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Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14
Tragedy On the Plains.

A few months since two soldiers d.
serted from Fort Massachusetts. wander.
ed about for days on their return to the
States, in fear at any moment of fallipo
into the hands either of hostile Indians or
of troops in pursuit. They met with an
other deserter, and the three were over
taken by party of trading Delawares
consisting of the squaw of a trader, her
brother and some nine or ten mules. The
Delawares fed the fellows, and agreed
that they should travel with them to the
frontier, giving them mules to ride on
With all this kindness the villains con-
ceived the destardly design of numbering
the squaw and the man for the mone9
which they learned she had about her.
and taking the mules to the States for
sale. The trader had died somewhere
near Salt Lake, and they were returning
to pay his debts, and commence trade on
their own account One day at noon the
party stopped to dine and water the mules
and the butchery was commenced. They
followed the Delaware down the water
course, and soon despatched him. They
then returned to the woman, cut her throat
and threw her body into gully, through
which-as if Providence had ordained it
for the particular purpose-the water
flowed. The Williams divided the money
and made their way to the States, sold
the mules, and went to St. Louis. The
woman afterwards managed to crawl out
of the gully, and was at length picked up
by tribe of Indians, who broug ght ker to
the frontier, and then gave such informa-
ton as led to the arrest of the three scoun-
drels in St. Louis, by an officer, who took
them up the country, where they were
recognized by the squaw, and fall CON-
mitted for trial by the magistrates there
Their trial was to take place before the
U. S. Court, at Jefferson, Mo, on the lst
of April.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14

SianaeSe IsrinS.-We learn from let
ter just received from Mt. Airy, that the
Siamese Twins Chang and Eng, will soon
visit this busy world again. They have
been employed BY some Northern men
(some say by Barnum) at salary of s5,
900 a year We feel interested in their
happiness we have eat salt at their hos
pitable board and been pleased and in
structed by their conversation. In the
political language of their father-land -
"May their shadows never grow less" -
Salisbury Wig,
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14
Candies.

@By reference to an advertisement
in another column, the reader will learn
that Mr.. Mark Miller, has commenced
and is now manufacturing Candies of ev-
cry description and quality. Mr.. M. is
fully prepared to furnish candies at all
times fresh, and of the best quality. His
establishment has an appearance of clean
illness which will commend it to the favor
of our citizens. Give him a call.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14
Lynch law i'm the Mountains.

A case of Lynch law, not, however, of
a very severe character, has lately occur
red in Woodstock, New Hampshire. A
letter from that place states the facts as
follows: A man by the name of Tucker,
alias Colonel who has wife and sever
al fine children, took it into his head to
make love to young girl, about two
years since, and has from time to time,
taken her on journeys with him, and on
their return would leave her at the house
of her father. Finally, he informed his
wife that he should live with her no long
er, and took the girl to live with him.
Fiske & Norcross, of Lowell, have large
number of men near this place, during
the winter season, cutting and hauling
logs. These men. hearing of the matter,
met from the different camps, and, after
consultation, agreed to proceed to Col.
fuckers house and make demonstration.
AS it was we'll known that Tucker usual
ly went armed with a revolver and dirk,
there was some hesitation as to who should
bell the cat or, in other words, who
should take the lead and enter the house
in search of Tucker. Finally, one of the
gang, named Jenkins, stepped up and
said that, as he was getting old, and was
without wife or child to cry for him if he
was killed, he would volunteer to lead in
the matter. On Saturday, March the
loggers, to the number of about one hun
dred, according to the agreement, sur
rounded the house, and Captain jenkins
entered, while the others stood outside
Col. Tucker was made prisoner and placed
in the center. The girl tried to escape,
but was prevented, and taken back to her
fathers house. They then took Colonel
Tucker and marched him to the home of
the father of the girl, to whom they in
troduced him. After this they took him
to the house of Col. Brown, who told
them not to kill him, but to punish him
as he deserved it. They then marched
him to the village of Woodstock, where
they formed line and ordered him to
march and countermarch in front of them.
Finally, after keeping up this exercise un-
til about midnight, they gave him some
good advice, obtained promise from
him that he would take his wife and chill
dren home and treat them well, with the
alternative if he did not that they would
visit him again in two weeks, and then
allowed him to depart-Boston Traveller.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14
Mexico and Santa Anna,

The British mail steamer which arrived
at Vera Cruz on the 4th of March re-
ports that Gen. Santa Anna had accep-
ted the Presidency of Mexico, and would
return to that country on the mail pack
ct of the lst of April. The Vera Cruz
papers contain the particulars of an in
terview between Santa Anna and DIR.
Manuel NJ. Escobar, who was dispatched
to Carthagena by the authorizes of Vera
Cruz on mission to the exiled ex-Presi-
dent. The details of the conversation
which passed between them and furnish
cd by the papers, and translation is
given by the New Orleans Picayune,
which we copy. The significance of the
language of Santa Anna touching the po-
sition of Mexico, and his display of un-
mitigated hostility towards the U. States,
cannot fail to command the attention of
the reader. At the latest date from the
city of Mexico March 3d) seventeen of
the State Districts had voted for him as
President, one had voted against him and
the remaining FIVE had not been heard
from, but his almost unanimous restora-
ton to power was confidently anticipated.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14

nara mother and four children, in
Cincinnati, residing in the third story of a
house recently burned, finding herself
cut of from retreat, in consequence of
the stories beneath being on fire, the
mother ascended to the roof carrying her
children With her. Here, trying one of
her babies to her shoulder, she boldly
lesPed across an alley six feet in width to
the roof Of another builing, from whence,
leaving her burden, she returned, and in
like manner carried over in safety each
of the others.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14

B5- A meteor exploded in New Lon
don, Connecticut, few evenings since,
making report like a cannon. It ex-
tended from the horizon to the zenith,
and in form resembled half closed fan,
the widest part being overhead. The ed
ges were sharp and well defined, as are
the outer lines of bright light thrown
though the open door of an Illuminated
room, upon an adjoining building in a
dark night. The heavy drapery of clouds
seemed to have no effect upon the fierce
blaze of FIRE, which waved without losing
its shape for about two seconds, and then
disappeared.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14
A Curious & Beautiful Experiment.

A Curious & Beautiful Experiment.
The Philadelphia Ledger speaks of a
beautiful and curious experiment, through
the instrumentality of electricity, which
the editors have seen, of lighting gas
a0ith the tap Of the finger.
This experiment may be easily per-
formed, and has been by Mr.. James
Swain, of this city, repeatedly, in con-
nexion with the beltings of the engine
and shaftings of the Philadelphia Ledger
press room; and it is far more astonish-
ing than the spirit rappings, which are
setting SO many people crazy. Friction,
it is well known, win produce electricity
in certain substances, and the friction of
gutta percha or common leather work
ing belt upon the fy-wheel or pulleys of
steam-engine and shaftings produces it
in considerable quantities. If person
will insulate himself by standing upon a
board fixed upon glass insulators-com-
mon porter bottles would answer-and
hold an iron bar or a number of iron
spikes in his hand, he may, by extend
ing the opposite hand to gas-burner,
light it with the tip of his finger as easily
as with match. He will feel sensible
shock pass through him, a pricking SEN
sation in his finger joints, and see bril-
liant spark pass off with a cracking sound
to the gas-burner. The electric fluid will
pass through several persons joining
ands, the same as with an electric bat
terry, and the last may fire burner
We have heard that the same thing may
be done by rubbing the feet rapidly up
on green baize, SO as to charge the body
with electricity, but cannot answer for
its practicability. The experiment with
the belts we have both seen and perform
ed. Any mandatory in the city where
gas is burned may be lighted by the
workmen in this manner, and the expert
ment is worth trying, as singular and
beautiful effect of principle which man
is destined to make yet more subservient
to his uses
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14

The plate in the cabin of the steamer
Victoria wrecked near Howth, on the
coast of Ireland, has been recovered by
diver; but the man protests that moth
ing in the world would induce him to go
down second time, as the scene in the
cabin was the most horrible he ever wit
messed. He thought he had entered a
wax-work exhibition, the corpses never
having moved from their position since
the vessel went down. There were some
eighteen or twenty persons in the cabin,
one and all of whom seemed to be hold
ing conversation with each other; and the
general appearance of the whole scene
was SO life-like that he was almost in
clined to believe some yet living.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14

MINIATURE OAKs.-If an acorn be
suspended by piece of cord, within half
an inch of the surface of soft water con-
tanned in glass and permitted to remain
without disturbance for a few months it
will burst, send root into the water, ,and
shoot upward straight, tapering stem,
with beautiful little leaves. In this way
young tree may be produced on the
mantel shelf of room, and become an
interesting object, The chesnut will also
grow thus, and probably other nut bear
ing trees.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14

BITE OF MAD DoGs.-An English
journal says that an old Saxon has been
using, for fifty years and with perfect sue
cess, a remedy for the bite of mad dogs,
by the agency of which he has rescued
many fellow-beniDgs and cattle from the
fearful death of hydrophobia. The rem
edy is to wash the wound Immediately
with warm vinegar or tepid water, dry it,
and then apply a few drops of muriatic
acid, which will destroy the poison of the
saliva, or neutralize it and the cure be
effected.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14

CONNECTICUT ELEcTIoN.-NEw YORK
April 6.-As far as the returns of the
Connecticut election have been received
the House stands, Democrats 100, Wings
IS, with one county to hear from. The
Senate stands so far, 5 Wings and l6
Democrats. Nearly two-thirds of the
House are Maine law men. A majority
of the Senate are opposed to the Law, it is
thought.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14
Rhode Island Election.

The following is the result of the elec-
held on Wednesday in Rhode Island
It will be seen that the Democrats have
carried everything electing their Cover
nor, majorities in both branches of the
General Assembly, and both Congresmen.
The Liquor Law is probably sustained.
The Wing candidate For Governor was
VIM. w. Hoppin; Lieut.. Governor, Sam
uel Rodman. The Legislature chosen at
this election will have to make choice of
U. S. Senator, to supply the vacancy
caused by the expiration of Mr.. Clarke s
term of servicce. The last Legislature
should have chosen his successor, but the
Democrats in the Senate refused to 60 in
to Convention for that purpose, thus set
ting at defiance the plain requirements of
the law.
The Democratic State and CongressiOn-
al candidates were chosen, as follows:
Governor-Philip Allen.
Lieut.. Governor-Francis NJ Dimond.
Secretary of State-Asa Potter.
Attorney-G -General-Walter S. Burgess.
Treasurer-Edwin Wilbur.
Congress-. Thomas Davis; 2. Ben
jamn B. Thurston.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14
MARRIAGE Ceremony IN SourH CAr

MARRIAGE CEREMONY IN SOUTH CAR
oLINA.-A case of bigamy was recently
tried in Cheraw county, South Carolina,
and discharged. In the charge of his
honor, Judge Frest, to the jury, he re-
marked that there was no law in the
State of South Carolina prescribing a
marriage ceremonial. If Mr. A and
Miss B jumped over broom, the former
saying take this woman to be my we'd
ded wife, and the latter | take this man
to be my welded husband, and go to
housekeeping, they are legally married
have entered into bond of union which
cannot be annulled, so long as they both
do live.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14

WHAT GOLD is COMING To.-The
North American Review has an elaborate
article on the production of gold and sill
yer, in which the writer thinks it but the
exercise of ordinary caution to assume
that the annual supply of the precious
metals will not fall below hundred mil
lions of dollars for many years, and that
in quarter of century this supply will
deprecite money to one-half or one-third
its present value
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14
Heroism.-A remarkable instance of

HerOism.-A Iemarkab instance of
self-sacri6cing bravery, in boy, took
place in Case county, Ga, not long since.
The house of Mr.. Jesse Winsor had taken
fire, and while the flames were raging, his
son boy of II years of age, rushed in
to the house and rescued two of his youn-
ger brothors. Thinking that third was
left he again advanced into the flames,
but he never returned.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14
RAILROAD AocIDENT.-About 10

RAILROAD AocIpENT.-About 10
o'clock on Tuesday evening, the 5th inst.
the mail train going west on the n. Y.
& Erie r. R., ran against rock which
had rolled upon the track, causing the
death of the engineer and fireman, and
doing serious damage to the train. The
cars narrowly escaped being precipitated
into the river some forty feet below. The
accident happened near Port Jervis.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14

Singular Conduct OF a German Glri'
For several days past the citizens OF
Newport have been in an intense state
of wonderment at the singular conduct OF
German girl named Louisa Swartz. 1t
appears that one week ago to-day this girl,
then living with respectable family IN
that place, packed small bundle OF cloth
ing with few loaves of bread, and, leav-
ing the house, took up her abode in the
woods ON the Taylor place, about one
mile south of the town. She sleeps be-
meath bundle of straw, over which she
has spread an old comforter, to protect
her from the storm. She was first dis
covered by the gentleman who lives on
the farm where she is, and to him and
his lady she has told her mournful story
and said she must live there on bread and
water for nine days. The gentleman COM
municated knowledge of her strange
course to the Mayor and citizens of New
port, who visited her to ascertain her men
tai condition, and if found insane, to pro-
vide for her. But she appeared sane and
intelligent, and was permitted to remain
unmolested, in her solitude. The citizens
generally learning the affair, it created
much talk, and every day during the week
the girl has been visited by hundreds of
persons-men, women and children. The
hearsay" touching this romance making
too great demand on our credulity, we
made visit to the hermitage. We found
Louisa surrounded by score of persons,
staring, pointing and wondering. She is
a fair haired German girl about twenty
four years of age, with an apparently
we'll balanced head. Her features are
comely and affable, her manners courte-
Gus, and her style of conversation meek
and attractive. She says she has been in
this country about six months that she
has no other relatives in the United States
save two brothers and sister, in Troy,
New-York.
On questioning her regarding the cause
of her present singular course, she smiled
and said she could not speak English cor
rectly, and desired thus to evade the ques-
ton. We pressed our inquiry, however,
delicately as possible, and she answered
US. She said that eighteen months ago
she became a nun in conventin Belgium.
That was the great error of her life. In
stead of finding her position one of holy
seclusion and devotion to God, she found
it quite the reverse. The priests DETAINED
the character of the mother of Jesus and
sought her (Louisa's) ruin, by insinuation
and boldness. Sher ecoiled from the narra-
ton of the revolving details of the FIVE days
which she spent in the nunery. She said
she promised God that if he would aid
her to escape, she would forever serve him,
and do this penance for the sins there
committed. She afirms that her prayers
were heard, and by special Providence
was rescued.
For year and half she has been
wandering the earth without redeeming
her nlad 90 and With trouhled conscience
She has been seeking consolation for some
time past in the protestent faith, but until
recently found no peace. She says she
has now experienced reigion-that her
soul is no longer at war with her Redeem
er-and she will formally unite with the
Protestant church on next Sunday.-CIm-
cinaaati Times, March Oath.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14
REMOVED,

The printing materials on which this
paper is published, have been rewoved to
the building lately occupied by Messrs.
Alleger & Keller, of the Monroe DEM
ocrat." The room is better adapted for
the business, than the one lately occupied
by us, and we are now fully prepared to
accomodate all who may favor us with
their custom.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14

~The Gen. Marshall recently killed
in Kentucky, turns out not to have been
the Hon. Thos. F. Marshall, the some
what distinguished Ex-Congressman, IS
reported, but General Thomas A. Mar
shall, one of the Brigadier Generals ap-
pointed by President Polk during the
Mexican war
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14

b9- The Philadelphia and Water Gap
Railroad is located on the Wissahickon
route, via Sellersville, Quakertown, Free
mansburg, &c. 1t is to be placed under
contract Immediately. At the nearest
point it will be some ten or twelve miles
from Doylestown.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14

SAMUEL SwARwoUT, Esq, (ex-Collec-
tor of New York, in certificate from
the United States Court, shows that he is
not indebted a cent to the United States
in default, and that no suit or judgment
is against him in the U. s. Court.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14

More Coda new gold region is said
TO have been discovered near Malacca, in
India, which promises considerable in.
crease of the precious metal, as if Aus
tralia and California were not enough to
support the wants of the world.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14

FINAL ApJoURNMENT.-Both branches
of the Legislature have passed resolu-
tion to adjourn sine die on Tuesday next
the 10th instant They will have to be
very active to get through with the i'm
portant business yet pending.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14

B% One hundred head of mammoth fat
cattle, paised by Felix Seymour, Esq. OF
Hardy county, Va. left that county last
week, and are to be driven to New York,
where they are expected to arrive about
the time of the Worlds Fair. The ave-
rage weight of twenty head of these cat
tie, three or four weeks ago, was nineteen
hundred and thirty one pounds.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14

Distressing.-By way of Charleston we
have the melancholy announcement that
the Chesterfield Is. CO. Jail was recently
destroyed by fire, and that eight of its in
mates perished in the flames.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14
HPA MIsTAKE.-A Mr.. Sands wrote

TA MIsTAKE.-A Mr.. Sands wrote
to the Editor of the Journal of Com.
merce, about a week ago, giving an ae-
count of the capture of a Sea Tiger IN
Long Island Sound. The Brooklyn
Eagle says that the supposed Sea Tiger
was no other than New York Dandy
who had fallen into the Sound while ang-
ling, and the rustics having never seen .
specimen before, supposed it to be a oeS
Tiger
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14

R@-The art of economy is drawing in
as much as one can, but unfortunately,
young ladies will apply this drawing in,
to their own bodies, when they wish to a
void anything like ral&.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-14

Creo~ote on paper i'll drive away mice.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-15
SILK AND sILK.woRhS.

r, q. rSss,- q Tas ~ Y Tr'es-e
AsrSBURY Nas, S-rsdsy, Jane 4 isA
en-. Ps.Sinc an article in Tzs TtbaRe OF June T. on
Mulberry trees and silkworns, brought 20 my mind
uL,t saw some years ago al Little Rock, Arkansas
Young man living near Red River, brought TO Litac
Rock quantity Of Sewing Silk and sIk handkercnie"'
of his own manufacture. -.
manufacture Of silk and, believing the climate wen
adapted to its culture be determined TO try the expert
ment
Surprising he must have something better than the
native Mulberry he sent North and purchased few OF
those celebrated MOrus Multicaus, aud, when Of
sufficient growth commenced feeding his worms, which,
mere asng rapidly, he compelled 10 feed them from
the native Mulberry and found the worms did better
by the change.
The worms having done their part, come the
Great difficulty hOs he was 60 finish the work
He WIS not mechanic. and knew but lite about ma
chinery But being naturally ingenious, he went to
work and got up machine for spinning when ope
rated ell and he made several pounds OF beautiful Sewing
Sk Not being willing 10 stop here. he next tired MS
skill in maxi nq loom and success met his perseverance,
The Hsndkerchiefs | saw, we're woven IN his LOOM
They we're handsome patterns and good colors, beng
even. firm, and apparently much more durable Tran
those generally imported The dying was also done by
himself, and most OF his colors were very good
The fact that this inexperienced should succeed 80
well in his first effort should satisfy any (eyen free
trader that Government should encourage elmer oy
bounty or protective duty on foreign silk, the produc-
ton and manufacture of Silk extensively IN this country
There is no doubt in my mind, but that the State a.
Arkansas with proper encouragement would DC soiea
few years 20 supply the United States with kaw suk
This State land probably Missouri aud rexas) abound
in the native Mulberry. While travelling through the
forest of Arkansas have the ground for mleslit
orally black with the fallen berries.
Hoping that what have written may induce others
better able TO bring this subject more fully the
on of the South Western States leave this at your
DISPOSAL n.