understand, filled rapidly
and would perhaps have sunk, but young
fellow, who was in bathing, threw a rope over
her PROV and swan to the shore with her. This
accident will fall with distressing weight upon
our friends in Galena, who have our hearliest
sympathies with their suferings under this cruel
misfortune. The lola was built by the energy
and capital of Galens, was designed to meet the
commercial wants Of Galena, was the boast and
the pride of Galena, AMI was fitting monu-
ment OF the enterprise Of Galena She was
'.just the thing" to navigate the Fevre rivera
little too heavy draft perhlps and was abund-
antly able to do all the trade of Gaena with the
rest of mankind. On this account the accident
which befel her 1--WE understand, however, that
it will soon be remedied) is greatly to be dplor-
ed, there being no other steamer sufficiently
small for the Fevre river. The boys have come
forward in manly way-Dubuque boys are
always maryland offer to run tleir canoe on
the Galena river until the lola recovers Some
thing Of this sort was due from the young
scamps: for, although they allege that they did
not see the lola-there being two or thl ee weeds
between her and them-yet, in view of the dis
astrous consequences TO Galena, their careless
ness was exceedingly censurable.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

THE WHEAT HARvEsT.-The wheat harvest
IN Northern Indiana, last week, and
and the fields are filled with Graders and bin
ders. The South Bend Register says that the
crop will be magnificent one, exceeding any
ever before gathered in that county. The corn
crop is coming on finely, but the oats are very
light, and horses look sorrowful as they pass
the sparsely filled oat fields. We saw gen.
teman, yesterday, from La Porte, who says
that the splendid farms of that town and coun
ty never looked better. The fields of wheat
stretching for miles, as far as the eye reach,
and ready for the harvest, presenta scene of
great beauty and almost magniicene. How
strange and extrayagant it must seem to an East
ern farmer to read about farms of three and
six thousand acres. One farmer, Of LaPorte,
has nine hundred acres in corn, and has cut a
fleece worth $4,000. This is the Prairie style of
farming Chi. Tribune.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

CosEEcrIcuT BAsKs.-We make the follow
ing extract from the Journal of Commerce, in
relation to the Connecticut Banks;
There have been several very studied attacks
recently upon several of the chartered Banks of
The Eastern States, and particularly in Con.
necilcut, which appear to have emanated from
some rival banking interest, pr3bable from the
wild cat gentry who find public confidence in
favor of the sound Institutions located in that
quarter, and very coy toward some Of the pic
lures ''secured by mortgages, &c" Upto the
time of the failure OF The Woodbury. and East
Kllingly Banks, there had not been Bank
failure in Connecticut for twenty-five years: we
believe under our vaun,ed free Bank system in
this STAG, about fifty have failed, Wy most, or all
ofwhlch the public sustained more or less loss
The Bank Of Y yth America, located al Sey.
lnour, in New Haven county, which has been
alleded to by print IN th'sc city, has capital o
100000, all Of VII ch might be lost, and the
bill holders still receive dollar for dollar. A few
days ago some of this stock was sold at 10, (be
ing 10 per cent above parD which we believe te
be fair valuation ofits means.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

AN IMPERIAL FIrrINa Our.-The London
Times gives the following description Of the pa.
raphanalia of the Princess Anna, daulher of
Prince Charles Of Prussia, who is about TO marry
Prince Frederick of Hesse Cassel
''Of the two large rooms which the trousseau
occupied, the first contained the house and body
linen, laid out for the most par: in 90 dozens and
"a dozens, all marked with Her Royal Highness
name, az dozen pocket handkerchiefs had the
Royal arms woven in them In connexion with
the travelling couch were "a dozen day and night
chemises, as many undress and night caps. and
other incomprehensible and unmen,ionabe ari-
cles in like profusion. The linen takes up three
sides of the room, the fourth is occupied by the
chaussure, consisting Of twenty four pairs of silk
and leather shoes and "a dozen pairs of stock
ings. In the second room were gloves, embroid
cred handkerchiefs, collars, scaris, hats bonneis,
artificial flowers, &c in bewildering profus on
to make all complete, there was riding habit,
IL cloaks, in silk and velvet; and besides ali
these, the ball and court dresses, as we'll as the
wedding robe, a diadem of brlliants, and too
many more things for to enunerate. Ac-
cording TO old practice here, The body of the wed.
ding dress with white satin was not with the
shirt and train, but is kept in the jewel cham
bers, where it is decorated with the Crown jew
els, aud not brought out till the last moment
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20
THE DANDY LOAFER,

There are other loafrs besides the poor mutt
lated devils who sleep at night in market places
between cotton bales and in fat boats. The
species has great many vart ties, as dstinc,
as can be found in botanical classifca,ions We
purpose in the next few sketches, to paint some
Of these varieties. Loafers of all grades belong
to the same species, because they have certain
striking qualities in common. The loafer to
whatever variety he belongs, is a lazy fellow,
and a selfish, nnblushing sponge.
You can meet specimen of the Dandy Loaf
er any day at lunch-,itne inthe bar-room Of any
Of tn. large hotels. II is there that he lays his
plans to provide for his dinner. You WILL see
him running from group to group, and shaking
hands with every body in the most friendly man
ner, although he may never have seen half OF
them more than once in his lite before. He
dresses well, of course, for in this rests his claim
to toleraiion, even in the bar-room he dscredits,
and, through this men not accustomed to look
below the'sursace of things, often mistake him
for gentleman.
Like all the rest of his species, he has an utter
aversion 10 labor, although, Heaven knows, the
toll he undergoes to get rid of it, would, if d.
rected to any decent pursuit, soon bestow upon
him an ample independence.
We believe no researches Of the natural his
torian have been able t, develop certain mys.
teres connected with the habits of this an.
imal.
We see the Dandy Loafer fourishing in the
fashionable promenades of,he city, in ball rooms,
at concerts, and in the taverns; but what be.
comes Of them when Ill these gay places close,
has not been correctly ascertained.
Itis very certain, however, that the very
shrewd class of women, cal He'd boarding house
keepers; are directly opposed to entertaining
them. and where they go at nights is profound
mystery.
1t has been shrewdly surmised that they have
garret rooms in parts of the city least likely to
be visited, rented from people who are not par.
'icu,ar about luggage, and don't mind if the
gentleman does lie in bed while his shirt is
washed, SO that they have got their half dollar
week rent in advance. Here, in these OBJ,
scure places, it is supposed great many OF the
flash dandy loafsrs retire, and there repose until
the approach of lunch time on the following
day. He will venture, once in a while, TO talk
If his rooms, but never mention their location.
He regrets TO his friends that he Is living in
such devilish bachelor kind Of style, or he
would be happy to have them taste some crack
wine he has; and then be mysteriousy hints
that there is lady, aud that he is bound in hon.
or, &c. Oh be talks very large for man who
wished he had eleven new shirts, because it was
rather fashionable 10 possess dozen.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

CHERIFF SALE-r E. Bissell VS. VIM. NJ. Water
- eon-By viftHe of execution to directed ssu-
I'd BY the Clerk Of the District Court in and for the
county Of Dubuque, and State of Iowa, against defen
dant Twill the 36th day Of July d. 1853, between
hours of nine O'Clock A. M. and four O'Clock NJ Of
that day, at the front door Of tho Court House in said
county, expose public sale ali the right, title interest,"
claim, and properly, Of VIM. NJ Watterson. In and to
the following described Real Estate, te-wt: the west
a. and tho north east "a Of The north east IA Of section
3 and nne in the snuth IA of tho north east
II of 33, Township &c. north of range No one
Of the 5h r M for cash satisfy said wyit 40 am
therein commanded. June 25th, ls5a
w. G. STEWART, Sh'f
david By ]. RIcKEITs, Dep'y
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

KEEP THE HEART ALlvE.-The longer !
live, the more expedient find it to endeavor
more and more to extend my sympathies and
affections. The natural tendency Of advancing
years is to narrow and contract these feelings
| do not mean wish to form new and sworn
friendship every day, to increase my circle OF
intimates, these are very different affairs. Blu,
find it conduces to my mental health and hap
pness, to find out all | can which is amiabls and
ioveable in those come ia contact with, and to
make the most oft; it may not supply the place
ofwhat have known, felt and tasted; but il
is better than nothing, it seems to keep the
feelings and affectionsin exercise; it keeps the
heart alive in It's humanity, and till we shall all
be spiritual, this is alike our duty and our inter
est-Bernard Borton.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

SIHGTLAR LAKrs-The Crater lakes in the
town of Manlius, Onondaga county, New York,
are curosities, and are supposed to be Of vol
canic origin. They are by the inhabitants about
there, called the "Green Lakes One of them
is on top Of the hill, and is in the form of tea.
cup. The banks are two hundred feet high,
and the water four hundred feet deep. The
wa er appears Of deep green, but when taken
up in a glass is perfectly clear and transparent
Trees and limbs which fall into the water soon
become encrusted with bright green substance
hard. The timber decays and leaves this incrus
tation in the shape of hollow tubes Wood sat
urated with this water and burned emits strong
odor Of sulphur. A farmer who resides neal
once heard grsat rush Of water, and looking
round saw the lake rising over the banks. He
was alarmed aud fled with his team, but the wa
ter soon receded to its usual level.--Phaa Reg
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

TIME STATE OF lOWA.-William Cole, Plaintiff,
u us Edward Langworthy, Joseph Beard, Mary A.
Beard, and Ambrose Crane, Defendants.
To said Defendants :-You will please take notice
that there 10 on fife in the Office of the Clerk Of the Dis
trict Court Of Dubuque County, Iowa, the petition of
William Cole, claiming against you the north twofths
Of lot 1885, in the city OF Dubuque according to the gov
plat Of said city; and praying that he for
barred from setting up any claim to said land that
said Langworthy be required to execute deed to the
said plaintiff for the same, and for general relief.
And that unless you appear and plead or answer to
said petition before the morning of the 4th Of Oc
tober 1885, default will be entered against and judg
ment rendered thereon. May 18th, 1853.
SMITH, McKtNLAY 4 POOR,
w-4w Attorneys for Plaintif
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

u An amiable friend has sent US specimen
of sgold" found in Hardin county in this State.
This "gold' (pardon the bully is mica. BY
the by, our friends down that way are in no need
Of gold discoveries Hardin, Marshall, and 9th.
er counties in that locality, are 50 rich in agri-
cultural resources that they can well afford to
dispense with any advantages they would derive
from deposits of the precious metals. This is
true of Marshall, whose excellent soil,
position and agricultural capacities, place her
a line with the very best counties in the State.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

CANARY SEED.-There has been imported
into the United States during the last year.
5000 bushels of Canary seed. Allowing one
bushel 10 keep six canary birds one year, the
number ofthose birds imprisoned in the United
States. amounts to $1,000. The first Of the
seed freight and charges, will amount to $l3,-
500. So much goes out the country for Canary
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

Er The Gaiena Jcfersonian, having nothing
to hlstorise about the slow town of Galena, is
publishing the manifest Of steamers arriving in
Dubuque. By the way, neighbor, what have
you done with that steam canoe, that you call
the "lola." Is she breezing' or has she "gol
stuck in any of your abounding mud holes, a
concentrated series whereof you style the "Ga-
lena River" Of old, the Fevre River?