The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-26


note, which is called the CExrRAL BANK
and goes on to say, 4" viii pay one dollar on
demand to the bearer" Dated September
., 1857, No. 81 Gray. State Of Maine.
Signed w. II. Rounds, Cashier, and y. T.
Smith, President. Across the face is the
following endorsement
- Redeemable in currency or gold at current
rates. W. l.. BaSsfSG K Co, Bankers.
q. Tnos. MAY. Teller.
We should like to know If there is any
responsibility attached to the Cashier and
President Of this bank, or if the respecta-
able bankers who are circulating these notes
have any other security TO show to the pub
lie than that Of their own stability.
The consistency Of the bankers who issue
these bills, and refuse TO give credit TO city
scrip, is refreshing. The city scrip, when
will not exceed $4,000, is secured by 1926.
600 of tax levied, which is again secured by
$1,000 900 Of real estate; while these wild
cat bank notes have the simple endorsement
OF banker in the city.
RETURN or Gov. MEDARY.--Goy. Me
Diary returned to this cityWednesday, after a
brief visit to his friends in the East.
The STEAMBOAT ARRlvAIs--1he Times
is informed that the table Of arrivals which
it copied from the PIONEER of Sunda, is "a
correct as il is possible to procure them
Long before navigation closed, we were
aware that the Harbor Masters books would
not be complete record Of arrivals, and two
weeks before the river closed we took cspe-
cial pains to learn from the Clerks of the
Packet Boats, the number Of trips made by
each. For the transient boats, we depended
upon record kept by ourselves, by which
We were enabled to give the starting point.
of their trips, which cannot be discovered by
reference TO the IIarbor Masters book
viii the Ime take bitc so rapidly again
from its friends of the M,nne,ot,on ? Jus
tice to the commerce Of St Paul, requires
that the Times should acknowledge its errors.
The MAIs-The steamer Key City came
up on Monday as far as Lake City, wherc
she put of her passengers and freight. The
mails which she had on board, were the last
ofthe Packet Company's contract and they
were brought up to this city from Lake
City by wagon, arriving yesterday noon.--
The Walker contract commenced from
Prairie du Chen on Monday, and the first
mail will probably be in today. The East
ern mail will he due at the st. Paul post of,
flee every evening at six o'clock, AMI will
leave for the East every morning at the same
hour.
The MAIL TO SurEnloR.--Mr. Terry, Of
the Post Office, informs us that Mr. Pres
ton, Agent at large for the Pos, Office De.
par,mcnt, has been here for several days
past, arranging and looking after the l..
s. Mails.
Arrangements have been completed for
an overland mail Via Chengwatana, to Su.
perior, Wis. over which the entire mail
TO the Lake shore will be conveyed. He
has expressed a determination to assist the
contractors in performing the service ac-
cortiing to the schedule time. Mr.. L. b.
Galusha is the person contracted with TO
carry the mails to Superior, Wis, supply
ing the place of the deiunct contractor,
resident on the Lake We have every rea.
son to believe that Mr.. Galu,ha will not
follow in the footsteps OF his illustrous
predecessor. bat will put the mail through in
good time.
The mail will have here every Monday,
Supplying all offices on the route.
Snow SroRN.--The snow that lies al!
winter commenced falling Wednesday morn.
ing. and continued throughout The Jay. /,
was not falling very rapidly. bat i lef' its
mark, upon the earth. \ few inches more,
and the ,leighing will commence in earnest.
REDrcrIoS og TIKI PoLlCH.-ActiDg
Mayor Marvin, Yesterday, reduced the Pc
lice force of the city. down TO eleven men,
The names Of the men on the police. are
Officers Morton, kilroy, GoNiing. Maher,
Calvin, Powers. Iarushe. Waters. Fitzxrr-
aid. Golfer. and Bress't.
This force will be yGcI into day ard
night police one third ior LAY and the bal
ance As nigh, police.
Tux FERsy SroPFEp. Tie Steam Fer
ry, Little Dorri,. was on Friday moored
into winter quarters. tlle ioc having become
too heavy for the boa, - 20 through it
The river is nearly frozen over, and the ice
CAKES have become stationary. Commani-
cation was Kept open with Brook yn y.ster-
dav. nv means Vt skis. which found near