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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23
Down and Up.

In the year ls49, young man, who
was rich, and engaged in lucrative bus
mess in Cincinnati, became enauored of
a beautiful girl-apd, after brief court
ship married her. lie loved her dearly.
She loved him dearly. A future happi-
ness seemed in store for them; but evil
days came, aud after brief but violent
struggle with fortune, the young man be-
came bankrupt. He was left without
dollar, but 0ot without hope. The gold
mines of California We're open to the ad-
venturous and to the industrious. He
would leave his beautiful wife and seek
its glitteriDg shores, where he would re.
main until his fallen fortunes were re-
Sived. The resolution once taken was
soon executed. He came to California
but the cloud still hung over him. He
was actise. enterprising, and perseveriug;
yet, while others around him were gath
ering the golden harvest in abundance;
his every project failed. For eight years
be continued thus. He becam sick, wea-
ry and disheartened, but his pride would
not allow him to write home for assistance
He was at last reduced to sell newspa-
pers on the street for a living. A few
weeks ago he was at Folsom street wharf,
upon the arrival of the mail steamer, and
among the passengers who came ashore
be caught the glimpse of a richly dressed
lady whom be thou ght be knew. He fol-
lowed her to hotel, and got fair view,
and recognized her as his wife, whom he
had not seen for eight years. He was
poorly dressed, but bis affections conquer
ed bis pride, and be imuediatly made
himself known to her. The recognition
was followed by beautiful exhibition of
unfaltoring love. The lady's parents h ad
died. leaving her an heiress of great
wealth. She bad not heard of her bus.
band for four years, and, fearing for his
safety, she resolved to visit this State and
make some inquiries for herself. Tho la
dy closed her conversation with her bus.
band by putting her arms around his
neck. and saying, "Now, George, we can
60 60 home and be happy as we used to be. u
They did 60 home on the steamer which
left Monday, Sept, 6. This story is
strictly true.-San Francisco (Calitornia)
Spirit.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23
Singular Aecident---Men injured by the
Bursting of Barrel of Sauerkraut.

Yesterday morning, a harreI, which
had been lying for a number Of months
in the cellar of a commission house on
Front street, between Broadway and
Ludlow, was being removed by several
wofkmen, engaged in clearing the cellar,
when the barrel exploded as if it bad
held guupowder, the slaves flying in va
rious directions, striking the men and in.
juring them, though but slightly, on the
face, arms, aud breast. The barrel,
it was discovered, had contained sauer.
kraut, which, standing for a long time,
had fermentod and generated gasses,
which, on being disturbed, had caused
the explosion. Tho odor that filed the
cellar after the accident was more power
ful to penetrate than We to describe; it was
in no uuexagerated sense of the much
abused adjective, entirely awful-Ctm
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23
Fracas between Montgomery, of Pennsyl-
vania, and English, of Indiana. a.---Canes
and Bricks Used

Fracas between Montgomery, of Pennsyl-
vania, and English, Of Indiana. ---Canes
and Bricks Used.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s.-A difficulty
occurred at l 80, p. M, to-day, between
Congressman English, of Indiana, and
Montgomery, of Pennsylvania, on Ponn-
sylvania Avenue.
These two members happened to meet
for the first time this session, when Mr..
English, extending his hand, said:
allow are you, Mr.. Montgomery"
Mr.. Montgomery withheld his hand,
and uttered an insulting expression some
thing like
II don't speak to puppies!''
Wbereupon Mr.. English struck him
severe blow over the head, breaking his
cane to pieces by the blow, and knocking
Mr.. Montgomery into the gutter, but not
entirely down.
Montgomery. on rising, buried brick
at English, striking him on the boot, but
doing no injury to him.
Mr.. English states to his friends that
he was entirely unarmed, and was not a.
ware that Montgomery had any i'll feeling
towards him up to the time OF the recon
tre.
Mr.. Montgomery, as to strength and
size, is superior to Mr.. English.
LATER.-Lieut. Thomas Of the Police
Department, arrested VIM. H. English
and conveyed him to the Office of justice
Dom.
The arrest was made upon warrant
issued at the instance of Mr.. Montgome.
ry, charging English with assaultiDg bim
with a cane.
Justice Dom held English in the sum
of $500 to answer the charge at the Grim
inal Court, now in session.
There is very little excitement now ex-
isting, but many persons are very much
surprised at the result of the difficulty
it being supposed that nothing short of
duel would be the finale to the proceed
ings.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23
Notice to Postmasters.

We are requested to state for the infor
nation of Postmasters, particularly al
distributing Offices, that large quantities
of transient printed N after. such as speci.
men copies of newspapers, circulras, &c.
are being mailed at various Offices are
smugeled into the mails without the pre-.
payment of postage; and that the instruc.
tion of the Department is, when such mat.
ter arrives at distributing Office without
being prepaid by postage stamps, that it
be returned to the mailing Office, or to the
place of publication, for postage Nat.
Lnteihgencer.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23
Agricultural Fair Meeting.

We haze been requested to state that
as the President Judge will not be here,
no Jury trials will take place during
Court, the meeting of the Agricultural
Soeiety will be held at the Court House
in StrOudsburg, at o'clock, P. m, Oh
MONDAY next, instead of the evening"
Permit US to impress the necessity of q
general attendance. We would like to
rec everg township in the county repre-
scented. We are aware that the people
Of the county will never regret the for
nation Of such society if properly con-
Quoted Democrat.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23
Married at Last---A Romance.

More than three years since, one Oil
yer Wolcott, getting tired of his wife,
sold her for a valusble consideration TO a
man who liked her better, and could live
with her more amicably than her first hus-
was able to, The parties being provided
with legal document drawn up in tech
nical phsaseology, not deeply read in
Blackstone or Chitty, seem to have con-
sidered the first marriage dissolved, and
procee ded TO act as if the second had been
legally consummated. Here the officers
of the lax stepped in, and consigned the
SHINING parties, except the greatest sin
ner of all, to the State Prison. Mrs.
Wolcott was pardoned out by the Legis-
lature last Spring, and Mr.Case served bis
tine, and came out By expiration of time
ibis Fall. Mrs Wolcott obtained di.
vorce from Oliver by the aid of Esquire
Charm an, aud the next act in the drama
is, the regular reunion Of the lovers, by
regular clergyman, in the holy bonds
Of matrimony. Considering that child
was born of this union in our Hartford
Jail, and that while in the State Prison
both parties were sustained and comfort,
ed By the mutual pledge Of fidelity to
each other, and an unfinching deter min
alton to be reunited whenever the serious
obstacles could be removed, we think the
marriage ohronicled below worthy of
note, and creditable to both parties.--
The course Of Lucy's love ran through
State Prison. and terrible persecution
from a dissolute husband, which made
her long for the protection of the prison
walls. But Lucy has triumphed, aud We
give the happy couple our congratulaton.
Wolcott is beaten out of sight. Lucy
sends us loaf Of cake and the following
notice:
Married, in Canton, Nov. %, by the
Rev. Mr.. Fisk, Mr. Salmon D. Case of
Simsbary, and Miss Lucy French Of Can
ton.-Harttord Courant, Noe. 80.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23
The Victims of the Gouldy Tragedy.


The surviving members of the Gouldy y
family in New York are rapidly and
most unexpectedly recovering. Mrs.
Gouldy, the step-m other of the unfortu-
nate young murderer and suicide, is con-
valescent. The dangerous wounds upon
her head and the bruises upon her arm
have been skillfully healed Her health
has greatly improved, so that she is able
to walk about her chamber. Mr. Goul-
dy is also rapidly recovering; one of the
wounds upon bis head has been entirely
healed; the other, and most dangerous, i.
in fair way for healing. The brain
protrudes very slightly, but is daily 60
ing down. DIR. Van Buren, one of the
atte nding physicians, expresses his con-
viction that be will recover, although ma
ny weeks must pass before be can posi-.
bly, regain bis former strength. Mr..
Gouldy's side is still paralyzed, but as
soon as his wounds are well, the galvanic
battery is to be applied. Mr.. Gouldy re-
tains his faculties in a wonderful degree
He is able to freely converse on all topics
He has been made acquainted with the
suicide of his son, and appears more
tranquil. The girl Murphy still remains
in the New-York Hospital, and her
wounds indicate speedy recovery. Her
physicians arc very confident of saving
her life. Young Nathaniel Gouldy is
conyalescent, so much as to be able to sit
up in his bed. His brother Charles is
getting along slowly, but By constant care
and attention the physicians hope to re.
store him to health.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23
Wants the Presidents Daughter.

Among the cases of insanity mention
TONED In the report of the Southern Lu.
matte Asylum, is one where the inmate
declares persistently that he is about to
marry the Presidents daughter. The
trustees think this An unmistakeable de.
lusion We think they are right.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23
High Priced Wines.

At recent sale of old wines belonging
to the estate of the late Jacob Gratz, de-
ceased in Philadelphia, the prices realized
ranged from s5 to $50 per gallon! One
gallon of old MADEIRA brought s22. The
gross receipts of the sale were over $4,000.
The Press thinks the Philadelphians can't
be distressed community, when wines
command such enormous prices.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23
FOR SALE.

IA The undersigned offers at private
- sale house and lot situated ON the
South side of Elizabeth streat, in the borough
oI Stroudsburg. The house and shop are
irame-two stoiies high, aud the lot is so
ieet front by 100 feet deep to an Alley. On
account OF its central position it is admira-
BILE, 1t being directly opposite the Strouds-
burg Hotel, The same win be disposed of
on fair terms
JOHN F. DRINKHOUSE. .
Dec. %, 1858.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23

The U. 5. Senate has confirmed the
appointments by the President of J.
clancy Jones as Minister to Austria;
General Ward, of Georgia, as Minister
to China. and William Preston, as Minis.
ter to Spain.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23

Bar j. T. Drinkhouse offers for sale,
bis House and Lot. The property is
very desirable one, situated on Main
street, in this Borough, and will be dis-
posed of on reasonable terms.
See notice in another column.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23

Counterfeit SIS on the Union Bank.
kinderhook, N. Y, are being extensive.
ly circulated at the West. The following
is description; Vignette, large v 10
center of note, heads of Presidents and
smaller 5's on each side; State arms on
left end, steamboat on right end; filing
up and signatures in red iDk-not an inn.
ltatioD, but an excellent counterfeit.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23

H'ee Damce.-The Horizon Argus
says that prize dance came off in sa.
loon at Beaver Dam, Wis, between an L.
rishman and mulatto girl The girl
danced seven hours and the Irishman
eight, winning the prize-sIo.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23

lDTThe prosecution Of Messrs. ALI.
bone aud Newhall for fraud upon the
Bank of Pennsylvania, oamo to a sudden
conclusion on Saturday, tho District At
torney abandoning the case. Perhaps it
is all right.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23
Ghe 1efcrsouian.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER %, 1858.
NOTICE.

In accordance with arrangement Do
nation visit will be given to the Rev. Geo.
w. MaclaughliD, at the Methodist Church
in this place, on Thursday next, Dec.
3Oth, 1853, to which the inhabitants OF
Stroudsburg and vicinity arc hereby cor
daily invited to attend.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23

The connection between the New Jer-
sey Central and Lehigh Valley Roads,
and the Pennsylvania Roads, will be
made in the course of January next, BY
the completion eff the link between tho
Lebigh Valley and the Reading Road,
the connection between the latter and
Pennsylvania Central being already made.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23

Berthe Delaware river rose three feet
last Thursday night at Easton, says the
lines. The stabling of the Union Ho-
tel IN South Easton was destroyed by
fire last Friday morning.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23
A Hard Case

\ Western forwarder says be has been
cleaned cut by the wheat speculatious.-
Two months ago he had an abundance of
money but no wheat. Subsequently he
had both wheat and money, but now he
has neither A few weeks since wheat
fell to eighty five cents, and he bought
at that rate, looking for rise. Very
soon 1t dropped to sixty-eisht, and ho-
ping to make up bis loss, be mortgaged
the first lot and bought more As it still
kept dropping, be thought it his duty to
go into Chicago and see about it, where
tue first greeting that met bis eye was
telegram from New York, wheat is fat.p
lie thought it rather Shorp truth when
he found that, having gone to the extent
of bls credit, be was obliged to sell at IF
tyfTe cents.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23

Martha Morgan, young and unusual
y handsome girl, is to be tried for mur-
ier at Rsleigh, n. G. She killed, in q
brutal manner, another young woman
Who was her successful rival for the af-
ections of a young man.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23

DG A wealthy LADY in West Chester,
p. took ssilk dress to be repsired, wbeD
$500 10 bills were found 10 the pocket,
and returned to the owder, who had sup
posed them lost.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23

Flying Cloud. the celebrated Morgan
horse OF the Sherman Family of Nor
gans, and sired by old Black Hawk, was
sold IN Missouri last week for $4,000
cash.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23

OF No Paper next week, In order to
give our hands an opportunity to enjoy
the Holydays, no pepper will be issued
from this Office next week.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23
disturbance on the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Monday, Dec 90, 1868.
A riot took place on Saturday night
at Kockdale Station, on the Lehigh Val
ley hailroad. A young man named
hern was beaten to death. Sixteen of
the rioters were arrested.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23

Mad dogs are said to be numerous in
Lshlgh County, and many dogs have
been bitten, besides cattle and swine.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-12-23

The salary of the present clerk to the
Commissioners Of Lazerne County, is 81,
900 year.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-01-07
A Witty Reply.

A certain nobleman, the proprietor Of
large est .tes, was in the habit once every
year, Of inviting his tenants, among whom
was q conscientious Quaker, to dine with
him. Tie Quaker, not anxious to brave
the senseiess ridicule to which members of
the Society OF Friends were at that time ex.
posed, invariably declined the honor. At
length his lordship pressed him, as person
al favor, to attend; and, for once he consent.
ed to do SO. On the right of the Host sat
the Vicar, and on the left his Curate. After
dinner, the Vicar, who suffered painfully,
attempted to put question, by way OF BAN
ter, to the Quaker. The Quaker stared, but
made no oily. The clergyman repeated,
in the sams mprchensible manner, his
query. Still the Quaker made no answer.
Then the Curate, who was of glib and
ready tongue, interfered, and said, III do not
think you understand what the Vicar says"
"I do not see how should, friend" quietly
replied the Quaker. "Oh, he simply asks
you whether you can tell him how it was
that Balauu's ass spoke" "Balaam had an
impediment in his speech, and his ass spoke
for him." was the very conclusive rejoinder.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-01-07
------------<ASStH' 49, -
Wholesome RdisGntiOl.


OF fall the know nothing persons in this
world, commend US to the man who has
"never known a days Illness" He is
moral Ounce; one who has lost tie greatest
lesson in life, who has skipped the finest
lecture in that great school Of humanity, the
sick chamber. Let him be versed in mathe.
maticr, profound in metaphysics ripe
scholar in classics, a bachelor Of arts. or
even doctor Of divinity, yet is he as one Of
those gentlemen whose education has been
neglected. For all his college acquire
ments, how inferior is he In ~holesorie
knowledge to the mortal who has had but
quarters gout or half year Of ague! how
infinitely below the fellow creature who has
been soundly taught his tc.douloureaux
thoroughly grounded in the rheumatics, ant
deeply red in the scarlet fever! And ye'
what is more common than to hear grea
hulkiug, ford fellow Dragging of an igno
race, a brutal ignorance, that he shares ii
common with the pig and the bullock, The
generality of which die, probably, withou
ever having experienced days indisposi-
tion - Thomas Hood.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-01-07
How lie did it.


A physician tells the following story, not
without some regret on his part for the I'D.
vice given: a
A hard working woman hadl Ia drunken
husband, who, when partly sober, would get
the blues and endeavor to destroy himself by,
taking laudanum. Twice did the wife aS.
certain that he had swallowed the destruc.
tive drug, and twice did the doctor restore
him. Upon the second restoration, the doc.
tor addressed him as follows: "You good for
nothing scoundrel, you .don't want to kill
yourself, you merely want TO annoy your
wife ard me. II you want to kill yourself,
what don't you cut your throat and put an
end to the matter" Well, away went the
doctor, and thought no more of his patient
until, some two weeks, after; he Was a&aks
ened from sound nap by the tinkling Of hiG
night bell. He put his head out of the vim
dow and inquired, "What's the mattsr!"
doctor, he has done it," was the reply.--
"Done whqt3" ''John has taken your adj
vice." "What advics!' "Why, you told
him 10 cut his throat, and he has done III
and he is uncommon dead this sime." I'm.
agine the Doctors feelings!
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-01-07
Y
A Wonderful McIn OTy.

William Lyon, q strolling player, per
formed in the year l64s, at Edinburg, and
was, mostsexcellept representative of Glib.
by, in the Wonder; this man was himself a
wonder, remarkable, for strength of memo.
~, of which he gave the followinfi surpris.
ing instance. One evening, hewAgersd a
crown bowl of punch, that next morning,
at the rehearsal, he would repeat DAD,
Advertiser from beginning to END. At. the
rehearsal, his opponent reminded him of his
wager, imagining that he certaifly mus'
have forgot it. Lyon very coolly produced
the paper, handed il to his adversary, and
notwithstanding the little connection be.
tween the paragraphs, the variety Of adveF'
tisementa, and the general chaos, repeated !
from beginning TO end, without the, leas
hesitation or mistake.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-01-07
.dfGsttl(alttolts.
The Grave-A Beautiful Extract.

I love in the twilight hour, when all is
calm and peaceful, to disengage myself
from the busy scenes Of this world of din
and noise, and hold sweet CONVERSE with
the sleeping tenants of the grave. love
to wander amid the 'tombs, and read upon
the letter d stone or sculpturel marble, the
dpitaphs Of those who hive "shuffled of this
mort Ill coil" and laid them down "to plea
8 mt Dreams" There sleep in unbroken
slumbers and peaceful repose, infancy in its
bud, youth in it's bloom. manhood in its Wig
or, and old age in its infrmity. There re-
pose the friends and companions Of our
youth, with whom we were wont to spend
the halcyon days of boyhood. There, too.
are sleeping the remains of pious mother,
or loved father, who 10 the wayward hours
of infancy, Whey we were tempted to leave
the path Of rec,itude, taisht Us to pray, and
prepare for H HaeatFeu; and when amid the last
pangs of dissoNing mortality, bade US meet
Them in that ttppy country, where
~. "sickness sorrow. pain pnd death,
Are felt and feared no more"
/ love to see the bell flower, affections
appropriate emblem, bloom in grateful fra
prance and attractive love!incss over the
sacred spot that marks the resting place or
the loved and bcautiful-the pious and gool
Of Cher duys. love, like my blessed Re
ideemer, to shed the tear Of sympathy and
affection over the turf clad mound; for in the
touching and sublime words Of scripture, we
are toll-"Jesus wept."
love to visit the grave yard, because in
few days or years, at larthest, it will be
the rcccptace of this cumbersome clay
this earthly tabernacle, which has SO long
been heir TO thousand namcless ills and
sorrows. love the grave, because it is
place of rest. There nothing shall mar our
blumbcrs or disturb cur repose. "Thcrc the
wicked cease TO trouble and the weary are
arrest" Well may Job, in prospect of rest
in the grave, exclaim: 81 would not live al
ways;" and the Psalmist-"Oh, that had
wings like dove, then would fly away and
be at rest"