The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-09-30

soy, was answered by the payment Of q
million and a huff ofspecie, 10 The course
Of few hours
In this course the banks have by strict
constructions OF the law, forfeited lbcir
charters. la consequence, a proolama
ton of the Governor copvening The Lag.
i,lation appeared yesterday 1t 10 a.
follows:
Whereas, serious fnaucial rovulsion
has occurred, resulting in tho suspension
Of specie payments by the banks of tb,
and other States, the failure of many
long established commercial houses lead
ing to tue destruction of confidence and
general embarrassment. threatening to
affect disasterously, the credit Of the
Commonwealth and the great industrial
! interests of the people and requiring
prompt. strict aud efficient action to re.
lieve the suffering Community
Therefore, | convene the Legislature
to meet on the 9th Of October. to adopt
such measures as the present exigency
requires.
PirrsBURaH, Sept 2s.-The excite.
ment lie subsidng. The Mechanics Bk.
suspended to day. Business is paralyzed.
All of our banks, except the Pitts
burgh have suspended.
| The Providence Journal of yesterday
morning in speaking ofsthe condition Of
the affairs in that city SAYS
There never before were two such
weeks as closed upon the business of
Providence last saturday Money con.
tinues at unmitigatedratos although the
demand slackeDs under the impossibility
of obtaining discounts There is barely
any cotton in the market, and the manu-
facturers are working down their stocks,
with no disposition to renew them under
present circumstances. 1t is impossible
longer to raise money to pay the labor
and dreary winter is before us. Until
the news from Philadelphia and Bal,i
more arrived, there was hope that the
survivors of this week would 20 on with
an easier money market; but these sus,
| pensions cut off third Of the collections
upon which our banks were relying to
meet their OVID engagements, aud to ex
tend relief TO their customers Provi
celce stands now a creditor CITY bnt our
collections on New York will not much
more than balance the demands upon US
from that city, and those farther South
are cut off BY the suspension 1t is i'm
possible to tell what the result will be
but it is plain that things cannot remain
% much longer
UNcURRENT BANKs.--The following
Banks are reported as unourrent 10 this
vicinity, cough not all of them have
failed
Name. Bank of Halloweli, Hallowell
Canton Bank So Ellsworth
Bank, Bangor-Mousom River Bank
Sanford Sanford Bank, Sanford.
New Hamshire -Exter Blk. Exter
Vermont-Danby Bank, Danby-So
Royalton Bank, So Royalton,
Massachusetts Cochituase Bank
Boston.
Rode Island - Blk. of So. Coventr,
Wukefeld-Mount Vernon Blk, Prov
dence-R. l. Central Bank, Fall River
Warwick Bank, Warwick Bank o
Republic.
Connecticut Easton Bank, Killing
ly-Merchan,s Elk. Bank, Bridgeport
Worcester Bk. Danbury- Colcheste,
Bank Colchester.
Pennsy wanna Warren County Blk
Bank Cf New Castle-Laucaster Blk
New York-Bank of Orleans, A bior
-Chsmplain Bank, Ellensburg h Elk
change Bank, Buffal,-Farmers Baul
Now Paltz--Hollister Bank Buffaio-
Merchants and Mechanics Bank, Oswe
go Niagara River Bank Tonawanda-
: Oliver Lee & Co Buffalo Blk
Utica-Reciprooity Bk, Buffao-Sack
cts Harbor Bank, State Bk, Sacket
Harbor-Chemung County Bank Horse
beads-Ontsrio County Blk Phelps
Yates County Bk, Penn Yan-E Ell b,l
Avenue Bk-Knckerbocker Bank.
A little fellow from four to We year
old, having perforated the knees Of hi
trousers, was intensely delighted with
patch his grandmother had applied. H
would sit and gaze upon it 10 state o
remarkable admiration, and in on,
of these moods suddenly exclaimed
Grandma must put one on t'othef kne,
and one behind, like Edy Smiths"
Let's take a horn" i, n phase of fire.
quent utterauce The blast of tina
horn may be the signal for the porter t.
open the gate Of death.
FACTs ABOUT TIE Presidents - Foul
Of the first seven were from Virginia..
Two Of the same name from Massachu
setts, and the seventh was from Tsnnes
see. All but one were sixty six year,
old on Leaving Office, having served two
terms and one of them, who had served
but one term would have been sixty 81,
years of age at the end Ct another r.
Three Of the seven died on the 4th o
July, and two of them were on the Sui
Committee Of Three that drafted tn,
Declaration of Independence, and these
two died on the same day and year. anC
on the Anniversary of the Declaration
} OF Independence, aud jus. half ceu'u
~ from the day IF Declaration, The
names of three of the seven ended il
son" vet neither of these transmitted