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From the Minnesota Democrat 18th .nst.l
We have bad news from the far north. Pierre
Bottneau Of St Anthony, arrived few days ago
from Selkirk, bringing intelligence of murder
lately committed by Yankton Sioux hdisns, AT st.
Joseph, a trading post and haif breed town, 500
miles northwest of this place. near The British line
The victim Of this atrocity was young man named
L. Terry, teacher in the Methodist mission at St.
Joseph. He went there from St Paul in March
last, ard has brother, printer, residing in this
city. He and another man, who fortunately escaped
slightly wounded, were together when attacked by
FIVE armed Yanktons The people Of st. Joseph
have fortified N. W. Kittsons trading houses where
they have united for defence, other attacks were
anticipated. The murder was committed on the
18th Of June, two or three days after the trains left
for st Paul.
The Yanktons and Cut Heads are alike hostile to
the people of Pembina, and now menace a general
oftbat distant and unpro .ected community
For several years past they have been waging
murderous upon the half breeds Of Pembins, and
they have now commenced killing and scalpng the
white people settled in that remote region,
The state Of affairs IN Pembiua demands the in
slant action Of government, and Ne have no doubt
but our vigiant delegate in Congress will immedl-
ately bring the subject before that body and the
President, and that both the executive and legisa-
tive departments of the national govern ment will
make efficient and immediate provision for tire pro-
lection and security of our distAnt frontier To
gious folly, improyidence auu cruelty.
strong military force should bs sent at once to
Pembina and the Indians In that far Oh reg,on should
be taught that they have yet 20 learn that t6e
United States is powerful nation, pursuing with
determination ard Furnishing With severity, any
people, civilized or savage, who venture 10 make
war uponis citizens or those Ing tsprcteciion
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The Brooklyn Sunday Trading Case.
IN CHAMBERS.

Before Judge Edmonds
Baltcin, Cnstigan, Batfeid, and Bass, rs. Tht
CITY Of BROOKLYN, Brush, and Fak-This was q
complaint asking for an Injunction to restrain the
Mayor of Brooklyn from enforcing the Sunday
ordinance, and application for the defendants to
show cause why an injunction order should not be
made il the action, as demanded in the complaint,
ard be forth with served on the defendants
M Vancott, counsel for the Corporation Of Brook
-lyn, took objection to the notice 10 this case,
fore, his Honor had not the power to hear the
arguments, and referred to the act Of 1852, sec
tion 40l, in support.
Dir. O'Coaor read the section, and commended that
the Judge had the power, under proper construc
ton Of the act.
Mr.. yancott reiterated his objection.
bis Honor said the case had better stand over till
Friday-in the meantime the points could be looked
into.
Adjourned to Friday morning.
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o.
Some fifteen millions Of francs Of tho copper coin hare,
during the above period, disappeared from the cur
Iercy Ten millions worth have been melted up fer
the casting Of The actually remainins
in circulation at the Of the present yer
is estimated at 80 $40 GA francs equal to $685.
Tho government Of Great Britain has appointed an
assay office ut Adelaide ct which god Of not less quaa
tity than twenty ounces sha be received and weighed
and receipt given FOR the weight the shall theo be
converted into ipgots stamped and delivered at
bank to be named in the receipt to- the order Of
the owner for the weight deliverable; two parts out
every hundred to be taken the expense OF the
assay and the other to be deposed In the treasury in
Of the correctness being disputed may afterwards be
esssayed In exchsDge for such assacd and stamped
gold he banks shall pay at The rate Of sc lis per
in notes. which they may issue to the value Of the gold
bullion they shall acquire The banks allowed to
issue notes to three times the of their coin So
that for every 1oO Of bullion they may issue fleo Of
notes and for every fC0 Of coin they may 30o Of
notes These proportions to te strictly adhered to
under penalty Of El0o for every failure Accounts to
be furnished to the treasury every week Of the notes in
circulation and the coin and bullion held The no O. Of
banks to be legal tender &C long they pay demand
in coin or bullion, by all except the banks themselves
Ingots stamped at the assay Office shah be Legal tender
ty the banks in payment Of notes. bills and checks at
t0e rate OF I'd u.s. pr ounce Forgery, &c. 70 be pun
ished with Imprisonment and hard labor period
than fifteen years AID net less than two years Thc
act TO continue In foi &C for twelve months
The Albany .9Has gives the annexed statement show.
ing the decrease in tolls collected the canals Of this
State at the close Of each week compared with last
year showing Also how much of he decrease is on er
chandse, &C., going nom tide water ana bos much on
procure coming to tide water The average reductioa in
the rates OF toll merchandise up freight this year.
is about thirty nine per aud on produce or down
freight only Eve per cent -
Ven c.. D.
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ATTEspT TO ROB THE MAIL-The stage coach
containing the mail was stopped near Monterey, Hy-
land county, Virginia, on the night Of the "a, by
Two men, who demanded money Of the driver, who
replied be had none but would give them the mail,
ara pretended to reach down in the front boot, in
oloer 70 hand II out TO them. Ono of the robbers
becoming impatient and expecting trick, COM
mepseu cutting at the driver with knife, when, as
sne ,ast ana only resort the driver took bis water
ing bucket and dashed IL into pieces over the head
Of the nearest highwsyman, and called for pas
sengsr who was IN the stage asleep for assistance,
when tho bighwaymen both quickly decamped.
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IMPORTANT ARREsT.-We learn from the Troy
Times Of Monday, that tho deputy United States
Marshal, Bowman, made an important arrest, at
the United States Hotel, in that city, on Monday,
in the person Of Charles Viele, resident of Sarato
silver coin His sister is now in Baston jaiI on the
charge Of passing counterfeit money, and the father
and the rest Of the family residents Of Still
water, Saratoga Co. The prisoner is now in the
Rensselaer, county jail by virtue Of the warrants Is
passing counterfeit bills; also on warrant issued
by the United States District Attorney The officer
arresipg him and Others haye been his track for
a long time. An officer from Saratoga arrested him
some few weeks since, but he managed to escape,
through the connivance of some Of the prisoners
friends. Viele Is about 22 or % years OF ago, but
appears much younger He is said to be married
man.
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The largest depression compared with Last year.
at the close Of May 1928 IA From that sum 1t fell to
s191 1858 in tho third week in June, about which
1t has remained since. 1t will be noticed that tbs
stationary condition Of the decrease for the last eight
weeks is occasoned by the increase of the first column
and the decrease Of the ccondtho and decrease
being just about equal The residue Of the may
away the second column swell the decrease ON
merchandise IN S2oO ooo
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ToURHANENT.-A grand tournament came eff at
Capon Springs. va, on the Goth inst. The follow
ing were the knights personated -Ivanhoe. Knight
of the Valley, knight Of Faquics, Knight Of Clark,
Knight Of Warren, Knight Of Hardy, Knight Of the
Pisins, Knight Of Arva, Knight Of Frederick
Knight of the Forrest the Stranger knight, the
Black knight, knight Don Quixotte, ana Knight
Saneho. They were all baIcsome, noble looking,
and mounted on superb steeds Ivanhce, though
not considered the best and most graceful rider,
the successful filter. The whole afsir was beauti-
fully gotten up. and came of in style of excellence
Ear Surprising the expectations Of al who partici
Tatcd The fitting was performed on the lawn i'm.
mediately before the Mountain House. The pcr-
ting al that fancy could paint youth ard beauty
One gentleman, not expert III fitting, un.
borstd, afTordng an agreeable novelty to the scene
The fancy bail camo of during the evening, and
WAS truly brilliant affair ! have rot time, how
ever, at present to under take description off
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FUGiTTyE FROM JUsTICE.-A man named Reuben
X. Shell was taken to the police offce Of New Or
leans, on the 18th inst by an officer from Alabama
and one from Texas. He has just been arrested in
Alabama, on tho charge of having murdered man
moved to where the crime was committed as soon az
practicable. According to the account Of Shell, the
man who is said to have been murdered by him,
was stabbed in grogshop row, and died four
months afterwards.
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her late husband and her cousin $50 Of his own. eli
Of which the accused divided among thenisoivee and
further, that her cousin had gone away from camp
to the watering place, where he was Get upon and
murdered A number Of articles were brought into
Court, and identified by her as her own and her
cousins property.
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HORRIBLE AccIpEST.-The Hamilton (Ohio) In
tdi,gcncr says, boy in Beckett & Rigdons paper
mills met with an accident that will probably cause
his death. The boy was left in the room oc.
curied by The rag-cutter, and, had been play.
ing with the shaft. 1t is supposed that his arm,
and his body offering resistance, fastened him so
firmly to the shaft to tear his left out at the
shoulder. When he was found. his arm was crushed
and bound by the hemp about the iron, entirely dis.
connected from his body. His legs were still en-
tangled in the hemp, his left thigh bone broken
there several deep gashes IN his right leg. and
cash ten inches long in the right groin laying the
intestines bare.
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The bullion dealers refine most Of the American gsd
dollars they get hold Of aud they do not nd their way
into the mint In 1861 than seven millions Of dol
Lars Of American eagles received in che Paris mint
The Paris Moneu, furnishes the wing statistical Ia
formation touching the metallic currency Of France
during period Of fifty years, from l195-the date
which coinage according to the decimal system Gem
menced-up to January, 1862 The information is in
teIestDg ct the present moMont when the copper coin
age Of tho country is undergoing complete renovation
with important changes prescribed by the recent Law;
and the gold and silver currency is being renewed in
order TO Impress upon notable posos Of it the esy Of
the rignipg Prince.
The total amount of money, Of all denominations, coin
&c in France from 1895 to Decembsr 81 1851 has been
6l0l 900 40 francs gold, silver, and copper in the fol-
lowing proporions:-
TOTAL COINAGE or THE FREHcH MI,I IN Prrry.SEvES
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INTEMPFRANcE COMPARED WITH OTHER CRIMES -
The following is the result the trade which liquor deal
ers think Of the privileges and blessings Of liberty
to be allowed TO follow sustain, and promoter
Abstract Of Returns Of the Keepers of as and Over
seers Of Houses OF Correction, In the Commonwealth
Massachusetts,, for the year ending Nov L. 1851 Pre-
pared for the Of the legislature by the Secretary
Of the Commo nwealth; page 30.
Aggregate from the House Of Correction In all the coun-
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CoxME.RCIAL AFFAIRs.

WuOLsN0ALN PRIOHO OURRGUT,
0esapcrns WDassDAv, Asovsr Is, rsa rnE Nsw Ysax
NEW YORK MARKM.
Dvoes povsas ~ casA GeeSs sset u - It public
ssc" Il as ad me ve~. I've ton N ~ Z 10 s.2as
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at the city Of Washington by banks which have no exst
epoe Bills Of email denominations profesed to be issued
By the Occan Bank signed Allan cashier each note
in different hand writing are quite plenty There is no
such bank in Washington and no persons know who is
responsible for thor redemption.
We learn from the last sDnus report of the Atlantic
and St. Lawre, ce Railroad Company, that the road
open to rand-l22 nes-and that the grading
ef the residue Of the line nearly finished for the main
track the bdge to be constructed the Connec
icut river thirteen miles from Northumberland FROM
the Come river 10 the p,opo ed junction with the
Canada road ct Lland Pond-l4k miles-the work OF
radrg in progress that the track will not be de
layed that portion OF the line. The distance from
Portland junction and connection with the Canada
road is one hundred and forty nine miles.
The whole amount expended and charged in the gene
ra construction account is 81 242 s23 "a This agero
gate includes the amount Of So It's 49, expended proi
July according to the last annual report of the
treasurer. The receipts into the treasury from assess
ments shares July 1s and credited to capitals ock
amounted to 1327 POI "a Received from The sale Of
City Of Portland Bonds $1798oOo Received from the
sale Of bonds Of the company including those issued to
Wood Black, under their contract $el5,5co The
whole number Of shares of the capital stock Of the
pany now stand ng on the books Is 1866 making ST.
355 600 collected 327 2e1 "a balance due ON stock
$283OS TO- Almost the entire amount Of this sum may
be relied on as available means.
The gross earnings Of tho road including mail pay and
rents for the year. $ls406e H. Net income Of thu
road for the year. 49, During the year ending
June 30th the number of miles run by the passenger
trains 1892 miles run BY freight trains 7S,sO7
miles by gravel and wood trains, 6.o56 Total Of
miles rum 656 Average receipts per mile rum so So
400. 1000 expenses per mile run, 50 46 1914 1000.
The exhibit Of business Is rather unfavorable, but
not discouraging. The road is however, but in hall
completed state, and its earnings not therefore
fair test.
The annexed statement exhibits the quotations in this
market for the principal public securities at the respec
tive periods named -
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CAB In specie There fair demand for foreign
change to-day but last quotations were notsasainel
sales Of sterling bs having been made st eighth per
Cent less.
The steamship Asia, from Liverpool, brings three days
later intelligence. The ID, in q commercial and
financial point of vew favorable Quotations for cotton
have been firmly sustained and there had been very
active demand for breadstufs at advance The
weather continued bad for the growing crops and for har
vesng the potato disease had spread to alarming
extent This is confirmation Of the brought by
the steamship Atlantic and may look for active
time in our markets We have change to report
in financial affairs Money was exceedingly abundant
but quotations for stocks were tending downward
The receipts tho Office Of the Assistant Treasuree o.
tbisi port to-day, amounted 10 $4,000 payments,
Sl0e2S 02-baiance. SO sos 500 65.
The receipts Of the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad
Company, from November 90 1861, to August 6, 1869
ess than nine monthsj have been 1864 zoe % as fol-
lows
Through passengers, q ,ooe .........Say e 6oe es
Way DO StO6o MINIMUM. ~ 90. "
Freight eo oao y5
IotaA.. ........... ..'.soof @Vs =.
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gnoian Oneeu 6utel,

Elizabeth ST., STRoUDsBURG, Pa.
80 The undersigned respectfully in
es5iiI forms his friends and the public gener-
-fA2.n1A ally, that he has taken the above Hotel,
known TO the travelling community as 'Shve-
ly's Old Stand, and recently kept by Geo.
Swartwood.
The house is large, with ever convenience
for travellers and boarders.
The yards and stabing are extensive, and
every thing in the very best order for the ac-
comodation oftravellers and others
The proprietor will use every effort to have
his table, chambers, bar. and every depart
ment of his house conducted in such a man
ner as TO secure the appreciation Of his custO-
mers.
The Stage office FOR the Easton, NJ. Chunk,
Wilkes Barre, White Haven and Providence
stages will hereafter be atthe above HOTEL
Pefsons wishing to 60 or send with the
boye stages, will please leave their orders
at the Indian Queen Hotel.
These lines leave this Hotel every Mons
day, Wednesday, and Friday morning al I
O'Clock.
JOSEPH j. POSTENS.
G.u Proprietor.
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Raising Blood

ind C0nSltmption, pain Ia tie SIDE and
nightSrcatS, AStjasla, Who0pjHg C0Hgh,
37al0jtation Of tie hed5t, Licer complaint,
Bronchitis, and all diseases of the
throat, lungs and liver cured by Sher-
mans All-Healing Balsam.
RAISING BLOOD & CONSUMPTION
Mr.. Mime, Builder, in Brooklyn, was
attacked with raising Blood, followed by
a cough, pain in the side, and al the u
suaJ symptoms Of consumption. lie en-
pIoyed two of the best physicians; they
did him 10 good, and tod him he could
not Ire.
Hearing Of the wonderful cures per-
formed by Sherman's Balsam, he sent at
10 o'clock at night to Mrs. Hayes, 1876
Fulton street, and got bottle; it operated
like charm, stopped the bleeding and
cough! Before he had taken one bottle
he was able to be about his work. It had
saved his life. His daughter, residing at
I27 Myrtle Avenue, can attest it.
Miss Ann Maston, Of Williamsburg,
living in Tenth, near South Fourth ST.,
says-That she had been troubled with
hacking cough, and painin the chest, for
a long time, which at last become so bad
that she was obliged to give up her school
for more than year She then COM
menced taxing the All-Healing Balsam
which soon alleviated her symptoms
She is now fast recovering, and has re-
sumed her laborious occupation as a teach
er.
IA years Mr.. John O'Neil, 10th ave-
nue. and 2lst street, suffered with cough,
raising Of phlegm, and pain in his side.
lie could get no relief til he tried the
Healing Balsam, which drove the epain
from his side, allayed the cough, and
brought the disease upon the surface; and
before he had taken three bottles, was
entirely cured.
PLEURISY AND CoNsUHPTIoN.
Mrs. Baggas, a lady upwards Of 20, re-
siding IS Sheriff street, has for years been
subject to ATTACKS of Pleurisy, Raising
of Blood, severe Cough, Shortness Of
Breath, Pain in her Head and various
parts of her body. Her friends believed
past recovery. The Healing Balsam
relieved her at once of all her alarming
symptoms, and now she is able to attend
to her work
ASTHMA AND wHoOPING COUGH.
Mrs. Lucretia Wells, 50 Christie ST.;
i. S. Beals, 10 Delaney street; w. II.
Youngs, 75 Walnut ST.; know the value of
this great remedy.
Ask for sherman's All-Healing Bal
sam, and see that his written signature is
on each bottle.
Price % cents and 81 per bcttle.
DR.. Sherman's Worm and Cough Lozen-
ges for sale at this Office.
May g, 1851.
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WILLIAM DEAN.
Stroudsburg, May s 1851.
LONROE COUNTY

Mutual Fire Insurance COEnp'y.
TEyhe rate of Insurance is one dollar on
ID the thousand doaLlrs insured, after
which payment no subsequent tax wiz
be levied, except TO cover actual Toss or
damage by fire, that may faH upon men,
bcrs of the company.
The nett profits arising from interest
or otherwise, wiz be ascertained yearly,
for which each member in proportion to
his, her, or their deposit, wiz have a
credit in the company. Each insurer IN
or with the said company wiz be mem
Der thereof during the term Of his or her
policy. The principe of Mutual lnsur-
ance has been thoroughly tested-has
been tried by the unerring test of expert
ence, and has proved successful and be-
come very popular. It affords the great
est security against loss or damage by
fire, on the most advantageous and rea-
sonable terms.
Applications for Insurance to be made
in person. OF By letters addressed to
JAMES II. WALTON, Sec'y.
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Gnortsnlcrl Cake Notite.
.yoEln EArEder,
North East corner WalnW q Second !

North East corner VdtNat q Scc0'l4 otS.,
PHILADELPHIA
ETAS on hand, Just receiced, a complete
Ii assortment Of SHOT GUNS, Powder
F2asks, Game Bags, and all other Sporting
Apparatus of the best and most approved pat
terms.
He has constantly on hand SPORTING
POWDER of all descriptions, Percussion
Caps, Shot, Bullet Moulds, Ball and Blank
Cartridges, and general assortment OF ma
terials for Gun Makers, &c.
Also Percussion Caps of superior quail
ty, designed expressly for U S. Rifles.
An assortment of Fishing Tackle always
on hand.
All The above, and any other articles in his
inc, the subscriber will sell as low as any
other establishment in the United States.
In testimony Of his skill as manufacture
er the Franklin INSTITUTE, in the years 1910
and 1912, awarded TO him TWO CERTIFICATES
and in the years 1914, 1916, 1917, l648
and 1850, FIVE SILVER MEDALS, all OF which
NAV be seen at his place Of business.
JOHN KRIDER.
PHILADELPHIA. July 1851. IS -3m.
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rived, that persons suffering from secret dis
eases, need no more become the victim OF
quackery, as by the prescriptions contained in
this book, any one may cure himslf, without
hinderance to business, or the knowledse of
the most intimate friends. and with one tenth
the usual expenses. In addition to the gen.
eral routine private disease. itlully explains
the cause of manhood'S early decline, with
observations on marriage-besides many 9th
er arrangements which it would not be pro-
per to ennmerate in the public prints.
uIAny person sending TWENTY-FIVE
cents enclosed in in letter, will receive
one copy of this book, by mail, or ive COP
les will be sent Tor one dollar. Address,
" DIR. WM. YOUNG. No. l52 SPRUCE
Street. PHILADELPHIA" Post paid.
IL DR.. YOUNG can be consulted on
any Of the diseases described in his DIT
ferent publications, at his Office, l53
SPRUCE Street, every day between Q and
8 o'clock, Sundays excepted.
January so, lS5l.-ly
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Uniontown. Fayette CO., Pa, July 2 1850
NOTICE.
OFFICE TO PROCURE
land Warrants.

BE- d recent Act Of Congress IL is enacted,
That each Of the surviving, or the widow or
minor cbiidrenoi deceased commissioned and
nonc0mmissoned officers, musicians. or prI-
Yates, whether Of regulars, volunteers, rang
ers or militia, who performed military ser
vices in any regiment, company or detach-
ment in the service OF the United States, in
the war with Great Britain, declared by the
United States on The eighteenth day of June,
1912, or in any Of the Indian wars since 100,
and each Of the commissioned officers who
was engaged in The military service of the
United States in the late war with Mexico,
and shall be entitled 10 lands as follows
Those who engaged to serve twelve
months or during the war, and actually
served nine months, shall receive one hon
dred and sixty acres: and those who engaged
to serve six months and actually served four
months. shall receive eighty acres; and
those who engaged TO serve for any or an
indefinite period, and actually served one
monih, shall receive forty acres. Provided,
that wherever any officer or soldier was
honorably discharged in consequences dis
ability in the service, he shall receive the a.
mount to which he would have been entitled
if he had served the fall period for which he
had engaged to serve.
Under the above act, and the acts Of Con-
gress generally, the subscriber offers his ser
vices as agent to procure Land Warrants for
those entitled to receive them, as above spe-
CITED.
He may be found a, his Office in Strouds-
burg. 5. {. BURNETT.
October 81, 1850.