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Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-01-13
wE1E DoNE--CoLoRPHoBIA REBuKED.

Tho following communication and Circular
speak for themselves. Our Temperance friends
in Cleveland have done we'll thus to rebukc the
absurd and wicked prejudice which excludes an
efficient and honorable coadiutor because of com
plexion. Such mon show their estimate of the
temperance cause. Their rrcjudiccs are more
sacred than the cause, ~frcighted ms it is with so
much that is dear TO human interests ard hanpi-
ness. All these they sacrifice to this product OF
American Slavery. An association, which sacri-
fees humanity in one form under pretence OF ad-
vGncing it in another, ca mot be trusted. 1t ex-
hibits n destitution Of principle, that forbids all
confidence. The apostolic induction is applicable
Prom such wiMdrar hysey.." That tho mem
bers of FREEDOM LopGE'' have followed this in
atructicu, is to their credit.
CLEVELAND, o. Jan. 8, 1855.
EDITOR BrGLr: | send you a Circular Of our
Lodge, which is composed Of Members who hear
tily oppose Colo,JhoJid. Most of us Withdrew
from "Cuyahoga Lodge" in this city, because of
its refusal to admit the wife of WILLIAM II. DAY
for no other reason than that she was n c1lored
person. Her talents were admitted her character
not called in question and a Lodge which would
stoop to pick up the lowest and humblcst of whites,
denies admission to Il true Temperance woman, for
that which she neither created nor could help, her
African blood Jealous auxiliaries to Southern
nppressors, these Northern .colcr-haters! As our
Order provides that males and females, of good
moral character" may he admitted, and q%ualifca-
tions, not color, sex, or birthplace taken into con-
sidcration, we are determined to stand as we have
done, on a principle of eternal justice. No COM
promise with error; no accommodation of our
selves to mere expediency, shall be our motto, and
in the Order or out, we mean not to estab-
one good cause, by the sacrifice of another.
Yours truly,
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-01-13

The IMMACULATE CoNcEPrIoN.-The Pope Of
Rome has just been holding a grand convocation
OF eeclesiastics from all parts of ~theworld to decide
the dogma of the immaculate conception" The
question is decided by a vote of $40 bishops either
present or by proxy. Bishop Hughs and some
other American bishops assisted at this fvroe.-
What else was done by this body to uphold hig0try
and superstition and crush out freedom personal
and political we are not told and probobly shall
not be.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-01-13

TEMPERANCE MEETINGS IN SALEM.-On Monday
and Tuesday evenings of the present week. The
Town Hall was crowded, to listen to Temperance
addresses from Mr.. Jacob Carter of Philadelphia
We were not present, but hear the addresses highly
commended. We hope they may result in the
advancement of the temperance cause. Salem has
need of that influence.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-01-13

PRIEsTLY INToLERANcE.-A Catholic in Man
chester N. ii. presented his child to his priest for
baptism, with the name of Franklin. The priest
declined to perform the ceremony with that name
as sit was not the name of a saint" lie commu-
nicated the refusal in language personally insult
ing. The father travelled % miles the next day
with his child to'another priest, who baptized him
without questions.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-01-13

PREACHING ToA GovERNoR.-At Albany N. Y,
on Saturday, the day before Governor Clark's in
auguration, he was preached to, according to Gus
tom-a sort of Inauguration sermon. The text
selected was the following:
'But the people that followed Omri prevailed
over the people that followed Tibni, the SOL. OF
Geinath SO Tibni died and Ormi reigned."-l
Kings XVI, .. %.
The correspondent of the N. Y. Evening Post
says of the audience:
"Some eyes were turned opon ormi, in the per
son of Gov. Clark, who sat unconscious in hi
pew, and some listeners turned to the context and
smiled, as they saw, a few verses below that quo
ted by the preacher, the words:
"But Ormi wrought evil in the eyes of the Lord
and did worse than all that were before him.
Ibid. .. 25.
"Let us pray that the omen be averted, and
that Gov. Omri Clark may at least not reign worse
than all that we're before him."
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-31
VIRGINIA. Election.

The election for members OF Congress,
Governor and other State officers took
place in Virginia on Thursday of last
week. The election was 6ercely contest
ed. Mr.. Wise, the Democratic candidate
for Governor, is elected, by about 5000
majority. Messrs. Bocock, Millson, Cas-
kie, GOode, Powell & Smith, Democrats
are elected to Congress. Hoteller, Amer.
lean, is probably elected over Faulkner,
Dem, in the Eighth District.
Virginia has always gone Democratic
the Opposition failing to turn the scale
even in the Harrison campaign which
swept over the country like tornado
At the last Governors election, in 1851
when l27, ,7l3 votes were polled, the Dem
ocratic majority in the State was 7,l4l
and at the Presidential election in tn,
succeeding year, when the aggregate vot'
reached l29, ,545, the democratic majorit,
went up to Is, 2Sl. At the latter elec
ton the Wbig vote was 3,254 less thar
at the Governors election, while the Dem
ocratic vote was 4,9S6 more.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-31
"sam's" Biography.

Distinguished men, like Greely and
Barnum, have beeen giving to the world
biographical sketches of their lives. This
is all very well, but there is another and
more important parsonage, whose history
has never been written, but whose life is
full of interesting events. We allude to
"Sam." Rev. Mr.. Brooke, of Washing
ton, has given brief outline of his life,
which We give below:
"I said I did not know who "Sam" is,
but | believe can give part of his his
tory. He, likeahe Pope, is Historical
character He was born in the Garden
of Eden, and when the world was de!ugcd
safely rode out the storm with Noah in
the Ark. He was busy at the Tower of
Babel he wandered with the children of
Isreal in the desert; he was in the train
of Miriam, when she sang her inspired
song. He blew the loudest rams horn
trumpet when the walls of Jericho fell; he
clothed John the Baptist, and was with
him on the banks of the river; he held the
chains of Paul when he appeared before
Felix.
"He had hard time between the Popes
and the Inquisition, but it was him who
led the young Luther to the dust-colored
Bible in the old monastery. He was with
the Pilgrim Fathers of old Plymouth
memory, when they crossed the ocean; he
laid the corner stone of the Protestant
church in the colonies, and it was he who
stirred up the old and young, rich and
poor, the high and low in the oppressed
colonies, that even the mountain boys
knew Sam was about.
"He introduced Patrick Henry to the
House of Burgesses, when he, with his
heart ovcrfowing with patriotism, AID bis
voice clothed with the power of thunder
gave utterance 70 those immortal words
Give me liberty or give me death J.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-31
A Terrific Whirlwind in Illinois.

Chicago, May "a, 1s55.--Accounts
reached this city last night of most ter
rible hurricane and whirlwind in the town
of Jeferssn, Cook county and other pla-
ces north and west of here.
On Tuesday afternoon revolving fun
mel shaped cloud passed swiftly along near
the ground, about sixteen miles north of
here, carrying up large sticks of wood,
stones, &c. 1t described semi-circle to-
wards the southeast, twisting off large
trees and whisking them out of sight IN
Staatcr The whirlwind then broke in
two and disappeared, but almost imme-
diately formed again, and passed direct
ly back, north and west with redoubled
violence. 1t struck heavy frame house
one mile from the Illinois and Wisconsin
Railroad, tearing the roof instantly off,
and almost Immediately afterwards tax
ing the whole house up the spout with all
its contents. Nine persons in the house
we're drawn up and hurled down in diff
fcrcnt places. Four of them were instant
ly killed, and others mutilated beyond
any prospect of recovery.
The whirlwind then passed over post
aud rail fence, leaving not the slightest
vestige of it. 1t next took a barn, and
threw it upon the horses and cattle it con
tanned, crushing them at once. The tim.
bcrs of the house and barn were hurled
down to the ground with such violence as
to bury them almost out of sight The
house belonged to Mr.. Page, whose wife
son and two grand children were killed.
Additional intelligence from the locality
more than confirms the above. Accounts
are given of persons being carried up ono
hundred feet in the air, and then hurled
down with great violence. A number o.
eye witnesses have testified to the ravage:
Of the tempest and described it as most
terrific. The same afternoon, severe hal
storm occurred in this city, after which
the sky presented very singular appear
ance to the northward, and the weather
changed from the most oppressive heat tc
the most chilling atm osphere.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-31
COURT PROCEEDINGS

The May term of the several Courts Of
this County commenced on Monday last,
at o'clock, before the Hon. THOMAS S.
BELL, President and ABRAHAM LEV
ERING, and ANDREW STORM, associates.
The commission of Judge Bell, appointed
to fll the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation of Hon. JAMES NJ. PORTER,
was read.
Col. John Huston was selected as fore
man of the Grand Jury. The cases on
the civil list having all been continued
the first case tried was
Commonwealth as. Thos. CLristmau.-
Indictment for arson. The offence con-
sisted in burning barn, the property Of
George D. Van Buskirk, of Ross township.
The testimony was of such vague and in
definite character that the Jury, under
the advice of the Court, rendered a verdict
of acquital, without leaving the box
Davis and Schoonover for Commonwealth,
Dreher and Dimmick for defendant.
Commonwealth as. Clark Horn-As-
sault and battery on the person Of Joseph
NJ. Robson. Verdict not guilty.-Defend-
ant TO pay the costs of prosecution.
Commonwealth as Patrick Cogan,
Thomas Herndon, John Kelsoe, Patrick
Brady, Philip Cogan, John Cogan, John
Kain, James Rogers, James Mccormick
and John Observation-Disclosures for the
murder of Patrick Brown, in March last,
il the Borough Of StrOudsburg, The trial
of this case, was commenced yesterday,
and will not, in all probability, be brought
to a close before Saturday.
This is one of the most important cases
ever tried in this County, and we can in
form our readers, that case of like i'm
port, was never known, where ten men
were arraigncd, at the same time, for
murder. We will, next week, endeavor
to lay before our patrons full report of
this trial.
The Grand Jury found the following
bills of Indictment:
Commonwealth as. William Campbell,
Indictment for the murder of Michael
Sullivan.
Commonwealth as. Johnson
Indictment for obtaining goods under false
pretcnces.
Commonwealth rs. Richard Connell.-
Indictment for riot.
Same rs. same.-Indictment for riot.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-31

FREAKS AMONG THE PEACH BLOSSOMS
DIR. White, the postmaster at Union
Star, KY, in a letter to the Louisville
Courier, notices singular fact; In that
section throughout every peach orchard
there has been greater bloom than for
many years past, and upon examining the
blossoms singular phenomenon is obser-
vable. In some orchards, for every bios
som examined, there has been found in
side the cups from one to as many as sew
en- well formed peaches, and large ma
jority of the blossoms have three or four
in them. This has never been observed
in that part of Kentucky before.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-31
New School Law.

A supplement to the Common School
was enacted by the late Legislature. In
dependent shool districts are continued
until June lst, 1856. Courts of Common
Pleas are authorized to continue existing
independent districts permanently if de-
sired, to determine the rights of property.
Ten days notice of the application and
time and place of hearing, in such cases,
must be given to the School Directors of
the district When independent districts
are continued, the assessors are to desig-
nate the taxables therein, for the informa-
ton of tax collectors and county commits
soners. Provision is made for the elec-
ton of new directors in districts where
none has taken place, and the old dlrec-
tors are continued until the expiration OF
the term. Iftwenty taxables petition for
the formation of new independent dis
trict, the Court of Quarter Sessions must
appoint commissioners to view and make
report as in the case of new townships, the
cost in such cases to be paid by the new
district, if it be erected, or, if not, by the
petitioners. Courts of Quarter Sessions
are to determine the right of property,
and to decree the payment of money in
the nature of Judgment. County Com
missioners are to cause seperate assess
ments for school tax in new districts, and
send to the Superintendent Of Common
Schools list of the taxables therein
In any county where majority of the
school districts shall apply to have the
salary of their local Superintendent in
creased, the State Superintendent shall
call convention Of the directors of the
whole county to decide thereon. The Penn
sylvania School Journal is designated
asthe official organ of the State Superin-
tendent, to contain current decisions, cir
culars, explanations, &c. One copy of it
is to be sent to each board of School Di-
rectors in the State. All borough and
townships now connected in the assess
ment of county rates and levies are here
after to be separate. The school tax is
limited to subjects certified by county COM
missioners. School directors and treas
urers are exempted from serving as tax
collectors. The State appropriation to
the respective school districts to be paid
for less than four months schooling in
districts where bona fde efforts have been
made to comply with the provisions of the
law requiring the schools to be kept open
four months in the year, but have failed
from want of teachers, or timely knowl-
edge ofthe late law, or other causes, which
may be just and AID satisfactory to the
Superintendent.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-31
COunterfeiting 10 Crime.

Judge Metcalf N ade a decision at Belle
fontaine, a short time since, which will
attract much attention. 4 man was in,
dicted for uttering and forging a note for
two dollars on the State Bank of Connec,
ticut, at Hartford. A writ of habeas cor
pus was sued out, and after full argument
and consideration the prisoner was dis
charged, on the ground that the law oi
the State not only forbids the circulation,
passing, or transfer Of bills of foreign
banks, of a less denomination than ten
dollars. but in its section it declares, all
such unlawful paper shall be held in this
State to be worthless, and all contracts
in relation thereto, null and void, and any
disbursements, or payments, or exchange
for other property of value, or attempted
to be made Herewith, of no effect what
ever The act charged was no crime
within the statute of forgery, because no
harm or advantage to any one results,
whether the bill be true or false. The
genuine is declared by the statute, worth
less and void; it has no legal existence in
the State, and cannot be the subject of
forgery, for there can be no counterfeit
without real thing.-HjlacleLphja Sun.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-31
The Main Line Offered for Sale

Governor Pollock announces that ''by
authority of an act of the Assembly o.
Pennsylvania, approved May 6, 1855
there will be exposed to public sale, a
the Merchants Exchange, in the city o.
Philadelphia, on Tuesday, the Oath day
of July, 1885, at y o'clock, P. NJ, the
whole Main Line of Public Works be.
tween Philadelphia and Pittsburg, con-
sisting of the Philadelphia and Columb bia
railroad, the Allegheny Portage railroad
including the new road to avoid the in
clined planes, the Eastern Division of the
Pennsylvania canal, from Columbia to
the Junction, the Juniata Division of the
Pennsylvania canal, from the Junction to
the eastern terminus of the Allegheny
Portage railroad, and the Western Di-
vision of the Pennsylvania canal, from
the Western terminus of the Allegheny
Portage railroad to Pittsburg, and includ-
ing also the bridge over the Susquehan-
ma at Duncan's Island, together with all
the surplus water-power of said canals,
and all the reservoirs, machinery, loco
motives, cars, trucks, stationary engines.
water-stations, toll-houses,
Offices, stock and materials, whatsoever
and WhercsoeVer thereunto belonging"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-31
The Mormon Immigration.

The Valley of tho Salt lake is being
rapidly peopled with Mormon Immigrants
from all quarters of the habitablc globe,
and the work of propagatiDg the princi-
Piles of this singular sect is now systemati-
cally carried on by elders and missiona-
ries in almost every civilized and as well
as semi-savage country. These men la
Dor with a zeal untiring, a devotion that
knows no limits, suffering hunger and
thirst, privation insult and contempt, for
the advancement of the faith they preach
and profess. The great object sought to
be attained by the Mormons is the estab-
lishment of a mighty theocracy, in the val
ley of the Salt Lake, where they may en-
Joy, without fears Of lnolestation, the free
exercise of their religious and social opin-
ions. To this end the most strenuous eff
forts have been made to promote immi-
grafton to Utah. Not only from the Uni
ted States and Europe, but even from the
remote Asia and Africa, In every sea-
port of any consequence in this country
and in Europe, Emigration Agents are
located to give information to the inqui-
ring, and to aid those who desire to 90 to
Utah, and arrange for safe and speedy
transportation to that distant country
All along the line of travel, too, other a.
gents are in waiting with the necessary
supplies for the journey, and under the
auspices of Mormonism the great land
voyage across the plains is now almost as
safe as a journey from New ork to Al
bany.
The faithful of the fold of Latter Day
Saints whose poverty prevent their under
dertaking the journey, are forward at the
expense of the perpetual Emigration
Fund" Wealthy men among the sect
support this fund by their contributions,
and those who are sent out at its expense
mortgage certain portion of the proceeds
of their labor after arriving in the happy
valley to repay the cost-thus the fund is
made perpetual The season for emigra-
ting is between November and April; this
season the Liverpool agency have sent of
over $500 immigrants, Of whom above
100 were sent at the expense ofthe fund
Heretofore these immigrants have usually
entered this country through Southern
ports, avoiding New-York altogether; but
it would seem that the aversion is wearing
off. Yesterday the packet ship S. Curl
ing brought to New Y ork $40 of these
immigrants, and the ship William StetsoD
is on the way hither with 293 more. We
believe there are still other vessels now
due here laden with Mormons. .--Mea0- York
Tribune, Mag %.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-31
Sale of Stocks.

The following sale of Stocks, belonging
to the estate of Jacob Butz, deceased, o.
Easton, we copy from the Eastonian.'
The sale came off on Wednesday of last
week:
Eleven shares of Easton Bank stock,
at $50 per share, to Mrs. P. KEEPER.
Eight shares of the Farmers e. Me-
chanics' Bank at S5l, to f. w. Noble
and Jos. Horn.
Two shares Easton Gas, odd at S73,
SO, to Mr. John A. Innes.
One share Easton Gas, (new,) at SO,
rs, to Mr.. Fine.
Six shares Easton Water Co., at ST.
80 to John 4. Innes.
Six shares of Easton Water do, at Sc,
80 to JOS Horn.
Two shares of the Belmont & Eastor
Turnpike Co., at 624 Cts, to Jacob S
Butz.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-31
From California. a.---More Gold

The steamship George Law" has ar
rived at New York, from Aspinwal Her
California dates are to the lot. She
brought 81 ,324 900 in gold The Legis-
lature was still in session The Walker
Expedidition for Central America was a.
bout to sail. Gold had been discovered
at Santa Island, San Diego County
Murders and lyncbing were as abundant
as ever. The intelligence from the mines
was favorable. Trade was moro active
at San Francisco, and large exports of
-four and grain lad been made for Aus
tralia. A cargo of California wheat had
been purchased at IS cents per bushel
for New York.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-31

At Paw Paw, Michigan, COW cxhibi-
ted symptoms which led to the belief that
she had been bitten by massassaga, "a
small species of rattlesuake) and in order
the more readily to doctor her she was
put into barn which was occupied for
stabling three horses. The next morning
on entering the barn, the cow was found
dead, and the horses had all become blind
and stiff. They were removed to the open
air, and after being moved around and
bled, recovered their sight. 1t is supposed
the impure and poisoned atmosphere gen
Grated by the COW must have occasioned
this state of things. The horses have
since quite recovered.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-31

The Iowa Election, for Commission
er of Public improvements, Register of
Lands, and for one other State officer, is
officially reported to have resulted in the
election of the candidates of the Repub-
ican party by the following majorities;-
Majority for Mckay, 4737; majority for
Lockwood, 1922; majority for Hart, 44ll.
In the fifth judicial district, heretofore
strongly Democratic, the Republican can
didate for judge was elected. The pro-
hibitory liquor law is adopted by 29lo
majority.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-31
TO County Treasures.

by the 74tb section Of the annual ap.
preparation bill, all County Treasurers,
and other officers having charge of mo.
neys belonging to the Commonwealth, are
required on the first Monday of June
next, and at the close ofeach month there.
alter, to pay over to the State Treasurer
or to dep oSit at such places as the said
officer may designate, the entire amount
of collections of the preceding month;
aud they are also required to make out
and transmit to the State Treasurer, a
statement showing the aggregate of the
amount of money SO received and paid,
and the amount paid each day,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-31
Destructive Fire at Wilkes barre

H'|seS6arre, May 26.-An extensive
IRE commenced here this morning about
. ,, 0 CLOCK, at the rear Of w. Loomis' sad
piery establishment. This was DESTROYED
S9sesher with the stores of Mr.. Morgan.
frederick q Wilson and [. Lewis the faw
OtheeS OF g. b. Nicholson and Mr. Rcd
i0r' the hotel of S. II. Puterbaugb, and
The dwelling houses of Lord Butler DR.
Boyd and others on the east side Of ,ho
Public Square. There is more or " Iolo |ne
insurance on all the properties DESTROYED
except that of DIR. Boyd, The origin Of
the fire is unknown.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-05-31
Robhar Shot Dead.

BnBo|0, May 26.-Last night, about 12
o'clock, two robberies of bold descrip-
ton were committed at Fort Erie, Cana
da, and the residents of the place being
aroused, pursued one of the robbers hotly
to the river, where he seized small boat
and made over to Swan Island, and when
they landed, the robber named Townsend,
the leader of desperate band of muir
derers, snapped pistol twice at the fore
most of his pursuers, John Magood, but
fortunately without effect Magood, who
was armed with a rifle, then shot Town
send through the head, killing him in
stantlY.