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Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-05-03

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EPISCOPAL SERVICE Rev. Mr.. Ly-
man, Of Phtsburg, held service in town
last Sunday morning We were pleas
ed to find 50 large I number Of our
citizens in attendance. The Sermon ~
Mr.. Lyman was really eloquent and
learned. We wish we could hearEhim
often.
Bishop Kemper will hold service ii
the lower room in the U. s. Land Office
building this evening, commencing II
4 o'clock. We trust our citizens win
evince their appreciation ofthe Bishop n
visit p our place, " giving hin, 4 large
audience ~
Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-05-03

@s.mrtines, however, l hor.s = paid Il Il Id,
ton fee. .sss 8 III
Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-05-03

Secretary shall act ID his stead. Z
Arr. 4. The Treasurer shall collect
and receive all funds belonging to the
Society, and take such measures for the
collection thereof as may be allowed ID
the charter Of the Society and recon-
mended by the President. He, shall
give bonds to the President for the bene-
| fit Of the Society for the sum, Of Ave
hundred dollars, with two or more Sc
lcurities, for the faithful discharae III
the duties of his office Isl M payipent
can be made by the Treasurer except
on the joint authority DC TIL President
and one Vice President. He shall Keen
his accounts nlethodically stated in i
book kept Cor that purpose and belong
ing to the Society, and when called on
BY the President, IN any other officer,
shall produce them tor inspection. He
shall make an annual report to the So
|ciety al the june Session, ofthe finances
Eof the same, and ~ the expiration 81 his
term of office. he shall dehverlsintp the
hands of the President, fair and re-
gilar stated account Of all receipts. dues
and expenses together with the books
and funds of The Society to ia BY him
delivered ia tire Treasurer elect. AL
the first meeting Of the officars there
sitter, these accounts shall be laid before
them by the President, and ZIG found
without error The Preside III ii 6uthoriz-
ed ~ giye 4 discharge thereon and can-
Ecel INV Bond rs mid reasufe
ARa The General Nh Precinct
Confnitt es shall indiyidusl III, make 4
report apnaal during ths lInonlh III
Novembef, 4, tne Corrsspond lne Secre-
tary of the ainonnt 81 land liEler cult
'yation Nit bin the Iinlils ~ their Fecincfs,
togsthsF u q y @ Numb NJ head III
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New York Herald and the X ms.

1t is but short time since the New York
Herald was quoted as big gun of the Know
Nothings, but seeing the Order rapidly
crumbling to pieces, it has changed its tune,
and now talks about them thus:
There was not so much difference after
all between the violation of private dom
Gil and the removal of United States Com
missioner on account of his performace of his
duty. The men victimized Judge Loring
because he preferred keeping bis oath to
breaking it, were just the men to take ad.
vantage of popular cry against converts
to burst into female school, insult de-
fecnceless ladies and frighten poor sick
girl out of he life. #.. ... .t.
There must be some great changes here,
if the American party is to do any thing in
this world. Prescriptions of faithful off.
GERS of government, assaults on defenceless
women, invasions of private houses, abuse
to the Roman Catholic religion, are not the
thing for the last half of the nineteenth centu.
ry. They would have done very we'll a couple
of hundred years ago, when there was no dai.
ly newspapers and no common schools, nc
steamers, no telegraphs, and no real liberty
in the world. Bnt to-day, when oil of these
blessings are at every ones elbow, measures
of tyrannical and narrow minded cast like
those we mention must be ruinous to any
political organization. 1t is to be hopet
that they are the stumbling blocks which
will serve to guide and teach the American
party. A., r-a,s. -..,
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nA-At tho late election held in I,afavett

CTAt the late election held in Lafayette,
Indiana, the Know Nothings, as usual, pre-
vented honest and intelligent citizens from
casting their ballots. We learn from the
Lafayette American, that one man yo-
ted, and after he had left, the ballot was ta-
ken out and destroyed. One other man was
not allowed to swear because he had not his
papers with him. About four O'Clock three
or four offered to vote in the Fourth Ward,
upon which, they were told that it was tee
late. After that some one came and his tick
ed was received. Another mans vote wac
refused because he could not speak English
-he was not allowed an interpreter. There
were several others deprived of the privilege
of voting because they had not been ia the
county six months.
At almost every election that has been
held since the formation of this Hindoo par
ty, there have been more or less frauds com
mitted upon the ballot-box-legal votes have
been refused, and honest voters driven from
the polls. This is done under the plea oI
preventing the frauds that might be commit
ted by our foreign-born voters. They may
talk about the Illegal voting of foreigners
but it will not hide their infamous acts from
the scrutiny of the honest and intelligent
voter. They will henceforth continue te
meet with defeat, and finally be annihilated
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Louisville Magistrate Election.

The Louisville Courier, Know Nothing
paper, in speaking Of the recent riot in that
city, at the Magistrate election on the 9Th
inst. says. .......
"But there were other transactions on
Saturday, in the First Ward, for which we
must take some Of the ihconsiderate friends
OF Americanism to task. There ,sere for.
eiyners, innocent of any wrong, or intention
of ,crong, ,oho ,ohen passing along the street,
aDhen in their 0t1n house, tohea distant from, the
polls, tcere attacked and beaten most unmerci-
fulEv. The houses of some Germans were
entered and their property destroyed others
were pursued by crowds of infuriated men
and boys. Those attacks, in cases without
provocation, cannot be excused. II is true
that there ,oas much in the shape of rua,or to
feed the excitement. A boy was reported to
have been shot by German from the win
dow Of house, and other indignities COM
mitted; but of these things we could ascer'
tain nothing definite. One outrage, of which
we have been advised, entirely by Know
Nothings, deserves particular notice. Three
Germans--Charles Hunt, John Snyder, ant
Paul Bessinger--being chased from the
polls; took refuge in Porter MerkePs, OF
Market street, two squares distant. A largt
gang pursued them and guns being free
frem the upper stories, they broke into tn
house, destroyed all the fixtures about tn
bar-room, beat Merkel, who had not even at
tempted to vote, entered his private room
destroyed the furniture, and one ruffian &C
tually struck Mrs. Merkel while she wa
attempting to save her husband. For sucl
an outrage there can be no apology, and ye
Of this character were many others dufinI
Saturday"
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Highly Important Decision ON
Passing Counterfeit Money.

We copy from the Logan County Ga
zette, the following very important decision
Of Judge MErcALF, in relation to passing
counterfeit small bills in Ohio:
SMITH ON HABEAs CoRPUs.-This was an
application for the discharge Of the rela-
tor from the custody of the jailor of Lo-
gan county. He was prosecuted for 'ut-
tering and publishing as true and genuine,
a forged and counterfeit bank bill of the
denomination of two dollars, on the State
Bank of Connecticut, at Hartford, Conn.,
CRIMES AcT, Sec. %.
VIM. Lawrence, and B. Stanton, for the
prisoner; James Walker, VIM. H. West,
for the State. The case was fully and
ably presented, and the Court held, that
The act under which the prisoner is pros
ecuted makes it criminal to utter and pub
lish as true and genuine, any false, altered,
forged, or counterfeited bank bill or note,
&c /, for the payment of money.
The prisoner has done this, unless the
legislation of this State has made bank bills
of less denomination than ten dollars,
that are not issued by, or made payable ut
one of the banks of this State, utterly void
and of no validity.
The act of 1910 simply prohibited the
circulation Of such banks of less denomi1a-
ton than five dollars; and under this act it
was properly held that forgery and criminal
uttering of forged bank bills, might be com
nitted of such paper-ths proper intent be-
ing averred.
The act of May, 1854, not only forbids
the circulation, passing, or transfer of such
bills Of foreign banks, of less denomna-
ton than ten dollars, but in its second sec
tion declares, "all such unlawful paper
shall be held in this State to be worthless,
and all contracts in relation thereto, null
and void and any disbursements, or pay
ments, or exchange for other property Of
value, made, or attempted to be made there
with, Of no effect whatever"
Under the enactment of the Legislature,
it is alike unlawful to pat off and to receive
such bills, whether true or false, they are
alike worthless, and incapable of being the
subject Of lawful contract IN this State
The true and the false are equally void; he
who takes either takes nothing, and there
is nothing ''true or genuine" pertaining tc
either, except that under the provision o.
the first section, the genuine may be bont
6de transferred or received for the purpose
of ''being sent directly out of this State
for redemption"
, 1t is not pretended that the charge agains
3 the relator is any such transfer, and th'
charge itself is, that he did pass and pu
/ off, as true and genuine, &c.
The act charged is no crime within tn,
statute of forgery, because no harm or ad
; vantage to any one results, whether th'
bill be true or false. The genuine is de
clared by the statute, worthless and void;
Il has no legal existence in this State. AM
cannot be the subject of forgery, for ther
: can be no counterfeit without real thing.
n The prisoner is therefore discharged.
= There was full attendance Of the bar o
!. this and the adjoining counties, and all con
O cur in the soundness of his honor's opinioH
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Hiss Expelled.

The house of Representatives oftbe Mass
chusetts Legislature, has expelled HISS the
prominent member Of the smelling commit
tee,' by q vote of 1876 to 10. This is the
only respectable act that Legislature has
performed since the beginning of its session,
and this never would have been dcLe but
for the imperative demand Of an outraged
and indignant people. Let two or three
more Know Nothing Legislatures be con-
vened and this proscriptive party will be
covered all over with glory"
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Know Nothing Riots at the Leu
isviIIe, kentucky Election.

Below we give the particulars of the riot
and scenes of bloodshed perpetrated by
Know Nothing bullies and rufians at the
election held at Louisville, Kentucky, on
Saturday the 5th inst. The outrages OF
Cincinnati, with the exception of the de-
struction of the ballot-boxes, were but re-
enacted; and had the emergencies OF the case
demanded it, they would have been destroy
ed. How much longer will the friends OF
our adopted countrymen, submit to such acts
Of violence towards innnoccnt and unofend-
ing citizens! Not only have foreign-born
citizens been maltreated in the most brutal
manner at these elections, but natives, who
were known to be opposed to Know Moth
ingism, have met the same fate. For all,
they boast so much that birthright has
claim upon their sympathles, yet it is no
protection to those who may honestly differ
from them politically or socially.
1t is time that every lover of our country
should denounce these barbarous acts, and
at once rebuke them. 1t is duty we owe
to ourselves and our fellow man to look to
this matter, and to protect the right-the in
nocent and the prosecuted, whether of for
eign-birth or native--high or low--rich or
poor. The interest and well being of our
country demand that the rights Of its citizens
should be protected-those sacred rights and
privileges without which, we would nc
longer be free people, must be preserved
They must not be surrendered up to bant
of armed traitors, who, under the plea o1
Amerscanism, seek to extend them only tc
those who will carry on their jesuitism. Il
these Know Nothings must have riot ant
bloodshed, let them have it to their hearts
content--but let not their obnoxious princi
pies be enforced upon US. We will not sur
render the first right or principle to CRAFTY
their malicious spirits.
This band Of sworn brothers--bound to
! gsther BY the most heilish csths, will hav'
to disciaim thsir creed --dsnounce their pas
aets--give pledges Of future goc3 capduet--
abandon their organisation, or they must b
met by organizations that will couptefac
thsir. .damnable designs. and protect the fot
4 eign-boEn citizens in the peaceful possessieI
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More Elob Law.

The Madison Democrat of Wednesday,
the I'd inst. has information that the groce.
ry of Charles Haynes, at Stoughton, was
entirely destroyed, with It's contents, by a
temperance ~ mob on Wednesday Of fast
week. The circumstances, it says, of the
case are these: Mr.. H. had no license to sell
liquor by the drink, but had one to sell by
larger quantity. He left home on Monday
previous. and ordered his clerk not to sell
any liquor by the drink. II was thought
however, that some liquor was sold In thii
wsy, and hence the outrage. sba q
II temperance people will indulge in sucl
outrages. of order, what may we not reason
ably expect from the intemperate ! liil,oGu
kee Paper. q a2't z s-agf 81
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A NOVEL PHRsENTMEKE. ---The Grand
Jury of Monroe county, N. Y. sitting at Ro-
chester, have been taking testimony to as
certain the nature Of the Order called Know
NothiDgs," the character of the oaths and
obligations imposed upon members, and its
bearing upon the freedom of elections. The
Jurors say, they have been much embarass-
ed in their investigations BY the refusal Of
witnesses to answer questions put to them,
as toitheir secret session. The emajority OF
the jurors say, that from the testimony
before them, they beg leayeto make a gem
eral presentment against such secret .oaths
and combinations, as striking at the founda.
ton ofindividual liberty OF action, and tend
ing directlyIto destroy the great cardinal
principles Of our institutions a.. founded
BY our forefathers. The presentment was
not unanimous.
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tsartllauake at Cairo.

A>letter from friend at Cairo Informs us,
that two shocks of an earthquake were felt
in that city about half past ten O'Clock OF
the night Of the soth. The interval between
the shocks was five minutes. Their dura-
ton was about FIVE seconds each, the vibra-
tory motion being sehsiby felt, and the
rumbling sound distinctly heard. These
shocks we believe were not felt in st. Lou.
is. a.a alsljsn &
Heavy rains have fallen between Eando.
val and Cairo, and the farmers are greatly
gratihed, as they insure an abundant crop q
corn, wheat &c. . ta
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RoBBERIEs IN RAILROAD CARs.-Mr B.
Wright, of the firm of Kimball & Cos, of
this city, was robbed last week while on
the way to st. Louis, of 81 900 in niohey
and $4,000 in drafts. It is probable that
chloroform was used in the operation, as his
state-room was entered, and his wallet was
taken from under his head, without awak-
ening him The boat was searched, first
by its officers, and afterwards by the st.
Louis police, but without finding either
thief or money. Mr.. Mutt, formerly of our
Eastern railroad, was also relieved by the
same dexterious hands of $50 in money,
valuable breast pin, and some important
papers. Mr.. Wright will be able to prevent
the payment Of the drafts but the $1,000
are gone for Burlington (Iowa Isle-
graph, MGy i.
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A SECRET FOR THE LADIEs-How TO
preserve Beauty-DOn't use chalk Lily White, or an,
of the socalled cosmetics TO conceal faded or sal
low complexion. =.
fyou would have the roses brought back to your
cheek clear healthy, and transparent - in, and life
aud vigOr infused through the sstem get bottle OF
Carters Spai sh mixture, and take IL d.
recons 1t does not tasto quite well your sweet
meats but, after few doses If you do not find your
health and beauty reviyin your step elastic and vg
orous and the whole system refreshed and invigora
ted like spring morning. then your case Is hopeless,
naught 1t is the greatest purifier Of the blood known;
is perfectly harmless and at the time powerfully
eficacious. - See advertisement. 3o-4w
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The Right Kind of Il Dem Ocrat.

John Dixon recently established Demo-
cratic paper in Ottawa, Putnam County,
Ohio, entitled the Putnam County Citizen,
which, judging from the number before US,
is an honest, out.spoken paper, and opposed
to the Jacobins, who are now endeavoring
to embroil their country in a sectaran strife
worse than ever cursed Europe. Mr.. Dix
on states that Know Nothing friend CO
proposed to raise him one hundred subcri-
bers if he would cease his opposition to the
secret order. But this proposition he in
dignantly declined. He adds: "We are a.
ware that the circulation of our paper might
be extended, by our advocating the doctrines
of the sect, but we refuse all such offers,
preferring that our paper should die for want
of support, while advocating the glorious
principles of Democracy, than to be sustain
ed by the advocacy of the doctrines of Know
Nothingism. We have nailed our flag to
mast, and are determined if we fall, to fall
fighting in its defence. We are aware that
there is strong secret combination in our
country, making use Of all means in theft
power, no matter how dshonorable, to pre-
vent the circulation not only of the Citizen
but of every Democratic newspaper. But
they will be disappointed in their efforts
Democracy can never be crushed. 1t is the
grand foundation upon which our govern
ment and country rest While Know Moth
ingism like the Hartford Convention will
be Kissed at as treason, the principles of the
Democratic party will be honored and cher.
ished."
We like this kind of talk, and like Mr.
Dixon, too, although we have never had the
pleasure of seeing him. For his honest ad
vocacy of principle we shall place his pa
per on our exchange list, although it is al
ready quite large enough. Go ahead, Dix
on! God speed the right MI. Verno,
Banner. rH
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or Mr.. CoLEsTocK who WAS elected
auditor of ColunbiaRa county last fall by
the Know Nothings, has come out in a
lengthy sderess 10 the voters Of that cosn-
ty, in which he denounces the order Gs
dangerous, and advocates new and sePar-
ate organization oft Free Soil party
He says this is the only salvation for the
cause of freedom in the North.
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TAMEaIcAN SOLDIERS WANTED. - The
London Times of the II inst. has leader
on the subject of recruiting soldiers in the
United States. 1t thinks there are good
many restless and gallant spirits in this
country who would gladly enlist in the En-
glish service, II sufficient encouragement
was offered, and 1t invites them to come and
help to take Sebastopol 1t says that ten
Thousand men could readily be raised for
their service in this country, ifit could be
done consistently with our laws.
1t strikes US, that the Americans would
be found on the other side Of the ques'
ton. er a-i-
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VT bOUIS, My IU'
According to appointment, on Thursday
last large number of the people of Kan
sas Territory, and Platte and Clay Coun-
ties, Mo-, assembled at Leavenworth. They
were much excited at the killing of Clark
and much disposition was manifested to
hang McCrea, but the Commanding Officer
at Fort Leavenworth refused to give hin
up. Nothing was done.
Letters from West Port state that Oh the
Sd Cholera appeared IN malignant form; IL
deaths occurred in "a hours. 1t was also
as bad or worse. at Kansas City.
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TEACHERS ExAMrNArroN - The Bo,rd

TEACHERS EXAMINATION - The Board
L Of Examiners, will hold examinations as follows:
LIST. At Ravenna, Saturday, April l4th, 1855, for
the townships of Ravenna, Franklin, Brimneld and
Charestown .,-r.. E-I'- =
Cd. At Randolph, April2ist, for Randolph, sufeld,
Rootstown and Atwater. =
3D.. AtPalmyra, April 28th, for Palmyra, Deerfield
Edinburgh and Paris.
4th. At Garrettsvile, May 5th, for Freedom, Wind
ham, Nelson and Hiram.
5th. At Shalersville May 18th, for Shalersville,
Mantua, Aurora and StreetsbOro.
9th. At Ravcnna, May 10th, for the county.
To avoid the great crowd that has attended our ex
aminatons, the Board have adopted the plan Of dis
trcting tho county, and we hope no applicants will
present themselves for examination out of the district
in which they reside. P.B. CONANT CLERK. :
Ravenna, April 9th, ,1555-36-6w
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tT The new Free Banking Law which
passed the Indiana Legislature over the
Governors vetoe requires $l,l0 of State
Stocks to be deposited as security for every
dollar of their issue. The State Bank law
makes the branches mutually responsible
for each others liabilities. 1t also makes
stock holders individually liable for an
amount equal to their stocks.
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OrTMany of the towns along the Missis-
sippi river aud others throughout the south
and west, are again visited by the Cholera
in very malignant form. The Pestilenee
is moving northward as the season advances.
1t is to be feared that the Cholera is to be-
come one of the settled diseases Of the ceun-
try
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OET The Legislature of Michigan, during
its recent session, passed an act which makes
provision for the orga nizaticn of an agricul-
tural college, to be located within ten miles
of the capital of the State. The object Of
the school shall be to improve and teach the
science and practice of agriculture.
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0- JAMES w. LAWSON, who was eject
ed Auditor of Fairfield county, by the Know
Nothings last fall, has withdrawn from the
order, and openly denounces the same. He
says that he will support MEDrLL for COVER
nor, and the entire Democratic Ticket.
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ihnEpENnENcE. Nav 9

INDEPENDENCE, May 9.
Letters from Leavenworth Kansas, by the
last Lake Mail have arrived.
The Sioux Indians had driven off the
mules of the mail station at DEVILS Gate;
also all the animals belonging to traders.
The people at Sweet Water had left for
safety. All quiet this side of Fort Leav-
enworth, but the Indians were making
threats. The Mail party of l5 persons
travelled only by night and were not inter-
rupted. The April and May outward mail
were not in good condition.
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dom, whose fires are now kindling through
out the world, have proved fslse to their
principles and unworthy the inheritance
committed to their trust-that the lust for
Office has sacrificed the love of Liberyr"