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Cash FOR Negroes

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Medicines Long Needed BY All.

I'D. HAMMOND.
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!" NEVER MIND THE MIrTRN. JOE"

Letss GroitO. Spt, 6. 1858.
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To the MILLER, in the valley.
MARTIN g. HOBSON,

July ., 1858.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-26
CuriOnS Suit about a Wife.

The Ontario county (N. W Times,
gives the following particulars of case
of abduction, now on trial before the
special court at Geneva. The defendants
are Asa B. Smith, VIM. Smith and Thos.
Wright, and they are charged with for
cible abduction and carrying away from
this state Of the person of Eliza B.. wife
of Addison j. Bennett. The defendants
are Quakers, The facts so far show that
on the 29th of August, 1852, the said E.
liza, who is the daughter of William r.
Smith, left the residence of her father, in
MacedOn, Wayne County, in Company
with Addison j Bennett. That they went
to East Macedon, and were there duly
and legally married in all the solemnities
of the marriage vow. That the happy
couple were returning to the house of a,
friend of the bridegroom, near the resi-
dence of the brides father, when the hon.
ey-moon was suddenly obscured. They
were met in the highway, in Victor, by
the defendants, and the mother of the
young lady. On the meeting of the par
ties, much " noise and confusion" prevail
ed. The fair bride was spirited awayl
and the new made Benedick was left mi
nus. Subsequently, and on the same
evening, (the day being Sunday,) the
bride in company with severel relations,
took the cars at Geneva, and proceeded
to Philadelphia. This is the abduction
charged by the prosecution-and which
is claimed by the defendants as being the
result of Mrs Benefits own free will; Mr..
B. soon after gave chase. Some four
weeks after he turned up in the Quaker
city, and was there seen by his spouse
through window, whereupon she and
her companions took hasty leave and
returned to Macedon. Much litigation
has grown out of this transaction, and
more to come; and which it is apprehend-
ed, cannot be of much pofit to the parties
concerned. Two writs of habeus corpus
have already been issued in the matter,
but Me- B. has failed as yet to obtain the
society of his wife,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-26
WING NOMINATIONS.
Court.

The May term of the several Courts Of
this County, commenced on Monday last
the 23d inst. Hon. George r. Barrette
of Clcarfeld county, appeared, presented
his Commission from Governor Bigler, as
President Judge of this Judicial District
was sworn by the Prothonotary, and en-
tered upon the discharge of his duties
The time of the Court thus far, has beer
occupied with the case of the Common.
wealth rs. Andrew Pipher, charged with
having set fire to large stack of Bark
on or about the eth OF September last, il
Price township, We are unable to-day
TO lay before our readers the facts in tbi.
case, but will endeavor to 90 so in oul
next, and will also furnish full report o.
all matters disposed of at this term.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-26
A Singular Device.

A singular circumstance, exhibiting IN
a remarkable degree the rejecting facul-
ties of wolf, is related as having taken
place at Signo-le-pit, small town on the
borders of Champagne. The following
particulars are copied from an exchange
paper:
A farmer, one day, looking through
the hedge of the garden, observed wolf
walking round about his mule, but una
bic to get at him, on account of the mules
constant kicking with his hind legs. AS
the farmer perceived that his beast was
so we'll able to defend itself, he considered
it unnecessary to render him any assis-
tance. After the attack and defence had
lasted fully quarter Of an hour, the
wolf ran off to a neighboring ditch, where
he several times plunged into the water.
The farmer imagined he did this to re-
fresh himself after the fatigue he had sus-
tanned, and had no doubt that his mule
had gained complete victory; but in a
few minutes the wolf returned to the
charge, and approached as near as he
could to the head Of the mule, shook him
self, and spirited a quantity of water into
the mules eyes, which caused him imme-
diately to shut them That moment the
wolf leaped upon him and killed the poor
mule before the farmer could come to his
assistance.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-26

Railroads IN the Wea.-Sotne idea of
the business done upon the railroads of
the West may be formed from the follow
ing, from Chicago paper; A few days
since there started from Detroit train
of eighty.fve fright cars in one string
propelled by two of the most powerful To-
comotives in the country. The train
was bound for Chicago, and the greater
part of its vast load was carried to the
merchants of that thriving village. Since
the lst of April just such trains have star
ted almost daily from the depot OF the
Central Railroad for the same place. On
Thursday evening passenger tram lefs
the depot for the West, composed OF TWEEN,
ty-nine of the splendid new passenger and
luggage cars of this company, containing
900 passengers; and almost one-quarter
of a mile long.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-26

Tay Singu1ar.-We are informed thas
on Wednesday last, a heavy shower took
place short distance south of Bedford,
and on several persons going out of their
houses, the ground was observed to be
covered with a species of lizard, about
three inches long, of purple and green
color, with four natural feet, and one in
the middle of its body, with nails on liks
those of a human being-it also has but
one eye, of dull, heavy lead color, in the
middle of It's head between the ears, and
from which it sees sharply in every di-
rection. Several living specimens have
have been preserved by gentleman in
the neighborhood of the shower. Itfeeds
on bark, roots, and grass. This gentle
man intends sending pair of them to q
distinguished naturalist in Philadelphia.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-26
Anti-Rent Outrage.

Sc1oharae, " Y, May ia Mr..
Lawrence proceeded to the house of Jacob
Deitz, on Tuesday last, for the purpose
of serving summons. He found Mr..
D. near his house, and handed him the
papers. Deitz took them and read them.
when he threw them on the ground, seized
Lawrence by the throat, calling him a
damned scoundrel, for coming to serve
papers on him. He then called to his
family to blow horn, when man named
Hollenbeck, who was at work for Deitz as
a mason interceded for Lawrence, who man.
aged to get away, and started Oft on run
Deitz followed in pursuit, knocked Law
renee down, and held him until four men
in disguise made their appearance. They
then tied his hands behind him, and took
him to a small piece of brush near by ;
then tore off his coat, vest and cravat, and
with jack knife cut off his hair, occasion
ally cutting the scalp, and remarking that
they had plaster that would heal it up ;
they tarred his head and body, and pour
ed tar into his boots. After exhausting
all their ingenuity this way, each cut a
stick, and whipped him until they got
tired. They then tied his hands before
him, and started him for the house, each
of them kicking him at every step. They
made him take the papers back, but took
them away again, when, after knocking
him down again, they left him, and he
succeeded in reaching the residence o.
George Becker, last evening. His legs
hands, arms, and face are badly bruised
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-26
Singular and Painful Case.

Near Millerstown, the 18th inst, DR.. s,
E. Hall extracted from the right ear of
Joseph Gelbach, two hundred live mag
gots. It seems that a fly or bug entered
the drum ofhis ear, when be Immediately
started to the physician, but before he
reached him the insect badleft its tentment.
This occurred two days previous to the
extraction, in which time the patient suf-
fered intense pain. 1t is supposed BY the
physician that the insect had deposited,
its eggs during the short time it was in,
the ear-Gdtysbarg (Pa.) Sentinel.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-26
Our C0mmerce--Em2OrtS and EX-
ports.

An appendix to the report Of the late
Secretary Of the Treasury, communicated
to the I. S. Senate, gives some impor-
tant information relative to our Imports
Exports and Debts. 1t states that our
average annual imports from 1921 to
1926, specie included, we're $50, SIS, $40;
from l848 to 1852 they were Sl81, $780,
SO, showing that they more than dou-
bled in thirty years. That our average
imports from 1921 to 1926, were S69,-
439, ,7S5, and from l848 to 1852, Sl75,-
943, 800. That in 1921 the tonnage OF
the United States was only 1895, ,95e
tons; in 1852 it was a, ,138, ,44I tons, show
ing that it has more than trebled in thir-
ty years. Next to great Britain, we have
larger tonnage than any nation in the
world, and in FIVE years, at the present
rate of increase, we shall surpass Great
Britain
The value of our annual products exceeds
three thousand millions of dollars, oi
which only about SI7O, 900, 600 are sent
abroad. leaving s2,e3O, 600 to be
consumed at home by interchange among
the States At least 600,O00,000 is thus
interchanged, in the reciprocal system
which prevails between the states Of the
! Union
The total debt of the several States in
1851 was S201 ,54l ,62I, which was less
by some millions than it had been during
the previous ten years. The value OF
property assessed in the same States was
So, 1888, l49, ,407, the real value being how
ever, loss, 58,l58,779-a pretty good Sc
curity, we think, for their debts, whether
owing at home or abroad.
The above facts relative to our home
consumption of home products, viii give
some idea OF the importance OF fostering
this invaluable trade and exchange be-
tween the States, aud the meagre conse-
quence of the much boasted "foreign mar
kets."
Facts like these should speak trumpet
tongued to the people of this Union in ia
vor Of tho encouragement and support Of
our own manufactures by every prudent
and lawful means. Let the same system
be pursued by our Government that for a
century and half was pursued by the
British Government, and the result would
be to make US not only the mistress of
the seas, but the greatest manufacturing
nation on the globe. So says the Harris
burg Telegraph.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-26
Judge Barrette.

The mannerin which this gentleman has
so far discharged his duties, has left a most
favorable impression upon the minds o.
large majority of those who have haG
an opportunity of hearing and seeing him
His personal appearance is decidedly
prepossessing. He is a well read lawyer
and We believe possesses all the qualifca,
tions TO make him an eminent and popu.
ular Judge, and a favorite with all who
may have official business to transact be-
fore him.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-26

AUTHUR SPRING.-The following par
agraph is from an Irish paper, the Kerry
evening Post, of April 10TH
"Since the publication in our last, we
have heard, on good authority, that the
wretched culprit whose trial we copied
from the Philadelphia papers, though
calling himself Spring in America, was
never known by that name in this coun-
try-having always been called Arthur
Crosbie, after his mother, Peg Crosbie, q
woman of such notoriously bad character
that her sons claim was never admitted
by the gentleman after whom she chose to
call him; and, consequently, as before
stated, he always went by her name.--
Besides him, the miserable woman had
several other illegitimate children, all
named after different fathers. Left to the
sole gaudiance of such mother, it is no
wonder the unfortunate wretch should
have been no better than he was. Tia.
lee Chronicle,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-26
Railroad Damn yes.

The New York Tribune of yesterday
says:
The late accident on the Camden and
Amboy Railroad will cost that Company
some twenty or thirty thousand dollars,
in damages, and that now engrossing the
public mind, will in like manner put
the New Haven Company to an expense
of one to two hundred thousand dollars.
1t is to be hoped that all who are injured
by railroad accidents will in future pros
ecute the companies for damages, and,
the way to directors consciences being
through their pockets, reform may be e.
Tentuolly achieved.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-26
0uiclk Work.

The Harrisburg Borough Item," OF
Wednesday, May II, contains the follow
ing.
A gentleman from Elzabethtown ar
rived in our borough on Tuesday, got in
to the company of a few young ladies the
same evening, was struck with the ap-
pearance of one of the party, and imme-
diately made proposals--was accepted.
and last night was married. 1t is not
every preacher that does business with
such despatch"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-26

EG- The attention of the reader is d.
rected to the advertisements of the Della,
ware, Lackawana and Western Railroad
Company, in another column. All the
necessary arrangements have been made
for the speedy completion ofthe road
The road is of the wide six feet guage
and is already in operation from Scran-
ton to Great Bend, where it connects with
the New York and Erie, which gives il
access to Western and Northern New \ ork
where the road is now doing quite an e1,
tensiye coal business. The officers of the
road are Geo. D. Phelps, President; VIM
E. Warren, Treasurer and Secretary
Geo. ". Scraeton, General Agent; Man,
ayers, Drake Mills, Phelps, John How
land, Henry Hotchkiss, John l. Blair,
Daniel S Miller, VIM. E. Dodge, George
Bulkley, George ". Scranton, j. 3. VIII
liams.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-26
The Peter Miller WilI--Again.

Messrs. Yeates, Ardnt and Wyckof,
auditors appointed by the Court to aud
it the account of Samuel Wilhelm, as Ex-
ecutor and Trustee of the estate of the
late Peter Miller, reported last week.
We understand the report is an able one,
and is lengthy, occupying about sixty
foolscap pages. They report against
Mr.. Wilhelm to the amount of sixty or
seventy thousand dollars, and the Audi
tors fees are six thousand dollars. 1t is
said the parties had agreed that the de-
cision of the Auditors should be final
EaSto,t V7ig.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-26
Stubborn.

A man in Lancaster county refused to
pay his school tax, S1.90 when the con-
stable sold his horse for Slip, took out
the tax and costs, and rendered him the
balance. He refused it, and said it must
be paid to Esq, Miller, his agent, resi-
ding some miles distant. This the con-
stable refused to do. The old goose pros
ecuted and went to Court-lost his case
and paid the costs.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-26
Two Weeks Later from California
arrival of the United States
at N. Orleans.

wv VCVAO ActSA AAVAA NesAAAVA AAN"
arrival of the United States
at N. Orleans.
Neso ORLEANS, May 2O.-The steamship
United States arrived this morning from
San Juan bringing advices from San Fran
cisco to the 30th of April, being thirteen
days later than our last advices.
The United States has made splen-
didpassage, the entire trip from San Fran
cisco occupying but 20 days.
The Grand Jury in the case of the
steamship Independence, wrecked in st.
Simon's Bay, have rendered a verdict, in
which they express the opinion that the
vessel was wholly unsea-worthy at and
before the time of the painful accident,
and that much blame attaches to her
owners for allowing her to be employed
in the transportation of passengers, when
they must have known such was the case.
Business at San Francisco continued
dull, though holders of -four had been en-
abled in some instances to obtain slight
advance.
The stock of provisions and other ne
cessary articles of consumption in the in
terror, was very light, and the roads lead
ing thereto in most wretched condition
so that high prices and much suffering are
anticipated.
The accounts from the mines continue
of a cheering character, so far as regards
the product of gold. The miners and
others are industriously and profitable
employed.
There have been but few arrivals al
San Francisco from the Atlantic port;
since the departure of the last steamer
although a number of vessels are consid
erably over due.
Among those arrived, is the barque
Old Hickory, from New York, after ;
passage of about 146 days.
The list of deaths given in the SaI
Francisco papers, show considerable in
crease for the last month over previous
months.
Included in those from the Atlantic
States who have died, are the names o
Luke Carroll, Of Mass, Bigler Meyer
VIM. De Pee, and Henry Antho
ny, of New Bedford; j. Greenman anc
B. Mason, r. l., and T. Golden, J. Tur
ner, and 7. Tallbudge, of Connecticut.
The agricultural prospects thrOughou
California for the coming year are very
fattering, and large yield is confdentl!
looked for
The Alta California represents trade
as dull in many Of the leading articles
and the market depressed, owing in par
to the backwardness of the Spring trade
and the bad condition of the roads. Al
active business, however, was anticipated
during the month of May.
The stock of -four on hand was large
and heavy arrivals were expected durin:
the next few weeks.
The whaling ship Robert Brettsford
from New Bedford, is ashore on Christ
mas Island
The Legislature would finally adjourn
on the llth of May.
Two fires had occurred at San Francis
co, but they were fortunately extinguishec
before any damage of Importance wa
done.
The banking house of Page, Bacon I
Co., had been robbed of $4,000.
Two discoveries of gold near negr'
Hill are reported.
The agricultural prospects of the Stat
are in very hattering condition.
Later dates from China had been re
ceived at San Francisco.
The American ship Charles Andrew
had arrived at Singapore.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-26
AnotherNew Tcrritory--AIharra

The Washington Union contains q
communication from Henry 4. School.
craft, Esq, in which be describes a sec
ton of country which is known by the
name of Alharra. He says it is so attract
i've, well timbered and fertile area of coun.
try, lying Immediately west of the Rocky
Mountainsin mild, temperate latitudes, tc
which, for the purpose of distinct allusion
be applies the aboriginal term. The area
is about fifty miles broad, and lies paral.
lei to the Rockey Mountains for distance
of severel hundred miles. 1t gives rise
10 both of the main and numerous sub
af1uents of the Columbia River. 1t is a
high plain, which is cut through by these
afluents, of most fertile character, bear
ing trees, and in some places high grass;
and while the streams create abundant
water power for lumber and grain mills
and machinery, they are free, or nearly
free, from inundation of their banks.--
This district probably comprehends twen-
ty-6ve thousands square miles, and if its
capacities of production have been cor
rectly estimated, would sustain popula
non greater than some of the Eastern and
Atlantic States.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-26

Delaacare, LehigA and Wyoming Rail
Roaa.-The Engineers have reached the
summit between Wilkesbarre and the Le-
high, and we are informed the highest
grade necessary, will not exceed sixty-two
and half feet to the mile. This is very
favorable, and it is thought possible to
reduce it slightly.-Record Of the Times.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-26

IIFThe Gardiner trial, which has
been going on at Washington, for some
two or three months, is drawing to a close
The evidence was concluded week before
last; and the counsel for the defence pro-
posed to submit it to the jury without
comment, but the counsel for the govern
ment would not consent. The arguments
were proceeded with last week, and in
the course of this we may expect them to
be finished.
?. S. At the close of the speech of the
prosecuting Attorney the counsel for the
defense declined addressing the jury, and
the Court decided that the other counsel
for the prosecution could not be heard
The case was submitted to the jury on
Thursday; and at the last accounts (lO
o'clock on Saturday night there was no
prospect Of their agreeing.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-26
a Candidate.

The Pittston Gazette favors the nomina-
ton of Hon. VIM. Jessup as the Wing can
cdate for the Supreme Bench, to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the death of Judge
Gibson.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-26

E@ The venerable Stuyvesant pear tree,
at the corner of Thirteenth street and
Third avenue, New York, is again in full
bloom. 1t is now about $50 years old.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-26

UFThe papers in all parts of Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and
Wisconsin, concur in saying that present
indications warrant high expectations Of
the coming crop. From Illinois there
have been some complaints, but not more
than at this time last year.