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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
Rhode Island bank notea are saleable at 8 per cent, 
discount; the Maryland at 10, and the Pennsylva¬ 
nia at 8@I0. Ohio bank notes sell in New York at 
8 ptr cent discount; Virginia at 10; Kentucky at 
8; Tennessee at 15; Missouri at 8; State Rank of 
Indians, and the Bank of tbe State of Indiana at 8; 
all other (free) banks of Indiana at 10; Tllinoisand 
Wisconsin at 20; Michigan at 8; Canada at 6; 
New Jersey at 1 to par, with the exception of the 
Burlington, Cumberland, Farmers' and Mechanics’ 
Banks, and Salem Banting Company which are 10; 
Connecticut 1; Vermont 1; New Hampshhe 1, and 
Maine 1. 
New York .—Fort Plain Bask 
Items of News, 
AN EXTRA FRIMIUM 
In the Rural of last week we stated that, the 
Governor of Pennsylvania had issued a Proclama¬ 
tion calling an extra sosion of the Legislatuie for 
the purpose of re lieving, if possible, the embarrass¬ 
ment then existing in that State. Both Houses 
met accordingly, and, after considerable discus¬ 
sion, appointed a Special Committee for the pur¬ 
pose ot framing a law for the relief of banks and 
individuals. The following are the provisions con¬ 
tained in tbe report of the Committee: 
It removes the penalties for suspension nutil 
next March; peimits the banks to discount and 
pay out for their own notes at 60 days after 
March; provides that they must also pay their de¬ 
positors, and not declare dividends above six per 
cent,; provides that the Pittsburgh aud Philadel¬ 
phia banks must publish weekly statements, like 
New York; provides that all bankis must receive 
the notes of other banks solvent prior to the sus¬ 
pension; provides that open the President of any 
bank making oath that, another bank is unworthy 
of credit, Commissioners shall be appointed to ex¬ 
amine the afl'airs of such bank, and if it refuses 
such examination, it is then to forfeit its charter 
unlesB it resumes before the first of March; pro¬ 
vides that the State tevennes be made payable in 
the notes of solvent banks daring tbe suspension, 
and that the banks must redeem the uotea thus re¬ 
ceived for tollB and taxes. The bill farther pro¬ 
vides that al! the judgments shall have a stay of 
executiou for six months longer than is now al¬ 
lowed, where the party has a freehold estate; pro¬ 
vides that a stay of execution shall not be granted 
lor wagea and labor; requires tbe banka to certify 
their acceptance of this bill within 30 days, andto‘ 
pay one-half of one per cent, for the privilege. 
To Every Person forwarding pay ($6,) for Twenty 
Trial Subscribers ft* this Quarter (Oct. lo Jan.,) of the 
Rural Kj:w-Yorker, wc will tend by return mail, post¬ 
paid, a Grots of the WASHINGTON MEDALL t ON 
PEN! This is a first rate, warranted Steel Pen, such 
as we use. The cash price it $1,50 per gross, and we 
shall pay 18 els. postage. We make this extra-liberal 
offer to introduce the Rural more generally before- the 
next volume begins,—for subscribers to which volume 
we shell soon offer some extraordinary Premiums. 
There are 150 rolling mills in the United States. 
The Blue Ridge Tunnel, Va., has been completed. 
The steamers on the Southern Michigan Lino are laid 
— There has been a rise in cotton in the New Orleans 
market. 
— Corn is offered for fifteen cents per bushel, in Southern 
Illinois. 
— Yale College has now in its various departments, 633 
students. 
— Snow fell at Superior City, head of Lake Superior, on 
the 11th ult. 
— The entire amount of treasury notes outstanding is 
only $108,000. 
— The Miisonic Order in the United States, number 3(0,- 
000 members. 
— Attempts are making in England to employ females in 
vratch-makiDg. 
— Australia, according to a recent census, has a popula¬ 
tion of 403,409. 
— The taxable property of Tennessee, by a late return, 
is $300,000,0.0. 
— A scheme is agitated in Cincinnati to get up a hank 
with $5,000,000. 
— A satb factory treaty has been concluded with the 
Pawnee Indians. 
— Liverpool, a city nearly as large as New York, is with¬ 
out a dally paper. 
— A shark weighing 600 pounds was taken in East river, 
off New York, last week. 
— The government is taking steps to prevent the destruc¬ 
tion of live oak In Florida. 
— The receipts ol the State Fairlately held at Peoria, HI., 
amount in the aggregate to $12,250. 
— The question of ihe abolition of slavery in theDutch 
West Indies is again being agitated. 
— British agents are recruiting for their army in France. 
They sre not to enrol French subjects. 
— The ground where the battle of Germantown was 
fought is being disposed of for town lots. 
— The amount expended by American travelers, in Eu¬ 
rope, is estimated at $10,000,000 annually. 
— Rev. Wm. H. llilluirn, the blind preacher, has been 
lecturing in Liverpool, with much success. 
— There is a general opinion that a new residence must 
be built for our Presidents at Washington. 
— Since the 1st of January, lbe sum of $1,603,000 has 
been destroyed iu the United States by fires. 
Ontario Bank, 
Utica; Reciprocity Bank, Buffalo; Sackett’s Har¬ 
bor Bank, Buffalo; State Bank, Sackett’s Harbor; 
Niagara River Bank, Tonawanda; Huguenot Bank, 
New Paltz; Bank of Orleans, Albion: YatesCounty 
Bank, Penn Yan; Western Bank, Loekport; Me¬ 
dina Bank, Medina; Genesee River Batik, Mt Mor¬ 
ris; Bank of Watertown, Watertown; Bank of Cen¬ 
tral New Yoik, Utica; Bank of Lima, Lima; Bank 
of Canandaigua, Canandaigua; Bank of Old Sara¬ 
toga, Schuylerville; Adcison Bank, Addison; Ag¬ 
ricultural Bant, Herkitner; CLemung Co. Bank 
Horseheads; Dairyman’s Bank, Newport; Farmers’ 
Bank ol Saratoga County, Saratoga; Farmers’ and 
Citizens' Bank, Williamsburgh; Hudson River 
Bank, Hudson; H*milton Exchange Bank, Green; 
Island City Bank, N. Y. City; Leonardsville Bank, 
Leonardsvillc; Ontario County Bank, Phelps; 
Oneida Central Bank, Rome; Powell Bank, New¬ 
burgh; Union Bank; Kindcrhook; Unadtlla Bank, 
Unadiila; Worthington Bank, Oooperstown; Bow¬ 
ery Bank, New York City; Central Bank, Brooklyn; 
Pratt Bank, Buffalo; Grocers’ Bank, New York city; 
East River Bank, New York. 
New York City .—Just sswe go to press we learn 
by telegraph that the following banks in New York 
city suspended this morning, Tuesday, Oct 13th:_ 
Merchants’ Exchange, Citizens, Marine, Oceau 
New York Exchange, North River, Irving, Chat¬ 
ham, Bull's Head, St, Nicholas and Market, 
Connecticut .—Bank of Hartford County, Hart¬ 
ford; Wooster Bank, Danbnry; Bank of North 
America, Seymour; Charter Oak BaDk, Hartford; 
Bank of Hartford, Hartford; Bridgeport City 
Bank, Bridgeport; Colchester Bank, Colchester; 
Exchange Bank, Hartford; Connecticut Banking 
Co.; Hartford; Fairfield County Bank, Norwalk; 
Merchants Exchange Bank, Bridgeport; Mercan¬ 
tile Bank, Hartford; Pawcatuck Bank. P.iv-catnck; 
Thompson Bank, Thompson; Woodbury Bank 
Agents and others are reminded that we will ftirniah the 
Rtkal during the present quarter— Oct. to JaB.— on trial 
8t half price, if four or more copies (ire ordered. We will 
send 4 copies tor $1, 8 for $2,12 for $3, Ac., to any non- 
subsci ibers who wish to try the Rural for three months. 
Agents and other friends who design forming clubs for 
next volume will please note thi* liberal offer, and give us 
their lists o 1 trial subscribers —thus paving the way for 
large clubs in January. 
FYf” In remitting payment for the Rcral, please be par® 
tieulnr to send good money. In these crashing rimes 
among the Banks, all paper currency is dubious, and we 
prefer specie or postage stamps to bills on uncertain insti¬ 
tutions. Iu sending bills, pldse be particular to select 
such as are good when mailed, arid ou New York City or 
State Banks if convenient, tfjfP Postage Stamps are the 
safest, at present. 
List of New Advertisements this week, 
Great Bargains in Piano Fortei—Boar dm an. Gray A Co. 
New Treatise on Land Surveying—E. C. A J, Biddle. 
Dadd's Mi dern Boise lirctot—A. O. Moore. 
Pear Ftocka—Cowles A iiaireu. 
Agents Wanted—A. 0. Moore. 
American Farmers' kticyc'opedla—A. O. Moore. 
Tub Atlantic Telegraph. —A Commission of 
eminent English Engineers, with whom was asso¬ 
ciated Mr. Everett, Chief Engineer of the Niagara, 
after a thorough examination of the Atlantic tel¬ 
egraph cable, and all the appliances for submerg¬ 
ing it, came to tbe nnan imous conclusion that with 
the substitution of a patent self-adj ns ting (break by 
whioh it is impossible that the cable when paying 
out can he broken) for that previously used, and 
some modification in the paying out machinery 
there Js no reason to doubt that the next attempt 
to lay the cable will be crowned with triumphant 
success 
ROCHESTER, N. Y„ OCTOBER 17, 1857. 
Trial Trip—An Extra Premium. 
Our offer to send the Rural for the present 
quarter—Oct. to Jan—to non-subscribers at half 
price, on trial, is being responded to favorably 
from all parts of tbe country. During the past 
week a host of people have taken passage in the 
good ship Bubal for the trial trip—the last mail 
which we received bringing 252 names—and yet 
there is room on our books for more. Active and 
earnest friends of the paper are daily sending us 
lists of ten, twenty and thirty trial subscribers— 
thus in many instances introducing it into locali¬ 
ties and families where it was before almost on- 
This is just what we want—to give those I 
Tbk Cholera in Guatemala and Salvador.— 
By the last advices from Salvador and Guatemala, 
the cholera was raging there with extreme viru¬ 
lence. According to the official accounts, 1,039 
deaths from the disease had taken place in the city 
of Guatemala from tbe 8th of July to tbe 23d of 
August; aud it is calculated that the deaths in the 
whole State cannot fall short of 40,000. Among 
the victims was our respected representative at 
Guatemala, Hon. W. E. Tenable. In Salvador, it 
is believed, that upwards of 12,000 have been car¬ 
ried off by the disease. 
Maine —Bank of Hallowell. Hallowell; Canton 
Bank, South China; Exchange Bank, Bingor; 
Hancock Bank, Ellsworth; Moueam River Ban!, 
Sanford; Sanford Bank, Sanford; Maritime Bank. 
Bangor; Ellsworth Back, Ellsworth; Shipbuilders: 
Bank, Rockland; Central Bank, HaltowelL 
Rhode Island .—All the barks in this State have 
suspended specio payment. Rhode Island money 
is not received on deposit by our banks. 
Vermont .—South Royalton Bauk, South Royal- 
ton ; Stark Bank, Bennington ; Danljy Bank 
Danby. ’ 
New Hampshire. — Exeter Bank, Exeter; Weare 
Bank, Hampton Falls; Lancaster Bank, Lancaster, 
Nero Jersey .—Bank Of New Jersey, New Bruns¬ 
wick; Commercial Bank, Perth Amboy; Union 
Bank, Frencbtown. Some of the bills of tli 
are received on deposite by New York. At 
Bank, Trenton; Bergen County Bank, 
Pennsylvania .—The banks of this State 
known, 
who do not know the Rural an opportunity of 
tryiDg it for three months, Hnd then deciding as to 
its merits. Surely, thirteen numbers are worth 
many times the « quarter ” they cost to any person 
who can read aud think—and are we too sanguine 
in believing that almost eveiy father, mother, Bon 
or daughter who reads the Rural for three months, 
will be disposed to continue it at the regular rates 
of subscription ? 
Friends of the Rural— yon who know it to be a 
pure, useful, instructive and entertaining paper- 
will you not lend a little attention and influence in 
procuring passengers for its Trial Trip? You can , 
if you wilt, easily procure from four to twenty 
trial subscribers, and in doing so benefit your 
friends am: acquaintances,—to say nothing ol aid¬ 
ing os, and substituting, as you would in many in¬ 
stances, a good, safe and useful paper for the 
trashy and ephemeral sheets which weaken the 
minds and injure the morals of • bildren and fam¬ 
ilies. We are assured that many of the lists of 
twenty which have been aent us within a few days, 
were made np in au hour or two—and we are con¬ 
fident that others of our readers might be eqnally 
successful. For evidence that we do not ask gra 
tuitous efforts, even in a good cause, please read 
the ofi'er of an Extra Premium, at the bead of this 
column, and then try for the Trial Trip. 
Political Intelligence, 
From Calcutta.— A letter, received in Boston, 
from the firm of Foster, Rogers A Co., of Calcutta, 
dated Aug. 10th, two days after the regular India 
mail was made np, makes no mention of any newB 
regarding Lucknow, except that Gen. Havelock 
had received some reit foresments, and was ad¬ 
vancing towards that place. The besieged at Ar- 
rek hnd been Eaved at a cost of 300 lives. The 
Bengal steamer was expected in five days, and it 
was thought would bring troops from Malta, 
The American Convention of New York city 
met on the 5th inst., and nominated Judge C. L. 
Peabody for Judge of the Sapreine Court, long 
term; William Mitchell, for short term; Benjamin 
W. Bonny, Joseph Voaburgb, for Superior Conrt; 
Win. A. Allen. for Court of Common Pleas; Wm. 
H. Brown, for Marine Conrt. 
A Convention said to be composed of delegates 
from Workingmen’s Societies, assembled in New 
York city on the 6th inst, and adopted a series of 
resolutions, strongly opposing State Prison con¬ 
vict labor, and endorsing the entire Democratic 
State ticket, with the exception of Hiram Denio, 
in whose place Hiram Kctchum was nominated. 
The returns of the Georgia election indicate the 
re-election to Congress of Hon. Jas. Seward, in the 
1st District 
In Tennessee, Andrew Johnson, the present 
Governor of the State, was elected as successor to 
Hon. James C. Jones, in the United States Senate. 
Returns from 116 towns in Connecticut, shows 
that the Democrats carry 64, Republicans 49, and 
Americans 3. 
Of election returns from Kansas, we have the 
following:—Advices from Leavenworth to the 8th 
inst, state that Leavenworth county is the only 
one thus far heard from, gtviug a Democratic ma¬ 
jority. Doniphan connty gives a Republican ma¬ 
jority of 23; Atchison county 44; Douglass 1,700. 
These returns are given as authentic. Tecnmseh 
township gives 160 Republican majority; Topeka 
190; Calhoun 159. It is thought that Parrot, Rep., 
is elected by a large majority. 
Suffering at Fall River. —The Fall River, 
(Mass) Star sayB:—“ The pressure consequent upon 
the factory suspensions in our city are beginning 
to be felt among the poorer classes—whole fami¬ 
lies are Btiff:ring for bread —the fathers willing and 
eager for work, but Dothirjg to do. We have heard 
tales of distress that would bring tears to the eyeB 
of the most indifferent. These people must have 
bread or starve, and this 1 b not a community to al¬ 
low the latter.” 
are in 
hot water, and it is perfectly useless to specify 
cases of failure or suspension. A large number 
have occurred, and the best thing our readers die. 
tant from Pennsylvania can do, is to leave that 
currency alone at present. 
Ohio .— Miami Connty Bank, Dayton; Dayton 
Bank,Dayton; Citizens’ Bank, Uncinnati; Spring- 
field Bank, Springfield. 
fi'&eonrin.— People’s Bank, Milwaukee; Fox 
River Bank, Green Bay; State Bank, Milwaukee; 
Rock River Bank, Beloit; Badger State Bank, 
Janesville; Farmers’ Bank, Hudson. 
Indiana. —Traders’ Bank, Central Bank, Bank of 
the Capital, Exchange Bank, Tippecanoe Bank, all 
of Indianapolis; Salem Bank of Salem, Hunting- 
ton County Bank. 
Tennessee. — Agricultural Bank, Brownsville; 
Bank of West Tennessee, Memphis; Citizen’s Bank, 
Memphis and Nashville; Bank of America; Bank 
ol Paris, Paris; Ocoee Bank; Shelbyville Bank, 
Sbelbyville. 
Miscellaneous .—Back of Galena, Balleville Bank, 
Ill.; Bank of Greensborongh, Ga.; Northern BaDk, 
Miss.; Farmers’ Bank,Elizabeth City, N. C.; Bank 
of Kanawha, Va.; Bank of Bank of So. Carolina, 
Charleston; Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank, De¬ 
troit, Mich, 
A Trial foe the Odd Cent.— The Washington 
Star of the Sthinst. says that some days ago a pro¬ 
duce dealer in Washington sold a customer a half¬ 
peck of potatoes for a shilling, and in taking his 
pay from a quarter dollar, returned twelve cents 
change. This the customer declined to receive, 
claiming thirteen cents os his due. A dispute en¬ 
sued, which ended iu tbe customer getting out a 
warrant for the odd cent, and, the case being tried, 
he recovered it 
Financial Matters, 
Apprehended Famine in India.— Commercial 
letters from Bombay, dated August 14tb, say that 
owing to the neglect of agriculture in India,in con¬ 
sequence of the unsettled state of affairs, Berioos 
feats are entertained that a scarcity of provisions 
will generally prevail. Tho Governor General was 
endeavoring to avert snch an evil by directing the 
military, in all cases where practicable, to collect 
grain and provisions, and have them atored for fu¬ 
ture use. 
Btatk Tkmpbranch Convention.— The Second 
N. Y. State Temperance Convention organized at 
Syracuse on the 6th inst A permanent organiza- 
wus made with the following officers:— President — 
Rev. Dr. Dort, of Oneida. Vice-Presidents —Rev. 
Dr. Miller, of Cortland; Rev. Dr. Marsh, of New 
York. Secretaries —E. IV. Jackson, of Dutchess; 
A. P. Degau and A. K. Batney. 
A telegraphic despatch on the 7tli inst., says:— 
“The attendance at the State Temperance Conven¬ 
tion at Syracuse yesterday was small—only 35 iu 
all. A great portion of the time was taken up in 
discussing the merits of the excise law, which 
was generally denounced in unmeasured terms. 
It waa determined not to enter into any entang¬ 
ling alliance with existing parties, but to urge 
upon the friends of Prohibition the importance of 
supporting those only on their respective tickets 
who were known to oppose tho license principle.” 
securities anc the retirement of circulation. From 
the 1st day of October to tbe 10th inclusive, over 
$2,500,000 of currency have been returned to the 
Department and counted and burned. In exchange 
for this, $2,000,000 of securities were surrendered— 
thus leaving a margin of $500,000 in favor of the 
bill-holders. That is, the security for the redemp¬ 
tion of the outstanding notes of the free hanks of 
New York, is half a million dollars more tliis day 
than it was ten days ago.” 
The following comparativestatementof the com¬ 
merce for the first quarter of the fiscal year, com¬ 
mencing July 1st, with like periods lest year, will 
prove valuable in the present exciting state of 
affairs:—Cash duties received, $12,000,000; same 
quarter last year, $14,000,000. ImportB of mer¬ 
chandise goods, $71,000,000; same quarter last 
year, $64,000,000. Export of merchandise, $15,000,- 
000; same quarter last year, $21,000,000. Export 
of specie $11,000,000; same quarter last year, $14,- 
000. Import of merchandise from January 1st to 
October 1st, 1857—$182,000,000; same time last 
year, $1 • 2,000,000. Export of merchandise from 
Janaary 1st to October 1st, $54,000,000; same time 
last year, $60,000,000. Export of specie from Jan¬ 
uary 1st to October 1st, $33,000,000; same time 
last year, $26,000,000. 
We give below a list, (which we have endeavored 
to make as complete as possible,) of snch banks 
as have suspended during the present pressure 
and donbt not that those of cur readers who arc so 
unfortunate as to be compelled to 
; So. Wesiern Railroad Bank, Ga.; 
Bank of South Carolina, S. C. 
General Suspensions .—The Banks of the State of 
Rhode Island; the banks in the cities of Philadel¬ 
phia, Baltimore, Washington, and all banks in Ma¬ 
ryland. 
A Novel Idea. —Seventeen men are constantly 
employed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in shav¬ 
ing the bark from wood to be used as fuel on 
board ships-of-war fitted out at that station. The 
object of this singular custom, says the Journal, is 
to prevent the accumulation on board ship of dirt 
and insects whioh would naturally result from put¬ 
ting the wood on board with the bark on. 
The Railroad Suspensions.— The suspension 
of the Erie Railroad Company waa not unexpected. 
Mr. Moran, the President, calls upon the stock and 
bond-holders to come forward promptly and re¬ 
lieve the Company, so that their valuable property 
may not pass into other hands and be wasted 
away in litigation between the parties in interest. 
A moderate amount of cash will enable the Com¬ 
pany to resume pajm -nt at once. A meeting of 
the stock and bond-holders is to be held on 
Wednesday evening. 
The Illinois Central suspends because it is im¬ 
possible, in tbe present state of the money market, 
to realize money to meet their obligations. But 
the suspension is believed to be but temporary. 
The reasons for the suspension of the Michigan 
Central are not explained. Its agqnt is now in 
London, attempting to negotiate the new loan of 
two millions. 
U. S. Treasury. —According to the reports from 
Washington, the receipts of the Treasury continue 
to diminish. For the week eudiDg September 21, 
they were but $948,000 from all sources, while the 
drafts paid amounted to $1,180,602, The financial 
year opened with a weekly revenue from customs 
of $3,000,000, which has dwindled to Icbb than one- 
third before the end of the quarter. 
Shipments of Grain. —The New York Times 
says the amount of grain shipped this month and 
engaged to go by the 20tli to Liverpool alone is 
1,000,000 bushels. The demand for wheat for ship¬ 
ment is not active, and tho market is heavy, ami 
the same remark applies to flonr. One of the 
most practical ways to make Exchange ou the East 
has been adopted by Messrs. Geo. Smith & Co., of 
Chicago, who have made au arrangement to pur¬ 
chase and ship 1,000,000 bushels of wheat to New 
York. They furnish all the funds for the purchase 
without aid from this end, and ship the wheat to 
Mr. Dean Richmond, of Buffalo, who eugages to 
pay the freight and charges there. The wheat is 
to be sold upon arrival at Buffalo for export, and 
will form a basis for about a million and a quarter 
of Eastern L -.c] ange for the use of Chicago mer¬ 
chants. 
The Wine Revenue of France.— France, says 
the Moniteur VJnicole, oontains 1,977,000 hectares 
of vfneyarda. Allowing for tho present vintage 
an average of 40 barrels of wine per hectare, we 
have a total of 79,080,000 barrels, or about, two bar¬ 
rels to each inhabitant. At 40 franca per barrel 
this wine would be worth 3,163,200,000 franoB. 
Pennsylvania Debt.—Gov. Pollock, of Penn¬ 
sylvania, has issued a proclamation in which he 
announces that the Commissioners of the Sinking 
Fund report a reduction of the State debt for the 
last three yea™ to tbe extent of $1,042,857 64. 
receive any of 
our paper currency, will find it of value as a guide 
in the reception thereof. We also give the rates 
at which various notes are sold in Now York city. 
Grain Going to Europe —There are now fif¬ 
teen vessels loading at New York with grain for 
Europe, the entire amount computing to 383,000 
bushels. All these vesselsare bound for Liverpool. 
