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Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31

I, is certainly with pleasure that we
announce the probable fact that p. T.
Barnum is again .on his legs-thas he is
to-day. richer man than he was before
his connection with the Jerome clock
company. Il is said that he has bought
all claims against himself for from five TO
twenty-five cents on the dollar. with the
exception OF some Sis. 900 held in and
about Danbury, which he viii probably
have TO pay in FULL The whole of the
vast property assigned by him for the ben
eft of his creditors, has again passed in
to his hands. and he is now refurnishins
and refiting 'Iranistan' in good style 20
his future permanent residence.-Sans
| ford .4dcocats. -
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31
Fsry Late and Important from Utah.

Captain Van Viiet, Sssist s. Quarter
Master U. S. Army, arrived IN this city
las, evening, direct from the Territory Of
Utah. having left Great Salt Lake City on
the 18th ult
We understand that the Mormons. are
determined not to allow the United States
roops to enter Sak,L Lake Valley, and will
use force 20 prevent them If necessary
They look upon the present movement of
the Government as only the renewal Of
the prosecutions which they complain Of
having endured in this State and Illinois,
and are determined TO resist il at the out
SCI. Capt. Van Vliei met the troops the
22d OF September, on the Sweet Water,
some two hundred and thirty miles beyond
Font Larasnie. They were eli well and in
good spirits. Some Of the supply trains
were AZ Harris Eork. one hundped and
forty-shree miles this side OF the Valley.
while others were behind. and ii is very
doubtful if they san. enter the Salt Lake
Valley this season.
-. Cob tohnson,. with his escort, was met
on the lst of October. ninety miles this
side Of Fort Laramie, and determined to
enter the Valley OF SaIi Lake this fall
Gov Cumming and Secretary Hartnett
were Haet on the 9Th. Of this month ninety
miles beyond Fort Kearny. all well. A
heavy snow fell al FeH Bridger an the 18th
d Septembenv
= Capt Van Vliet has made an extraor.
sdiusry trip. having g,traxeled' over2 4GOsniles
by land since the lst of August. He
I leaves for Washington to-day.
. We hear that Capt. Van Vliet passed a
week In Great Salt Lake City, He wa.
treated with much consideration and invi.
ted TO partake Of the hospi;a!i,ies of the
leading men of the city. But on all oc.
easions, and from every quarter, bs heard
: only one expression Of opinion-and thai
was, that they never would permit Uniseo
: States troops. or the officers appointed By
the United States Government, 10 get foot
: bold 10 their dominiona In oil their pub
lie declarations, and'in their private con
Il versation, this sentiment is boldly avowed
they will never suffer the troops to- ente
the city. and it they do it will be after tn.
town has been committed to the flames, III.
Territory around it laid waste, and all tn,
inhabitants have fled to the inountains.-
ThelE fanasicism knows no bounds; the,
believe Brigham Young to be the appoiu
"a cd agent OF the Lord, and whatever he
g crmmands them TO- do they will perform
with alacrity. They say that they hav
% provisions sufficient TO last them for thEe,
or four years, and that prosecuted as the,
have been and are. blythe Americans, the
will resisi to the last extremity.
These statements being true, as they uu
a douhtedly are, the Government will hav
10 make levies of new men, and to dis
patch heavy seinforsements to the army i
] Uah Eext spring.
J e Dr. Barnhisel. Delegate to Congress
from 0fab, arrived in company with Cap
3 Van Vliet.-H. Louis Rep.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31
Kansas Free.

The result Of the recent election in Kan.
sas is enough TO gladden. the soul of the
most despondent. 8. Bleeding Kansas"
has fought the battie-has won the victory
siHgie-handed. It remains now for US TO
sustain her-to follow up their victory by
Q settled and 6fm determination TO hold
our own. Freedom needs no aggression.
She fights her own battles. She insinuates
herself from village to village, from county
10 county, from state TO s,ate-when her
sons are true. II they stand not fast, she
ianguisbes and dies.
The victory in Kansas is victory again st
most extraordinary Odds. Il would be USE
less to tell our readers how, from first to
last, the powers of ruffianism, pro-siaverY,
and the General Government have been
concentrated there. And they need mol
imagine there was any statement Of these
influences al the recent election. But in
The consciousness of strength as we'll as oil
righteous cause. the Free State men as
serted their rights, and obtained them al
the polls. and as a matter of course foored
the IS Democracy"
Parroti. Delegate to Congress, Free
State.1 is elected By from i've TO eieh
shousand-a very large majority in smal
vote. and being some four or Ave to one
The Free State men have elected twenty
delegates and seven counciImen; the pro.
slavery party eight representatives. and
three councilmen. The Legislature j,
deemed 20 be certainly Free Siate.-Hass
| Hon Lstsi.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31
Silk Dresses. Laces. Sc.

We frequently see in the newspar ers I
ha; lady on her bridal day. or at ball,
wore silk dress worth, with its laces. |
So, one thousand dollars. OIL
DO CsaoI,na Ise ingredients and IN the man.
dss.s do u The costly garment were i'm.
ported from Europe. Let US have some
words on the subject.
a. a ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
Is the paymen. for the services Of good
clerk during a whole year.
II is the wages Of a mechanic for three
years at one dollar per day.
1t is the wages of one farm hand Cor
seven years at one hundred and fifty doll
ars per year. Ii is the price at four doll
ars and seyenty-fve cents of two hundred
and fifteen barrels Of flour to be shipped
from New York TO pay for the dress or
in other words. it is the bread of forty-.wo
thousand one husdred and forty men for
one day, at one pound each; or the bread
of one man during one hundred and six.
teen years.
1t is the price Of two hundred thousand
bricks at five dollars per thousand.
1t is the price of twenty-five fat steers
at forty dellars a piece.
It is the price of two hundred neat and
| tidy calico dresses at Ave dollars each.
/, is the price of twenty bales of cotton
at twelve and half cents per pound.
1t is the price of ten tones OF hemp a
one hundred dollars per ton.
1t is the price of ten thousand pounds O
tobacco at ten cents per pound.
! 1t is the crop of one hundred and twenty
five acres OF corn at eight dollars per acre
/ It is the crop Of fifty acres of wheat a
twenty bushels per acre. aud one dolls
per bushel.
1t is the crop Of forty acres in potatoes
at fifty bushels to :he acre, and fifty cent
to the bushel.
1t is for ten years the rent Of house a
eight dollars per month.
We could carry the appalling comparis
son TO much greater length, but enough j
said to show the extentiof our extravaganza
of this subject of expensive dress. w
have carried il so far for the benefit of o,he
nations, as 70 render the editors of FrencI
papers, during the last spring and summeE
even more anxious for the crop of silk il
France. Italy and China, than they wer,
for their crop of wheat. They knew tn a
if this necessary article of lie was want
ing. .5they could easily more than supply il
deficiency by the sale TO US Of the gaud
stuffs made for the other. MAX.-.M
Republican.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31
Ths Tide of Gold.

When Threadneedie stree, T.,
sees what Wall street is doine-,b..
sending for. instead Of sending sns.;.
there will be open war there made A..
..Cos.en, american Flour ana sss.a a
thing else Ameriean-in order 10 ka.s
specie at home. England. Just now S;P
war in India upon hand, and the war a =
China, has no specie to spare for AS., =
ca, and will not give US wilhont . f;a.,
Tor (which fight will Tssull IN screwian
down all our productions. and il blov;Ds
up the credit Of every American house $
London. Liverpool and Manchester.
Nsver.heiesss, the gold nust come. M
matter what II costs US, for siCo,,on !,
King, and Cotton alene can be had If
Us inssafhcien. qaantity to NEE. the over.
ruling demands of British Manufa sturer,
Bread may be got elsewhere, and o,be,
th'ngs also, but Cotton is Arnencan and
Cot'on must be had, and gold now mw,
be paid for Gotten. '''"''
Our own California gold poyr instead q.
gong to London goes right into the Phil
adelphia Mint, to be coined .s soon =,
possible into eagles. half eagles. o,,ax,a.
eagIes-and no more of that gold sill f.
sometime. go to England. Wha, we ow. NJ
abroad, for the present, must be Bald !,
(" suspended paper :" and what we b,r. =
TO sell. must come back in gold,
Produce has lallen-and is 10 fati T.
/ efything-5fcsn the useful, like wbe., :,
, the luxurious, like tobacco. SucsT' = :
couTse. is to go on falling-and il has fsII
len. The specie crucible will mel, n,
| property like wax. Threadneedle s,r.t
has now got the crucible-and will
melt US ill! the tide turns, and we pa,
: again 10 California gold-instead Of keer
!. ing it at home.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31

An orphan lad named Northup lies
.ick and perfectly helpless 81 Ithaca. n.
Y, and his case is most remar kabie one.
On his legs are several sores, and from
one Of these, few days since. there
sprang up stem like that of a toad.stool
about six inches in hight. upon the top OF
which a a-formation took place bearing a
close fesem blance to the passion flower.
This singular formation remained during
the day, and disa preared the ensuing
night. sz.s
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31
Currency.

I, may now be regarded as fixed fact
that the notes of all the good Banks estab-
lished in the West will have definite
character and and reputation, and be the
medium foF, the settieraeat Of accounts. the
purchase of goods. and payments for pro-
duce. This is pretty well established by
the movement Of the State Savings Insti-
tuition; by the determination of thirty four
of our largest houses to receive them at
par, after many others had preceded them !;
and by the proposition of L. A. Benoist &
Co., TO open currency account. 1t may
be safely said how. that currency will again
become circulating medium, and it ought
to find its way. readily. to all the markets
of the city. When this is done, there will
be great alleviation Of the financial panic
Throughout. the city. and. although we may
all be compelled to live more economically,
we shall still have the means of getting
something to eat and TO get along comfort-
ably.
STILL THEY COME.
In addition to the card of L. A. Benoist
& Co., Bankers, stating their willingness
to receive currency, we publish much
larger list than was given yesterday. ol
merchants who have been taking. and are
yet willing to receive, the notes of the
Banks of various States of the Union. in
payment for their various fabrics. The
whole town now seems to be willing to re
ceive currency, and it must rapidly appre.
ciate, and business again move forward
A month Of open. fair weather will enable
our jobbers to dispose of large amour,
of goods, We hope at satisfactory prices
and our produce dealers will find the mean.
Of again engaging in their regular opera
tions. In two or three weeks an activ.
trade will commence in hogs, and thel
hundreds OF thousands Of dollars will b,
wanted to carry it on successfully. Wher,
can this be obtained, unless currency i
made the basis of it !-N. Louis Rep.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31

A Wisconsin correspondent of the Ro-
chester Union states that in going from
Prarie dn Chen 10 La Crosse few days
ago singular scene was presented on the
s,eamboat. At one end of the saloon a
clergyman was preaching TO small crowd
gathered around him; in the middle gam
bling was in busy progress; and at the
other extremity Of the saloon there was
music and dancing!
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31

A correspondents Of The Manchester
(Eng. Guardian gives - account Of the
ascent OF Mont Blanc BY large party,
among whom there were seveszt Aneri-
cans, one Of whom. young Isdy named
TraIaway. slipped over an sce pEeeipice.
ard fell hundreds Of feet into assure,
where she must have been dashed TO pie
eas. Living or dead. however, no assist
sncs could be rendered her. and there hel
remains must lie until she last trump shall
sou nd.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31

= ~
The louisville Courier. pays y D.
lowing tribute to the occuPanOa "a .s.
farmer If young man wanS bis
gage in business that viii insf ks
IN middle l5fe. tbe greatest amour f,rusg.
sure time, we say choose that o = nisi
Il he has an independent turn 70 o
let him be farmer. II be Was hin d
gage in healthy occupation, i1' :. iuss
The soil. In short, if he weulu w.s. - kssf
pendent. let him GET spot oi ea.r ..reI; 10
within his means 10 shun 'ns To- sooesi, ~
perate to avoid the doctor; oe imprS'
he may have q clear conscienos bsns
the coil 50 as 10 leave the w1 essss
than he found It; and then y !. .s.rs i =
live happily and die eoziented'y' 'A
hope for him."
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31

The Republic is the name Of new
Republican paper. just commenced in
Washington City. 1t is to be printed
semi-weekly and daily. II is announced
that it win appear in the beginning Of the
f.,szs s.-ssssrrss.v -xx-si.a.s en- 1sasa
Usher, and il is under the editorial care o
himself and Daniel r. Goodioe. both good
writers and advocates Of the Republican
cause.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31

The Lowell News states that Albert
Harnden took his gun and dog some three
weeks since. and started on a cunning ex-
cursien, since which time no tidings have
been heard Of either. A party of some
fifty persons went in search OF traces Of
him, on Sunday, but without success.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31

s Some days ago a produce "a ~
in Washington Soda customer "a 0,n r..
of potatoes for > shilling. and Id ia.~s !,
pay from . quarter dollar. reiarneu r. -
cents change. This the customer o'' !.
10 receive. claiming thirteen Gems
due. A dispute ensued. which en- 4,
the customer getting cut wsrfan' p
odd cent. and, the case beng ni'''
covered it.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31

EG- Mrs. Marvin lost her husbaad
and $4,000 on the Central America.
Having nothing left but the scan.y cloth
ing she had On. the citizens OF New York
supplied her with $3.50 worth of eIoshing,
and $50 in money. She started fnr home,
the cars ran Off the track on Tuesday
morning, at Cornkill. n. p. completely
dashing in pieces her trunks, and very
nearly destroying all the con. ents. The
company furnished new franks. and the
passengers went on.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31

The Chicago Tribune says there are a
dozen New Workers in that city. looking
sfter their business relations. They pro-
pose to take wheat at market rates and
half the difference in exchange. in pay
men, Of debts due them-a compromise
which will probably be made without much
difficulty. 5es
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31
King Cato !!

This WONDERFUL man has had his Dig
nifty greatly insuIted by the non.recepiion
of the Oxford precinct. The Lawrence
Republican says:
g We stop the press TO state that Judge
Cato has issued mandamus to compel
the governor and secretary to give the cer-
ti6eates Of election to the pro-s!avery can.
didases Of tllis district
This is certainly bold and thoughiles:
move, leaving the governor and secretary
no jurisdiction irhatever, but compelling
them 10 certify to the election of men from
number only. without referring to laar 70
the correctness of the returns.
Our Judges are certainly some, in ihes'
wonderful days. What will come next
Perhaps the millennium. gs
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31

A SERIOUS CHAReE.-John w. Croft.
one of the survivors of the Central Amer
ica. who has arrived at Calais. Me-. de-
clares that !. rum had considerable to do
with her .oss-the chief engineer being 50
drunk as not TO know what he was absut.' -
This is the frst time this grave charge has
been made. If true il should be confirmed
by the testimony OF other survivors, and the
lesson it teaches. of madness Of cemi,ting
life and property to the care of intemper-
ate men. should be seriously laid to heart.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31

surMARISk TsLrenArz on NAsruex-
ET.-The Submarine cable frosn Cape
Cod to Nantucket has been successfully
laid, and the FIRST message was tsanslnit-
ted last Sunday evening. Il is CON-
plese success. 49,
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31

~ TIE owNEH Of sthe cciebrated
acing stallion :. Ethan Allen refused
s25 900 for him at the late great horse
fair at Elmira, rsew York and had netsed
his owner over 80. 900 the present year
and has made his mile in 2 Iain. 81 sec.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31

KANsxs@EMIeRATIoE.-Ths The = hard
timee. says the Ohio Nonpariei, " have
not yet tended to stop emigration; we see
pass through cur streets almost daily car.
avans o. covered wagons containing the
families and household goods of Mary.
landers, Virginians and others, who are on
their way to Missouri, Kansas and the
West. Kansas is set.ing her full share
of these emigranls-alihough. perha2:
the larger number come from New Eng
land and Pennsylvsnia, and few from
| Ohio.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31

DEArH OF Ma. SIscLAIz. THE Fock-
Lrsr.-Mr Sinclair. the English vocalist,
and father OF Mrs. Caiharine NJ. Sinclair.
died in London on the 22d uls., at the age
Of Is years. He lived just long enough to
know Of his daughir's success on the Lon
don boards.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31


IL ORLEANS CousrY.-The Mejina n.
W Tribune mentions case Of affiiction
in Shelby, Orleans CO., which is most ex-
traordinary:
Henry Possan, man forty-6ye years Of
age, has been confined TO his bed. and
helpless, since he was nineteen-twenty-
six years. His disease is rheumatism, and
most terribly has the poor man suffered
| with its tor,uring and deforming rayages.
His knees are distorted and SO drawn un.
der as TO form Q perfect s. The ankle
| joints are also disjointed and shockingiy
displaced. His feet are drawn round to
one side and the toes twisted into all con-
ceivable shapes. In fact the terrible DIS
ease has left scarcely limb. or joint, OF
member Of the body undeiormed. And
added to all this, the poor man has been
rendered perfectly blind by the same dis
ease. He lies upon his back. his arms
folded acrost his breast, and is only barely
able TO move across his breast, and is only
barely able to move his fingers. His pain
is severe and almost constant.
Who ever heard of a more heart-re nding
case of protrac.ed sufering2 Yet strange
TO say, the afflicted victim Of disease retains
the vigor OF his intellect-is intelsgent and
well posted in the passing events of the
day-and is resigned and cheerful. He
| has patient sister who administers To his
few wants, reads to him and cheers him
on in his deso!ate journey of life. Where
is the man whose troubles are so great tina
/ he is willing to exchange his lot with thi:
tortured victim OF disease
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31

s The Legislature of Vermont has
elected the following state officers: secre-
,ary Of state, Benjamin Dean Of Grafton |;
bank commissioner. A. B. Gardener Of
Bennington; adjaiant general. George b.
Kellogg Of Bra.lleboro sergeant at arms,
E. G. Camp Of Montpelier.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31

The Paris. Mo. Mercury says. " the
land Office at Warsaw, Mo-. after being
closed for several months, was re-opened
on Monday. the 9th inst. Seven or eight
hundred persons were present. and nearly
two thousand applications for land were
made in person, and through agents"
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31

- The amount expended by travel
lers in ESEoPc IS estimated a SO 900, :
COO annually.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31

No WoaK,-Flour of the comb manu-
factories in West Newbury. Mass, ceased
operations on Saturday last. This turns
out of employment some 200 hands.-In
the village Of Cohoes. New York, there
are two thousand people out of employ. be-
sides which all the factories are running
short time. The extensive Harmony mills
run only six hours a day. have reduced wa
ges 10 per cent. The Ogdon cotton mills
run half time. without reduction of wages.
Simmons & Co., ak manufacturers, have
discharged one.third OF their hands. The
Mohawk River mills closed las. week dis
charging 500 hands.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31

B~ A young lady at Colchester, III.
having formed love attachment with a
young gentleman of this place, against the
earnest remonstrance of her parents, was
lately told by her father that he had rather
follow her to the grave than see her the
wife of one so unworthy. The sad alter
native was presented to him sooner than he
expected, for lis remark so prayed upon
his daughters feelings that she procured
poison and killed herself.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-31
Walker,s Proclamation.

We publish this week the proclamation
of GOV. Walker, on the rejection of the
illegal vote purpersing to have been cast AZ
Oxford precinct, johnson county. We
think j. a straight forward, sensible, just
P1oduction ; In doing which he did MOTH
ing more than his duty but for it. from
report, heis abost 10 get himeelf into trou.
BE wish s5saE d fhe noteriosss. I" around
the Capital" We understand he has. sent
for .. S. troops for protection. He has
so Gar taken the steps of Geary and has
aIriven to the same point where he left US.
But we have hopes that Walker will play
a braver part and not steal away in the hour
Of peril. This is, we have no doubt. what
some would rejoice to see; to again " let
slip the dogs Of war;"
But they can't win row, for -
the other side of the picture will be ex-
hibited awhile, to the world-the other
party will have chance to show their
hand. We regret, however, that there
are persons within the Territory os too
rabid nature for us We want men to
forget all past party differences and difficult
ties, and Iegislate for the future good Of
the citizens of the Territory. If those
now elected, disregard the interests of
the settler and spend their time in
avrnging the wrongs of the opposite
party. we hope they may be served for
their wickedness as the man was who
killed his brother" We call upon eve.
| ry squatter TO scru,inize their every action
and if your true interests be disregarded
suffer them no more to transact your bust
ness. The action of the Governor give.
the Free State men the majority. henc.
on them falls the responsibility of correct
ing the wrongs of our present governmen
Thereby chasing away the clouds tha
have long been lowering over our heads
and permitting the sun OF peace one
more to beam upon u.s.
We know "a part who shall compose tho
body will <Iadcavor to do what is righ
! le.1--..s - = naieri.y viii. We hay
e Temarksc sSbSerto that one fanatic is
bad as ano,ber, and should any free Sta
man sent there forget the people by
: revengeful disposition, let permane
: mark be, fixed upon that man. and hei
after trust him no more. sse e-..as
G ]
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-31

cons in charge Of that institution against certain
criticjms made By former correspondents upon
their failure to detect the latent ussnity of Spers.
and upon the opportunities which were thus al
loved him, in consequence. to act fire to the build
ing.
1t does not however appear from the present
conn uncs,icn, that the discharge of Speirs az
"cured." vas ba.ed upon anything except bis gen.
era inof!ensiveness and good behavior for course
Of time. We stll adhere to the opinion expressed
in our editorial canns, that in all cases Of this
kiud patients, before they are eat down as cured
especially if held upon crimnsl commitments
ought to be first subjected t" course of trials, es'
peciay aimed nd intended 10 develop and bring out
any latent insanity which might exist. Nothing OF
this sort appears hase been done in the case OF
speirs nor indeed are we aware that this course
reasonable snd obvious as it appears. Is ever re-
sorted to in such cases.