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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23
From the Fort Dosrnonios Argus.
THE RESULT POLK COUNTY

The result in our cnuiitry is anything but that
which W. desired. We are not much surprised
at the d"ieat of SOME part of the Democratic
ticket, fer believe portion of The ticket
to be inj'"'icious; but we are surprised, and we
frankly acknowledge it, with regard to the vote
upon e vernon, but the more we reflect the less
we weni at even this result
Whrn consider thai large number OF
wings. bs npe n-protessioh of friendship for Cur
lis Bates deceived the Democracy into quiet.
ude an hen voted and acted against those pro
iess'ons - every possible way upon the day
Of elect n; and when consider that we
have t. Il IN ministers Of the Gospel, in the dec
laratior ut heir sacred calling to fight out OF
the pu = q men who had an advantage Of being
in it. a';i sssiat all isns beneath the SUM- and Ill
siragsinS foul or wise had to be overcome BY
the deen cy. We feel hat the result in Polk
c"lnty = cven victory, and the vindication OF
mar wi'se character has o. en- grossly assail
ed a d 30 has been villian"usiy siandered.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

w The Washington Star, in speaking Of
he suspension Of the Daily National Era fo'
want of sufficient patronage, says: 'Ihh
does not look a. if the cause nj ahai ionisn
was furnishing, when decidedly the best and
the only respectable journal they possess Is n"'
adt quaiely supported Isl. Louis intel.
gencer.
In The expressive Ianguaseofthe Rev. Theo-
dore Parker, when applied 10 FIR small SUBJ
scriplon to aid in purchasing the freedom o
the poor Fugitive slave Burns, we suppose
they would sly, we kaoe nothing but brains
and bullets TO gtce.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

APPoiNrmEsrs.-The President Of the Uni
ted States has made the following appointments:
Francis Burt, af South CarolIna, 10 be Gov
ernor Of the Territory of Nebraska.
Paschal Beque,,e, of California, 10 be Re-
ceiver of Public Moneys at Brnecia, California.
vice Charles l.orn-, deceas d.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

CAPTURE OF RUSSIAN vessel sY A
FREScH SrEAMER.-By news received a
Panama from Valparaiso, we learn that ths
French steamer Rogue, Capt. de Ros's, cap
tured on the 26th of June, Russian brig ci
500 tons few hours of tie la ter port. The
brig had been about fur months on her voyage
from Havana
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23
New Orleans. An,

NeW OTIedns, Aug. IL
By the steame, o iga we have Mexican dates
to the 9Th.
Revolution in Michoocan continues. de-
cree had been issued authorizing tic free im>
portaion Of tobacco.
Count Rousset is reported to have been de-
Il 4'ed BY the trn,ps Of Santa Anna. Forty of
his party were killed and wounded
Every foreigner who dares To criticise the acts
If Santa Anna. is to be expelled from the
country.
tatfle is reported to have occurred At the
capital Of Iema'trPro, in which the insurgents
are said to he defeated.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

ENORMOUS lMranTs.-The ag yregate Imports
Of the Uni ed States for the fiscal year ending
June 30th, are stated at three hundred and IT.
teen millions Of dollars, against t,oo hundred
increase, FORTY SEVEN MILLIONS.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

but figures IN the grand procession. Sidney |
passed beneath that arch, and Russell, and
Moore, and Elliott, and Cathar,ne Howard, the 4
aged Countess Of Salisbury, the youthful Lady
Jane Grey, and Bacan, and Leicester. and Es
sex, and Southampton, and Henry vane, ard
Stafford, and Monmouih-names AMI flames ii
which the story Of nations life, it's Intellectual,
moral, and material being is defined and sum-
marily expressed. However looked at, the
Tower OF London fills the mind with ina ges
Of heroic forms, with recolections infinitely Va
ri"ns. striking. mournful and august Thrret
and basfi,n, wall and ditch, chapel and tower,
stnrr-'ro"m and promenade, each has its story.
Every 3 oar II monu mental, every tree is q wit.
ness of events marked oy dramatic movements,
swiftness, splrndor and woe. In the low hum
which rises from the pile, broken at intervals
by the roll Of drum, by blasts OF trumpet, fancy
will catch the sounds OF ancient days, the
echoes Of uproarous revery, and fall ng axe,
the hush of the council, the murmur Of the
queen virginials, and the tripping feet Of her
ladies' dancing the muffled agony of the tor
| tufeo VIC I'm, the pomp Of coronation day, OF
the )ocund laughter Of brieai feast. From the
reign OF stephen 10 the expulsion Of James II
the Tower was royal residence as well az
state prison and for all the intervening years
its history 10 The history Of the English Court
! BOGUS BANKS -i'hompson's Bark Note Re
porter TOR August, contains, under the head oi
District Of Columbia, list Of all the good
backs in the District, saying "those not named
are worthless f" Among those good banks are
incIdds The Bank Of North America, the Man
ufactnrsrs Bank, the Metropolitan Bank, the
| Washington Bank and the Sou,her Manufac-
| tuners Bank Our own fellow citizens need
no. be told that no such concerns are in exis.
tence in this District I W.shingfon Sentinel.
" The following results we take from the
Fort Des moines Argus of the llth
MARION COUNTY ~ Whatever may be the
result of the election in the State, Marion conn
ty deserves great credit fo. wha, she his done in
this campaign. She has given Curtis Bates ls
majority, and Messrs Neal and Bryan about the
same Hurrah FOR Marion
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

The TlMs Sgr-Mf Hackett's announce
ment of his engagement Of Grisi and Mario
appears this morning in the Ntw York papers
They ere TO come in the Baltic, Which viii
arrive about the last cs next week. They will
give their first performance at Castle Garden on
the 4lh Of Scb,ember.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

New York, Aug. II.
There were seven deaths from Cholera during
the past "a hours in bnth hospitals
The steamer May Queen was burned to the
y aters edge last night, below Staten Island,
white returning from q pic mic excursion
Some two thousand persons were n board all
of whom were saved.
The celebrated bark Grape Shut arrived at this
port las, night in ballast.
The Massachusetts Wing State Convention
nominated Emory Washburn for reelection.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

ARCHBISHOP HUeHEs.-The Saratoga cor
respondent Of The New York Times, writes:-
archbishop Hughes is h,re, bet II IS lao late for
Congress water To renrw his youth. He will
soon 60 the way of all Isv'ug Re is a sensible
and very shrewd looking uan.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

II Cuff had been out with his cart and oxen,
and returning kis master asked him what was
the trouble
Why massa. the wheel is broke
II that all, Cuff .
No lnassa, the tongue broke too
What, did the oxen run away ?
Yes masss, an kill the nigh OK
Is it possible Cuff
And the off OK, too massa'
Go, you black rascal, you have made per-
feet smash up, that's why you' came back why
did you not tell me so'|
Why, massa, said Cuff, scratching his
wool, Il 'spose dat one wheel broke, be sfcient
o6itseh, individooly, widout percedin' into de
tire argimint Of de whole case Of de cart an
oxuln
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

u Mr.. Ellis, President Of the Madison
indianapolis and Peru Railroad, has failed
This gentleman is not Judge A. T Ellis, for
merly President Of the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

BuRsLARs-T The Chicago police, on Monday
made several important arrests Of burglars hav-
ing in their possession large quantities Of stoler
goods. One ofthe accused is a clerk Of cloth
| ing stcre.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

HEALTH OF ST PAIL The It. Paul Dem.
ocrat of the 9Th, says that the town was then
healthy, and that no case Of cholera had &C.
CURED there for a number Of ,days preyions.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

DAILY LINE OF Stages TO CEpAR RAPIDS
City, via Marion and Cedar Rapids. The adj
vantages Of this change mus, be felt in this
place and along the route and the company will
no doubt realize handsome return fos their
increased outlay
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

II Kendall Of the New Orleans Pieayx.s
writing from Paris, states that. according to
French; tumor; the heir To the throne of Russia
Alexanlef, is in rapid declire-sinking every
day under an incurable consumption.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23
frcm aale. Norlh Wed oe DUBUQUE

ID from sale, Nor.b West O Dabuque
We published this list In oar issre Of the 18th
Of July, and in order that il may be Of servic.
to the Farmers who are inieresrd ID these iands,
W rt-copy the list and place it a, the bad Of
our coiumns, where We shall keep il, while these
!ando are resefved
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

know nothing" estab ishment any h0W-asd no
,, N stake" LIB.
(Our corresp 'nd@nf v..uches for the ssubs:sn.
! tial" accuracy ofihe fofegoing statement, and
| ., VIZ give it, asa good story, bat ore ssxing
| creduti.y some wha, -Eds1
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

Missouri the late election for member
Of Congress in Miss ,uri, the Wings carried
every district but me, aud in that they had no
candidate We are sorry to be compelled to
say, in connexon with this otherwise agreeable
announcement, tina. II il probable, that every
one Of hose Wings are in favor of persisting
n susta ng the law for the extens on OF slavery
md for the violation Of the Missouri compro-
mise.-rGalena Advcrtiser.
This u altogether the most satisfactory rea
son we have seen advanced for the defeat OF
Col Benton.
While the JefEersnnian, Missouri Democrat
and other prints friendly to Col Benton are exc
cusing his default on the ground of opposition
{ ON wing OF the democratic party and from
the Know Nothings, the fact that he failed 10
re present the sen,,n ents and Interests of the
people Of Missouri in the present Congress, upon
he subject of the Nebrask. bill, is the true
reason for his timely overthrow. Col Benton
g man Of powerful mind, profouned research
N domitable energy resolution lirEness and bold
ness bu. as politician he is sadly, out OF
Joint
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

TUX MEMPHI' NAVY YARD ABAEDoNsp -
That was a very sensible amendment, to one of
the appropriation bills, adopted in the Senate. at
the instance OF Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee, giving
to the city If Memphis the property on the UNI
ted States Navy Yard al that pllce. and aban.
donia. the concern as piece of intolerabe fol-
iy.
~ Rev. John A. kcClung, formerly OIL Ma
son county, KY, but more recently the pastor OF
The PsesbyterlrR Church at Indianapolis, has
been chosen President at Hanover College, n
diana, and accepted the place.
A REsURREcTIoH..-Tke Democrat Of yester
day, concludes that the next legislature of Mis-
sourt, will be composed thus: Wings, 63
Benton, 60; mt Benton, 81; and ADDS:
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

u 1t 10 said that the President has prea,
aversion 10 hard shells since the recent stack
on him near the capitol.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

Guthrie County Has given the Drmncra
tic ticket IS majority as far as we car judge by
report.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

BLANK CARrRIDGss The Colonel and che
| oflicers Of The LIST Regiment St Louis Legion
deny The ru4,,or that their guns were loaded with
ball and bucksho,, and their direction were to
take rood aim.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23
Washington. Aug. Is

Brevet Lieut.. Bonsparte now in France, has
sent in his resignation the War Department.
The same has been accepted.
Capt, Holl,ns Of the Sloop Of War t'yan'.
arrived last evening and had an interview with
the President.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

WAPPELLo Cousrv = Has given, Bates Is
majority. we understand, and has elected one
whig senator, and one whig representative.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

CHAlLIs DlcKxSs.-Tnc Boston Advertiser
mus eon,Sad,c,s 4 report respecting Charles
.Dsckeus, which has been IN calculation here.
The Advertisers correspondent il supposed to
b. Professor Fulton, Harvast vnivers,y.
It's matter OF delicscy to taa,ch upon the
private stfars vf gentleman. But will ven
lure I" say = word or two wna :, gard to those
vt DIR O.ckens, whose domestic lie has been
81 Su.h.rssay invaded by this eanderer Ever
since the com'neucems mt Of The PickM;ck
rafers, Dir. Dickens has received large In.
cou,., aud tt.at inco,ns has bee n generously but
n..te < ravagantly devoted so far az was neces.
s:ry, Ia the comfort and hsppincss o. those
dependent on him. The n"bis manaex in
which be has discharged he dsiies, and more
than bis duties. towards those with whom II :
relations Of life have closely bound him, 10
known 20 IL who know him and them aud
afrct:onaie admiration with which he is regar.
dsd BY the circle Of relatives and friends by
whom he 10 surrounded, should forever silence
the tongue VI the slanderes. Mr. Dickens
hves IN style Of simple elegance, without the
slightest cx ravagaace aud lar within hi means.
ii's industry 10 scarcely equailed By any man
"a England; and tae popularity and circulation
II his works quite eurpass anything known in
auodrra times, rsceptA ls. Stoves Uncle Tom.
he receives his ffisnds with genial hospitality,
but Without ostentation. He enjoys life in a
rational manner, running into none Of the exces-
zee Ut fashion and parade which might tempt
weaker man placed in his circum iancec, in .
great city like London. have reason to be.
iieve that the profits Of the new and revised
sd.tion oil his works, which has an enormo,
sslr, are wholly untouched BY his expense. II
20. then few laersry men are so well IF in their
RscunaIy circumstances as Charles Dickens.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23
Boston, August ~

DuStO1s huguW TT 4
The British bark, Brtaia's pride, which
srrivrd here this morning, reports having passed
ON the l2h inst chest painted green with the
lst'ers &c. B. City Of Glasgow" epcircled
with gilt ornamented wreath. A minute
after, she passed head board with name upon
il, but II VI as impossible to Distinguish it.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23
Boston, August u

The grand jury have investigated the case Of
Crane. the Vernon. Central r. r defauIter,
and have t.,lcddo find any thing sgaist him.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23
Washington,

PhiIade!pha, Aug. ~.
William Reyers, Of New York, has been
arrested here on a charge Of forgery.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

e Judge Norris, of Ohio, has decided that
slave brought into that State, by or with he
consent of his owner, and afterwards escaping
into Free State, is frte, and cannot be remain
ded to slavery.
IL J. Newton Perkins, Esq has BEEN cho
sen q Director Of the lHlnrts Genital Railroad
Company, to fill vacancv-,nade by The with
drawal OF R"bert Schuyler, il IS presumed.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

/ Washington. Aug. II.
/ Information has been received that the New
York Assay Office will commence business on
the 4h September.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

II The .Hinnesotian rays that the Red
River trade in ST. Paul, this season Is very
brisk
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

SECRETARY MxkcY. but simple
Justice is done to Mr.. MARCY in the following
rxtrac, from letter Of the Washington cores
oonden, Of the New York Journal ef Com
merce.
II il understood that the drties of all the de-
par,menls have been excessively laborious =
The Secretary of State, especially. has b.en
taxed with an amour, OF intellectual lebor that
no ordinary powers of-ndurance could Poss'o',
.prmouat. There has been the fishery and re-
corocity. the neutral rights, the Central Amer
can. the Peruvian, the Cunan, and other nego-
t,ations, all involving questions Of great moment,
To be discussed with asu,e diplompts ut various
languages, and in none OF them has Mr. Marcy
failed 70 justify his great reputation for acumen
sayaciiy and firmnrss.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23
ff1m thu aiinnesota HoDncra
ANOTHER INDIAN BATTLE


II will be seen from the following lt,s r. tina,
another bloody battle has taken place beiw-el
, the Chtppewae and Sioux We d. mt know
whefher the unfar,unatr party OF Chippewas
! alluded to vas he same which We ApIr,unc-t
some time since ~ having LETT Crow Wing under
command It H"ie in-thc day--our impression,
y thai II was ano.hes par,y-we shalt soon
bca.
TRAvsRsE mrs Sioux. Aug = 1884.
Editor Dom .crat:-We have Just rice wed
news heIe "t a blody engagement. between the
Sioux and war party .; Ch,ppewas Il oc-
CURED on the Sd instant, tn" plains above
he Yellow Medicine River. Our iniorma,i OF
il en'ireiy from Indian scaurcrs that !, Is i'm
possible 40 yet to obtain nyshng Ike reliable
account of the battle; but there is little duuDi
that il resulted largely in favor OF the 5 oux
rhry cian 70 have killed wenfy ely ut IN ppe
was. without iosing single man, thou b sever
sounded The su, prised the ChiPpewas, by lay
in in in the tall grass the bark of siret IN
md al CT about half had got scrss they com
.n-iced he astack Twelve Of fifteen oil CHIP
pc az fell a, he 6rst Gre. The survivor nun
oering some $50, attempted 70 make a sand,
%, Thy f.ughit. great disadvantsge and were
ICON obliged to geek safety in disht'-lt ap
ha; the ChiPpewss had unaccountabiy al
lowed Bo.as OF ihrif aud cinIdrsn l..
accompany tnee .ss0.Stob, anu many " tnsSt
{, llessy victims To the enemy.
A beautiful young tquaw was taken captiv.
" young brave, who, it 10 said. has in return
,een eap,;vGted by her.
Tie sement nnd oxidation over the vic
DRY 10 said - be intense amongst the Sioux
,long The q per Minnesota. =. soon ~ eau
get better posted up ia regard tn the details
will loose ~ ,ia,e acquain ing you with III.
PARTICULARS.
I..,.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

ELECTION IH PoTrAwATAMIE CGUNTY-h
OF vate deter from Council Bluffs dated Auges,
oth SAYS that Test NEBRASKA dem crazy is cleo
ted 10 the Senate and Daniel Jackson Nebraska
dem Is elected to he House from Eo,tswata
mie county. Also, that James is probably cleo
ted to the House This good ne VS. aud GENES
dropping spirits
CY The editor oil the "Observer' attempts o
re ply o. our article on The causes OF the dem =
| ,amentahle failure OF it and consigns the tack
to correspondent, who nlents penny Cor hi.
| Mains
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23
New York. Aug.

Baltimore, Aug. II.
It is rumored that duel il on the tspis be-
tween !. Baltimore lawyer and poll icisn.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23
Baltimore, Aug. rs.

Commodore Merrine has been ordered the
command of the Pacific squadron, and Capt.
Ta,naIl to the command of the U. s. ship indie
pendence.
The President is about to visit Old Point and
Norwalk.
The French squadron recently stationed at
Halifax, have been ordered to New York
The Harlem Company report in favor OF
assuming the fraudulent issue The meeting
was very stormy.
Secretary Marcy Is reported i'll Of cholera
mofbus.
The wing. ofSt. Adams have nominated Col.
Sabine to Congress.
The returns from Missouri show the election
of wings to Congress.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

The health Of Secretary Marcy il improving.
He 10 expected to be out io>morrow.
The Post Master General announces that
there win hereafter be weekly mail between
there Ind Havana
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

tits stated that HenerylWard Beecher spent .
Sunday at Greenport short time since, and
then preached sermon. Returning from church
he passed a number IF +" Young Americans
amusing themselvs with game Of marbles rather
intimately mixed with fancy swearing. "My
boy said the reverend gentleman to an interesting
youth of eight years, "my boy, am frighien-
ed?" /" Are You, " answered buttons, quite
natively,-" Why the d.Ae-ldon't you run
fhen2'
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

BOOK CouNrr.-Has given the democratic
ticket majority, how much we have not yet
learned.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23

BUFFALO Il CRAWFORD RAILWAY.
1t is with pleasure that we direct the a,,e ntiom
named road Il has the reputation of being
on" 1t the finest rosds in The cohItry, and of
bling The III ,rtest one known between Buffalo
and Detroit.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23
New Orle,

clerk TO the city Post Ofice, whose name
has been suppressed, has been arrested on .
charge OF embe element:
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23
New York. Au.s

The f,'',-v i, the c',nler, report al AUX
lin street II s,it,; cues :, deaths :, re I'D. ming
81: M,r, ''-s', hr.,ie, css.s =, a.,at... re-
main's 81
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23
WashiuptO n, Aug. /

The will Of Commodore Porter has been en-
tered for probate in the Orphan Court at Wash
ington The entire property is bequeathed I"
Mrs Porter.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-23
From the Washington Union.
NORTH CAROLINA.

The telegraph has. as usual, been torturins
The wings with It's ea,ly promises and hnal DIS
appointments. Alter g,eat deal Ut whs vic
tory, in pr, il appears that the democrats have
the governor aud he State Legislature II NORTH
Cnrni,na. the struggle was most animated
o"e; b., 'he triumph is decided aud sufficient
'ihis secures two democratic senator's in Con
gress. and fixes North Carolina ia the demo
cratic ranks. let ne hope, forever.
Since the above was written, Gen. w. s
Ash-, the able representative from North Caro-
Ina, has received another despatch from MIR
Holden, Of the Raleigh IN. C. Standard Of
which tbs following is copy:
Raleigh, Aug. I'LL o'clock, q. m.-Al
the counties in the State heard from -x epuns
ia. following Mcdowell, Buneombe, Chero
Ike. Caldwell, Haywood, Hy de-, Henderson
Jackson, Macon, Rutherford, Richnoi,d, and
DAVE.
Bags clear gain OH P,rrce's majority il
1,Sc0. Coleman has beaten Wood6n badly in
Buncombc THIS 10 an un, xp,c ted democratic
eain.