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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-05
From the .EaSton ArgatS.

Commonwealth VS.. Joseph j. Postens.
This case excited great interest. The
Prosecutrix, Amelia Shafer, was dark
mulatto wench, of about 35 years Of age,
the mother of very light colored infant,
and who had charged defendant with its
paternity. The parties came from Strous-
burg, Monroe county-the defendant be-
ing the keeper of hotel there and a
man of responsibility and standing, hav-
ing wife and children The child was
born in Easton, where the wench hap
pened to be at the time and thus the
cause was tried in our county. The coun-
sci for commonwealth were Messrs
MUCHLER and Cook. The defence was
conducted by j. NJ. PORTER and A. H
REEDER, Esqs., assisted by j. H. WAL
TOM & G. BURNET, Esqs., of Strouds-
burg The prosecution rested their case
on tie evidence of the wench. The de.
fendnt examined large number Of the
mosi respectable citizens of Stroudsburg,
every one of whom testified that the pros
ecutix was so depraved and degraded
and her character so bad, that not the
least credit could be given to her word ol
her path. In addition to these, her acquain
taneeS of her own color, testified to the
SANE thing. Her story was exceedingly
improbable in itself, but the defence was
fortunate enough to contradict it at eve
ry tlrn, disproving the circumstances sh(
dettiled in almost every instance, and
Iproping clear perjury upon her in mum
berhss instances, by the most undoubtec
testimony. The fact of her receiving
morey from others, to pay for her con6ne
NETT, and her own admissions that de
fentant was not the father of her chile
and had had no Intercourse with her, wa'
alst established, and the real father O
thechild was pretty clearly indicated By
the evidence. Her motives for the charge
upon MIR. Postens were also satisfactorily
shown, and the whole defence was indeed
tritmphantly made out. When the case
was closed, the prosecution was virtually
abandoned by the counsel for the com
monwealth declining to speak to the Jury
and the Judge in his brief charge declared
tha if it were possible for defendant t.
vinlicate himself, and utterly annihilat'
and demolish the testimony for the com
mnwealth, itbad been done here-that th'
commonwealth were really left withou
evidence, and there was nothing left fo
the Jury to do but to acquit the defend
ant They accordingly returned a verdic
of Dot guilty and that the prosecutrix pa,
the costs. Upon calling her for sentence
it ras found she had fed to New Jerse,
to escape prosecution for perjury.
We congratulate Mr.. Postens on tn
result. 1t is due to him to say, that al
Though small sum of money would have
compromised and smothered the charge
in the commencement, he spurned tn,
idea, preferring like an innocent and {
vile man, to spend much larger sum il
a lublic and judicial investigation.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-05

Bunker Hill Monument was twice struck
by lightning few days since. Persons who
were in the monument thought it was going
over. The bottom of one ofthe rods where
it entered the earth, was slightly melted, and
a gentleman near the top, who was passing
down and holding by the iron rail, received
a shock from which he did not recover en-
tirely for a couple of hours. The second
stroke sounded like the crash Of large guam
tity of glass thrown down the inside of the
monument
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drowned. One of the 6remen, whose name
we did notlearn, brought on shore two chill.
dren whose parents were botS drowned.
Anotherfreman brought a beautiful bow
shore to his mother who had pstbeen wash
ed to the beach; her husband aud two chill
dren were drowned, and shespposed this
child had shared the same fate the meet
ing may be imagined.
Among the persons lost vas Senior
LARGO, a Chilean gentleman Of wealth
and standing in Valparaiso. Finding
himself driven into the waves by the
flames, he turned to few wh9 were a.
bout him, and offered $50, 600 y any per-
son who would assist him to safe his life,
but in such moment none cold think
of the offer. Seeing that his end was
near, Senior LARGO said "Farewal! It is
only oncel" and plunged in the water
He was quickly drowned.
Among the incidents of the day after
the wreck, child was born on he beach,
and is now healthy and thriving; the
mother was carried across the mountains
in hammock, and even walkedIpart of
the way to the boats Many of the pas
sengers, especially among the females,
suffered much from want of clothing
The dead were buried near the wresk.-
Holes were dug in the sand with b,ards
and each corpse received separate grave.
The number known to have perisled is
14O, and as the graves number 60, there
we're, of course, so who were drowned or
burned ,and whose bodies were notrecoy-
| ared
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Borough Election.

At an election for Borough Officers
held at the Court House, in this place, OF
Monday last, the following named per
sons were duly elected, viz -
CTaef Bnrgess-Charlton Burnet, Esq
I5acn Cowacll.-James II. Walton, Esq
Geo. II. Miller, Melchoir Spragle, Jobr
Edinger, and David Keller.
School Directors. s. Dreher
Esq, Augustus GARNER, VIM. S. White
mute, John II. Melick, John L. Staples,
Michael NJ Burnet.
Hieh C0uaaUe.-John Stone.
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Great sale of Cattle.

Mr.. Isaac Lands, Of Mannheim town
ship, Lancaster county, sold 40 head of fat
cattle, last week, to Mr. Gillespie, of Phil
adelphia, for Sis per head-amounting
to $4,000. Two of the choicest of the lot
were purchased by Mr.. William F. Mil
ler, of Lancaster City, at $40 per cwt
live weight. This was, perhaps, the finest
lot of cattle ever sold in the State by q
single farmer.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-05

Willian Russell of Deerfeld, Mass,
who dice on the 10th ult, at the advan-
ced age { 90 years, had his coffin made
years ag and stored is in his house and
would OCCASIONALLY lie down in it to see
how it fled him. He had Q metallic sar-
cophagu prepared to receive his cofined
remains, md left instructions to have his
funeral lriyate, and all the attendants
upon he1ccasion were invited as formal
ly as the would have been to wedding
or q partY
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Rag Ta State Gazette saws that there

Rag TIE State Gazette says that there
is Morron Church, in the tide of sue
cessful opration, located at Toms River,
New Jersy. The edifce is about 40 by
80 feet, ad the society numbers about
80 person They have preaching twice
on the SABBATH, by Captain of schoon-
er. Theyhaye preachers from Salt Lake,
who strenously contend for polygamy,
and all the dher pecuiarities of the Church.
Twenty oll persons were recently sent
from this church to Salt Lake. What is
the most renarkable about the matter ID
the fact tha several wealthy and infuen-
tial citizens IF the county are members of
this church, and are deyout believers in
its absurditis.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-05

R9- A real hunter is Wat EckmaD.-
He lives in Kentucky, and has followed
hunting for livelihood since 1881, With
in which period he has killed any Dumber
of deer, 3s bears, Ia wolves, 3,s47 coOns,
900 foxs, 761 wild geese, 2,O4O pleas
ants, "A ground h,gs, so wild cats, IA
pole cas 2O9 minks, besides squirrel,
quail, aid other small game beyond his
power ttcalculate. The sum he has real
lied frou his game, skins, &C., falls but
little shot of twelve thousand dollars.
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Washington Races,

Some Democrat, with a jovial spirit, and a
keen sense of the ridiculous, writes from
Washington to the Newbnryport Union. He
laughs at the endless crowd of ofiice-hunters,
gives a graphic description of the army ot
hungary customers who haunt the Attorney
Generals Office, and narratcs the following
incidents:
The other day short fat gentleman, from
Essex South, attempted to stop Generel
Cushing as he was starting for another part
of the city, on special business. This is the
| story, ali told:
lAppIicant-"Gen.C Cushing!'
Gen. C.-"Ah! glad to see you-under-
stand the whole matter--hase the greatest
respect for yOu-can't stop with you. Good
morning"
AppIicaat-"Just one minute want to
see you very much"
Gen C.-"Shall be back in half an hour;
or you must 20 with me" running.
The applicant, an old stager, declares he
will 90 with him, and out they shoot from
the back door, over the gardens, the fat man
painting and trying to talk, and the Attorney
General striking bee line fot his destination.
At last the asthmatc catches a breath, and
cries out:
Cant stand this any longer! must give
upy''
"Sory TO lose your company" replies the
General, ,"but business is pressing"
The fat man holds most oasns two or
three times, terrible night succeeds, and he
declares that he will not be found on the turi
again, pitted against such mette.
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pa We lsarn from Philadelphia tha

pa We harn from Philadelphia that
Arthur Spring, the wretched criminal,
still persists IN declaring his innocence of
the murder oi which he has been convis-
ted, and doggdly asserts that his son is
the guilty parry. He lets no opportunity
escape of anathematising young Arthur
and Mr.. Brynt, and declares his determi.
nation to die without relenting towards
either of them Spring is in tolerable
health, and has good appetite. The
priest who visits the condemned makes
but short stay in his cell. 1t is not
probable that the heart of the guilty man
will be much sOtened before the time Of
his execution.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-05

Among the late counterfcits are SIS on
the Trenton Banking Company, y. j.,
viz:-fgure 5, with two female figures,
cupid, and small eagle entwined in it
s each side of vig.-head Of Washinton
on right hand.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-05

UThe Governor ofDurango, Mexico, has
offered a reward of 5000 for the head of ev-
cry Indian killed, or for each Indian captured
within the State.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-05

Cold IN TcuaS.-In the latest news
from Texas it is stated that rich gold de-
posits have been discovered in Streamer's
Gulch, on the West Colorado river
Many persons have proceeded to the spot,
and at last accounts were working with
profit.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-05
2gd judicial District:

New JUDGE.-Governor Bigler has ap-
pointed George r. Barret, Esq, of Clear
field county, President Judge of this Dis
trict, in place of Judge Eldred, resigned
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-05

0<TOur Legislature adjourned on Tues
day, the 10Th ult Its history-it met, its
members drew three dollars day, they got
drunk, 1t adjourned.
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ARTHUR SPRINGS DEATH WARRANT.

The death warrant Of Arthur Spring
was received by High Sheriff Allen yes
terday morning, The date fixed in the
warrant for his execution, IS Friday, the
10th Of June next. The Sheriff, aecomp-
anied by his Solicitor, Isaac Hazelhurst,
read tle warrent of execution to the pris-
oner yesterday afternoon at the County
Prison. He again denied his particips-
ton il. the murder Of Mrs. Lynch & Mrs,
ShaW.-Daily News.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-05

RI~ We have been informed that the
entire line of the Delaware and Cobb's
Gap Railroad, will be put under contract
In about two weeks.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-05

CG5-Mr. Garret Brodhead, of Lehman town.
ship, Pike county, Pa, has been appointed
Inspector of Tim ber at the Philade phia
Navy Salary-about $1,000 year.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-05

Consumption Of LaQuors.-It appears
by the Census that the consumption of
spirituous liquors in the United States
reaches the enormous quantity of eighty
six millions annually, equal to six gallons
for every adult person.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-05

MA Diridend of five per cent, has been
declared by the Directors OF the Easton Bank,
which will be paid to the Stockholders on
demand.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-05

The C1cI Var at Bue'1oS Iwcs.-The
New York Commercial Advertiser has a
letter from Buenos Ayres, written on the
lst of February. The writer says:
"We are daily expecting an assault,
and our situation is far from being pleas
ant f; yet, while others are leaving, l have
determined to remain and wait the result
You can form no correct opinion of the
state of affairs in this city; father against
the son, and the son against the father
The horrible crueltics that take place are
beyond description. A few days since a
father killed his son while in a political
conflict The besicgers took prisoner,
and tied him between two horses, and the
poor creature was literally torn to pieces.
Such is our condition at present. The
city is to be bombarded from the river
and cannonaded from the land. What
the result will be none can conjecture"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-05

(C-It is said that farms in Montgomery
county, Me-, are now selling at $40 per acre
which ten years ago would not have brought
SO an acre.
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See fourth page!

o. The Directors Of the Farmers and
Mechanics Bank, of Easton, on the Sd inst
declared dividend of four per cent, which
will be paid TO the Stockholders after the
18th inst
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-05

In central Africa a large number of
Jewish negroes have been discovered
Nearly every family possesses the Law of
Moses on parchment. They trace their
origin to the First Captivity, when some
of the Hebrews fed to the desert, and in
termarried with the natives.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-05

Those who have been boarding up
Spanish quarters had better put them
out before the first Of next month. Af-
ter that time, they will be worth only
twenty cents.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-05

The providence Journal says of tAs
New Collectorship and its profits, ave
suppose that, one way and another, man
may get $4,000 year out of the Office,
and keep clear Of the State Prison.
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GFThe receipts of the Erie Railroad, it
is thought, will average during the present
year $4,000 q day.
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Adjournment of the Legislature

The Legislature adjourned sine die on
tn. 18th ult., at II o'clock-and if the
people throughout the Commonwealth, ,onc
ami all, did not offer up Thanksgiving
AMI prayer at the event, they most GER
tahly should have done so. The session
WIS long-extending over the hundred
days"-and singularly Improbable. The
Gsneral Appropriation Bill disposes Of
over Fire Million Of Dollars; it gives
$a50,000 to continue the work on the
N.rth Rranch Canal, some 100000 tc
reay the new track on the Columbia Rail
rmd, appropriates an indefinite amount
{ We believe the sum is not known, to the
Psrtage Railroad, and makes provisions
for Loan to cancel the dirty and dis
graceful relief Notes. The State J0anna,
says san immense amount of private bus,
iness was transacted; and altogether the
session was an expensive one to the peo,
pie, whilst many members of "easy virtue
went home with well-6lled pockets. We
do not say that representatives were
"bought and sold," but it is certain that
in some instances the wheels of Legisla-
tion were well "greased." From the ia
cility with which Bank bills and other
"soulless corporations" were run through
the House by the Locofocos, the inference
is that the "greasing" operation was
practiced to considerable extent. Not
outstanding all their professions of hos
tility to the increase of Banking capital,
Locofoco Legislators can swallow dozen
Bank Bills (if they are well greased)with
ont SO much as making crooked face!-
Great thing this Locofocoism!"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-05

0cFAt the late municipal election at St
Louis, the voters contributed $53,54 to the
Washington Monument.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-05

CETAn urchin being sent for cents worth
of Macaboy snuff, forgot the name OF the ar
ticle, and asked for cents worth of make-a
boy eneeze,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-05

The London Times states the extraor-
dinary fact that ninety-fvs out of every
hundred letters sent from the United
States to ireland, contain remittances Of
money to pay the passages of relatives TO-
this country.
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HTThe grand jury of Tazewell cOun-
ty, Va, has presented the late Legisla.
ture Of that State as nuisance.
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The Coming Thousands.

Private letters from the Old World
state that the movement towards the New
is likely to prove extraordinary within
the coming six months. 1t is estimated
that some 100000 men, women and
children will leave England and Ireland
and that this vast army will be increased
to nearly half million BY adventurers
from Germany and other portions of Eu-
rope. A still further impulse is likely to
be given to this living tide, by the strikes
in the United States, and the extravagant
reports that are published in foreign jour
mails, as to the demand for labor and the
high rates of wages in this country
What is likely to be the general effect
Let US imagine the accession Of g popula-
ton of half million within the next six
months, and of this aggregate, at least
100000 laborres. The inquiry is well
worth pursuing.-RtA. Inquirer.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-05

A postmaster in Scriven county, Geo.
has been find fifty dollars for unlawfully
detaining letter.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-05

TThe wheat crop in Western New York
is said to be very promising for good yield.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-05

Among the Acts passed by the late
Congress, was one authorizing the issuing
of three-dollar gold pieces.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-05

OETAnother brick for the Bloomer temple.
"A Miss Putnam has opened barber shop
in Salem, Mass.
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Strawberries are reported in New IOrl
al 81 per basket.
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0TEggs are selling at six cents dozen
in st. Louis.
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From tax list which has appeared IN
Boston, it appears that some of the solid
mem are taxed for pretty high sums
Eere are some of the solidist:
Between 100000 and 100000: Ed
ward Brooks 334, 600, Peter c. Brooks
$4,000, Charles r. Goldman 81 800
Henry Goldman 1854, 300, John L. Gard
ner 351 400, John G. Gray 352, 200
Benjamin Humphrey 352, 900, Amos
Lawrence $4,000, Charles H. Mills and
others (executors) 346,O0O, William Mi
not (guardian) 3O9,5OO, Peter Parker
369, 200, George Parkman's heirs 1885,,
coo, VIM. Rollins (executor) $50, 900
John Simons 333, 900, John W. Trull
325, 900, Moses Williams $4,000.
Between $40O, 900 and 500, 900: Sam
uel Appleton s496,5OO, William Apple,
ton 444, 800, Jas. NJ. Beebe, Morgan &
Co. 900, Josiah Bradlee & Co. 4O0,-
600, Augustus Hemmenway 4l0, 900, Alb
bott Lawrence (trustee) 100000, VIII
liam Shimmin (trustee) 430, 1000, Samuel
Sanford $4,000, George G. Shattuck,
406, 900, Thomas B. Wales 100000.
Between s5Oo,OOO, and 100000: Ma
than Appleton 5s7 900, John Wells 544,
900:
Upward of 600, 900: Thomas Wiggles-
worth 66l 500, Jonathan Phillips 7O5,-
900, John ID. Williams heirs 49,50O,
David Sears $4,000, Robert G. Shaw
Q40 900 Abbott Tawrence I 092 600
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WNEC NOMINATIONS,

FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,
MOSES SPOYNAE-E, Lancaster COUNTY
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL,
CHRISTIAN EsYERS. Clarion Co.
SURVEYOR GENERAL.
ALEX. K. MCCLURE, Franklin Co.
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-17
Governor OF Maine.
SATURDAY, January l6. 1853.

SATURDAY, January Is, 1853.
10 the Editor Of the Republic:
The telegraph despatch published in the Repub
nc OF this morning announces the unexpected
election of Mr.. Crosby. Who, to be GovERNoE
Of the Democratic State Of Mains for the ensuing
political year; but at the same time, that despatch
expresses doubt whether the House of Represen
tatives will concur in such election. Now, the
writer ofthe despatch, dated at Augusta, the CAPT
tai of the State, must have read the constitution
OF Maine to little purpose, he would have
known that article fifth, part frat, of the consitu
ton of Maine provides, that if "no person shall
have majority of votes, the House of Repre- en-
tatives shall By ballot, from the persons having
the four highest number Of votes on the lists, il
80 many there be, elect two persons, and make
return of their names to the Senate, of whom
the Senate shall, by ballot, elect one, who shall
be declared Governor.',e 20 691taq Q6
Now, the Senate did elect Mr.. Crosby. Ofcouree
his was Of the two names on the list sent to
that body by the House, and he is therefore the
Governor elect of M aine 5E 81! W s e JsgI B. d
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-17
Plain Speaking Abnu. Cuba.

'Fhe Richmond Examiner and Louisville
Democrat have assailed General CAss for his
views on the Cuban question, but neither Of
them ventured to expouud the course which
Young America would have the country to puf-
sue in the premises That task has been re-
served for the New Orleans Deltu, and right
heartily has it acted in the emergency. Itdoes
not beat about the bush and rest contented with
vague censures of old fogyism generally; but,
on the contrary, rushes zealously and at once
into the very heart of the question, and blows
a blast which will be echoed through the realm
of filibusterism. The Delta deals not in ambi-
guities. Unsupported LOPEZ in all his criminal
designs, and now it proclaims that the work he
left unfinished will be undertaken and comple-
ted by others-'sOld Fogyism'' and Fill
MORE and yCAss diplomacy, notwithstanding.
We quote the following from the impression Of
the 7th inst: sai4i,: .@.4aa .s.sill saI .isft AZ
"General Cass may have designs upon Cuba,
but the people Of the United States have It is
sheer hypocricy to make such q declaration az the
resolution of General Cass embodies. It may be
diplomacy as it is understood in Europe, but it is
not American-it 10 not Jacksonian diplomacy.
The United States do entertain designs against
Cuba. Alarge majority of the people think that
Spain has no just title to the island; that the peo-
pie have the right to control and govern them
selves; that the safety and interest of our nation
as we'll as the interest of Cuba, require that the
island should be brought under our protcc ton.
This would be the truth, and might be embodied
in resolution, which we propose substitute
for that of General Cass's, to wit: 500 sAe q
.sResolued, That the people Of the Island Of Cuba
ought to be free and Independent, and that the
United States are bound By every consideration Of
security, self defence, and interest, a. well as by