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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-09-07

The Chicago papers are filled with accounts Of
the devastation in that region in consequence of
the storm Of last Friday night Besides serious
damage done to shipping, another very considera
bic stretch Of the lake shore has been washcda
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-09-07

Such was its fury that it uprooted numbers Of
fine elm and other shade tree. in the city. drove
the waves clear over the north pier; and We are
sorry to say, washed away a large portion Of the
Lake shore, in some places to the depth Of fifteen
feet from the original watermaIk
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-02-07
JOB PRINTING.
Trial List--Feb'y. Term, 1850.

Joseph Keifer, vs. John Drake and Derrick
Hulhck.
Levi King, rs. Jacob B. Teel.
Joseph Lawrence. for the use Of John Cow
er, VS. Stroud J. Hollnshead
John S. Sees, VS.. Samuel J. Price and Charles
Henry.
Pe,er FelIencer, vs.. Depue S. Miller
Jacob YetIer vs. John Chambers.
Christian Snyder and Son, VS.. Elizabeth
HufTsmth and Frederick Suffer, Executors
DC. of Adam Huffsmilh, decd, which said
Elizabeth and Frederick are devisees named
in The last Will and Testament of A. Huff
smith decd, and the said Elizabeth, &C. &c.
Jeremiah Williams vs.. Jesse Weiss.
Abraham Kresge, Jr., VS.. Charles Kresge.
Jacob Voele 10 The use Of Robert NuIf VS..
Frederick Meokes, Adam Meckes and Terre
Tenants.
John NJ. Myers, VS.. John Vile, and Jasper
SlieI.
Philip H. Geopp, VS.. Peter Merwine, Sen,
Peter Merwine, Jr., and George Merwine.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-02-07

u Men talk ofthe silver cord Of friendship-of
the silken ties which bind young lovers together
of the pure effection of husband and wfe--as lift
were durable as adamant, and as pure as the love
of angles. But hasty word, thoughiless ac-
lion, or a misconstrued expression, may break the
first; slight neglect, some inconsistency, or a
triAing favor denied, may sunder the second and
even the last may be destroyed, or the green eyed
monster may find some entrance, and blight the
fairest flowers Of this sweet earthly paradise
But there is love which neglect cannot weak
en-, which injury cannot destroy, and which even
jealousy cannot extinguish 1t is the pure, the
holy, the enduring love of mother. 1t is an gen.
tie as the breeze of evening, firm as the oak, and
ceases only when life's last gleam goes out at
death. During all the vicissitudes Of this chang
ing world, in sickness or in sorrow, in life or in
death, in childhood's halcyon days, in youths
untroubled hour, or manhood's vigorous prime. the
mother clings with the same unwearied affection
to her child. 1t is the same amid the snow and
frosls of Siberia, the temperate and joyous region
of our own, fair land, amid the arid sands of Af-
rca.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-02-07
Lady Miners i'm California.

A young man from Maine, wiring TO his
friends from California, says that his party
found nea, The Sacramento. and almost thirty
miles from any other diggings, two intelligent
and beautiful young ladies, with no anendan,
except an old grey-headed negro, whom they
had enIiced 10 accompany them, and v ho Is
The servan, Of the father of one Of Them. The
eldest OF these girls was not twenty. IL seems
their Imagination had become excited by lhe
gold stories they had heard aud they had de.
IermIned 10 try their hands al making fortune.
The old negro was pas, work, and was lef in
the camp during the day TO look after The house
hold affairs, and keep watch while the girls
pursued their mining operations. When The
party reached their camp, the old darkey was
alone in il, but the girls came in during the
day, and received their visiters hosPnabIy.-
They expressed no fear of being molesied or
robbed, and said tina, they should leave for
home when they had accumulated $4,000
'hey had already gathered $1,000. They were
i,Om Florida, aud the Youngest ran away from
school to enter upon The expedition.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-02-07
Connecticut and Usury.

The people Of Connecticut have probably The
simplest, cheapest, and at the same lime most
effective law-syslem TO be found in the United
States. deed can be drawn in 6se mlnu'es.
aud when drawn by lawyer generally costs
from lhirty-seren aud half 10 fifty ceats, in
cluding the blank. and Justices fee for certify
ing the acknow ledgement. Ye, there is never
any question as 10 The meaning of the deed.
because i. tells its story in plain English. la
several other respects Connecticut Legislation
has been more enlightened than that offs
neghbors The usury question is case in
point, Az The last session Of the Legislature
an &C, was passed limiting The forfeiture in case
of usury 10 The usury itself, including legal in-
,erest, but Leaving the principal as lnsiolable,
This was almost equivaien, 10 repeal OF 'he
law for very few would turn koase TO avoid
he payment of lnteres, whereas Tor principsl
aud interest together. many would sacFties
character, co science, aud lleayeh Hseli -
Journal of Com
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-02-07
Governor j Johnston and the Mission
.... to R ussi:a.

A correspondent of The Philadelphia Ledger,
at Washington. has revived the oft xploded
lie, that Governor Johnston is seeking an ap-
This base falsehood, got up witbou, any foun-
dalton, whatever, has been so often Tefuted,
that we had supposed no tool of lorofocoism
could be found, degraded enough. TO give it
currency again. The story now runs, accord
ing 10 the Ledger's correspondent, that The
Hon. TOWNSEND HAINES, late Secretary
Of State, has been a, Washington for several
days, imporunng the President to send Gos-
ernor Johnston as Minister TO Russia This
letter was daIed on Saturday last; and The
truth is, .ha, Mr.. Hanes was at his home in
West Chester, (where he has been ever since
he ef, his post at Harrsburg) up to Monday
morning last, when he took his departure for
Washington, and could not have reached there
before yesterday morning. This shows very
plainly that these ISLANDERS upon Governor John
ston are, altogether, sheer malignant fabrica-
lions; and that there is neither rhyme reason,
nor probability to sustain them. The cause
must indeed be desperate, that requires such
system of tactics to support il.
While the President could no where find
gentleman better qualified, in every respect,
Than Governor Johnston, 10 discharge The high
and responsible duties Of The Mission alluded
to, We know that no position, however honora-
bic and distinguished, could tempt him to quit
the GubernatorIaI Office before the expiration
OF the term for which he was elected
Harrisburg Telegraph
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-02-07
Machine for Cleansing and Asserting
Wool.

A Washington letter writer mentions. as an
illustration of the influence which inventive
gentleman in Boston, short time since, en-
ployed an ingenious American mechauls, 10
devote some study to mode Of cleaning and
separating into different qualities the wool from
the River Plate. The auemp, was success.
ful The machine was produced. The wool
was thrown into j, and thoroughly cleansed and
divided into three kinds: good, better and besr.
and is thus turned out assorted and cieansed
and ready for market or manufacturer. The
wool costs six cents a pound, aud the first sort
produced from it is worth forty cents pound.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-02-07
Argument List.

NJ. II. Jones to the use OF Henry Kostenba
der, vs. Peter Jones
John Keller, VS. Christopher D. Keller.
Godfrey Greensweig vs.. William Ha~ K
Adam Hawk, Peter Hawk, Charles Hawk
Peter S. Hawk.
Peter Merwine and George VS.. MeIchoil
Barry and Abraham Barry.
Marlin Place 10 The use of William Brod
head, VS.. Timothy Vanwhy.
Ia The matter OF a road in Penn Forest town
ship.
In The matter OF he account of Simeon
Schoonover Committee Of Benjamin Schoono
yer Lunatic.
Peer Bsiz and Abraham Butz. Partners il
business, rs. Samuel Frantz, Philip Franlz
Bernard FIaniz, Peter Meckes, Joseph Alle
nose and Abraham Buiz. partners in business
In The matter Of The auditors report of G. H
Heaney assignee of Samuel B Keller.
Simeon Schoonover VS.. Elizabeth Schoono.
Owen Rice attorney for the Heirs Of Joseph
Horsefield. deceased. VS.. Abraham Buzz, Peler
Meckes and Teue Tenants.
Same vs.. Same.
Same VS.. Same.
Lawrence Serfoss vs. Peter l.. Serfoss.
Joseph Kemmcrer 10 the use of John Mer-
wine, IS. Samuel SptsgIe and John H. Kun.
ke
Washington Overfeld, Us. Timothy Vanwhy
Msrgare, Vsnwhy and Elizabeth Vanwhy.
William VanCampen, VS.. Adam Mosler
John Feker, VS.. Peter Wooding.
Michael Kser, VS.. Jacob Neyhart.
Jacob B. Teel. IS. Henry Reinhod and lie.
vi George.
Overseers Of the Poor Of Stroud township
rs. tho Overseers Of The Poor of Hamilton
township.
Overseer. Of The Poor of Stroud township,
appelees. VS. Overseers Of the Poor of Hamll-
ION township, appellants.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-02-07

Mr.. Matsell, chief of the police of New York
has addressed a letter to the Mayor, in which he
gives fearful picture of the progress of crime in
the commercial emporium. He says:
81 allude TO the constantly increasing number
Of vagran, idle, and vicious children, of both sex
es. who nfest our public thoroughfares, docks, &c
children who are growing up in ignorance and
profigacy, only destined to life of misery. shame
and crime, and ultimately to felon's DOOM
Their numbers are almost incredible and to those
whose business and habits do not permit them a
searching scrutiny, the degrading and disgusting
practices of these almost infants in the school OF
vice and prostitution, and rowdyism would certain
less, generally incorporate and oftentimes immor.
al and dishonest parents, they never the inside
of school room, and so far as our excellent sys-
tenn of public education is concerned, (and which
may be truly said TO be the foundation stone four
free institutions it is to them entire nullity.
Left. in many instances, to roam day and night
wherever their inclinations leads them, large
proportion of these Juvenile vagrants are the dai
ly practice of pilfering whenever opportunity Of
lers, and begging where they cannot steal. In ad.
dition to which, the female portion the youngest
class those who have only seen eight or twelve
summers, are addicted to immoraltes Of the most
loathsome description. Each year makes fearful
additions to the ranks ofthese prospective recruits
of infamy and sin, and from this corrupt and fes-
tering fountain flows on a ceaseess stream to our
lowest brothels--to the 2eniten,iary and the State
Prison.
Reports have been made to me from the Cap
tains Of the lst 3D. 3d. 4th 5th, 6h 7th, 9Th, l0th
llth, and 18th, Patrol Dstricts-from which il ap
pears that the enormous number of two thousand
nine hundred and fifty-fve chidred are engaged as
above described in these wards alone. And of
these, two-thirds are females between eight and
sixteen years of age. This estimate believe to
be far short Of the number actually thus engaged.
Astounding as it may seem. there are many hun
dred of parents in the city who absolutely drive
their offspring forth practices of theft and semi
besiiality, that they may live lazy on the means
thus secured-selng the very bodies and souls OF
those in whom their own blood crculates, for the
means of dissipation and debauchery:
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-02-07
Published by Theodore SchOch.

TERMS-Two dollars per annum in advance-THo dollars
aud quarter half yearyand not paid before the
the year, Two dollars and half Those who receive he
drivers employed by the propne
tor, will be charged 81 l2 cents, per year, extra
No discontinued until all except
al the option of the Editor
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. not exceeding square sixteen lnes
will be inserted three weeks for dollar and twenty-five
cents for every subsequent The charge for one
three insertions the liberal discount made TO yearly
advertisers.
DJA letters addressed to the Editor must be postpaid
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-02-07

The repor. of .he Collector OF Sa" Fan
cisco. which has been received al Washington,
states The receipts for duties from The l2'h to
the 30h November to be $4,000, expenses
$4,000 He pays $40 900 year for four
looms in v hich TO transact custom house but
ness
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-02-07
Surgical Operation by Doctor Mott

u.
We find the following brief report of an opera
tion by Doctor Mott, at the New York University
few days ago, in Noah's Sunday Times
A young man had tumor growing out of one
of his nostrs. 1t came, in time, to fill the whole
cavity, and was as large hens egg. 1t was
so large, and so extensively and firmly attached
that it impossible to pull it out with forceps,
as is done with polyp. The worthy professor put
on his considering cap and studied out an opera
ton, and then, to make sure. he performed it on
dead body. Satisfied Of its practicability, he be-
gan First, he made straight incision from the
inner corner of the eye to the mouth, through the
upper lip then he dissected the flesh from the
bone, as TO turn all the feshy part of the nose
over upon the other side of the face This DONE
he sawed through the bone, and by nice piece
of carpenter work, laid open the whole extent OF
the nostril. The tumor was now exposed, cut
loose, and easily extracted, and the patient got
we'll without any Disagreement but line where
the feshy parts were reunited. This was an in
genious, bold, and successful operation.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-02-07

TgL E-GRApHIc - Well, wife, don't see for my
part how they send letters on them ere wires with
out tearing em all to bits
Law me, they don't send The paper, they just send
the wri,in' in fluid state, YOU fool
Oh that's the way, hey
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-02-07
MONROE COUNTY
Mutual Fire Insurance Company.

The rate Of Insurance 10 one dollar on The
thousand dollars insured, after which payment
no subsequen, tax will be levied, except 10 cov'
er actual loss or damage by fire, that may fall
upon members of The company.
The neil profits arising from interest or OH
erwise, will be ascertained yearly, for which
each member in proportion to his. her, or their
deposie, will have credit 10 the company
Each insurer in or with the said company will
be member thereof during the term OF bis or
her policy The principle of Mutual Insurance
has been thoroughly tesled-has been 'fled by
The uDerring test of experience. and has proved
successful and become very popular. II al
fords The greatest secutiiy against loss or Dam.
age by FIRE, on The most advantageous and
reasonable terms.
Applications for Insurance 10 be made In
person. or by letters addressed to
JAMES H. WALTON, Sec'y.
MANAGERS.
Jacob Goerz Michael II Dreher
John Edinger JACOB Frederick
James II Walton George b. Keller
Edward Poslen Peter Shaw
Robert Boys John Miller
Richard S. Staples Jacob Shoemaker
Balsar FeihermaR
JACOB GOETZ, President.
JAMES H. Walton. Treasurer.
Stroudsburg, January 81, 1850.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-02-07

81 hope you will be able TO support me-" said a
Young lady while walking out one evening with
her intended during somewhat slippery state OF
the sidewalks.
"Why yes," said the somewhat hesitating swain,
"with little assistance from your fathef" There
was some confusion, and profound silence.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-02-07
Burying Alive.

The Edngburg Quarterly Review thus explains
phenomena that are generally supposed to indi-
cate return of vitality after seputure 8
In the midst Of exaggeration and invention,
there is one undoubted circumstance which for
merly excited the worst apprehension: the fact
that bodies were often found turned in their cof
fms and the grave clothes disarranged But what
was ascribed, with seeming reason, to the throes
of vitality, is now known to be due to the agency
OF corruption. gas is developed in the decayed
body which mimics by its mechanical force many
of the movements of life. So powerful is this gas
in corpses that have LAIN long in the water, tina
M. Devergie the physician to the Morgue at Paris,
and the author of a text book on legal medicine,
says that unless secured to the table, they are Of
ten heaved up and thrown on the ground. Fre-
quently. strangers seeing the motion of the limbs
run to the keeper of the Morgue, and announce
with horror that person is alive. All bodies,
sooner or later generate gas in the grave and it
constantly twists about the corpse, blows out the
skin till it rends dstension, and sometimes bursts
the coffin itself. When the gas explodes with
noise, Imagination has converted it to an outcry or
gtoan; the grave has been re-opened the position
of the body confirmed the suspicion, and the la
ceraton been taken for evidence that the wretch
had gnawed his flesh in the frenzy Of despair.-
So many are the circumstances which will constant
ly occur to support conclusion that is no more
substantial than the fabrication of dream"
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-03-14
OUR EsTEAD.

Our old brown homes stead aied its walls,
From the wayside dust aloo:,
Where the apple boughs conid almost cast
Their fruitasc on its roof:
And the c'ierry.tree so near II grew,
That when awake I've lain,
In the lonesome nights Eve heard the limbs,
AS they creaHed against the pane:
And those orchard trees. oh, those orchard trees
I've seen my little brothers rocked
In their tops by the summer breeze.
The sweet-brier under the window sill,
Which the early birds made glad,
And the iamask rose by tae garden fence,
Were all the flowers we had. .ms..
rre looked at many Hover SINCE then,
Exot,cs rich and rare,
That to other eyes were iovelicr,
But rot to me so fair; "
Eor those roses bright, oh, those roses bright!
Ihare twined them with my siste.'s locks,
That arc laid i'll the dust from sightl
We had well, deep old well,
Where the spring was never dry,
And the cool drops dossn from the messy stones
Were filling constantly:
AMI there never Was water nail so sweet
AS that in my little cup, a5 .A m.n..sr
Drawn up TO the curb by the rude Old sweep,
Which my fathers hand set up;
And tina, deep old well, oh. that deep old well
remember yet the FLASHING sound t
or the bucket as il fell.
Our homestead had an ample hearth,
Where At night we loved To meet;
There my mothers voice was always Kind,
And her smile was always sweet; sH
Ana there rve sat IN my f'iher's Knee,
And watched his thoughtful brow,
With my childsh hand in his raven hair
That hair is silver now
But that broad healts light, oh, that broad hearth
lghti
And nv father,s ioot, and my mothers smile,
They are in my heart tonight.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-03-14

suoKr Concentrations. Col. w.
Mason, in letter TO the Builder, gives
the following cure for a CREST common
evil: ~ smoky chimney snd sco.dinK
wife are two Of the greatest evils OF 40
mestic life" says the old provfrb and to
obviate the first evil ingenuity Is ever
racking lis brain. Hence Regent street
and every part Of the metropolis has 10
house-tors bri<tlirg with pipes and O.
| formed by cowIs in every conceivaois
and almost inconceivable variety. Now,
| have built many chimneys in all possible
situations and have found one simple plan
every where succeed, the secret being
ONLY 10 construct The throa! Of the chimney
or tina, part Of it just above the fire. place,
50 small that man or boy can barely
pass through. Oily. Immediately above
ihi. the chimney shaf, should be- enlarged
to double its width, like purse TO the
extent of about two feet in height, and
then diminish again 10 its usual propos'
tions. No chimney that lever constrdea'
ed Thus smoked.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-03-14

A TWO YEARS LEASE on LovB.-A
Young gentleman from tie interiors who
had touched the tender strings Of, and won
the heart Of ore cf our Cincinnati Mis-
ses. who is about thirteen years Of age,
resolved, recently, 10 60 10 California,
with the Intention Of remaining there .
couple Of years. To leave the object OF
his aloration, subjected 10 the risk Of :
Charge cf mind toward him, he could nos
bear ID think Of. He accordingly propos-
Ell that she should accompany him 10 Tho
land of Gold, hu, her reply was, I'm o'er
young 10 marry yet." Here was dilem-
ina. Bright visions Of JOY appeared 20
/ him, on The one hand, and visions Cf bright
cold on tie other. He considered ths
matter over and finally proposed again!
that she should accompany him - his
| wife. But i. was ~ before, ono CO.
| Last week, however compromise was
effected. A c'ergymen was sent for--ths
sijken knot was tied, and in fen n1inufea
the bridegroom wa, off for Californis
leavinz.his bride to dream Of the delicious
honeymoon they will have when he ~
turns. - Gin. G1.eiie
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-03-14

Sooner THAI be modern Wig, we
would say to corruption, ":hon art our
father" IN. II. Patriot.
And thus tell the truth for once in the
course Of pretty long life time. II Lou.
Journal.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-03-14

A lady making inquiries Of boy about
his father, an Incorporate man, who had
been sick for some time. asked whether
he had regained his nppeias, "No na'am,
says the boy, 'not exactly, his appetite is
very poor, hn. his dfinkeiite is as good as
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-03-14

A recent philosopher discovered .
method to avoid being dnnned! "How
-how-how ?" we hear every body ass'
ing. Never run in debt.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-03-14

"Digby, will you have some Of ms
but,er:?" ''Thaak you marm, | can 7 take
any thing strong, belong to the temper
ance society,""
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-03-14

the lime would &C, as . preventive of ths
disease. However, I have, within tho
last few days, had my potatoes again pick;
ed over, and was eratiiied TO find that but
very small number were III any vat Of
fccted--no, more than is commonly found
in large quantity when picked over. !
have further found tia, the potatoes have
kept remarkably sweet, receiving no dis
agreeable favor from the lime. The ex-
pertinent is worth trying"
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-03-14

A gentleman who has been in Iowa says
the Earth there is so kind that just tickle
her with hoe and she laughs with har-
vest.