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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-06-30

0-PWhat will we have next! This
way, WAITER! We clip the following
patent claim from the SCIENTIFIC AMER
ICAN;-
SELF-wAITING DINING TABLES. BY
Lea Persey, of Patterson, Pa. [ claim a
seltwaiting table constructed and arranged
as described, viz; having an endless band
situated beneath the table and kept in
constant motion during meals, by any
power applied through the crank or 9TH
er means, to which band is firmly at
tached at convenient distances apart, gui-
ding carriers, &C., which pass up through
and are supported by small railway trucks
&c, and move in guiding apertures in the
top of the table, and upon the tops OF
which are placed walters, whereon dishes
are put and constantly conveyed around
before the guests, on both sides of the Ia
bic, in combination with the said endless
band conveyers.
l also claim an additional shelf or sec
ond table, over the central portion of the
table, above the walters, for the purpose
of holding castors, &c, which do not re-
quire to be frequently moved or replaced
as set forth.
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The Wheat Harvest.

The wheat harvest is activity progress
ing in Maryland, Virginia, and parts OF
Pennsy ylvania. the statements that were
made some weeks since of the depreda-
ton of the fly and joint-worm, are now
generally admitted to have been exagger-
ated, and the general tone of the country
press, warrants the expectation that, with
the exception ofsome particular localities,
the crop will be full one. The st. Louis
Republican of the 18th inst, says most Of
the wheat between Memphis and that city
has been cut, and the dry weather has fa-
vored in getting it in. The Republican
is informed that the yield is very abun-
dant.-Ledger.
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EmbaIMing the Dead.

DR.. Holmes, who for seven years was
Examining Physician to the Coroner Of
New York City, has, after long series Of
experiments, succeeded in discovering a
method of preserving the bodies of the
dead. The process is exceedingly simple.
An artery in one of the lower limbs is O.
pened, and by it liquid is injected into
the blood. The length of time required
for the operation is only about fifteen
minutes. A reporter of the Tribune has
seen the body of a female child, which
was embalmed upward Of month ago by
DR.. Holmes, and from the appearances of
the body it would seem that the expert
ments of the docter had been highly sat
isfactoty. DIR. Holmes intends taking i'm
mediate steps to secure patent for this
discovery.
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Paint ROOt.

The Ocala (Florida) Mirror gives the
following description of one of the vege-
table productions of Florida, called the
Paint Root, which is certainly great Gu
riosity:
"This root grows in great abundance
in the fat woods near the streams, and IN
the savannahs of the counties of Laavy,
Marinn, Sumpter, and perhaps many 9TH
er counties of East and South Florida.
1t has a top similar to the flag, and root
about the size of a mans thumb, of va
rious lengths, running horizontal, not far
below the surface. 1t is very juicy, and
of a deep red color. Hogs are exceeding
ly fond of it, and fatten on it rapidly, if
they are black, or have black hoofs. 1t is
said by the old settlers thatbogs with white
hoofs seem to founder, and their hoofs come
of, which causes them to perish unless fed
we'll till they recover. Even when the an
imal has only one white hoof, the others
black, the white hoof comes off. The root
colors the flesh, bones, and marrow ofhogs
that feed upon it. There is no doubt this
root may be substituted for madder, and
become a source of no inconsiderable traf-
fc to the people of Florida. Like the ar
row root or compta, it grows spontaneous
ly in great abundance, and may be cult
waited if thought advantageous.
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Disastrous COMflasrati0n i'm
PittsbUrgEs.


Seueral Warehouses mrned-Loss nearly
500, ,000-FSremaaa na4rdered-Fatat
Acctdent-Falzing ota Bridge Thrill
ling Scene.
PltSburgh, June 27-Last night, near
the canal, disastrous fire broke out,
which, at one time, from the infammable
material, threatened the destruction of a
large portion Of that part of the city.
About half-past nine o'clock the alarm
of fire was sounded, and found to proceed
from the burning of the canal boat Charles
Dunn, lying in the basin. The fire spread
rapidly and communicated to the ada
cent warehouse.
Clark & Shaw's warehouse was soon
enveloped in flames, which baffied the eff
forts of the fremen. They had on storage,
for shipment, heavy amount of dry
goods, bacon, -four, lard, whiskey, glass,
and other merchandise. 1t was impos-
sible to save anything. The provisions
and dry goods were insured principally
in eastern Offices.
Clark & Shaw are insured in this city
in the Western, Delaware, Mutual and
Citizens Offices, for $26, 1000, which will
cover their loss. They have fortunately
other houses, and their business will not
be interrupted.
Mulvany g. Ledlie lost two thousand
boxes of glass, for which they are insured
for Sc, 800 in the Delaware Mutual. The
fire spread on both sides, and all the ad
joining property was more or less injured
The fremen by their laudable exertions
finally succeeded in keeping the fIe with
in certain bounds.
Mr.. w. Bingham sustained some loss
but is fully insured.
Atkins & Keemle's warehouse was en-.
tirely destroyed, together with large por.
ton of the merchandise on storage, which
could not be removed in time. The firm
is fully insured.
McCully's flour warehouse was saved
with the greatest difficulty.
During the fire a difficulty took place
between some of the fremen. A few
minutes after, man by the name of G
Gracey cut Thomas McCluskey with E.;
knife. The unfortunate man lived but {
short time after receiving the stab. Ii
the confusion the murderer escaped, and
has thus far eluded pursuit of the officers
About half-past ten o'clock most
thrilling and frightful scene occurred
About two hundred persons were stand
ing on the bridge which crosses the basin
when it suddenly gave way precipitatins
the whole of them into the canal. A
cry of horror arose, and hundreds at once
rushed to the rescue. A large number oi
them were seriously injured, but it is be
lieved that not a single life was lost
Michael Irwin, tailor, was killed il
Smithfeld street by the falling of a sign
The whole loss by the fire is estimated
at from $4,000 to 100000, which i:
partly covered by insurance.
The fire will not cause any delay in the
shipment of goods, as the different for
warding merchants have already got tenn
porary warehouses.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-06-30

4 EigLtfiI iS5tasation.-On Wednesday
morning as the workman were about en-
tering the coal mines of the Messrs. Hor-
ton, at Donaldson, Schuylkill county, a
large mass of coal fell, completely bury
ing one of the men in a standing position
After remaining in that situation for %
hours he was taken out without having
the slightest injury. His life was preser-
we'd by large lump of coal about ten
yards in thickness which wedged him so
tightly that he was unable to move. The
mass of coal that fell, was estimated at
IS tons, being the result of single blast
the night previous.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-06-30

Rsg-We learn from the Milford Herald
of the 9th inst, that II. S. Mott, Esq.
in connection with Mr. Hamersly have ta
ken five sections on the Eastern division o
the Delaware, Lackawnna and Western
Railroad. The point of commencement
Is near this place, and runs ap Brodhead's
Greek. The contract is heavy one, and
we are informed arrangements will be
made next week for commencing opera
uons upon il.
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Cure for HYdrOphObia,

The season Of Hydrophobiais is at hand
and we shall doubtless be called upon to
chronicle, ere long, the deaths of several
fellow beings by this most torturing, hor-
ible maiady. Half a dozen specifies for
its cure have been given to the public
from time to time yet We do not remem-
Der that one single case of confirmed ra-
lies has ever been cured within the last do
zen years. Still, we are confident that, in
the Providence of God, there is for every
bane an antidote, and it becomes men to
"prove all things" until the remedy for
Hydropbobia shall have been discovered
and universally made known. A CORES
pondcnt of THE National Era writes from
Millbury, Mass, as follows:
81 am now in my 8Oth year, and haze
obtained what information I could, both
from observation and critical study. 1t
has lately been discovered that strong
decoction made Of the bark of the roots
of the white ash, when drank as medi-
cine, will cure the bite Of mad dog
This undoubtedly is owing to the fact that
rattlesnakes can be made more easily to
crawl over live fire Goals than white ash
leaves; and they are never found in the
forests where the white ash grows. Would
it not be advisable for druggists in our
large towns and cities to keep constantly
on hand medicine prepared from theroots
of the white ash 1t might be the means
of saving some valuable lives from sud
den and painful DEATH"
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Mistake in the Person.

The Eufala (AIa.) SPIRIT Of the Soutl
Aows how some Of the people in its re
ION recently went in pursuit of a horse
-ief, and captured only United States
zsnator. If it had been a New York Al
erman, the fellow might have got in the
1enitentiary, and no one would bave
-nown the difference. The man whom
ley suspected to be horse-thief, and
ursued to bis home, was Senator Toombs
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Charge of Attempt 10 Rribe.

j, B. Packer, Esq, DR.. Geo. Weiser,
and Mr. Charles Weaver, the latter, one
Of the present Commissions of Northum-
berland county, were arrested on Friday
last, 10y the Constable of Rush township,
on charge of attempting to bribe Chris
tan Albert, one of the Commissioners Of
the same county, for the purpose of in
ducing him to give his official sanction
towards a subscription of 100000 by
the county of Northumberland, to the
stock Of the Susquehanna Rail Road Com
pany. They were brought before Esq,
Eckman, and after hearing the evidence
Of Mr. Albert, the case was continued fol-
further hearing to Tuesday last On
that day, the parties and their counsel ap-
peared-( Messrs. Comfy and Montgom-
cry, for Commonwealth, and Messrs. Pol
lock, Badly and Rockefellow, for D'fts.
and after full argument on both sides, the
Defendants were bound over in the sum
Of $4,000 each, for their appearance at
the next Court of Quarter sessions of
Northumberland county, to answer the
charges referred to above.-DanYille Dem
Ocrat.
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Terrible Riot in New York,

A terrible riot occurred in Eleventh-st.,
rear Avenue A, New York, on Sunday
+ vening last, between two parties called
1e Mackerelville Boys and the Dry
Dock Boys between whom a deadly an
mostly appears to exist A party of a.
bout forty policemen Immediately repair
od to the scene of disturbance, and upon
approaching the mob they were -assailed
with stones, brickbats and other missiles.
= ne rioters numbered from six to seven
hundred, yet the police force were sue
cessful in dispensing the infuriated per-
sons, and arrestng sixteen of the prinoi-
pal ringleadeIs, all Of whom except two
were committed.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-06-30

4 Featlcrcd QuadJ1ped.-Our townsman
Mr.. Lewis Lang, has young Shanghae
with .tour legs, perfectly formed. The
little thing runs about as lively as crick-
ct, and is apparently destined to become
a celebrated ''old cock" The hind legs
seem to hang on in the manner of eau
dal appendix, and are as yet not used
much for locomotion. We shall await,
with some curiosity, the further develop
ment of this singulur freak of nature.-I5
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-06-30

The Columbia California; Gazette says
that there are two considerable Indian
villages in that vicinity at the present
time, and the Indians, who looked as lean
and gaunt as half famished wolves, du-
ring the past winter, now appear to be en-
joying all the luxuries that an abundant
supply of clover and an occasional supply
of beef and bread can afford. The hills
in the vicinity are verdant with nice, ten
der clover, which is deVoured by these
poor savages with as much gusto as an
epicure would the most dainty dish. They
gather the clover in baskets and prepare
it for use by heating large stones and pla-
cling layer Of clover, we'll moistened, be-
tween each layer of stones 1t soon be-
comes ready for use and each one of them
will eat a supply of clover thus prepared,
that would almost satisfy horse.
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e&~ At the contemplated celebration
Of the fourth Of July at Springfield, Mas
sachusetts, it is said that a calvalcade Of
youngladies and gentlemen will be formed,
dressed in old continental style, with
cooked hats, broad flaps, tights, knee
buckles, silk stockings, short waists, pow
dercd hair, pillions, &c.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-06-30
New Bank.

Several of the citizens of Danville give
notice Of their intention to apply to the
next Legislature for the charter of a new
Banking Institution, to be located at Dan
vile, and called "The Montuor Bank, "
with a capital of 100000.
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Fr0R China.

BY way Of California, we have news from
China later than that previously received,
ct as 1t is not considered reliable, we
ave not copied 1t in detail. 1t is to the ec-
ct that the reFolutionists had been repuIscd
.efgre the city Of Marking, with the slaught-
Of many thousands of their troops; and that
he rebellion is likely to be soon put DOWN
e shall probably hear again in a few days
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Springs Body not Buried.

1t turns out that SPRING's body was
spirited away. When the coffin was O.
pened, before interment, by direction of
e. ne Coroner, and in accordance with the
act of Assembly, it was found that the
body was not there--a log Of aooo1, envel-
oped in some clothing, was all that occu-
pied the coffin. The sexton and his as
aistant, certify to the statement, under
oath. What became of the body, has not
transpired.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-06-30

In Missouri, the Benton and Atchison
war increases, and now that Col. Benton
has returned to Washington Mr.. Artchison,
in this dog day weather has taken the
stump. In his speech in Plata county,
Mr.. A declared himself in favor of tho
immediate organization of Nebrasky Ter
ritory, provided that citizens of all the
States, both free and slave, can settle in
it. He said that he would always oppose
the "Wilmiot Proviso" by his vote; and
would rather see Nebraska Territory-as
Guthrie, her delegate, charges him with
having said-"Sunk in h-ll" than or
ganized as free State. He declared
himself in favor of the most practicable
route for the railroad to the Pacific, but
opposed to all routes unless they were
surveyed by authority of the general gov
ernment, and particularly Bentons route.
He ridiculed the idea of Lieut.. Beal's sur
vey of the route in fifty days, as advised
by Benton. AS regarded locality for
this read, he declared himself in favor of
Kansas or st. Joseph as the starting point.
lie then reviewed Benton's course since
l649, and defended his own as well as
that of Major Phelps.
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By~Thc New York Commercial states
that out of twenty-nine cases of "sun-
stroke, or apOplexy, superiuduced by
excessive heat, which have occurred in
that city, twenty-four resulted fatally.
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Taking Toll.

'Don's what - asked, I'm not dong
anything
Well, but / thought you we're going
to take toll, replied Mrs Lambkin.
'Toll!' rejoined. What's that!'
How? Do tell = exclaimed the widow,
her clear laugh ringing out above the mu-
sic of bells. DR.. Meadows pretends he
don't know what toll is ?
Indeed don't, then,' I said laughing
in turn.
Don't know that the gentleman, when
they 60 a sleighing, claim kiss as toll,
when they cross bridge. Well, never?
But shall l tell it all The struggles
of the widow to hold the veil were not suf-
fcient to tear it, and somehow when the
veil was removed her face was turned di-
rectly towards my own, and in glittering
of the moonlight, the horse trotting on
himself, toll was taken for the first time
in the life of DR.. Meadows.
Soon we came to long bridge, but the
widow said it was no use to resist, and
she paid up as we reached it.
Butyou won't take toll for every span,
will you, doctor p she asked.
To which the only reply was practi-
cal affirmative to the question.
Did you ever, reader, sleigh-ride with
a widow and take toll at the bridges
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es~ Attention is directed to notice Of
Councilmen in another column Of to-day 5
Jefcrsonian, relative to paving, &c Prop
erty holders on Elizabeth street will learn
by it that they are required to have their
pavement completed on or before the
FIRST Of September next.
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To Men about to Mury.-The New
York Legislature having passed law in
l848, exempting the property of the wife
from being taken for her husbands debts
contracted before marriage, have now e.
qualized the law by passing an act exemp-
ting the husband from the debts of the
wife which may have been contracted be-
fore marriage.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-06-30

We walked to church on Sunday morn
ing behind "the girl with hole in the
heel of her stocking" 1t was very large
one, aud We thought her heel must be cold,
She probably knew oft on Saturday, but
remembered the Sabbath day, and kept
it holly.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-06-30

The law of Indiana, with reference to free
persons of color, is so severe that it has
caused large numbers of blacks to leave the
State. The Cincinnati Commercial says
that it is scarcely possible to pass along the
river front of that city without observing one
or more negro families from the Hoosier State
They appear to be persons of some property,
and have with them fine stocks of horses,
mules and mich cows.
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Murder Will Out.

If any Whig journal at any time in
peaches the management of the State I'm
provements; which are under the exclusive
control of Locofocos, no matter upon what
authority, or how clear its proof, its state
ment or charge is pronounced Wing lie,
and Locofoco denial thus made is re-
garded as quite sufficient to establish the
falsity of the impeachment. We may "a
vail ourselves, therefore, of the opportuni-
ty to spread before our readers what a
Simon Pure Locofoco journal, of no less
character and influence than the Pitts
burg Post, says of the Locofoco manage
ment of our Public Works. Read it, care
fully, all ye who are in search of truth. 1t
is not a Wing lie, but copied from the ed
itorial columns of the Post of Thursday
"The management of our internal i'm
provementS require reform. We are free
to say, that under no administration has
it been properly managed. The public
works have been used to eli the pockets
of the high officials, while the poor work
ing map has been left to starve, without
any remuneration for his labor.
1t is painful for US to refer to this mat
ter, for the Canal Board is now in the
hands of our party. But we cannot re-
frain from calling upon them to reform
the evil complained of above, and we hope
that they will at once remove the hard
working operatives. They are unworthy
of public trust or station They would
rob the State with as little remorse as
they do the laborers, and they should be
shipped at once.
x
Ifthis evil is not redressed by the Com
missioners before the October election, it
will then rest with the people to express
their Indignation at the ballot box. The
hard-toiling workman is not to be plum
dered to ELL the pockets of lazy officials
Their nominal wages are low enough, God
knows; but to make them suffer shave
on that is cruel in the extreme. The la
borers earn every cent of the money prom
ised to them, but from the above state
ment it is evident that they do not get
their pay when it is earned, and that the
lazy officials, of whom we have before
spoken, draw it and speculate upon them
at heavy discount.
Our public works are badly managed,
and the fact cannot be disguised that the
evil rests in the parsimonious remunera-
ton offered to those who superintend them
No man fully capable of discharging the
duties of Canal Commissioner, would ac-
cept the Office at the present salary. A
man with sufficient capacity to discharge
the duties of the Office in proper man
ner, can make more by his industry in a
ny other branch Of ordinary business.
1t is the same with all the subordinate
officers on the public works. They have
to labor at starv alton prices, and, of course
they viii adopt some means to make both
ends meet. We have heard of Su-
perintendent who went upon the road not
worth dime, and left it with forty thou
sand dollars in his pocket. How did he
make itl Not from his salary hat
would not allow of such an immense prof
it; but it was realized from the check
rolls of the poor working man. This
man has gone West, and we suppose he
is enjoying the full fruition Of his specu-
lation on the Portage road.
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GoDEY's LADY's Book, for July has
come to hand the "Creation," is a very
beautiful design, as well as the other en-
cravings that illustrate this number
Tbecontributoins are good and interesting.
The ladies should bear in mind that a
new volume commences with the July
presenting the proper time to
subscribe. L. A. Cooley, Phil. So year.
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% John Wise, the seronaut, contem
plates making balloon ascension on
horseback, from Lancaster, the ensuing
summer,
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pyDuring discussion between Drs.
Draper and Watson at Boston, DR.. W.
-tatod, that in the course Of four years
and a half, he had taken from the citizens
Of Boston and vicinity, 07le h~1dred bar
-le1s g' b5o0a and had administered forty
20 me pounds Of acrczuv !
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ma The Piano-Forte was invented by
j. c. Schroeder, of Dresden, in I717.-
The invention has also been ascribed to
an instrument maker of Florence.
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RS-The entcrprising publishers Of Lit

R-The entcrprising publishers Of Lit,
,asls LlrlHg Age have issued prospectu.
for new journal, to be called Tie Frank
in. 1t will be Issued every week, com
nencing with the first Sunday in July
on 81 quarto pages, and will be devoted
TO the news and politics Of the world
lt is designed to be a permanent record
ofeyerytbing Of moment that transpires,
both in the Old World and the New, and
viii Doubtless be the most valuable publ
cation Of the kind in the United States
Pnce, $500 per year, free of postage
three copies, eI2.O0 seven coles, S25.O CO.
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LUcKY.-A citizen of Easton, drew
S5 600 in the lottery, last week. 1t fell
into goods hand.-ARGUs.
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GOLD KENTUCKY STILL AHEAD
A woman in Trimble county, near Bed
ford, few days ago, gave birth to six
children ! All are living and doing well.
The above was furnished by friend,
who says it is literally true.
"TeIl it not in gath-publish it not in
Askelon. -lIemphis Uhig.
We pity the husband.