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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-09-13

The dinond for the finding of which Braz
ilian slave received his freedom few months
since, has Lcen deposited in London banking
house. L weighs Pa carais. and its estimated
value is E2So, o00,or 81 100000.
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FRANKLIN PIERCE.
BY the President: ss,s=.
JOHN WILSON.
Commissioner.o of the Genera Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMS

Every person entitled to the right OF preemp-
ton to any ofthe lands within the townships
and parts of townships above enumerated 10 re-
quired to establish the same to the satisfactiOn
of the Register and Receiver of the proper Land
Office, and make payment therefor, as soon -
practicable after seeing this notice, and before
the day appointed for the commencement Of the
public sale of the lands embracing the tract
claimed otherwise such claim will be forfeited
JOHN WILSON, ~
Commissioner ofMe General Land OEce
Dubuque, June l4th, 1854. wlJt
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CHAS. DESMOINEAUX,
Fruit, Groceries & Produce Store

7 HAVE removed to Fassitt's Building, Nam street,
next door to my old stand, and received good
supply of fresh and weselected Groceries which will
be sold extremely low, for cash only Green apples
constantly on hand.
Highest market price paid for produce.
Main ST., between Sd and 4th.
April sth 1854. dawtf
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-09-13
Dubuque in 1876

OFFERS inducements purchasers of GOODS that
" cannot be surpassed IN any place West OF the AT
ant cities.
Amongst the many who are offering oadhargans,
the undersigned would heg leave To Inform his custom
aud the public generally, ITO whom he returns his
sincere and grateful thanks for the very liberal support
he has received at their hands, that he is in market
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-09-13
LIVER AND BILIOUS COMPLAINTS.

LIVER AND BILIOUS COMPLAINTS.
The citizens Union suffer much from disorders Of
the liver and stomach scarcely FREQ from the
fuence nf these destru ctve malades hence lite
fast The fair perhaps the most handsome in the
World to certain period when, distressing to say
lose their teeth and good looks, while yet in the
heyday OF life such sad effects may be eectually
died by continually keeping The blood pure, and the
Liver and Stomach in healthy action, when life II
flow smoothly, and resemble plants in congenial
blIme. where eternal spring appears reign. As it
regards the preservation of the human frame, and the
duration Of life, much may be effected and say fear
lessly that health and life be prolonged for many
beyond their ordinary limits, If Hooway's Pills
taken purify the blood according the rules laid
for health contained in the directions which ac-
cmpany each box.
A CASE OF WEAKNESS AND DEBILITY OF 10
YEARS STANDING CURED BY HOLLOWAY'S
PILLS.
Copy Letter from Captain John Johnson 4stor House,
.Neo York dated Jan. 5, 1854.
To Professor HOLLOWAY, 80, Corner of Ann and Mas
Streets N. Y. Sr,-ft is with the heartfelt
pleasure have to inform you that have been restored
to health and strength by taking your Pills. For the last
ten years, suffered from arrangement of the Liver
and Stomach, and reduced to such extremity that
gave up my Ship, never expecting to 60 to Sea any
more, had tried every Remedy that recommend
ed TO me, but all to purpose and had given myself
up despair when was at last recommended take
your Pills. After using them for three MONTHS the result
is that in better health than have been for
eleven years past, and indeed well in
life You quite at liberty to make this know for the
benefit of Others remain, Sir, yours respectfully,
(signed) JOHN JOHNSON
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-09-13
THE ATTENTION

OF the citizens of Dubuque and adjoining Counties IL
~ invited the following and raluabe hrenti0n,
for applying Electricity in cheap and elegant form the
cure of Disease.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-09-13
Fish.

M ACKEREL by the Barrel and Kits;
ly Goldfish by the Box and Retail;
Picked aud SMOKED Herring cor sale low, by
Nav IS, $50 ANDERSON 4 MILTON.
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Baltimore. Ser

Secretary Davis returned last night.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-09-13
Ho: The Omnibus

HO! The Omnibus!
THE subscriber has recently brought
ES3<HSA to this6ity an OMNIBUS, and is run
w ~. ming it regularly between the NAPLES
House and Davis farm, the Plank Road. He leaves
the NAPLES House at O'Clock p NJ, aud makes hourly
trips until evening, and will always be prompt at the
call OF Ladies' to convey them to any part Of the city
Rates Of Fdres-From the NAPLES House to Davis
Farm cents each way.
A. LEATHERS
Dubuque, May 5, 1853. daw-ly
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-09-13

LIQUORS:
French coniac Brandy;
Peach do I
Old Scotch, Rye and Bour-
bon Whiskey;
II. Croix Rum
taraschinu, Curacao;
Holland and N. York Gin;
Absent, st Louis and Gin
cinnatiWhiskev.
WINES.
Champagne Wine /;
100 cases f b Clarfet;
Clarret in casks, white and
red, Renish Wine, Ami
settle, Malaga, Port, cher
nv, Sweet Oil, Orange
Water. 4
Sardines, Oysters, Preserv-
ed Peaches, Ounces, cit |
The undersigned will be to
If bu ness, and will be happ,
Id c. stcmers, lettheir wants
What | haveis of the chnI'
~Justreceived,5 so dozen
DUBUQUE. August 18th, 1853
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-09-13

ron, Prunes, &c.
Raisans, Figs, currants;
Chewing and Smoking To
bacco, &c, &c.
STAPLES.
Teas Sugars, Coffee, Mo
lasses, Herring, candles,
Spices, Soap, Starch, Blue
Vernacella, MacarOni,
corn andOat Meal, Barley,
Crackers of all kinds,
Imported and Western
Reserve cheese, Oranges,
Lemons, and all kinds o
tropical Fruits /;
Spanish cigars, of every
description
Candies and Nuts of every
variety.
,und regularly at his place
" at all times to meet his
5 be many or few.
cest kind.
4 cans Fresh Oysters.
N. v. DESCELLES.
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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-09-13
The Americans Friend
HOLLOWAYS PILLS.
TO tho Citizens of the United States,

To the Citizens Of the United States,
most humbly and sincerely thank you for the
immense patronage which you have bestowed upon my
Pills. take this opportunity of stating that my An
cestors all American citizens and that entertain
for all that America and the Americans, the
most lively sympathies, ch SO that originally
compounded these Pills expressly to suit your climate,
habits constitutions, and manner of living, intending
to establish myself among you which have now done
by takirg premises in New York
THOMAS HOLLOWAY,
80, Corner of Ann and Nassau streets New York
PURIFICATlON OF THE BLOOD,
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1850.
Michigan Southern Railroad.
1850.

lsN u .zss $500.
vsao and Important arrangement, ensur,n.
Speed and Comfort to the Trareting Public
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-09-13

r OTIS nor CORN to be had at Rattrays Book
4 Store, opposite the American House marl3
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-09-13
DRY GOODS.

the price. fs
W.. J. BARNEY Go,
Dec 8, 1853. Land Agents, Dubuque, Iowa.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-09-13

Every person entitled to the right of presumption to
any of the lands within the townships and parts OF
townships above enumerated is required to establish
the same to tho satisfaction Of the Register and
Receiver of the proper Land Office. and make payment
therefor as practicable after seeing this notice. and
before the day appointed for the Of the
public sale OF the lands embracing the tract claimed
otherwise such claim will be forfeited
JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner Of General Land Office.
July l2, 81. l3w
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-09-13

Dubuque, Feb. is, Is
Having been customer Of this house for IA
continuous years take pleasure in advising merchants
Ia give them trial S Nj. LANGWORTHY.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-05-04

DR. PARsoSs. This gentleman, who lee
tured in this city on the subject of slavery
some months ago, is now travelling through
the State, giving lectures on the propriety Of
free soil committing mssrimony with the Maine
law. This DR.. Parsons has travelled some
what extensively in the slave States, picking
up all the monStrous stories he could get at, Of
Southern society, and now retails them deep
dyed with e1aggeration, to Northerners. He
is windy declaimer, emitting gas to such a
degree as to produce no very great effect upon
an intelligent community. After a labored
course of four lectures in one Of the cities on
the Kennebec, the other day, one man joined
his great union party-the clergymen who first
favored him, saw the free soil scat under the
meal." and turned The cold shoulder-and the
DR.. finally departed with his expenditures
somewhat Preponderating beyond his receipts
Il is too late in the day to get up an excitement
in Maine BY retailing old exaggerations Of
Southern slavery.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-05-04
Murder and Arson in ,Aroostook.

On Friday Of last week, James Mathews. a
mar Of fifty years, and a woman calling herself
Mary Ann White, weFe scnmmilled an. ,ha ;a;I
ia Houlton, the former for The murder ~ man
named Samuel James, the latter for setting 6re
in the day time to tie dwelling house of Ben
iamin Hewes Of UHcolcns, On The west Aroos-
took road, occppied as a tavern. From the
officer who committed them ourcprrespondent
learns The following particulars :--
Mathews ID q bachelor, aud lives In sort of
camp on the west Aroostook road, some five
miles south Of Hewes' tavern. Mary Ann had
been living with him for several months. On
Sunday last Mathews left his place and went
to the Ok Bow. The deccasedthat day visited
Mathews camp. and siaid with Mary Ann over
night Soon after he left, Mary Ann went out
on the road, met Mathews, and told him that
James had been there, had treated her very
badly, and had turned her Oat Of doors. This
story, supposed 10 be fabrication, incensed
Mathews, who called Cor a gun which he had
left few days before with neighbor on the
road, put fresh cap on it and started FORTH
Presently he met James, and at once shot him
through the breast. He lived three or four
hours. Mary Ann says she told Mathews not
to shoot James, bit was so much afraid he
would do so, that when she saw they were
going TO meet, she left the road and ran into
the woods. She says she heard Mathews ask
James what he turned that girl out of the house
for, and at nearly the same time heard the re-
port Of the gun and James scream.
While preparations were making for the ex-
animation Of Mathews, the girl, White, stole
up into the attic with some matches, set fire 10
the house, and came down. When the fire
was discovered, it had progressed so far that il
was with much difficulty that it could be
queled She was not suspected TO nave par
ticiPated in the murder, and was in custody
merely as witness
Mathews admits that heshot James, but says
he did not intend To-. f'
Mathews,is sad to have resided formerly a
Anson.-Bqngor Mercury. la. ,e,al- .aiats- Wy
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-05-04
Sinking of the Ericsson.

The storm of Thursday, was very severe at
New York, and among its results was the
sinking Of the caloric ship Ericsson. The
Courier has the following
The temperature yesterday resembled July
rather than April. There was a sultriness ia
the atmosphere such as often precedes thunder
storm, and in this case the promise was fulfilled.
Between and 5 o'clock P. NJ, a dark cloud
was seen in the South West, which rapidly
approached the city, and the storm soon burs,
with unusual violence. A perfect tornado
blew from the South West, and for few
minutes made havoc with every thing that was
unprepared TO encounter il. The most serious
occurrence was the sinking of the air-ship
Ericsson, which had just returned from a trial
trip. She was off Jersey CITY when struck on
the larbOard beam by the squall, which heeled
her over TO siarboad, being unballasted, so that
the water rushed in the lower port holes, and
when The ship rghted she had received so
much water by these holes that il came. above
them when on even keel, and she gradually
filled and sunk. Fortunately she was on the
Jersey Flats at the time, where the water ia
not deep, and the tops of her warehouses are
above water, SO that she will be raised without
any difficulty, and will not sustain damage be-
yund what an immersion in the water will &C.
casion. The accident is the more annoying
from the fact that it was occasioned by careless
ness, and might have been prevented by little
presence Of mind. The port holes in question
had been closed several times during the day
by the officers of the ship, but the men en-
ployed in tho hold opened them for the purpose
of gratifying their curiosity as to the progress
the ship was making. When the vessel ca
reened, these men, instead Of closing the ports,
ran on deck to tell the captain that the water
was coming in, and by that time The mischief
was done. The accident occurred opposite
pier 8 n. r. Immediately on the squall
moderaiing boats put off from a number of
vessels anchored near from Battery Place, the
Battery, and other points, and rendered all the
aid possible, hut the ship filled so gradually
that her own and some of the vessels boats took
all hands safely ashore at Jersey City. She
now lies in about eight fathoms of water
There was quite number Of ladies and gentle
men on board.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-05-04
Freshet on the Connecticut.

HARTFORD, May Ito A. NJ. The greatest
flood ever known in this city or vicinity has
visited Us, the water being two feet higher than
IN The memorable food Of 1901 = having reached
10 height Of 80 feet above low water mark -
ln the lower part Of the city all The houses are
full Of water 10 the second story, including
Colts armory, Tracy & Phail's car shop.
| Woodruff & Beach's machine shop, and all
other manufacturing establishments in their
vicinity. Houses, barns, and every description
of property, are bound down the stream. Por-
tiOns ofthe New Haven & Springfield Railroad
are three 10 -four feet under water, aud at curse
Impassabe. There is no means Of knowing
The amount Of damage done South Of the city.
The Railroads are much damaged, but will
probably be made passable to-day or tO-mor-
row. The Williamantic road is impossible.
The damage to property in this city, will
be very heavy, and involve much suffering to
the poor people who have been driven from
their homes. The Mayor has ordered the
public buildings Of the city to be thrown open
for their use, and also ordered out boats "a
rescue such as are in danger. The water In
now rising l-2 inches per hour. The usual
roads Of travel leading to the city are impassa-
BILE, so that the extent of damage in the ad-
joining towns cannot be ascertained
The freshet has done vast amount of dam
age in the lower part OF the city. The whole
sale merchants, though active in removing
goods, have suffered considerably. The ae-
gregate loss cannot now be ascertained. a \
great many goods are under water, and it i'm
not now known how much they will be in
jured. Much Of the machinery Of Colts pis-
tOl factory, Fales & Gray's car factory, and
Woodruff and Beachs foundry and machine
shop, are under water, and their damage will
be very heavy.
A large number Of boats are employed in
removing families, the food rising to the sec
Ond story Of some OF the dwellings, The wa
ter is now On A. Ny rising nearly an inch
an hour, but as it is falling at Springfield, it
will probably reach its highest level here
about four O'Clock this afternoon.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-05-04

RAvAGEs OF THE TEREDo. There was a
vessel hauled on one of our railways, last
week, which exhibited curious specimen Of
the destructive nature of the Teredo, or ship
borer. Schooner Sarah Jane, built in Mar
blehead only about two years ago, was laid up
in one of the Beverly docks the succeeding
winter, and in Salem during the last. The
keel was made complete honcycomb and had
to be entirely removed, as well as several Of
the planks. Some Of the worms, several
inches long, were found in the cavities which
they had bored. There was scarcely foot
Of the keel that would sustain its own weight
The vessel is now upon the lower railway,
and it is worth anybody's while to look at the
thoroughly bored fragments Of the keel.-Sa-
lem Register.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-05-04
The Treaty with Mexico.

The Gadsden Treaty, as amended, has been
ratified by the Senate by vote of 80 to ID.
The Washington Union says, if the treaty
shall be ratified by Mexico, it will settle all
questions of difficulty between the two govern
ments. According to the current understand
ing, the Mesilla Valley difficulty is arranged,
the boundary so fixed as TO authorize an eligi-
bic route for railroad, the abrogation of the
llih article of the treaty Of Hidalgo, and the
recognition of an interoceanic transit-way
granted in February, 1853, over the isthmus
of Tehuantepec for all which our govern
ment pays to Mexico ten millions of dollars.
The Union now looks for, the speedy restora-
ton of the most amicable relations between
our government and Mexico, upon this basis
of adjustment.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-05-04
Later from Europe.
Arrival Of the Pacific.

The Collins steamship Pacific, Capt. Nye,
from Liverpool 10Th inst, arrived at New
York on Monday, at halfpast o'clock.
Admiral Napier's whole feet had gone east
ward to attack the Russian fleet. ....
Navigation was open in the Black Sea, and
the Allied fleets had sailed direct with the in
tention of attacking Sebastopol.
By advices Of the 5th Of April, it is under
stood that sanguinary skirmishes occurred
daily on the Danube.
Omar Pacha is said to be waiting the arri-
val of the Allied armies before he would make
general attack. has 1
The reports Of the Austrians having entered
Servia, are not confirmed
England and France have exchanged treaty,
offensive and defensive.
Prussian ministers are recalled from Lon
don on personal, not political grounds.
A large body of Russians had entered Ser
via.
All the Russian ports are declared block
AIDED fH 1. .u
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-05-04
DEMOCRATIC State Convention.

A Democratic State Convention for the nOm-
ination Of candidate for Governor will be
held in the city of Portland, on Wednesday,
the 2lst day of June next, at 8 o'clock, A.
M.
The basis of representation is as follows -
Every town. and every plantation which shall
have been organized more than ono year prior
to the meeting of this convention, shall be en-
titled to one delegate, and a second delegate
for the first fifty votes cast for the Democratic
electors at the last Presidential Election, a
third delegate for an additional seventy-five
votes, and an additional delegate for every ad-
ditional one hundred votes cast as aforesaid.
No delegate will be entitled to seat in the
Convention whose residence is not established
in the town or plantation which he claims TO
represent.
The Democratic State Committee will be in
session at the United States Hotel, in Port
land. on the day Of the Convention. TO prepare
and report to the Convention list OF delegates,
elected to the same, and to hear and determine,
subject to the ratification OF the Convention,
all cases of contested seats
LOT NJ. MORRILL,.
JOHN L. CUTLER,
CHARLES JARVIS,
OLIVER MOSES,
LUTHER MOORE. le
GORHAM L. BOYNTON,
GEORGE B. MOORE,
ALEX n. ROBINSON, $685..
DAVID p. BAKER,
WIN. X. KIMBALL.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-05-04

A GREAT TRUTH.-That was trde and
noble statement made by KOssuth 10 the clergy
recently: have learned republics may cease
to be Christian, but Christianity can never cease
to be republican, The Gospel Is great lev
eler and equalizer but il does its work, not by
beating down that which is truly exalted. but
by eleva,ing that which is unduly depressed
The Gospel turns away from the adventurous
distinctions Of mans social state, and engages
itself with his moral condition and relations
It attributes 10 all men the same origin, respon-
sbiity, sinful moral character, and ruin, and
sets before all the same means or rescue, and
the same high destiny. Il individna1i7es each
man, and in all the great essentials Of humanity
il makes no difference between him and his fell
low man. Its ultimate subjective purpose is 10
lead all men to live like Christ, and 70 love
their neighbors as themselves Il must, in iiS
extension, annihilate many human distinctions,
and produce feeling Of true equality. It's
whole tendency is TO rePublicanism. If this be
true, there will be no permanent republicanism
in Europe till that continent is Christianized.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-05-04
Politics of the Clergy.

writer in the Tribune, ("V"O appears
very anxious that the public should listen to
his remarks upon the assertions of the East
ern Times. We have no objection to the edi-
tor of the Tribune making such comments as
shall appear to him reasonable upon any re-
marks of ours Nebraska or any other subject;
but the late practice of that paper in attacking
us under the guise of anonymous cores.
pendent, is cowardIy mode of attack by COM
mon consent of all fair and honorable dspu-
tants. If the editor is afraid to show his hand,
then let it be so understood.
This writer (V.) is evidently believer in
the infallibility of the clergy. Let him con-
vince others that such is the fact, and then he
may argue that as the political manifestations
OF the clergy have generally been adverse to
tue ueihoeratic party. therefore the party is
generally on the side of sin. He saws "the
Times will not be able to create tho ;,n,ros-
SION that the clergy in opposing the Ncbras.
ka BILL are actuated by any other motive than
an honest desire to promote the publ;c wool
and defend the morality of the h;hle" NJ.
he cannot prove either of the proposition. ho
seems DESTROYS to establish. The clergy have
not been considered infallible in religion SIM.
the Pope's legate sold indulgences in GERMANY
in Martin Luthcr's time. But that was in the
time of the high power Of the Romish church.
We say then, that the clergy has not been
deemed infallible in religion since prestly State
Professionalism in England drove of the dis
nenRu IN u
politics in New England. since the hanging of
witches in Salem, or the days when New Eng
land theology made its marx in getting up the
Hartford Convention. The truth is. the cler-
gy are very useful class of citizens IN their
vocation, and in the discharge Of their minis.
tOrial duties. are entitled to our highest re-
gard; but when they leave the gospel in its
truthful simplicity, TO enter into secsgrian
and political dsputations, especially tho latter.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-05-04

EXECUTION OF CLoUcH. Clongh, the mur-
derer, was executed in the Jail yard at Taun-
ton, Friday forenoon. The New Bedford
Standard says:
"At II o'clock, the religious services hav-
ing been completed, the prisoner was taken
from his cell to the place of execution. He
walked with firm step, and assembled the
stairs TO the scaffold with quick and lively
movement. AS he turned his head after a.riv-
ing at the platform, he recognized prisoner
looking out of the cell Of an upper window in
the Jail, and smiled and bowed to him. II was
his request that nothing should be said at the
gallows, and the rope was Immediately adjust
ed around his neck, the warrant for HE execu-
ton read, when the Sheriff touched the fatal
spring that unloosenej the platform it fell,
and with il the body Of the unfortunate man,
and at six minutes after II o'clock all was
oyer. He died almost without a struggle"
Clough was born in Topsham, in this State,
and was 30 years old. His family was one of
responsibility. His parents are both dead.
He has brother and two sisters living The
night before his execution, he acknow lodged
he had long lived dishonest and criminal life !;
that he had been connected with a gang Of
burglars, and that from this source his means
of support had been derived.