Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-05-30

In the township of Salem, in this comfy, on
Wednesday the 9Th inst, brutal assault and
battery with intent 10 ravish, was committed
upon very respectable young woman, daugh-
Of Mr. Thomas Bor,ree, I'd As she was
proceeding, alone and afoot along the high
way, she observed three lrishmen, labofers
upon the Pennsylvania Railroad, standing al
some distance before her conversIng together
As she 90, near to them, two Of them went on
apiece and then stopped. When she was pas.
sing by the other one, he assaulted her, but be.
fore he could accomplish his purpose gen.
,eman in carriage drove up, rescued her, and
took her to her larhers house
Lewis Bortree, aged about twenty one years
brolhe Of the young woman upon hearing of
what had befalen her. seized an unoaded mus
ket which was hanging up in the house and
started 10 pursuit Of The Irishmen. He over.
took them, and ordered them TO turn and go
with him before magistrate. Two Of them
petemplorily refused, and showed unmisiakable
signs of resistance With perfect self posses
sion the youth brought the empty muske, TO The
take aim position and threatened 10 shoot The
first one of them who opposed him, or refused
TO obey. The lrishmen, supposing that the
gun vas loaded, and overawed by the spiri, and
loon. and quietly marched before him, eleven
miles, 10 the justice of the peace.
Thomas Doyle, The fellow who committed
the assault, was held TO answer, and, in default
of bail, was committed 10 Jail in This borough
for trial. His companions were discharged.
Honesdale Democrat, 5th
The New York and Ere Railroad Company
md E,la md oil,
have entered into The following arrangements
The Erie and North East company are 10 lay
their tack The same width Of The New York
and E,ie, and have i, finished by The time The
latcr are ready 10 connect, or sooner if they
please, together with the necessary depo, and
water stations. The New York Company are
10 stock The road for the period of eigh, years
that Is, they are 10 have the exclusive right
of running their thereon during said time
and IN consideration of This privilege are 10 pay
the Erie and North Eas, Company egh, pei
cent. per annum on The toal cost of consiruc-
,ion and repairs This amount is guaranteed
whether rhe road earns it or not. If il earns
more, then proraia dividend Of he overplus is
10 be declared in favor both companies accor-
ding 10 The amount of their investments The
New York Company, under their seperate char
hs
der the General Railroad Law Of New York
enacted at The recent session of her Legislature
the privilege is open 10 organize Company tc
extend from that terminus 10 The Pennsylvania
line. They have already availed themselves
of this privilege, and kne is now being sur
reyed and located 10 connect with the Enc and
North East line. The entire line between The
city of New York and The Harbor Of Erie is io
be completed and the cars running by the month
OF June, 1851, about thirteen months from this
time. A daily line Of magnificent steamers viii
be formed 10 run in connection between iha
pott and Chicago
drect railroad route is thus secured be-
tween Erle and The city of New York, and
when rhe Enc people connect with our Wcs
tern road al Enon valley, by Railroad, We shal
have CONTINUOUS Railroad from Frusbnrg 'o
New York, by way OF Erie, aud the New York
road PHI. GaZ.