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The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1845-12-16
LUTHERAN
Conference Meeting.

THE CLERGY AND CONGRE-
CATIONS, COMPOSING THE CONFERENCE
DISTRICT OF SOMERSET CoUNKY, IN CON-
srcrIox WITH THE ALLEGHENY EVAN
eELIcAL LUTHERAN SYNOD OF PENN'A.
Are hereby noiided, that the first NEE
ting Of their Conference will be held in
the Lutheran Church at Cenirsville, COM
mencing on Thursday the 8. Of January
next. a, candleIight Ench pastoral dis
tricl is expected TO send one delegate TO
accompany the Pastor. All the brethren
are urgently invited 10 attend, as business
OF importance requires their attention.
Nj. f. PFAHLER, Pastor Loci.
dec5 AS p. RIzER. s r.
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n O TICE

THE undersigned Auditors will meet
al the house Of lsaac Ankeny on Friday
the 10Th day of January next. for the
purposes in the foregoing commission
mentioned, at which place and time all
persons interested may attend if they
think proper.
ROSS FORWARD,
SAMUEL w PEARSON,
ISAAC HUGUS,
decl6'45 Auditors.
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Report of tEle Post Master
General

From the Report of the Post Master
General, accompanying the Presidents
Message, we have compiled the follow
ms fact for the information of our readers:
Constitution.
Extent in miles of post roads over which
mails were transported on
30th June, lS45 1854
Amount of transportation du-
ring the year ending do. 35,634,269
On horseback and in sulkeys ll,225,63l
BY stages and coaches, 17,924,046
Bv steamboats, and railroads 6.4S4, ,592
Which cost s2,9O5.5 .5O4
On horseback and in sulkeys 5S4, ,482
BY stages and coaches l,476,079
Bv railroad and steamboat s43,439
For local and mail agents and
messengers Incidental to
railroads and steamboats, 5Fol5
Number of contractors employed by
the Department 30th June,
Is45 3,271
do mail agents 50
DO messengers ia
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AkE notice lhlt an Inquest VIII DC
\ held a. the late dwelling house Of
said deceased, in the township Of Ale
gheny in The county of Somerset. on
Friday The 30lh day Of January, 1916,
fer tbs purpose of making partition of
The real estate of said deceased. 10 and
among his children and legal representa-
lives. If the same can be done without
prejudice 10 or spelling of the whsle-
Otherwise to value and appraise the same
according TO law. Al which time and
place you a,e required to attend if you
think proper.
JACOB PHlLIPPI,
decl6'45 Sheriff.
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" O G1 @ Ra

TKE undersigned Auditors will meet
al the offIcs of Samuel w Pearson, on
Thursday the 18th day of January next.
for the purposes in the foregoing COM
mission mentioned, at which place aud
time AII persons interested may attend il
they think proper.
ROSS FORWARD,
S w PEARSON,
ISAAC HUGUS,
decl6'4S Auditors.
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ELANK SUMMONS
For Sale at this Office.
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Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-06-12
A Compliment and a Rebuke.

The edito. of the Charleston Mercury having
asserted that the "only way to touch the sensi-
bilites Of The northern men is to touch their
pockets" Prentice says-"The sneer is ve-
ry contemplate one. Tha, editor ought to know
that 1t is very easy thing TO touch the pockets
Of Northern men. Let case OF distress be
presented to them, and their pockets are touched
at once and touched deeply. No sooner was
the Distressing tale Of the Piusburg fire circula-
led a, the North, Than the pockets of tie ci,i-
zens Of Philadelphia, New York and Boston
were touched to the tune Of nearly 100000
If lhele is way TO the sensibilities of North
ern men through their pockets. there is also a
way TO their pockets through their sensibilities.
"lf either the pockets or The sensibilies of
the Charleston 'chivalry' have been touched by
the Prlsburg calamity, We have no, received
the interesting intelligence"
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-06-12
Important TO Owners Of Rented
Farms.

The Bucks County. Pa. In,elligencer, says:
In trial at the recent sessions of our Court,
reported in our last, an attempt was made 10
prove the removal of hay and straw by the ten
ant of farm who was defendant in the case
but the Court ruled out the evidence, on the
ground that The tenant had right 10 the hay
and straw raised by him on the premises, in the
absence of any stipulation in the lease to the
contrary. The counsel for the defendant stated
,ha, his opinion had always been, that where
no stipulation in relation 10 hay and straw was
made in lease, the tenan, had a right 10 re-
move i! or dispose of it as he nigh, see proper,
i. being as much his property as The grain he
raised--and that it had been so decided by the
Supreme Court The Cour. concided in this
opinion, and under the decision of the Supreme
Court rejected the evidence above referred to.
This law, we presume, is new to majority of
our farmers, and is exactly contrary TO their
views of it. 1t will be well for landlords leas-
ing farms to bear this in mind, and where they
do not intend that the tenant shall remove hay
or straw, (which is generally the case) slipu-
late its reservation in the lease.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-06-12
Annexation.

Another move has been made in Texas on
the annexation question, which pretty plainly
indicates that the measure will speedily be.em-
braced by The people of that country. In ad-
diIion to The meeting of Congress on the 9Th
of June, (Monday nexl,) Presiden, Jones has
issued Proclamation recommending the ciii-
zens Of that Republic 10 elect Delegates to a
Convention, TO meet at The sea, of government,
on the 4th Of July, and decide whether they
will sccede TO the proposals. of The United
Saes, or embrace the conditional offer Of Mex
leo TO acknowledge their independence
This, we think, setIles the matter The peo-
pie are said to be largely in favour of uniting
with US, and ill elect Delegates 10 the Con-
ven,ion who will carry out their views. Ano-
ther circumstance. which confirms this opinion,
is The somerse. which Gen. Houston has turn.
ed. He lately arrived at New Orleans, on his
way 10 visit Gen. Jackson, and whilst in thai
city, delivered an address to The citizens on The
subject of annexation, in which he assured
them that he was in favor of the measure, as
was large majority of the people of Texas,
and that Presiden, Jones would throw no OBJ.
sIacles in the way
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-06-12
HANS Muscular Capa abiiify--.A Nor
Wesian Runner.

In glancing over paper from Calcutta, says
the Boston Transcript, We find an account Of a
traveller from The mountains of Norway, who
has lately arrived in India, and is announced as
"ponder !" being bona fde Norwegian run
ner, who was about 10 attempt The discovery of
the source of the White Nile, on foot, alone aud
unattended. He expects to be absent from In
dia only about four months, and he is TO go in
direct line, crossing deserts and swimming
rivers. He runs degree (69 l2 English mles)
and can 60 three days without food or water, by
merely taking sip or two of syrup Of raspber-
ries, of which he carries small bottle and
when he does procure food, a very small guam
tity will suffice; but when it is plentiful, he eats
enough for three days. This wonderful man
carries with him only map, compass, and a
Norwegian axe. He has already made some
wonderful journeys, having gone from Cons,an-
tinople to Calcutta and back, in SO days. for
which The Sultan gave him $4,000; and from
Paris to ST. Petersburg, in l3 days. He has
certificates from the authorities al Calcutta and
a, ST.. Petersburg verifying these extraordinary
feats. He is abou. forly-ive years of age, and
slightly made. He trusts for safely in his per-
ilous journeys to his speed, as he says neither
dromedary nor man can overlake him.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-06-12
Workingmen's Convention.

convention Of workingmen was held in
the city of Boston, last week, and was numer.
ously attended. Among the resolutions report.
ed, and unanimously adopted was one recon-
mending The assemblage, in the city of New
York, in October next, of an Industrial Con.
gress, 10 consist of delegates from laSouring
classes Of the whole country, SO far as they
may see fiji TO be represented, and 10 remain in
session long enough 10 consider and mature
such measures as may be deemed essential 10
improve and elevate The condition of the work
ing classes
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-06-12
From Florida.

We have private adyces from Tallahassee 10
the 9th ul,., giving unexpectedly favorable VI
dngs from The election. That County Leon)
with Wakulla elects 9 Senators and 6 Repre-
senla,ives, and though the vote is close, it is
believed the Wings have the whole. One let
ter says positively that the Wing ticket is in;
another says two precincts are 10 come in, and
the result is doubtful, but majority of Wings
are elected Gadsden County has elected a
Wing Senator and Representatives by 100
majority--lasi year Loco. Gov. Cal! (Whig)
runs handsomely ahead, and his election is
thought probable. David Levy, the old Dele
gate, runs ahead of his ticket, and is doubtless
chosen 10 Congress-.
The Legislature is though, TO depend on The
result in Leon and Wakula. Leon is Wing,
bn, WakuIla is Loco) One letter claims the
Joint Ballot probably Wing by decided, The
other by small majority We have had 10
modify the tone of our correspondent somew hal,
for we canno, yet believe the retarn of 2 Wing
U. S. Senators from Florida probable. IL is
glory enough for one day. 10 know that our
friends in the new State have made so noble a
struggle Room in The ranks and three cheers
for the gallant Wings of FLORIDA.
Semi Weekly Tribune 7,h.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-06-12

The editor of the Jonesborough (Tenn.)
Wing, in noticing the weather, crops. &c. sums
up as follows -
"All who are able are dressing ou. in new
clothes of the latest fashions and such primp-
ing and siarching, among the young ladies', no
bachelor on earth can stand up against. unless
his heart is as impervious 10 beauty and love,
as Loco-Foco is to reason and common sense.
And yet "ihe times are hard--lhe people are
generally in debt-weaIher is beautiful pros
peci OF fine crops--money is scarce but lule
honor in The market-honesy not TO be found
truth an hundred per cent under par-virlue
not as abundan, as i, used 10 was-- decency on
the decline-and Loco Focoism about as usual,
only more so.'
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-06-12
A White Slave.

few evenings since. says the Boston Eagle,
DR.. Charming in the course of his remarks on
The slavery question al the Marlboro Chapel,
said iha. not long since. man well dressed,
and apparently well educated, called on law
yer in this city and requested 10 have some pri-
Va'e conversation with him. They both retired
10 room where they were secure from inlru-
sion, when the stranger made known the fact
that he was slave. He said he got tired OF
driving the coach inside of which were his bro.
theirs aud sisters, and therefore had embraced
an opportunity offered TO ahscond from his mas
ter Now" said he, II wish your advice in
relation 10 my future course :" "As sworn
counsellor can give you no advice in the mat
ter" replied the lawyer, "but as a private ci,i.
zen, would sugges, ,ha. you might be quite as
pleasantly situated in the provinces as else.
where" The next morning he took steam
boa, bound eastward.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-06-12
Fourth of July i'm Easton.

We are Informed that our neighbors of Eas.
ton, will have quite time in their borough, on
the approaching anniversary of our National
Independence. The Sons of Temperance are
making preparations for a grand procession,
&c. They will be enforced by the Divisions
from Allentown, Bethlehem, Crane Iron Works,
Greenwich, and Belvidere. The military will
also be oul, and several companies from other
places are expected. Among them may be
named. The Mauch Chunk, Allentown, and
Stockerown companies. Wha, will be done
in Stroudsburg!
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-06-12

A correspondent Of the Cincinnati, Chronicle
gives the following:
1t is perhaps not generally known lha, black
pepper (nol red) is poison for many insects.
The following simple mixture is the best de-
stroyer Of the common house fly: Take equal
portions Of fine black pepper, fresh ground, and
sugar; say enough of each TO cover ten cent
piece; moisen and mix we'll with spoonful of
milk, IA lil.le cream is belier;) keep that in your
room and you will keep down your flies. One
advantage over other poisons is that il Injuries
nothing else; and another, tha, The flies seek the
air and never die in the house-lhe windows
being open.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-06-12

Our friend George Bum, says the Wescher-
ter (Pa.) Examiner, Of HoneybroOk, informs Us
that while walking through his grain6eld few
days ago, he noticed large bunch of rye which
he took up by the roofs, and after careful ex-
animation found it TO contain (orty-nine STALKS,
averaging FIVE feet in length, with large heads,
the longest head being five inches and the shOr.
test three inches long, the whole of which grew
from single grain.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-06-12
Another Comet.

new Gomez is now visible in The North
eastern part Of The heavens, in the morning be.
fore daylight. Ii is abou. fifteen or sixteen de-
grees above the horizon, very brilliant, with a
splendid long tail, and has been witnessed by
a number of persons. These erralic, celestial
visitors, have been quite numerous for several
years past, and great deal of interest is man.
iiesied whenever they appear. The present
one will no doub. be very popular in few
weeks, when j, rises earlier, so that folks may
zee il before they retire TO rest
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-06-12
The consequences of War.

The following picture from the Journal o
Commerce, presents in strong colours The con.
sequences which flow from war.
Let us go to tvar. John Bull wants a fog
ging--lel's give il TO him. He's insoleni-let's
fog him. He is spreading his powers in all
quarters Of the world. His armies are all over
the earth, his ships all over the water, and his
merchandise all over land and waller. Let's
fog him. 1t will cost US few hundred of ships
and few hundred millions of dollars, and few
score thousands of lives. 1t will turn society
upside down, give rowdies and robbers the up.
per hand, and entail upon US an arislocracy OF
military heroes for another half century. All
the better for that. John Bull needs fogging
and he ought to have it. We want fogging
too, and it would do Us good. We want bleed.
ing as well as John Bull, so let's have ii. Let
US turn TO, and have real Irish knockdown.--
Who is going 10 have John Bull set his lions to
growing al US across the waller! Well stop
his noise, if it is by thrus,ing our own heads
down his throat. Who is going to spend his
whole life in merchandising and manufacturing
and lec,uring and preaching and printing p
Who wants to hear this everlasting talk about
conscience and reason and right and wrong.
The world has become stale and insipid. The
ships ought to be all captured, and the cities
battered down, and the world burned up so lha,
we can start again. There would be fun in
that, some Understanding TO talk about.
The newspapers are not worth reading. The
murders they tell Of are only one at time, and
The terrible explosions only 60 to killing half a
dozen or so. We want TO see men moved
down in long baualons, and artillery trains
dragged over them before they are dead. We
want 10 have squadrons of horse trample on men
dying but no, dead, and see the blood spirit when
they tread on living hearts, and see the vultures
feed on the richest sort of carrion. We want
wherever we see head 10 break il; wherev-
er heart beats, to stop it; wherever there is
beauty, 10 deform it !; and wherever there is or
der, to bring in chaos. We can't bear these
restraints which are called civilization. "This
is mine ard that is yours. We want TO own
nothing, and rob for everything. The world
has swung out of it's orbit, and come too near to
what they call heaven. We want to swing il,
as far the other way until it comes hard by, if
not all over in the internal regions. If we can
do no more, we wan, to fight old mother Eng.
land /; and fog her, and get fogged ourselves ;
and then when we are both nigh fogged to
death. then make a treaty, and have something
TO talk about
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-06-12

The prettest lirle creature we ever saw Gb,,
couldn't speak and SMILEY was Chinese DooJl.
which we encountered yesterday morninu q,
board the Brooklyn ferry-boal. |, was Of -.
slightly dappled iesh-color, entirely free of
hairs, except little crest of white ones on lb,
crown Of the head, and reaching TO The ewes
which latter, by The way, were of beautiful
AIbino pink, curiously mo'ied with blue Her
shape was that Of the delicatest iuII-bIoolaa
greyhound, and reminded you Of Hogarb',
line of beauty lain down 10 sleep.
N. Y. Tribune, 7lh.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-06-12

Two gentlemen the other day, a, public Ia.
BILE, got into vehement dispute upon subject
of which il was quite evident both were pro.
foudly ignorant. A big bulldog which had
been quietly sleeping on the hearth, was aroused
by their violence, and began barking furously
An old gentleman, who had been quietly sip.
ping bis wine while the disputanis were talk.
ing, gave The. dog kick, and exclaimed, /" Hold
your tongue you brute. You know no more
abou, il than they do" The laugh of the whole
table was turned Immediately upon The noisy
brawiers.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-06-12

THE New PosT OFFICE LAw.--The only
persons who can receive and remit letters and
packages free, through The mail, after July, are
the President, ex-Presdents, and Mrs. Madison
and Mrs. Harrison. Governors of States may
transmit free 10 each other all laws and reports
bound or unbound as directed by the Legisla-
lures. Excep. such documents. no package
can be mailed weighing more than three pounds.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-06-12

A violent hail storm, says The Detroit Adver-
tiser Of the ID inst, passed over The North end
of Crosse Isle, N the river ) miles below. On
Wednesday last. We learn that the damage
done, for nearly half a mile in breadth, is very
considerable. Hogs, poultry, and other animals
were killed, the windows Of The houses utterly
demolished, and growing crops, fruit trees, gar.
dens, &c. seriously, if hot fatally injured A
gentleman found that eigh. of the hasroae,
weighed over pound.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-06-12

PINE APPLES GROWING IN WALL STREET.
The largest Pine Apples probably ever brought
TO this city may be seen in pots on the pave
ment near the Ton,ine building in Wall street.
Their weight is estimated at 20 to 25 pounds,
still attached TO the stalk, and are now fresh
and growing as rapidly as ever. Each plant
bears one apple and that springs directly from
the stalk, surrounded by leaves of elongated,
knife-ike FORM
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-06-12

A BENIGHTED" FEMALE.-The Franklord
(Pa.) Herald says: Our carrier, in his peram-
bulations in serving subscribers this week, in
forms us that in village or settlement, called
Hardscrabble,' Philadelphia county, Pa, he
asked woman if she would like TO have pa
per left for her; her reply was, no, indeed
We are wicked enough nowr
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-06-12

AsPARAous.-The Reading, Pa, Journal,
boasts of some asparagus called the "Olmer
Asparagus" the cuttings of which are three
times the usual length, and the circumference
of some of the stalks measuring four inches and
a quarter! This is quite astonishing; bu. then
the Journal says that the stalks are as tender
and of better flavor than the common kind
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-06-12
nF"THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

IL
has always been in favor Of Sherman's MedI
Gated Lozenses. They have now been before
the public for more than FIVE years, during
which time they have been used by ministers
and laymen, lawyers, doctors, old and young
rich and poor, from Maine TO Georgia, and from
the shores Of the Atlantic TO the Rocky Noun
tains. Nor have they been used in vain. Nss
all the testimony published which The DOc"
has received concerning the good effects Of n'
Lozenges, it would form many ponderous bOOA'
Cases of consumption, spi,ling of blood ani
long continued coughs, have easily been SUB
dued and overcome by their curative proper
tios; and worms have been driven away from
the suffering In way ,ha, is almost beyoOl
belief. Dyspepsia, fever and ague, the dr.
eases Inciden. TO fever, rheumatism, weakness
&c. all have yielded to their power; and h'
voice of praise is as fully expressed as It
possible for i, 10 be, wherever they have DE-
come acquainted with their wonderful powers
L MS Is no fancy sketch-we have experIe"''
their good effects. and can refer TO hnndr''
and thousands who have been raised up h'"
beds Of sickness and suffering by these agree
able preparations. And besides, who WOu'
not prefer taking medicine in this form! ~
who has ever languished upon sick bed 'r
been sickened at the very sigh! Of spoon VIII
molasses and nauseous medicine he has Os''
obliged to swallow, when he becomes acqusl"
ed with Shsrman's Lozsngss. will always 9"
the preference over every other medicine eve
offered TO the public.
A fresh supply of the above valuable msdi'r'
just received, and for sale a, the Republicans
fee.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-06-12

ANOTHER LUCKY PRINTER.--Mr. John F.
Phelps, editor Of the Maysvile Sentinel. on 60
ing to the post Office the other day, found ;here
letter from one OF his subscribers containing
two dollars in cash! He still preserves his
temperance habits. and associates with common
people as before.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-06-12

1t has been decided by Judge Nelson, lha, i
the proprietor of a new invention sells even Oh.
Of his articles, before he has taken Out his Da.
tent, he ihereby loses his exclusive claim; the
sale is held 10 be an abandonment of the in.
yenIion to The public. This is new decision
the opposite doctrine having been hereiofufs
held al The Patent Office.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-06-12

The New Orleans Picayune states ,b,, ,
scheming Yankee has been selling ''pureIy Yen
eIable pills" through the southern country =,
great rate. On undergoing an analysis ,b.u
were found to be purely vegetable indeed. Tho.
were nothing more or less than common oard..
peas, dipped in solution Of powdered liouo,
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-06-12

FEMALES IN Coal PITs--Ii is asserted by
an English paper. that the number Of women
employed in those coal districts where this prac.
tice prevailed, Is as great as it was before Lord
Ashley's Act was passed. The poor creatures
must do this or slarve; they therefore, pul on
mems apparel, aud work as men. where they
before worked as women. Unless the condi.
ton Of the people be be,lered, il is useless 10
meddle with The empIoymen,s by which they
sustain llfe