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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-04
Arrest of Municipal Officers.

At New York, on Monday, Aldermen
Herrick, Moser, and Drake, and Counil-
men Wandell, Cooper aud Healy were
arrested to answer recent indictments by
the Grand Jury charging them with offici-
al corruption. The charges are briefly
as follows:
Alderman Hcrrick is charged with re-
ceiving from Edward Waring 500 on
the lst of June last for his influence in
the matter of the seth street grade. AL
so, with receiving similar sums for the
same purpose and from the same man on
other occasions.
A second indictment against Alderman
Herrick is on the complaint of W. +.
Jones, who charges him with asking a
bribe in the matter Of the contract for
raising the Joseph Walker.
Alderman Drake is charged by W. r.
Jones with asking bribe for his inhu-
cree in the matter of the Joseph Walker
contract. Sum not named.
Alderman Mde4 is charged with ask
ing 81 900 for his influence in the same
matter.
Councilman Wandell, of the Finance
Committee, is charged with offering to 90
in favor of the slO,G00 appropriation for
the extension Of Canal street, &C., in con,
sideration of sum of money not named
in the indictment. William L. Wiley is
the complaint.
Councilman Cooper is charged with Of
fering, for the sum of $500, to use his in
fnence to release Peter Palm Of his con-
tract for cleaning strcetsin the llth Ward.
Councilman Healy is charged with ask
ing bribe of 1000 of the farmers on
their application for stand or position
for their wagons west Of West street, near
Washington market.
The accused were taken before Record
er Smith and held to answer the allega-
tions The report that two police justices
and some of the heads of departments
were indicted is not correct The Jour
nal of Commerce remarks:
"The Grand Jury have performed a
sigdal service at this juncture by exam
lining into the conduct of several public
functionaries. They have thus far only
commenced their labors. A wide field
lies before them ready for their future ac
ton. If the public shall be equally true
to their cause of justice, those will be c.
lected in November who will save them
selves and the city of New York from the
deep disgrace which gross misgovernment
and corruption have inflicted"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-04
The President Judgeship.
THOMAS S, BELL.

The friends of this gentleman have
obtained his consent to be a candidate
for the President Judgesh!p, of this Dis.
trict, il opposition to the Hon. GEORGE
r. BARRETT. The following is a copy
of the Card, by which they make the an.
nouncement.
THOMAS S. BELL will be candi.
date for the President Judgesbip of the
22d Judicial District, at the solicitation
of the Freemen of the District, without
distinction Of party. The people of the
District are deeply interested in the elec-
tion of this officer, who is to administer
for " Ten Years" the laws that affect life,
property, and reputation. A comparison
between the candidates is earnestly re-
commended.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-04
Will Bread Come Down.

The wheat pressing forward to market
begins to embarrass the western roads,
whose freight equipage will soon be fully
employed The Illinois Central road has
found it necessary to order three hundred
more cars. A large amount of wheat has
already reached Chicago from the south
ern section of the road. One station a
lone, Jonesburg, it is estimated, will give
the road this season 100000 bushels.
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Letter from Judge Barrett.
CLEARFIELD, Sept. 2l, lS5,


GENTLEMEN:-Your favor of the 18th
inst, only reached me this day, inform
ing me of my unanimous nomination for
President Judge of the 22d Judicial Dis
trict, and covering the Resolutions OF
your Convention.
l hasten to say in reply that I cheer
fully accept the nomination, and beg leave
through you, to tender. to the members
of that convention my grateful acknowl-
edgments for the honor conferred upon
me. l fully and unequivocally endorse
the sentiments contained in the enclosed
resolutions; and unhesitatiDgly assure you,
that l am not now, nor never have been
a member of any secret political organlza'
ton, or of any organization, open or Sc
cret, having for it, object the disfranchise'
ment of any portion of our citizens on ac.
count of their place of BIRTH or Of theil
religious belief; nor have l the slightest
intention of ever becoming member oI
any such organization.
If called from the walks Of private life
to perform the higher functions ola Judge
among you, trust | shall ever regard
the support of the constitution and the
laws of my country, as an obligation par,
amount to- all others, and one which
shall neither neglect nor decline.
Without any effort upon ny part, |
shall patiently await the decision Of your
people.
If elected, I will live in the hope Of
proving worthy of their generous conf
dence, by an honest and faithful discharge
of the responsible duties pertaining to thc
Office.
Yours truly,
G.. r. BARRETT.
To Hon. E. ". HAMLIN, and Col. 4.
G. BRoDHEAD, Committee &c.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-04

Just burnt and for sale by the subscriber,
at his kiln in Stroudsburg. These brick are
of large size, superior quality and will be
sold as low and lower. according to quality,
than any other brick in the County. A por-
ton of them are pressed or front and cornice
brick of different kinds. Said brick are COM
posed of materials that will stand the fire with
impunity, thus answering for the purpose of
building bake-oyens, lining cupolas, &c. AL
so, a large portion of those brick are burnt
hard and are we'll calculated for paving and
will stand for that purpose equal TO any brick
that can be produced in this or any other
Eplace.
WM. S. WINTEMUTE.
July :. 1855.
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Three Persons Burned to Death in New
JERSEY,

The dwelling house on the farm belong
ing to the estate of Joseph Cooper, de-
ceased, situate in Hamilton township, At
lantic county, N. j., and in the occupan-
cy of Mr.. Westly Vannaman, was discoy-
cred to be on fire about three o'clock this
morning. The inmates were asleep at
the time, and before they could be aroused
and warned of their danger, the flames
had spread with such fearful rapidity that
nearly all chances of escape were cut off.
As it was, fearful loss of life occurred.
Mr.. Albert Ackley, a mason, who was
employed in repairing the house, and two
sons of Mr.. Vannaman, one named Luke,
aged Ia years, and another named Sam
ueI, aged 10 years, were burned to death.
A young man, occupying the same room
With Mr. Ackley, narrowly escaped burn
ing to death by jumping from the second
story window. The origin of the fire was
unknown Bridgeton, ~ J. Chronicle,
Sent, 8.
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Cheap Potatoes.

A correspondent in Elkhart County,
Indiana, writes that he and his neighbors
planted an unusual quantity of potatoes
this season the result of which is they do
not know what to do with their heavy
crops. They are selling there nominally
for fifteen cents per bushel, but they have
no markets sufficient to take up one half
the crop. 1t would be great luxury to
us to be able to buy potatoes for twenty
five or fifty cents, after having been pay
ing two and three dollars per bushel for
them.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-04

Santa Aana.-The Havana correspond
ent of the National Intelligeucer, writes
that Santa Anna has, besides his posses
sions 10 Venezula and the United States,
for bis sacrifices, personal and pecuniary,
s., 900, 600 With him; in the Bank of Eng
land and other places of deposit, an e.
quail or larger sum; and in the United
States several hundred thousand dollars
making an estimate of bis property,
slI told, out Of Mexico, 100000.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-04
Colonel Wood and p T. Barnum are
going to get up a baby show at Buffalo.

A FAT JoB.-Tho Indictment now be-
ing tried in the United States District
Court against Hertz & Perkins, contains
one hundred and twenty counts, and ac-
cording to the cons truction placed on the
law by the United States District Attor.
ney, be is entitled to fee of twenty dol
lars on each count. This will amount to
tue snug sum of twenty-four hundred dol
lars, not by any means small fee for the
extraordinary labor of drawing single
bill of indictment.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-04
Meeting of the Stroudsburg Female 81
BILE Society.

Pursuant to public notice, the mem,
bers Of this society met on the evening OF
the 25tb ult., at the NJ. +. Church. The
meeting was well represented by the mem
Der. and citizens generally.
The meeting was organized by appoint
ing.
Hon. THOS. S. BELL, chairman,
Hon. ABRAM LEvERING, secretary.
Prayer by Rev. j. L. Miller. The
report of the progress and financial con-
dition of the Society was then read, show
ing that during the past year the Agent
and Committee, appointed by the Society,
have traversed the whole County, visited
fifteen hundred and thirty nine families
distributed FIVE hundred and twenty-five
copies of the Scriptures, and found one hun
dred and seventy eight families destitute
of the Bible. Many Roman Catholic fam
lilies were found destitute who declined ac
cepting.
After defraying the necessary expens
cs and supplying the destitute with the
Scriptures, the Society fnds an indebted
ness Of Sl33 against them.
The following resolution was then rea(
and adopted.
Resohred, That the distribution of The
word of God, is work which has higf
claims upon all here present, without dis
tinction of sect, or party, as Christian
Citizens, of this Christian country.
The meeting was then eloquently ad
dressed by the Rev. j. L. Miller, Rev
j. K. Davis and Rev. J, E Meredith, wht
appealed to the liberality Of the commu
nifty fortbe re lief of the S ociety and offer
ed the following resolution, which wa
adopted.
ReSo}ued, That the Pastors ofthc sev
eral Congrega cations, throug hout the Coun
ty, be respectfully solicited to take up col
lections in their churches, in aid Of thi
Society, 20 meet the liabilities it has nee
essarily incurred in distributing the Holy
Scriptures through the County. Meeting
adjourned with the benediction by Rev
Z. Towsand
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-04
The Government Sustaining the Kansas
Outrages.

The Washington Union, in speaking Of
the Free State Convention held lately in
Kansas, makes use of the following laug-
uage, which looks as though the govern
ment meditated forcible Intervention in
behalf of the Missouri and its mock leg
isature -
awe confess that the acceptance of the
nomination for delegate by Governor
Reeder has surprised US. We had sup
posed that be would decline to give his
sanction to a mode of redressing alleged
grievances which would necessarily iden-
tify him with the free soil sentiment con-
nected with the Kansas question, and
which is characterized by all the indica.
tions of revolutionary resistance of the
organized government of the Territory
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"F0y Sam n-Jobn Rell If Tannos.

"F0r Sam."-John Bell of Tennessee
one ofthe greatest living American states
men, is out heart and soul for the Amer.
lean Party. John Bell is a recruit who
joins after the battle has been fought, and
must do good servive. in the intervening
four years. Gen. James Yell, another OF
the leaders of the Arkansas Democracy
also comes to the standard of the new
party. Hon. j. Clemens, late Democrat
ic U. s. Senator from Alabama, has writ
ten a powerful letter in favour of Ameri-
canisn.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-04

White Mouutains capped acith SM0ac.--
We learn from Mr.. Hobbs, conductor of
the inward morning train, that yesterday
the weather was very cold, and heavy
snow squalls prevailed among the noun
tains the day and night before, and that
the SUBMITS of Washington, Adams, JEFF
ferson, Madison, Moriah and Garter were
completely capped with snow. In con-
sequence of the great cold, the Tip-Top
and Summit Houses were evacuated and
closed up for the season. The Glen House
is still open.-Portland Argus, Sept. 2l.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-04
PRIVATE SALE.

The undersigned offers at Private sale Al
acres and l42 Perches of land, situate in
Chesnuthill township, Monroe county, Pa,
adjoining land of Samuel Sox, Lynford Ever
lit and others, and within one mile of the
Wilkes-Barre Turnpike. About 10 acres OF
this tract is cleared. in a high state of cultI-
vation, the remainder wood land, well cover
ed with oak and yellow-pine. Said property
is convenient to mills, public schools and
places of worship. Persons wishing to ex-
anime the property, can do so by calling on
Henry Bond, who will make known the terms,
AMOS BOND
Chesnutbili. Sept. 81, 1S5J.-*
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Eighteen Days Later from California.

Star OF the West, has arrived at Quaran-
tine with California dates to the 9th inst,
She connected at San Juan with the Sier-
ra Nevada, which left San Francisco on
the 5th inst, and brings $50 passengers
and Sl,l5O, 900 in gold.
Among her consignees are the follow
ing: o
Drexel & Co., S22o,oO0
Metropolitan Bank, 10000
Wells, Fargo g. Co., 100000
Thomas Watson & Sons, 10000
Ncwhouse & Spatz, 10000
Stern & Brothers, 5000
She Steamship Oregon sailed from
Francisco for Panama, on the 9Th inst.
The steamship John l.. Stephens ar
rived at San Francisco on the lst inst
The steamship Pacific arrived upon the
Sd inst.
The clipper ships Game Cock, Golden
Eagle, Star King, and Robin Hood, from
New York, and the Starlight, Kit Car
son, Meteor, and Corinna, from Boston
had arrived at San Francisco.
The trade with the interior was dull
bat the goods arriving were taken readily
The market for provisions has improv'
ed and rates Lavc advanced. Pork-Mess
is quoted at s2s; clear SS3S; hams in brine
SIS, so; bacon, extra clear S24. Lsrd II
kegs Is cents, and in tin eases 2Oc.~-
Cheese 22c, Hams 24c. Crushed Sugar
has declined to 10! cents. Domestic Ii.
quors -four and coffee are dropping. Small
| lots Haxall aud Gallego flour sold at Sl2-
5Oal3624 Brown drill are quoted at 10!
The wheat crop of California is said tc
be shortin quantity and inferiori in quality
The State and County elections were
progressing when the steamer left. The
result was doubtful, and the policical ex
citement that prevailed was intense. The
Know Nothing party, it was asserted, hac
bought up the Mormon vote in San Ber
nardine county for S3S, 900, payable af
ter the election. The Mornons there have
500 votes.
The Wings Of San Francisco have re
organized and nominated ticket which
would reduce the Know Nothing vote il
that city.
\ riot occurred at the primary election
in the Sixth Ward, on the 2lSt of August
Over twenty pistol shot were fired, and
several persons were severely wounded.
Peter B. Manchester, formerly Bank
er of Cincinnati, had been arrested on ;
rcquisition from the Governor of Ohio
on charge of forgery.
The Board of Examiners, appointed t.
pass on the city Of San Erancisco's Comp
trolers warrants, had rejected nearly So
100000. Many of them being forgeries
but the most were illegal issues.
The Z. S. steamer Massachusetts, ba(
sailed for the Mexican coast, to inquir,
into the recent injuries to the persons ant
property Of American citizens.
The shock of an earthquake was fel
along the California coast, on the 2lst O
August. At San Francisco it was yer
severe.
Difficulties had occurred on the Rogu
River between the Indians and the U.
troops that accompanied General Palmer
the Superintendent of Indian Affairs i
Oregon. Three whites and two Indian
were killed in the difficulty Great ex
citement prevailed. and troops were or
dered from Fort Oxford.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-04
TWO GRAND CONCERTS,

At the Court House, Stroudsburg on
Thursday Evening. October 4th, and Sat
urday Evening, October 9th.
Mr.. KEMMERER will give two Grand
Concerts, assisted by nearly 100 Pupils,
who will sing 30 different Pieces of Music.
Tickets l23 cents. To commence at
IL o'clock.
October 3, 1855.
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Reuorted pauk Failure.

New YORK, Sept. 29.-A rumor is
prevalent in the street to-day that the
Atlanta Bank, at Atlanta, Ga, has fail
ed. 1t is known that there has been q
run upon the institution, but we have nc
confirmation of the report of its failure.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-04

The PRICE OF SUGAR-The New
York Evening Post says the rise in su.
gsrs since January has been fifty per cent
and this is owing not so much to the di-
minished supply, which only applies to
New Orleans descriptions, Cubas being
plentiful, but to the great increase of de-
mand tbroughoutthe country for consump-
ton and stock.
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Notiff.

Notice is hereby given, to all persons
indebted to the late firm of Miller & Fowl
err, to call on either of them and settle
their accounts, between this and the first
of January, 1855, or they will be placed
in the hands of some one for collection
after that time.
MILLER & FOWLER.
Strouds dsburg. Oct. 4, 1855
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-04

z 'HamreIlf.-On Saturday, 18th ult., a
regular stampede Of negroes took place,
from the neighborhood Of ChcsteftoWn'
Nd. They were ten in number, and took
with them three horses and doubt car
riage, belonging to Edwin Ringgold's es-
tate, and carriage, belonging to John
Greenwood.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-04

YELLOW FEVER prevails at various
places in the State of Mississippi. At
Port Gibson several cases have occurred;
at jackson one, terminating fatally; at
Cooper's Wells sixteen; at Mississippi
Springs two; and at Vicksburg two deaths
and many cases.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-04

Our WELSH PoPULATIoN.-Dr. Alex
Jones states that there are ffty thousand
native Welshmen in the United States,
and that among the whole number there
is not single Office holder.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-04
A Young Lady Killed By a Negress

The Richmond American has letter
from Raleigh, N. c., dated Sept. le,
which says: "On Yesterday morning a
beautiful young lady, Miss Virginia Frost,
daughter of Austin Frost, an engineer on
the Petersburg and Weldon Railroad, and
residing in this city, was shot by negro
girl and killed instantly. Cause-re-
proving her for insolent language"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-04

Death at Political Meeting.-Or
Monday evening at a meeting of the A,
merican party in Boston Mass, DR.. Hen
ry Willard, who bad just concluded a
speech, and appeared as well as usual
suddenly complained OF illness and die.l
in few minutes. =
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-04

s1 Sawdust, into which oil has been
spilled will ignite in few hours if ez-
posed to the rays of the sun. Cotton
goods, wet With it and laid by, will also
take fire.
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MAR RsED.

October lst, by Rev. j. E. Meredith,
Ferdinand Duscbtka, and Christianna
Rbinehatt, both of Stroud township,
Monroe county, Pa.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-04

A Farmer in Bend county, Mo-, has an
orchard of 2690 trees from which he re-
ceiyes On income of $4,000.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-04

Eay- The Secretary Of the Easton and
stroudsburg Telegraph company, LEWIS
ID. VAIL, requests US to announce that he
is now prepared to issue certificates of
stock to persons producing both of the
contractors receipts.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-04

One iI every six Of the men, women
and children of Newcastle, England, is a
pauper, and the total number of paupers
in the town exceeds 10000.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-04

An Irish woman in Portland, Me,
gave birth to five children on the 18th
ult all of whom are alive and healthy.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-04

H@ Brigham Young has ninety wive:
and between three and four hundred chill.
dreu.
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July 5, 1855.
Office Of The Mny'and Consolidated ,
Lotteries, Baltimore, Maryland, Z
26Ih June, 1850.
CauGiOn.--L0slcry Eraggiis.

The Commissioner Of the Maryland State
Lotteries has deemed il his duty 10 caution
the Public against the numerous SwInGIerS
who circulate by mail and otherwise. fraud
uleut Lottery schemes, and pretend 10 he
agents for the sale Of Ii kets in Lotteries
which are wholly fictitious.
The only legal Lotteries in Maryland are
those drawn daily under the superinlendence
Of the Commissioners elected by the people Of
The State under there Constitution to ex
anime and approve the schemes and attend
TO the drawings.
All the tickets in these Lotteries and all
certificates of packages OF tickets have the
autographed signature +. Y BBENAN, Gener-
al Agent for the Contractor. Office of the
Maryland Consolidated lotteries, Baltimore.
Nd. All others are fraudulent.
For Toll information on tie subject Of these
frauds, Address
I. X Brennan.
Baltimore, Maryland.
August 9. lS5J-iy.