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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-05-18
Pioughx! PIoughs! PIOughs!

lust received, full assortment of Prouty l. Mear's
v celebrated premium, self sharpening and centre
Taught PLOUGHS. to which invite the particular
attention of Farmers In want Of a superior article.
intend keeping supply Of the above Ploughs con.
sanity on hand. X PARKER,
Maia street, LIST door below the Union Hotel.
March 23-dat6c2au4tSx w6w
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-01-04
Riot at a Funeral.

The Honesdale Democrat gives long account
of riot at that place, about week ago. A Pro-
testant young man married wife whose parents
were Catholics. The wife dying, dispute arose
as to whether she should be buried in Protestant
or Catholic ground The husband insisted that
she should be buried where he could rest by her
side at his death. The parents expressed their
fixed determination to have her inferred in Caho-
lie ground. Each party sought legal advice,
which resulted in the decision that the husband
had the right to direct where his wife should be
buried Matters were then compromised so that
the Catholic service was allowed to be performed
over the body at the house, and she was to be bu-
red In Protestant ground. But on the day of the
funeral just as the body was placed in the hearse,
the father came forward and loudly claimed that
the body should 60 the Catholic ground There
upon, fearful riot ensued and the coffin was tossed
about carelessly. The Sheriff finally quelled the
outbreak, and the interment took place in Protes
tant ground.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-01-04
A Modern Witch.

Potomac" the Washington correspondent of
the Baltimore Patriot, furnishes description of
female who is astonishing the metropolis at the
present time even more than the Gold Fever the
Cholera, or the Slavery quesian. He says:
1.-The town is full of curiosity and speculation
on account of marvellous young woman, named
Mrs. Wilcox, who resides at the Navy Yard, near
this city, and who, since Tuesday last. has been
in spasms, at intervals, but at the same time has
{" astonished the natives by pulling pins, common
brass pins, to all appearances, out of the faces of
visitors who 60 to see her! Some five hundred or
thousand persons attend to see her daily, and all
go away astonished. AS often as she beckoned
to person. who would 60 up to her, she would de-
berately put up her uncosed fingers to the face of
said person, and closing the fore finger with the
thumb, pun from his or her face pin, with an
dotc smile, and place it III her own mouth and
swallow it
"She is under twenty years of age, and some
time ago married sailor, who went awav. but
who has recently returned. Since his return the
spasms have come upon her, and the feats alluded
to have occurred. Every body is talking about
her some believing that she does in reality ex-
tract pins from persons and swallow them and
others not believing one word of it. 1t is con-
tended by of her superstitious friends, that a
spell has been put upon her by an evil minded en-
| emy-and others say the whole affair is an arran
humoug Deponent further saith not"
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-01-04
Excess of MileaSe---A Flare up ia
Congress.

Mr.. Greely, now member of Congress- and
editor of the New York Tribune, compiled state
ment, showing the amount of extra mileage, each
member Of the last Congress had received, amoun-
ting in all to upwards of sixty-two thousand dol
lars. Some of the Locofoco Senators it appeared
had received upwards of t,UelUe hundred dollars
ertra-and the skirts of the Wings were not all
were only Homeopathic Doses" The pubca-
ton, coming as it did, from member of the pres
ent Congress, caused great excitement among the
members, and their attention was called to the
subject by Mr.. Sawyer, of Ohio. of sausage-eatng
memory-a warm debate ensued, in which Mr.
Turner denounced Mr.. Greely as slanderer, and
offered a resolution instructlng the Committee on
Mileage to inquire whether members have received
more compensation for mileage than they are en-
titled to, and whether the article which appeared
in the New York Tribune was not an allegation of
fraud.
MIR. Greely then asked leave for the purpose Of
making an explanation, when the following scene
took place:
"He briefly detailed to the house how he and
his reporters had obtained all the information which
had been spread before the readers of the New
York Tribune. His object, he said, in giving
publicity to these facts, was 10 save money to
the treasury, by procuring such an alteration
in the law as would cut down the mileage.
Mr.. King, of Georgia, said tha, he had never
made charge Of Mileage. He had left his
allowance TO be settled entirely by the Commit
lee on Mileage.
Mr.. Greedy resumed. Members he said +,
never charged. They shirked the response
bili,y of it. But somehow or o:her, sixty-wo
thousand dollars lad been lost 10 the public
treasury.
Mr.. King---Do understand you to charge
me with sinking? | made positive stale
ment Do you impugn it!
Mr. Greeley--l charge no particular mem.
Der with Sinking. | say, somehow or other,
the money has gone out of the ,reasury---tha,'s
all.
1.-THE sensation was very great throughout
the House during this remarkable debate.
Mr.. Greedy further explained, and the de-
bate finally closed by adopting Mr.. Turner'S
resolution.
On motion, The House adjourned
A few more Greeeys in Congress, would be
of service to the people in exposing the corrup-
lions that prevail at Washington
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-01-04
Eclipses i'm IS49.

In the year l949 there will be four eclipses-
two of the sun and two of the moon. One of the
lunar eclipse will he of the sun, on the 22d of
February, and will be visible in the western por-
tions of Asia and the northwestern portions of
North America The second OF the moon, on the
fifth of March, and will be visible throughout the
United States. The third will be total eclipse
Of the sun on the 18th August; and the fourth an
eclipse of the moon on the I'd of September, both
invisible in the United States
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-01-04
Fugitive Slaves from Virginia.

The frequency and facility with which slaves
escape from Virginia to Pennsylvania has become
a subject of earnest and even excited considera-
iion in the Legislature of the Old Dominion. Mr..
Faulker, member, has called the attention OF that
body to the subject In an elaborate speech, which
has made much sensation. He is reported to have
said that he had been informed by those whose av-
OCCASIONS ought to make them familiar with such
statistics, that the annual loss to the people of
Virginia, from this source, could not be less than
100000. Of the slaves who made their escape
beyond Mason & Dixson's line, not one in fifty
had Of late years been re-captured. Pennsylva-
MIA had become the proclaimed asylum of the run
away slave and her Legislation, in broad and bold
language on her statue books, announced to every
slave in the South that she stood forward his de-
fender and protector within her limits.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-01-04

0F A Miss Lydia Moore, of Doyestown, says
the Lebanon Courier, has just recovered verdict
in the Common Pleas of Bucks county, of one dol
lar damages against Howard Stewart, young lad
just out of leading strings, for breach of promise
of marriage. We are afraid that mischief will
grow out of that verdict. Such sum istoo large
to place at the disposal of AN unprotected female
She will doubtless fall prey to fortune hunters
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-01-04
New Counterfeit.

Bicknell's Reporter gives the following descrp-
tion of new counterfeit, on the Salem IN. J.)
Banking Company:
SIS Vignette, Train of Railroad Cars, and a
Steamboat with the word Caroline" on the wheel
house. On the left margin of the note, Female
and Eagle, on the right. Locomotive and Cars. -
Paper white, and general appearance pretty good.
They do not, in the slightest particular, resemble
the tyue notes.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-01-04
The Girard College.

The Philadelphia Councils have appropria-
ted $4,000 for the maintenance of the Girard
College for Orphans for The year le49; and
also TO create two perfec,s at salaries OF $500
year. 10 have the charge of the boys, in place
of three Of the Governesses now employed
job R. Tyson, Esq. was to deliver discourse
on The opening Of The Institution, the ls' OF
January.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-01-04
sehuylkiIl Election Rioters Pun
isled.

Several Locofocos indicted for outrage at the
Polls in Middleport, Schuylkill county, on the
Presidential election, were tried found guilty, and
sentenced to fine and Imprisonment, by the Court
of Schuykl county week before last. All the
Judges and officers of the Court are Locofocos,
no one will say that these criminals have been
convicted and sentenced unjusty Who then are
guilty of "fraud" in schuylkill county! The Lo-
cofocos or the Wings!
These rioters and disturbers Of the peace at the
polls, were sentenced to pay fine of 500 to 5000
each, the costs of prosecution and undergo an i'm
prisonment in the county Jail of from six to nine
months each. From the testimony given, they
should have been sentenced to the State Peniten-
tiary for a much longer period.
The persons convicted received sentences as
follows
Patrick Reddington, TO pay fine of 500 the
cost of prosecution and be imprisoned in the cou-
ty iail for the term Of nine months.
Lawrence Katen, Patrick Higgins, and John
Murray, TO pay fine of 500, the costs of prose-
eution, and be imprisoned in the county jail for
the term of six months.
Charles Cummiskey and Martin Broderick, to
pay ane OF 500 each, the costs of prosecution,
and be imprisoned IN the county Jail for the term
OF six months.
Joseph Collier, to pay fine of 5000, the costs
of prosecution, and be imprisoned in the county
Jail for six months.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-01-04
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Allegneny-- Lewis ". NOUte, CHIlStdl1
Snively, NJ. Swarzwelder, Henry Large.
Armstrong--Jacob Mccartney.
Beaver--John Sharp, William Smith.
Bedford James j. Kirk, Josiah Miller.
Berks-- Samuel Fegely, John c. Meyers, WI
liam Shafner, Daniel Zerbey.
Blair--Joseph Higgins.
Bucks--James w. Long, Peter D. Bloom, Ed
Bradford .-Arunah WhQtles, Charles Stock
,ceN
Butler RObort Hampsor.
Crawford James Porter, David M. Bole.
Chester. Henry S. Evans, Thomas X. Bull,
David J. Bent.
Columbia --Stetcard Pearce
Cumberland. George Ruply, Abraham Lam
berton.
Cambria-.John Fenlon.
Cenlre and ClearfieId-. John B. Meek, Geo
Walter.
Dauphn.. Thomas Duncan, John B. Ru,her-
ford.
Delaware--James J. Lewis.
Erie--GIdeon Ball, Theodore Ryman.
Fayei,e-- VIM Y. Roberts, VIM. Redeck.
FraBklln.-W Baker, Samuel Seibert.
Greene.-John B. Gordon.
Huntingdon. augustus K. Cornyn.
Indiana WIN. Evans.
Luzerne-- Henry NJ. Fuller, Thos. Gillespie.
Lancasrer.-JeremiahB B. Stubbs, David Esh-
leman, j. w. Fisher, J. B. Hover, D. W. Wit
ner.
Lebanon. Adam Gritenger.
Lehigh and Carbon--Samuel Mara, Robert
KlOtz.
Lycoming. Clinton, Potter and Sullivan -
VIM F. Packer, J. Smith.
Mercer Dauid M. Courtney, Joseph Emery
Miffln-- Hugh Mckee.
Monrgomery.-Wm Henry, VIM. T. Morr,'
son, Dauid Evans.
Northumberland George A. Frick.
Northampton and Monroe c. A. Lucksnbach
JOS Laubach, B. S. Sehoon0uer.
Perry--John SOuder.
Philadelphia City, George T. Thorn, Craig
Biddle. Thomas G. Steel, John H. Diehl, R
Rundle Smith.
Philadelphia County George P. Henszey
Thos. J. Herring, Charles Hortz, Nicholas
Thorne, Geo. Beas, Adam Martin, Henry C.
Pratt, Alonzo Robb.
Schuylkil--J ,hn A. Quo, John w. Roseberry
Somerset--J. J. Stuzman.
Susquehanna and Wyoming Robert R. Lit
tie, Dauid Taggart.
Tioga-N. A, Elliot.
Washingon--Jdccb Cort, John Mckee.
Warren, Elk and McKean-- -Alonzo J. Wilcor
Wayne and Pike--John w George.
Wes,moreland--J John Fausold, John F. Nc
Collough, Harrison p. Lard.
Union and Juniaia--John Mclaughlin, Sam
uel Weirck.
Venango, Clarion and Jefferson-John S. Nc
CalmOnt, Thos Hastings.
York George F. Carl. Daaid F. Williams
Thomas Gr0ue.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-01-04

Horace Greely, who has not been in Congress
long enough TO have lost all respect for commons
honesty, is trying to convince his fellow members
that men, in the receipt of eight dollars day, are
morally bound TO show some little disposition to
earn their wages. 1t is rumored that eight or ten
of the 900 members of Congress, concur with him
in his novel notions---but We can scarcely credit
II. The rumor certainly wants confirmation.
Susser Register.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-01-04
PENNSYLVANIA legislature.

This body assembled at Harrisburg on Tuesday
last. The Senate is whig by considerable ma
iority, and the House, we believe is tie. If no
difficulty occurs in organizing the House, we may
expect to receive Gov. Johnston's message in time
to lay before our readers in next weeks Republi-
can.
Below we append list Of the members of both
Houses which will be useful for reference. The
names of the Locofocos are in italics.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-01-04
Direct Taxation.

The locofocos seem 10 be concentrating on d.
rect taxation, as substitute for all other means of
raising revenue for government purposes. Since
The election, the Charleston Mercury, the n. York
Globe, and the New York True Sun, have all ia
ken this ground.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-01-04

The fare on the New York and Erie Railroad
Between New York and Binghamion is 81 50-
A train leaves Bnghsmton every morning (Sun-
days excepted) for New York, and passengers will
arrive there the same evening, and passengers
leaving New York in the morning, will arrive at
Bimehamton the same evening.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-01-04

A number of leading Cass newspapers are de-
nouncing the South bitterly for not supporting
Gen. Cass. The ground of complaint seems to
be this-that as Gen. Cass abandoned all his nor
ihern principles and gave up everything the slave
holders demanded, the South ought to have gone
tor him unanimously. They claim that as Gen.
Cass played the part of Judas he was entitled 10
the thirty pieces of silver.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-01-04
Whiskey Profits in the Gold Region

"a letter from Capt Spring, of the Ship
Hunlress of New York, al San Francisco, Cal
ifornia, says:
am told from authority, that the custom of
those who sell liqnor a, The mines by the glass,
is, 10 take from the iiile bag which The cusIo-
mer holds open, pinch (as of snuff for one
glass of bad walered whskey. uled the ex-
pertinent, and found could easily take up 81
worth of dust; at The rate of sic pei ounce
Those who have large thumb. and understand
the business, can easily take up six or eight
dollars in the same way"
BY the above ii is evident ,ha, digging for
Gold with whiskey is immensely more profit
able than with pick and shovel.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-01-04
SENATE

SENATE.
| Benz. Matthias, ID Robt NJ. Frick,
VIM. A. Crabb, Is Robert c. Sterrett,
2 VIM F. Small, l6 Jno ] Cunningham,
TAos H. FOrsythe, II Philip Smyser,
Peleg B. Sasery, Is VIM. r. Sadler,
Geo. Richards, l9 Alex. King,
n. Jones Brooke, 20 w. F. Johston,
5 John Potteiger, 81 Isaac Hugus,
6 Josiah Rich, % NJ. McCaSldn,
Jos. Konigmacher, % Geo. v Lawrence,
Daniel Slime, "a John Lewis,
s VIM Overfeld, Geo. Darsie,
Jacob d Boas, 25 David Sankey,
10 Francis B. Streeter, 26 J. Porter Brawley,
IL Gordon F. Mason, 81 John B. Johnston,
10 VIM. Harris, 20 Timothy IUiS.
l3 Valentine Best,
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-01-04

''lf it wasn't for hope the heart would break"
as the woman said when she buried her seventh
husband, and looked anxiousy among the funeral
crowd for another.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-01-04
Thursday, January A, 1S49.

Woud.-A few loads of wood wanted at this
office Immediately. Those subscribers who have
promised us the article would accommodate US by
bringing some soon.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-01-04

KISSING Prentice of the Louisville Jour.
nal, who has "won the jack from the
whole press Of the Union, says We are told
that lady, under ihe influence Of The gas. once
kissed The ugly editor of The Louisville Demo-
Graf. When she came to-and iound wba,
she had done she put an end TO herself"
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-01-04

= The HOneSdale Democrat says the Del
aware and Hudson Canal Company has recently
declared semi annual dividend OF eight per cent
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-01-04

A glorious rOund OF pleasure take,
Love and beauty loudly call.
Sweetly, merrily, gladly sing
All hail the new born year;
The gleeful strains clearly ring
All hail the new born year.
Come one, come all. come gaily on,
Taste pleasure sweet, without..al
Love, wit, and beauty all combined
Will amply fill your cup of joy.
Pour, pour the sparkling beverage out,
We scarce can think it harm, sirs,
Music, in such harmonious numbers
Calypso's nymphs would charm, sirs,
Sunny smiles and sweetest lay,
Happy hearts and faces bright, sirs,
Go it strong while yet It's day,
And keep it up at night, sirs.
Ho. all We men Of business,
And throw dull care away;
Fill your goblets brimming full,
And drink to New Years day.
Forget the cares of active life
And be ye of good cheer,
And hail with joy the happy day
That comes but once year
o, jog along, keep moving,
My jolly, cheerful Joes, siIs,
New Years coming gaily in,
And out the Old one goes, sirs.
The Merchants, now will gladly leave
The tolls Of mart Commercial,
And not expect, by telegraph,
Aduice from planet Hershel.
Away, away from counting room;
Why, why linger long | say!
Bad debts, long credits, all forget,
And gladly greet New Years day.
Shingles, hoop poles. muslin, tape.
Yard-stck, Invoice, prices dear, sirs,
Customers you We come too late,
Now hail the newborn year, sirs.
Tailors too, who have so long
Cut and pressed, and stitched away
Throw down garment, lap-boafd, all:
Upon this--your gala day.
Ye who through the passing year
Have piled your needles sprucely;
Forget tight fits and cabbage" too,
And 90 il rather loosely.
Needle, bodkin. thimble, goose,
The tape string, buckram, shears, sirs,
Turkey now is all the go,
All hail the new. born year, sirs.
! Physicians, who have piled their skill
In healing friends and nelghbors:
Will now we think, essay to gain
A respit from their labors.
Forget for once the direful train,
Fevers, colds, asthma, phthisic,
And all complaints of human frame,
Spanish fiies--patent physic.
Pills, emetics, purging, bleeding,
Morphine, salts, and SIENNA, kind, sirs!
Will not be wanted as you II see
At birth of FORTY NINE, sirs.
Lawyers too, so sore fatigued,
Will hail with joy the day,
That grants truce to labor hard
From early dawn to twilight gray.
To bills and briefs, and clients too,
And may say all 'enaui;
They IL all with one accord put
In nolle prosequi.
Blackstone, Bacon. Coke, and Cruise.
Greenleaf, Story, Preston. Kent:
Five dollars now is all they
Ask, to see the Elephant"
The Farmers | would not forget,
With hardened hand, and honest heart,
To joyous feast, yourselves beget,
And take an active part.
Your gamers now are ram, jam full
OF wheat, rye, corn, oats and hay,
At choicest p,ands, take pull
On this happy New Years day.
With Goose and Turkey, "done up" brow
All that pantry can afford;
In rich profusion now must crown
The happy Farmers board.
Blacksmiths, at the anvil bright,
Honest, hardy sons of toll
A little bleio out, now will take
With those that till the soil
From mornings dawn till set of sun
You have bent o'er glowing fire;
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-04-04
po!strp,
[rnoM THE rAIRFiELD HERALp.1 ]
ssTHE NJ NEWsPAPER.,, "

Ii thsrs D tian who mover fol, ihe pleasure
5b that IL bingsi !; Il S., Il s
With all Ito jokes and anecdotes, ana many
wendrous ,hings; 5,sys s.5 II
II makes us weep at tales of woe--it fills our
hearts with miriii ,is
And tells us Of the priceof goods, aud how
much Cotton's worth;
II gives the news from Washingtc te!ls
how the members fight. &
Ono party always in The wrong. the other
never right; 81 as, 4 &. I. IS
Tic foreign news il gives you fall--domcs-
j5 IS lilo items too!
The mos, imporiuut nt this time-TnE FIFTH
INsrALMEnr's DuE,
With various other paragr .phs, Of interest to
tho town,
I That monoy's scarce in all The Banks, the
price of Stock is down;
!. That specie hes boon son. abroad, 10 pay tho
debt wo owe
Whilst thousands still, to bring II baek-to
California go;
Not 10 forget, moro rare than oil, dancing
stars been seen
For this, and many wonders more, you from
the puper CLEAN
With hero aud thore, some good advice TO i'm.
provo your erring ways
And now and then, to please the girls; few
s. poetic lays;
Yet still with oil this varied news, to mako q
papos sell,
There's nothing like q lis: of names-which
pays tho printer well.
"step to the Captains Office" then, and set j.
tie up tho fare.
Don't borrow from your next door friend, such
things are now too rnro,
The smalles, favors ho'll receive and pledge
you his devotion,
To do you oil tho good he cantor LARGE
oxE's IN PROPORTION.
DoN JUAN.