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The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1857-09-17

The New York Tribune, Of Monday, the

The New York Tribune, Of Monday, the
7th, says:
Money continues very stringent in busi-
ness circles, but in the street, with an active
demand, there "a more quiet The feeling
at the close of the week is much more cheer
ful aud encouraging than at the opening,
but the actual relief in money matters ia
not very marked. The banks are still con-
tracing, and anticipate continuance oi
that movement for some weeks 10 come.
Their specie reserve has probably increased
during the week TO over $4,000, 900, but
any important relief in the money market
would cause an immediate resumption OF
the foreign specie drain. The interior has
sent about S2,000,000 Of gold this week, the
Sub-Treasury some 100000, and Califor-
MIA 81 500 900.
The suspension OF the highly respectable
firm OF Stillman, Allen d Co., was an
nounced to-day. They have been, we be-
lieve, for some time past in liquidation.
This firm must not be confounded with the
Novelty Works, which is now a stock com
pany.
The New York He,aM Of the same date
says:
We frequently alluded to the dangerous
condition Of the banks, and urged them to
commence contraction before il was too
late. In their blind folly they needed no
one, and continued their course until sud
denly brought up by events they conld not
control. The result 80 far is seen in the
failure OF two Of them, in the daily difficult
ties experienced among the rest at the clear
ing house.
On Friday, there was all sorts OF trouble,
and eleven banks hsd to be helped through.
Ore bank had to aid nearly dozen others
in adjusting their balances. The Wall st.
papers would cover up and disguise this
state Of things. They would leave the pub
lie in ignorance Of the condition of cur
banks to lose largely by the failure of more
of them.
The Buffalo Commercial says, speaking of
the failure Of Mcssrs NILES * kISSE
This house has extended connections with
the West. Two years since they held grain
enough TO materially control the market, and
realized large profits. Last year, in the vi
cissitudes Of this branch Of commerce. they
we're heavy losers and have since been car
rying along an immense indebtedness ---
Their losses are mostly due to purchases on
joint account with Western BUYERS who
proved irresponsible, and the present strn.
geney in the money market has precipi,ated
their failure.
This latter cause is the source of serious
embarrassment to oproduce dealers generally.
and eyen hnus,,s int rinsically snund NAV Ia
compelled to succumb under the refusal Of
the banks to afford any assistance.
Mcssrs. William Foote & Co., of No. ID,
Central Wharf, well known firm. have also
failed.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1857-09-17
General 1laSnsy.

In personal appearance General uarncy
is impressive. lie Is cons derably over six
feet tall. aud is large boncd and muscular
Ills hair was red, but is now thickly mixed
with white. lie wears it short and begins
10 be bald on tha crown OF his head. His
mnstachcs nud beard are nearly white. amJ
are also thick and clipped short Iis eyes
are blue and dull for he uses spectacles--
In younger years he must have been model
Of physical vigor and strength, but he now
looks Older than he really is, for his age.
believe, does not exceed iifty-Gvc. While in
st. Louis, heard an an,cdotc illustrative
Of his character. which have never seen in
print Being In New York many years
agO, he passed store in one Of the princi-
pal streets In which nm anctionecr was solic-
iting bids Tor an engraving Of Gen. Jack.
son. Both the seller and the crowd were
no political friends Of the subject Of the pie
ture, and were ridicHling IL in every possible
manner. How much am | offered for the
hero Of New Orleans r cried the man on
the stand. "Only half cent? Why, he's
worth cent, surely, after robbing the bank
Make It cent, won't you, gentlcmcn!-
Now. then, how much am oiiercd,"
''One hundred dollars said a voice en-.
phat'cally, as Cot. Harvey entered the door;
zone hundred dollars. sir. he repeated, max.
ing his way through the crowd, half heal
taller than any other man In the room. The
auctionecr naturally astonished, inquired il
the gentleman was in earnest and started
again on his witticisms "Sir, I'm in earnest,
and ! claim my bid" interrupted the Col,
"nnd il no one bids more | claim the pic
turc.' No one bidding more, he handed
the anctionccr the money and his address
"And now, sir, he remarked, scizing him
by the collar and dragging him to tho floor,
II claim the privilege Of applying the has
tlnado to your body for damnablc imperti-
ncncc." And having cancd him to his sat
isiaction. no one IN the crowd vcnturing 10
interfere, he strobe out OF the store and con.
tlnucd his walk down the street. Analyzc
the quality Of character necessary 10 man
to be the actor in such scene, and think
you will discover the traits which military
men consider TO ft General Harncy emi
ncntly IA the leader Of the Utah expedition.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1857-09-17

Ia ma,taue-that is, turned up at the ends;
very courteous 10 strangers, particularly
Americans; his face, like his fathers, once
seen, is apt never to be forgotten. Witness
the following: II was the day after ,hc
christening Of the Neva. In conversation
with the landlord, was standing at the
door OF the Hotel de Rnssie, Neosk, Pyospek;
O groom WAS holding my horse; there being
. light fall Of snow, bad thrown my mill
tsry cloak over the saddle, the peculiar
color OF which, it being an American one,
might have marked me for q foreigner
An officer in a simple yellow sleigh, with q
large brown horse, driven by single serv
ant, rapidly drove by. In passing, he
gave me a military salnte, which | ha !
scarcely returned, when he turned the
corner. II certainly have seen that ohicer
before, but do not remember where" OBJ
served /. at is the Emperor Of Russia, =
exclaimed the landlord, you saw him yes
tcrday" "IIe must have taken me for some
one else.' said !. Not 50, observed an
elder officer, who stood at my shoulder, and
had not till then spoken in English, "be has
already been duly informed who you are by
the secret police, who regularly inform him
Of any arrival not 10 the course Of ordinary
business or pleasure afterward found out
that the officer who had just spoken was a
Gcncral.of Police, Such is the system OF
espionage in that country
The Emperor usually wears Field Mar
sbal's uniform and helmet, and frequently
rides like a private gentleman, with one at
tendant, his coachman--it being his ambi-
ton to show the implicit confidence he
places in the loyalty and love Of his people
Charleston Mercury.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1857-09-17

One of the largest meetings ever held in
Canada, recently took place in the ST. Law
renee Hall, Toronto to take into considera-
ton the Hudsons Bay Territory question
The meeting was more than ordinarily re-
spectacle, being largely made up Of the
merchants, business people and chief prop
erty owners OF the city, and seemed unani-
mousy in favor of Canada possessing the
territory, planting her institutions in it, and
gradually developing its resources.
The speeches were characterized by ex-
pressions of attachment to the imperial
government; but the audienc1 had mani
festly made up their minds that British
America must and ought to be controlled
by British Americans that foreign born
monopolies are bad in principle, and inju-
- rious to ANY cauntry, aud tbst the Hndsan's. ;.
Bay Company neither civilize nor promote
civilization; and that they ought not longer
to have it in their power literally to push
back advancing humanity. This was the
unmstakabe tone Of the entire meeting ::
and is, in fact. the universal feeling in Can
nI,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1857-09-17
Pui,ile Salaries.

The Philadelphia Press has an elaborate
article upon public salaries, in which it con-
trasts the sums paid by the United States to
its executive officers with those paid by
Great Britain to officials of like rank From
this article we learn that "the annual allow
ance to the Que,n Of England including
what she receives from the Duchy of Ian
caster, is about S2.O00,000. Half as much
more is paid to her mother, uncle and cous-
ins making total of $4,000, 900 per an
mum lat the very least for the support of
the homer and dignity Of the Crown, against
5000 paid to the President of the United
States II is true that the White House is
also appropriated as the insalubrious resi-
dencc of the President. But the Queen of
England has Windsor Castle, worthy, in
deed, to be the residence Of a monarch. with
Buckingham. ST. James, X cnsington and
Kew Palaces. Her residences 10 Scotland
and the Isle Of Wight are her private pro
pcrty.'
The Executive Government, or Cabinet
Of England, consists Of the First Lord of the
Treasury whose duties and powers are in
some respects cocqual with, and in Others
W. w. Al''~t w NlF ~ TtSl-
dent, bis salary being also S25, 900 year.
His colleagues. arbitrarily varng from ten
&c sixteen ii number. hola he a.ghes; Offices
Of State. The following are invariably
members Of the British Cabinet The Char
celor Of the Eschequer the four Secrcta.
rics Of State q. C. for the Home, Foreign.
Colonial and War Departments the First
Lord Of the Admiralty; the Lord Chanccl-
lor who prcsid,s in the House OF Lords. as
our own Vice President does in the Senate):
the Lord Presidcnt Of the Council: the
Prlyy seal; the { ancelldr Of the Duchy
OF Lancaster the Chief Commissioner Of
Woods and Fonsts the President Of the
Board OF Trade Postmaster General. and
President Of the Board Of Control. Occa-
sionaly some public nan has a seat in the
Cabinet without salary or Office The
Marquis OF Iausdowne has at present.
The aggregate annual salary of these Of
hcers is S29j 900. while the SUN paid ALL
nually 10 the american Cabinet, including
the President aud Vice Pr,sid,nt j. but
$4,000.
The Pes also publishes in detail the
names AID representative salaries of oil the
other officers oi the Kingdom which pecesS.-
rily becomes vacant upon a change OF Brit.
ish ministry. |, hen adds:
From the list that is here given. il will be-
>etn that the persons constituting what NAV
be called the po!i,ica government Of Eng.
land annually receive salaries to the aggre-
gate amount of 81 $1,000; that the Cabi-
ne, ministers. sixteen in number receive
S29A,oV0 Of this payment: tina, nneiy-fvc
persons ar the nciplents Of the full amount
h n given in j,tal; ,ha, sixteen Of thesc
who hold their oilicss during good conduct
LITERALLY Tor he receive Sl65.O00 a year,
and as holders oi office, are a. secure as the
Queen herselt and tha, consequently. the
persons Who neoessarily 20 out OF Office. on
change OF ministry, aud cnly 60 while
the spoIls' thus transferred TO their success
sors amount 10 s9e3,0oO per annum. The
contrast between the comparatively small
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number and amount cannot fail to astonlsh
our own noble array Of office-seekers. One
thing is certain-there is very little agita-
tion in England at any time for change OF
ministers. The "spoils" of Office are not
great. the wealth Of the country considered;
and the contest for position and is limited
TO few leading politicians, most Of them too
rich to make mere salary much Of an object,
who seem to hold power, in alternate occu.
pancy, as hereditary or oligarchical rulers OF
the country. That, which really excludes
talent, unless backed up by wealth, is the
blot on the English system, and would never
be tolerated with US, or in any country
really free.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1857-09-17

FROM hs SANTA Fe Correspondence Ut the ashina ton
tnioa
this day had the pleasure Of seeing and
conyersing with the far famed Kit Carson
tie IL mild, pleasant man in the expression
Of his face. and one would never suspect him
Of having led the life OF daring and adyen
ture which distinguishes him ile is refined
in his manner, and very polite in his inter
course his conversation is marked by great
carnestness. and his language is appropriate
and well chosen, though not prOnounc,,l
with corrcctess. lle has strong mind
and everything he says is pointed and prac-
tical, except when indulging in vcin Of
hn@"r, ~heh Is 10. ar:requeai. No o,.c
can converse with him an hour without he
ing iavorably impressed he has jovial
honest, open countenancc, and Kindness
oi hear, almost feminine. lie il universally
beloved here and u iavorite with all classes.
Indians included lie never alluies to his
career as al advcnturer unless questioned
relative to it. Although he is fr,c and easy
in his conversation. everything b. says in
regard To himself lartak,s OF degree OF
modesty almost increiiblc in one whose life
has b,eu an unbroken succession of hard.
ships and dangers You may have seen a
small periodical floating about Washington
called " Nit Carson. the Gold Hunter"
had rad il. AMI in the course IT our coayrr.
saticn asked him il i, were true. Tie said
IT was not every statement made is ialse.
lie Is rcprcs'n,ed in this pamphlet AS col
cssal figure, when lW is not over five fct
eight inches IN height, lie is heavy framed
and weighs aboa, 20 pounds. lie is forty
eight years old but does not look more than
thirty tive. lie came 10 this country in
ls2I, having run oil from his employer near
Bcouyhlc. Mo, TO whom he was apprcnticxd
to learu the sadders trade. The facts of
his life are now in the possession oi Wash
ington Irving, and will doubtless he thrown
into the form Of book during the coming
winter. lie is u strong stater,gh,s Ucme-
crat.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1857-09-17

The New Orleans Iin,c givas a sketch
oi the heroes Of Europe L. \. Bonapar,c
is touched up thus
The heroes Of Europe arc no, very pleas
ant to contemplate. They ARE, fortunately,
few In number, and. we think. nigh, be sold
cheap. Louis Napoleon is the mc~, conspic.
uons OF the ugly group lie is believer
in destiny. When his frai mother gave
birth TO him, after her connection with q
German Jew Baron, the boy. AZ soon a.
though, came TO him. resolved TO pass ior
true hero, though 4 sham Bonaparte. His
mother humord the whm. and would of,en
spend hours in seeking 10 ta,.s,an:s his
pose, but IN vsin for il remains AJcws b~ak
TO the prcsn, day. Ills elder brother stood
in his way. bu, lNuis induced him "a join
him IN III Italian rcvol,, AMI one dark night,
when the two relatives wcc pursuing their
fight from the sc,ne of misaiycn,urc, ,h,
elder Que dicl. Louis tLus became the an
chieitAin VI The BonsPar,, and began u
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1857-09-17

From the latest reports of the principal
sugar markets in the world. 1t will be seen
that there is a material falling off in rates
and continued downward movement. Ey-
crywherc there s hope Of an abundant yield
in the countries producing this staple. Lou
isiana promises 100000 hogsheads against
less than one-ihrd Of that amount last year
Cuba will come up to the full limit Of her
past production, if she does not surpass IT,
under the stimulus of the late high prices :
Brazil shows no falling off Mauri,ius con
tinues the ratio of increasing production that
has doubled her crop in seven years, aud it
is doubtful whether India will no. yield as
large a supply as ever.
The New York Hraij. in this connec-
tion, says
In the face of this state of affairs. we
shall not be at all surprised to see prices OF
this necessary staple 20 TO n very low point
and every housewife rejoicing over cheap
sugar and tall sugar-bowl In fact. that
is the natural law OF trade Prices of this
article have been So far above its cost of
production, that consumption has been di-
minished speculation excited. and stocks
accumulated, until the point Of reaction
has been reached, ala! Speculation must cea>e
and prices decline, until consumption is
agai, stimulated and stocks diminished. .-
The recent high prices Of sugar have been
owing IA much To artificial "a a. natural
causes. IL began with the failure of the
crop in Louisiana, bat received large i'm
pulse from the banking expansion that took
place in Havana, stimulating ~ il did, spec
ulation 10 an extraordinary degrcc at one OF
the principal sources of supply The revul-
sion IN Havana has comuencs,i l, is true
that an attempt Is heug made there to s',S.
tain prices 10y initiating the currency with
paper issues but this is violation or the
laws OF finance and trade tha, will bring ia
own punishment. ani cannot save the price
of sugar in the face oi the falling markets of
the world. let il 20. We have paid too
much for our sugar for sonie time back 49,
onc hundred pcr cent. profit to tue sugar
planter Is out OF all reason. aud the world is
,ir,i OF paying A. let Us have a cheaper
sugar.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1857-09-17
A Happy Conclusion TO speech.

At the banquet given by the Knight Of
Kerry, at Valentia, to the Lord Lieutenant
Of Ireland and the gentlemen connected with
the Atlantic Telegraph, the Catholic Bishop
Of Kerry made brief speech, OF which the
following is the eloquent and appropriate
conclusion
Il am here, the last and least Of st. Bren-
dams descendants, to invoke Gods blessing
upon this glorious enterprise, the greatest
effort that was ever made to re-conquer the
forfeited dominion Of the mind of man over
the material world. Cheers.
"In this old world Of ours We are fast
growing old, but We are yet strong. We
know not the duration Of power which
Providence may accord to MS, but certain il
is that the future dtstines Of the human
race are wrapped up to a large extent in the
future history Of that great nation which
sprang from us, and is now growing up be-
yond the waters of the Atlantic.
"Reechoing the sentiments OF his Excel
Iency, will only express the hope that this
cable which is to link the old world and the
new together, and which, realized the legend
Of St. Brcndan. has found its starting point
on the coast Of Kerry may be the symbol
of T. fraternal and an eternal peace; that our
intercourse and exchange Of thought may in
the future not bc confined to the angry sur
face Of the sea, which is lashed by storms or
traversed by icebergs but that we speak
mind to mind and heart TO heart, through
the clear, calm depths Of the ocean, where
there reigns perpetual pace Loud cheer
ing.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1857-09-17

The prcscn, Emperor is about six kc,
one inch in height fine crct and military
figure, with . ,krp and full chest, mid
ard noble coun,enancc. blue eyes and fair
complexion, be,raying his German origin,
bring q d,scendan, II The Prince of ltol-
stein Go,torp, scar ely drop d the blcoi
OF Roms nof, the founder Of this dynasty.
flowing in his veina Ills hair and NOUS
taches arr light brown, the latter worn Il
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1857-09-17
The Canadians and their Free Negro Pop
..-.--. ssta9t.,s.,..-~.-..

Public opinion in England and her colo
NAL possessions has undergone such radi-
cal change within few months in regard
10 the slavery question, and the negro race
in general, that the probabilities are that
the underground railroad will soon get
into disfavor with our Canadian ncighbors,
The Indiana State Sentinel of late day
says:
The Canada government are determined
to get rid of their free negro population. A
proposition was made some time since to
isolate them in the northern portion of Can
ada, but this project failed. Now petitions
are being forwarded to the home govern.
ment to send the entire negro population in
Canada to some Of the English tropical
Islands. From this it will appear that the
Canadians are rapidly getting over their
sickly sympathy for the negro, and are de-
termined not only to Grive them out Of this
northern refuge, but debar them from seek
ing that asylum in the future. Where will
the poor negro go? II would not be at all
surprising if thousands Of runaway negroes
should wend their way back to their masters
to escape transportation.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1857-09-17
Extent OF the Magnetic Telegraph.

The Buffalo Commercial has been at the
trouble to condense the New York Herdtd>
elaborate and carefully prepared account
accompanied by illustrations, and occupying
four closely printed columns of the various
Geographic lines in all part. of the world.
This exposition is wonderfully suggestive
The wires Of the magnetic telegraph have
been happily compared to the nerves of the
human body, conveying to the ccntres Of
sensation intelligence from the remotest ex-
trcmities. Itappears from the statements
in the Herald that Of overland and subma.
rnc telegraphs there are completed and in
progress of construction at the present
time
United States (overland) $4,000 miles.
South America (overland) 1900 do.
Europe (overland) 5000 do.
India (overland) 1880 do.
Submarine Europe and Amer $50 do.
Total 1880 do.
This aggregate would have been increased
LOO miles by the completion of the Allan
tic telegraph. Of the European and Indian
telegraphs not more than six or seven thou.
sand miles of the lines commenced are unfn-
ished, and the next six months will probably
see them all in operation.
In the estimate OF the American tele.
graphs, none but the lines actually completed
are included. The nine hundred and
fifty miles of submarine lines are also
finished. This statement will enable us to
form some idea of the immediate as well as
prospective results TO which the successful
completion Of the Atlantic telegraph would
have led
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1857-09-17
RrssrAx rR,rss prR,>a rusIAr. Wa

RrSsiAS PRixss pvRi>G rus IAr, WAS.
There were captunsl by the British crur-
crs daring the late war ao6 vessels, against
which prucssiings were taken in the High
Coui, Of the Admiralty. az thc~e - we~
Russian. Z ilanoverian, Swedish % Danish.
; Norwegian. J putch. I MoIdavian. Wal
lachian. : Servian, Turkish, ? British, =
l.uhec, : Hamburg, Tuscan, ; Grck, ,
loaian.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1857-09-17
southern Presbyterian Church.
RIcHuoyD, Va, Sept. |, 1887

RIcHNoSp, Va, Sept. |, 1851
The Presbyterian Convention, which ha,
been in session since THURSDAY !as., has ...ia
moment adjourned-so nearly at the hour
of midnight that your correspondent hardly
knows whether to say Sept. ! or Sept.
%. The meeting of this evening was not
prolonged by reason Of any excitement Of
debate, but from n general desire to conclude
the business without taxing the Convention
with another days time. The meeting was
well attended even to close and the result
of the five days deliberations, as embodied
IN the final resolution, seems to be generally
satisfactory to the house.
The final action Of the Convention. taken
lew moments ago, is as was predicted by
your correspondent in a former letter. 4
Neir So'dhern Churoh 10 be organ,el.-
The object for which the Convention was
originally called was to recommend this plan
to the Prsbyteries and Churches and this
Object has now been carried out, in the adop-
ton ot series Of resolutions. which, after
expressing the views Of this Convention on
the subject Of Slavery, appoint another Con
vention TO be held at Knoxville. Tenn. %,
the first Thursday Of April next, for the
purpose OF organizing General Synod. un-
DIR the name Of L" The United Synod of the
frsbyteran Church Of the United States
Of America" Thus, the late secession from
the New'school General Assembly, has be-
come permanent schism. There is but
little expectation or desire, that the two dis
agreeing bodies, now separated. will ever
again be unite'i; at least, so long as the
question on which they split continues to
agitaie the Church and the State.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1857-09-17

The trial of Mrs GARpNEs for Poisoning
her husband az bingham. Massachusetts.
has resulted in a Disagreement of the jury
\ motive was provcn against her in her con.
icssion OF guilty connection with another
man, 50 was TIE parch,se of poison on her
behalf. anl the death OF the husband from
the effects Of arS'nic Was made quite plain
Hut there was no more drrct evidence oi
hIr guilt, ard hry conduct claimed an acqui;
tai, on the ground iha. It Was not proven
that she administered the poison. Their
theory, 50 far NJ they had ouc. WAS ,ha, he
took The p'l>un Of his own mother