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Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-23

To MAKE A BARREL OF GOOD SOAP. Dissolve
48 lbs. Of common bar soap 10 Is gallons Of
boiling water. Let j cool and get thick and
cut ii in Slices Then dissolve I2 lbs. sal
soda in Is gallons more of boiling water, then,
add three lbs. unsacked lime Boil these ar
ticles together twenty minutes; when cold, turn
off the fluid and mix it gradually with the soap,
not disturbing the sediment; then add one quart
alcohol and half pint camphene all To-
gether and it will be fit for use
The above soap is used for washing clothes,
and will be found to save much labor. Some
people prefer less lime, and others omit the
camphene, and think il better.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-23

EGG DUMPLINGs. Make batter Of pint
of milk, two we'll beaten eggs, a salt spoonful
cf salt, and iour enough TO make batter as
thick as for pound cake have clean saucepan
of boiling water, let the water boil fast, drop
in the batter by the table spoonful four or five
minutes will boil them, take them with skim
mer on TO dish, put Bit Of butter and pep
per over, serve with boiled or cold meat for
little dessert, put butter and grated nutmeg,
with syrup or sugar over.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-28
Post Master

Some Postmasters and newspaper subscribers
are under the impression that the law author
izing newspapers to circulate, free ofpostage
in the county where they are published, was
repealed, by the late session Of Congress
This is mistake. Congress passed an amend
ment to the Post Route bill, allowing Post
masters whose compensation does not exceed
$500 quarter, one cent for every "free" let
ter delivered from their respective officers,
and two mills for delivering to subscribers,
each newspaper not chargeable with postage.
These amounts are not to be collected from
the public, but are to be allowd by the Gov
erment to the potsmasters in the settlemeet of
their accounts. Between subscribers and
Postmasters the law remains the same as be-
fore. 1t is only between the Postmasters and
the Government, that change has been
made
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-28
A Modern Orlando.

Our California papers are largely oc-
cupied with accounts of celebrated rob-
ber-chief, named Joaquin. He is said to
command bold and reckless band Of
Williams, who have committed many enor-
mites. He IS represented to be about
thirty-fve years Of age, and is Mexican
by birth although a resident of California
he has a regular chain of assocsates at
home:
"He has been known to enter the can.
ital cities disguised as a friar-he has
been arrested several times, but through
his expertness, and influence he welded
among the soldiery, he has been dis.
charged. He is about six feet in height
and of immense muscular strength: ia
well versed in the use of arms, and in
disposition cruel and sanguinary. He
has dark, sallow complexion, and dur
ing the Mexican war was known to wear
coat of armor He has committed
numberless murders, has burned many
ranches, and has resided in San Francis
co. He has frequently obtained informa-
tion of Mexicans leaving California with
money, who have been logged and rob-
bed by detached portions of his band
In some instances they been robbed
on their arrival at Mexieo-the news
of their departure, and the money they
had about them, having been forwarded
by means of the associates living on the
road. Joaquin belonged to the band of
guerilles commanded by the famous Pa
DIRE Juranta, who was captured aud shot
during the Mexican War
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-28
An Extensive Conspiracy.

Rev. E. Smith, of Tile Mansfield (OD
Statesman, has ividence that the Brother
hood of Thieves, the existence of which
was proven on recent trial for burglary,
in Lake County, Ohio, extends over eve
ry State in the Union. He says:
we are aware of the existence Of said
society, by the confession of one of its
members, who had too much conscience
for such a brotherhood. He stated that
they were banded together for robbery,
theft, counterfeiting and murder, and to
protect each other from the fangs of the
law, by being witnesses for each other,
and getting on juries when they could.
Death, he said, was the penalty of any
betrayal of their secrets or plans, or of
any of the brotherhood, or of any infdeI-
ity to their secret obligations.
He further states that this society is
extended into every State in the Union
has branches and high officers in all the
States-that its members were numerous
and respectable, many Of them occupying
important stations; and, having a wide
influence, Some are members of churches
and church officers, and attend to the
forms of religion, such as asking bless
ing at the table, and attending to family
worship. These statements were made
in confidence under circumstances calcu-
lated to leave little or no doubt of their
truth. The name Of this humble penitent
confessor dare not be given, as he would
certainly be put to death if his confession
should come to the knowledge of the
brotherhood.
There can be no doubt of the existence
of this society, and it is a fearful state of
things, and shows to what uses secrecy
can be put. To have secret oathbound
and banded robbers, thieves and murder
ers mixed up with the community and
entering into families and spying out all
our precious things, and at the same
time praying with US and going to the
sacred communion, is truly a horrible
state of society, But so it is; we know
not the danger to which this alarm may
expose US, but the community ought to
be apprised of these things, and We have
concluded to send out the alarm.
A similar society was formed in Eu-
rope in 1777, by Weishaupt, Zwack, and
Kniggee, which continued ten years and
was then broken up by the discovery of
their papers in the hand writing of Zwack.
They had receipts for producing abortion,
filling rooms with supplying odors, and
divers like hellish things, and scores of
counterfeit seals. We shall rejoice to
hear of the like detection and disruption
of the one that has made its home with
MS
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-28

The great religious societies, whose centre
of operations is in New York city, are matur-
ing their annual reports, and otherwise ar
ranging Cor the celebration of their respec-
tive anniversaries, commencing on the 9Th
of May. The past year has been one of
prosperity, and the receipts of the several So
cieties, in most instances, show an advance
over any previous year. So far as they have
been made up, they are exhibited in the fol-
lowing table, which we find in the Journal
of Commerce. In some instances they are
partly estimated, but are not far out of the
way
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-28
Rail Roads.

From the spirit which we observe man
ifesting itself on all sides of US, relative
to Railroad improvement, we are con-
vinced that the people in this section of
the country have at last, walked up to their
Importance. The Lackawana and Blooms
burg Rail Road Company have organized
and we are told, are to have the route
surveyed and an approximate estimate
made as soon as it can be done, with the
intention of putting portions of the road
under contract Immediately. The country
thro' which this road will run, the feasibili-
ty of the route, the comparatively small
sum of money it will cost to build it, togeth-
er with the connections it will make with
important Rail Roads at each of It's termin-
ations, should be, in our judgment, consid-
erations sufficiently important of them
selves, to warrant the immediate COM
mencement of the work.
We are also informed that the work of
building the Cobb's Gap and Delaware
Rail Road, from Scranton to the Della
ware Water Gap, has been commenced.
Through the Carbondale Transcript,
we also learn, that survey is now being
made of the Lackawana or Susquehanna
Rail Road to be built from the terminus
of the Albany and Susquehanna Rail
Road to the Lackawanna Valley.
In addition to these three roads, prep
arations are said to be making for the
construction of the Delaware, Lehigh and
Wyoming Rail Road running from Wilkes
barre to the Delaware Water Gap.
Success to all of these enterprises, is
the voice of public improvement. The
development of our coal fields and the
consequent increase of the business of
this beautiful Valley, made rich by the
hand of nature herself, demands these
four improvements. BY them the toe
long neglected Wyoming Valley will be
opened up to the great markets Of the
north and the east The increasing, and
certainly to be still further increased de-
mand for the valuable mineral product
with which this valley is SO largely abun-
dant, can no more than be supplied, if by
them it can be, by the outlets which we
now have by the Pennsylvania canal, the
/ Pennsylvania Coal Company's Railroad
and the Lackawanna and Western Rail
Road; and which we shall have when the
Lackawanna and Bloomsbury Rail Road
the Cobb's Gap and Delaware RAILROAD
the Lackawanna and Susquehanna Rail
Road, aud the Delaware, Lehigh and
Wyoming Railroad. are built, and the
extension of the North Branch Division OF
the Pennsylvania Canal is completed. Let
the strife then be to see which of the diff
erent parties so deeply interested in these
important Improvements will have their
work done first, and not which of them
shall throwsobstacles in the way of their
neighbor.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-28

High Priced ReHgion.-Dow, Jr. the
eccentric preacher, in aluson to the exclusion
of many would be church goers from the sane
tuary, by reason of the enormously high pew
rents in the fashionable churches of New
York, characteristically remarks:
There is high duty on the fashionable
bread of life. To go to church in any kind
Of tolerable style costs heap every year, and
] know very well why majority of you go
to Beelzebub, is because you can't afford to
go TO Heauen at the present erorbitant prices.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-28
AMALGAMATEON.

Married, in New York city, March 80,
by Rev. Thomas Henson, Prof W. G. Al
len, of McGrawville, N. Y, to Miss Mary
e. King, of Fulton, N. Y, daughter of
Rev. Lynden King, of Fulton.
A case of amalgamation? The parties
are the same who were concerned in the
attempt at the feat they have finally ac-
complished, some time ago at Fulton. 1t
created great excitement there at the
time. Allen, the colored gentleman, de-
MED that there was any ground for the
report that they wished to be married,
and she went off into Pennsylvania to
teach school. Allen is said to be un-
worthy of and ashamed of his color, and
has always said that when he married he
would have white girl. He was at one
time at the Institute at Whitestown, and
afterwards studied law in New York
His airs made him unpopular with his
own people and with abolitionists, who
noticed his conduct at McGrawville. His
marriage, it seems, is now fixed fact, in
black and white.-Utiea Gazette.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-28

The Boston Herald states that during a
thunder storm a few days since, ''two wild
ducks were taken on the wing" by fash of
lightning, and dropped dear South Boston
bridge in the water.-They were seen to fall
and Mr.. Joseph Colburn, wood and coal deal
er on Turnpike street, South Boston, went out
and picked them up. One of them had his
head taken completely of. The feathers on
the neck were partly singed. The other had
a wing taken of, and the feathers on his back
plucked off smoothly as if done by hand.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-28
SWindled COuntrymen.

Two countrymen from the Western
part of New York State were lately re-
lieved of three hundred dollars in the
following manner f.: They had come to n.
York city for the purpose of engaging
passage to California. While looking at
one of the steamships on the North Riv-
er, loading for San Francisco, they were
accosted by two other men, who induced
them to relinqish the idea of going in that
vessel, and persuaded them to go to
Brooklyn to examine ship which was to
sail next day, and on which they could
secure passage at a much cheaper rate.
Believing the story, they accompanied
their new friends to Fort Greene, from
the top of which they were promised a
splendid view of the craft. Before reach
ing the top of the hill they sat down to
rest, when one Of the New Y orkers pull
led small and apparently solid ivory
ball from bis pocket, and proposed to bet
that it was hollow and contained a piece
of white paper. The cOuntrymen, catch
ing at the bait, bet $500, one stalking
$500 and the other 500, and placed the
money in the hands of New Yorker No.
2, who, appearing perfectly honest, gave
them a check on the Greenwich Bank for
$1,000 as security. Holding the money
rather loosely in his hand, New Yorker
No. l grabbed it and ran off, the other
following as fast as he could, and both
were soon out Of sight, and the country
men minus their cash. They subsequent
ly related their misfortune at the Office
of the chief of police. One of the rogues
who performed this trick, named Edward
Haggerty, has been arrested and COM
mitted to prison. James Hayden is the
mans name who was robbed.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-28
nF The Wilkesbarre AoyOcnte es

B5- The Wilkesbarre AaUOcate estab-
lishment has been disposed of to Messrs.
VIM. P. Miner and Joseph w. Miner, by
whom the paper will hereafter be conduc-
ted. Sharp d. Lewis, Esq, under whose
control the Advocate was one of the best
and most dignifed journals in the interi-
or of the State, retires to engage in other
business pursuits, for which he has our
best wishes. Messrs Miners are young
men of talent and enterprise, in whose
hands the Advocate will sustain its high
character as a journal, and as one of them
is son and the other a nephew of that
very able, worthy and estimable veteran
of the fraternity, Hon. Charles Miner,
they will no doubt have the benefit of his
prolific pen to amuse and instruct its read
ers. We wish them abundant success
Daily NeacS.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-28
Pennsylvania Legislature.

This body closed its session on the 10th
inst, without having passed many i'm
poItant general bills, but host of pri-
vate acts.
Mr.. Carson, Speaker, resigned the
chair, and an election was gone into, which
resulted in the choice of John c. Kunkel,
OF Dauphin, as Speaker of the Senate till
the next meeting of the legislature. Upon
being conducted to the chair he made a
brief speech, and the Senate was then
adjourned sine de-
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-28

CURIOUS FREAK OF a STREAK OF
LIGHTING.-The Long Isalnder, publish
ed at Huntington, says: During the thun-
der storm on Thursday, 18th April, a
house in Amityville was struck by light
ming. 1t seems the lightning entered the
door, split the sill, passed along in the
room to large cooking stove, which it
threw up into the second story, and cut
off three of the toes of a woman (whose
name we could not learn) who was sitting
near by. The shoe through which the
lightning entered appeared entirely unin-
jured with the exception of small hole
on one side.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-28

The American Board of Missions have
sent out about thirty missionarins since the
commencement of the fiscal year. The A
mercan Home Mission Society have had in
commission 1883 laborers, against 1902 last
pear. The American and Foreign Christian
Union has had in its employ l40 laborers,
mostly in this country.
The receipts of the American Tract Soci-
ETY. for the year. ending April l. for publica-
tions sold, was 1927, ,252 81, and in donations
SI47,374 Ga. Grants during the year-in
publications 63,7s9,976 pages; i'll value
$42,637 90, exclusive of $20,0O0in cash re-
mltted to foreign lands.
The operation of the Colonization Society
have increased beyond any previous year.
Much encouragement is derived from the
readiness Of the people, particularly in the
State of New York, to cooperate, by the
formation ofauxilary societies and otherwise.
The intelligence from Liberia is also of a
cheering character. Belgium has recently
recognised the independence of Liberia, ma
king the fifth monarchal government that has
taken this step.
The American Bible Society has largely
increased its operation during the year. Its
distribution of volumes during the previous
year amounted to 100000 This number is
now increased by the addition ofabout 1000
volumes. The society has moved a large
portion of its effects to the new edlice on
Astor Place, where many men are already
employed.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-28
IL The case of the Commonwealth

IL The case of the Commonwealth
against j. j. POste9b was tried last week,
at Easton, and resulted in the complete
and triumphant vindication of the Defen-
dant. The evidence against the accused
was in the language of his Honor, Judge
Mccartney, +" totally annihilated. " The
verdict of acquital was rendered amidst
the most unbounded applause, which the
officers Of the Court could scarcely sup
press. The miserable wretch that
ostensibly preferred the charge, made her
escape to New-Jersey, or she would have
been lodged in jail.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-28

The yearly sales of oysters in the city of
-New-Yofk exceed five millions of dollars,
and the number of persons employed in the
business, directly or indirectly, is about fifty
thousand Two thirds of the whole amount
of oysters sold in our markets come from
Virginia, which has more extensive oyster
trade than any other State in the Union
The residue is obtained from the waters of
New-York and those of New-Jersey-the
East River, furnishes the largest supply. A
considerable supply is procured from Shrew-
bury and York Bay.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-28
Death of the Vice President.

Hon. WILLIAM RUFUS KING, long a
Senator of the United States from Ala
bama, lately chosen Vice-President, died
of consumption at his plantation, near Ca
hawba, Ala, on Monday the 18th inst,
aged 6s. His trip to Cuba in pursuit of
health proved futile, as such trips usual
ly do, and he was barely enabled to reach
his home before Death claimed him as
his prey. We condense from biogra-
phical sketch in the Tribune the following
particulars of his political career:
Mr.. King had been longer in Congress
than any man remaining in it since the
death of Mr.. Clay. He was native of
North Carolina, and elected thence to the
House of Representatives., where he first
took his seat in Dec, 1911. Six months
afterwards, War against Great Britain
was declared; Messrs, Clay, Grundy and
Calhoun being among its warmest and
most influential advocates.
Mr.. King remained Representative
from North Carolinia, moderately but
steadily supporting the War and other
measures of the Republican party, till
1916, when he heartily co-operated with
the great body of that party in chartering
the Second National Bank, voting with
its friends on every division.
At the close of this session, Mr.. King
resigned his seat and removed to Ala
bama, then Territory, soon to become
a State, and was soon after chosen a
member of its Constitutional Convention.
On its admission as q State, he was
chosen Gn 1870 one of its Z. S. Senators,
which post he held uninterruptedly till
1844-a period of 25 years. He then
resigned his seat on being appointed by
John Tyler, ambassador to the Court of
France, where he spent some years. In
1846, having rolinquished his Mission,he
was reelected to the Senate, and contin-
ued to serve therein until the session Of
last winter, when the progress of Con
sumption compelled him to leave Wash
ington for Cuba-in vain. He remained
on the island for two months or more to
no purpose, and then, finding recovery
hopeles, hastened home to die.
MI NlHS was SeHClenau VI hOuel aCC
abilities and manageable passions. \
thorough devotee of part y, he rarely did
or said anything that an opponent could
deem personally offensive. No public
man of our time ever steered clearer of
reverse through long official career, and
none ever did less to justify his good for
tune. We cannot now remember meas
ure of any consequence he originated nor
even memorable sentence that fell from
his lips, during his forty-odd years Of
public service in the most responsible po-
sitions. Mr.. X. was never married, but
leaves large property to distant relatives.
BY the Death of Mr.. King, the Office
of Vice-President devolves (until his
term expires, or the Senate see fit to
choose another President on Hon. David
R. Atcheson Senator from MISSOURI, who
will pretty certainly be left out of the
Senate after the close of the next Con-
gress, March Sd, 1852
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-28

FReeSe Exams, youth not yet nineteen
years old, belonging at Carbondale, was con-
victed at Wilkesbarre last week of the mur-
der of Louis Reese, merchant at the latter
place Evans went to Reese's store, ard pur-
chased several articles ofclothing, promising
to pay for them as soon as he could go over
and get the money of a man near Kingston.
Il was arranged that Reese should go with
him, and SO they started together. After
they got over the Wilkesbarre bridge it ap-
pears that they left the road and went across
the fields. On the way Evans drew pistol,
shot Reese through the head, took his watch,
and what money he had about him, and
made off. Taken together the case is almost
unparalleled. At his conviction the delin-
quent manifested no remorse, but protested
most stoutly that he was innocent.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-28
The Potato Rot

The following, says the Scieutiic American
is said to be an excellent mixture for the pro-
lection of the Potato vine:
" Take one peck offine salt and mix it thor
oughly with half bushel of Nova Scotia
plaster or gympsum; (ground plaster is best,
and Immediately after hoeing the second time,
or just as the young potato begins to set, sprin-
kle on the main vines, next to the ground, a
table spoonful of the above mixture to each
hill, and be sure to get it on the main vine'',
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-28

REMOVALS AND APPOINTMENTS
axe of the executioner falls rapidly and
steadily, and official heads are dropping
daily from Maine to Oregon. The Wings
everywhere submit to their fate like men
and philosophers, and neither the victims
nor the press cry out "proscription," No
such wall goes up as in ls49, when a
few dozen Locofocos got their walking pa
pers. There is no struggle on the part of
Wing office holders to retain place, and
no trimming of sails to retain power and
patronage.-Cleveland Herald.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-04-28

Singular LauSuit-Of the many novel
causes for going to law" among the most
singular is suit now pending in StLouis.-
The parties are Charles Stewart, plaintiff,
and John R. F'lemming, defendant; and the
origin of the suit, as we understand the cir
cumstances, are as follows: Mr.. Steward an
nounced his intention to Mr.. Flemming of
being married d,--which the latter treated
as jest. To give assurance to the statement,
Mr. Stewart offered to give Mr.. Flemming
a ten dollar vest if the latter would agree TO
pay the minister who officiated at the ceremo-
ny, S25, which on being demanded of Mr..
Flemmng, he refused to pay, The suit was
commenced TO recover this amount