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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-11

B4- One of the lodges used by circu-
lators of counterfeit money in New York
is on the stop thief stratagem, and is
said to be quite successful. They goabout
with Bank Note Detectors for sale, and
thus divert from themselves all suspicion
of having counterfeit bills. In the way
of making change and trading, they are
thus enabled to get OH u good deal OF
spurious money; and if any of it is de-
tected in their hands by the police or
Others, they pretend that they only ear
ried it with them for the purpose of en-
planning their business and the utility OF
their Detectors
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-11
Anti-Slavery in New York.

probable that the black Republican tick
ct will be elected in The State of New
York. The excitement produced 10y the
IIarper's Ferry affair and the trial of the
conspirators is systematically increased
and intensified. All the great leaders of
the revolutionary party-Wilson, Corwin,
Beecher. Cheevcr and the rest-are adj
ding fuel to the flame of hostility to the
South, and it is evident that their intlam-
matory appeals are taking hold of the
public mind. Emboldened by impunity,
and flushed with the hope of political
success, they give free utterance to their
treason, and do not mince the natter
For this their sentiments are the more
acceptable, and make the deeper impress
sion. With the aid of this excitement
there is every prospect therefore, that the
revolutionary element will be triumphant
in our State election.
The democratic party are so democrat
ized-all the leaders being jobbers and
intriguers, who care nothing for the coun-
try, unless so far as it affords them plum
der and spoils-no eftectual resistance
can be offered from that quarter. The
revolutionists are thus confident of an
easy victory, and are already calculating
their majority.
Meantime, while the war against the
South is carried on by all the niger
worshippers and their Journals, the South
erners in Virginia are Organizing for the
purpose of preparing frontier deienses
against the forays of the Northern in
vaders, and establishing a system of pass
ports for all travellers crossing Mason and
Dixon's line. The times are out of joint,
and some terrible calamity is visibly hang,
ing over the destiny of the United States
N Y H,TuM
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-11

A USEFUL INvENTIoN.-Th Abbeville In.
dependent Press says:
We had the opportunity few days
since of examining, at the saddle and
harness maufactory of Mr.. Edward West
field, of our village, a very useful inven-
ton Of his own in the way off new mode
of attaching an umbrella to saddle, and
which must conduce very much to the
comfort of the equestrian. The umbrel-
la is inserted in the horn of the saddle,
and is so easily and securely attached
that, whilst it is almost impossible to dis
place it by force, it can be readily re-
moved or adjusted at pleasure. Ali who
have seen it express themselves highly
delighted with the invention, and Mr..
Westfield is now engaged in executing
various orders. We suppose he will soon
apply for patent.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-11
Bid- Some women look well at all tim,

DtS- Some women look well at all times
just as pretty at the wash-tub or scrub
bling rs at the panno-and not because
OF any special mark of beauty, but gem
eral neatness and fitness of all things on
and about them; but another, with a
fair face, perhaps, may put on the costli-
est silks, and bedeck herself with dia-
monds and jewels, and be hardly passable,
and why? Not from any marked defect
of form and feature, but an entire want
of taste in making up and putting on
things"
Bay paper read before the British
Scientific Association on Underground
Temperature, stated that, with ther-
mometer sunk to the depth of three feet,
the greatest cold was experienced in Feb
ruary, while at six feet deep the greatest
cold was in March at twenty feet deep
the greatest cold was in April, and at
twenty-four feet deep the greatest cold
was in july.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-09-23

existence years ago. Now, if they ought
to have been abolished, why have you not,
during the five years you have been in Con.
gress, introduced some bill to effect this
reform? Why have you devoted all your
time to the Negro?
He continued to speak till eleven clock,
and in manner which showed he thought
a Minnesota audience was not more than
half as intelligent as the more ignorant por-
ton of his constituents in Indiana. Il la
Grow, he capped the climax by pulling out
some Minnesota paper money which was
uncurrent, and ridiculing it.
But have said enough. 1t would take
too much of your room to expose all the
shallow falsehoods which these speakers
served up to aid Republication. Give
them rope enough, and they will hang them
selves.
P.S.--SATURDAY EVENING, IL o'clock
l have just time to add that the Democrats,
Notwithstanding the inclemency of the wea.
Their, had we'll attended and enthusiastic
meeting here this evening, and were addressed
by Hon. Francis Baasen, and Messrs. VIM.
j. Parsons, Il. N. Berlin and others. Mr..
Baasen spoke in German, and his speech
was frequently applauded. have not time
to report the speeches of these gentlemen,
but they were all excellent, and discussed
the measures of the party with candor and
boldness. There is a good feeling among
the Democrats here, and they will give a
good account of themselves on the 18th Of
October.
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Rice County Democratic Convention.
Editors Of the Pioneer and Democrat.
EARIRAJrJT Sent I7th 1870.

Editors Of the Pioneer and Democrat
FARIBAULT, Sept. 18th, 1859.
The Democrats of this county have held
their Convention at this place today.
The Convention was called to order
by j. H. CASE, Esq, of the Central
Committee, and Hon. III. G. LOWELL was
chosen President, and DR.. E. D. AYREs
Secretary. The President asked to be ex-
cused from sarving in that capacity, remark
ing that he recognized in the hall his vener-
able friend, Mr.. JENKINS, from Bridgewater,
who had survived the ordinary age of man,
having been actively engaged in the great
Democratic cause for more than half
century, giving to it during all that period,
direction and efficiency, by his own votes
and personal influence, and who is here in all
the vigor Of early manhood, and that gentle
man was in his judgment, of all the intelli-
gent delegates, most fit and worthy to pre-
side over the delegations of this convention.
Here Mr.. jenkins arose, and after express.
ing his thanks for the kind manner in which
his name had been announced, he could not
and he trusted the convention would not
excuse the President from serving in that
capacity. The convention declined to excuse
Mr.. Lowell, who, on taking the chair made
brief and appropriate speech.
S. B. PINNEY, Esq, of Mortified, chair
man of the committee on that subject, re-
ported resolutions which were unanimously
adopted, fully endorsing and ratifying the
platform adopted at the recent Democratic
State Convention.
The following nominations were the made:
For Representativps-Me John B. Onstine,
Warren Vertress and Joseph Haggerty.
Judge Of Proba'e-Hon. J. A. Starks.
County Interrogation. A. B. Davis.
Shert-Charles Wheeler.
Co,oner-Jacob Buck.
Tfeasurer-NOrbert PaQuin.
County SurueyOr--Samuel Spangler.
Register Of Deeds-A. H. Bulls.
The Convention was addressed by Messrs.
J. B. ONsTINE, II. JENKINS, S. B. PENNY,
N. MEss1cK, G.. BRANDT, P. O'BR1EN, J. L.
DUNHAM, G. F. PETIT, A. H. DILLEY, J.
Brown, DIR. AYREs, and others.
The towns were we'll represented, and the
convention is, think, generally regarded as
one of the most respectable and intelligent
political bodies ever convened here by the
party since the organization of the county,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-09-23
st. Paul Produce Market.
REPORTED FOR THE PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT.

ST.. PAUL, Sept, % 1859.
We give the buying and selling prices at ths
market and in the street, aiming to convey as
correct an idea as possible of general selling
rates of produce in our market.
Cranberries are very scarce, and it is not ex-
year.
We hear of oats being sold up the Missis'
sippi and the Minnesota as low as Is cents per
bushel, and even lower for cash.
Butter is cheaper than we have ever known
it before. In addition to our own product,
large quantities are for sale on consignment
from below.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-09-23

CATHcART Co.'S DRY GooDs HOUSE,
Country Merchants are respectfully urged to ex-
anime the large stock of Dry Goods now in
store, and for sale at such prices as will make
it an object to buy full stocks rather than to 90
East.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-09-23
IN PROBATE COURT. RAMSEY

l. COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA-SS.
At a Special Term of the Probate Court held in and
fer the county of Ramsey at ST. Paul. on the 2Ist day
OF September, A. 1859.
In the matter of the estate of Ange,ique Co7rnoyer
deceased.
On reading AMI filing the petition of F. j. De Witt,
prayinp for reasons therein set FORTH that be APP
ponted administrator de bons of the said estate.
II is ordered that Saturday, the fifteenth day of Octo
ber d. 1859, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, at the
office of the Judge of Probate be assigned for the hear
ing of said petition and that all persons interested in said
estate are required to appear at session of the
Probate Court then and there to be holden, to show
cause if any there be, why the prayer of the said
petitioner should not be granted
And it further ordered that the said petitioner give
notice to persons interested in the said will of the pen
dency of the said petition and the hearing thereof by
causing copy of this order to be published the Week
ly Pioneer and Democrat newspaper published in the
city of St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State
Aforesaid for three successive weeks previous to said
day of hearing.
JOHN PENMAN,
sept23-W2w Judge n Probate
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strong, and to economic his strength for the
canvass, we would suggest that some one of
his Republican friends should present him
with copy of the Constitution of Mime
sofa, where he will find that the people of
this State have shown their Partially for
free labor, and settled that question irrevo-
cably.
Mr.. Grow concluded his speech by saying
that if this State went Democratic, it would
be regarded everywhere as full endorse
ment of BUCHANAN's administration. 1t
would, he said, be considered as an endorse
ment of his Lecompton policy and of all his
measures. Mr.. Grow knew, of course, that
this was untrue.
Mr.. Grow is smart and fluent speaker
but his speech was mainly addressed to the
prejudices of his hearers and was not at all
complimentary to the intelligence of Min
nesota audience. The fortress of our De-
mocracy is firm, and host of such cham
pions cannot prevail against it. But oh
let the Republicans send a genuine aboli-
zionist Send us GARRISON, or WENDELL
PHILLIPS, or ABBY KELLY FOSTER, they are
honest Abolitionsts. They speak out what
they mean. They frankly proclaim their
hostility to the constitution. They declare
the Union to be "a covenant with death, an
agreement with hell !" We are sick of these
canting hypocrits who steal GARRISON 8
thunder, use all his warfare against the
Union and still claim to conform to the con-
stitution. We don't want second hand wares.
Give us an original Northern fire eater
JEFFERSON.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-09-23
St Paul Cattle Market.

Correc ted eekly for the Pioneer and Democrat.
ST. PAUL, Sept. %, 1859.
BEEF CATTLE.
There have been no arrivals and but little
demand the past week, and prices rule little
lower. We quote sales on foot for
Prime qualities per cwt............$2 00@3 90
Fair 81 ............ OO02 so
VEALS.
Good and extra qualities per b.. ..43@5c.
SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Sheep per lb'.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .3@33c.
Lambs. Observation-Disclosures. .4eU43c.
SWINE.
On 1901, per IN. s.s.4Ny42
MICH COWS.
Best qualities ............... 5000
GOOQ 90 lUVUlO
WORKING OXEN.
Best, per yoke. ..................... $75@90
Common. .................. 6O0SO
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-09-23
FIRE AND INLAND NAVIGATION
Risks accepted at terms consistent with solvency

Risks accepted at terms consistent with solvency and
fair profit.
Especial attention given to Insurance of Dwellings and
Contents, for terms OF one to five years.
The solid service long and successfully tried and the
many advantages the Ktna Insurance Company pos
in its line should not be by those ready
to insure and understanding their best interests.
During =" stringent times the necessity for reliable
Insurance becomes imperative duy-the ability of
property owners to sustain loss being then much
lessened.
Agencies in all the principal cities and towns through
the State. Policies issued without delay BY any of
the duly authorized Agents Of the Company
H- Bus ness attended to with despatch and fidelity.
S. II. VARNEY, Agent,
9n Arnk Minnesota
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-09-23
CTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY
- OF RAMSEY DISTRICT COURT, SECOND JU.

DICIAL DISTRICT.
In the matter of the application of William R. Noble to
be discharged from his debts insolvent debtor
To the creditors of Wilt m r. Noble resident of ST
Paul, in Ramsey County in the State of Minnesota:
You will please take notice that the ninetee III day
ofSeptember, A d. 1889 upon reading and filing the ne
tition schedule and affidavit of William r. Noble for
discharge from his debts insolvent debtor pur-
suan the provisions of chapter eighty nine of the Re-
vsed Statutes Of Minnesota entitled OF the Relief of
Jnsolvent Debtors" order made by the Hon. +.
G. Palmer Judge Of the District Court for the Second
Judicial District for Ramsey county, in Minnesota,
qurng all the creditors Of the said William r. Noble to
show cause, If any they may have before him at his
chambers, in st. Paul in Minnesota, the fifth day Of
November, A D. 1859, OF the hour of ten O'Clock AM.
of said day. why assignment Of the said nsOlvents
estate should not be made and he be discharged from
his debts pursuant to the statute in such case made and
provided and that notice of the contents Of said order
required to be published once each week for six
successive weeks previous to said day Of hear
ing in the Weekly Pioneer and Democrat, newspaper
printed and published in St. Paul. in Ramsey County in
the State of Minnesota.
GEO. L. E. A. OTIS,
Attorneys for Petitioner.
Dated ST. Paul, September 10. 1859. sept23-w6w
d R l N T N & P APIER.
i 7OReams 22xs2 ftH ia
20 27x4l
From the celebrated Cuyahoga FallsMills. For sale
by the PIONEER PRINTING CO., St. Paul.
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, September 81, 1859
The amount of business being done is less
than usual at this season of the year, but as
stocks of goods liz the interior must soon be
replenished revival in trade may very soon
be looked for.
The amount of grain coming into market is
quite limited, and as yet but few small lots have
been shipped. We continue our grain quota
tions unchanged. But few cranberries have as
yet reached market. Our quotation comprises
the range for ripe berries. Potatoes are in
plentiful supply. Flour is coming freely from
mills in the interior, and from Wisconsin. Our
quotations for -four are fair index of the mar
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-09-23

Absolute and unimpaired Net Surplus OF 1912 ISL r.
and the prestige of 40 years. success and experience
Upwards Of S2 900 of losses have been paid by the
1Etna insurance Company in the past 40 years.
The value of reliable Insurance will be apparent from
the following LOSSES PAID BY THE ETNA during the
Gxva
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-09-23
Review of the ST. Paul Markets.

Prepared expressly for this Paper, and corrected da 5v
beaumont and Gordon, Grocers and Commission Mer.
chants, Third street.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-09-23

Another Republican Meeting-Exposure Of Republican
Speakers-Baker a Good Criminal Lawyer-Colfax
on the Negro.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-09-23

l0xl6 to llxl6G3 50t9 4 50
ks. A 1905 p
Per ton, about. .SSM10 %
IRON
Flat observation-disclosures
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-09-22
Discovery Of ~ Subferranean
Fountain GfQEr.
Correspondence cfthe y. 7. Tribune.
T!TUsygLLE, Penn, Sept s. 1859

. IITUsyILLE Penn, Sept. s, 1859.
Perhaps you will recollect that in 1851
there was organized IN the City of New
York Company, under the name Of the
Pennsylvania Rack Oil Company, which,
for some good reasons, passed into the
hands Of some New HaEsn capitalists,
and was by them removed to New Haven.
In 1918, the Directors leased the grounds
and springs to Mr., +, L, Drake, well
known on the New Haven Railroad lie
came out here, and in May last commene-
ed to bore for salt, OF to find the source
OF The oil, which is SO common along the
banks of Oil Creek Last week, at the
depth of IL feet, he struck a assure in
the rock through which he was boring,
when, to the surprise and JOY of every
one, he found he had tapped a vein Of
water and oil, yielding 400 gallons Of pure
oil to every 24 hours Zone day., rr
The pump now in use throws only FIVE
gallons per minute of water and oil into
a large vat, when the oil rises to the top
and the water runs out from the bottom.
In few days they will have pump of
three times the capacity of the one now
III use aud then from ten to twelve hun
drcd gallons of oil viii be the daily yield.
The springs along the stream, / under
stand, have been mostly taken up or Sc
cured by Brewer & Watson, the parties
who formerly owned tie one now in op-
eratiGl.
The excitement attendant on the dis
covery of this vast source of oil was fully
equal to what, I ever saw in California,
when large lump Of gold was accident
ally turned out. MEDIcUs.
We are well acquainted in the vicini-
ty in which this discovery has been made,
having been born and raised there The
oil taken off the springs, which run to the
surface of the ground, is called @Soneca
Oil, and is possessed of unsurpassed
medicinal and chemical properties. 1t
is regarded as one of the best medi-
cines, either fer internal or external ap
plications, now known; aud in our boy
hood we swallowed, with good effect,
many tea-spoonful of it as cathartic
medicine and pulmonary tonic. When
properly distilled 1t is not very "hard to
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-09-22
Proceedings Of the Republican,
senatorial Conference.

The Conferees ofthe Eleventh Senate
rial DISTRICT, composed Of the counties of
Tioga, Potter, Mexican and Warren, met
in convention at CoudeTsport, on Wednes-
day Spptemher 2lst, TO nominate a can
didate for State Senator. Of delegates
present, there were from Tioga, John r.
Bowen, O.. L, Taylor and Mart. King
from Potter, A. G. Olmsted, G. B. Over
ton and \ G, Taggart; from Mexican,
". Cowles, w. A. Nichols aud S. D.
Freeman; from Warren, Chapin Hall,
&. Cowan aud ". D. Brown.
The omeeting was callea to order by eleQt-
ing \. G. OLMsTED, Esq, to the Chair,
and appointing W, Cowles and E. Cowan
Secretaries. -. -...-
On motion, Chair appointed ". a.
Nichols, W. D. Brown, G. B. Overton
and Mart. King committee of one from
each county on Resolutions.
The Convention decided to vote atgu
vOce, and that majority of all the dele-
gates should be necessary to effect q
choice.
q. T. Taylor nominated Stephen II.
Wilson, of Tioga.
A. G. Taggart nominated Isaac Benson,
Of Potter.
W.D. Brown nominated G.. W. SEQ
field, of Warren. saw -a
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THE Universalists of Vermont held q

THE Universalists of Vermont held q
State Convention a few days ago, at Stowe,
and then adjourned to the summit Of
Mansfield Peak, the highest point in the
State. 4 sermon was delivered to an au.
dienee of twenty-five hundred persons, by
the Rev. VIM. S. Balch, who alluded to
a discourse which he delivered several
years since before an audience on Mt
Lebanon, in the Orient.
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Tn compliance with the wish of the
above letter; We give it place in our col
umns-hoping those postmasters who
come in for share of the scolding will
profit thereby. As for ourselves, we
plead ''not guilty to the general charge;
it being an established rule in "our mail
inc department to write the postothce,
county and state, on all wrappers Of pack
ages, except on single exchanges, and
those intended for such 'small villages
as New York, Philadelphia, Boston Pitts
burg, Erie, Harrisburg, Bellefonte, Will
Transport &c,-Places yell known to the
most insignificant postmasters i'll the
country. We regret that the postmaster
at WellsviIle is obliged to make so hum
Bile an acknowledgement Of his Ignorance
as his letter implies; and he should re-
member that in his effort to reform our
short coming in this matter, he has un-
dertaken to revise the entire postal GUS
tom of the country-a stRpendOps under,
taking, he will find. We, however, will
not quarrel with 3ir Johnston about the
mere matter of writing another line on
the address Of our packages--the few, We
mean, not coming up to his standard-i'
he will agree to make the reformation
general. We are opposed to partial re-
forms, especially when we alone have to
bear tie whole weight Of the reforming
process.-ED. JoUG.l ....s. h.
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Postal.

"-"" LID IINIL' n. y IoVPI. = IoO5'
Editor Potter County Journal, .t -.es.-.
GENTS 4 wish to set before your at
tentlop a matter in which you have for
long time past given this olice-an untold
an unspeakable amount Of trouble, Your
paper comes to US with very large share
OF the matter simply directed to the Town
and State, in which your subscribers re-
side, void of any County to assist us to
despatch them with the facility which is
necessary IN this Office, A very large
share of the labor of this Office consists in
distributing mail for Potter Co., for which,
Of course, we get no commission, The
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-09-22

State IF Jefferson, ,--Thc proposed new
State, to be called Jefferson, viii contain
an area of l20, ,Gd8 square miles within
the following boundary lines and dis.
tances; From 27 to 81 degrees north
latitude, At miles; from 102 to Ito
degrees west longitude on the south line,
329 l-5 miles from 102 to 10 degrees
on the north liue, $40 miles and fraction,
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nz~ We learn, Just as We 90 to press,

ba5~ We learn, just as We g to press,
that the Buchanites have determined to
run Tm. Burt, of Ulysses as an Inde-
pendent (O candidate for Sheriff. Dis
affected Republicans, (if there be any)
will please remember that he is full
blooded bunker, and is the nominee Of
that party, whatever they may call HIM