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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-31
From tile NeaC York tribune, II.
Money Matters in New York.

FROM MS NeU FORK IFaOune, II.
Money Matters in New York.
The feature of the stock market is still i'm
provement, although the advance is not so
general nor so great as on yesterday. The
business to-day was large, and to consider
able extent for cash. The bull party has re-
ceived important accessions, while the bears
are reduced in numbers and energy.
The movement forward of produce is more
active than it was, which is favorable fea-
ture The steamera we hear, are getting
considerable quantities Of merchandise.
which has been imported and held to boad
here. and being entirely unsaleable here, is
Row reshipped to Europe again for q market.
This course will tend to reduce the foreign
balances against us but the national treasury
will feel the effect disastrously.
There is more tone in the street, and gen.
eral resolution to look on the cheerful side
of things, and to aid in every way in work
ing the country ont of its present embarrass-
ments. Much time will be needed before
the relief will be marked and permanent, and
much financial disaster must yet be endured.
Vie fury of the storm is passed, but there is
vet heavy ground swell, which may wreck
many fair bark. The feeling, however is
decidedly better. The discounting hanks
were liberal to-day in every case, as far as we
could learn, loaning the full amount of their
receipts and in some cases considerably
more. In the street money on call is very
scarce and obtainabe only on choice securi-
ties. In the discount houses there is NJ tn
ing doing. The nominal rate of first-class
n ames is 3 per cent but the transactions are
toe, few ana irregular to furnish a quotation.
Capitalists were driven, a few months since,
bv distrust of stock securities, to employ
their money in paper, and they are now driv-
Ell bs ok again to stocks by the uncertainty
Resin OF. even the best mercantile names.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-31
The Howl from the Lake Shore

Mr.. Kingsbury, the Democratic candidate
for Delegate to Congress, and a clever sort of
"a young man, who lives at Lake Superior,
made speech in the Democratic State Con-
vention in response to his nomination and
growing eloquent, promised to 'malze the
North Shore howE' with huge majority for
the Democratic ticket just nominated.
The returns show that the "North Shore"
has horled to some purpose for Ramsey and
it is reported that Mr.. X. is also bowling at
the unexpected howl up there. Jordon is,
sometimes, hard road to travel
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-31
Farmers! Sell Your Grain and Pay
Your Debts.

Under the above heading the Milwaukee
Democrat gives the following excellent ad-
vice in relation to the speedy sale of the
present crop. Let our farmers all read it
and reflect. Every word of it is as applica-
BILE to Minnesota as to Wisconsin
There cannot be greater mistake than
for the farmers to hold on to their grain in
hopes OF higher prices rather than sell at
present prices and pay their Indebtedness to
country merchants and other creditors. But
six weeks more of lake navigation, at the
most, can be counted on, and when that is
done, the market must rule lower il there is
any sale at all. For in the present unsettled
state Of the money market, capitalists will
not invest money for wheat in store. except
at very low rates. The prospect for a con-
siderable rise in the price of wheat is verv
dim, and it is more likely to go lower than
higher. AS matter of economy then. the
farmer should sell at present prices, rather
than run the risk of future market.
But this is not all. AS matter of Justice
and common honesty, they should sell their
crop and pay their debts And it is their
neglect to do this, which is the main cause Of
the money pressure. The city merchant
cannot pay his debts in New York or Bos-
ton, because the country merchant cannot
pay him; and the country merchant cannot
pay because the farmers, many of them. are
indebted to him for one, two and sometimes
for even three years. purchases. And here
is the root OF the whole evil The integrity
of the farmers and their determination to
pay their just debts, at whatever sacrifice. is
the only thing now wanting to restore conf
dence and ease the money pressure. And it
is the imperative duty of those owing debts
to sell their crops and liquidate them. In
the long rum it would be better to sell now
at % cents less bushel than they could get
next spring. Because the loss from wastage
interest on the money, and deprecated value
of property and the grain, from restored con-
| fidence and the increase in the price of prop
ETY. consequent upon paying their debts by
| such course, would be worth more to them
than Is cents a bushel. But the worst of it
is, that by waiting they will be more likely to
get lower than higher prices. And morally,
those in debt to merchants have no more
right to hold on to their grain for the sake oil
getting higher prices hereafter, than man
has to refuse to pay his just debts when ne
has the money in bis pocket, because he can
loan 1T out at 3 per cent. month, Will the
farmers think of these things?
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-31

THE WAY TO DO IA thriving trader in
Wisconsin, claiming the paternity of eleven
daughters, greatly to the astonishment OF his
neighbors, succeeded in marrying them all off
in six months.
A neighbor Of his, who had likewise sever
al single daughters, called upon him.
81 should like to know, friend" said he,
"your secret of ready misunderstanding with
such success"
"Pooh !" said the other, "no secret at all.
1 make it rule, after young man has paid
attention to one of my girls fortnight, to
call upon him with a revolver, and civily to
ask him to choose between death and mat.
rimony" You may imagine" said he
Switch Of the two they preferred"
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WINoNA, October 10th, 1857.

To the Editors Of the Minnesotian:
GENTS :-Winona County has gone above
$50 majority for the Republican candidates
for the State offices.
We have elected d. S. Norton and Sam.
s. Beman to the Senate.
E. NJ. Pearcc, Markley Grover, S. S. John
son and St. A. D. Balcombe to the House of
Reprcsentatives-all good Republicans.
Also our entire County Republican nomi-
nees.
Twas informed to-day by passenger who
was on the Northern Belle on her way down
election day, that that boat stopped two
hours at Brownsville, and that Capt. Hurd,
the Clerks and workmen, some Is or 20 in
all, voted the Democratic ticket. 1t is un-
derstood that they reside in other States
A gentleman just from La Crosse over
heard some Democrats there laughing over
the number of votes they had furnished their
Democratic friends in Houston county.
Yours Respectfully,
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New York Money Market.

Saturday afternoons report says:
NEW YORK, Oct. "a.
Stocks open dull and heavy, but close firm
err and better, generally transactions on the
whole moderate. Money supply is rather
better, demand active, rates are unsettled
Sterling Exchange, sales light at 1OOa1O3.
Saturday nights report was as follows:
New YORK, Oct. "a.
Business has been dull through the day,
owing partially to the stormy weather. The
rates for money are irregular but lower, some
paper having been taken as low as J per
cent. rates were 2a3 per cent. The business
at the clearing house amounted to 10000.
The balance to the amount of 608,OOO.-
Sterling Exchange was some active in the
morning but there was a general decline in
prices
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-31
Rather Mixed.

Wehave not received a thoroughly reliable statement
Of the returns of the State election From what have
would be pretty close Both the leading pa
pers of ST. Paul, claim by their footing up the victory
We have but little doubt hut that the entire Democratic
State ticket is elected Old Houston has done the clean
thing certain. From achat returns hare Wisconsin
ads gone DemOcrdtic Iowa would very close
though We have not enough returns to rely upon
Brownsville Herald.
The italics in the above paragraph are ours
Now considering that there has been no cleo
ton held in Wisconsin since last fall the
above evinces remarkable knowledge of things
that have not yet TRANSFERRED. Please send us,
Mr.. Herald, ''what returns you have, so that
others can judge how the thing looks:
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The ballots for Sibley in Itasca and Lake
counties were printed and voted, III. B. Sib-
ley, Of Heanepin County"
Comment is unnecessary, says the Pho
ner, upon such contemplate treachery as is
made manifest by this VOTE" and then it
prays "Ueaven to preserve the Democracy"
from the future support of the political rene
gades" who congregate on the 'North Shore"
Who does the Pioneer mean? Why don't
they make their charges direct This meth
Cd of firing at somebody without letting the
public know who they mean is good deal
like the fellow who saw something moving,
but could not tell whether it was deer or
calf but he directed his aim so as to hit it, if
it was deer and miss it if it was calf.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-31

De ATH OF THE LAST MEMBER OF THE
W ASH, NGToN FAMILy.-George Washington
Parke GUSTS, the last member of General
Washingto,,'s family, died at Arlington. AL
exandr,a Coz. nty, Virginia, on the Ilth inst,
at a very adva need age. Mr.. Gusts was in
all respects a courtly gentleman of the old
school, and his published "reminiscences OF
Washington and the Men Of the Revolution
have been widely read and treasured. At
patriotic assemblageS in Washington City
and vic nifty, Mr.. Custiz had long been "the
observed of all observers, and the venerable
gentleman was blessed with constitution ana
health to attend such, and to address his
feliow-citizens, down to the last anniversary
Of American independence. His 81, soclety
was sought by the distinguis ned Oh Tue iano'
and to his social virtues we're a, 1oeo
''That which should accompany old s., dn
As loyp obedience. troops of fir. SAA"'-
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-31
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10.

Mr.. Allibone, President of the Pennsylva-
MIA Bank has resigned, in conseque nee of his
i'll health, and his resignation has been ac-
cepted.
James Jones has been elected President
of the Commercial Bank, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the resignation of W. VAIN
wright.
Two prominent dry goods and jobbing
houses suspended to-day-one of them being
Roguet Co., the heaviest iri the CITY,
Their assets are large.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-31

ST. LOUIS, Oct. %.
A correspondent of the Republican men,
tons having seen recently Capt. Van Vliet,
the confidential agent of the Government,
at Palmetto, Kansas, on his return from Salt
Lake. He reports that the Mormons refuse
to let the U. S. troops enter the city. Brig
Lam Young publicly declares that he will
burn the prairies, and thus deprive the ami
mails of the expedition of their sustenance,
and that be will burn his own city, if neces.
sary, before he will submit to the demands
of the Government The forts along the
route are represented to be in bad repair
and to afford insufficient protection to the
troops.
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hat ALpHEUs &. FULLER.
3d., ,,, a,,,v chosen, and
esent them in = '
The e~ WV p.P
W. 'ha' caP"o''y ~ " "'"Ao 'o''
ample set in 1913 by the portion of
lsconsin Territory not included in that
State, now in part Minnesota in electing Mr..
SIBLEY its Delegate to Congress, is doubtless
the precedent for this action by the settlers
in Dakotah.
There is this slight difference in the two
cases, however When Mr.. Sibley was chos-
en- in 1913, he was elected for Wisconsin
Territory aud the election was duly ordered
by Mr.. Catlin, the Secretary and acting Gov
ernor Of Wisconsin Territory. The ground
then taken was, that though a portion of
Wisconsin Territory had been erected into
State, still the section Of country not includ-
ed in the State boundaries, was, nevertheless,
de .fac.o the Territory of Wisconsin, espe-
cialy as the organic act of Wisconsin Terri
tory had never been formally repealed by Con-
gress.
Under these circumstances Mr.. Sibley was
elected; and with difficulty obtained a seat,
and then merely by courtesy, on the floor of
the House.
Mr.. Fuller will probably have even more
difficulty to obtain his seat for several rea-
sons:
Truly and ir legal sense there is no such
place nor any such Territory as that of Da
kotah. 1t is myth. No act of Congress
has ever organized such territory, or given
any section of country such a name. 1t is
a popular assumption without any law to au-
thorize or sustain it.
If Mr.. Fuller is a Delegate from anywhere,
it must be, to have any legal force, from Mn
nesota Territory, outside Of the State lines.
But here occurs another difficulty:
BY our State Constitution, Minnesota is
not to become organized as q State, nor can
her Legislature act in any way, Until Con-
gress formally admits her into the Union, when
and not before, her State Officers elect, are
sworn in, her State Legislature can properly
act, and she is in word, in form and in deed
a State,-a every inch State!
Until then, we are still Minnesota Terrific
ry!
In view of this very peculiar clause of
the State Constitution, and to be prepar-
cd for the possible contingency that Con
gress might not choose to admit us for
a number cf months, the people of Min
nesota Territory - the whole Territory,
outside and inside of the State lines-have
just elected a Delegate to Congress- either Mr.
Kingsbury or Mr.. Mcclure and it strikes
u.s. that unless Mr.. Fuller can show more
votes than either of these gentlemen, he will
hardly come in as Delegate to Congress from
Minnesota Territory, of which the mythica!
Dakotah Territory legally forms part!
In making this argument, we do it ont OF
no repugnance to Mr. Fuller's admission to
seat Oh the floor of Congress. He is clever
man, and there ought te be some recognized
representative at Washington of the settlers
in Dakotah and they have made choice of
one whose business capacity has been long
and favorably known in this vicinity.
But, the truth is the truth, and law is
law
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-31
Bogus Returns.

The Pioneer of yesterday publishes some
returns from what it calls Murray, Rock,
Martin and Cottonwood Counties, which
gives Mr.. Sibley a majority of 2l9 votes-
Since the exploits of Inkpaduta last spring,
we did not expect to find many Republicans
in that locality, but we are greatly surprised
to find his band able to cast so many votes
especially since it was reported that a num-
Der Of them had been killed during the sum-
mer by Flandrau's annuity Indians.
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That Flag.

The Pioneer cannot lend us its flag, for the
the reason, it intimates, that its waving CO..
responds so intimately with their ''pheelinx."
Well, we looked at it yesterday, and when
We saw that big hole in it through which
their principal standard bearer has recently
unwllingly fallen, we concluded that it was
symbolic. Keep it waving, boys, and exhib-
it "the rent the envious Casca made"
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went to bed tired and sleepy Have not
time to say much about St. L. now. Times
are hard here, as well as everywhere; all in
consequence of the panic. Theatricals are
flourishing finely - the theatres are filled
nightly. Edwin Booth is playing at Woods,
and Matilda Heron at the St. Louis. l
went and saw Mr.. Booth last night, but don't
think him anything extraordinary. Have
seen better actors.
But 1 must close. l leave for the Missou-
ri tonight Thursday. I will write you
again. Truly yours,
TOCSERP.
P.S. The weather is quite cool here, so
that overcoats and shawls are necessary, and
a regular London fog covers the whole city.
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saltwater Correspondence.
SALTWATER, Oct. %, 1857.

To the Editors ofMe Minnesotidn:
Judge Meeker is in this city looking after
the great interests oft ST. Croix Valley
He reminds us of our interests in the u s.
Senate. We have no recollection of seeing
ing this distinguished politician in our city
but once before the present, and that was
just before the election of Fl. NJ. Rice as Del
egate to Congress, when the Wings were
about to select a candidate to oppose him.
This, we are inclined to think, is his Second
Coming"
1 have hired a good marksman, furnished
him with good rifle, ammunition, &C., and
sent him forth, with strict orders to shoot
every man who is or ever will be voted for
the U. S. Senate. Sould he so mistake his
game as to cock his gun at Judge Meeker, I
pledge you my word, he can't hunt for me. I
will discharge him from my employ.
AN OLD HUNTER.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-31

PETIT DEFEATED.-The Lafayette, In
diana, Courier informs US that the notorious
John Petit, the Congressional BLACKBOARD,
and one of the lights of Indiana "cld lineism,'
has been defeated as candidate for the Judge
ship in that Circuit Hon. Charles H. Test,
a Republican, lawyer and gentlemen, has
been elected by about 400 majority.
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New York, Oct. "a.

The brig Anglo-Saxon has been despatch
ed from Boston to Post au Prince, with doc
umentary evidence which it is hoped will full
ly exhonerate Capt. Mayo and all accused
from the charge of any completely with the
introduction of counterfeit paper money into
the Haytien Dominions.
Indictments against 12O Sunday liquor
dealers were quashed o-day
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LATEST NEWS.
Fire I'm the Ohio state Prison.

COLUMBUS, Oct. %.
The lire at the State Prison commenced in
shops at the north end at u o'clock, and has
already destroyed all the shops in that por-
ton OF the yard. The steam fire engines
were promptly on the ground but not before
the flames had attained such Roadway that it
was feared the building would also be des-
troyed. 1t was doubtless the work of an in-
cendary. Loss of stock computed at from
$4,000 to $4,000, not including damage to
buildings. By strenuous exertions the flames
were confined to the shops at the north end
of the yard, which are entirely destroyed.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-31
The Vote Of Minnesota.

We learn that the returns already in the
Secretary's office, foot up over 10000 votes.
Including Indians, and U. S. troops who
have voted, the whole amount of the poll of
the Territory or State of Minnesota at the
recent election, will reach over 40, 900 votes,
At the election for Delegate to Congress
two years ago, about 5000 was the sum of
the entire vote cast in the whole territory
Quite change in only two years!
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The ANorth ShOre,' Vote.

Through the politeness of W. b. WHITE,
Esq, of Superior, we are indebted for slip
from the Office Of the Superior Chronicle,
containing the full vote OF the counties of
Saint Louis, Carlton, Lake and Itasca,
which compose the Goth Senatorial District.
There was no election held at Saxton, Grand
Encampment and Grand Portage precincts
From that slip we make up the following
statement Of results
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-31

Republican majority State Ticket, g.
Whitney's majority over Atkinson 80.
TIT pleases us to observe that Whitney, the
Republican candidate for Representative,
makes such splendid run of it in his own
county. A few more such working Repub-
licans in that district, and it would not be long
before 1t would be on the side of freedom by
decisive majority.-Ed.]
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Iowa Election.

The Dubuque Times Of the 10th says =
We have now either complete or partial re-
turns from 80 counties, which foot up STA
majorities for Lowe, and 3o92 for Samuels,
leaving a margin of 2422 for Lowe.
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HuZZa for Iowa.

The Dubuque Tribune of Oct. %, says:
Up to the time of our going to press we
have returns from 62 countless which foot UP
for Lowe majority of 1850! Forty of
these counties give Republican majorities.-
Nine cheers for the Hawkeye State?
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BUFFALO, Oct. 23-A distinct shock of an
earthquake was felt throughout this city at
fifteen minutes past three this afternoon,
lasting several seconds. People rushed out
of buildings. No damage done.
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A letter addressed to the "Church of Cod"
at Portland, Me-, some years ago, was re-
turned to the General Post-oflice with the
Endorsement, "mis-drected; we have nothing
but sectarian churches in this place"
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Ohio Election.

A private despatch from Cleveland, receiv-
ed last night, states that Chase is elected
Governor by 9S7 majority.
The above is from the Chicago Times
Douglas organ, of the 18th inst.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-31

Mr.. Simpson has been elected to the Coun-
Gil. and Messrs. Snow and Knoblock Repre-
sentatives to the Territorial Legislature. All
Democrats.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-31

A Cincinnati clergyman married fond
couple in the dissecting room of the Medical
College last week. The bride was romantic,
and would have it so.
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NEAL Dow has had tea-party given him
by the working men of Manchester and Sal
ford, England. He is on his way home, and
will be in Boston in November.
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Several precincts remain to be heard from
in this county, and the returns will be sent in
as soon as it is known how many votes are
necessary to give Sibley majority. Keep
shady. Z.
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HARTFORD, Oct. II

HARTFORD, Oct. II.
The Charter Oak, Mercantile and Ex-
change Banks, continue to receive the bills
of the other suspended banks, and will not
discount unless they are enjoined.
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FoREsTvILLE, N. Y, Oct 23.-At half past
o'clock this p. NJ, we felt the shock of an
earthquake, which lasted about five Minutes.
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Meeker County.

FOREST CRY, Oct. "a.
MEssRs ED1ToRs:--I send you exact re-
turns from Meeker County:
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Additional Supplementary Returns
from Brown County.


Done Brown Co., Oct. %.
GEN1s-I send You further returns from
this county In additional to those sent to the
Pioneer yesterday by neighbor "B.," whose
full name is Bogus.
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Delegate Elcstion In Dakota
We learn, that on the 18th inst'' an .'s''
ton for Delegate to Congress was held oV
the settlements in Dakotah Ierrit"'
that ALpHEUs e. FULLER.
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"That which should accompany old s., L. >,
As honor, love, obedience, troops of fir. s''0'