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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-03-11

SEC. 6. The said town council shall have
power to fill all vacancies which may occur in
said Beard, from the house holders Of said town,
who shall hold their appointment until their suo-
cessors shall be elected and qualified: and in
the absence Of the President and Secretary
from any meeting Of the town council, the
trustees ss 81, shall have power 70 appoint any
President and Secretary for the time being.
SEC. Z. The town council aforesaid, shall
have power TO make. Ordain and establish by
laws and ordinances for the government Of said
town: Provided, that no such ylaws and
ordinances shall conflict with the laws Of the
United States, or Of this State and to fix res.
sonable fines and penalties for the violation Of
such bylaws and ordinances, to provide for the
election Of Treasurer and Marshal, and suitable
subordinate officers Of said town, and fix the
compensation Of said officers; TO regulate and
improve the levees, piers, streets and alleys.
determine the width Of sidewalks in said town,
to regulate the public grounds, to remove all
nuisances and distractions from the streets and
grounds Of said tewn, and to do all things which
similar corporations have power to do in order
| TO provide for the health, security, and good
order OF said town.
council TO carry Into effect the provisions Of
| this act, they are hereby authorized and en-
powered to assess q tax for corporation pur.
poses, on all taxable property within the limits
| OF said corporation. which tax shall not exceed
In any year, one cent on the dollar valuation,
a. the same may be found on the books OF the
Commissioner Of the county in which said town
may De located, at the time OF assessing such
tax. mn
| SIC. y. when any tax Is levied, 1t shall be
the duty Of the Secretary to make out dupli-
cate OF the taxes assessed against each indivi.
DUAL ana on each item OF property, which du.
piicate snail De certined by the President and
secretary ana one copy placed IN the hands OF
the Mafsbal' whose duty II shall be to collect
such TAX, IN the same manner and under the
same regulations as county taxes are collected
10 TINS state ana the said Marshal shall imme.
diately after collecting SAID TX pay the same
| over 10 the treasurer OF salt corporation and
take ms receipt therefor. And said Marshal
snail nave the power 10 sell properly, both real
ana PERSONAL IN the same manner and under
the same regulations as the collectors of county
taxes LOT the non payment OF SAID corporation
| TAX, ana when necessary the secretary shall
nave power 10 make deeds IN the same manner
| as Sherlh DO and the Marshal shall receive
| Tor ms lee such sum as the Town Council may
direct, not to exceed six per cent. of the taxes
by him collected.
SEC. 10. The President, Secretary and other
| officers OF said town shall on demand deliver to
their successors in office al books, papers, or
other property belonging to said town.
| SEC. IL. II shall be the duty OF said Council
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-03-11
flaw No. nj

AN ACT TO authorize the County Commission.
ers Of bibley county 10 issue and soil bonds
ior The purpose Of erecting county buildings
for SAID county.
De- u enacted by the Legislature Of the State Of
Minnesota:
ssonos !. Tho Board Of County Commits.
sl0nsrs Of the county Of Sibley, In tho State Of
Minnesota, arc hereby authorized 10 issue
bonds, not exceeding In tho aggregate the sum
OF ten thousand dollars, at such times, In such
manner, and upon such terms and conditions
40 the said board may deem proper, bearing
interest not exceeding tho rats Of twelve per
osntuin per annnn, for the purpose Of erecting
o Court House or Houses for said county,
which bonds shall be- signed by tho said Com.
Inssioners, and a.,ested by the Clerk Of said
Board, and under the seal Of said county, and
when Issued and sold, shall DO and continue
lien upon said Court House or Houses and the
land upon which the same may be erected 10
said county, until the same are fully paid.
Skc. z. The Commissioners " said county
shall annually levy tax Sufficient TO pay the
annual interest that may become duo on said
bonds, and shall annually levy tax sufficient
10 pay one-tenth Of tho principal In each year.
which tax collected Tor the payment Of tho
principal, shall remain In the treasury Of Tho
county 10 cancel the bonds at the time the
same shall become due.
ESQ. .. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage.
GEoHag BRADLEY.
Speaker protsm Of tho u. OIL
RicaARD u. MuRrnY,
President protein Of the Senate.
Approved Feb. 70, ls5s.
CuAs. l.. CuAsk, Acting Governor.
SkcaErAWy's opFics, Minnesota,
February ~, 1858.
hereby certify the foregoing to DO q trus
copy of the original on file In this ofiics.
CHAs. l., CHASE. Secretary.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-12-09
A Very Absurd Inv.

The last, or rather the present legislature,
which met last winter, aud which is to meet
agAin this winter, enacted some OF the most alb
surd laws that were ever tanned. To illustrate +;
on act was passed ON The l2,h of April last, TO
=" further provide for the better regulation Of the
receipt, disbursements aud safe keeping of the
public revenue which makes it the duty of the
county Auditor aud Treasurer to make out Ond
and publish quarterly report Of the omount Of
funds aud other means belonging to the county,
and TO specify the amount beleusing TO each of
the several funds for which taxcr are levied. and
there nrc numerous roads embracing State, conn.
" expense, various Township School, School
House, aud q host oroihar funds too numerous
to mention The first quarter ended on Mon
day of last woek,at line when the people were
busily engaged in pay ing thDir taxes, aud of
couise the Treasurer must either close his off ce
and proceed to examine his books and appropri-
ate the funds preparatory 10 making out his re-
port, which could not be done, with all the force
that could he employed, in less than two weeks;
or, disregard the law, aud receive the taxes
which the people wished to pay, and which the
county very much needed. The Auditor and
Treasurer, under the advice of the county com.
mssouers, have decided TO adopt the latter al
tentative, and we have no donbt but everybody
WI thank them for it. 1t is strange that men
who have served in county Offices, and men pos.
scsscd ofsullicicnt intelligence to secure seats
in the State Legislature, should be SO stupid as
to frame nnl pass such an absurd law One
more locoloco legislature would suffice to get
the affairs of our State into most beautiful con
fusion.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-12-09
Lieutenant Governor.

The Byran Gasstte copies and endorses our
favorable mention Of Hon. VIM. Denson, Jr.,
for Governor aud then adds:
With the Governor from the cen or we think
the North West entitled to the second position
upon uur next State ticket. We present the
name OF Hon. AeHER Cook, Of Wood county, for
the Office oi Lieutenant Governor, and ask for
it favorable consideration, assuring our friends
abroad that it would add strength TO the Repub-
licun ticket in this portion of the State.
We most heartily concur in the remarks OF
the Gd9stte, and thank the editor for his ex pres
sion of preference for our GeIlowtownsman,
Hon. A, Cook. Mr. G. is well qualified for the
position, and his nomination would be altogeth-
er acceptable to the Republicans of this section
OF the State No better selection could be made,
and we trust the nominating convention will
not fail to recognize the claims OF the North
West and the fitness OF her candidate for the
LitutCnant Governorship.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-12-09

OERcv. W. S, Lnt has left with us a copy
OF The Ladies' Repository, published in CmcIn-
natl at the low rate of two dollars per unnum.-~-
The steel plate engravings in the December num-
ber we have never seen eNceied in any maga-
Eine Mr. Lunt agent for the RepoSitorg and
sllwho may wish to subscribe for this magazine
will please call on him. Mr. l.. will also please
sccept our thanks for copy OF tue minutes of
the Deewure Annual Conference, ana for the
Methodist Almanac for 1889,
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-12-09

s1>Snyder, the man who ahot and wounded
Moses Is. SAyten, near Upper Sndusky, had his
trial at The recent term of court in Wyandot
county, and was discharged, "Old Nose" al
wsys did get the worst end Of law suit, and
certainly he has had his share OF them. 1t isnot
the first wound he has received, aud we only won
der that he was not convicted instead of Snyder,
for We believe he was sent to jail once because
he alloweda man to stab him several times
with a jack-knite. Yes aud while he was i'm
jail We carried potatoes to his family on horse
back! Well, great changes take place in this
world, but there are few men who experience
the ups and downs which have chatacteri2rd the
life OF said Moses, aud few who have been such
saints hnd sinners us he
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-12-09

UTJohn S. b s., U, s Marshal for the STATE
OF Michigan, indignantly retired from the Ave
nue. Presbyterian church in D1troi, on Thanks.
giving day because the pastor Rev. Mr.. Hogarh,
denounced the sin ofhuman slavery ia his semon
IL will be remembered that our dcmocalic Jadge
Whiteey retired from the Presbyterian chmch
otthis place, not long siuce, in similar man.
ner aud for the same reason We presume our
democratic friends will ere long establish a
church Of their own, whose ministers viii only
be SLOWED 10 denounce such sins as are not EN-.
bodied in their party platforms They can't
serve two masters anl when the Bible gives
commands that are different from those emana.
ung from the Slave Power, of course the former
should be dIsregarled and IN, latter strictly
obeyed Out upon such cowarlly, mprud lsa
curs who have, b, some great msiak,, b.,n bonn
Into the world looking somewhat Ike mn.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-12-09

a1- As may be seen by his appointments, Rev.
w. S. Lunt proposes to discuss Spirituaism.--
Tie never induges in bitter epithats or burning
sarcasm, but considers all such questions with
n candor that cannot fail to elicit for him the
respectful attention of those who may differ from
him in opinion
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-12-09
es-Almost every loa(er who can cheat his

~ Almost every loaler who can cheat his
tailor, shoemaker, washwomnn, or printer, car
sies gold watch, and consequently real gentle.
men are now throwing that article aside and
good silver wa ches are substituted, Griswold,
OF Maumee, has not failed to observe this fact,
aud hence has now on hand the best silver watch
es we have ever seem and they are of American
manufacture too, which adds, much to their value
III our estimation. See his advertisements
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-12-09

e@ Douglas is now on visit TO New Orleans
to look after his Presidential prospects, and to
take the oath of allegiance to the Slave Pow er.
On his arrival, one hundred guns were fired, the
hospitslites of the city were rendered him, he
made speech and the True Delta nominated
him for President in 1860.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-12-09

aS-A boy about eight years old, while play.
ing with other boys in London, c. W., careless
ly applied his tongue to an iron lamp post one
cold day not long since, from which lao was un-
able TO extricate himself and his father cut it
loose. The boy suffered very much, and immcdi-
ately on being released became insensblc, and
was carried home
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-12-09

Hs-Jas s. Dunbar, treasurer of Huntington
township, Ross county recently eloped viii
smother mans wife. lie leaves u wife and two
children to curse his memory.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-12-09

;ng-0n the night of the 23th ut., at Mattoon.
Ills, Hugh Hardness, in fit of lerium tremens,
set fire to his house, aud himself, wife and child
wefe burned TO death
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-12-09

Thos. Miller, who was removed from the
Columbus Post Office to give Mcdary a place,
now that the latter has been appointed Govern
or of Kansns, is re-uppointcd Post Master. !Ie is
one OF tue proprietors of the Statesman, and has
recently been very much devoted TO the Admins
trntion
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-12-09

The beard will hold their next regular session for
che examination OF Teachers, at Bowling Green on
the First 7bssd1y OF December next
In addition to the usual course all Teachers will
hereafter DO examined IN American History.
No applicant will be examined who is not present
punctually at o'clock An
j. W WOODBURY.. Clerk
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-12-09

eFLucnda l. L,ttimore, OF Van Buren, Han
cock county, has recovered judgment against
Ssmuel NJ. Heller, of the same place, in the sum
VI BIG damages for breach of marriage promise
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-12-09

jerR Rev. |. Z. Cannon will resume his lee
lures on Z" The Signs Of the Times on Sabbath
eve. next, at 6l o'clock. SuBrEcr-The spread
Of knowledge and Scientific Discovery.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-12-09

es-Gen. WIN. II. Keim, opposition, has just
been elected to Congress from Bcrks County Pa,
20 hll the vacancy occasioned by he resignation
of. Clancy Jones.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-12-09
MARRIED..

On the 30th ult, by D. Ross, J. p, Mr.. JAMES w
PniLlrs and Miss RACHEL GoopMAN, all of this town
ship.
On the lth inst. by the Rev. G. a. Adsms, Mr. WM.
STAuLER aud Miss MANY pRirsr.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-12-09
DIED.

At the residence of julius Blnn Esq, in this place
on Friday, Dee I'D, 1858, Mrs. ELECrA BIINN, con
sort OF Samuel Bnn, in the 73d year of her ago
In PerNshurG, on the LIST inst, EMuINE JANE
HANpLEN, aged months and & davs
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-12-09
M. T.. Church Anpointtmcnts.

Thursday, rce. 9th, at CO o'clock Rev.S Shnrcr
Saturday, " 1lth "a --llcy. W. S. Lunt
supJEcr-Spirits: Their Existence, Number, and
Power.
Sabbath Morning, De,. l2h--Rcv. W. s. Lunt
Monday lath--liov. W. S. Lunt.
supJEcr spiiittalsm not reliable.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-12-09

ss-Rev, S. d. ShlIIer breaches in the NJ. f.
Church tonight.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-12-09

aS-T The Mite Society meets at tho residence
Of r. r. Miller this, Thursday evening.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-12-09

as-Robclt Owen, the great English philOn-
thropist is dead.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-12-09
List OF Delinquent lands and Town Lots i'm
Wood County. Ohio, for 1858.

is of Lot.w
lt vii
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-10-29
Into the Sunshine,
Il wish father would come home,

Il wish father would come home
The voice that said this had a troubled
tone, and the face that looked up was
sad.
Your father will be very angry said an
aunt who was sitting in the room with a
book in her hand. The boy raised himself
from the sofa, where he had been lying in
tears for half an hour, and. with touch Of
indignation in his voice, answered.
He'll be sorry, not angry. Father never
gets angry.
For few moments the Aunt looked at
the boy half curiously, and let her eyes fall
again upon the book that was in her hand.
The hoy laid himself down upon the sofa
again, and hid his face from sight.
That's father now = He started up, af-
ter the lapse of nearly ten minutes, as the
sound of bell reached his ears, and went
to the room door. He stood there for lit
tie while, and then came slowly back, say
ing with disappointed air.
1T isn't father. wonder what keeps
him so late. o, wish he would GOMEZ
you seem anxious to get deeper into
trouble, remarked the Aunt, who had only
been in the house for a week, and who was
neither very amiable nor very sympathizing
towards children. The boys fault had pro-
voked her, and she considered him tit sub.
ject for punishment.
4 believe, aunt Phoebe, that you'd like to
see me whipped. said the boy, little warm.
ly. But you won't
Il must Confess replied aunt Phoebe,
'that think little wholesome discipline Of
the kind you speak Of would not be out OF
place, If you were my child, am sure you
wouldn't escape
I'm not your child; don't want to be-
Fathers good and loves me-
If your father is 80 good, and loves you
80 we'll, you must be very ungrateful, or a
very inconsiderate boy. Ills goodness don't
seem to have helped YOU much.'
Hush, will you p calculated tho boy. ex.
cited to anger by this unkindness of speech.
'Phebe!' y 1t was the boys mother who
spoke now. for the first time. In an under
tone she added; You are wrong. Richard
s suffering quite enough and you are doing
him harm rather than good.
Again the bell rang, and again the boy
left the sofa, and went to the sitting room
door.
Its father! = And he went gliding down
stairs.
'Ah, Richsrd. was the kindly greeting,
- Mr.. Gordon took the hand of his boy
But what's the matter, my son? You don't
look happy.
Wont You come in hersr And Rich-
ard drew bis father into the library. Mr..
Gordon sat down still holding Richards
hand.
You are in trouble. my son. What has
happcnedT
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-10-29

Archdeacon Leighton, returning home ono
morning, was asked by his sister. ''Have you
been hearing sefmon?" I have met q
sermon." was the answer. The sermon was
a corpse on its cay to the grave; the preacher
was Death Greatest of street preachers
No laws nor penalties can silence him. No
tramp Of horses, nor rattling Of carriages,
nor rush and din of crowded streets, can
drown his voice. In heather, Papal. and
Protestant countries, in monarchies and free
states. in town and country, the solemn
pomp Of his discourse is ever going on. In
some countries man ID imprisoned for even
dropping tract. But what prison will hold
this awful preacher? What chains will
bind him 4? He lifts up his voice in the very
presence Of tyrants, and laughs at their
threats. He walks unobstructed through
the midst of the guards, and delivers those
messages which trouble their security AMI
embtter their pleasures. If we do not meet
his sermons, still we cannot escape them
lie comes to our abodes, and, taking the
dearest objects Of our love a. mis- text, what
terrible sermons does he deliver to US! o,
what weeping audiences s1metimes has this
silent p: eacher Yet there is secret doc
trine, an occult meaning, running throue',
bis discourses, which is often not apprehend-
ed. "Few lay it to heart" His oft-repeat-
ed sermons still enforce the same doctrine,
press upon US the same exhortation. "Sure.
ly every man walketh in a vain show: Sure
ly they are disqu,etsd in vain. Here there
is no continuing city. Why are you labor
ing for that which will presently take from
you and give to another Take no thought
for the morrow. Prepare to meet thy God ''
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-10-29

cency. He res)lve to anticipate the
British, and cross the frozen Delaware,
on the night Of the 26th of December,
where he learned that large body OF
Hessians had encamped. He followed
up his plan with eminent success for the
attack being wholly unexpected. more
than nine hundred Of the enemy were
prisoners of war. He re crossed the riv-
er again, and though his shadow of an
army was W cary and exhausted, he deter
mined to make an attack on the British
forces at Princeton. Here he had the
good fortune to kill sixty, and take three
hundred prisoners more. This good for
tune served to di>pel the gloom that had
settled over the American cause.
1t is an undoubted fact that Malachi
Doolittlc held col ,nel's commission in
the army before the close of the war,
which took place when Great Britain
acknowledged the Independence of the
United States, Nov, 30,h, 1882
On the banks of the river Rlritan,
some ten years after the incidents detail
ed in our story, there stood fine house
built in the style of the Elizabethan pc.
riod-the residence of Col. Doolit:le and
his family, who was now one Of the
wealthiest farmers in the whole country
He vas one Of the most hospitlble OF
men, and neither friend or stranger could
pass his door without being asked to
take mug of the Colonel's good cider;
or. if it happened to be a out tea time,
a cup Of tea. and slice of short cake
made by the hands of his wife Molly
There was an old man, too, who sat in
tho cosiest place BY the freside, who, for
long time after the close of the war
would advocate the cause Of the King,
and talk about having somebody arrested
for stealing a sorrel horse-at which his
daughter would wink slyly to her hus-
band-but he finally came to the conclu-
sion, as peace and plenty crowned the
and Of freedom that George Washing
ton was not so much of a rebel after all :.
There was an old lady. too. who ap-
peared to never grow tired of p,aising
her son-in.law; and a little boy, the i'm.
age of his mother, who. at the close of
many summers day, would climb upon
his fathers knee, and say with tone of
earnest entreaty:
Nov, pa, do tell me all alb ut Ensign
Spencer, and General Washington and
the Hessians,a and how you hooked grand
pas hors,, ard listed for soldier.
Willingly. my son, the Colonel would
reply. but l have related the story SO
often, l should think you knew it by
heart Yet son and heir often related
the story over and over again.
Such is one Of the many incidents
connected with the dark hours of the
Revolution. Though purchased with
the blood Of thousands it left the legacy
of freedom to mankind. and few in those
days which tried mems souls.' acquired
greater fame in the American cause, than
Malachi Do,little, the Blacksmiths ap.
prentice.