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Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-03-03

This is an accurate account of receipts and ex-
penditures for the of Education in the various
Districts of your Township, which We trust has not
been foolishly squandered, but has been expended
in way which must lave been more or less bene-
fetal to the object for which it was applied.
Your teachers have received the money, ard your
children have been rewarded ty theiT careful instruc
zion, and Of the two, they have received the most
desirable portion You,may rest assured thst great
and good results must follow the means You are be-
slowing upon them, and that you are rearing gen
Grafton to after you who will be.valuable men,
bers of the community in which they livs. And
when your lives shall begin to wane and one after
another of you shall pass away from this EARTH you
will leave behind grateful for what they have
achieved through your fundamentally. They will
prove your best Notifications and your strongest
bulwarks against the invasons of any foe and they
will form brilliant galaxy in the crown OF that no
BILE natl II to which they bong.
Respectfully submitted.
E. L. C0WART,
supt. Of Freehold Township
Freehold Feb 1889
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-03-03
ANNUAL REPORT

OF the Committee Of the Tlaonship Of Freehold.
of the Receipts, and Disbursements of the
To'onship, FIR the fiscal gear ending Febru--
arg 26h, 1859
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-03-03

ssS- The Steamer Keyport" low leaves
Keyport at o'clock, a. NJ, and returning,
leaves New York at 8 o'clock, p NJ.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-03-03

Ba~ JOHN W, FOWLER Esq, will deliver
another lecture in Citizens Hall, Freehold, On
Friday evening, March llth.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-03-03
lNTERaENr OF THE DECEASED.
BALTIMORE. March I I

-bALIIHVkE NdTCn I, 1909.
The body of Philip Barton Key was brought
from Washington this afternoon and buried in
the Presbyterian ground in Greene street in
the grave with his wife, The funeral was at
tended by friends from Washington and this
city.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-03-03
Annual School Report,

The Annual Report IF the Superintendent of
Common Schools for the Toacnship of FIRE.
hold, as submitted to Jodn II Phillips, Esq,
Superintendent Of Common Schools for the
Slate of Nelc Jersey, Dec Is, 1858.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-03-03


A BRIDE BURNED TO DEArH.-By passengers
from Lebanon we learn of a most distressing
affair which occurred near that place. Miss
Susan Shuck, daughter of Mr.. John Shuek
was to bave been married to Mr. Thomas, at
II o'clock But few minutes prior to the
time the ceremony was to be performed, her
dress accidentally caught on fire, and the
wedding dress, which was Of thin material,
was instantly in blaze, and the young lady
was fatally burned. Her sister, Mrs. Burr
Harrison, in her efforts to save her, fired her
own dress, aad was, perhaps, even more Sc,
verely burned. There is but little hope of hor
recovery Mr.. Shuck and other members of
the family, who also tried to relieve the young
lady from her perilous situation, were burned,
but not seriously. The scene was terrifying
beyond the expression of language
The bride was badly burnt from the waist
up, md the hair burned from her head After
her wounds were dressed, and while she lay
upon her couch, suffering the most intense ag-
ony, the marriage ceremony was performed
Rooms had been prepared al the National
Hotel, in louisville, for the bridal party.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-03-03
JOHN KENw0RTHY, AuctiOneer
Public Sale
OF
FARM STOCK!

THE SUBSCRIBER WILL SELL AT PUBLIC
L Vsndue, on the premises, near Yellow Brook.
IN the township of Howell, on the road from Our
House Tavern" to Farmingdale, on TUESDAY the
9th day of March 1859, all his Farm Stock con-
sisting in part of 8 valuable Horses. 2of them
matches. Cows, Young Cattle, Hogs, Poultry.
Cora, Wheat, Rye, Buckwheat, Potatoes, Hay and
Stalks, Plews, HarrOws Wagons, sets double and
one sett single Harness. Tanning MILL Corn shellsrs
&C., &c
Also, variety of Household Goods such as Beds.
Bedding Tables, Chairs, Pureau, Carpets, Locking
Glasses Stoves. and many ether articles oo tedious
TO meLtion.
ALSO, will be offered for sale quantity Ct Brick.
Sale to commence at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, when con-
ditions will be made Known by
WILLIAM II. BROWN.
n r. II the above day should prove stormy. the
sale will take place the next fair day.
March 2, 1889 1s.ev&
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-03-03

sg Persons digging lately here and there
over the country, have discovered great
many embryo locusts making their way tossthe
top Of the ground. Farmers judge from these
indications that vast army may BIT looked
for this coming summer, to eat cut their sub
stance
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-03-03
The Tariff Question.

The House OF Representatives. on Saturday
by the decisive majority of 1913 to SO, voted
to allow the introduction of bill revising and
increasing the Tariff Two-thirds being re-
quired, leave was not granted Sectionaly,
the yrte stood>-
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-03-03
RECEIPTS.
DISBURSEMENTS

Paid for County Tax
t. E. L. Cowart, School Supcrintan-
dent, amount of Surplus Interest
Fund.
d" E. l. Cowart, School Supt State
School Fund,
" E. l.. Cowart, raised by township,
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-01-21

the throat when he went to remove the
benches. Two men were killed in
rows at Lecompton that evening.
The Governors message advises
against any movement for a State Gov.
eminent. The Committee TO which
his message was referred, recommended
the appointment Of Special Commit.
tee to report a bill for a new constitu.
tional movement.
The Governor has referred the diff.
culties down in the southern part oI
the Territory to the Legislature. They
talk Of sending a commission thither TO
fully investigate the mater. The last
advices from the disturbed region were
that Montgomery was circulating a ne
treaty Of peace for signatures There
was skirmsh over on the Missouri
side OF the border at q mans named
Jackson. 1t was at that place that
Hamilton's gang rendezvouscd Just be.
fore and after the massacre at the ira
ding post last summer. The attack was
made ny a company under a man
named Snyder, who was shot and left
for dead at that time. Jackson's house
was attacked. The firing lasted for
some time and several were wounded
on both sides. Snyder's party finally
fred the building. Neither Brown nol
Montgomery were engaged in the at.
tack or connected with it.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-01-21
State OF Affairs in Mexico.

Revolution after revolution seems
to be the order of the day in Mexi-
co. Zuloaga has been deposed, and
in accordance with a pronuncia.
mento by Con, Robles, a iunta Of
the wealthy, influential citizens, in
terested in the restoration of peace,
was held, and General Miramon
was chosen Provisional Chief. How
long things will remain in this con-
dition, is a matter of groat unccr.
tainty. The selection of the man
they have placed at the head of the
government, does not seem to favor
uninterrupted peace. He has done
nothing that should give him any
higher rank than that of daring
military leader, which will only
tend to make him a mark for the
numberless other military command
ers, who are seeking after fame and
promotion. His capabilities tor
managing the government, at this
crisis, remains to be tested.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-01-21
Importation OF CameIs.

A Mr.. Weston has recently i'm.
ported one hundred camcls, with the
view of disposing of them to be used
on the Louisiana plantations. lie
has them now on exhibition at New
Orleans. The feet of the camel, it
will be borne in mind, are adapted,
especially, to travelling on sandy soil
and the success Of the experiment
will depend on the nature of the soil
where he is to be employed. In
traversing our Western deserts, this
animal has been found to answer a
good purpose. His power of en-.
durance, and his peculiar coustitu
tion, which enables him to continue
long period without a recruit of
water, fits him for travelling over
long stretches of desert, such as are
found in the West. But it is not
possible that he can ever como into
common use, in this country, as a
domestic animal.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-01-21
*et-@@tes--
From Kansas.

The Legislature met in this place
Yesterday. They adjourned from Le
compton, Gov. Medary signing the
Joint resolution by which they removed
to Lawrence.
Some fourteen or fifteen bills are al.
ready before the House. Bills to abol.
ish slavery in the Territory. and to
make slaveholding felony. To abol.
fsh' the entire bogus code. To equalize
taxation. To reduce tho township sy S.
tom. A resolution for the annexation
Of that part OF Nebraska south OF the
Platte river TO Kansas. Steps are be.
ing taken to have a Codifying Com.
mi'tse appointed, Of persons outside the
Legislature, and "learned in the law"
The LscomPton people are very furi.
Gus at the adjournment. The Secreta.
ry Of the Territory, Mr., Walsh, took
the Ssrgeant'aI'Arms Of the House by
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-01-21
A New Pacific Mail Route.

The project ofa new Pacific route,
from st. Paul, Minnesota, to Puge,
Sound, on the Pacific. is urged with
considerable energy by the residents
of Minnesota. The estimated dis
tance is 1900 miles, which, with
proper aid from government. can be
made in eighteen days. The dis.
tsnce on the Southern mail route, is
2,795, and cannot be made, ordina
rily, in less than twenty.three days
The section Of country that this fire,
route wonid traverse, is represented
as very favorable for all the pur-
poses of agriculture; and, at present
as abounding in good water, abund
ance OF grass, and is settled in many
places by semi-civilized Indians
who would furnish the government
with horses, and many other neces-
saries incident to the successful pro.
secution OF such an Improvement.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-01-21
The Border Difficulties.

\ Mr.. A. j. Weaver communicates
to the Jefferson City Examiner OF
the 18th, the following piece of in
formation:
notice in your issue Of this morn.
ing small error in your notice of
"Novs from the Border" but which
| iounl, on my visit to the House ol
Representatives, was m,gnitied into
some Importance. The error was in
tho location Of the fort built by
Montgomery, Bro & Co., on the
Missouri border. Instead of the
present fort being a third Of a mile
from the border, it is--or one OF
theln, tor there are more than one -
some eight or ten miles. Another lie
some thirteen miles from the state
line: and third, which | have moi
seen, but which have sufficiently
reliable information to satisfy my
mind is really building, is only some
four miles.
A font was commenced some
months ago, by old Brown, within
one third (pcrhaps less) Of u mile oI
tho state line, but, through my eX-
ertions as an officer commissioned by
ex Governor Denver, was deserted
and abandoned by Brown in All un
finished condition. These forts-fo'
SO they may be called ARE located
one in Bourbon, and the Others in
Linn county, in the territory OF Kan.
sas, and are OF sufficient strength I,
defy anything short ofartillory. Til,
walls are compo ed flogs and eartl
and in the smallest fort are tire,
feet thick.
These outlaws have in their pos
session two pieces of brass cannon
One OF these ! have seen, and is ,
six gouhd howitzer. Their arms, o
which they have u large quantity
are of the bes.-Sharpe's, Minnie
and the common United States ant
Kentucky rifle, muskcts, shot-guns
and Colts and other revolvers. -
Most of them have the Sharpe o
Minnie rifle, and from one to fou
revolvers.
Their numbers, from the best in
formation that can obtain (and
have myself seen many of then
living in the disturbed district o
Paris, Linn county, are from two
hundred to three hundred and fifty
in the field, with from two to three
hundred, or more, whom thoy cal
gather from different parts Of tn,
territory, aud the adjoining countie,
in Missouri, in case OF emergency.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-01-21
What is TranspiriDg in Neighboring
Counties.

A lady was burned to death at
Republic, Seneca county, short
time since. She undertook to fill a
fluid lamp, while burning, by which
the fluid was set on fire, which COM
municating to her clothes, she was
burned to death before relief could
be obtained.
The dwelling house Of Mr.. Ben.
ham, in Scipio township, in the same
county, was burned last week. So
we are informed by the Tifin 7ri-
bune.
The Kenton Republican states
that a man named Sagaser, was
found dead in his bed in Kerton, on
Tuesday morning Of last W, elk. lie
is supposed to have died from the
effects Of intemperance.
Paulding must be situate some
where near the outskirts of civiliza-
ton. From the Paul1ing Eagle, we
learn that, one day last week, two
wild deer came within forty tect Of
the Rogle Office - that a pack Of
wolves entered the yard of a Mr..
Fisher, some evening previous, and
"made night hideous" " with their
howling-that a citizen ofthat coun,
ty shot an eagle, about the same
.'>,o ,,,~"o"";--~ nouan feet ,frcar tho
extremities Of the wings. Now all
that is wanting to complete the pic
ture ofdefunct Babylon, is, a gener-
al spree among the satyrs that rove
about in those romantic regions.
There is an effort making to re.
move the county scat from Paulding.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-01-21
Indebtedness Of the Federal Governy

al time whom we have Just seen the fed
orai debt increased, within the space of twelve
months from up TO about 10000 900, IL be-
moves no. us 70 enquire as 70 the effect which
OF state securities. II Richmond Enquirer.
The above is candid admission
Of the condition In which the gener.
al government is placed, through the
corruption and mismanagemeut of
the Buchanan administration. From
being entirely free from debt, we
lind ourselves, as q nation, in one
short year, involved in debt of no
less magnitude than $40, 200, ,O00.--
just think Of it. What must this
government come to, unless there is
a check put to this downward ten
dency2 And yet in the face of all
the folly, weakness, and peculation
that have brought about this state OF
things, there has been presented in
the House of Representatives, by
Slidell, Of Louisiana, u bill proposing
to place in the hands of the Presi-
dent $50, 100000 to enable him to
take the initiatory steps for the pur-
chase Of Cuba. And this is to be
used as mere "bounty money" to
entrap Spain, and thus obtain her
consent to the sale OF this island
After this is obtained, then comes
another appropriation to raise The
purchase money" which, accord
ing to the Presidents own showing,
in his noted Ostend Manifesto, will
not fall short of one hundred and
twenty millions, but most undoubt-
edly will reach two hundred mil
lions. Are the people prepared to
foot such a bill, for the purpose OF
securing additional strength to slave
ry? The present indebtedness, in
which the government is involved,
is owing. mainly, to the predomin-
ant influence of the Southern oil
garchy, having accrued from the
prodigal use made of the public
funds, in the form of government
patronage, by the President, to se-
cure the ascendancy OF slavery in
our free territories.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-01-21
From California.


SAINT Louis, January 1s.-The
overland California mail, with dates
to the Oath u!timo, arrived here this
evening, bringing two through pass
engers.
The California news is unimport-
ant.
The dates from Victoria are to
December 18th. Frazer River was
frozen over below Fort Langley.
1t was feared that great suffering
would be experienced by the miners
In consequence Of the cutting off Of
their supplies.
The dates from Honolulu are to
December I'd.
The whaling ship Rqjah, Of New
Bedford, was wrecked in the Okhotsk
sea, on the 18th Of October. Thr-I
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-01-21

Teen persons were lost among them.
capt. Stewart, Of Fairhaven, Mas.
sachueetts; the first Mate, Thomas
HamlIn, OF Falmouth, Massacbu.
setts; John Fawcett, of Catskil. New,
York; John Moran. of Trov Nav
York; Charles G. Gould, Of New
Bedford; Andrew Delaney, of New
York city, and Andrew j. Had!sy
Of Nortbfield, Vermont.
usiness at Honolulu was very
dull.
Considerable rain has iallen at San
Francisco, and business was almost
at a stand still.
Foreign rice has heavily declined.
Candles realizing low figures at
auction.
The passengers report the road in
excellent condition till it reaches
Missouri.
Major Heintzleman, Indian Agent.
had gone from Fort Tama to reclaim
woman and two children from the
Mohave Indians, who were taken
captives from the emigrant train at
tackled on the Colorado River last
Fall. The miners were vacating the
Gila River gold mines. The num-
ber was already reduced to about
one hundrrd persons.
The Apaches had attacked a train
ten miles above Ell Paso. killing two
men and driving off their stock. On
the same night the Indians attacked
station near Ell Paso and run off
several animals.
The trunk and contents stolen
from the Boundary Commissioners
had been recovered.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-01-21
a Denecsssic Legislator on the Liquor
Law

Law.
The Democratic party is oddly
enough constituted. 1t seems to
combine the extremists on all the
mooted questions. We gave, last
week, the remarks of Mr.. Archibald,
in the Democratic 9Th of January
Convention, in which he took strong
enough abolition ground to satisfy
even Garrison himself. Below We
give the remarks, in the Legislature,
OF Mr.. Kincaid, Democratic Senator
from Clermont and Browu, on the
bill pending for tho amendment of
the present liquor law. The ques
ton was on the amendment, which
proposed to strike out the proviso in
the law that exempted swine manu-.
factured from the pure juice OF the
grape, cultivated in this state, or
beer, ale, or cider, from the penal
ties attached to the illegal sale Of
liquors:
I'M -ksiHeaid said In his region Of country
from practical observation, he was satisfied
that tho sale Of the articles embraced IN the
proviso, was more injurious than of the strong.
er fluids In the villages, and In fact in the
entire district, there was more injury IRON
the salo ofhocr. ale, cider and wipc, than from
whisky and brandy. There were great
many Germans who were in the habit ut drink
ing these beverages, who established drinking
places IN every neighborhood, both in villages
ard the country. The villages are full of
them, and thero theso persons concentrate
and drink alo or beer. Whether or not these
drinks do not make drunk come, those who
drink them get muscnly tight. They were
annoying to the whole nrighborhood from
their outrageous noises. II wine and beer in.
toxicate, thoy ought to be included In this bill.
That thoy do int0xicale, he had the best illus.
tration nom personal observation and actual
experience. He was In favor of strik ing out all
exempt by tho prOviso: unless that is done,
the bill amounts to nothing"
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-01-21

The recommendation of the Gov.
ernor Of Missouri, to the Legislature,
to authorize the raising Of troops and
to appropriate $4,000 to enable
him to carry on border war with
Kansas, has not been acceded to by
the Legislature. So the Governor
has but dull prospect Of making q
hero of himself.
The hog epidemic is prevailing in
New Jersey.
Little Delaware is the only state
in the Union where lotteries arc Ii
censed. The dupes who are dis
posed to cast their earnings into sucb
a vortex, are afforded by the Legis-
laturc Of that state, an opportunity
to relieve themselves Of their trou-
blesome funds.
The Legislature Of Indiana has
memorable d the Senate, asking
that the newly-elected Senators from
that state, be admitted to seats now
illegally held by Fitch and Bright.
Senator Broderick, of California,
it is asserted, remarked Of the late
Democratic caucus in regard to Gu
ba, that it resembled the meeting oI
gang Of burglars. q.
II. B. Payne and Sunsct Cox have,
it seems, gone over body and
breecbes," to Buchanan. Cox has
been caressed and fondled by the
Lecomptonites, in consequence, like
any poor God-forsaken prodigal.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-01-21
From the Valley of the Saskatchewan

From the Valley of the Saskatchewan
Mr. Hind returned from his last
exploring expedition to the North
West territory, about ten days ago,
accompanied by Mr., Dckensou, En-.
gineer, Mr.. John Fleming, Surveyor,
and Mr.. Hime, Artist. Mr.. Hind
and his party thoroughly explored
the neighborhood of the Assinibone
and traversel the South branch of
the Saskatchewan some hundred OF
miles. He used canoes going one
way, and for the other took horses,
by which he secured a more thorough
knowledge of the country than the
fur traders, who travel by water en-
tirely.
The company's people have al
ways reported the Saskatchewas as
running through a sandy plain,
utterly unfit tor cultivation. Mr..
Kinds people admit the banks of
the river to be sandy, but say that
five miles from it, tie land is even
richer than on the Red River. The
climate is much milder, and the
vegetation much more luxuriant.-
From the account OF the hunters il
would appear, however, that the slope
of land at the Eastern base of the
Rocky Mountains is the finest part OF
tho territory. The snow is said nev-
er to lie deep there, snow shoes be-
ing unknown to the Indians, and it
is a we'll timbered country. This is
the locality. also, in which tho coal
beds exist.
Mr.. Hind did not penetrate so far
but he had undoubted proofs of their
existence, At Fort Edmonton, an
other western posts Of the company,
they use this coal for their forges. u
1t would apper from Mr.. Hind's re.
searches that the hope of finding
good coal on the Assinibone has
groved groundless. Ignite is found,
bnt not in such quantities as to be
profitable. There is, however, over
the whole country, sufficient wood
for building and fuel during the first
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-01-21

the former troubles, namely, to use
four or five companies Of troops now
there as a posse comitatts to enforce
the laws dnring the present disturb.
anccs in that territory.
According to report, when the
Senate French Spoliation bill, which
is now on the Speakers table, shall
be taken up Tor reference, an effort
will ,bg made to pass it by a suspen.
pssod orr the rules and under operation
pfrti,s ,,revious otfastiuu. Z