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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-01
LATEST NEWS.
Wa .IsiDAto" News.
WAsl,issTos, Sept. 24th.


During the fiscal year ending June Both,
the amount Of public land -o!d was nearly
iliJ 900 acres, and the receipts therefor
upwards Of s3j00,O00.
The President lett this city this morning
10 make visit to Lancaster, and will return
on Monday.
Orders have been issued from the Navy
Department for tho preparation of the sIoop-
Otyar Finccngce 10 Join the African
squadron.
Francis H. Burns has been appointed
Postmaster at Dover, y. H., yicc Nittum
Iscont Myices from our minister al
Madrid speaks Of very marked Indignation
towards him. The causes have not thus
far be- q made public.
II has been suggest d that Mr. Dodge
may have iDcautiously approached tho min
isier on the subject Of the purchase Of the
Island Of Cubn.
a gentleman arrived here this evening
direct from X ansas. lie brought dispa,ch's
from Toy. Walker, directed 10 the Prcsi-
dent. The contents will not probably be
known until The return Of the President
which will be on Monday.
Everything was quiet when he lief, The
Territory.
The Governor had his proclamation ready
for PRONUNCIATION when he left,
The Quartcrnaslcr General received "a
despatch from New Orleans today, stating
that two companies had arrived from Florida
"a ronto for Kansas.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-01

When the first failures which occurred in
the East were announced, 1t was generally
believed that the crash would bs confined To
the seaboari cities. where tle stock gam.
bling had prevailed to the greatest extent
aud which WAS said to b. tn cause Of the
monetary crash. Aud as the cheering hope
nj brighter times appearing, were scattered
over the country, the Nation rcjoiccd IN the
apparent soandncSs OF the financial world.
But scarcely has the sounds Of gladncss
ceased TO rcycrbcrate, until more por,cn,.
GUS cloud is sccu 10 gather and that to,. in
section OF country the least anticipated
In yesterday mornings fIoNEfR AND pguo.
CR,r, the first indications ot the rising storm
in the firm, obi Commonwealth OF rcnnsyl.
,ania were announced in the partial saspcn
sion Of some OF tho strongest Banks IN rh.l-
adolphia.
Another days later news has bocn tt,
ccvcL, and sal news il is 10 be sen, forth
from the Old keystone Read what the
Telegraph announces. under date OF the
10Th.
Puu,psiruIh sept. %. 10 4. VI
Third AMI Chestnut strocts are again the
scenes Of excitement crowds surroundiu.
the Savings Institution beiorc . O'Clock. =.
NJ They decline paving out deposits -
puiring two weeks notice The banks wcrv
bcs,cgsd before 10 O'Clock The Pcnnsyl
vania bank rcop,nri and is transactng
business, but paying no spsci,. The NJ
ehanics Bank paying specie Tor tens. The
tirard Bank refuses Ia do any business. aud
renders no satisfaction to dep sitors AMI bin
holders. Nest Of the o,hrr banks were
making checks gosl. Their is no conccr,
of action among the banks, each is appa.
rcu,ly taking different course. The Bank
of North America is paying specie for trus
bu, issuing no notes or checks. The Bank
of Commerce is refusing specie, but Is pay
ing notes Tor checks.
P,mApgirmiA, Sept, 20, IL NJ.
The Girari Bank is now paving slscic
for iives and certifying ehccks.
Additional cycitenen, Was produced 10y
the news from Raltimorc Of the suspension
here.
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From ashtnsto,.
" ,siii>GroS sept. 90.

W siti>GroS, sept q.
Senator benjamin writes from the city of
McNlco, the dth INST that IN has succceied
IN making satisfactory arrangements with
thu government relative To thc Tehuanlcj,cc
Transit route. but that he was ,hwartcl by
Minister Forsyth to the extent Of his power
causing the h,ss of million Of dollars 1t
IL supposed that the administration will take
Mr.. forsy,hs conduct into serious consd,e
ra,ion in having misadyisel the govern
mnt. which resulted IN the annulling Of the
Sloo and Guray grants.
lie calls On the Secretary 10 remove them
saving il this he not done the Mormon-
will hcome cSc~Jingly Troublesome. and
defeat any policy our government may adopt
with the Indians.
Captain Gold~rsIgh ha, bcn ordered
on the third Naval Court Of Inquiry, in
placc cl Com. Stringham, rlcvvl.
The information in possession Of our gov
crnmcn, relative to the compciiy Of Ten.
sam Houston with an expedition supposed
10 h. for thu INVASION Of Mexico, Is derived
from reliable sources.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-01

Nkw ioaK, Sept. -,
1t is reported that negotiations are going
on between the boston Armur Company
and the underwriters If the Central Amcti.
"a, to raise her huh which Is suppo-,I to
be in about twenty eight feet water
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-01
COMMERCIAL
-. Paul Markets.
OFFICE OF PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT,
"wednesday. Sent. 80. 1851.

There is no material change in the market this
week. Business has been only moderately
brisk. The weather has been delightful. We
have noticed teams from the country in con.
siderable numbers on the streets, loading with
groceries for the country.
We append quotations for the week:
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-01

The following li~t comprises number Of old
failures, and also -ome lately reported. OF
their value We huow nothing but. doubtless,
some OF them are good banks, but their money
won't pass currei: GU; IN the West
Bank OF llaloweil. IIallowel. Maine.
Canton Bank, South China, Maine,
Ellsworth Bank. Maine.
Exchange Bank. Bangor, Maine
Exeter Bank New Hampshire.
Dandy Bank. Vermont.
south Rnya Bank, Vermont.
Bank of the Republic, Providence, Rhode
Island.
Bank Of south County, Wakefield. Rhode
Island.
Noun, Vernon Bank. Providence. Rhode
Island.
Merchants Exchange Bank, Bridgeport, Con.
nectcut.
Chemung County Bank, Horseheads, y. Y.
State.
Farmer, Bank. Saratoga County, y. York
state
IInguenot Bank New Paltz. v. Y. state.
American Bank, Trenton, New Jersey.
Bergen County Bank. lIackensack New
Jersey.
Cataract Bank. Paterson. New Jersey
Union Bank, freBchtown, New Jersey.
Farmers AMI Mechanics Bank. Ken, County.
Maryland.
Farmer, and Mechanic. Bank, Greensboro
Maryland.
Cumberland ~ayings Bank. Maryland.
Bank Of kanawha. Virginia.
Trans-Aileghsny Bank, Virginia.
Bank of Commerce, Georgetown, u. 4.
Canal Bank. tlesclsnd, Ohio.
Ctv Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio.
seneca Couaty Bank. Thin. Ohis.
Miami Valley Bans Dayton. Ohio.
Clinton Bank. Columbus. Ohio.
city Bank. Columbus, Ohio.
Union Bank. ~andu-ky, Ohio.
Agricultural Bank, Brownsville. Tennessee.
hank OF West Tennessee. Tennessee.
Bank OF the Capitol, Indianapolis. Indiana.
Central Bank. Indianapolis, Indiana.
MoSErAsY.-TheFe nothing special TO note
in this city. eXccp, that money Is scarce, and
scarcely any loans are being made. Exchange
confines high. The money Of the deprecated
banks Is no, purchased by any Of orr banks
There i~n eVgi'emen, here. and no LANCER sp-
pretended
In another 1o'amn, Tie rcs1c- will fnd fnn
account. Of monetary affairs in the Eas'.
Baovso>. 49, The matter q the application
oi stephen Bronson j.. 70 De discharged as an
.nsolsen, debtor. "a Chicago, hs, heea pa, over
by Judge Ras Aer, 70 the B.Nt term Of the Cook
county Court. which commence. on The first
Monday q octobo-. In The meantime. the
grsa, ansneer = allowed HE liberty on bali.
Coon lSrrovENyVr- The foundation - be.
ing dug Tor large stone bulding on wabashsw
street opposite the Cour, House. Ths. vHI n.
a great improvement on tia, street.. and ai'rse,
Others Sitaou' doab,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-01

DEPRECATED BiNKs For the convenience. Of
our readers We have made out u list Of discred
tied banks, being those which have failed since
the 18th OF August. and the date Of their failure
The list will be Of value TO decide who should
be the losers OF the money
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-01


IL, proclamation " Governor Walkcr.
relative Ia the October election IN Kansas
which, whllc admitting that injustice was
exhibited in the appcrtionmcnt, which cN-
clui,s tiftccu counties from participating IN
the election. the Governor attempts 90 eN.
culpa,r himself by DECLARING tina, only four
days cmainol after his arrival IN the Terri
tory to make apportionmen,S and that he
did not know of the cNist,ucc II the Law ~
quitinr him Ia make an apportonmcut.
th'rsoc that duty dcvolvci upon Others.
lie cNpNe.s opinion tha, No one can vote
c>c,p, ,hcsc WHO ar Qualitii under Terri.
torial law of the 10th OF February last /:
also under this law. Territorial taN : rqu-
rcd ~ qualification for voters
The Governor states that trooI~ Mil Il
stationed a, various places where violcnce r.
appryhcmkd, and concluded With the hops
that all olhc,rs viii us their best cNcriions
10 MAXI the election the E,ir aDl hon =, eN
l,r,S>ion @, III, views Of III rrplc
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-01

lcIi5 10 ilxi6ptd Us
llIil 20 lsxls5d;j. t.e5
Hay
Per ton, about. .sssa ~ W
IkON-
Flat BAr-Penps, lyanin
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-12-05

The school at said Barton academy, the said West
field grammar school, the said Albany academy,
or the sad Msssquoi Valley academy be eth
er of them suspended for the term Of one full
year or more at any one time, the funds to which
such school or schools would be entitled under
Mis- act shall be divided among he other schools
during such suspension.
SEc. q This act shall be under the control
of any future Legislature, TO amend, alter or re-
peal.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, November 10, 1857.
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No. 40.-An Act relating to Certificates Of Stock in
Corporations


is hereby enacted, Sc.
SIC. 1. Whenever any certificate of the own
ershp of any share or shares Of the capitol stock
Of any corporation in this State shall be lost or
destroyed, and the owner Of such certificate shall
desire to obtain new certificate for such share
or shares he shall advertise such loss or destruc-
ton, With description of the certificate il two
newspapers, one published in the vicinity of the
residence OF such owner, and one published in
the vicinity Of the place of business of such cor
poratiOn, at least five weeks successfully, and
notice of such loss with description of such Ger.
tifcae shall be posted up in The Office of such
corporation for the same length OF time and
three months after such publication and notice,
no other person claiming such shares, such cor
poration shall issue to such owner ne y ccriifi-
cate for such shares, which new certificate shall
state that it is issued in lieu Of one lost or des-
troyed and such corporation shall not be liable
TO any person thereafter on account Of such ORR
ginal certificate.
SEC, 2. lfany person shall claim such shares
by virtue OF such original certificate before the
issuing Of such new certificate, or if such corpor-
alton shall refuse 10 issue such new certificate as
provided IN section one of this act, any person
Interested NAV petition the court of chancery for
relief in The premises and such court may at any
time on such petition and notice. in summary
manner. make such order in the premises as the
case may require.
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An Act relating to the Homestead.

Ne 2o.--An Act relating to the Homestead.
II is hereby enacied, Sc.
SEc. 1. When any married woman, whose
husband owns any real estate in this State in
which the wife has a homestead, and said wife
shall have been insane one whole year next pre-
ceding and is insane at the time of making the
application, and having no guardian, the hus-
band may apply to the probate court in the dis.
trict where said real estate is situated for license
to sell the right of homestead in said real estate,
and said court If it is Of the opinion that the in
lerest Of the husband and wife require it, may
grant a license TO said husband to sell the right
of homestead and, upon obtaining such license,
said husband may sell and convey the same ::
Prorided, however, that before any such license
shall be granted, notice shall be given to the
fricndS of such insane wife. by publicati N or
Otherwise. in such manner as will best secure a
proper representation of her interests before such
court and notice Of the application shall also be
given TO one or more of the selcctmen of the
town in Wish such homestead is situated; and
such friends and sclecimen may appear and OBJ
set to the granting OF such license
SIC. 2. certified copy of such license shall
be recorded in the town clerks Office where such
real estate is situated.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, November 10, 1857.
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Approved, November 10, 1857.
No. Alan Act relating to Banks.
ie LorcI,, en1cgsy t..

is hereby enacted, &C.
SEC. /. Until the neat session of the legisla-
ture, the bank commissioner may, after full ex-
animation of any bank, its situation and It's pre-
vious course, act as in his opinion the public
good requires, as to when or how soon. proceed
ings shall be instituted against such bank. And
the chancellor shall have, on partial or full cx-
animation Of the case, like discretion as TO
when or how soon such case may be disposed of.
SEC 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
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ahoun, of damage, before any justice of the peace
in the county, or before the county court Of the
county, where such damage is sustained.
SEC. 9. No town 10 this State shall be in
dicted ior NOT keeping m repair the fence around
any burial ground, or be liable for damage done,
unless the selertmcn thereof shall have been M
tiied twenty days previous, in writing, that the
said fence was out of repair.
SEC. 4. This act shall not apply to any bur
rel ground belonging to any association or cor
porailon, nor 10 any burial ground which is by
law made subject TO any s.ier control than that
named in the first section of the act to which
this is in addition.
SEC. 5. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, November TO- 1857.
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Approved, November IL, 1857.

No. 42.-An Act in relation to Savings Banks.
is hereby enacted, Sc.
SEC. |. No president, vice president, treas
urer, secretary, trustee, or other officer Of any
savings bank or institution for savings in this
State, shall hereafter a, the same time hold Office
as president, director, cashier, or in any other
official capacity in any bank OF discount in this
State.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect on the first
day OF April, 1858.
Approved, November 10, 1857.
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No. 37,-An Act relating to villages.

NO. oI.-An Act relating TO villages.
IL is hereby endcted, &c.
SEC. l. The fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and
ninth sections of chapter eighty-two of the COM
piled statutes, relating to towns and other COM
munitics, shall be applicable to all Incorporated
villages, authorized by law TO raise money by a
tax on the grand list, in the same manner and
to the same extent as if the word village" had
been inserted in connection with the word town,
whenever il occurs in either Of said sections.
SIC 2. Ths trustees of any such village.
whenever demand of payment is made on an ex-
ecuton against said village by proper officer,
il there shall not be available funds belonging to
such village sufficient to satisfy such execution
with all charges, shall forthwith make and deliv-
er to the collector of taxes for such village tax
bill on the list OF the inhabitants of such village,
and such real estate upon which they are author
lied to raise money, payable within sixty days
from such delivery. sufficient to pay such exc
culion and all legal charges thereon, with twelve
per cent interest, and all otLer incidental ex-
penses, which TAX sLall be deemed to have been
regularly voted at legal meeting OF the vo.
tiers of such village duly warned for that purpose.
Approved, October 2S, 1857.
No. 38-An Act to enable Insurance Companies
to comply with the laws Of other States or Coun-
tries. ....,....
IL is hereby enacied, SC.
SIC. l. 1t shall be lawful for any life insur-
rance company chartered in this State to deposit
with the treasurer Of this State, or the comptrol-
Ter or chief financial officer OF another State, any
funds or securities of such companies which the
laws of any other state or country may require,
to enable the company or companies of this State
TO establish agencies and prosecute the business
OF insurance within such or other states or coun.
tries.
SEC. 2. And it shall be the duty of the
treasurer of this State TO safely keep said secu.
rites for the benefit of all the policy holders OF
such company; but companies SO dcpositin1 sha
al all times have the right TO receive the inter
est or dividends upon such mortgages or stocks
or to exchange them for others of eqDal value.
SIC. 0. This act shall take effect from it.
passage
Approved November 10, 1857.
No. 8g.-An Act for the distribution Of the gram.
mar school funds Of Orleans county.
IL is hereby enacted, Sc.
SIC. !. All income, rents and profits, deriv
ed from the grammar school lands in the count,
of Orleans, shall hereafter be equally divided be
tween the Orleans county grammar school al
Brownington the Crafisbury academy, the Der
by academy the Orleans liberal institute at Clio
yer, and the Barton academy and the four in
siitutions first named shall hereafter pay TO tn,
said Barton academy, the WestTeld gramma
school, The Albany academy, and the Missisquo
Valley academy, to each of Them, ope-eightl
part of all such sums as they may receive iron
the rents and profits of said grammar school land.
, 50 thsi they shall all share alike; Provided,
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Approved, November 10, 1857.
No. 30.-An Act in relation to Trcspass upon the
Freehold

is hereby enacted, Sc.
Src. 1. Whenever judi rnent shall be rem.
dcred in favor of the plaintiff, in all action of
tfespass upon the freehold, commenced before
justice, the plaintiff shall recover full costs, if
the justice rendering such judgment shall certify
that the cause of action arose from the wful and
malicious act of the defendant
Approved, November 10, 1857.
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BRATTLEBORO, VT: DEC. S, 1857.

proper, and such sale or disposition shall extin-
guish such homestead
SEC s.. Whenever any person entitled 10 any
homestead money realized in any proceeding un-
der this act shall be an infant, married woman
or insane person, the court shall make such or
der as to the payment of such money as by its
general jurisdiction it has power to do in other
cases.
SEC 0. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, November 10, 1857.
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are located, shall be male in the annual report
of said commissioner.
SEC 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage
Approved, November 10, 1857.
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Approved, November a, 1857.
No. 57.-An Act laying tax on the county Of
Rutland.

SEC. /. There is hereby assessed tax OF
one cent on the dollar of the list of polls and
rateable estate of the inhabitants of the county
of Rutland, for the purpose of defraying the ex-
penses of repairing and enlarging the common
Jail in said county, as authorized by acts of the
legislature passed in 1854 and 1855, said taxes
to be collected and paid to the treasurer of said
county on or before the first day Of June, 1858.
SIC. 2. The treasurer OF said county 10 here
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ADVEkTISEMENTS.

RoR square Of ~ lines less nonpare type e smn,
lest sise used three insertions Oil for each subsequent In
seron 20 cents The number Of must be maj we'd
all advertisements they will be continued until ordered
out Contracts will be made with advertisers BY the col
fractional parts thereof at liberal fates Transient
advertising to be paid in advance.
RoR all Probate advertisements excepting notices Of appca-
Tons 70 sell real estate t50 each for three insertions
PosrAeHs-TuE vERMoSr PHGx is sent into all the towns
Wndham County free Of Postage To any part Of this State
out Of this County for 10 cents per year, elsewhere cents
per year-paymenss In all cases to be made quarterly In
advance.
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No. 43.-An Act in amendment TO an Act approx
ed November II, 1851, entitled .. an A.. a. -
n rs Herep5 cnur,eu. s'et.
SEC /. That whenever proceedings shall be
or have been commenced for closing up any bank
authorized by the act approved November II,
1851, entitled " an act TO authorize the business
of banking" il shall be competent for any chan
ceor, on application, to fix time, TO be not
less than four nor more than twelve months, for
the presentation Of bills or notes against said
bank, either 10 the treasurer Of the State or re-
ccver Of such bank, for redemption and pay
ment notice of which time shall be published
as such chancellor may direct and all bills or
notes not presented within the time so fixed shall
not be entitled 10 consideration in the distribu-
ton Of the assets of said bank in the hands of
said treasurer or receiver, and such published
notice shall so state but said assets shall be dis
tributed and apportioned as though all such bills
or notes had been presented Procided, this act
shall not be so construed as 10 authorize the
chancellor to order any bond executed under the
provisions OF section fifty Of an act entitled "an
act to authorize the business Of banking" ap-
proved November IL, 1851, into the hands Of
the receiver Of such bank.
SEC. 2. On application of the treasurer or
any person in interest in such bank, the. chan
cellor shall have power TO order the securities in
the treasurer's hands into the receivers hands,
on his filing with the treasurer good and suifi.
cieDt bond, in such sum us the chancellor shall
order, to the acceptance of such treasurer or
chancellor, and to order the application Of the
proceeds of such securities according 10 law.
SEC. 3. Whenever any banking association,
organized under the general banking law, shall
be closed, either by the voluntary act of the as
sociation or by operation Of law, and when any
association partly organized shall abandon or fail
to complete the same, the treasurer and secre-
tary OF State are hereby empowered and direct
! ed to destroy all such bills when redeemed, and
the sheets, blank notes and plates Of such organ
lied or unorganized association.
| SEC. A. This act shall take effect from it,
| passage.