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Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-12-13

During the past season this Company has
forwarded from this pon. 454 ,4O4 tons Of coal
The amour, forwarded las, year was 437, 500
TONS Increase this year l6,904 tons.
The enlargement Of the canal will be CON-
pleted during the coming winter, and next sea-
son the business will be transacted with new
boats of the capacity Of 1870 tons, drawn by
TWO horses each. The presen, boats carry SO
TONS and are drawn by one horse each.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will be finished
and put in operation early next season. II ex-
tends from Hawley which place is situated on
the canal ten miles below this borough, to Pitts
ton, on the Susquehanna river, distance OF
from sixty 10 seventy miles. Gravity, and sta
iionary engines will be used on this road, the
same as on the road from this place 10 Carbon
dale. The transportation of coal is the princi-
cal objec, for which the road is being construct
ed.
Mex. year i, is Intended to increase consid-
erably the amount of coal delivered al this Dor.
ough. SO ha. the total will no, fall shor. Of
500, 900 IONS Perhaps half that amount, say
25o,O 900 tons, will be delivered a, Hawley by
the Pennsylvania railroad. This will swell
the amount delivered at Rondoul, on the Hud-
son river, 10 100000 tons. The year follow
lug tu6 dtuOuut ucuScicu ot Alo"iCJ
equal The amount delivered here.
How a market, a, remuneraling prices, can
be found for the additional amount Of coal which
is purposed TO forward next year and the year
following, it is not easy to perceive. There
seems to be very li,te prospec, of an increased
market commensurate to the increased supply.
One thing, however, is certain, and that is, that
the managers of the Delaware 81 Hudson Ca
nal Company, and of the Pennsylvania Com
pany, and the agents of those Companies, hero
and al Carbondale and a, other points. are
thoroughly skilled in the business they have 10
conduct, and can secure market where less
competent superintenden,s would fail. Espe-
cially TO the principal agents Of the Delaware
and Hudson Canal Company at this place and
Carbondale, too much praise cannot be awarded,
for ii is in no small degree owing 10 their lal-
snts, energy and tact that the company with
which they are connected owes the pre- eminens
success it enjoys. and by which ii is enabled
TO go on increasing its business, while other
companies are forced 10 contract their opera
iions.-Honesdale Democrat.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-12-13

Borrowing. -" Mother sent me over to see IL
YOU could lend her little injun," said little girl
down South, in the Rackensack region, TO an old
lady over ON Big Eagle" in Old Kentucky, who
was considerably bothered by these neighborly
calls.
/" No my dater," said the old lady, raising her
spectacles, and pretending not TO know thal corn
meal was the thing asked for. should lse 70
oblige your mother, but we have no lattIe mum
Tell her, however, she can have our nigger ooY
any time she wants TO borrow him."
The trading on 9 bonowed capital was broken
after this.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-12-13
Pawtuxet Bank of II. +.

Il was reported couple Of weeks since. and
the statement was generally circulated, lha.
The Pswtuxe, Bank, a, Providence, r. i, had
failed. Since. il has been ascertaIned tha, The
repor, was unfounded. and the Cashier, Mr.. T
R. Greene, has addressed the following note to
Mr.. M. II. Miller editor of BicknelpS Reporter
which we publish as an ac. Of justice to the in-
s,iiulion:
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-12-13
Published by Theodore Schoch.

TERMS-Two dollars per annum in advance-Two dollars
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advertisers. .
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-12-13
Female BARRIERS.

From an official documen, recently polished
by ,he Prussian Governmen, il incidentally ap-
pears that women acl as BARRIERS in many paI's
of Prussia.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-12-13
Quick Teiesraphins.

A despatch was received in New Orleans
on the I9h ull, in one hour and four minutes
from Baltimore.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-12-13
PAwTUxET BANK, Providence, !
November oath, lS49.

Mr.. Matthew T. Miner-Dear Sir: observe
in the columns Of your paper. The notice Of
rumor that the Paw.uxet Bank, Providence, r.
L., is reported TO have stopped payment. l
would be very mnch obliged to you if you will
give information IN the Reporter, ,ha. the bills
of said bank are as current as those Of any 9th
er bank in The city Of Providence, and there
bills .ha, ever have been presented 10 the bank,
and all demands have been me. promptly. Our
notes are received on deposit a. the Suffolk
Bank, Boston. Respectfully yours,
T. R. GREENE, Cashier.
The Reporter says in reference to the bank.
that "i,s notes are taken on deposi. by all the
New England Banks, and we are assured tha,
i, enjoys credit equal TO that of any other
bank i'm Rhode Island"
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12
A Gong story,

young fellow residing In one of the tobacco growing counties o Vagina. recently made hls frst visit 10 the capitol of the 'Old Doninion.' for the purpose of selling his crop, seeing the sights, and rubbing of the dust which his backwood s'tetching np'' had thio"n upon his nanhers. He reached Richmond about the mdiie of the iorenoon, anu was fortunate ia selling his crop at an adyaDlage ous rate, and almost immediately Meeting with an old aequainiauce-one who had lived m the city long esough to know its she Was adsised to take his lodgings al Boydeu's, he crack house h the place, and hither he a, once wen, with bag and baggage. Just before dinner, his city lfieud called upon h'In, and touRd him comfortably located m a room just at the head of tAe stars. l; was close upon dinner time.
 Suppose We take something to stari an appetite, ,' said the chap who had just come.
 "Lers go down to the bar and get it--dinDer's aimos, ready,'' continued the tobacco grower.
 We might as well have il up hefe," Was the re- jondrr.
 ''Good luck-hut how are we 10 call then,!''
 Ring that beN there"
 "What bell2"
 Pull that rope there"
 Tue young fellow laid hold of the rope and gave it Jsfk; and just al that moment the gong sounded for dinner. Never had he heard of such sound before. and the ruinbting crash came upon hs ear with report 'hat stunned hiIn lie staggered hae k from the rope, raised both hanis with horror, and eXelalmed:
 Great Jerusalem, what a smash I've broken eNrlN PHtf " CtoNhrfy HI tuf bOANt. ihFir an ' whole dish left, You must stand by me, old fel- Iow," addressing his friead-' don't leave me in this scrspe, for By whole crop won't pay halt the beeakage. Whs, dtd you tell me to touch that cuIsed rope ioI3'
 Bat before his friend, who was bursting with laughter, could answer, servant entered the win
 ''Dld you ring that bell sbr'
 '.BeiE no. d----s your bell--I never tohebad a bell in my life. What beli3 never saw your bell"
 Somebody rang the bell in lhs room, that's cer- tain,' continued the servant.
 No they didn't. There's hebody here that ever saw a bell" And iben turning to his friend he ex- claimed ssiie-'.Let Us lie biia ou, of ii 1 slant have cent Jeff to go home fl nay inc entire dam ages. What do they set such iascaliy traps as that to catch country people IoFs'
 Alter vioeat ii of laughter, the fIiend exclaimed thai Il Vas only inc gong sounding iot dinner d simple call o .'walk dowa 10 soap,' got up on the Chinese plan. They made way 10 the dinieg- rocrn, bat it was some iIae before the young iobae o grower could ge, the anIui aha siannng effects of that dfesdful gong ''li was God seDd,'s he said. '"haf the crash did not turn his hair gray on the spot"
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12

Newspapers ta Europe. .-- The newspaper k an ln- stitutlsn peculiar Ia ibis cDaaiIy Heie II is a necessity, in he old w0rIi Il ainxury Here itsa con lD uHvsIsai citeulaon; abroad U Is The golden VIsiaut oi the ew. Here II c,esir-. abroad u IS tbe creatuEe oi inc law. Look for a tnotaent at the prices charged for news In England, where thc boast is cOmmoh iai intelligence Is diSpe ese. to al classes. The LoudoG Times, daily papei costs 545 year, The same rate is caaf sed, rrspceiivsy
 of the Motning Chrouicle, Dalty News. Globe, Herald. Post, and all other Lanhon dsiiies. The London EvesiHg Mai, made up sittsthe matter of the Times. is published three iuasS week. at s25 The London seip-weskilss fthe Record aud the PaifIot) pubIIshed at Sis it per sBHum Ot weekies ihete Is host pub.ts aln e pioglnee es aud n the metIop iis two Of the very srnaest class note of these sss published lower thaa S, while the Economist x Sl2 abd tie stge felDainder S9 per annnm. Some ot the best American week lies are now had Tor Si year. Ia FraBce the Jon,noi des De6ats, da,y paper i' $i5, and Gal bgada's Messenger moi large as any of oIi two penny papsrsJ Is S40 pee sHunn The NaiioIaie tihe paper long conducted by the President ol the pIessni French Assembly and La Presse, tEtnIIs Gnsfdin's paper,1 both daihee though published on smaller sheets than our tso- pebny press, aie bought eagerly al $25 and $50 per annarn. The lfish and Scotch tfi-weekiies are sold al te 9 p-r annnm The German dsilies. the Afasmsiae Zesfaag lAugsbusgh) aud the FroahfTafer J0st,ai, are pad of at the fae respectively of S36 aad = per an- nn,a.- PeBBsy lvaBiAn.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12
Newxnnnnr Reading.

The Newark DA,ts Advertiser tEiHis very sem ahle essay from correspondent on this muea rfar- tised bnt Iitfle understood basiBess;
 Speaking of the power ef the press, ii woaid be considerably greater there moi much ef II. neighb9 of mine, NJ ny lafe residence lu the oackwoods of PentSy,s ania, had sren bot psner G. .. one No tor SIX months; but taat he cRfefalsy rcad Ahd had ssle ar his tnissl ie voie FF General Taylor. Such fife effeet nf one paper; hai had he read more t is 9uste hkefy he might have been ie n donbt as The most are, in respect to the rTin ciPle topics of newspaper disea~sion.
 There are, in fact, two difficulties in the case the one, that slnoSt everything published Is HAde the occasion ot eorttoversy aed much said for and against II that readers geHrrsi know what tn beieve ibe other that periodicals ol such in- hRite plaitude, that Ihoaghtfal de moi read th-m at at. Take one ot the large city newspspsrs a weekly, CT setni-weekiy- who that has anything tn do n the world thinks ci reading Il, And R aay one tS sounwise what does he get lis taiass 4 eoafasrd mihd end stakeaed memory Two very serious losses, far very small gsin. Tie matter ct weakening the memory l suppose to hr very grave one-a chief miscAtef occasioned hy Inc noods of reading supplied hy the daily. weekly a~d fnonthly press. You have seen Aveuhoe's eata- iogue of The weakeaers of inc memaEy' Coleridge proposes te add lIght reading: add, aH reading where ihe extent k wholly incoRmensuiaie with the substantial facts and truths se, before the mind and distinctly conemplated and such IS large por. tion of all that the periodical press now supplies For myself, large paper is 2 huge annoy yancr: and never do wIaess the enlargement oi a daily of weekly sheet. without the painful sensation oG ms'insT that has had one o hs anchors agsed item its placeI have much hss nope thai WIS dom IS still to be allowed some place amongst men Gold beating. gran; you, is good, hut not for a purposes. Put my hall and quarter eagles in the form Of gud leaf and should be l-rqaipt ics travel ing, or remii'ng funds to London. want The gold tn substantial ioria that can handle it without fearing that touch breath of air will disslpau the whole from my fingers
 So II IS with tine better than California gold for- nations of the mtd. They must have hnited, compact, stamped form they must be capable of place n the pocket and hand. even n the heart where some tby great mislske) put their gold. They must have ee'tan PalPabIiiiy to 'he raedis- five power; or they avail very httie tn ,he great transactions Of human iie-ihat real life which bere and there one deems better thaa any given by gold and silver alone
 Were the periodicals not SO much given to the use ol the yard stick in making saes these wares would be worth much Inois-adiIng "a the stock of human well being. We should see them potent elements of the powers tha bc-~cspable oi stirring np and
 laying such tenpests as are wsaled and got wa,tted among men.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12
Capture of a slayer.

On the Huh of February lsI9, her Rri,annic malesty's sioop Cvgnet brought to St Helena brig she had captured sixteen days previously on the west coast of Aries. with b-twecu eight aud nias hundred slaves The brig proves to be tIie Har- riet, lately belonging to Philadelphia Al the time Of capture she had on beard eight American men, viz; John Anderson, mate; John Davis Ed ward Day, John Williams, Samuel K. Dayes wm. O'Donnell, John Hall and Thomas Bernrrs, seamep, all belonging to Boston and Philadelphia. These men state that they were the original crew of the brig under the coruuand of T. Duling, having left Boston in June Inst, that tilry had besn to of the Cape de Verde Islands. and thence to Bahai, in the BraEiis with cargo of salt; there she tsok ~
 board full slave cargo. which she carried 10 the west coast of Africa, and. after landing the chief part Of 1t, Capt Duling sold the vessel to Braziian, who went ont from Bahia a supercarEo tn her, aud who then assumed the command of the vessel At this time Capt. DuIing told the crew that they might go OH shore, and that he would pay them of. This happened al Ambrz, at which place there were two American brigs, board of which tho crew endeavored to get passage, but without cess. The crew, threading a siekIy climate, and being thrown on shore among parcel of negroes, where there neither government or protection, and being uncertain, II they did Ko shorv thers and survive, ta1d the uncertainty of proper op- portunity ottrfiug to take thein away,) chose the only alternative of avaiitBg themselves of the offer Of the Brazilian supereargo, of remaining board the Harriet hs passengers to work their pas~ags back to the Brazils Co where ihe vessel bouad. A very short time after t appears, fuli cargo of slaves seni board. with water. arns aud every other necessary for slave vessel, and thea instantly despatched. with tbe addition of seven men, to form the fter being three days at sea, shs was captured, before mentioned; but, oa the boats of the Cygnet boarding her. she had the American flag displayed and, in consequence of firing upon the boats John Hall heag thea al the wheel-~as shot through the shoulder, and another oi tbe crew reeetsed severe eatlass wouHd on the skull. The American seaInen say that at nn ,iu,e during the voyage dld they receive the least iuta. ton that tho Harriet have been sold ia Africa oF be engaged in the slave trade beehase, had they known il, they would have quilted the vessel at some other port
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12

The Word " Yankse "---In ttl. yeas I73i oas Jonathan Iastags. armet of Csmbs,ige. New England. ased tte ri Ysnke. as cant Ihe sse to express exec lent; Ysakse (good) serse Yankee ctder. eie, The stpdents st tae eolsgr, hassag frequent intercourse wiib Jonathsn and heoping hm employ ihs word all occa casions. when he intended 10 express bis srpSohalion, sFpi,sd fl seasiiealy and called hn 'Yankee' Jonasbsa. It bee s,ss cant phTase afHoAg the coilssians lo designate simP'e, weak as skw ad peroB iroia colIe ge spfeed all over he eonn'tT jiI, igom its cafieacy sa kes. Engisnd, it was at Lngth taken up tn the New E0giaudsrs as term of fspfoach. II was to eo,se qusnce Of this that the song of Yankee Doodle was composed.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12

F1. Henry Ha1sa Hoa1sd --The SiAesvan IS respoasiele for tbs following Ohio real good one
 Some ~sgs about the Scott ' postoihce Aisns eoaaly, Ono, hearing that the workers of the gull ictiRe. Tn inc General Pastnlfcs, al Wsshington. we've 90 snkious tcT victims tbAi aiI that was wani ing Was to poke bead at ihem and od ii cane, sent on The name oi pesssa Gor postmaster al Scott io try shem and oit came the head of the cid pcsmas- ief avery respectable whig and excellent officer and n goes one ot the real sort of fellows wbig also. So dsgusied of those doisg business al ths, oifes that they have ordered their mail matter sen; to aslshboTlng offices.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12
TERMS FOR ADVERTISING !:

Advertisements will be asserted at the asasI rates of the other papers ia this eitythat Is, t sqasre for the first lnsrrioa aod hfly oents square for each additional publication liberal discount wilt be made to taoss who advertise by the yesr
 1J PcsiBsaxtrrS aathorixeito 10 act caf ar~atS and will retain 10 per cenL ef sii money received and transmitted to for papers and ats
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12
From the Knickeroocker for May l
 FOOT
bY R. II. sropDARD' NEW YORK

Here now is young man. und young writeF who will soon make himself favorably known to a wide circle of readers. in the first place. we cannot help thinking that he writes because he cannot help 1t. His effasioBs seem 10 us to be the outpouring of natural thoughts in sponta verse. He observes well, moreover, and Is really faithful fmner Of nature. Our readers will remember some graceful and pleasing lines upon Harley River" which were contributed by MT. Stoddard to the Knickerbocker, and which we are glad to find in- cluded in the little pamphlet volume before us. They afford fair example Of the aithfulness with which he transfers natural pictures to the printed page. We would ask the readers attention to the following lines, descriptive Of the writer's family pets:
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12

Bendre of Saakss.--rhe overflow has brought large numbers of snakes and other reptiles from the swamp ap into the streets. Conger snakes, the most venomous knowa ih this country, have heep in the water n several places within the past few days; and we iearoed from good authority iszt evening that liite gir while wadiug ia the water in faubouTg Treme oa Saturday last, was bitten by something which sue did not see, and died in few hours afterwards Persons should not unnscessa. riy expose themselves in the water --i Picayane.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12
1Dm wNmR

Ot Sil kinds such Steamboat Dstis Bills of Iadag Posters, Haadbls; SheFifis' Justlnes'. and CeaSs- hles' Blanks; Faneral and Cotillen Tickets, Cards Book and Pamphlet Friasiag, executed with neat
 ness aud dispa.eh, at moderate prices for cash.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12

JeEtsh Sab5stA. h. The Reformed Jewish Com manios, of Berlin, bsss decided that .hs s.Als.h stall ee celebrated froaa hsnesfer,h ca suads,s. aud not kept as hoiyday on Salardays
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12

fl Good -9ssase' .--wbst sbaii dc sand . i,aaos seller b teaPefaaee ieetnset fl I9aii seling f.n' Go lo ihe pooi house. sad the eetufer aAd he sap Pefs come out
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12

0J- Two Dutchmep, studying the English lan- guage. met one morning. and the following con versation ebsued: "Ah, Hans. t did rsin to-mor- Fow.'' "Ys..' was the reply, so it was''
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12

Eieefire Marriages Howe, after de. nouncing marriages ill-assorted 10 age, proposes Inc following remedy for ihe evil Perhaps, after looking into tho important subject with sddi- iiona pair of speetsces we may be able 10 spy out plan by which the old ones of both may he kept out of the matrimonial market after 35 years of age, and thus the whole hymenial hive be left to the young ones to gather honey in. Couldn't we apply the electoral principle, and bring about the desired reform by making wives elcctiyel Thus, wheh male arrives at the adult period, tn. yonng narriagaahe s,sthren of the country shall be eg- Die candidates for his hand. and such fancy the once oi wife to him. shall announce themselves in Inc nearest newspaper, applicants for that office, and take the stump for it, or in any other lawful
 manner, make known their charms and prete ensions. He shall be allowed, and by law compelled to select one of the number Parents not to be permitted 10 interfere al all in elections. No male or female to be eligible to matrmony after attaining the age of thrty-6ve. Something like this, Bro Andrews; but 10 chioroform. Selah."
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12

IT person lately. was on the point of frsezing to d~a'h, and actually saved himself by raising ihs !" hsat of his passioa'
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12

SAasias.-ln one of the up town streets there is house containing Brokers office and BaIbers shcP. e 'SAa ring neatly done befe.'
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12

SeRs'bse.--The Massachusetts legislature has ap- pointed aeommlstes 10 devise means of abgidging inc sessioas of the legislature
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12
BESS.

~ A~ ~ fo A little child, Timber elf, Singing. dancing to herself, Throagh ths hve-long summer day, In hooks and places far away. Now in the forest, up the trees, Rocking. swinging in the breeze, Scattering dew from off the spray, On her face-anou away, In race with barking Tray; Shaking her tresses 10 the wind,
 Shouting, scampering OCT the plain; Through inc wavy meadow grass,
 Up inc hill and down again; ln the green-edged garden-walk
 With a wreath of roses crowned, Soaring from the flowers the bold, Angry bees, with belts Of gold;
 Chasing butterflies around: Tired of this. in the house she'll turk, And busy herself with knitting work; And h,de away in quiet nook, And sit for hours with picture book; Nodding, falling asleep at last,
 Murmuring in her sleep Of past delights, as red-lipped shell, On shore, of the sounding deep. A pleasant thing, a spirit bright, Full of gladness and delight; A little angel-strayed away From the walls of Heaven--at play; Flying through it's pearled gate After Mornings pomp and state; Wandering to world of care, Sin. and sorrow, and despair; Making, with her angel face, A sunshine in shady place.
 JOE. A little youngster, five years old. A roguish mad cap, free and bold, Tricksy, frolicsome and gay, Plotting mischief all the day, Stealing Granny's spectacles,
 Looking as his cen were dim, And the ivory headed cane,
 And the wig of Uncle Tim; Strutting with a manly stride.
 Mocking, initiating him; ROmping in the shady hooks,
 Feigning deepest studiousness; Q Grave as a master in his school Sitting on his little stool By our stately Bel, be sure, Staid and sober and demure; Making faces unaware, Climbing Ruth's or mothers chair, Tickling, letting down their hair; Dropping with merry shout, Laughing chasing Kate about scamperiug from room to room, Hiding in the curtained gloom In the corners dim and dark
 Huddling, crouching In the shade, By his shuffling feet at last
 And his smothered laugh betrayed.