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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-31
100 GUNS.


The arrival of the news yesterday, that the
Nebraska Kansas Bill had passed the House of
Representatives, called forth in this city a
good deal of rejoicing. II was the topic Of
conversation on the streets during the whole
day and in the evening ONE HUNDRED
GUNS announced the satisfaction with which
the friends Of the measure received the intelli-
gcnce.
Some among our citizens were opposed TO
this measure and doubtless conscientiously so,bu
. very large majority are in favor and warmly
90, ofthe principles contained in the Bill and
they did not fail to make it known last even.
ing.
II Is our firm conviction that should this Bill
become law and there il no doubt but it will
for, should the Senate refuse to consider the
Bill without the Clayton amendment, the House
will no doubt recede from Its position il will
permanently settle a great question, which has
consumed more time in the public Councils and
created more distruss, prejudice and discord,
than any other one question which has ever
been before the country. The Bill contains no
principle but what ls eminentiy republican IN It's
character and therefore it addresses itself pow.
erfully to the reason, justice and acquescense
Of every good citizen in the land. Many per-
haps who were not friendly to the clause abro.
eating the Missouri Compromise line, will be
rejoiced, that the question has been driven out
Of the halls Of Congress.
We cannot too strongly express our sat sfac.
ton at this glorious result 1t is a triumphant
vindication, after severe and protracted strug.
gle, of one fthe great fundamental principles
upon which our government is based. 1t was
originally part Of the constitution, was in an
evil hour ard highly excited and distorted
public sentiment, wrested from that sacred in
strument, but after over thirty years Of dsrance
viie, it has been again restored to it's original
position and should be perpetuated as long as the
constitution itself.
Va hnna most davontlv far fI,;a ro.nlt
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-31

DIS MONIES RIVER lMPRovEMEHr.-The
Des Moines Navigation Improvement in the
State of Iowa, to which a liberal grant of land
BY The General Government has been made, is
in the hands Of an organized Company, OF
which Gen. Orville Clark, Of Washington
county, Y is the President; AIsah Hunt,
Esq, Treasurer, and Messrs. Litchfield, Stry-
ker, and Ten Eyck, Of New York. aud Stew
art, K.lbee, and Henry O'Reily, Of Iowa, are
Directors. Mr.. O'Reily is the Secretary of the
Company, which has the grant of large Sec
tons Of land lying on the river, as well as val
liable franchises, to be brought into market by
the improvement
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illfeeling than did COL Benton Indeed, his t
action at times in the Senate, was personal in |
his remarks TO many Senators VINO differed
irom~him IN that celebrated debate and contest.
From the following extract, his temper Of oppo
sl'Ion can be judged of by your readers. He
EXPIRE d himself on one occasion, thus:
at Qhe 1880 comprornise) "was contrived
upon Tue avo"ed ground that it was to make its
chainp'ons Presidents, and is no " stuck TO upon
that principle and if it fails 20 do the job, it
will take the track OF its defunct predec; ssors,
aud soon be with them, sIN THE TOMB CT THE
| cAPULErs lh,s is my experience Of Congress
compromises, and nobody need to set up these
httte clay gods for me to ,oorshtp, especially
chen those acAo set them up do it for a purpose,
ana h"oeh them dozen "hen they dont ans'ccr.'
Such was Col. Bentons opinion of compro-
misses IN 1900. A contemporary says that as lac
"a 1900 Col Beaton was intolerant in everythin e
he undertook, but, more antagonistical to the
Wimnt Proviso than any Senator in Congress.
In his speech against the Compromise of 1850,
he uses the following emphatic language in re-
ference to that Proviso. Col. Benton said
| Congress may admit new States and this
is an application for the admission of new
State (California) out Of territory belonging TO
the United States; and there is no question OF
cons'ltulionaity in It, Nor so THE WlLMeT
PRoviso; POWER FOR IT Is NOT WRITTEN DOWN
~ THE CONSTITUTION. It's constitutionality is
denIed-and that by many members on this
1oor. Here, then, is coupling of an undispu-
tedly constitutional with strenuously disputed
cor stltutional measure; and in voting upon
them as whole, mutual and dependant
measnres-as system of measures, as a com.
promise-niembers may find themselves in a
state of impossibility Oaths to the constitution
cannot DC compromised; and therefore ques
tons OF disputed should never be mixed with
questions OF undispued constitulionality.
Now MIR Editor such arere COL Benton,
opinions, when he acted with the democratic
party, and, were it necessary to encroach upol
your columns, | could go on and multiply evi
dence upon evidence, that Col Benton TIL
democratic leader, is not the same gentleman il
sentiment that bears his name in the House o
Representatives, who is now acting with tn
freesollers against former expressions of opin
ion as quoted above.
In conclusion, Mr. Editor, let me remark tina
if Benton has knocked the wind out of tn
r Nebraska Bill, it is very evident he has not use
democratic arguments to carry his object int
f execution. But have no disposition to parr
, your par,iality for Col. Bentons late speech
: that leave for your readers to digest hav
furnished few excerpts from the one you S
5 highly approve also few extracts from hi
5 democratic speeches that have always admire
t ID sentiment as well as cherished in feeling.
. Your obi. serv't,
c CITIZEN.
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New York Civ

4
GENTLEMEN :-You of the 23d inst, askino
me to join in consolidation to put down the
Ohio Nostrum Bill, comes duly to hand | can
not accede to your request for the following
reasons
The law requiring that the composition shall
be published, of every medicine sold in the
State, cannot work to the injury of ANYBODY
who deserves protection. have published the
recipes of my medicines for fifteen years, and
believe this TO be the honest way of making
their virtues known to the community The
Medical Profession publish their discove ries TO
the world las soon as made, for The benefit of all
mankind Why should we not The Law
which YOU fear will destroy your business, can
injure only those who falsely pretend to disco
veries aud secrets which they have not. 1t will
expose the emptiness OF such Pretensions. and
the public will turn aside from such preparations
as are found to be worthless when their compo-
sition is known. If medicines have real worth,
they will be only the better appreciated and the
better patronized by laying their composition
open to the Public, that all may judge FIR them
selves. II they have not real merit it is due
in common Justice to the suffering sick, to the
public health and to the cause of humanity, that
the people should know them to avoid them.
Yours, Respect ully,
JAMES c. AVER.
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JAMES w GRIMES

Some weeks since article appeared, in the
New York Tribune, eulogizing Mr. Grimes as
a wing, and we have waited till this time TO
see how many of the quasi Wing presses of this
State, would copy that article. We find they
have all done it, and have added their weight of
testimony TO that article, by way of endorsing
Mr. Grimes. Now, we only wish to cite the
editors of those papers, to one fact, which is
simply this, do they qaote the Tribune as au.-
thority, or not' DO they also endorse the sen
timent of that paper' Are they willing to take
! it as the exponent of their principles? If so,
we can only say to them, to hug to their bosom
the monster, disunonsm, secessionism, and the
! thousand and one other isms, advocated by
that paper, the Tribune and at the same time
cry aloud and spare not, for your candidate fol
governor, Mr.. Grimes.-[ Burlington Rawkeye
| (whig
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TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES,
PASSAGE OF THE
N E 3 X A S X A BILL!

Washington, May, 20.
After an exciting cession of I3 hours the
Nebraska bill passed the Senate at half past
one o'clock this A Nj. The following Is the
vote:
Yeas-Atchison, Badger, Benjamin Broad
head, Brown, Butler, Cass Clay, Dawson
Douglas, Fitzpatrick Gwin, Hunter, johnson,
Jones of Iowa, Jones of Tenn, Mallory, Mason,
Morton, Morrison, Pearce, Petit, Pratt, Rusk,
Sebastian, Shields, Slidell, Stewert, Thon pson,
of KY, Thompson of N. j., Toombs, Tracy,
Weller, Williams and Wright.-35.
Nays-Alen Bell, Chase, Clayton, Fish,
Foot, Gillet, Hamlin, James, Seward, Sumner,
Wade, Walker-l3.
Clayton's amendment was rejected and the
Senate adjourned until Monday.
Immediately salute of 100 guns commenced
firing from the Capitol Hill.
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FURTHER BY THE AMERICA

Boston, May 90
The Baltic fleet have been reinforced by two
British and eleven French ships of war.
Some English steamers had fired into Sebas-
topol, but the invitations 10 combat We're not
accepted.
The British Parliament has been called to the
expenses of the war. The item Of transporting
alone reaches three million pounds sterling
$4,000 French troops are being organized at
Zoman destined for Finland, TO cooperate with
the Swedes, and the expense of conveyance to
be betrayed by England
TIL blockade of Greece by the allies was
officially announced The insurgents had been
beaten at every point.
Advices from Hong Kong to 25th of March
state that the Imperial forces had been defeat-
ed.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-31

graph announces the death Of the venerabl,
Thomas Richie, the veteran editor of the Rich
mond Enquirer.
This gentleman was the founder of the Rich
uished as a sound thinker, an able writer and
true patriot, for something like half century
He has possessed the confidence of the demo.
cratic party to an unlimited extent for many
years and although he lived to good old age, hi.
demise will be lamented by an extensive circle
of friends and acquaintance.
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MIR. SOULE AT MADRID,

we venture to copy the following paragraph
from the letter ola private correspondent al
Washington:
have reason 10 believe that the admin
lsration fixed no sum rs the amount of indem.
nihcatlon IN the Black Warrior case, nor is
there any truth in the story that tine recall o
the Captain General OF Cuba was insisted upon
or even asked for, by our government. AL
that was asked in reference to the Captain
General was, that he might be invested will
power to indemnity for losses sustained il
consequence of the indscre,on or misconduc
OF his snbordnates. Nothing was said abou
his being invested with penp otentiary powers
-[Evening Post.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-31

DESTRUCTION OF THE MoQuIs-Some moths
ago we gave minute account of an interest,"
ing people, called the Moquis, residing in
handsomely constructed villages, built upon
the tops of several fiat mountains, near the
centre of the UNEMPLOYED region between the
Colorado and CHA. 1t appears from the report
OF Lieut.. Whipple's party that fearful pes.
thence has swept the whole nation off the face
oftAe earth. When Lieut.. Whipple reached
the Colorado Chlquito, at point about $50
miles west of the old Pueblo of Zuni, his guides
informed him they were unacquainted with the
country beyond, and advised him to seek
guides from among the Moquis, who lived some
three hundred miles to the north. Two of the
Zuni guides cheeriully departed for the Moau
country, while the command, with Louis Ler
oux for guide, continued OH for thirty miles
where 1t was expected the new guides would
! meet them. The humans returned to camr
| alone, bringing the sad intelligence that the
whole Moqui nation had been swept off by the
smallpox. There are several villages built up
on meSas Of high table rocks In one villag
they found but one woman and child alive
So great was the mortality that there were M
burials. The dead bodies were thrown from
the mesds, and lay in putrd heaps about tn.
bases. So great was the stencil that the guide
nearly persisted ere they could get away
| California paper.
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Washin gton, May %.

Washington, May %.
Senate continued After the pre- sentalion of
a few memorials and petitions
Senator Seward of N, Y, presented the
| credentials of Francis Gillet, elected few
days since U. 5. Senator from Conn, to Gil the
| unexpired term of senator Truman Smith Mr.,
| Giet made his appearance and after being duly
| sworn took his seat.
The Russian accounts look as like the truth
| as the British. Russia says, that on March the
10th, The steamer Furious approached Odessa,
and two guns without balls were fired from the
battery, and the steamer ordered not to ap-
| proachnearer. The steamers therefore stopped,
| and sent boat ashore with a flag 0 trauce.-
| The boat was allowed to land at the wharf,
when it was sent back TO the Furious, with the
| information that the British Consul had left
The Furious, however, again got up steam and
approached nearer, as if to survey, when the
boats fired shots, not on the boat with the flag
| of trauce, but on the advancing frigate, whic
then left. On the Sd OF April, three of the al
lied steamers came to Odessa to demand an ex-
PLANTATION. Gen. Austinbacken expressed in
writing his surprise that the allied Admirals
should imagine that the Russian shots were at
the flag of trauce: explained how affairs were,
and OF course refused to deliver up the shipping
In the harbor, as demanded by the Admiral
Accordingly The bombardment took place.
Senator Hamlin, of Me-, from the Com on
Commerce, reported bill for the erection of a
Marine Hospital at Pensacola, Florida.
The consideration of the Nebraska bill was
then resumed.
WASHINGTON, May 25
Senate continued Senator Bell rebuked
Senator Toombs for his harsh and offensive per.
sonal remarks yesterday.
HousE-Mr Dunbar presented the resolutions
Of the Louisiana Legislature, relative to the
Aircanization of Cuba.
MIR Orr asked consent of the House to pre-
sent the proceedings OF number of public
meetings in South Carolina, with remarks in
regard to the imprisonment of Capt Gibson of
Batavia.
Mr. Knox objected.
The House then went into Com. of the
Whole, and on motion set aside the Pacific r
r. Bill, and resumed discussion to the amend
ment of the deficiency.
WAsH1sGroN, May 90.
Mr. Champion, the British minister, gives
grand fete at his residence in Georgetown, ON
Thursday, being the anniversary of the Queen $
birthday. All The diplomatic corps, he ads of
departments, &c, will be present
Lieut. Bonaparte will shortly visit France, at
the special request OF the Emperor aad his
grandfather Jerome. |
1ANf'e'e ieeS''ee heie iePott ldt Ten luouSdPu /
citizens of Iowa and other western States would |
start for Nebraska on the passage of the bill by
Congress.
PHILADELPHIA, May %.
man named AngeInegus, weigh clerk in
The U S Mint, robbed several depositors to the
amount of SlO,6DO, when accused restored the |
amount and started for Europe in The Washing.
ton on Saturday last.
New York, May %.
The steamer Illinois, from California, arrived
this morning. She brings six hundred passen-
gers and $4,000. Health OF Ishmus good
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STRAWS.

Maher--.the Gardener of the Public Grounds a,
Washington City, IN conversation with an sold
Fogy few evenings befnre said awe Poked
the Wings in A, we Pierced 'em in so, and by
Jingos well DODGE EN- in 90
Jenny was appointed to his present position
by President Jackson in 1929, and has made
himself hosts of friends among the politicians
of The country by his unsulied Democracy, his
whole souled good nature, and Hibernian wit.
Who knows but he may be prophet in addi-
ton to his other good qualities.
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AsvEArisEMEsTs.- We direct attention t.
- advertisement of Nessrs. Simpson, Ben.
thall 4 Co., Wholesale dealers in Groceries and
Dfy Goods, No. 80, Levee.
We also call attention TO the advertisement
Of Mr.. Hoey, Wholesale and retail grocers, cor.
mr. Of Sixth and Main streets. Every thing in
the grocery line NAY be found At this establish
ment.
Attention is called to g. W. Burtons advcr
tisement Of valuable property for sale.
y A card from the firm Of Wetzell e. CO., will
be found in this day paper.
Triton = Mallory, J. Kent. Agent, have just
received Charge supply Of cIaret Wine and Ha.
vana cigasos They are Of the finest qualities,
and Il ron won. lieve il, 60 and try them.
y We direct attention TO The advertisement
of Msssrs. Van QssA. :, sivh.s TL. II new
edeesvr -.-isoA
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ifIEADEEf H1a, way 20
The City of Manchester brings 600 passen.
gers and cargo ofgoods valued at over S 900,
600
The following despatch from Liverpool was
received to-day by MIR Smith agent Of the
Ph'lapephia and Liverpool Steam Co, from
Richardson & Bro:
The steamer advised you about by the
Franklin is not the City of Glasgow. The
vessel seen mad yellow paddle boxes and timber
bulwarks v hch answer the description Of the
East India mail steamers
The steamer Washington from Ne. York,
was in sight at the time the portion oflhe wreck
seen by the Hbernia, did not belong to the
Glasgow.
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Rpst0u Nav 81
The Europa mails were a IS

The Europas mails were dispatched 10 day
Among the documents published at Madrid
IS the petition of the consignees of the Black
Warrior, Messrs. Tying Il Co, TO the Queen,
praying the remission of the fine of $4,000
paid by them TO Cuban authorities. The pub
LEGATION of this pc ition it believed would cause
the Spanish government TO refuse altogether
granting an indemnity for the detention of the
steamer, ana paying any of the demands made
by the American minister
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-31

The deadiiest and mos abhorred of all the
reptiles in Texas IS the centipede This is a
kind of worm three to six inches ling, exactly
Ike an enormous caterpillar. 1t is green, OF
brown, or yellowstone being found of all these
colors. AS its name denotes, 1t has along each
side row of teet-horn- claws, rather Ina
CINE that you walk some night across your
chamber floor with naked feet; you put your
foot into ring, striking every claw up to the
body in your FOOT that poison flows through
each claw, and in two minutes you will have
tainied in sony in few more YOU will be
dead. The deadly thing cannot be turned away
1t has to be cut off, and claw by claw cut OUT
Even ifit crawls over the naked body Of a
sleeping person, without sticking in its claws
the place will pain the person for years after-a,
least so we have been told.-T EIchange
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-31

WHO NoMINArIoss.-Th whie Convention
at Dyersvlllc on Saturday nominated the follow.
ing gentlemen:
For the State Senate,
w. W. Hamilton.
For Representatives.,
M. Mobley, William Myers, Lamber. and
w. P. Wightman.
For Clerk Of District Court,
J. W. Markle.
This is pretty good ticket, but the gentle
men who compose it, we presume do not expect
an election. However, we are glad to enter the
canvass with so respectable an opposition ticket
The aim of both parties in making their nomi-
nations has been to select the best men from
anon, them, aud il is worthy of remark that
they have been very successful in SO doing.
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"a The Troy Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church lately passed resolution
recommending change in the rules of the
church, SO as to exclude slave holders entirely
from communion. The resolution was sent n
the New Jersey Conference for adoption, and
was unanimously negatived by that body. The
New York Conference also-Bishop Wauub
Preslding-has non-concurred in the resolu-
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20 MIR. Raasloff, of the firm of Maillefor
and Raasioff, is about to survey the rapids o
the st. Lawrence, between Montreal and Kings
ton, with view of making proposals to the
Canadian government for the removal of snc,
rocks as now otstruct the navigation of tn,
river. The Government has sanctioned the
survey
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-31

REVOLUTION IN CUBA correspondent OF
the New York Times, whose letter we pub-
lish to day, seems to regard the chances fol- an
immediate revolution in Cuba as pretty Ger
tain. Taking into view the singular course of
to slavery in Cuba, We are not surprised a: this
result. The planters of Cuba, will never qui
city submit to the proposed differentiation of
Cuba. Their safety consists in preserving the
present relations between the whites and the
blacks, and if necessary, they will fight manful-
ly and resolutely to carry out this doctrine.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-31

RAPPISG MAD.-A German paper, the Zoist
states that well known aulhoress, who always
INDUCED in supersitions and who adopted all
the recent spirit fancies has gone stark and hope
lessly mad on spirit rapping. " She was found
the other day in the open street, as her mother
bore here, except that she had pocke-hand-
kerchef in one hand and card in the other
She said the spirits had informed her that if she
walked out so prepared she would be invisible
She is now in madhouse"
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sENiTORlAL INSTRUMENTATION

SENATORIAL. DISTRICT CONVENTION
The democratic central committee of the
county of Dubuque acting by order of the Semi
torial District Coarention of 1852. DO hereby
call Senatorial convention To be holden I
Calesburg Delaware county, on Friday the 9th
day Of June next, al l2 o'clock NJ, for the pur
pose Of nominating candidate for State Sena-
ter. The ratio Of representation will be, one
for each county composing the district, with
and one in addition for every fraction over fif-
ty.
Bv order of the democratic central com
mittee Of the county of Dubuque.
LINCOLN CLARK, Chairman.
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u II is said that there were 23I ,7sl soldier.
engaged in the revolutionary war-Of thi.
number there are now less than one Thousand
Tour hundred living, whose ages must average
nearly 90 years.-Seventy three have died dur.
ing the present year
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~ The following letter from the celebrated
DR.. JAMES c. AVER, gives the honest side of
the Nostrum question. Since the Public will
use these remedies, we wish for the sake of suf-
fering humanity there were more of them like
his Cherry Pectoral and Cathartic Pills, which
require 10 secrecy to make them 60 down:
LOWELL, Goth April, 1854.
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Baltimore, May 20

Baltimore, May 20
Thos. w. Kinsnan has been sentenced to
be hung, for slave stealing.
Advlces from Nassau has been received at
Charleston. The militia OIL the Bahamas have
seen ordered to drill, so as to be prepared
for any emergency against the Russians
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DUBUauE-This city is improving the pres
ent season much more rapidly than at any for
mer period. Every few rods on Main Street
new blocks are going up, and most of them are
first class buildings. We are pleased to see
such marked signs of improvement in this beau
tfully located city. Our stay was much short
ened on account of the heavy rains, hence we
did not make all our anticipated calls.
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DEMOCRATIC DIST CONVENTION.
The delegates Of Delaware and Buchanan
counties, appointed to nominate a candidate to
be run for Representative, will meet at one
o'clock, z NJ, on Saturday, July 8, at the house
of Henry Baker in Collins Grove, Delaware
County, for said purpose.
BY order Of the Central Democratic Commit
Tee of Delaware and Buchanan Counties.