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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

Noe 10 Mariners Official information has been received
at the office of Mr. Thornton A. jenkins, of the Light
house Board that two lighthouses have been estab
lished the Arran islands, off the west coast of the
county of Galway Ireland from which lights will be
hbited during the night Of the LIST of December next
and thenceforh will be lighted every night from sunset
to sunrise.
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WASHINGTON CITY.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. OCT. =. 1867.

Ss-A JANE, Of Philadelphia our general uaveins
agent assisted by JoiS coiIIss ssi
A. DAVE r. Z, RouKRDs
agMr C. W. JAMES Harrison street. Cincinnati ONO Is our
collecting this Western States ana assisted
n 1toMAs yullAH THoAAs THos NJ JAMES, Dr. A. l. Gums
George oRH Receipts Of either viii be good
Nr Gro w. BRAY authorized collect moneys due the
Union subscriptions and advertisements in the District Of
Columbia
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INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE
The subjoined interesting correspondence appears
in the New York papers Of Monday last

BosroN, October l, 1857.
Mr. DEAR SIR 1t is good many years since had
correspondence with you the subject of the financial
state OF the country, but it appears that the time
has arrived which demands deep consideration and wise
action.
New York is the headquarters, and has great respon
sbiity in this matter intimately connected with the
prosperity of the whole country Her banks are now evil
IDENTIFY in state of great strength whilst the commercial
community severely pressed and brimul of fear In
this state of things 1t appears to that the duty and in
terest of the New York banks require at liberal in
crease of their DISCOUNTS
There can be risk in it, No specie can be carried
out of the city, because there place where it is
valuable Boston and will follow the suit of New
York, and things might in these two cities very
sumo their usual and natural course, and put end to
the cry of the merchants for suspension.
should hope it might do more, and bring Philadel
pha to her and lead her to her steps before
it is too late.
very short time will increase specie from Califor
MA and probably from Europe nothing to prevent
the country from assuming state of thchghest prospe
y in its regular trade If the present panic be aayed
Yours, very truly,
NATHAN APPLETON.
JOHN A. STEPHENS, Esq,
President Bank of Commerce. New York.
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Up to the S0h of September there had arrived al tho
port of New York l45 l57 foreign emgrans since the
LIST of January, against 1903 419 last year
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Tho Troy New York; Budget OF Tuesday evening
says For the first time In period of years figure be-
low S. Is used to-day in the flour quotations"
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The above statement it will be perceived, exhibits
heavy falling off in 1857 compared with either of
the preceding years.
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-06

The orgsnist Of the Second Presbyterian Church in
Albany receives the moderate salary of 81 200 year
his services
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We deeply regret to learn that the Hon. Louis Nc
Lane is now lying dangerously i'll at his residence in
Baltimore.
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BANK OF COMMERCE, in New York,
October 2. 1857,

BANK or COMMERCE, in New York,
October 2, 1851
MY SIR: fully concur In your views 1t is true
that New York has great responsibility its magnitude
is oppressive has been deeply felt and carefully weighed
for long lime.
Our banks are prepared and ready and will soon
be much stronger for the wise action liberal aid to the
community More coin flows into the city from all quar-
tersfrom Philadelphia, from the West and is already
on its way from Europe.
California steamer is due with about half as much
there is in all Massachusetts, Some of our banks
have scarcely diminished their loans for two months not
withstanding their aid to neghborng cities The large
banks have expanded, and will continue TO expand On
the system of discountng mainly only short paper
they always have money to loan When will yours con-
fine themselves 10 short dates and cease TO encourage
the perncious system Of long credits credits ramcd to
the last degree from which spring most Of your difficult
ties Our corresponding banks in Boston arc advised
that we viii not press them for their balances
Very faithfully, yours,
JOHN A. STEVENS, President
NATHAN APPLETON, Esq, Boston.
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GEORGIA ELECTION.


A despatch from Augusta, Georgia, dated the 5th
says:
The election for governor and congressman took place
In this State to-day In this city it passed very quiet
w. few scattering returns in which indicate the
election of Judge Brown, democrat AZ governor His
majority will probably be TO- 900 or IL O0O The demo-
Gratis il is likely win also be successful in nearly all the
congressional districts
The Star of last evening says;
We have private despatch from Savannah to-day
representing the vote in that city have been For Con-
gress Barlow *. NJ 1907 Seward (dem.) sl2.
This indicates Stewards reelection beyond question we
believe Ward has been elected to the State senate from
the Savannah district
JEWELLERS GoIp.--This term is applied to alloys of
gold used for trnkets and inferior articles of cwey
ranging from three four karats fine upwards which
too inferior to receive the Hall mark The lowest al
10y Of this class is formed Of copper parts silver to
IL parts; gold to parts, melted together. This is
worth only from S. Cd. to U.s. Cd. the ounce. 't has
recently been found that gold of the IL karats less
aoyed with zinc instead of the proper quantity of silver
presents color very nearly equal TO that of metal at
least ~ or karas higher or of s. or los an ounce
value and the consequence has been that large
quantity of ewelry has been made Of gold aoyed in this
manner and the has been purchased by shop
keepers very much to their loss that Of the pub
lie, nasmuch as gavanc action Is produced after time
upon gold SO alloyed by means Of which the metal
split into separate pieces and the articles rendered per-
fectly useless Gold chains, pencil thmbes, ana
lockets the articles Of which the public and the shop
keepers will do well to take heod these have among
some other things, been lately SO constructed
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The following tribute to the wisdom of a demo-
cratic measure is from the Hartford Courant press
which has constantly and strenuousy opposed the
democratic cause:
The gold in the subtreasury is made available to all
who command United States bonds of 1867 and 6s
by Secretary Cobb who makes the liberal offer pay in
gold l6 dollars and the accrued interest besides for
every 100 dollars of the United States paper that is offer
ed previous to November after that he will only pay
ia on the 100 Thus the sub treasury is made to aid
tho business community The balance in the subtr
ury has been reduced millions Of dollars since the LIST of
July and almost every dollar Of il has gone into the
vaults of the banks That Uncles strong box does not
prove as injurious as It was feared IL would"
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n DlouUDlLD DlfCDlTNU fHllANldhOPlSI.
A particolored convention met at Syracuse, New
York, Wednesday last, consisting of colored and
white politicians of the Gerrit Smith and Fremont
school, at which the former gentlemen figured At
ter discussing the policy of compensated emancipa-
ton, in which Mr.. Smith favored and Frederick
Douglass opposed the plan, the question of finance
up and this elected discussion in which the
phanthropist of Peterboro stated that he had paid
money for Kansas till he tired and he did not
know where it had gone, nor what good it had DONE
He said according to the Couriers report he had
done bleeding to the society. It had cost him
now over 5000, whereas the society had only
raised 81 $780, He said it was al riding a free
horse to DEATH" and he would no longer stand it !;
that he had got note after note discounted last fall
for the purpose of raising funds for Kansas and he
didn't know where it had gone. and he didn't see
that the society was any better for it, He said in
conclusion, he had done. The society must help
themselves that he tired, Disguised, and needed
sleep and, if there other question before the
house, he would declare the convention adjourned
sine die.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-08-21

AT our last dates the exact result Of the
Missouri election was not known. The
Republicans were claiming il for Rollins
though the Democrats were reluctant TO
give up the pro-slavery candidate II is
said that the rsvissd returns will likely give
the State to the Democrats, by small ma
jority We cars but little for the actual
result. The vote for Rollins is large enough
to indicate healthful progress Of the spirit
Of Freedom in that state within the year
But whether Rollins or Stewart is TO GIL
the Gubernatorial chair of that State, II is
apparent that tho Administration party Is
not omnipotent even in Border Rntiandom
Stewart was the regular Democratic candi-
date. Rollins was Independent Both had
been Know Nothings, so that neither had
the advantage in that respect. Rollins was
pronounced by Col. Benton better Demo.
crat than Stewart, who had the confidence
| and support Of the Federal officials The
real point ut issue between the candidates
wasin the emancipation question. Stewart
wasa fire eater, without niger, yet II
favor of extending the peculiar institution
| TO the ends of the earth. Rollins own
about twenty of the colored population, bu
is opposed to the extension Of slavery, ans
in favor Of quietly roofing II out Of Missouri
The election of Rollins would, therefore b.
an emancipation triumph, and would place
he State in line with the position Of thu
city of St Louis
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-08-21
AFTER HARYE6T.

Reader, il Is latter harvest" How sol
emn the thought that you promised to pay
III at little debt later harvest and you'll have
not yet done II Do you consider that be
cause you have not fulfilled your promise,
your creditor can not fulfil his, and his cred
itor Is delinquent also' Only think how
many have waited till latter harvest" and
what a long chain Of delInqucnciesare con.
sequcnt upon yours II you would pay
what you owe your merchant could pay
what he owes, and hiscreditor could pay his
debts, and 20 on through score ofeontracts
We arc very anxious you should be true 10
your word Set that money sioat, and we
are sure some oft would float into the hands
Of the poor printer of course we don't
mean this for dun any way--slmply 10 re-
mind you that II IL later harvest"
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-08-21
zAPH.NArH pA.A.NI.AH.

% Ph@busl what name" But Il is u
Scripture name, (see Gen. Ill t5) and SAP.
piled to the latest born OF DR. Daily nume-
rous progcny--to his Baccalaureate Of the
2d inst
We must handle this speech gingcrly.--
DR.. Daily has numerous friends, and II we
~ Il IL not much Of literary address,
some Of them viii stop their papers, or shy
our criticism Is unjust. and In bad taste
that no isa Methodist preacher, and there
fore zoe should not criticlss his literary per-
formsnces, be they ever 80 worthless, or
that we are envious Of his popularity-this
would make us feel amazing BAD.
We have not yet had time 10 read II, but
will take time soon, when we will try TO do
the subject justice though tho stars fall
Look out Doctor
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-08-21
SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN YATES COUNTY

Coroner Potter olPenn Yam, il now
holding an inquest here upon the
body ofliiss Woodbock. or Whitbeck.
who came 10 her death BY nm abortion
effected by force, or by use of chloro.
form The act was committed by two
unknown individuals, one Of whom
came in "A buggy in which she was nj
night, and handed to the other some.
thing supposed 90 be saturatcd with
ehloroform, which he held TO her nose.
and which Immediately produced In.
sensibility. While she was in this
condition shcwas operated uponin the
woods. She was Immediately taken
i'll and died three days aficrwards.-
Such is The substance Of her dying
statement, a. sworn 10 By the several
witnesses examined on the inquest
The person with her before her death.
she says, Is Edward Foster. very
respectable farmers son. lie len the
country ON the day she died. The
testimony so far tends to connect him
with the mattoT but there is no evi
dcnce 20 show who the unknown mon
are who were with her before her
death, and Il Is they, for whom hang.
ing is too mild n punishment, who
will gounwhipped of justice. -Rosfon
Union, Aug. 10
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-08-21

- RI Re. Bishop Quinn informs US
that the African Methodist Church In Chica-
20 IL 10 be arraignsd al the nsxt session Of
the Indiana Conference, which meets at
New Albany this month, Cor innovation up
on the ancient order Of that Ch.reh, In In.
producing pews, choir, and an oryan, into
THAR place Of worship We rather guess
the preachers viii find their lay brethren
disposed TO do as they please in such mat
TER The white Methodist Bishops and prsa-
cheers did, hence their rule Of discipline In
regard 10 seating congregation was dead
letter for more than half a century, and a.
nally was decenily buried by the votes Of
such men As Father Ravens atthe General
Conferences, in 1882. Men who build houses
Of worship claim the right 10 say how they
viii sit in them iaf3 aen ESQ
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-08-21
SOUTHERN ELECTIONS.

The result Of the August Elections
in North Carolina, kentucky and
Tennessee convey lesson which
must not be misinterpreted. All these
are decided Wing States, having voted
for Harrison in 1910, Clay In "A, and
Taylor IN 'Is. Tennessee and Ken.
lucky voted for Scott in 80, and
North Carolina, by Clingman's de-
fiction, was barely carried against
him. There is no reasonable doubt
that these States, on the old party
issues, would be Wing to-day; yet
they have all been carried by what is
termed Democracy by overwhelming
maIoritics. The National American
party" was the only formidablooppon-
ont, and that party has virtually ceas.
cd 10 exist. IL has now no State IL
can call It's own, Maryland excepted.
OF the eight Members Of Congress
elected ps democrats In Kentucky,
at least three were staunoh Clay
Whigs--namclyi james d. Clay, (son
Of Hcnry0 j. W, Stevenson and Al
bert q. Talbot Each Of those three
conservative Southern States has gone
against the "Nationnl American par
" By fully ton thousand majority
Two L. $. Senators will bc chosen by
the yictors--in place of John B,
Thompson, OF Ky, aud james Q,
Jones; of Tom .--both Wings of old,
but only Mr., Thompson is now an
american OF the twenty six
Members of the House from these
States, but hveQr eixare Americans,
A new Governor ia Tennessee and
Legislature IN that State aud In Ken
lucky are among the fruits OF the ri.
umph.
Candor compels us 10 add that We
do not regard these results emphatic
rs they are, as primarily induced by
hostility 10 "Americanism.' That
they crush out the american party
Is true, but that Is an incident not
their main purpose, il Is the Slave
Powerdominantin those States which
recognizes the asoondancy or subor-
dination Of Slavery in the National
councils as the great opposition, but
the power, Of the american party
On the other hand, II recognizes IN
the National Democracy uniailing
devotion TO its cause, united with abil-
ity to uphold IL so long as 1t can be
upheld at all. 1t chooses to fight un-
der the bannerofa strong party rather
than that of a weak one. Such is the
real meaning and scope of the South
ern Elections.-N Y. Tribune.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-08-21

SAD WARNiSo-An lrishman, NAM
cd Peter Boyle, was killed almost In.
stantly ut tho little railroad bridge
As the train was passing Laury's
Station he stuck his head out of the
window, which, coming IN contact
with the tlmbcru of the bridge, took
his scalp OF Our informant sat on
the seat with the unfortunate man,
and was bcspattered with blood, lie
describes thencenc NJ awial-thecrash
Of the skull, the ihinting Of the wo.
men, the alarm of the passengers, all
being instantaneous lilo says the
conductor had before cautioned him
against sticking his head out OF the
window. The train backed up and
left the body at i.aury's station, IN.
ill preparations could be made for
taking IL home IN the aitcrnoon.--
AHmt0wa (Pcaa) Demoerat.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-08-21

any such desperate expcdients by the
suggestions OF common sense, or the IN.
even Of Holy Wni. Hence,
the now intimate and Acknowledged re-
lalionship between spiritualisnl and
suicide. That relationship. in the ma
ture Of things, could not be other than
intimate, because the connecting link
between cause and effect was never 80
strong and ftting-so appropriate and
natural. We have cited the case OF
Madeline Smith. as living illustration
of the demoraliziDg influences Of one
branch Of corrupt literature--and We do
not know. that better example Of the
equally couupting and destructive effects
of the other we are dealing with. than
is pictured in the sad suicide Of Eliza
Lunt, Of New Hampahire, Que day last
week, under circumstances with which
the public are long familiar Her ante
ctdcnis are not very clear.--bnl this
much is certain; she had some nnforiu-
nate love affair; she did not believe in
the Bible; she ridiculed the Immortality
OF the soul; said she was weary Of lie,
DC, DC and the end OF an was a
plunge into the canal, one dark night
and Coronefs inquest IN Che morning,
with the verdict customary IN such eases.
Death by Suicide These are but
the logical results OF the spiritual.
sceptical, God-doiying literature.
which spreads like poslilencc over the
land. just as the poisoning oiloyers. and
husbands, and seddcers are the tragical
results Of the equally pemlcicus "litefa
allure which constitutes the mental
sustcnance Of the Madeline Smiths.
How TO lessen or get rid OF such "lilera
turc, = is problem we undertake not 10
solve, --but solved il should be. aud by
somebody, soon, If scductions, asui.
teries, and blasphemics, with their con
comiiauts, poisoniDgs. assassinalions and
drownings. are mol to swallow up and
submergc our common civilization and
our common religion.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-08-21
Gov WRIGHT AND THE EVANGELICAL Az
IfAHCE

We sec quite number Of contradictory
reports In regard TO Gov. Wrights clie,n 10
u seat In the Evangelical Alliance, which IL
10 meet this fall At Berlin some alleging
that no IL delegate, and others that he IL
not The truth IL, he is delegate Us much
as any one, He Ia member Of the NJ. H.
Church, IN regular standing, and a. such
expects 10 attend the meeting Of the ALI
anee That body is not composed of dele
gates, but OF Evangelicaf Christians, OF all
denominations, who may DO present and
wish 10 participate In liz deliberations, and
Gov Wnghts claim TO seat will be the
same an Bishop simpsons or Doctor No
Clintock's or DR.. Nasts We are glad to
learn that he intends to take part in the NICE.
tings II his Official duties viii permit
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-08-21

FIx4
inough no elections are pending 10 JUST
~ Kansas lies, the news from that battle
ground OF freedom Is intensely interesting
the enort 70 subdue the freemen Of Kan sas
. MOI ended
IN ""o'hof column VIII be found an ar
ucie rom the ~. =. Tribune, In regard 10
the virtual a'''ranc hisement OF the Free
S"'e men, Dy the apportionment OF the
REPRESENTATIVES, Up 70 this apportionment
."e' eNpee'e'' 70 so'e attire october election
ou' no" tney VIII not Ihe Lawrence cor
respondent OF the Chicago Tribune, says
IT'S probable that they will not vote.
u. because Governor Walker promised
'ha' they should vote under the laws OF
congress, ana not under the Territorial I'm.
actmcnts, and now, II is plainly apparent
INTENDS that they shall votcundsr the bogus
Statutes
z Because Governor Walker solemnly
and publicly repeated and promised, that
the people--the whole people should have
the right and opportunity to vote In Octo-
Der, and now, as will be seen by reference
to the apportionment, has legalized the
virtual disfranchisement OF within eight
hundred persons, mot voters, OF one hall
Of the population.
8 Because it's believed that nc payment
Of nc Territorial 7ares oil Be Insisted on
as q"afVeono" yjor NC r'gNt 70 v0'e'
Judge Cato has already gwen his opinion
10 the eject that none OF the Free state
men may vote unless they pay taxes 70 th'
Territorial Officers ''h'eh they "erer ''sl do
"ein'or'"ea our rc"aels '"'' "eeA y
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-08-21

In Franklin township, this county, an.ei-
fort was made few weeks ago to organize
a Sunday School at district school house.
The school had met once or twice, when the
District Director locked the school house,
and refused It's further use Tor that purpose.
The Superintendent applied TO the Town
ship Trustees for permission to use the
school house, which was granted, aud u
written order made 10 the Director 10 that
effect The Director took the responsible
ity" of disregarding the order, aud the
school Is held in the woods At a public
meeting held TO consider the question, one
speaker said; This district is entirely too
Democratic 10 hold such cursed institutions
as Sunday Schools in would rather have
my children raised in the bar-room or grog-
shop than In Sunday School !"
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-08-21
For Che Indiana Americans
IOWA rSsrrruTJeEsss, ] HJqsSoRrxe INDIANA

Within the last few years, Iowa
has called q large number, yea,
complimentary number of teachers
from Indiana TO positions In her lit
erary Institutions. For this compli-
ment we are much obliged, and om-
ploying the historians modus drgu-
mentatioRis, viz, the post for the future,
we see herein door, made and effect
ual opening for our young men desi-
rous of entering the profession of
teaching. Let them look at this in
conjunction with the increasing de-
mands at home and elsewhere and be
giad. But directly to our subject as
indicated in our caption LIST few
years since, the now Hon. S. A. Har-
Ian, was called from Indiana TO the
lead of one of the young Institutions
Of Iowa,-2d, subsequently Prof. Fell
Ions was called to like position Sd,
Rev. l.. w Berry, ID. d. was called
to the presidency of Mt. Pleasant
University. 18th, the State Universe
ty, rendered her Presidential chair to
IN Indianian, which was declined
9Th, Prof G. G.. Downey, has recent.
ly been called TO Proffessorship in
Mt. Pleasant University. 9th, Ia
Prof Il. +. Rragam, has recently
been rendered the Presidential chair
Of Cornell College, (Which will most
likely be declinod.) 18th, one year
ago. position was rendered the hum.
bly, subscribed. 9Th, Prot. Barnes
now of the Balain University, Ohio
held q position for one or two years
in the Mt Pleasant Academy, and
lastly Rev. A. ID. Cunningham o.
Gosport, Ind, has within the last few
days been elected TO the Professor
ship Of Mathematics in the Mt Id,
Female College, Davenport, Iowa
OF the last named, we may be per
miited TO say, Che at one time being
our co-laborcr in tcaching,) that /
our standard of qualifications be l
correct one, hc will not fail 10 NEE
Enthusiastically the demands Of hi
now position. May he do 30 Thu
fulfillment ofthis we much desire, Is
because of personal friendship; I'd
Lecausc Of Indiana elements in low
literary Institutions. II
indianapolis Ind.