Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-06-08
No. %.
articles ero,Oded out s,f The last paper.

m, e"' ~ Me 1895 PoPeT.
we understand, that of the State ioar
k los '2uO, 700 bearing 6 per cent inter.
est 'or ~ years, about $3.50. QUO b,y,
oeen disposed of or this. $3.50 400
were paid In the form of scrip to The
? lanes River and Kanawha Companv
ne remainder was for payments to the
0 Louisa Kali Road Company, the Rich.
mond and Petersburg Turnpike Comn.-
n.y. me construction Of the North. west
ern Road, &c. The sales were NJ nsr
win the exception of small portion
ON which small premium was obtained
Ihe stock is certainly excellent ~.
eieoit Is as stable as the Old Dominiou
neIseh-whose faith and resources are.
undoubted.-There is every reason to
oeiieve. that the several Companies will
oe aoie TO turn their scrip to the best nc
count. We understand. the Louisa Rail
Road Company will employ $50. 600 Az
remittance TO Liverpool, to pay for the
iron which they have imported. Snec;e
bears too high premium to be Skinned
and bills Of Exchange are at 10 b;gb
rate to be purchased.
we understand that the James R;ver
Company have it in contemp lation to
send their Scrip between 7 and 500 O0O
doliars) by special agent, to Holland
10 raise available funds. We cannot nor
mt ourselves to doubt of their success
and we feel assured, that the op.ra,ions
VI eoneSaay last will provide them
with ample funds. Enquirer.
The Farmers Bank has determined
10 lay over the accommodation notes
winch iali due-but in the mean time,
10 take bond from drawer and epdor.
sers, VINO bind themselves to take no ad.
vantage OF the want of protest. The
Bank thus waits the action of the Leo;s,
lature
;. Inc Banks are very chary in their
discoun:s-doing NO new paper unless
IL be TO pay up some other note that falls
due.--Enquirer.
MT. SwARTwoUT. the Collector Of
New York, having paid visit to Wash.
ington for the purpose of remonstratine
against the order to receive nothing but
specie IN payments of Duty Bonds, Oh
his return. not having been able to effect
any arrangement. took upon himself the
responsibility of receiving the notes of
the City Banks. This conduct of Mr.
SwaRTwouT has given great satisfaction
In New York. but has subjected him 10
the deDunciations of the Globe. which
paper speaks In the harshest terms of
his conduct, and hints that the "succes-
sor OF Gen. Jackson" will take the res.
possibility OF removing refractory sub.
ordinate In the mean time, the Col
lector has received orders to let the
Bonds-the Merchants giving addition.
al security-lie over till October,
MIR. GREEN. Postmaster ofBoston. has
also assumed the responsibility of disIe-
sardinS the circular of the Postmaster
General, and announces that he will re.
ceive the notes of the city Banks. The
excitement in Boston, on the rereipt of
the orders from the Treasury aud Post
ONCE departments. was tremendous.
y public meeting was held, which
would, doubtless, have passed most yio-
lent resolutions, but, though the influ-
ence Of speeches made by Messrs. BoNp
and LAWRENCE, the excite was allaved
aud the meeting adjourned until commu-
nication could be had with WASHINGTON.
Arena.
Posr OFFtcE DEPARrMENT.-SpE
PAYMENT.-The Postmaster GeneraIb has
requested the Globe to state that "uH
claims hereafter accruing against that
department WiH be promptly paid in spE-
Gle, or its equicalent." This is declared
TO be given, lest the apprehension of be-
ing paid in a deprecated currency should
prevent any one from entering into the
mail service now advertised for. The
Globe understands, also, that should all
the banks in the United States unfortun-
asely suspend payment, that department
will, in short time, be prepared to paw
in specie all just claims against it, wher-
ever they may have accrued-Such are
Mr.. Kendall's promises. OF the proba.
bility of their fulflmept our readers will
judge. He YVES one of the authors OF
the Experiment that promised an the
"Better Currency"
Mr.. Webster partook of public din
ner at Wheeling on the 18th. numerous
iy attended, aud addressed the company
on the condition of the country. He con.
cluded with the following toast:
Our Country-eur free Government
Never to be despaited of, never to be
deserted. = Wing.