North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-04-26
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Commission appointed BY the Legisla-
tute a Michigan, in their late report, tell
q cufioUs story Of The manner 40 which the
Bank Of Oakland was established. IL ap-
pears, SAYS the Baltimore Sun, tina; one
w :. Stevens, the principal owner Of The
concern, borrowed $1,000 IN specie, OF
neighboring bank, and sent 1t TO the Oak
and institution, to be duly credited by the
cashier as capital stock paid in. lie then
Immediately drew il out on his own ac-
count, and afterwards sent his hired man
with il TO he credited a second time as paid
capital. This mannuvre he again repeat
ed--thus enabling The cashier TO swear
that SIS. 900 in specie had been paid in,
and consequently TO set the Bank in opera
ton. This accomplished, the $4,000 was
restored 10 its original owner
"There's something satisfactory even in
being moor" as the loaier said ven his |
pocket was picked Of an empty wallet.
How arc you getting along up in your
little town." said cit the other day TO |
his friend from the country.
"0h, first rate business could not be
better, nor money plentier. We've got a
Bank nou."
"Ah, bank, eh' What is the discount
on the paperi"
"WeIl it's about ~ Ia. But then the
circulation, you see, is SO large that il
more than makes up for itm
A Jealous Sect.-Another sect Of rei-
gious humbugs have lately been cutting
fnnat.aol chime at VIal,fax ~ - |
They are called jumping Ranters," and
recently went The whole figure at grand
dance, jumping so high and coming down
so hard that they fairly tore the house
down, or rather the floor, which fell be-
meath them, and carried the whole lot into
the cellar. Go it, ye cripples.
Mrs. 81. Patrick-we never heard Of
her Iadyship before-was toasted at the :
Hibernian dinner given at Nashville in =
honour of St. Patrick's day. Mr. Troost, I,
he gentleman who gave the toast, dryly u
remarked that he never was a favorite oil
he Saints, but as regarded their wives and o.
daughters, that was not the case He H.
therefore, proposed bumper IN comment n
noration of the consort of the venerable r,
It. Patrick, and hoped she might intercade !
With her good man, who formerly deliver n,
d the outd country from toads, snakes, .,
nd sch like rarmintS, TO do a good turn
or this, and deliver it from all kinds oil
Keeping and flying bugs, and particularly ii
luscaters. The novel sentiment was re- 10
eived with three times three. ri
II Currant report.-lt is said and be- u, ~
eyed, that the first young leaves of the II
urrant bush, gathered as soon as they ,'t
Ut out, and dried upon tin pans, can hard III
be distinguished from green tea. IN
That may be current report, but ,ce WI
ont believe it, IN
an
II Loud CaH.-A London paper says a
lat The following tempting invitation APP
Ears upon a window Of gin palace in
lat city IN the Elysian neigborhood of De
even-dials pa
Stop stop. stop! Here you may get
e regular "knock- e-down, sew-me-up. sta
'-me- brown, ask-me-how, come-t-strong, III
lt-and-out genuine never-split, cream-of- ke,
e-vaIey," price two pence the glass, in ~
ldlng rusk and dish Of caraways. :
A little miss about fourteen years of age ONT
tending writing school, had made con- ire
lerabIe proficiency in her chirography. deS
he master set her copies alphabetically. she
d after finishing the word "Union." 1t Il
llch was given her, she artlessIy looked me
IN the face OF her teacher, and inquired n rro
ne did not think she would be able to 1b(
Ike pretty good union in the course To
a couple of years 81 rather imagine
u will" was the reply. The
~. Con
FIRE Of the old .jfint.-We earn from The
highest authority that Mai. Gen. SOL At
on Van Rensselaer,, who was distinguish The
IN the Indian wars of the last century, TIL,
who led the American troops at the ~
tie of Queenstown, has promptly Ten I
ed his services as the Senior Major Gen ear,
New York State Infantry, TO the Com prir
er>in-Chief, in the event of a war be- ierc
zen Egland and America. -.4lbany En-. to
w. this
Q" Partisan pantaloons" are all the chez
non. Their great popularity is that they
Y Rave no pockets-and their great ulil. sam
that the majority Of wearers have M You
for any," How nicely thew would spriI
News Publisher. ling
Terrible .Mistake.-PrentIce speaks ua,
IN editor in INDIANA who recently mis- If =,
The L. 5. Bank for the Maysville the
npike. W. w
Sal" said tall raw-boned Yankee TO won