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The Law Of Newspapers.

!. Subscribers who do not give express
nolice to the contrary, are considered as
wishing to continue their subscription.
2 subscribers order the discontinue
ance of their newspapers, the publisher
may continue 10 send them until all ar.
rcarages are paid.
3, II subscribers neglect or refuse ,c
take their newspapers from the Office tc
which they are directed, they are respon
sble for them until they haye settled theil
bills and ordered them discontinued.
4. The Couns have decided that re-
lusing 10 take newspapers from the office,
or removing and leaving them uncalled
for, is prima fscie evidence Of intentional
fraud.
5. The United States Courts have also
repeatedly decided tina, Postmaster, who
neglects to give seasonable notice, as re.
quired BY the Post Office Department, Of
the neglect or refusal of person to take
from the Office newspapers addressee TO
him renders the Postmaster liable to the
publisher for the subscription price.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-14

Nor Sc BAD OFF AS WE SEEM.-1n The
imitation of prices produced by the abuse
Of credit in 1897, the prices of food ran
up to an enormous height, in some cases
exceeding The high prices Of the present
year. Flour was Sl2 per barrel, and
uther articles in the same exorbitant pro.
portion. So completely had industry
heen diverted from labor to speculation,
they were actually obliged 10 import grain
from Europe, fact unexampled in our
history before or since. Now, however,
The case is different. Bountifl crops
have everywhere blessed labor with a
rich reward, and, instead of having to i'm
port grain, we have plenty Of it to export
To Europe, and would do so more largely
if the inflated prices did not prevent it,
The general decline IN prices, without any
alteration Of relative values which is now
taking place. will enable us to pay our
debts abroad by means of other Uf oul
products than cotton.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-14

STEAMBOAT CoLLIsioN--FlvE LIVES
LosT.--Mr. Du Bois, the clerk OF the
Northern Light, informs us that collis-
sion occurred aboul'tw elve o'clock on Sat-
urday night, The Sd inst, between the
steamer Ben Coursin, bound down, and
Key City, bound up. some seven miles
above LA Crosse. When The boats ap-
preached each other, the signals were
made all right, but as the pilot of the Ben
Coursn states, his boat took steer on
him, and run across The bow of the Key
City, that boat striking the Ben Coursin
on the larboard side, and sinking her al
most Immediately. An old gentleman
by the name Of DeSayer, with his wife
and five children, from the Chippewa ri,
yer, who had taken deck passage at
Reeds Landing for Prairie du Chen,
were sitting in their wagon, with span
of horses attached to it, at The time Of the
collision, and it is supposed, were knock
ed into the river. The three young chill.
dren were rescued, but the old gentleman
his wife, anc two grown daughters were
drowned, as well as the horses.
! A deck hand, whose name we did no.
learn, was also drowned. The passen.
gers and crew were taken on board The
Key City and transferred from that boa
to the Northern Light. which was abou
an hour behind the Ben Coursin, bount
down. Several of the passengers los
their money and their baggage. Th,
old lady who was drowned was reported
TO have had FIVE hundred dollars abou
her person.
The Ben Coursin was an old boat
which has been for some time laid VI
somewhere up the river. She had jus
been purchased by some parties, ant
placed under the command ofMr. Champ
lin, formerly first clerk Of the Flora
She was not deemed seaworthy, and,
she had been, the collision would not
probably, have injured her seriously
Gdleno Courier.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-14

New YORK CRY FINANcEs.--The tax
payers Of the city Of New York had re.
Gently had an opportunity to peruse a
document that must have been very in
teresting, and not very entertaining to
lhem-the semi.annual report of the
Comptroller. 1t appears that the tax
levy has increased from 5000, CSC, ,O5
in 1853. to So, ,O66, ,566. SO in is57-ar
increase of 80 ,996, ole 47--ot which 81,
953,343, however, are made up from
assessments over which the Common
Council have no control, but for which
the Legislature is responsible. The Comp.
tr0ller states that by The first of August
next the debt Of the city of New Yorh
will reach the sum of eig g$teen million,
of dollars, with every prospect. oflargt
additions being made thereto. To NEE
the interest on this debt, and at the sam,
.Iime pay the current expenses Of the city
government. the tax payers will have t.
submit to considerably increased assess
Chicago Tribune.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-14

A MINER, who was saved with his gold
from on board ihe Central America, says:
"When the vessel went down, l just
laid under her bows her bowsprit hit
me on the shoulder, and / should have
been carried down, but she went little
aft and cleared me. Every one on board
knew she was bound to 60 down imme-
diately. Fifteen or sixteen locked them.
selves up in the state rooms, saying they
would rather die there than 60 down
struggling with death in the waters
Five or six were sick in their berths, and
perished that way. l remained nine
hours in the water. ] saw many floating
arouud me-some OF them dead, the re;
suit of cold, fatigue and hunger, for there
was scarcely time 10 eat any thing during
The thirty-si hours that we were pump.
ing. After the vessel went down, and l
got out of the crowd, l pulled off my
boots in the water, land a difficult thing
it was.) had about me in coin and dust,
about twenty pounds weight of gold.-
1t was in belt buckeled around me. 80
that | could loose it and throw it off in a
moment, if / found it likely to bear me
down. | belong in Philipsport, Sullivan
county, Stale of New York, aud had been
two years and quarter in California,
where worked as a miner and met suc.
cess. With the exception Of being lit.
tie sore and stiff for day or two, felt
no harm from what | have undergone. ~
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-14
Financial News,

New YoRK, Oct. l0--The Illinois Gen.
trial and EIie Railroad Companies have
both suffered their notes TO be protested
Money is depressed.
Messrs. Seymour & Co., paper deal
ers; Colt & Co., sugar dealers, and j.
w. Cories. dry goods, have failed.
A run WAS made this morning on the
Brooklyn Savings Bank. A large crowd
was congregated in the vicinity of the
bank, and much excitement prevailed
The Police were called to preserve order.
The bank is abundan,ly able TO meet the
run. @
There was run upon the Bowery
Savings Bank to-day, but that institution
met all demands promptly.
The Park Bank went through nobly
coming out stronger than before.
Boston, Oct. l0.-The money marke
is depressed. The merchants are, how
ever, melting their notes. There are nc
new failures.
In consequence Of the delay in Wes
tern remittances, and an almost total sus.
pension Of paper negotiated here, tn,
Michigan Central Railroad has suspended
payment until they can realize from III,
proposed subscriptions to its bonds on III,
10th Of November. They will pay theil
coupons as usual.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Oct. l0.-ReliaLle tel
egraphic intelligence from Charleston an
nounces the suspension Of the bank Of tn,
State Of South Carolna--a State inslim
tion. G. M. Firmer is The p resident.
RICHMOND, Va. Oct, l0.-The Gov
ernor has issued a proclamation prohib
iting the notes Of the Bank Of Kanawh
being received in payment for money du
the State shat the bank had refused =
redeem it's notes, and has sremoved q lare
amount Of its assets beyond the limits .
the State.
j WMsHINoEoN, October 9.-The South
ern mail brings Galveston dates % th
| 2sth ult. F GTN v
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-14
Pennsylvania Legislature.

HARRISBURG, OcIOOer y.
The Senate, last evening, passed on the
second reading. bank bills number one,
and on the SECOND reading, sect ions two
and three of Browns original bill already
published, being incorporated as SECTION
five.
Section of BROWNS bill also incor'
poraes as section 6. The title of the bill
was amended to read, an act providing
for a resumption Of specie payments and
relief of debtors.
A large meeting was held last eyep:n9
Ex-Governor Porter presiding.
Resolutions were adopted urging the
Legislature to pass a relief law. Mr.
RI berts, of Pittsburgh; McMichael, ot
Philadelphia. and Pearson, Of Harrisburg,
spoke ably in favor of the movement.
The meeting is regarded by those in
favor of such law as powerful demon
stration.
This morning a SPECIAL commitle oI
thirteen reported 10 the house an act fol
the relief oil banks and debtors, removing
the penalties on suspension until next
March. Permits the banks to discoun,
and pay out their own notes at sixty DAYS
and after March must also pay their lie.
posits, and not declare diHldends above
six per cent.
The Pittsburgh and Philadelphia bank:
to publish weekly statements like Now
York; all banks To receive the notes OF
other banks solvent prior TO the suspen
sion.
The President of any. bank making oath
that another bank is unworthy of credit
commissioners shall be appointed 10 eX'
anime the affairs of that bank. If the
bank refuses the means of examination,
it lorleits its charter, unleas it resumes
before the list of March.
HARRIsBuRGH, Oct. l0.-The House
agreed TO take up the relief bill passed by
the Senate yesterday. dispensed with go
ing into Committee of the Whole
placed on second reading, and after
long debate for extending time for re
sumption from April to the third Monday
in January, 1859, was lost by vote o
25 10 60, and a motion. to shorten ih
time to January, 1858, was made as
substitute.
In the Senate a political discussion
arose from resolution declaring that the
whole financial difficulties resulted from
the tariff Of 1874, and the modification,
by the last Congress. The suejec. wa
finally postponed.
A motion. leaving the time indefnit,
and leaving the question to The mex
Legislature, was defeated. Years, "a
nays, 55.
The original motion, fixing the third
Monday in January next, was lost. Years
10; nays, 7S.
A motion to strike out all after til
enacling clause Of the Senate bill, an
insert the House bill number eight, wa
lost.
Amotion requiring the banks to pay
specie for fves was carried.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-14
Principles Of the American Council
Of StauhAnyilla. Ohio,


We, whose names are hereunto subscribed
do hereby adopt, and agree to be governed in
our political action, by the following princi'
pies - 1.>''
lst. None but Americaps to rule America.
Cd. The Union must be preserved.
Sd. No Foreign interference in American
affairs.
4th. No union of Church and State.
Sth. lnyioIability Of National Treaties.
9Th Personal morality indispensable to
office.
7th. An open Bible, without note or com
ment, in all our Public Schools. .''.
9th. Thorough reform Of the Naturalization
Laws.
9Th. A capitation tax that will exclude
foreign paupers and convicts.
10Th. No appointment of foreigners or
diplomatic posts. -
llth. Strict economy in the administratio on
Ol the Government. ..' '' "
l2lh. No interference with the right Of citi
zeMShip already acquired by foreigners, and
the protection of law TO all who immigratt
from love OF liberty, but uncompromising
opposition to Political Catholicism, whether
ia Tile person Of an American demagogue, OF
a foreign Ecclesiastical Despot ="
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-14
Book Notices..

PETERsoN's MAGAZINE for November,
is already on our table. 1t contaius the
usual amount Of spicy matter, elegant
engravings, useful receipts, &c, &c.
Now is the time TO get up clubs for 1888.
The Magazine will be greatly improved
and en!arged-will contain over 100 pa
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wood engravings. This is more proper.
tlonalely than any periodical gives. The
editors are Mrs. Ann S. Stephens, author
of Fashion aud Famine, &c., and Charles
J. Peterson. author Of Kate Aylesford,
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N. Southwortf. Alice Carey. Mrs. Deni-
son. Mrs. Townsend, Miss Fairfield,
Garry Stanley, Clara Moreton, Hetty
Holyoke and all The most popular writer's
Of America. Morality and virtue will al
ways be inculcaled. It's superb mezzo.
tints and other steel engravings, are the
bes! published, and ale worth more than
the subscription at the end Of the year
We have not space to enumerate all the
attractions Of this most excellent monthly,
but heartily recommend it to all lovers of
good reading.
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True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-14

The First HonorS. Philadelphia
Inquirer says that The State of Ohio counts
among Der honors that she opened the
first female college introduced. Or rather
created, the culture of the grape in Amer
ica; discovered the true method Of taking.
magneticalIy, the ascension and declen-
sion Of the stals; invented the steam
fire engine, and gave birth TO a noble series
Of painters, poets, sculptors and men Of
genlous.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-14
The pERILs OF pARrfNG.-Th is one

The PERILs OF PARTfNG.-There is one
warning lesson in life which few of US
have not received, and no book that can
call to memory has noted down with al
'eqnae emphasis. l. is this-"Beware
of parting" The true sadness is not in
the pain of parting, ii, is the when and the
how you are TO meet again with the face
about 10 vanish from your view. From
the passionate farewell to the woman who
has your heart in her keeping, to the cor
dial good bye exchanged with pleasant
companions at watering place, ,coun-
Iry-house, or the close OF festive days
blithe and careless excurson--a chord,
stronger or weaker, is snapped asunder in
every parting, and Times busy fingers
are not prac'ised in re splicing broken
lies. Meet again you may; will i. be in
the same way! with the same sympa-
thes with the same sentiments Will
the souls, hurrying on in diverse paths,
Unite once more, as if the interval had
been dream Rarely, rarcly.-BuL
Wer.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-14

wThe Aldgate Church, in London,
has fund, bequeathed to it in the 4 ark
days of persecution. lis specific pur.
pose was to purchase fagois, not to warm
the cold. or prepare food for the hungry
poor, but TO burn beretics. Some cen.
luries are now past, and tho supply so
far exceeds The demand that there in no
more room Tor storing away the abundant
fagots. The trustees Of the fund, in is
said, now give away the proceeds, to keep
alive the poor, and comfort and save the
very class that different age had con.
signed to the stake. -
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-14


A FINANCIAL CRIsrs is said to exist in
Germany. A letter from Vienna, dated
September Z, says:-'Last week several
failures occurred here, as well as at
Prague and Pesth. The most important
of these is a hardware establishment, with
liabilities amounting to several hundred
thousand guilders, and having ex.ense
connections abroad There never was a
time--not excepting the years ls47 and
lS4s-when the failures were SO numer.
GUS as now; every day one or more sus
pensions are announced. The worst is.
an early improvement cannot bexpected.
The Bank Of Credit has limited its trans
actions. and refuses all applications for
new loans, giving as the reason. that i, is
not in condition to expand its business"
Ii some Of our fnanciers were in Ger.
many they would preach. in the face of
the facts calling for contraction, Tia, il
was necessary for the bank to expand its
business, io sage tAe community from
disaster. W.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-14

TIT ESoINRER OF THE CENTRAL A.
MERICA.-Mr. Ashby, it is underslood.
will undergo an examination this week
before a Board of Engineers, constituted
in part Of the Steamboat Inspectors Of.
the district, to whom he is made respon.
sible under the law Of Congress for anv
dereliclian Of duty. The court will be-
convenedat his own request. A writer in
the journal of Commerce proposes that
the wreck of the Central America be
searched for. with submarine electric
autren, which discovers objects at the
depth of two miles, and submarine tel.
escope screwed into the bottom Of a yes.
col ..sS m
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-14

A WISE Story FOR THE LADIES. s.-We
have often been told that /" Beauty when
unadorned, was adorned the most !" and
there is much truth in that wholesome
apothegm. Beauty, indeed, needs to be
dressed, hut prudence should be her
handmaiden. In illustration of the excel
lence of this council. may quote what
happened 10 two young ladies' and one 10.
yer, in the days of chlvalry.
In those days there lived an old noble,
rich in two daughters, and naught beside.
CT these he promised one to young
knight, who was wealthy and idle, and
who-strange characteristic of a young
and gallant knight !-was well content to
be saved the trouble Of wooing.
On certain fine morning The sire made
the same announcemen TO his girls which
the father OF Dinah made to that now
celebrated and unhappy young Iady-viz
the necessity Of decking themselves in
their best array, as there was lover on
the road who would dine with them or
that day. Now il the morning was fine
there was also an eager, nipping all
abroad but the elder Of the two damsels
disregardlng the temperature, and think
ing only how to best display her slende
waist and graceful shape, put on =" cot
hardie = and in this close. fitting gar
ment, without an inch Of fur 10 lend
warmth, she accompanied her sister Il
the portal, to bid welcome to the lover
looking for a lady Of his love. But tha
sister was attired with reference to tn
condition of the thermometer, if her faith
en- had one, which is extremely doubtful
She was warmly clad and if her fgur
was concealed by her mantle. the resu
of such covering was, that her youn,
blood, in circulating, left rose upon he
cheeks, and did not fix itself in obstinat
stsgnation, as in her more airy sister
case on the tip Of the, nose.
Now red nose is not facinating an
the knights choice was soon male. II
gave hiS hand to the maiden who had il
the choice Of attire, shown most sense
and very merry wedding was the spec
dy consequence. As for what turned u
in the way of further results. it was,
believe, chiefly the nose Of the unsuccesi
f ful candidate, which became "retr0usS
en- pcrmanence." The moral Of the tai
is respectfully recommended to the nj
tice Of all young ladies who seek to cate
ardent knights on winiry mornings.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-14

Late Bank Failures The Spring.
field Bank, Stock bank. located at Spring
field. Ohio. failed to day.-Hn. Gag.
The Bank Of Berkely; at Martinsbnrgh
Va. has suspended.
The failures Of the HamiltonsExcha hange
Bank Of this State, and the Pawcatnck
Bank Of Connecticut, are announced 10 day.
M .AErpress. i.a III, 5 4;
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-14
MORMON NEwspApRRs.-The Mormon

Mormon NEwsPAPRRs.-Fhe Mormon,
a weekly sewspaper, established in New
York some three weeks since, as the or
gan Of the followers Of Brigham Young,
is discontinued. The Mormons are now
left destitute of a mouthpiece in the Eas-
tern States. Two papers devoted to their
faith still exist in the country-the Stand.
ard, published al San Francisco, and the
Deseret News, issued at Grea, Salt Lake
City, under the direc. snperintendence ol
Brigham Young.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-14

Failaes' in general. Under the head
Of Frequent Failures" the Parkersburg
Gazette remarks that "Failures are the
order Of the day. Banks fail, brokers fail,
merchants fail, spectators fail--in short,
everybody and everything fails, now a.
days. except death and taxea."
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-14

SUNDAy,-Thackeray ascrbes the loss
Of his election to The English Parliament
10 The fact that he was i'll favor of pruvid-
ing amusements for the people OH the
afternoons OF Sunday. This was certnin-
Iy among the bes. Of reasons for voting
against him.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-14

NEWSPAPERS IN MINNEsoTA.-At the
preseut time forty-three weekly and three
daily newspapers are printed and publish
ed IN Minnesota, OF these, seventeen
are Republican in politics, fourteen are
Democratic, and twelve are independent.
More than one. half Of these for,y-three
newspapers are less than one year Old
Nine of them date the commencement Of
their existence within The las, two months
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-14
Collision.

BOsToN, October 9.-The steamship
Niagra came in collision in the bay las,
night with the schooner Ellen Maria.
Bound to New Orleans from Cape Cod.
The Schooner was sunk and one life was
lost, the remainder Of the passengers and
crew were saved
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-14

ETThe Christian Ambassador Uni
versalist says; That large proportion
Of the Universalist denomination, ipclud.
ing both clergymen and laymen, believe
in future limited punishment"
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-14

CUMBERLAND Co.--An Irish woman,
named Humphreys, while under the in I
fuence of liquer, communicated the
fame Of candle TO her clothes, and was
SO horribly burned that she died soon
after.
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