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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-09-01
The Weather---Aurora.

An Autumnal change come over the
we ather on Saturday. The morning was
warm, but a smart shower in the after
noon reduced the temperature to mod
crate mark. Sunday was cool and
cloudy, with nc remarkable feature until
after sunset, when pink flush ogerspread
the northern sky. like the reflection OF
some large FIRE. This reseate color pass
ed up to the zenith, and moved OF east
ward, leaving all the horizon clear. a.
bout 10 o'clock. fine aurora, unusually
bright and well defined, arched the north,
and sent up its pale streamcrs and march
ing columns of ghostly light, like some
battalion Of spirit warriors marshaling
for the final conflict. Now and then some
stronger fame shot quite up to the zenith,
| like the shadow of fash of lightning,
and as quickly fell back to its fountain
There were no clouds to mar the scene,
and for hours the human world gazed
upon the magnificent splendor with the
| mingled emotious of wonder and ave
which these phenomena always Inspire
The ghostly appearance AID doubtful
character Of the aurora attach to it some
of the strongest superstitions. To some
it portepds war, famine, freezing cold
death, pestilence, and even the end of the
worid-as we Tecollect in the days Of
siilerism, when on the occasion of red
aurora one Winter night hundreds oi
people, reused thereby from sleep, fell tc
prayers, firmly believing that the grea
day had come and that the world was al
ready on fire. Last night We beard
score of prophecies evoked upon the oc
casiou, most of them of an extraVagan
type, scarcely one less than the cholera
for the world in general, while lndiyidu
ais INDUCED in the pleasing egotism o
applying it all to themselves as portcnd
ing the death of one of the family or Sc
rious sickness at least. II the wealth.
should be cooler for day OF two. VIZ
shall be satisfied that nothing more i'm
portant can be laid to the presence of tht
wierd dancers of the northern sky.-T1
bune.
Jr7In Stroudsburg, Aurora favored q
with grand display of her Eleotrica
FIRE works, more beautiful than it was ev
er our pleasure to behold before. At ou'
time it represented vast tent on fire; 8
an other prairie on ire, &c, 90. Thos
who did not see it lost splendid sight.
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Singular Freak.

An unmarried man, by the name oil Phil
ip Fezmau, residing about a mile this
side of New London, Oneida county,
came to his death a few days since, By the
adoption of singular aud extraordinary
freak. He lived with his mother. wid.
ow woman, aud about a year ago be took
it into his head that he ought not to cat
anything but bread aud water; be lived
on that dict alone until about five or six
weeks ago. when he again took notion
that dis hands were so dirty tha. be ought
not to eat bread aud water be would not
drink only a. be inspected it in the bucket
as it came from the well; and sometimes
he would require that a nuu. Der OF pals.
full rhouli be drawn before he would
drink For forty tbreo days before bis
death he eat not mouthfnl, as his moth
er is positive. He would wash bis hands
frequently for an hour at time; whilst
he lived on bread, he would require that
his part should be baked By itself, and
then he would break off aud eat it as he
wanted it. When he became so weak
that he could not go out, then he would
carefully inspect the water brought him
1t was a sins sular freak, he was doubtless
partially insane, although be talked pref
ty well on other subjects. Rome ~. ~
Sentinel.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-09-01
Exouisite Irony.

Col. A. B. Wright, who is running for
Congress in the Eighth District, Georgia,
On the ultra Southern principles, ad-
dressed letter to the Committee who
informed him of his nomination by the
Convention, frow which the following Is
an extract 1t is Of the regular "fire-ea-
ter" stamp, and remarkable for its bit
terness Of sarcasm aAd exquisite irony
We commend it especially to the stick
lers for platforms and those good nat
ured people calling themselves "Old Line
Wigs and "Protectiye Tariff men,
who voted for JAMES BUCHANAN, for
fear of endangering the Union! Listen
to him:
II think, gentlemen, your Convention
acted wisely in ignoring those political
muntraps. yclept platforms The peo-
pie have been so often deceived and de-
luded By the promises held out to .hem
in these paper shuttle boards, that they
have come to look with suspicion and
distrust upon all who advocate them
They are generally fair to look upon, but,
like Dead sea fruit, they turn to ashes
upon the lips Take, if you please, that
great piece of master carpentry, con
structed at Cincinnati in 1856. By the
great piece master builder of modern
| Democracy, with timber furnished and
brought from the different sections o.
of the Union--the South furnished pal
metto, cotton and slavery-tbe North
oak, commerce and Aboltionism-the
East, pine, manufactures and ree-soil--
West, ash, internal improvements anc
squatter sovereignty-the Atlantic AM
Middle States, poplar, free trade ane
n.intervention. All dogetaile harmo
niously together, and to the casual ob
server-the masses of the people-ex
ceedngly fair to look upen; but within j
is 'whited sepulcher, filed with deaC
mems bones The filing of the seam
in the structure indicates the master tai
ents. The internal improvements open
ing is filled with the Pacific Railroad
The 'squatter sovereignty joining is mad
smooth by 'non-intervention The sla
very plank is covered with Cuba Tn
free. soil seam is discovered With 'uB
friendly legislation while the Abolition
panel is garnished with 'lsotbermal lines
Thus, all uniting in one harmonious an
symmetrical structure, well calculated t
catch the popular gaze, and cheat na
I ton Of freemen out Of their deares
rights
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EA- We cory the following from For
aey'S HIeekLy Press of August %:
The Gift Book Business.


The gift-book business, which has
sprung Up. within the last four or fse
years, is peculiar to this country, and,
from its popularity, has become entitled
to be designated an institution" 1t
vas originated by Mr.. George G. Evans.
now occupying 7ery extensive premises at
439 Chesuut street, only half 3 dozen
doors from the publishing Office Of The
Press. You buy book. out of null
titudinoos collection, including all the
new publications Of merit, and with each
book reeeiTe a gift, varying in value from
50 cents to 500. IL the last six months,
between two and three hundred gold and
silver watches have thus been distributed
and over $3.50, GOO worth Of other jewel
rs. Vc hare seen the receipts for Il oney
paid for watches and jewelry, by Mr..
Evans, since Christmas, and atey cofr05-
boratc tdis statement to tie fullest No
more than dollar is paid for dollar
bOOk-yet gift is presented with each
purchase. Mr. Evans. who is not con
nectet with any other house, in Philadel
phia or New York, buys books cheoply
for cash, and in such large quantities that
the discounts be receives are great
Moreover, be is himself an extensive pub
Usher. judiciously "spreading himself,
in that lire, also, with first class books
lie is Abel for any enterprise requiring
sfirit and capital.
Mr Evans publishes classified cata
logue OF The largest assortment of books
10 every department of literature, in The
ooontry, which will be sent, free Of ex
pense, to any person in the United States
by addressing GEO G. EVANS.
Gift Book Establishment,
No. 439 Chesnut st, Philadelphia
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1scaistcr' 6 Noiiec.

TT Office is hereby given to all persons
AS interested in the estates of the respec-
tive decedents, that the following accounts
have been fled in the Registers Office of
Monroe county, and will be presented for
confirmation to the Orphans Court of
said county, at Stroud>burg on Monday,
the 26th day of September, 1859, at 10
clock, q. M.
The Account of George B. Keller, one
Of the Executors OF Joseph Keller, late
of Hamilton township, deceased.
The Account Of Jacob 6. Frantz, Ad-
ninistrstor of David Greensweig, late of
Eldred township, deceased.
The Account Of Jacob G. Frants, Ad-
niuistr ator of Jacob johnson, late of FL
dred township, deceased.
First Account of Peter P. Dornblaser,
Administrator of George A. DoInblaser,
late OF Paradise towDship, deceased
First Account OF Samuel S Keller, one
Of the Executors of Joseph Keller, late
Of H1miitcn township, deceased.
The Account Of Anna Maria Stokes,
aud Rachel S. Stokes, Administratrix S Of
Samuel Stokes. late OF tbe Borough of
Stroudsburs, deceased
The Account of Auna Maria Stokes,
and Rachel Stokes, Adninistratrix's Of
Ellen S. Stokes, late Of the Borough Of
Stroudsbnrg, deceased
WM. S. REEFS, Register.
Registers Office, stroudsburg, !
September /. 1859.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-09-01

We are pleased to learn that our en-
terprising friend, Charles Trach, Esq.
Proprietor of the Siroudsburg House,
intends putting up this fall three story
brick building in addition to the old Ho-
tel, running up Franklin street, 50 feet
by 2s in depth; the entire size of the bull
ding on the first floor to be occupied as a
dining room, ard as ballroom; the Sec
ond and third stories are to be divided in
to sleeling apartments. BY this arrange
ment Mr.. Trach will be enabled to fur.
uish handsome accommodations fer TWEEN.
ty-6ve or thirty additional bOarders mex
season, and also plenty of room for al
those who love to
"Trip the light fantastic toe"
to trip such toes.
Charley is clever fellow, keeps q mum
Der house, and deserves, as be no doub
will receive, abundance of success.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-09-01
TRIAL LIST, for September Term, 1859.

TRIAL LIST, for September Term, 1853.
John Swartz as John Merwine.
Peter Kresqe rs. Dasid Kresge.
Nicholas Al,emose as. Jacob HUFF
smith.
John II. Mace and Solomon A.Steckef
partners under the firm OF Mace & Steck'
ell as Philip Hoffman, James Hoffman
and Robert Winters
Henry Detrick u.s. James Henry.
Daniel B. Burnet u.s. The Overseers of
the Poor Of Stroud Township.
Reuben P. Niche & Charles Kitchen,
partners trading r. 2. Niche & Co. Us.
Jacob Stoufer.
William Oyerfeld rs Elijah Depuy.
David Kresge as. Charles D Brod-
head.
Abraham Gish as. Matthias Brakeiy.
Henry Edinger as Joseph j. Postens.
Pugh Decker Us. Robert Huston.
White Hart & Co. as. Peter Gilbert.
SchuuTman & Newhart rs. James n.
Durling.
JOHN EDINGER, Proth'y =.
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An Awful Retrlbution.

Some time last summon company OF
Pixies Peakers left Grayville, H., for the
Kansas gold regions. While travelling
through the Indian country Oh their way
out, one of the company, young man OF
desperate character, FROM the vicinity OF
GRANVILLE, uamed Haynes, declared his
determination to shoot the first Indian
ne met; and, uubapPily, during the day,
they overlook on the prairie defenceess
squaw, when he, in mere wanton wicked =
ness. leveled his gun aud shot her dead.
His companions were horror stricken
at the blood thirsty deed, but felt that
taey had no power to punish hin. The
tribe to which the squaw belonged was not
far distant when the deed was perpetra-
ted. They discovered her iifeess body.
aud saw at once the manner OF her death.
They rursursued the party Of Illinois
Pixies Peakers, and in few hours over
took them and demanded to know who
co mtted the murder.
The company Of fse or six Peakers
found themselves surrounded by nearly
200 enraged indians, who threatened 10
immediate the whole party if they did BOT
point and give up the murderer. Io
save their own lives, they gave up Haynes
to their vengeance. He was taken by
the Indians to distance, while his com
pauons tarried on their route to see What
would be his fate.
After a while the Indians returned
with their victim literally fayed alive
They had skinned him from head to foot
The wretched being was still alive wbcr
brought back to his com panions, but IL
torments worse than hell fire. He lived
in agony long enough to tell how be had
been tortured, but was soon released bJ
death from unspeakable sutferings.-
Louisville Journal.
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The Next President.

The Washington National Era believes
that il the Republicans do not elect the
next President, no election by tie poru-
lar vote will occur. The number Of cleo
toral votes. including Kansas whiet
will, in all probability, be admitted at
the next session OF Congress-will be 306
and majority OF this number, uecessary
to choice OF a President and a Vice
President, is I54. Tue South has l2t
electors, and the free States, includins
Kansas, will number lS6 electors. SC
that the Democracy cannot succeed un
less they can carry every Southern State
and Northern States enough to make vi
B! electors, and this it holds to be impos
sible.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-09-01
Staff Amendments.

Brigadier General CHARLTON Bur
NETT, who vas recently elected to the
command of tbe Volunteers of this Brig
ade, has made the following Staff ap
pointments.
Peter Gilbert, Of Long Valley, Aid
de Camp. with the rank of Captain.
Joel Berlin, of Kresgeville, Brigade
Quarter Master, with the rank of Cap
tain.
Edward B. Dreber, of Stroudsburg
Brigade Paymastor, with the rank o
Captain.
Rogers J. Levering, of Hamilton, Brig
ade Ensign, with the rank of Major.
Peter Merwine, Jr., of Tunkhannock
Brigade Judge Advocate, with the raDl
of Major.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-09-01
& Large Family,

The Nashville Advocate, in speaking
Of large camp meeting held in that vi
cinity, says that among the persons
present was a church. member named
Lynch, a man of wealth and Of great
liberalty. lie bore the burthen OF
ieeding and lodging" large number who
were on the camp ground. This Mr..
Lynch must be remark able man; be
has now nineteen children, aud bis father
had thirty-two. aud at one time during
the last var. thirteen OF his sous were In
the army. The state Of Virginia, where
he then lived, passed an act releasing the
patriotic patriarch from all taxation.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-09-01
New York Markets.
WEDNESDAY,, August 81, 1850.

WEDNESDAY, August 81, 1859.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Wbeat Flour;
the sales are 9,O22 bbls. at S4 2OaS4 40
for super6ne State and Western; S4 5Oa
s4 75 for extra do. do; S5aS5 80 for ex-
ira old round hoop Ohio; s. 35as5 %
for new do; S4 50as6 so for old ST. Lou
is Extra, and SIS 60aS6 for Extra Genes
see. Rye Flour; sales of 240 bbls. at S3
5OaS4 IS.
GRAIN-Wheat; the sales sre 1900
bush. New Red and Amber Southern at
81 21ssI %; 1920 bush. White do. as
81 35asl AZ; 5000 bush good New Red
Western at 81 20. Rye; Gales of 400
bush. at sOasIc. Oats are 10 fair demand
at 37a4Oc for old State; 3sa4O for Wes-
tero, and 39a4lc for Canadian. Corn;
sales of $4,000 bush at 1910. for old
Western Mixed in store; c0c. for new do.
afoat; s2c for fair White Southern; e34
aisle. for Yellow do.
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Later from California.
St. Louis, Tuesday, Aug. 30,

St. Louis, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 1859.
The Overland Mail OF the eth August
arrived at New York, on Tuesday eve
uiug last. The news is uuimportant-
There was healthy demand for goods
at San Francisco, but prices we're un-
changed.
Horace Greeley had gone on a visit to
Col. Fremont.
A duel between Senators Gwin aud
Broderiok was expected to take place i'm
nediately after the election,
The Fort SgDith times says that the
Csmancbes had made an attack on the
Washita, Caddo, and Delaware Indians.
while they were en- route to their new
homes, under charge of Indian Agent
Blsin.
Ships Sea Witch, from Montevideo,
and Masiiff, from Kong Kong, had ar
rived at San Francisco.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-09-01
Tampering with Election Returns.

Some Of the Kentucky papers state
that, by altering returns, and taking the
responsibility of rejecting votes assumed
to be illegal, (after they had been re-
ceived and counted the Democracy in
the fourth district of Keptuoky have man
aged to give the certificate Of election to
Mr. Cbrisman The Official returns cleo
ted Mr. Anderson, the Opposition candi-
date, by three majority. The next
House of Representatives will no doubt
do justice in the premises.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-09-01
g. Duck Story.

The Hartford Courant tells shooting
story. At Berlin, Mr.. Cowes and Mr..
Crane discovered fock of sixteen black
ducks in the stream near their factory in
Newington. Standing on opposite sides,
each With double -barrelled gun, they
brought down every mothers son of them
at the FIRE. and secured them all. The
press intimates that the fee for telling the
above story consisted OF two of the afore-
mentioned birds.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-09-01

sg-A good deal of election business i,
to be done in Kansas this Fall, to witt
l. The vote on thu Constitution on the
first Tuesday III October 2. The Ter
ritorial election in November for Dele
gate and members ofthe Territorial Leg
islatare and county officers. 3. If the
Constitution is adopted there is provi
sion By law for a State election in Decem u
Der. A full State ticket and Legislature
is then to be elected.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-09-01
LATER from EUROPE,

By the Indian at Father Point. and
the City of Washington ut this port, We
have full adyices from Europe to the 18th
ult. The army of Italy made its entry
into Paris on the lath inst, and on the
evening of that Sunday the Emperor
gave banquet to bis generals, at which
he made speech and proposed the health
of the army. Upward Of |, 100 prisoners
we're pardoned, and the next day the
Montcur contained decree granting aD
amnesty to all political blenders under
sentence. 1t is affirmed that Napoleon
has assured the English Government tb at
he will not himself and will not allow
Austria TO restore the exiled Princes OF
Central Italy by force; and Lord John
Russell had, just before the prorogation,
for the second time, assured Parliament
that such were Napoleons. intentions -
The report Of a republican rising at Par
ANA turns out to be unfounded, and or
der prevailed in the Duchies. Garibaldi
had accepted the command of tho forces
of Central Italy, and had arrived at Leg
horn. The death of the King of Prus.
sia was looked for hourly. The Ministe
rial crisis in Austria was not at an end
The nomination of Charles Lennoz
Wbyke, in place of Sir Wm. George
Ouseley, as Envoy Extraordinary to Cen
tral America, was received with salts
| faction Tribune.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-09-01
Sussex Fair.

The preparations for this interesting
display of the agricultural and meehani
cal resources of Northern Jersey, are be-
ing quietly but effectively pushed for.
ward, aud the 4th, 9Th, 9th and 7tL days
Of October promise to furnish many an
incident and remiDisceuce to be hereaf-
ter treasured up by our citizens as among
their pleassp,est reeollections. - SuSsea
Register
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-09-01
a New Pnnnet:-

The Paris fashions begin to be some
what scientific. A new thing in Paris is a
bonnet made Of fine black hair, embroid-
cred with buttereups in siIken straw
The ribbon used for the trimming has a
black ground, and the flowers at the side
are entirely black with jet centres. The
effect of this combination is considered
as very original, and it has the advantage
Of defying dust.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-09-01
aarAt Lsekawaana, Pa. you asoen

sgAt Lackawaana, Pa, you ascend
q mountain, and fron the eddy height
look out into the distance The clear
blue csnopied sky, uubrOken By single
cloud; constant view of woods and
groves. Of falling cstaracts ard flowing
streams, Of mountain and valley, hill aud
dale-thc water running down besides Us
like sheets of clear siiVer-lends an en-
ehautment that can only be exceeded by
purchasing a new suit of clothing 81
Pyle's EastOn Hall Of. Fashion, opposite
the old Easton Bank.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-09-01

Daring the cOuaagration of Canton
caused by the boDbardment Of the Brit.
ish, the extensive medical warehouse oi
our cOantrymap DIR. j, c. AVER of Lo
well, (the depot of his Cherry Peetora
and Cathnrt;c Pills. for China, was to
tally destroyed. He now makes de
maud upon our government for indemni-
ty from the loss of his property, and
hence will grow another nut to crack
with our elder brother Johnny. Stick
to it Doctor; snd if our Government main
tsins cur rights whenever your Pills are
sold, We shall only he unprotected OIL
tracts that are very barren.-Rcf0rmer
1fent0n, NJ.
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Death of Andrew J. Donelson.

The Louisville Democrat says that Ma
jor A. j. Donelson died recently in Lou.
isana of erysipelas. Mr. Dopelson was
formerly the private Secretary of Presi-
dent jackson, and editor of tie Wash
ingtoD Globe. In 1856 he was a candi-
date of the American party for Vice
President. lie removed from Tennessee
to Louisiana few years since.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-09-01

FRIEND-Ono who will tell you OF your
faults and follies in prosperity. and assist
you with his hands and heart in adyersity
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-09-01

It is said that a roasted onion bound
upon the wrist or pulse will stop the most
inyeterate toothache in avery few minutes.
Simple but worth trying.
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Che 1rfersonia1.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER /, 1859.

FOR AUDITOR GENERAL
Thomas Z. Cochran, of York Co
FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL.
William II. Acim, Of BerkS Co.
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Court Proclamation.

Whereas the Hon GEcRGE r. BARRETT,
President Judge OF the 22d Judicial District of
Pennsy lvania, composed of the counties Of
Wayne Pike, Monroe and Carbon, and Abra-
ham Lcycrjng and Mlchael H. Dreher, Esqr's,
Associate Juges Of the Court of Common
Pleas OF The County Of Monroe, and by viz
tue of their offices, Justices of the Court of
Oyer and Terminer and General Jai! deliye-
ry and Court OF General Quarter Sessions in
and for the said County OF Monroe, have is
sued their precept to me commanding that
a Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace and
Common Pleas, and Court of Oyer and Ter
miner and General jail Delivery aud Or
phan's Court, for the said County of Monroe,
to be holden at StroudsbIrg, on the 26th day
Of September next, 10 continue one week if
necessary.
NOTICE
Is hereby given to the Cononer, the Justices
of the Peace. and Constubes OF the said coun-
" of Monroe, that they be then and there
ready with their rolls, records inquisitions,
examina tons and other remembraDces To do
those things which their Offices are appertai-
ming, and also that those who are bound by
recognlzauces to prosecute and give evidence
against the prisoners that are or shall be in
the jail IF the said county of Monroe, or a.
gainst persons who stand charged with the
commission of offences To be then and there
to prosecute or testify as shall be just.
{Goi save the Commonwealth
AlELClOIR BOSSARD, Sheriff.
Sherif's Office S,roudsbarg, }
September l, 1859.
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Stove and Tin-Ware Business.

Persons wishing To- establish
Manufactures In new and thriving place
where businessis good. See advertisements
Of the Hammonlon Seulement
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Registers Office, Stroudsburg, ;
Septem Der /, 1859.