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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22
Teachers Meeting.

st our next meeting at Fennersville Oh
Saturday, March Sd, we intend forming
a Teachers Association. There are now
more than one hundred persons in this
County having charge of Schools, and
among the number, We must expect to
fnd some who are merely keeping school.
OF course We do not expect that they will
attend any Teachers meeting, But we
10 expect that every true teacher will en-
desvOr to be there. Come early so that
we can get to work at our appointed time,
10 o'clock. In the Eastern States, in
Ohio, and in every place where the Teach
ers' profession has been elevated, this is
the way in which the good work has com.
mcnced. In union there is strength"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22
The Sunday Liq uor Law.

The following is Mr.. Foust's bill, as it
passed the House of Representatives.
An Act to prevent the sale of Intoxicating
liquors on the first day of the week,
commonly called Sunday.
Sec. /. Be it enacted, &c., That from
and after the first day of April next, it
shall not be lawful for any person or per-
sous to sell, trade or barter in any spir-
ituous or malt liquors, wine or cider, on
the first day of the week, commonly cal
led Sunday, or for the keeper or keepers
of any hotel, inn, tavern, ale-house, beer
house or other public house or place,
knowingly to allow or permit any spirit
uous or malt liquors, wine or cider, to be
drank on or within the premises or house
occupied or kept by such keeper or keep
ers, his, her or their agents or servants,
on the said first day of the week.
Sec. 2. That any person or persons
violating the provisions of the foregoing
section, shall for each and every offence,
forfeit and pay the sum of fifty dollars,
one half of which shall be paid to the
prosecutor, and the other half to the
guardians Of the poor of the city OF coun-
ty in which suit is brought, or in counties
EEaying no guardians Of the roor, then to
the oVesseers of the poor of the township.
ward, or borough, in which the offence
was committed, to be recovered as debts
of like amount are now by law recoycra-
bic in any action of debt brought in the
name of the Commonwealth Of Penusyl
vania, as we'll for the use of the guardians
of the poor, Cor for the overseers of the
poor OF the township, ward. or borough
as the case mag be, as for the person
suing: P-orided, That when any prose
cutor is himself witness on any tria
under the provisions of this section, thel
the whole penalty or forfeiture shall be
paid to the guardians or ovcrsecrs as a
foresaid.
Sec. 3. That in addition to the civi
penalties imposed by the last preceding
section, for violation of the provision:
of the first section of this act, every per
son who shall violate the provisions o.
that section, shall be taken and deemed
to have committed a misdcmeanor, ant
shall, on conviction thereof, in any Grim
inal court in this Commonwealth, be fineC
in any sum not less than ten dollars ol
more than one hundred dollars, and bt
imprisoned in the county jail for pcriot
not less than ten days nor more than six
ty days, at the discretion of the court
and upon being twice convicted, as afore
said, be shall forfeit any license be ma,
have for selling the aforesaid liquors.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22
Can Dram Shops be Abolished I?

If dram shops cannot be abolished,
then there is no truth in religion, 10 hope
for society-And what is our religion
good for if it is incompetent to deliver US
from so dreadful corrupter and destroy
er ? If it will not save us on earth, what
reason have we to think it will save us
in heavenl
Religion will abolish dram shops
False religion will only let them alone /:
true religion will sweep them from the
land. If they are not swept away it will
be because there is no religion in the
land, or rather it will be because our
Christianity is counterfeit. Show US the
professor who cares less for the abolition
of dram shops than for the building of
meeting honses and churches, and we will
show you a counterfeit Christian.
Talk of the impossibility to put down
dram shops We may as we'll say there
is no God. We may all as well say that
men are wrongcd, and ruined from the
necessity of the case. We may as well
cast our Bibles in the flames and burn
up our statutes and constitutions with
them, as to act upon the belief that there
is no escape from the dram shops. We
may put down dram shops if we have a
heart to put them down and will engage
heartily in the work.
If We don't put down the dram shops
we are ruined people. Life is no long
er desirable. If dram shops arc not put
down, they must live upon the blood OF
our industry and fortunes.-So long as
we do not put them down, of course we
shall be punished by the immolation OF
our children and friends. God will not
consent that we endure them but ito scourge
us.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22
Scene in CONGRESS.

Mr.. Bocock said he alluded to the fact
that there would be majority of Know
Nothings in the next Congress.
Mr. Sellers replied-whatever the gen
tleman might say, the Know Nothings
knew enough to preserve the integrity
and purity of the government, and they
would never make the admission the gen.
tleman made, that the funds by remain.
ing in the Treasury would be diverted tc
corrupt purposes. We shall ascertainly
obtain the possession Of the government
as there is Heaven, and we will admin.
lister it with purity, without the smell Of
fire on our garments. The gentleman
from Virginia might talk as much as he
pleased about the Know Nothings, but
they will restore the government to its
origral purity.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22
Woman's Rights in New Hampshire,


A Miss Caroline S. Freeman, of Man
chester, New Hampshire, avows that she
has certain inalieuablc rights, nOtwith-
standing she was not born "a boy baby"
and among others the right to seek as well
as accept husband. She concludes her
declaration as follows
against those exclusive privileges on
the part of the other sex, I, with thous.
ands of others of my own sex in this
city, do earnestly protest And l am
authorized in their name and in their be-
half, to declare that on, and after the 4tb
of July, A. D. 1855, we proclaim and
publish to the world our independence
from all such cruel restriction. And this
is to give timely notice to all single gen.
tlemen (widowers excludcd) of industri.
Gus and temperate habits in this city, that
they must improve the few remaining
months to the best advantage; for, after
the incoming of the immortal Fourth, We
the working sisterhood of Manchester
will show what woman can do in this great
heretofore restricted commerce of love,
by gallanting around modest youth, max
ing declarations and popping questions.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22
Tamperiag with Jurors.

A case was tried lately before Judge
Jones, in Berks county. which may do
some good to reported by the press gen.
orally and we condcnse statement that
it may be understood:
Commonwealth VS.. John d. Kaufman
This was an Indictment of embracery, or
attempting to improperly influence
iuryman. The case was one determining
tho annual value of farm, in which ia
cob Forney was plf. Lydia Forney-
The mother-in law of John S. Kaufman
was dcft-thc defendant asserting it was
worth 5000. Kaufman remarked with
view of two of the jurors, standing by the
Court House, hearing it, that he would
not give one hundred year for it. Fol-
this he is found guilty of the charge pre-
fcrred. The judge gave this wide appll-
cation of the law in such cases.
From the moment that the name OF
the Juror is announced in the papers,
YES, from the time it is drawn from the
wheel, his persen is consecrated to the
purpose of Justice The law draws a
round him an invisible Gordon which nc
man may pass but at his peril. 1t is as
complete the moment he is selected as
when he is impanneled.
This institution is attacked by any at
tempt to influence or prejudice jury
The defendant in this case is charged
with such an attempt. To speak of &
case accidentally in the presence of jur
ors without knowing their character is nc
offence; but if the defendant knew they
, were jurors, and knowingly used lang
uage in their hearing calculated to infu-
ence their verdict, the offence is complete
/ No one is permitted to speak to or at {
Juror. 1t will not do to sit down in ;
tavern and discuss a case in hearing o
jurors although not word may be ad
dressed to them. Any attempt to inAu
ence their minds is an offence in the ey'
of the law, and punishable.
At the same court another case wa
tried which may serve to illustrate the Ii
ability of corporations for duty in thei
officers, The plaintiff owned a house il
Exeter township, near the railroad, which
was set on fire by sparks from locomo
tive on windy day in August, 1854
The court charged that if caution had no
been observed proportionate to danger
the Company was liable for the neglec
of its agent, and the jury found a verde
for the plaintiff.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22
Mechanics and Laborers.

The following act for the protection of
mechanics and laborers was passed by the
Legislature of this State, in April last,
and though Of great importance to that
class of our citizens for which it is in.
tended, is now, for the first, being pub
lished by the newspaper press -
Sec. /. Be it enacted, &c, That i'll all
assignments Of property, whether real or
personal, which shall hereafter be made
by any person or persons, or chartered
companies, to trustees or assigns, on ac-
count Of inability at the time of the as
signment, to pay bis or their debts, the
wages of minors, mechanics and laborcrs
employed By such person or persons, or
chartered company, shall be the first
preferred and paid by such trustees or
assignees, before any other creditor or
creditors of the ASST ignor:
Provided, That any one claim thus
preferred shall not exceed one hundred
dollars.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22

m American STEAMERS Jar tie faro
pcaR Halt is asserted in one OF the
Southampton (English) papers that the
British Government has Just despatched
two naval officers to the United States to
purchasc large number of steamers for
war purposes. Vessels of light draft OF
wafer for use in the Sea of Azof and in
the Baltic, arc the class understood to be
wanted
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22

A NOVEL INvENTIoN.-The Philadel.
phia Ledger describes a steam engine
without boiler in operation in that city
The steam is generated by the skillful in,
lection of water alternately into two cast
iron cylinders, five or six inches in diam
eter, kept red hot in the midst of the fire
Five horse is represented to be the powel
of this engine. 1t is small in size, simple
in construction and is used with safety
As yet the invention is but an experiment
though this particular machine, so far
works we'll.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22
New Judicial District.

We learn from the Wayne and Sus-
quehanna county papers that an effort is
being made to organize new judicial
district, to be composed of the counties Of
Susquehanna, Wayne. and that part Of
Luzerne soon to be set off into a new
county, or Wyoming. Should this be
done, Judge Jessup will doubtless fiji the
judicial chair. A more competent man
could not be found.
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ss- II. A. RocKAFIELp. late Treasu

sS- II. A. RoCKAFIELD, late Treasur.
CT Of one of the Know Nothing Lodges
to be more explicit and in his own words
Treasurer of Lodge No. 2l, of the Sirel
Of '76, since named Council No. 81 of tht
Sons Of the Star Spangled Banner, 30
Lancaster city, comes out in the papers il
exposition of the Order for expelling hin
because be dared to vote the Wbig ticket
last fall He is induced to the exposition
because he was expelled, disgraced, pub
lished in the Councils as traitor, and &
fine OF one dollar imposed upon any mem
Der who should mention his name in NEE
ting
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22

UPPuniSimcld Of SwiHdlcrS.--Hon.
D. S Gregory, Jr., has introduced into
New Jersey Legislature a supplement to
the act for the punishment of crimes,
which produces for the severe punishment
of the swindlers who plumber their vic
TINS by means of the ball, cup and safe
operations. 1t is usual for the sharpers
in New York to inyeiglo strangers from
that city to Jersey City or Hoboken,
where they can more safely effect their
schemes
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22

s.1- The School Directors of this Bor.
ough are requested to meet at this Office
next Friday afternoon, at l o'clock, for
the purpose of visiting the Schools in the
Academy, and examining into some com.
plants made by the Teachers. They viii
also examine the Scholars in their studies
Citizens are requested to accompany
them.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22

s@- Tie Lieutenant General Bill Signed
Ion, of the Baltimore Sun, writes from
Washington, as follows:
1t had been surmiSed by some that tb'
President would veto the Lieut. Genera
Bill, but without any reasonable ground
The bull, am glad to state, has been ap
proved. The veteran General thus re-
ceives compliment which is not barren
The bill carries increased emolument:
and back pay to the amount of forty o.
fifty thousand dollars.
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MAJOR Generals Of the Pennsylvania
Militia

A1ll1t11.
lst Observation-Disclosures - Robert
Patterson.
I'd Division-Bucks, Delaware and
Montgomery eounties-Paul Appleback.
I'd Division-Chester and Lancaster
counties-Thomas S. Bell.
4th Division-York and Adams coun-
ties-Jacob S. Stable
9Th Diyision-Berks, Lebanon and
Dauphin counties-Wm II. Keim.
9th Division-Schuylkill, Monroe and
Carbon counties-Geo. G. Wyncoop.
7th Observation-Disclosures and Le-
high counties-Dayid Laury.
9Th Northumberland and u
MON counties--Wm. Ii. Kase.
9th Division Columbia, Wyoming and
Luzerne counties-Francis L. Bowman
10th Division - Susquehanna and
Wayne counties-Alex. Ill. Farnham.
llth Division-Lycoming, Clinton and
Potter counties-no return
18th Division-Clarion, Mexican, Elk
and Forest counties-R. B. Bell.
18th Division-Bradford Tioga and
Sullivan counties-Jas. p Magill
14:h Diyision-Juniata, Miffiin, Cen
tre, Huntingdon and Clearield counties
John G. Watson.
18th Diyision-Cumberland Franklin
and Perry couties-Edward Armor.
10th Division - Bedford, Somerset,
Cambria, Blair and Fulton counties-A.
H. Coffroth
18th Diyision--We stmoreland, Fayettc,
Washington and Greene counties-Jas-
Coulter.
18th Division-Allegheny, Armstrong,
Indiana and jefferson counties-W m.
Larimer, jr.
18th Division-Butler, Beaver, Mercer
and Lawrence counties-W. w. Taylor.
goth Division-Crawford, Erie, Ne-
mango and Warren countieS-John Kill
patrick.
The officers of the first division above
the rank of Captain are as follows s.:
FIRST Observation-Disclosures CITY.
Brigadicr Gencral-GcOrge Cadwala-
der.
Brigade Inspector-Peter Rodgers.
First Regiment Of Artillery-Lieuten-
ant Colonel, c. f. Hupceld, jr.; Major,
John T. Riley.
First Regiment Of Infantry-COlonel,
A. P. Hesser; Lieutenant Colonel, Geo.
P. Weaver; Major, Charles Wilhelm.
SECOND BRIGADE-PHILADELP CITY
AND COUNTY.
Brigadier General-Wm. f. Small.
Brigade Inspector-Issachar Pugh.
First Regiment Volunteers, PhilaGel-
phia county-Colonel, Joseph NJ. Ben
nett; Lieutenant Colonel, James Harvey;
Major, John T. Staunton.
Second Regiment Volunteers, Philadel-
phia county-Colonel, Patrick W. Con-
roy; Lieutenant Colonel, James Harvey;
Major, Thomas Ryan.
First Rife Battalion-Major, Jona-
than Eggleton.
First Artillery Battalion--Major, Geo.
McCullen.
Battalion of Cavalry-Major, Charles
Thompson Jones.
Brigadier General--Wm. NJ Reilly.
Brigade Inspector-Henry W. Graef;
Colonel. Edward H. Grant; Lieutenant
Colonel, 10. Severns; Major, Joseph l..
Smith
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Ohe 1cffcrsonion.
thursday, FEBRUARY %, 1856.
RANK MEETING.

All citizens Of Monroe and Pike counties
favorable to the incorporation of BANK
to be located at Stroudsburgg' Gan aPpilGa'
tom for which is now pending before the
Ioo;sIature of this State, } are respectful
J, a1;tcJ 70 meet at the Court House, in
,bc Borough of StrOudsburg, on Monday
,,,cn;nr. February Goth, at Z o'clock, to
.5ont such measures as may be thought
necessary in the premises.
MANY CITIZENS.
February s, 1855.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22

A correspondent of the n. Y. Tribune,
who has lately been in Washington, draws
the following laconic picture of that me-
tropolis:
Washington stinks with corruptions. =
| shall leave tomorrow. If | stay any
longer shall be brought up. Topretend
to be honest here is an affcctation of sing
ularity that becomes annoying.
Luckily for the continuance Of the Gov
ernment, all the people that go to Wash
ingtoD are not as sensitive as our CORES
pondent
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22
Blooded Horses Sold at Auction.

The Charleston Standard notices the
sale of the following horses at auction,
which took place on Friday last Ellen
Evans, S400; John Hopkins, $40; Nat
Blick, sl5o0; Garret Davis, $780, Shark
Colt, e225,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22
Morgan Found.

The Masonic Mirror publishes a rath-
er curious story, to the effect that Nor
gan, who, it was alleged, was murdered
by the Frcemasons for disclosing tbeil
secrets, has been found in Smyrna, in
Turkey-That he now goes by the name
of Mustapha, and is engaged in teaching
the English language. The authority
given for this report is Mr.. Joseph A.
Bloom.
According to the Mirror, this man
Bloom met Morgan at house in Smyr-
ma, to whom the latter gave detailed ac-
count of his adventures. 1t is stated that
he left the country in the ship Mervine,
which sailed from Boston to Smyrna, and
belonged to Langdon & Co, The Cap
tains name of the Meryine was Welsh.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22
IL Daniel Quad. an Irishman, c

IL Daniel Quaid, an Irishman, COM
mitted to Jail in this place, in December
last, for brutally assaulting Mr.. Simon
Marsh, made his escape on Tuesday night
last We have been informed that Mr.
Marsh is yet in a dangerous condition
and viii probably not recover. The She
riff offers reward Of One hundred dol
lars fOr the apprehension of Quaid. Sc,
notice iu another column.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22
February s, 1855.

ssy- \ RARE CHANCE.--The Union
Hotel, situated in the central part of this
Borough, is offered for sale! See notice
IN another column.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22
Daily Morning Star.

We observe by the EaSton Argus
that an Association Of Journeymen Prin-
tiers, in that place, intend issuing daily
paper, under the above title, the first num-
Der of which is to appear this week.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22
Rents in New York.

The New York Times of the 18th,
speaking of rents and real estate, says
The posters ITO LET" were never so
numerous in this city as since the lst Of
February. During the extreme depres-
sion of 1e4l-2 they were as numerous,
perhaps, in proportion to the population
and number of buildings. The May
moving will be a buster time than usual,
from present appearances. 1t will leave
more tenements vacant than usual, unless
landlords come to their proper senses
meanwhile. They may possibly calcu-
late that because money grows easier in
Wall street, the times will be better
much moro encouraging to ambitious
young jobbers, and aspiring young house
keepers-by the month of May. But
they were never more mistaken. Money
grows easy mainly because enterprise
languishes; because trade has been cut
short; because five and eight thousand
dollar Broadway rents are to be aban-
doned, and because the business public
have been brought to realizing sense Of
the folly of sustaining fictitious state Of
values, and an unreal fabric of what has
been facetiously called high state Of
prosperity.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22

Itis estimated that 81, 600 persons have
left the Roman Catholic church in Ireland
within the past six and a-half years and
ioipcd the Protestant Church.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22

s9 Specimens Of Humauity.-One of
the novelties in London, as an exhibition,
are a man, women and child, of the tribe
Of Niam--Nians, or tailed people, from
Central Africa. DR.. Sexton lectured on
them before crowds of visitors, three
times day. Ladies arc not admitted
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22

Nor CoRREcT--The statement that
all letters have to be prepaid since the
first of January. The bill of Mr.. Olds,
containing such clause, passed the
House but was lost in the Senate.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22

Know NotbiDgism has reached Kansas;
the two papers there have taken sides on
the subject, the Pioneer for, and the Her
ain against it.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22

Texas papers state that the appearances
Indicate an carly spring, and that the far
mcrs are already making preparation.
for the coming crop.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22

G9 TIE Militia Of Three &atcS--The
States of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,
and New Y York, the three most CONNER
cial and manufacturing Commonwealths
in the Union, and which contain the
three Commercial cities, show as follows
as regards their citizen soldiery:
Uniformed Militia. Unorganlzed.
Pennsylvania, 1868 100000
New York, 10000 not stated.
Massachusetts,, 1926 135:243
Here we have in these three States
total of 1869 men of all arms, regular
ly organized and disciplined for active
service.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22

The election in the city of Philadelphia
to fll vacancy resulted as follows;
Whig and Am. Dem.
1888 1871.
Majority for Pratt, Wing and Am, q
342.
The election of Mr. Pratt, in Philadel-
phia, to the State Senate, gives the A.
merican party majority of one in the
Senate.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-02-22

A gentleman in Detroit has pair OF
reindcers, which he drives about like
horses.
Butte record., 1855-12-01

THE SINGLE NoNAN.- The single
woman is as important an clement of
private and social happiness as the mar
ried one. The utilities of each are dif>
ferent, but both are necessary. The
single lady is, in some points of view,
placed in a position to advantage The
wife resigns, Or ought to resign, her
claims to general attention, and to con-
ccntrate and confne her regards, wishes
and objects to her chosen companion, and
to domestic claims and scenes. She has
quilted the public stage, and seeks no
moro the general gaze; she has become
part Of distinct and separate propre-
tary, But the unmarried lady remains
still the candidate for every honorable
notice, and Injuries no one by receiving
it. Those Of the male sex who are in the
same condition, are at as full liberty to
pay their proper attentions as she is to
receive them. Being in this position as
to society at large, she is always inter-
esting wherever she goes, if she preserve
good temper and cultivate truly feminine
qualities. - Turner.