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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30

The 3" Mad SrosE" AeAIs The Rich
mond W Penny Post has secnnd article in
relation to the" genuine S,mon pure nd stone.
which has been left At the Office Of that news
paper for the examination of the curious The
stone belongs, to Mr.. w. Bradley, Of Richmond
and intelligent gentlemen from various counties
in Virginia unite, in affirming its remarkable
properties, and declare themselves cogn'xant Of
more than fif y cures Of mad dog bites. snakes
and spide. bites, effected BY it. The kichm md
Post says that it 10 rather curious looking
affair; u 10 about a. large a. piece If chalk,
perfectly porous, and, truth to say, alshost ia
decribs6le. When applied to the wcnnd. either
ofa snake or mad dog bite, it will draw until
aIli,. pores Gre saturated, then drop Of, shd il
placed in warm water will soon disgorge and
then be ready for action again" NJ. Bradley
the owner, offers to sell it TO the city of Rich.
mond for the modest sum Of $5,O0U'
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Thought that their misguided folly, The result
Of Aiad and saeonsidera,s sxspieios that
fraud had been perpetrated would Be the means
Of repeating the bill. But. when they had rails
I'd the storm, they could not eon'ro'I i. This
magnificent pr i-ct for he benefit Of tho North
West. was hurled from the Halle If Congress,
/ a maimed, bleeding and lfeless corpse, before
they had time to counsel in ito defence or take
"a position for rta protection. The Honse Of
Representatives being opposed to railroad grants
wanted inst snch an opportunity I" Kill the
grant and they found Messrs. Ros<er and
Washburne cnnvrn ,nt Instruments to use Tor
that purpose.
The editor eharxcs - 1cA having misrePre-
s,nted the testim my of ar. HlIings. In this
the editor is mis-, AIKEN. which we shall prove in
day or two. by the publication ut the 'esti-
usony. We stated, that, according TO she t. sn
mony IF MT Billings, he had negetated ~i'b
Mr. Washburne, that he should cease his oP-
position tn the bill, in consideration thu. he
Billings. should pledge Washburne. that the
Ill.,, Central Rail Road Company should have
nothing 10 d. with the grant when made and
tina, money consideration should be arranged
with Alva Hunt, Of N. r., Mr.. Wasburne' 5
eonfdea,ial friend. MIR. Hunt, agreeable To
the direction Of Mr.. Billings, vas visited by
Mr. Lowber, Of N. z, and was informed BY
Mr.. Hunt, tina. the money consideration re
qnired was frs tAeasand dollars. I" aid Mr.
Washbnsue in hi. election. This 10 the tes,i-
mony of MIR Lowber, which Is strongly ena'
firme by two facts; first, tbs refusal OF MIR
Hunt, 70 exhibit a letter, which Mr.. ssashhurne
had written him upon This subject; and secondly
the withdrawal of Me-. Washburne, from the
committee of Investigation. a. ito Chairman
VIXEN he found that be vas so deeply imph.
Gated in ,his matter. Washburne vas closely
questioned in the H"use, a. 10 his resson for
Withdrawing from he committee, and the oni,
answer which h- presumed TO make, was, that
considerations Of defseaey forbade that he should
longer sesse upon said eommittss. All, yes,
such considerations Of deiieaey. should always
preven' 4 man from permitting himself TO be
appointed on such committse.
Mr.. Washborre did himseif no credit at
Washington, in his manouvsring for and
against tais bill and he has done himaslf no
credi, since his retarn, by eAxek!ing over the
def. at Of this great project, in the streets Of
Galena His treachery, united 20 his, and
Rosser's stupidity, have deprived Minnesota
and the North West, Of one Of the mcs, mag.
ni6cent enterprises conceived fos the benefit o.
country.
Fur he benefit Of Mr. Washburne, his cham.
pion, the editor Of the Galena dvestiser''
and all Others concerned, we all psblish
the evidence in day orrtwo.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30
AUSTRIA

The Russian army is said, by Bri ish q
pondents, to be- in deplorable stale Of d.
and this 10 mainly attribatable n forced an
during the tremendous heat. The Russis
list amounts to IS per cent, while that
sober l'urks does MT SLOW more than Is
per cent. II % believed on the Lower |, ).
that by the end Of this mon the Alliys
march int, WaIiachia from rutukai IN,
The WalIach,ans at Bucharest are pFrs
their hnus-s for the receptions OF the
sstheir DELIVERIES A correspondent I
Presse writes there 10 still good deal # =
Zarie "-(" Long 1--we tho CsaF, and '''
C,za,, *" bong live the Emperor. goa
but this - only got up BY Baron BUD
ciagse In spite Of all that has been 81.
written to the co'm,lary, the Rassians are
to rvacuate Wallschia, for thew, are ssl
back their heavy artillery, munitions Q 2
and even provisions from Bucharest.
train OF IS guns passed through GaISl
the 9Th and 9Th Of this month. Gener
chakof still occupies Tultsha, and The
to"n bridge near Issktchi was standing
coast.
The loan 10 progressing favorably aas
10000, OOOA have already been taken
generally supposed that some 400, 900 on. !
DO raised but l,OtND, OnO, 0aOf, VOID be In,
sam for France. Until now W. have ~
i've Intelligence from Italy; but my
pinion 10, that there the loan must be 81
one. The Emperor and Empress 20 4
10 morrow; the former by carriage, and II.
ny steamer. Ills Maj.s'y returns 20 We'd
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30

hs pr"atabe year for Stage Companies
for 1t IS a noticesble fact that every Stage tha,
arrives IN or'depar,s from this place, is loaded
down with travellers ind bagg &c, especially
those leaving for the western para or interior Of
the ate.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30

Coat ~ KAks.s-A Traveller on the Meme
haw rlv-r, in the North OF Kansas T.rrior,
stat. thai there Is vein os coal, three fee,
thick on that stream. and that it is ov-rlad by
limestone, which att res abundance Of building
na'Eial. The Memehaw river, ID the boundary
between Kansas and Nebraska, and the coal in
that region where w'"d 10 comparatively scarce
Il q very Important obi CT.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30
WRECK on rHE ERIE RAISED.

The Steams Ere was burned on the 9th dry
OF August, il64t, -on Lake Erie, and with hef
persisted some 3a0 human beings. Her hull,
which sunk in:64 feet wa'er, has been raised
and towed into Buffalo. Property Of considera-
bic value has been found, though only partisl
examination had taken place Among other
things, 4 bucket full Of i've franc pieces, in
good condition, besides considerable gold coin,
with other articles with which she WIS laden.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30
A sLANDEROus ATTACK.

We deem it but duty we owe a worthy cit.
izen Of eur county, 10 rebuke the unjust, ungen
tlemanly and cnprincipled attack of that foul
aboiiton elect, the True Democrat, upon w
r. C,olbsuyh Of our city. Although now as
ever opposed lo that gentleman in politics, We
deem it nevert ,elrss 4 duty we owe this COM
munity, in which Mr.. coolhaugh has resided
for ten yeara, to rebuke the scoundrei who
would cast such a base impu'etion on one who
enjoys 10 the fullest extent the entire Confidence
Of this cnmmnnity, and the esteem Of all who
know him. Mr.. Coolbaugh has just received
the endorsement of the voters OF Oes MONIES,
by being elected by q dat,ering majority to the
S,ate Senate; and it 10 not only foul SANDER
to him but to every man in the whole county,
TO say that his election was obtained through
the influence Of rum and beer.
Mr. Coolbaugh has resided in our.city for
many years, and hn public spirit and zeal in all
matters pertaining to the general interest Of the
State, together with his well known moral
character, and correct business habits, has given
him pcs ton in the Whole community, which
might vel be envied by all. The corrupt and
malignant heart which could invent Islander
40 foul, and unjust as the one contained in the
True Democrat would net stop short IF any
means to accomplish a corrupt and unworthy
object, SANDER which noone would have the
| t-iner,ty to assert publicly IN the community y.
He The whiskey candidate indeed, and secure q
his election by the means Of Whisky. A
| beautiful compliment upon the voters OF Des
Moines County. We are all proud to say that
| all the candidates on the national wing ticket,
| the democratic and the people ticket were all
men Of intelligence, good moral standing and
temperate habits, and none Of them We presume
drink any more whiskey than the kilky head
WIN presides over the True Democrat, u cause
that is % worthless and piiahle as not To BIZ
sustained without foul SANDERS, "p,n the priv.
ate character of men shows upon its face, that
it possesses no merits Of its o~n.-[ Burlington
Hawkey-.
Has This man Howe said mnre than the ma.
jority of his Abolition contemporaries in the
statee The victory III this county was announ.
ced by the two Abolition Journals IL r'iis city
as the victory Of ''Sinrs,y. Pneste7t5. and
RUM when il 10 notorious that the ceeH elected
in this COT: uty are very abstsminus
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30

S,ssuLAa.-The Patterson IN. } lntelli.
eencer, gives curious incident Of the late
thunder storm. "A little girl was standing at .
window before which was . young msple tree.
After a brilliant dash, complete image OF the
tree was found imprinted on her body. This Is
NO: the first instance Of the kind, but it 10 sim
gHlar phenomenon.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30

MIssoukI CoNGREssn EH.-La:e returns show
the election OF John 8. Phelps, Anti Bent on
for Congress in the sixth district, instead o.
Judge Johnson, the Be.ton candidate, a was
al first supposed. The delegation stand, siz
Wings and one Anti.B Benton Democrat
Advertiser Of the 23d inst.
We rejoice to lesrn Of the elrcn,n Of thi,
datin ouished individual
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30

u We notice that the ferry boat A. l..
Gregoife has her landing, on the 6rst Island
"pposie Of her old landing place A bridge
across the slough renders the boat quite easy
OF access, thdcgh q LITTLE rconvenient
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30
domestic way.

q River very low and still failing. many OF
the larger class boats have been taken from the
upper trade on account Of low water.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30

PRosREss OF MoRHosIsx "A European cor
respondent of the New Orleans Pieayuns says
Mormonism 10 rapidly spreading in Denmark.
En:i.s Villages have gone over to the new faith,
and 20 rapidly is prosely,ism progressing that
the governmental 10 growing uneasy. and il takin.
naeasures to put check to the evl. The Dan.
ish women are more easily converted than the
men In the widest dreams Of joe Smith he
never anticipated any thing likethn.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30

u Our neithbors have had a good time Of
It publishing . Know Nothing expose. which
turns out sosbe hoax Dub. Observer.
Who informed you that it was a ho-aa, The
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30

CoRs.-Corn has recently risen Is cents q
bushel in St. Louis, and prime lots now bring
So CENTS bnshel in that market. The rise has
been oceasioned BY the excessive drought In
that y.cluity.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30

II Gen Morgan. Of Fort Atkinson no,orie :
~, who 10 at present an editorial tacksy unoer
tn. direction Of "Capting" Crimes, takes Us to
task for Disappearing Of The course Of portion
Of the Clergy in this State, during the recent
election. We doubt whether the Clergy will
consider themselves particularly hono!ed by the
notice of this volunteer champion.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30
THE RIVER AND iiARBOR BIZ

THE RIVER AND HARBOR BIZ
The following remarks by the Id
Courier, upon the river and harbor bill, &
suggestions - to the question Of inter!
provements By the federal govsi
which are exceedingly striking and
ole -
THE great works Of improvement!
States, slready Completed or in rapid pro
construc'ion-the canals and railroads,
sing in extent thoe Of al Europe-w4s
now be in existence-msny Of them atw'
had the general government adopted the
recommended BY Wing politicians ihirt.s
ago, and adopted, a. tar ~ It could obi
sanction Of Congress, by the Adams>(C
ministration. Had that system been sv
the exertions Of the individual States,r
have been paraIyzed BY the anticipat
what they wished 10 do would be done f
by the nstion; no private companies wopd
started into being, like those which ha!
he New York and Dunkirk railroad-tfd
est in the world The great works, ww
he ancient Romans, in Virginia, GeorgiSa
Carolina, AIsbama, Massac hu,-tis, an4J
oil the other Stat~s-these works migsI
been undertakes BY the federal govf1
under the Wing system Of internal e
ments. but teey would have fingered ~
-cution, and been delayed from one se1
Congress TO another until the end ot TIM
the appropriations for carrying them OF
have swept every dollar from the treaf
made il bankrupt. 4 great portian
lionai funds woald have gone INTO the "a
Of jobbers and spectators Than had bsv
snlned on the construction ofthe work =
those funds were appropriated By Cone,
SHOWING THEIR TRUE co.,
At On Abolition Convention held in
county in this State, on the 9Th at JULY
other choice things, the following 70
with other, was passed. We only ne
concluding part Of the FIRST resoIution,
a. follows:
We hereby pledge ourselves to e
and to the world never to Geese OF,
until tho Missouri ComPsomises shs(
stored and the Fugitive Slave Act repetI
Resolved, That the editors of the 81
Telegraph, Iowa True Democrat, Deli
Valley Wing, Ottumwa Courier, end 20
favorable 10 car object, b requested z
the proceedings OF this meeting.
Az requested in the above resoluay
Telegraph of this morning takes up The
able cry Of Repeal, and publishes thsla
ines ofxhs meeting, fully committing
war upon the compromise measuresr
ard 1oias shoulder to shoulder with I'll
,ionIsts 10 their trsitorous designs 4
Constiluiioa and laws OF the count,
have suspected tor long time that th!.
heart was with them, but now, havil
in full chorus, there i no longer any
doubt. We shall now patiently
hoe many Of the quasi Wing journ.
State will do hkewise.-(isurlin9ton
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30

Cot. RIcHARDs,s Noa'sSTED.-.M Many ut
the whx and milk and ,ontsr dem"cr,tic jour
nails, have been exuling over the defeat OF
Col. Richardson for a nomination To Congress
The cry has been that Col r. msrepresented
his constituents IN voting for the Nebraska bill
and that they had rerudia'rd him. 1t finally
turns out that the galan, Chi. has received The
nomination and uni. s. we are greatly ms taken,
it vii turn out thai he will be elected by an
overwhelming majority.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30
Nav York; An

The Danish frigste, which has beet
our harbor for some time past saile1
ming for Copenhagen, on shssme.
Island she honored the American "a!
national salute. The compliment was
edged By I dip Of the Star Spangled 3
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.

Navigator. tor St Louis.
Aug "a, IIindoo from St. Louis. N
Galena from Galena.
Z" Georgetown from St. Louis.
{" Hindoo f,r st. Louis.
f" Galena fr 81, Paul.
GeorRt4ewn fr St LOUIS.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30

u We learn from reliable source, that the
health Of Col. Bissell is improving.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30

uThe Steamer Gsisna br,.ke heb fudaer a.
che was leaving this place last night. and wa,
sb.ised to lay by 10 30 rrpair.d
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30

CuHuutnCe Win VINO
subject apeaks, touchin
No'hingism, seesnssto a
Of the secret institution
" possess. II 10 said that
ed in this city. Should
fisost subject, vas bee
verse crew.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30

~ The appointment Of Surveyor Of the
Port of Dubuque, seems to annoy the grumbier
ofsshe Burlington Telegraph exceedingly. We
may remind him that he need give himself no
uneasiness about il, ~ the duties Of our profess
sion will occupy Ill otr time. There il.
but one hing that could induce ~ to accep,
this appointment, and that would be, tho assur.
ancs that we could have Gen. Morgan az our
Deputy, whose skill in arranging sccourts al
the Departments 80 prcverbial, that what would
be poor office in some hands, would be lu.
csative one in his. What do you say General,
now that your Editorial career is rapidly draw
ing to close, TO change your locality and &C.
cept OF promotion al dcrhands. You need no,
assure us ofyoW ability to mike the Office pro-
6sabie. in order TO secure our favor, for our
knowledge Of your 6nsncering cual,ies in a
certain Indian removal Agency affsis, has given
Us the most exalted opinion of your merits, and
the most entire confidence in your success.
should our Offer receive pour sanction. Think
Of the rug es:ion and let us know az speedily
a. possible your DETERMINATION.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30
rRrJTDHM1 PIEKcE Tn. Wash,n .son cor
respondent Of the New York journal If ON.
n,eyce ssrvn N PresiAent Pierce.

hierc0 SSyO q f1eeideW rRTce:
+" His civil achievements since his Accession
to tho presidency have been more imp .stant
and moro glorious, and more conduc We To the
welfare Of the country. than would b. hundred
victories by land and sea. The treaties which
he has already made with foreign powers ars
peaceful triumphs greatly augmrnting the
s'rsnth, and prosperity, If the county
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30

u DR.. Olds has been rs.nominated
kre6s IN the Columbus District. u.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30

QUESTION of territory has been gained, and thus
a rupture Gith that country avoided.
2. rhetresty with Japan, by which new
world has been opened to commerce common
csd, III n true, under the previous administration
but concluded by this.
3. A similar commercial tresty with Borneo,
by which our trade in that region will derive
great atvantages a.,
4 The brilliant success in obtaining Of Den
mark, for American vessels, an exemption from
the sound toiis.an exemption that no European
nation enjoys, and which was acquired by a
firm protest against their injustice, enforced by
urgent argument.
S. An important treaty with Russia, BY which
the great and rearch ng principle Of: FREE
SHIPS, ERE Z GOODS IL made part of the in-
ternstiona law between the two countries.
g. The reciprocity treaty with Canada lib.
eral, comprehensive, and splendid measure -
A meric to core in its basis-secur,ng a large
measure of reciprocal trade, the free navigation
Of the ST Lawrence, and an extension If fish.
lining rights; and closing up, srnsibly and lhrugh
X, important points Of dispute with Great
Britain.
Z A number Of treaties with the Indians.
extnguishng their titles to lands in the Terti-
tories.
These are results that promise 70 be Of i'm
mense value to our c ,utry. These, of th-Insel.
yes, are enough tn make good the promise Con
tanned in the inaugural. Rut to these are to b.
added the suhj-c, still in progress-nego tiations
with Sauth America States as to the navigation
of rivers there, and the opening Of markets ,
ne ,t,atio,s with the Sandwich l,lanjs for their
&C duisition, and with Spain for the great result
Of The acquisition Of Cuba All this sho%. an
administration hard a, ,wo \ to odd to the power
and welfare Of the cotntry. TIE results. that
have been achieved, all Of them, Ire worthy Of
an enightued government end an advancing
civiI,ta ion. and bid fair to be followed with N.
most sigma. and benrhciai consequeaces. They
are, one and al trfampis that cost neiihs~ blond
nor tears, and Of which. - Americans, sn may
feel brood. Wells II remarked, in an article
in the Jnurnsl of Commerce. of President Pierce
..His civil achievements snce his accession tol The
presidency have been more important and more
glorious, and more conducive to the welfare Of
the country, than would be hundred victories
By land and sea. The treaties which he has
already made with foreign powers are peaceful
triumphs, greatly ausmrnting the strength and
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30
DUBUQUE-IT5 ADVANTAGES AND
PROSPECTS.

A. the fall seasnn for emigration is ron,men-
cling, we cannot perhaps do . greater favor to
our enterprsing br thren Of the East, than to.
post item on the advantages and prospects OF
our beautiful and aourishing city and The mag
ni6cent regi'n Of country that surround it. Stu
ated directly m the basks If the Mississippi,
with harbor equal. and easily capable Of being
made superior to any above the rapids with a
healthy level bottom aanking the river. olling
into beautiful hills on the North, and overlook>
ed BY grand and picturesque bluffs on the West,
Dubuque 10 perhaps without q rival on the
North Mississippi, for the beauty of its environs
Or the commercial adv IMAGES Of its locality -
Il is without any competition from below tina,
can injure ito trade or retard it's growth, and
.rom the nature Of the country bordering the
River, must remain without any competition fo'
hundreds Of miles abnve il One third Of the
State Of Iowa, comprising some its OF best soil
aud the whole OF it squal 10 any sgricuitura
country in the world, lies o, q lire tolls North
This, together with The most beautiful and fer.
tile part Of Minnesota, lying between the Nortl
Rivers, must aud will be settled up, and then
drained Of its produce and supplied with Eastern
and Southern goods mainly through Dubuque
BY locking on the map, it will he seen tina, .
straight lac drawn from ST. Eel to Chicago
'sbat very slightly shorter than line dri wn /
tween those places via Dubuque. And when
the rocky and mountainous character Of III.
country through which such s,raigh, line mus,
pass . considered, it lie rendered morally, and W
mig hit say ply scally certain, that the Rail Road
c'r"eston between ST. Paul and hicago, mne,
and will Re BY way II Dubuque. Consequent
uPan his and other facts need less to mention
the entire trade of the whole vas. region Of
magnificent country West and North West Of
Dubuque, must be done through it. Its advan
'ages for the trade Of the country Southwest Of
IL, need only 70 be awaited Of BY an enterprsing,
population. Again, il il surrounded on all sides
by the best lead mines in the Union. which will
soon give it heavy surrounding population
with large demand for Wholesale and retail
trade. We need not remind the reader that il
10 on the most approved route for the Rail Road
to the Pacific. lie population 10 now between
eight and ter thousand, and already il 10 doing
heavy trade, which is rapidly augmenting-
Large and imposing Ware Houses are constant
" going up in all par's Of the town, and yet
they do not supply the demand Of enterpsising-
Merchants continually coming in. we believe
that Dubuque 10 destined to- become the empo-
rum Of the Notwithstanding the larges,
city North fist Louis and West of Chicago.