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GrassLopEers and Tobacco.

The Cattarau5us Whig is responsible
FOR the following:
Grasshorpers are very thick, and are
proving exceedingly destructive in Chau-
faque-at least we judge they are from
the following story told us by a farmer OF
that country, whom we saw a few days
since at Dunkirk. Said he, "TLis spring
as an experiment | devoted about an acre
Of land to the growth of tobacco. Tie
crop did finely and in short space Of
time the plants had attained to the height
OF nearly FIVE inches. Business called
ne to Buffalo. | was gone just two days;
but in that brief period every vo>tige OF
my tobacco had been DESTROYED by the
grasshoIPers; and Sir, incrcdulous as it
may seem, one big. hungry looking speci,
men OF the maurauders, which | saw sit
ting upon stump as | entered the field,
actually had the audacity to ash, nIc Ior
,he clet1 1Aud IN n1y mouth! We collaps-
cd.
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Congressional Amusemerte.
A despatch from Washing ton do

4 despatch from Washington dated
Tuesday, Aug. lst, says:
Mike Walsh, of n. Y, was thrashed ip
thc House Post-ofFicc, to-day,by Mr. Sew
ard, Of Georgia, to whom lie had applied
the epitEct of"D-d liar" - Mr.. Seward
Gr,t raised a chair to knock down Mike,
but the bystanders seizedit. Whereupon
he struck Mike several blows with Lii, tiss
marking his face badly, and giving
good promise of one black eye. Il Is
proposed to amend the Civil and Di.
plomatic bill, by providing for boxing.
ring in the Capitol grounds for The use OF
members.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-10

The Lexington (Mo.) Express contains
an account OF the death Of slave at the
hands of his master The lash, fire.
sousing, beating of the head with heavy
clu6s, the rubbing of cayaunc peper and
tobacco in his eyes, etc, were some of tho
appliances u-ed, not for single hour, a
single day or single week, but every day
for more than three weeks, until he died.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-10

At Viso there was considerable exeitc'
ment, and it was openly stated that n
pronunciamento against the government
would take place on the 22d.
In consequence Of the excitement which
prevailed in Oporto, the government had
suspended the expectation. and authori-
zcd the importation OF Indian corn until
the 25th of September.
News had reached Lisbon that the
Portuguese government schooner Trini-
dad had been taken by British crusier,
and sent to the Mixed Commission, AZ
St. Helena, with forty slaves on board,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-10

r9~The Methodist Episcopal Church Of
Sroudsburg, will be dedicated on Sun.
day, August 20th. Bishop Scott will
preach the dedication sermon, assisted by
the Rev. Drs Castle and Bartine, OF tho
Philadelphia Conference, Preachers and
people are e,pcctively invited to attend.
Service to commence at 10 o'clock A. "
JOHN. +. BOONE, Pastor.
August 10, 1904.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-10

California with all its wealth says the
North American, has proved costly pos
session to the United States The rate
at which it consumes the money at the
national treasury may be judged by the
fact that one till now pending iii Con-
grcss contains appropriations to the a
mount of So ,0G3 900; $3.50, 600 being for
suppro-sng Indian hostiIities, S2G3, 600
for a custom house and starehouse, $780,
500 for surveys of tof the public lands,
100000 for the expenses of the State
government in l8l9 and 1850, and $780,
900 for survey of the boundary line
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-10
A CAMP MEETING

VIII be held in Bo>serd S woods, near
Bos os,crdsville, by the Methodist Episcopal
Church. of the Philadelphia Conference;
August the 2lst. No trsf-
fcing allowed on the ground nor within
the limits prescribed by law unless per-
nitted by the managers,
L. TOWNSEND
August 10, 1854.
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TraYer to the FONT.

Rev. Mr.. Balm of Chicago, (IlliDois.)
inserts a prayer of his own in the OisEs
Branch Of that city, which runs thus
30. Lord have mercy on our special
revivali>t preachers mercy and goodness.
we humbly beseech thee; keep them from
taking Mdics who become converts ,on their
k,Iess. and folding them an Aeir arms and
kissing Mema."
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DISSOLUTION

The C"ParIhership heretofnre existing uu-
der the name ot "P. S. PosrENs s. Co" ia
this dny disSnlved by mutual consent. The
accounts OF the late firm are in the hands OF
James II. Walton fox settlement.
p. S, POSTENS,
J. II. WALTON.
StroudsbHrg, Aug. l, 1854.
N B.-The subscriber, thankful for las,
f"vors IN his line, will continue the bushes.
at The old stand, where he will endeayor
to wait on all who may favor hun with their
trade TO their satisfaction.
P s. PoSTENS.
Aug 10, 1854
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-10

Political CARIcATUREs are sometimes
decidedly mirth provoking. The best
we have sec lately is one called "iho In
fernal Machine or the Know Nothings,'
representing Gov. Bigler in the Execu-
tive Chamber, with the 'heads Of depart.
mcnt7 around him On the table IS
ballot-box, the "sliding lid' Of which the
Governor is opening with much fear and
trembling The other State officers are
ranged in order behind each othc:--one
in the rear with bis hand on the open
door. The Postmaster General is on his
knees, under the table, looking in vain
for support upon sundry packages Of pa
pers, labelled "EIection Returns, Sa-
preme Cotrt-ls5I" The good naturea
phiz of Judge Pollock is seen in the dis.
tance, through an open window, as he
comes up the Capitol hill. Taken alto.
sethcr the lithograph is well gotten up
and will no doubt have an extensive sale
-PlUS5mch Dai7p dispatch.
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The editor of the F5lm0nt Trij'tne
gives thrilling account of fugitive
Slave who has just been passed tAI9usL
Vermont to Canada. lie says:
She i, 20 years Of ace, tall, well formed
ana Of far more than ordinary intelIi .ence.
able to read fucntly, 4 member Of tie
Methodist Church, and the daughter OF
her master yess she was running away
from her own father, Rufin Gilchrist, OF
Ea,ton, Md, because he hli SoLi her to u
South Carolinian for &I,l00. Thi,
Rufin had sold his own flesh and blood
tor so much hard cash, and but for hi,
daughters shrewdncss and heroism, would
have been lingering the price of blood
Charlotte, the fugitive, ran away, lay
pccrctcd in the woods cishtccn days,
found friend in Baltimore, who sent her
to Quaker in Philadelphia By railroad
by a mode We dare not tell lest it should
involve hin in trouble. Her long expo
sure and dreadful journey to PhiIadcI-
phia brought on Il fever, from the effects
of which she had not recovered when here
at St. Adams. From Philadelphia to
Boston by sea, thence to Maine, and then
to avoid some bloodhound Southcrncr,
who were on her track, she turned her
steps this way, avoiding her puraucr>
with cousumate address, and finding ex-
ceIlcnt friends all the way, good accom-
nOdatiOuS on the l.. Il. r.; with the mon
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-10

New York, An.. 5.-Thc total mum
bty OF deaths in this city for the wech
ending to-day, was eleven hundred and
thirty-three-of which two hundred and
ei-hty-si1 we're from cholera. Ninety
thrce of the Latter we're from Ward I,i-
and.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-10
AJAX on tho President Of the United
states.

SslAN0s
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-lmmediotely after
the Adjournment Of the Senate, this afternoon
rs President Pierce was leaving the Capitol
n the northern door, under the eastern ar
cade, he was followed out and addressed /,
J. VI. JetIr5s, of Charleston, S. c. JehaTd:
sas couslIerably intoxicated at the tine, auC
was in company with J. S. Drake, of St
Louis, and J. F. Wiggans, OF New York, allo
whom had been drinking. The President
.ITTE7, auu JuHarus usKeU lGe
President 10 take Z drink, which he declIn-
e., and turned 10 enter h.s carriage. As hr
wss doing go his hat was knocked of By q
hard boiled egg. JeiiarIs returned into the
Capitol, saying the Plesideai was damned
fol
The President spoke to one Of the police
asking 'f he had authority TO make N arrest
C4Pt,.n bennington and officer WALES short
J. after arrested Jedards, who denied throw
Ing the egg. An examination was had before
Captain Dunninuton. when one witness tes-
tined 'Aot be saw yetfards "llh an cgg IN hll
hand few minutes previous 20 the assault !;
another testified that lie saw him throw in the
direction Of the President; and another that
be saw him throw an egg at. and hit The
President The Justice decided to hoII JeC
iards to bail. No bodily harm vas done
The President declined prosecuting the iudi-
yidua!s Engaged in the disgraceful proceed
lncs, Which may make them hereafter sober
UEd bei.er men.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-10

re-" The bite of rattlesnake may be
cured, according to the Macon lIeSSenger.
by piece Of alum, the sixe of hickory
nut, dissolved ia water and drank. or
cdewsd aud swallowed.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-10

WE understand. says the Troy Times,
that a man died in West Troy last Thurs
day evening, with disease strangely re-
scmbling cholera, and his body was depos-
tied in a coffin, and fully prepared for
burial. The remains were kept until
Saturday evening, and then,. while the
friends Of the deceased were engaged il
holding a wake Over him, the dead man
slowly recovered from the state in which
he had so long lain, and actually rose
from the cof5n, walked across the floor
and requested drink Of water, saying Al
was very thirsty. This comes to Us from one
Of the parties present, and we see norcasor
to doubt her statement We furthe:
understand that the man is convalesceut
The Chicago Journal, few weeks since
mentioned 4 case ike tbs, which happen
ed in that city since tie appearance o. III.
cholera.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-10

RAPE AND MURDER.-The Eagle, pub
.i$hed at Guatersvile, Marshall County,
Alabama, states that two young girls
we're ravi>hcd near that place recently,
by peilar and negro, and were after
wards murdered by the inhuman mon.
sters, who, as yet, have not been arrez.
ted.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-10

HARRIsBURG, August 2.-William C.
Tobey, (bctter known for his spirit and
racy writings as "John of York, y died
at the Washington House, at ten o'clock
last night, Of consumption.
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E}Rz.D.

In Stroud tsp, on the 3lst ult., Catha.
rine, wife Of Geo. Hohensheldt, aged So
years.
In Stroudsburg, on the 9th inst, Susan
A., daughter of James and Julia Murry,
aged year month and 26 days.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-10

The Louisville Courier states that four
Of the Jarymeu in the Ward case have
been indicted by the Grand Jury OF uar-
Ciu county on a charge of perjury.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-10

KILLED BY A PANTHER.-A little
daughter of Mr. Baker, in Washington
county, Va, was lately killed and eaten
by panther, near her home. The ami.
nal was shot in tree soon after.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-10

Bequathing fund for supplying the
poor with wood, Is not an unusual occur
renee. The late Thomas j. Sweetser, OF
Salem, Mass, has improved upon this
idea. He has bequeathed $4,000 for
the purpose of furnishing the poor inhab-
ItAnts OF that city with cooking stoves.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-10
C!.0le-a IN ViriGia.

RICHMOND, Aug. 5-Seycral deaths
rom Cholera occurred last week at the
Blue Ridge Tunnel, among the laborcrs.
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Tie No-Hh CaIolra Llsc.on.

RALEIGu, Aug. 5.-Dockery, the Viii
cAndidote for Governor, j certainly eloc
ted. Two Democrats and one Wing are
elected to the House Of Commons from
Wake county.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-12-09
Death Of John r.. Gryme..

ALL -~0N~
One of our most eminent citizens, JoHk r
GRTHEs, died last evening, says the Bee, aftel
a long and painful illness. He was born al
vancIuse, Orange county, Virginia, on the 18th
December 1856, and was consequently sixty
eight years old. Col. GRYMEs was several
times elected to the Legislature, and was one
of the city members in the Convention Of l84a
which altered the old Constitution. As . law.
yer be was at the head Of the profession and
had few equals. He was q useful citizen, and
rendered in the State councils great services to
Louisiana and New Orleans. If his life had
been spared he would no doubt have been sent
to Congress, both parties having, if we are not
mistaken, resolved to select him as their candi.
date. JOHN R. GRYMEs was an ornament to
our bar, and the recollection of his legal attain
ments, forensic eloquence and powers of rea-
soning, will long live in the memory of our best
<e.l
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-12-09

U'ln another part of our paper is an adver
tisement offering a reward for bis body, and
IdescfPtiGn pf the person of Mr.. WILLIAM
goAHlHsos, 2 planter Of Mississippi and brother
of Ex-Governor H. JOHNSON, who fell over
board from steamer Mdggpolia, about opposite
,lBayop Manchac, in this parish, on the night Of
Tuesday the 3lst ult. Any one finding the
body and giving information to the EditoAo f
This paper, will receive the reward as stated in
the advertisement. And we feel warranted in
Inserting. that If the person who finds him, has
made extraordinary exertions, we feel assured
that the distressed family Of the deceased
would. voluntarily and with pleasure, increase
the reward stated. .ads a-g3ea -r :
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-12-09

The message then recommends it, as the duty
of Government, to secure the avenues Of the
transit across the Central American Isthmus.
The questions at issue with Great Britain in
reference to Central America, it is stated, still
remain unsettled, a serious misunderstanding
having arisen, it is said, as to the import of the
Clayton.B ulwer treaty. The message here in
cidentally n~arrates the circumstances OF. the
Greytown difficulty. 1t fully sustains Mr.. Bor-
land and the bombardment of the place, on the
ground that Greytown was only a piratical re-
sort, and that the failure thus to have punished
the place, would have left the offenders impress
sed with the idea that they might persevere
with impunity in their career of insolence.-
This transaction has, however, the President
announces, been made the subject of complaint
on the part of some foreign power.
The subject of the revenue is then referred to.
1t amounted, from all sources, to $73 ,7O5.
The expenditure of the year, exclusive of the
amount of public debt paid, is reported to have
amounted to $5l,Ol8,249. There is in the
Treasury $20,537,OOO. 1t is estimated that
the receipts this year will exceed the expendi-
lures by at least $%l5,0OO.OOO. A reduction of
the tariff is therefore again recommended.
The granting of additional military forces for
the protection of our frontiers is urged upon
Congress, as also is the granting of increased
pay to army officers. It is proposed that there
shall be four new regiments established-two
infantry regiments and two mounted regi-
ments. A reform in the organization Of the
army retired list is also recommended; and 1t
is proposed that promotion shall be made &C.
cording to merit, instead Of according to SEMI.
ority. -. -
The apprentice system is then recommended
to adoption for the navy, and an increase Of our
naval force is urged.
Additional Legislation. for the purpose ofpro-
noting the security Of passengers al sea is re-
commended.
The expenditures of the Post Office Depart.
ment is reported to exceed the receipts of last
year by 9~l,76S,000. "
The President renews the expression Of the
views he laid before Congress last year, on the
subject of grants Of land for railroad purposes;
but, the message rather discourages all such
protects.' Il
The views of the President on the river and
harbor improvements question, and the grounds
on which he vetoed the bill on the subject, are
promised 10 be given soon in another message.
Judicial reform is then urged, and in conclu-
sion the President recommends the maintain
ance of the inherent rights Of self. government,
the accordance Of the largest liberty to all citi-
zens, cheerful obedience to the laws, and the
cultivation Of peace with. foreign powers.
The message closes with the invocation of
the divine blessing on the nation. 4
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-12-09

TINE property now occupied by T. Oriliont
l. Co, asa f3 = L}.H
Coffee House and Restaurant
The location is one of the best for Coffee House,
Grocery or Dry Goods store. For further particle
lars apply to the undersigned.
.HERMONGENE leblanc.
NIB. If The said property is not disposed Of 4
private sale on or befose the 12th day Of January
next, 1855, the same together with al! the BE-
Room fixtures, Billiard Table, Liquors, &c, viii
be sold on that day at ppblicaAuction, at ternste
suit purchasers. des
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-12-09
Famous Printer Gone.

0mVuS TIAAAGCI UUAlcs
Under the above head the Bee makes the fol.
lowing announcement:
"Mr. WILLIAM ALB. PACE, q Printer, well
known in this city, and to his fellow-craftsmer
throughout the Union, as perhaps the swiitesi
type-setter in America, died yesterday after
noon, the 4th inst, after a short illness, at the
residence of his mother, Mrs. Towns, on Bien'
vile street, near Royal. He was held in high
esteem by his fellow-craftsmen and all who
knew him, and will be followed to his last resi-
this afternoon by the Typographical Onion
and the National Guards, Of which he was q
member"
Poor PAcE!-we knew him weil-many
long hour, and late at night, have We worked
side by side-long, wearisome hours, while
others were enjoying Natures great restorer;'
but hours that were, nevertheless, enlivened by
the good humor and ready jest which never
forsook the deceased. Perhaps it was this ma
ture destroying night work that brought him
to an early grave: he was but 90 at his death,
a period at which the great business Of life has
but scarcely commenced. He has gone to that
gloom to which he has recorded the departure
of SO many others during his professional ca
reer, but has left behind him a history marked
with many generous and noble s~ympathies and
good acts. As the Bee says above, Mr.. PACE
was not only the swiftest compositor in Ame-
RIGA, but probably in the world; itswas indeed
a curiosity to see him set type; and what may
be recorded as equally singular relative to his
peculiar profession, we can state that during
the long time we were acquainted with him,
we never knew him to drink q glass of wine OF
spirits Of any kind (; We have heard him assert
frequently that he had never in his life tasted
either, and we doubt not that such q course he
pursued to the day of his death-a case among
which perhaps has no parallel The
death of such a man deserves more than an
ordinary notice. Peace to the ashes of poor
PACE!
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-12-09
How . Ceat was Identified.

In a Justices court in Boston, a case wal
recently decided In . novel wsy.-A coat waa
10 dispute, and the evidence was direct and
positive for both claimants: The parties were
Irish, and foil Of grit, sready to spend al they
had rather than to give up beat" The affair
had been carefully examined, and the court
was in q 'quandary,' not knowing who had the
best claim or the garment.-However, q mo.
ment before his Honor was to sum up, the evi.
dence, Patrick Power, one Of the claimants,
made the following proposition for settling the
affair. Said Patrick, aas.
"Tfmothy Sullivan, now you say that coat
belongs to yourself entirely. l nay Il IL my
own Now mind ye, Timothy, that both "
Us will take the coal an look Il oil over, an
the man that finds his name on II shall be the
owner" Pr"
sDone," said Timothy.
San yell stick to the bargain" said Patrick.
ITO be sure" answered Timothy, and YES
irejoined the council on both sides. AT
thin look at Il" said Patrick, % he passed
the coat into the hands Of Timothy, who vainly
sesIe6ed every part Of II for his name, and pass
ed II, 10 Patrick, boastingly saying,
San nov let us see II you can Be fhdin'
your name Oh the Rzrment."s' BOD e ~
'~Ys'l stick to tho 'greementF' ,sad Patrick,
eagerly grasping the coat
sUpon the homer o. q man" replied Timothy.
sThin .honld on . bit" said Patrick, - be
dsev,a knife and openeda corner on the collar
ofhis coat, taking thereffom two very small
peas, szelsiming a. he held them il bic hand,
sthere, do yon see thatf' sd sss n, "
sYsA BIT whit " that!.. said Timothy.
"a 1Svit SAxla II hes "a IA Ia e. IS. 80
name. to b sune-pea for Patrick and pea for
PowsrA bejabsrs!r"' shr
He gothic coat amid ROAM ofaaehtsr..
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-12-09

SaAy.-Some n having stated that tie
best way to preserve apples from rottiug is to
pack them in salt, the editor of the Albany
Kn'cker6ocker tried the experiment. He say,
they have kept for three years, and they would
keep to all eternity, ifthey waited for him 10
eat them.-The saline particles 80 mix with
the apples that you can't eat one o fthem, with
out fancying you are chewing a piece of Lot.
wife! =
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-12-09

= .1"E u m3S1xtn0s u : ID
,f'This popular work, which has now gone in-
to the hands Of REH'D. H. SEE B 90, pro-
SCENTS 2 most attractive feature the present
month in The beauty Of tic engravings and ia
is high literary merit Ills peculiarly SANS.
rican" III every respect, and presents strong
claims for the patronage Of the American peo-
pie. The, new pFoprieters promise many i'm
provssnents the coming year: Now is the time
70 subscribe. See prospectus at our Office
Terms $s, but we will furnish it to any one
tor % who will pay for the Seminal in advance.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-12-09

A company started from Warren county,
Tenn. for Nebraska, last week, consisting Of
two grandmothers, who were sisters, and each
Of these gsandmothers had . son. and each Of
these sons had a wife, and these two sons and
Their. wiYea had with them thirty.6se ehildren.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-12-09

Mr. Thomas Bond, the young gentleman
whose boat was upset 10 Sapefio Sound. and
was found insensible on the beach four days
afterwards, died three days after his discovery.
He fingered in an almost insensibls state till
death relieved him from his ssfferings. Il is
still unknown how he managed to seach the
shore. or to survive 80 long without food and
protection from the severe weather.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-12-09

The British line.of. battle ship Agamemmon
which took such a distinguished part in the r..
cent naval attack upon Scbastopol, belonged
to Nelson's fleet at Trafalgar and is celebrated
in Capt. Chances novel of Ben Brace, Wall
has she sustained her fame.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-12-09

The war appears to have so reused the old
martin! spirit in England that recruits are OBJ
tanned in great numbers, without the least diff.
Guilty. A recruiting sergeant receives lis. for
every man passing medical examination. and
such is the readiness with which men join, that
one recruiting officer alone made f55 within
three days. The war enthusiasm is said to be
even greater in Ireland than in England.