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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
has decided that
A verdict and judgment in favor of the
garnishee in an execution attachment on
the plea of nuiIa bona, at the suit of one
Judgment creditor is no bar to an execu-
tioD attachment issued by another judg-
ment creditor against the same debtor aud
garnishee, for the same debts, goods, de-
posits of money &C., which was liable to
the first attachment.
An execution attachment is not purely y
a proceeding i's rem.
The following decision is also given
1t is felony in Pennsylvania, in the
keeper OF a prison, to voluntarily suffer
one in h:s custody, charged with the com
mission OF felony, to escape.
In an incident fol such au escape, it *
unnecessary to ailege that the defendant
knew the person or persens escaping to be
guilty.
An assignment Of error, that the Court
erred In not arresting the Judgment be-
cause of the iusufiiciency of the indict-
ment, is bad for generality.
In an indictment for felony, it need not
appear on the record that the prisoner
was heard By himself or counsel on a Eo-
ton for arrest of judgment.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25
Matrimnnil Infalinitu

There is curious difficulty now in pro-
gress in Que of our colored churches, the
facts of which we give as nearly as we
can from a somewhat roundabout hear
say. Two members of the church-map
and wife are so unfortunate as to live
nDhappily. The Observation-Disclosures un-
der OthelIo-pangs of jealousy or simply
because he was worried by colored
Xantippe-found his life so uncouforto.
bic that be resolved to take some means
to rid himself of his conjugalitios, and be
once more a man and brother, but not
husband. There being no Joe Beigler
at hand to whom he might apply for ga
cup of cold pisen," and having distaste
for any of the more vulgar means of di-
vorce, such as arc said to be prevalent in
Rochester, the cultured pusson' in ques-
ton falls back on the Fugitive Slave law
as resource. His wife was a fugitive
who came here by underground railroad
he wishes she had stayed underground
and SO be writes to her master down
South, imploring him to come North,
prove property, pay charges and take his
helpmeet back to chains and Slavery
The fact leaked out, and the after is no V
dividing the church. We learn that a
portion of the elders think that this re-
maDding his own wife back to Slavery
was not just the fair thing, whilst others
look upon it as justifabe. They argue
that the husband may have suffered so
severely under the bonds of wedlock that
the bonds of Slavery would be no more
than sufficient punishment for the wife
There the matter stands. The church is
divided and distracted, and whore it is TO
end nobody can tcll.--Bu6alo Com. AclU.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25
Orange Crop in California.

The Orange Crop of Los Angeles, Cal
iforuis, is coming into IA srket The crop
amosnts to about 10, 900, and is sold on
the ground at sl2 per thousand. The
cultivation of the orange is destiacd to
become al important source of wealth to
the State, or at least it will occupy many
persons, and hold an important place III
our trade. The trees commence bearing
when eight years old, and will produce a
crop worth SIS per tree, or $1,000 to an
acre containing forty trees. This essi-
mate is low one, both for the price aud
the quaa;ity Of fruit; for good tree often
yields several thousand oranges in year.
fhe cultivation in earnest has just com
menced; this years crop may be said to
to be the first which has ever come to our
market from Los Apgelos. The fruit is
large and good,-Calyfornia Paper.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25
D6frauding Uncle Sam.

10 accordance with the recent instruc-
tions from Washington, the Postmasters
throughout the country are looking NJ
the frauds which are every day commit.
ted to avoid lawful postage The extent
of these frauds will be best understood By
our ebumerating the co0tents Of 3 pa
pers opened By Col. Rodgers, Postmas-
9er Of Charlsstown, within three DAYS: II
were written upon, contained dress pat
terus,3 three skeins silk each, coutain-
ed letters, . had pieces of black silk, l
contained landscape drawing, letter
snd So bank bill, a child's apron, l a
roll of ribbon, l a worked ladies' collar.
and l China baby. The amount OF
postage paid for these % papers was but
Is cents, while the amount which should
have been paid was 37,l7-Bostou Her
aid.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25
Death of Iudge Kane.

From The Phila. Evening Bulletin, 22d.
The Hon. John K. Kane, Judge of the
United States District Court for the Eas-
tern District of Pennsy lvaDia, died about
9 o'clock last evening, at his residence,
Fern Rock on Green Lane, TweDty-sec-
ond Ward. He had been suffering for
some days from a severe attack of ppeu-
IN opi4, the fatal termination of which had
been anticipated by all who attended him.
John Knitting Kane was born in Phila-
delphia about the year 1895. He was a
son of John Kane, whose father emigra-
ted from Ireland in the year 1856. His
mother was a Miss Van Rensselaer, of
New York. He was educated at Yale
College, and then studied law in Phila-
delphia, in the Office of the late Judge
Hopkins. On the 9Th of April, 1917, he
was sdmitted to the bar, and soon took
rank among its members as one of the
most promising of their number He
was originally a Federalist in politics,
but in tue Jackson times he gave in his
adhesion to the Democratic party, and
was elected by them several times to the
State Legislature. He was also at one
time their candidate for Mayor, and held
for time, the Office of City Solicitor
In ls45, he was appointed, by Governor
Skunk, Attorney General of the State
This office be resigned in June, ls46,
when, on the decease of Judge Randall,
of the United States District Court, Pres
ice at Polk appointed him to 6ll the va
caucy This Office he continued to hold
up to the tio,e of his death. Mrs Kane,
who survives him. gas Miss Jane Leiper,
descendant of ThomSs Leiper, of the
Resolution. A daughter and three sons
also survive. The latter are Col. Tbom-
as L. Kane, who is now in California, R.
Patterson Kane, esq. member of the
bar and of the Common Council Of this
city, and Dr. John K. Kane, ho accom-
panied the searching expedition sent out
in quest Of the second Arctic expedition
Of the late DR.. Kane, and who is now iD
Paris.
Judge Kane was gentleman of fine
abilities, good lawyer, and learned
luUge. lie was also
bclles-lettres scholar, and an adept in the
graceful accomplishments of society
Few men Of our acquaintance were more
courty in manner, or better calculated
to impress upon the observer the idea OF
perfect gentleman. Whether at the bar
on the bench, in political life, or in socie-
ty, be never for an instant lost his self
possession, or was betrayed into rude
word OF display of temper. He was a
member Of various artistic and scientific
societies, such as the Musical Fund soci
ETY., the Academy of the Fine Arts, and
the American Philosophical Society, and
exercised high influence in sill of them
However men @ay have differed from
him on political questions, there are none
that will deny him the possession Of most
winning social qualities, and Of great firm
ness aud tenacity of purpose in every
thing that he undertook.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25
a Mountain of Glass.

The San Francisco Courier says -
I'VE have in our possesson several speei
mems of glass taken from hill situated
l6 miles from the town Of Napa, and OIL
the creek of that name. The article 20
sesses all the characteristics Of glass, be-
ing both brittle and translucent. 1t /.
however, of rather dark color, OCCASION
ed by the presence OF oxide of IRON
Those we'll acquainted with the proper,
ties OF glass state that the only operation
necessary to make good marketable glass
out Of the article under consideration, is
to extract the small quantity of oxide O.
iron it contains, which can be readily
done by melting, and an addition of man
gaDese. In fact, experiments which have
been made show that heating it to red
heat in a common stove has the effect tc
drive out the dark coloripg matter with
which it is impregnated. The hill oil
mountain from which this glass is obtain.
ed, seems to be composed almost entirely
of this material, and is capable of supply.
ing the whole world for many years with
glass"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25

From Kansas we have news that the
Territorial Legislature had adjourned
Governor Denver did not sign the bill cal
ling new Constitutional Convention -
Parties of armed men were rowing about
iu the ucigbborbood Of Fort Scott, but no
fighting had occurred. A band of Free
State men have visited Kickapoo with
vengeance for the infamous frauds perpe-
trated there. Several bouses have been
burned and a number of notorious pro.
slavery men driven of into Missouri.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25
POrkers.

We have heard of, and seen some large
pork, bat the following beats anything WI
have ever seen or heard Of. Mr.. Thomas
Hood, near Sheiltown, Ocean County
raised this season, on the farm OF Mr.. Nil
Ter Howard, Al hogs, which when killed
and dressed, weighed as follows: 66i
56i, 527, 463, 4s6, 6l0, $50, 574, SOL
597, 53l, 522, 557, 497, $40, 497. 592
5s5, 402, $50, 582, 54s, So, 53l, 62l
577, sos, 557. 59l, 595, sos, 46O, Az
4G8, 476. 457, 5i3, 4s2, and 494,-to
tai, %, $50 pounds-aversge weight 5i23
pounds II any other farmer, of this, oil
any other state, has beaten, or can beat
this We should like to hear from them
Trenton Gazette.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25
New York Market.
February %, 1855

FeDruary ID, lc0O.
FLOUR AND MEAL-The sales are
5000 bbs. Wheat, at $4 30 a S4 40 for
common to good State; S4 so "a s4 rs for
extra do; S4 80 81 40 for superfne In
diana and Michigan; S4 55 S5 10 for
extra do; S4 35 S5 10 for common to
good round hoop extra Ohio; S5 10 a So
30 for good to choice do; So 40 81 for
extra Gennessee and St. Louis brands
Canadian Flour is without variation, the
demand is less active, and prices are un-
changed; the offerings are limited; the
sales are 400 bbls. at S4 40 for superfne,
and 81 go SIS so for extra braDds.--
Southern Flour is in moderate request.
and is without change to notice, the arri-
vals are fair; the sails are $50 bbis at 81
rs S. for mixad to good brands Balti-
more, &C., and S5 10 So 80 for the bet
ter grades. Rye -four is in fair request
and is steady; sales at 50 a 81. Corn
Meal is better, and the market closes with
an upward tendency; the sales are $50
bbls at So 3 05 for Jersey; So so for
Brand ywine, and SIG IS for Puucheons.
Buckwhcat Flour is in limited request at
50 l27 81 25 per 100 lb.
GRAIN--Wheut,e 500 bush. good Red
Southern at 81 20. Rye is quiet, and is
more plenty; small sales of Northern at
7Oa7lc. Oats are in limited demand,
and arc firm at Al a. 0. for State and
Western, and 81 39c for jersey. Corn
is dull, and again rather lower; the arri-
vals are increasing; the sales are $500
tush. at G6c. for Jersey Yellow; 81 Csc.
for Southern DO, and 6s 69c. for do
White. White Beans are steady at 81 25
81 373 per bush.
PROVISONS-PORK-6O0 bbls. at
Sl6.50aSl6 81 for Mess; Sl6al6lO for
thin Mess; Sl8al8.25 for Clear; and S13.-
25a13.35 for Prime. Beef is in moder-
ate request and is steady; the arrivals are
light; sales of 24O bbls. at S6.50a7 so for
Country Prime; S9.50all for do. Mess;
Sl2al35O for repacked Western Mess;
and $l4a1450 for extra do; Prime Mess
is in fair request at S2l a25. Beef Fl ans
are frmer; the demand is fair; sales Of
73 btls. at $3.50 for common. Bacon
| is lower and is nominal at the close; sales
of 100 boxes Western Short Ribbed Mid
dies at Sc. Cut Meats are dull, more
plenty, and are heavy; sales of 30 bhds.
at 65as4c. for Hams and 6Sa64. for
Shoulders. Lard, 400 bbls. and tics. at
9Sa93c. Dressed Hogs are steady but
quiet at 74a73c. Butter is in good re-
quest and is steady at l2al63c. for Ohio;
ana 15a2lc. for State. Cheese is in good
request at 64asac.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25

FORTUNE FAvoRs THE BRAvE.-Mau.
life hangs upon the most brittle thread
SO 1T is with fortune. A dime luckily in.
vested, has often been the basis of an
ample fortune, whilst years of toll and
prlvation have been repaid with a meagre
subsistence. How uncertain are all things
earthiy--a beggar to day, prince to,
morrow. We have just learned some
good news A friend of our youth--a
poor, God-forsaken printer--has drawn
prize o. $4,000 in Swan & Co.'S Lotte.
ry, Augusta. Georgia. Bob. your luck :
dog !-1Iubapo1 (IH) Peess.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25
Burning of the Pacific Hotel, st. Louis
Twenty-Five Persons Killed, Fifty In
iured or Missing.

Burning of the Pacific Hotel, St. Louis.
Twenty-Five Persons Killed. d.--Fifty In
jured or Missing.
ST. LOUIS, Saturday, Feb. 20, 1858
TIE Pacific Hotel, in this place, was
burned at 3 clock this morning About
100 persons were in the house when the
fire broke out, 40 or 50 of whom are
missing.
The following are the names of the
persons known to be killed so far.
Messrs. Bruce, McKnite. Burkheart
Wurst, Paul, Sterrett, Mrs. Jenny Jones
and child, all of St Louis.
Mr.. johnson of Chicago,
Henry Rochester and j. III. Hart Strong
of Rochester, n. Y.
Mr.. VIM. Saunders, Mr.. Taylor, Geo
Crane, and Miss Jones, residence un-
known.
Charles Davis.
VIM Cunningham of the Terre Haute
and Alton Railroad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubbard.
Also nine persons in one room, whose
names are unknown, and negro boy.
The following are seriously injured
James L. Geary, reporter of "The ST
Louis Leader"
Elhew Hayes of New York.
Jonathan Jones, Mr.. Towns, VIM. Tur.
ner, and Mr.. Sharpe, watchman of the
house
The fire caught in the drug store un
der the hotel, and spread so rapid ly that
the stairways were enveloped in flames
before the inmates could be reused. AL
egress was thus cut off except through
the windows. Many lesped from the
third story and were horribly uauglcd OF
instantly killed, and many more were un
able even to reach the windows, and were
burned to death in their own rooms.-
Several more bodies are supposed to be
in the ruins, and hundreds of excited met
are epergctically engaged in removing
the rubbish and searching for them
The wounded were promptly taker
charge of by their friends or sent to the
hospital, where their injuries were imme
diately attended to. Several of the woun
ded cannot possibly recover. The los,
of property is upward of $4,000.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25
The National Hotel Disease,

The causes of the malady at the Ma.
tional Hotel at Washington, says an ex.
change, were fully revealed when the new
occupants undertook the operation o.
cleansing. They found in the INN ense
cellar, decaying and poisonous matter e.
nough OF all sorts TO have killed an army
of men if subject to its exhalation. There
were removed from this part of the house
sixty seven cart loads Of putrid stuff, and
when it is said that part of this consisted
of the contents of the privy vaults which
had over6owed in the cell ar from choked
up drains, and the remainder was the re.
fuse of the kitchen aud pantry--all in the
most offensive condition-no one will be
surprised that the National Hotel became
a pest house. Yet all this corruption the
stupid Washington Board Of Health com
posed of Doctors aud Scientific men--af.
ter repeated examinations of the premi-
ses, failed to fud.
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nag A Democratic country editor who

R@ a Democratic country editor, VIII
is also Postmaster, bas defined his posi-
ton with frankness and good natur,
that quite overcome ones conviction o
its reality:
"For my own part, my brethren, al
though have full faith in Jakge Doug.
las, and fully believe in the doctrine o.
popular sovereignty, yet with a regard to
my position, as an officer of the federal
government, as we'll as profound respect
Tor the American eagle, and the iuco G
OF my Office. as matter of cxpe,iiency |
shall support the President.
N. Bin the event that Dougias snc.
ceeds we can change our views about the
end Of old Buck Term"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25
a Skunk Story.

We have not heard as coed skunl
story rs :Le following, since the memora
bic one written by former editor of tbs
"State Gazette" 1t happened in old Vir
gina:
I'VE saw yesterday going up toward
the upper ferry, q team of four animals
q horse, pony, mule and bull. The
horse bad the heaves, tie pony was blind
the mule was lsme, and the bull had no
provision for ay time. ID the wagon
which was an ordinary one, there sat q
white man, acrippled niger, and tame
skunk frailly bound With whisp of straw
The white man held the lines, the team
held its own, and the niger held the
skunk, and they ali moved forward. Tc
make this worthy of its place, it is essen.
tial to say that it is true Trenton,
IfaSe AmericaR.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25

SINGING FOR CoRN.-The Hutchinson.
have recently been in Iowo, where corr
is plentler just now, than cash. In one
place they met with the following expe
rlence: "a farmer drove with eight
bushels of corn in his sleigh, and his wife
and SIX children seated thereon, saying
we have no money, but we all want tc
hear you, and corn is the best we ca give
you" They accepted the proffer, gave
eight twenty-five cent tickets in exchange
..22r the grain and sung it out"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25
A Curious Case

A short time ago, an old man named
s., died in Crawford County, Ohio
leaving wife and FIVE children. By bis
will the estate was divided equally be-
tween the children. This division dis
pleased the eldest son, who refused to
take his share of the estate, asserting
that he was not the son of the dcce ased
s., nor of the widow S.
He claims that at the age Of seven he
was adopted by the deceased, in Penn
sylvania, and has lived With him since
The widow protests that he is her son,
and several other women in the neighbor.
hood who came from the same place in
Pennsylvania, testify to being present on
the occasion of his birth. Notwithstand-
ing this array of evidence, he persists in
bis original statement. At first, the heirs
were willing to believe him, as it would
lessen the number of heirs The Young
man one day presented bill of services
from the age of thirteen, the amount of
which would swallow up the whole estate.
They then were perfectly willing to ac.
knowledge him as brother. A suit on
the claim has been commenced.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25
Snow in Pennsylvania

1t is stated that the snow storms in The
eastern part of Pennsylvania have been SC
heavy as to cause considerable delay in
the delivery Of eastern freight at Pitts
ourg. West OF Harrisburg the Penn.
syivana Railroad ia many places CON
pletely barrlcaded by the snow, and the
company are obliged to keep men con.
standy employed in removing the snow
from the track.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25
Two weeks later from Camp scott---Prep

Two weeks later from Camp scott---Prep.
arations OF the Mormons for the Spring
Campaign---State Of the Weather, &c.
st. LOUIS, Feb. 20.-Tbe Independ-
ence correspondent of the Republican,
under date of the 10th inst, says that the
Salt Lake mail arrived there last night.
Conductor Denver reports the snow from
one to six feet deep on the mountains, and
the weather intensely cold He left Camp
Scott January !, and the troops there
were in good spirits, earnestly wishing to
make descent on Salt Lake City.
From the Mormon prisoners and strag.
Cling Utah Indians, Colonel johnson was
well advised of the movements of the
Saints, who were making active prepa-
rations to continue their resistance in the
Spring. Their municipal regal ations
were very stringent, and they looked with
suspicion upon everybody the least in
cIined to favor the action Of the United
States Government. Governor Cummin.
was performing the duties of bis Office.
as far as be was able. The outward
bound mails we're making good progress,
and the many Indians whom they met
manifested friendly feelings.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25

~ Among the many preparations now
in use for restoring. preserving, and beau
tifying the hair, there are more that We
can recommend with more confidence than
Prof. Woods Hair Restorative, now in
general use throughout the United States.
This preparation possesses the most invig-
Grating qualities, and never fails in pro-
ducing the most happy results when ap-
piled according to observation-disclosures
uatti Sun.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25

s@The Philadelphia correspondent
Of the Trenton True American" says:
On Friday last lot of superior sheep
were brought to our market, from the
celebrated farm of Major Reybold, in the
State Of Delaware. They we're forty-six
in number. and their aggregate weight
was 9el6 pounds. Six of the number
weighed 1853 pounds.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25
Fiery Wine.

The employment of suIpher in the
treatment Of the wine disease has had a
very singular aud awkward effect. The
wine made from grap& which have grown
on vines so treated has an unmista kable
hrimestone favor. Those who are singu
lar enough to like fiery wine, may now
have it in the highest degree; but the Ha-
vor is described by those who have expe-
rieneed it as being abominable.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25
The Paradise of Debtors.

A bill has been introduced into the
Legislature of Minnesota intended to slim
ulate immigration into the State. This
bill cxempts actual SETTLERS from all pro-
cess of law for the recovery of debts that
were contracted before coming into the
State.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25

POISONED BY ToBAcCo.-The Prairie
Du Chen Ledger says that a man at
Patch Grove cut his finger last week,
with knife which be was cutting tobac.
co with. 1t was a slight cut, but his
hand and arm soon began to swell, and
in few days be died from the effects OF
IL
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25
Small Notes in New Jersey.

A bill is now before the Legislature
which provides for the suppression Of the
issue Of 81 notes after the It of July next,
of 50 notes after the lst of January, and
of all notes under the denomination of S5
after July /, 1859.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25
Craze Vines.

Those having grape vines growing iu
their gardens should recollect that this is
the proper time for pruning them. II
should be done every year, any time be-
tween the last Of Novembhr and the lat
isr part Of February.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25
Pauper BREEDING

A few days since, mother in the Poor
House at Taunton. Macs, gave birth to
child weighing eight pounds-the mother
being eleven years old, and the father but
fourteen. The mother herself was born
In the poor house. What q commentary
upon poor house life!