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CO The following toast was recently given
by sE stricken'' young man.
"THE LADIEs-Mav we kiss the girls we
please: and please the girls we kiss"
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Eight of clan of murders known
as Murrelites have been arrested In Geor.
gia, and are imprisoned to await their tn
al. They are portion of band long In
Testing the country, who are too indolent to
work, and whose chief employment and
characteristics are to steal and harbor ne
groes, and commit other depredations somc-
what similar to those of the notorious high
wayman from whom the band derive lis
name, but whose example they have failed
to initiate on scale as extensive as that
adopted by the renowned John A. Muir
rell. Two others Of the band had been
taken.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-08-14

O. Seventeen counties in Texas have deter
mined to make prohibitory liquor law the test
in the next election of legislature.
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~ Several Democratic papers are out il
favor of Henry A. Wise. of Virginia, as can
didate for the Presidency in 1856.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-08-14

CO Mr.. Aivah Mann, the well known cir
Gus proprietor, died at New York last week, in
the 10th year of his age.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-08-14

CO The Fourth of July was celebrated il
many places in Canada and the British prov.
inces, with great heartiness and cordiality.
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e. The siege of Sebastopol still progresses
with unabated vigor.
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ED Messrs. Stringfellow, Eastin and
Kirk, of the Legislature, have our thanks
for numerous public documents.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-08-14

FV Ex-President Van Buren and family.
Commodore Perry, and Mr.. Plume, bearer of
were among the passengers who ar
rived at New York hv the Pacific.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-08-14

rs Rezin Hammond, of Anne, Arundel
county, Nd, has one hundred acres of land set
in Strawberries.
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"a The Chicago Journal saws the census of
Chicago is being taken, and indicates popula-
tion close on to eighty thousand.
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fv Augustus Luca, colored pianist, has
been giving concerts in New York, and was en-
Enthusiastically received.
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e The amount of gold shipped from Mel
bourne for the week ending April 21st, was
f1, 100000
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C Everywhere in Canada and the United
States, the prospect of an abundant harvest is
cheering.
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c. The Navy Department has received a
box of piratical flags, captured by Lieutenant
Preble, from piratical junks sunk in the West
Indies.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-08-14

CO A Russian official has been enlisting re-
cruits for service in the Crimea, at Whining
ton, n. C..
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c. Accounts from Stockholm state that the
English have bombarded'H Hango, and destroyed
the telegraph station.
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G. Fine large pearls have been discorere
in the shell fish of the Ohio river.
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s ~ White partridges with black heads have
been lately shot in the neighborhood of Baton
Rouge, Louisiana.
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CO The Harrisburg keystone has placed
the name of George M. Dallas at the head oi
it's columns. as candidate for the Presidency
Squatter sovereign., 1855-08-14

PRoeREss OF MoRMoNIsM.-Twe
five years ago the "Prophet" Joseph Smith
organized the Mormon Church with six
members. At the present time the Church
in Utah Territory contains three Presi-
dents, seven Apostles, two thousand and
seventy-six Seventies" Seven hundred
and fifteen high priests, four hundred and
seventy-one teachers, two hundred and
twenty-seven deacons, besides the usual
ratio of persons in training for the ministry
but not yet ordained, and four hundred and
eighty-nine missionaries abroad. During
the six months ending with the beginning
of April last, nine hundred and sixty-fve
children were born in the territory of Utah,
two hundred and seventy-nine were bap-
tized in the Mormon faith. and eighty-six
were excommunicated from the church.
OLD KENrUcKy.-It is said that the
prospects for electing Democrats for Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor, of Ken
lucky are unusually promising. Preston,
late M c.. from the Louisville district, the
most talented whig in the State, is boldly
and straight ferwardly against the Know
Nothings, and while refusing re-nomina.
ton for Congress from Wings and Demo-
Gratis conformity, because the purity of his
motives might be suspected. says that he
only asks ''the privilege to sustain by my
vote, the wise, great, and nobly liberal
principles upon which know the Repub.
lie is founded.
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f~ There are stated to he fftv-four flour
mills in California, supposed to be canable of
turning out four thousand barrels of flour per
day.
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GV A lump of gold worth $1,000 has been
sent to the mint from State Hill mines, Louisa
county, Va.
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70 J. B. Pendleton, one of the seconds in
the late New York duel, has fed to England.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-08-14

EA cannon is being exhibited at
Nantucket, Mass, which will throw ball
ten miles.
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eg The crops in Kentucky are wonderful
great.
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"a Soft Peaches have made then aP-
pearance in Richmond. Va.
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Marriage Extraordinarv.

sfShe loved me for the dangers had passed.
And loved her that she did pity them.
Moor of Venice.
sOn Sunday, July Is, by specia! license
fIom Ebenezer T. Fogg, Jr., town clerl
of South Scituate, before Perez Simmons
Esq, Mr.. George Lee, to Miss Sarab
Penniman, both of South Situate.
"The gentle lady welded to the Moor
T Nigger1 was as fair as Desdemona. aDj
the happy groom dusky as Othello. Thev
proved the truth of the undying poetry d
the author of Yarico and Inkle:
stskins may differ, bot affection
Dwells in white and black the same''
Scorning the conventionalities of socien
the fair bride has set noble example q
practical amalgamation. This was 10
childish fsncy or result of fanatism work.
ing on youthful enthusiasm. The bride.
groom had arrived at the mature age of fl.
ty, and the bride thirty-three. Both have
tried the silken cord of Hymen with
partner of their own race, and so win tie
able to speak experimentally of the ad.
vantages of one or the other plans. W.
shall soon know whether it is advantage
Gus to mix the races In New England O
not.-.4bington Standard.
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Lexington, .Miss., july 18th, 1855.

Messrs. SrRINGFELLow & KELLEY.
You have been sending your paper to
me for some time, and assure you, have
been delighted, and somewhat surprised
at the ability Of its editorials.
Observing in the last number, (June
19,) you have made strong call for
Southern patronage, took up subscrip-
ton, and obtained in very few hours, the
following names with the money, which I
herein enclose. / believe / could get sew
eral hundred subscribers, and certainly
will get you many more; though this is the
first time in my life, have asked neigh
Dor to subscribe to anything whatever, but
the cause imperitively demands it. have
made speeches for Kansas, in private and
public, on all occasions where it would adj
NIT of it. / consider the best mode of in
ducing immigration to the inviting fields of
Kansas, is to give the. Squatter Sovereign
free circulation.
There is unanimous and determined
feeling in this country to have our rights
sustained in the Territories at all hazards.
even to dissolution Of the Union, which
1 hope the North will not goard us on to
do.
THE STEAM WHIsTLE.-Many per-
sons who are constantly in the way of lis
tening to the. horrid howl of the steam
whsle are unacaquainted with the me-
chanical means by which its effects are
produced. We extract the following de-
scription of the instrument from the Rail-
road Record, as it conveys the knowledge
In few and clear words:
| "The whistle is formed of two cups, pla-
ced one above the other, and opening to-
wards one-other. The lower cup is nearly
filled by ball or gland, so as to leave a
narrow annular opening of 1-32 inch width,
around the edge of the cup. The upper
cup is hollow, and its lower edge IS about
one inch, or one and half inch from the
lower cup, it escapes through an annular
opening and impinges against the edge OF
the inverted cup. This produces the sound.
The heaviest whistles for locomotives are
six inches in diameter. The hollow upper
cup is made of sheet brass or copper.
1
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-11-22
Tho Chambersburg Baron a Woman.

The Montreal Herald contains state
memnt which renders it probable that
the person going under the name Of Wal
ter Percy Beaumont, was in reality
woman, and the confederate of an Eng
lishman who recently yed some swind-
ling tricks in Philadelphia. 1t appears
that on the passags of the steamer Saga
more from New York to Montreal, q val
liable case of jewels, belonging to Mrs.
Leo Hunt, mysteriously disappeared
from the iron safe. A thorough search
was made, and it was discovered that a
parsonage in male attire, was female,
Her papers were examined, and it was
found that she had been figuring in the
United States under the title of Walter
Percy Beaun ont. She is a dumpy old
lady, with masculine features, and is a
bout five months enciente.. She will be
held in custody until instructions arrive
from the Police Departmental New York.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-11-22
The western Man.

Mrs. e. X. Smith likes the people of
the great West. She says, in the Rjiods
Island Schoolmaaster.'
"The Western. man has none Of the
vices or thrift. He carries oD operations
on so vast scale that be casts out polite
ness and meanness wherever he goes
He does not higgle and barter in bar
gain. Ho measures distance by miles,
no. feet. He counts money by the dol
lar, not by the pence. He buys dress
for his wife, and gets few yards extra.
His own coat and his shoes are all too
large, his hat slouches for the same rea.
son. 1t is as if the Imagination of the
man was akin to the vastuess of the riv.
ers and prairies Of the region: the soul
gets quite outside of the body. He must
have elbow room; be must breathe; there
fore his house is large, and sometimes uu'
comfortable. The bed is high and some
times uncomfortable. The bed is high
and wide, the teacup ample, heavy and
Ike the lakes, filed to the brim."
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-11-22
Mr.. John Van Buren--Fifty Dollars
Reward.

The last seen of this gentleman vas on
Tuesday night, about half past eight o.
clock precisely when he wasoLserved ma.
king hisexit from Tammany with Tie Soft
shell platform sticking out of bis pocket.
-sthis should meet the eye of auy per.
son who can tell of lis whereal outs o
would coufer favor by impartiug tho
information to bis distressed friends,
that portion composing the So
600 majority who have been SO faithful
to his interests. As Mr.. Cochrane docs
the heavy business it is possible hc
may have him "in his arms" in mistake
for the President. Win somebody in.
quire!-NeI0 York Macs.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-11-22
Mathews Practical Bookkeeping.

A practical system of Bookkeeping, by sin
gle and double entry, by IRA MATHEW, A
A., author of Treatise on popular Ed
ucation," and Superintendent of Public ln
etruction in Michigan. Price 42 cents.
This book is designed to meet the want o
every man in the community who Is Engaged
in any kind of actite business. /; affords a
lucid explanation of the best modes of keep
ing exact accounts of business transactions o.
all kinds, whether large or small, and impsrt'
such information as every merchant, mechan'
ic, farmer, clerk, or lahorer should under
stand. It is well, perhaps, that most men
have '.io work for living" but it IS certain
ly unfortunate that 50 few are able TO keep
an accurate account of their "work. This
Is frequently the case with persons engaged
for themselves in business on G small scale,
and even with many whom whole financial
affairs consist simply in the receipt OF stIpuia-
ted salaries for services rendered. II IS I'M
pOriant lha; every Individual, in busy and
Industrious community like curs, should be
master OF ready and at the same time relia-
be system of bookkeeping. Accounts neg
ligen,ly recorded will lead to as many errors,
as d bad memory entirely unassisted.
To SCHOOLS such work as this is almost
Indispensable. No reason can be assigned
why boy who is taught arithmetic, should
tot be instructed in bookkeeping, which 10 a
man OF business is one of the most needed
applications of arithmetic. The advantage
oi having scholars prepared, before they leave
school, il. some degree FOR active business, Il
tbvi"as 10 every one; and no better prepara-
inn CO te afforded than by rendering them
iduiillsr y .ih tie modes Of keeping accounts.
Th.s book, prepared by a well-known skill
full hand, not only supplies the necessary IN
formation on this subject, but inculcates The
habit Of putting it into satisfactory practice
Il eA ps ins The theory of debit and credit, and
supplies forms aud examples which render
the modes of keeping all kinds Of accounts
perfectly intcliible and simple Il proposes
and settles all difficult questions that are like
Iy To arise in the bookkeeping department o.
all extensive and complex business, while al
the same time it is readily adapted to an
swer the purpose of persons who have few
accounts, but desire to have them accurate
ly kept. Farmers and mechanics especially
VII fad much that viii be of great adVan-
lage to them in this little book.
Published by Daniel Burgess & Co., GO
John Street, New York.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-11-22
Sad Effects of Drinking.

The Utah Observer publishes ths
particulars of a melancholy case of death
frora excessive drinking which occurred
in that city on Thursday night. Tho
victim was Mrs. Catharine Sullivan, !
wife, and the mother of FIVE children
She purchased a quantity of whiskey
at a grocery in the vicinity of her res
idence, and was seen by the Deighbors
in condition Of iutoxication. hs
nigh., when the boys went to bed, they
left her sitting before the stove in the
kitchen, with tie babe in her arms
The say she sat there quite still, With
QUE eye open and the other shut. The
boys fell asleep, but the two eldes. soon
awoke, got up, and endeaTored to get
the mother into the bed which they
bad occupied They assisted her to tho
side of it, but could not get her into
it; and they therefore laid pillow aud
blanket OF the foor and laid her down,
leaving the babe at her breast. They
again went to bed. Again. after twelve
clock, the oldest boy (e!cven years) a.
woke, wen. to his mothers side, put bis
hand on her cheek, and found ber cold
and dead.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-11-22
uap2ri

In all discussions upon the present coni-
mercial policy Of Japan, let it constantly
be borne in mind, that the restrictive
system is one of comparatively modern
growth, and the direct result of the a
buse of their privileges by European
residents. Says one authority Moth
ing could be less exclusive, in fact more
liberal, than the treaty Of privileges grant
ed to the English by the Emperor Of ia
pan in l6l2-l3. and which has never
been revoked. By the FIRST clause, the
subjects of the King of Great Britain as
empowered 'for ever safely to come into
any part of our empire of Japan with
their ships and merchandise, without any
hinderance to them or their goods; and TO
abide, buy, sell, and barter according TO
their manner, with all nations; to tarry
here as long as they think good, and de-
part at their pleasure. The ether clauses
were quite as favorable to the English"
Similar were treaties with the PoT:u-
guese, and probably other nations-an6
at one period, very large number of
Europeans resided in Japan, and were
allowed the full enjoyment of their reli-
gion. Bat when the japanese saw that
they were in danger of losing their su-
premacJ in their own land, through the
wiles and power of the Europeans, they
banished all the foreigners from their Is
lands, and resolved as means of main
tanning their independence, to have no
communication with race which was SO
apt to obtain entire dominion wherever
allowed to plant his foot. And who can
wonder at the japanese, with the fate oi
southern Asia before their eyes, refusing
even to trade with so willy and dangerous
"friend" as the christian
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-11-22
Ney Method of Raising Fruit Trees.

The Patent Ofice is in receipt of ipfor-
nation from England in regard to raising
fruit, in what are termed orchard houses,
by planting small trees in pots. The
writer says thai few old sahes, some
posts aul Notwithstanding, are all that
is necessary to constitute house for
trying the experiment. Souo expert
ments we're made lat year under the
management of Mr. Gordon, in the rose
house in the garden Of the Uorticultur
al Society, London. 4 variety of young
dwarf fsuit trees were placed in pots
from twelve to fourteen inches in diam
eter, and as many ss tie house would
hold we're collected in it, This house is
spanToofed, between fifty and sixty feet
long, has its sashes sliding down and
tie others fixed. There is additionn!
ventilation through the doors, which fali
down in the wooden sides, bot there is
DO artificial heat. The success attend.
ing this experiment. was highly salts.
factory. The fruit vas abundant, high
ly favored, and of q superior quality,
among which are classed strawberries,
gOoseberricS, raspberries, currants, ap-
ricots: peaches, nectariaes, plums ,pcars I,
igs, grapes, &c.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-11-22
Penn's Landing at Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Bulletin, in noticing
Thursday last as the anniversary OF the
landing of Wm. Penn, says:
"If the i!lustrious founder of the State
and city could revisit the spot in which
SO much commendab!e pride and an
bition were centered be would find but
few traces left of the original Philalel-
phia. We believe that there are but
three buildings now standing in the city
that we're in existence in 1854, to Wit {:
the Swedes' Church, the Slate-roof House,
in Second street, and the Letitia House,
in Letitia Court, Market street. But ev-
en- these ancient structures, with which
the proprietor was familiar when in the
city, are so changed and SO crowded
upon by the march of trade and by mod
ern Improvements that he would probably
fail to recognise them were it possible
for him to pay them q posthumors vis-
it.".
The occasion was celebrated by the
Historical Society.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-11-22
Which is the most Profitable?

4 barber in EastoD, who in November
1853, decided to close his shop and bus
incss on the Sabbath, at the close of a
year issued an address to those engaged
in the same business, urging them to fol-
low bis example. He states that he has
been the gamer in time. money and an
easy conscience, as his business has in
creased, his customers have multiplied
be and lis apprentices have had day Of
rest, and while free from upbraidings OF
conscience he has learned that in the dis
charge of duty there is reward. He
states that during sixteen Saturdays and
Sundays previous to closing, he shaved
$500 persons; and that during sixteen
Saturdays only after closing, he shaved
2G75.-Argns.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-11-22
Breach of Promise.

Not little excitement was created in
the Lexington market yesterday morning
by the appearance of a young lady,
who visited the market, cowhide in hand,
for the purpose of rcvenging on newly
married man who had trifed with her
affection. She approached the false one
as he was busily engaged at his avocaton
of selling potatoes, aud without uttering
syllable, commenced the work of re-
dressing her grievances by administering
to him very severe fagellation. The at
tack was made at time and under cir
cuulstances which prccluded the object ol
her ire from defending himself, and he
could DO nothing better than endure the
chastisement. The lady cut him very
severely about the face, and greatly dis
figured lis physiognomy. The reason
assigned for instituting this summary
punishment, was recited BY the lady, and
is as follows: The vender of the pota-
toes has been courting the lady for about
six months past, aud marriage contract
having been agreed upon by them, she
was daily in expectation of a union with
him. A few days since she saw the an
nouncement OF his marriage to another
lady, and determined to chastse him for
his double dealing, and accordingly re-
paired to the market house, and dealt
with him as above stated. The occur
renee caused great deal of talk in the
market, and in order to get sight at
man who was whipped by woman, many
persons called upon him for their potatoes,
and in short time he had disposed OF
his stock, and returned to his newly wed
ded wife, by whom he was doubtless con-
soled IL Baltimore Commercial AQcocate.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-11-22
An Attractive Lady.

The Springfield Mo- Journal relates
the following singular occurrence:
Yesterday afternoon, while lady Of
that city was engaged with her household
duties, swarm of bees entered the room.
settling upon her head, neck and arms
As may be supposed, the lady was badly
frightened, and quickly brushing the in
truders away, she sought refuge in an ad-
joining apartment. The window being
inadvertently left open, the bees iume-
diately entered, and again took possession
of the lady, who finding they did not
harm her, and unable to remedy the evil,
quietly went about her work, exYerienc-
ing but little Inconvenience. The bees
continued to bower around the lady till
near sundown, when they departed as sud
denly as they came. having paid no at
teutioo 10 several children who were IN
sbe house the whole time
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-11-22
Valuable Discovery.

Niepiece, the co-laborer of Daguerre,
has, after years of study and experience,
succeeded in almost perfecting the art his
associate discovered.
~ have begua," says he, with repro,
ducipg in the camera obscura colored en-
cravings, then artificial, and lastly, dead
nature, a dol, dressed in stuffs Of different
colors, and always trimmed with gold
and silver lace. / have obtained all the
colors, and, what is more extraordinary
and curious, the gold and silver are de-
picted with their metallic lustse natural
to them"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-11-22
Humors on Politics.

The Editor of the Salem (Mass.) Regis
ter asked a friend from neighboring
town the other day, how be stood politi-
cally, ard his reply, more expressive
than elegant, was "Oh, 1 have nat LII
yd." The Register says that there are
many more in the samo prcdicament,
who will probably find their bearings
within fortnight. A high municipal Of
Gcer in Lowell was asked the same ques-
ton. Taking out bis watch be replied,
Fifteen minutes ago / fused; now
don't know"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-11-22
Large and important Failure.

A letter in the New York Journal of
Commerce, dated San Francisco, Oct. 20,
says:
"Mr. John Middleton, we'll known
and prominent citizen of this city, filed
his application in the court this morning
for the benefit of the insolvent act. The
petitioner attributes his bankruptcy to
various catastrophes and causes ofembar-
rassment; and he remarks that in the
spring 1853 he considered himself able to
retire with property worth 100000, af-
ter paying his liabilities. The schedules
make the following showing: Assets at
cost, S260,0O0; estimated value, $780,
446l7. Total individual liabilities, sl77,-
232 90; claims not admitted to be legal,
s4,57I 10. List flosses annexed, S492.
279 0s,