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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-10

TuK CIrr CAsKs--The appeals IRON
the Judgment Of tho City Justice were dis
posed Of finally Yesterday. and were either dis
missed or tried. or the judgment below a.
6rmed. Owing TO the technical difficulties
arising from the change from the Territorial
To . State government, TO the repeal oil
many ordinances under which the convic-
tious were had before tho City Justice, the
absence Of the witnesses for the prosecution
and other causes, many Of the defendants
escaped o conviction but there was SUI
fcisnt number OF CASES in which the City
obtained judgment. to Admonish those who
may think an APPEAL in such cases equiya-
lent 10 al acquittal, that there Is reason
able prospect Tor the punishment Of offend.
ern notwithstanding their appeal.
All the old casss were eiiectually cleared
from the docket, where some Of them had
been lingering for years.
We are glad that this work has Ut last
bssn COMMENCED; and we are assured by
the prosecuting Attorney for the City, that
in future every appeal will be regularly dis
posed OF. II possible, at the term Of Court
10 which |. Ia appealed. This will have the
effect, no doubt, OF restricting appeals TO
cases taken up In good faith from the City
Justices Court. and Of making surctics =
little more cautions 10 becoming bail where
there is every reason ~ believe that tho sp
peal 10 made merely 10 evade punishment.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-10

THy SEvgHrH STREET ExTEssioS.--The
Report Of the Commissioners appointed TO
ASCERTAIN the damages caused BY the opening
Of Seventh street through Brunson's Addi
ton, was published yesterday. The dam
ages aud expenses amount 10 S2,e26 70
and the assessment is made along the line Of
Seventh street against the lots on both
sidse, from Jackson street 10 where brun-
sons Addition joins, and beyond Brunson's
Addition against the lots 10 Daytons Add
ton. The principal party interested 10 this
opening is Lyman Dayton, we believe. whose
name appears among the petitioners there
for. II this assessment IN confirmed, the
next step should bs 10 improve the street.
And 10 this W. wish 10 direct the attention
Of the citizens OF the First Ward. The i'm
provement Of Seventh street beyond kitt
sons Addition will BIO no chld's play, but
must necessarily entail heavy expense upon
the Ward. We know TINT some Of the
persons who were tbs most strenuous TO
have seventh street graded. ~ II WA last
year, to this day have failed 10 pay the as
ssssments against their property and the
city has been Obliged TO assume the debt,
and wait until these persons are ready to
settle up. We trust our First Ward Al
dermcn will stand firm 10 their position to
have no more improvements IN that Ward
until the City Treasury has Ward funds to
meet the demands Of the Ward and with
this stand with reference to their own
Ward, they will have AZ influence in Coun-
ell to prevent further indebtedness IN the
other Wards, until the City Treasury Ia in
condition 10 meet all liabilities Of the
Wards.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-10

CoAlso ls.--The County 1reasursrs are
beginning to make their appearance with
the State Taxes received in their respective
counties The Treasurer OF ltssca county
paid in the collections in his county on
Thursday. being abou, one halt Of the tax
Assessed in the county. The Treasurer OF
Wright County. las, week paid in the Do
linquent tax Of that county.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-10

Tux PRisoS ESrrr.-The City Prison Is
nov empty. the last man having BEEN n.
leased on Friday night, by paying his fne
having been imprisoned by the City Atior-
ney on . conviction before the District
Court, In an appeal csse.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-10

ioAi''''''''' Scsi,I~ U.I To'Al,...... &9i f6077
The banks Of the cities of New York,
Boston, Portland, Philadelphia, New Or
leans, St.'Louis,! Pittsburgh and Providence
make weekly returns the remainder of the
banks rake monthly or quarterly returns.
There seems to be some difference of
opinion among our exchanges upon bank
statistics. The following table shows the
number, specie aud circulation for several
wears
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-10
Review Of the Money Market.

Exchange is now abundant with ten
deney 10 decline. The negotiation OF our
State Railroad Bonds will throw large guam
titles Of Exchange into this market and NJ
dace the rates.
Land warrants are dull, with very little
sale. II Grows Free Homestead Bill
should pass the Senate, its immediate effect
would b. TO diminish the demand for Land
Warrants; and the prospect also Of the
nearly entire withdrawal OF Lands from mar.
ke, in this State this year, hiss restricted
the sales Of land warrants 10 very narrow
margin, but without any present eject on
the quotations of las, week, which We con-
tiuus "a follows:
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-10

The County Board Of Supervisors have
virtually Withdrawn from the proposition for
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-10

PiosrsE AID DEsocRAr OyyIcg,
ST. PAUL, February z 1850 I
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-10

WHERE Is GARpss ClrrY-This question
is asked daily, by persons in this city, who
have the handling Of Farmers Bank money.
We supposed W. were right in locating it
in Nicollette county, but a subscriber in
Mankaio seems TO throw doub, upon our
geography, by asking Us 10 look upon the
map beiou We write again on the subject.
Ii is possible that our Mankato friend ia
jealous, aud that Garden City u IN blue
Earth County, But be this AS il may, the
securities for the notes Of the Garden City
Bank ARE all right even though We don't
know the precise locality Of the Office Of is
sue, and redemption OF the notes. We have
iull confidence ,hs, Harden City can bc
found by any adventurous man who wants
an exchange for gold
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-10

MILITARY AND Musio.--W We learn that
the committee appointed by the Pioneer
Guards, to solicit contributions from our
citizens for the procurement Of y set Of mu-
steal instruments, have succeeded in raising
the necessary amount, and the funds have
been placed by the Chairman Of the Com
mit,ec, w. q, Gray. in tho hands Of j. q.
Terry. who RENTED the same To New York
yesterday. Tho Instruments are expected
here in fifteen days, Al meeting Of the
company on Tuesday eveoing among other
items OF business. the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted
Rssoirsd. That the mombers Of the Pioneer
Guards, hold In grateful acknowledgment the
generous aid, aud the expression Of good will
manifested In their behalf, on the part Of the
citizens Of ~ Paul, who have contributed the
sum Of two hundred aud hfty dollars, to pur'
chase u set instruments, Tor Hand of Music,
10 be owned by this company.
Rssoirsd. That tho Pioneer Guards tastly ap
preciats so much Kindness from the hands Of
the oiitens of ~. Paul. and hope, before many
moons shall come aud 20, to be able 10 appear
before them, . we'll drilled, efficient and spirit.
cd corps. with band Of music, whose stirring
su sins will tighten the sarking cares OF life,
quicken tho marshal spirit of our people, aud
add something b. the lie, the interest, aud
gaiety Of the young city of 1t. Paul,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-20
Southern Convention.

This body met at Vicksburg, Miss, on
the 18th inst. Eight States answered,
when the roll was called, viz: Alabama
South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Texas
Louisiana, Tennessee and Mississippi
Mississippi had larger number of dele
gates present than all the other States to
gether. Texas had only one delegate
South Carolina had eleven; Georgia hat
two; Tennessee had four-John Delafield
N. s. Renea, NJ. A. Haynes and B. F. Dill
all Of Memphis-Alabama had one; Lou
isiana had five; and Florida had one.-
The farce is about played out.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-20
The Canvass.

The Canvass in this District will fairly
open in few days, and our paper, from
this time till August, will necessarily be
principally engrossed with matter bearing
upon the elections. If any of our friends
think it would be advantageous to have
the paper generally circulated in the Dis
trict, we will furnish it to clubs at so cents
per copy for the next three months, which
viii carry it beyond the election, and
furnish them with the returns. We are
too poor to publish it gratuitously, and
the amount named will barely pay the
cost of printing, mailing, &c.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-20
ooaan staamere.

II we are not at faultsin our recollec-
ton, Col. Smith, IN his remarks at Ben
ton, on Monday, had something to say
about the extfasagance Of the "Opposi-
tion," In making appropriations for the
transportation Of mails by Ocean steam
ers; and from the emphatic manner in
which he reprobated such wastefulness,
il would be inferred that he never voted
nary dime for that service. But on refer
ence to the Record We find the bill for the
transportation of the mails by Ocean stea-
mers, appropriates the sum of one mil
lion four hundred and sixty thousand Sc
ven hundred and fifty dollars. Now who
among oil the democrats that heard Col.
Smith at Benton on Monday, would sus-
pect that he would have touched such an
"extravagant appropriation" with forty
foot pole? Here, however, is the vote on
it: Yeas-Democrats, 81; Opposition, SO.
Nays--Democrats, SO; Opposition Al
{ Cong. Globe, p. 2472.) Among those vot-
ing in the affirmative we find recorded
the name of Hon. s. A. SMITH, of Tennes-
see.
We give this as sample, and will here
after show some more of the votes Of our
late Congressman upon "extravagant APP
preparations"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-20
The Poor Mans Friend.

The Democratic papers complain of a
vote Netherland gave in the Legislature
of 1888, going to support law depriving
unfortunate debtors of support. From
this they infer that he is not friend to
the poor man. They are little hasty
in making this issue. Netherland was
in the Legislature in 1852, and voted all
the time, in every shape, for the HONE
STEAD EXEMPTION Act, the most liberal in
its provisions of any law ever passed to
favor poor men and unfortunate debtors.
This law was equal in its operations. 1t
gives to insolvent lawyers, doctors, me-
chanics, farmers, and laborers, the same
amount of property. Poor men, here is
the law that Netherland aided in passing !:
SECTION l. BE il enacted BIZ The General As.
Semby Of the State Of Tennessee, That the
Homestead of every housekeeper or head
of family, residingi in this State, to Tire
value of five hundred dollars, consisting
ola dwelling house and out-buildings, and
land appurtenant, occupied by such per-
son as homestead shall be exempt from
the debts of every such housekeeper or
head of family, and from attachment
and execution, in all cases where the con-
tract shall be made or cause of action
shall accrue, after the first day of January,
1853, except as hereinafter provided.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-20

b6T- An exchange says, that sin the
absence of both editors, the publisher had
succeeded in securing the services of q,
gentleman to edit the paper that week!"
If some ofouf democratic eotemporaries
could make that sort of an arrangement
during the present canvass, it would i'm
prove the character Of their columns very
much.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-20
The Wheat Crop.

We are satisfied from observation that
the wheat crop of this section will not be
above half one, if it reaches that point.
On some of the very best lands it will not
average more than FIVE or six bushels to
theacre, andon many of the thinner lands,
from present indications it will hardly
pay for harvesting having beenfirst dam
aged by the hy and Subsequently by the
frost - W
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-20
War In Europe.

1t viii be seen from the news in anoth-
er place that fighting has commenced be-
tween Austria and Sardinia, and the proba-
bility is that it will become general. Our
accounts are full.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-20
Benton Hotel.

Persons travelling in the direction of
Benton should call at that excellent house
kept by John Lewis. His table is we'll
supplied with the best the country affords,
and no effort is spared to render guests
comfortable.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-20

S@- The Washington correspondent of
The Philadelphia Press says the prepara-
tions of the Administration to take
possession Of the Charleston Convention
have begun in due form. and are being
extended all over the Union. Whether,
the Administration is to take possession
of that body by coup de'tat, or by mining,
is not stated. F-tts ~ -. r A-l7
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-20
Naval Contracts and Expenditures

NHV6I OoHCrHcCs 6Hu ExpenuICureB.
We are indebted to Hon. Horace May
nard for a copy of the REPORT of the
Select Committee on Naval Contracts and
Expenditures" 1t is q valuable docu-
nent, and we can't conceive why it should
not be generally circulated, as it shows
up some of the. frauds and misdealings
of the men who are preying upon the
government and wasting the public treas
ure. We shall, however. furnish our
readers with extracts from it during the
Congressional canvass, and if some of its
statements, made nom the record. con-
fict with the assertions of Democratic
stumpers, we can't help it.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-20
John Bell and John MINIS.

Col. MINIS, of Chattanooga, who had
been laboring under the impression for
some time that he was candidate for
Congresses publishes Card in the Adver-
tiser of last week, Withdrawing from the
contest and assigning his reasons there
fore. Prominent among those reasons is
the desire not to produce dissensions
among the democratic party and an APP
prehension that John Bell would be the
Opposition candidate for the Presidency
in 1860 if John MINIS continued on the
track for Congress in 80. Mr.. MINIS
also says that "a large number of the OPP
position papers in Tennessee, if not pro-
badly nearly all have hoisted the name of
John Bell" Now we are afraid our friend,
Col. Minnis, don't see a great many Oppo-
sition papers, and that he is slightly mis-
taken. With the exception of the Chat
tanooga Gazette, and one in Middle Ten
nessee, we don't believe there is paper
in the State which has hoisted the name
of John Bell. And Col. Minis, for whom
we have the highest personal regard, is
mistaken in another respect. His con-
tinuing to be a candidate would have dis
turbed the harmony of the democratic
party very slightly; and as to its interfer-
ing with John Bells Presidential pros
poets, either one way or the other, the
subject is so delicate that we prefer to
pass it. We hope our friend, the COL,
will have pleasant time of it in the val
ley and shadow Of retirement until ano-
ther occasion occurs for airing his Con-
gressional aspirations before the public.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-20
Congressional Appointments.

The Candidates for Congress in this
District have made list Of appointments,
which will be found on the next page Of
this paper. The list embraces forty-two
in number, extending through the Dis
trict generally, and VIC hope the people
will turn out at every point to hear them
spealo f
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-20
Brigham Youngl-who is to Blamef

Brigham Youngl-Who is to Blamep
We heard democratic speaker few
days ago charging the Utah war and the
Mormon rebellion, with their expense of
nine millions of dollars, to the account
of President Fillmore. 1t is true that
Mr.. Fillmore appointed Brigham Young
Governor of Utah. 1t is also true that
Brigham discharged the duties of his Of
fee, attended to his wives, and behaved
very we'll until about the close of Mr..
Fillmores administration. But Brigham,
who with his brethren had always voted
the democratic ticket before they left the
States, no sooner found his own party in
power than he began to develope his ul-
ira proclivities and red radicalism. Know
ing he had claims on the democratic par
ty for services rendered in,the States, he
thought, very naturally too, that he might
do as he pleased under a democratic adj
ministration, and he was not mistaken
Why did democratic Presidents suffer
Brigham to retain his position half do
zen years after Mr.. Fillmore's power over
the appointment had expired? If Pierce
discovered rascal in office when he went
in, it was his duty to summsrily eject him,
provided he could find an honest man
in his own party to fill the position. Does
anybody believe that if Brigham had been
anything but democrat Pierce would not
have jerked him out of his official boots
at once? Why retain him in Office under
democratic administration, and then
turn round and charge the responsibility
upon one whose power over the offender
ceased before the wrong commenced
Joe Smith, Brigham Young, Sidney Rig
don, and the whole Mormon population
voted the democratic ticket before they
removed from Illinois. Yet we don't hold
the democratic party responsible for the
abuses and unnatural perversions of Nor
monism. As to the enormous OUTLAWS for
the Utah war, Mr.. Fillmore is no more ac-
countable for them than our late Repre-
sentative in Congress from this District is
for the abolition sentiments of Nathaniel
P. Banks or VIM. III. Seward
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-20

CuRRIN, SNEEp AND AvERY.-The Mem
'phis appeal Of the l4th publishes a list
of appointments for these gentlemen,
who are candidates for Congress in that
district, commencing on the 18th Of June
and ending 22d of July.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-20

RAIs.--The almanac man in North
Caroline who predicted no rain in the
month Of Nay. was slightly mistaken in
his calculation. IT commenced raining
on Monday night, and has been at II till
this time. Many Of the streams and creeks
are past crossing.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-20

A NAN WITHoUr BRAINs.-An article is
going the rounds, that some fellow out
West who had his brains knocked out, is
still living. Lucky fellow to haye any
brains. 1t is nothing strange to see men.
moving about without brains We
know lots living who haven't any brains
to knock out. You might knock their
heads of, and if they didn't bleed to
death they'd still live. sl cr5s ~ EiEaCln
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-20

1ay- A dealer in ready made linens
adveritses his shirts and chemisetts under
the melliauous appllation of Male and
Female Envelopes" What nextf $50
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-20

CLEVELAND AND CHATTANOOGA BRANCH
RoAD.--This important connection we be-
lieve will be ready for the Cars by the LIST
Of July. 80
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-20
Speaking at Maryville.

Hon. s. A. Smith and Col r. B. Brab-
son. will address the people of Blount
county at Maryville, next Monday.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-20

SINGULAR SuIcIDE.-On the I4ti of April
the Spanish Counsel for Australia COM
mitted suicide in Blenhein Park, Oxon,
England. He left upon his person
letter addressed to the Duke Of MARI
borough, asking his pardon for presuming
to die on his grounds. saying that he
objected to end his life in field where
cottages stood, and rail roads crossed, and
signs of life existed. He desired the
Duke to put wooden cross to mark
the spot where the suicide was done.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-20

TExAs.--A Houston correspondent of
the New Orleans Daily Delta, under date
of the 9Th inst, thus alludes to the crop
prospects in Texas:
The prospects of our agriculturalists
have greatly improved during the past
week. We have been favored with warm
weather and abundant rains. Vegetation
is fast recovering from the effects of the
late frost. Hopes are now entertained of
full average crop of our staple products.
The prospects of the wheat crop are quite
hattering. Within this month May we
expect flour fresh from the wheat Of this
years growth. ~
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-20
Gov. Harris on Banks.

We have ut last o full announcement of
the position of Gov. Harris upon the bank
question. The Nashville Union. of Thurs
day. in allusion to the discussion between
Harris and Netherland upon the bank
question, says:
In response to an interrogatory from
his competitor, with reference to the re-
charter of the Union and Planters Banks,
Gov. Harris responded that he was not
in favor of the renewal of any of the ex-
isting bank charters, or the enactment OF
any similar ones in future. He had no
prejudice to the Union and Planters
Banks, and would as soon charter insti-
buttons under those names as amy others.
He would never consent, however. to
charter these or any other banks without
requiring them to conform to the condi-
tons suggested in his bank message, and
incorporated into the law of the last
Legislature. He would insist on reserv-
ing the power to the people through their
representatives to change, modify, or
abolish every charter which they may
grant.
On this point Col. Netherland took is-
sue with Gov. Harris. He said that it
would be destructive to the whole bank
ing system in the State, that no man of
sense would invest dollar in banks with
such provision in their charter.
This is authoritative, and fixes Gov.
Harris position. Democrats will you
vote for man who would reduce you to
an exclusive metallic currency?
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-20

HEAVY GoLp ExroRr.--The amount Of,
gold shipped to Europe last week from
New York was 81. 1891 900. This is more
by some sos, 900 than the next Califor-
MAS steamer fornightly contribution from
our gold mines, and is over tco millions.
more than was sent forward from New
York the corresponding week last Year,
~. Louis Repubicar. a5fs'sv 10 sssI
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-20
The Pubic expenditure.

In a former issue, BY figures taken d.
rectly from the annual Treasury Reports,
as officially published, we showed that the
expenditures Of the government since
1850, exclusive ofpayments on account
Of the public debt, have been as follows;