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Mountain Fires and Wild Game.

The recent mountain fires in Vermont,
and in New York, in the vicinity of Lake
Champlain, have driven the wild beasts
and game from their local habitations,
and forced them to seek new retreats
nearer the inhabited portions of the coun'
try. Ga the west of Lake ChampIain
the fires have swept from short dis
tance above Whitehall, up along the Lake
shore for distance of forty miles. Mucl
of this burnt district is a wild region a
boundingin in game and wild animals, which
have been driven into other quarters BY
the devouring flames. We learn few
days since nine bears which had beer
thus driven from the mountains on tn,
west shore of Lake Champlain, crossed
the south bay about two miles abov
Whitehall.-Some boys and woman
had been picking berries in the vicinity
pushed off boat and rowed up to larg
she bear which was swimming the lax
with her cubs, when one Of the part,
struck the bear with an oar.
Thus molested, the bear turned upol
the attacking party, clapped her forepaw
on the side of the boat, and exhibiting
handsome set Of ivory, made an effort t
get inside the skif Another bear am
the cubs also came to the rescue. Afte
considerable man@vering on both sides
compromise was affected by which tb
bear let 90 Of the boat, and the boat mad
straight wake for the shore. The boy
and the woman went on their way rejoic
inc-and so did the bears. The forme
had a narrow escape from being upset i
their boat, and fight in deep water
while the bears were probably satisfe'
with being permitted to escape in safety
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TEACHERS WANTED.

The School Directors of Stroudsburg,
wish to employ two male and two female
teachers, to take charge of the schools in
said District. Also one to take charge of
a Colored school.
The schools to be opened on the first
Monday of October next, and continue
six months.
An examination of candidates will
take place at the Court House on the 28th
inst.
Gu. WARWICK, President.
Stroudsburg, Sept 81, 1851.
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PETIT .LIRnRS

ChesnuthW-Elias Bonser and John Siglin.
CoOldaugh--Joseph Meyer, Henry Miller
Etdred--Edward EngIer, Jacob Smith
Henry Smith and Joseph KuEkle
HamutOn-Samuel Storm, Linford Shoe
maker, Rudolph Storm and John Jones.
JackSon-Joseph Wobcrt.
Middle Smithfeld--Chas TRIBE, Dim.
mick Overfeld and Chas w. Decker.
Price-Ezra Ellenwood
Pocono--Danel Metzgar, a. s. Edinger,
Adam Anglemeyer, and James Trach.
SmHhfetd-Jacob Meyer, James Tcerpen-
ing, Aaron Arnold, Leonard Blrtron, and
Warren Bush.
SirOud-Peter Robeson, John Vlnaukcn,
james White, Nicholas Wolfnger, Edward
Brown, Jesse DIETRICH, Joseph Dunlap, and
James Postens, sr.
TObyhanna-Phincas Miller and Freder-
ick Knecht.
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A Little Husband and Little Wife

The Sandusky Register is responsible
for this. Two little children-a boy and
a girl aged four and three years respect
ively-were missed by their families and
search made every where for them, but
in vain. The day passed, and consider
able alarm existed. Persons were out in
all directions and the bell ringer had been
sent for, when passing thicket in the
garden, the mother thought she heard the
sound of low voices near. Pulling away
the leaves, there was the truants, with
their night clothes oD, locked in one an
others arms and very snugly slowed a.
way for the night. The precocious lovers,
were stirred from their nest, but the boy
expressed the utmost Indignation, for he
said "the hired man had married me and
sissy, and that bush bouse was hizzen and
they were going to live there till it rained
TIE denouement was so comical, that it
was concluded to let them be married un-
til they had fallinging out, which oc-
cured the next day, and now they live a.
part-a separated man and wife
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-09-21
The New Orleans Rios.

BALTIMORE, Sept. l8.-The New Or
Ieaus papers received here to-day contain
particulars Of the recent riots there.
The riots originated in a quarrel be.
tween citizens and the watchmen, the lat.
ter being mostly Irish, and their cause
having been taken up by their country
men. An irregular fight ensued, in which
muskets and pistols were freely used It
was Kept up the whole of Monday night.
The American party assembled in front
Of the City Hall, and marched to the
foreign quarter of the city, where the
battle ragged with great violence.
The accounts in the papers are conflict,
ing.
The yellow fever is increasing at New
Orleans The deaths for the week end
ing the 10th inst, were Asa, of which 284
were fever cases.
Another fire occurred at Mobile on
Tuesday last, caused by incendiaries.--
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
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Another Great Tree in Californi;

At "a late meeting of the Boston Natural
History Society, DR.. Ayres furnished the
following items derived from DR.. Bigelow,
of San Francisco, relative to another huge
tree in that region. The tree lies on the
ground, having fallen many years since
From the base to the point where it is
broken off, it is found to be three hundred
and ten feet all beyond this was burned
probably by the Indians, but fragments
lie scattered along to the distance of a
hundred and fifty feet, and from the size
of these fragments, Dr. Bigelow feels con-
fident that the tree must have been five
hundred feet high. At the base it is, by
computation, one hundred and ten feet in
circumference, and at the end of the three
hundred and ten feet, it is, by measure
ment, forty feet in circumference. This
is almost as much beyond, in size, the
great tree which has attracted so much
notice as that is beyond trees of common
size. DIR. Abbott remarked that DR.
Pick kering had seen trees in California as
remarka able for their slenderness as well
as height He had seen one three hun
dred and ten feet high, measuring only
nine feet in diameter at the base, and at
the broken extremity only nine inches.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-09-21
Krow-No:hings in Northampton.

The Easton Argus is in great tribula-
ton in consequence of being threatened
with having a majority of Know Nothing
Delegates in the Nominating Convention
of Northampton county 1t says -
At the approaching election an attempt
will be made By this Know-Nothing in
nuence to defeat the whole regular Dem
ocratic ticket Of this county. In order to
accomplish this, Lod ges have been opened
in almost every Township and Village
within its borders. There are three
Lodges in the Borough of Easton, one
for each Ward, Samuel Siegfried, an IN,
dependent candidate for Register, and
who expects to get the know-Nothing
vote. is Secretary of the West Ware
Lodge, VI. T. Stilwcll, the editor OF The
Farmer, and Aaron SeiP, a gentleman
whom the Democrats were kind enough
to elect Coroner last fall, are among it:
most active members. Reuben Z. Mlcke
who has advertised himself as a candi
date for Prothonotary, 'sn6ject tottc dcctS
ion of the Democratic C0H2tty C0mCcH5on,
Joined them about ten days ago and i
4 member in full standing.
The Atgns goes on to say where othc
lod res have been established in the coun
tv. and states as fact that there is on
in Bnshkill, one in Williams township, on
in Uellertown, one in Frecmansburg, on
in Bath, one in Ccntreviile, and at yarl
ious other places. 1t is evidently yer.
much frightened, and gives unnistakea
/ bic signs that the Know-Nothings ar
making sad havoc among the faithful il
cood Cd Democratic NORTHAMPTON.
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Easton, September 2l, 1854.
JURY LIsT---sEPTEMBER TERM, 1854

GRAND jurors.
HeStRutkW-jonas Blrthold.
EIdred-Philip Drumheller
HamUton-Michae! Super.
JacbsOn-Amos Singer
Middle Smithfeid-James GunsauIcs, ia
cob Shoemaker, and Gabriel Yetter
Prjce-Smith Price, Lewis Long and
Jacob Price.
Polb-Fyederick Shupp, Jr.
Ross-John Smith, Philip Smith, Wm.
Neyhart and VIM. Smith.
Stroud-George Scyphers.
StrOudSJurg-James 7. Palmer.
SmithfeId-David Nigh and c. NJ. Strnnk
Tobyhanna-Geo. Altemose, Philip Huff
man and WIN. Adams.
Paraaise-Adam Utl and Jacob kerner.
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a Large Hog.

Mr. Peyton Davis, residing in tho
ucighborhood of Snickersyille, in Virginia
has a hog of huge dimensions. We are
Informed by gentleman who was to see
his bogship that he measures nine fee
ten inches from snout to tail, seven fee
two inches in girth, and is four feet high
His supposed weight is 1890 pounds, ,and
his ace two wears and six months. Ifany
farmer iu the state can beat this specimen
Of Loudoun growth, we request him te
trot him out Mr.. D., when killing time
comes, can surely go the whole ho5' a
mong lis neigLbors. This animal wi
be for exhibition at our Agricultural Fail
during the coming month,-Lees5'"=
Dem0alGt.
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TANOTUER DEsPATCU1

PITTsBURGH, Sept. l5.-The cholera
has broken out here with great yirulence
in different parts of the city and vicinity
1t is impossible to give the number o.
cases, but there have been % death-
within the past 35 hours. Some Of our
prominent citizens have been carried of
in three or four hours.
PITTsBURG, Sept. I3,-There appears
to be no abatement in the Cholera at this
place. There were 40 deaths yesterday.
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a Fine Old Gentleman.

Gone of the rale ould stock" Over
Duffy, of Monaghan Co., is l22 years old
When lI6 be lost his second wife, and
subsequently married the 3D., by whom he
had a son and daughter. His younges
son is two years old-his eldest ninety
He still retains, in much yigor, his mental
and corporal faculties, and frequently
walks to the town, distance of eight
miles.-D@GllN Paper.
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A staunch Democrat in our neighbor-
hood, during the Mexican war, was called
upon to pray at regular church meeting,
upon which he perpetrated the usual form
upon such occasions, with this addition :
'Oh, Lord, be with our army in Mexi-
co, whether it be right or whether it be
wrong, bless it. We of the Democratic
party are charged with making war of
conquest; but we believe it to be war
of defence. But, oh, Lord, we would
not enter into an argument on the subject
before you-but for further particulars
would refer you to the Presidents mes
sage, -DubuqUe Sentinel,
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To the Electors of the Congressional Dis
trict COMPOSED of the Counties Of North
ampton, Wayne, Carbon, Monroe and
Pike.
The undersigned has been requested by a
number Of citizens from different parts OF the
District, to offer himself as an Independent
Candidate for CONGRESS at the ensuing
election. Although the proposition was al
together apart from his wishes or expecta-
tions, vet, after much reflection, he has de-
termined to give an affirmative response to
his friends. The reasons which have induced
this conclusion are various. He is willing &c
serve the public if they make the demand
Again he believes that there is a desire il
the District to have an Independent Candid
ate that thus opportunity may he allowed the
voters to express their views upon measure;
of Importance now before the country. Thi:
is time 20 dismiss party subserviency anC
to show by speech, vote, and action, true pa
triotism. No one capable of reading the
"signs Of the times" can deny that our cOun
try has reached historical crisis. Wha
we need is not so much platforms or politica
creeds as fearless intrepdity to speak brave
sentiments and to do right.
Having been born and reared in the county
Of Northampton, and h7cd therein almost al
his days, he feels that he needs no specia
Introduction of himself to the people Of the
district. Specific pledges it is not wise tc
anticipate. Generally he promises, if elected
to give his best attention to the advancement
of the interests of the important and CROWN!
district whose special representative he woulo
be, not forgetting the principles to which tn
cizens of the good old Commonwealth have
always been attached, at the same time stu
diously looking to the welfare of these Unitet
States, upon whose union and prosperity thr
hopes of the friends Of freedom throughou
| the world rest.
f. +. STEWART.
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Hons in New York.

The counties of Ostego, Onieda and
Madison we are told, grow more hops
than all the Union beside. The vines
yield well the second year after planting,
and continue bearing from six to ten
years, according to the labor bestowed
upon them The yield averages from
1900 to a ton per acre, and spectators
are always ready to contract for them in
advance at prices ranging at zoe. per
pound and upwards. Last year farmers
who retained their hops realized for them
forty, and in some instances, forty eight
cents per pound. One planter from I'm
adilla was offered for the product Of ten
acres eight hoHSaatd doIlarS-This year
spectators are offering % to sc for the
new crop, which on account ofdry wealth
er is light, but farmers refuse to sell at
those prices, wisely waiting for the mark
ct after picking, Messrs. I. a. & \. P.
Smith Of Watertown, Jefferson county
have field of twenty acres, which will
yield $4,000 pounds, probaly worth to
them SIP, 600.
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For Sale only BY the Importer,
CALEB II. NEEDLES.
Cor TweIGh & Roce S,s

Cor Twelfth IL Race Sts, PhiIadeIa
IL Ladies, requiring the benefit Of Ne.
chaUcal Supp ortS, owing 10 arrangement of
the Internal Organs, inducing Falling Of the
Womb, Vocal, Pulmonary, DysPePiic. Ncl-
yous and Spinal Weak ness. are informed
that 4 competent and expernced Lady VIII
he in attendance at the Rooms; (let a0asI
for Their ercluMre use) No. III, 'lwciilA
ST., Isl door below Race.
June %, I654.-ly.
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FRENCH TE2UsSES
WEIGHING LESS THAN 2dd OUNCES.
Tor the Cure Of Hernia Or Rupture.

Acknowledged by the highest medical
authorities OF Philadelphia, incomparabsy
superior to any other in use. Sufferers viii
be gralfed 10 learn that The occasion now
offers to procure not only the highest aE&
most easy, bat as durable a Truss as any
other, in lieu Of the cumbroUs and uHcons-
foria6ie article usually sold. There is no
difficulty attending the fitting, and when the
pad is located, it will retain It's position
without change.
Persons al distance unable TO call Oh
the Subscriber, can have the Truss sent To
any address, by RENTING Fee Dollars for
the single Truss, or Ten for The double
wiki measure round the hips, and stating
side affected. 1t will be exchanged To suls
It not filing. by returning 1t al once, unsoII-
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Statistics Of the Odd Fellows.

On monday, the Grand Sire of the In
dependent Order Of Odd Fellows submit
ted to the Grand Lodge of the United
States, which cor mmcnccd its session that
day in Baltimore, a very interesting Re
port, from which We learn that there arr
under the jurisdiction of that body BIC
Lodges. with 204, ,000 members, their an.
nuaI revenue being 81, 1000, and ez,
penlitures for benevolent purposes $500
009. The Grand Lodge Of British
America having keen eztinguishcd, thC
Grand Lodge Of the United States has
at the desire of the members Of the OrdeI
in Canada, resumed its authority over al
the continent north of Us. WIN this re
sumption took place, on the l4th of Octo
Der last, there were but six Lodges il
British North America, but now there arr
fifteen actively at work. The Crane
Master of California has inquired Of th'
Grand Sire as to the propriety of admit
ting Chinese members TO the Order, anC
allowing them to have Lodge in tbC
Chinese language, and the reply has beer
favorable Pennsylvania has the larges
Grand Lodge in the Union, with over
FIVE hundred subordinate Lodges, and ;
membership but little short Of ffty thou
sand.
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10 the Voters OF Monroe County

Friends and FelIoI0- Citizens Through the
solicitation of many of you, am induced to
offer myself as candidate for the office of
Sheriff
Of Monroe County, at the ensuing general
election and respectfully solicit your influ-
ence ana sufirages. Should | De cleo
ted, pledge myself to discharge the
duties of the Office with fidelity and to the
best of my ability.
Your friend and fellow citizen,
GEORGE w. FENNER.
Smithfeld, Sept. 7, 1851.
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PoIloak's FTospeCts.

The C51ascaWrU5e Banner says that
Crawford county will give Mr.. Pollock a
majority. Crawford has heretofore been
Democratic county, but the people are
strongly in favor Of temperance and free
dom, and endorse Mr.. Pollock's position
on Prohibition and Nebraska.
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A Garnet of Ivory.

Amongst the curiosities to be transmit
ted grom India to the Great Exhibition il
Paris next year, is carpet of ivory. il
is twenty feet long by six feet broad, and
made Of long strips Of ivory plated like
mating The price fixed upon ii Is $500
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-09-21

sg-The territorial officers Of the new
Territory Of Kansas, will meet at St
Louis about the lst Of October, en- route
.or their new home. Governor Reedel
expects to leave Eastor about the 25ti
of September.
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Luzarne County.

The Whig Convention which met at
Kingston, on Tuesday last, put in nomin-
alton the following ticket:
Congress-H NJ. Fuller; Representa-,
tiyes-G. ". Palmer and Ira Trip; Re.
gistcr-E. B. Harvey; Recorder-A. {
Church; Commissioner-Siias Dods0n
Auditor-Asa Cook.
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40 the Voters of VI omroe County.

Feiio,0- Ciiisens;-I offer myself as can,
ddate for the office of
Register and Recorder,
at the ensuing Election and respectfully solc-
it your votes and interest. pledge myself if
elected, 10 perform the duties of said office
promptly and faithfully and to the best of my
ability. Your friend and fellow citizen,
ABRAM FENNER, Jr.
Dutotsburg, August 24, 1854.
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Che 1rtfrrspniou.
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 21, 1854.
Democratic Conference.

The conference for the nomination OF
a Democratic candidate for Congress and
Senator, in this District, meet in this
place on Saturday next, the 23d inst.
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The Pbiladeldhia police entered nine
disreputable houses last Friday night,
and arrested 38 females, and I6 men
The females consisted of young girls, old
shameless women, and servant girls in re-
spectacle fami iIGs: the men comprised
clerks, professional men, knights of the
buskin. and two countrymen, whose wag-
ons were in market. The Mayor heavily
fined or imprisoned the keepers of the
houses, and placed their frequenters under
bonds to be of good behavior.
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b. We were visited in this vicinity BY
Jack Frost" on Friday and Saturday
nights, the 18th and 18th inst. 1t did
no serious damage.
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Ioafng.

The Mayor of Reading has arrested se7,
eral young scamps for loafng about The
doors of meeting houses, while religion,
worship was in progress. Right!
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The Rrtful DOIC5r.

The Locofoco papers are III ecstacles
over the letter of Henry S. MOTT, their
candidate for Canal Commissioner, which
they call denial Of his connection with
the Know Nothings. The Lancaster
Erunsiher copies the letter and says
But, it will be observed, this disclaimer
5ras lcitlIc2d until AFTER H.. lIoH Aad
f0ru5aHY reccjred tie uomiaatj0n q the
Ku07v NothineS as Htcif candidate. 1t is
now proclaimed by members of the order
that Mr.. Mott IS a member, and that un-
der no other circumstances could he have
procured the nomination. His disclaimer,
thew say, is mere evasion, or quibble, to
gull outsiders, butthe initiated k'lolc better!
Our Know Nothing friends say, they
Lnoac he is decciying the democracy
Then we ask, is that man who wilfulIy,
deliberately, and solemuly LIES to his old
friends, and as wilfully and deliberately
proposes to cheat a large portion Of the
voters of the State out Of their dearest
and most sacred right-the right Of suf-
frage-for it is nothing else-is that mar
worthy to receive the vote Of any Amcri-
can Citizen!
Those acquainted with Mr.. Mott know
him to belong to the Buchanan Bigler-
and Campbell wing of the Democratic
party. He was chosen candidate Of the
most ultra members ofthat wing brought
out three years ago and adhered to till
his nomination was effected His election
is more important to that division Of the
party-embracing all the foreigners and
Catbolics-than that Of Bigler himself; as
with Mott and Hopkins in the board, the
public works will remain under the control
ofthe same clique. These are t1ctS which
any one can verify for himself, by apply
ing to those well informed in the matter
With Mr.. Mott in the board, we do not
look for any improvement in the manage
meDt Of the public works-there is moth
ing in his past history to encourage the
hope that be would look upon them as de-
signed for aught else than to maintain the
supremacy of the Democratic party. AS
member Of the Legislature be was noted
for his extreme partizen course-never
voting upon question on It's merits, but
on its democracy. We do not recollect
of single instance in which he rose above
the dead level Of party hack.
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g-The Lackawanna and Bloomsbury
pa Railroad is to be put under con-
tract for the whole length of the line at
once.
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The Cholera in Pittsburg---0ver Fifty
Deaths in Two Laws.

PITrsBURGH, Sept. Id ?. N.--The
cholera broke ont ia this city on We'd
nesday, and caused much ezcitcmcnt.--
Upwards Of fifty deaths took place within
two DAYS. There were several new case
this morning, but heavy thunder show
er last night, it is hoped, will abate the
disease
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TERRIBLE.-From late accounts from
Europe, it appears that the cholera has
destroyed 1000 soldiers in the Russian
army, and 10000 Of the English and
French.
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.Eg California grows more wheat and
rye this year and III axes more butter than
she consumes,
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Sheriff
TO the Voters ofmomroo coumty
Sheriff

Fellow- citizens Il offer myself as a can
didate for the office of
Sheriff
OF Monroe county, at the ensuing general
election, and respectfully solicit your votes,
Should be so fortunate as to be elected, l
pledge myself to discharge the duties of the
office personally, faithfully, and to the best Of
my ability Respectfully, your friend and
feiiow-citizen MELCHOIR BOSSERD.
Hamilton, Aug. 81, 1854.