davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-06-07
A NEW BOOK FROM THE
Great Gift Book Establishment.
OF GEO. @. EVANS, PUBLISHER,

OF GEO. u. EVANS, PUBLlSHER,
No. 439 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
The Life of GEN. SAMUEL HOUS.
TON, the Hunter, Warrior, Patriot and
TeraS Hero.
The only authentic memoir of him ever
published.
One volume, II no., cloth, 402 pages, with
illustrations. Price Sl.00. And upon the
receipt of the price and 81 cents additional
for Postage, a copy of the book, together
with a handsome present worth from so cts.
to 500, will be sent to any address IN the
United States.
Life of Samuel Houston. C.. G. Exams
Philadelphia"
''There is no campaign in modern military
history which for its extent, although atten-
ded with such disastrous results, although e.
ventually ending IN the liberty of the Repub-
lie, than that conducted by General Samuel
Houston, during the years 1867 in the de-
fence of the Americans then settled upon the
frontiers of Mexico. In brief period with
small band of Heroes hastily raised en-
masSe. and lily armed and accoutred the bril-
liant defence of the Alamo, was made forever
glorious by the bloody massacre, perpetrated
I ny lifS MeAiCuHS. HIS unfortunate event
which showed valuable lesson and glorious
| illustrations of the valor of our citizen SOL
dierS and of the genius of the Great Chief
and Hero, ought not to be forgotten or hasti-
| ly glanced over. Ii is believed that the cam
paign during the Texan war has not received
| full Justice in the narratives which were pub
lished, the numerous merits of which were
marred by serious errors. BY comparing
these various versions, and by consultation
with those who played prominent parts in
this event of our history, it is believed that
this Biography of the Texan Hero, which is
digested of cum brous details of military tech
nicalitles, is as faithful and exact as it il
practical bic 10 render narrative Of this de-
scription.
The sole desire Of the author has been to
do fell Justice to American valor and patriot
ism, and to present truthful and vivid pictures
Of that memorable war, and Of the conduct Of
the Great Chief who springing from the peo-
pie, frontier warrior, without science, art
or experience in military affairs, was enabled
through the smiles of Prov violence, by his stout
heart, his sagacious intellect, and ardent pa
trotism, TO repel, punish and nearly DESTROY
some of the most mercenary soldiers that
were ever sent forth by any power on earth.
Ought such deeds be permitted to fade from
the memories of patriotic people! No! j.
is g reproach to the present generations, that
) there is not more spirit exercised by our gov
] ernment i'll defending the rights of our citi-
zens and extending that protection to them
! which has ever been sanctioned by every true
r son Of liberty.
Address GEORGE G. EVANS,
Publisher, No 439 Chestnut Street,
: PhiladeIphia.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-06-07
Crops at the South.

The growing crops in mos: of the
Southern States are doing well, and some
varieties are fact approaching maturity.
Corn is large enough for the table in some
places, aud wheat is beginning to ripen.
The accounts 10 regard to both corn and
cotton are good, with occasional excep
tions. The most complaint respecting
the crops comes from Virginia aud Ken.
tueky. where Insects are doing much harm
At Mocon, Ga, corn was picked for roast,
ing on the 23d From South Carolina
intelligence is less favorable 10 regard to
woeat. but cotton and corn are reproseD
ted as promising well in most parts oftbe
State. In Texas farmers are nesr the
harvest, and crops throughout the State
are reported in excellent condition.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-06-07
s~At least ] 600 FOREIGN ;mu;,rar

19 At least 900 foreign immigrants
are passing every week over the Penn
sylvania Central for the West The bulk
Of this emigration is German, the rem ain
der Irish. The latter distribute them
selves through the cities and small towns
between Pittsburg aud Chicago, whilc the
Germans go clean out to Kansas, Nilsson
ri. and intermediate States, not orowding
into towns, like the Irish. bat spreading :
themselves abroad on the cheap lands
which they go to purchase aud cultivate
One company of Germans was made up
almost entirely of vinegrowers, bound for
Missouri, where their predecessors are
having great success 10 wine. making, the
fame of which has penetrated into Ger
many, and is causing large influx OF
hardy people, whose object is the plant
iDg of vineyards. These Germans are, in
many instances, highly educated men,
while all Of them have cash enough to buy
land and implements, and otherwise able
to 60 right ahead. The Irish are com
psratisely poor, aud plant themselves on
ly where cash can be Immediately earn
ed.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-06-07

EI~ From a statement recently made
ty the Controllers Department, it sp.
peas that the defalcation Of Mr.. Isaac
Y. FoWler, Post % sster Of New \ ork city
Goa meuced as long ago as the latter part
of the year 1853. aud that the precise a
uorGt Of bis de!alcation IL Sl55, ,554 II
The New York Leader gives q detailed
account Of the means used by Mr.. FoH-
ler's friends to SHIELD him from arrest.
and secure his escape from the couutry
The sum of 5000 was raised for hiu
ty bis friends, to place him beyond i'm
-uediate want. 1t is supposed that 8
large portion of the funds sbstrscted by
Mr. Fowler was used to promote the in
terest Of the Democratic party. and that
With the example of others occupying
higher positions 10 the Government iD Us
ing the public moneys for purposes OF
bribery and corruption, he felt compare
lively safe in pursuing the course he did
The Democracy owe mucb Of the odum
which now surrounds TIE party, TO the
dishonesty and corrup,ion of those they
have placed in bieb Office.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-06-07
q Brutal Act---A Man Pulls a Horses
Tongue from its Mouth.


The Troy Times of the 22d ult, pub
fishes the account of brutal act, perpe-
trated 10 that city, on Monday last. BY a
man named Thomas Downing. 1t ap-
pears that Downipg's team were Cd the
cellar way, pulling on a heavy load OF
stones or dirt. They refused to draw,
when Downing in momentary fit of pas
sion, stepped to the head of one of the
animals, and, opening its mouth, caught
hold of the tongue and pulled it outl At
least three inches of the tongue was pull
ed of. and the piech was left lying for
sometime afterwards on stone-it being
witnessed by quite a number of people,
The story of the cruelty was rapidly cir
culated, aud gentleman went to have
the passionate man arrested under the
statute Furnishing with severity such cruel
ty to dumb beasts. Downing followed
him to the Detectives Office and begged
so hard to be let off, that the gentle u
did Dot care to press the matter further,
though it is probable that the III an will be
arrested, since all sgree that something
should be done to punish him for bis un
natural crime. Downing states that be
did Dot mean to pull the tongue out, but
only took hold of it in order to make the
horse draw. He says be has seen other
people do SO, and had no idea that the
tongue would come of. He thinks the
bit cut it in the first place, SO that With
the strain of bis pulling it separated fron
the mouth. The animal belongs to BIN,
and will probably have to be despatched,
as it will be impossible for the poor boast
to eat hereafter.
1t is to be hoped that such a cruel act
will meet with suitable punishment.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-06-07

Mr.. E. E. Bailey, of Clarenont, N. H.,
took keg full of apples, last fall, which
hc securely headed up and sunk to the
bottom of deep mill pond. On bring-
ing them to the surface few DAYS ago,
every apple was found to be quite free
from speek or rot, and as sound and un-
wrinkled as when taken from the tree.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-06-07
A White Woman Elopes with Full
Blooded Negro, deserting her Husband

u w ull6 w UIudU ElOpGS Will d u1l-
Blooded Negro, deserting her Husband
ana Child.
The town of Madison, in Lake county,
has been thrown into great excitement by
the elopemeDt of a white woman and
full-blooded negro, which occurrence took
place on Sunday night last. The lady is
about thirty years old. of more than or
dinary Intelligence and of very fair ap-
pearance. Her husband is one of the
wealthiest fromers in Lake county. We
suppress his name as the affair has near
ly driven him mad.
About year ago he employed full
blooded negro. An abolitionist OF the
Gerritt Smith school, tho farmer took the
African into his family on terms Of per-
feet equality. Of late be has noticed,
with feelings which We need not attempt
to describe, growing intimacy between
his wife and the negro. He spoke to her
about it, but she succeeded in quieting
his suspicious for time. On Sunday
night she arose from her bed, leaving hei
husband asleep. aud fed with the Afri.
can. Strangely enough. they did moi
leave the county, or the town even, onl ,
going some FIVE miles from the woman
late homo. There they sought shelter a
the house of some friends of hers, ant
there they were at last accounts. Th
woman left her young child with its faith
er.
There is talk OF riding the negro on
rail, apd great excitement prevails. III
woman assumes a bold face and says sh
has perfect right to run away with
negro if she wants to, no matter if be b
as black as the Ace Of Spades.
An abolition sentiment and an aboil
ton literature has prevailed in the far
mer's house for years This eloPe mer
is the legitimate RESULT C2cveIand Ra'1
dealer.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-06-07
Explosion in 2. Coal Mine

An explosion of fire. damp occurred on
Thursday last in the Stanton mine, near
Wilkesbarre, Pa. A son of Mr.. Broder.
lck and Miles and Harry Edwards we're
killed. Another man wan was injured
by the explosion.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-06-07

1t is expected that the peach crop o.
Louisiana, this year. will be SO large that
the New Orleans Darket will be overrun.
aod it is proposed to ship, by express,
peaches to the North, where they will ar
rive several weeks in advance Of the sea-
son here.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-06-07

n9On Sunday night, our towusman,
Mr. V. Petersen, discharged two barrels
of his revolver upon one OF the boys in
bis employ, named Eugene Bruno, under
the foloRing circumstances: The boy
had got up in the dark, and gone out at
the back door, uuheard In coming in,
however. be made considerable noise, and
aroused Mr.. p. who was sleeping in the
same room. As the door opened, the
figure Of the bog vas visible, and Mr. P
bad no other idea than that it was that
Of burglar. He at once reached for his
revolver and discharged two barrels, both
of which took effect about the back and
thigh of the boy, drawing blood in both
places, but fortunately doing no further
injury. As soon as the frightened boy
could speak, be made himself known wheu
of course it was difficult to tell which Of
the two was frightened the most-Pias
ton Gazette.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-06-07

a@John c. Botsford, of Laporte
towusbip, Sullivan county, has a sheep,
only four years old, which has giseu birth
to ten lambs, all Of which are living
Each alternate year, she gave birth to
three lambs. II this can be beaten Mr.
B. says, bis eve is ready to try it again.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-06-07
Prolific.

A COW owned by Geo. Lyon of Union
Twp. Mifiiu Co, has had fouf calves, all
of which are thriving, in eleven months.
A COW of Mr.. Levan, nesr Turbutvile,
gave birth to three calves, which are a.
live aDd doing we'll.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-06-07

BPThe editor Of the Louisville Jour
nal advises young ladies to remember
that oranges are not apt to be priced af-
ter being squeezed few times"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-06-07

Have you the Dyspepsia ! the As,bm a!
The Liver Complaint, OF General Detili,
ty, does Jour food distress youl Do
you suffer from nervous irritation or en-
mul ? Take the OxygenDated Bitters
which cures all these.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-06-07

R9- The punishment for reading the
~ Y, Tribune, in Hartford County, Ma
ryland, is ten years imprisonment This
is free country and no mistake,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-06-07

sg On Sunday night dishonest and
dissipated son of a farmer named Mason,
residing in Franklin county Pa, in at.
tempting to enter bis fathers dwelling,
from which be had been expelled, was
shot down and instantly killed by the old
man.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-06-07

n@TWo chaps iu Wiliamsport are
held 10 $500 bail to answer at the Ly.
coming Court for "calithuUpiau" sere
n2de.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-06-07

UTThe myriads of pigeons in Cass
county, Michigan, are great annoyance
to farmers. The newly planted corn suf.
fers BY their depredations.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-06-07
Court Proceedings.---Continued.

Wednesday. John Merwine and Will
liam Walp, Executors of the last will and
testament Of Godfrey Greeusweig, decd,
u.s. Joseph Kemmerer and Peter Keller.
Verdict for the plaintiffs, the sum OF
S24473.
Commonwealth as John Merwine. In
dictmeut for selling liquor to minors, to
persons Of incorporate habits, to persons
intoxicated, aud on Sundays. The Grand
Jury returned a true Bill. Mr.. Merwine
gave security for his appearance to an.
sweF at next term.
Licenses for the sale of liquors were
grsnted to the following persons.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-06-07
JUST PUBLISHED
THE LIFE OF tt
THE LIFE OF THE
ESS JOSEPHINE
WIFE OF NAPOLEONI.
BY CECIL =. HARTLEY.

Author of the Life of So Col David Creek
ct" "CoI. Daniel Boone" ETC., etc.. With
splendid portrait engraved or steel.
One Volume. l2mo., cloth. 377 pages
Price Sl.00. And upon receipt of the Price
with II cents additional for Postage, copy
of the Book, together with handsome pres
ent worth froEl 80 cents, to 500, will be
sent TO any address in the United States
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-15

n'aiutd single for h"r s,kc. This thought
nonri'l,ed her affection, and at last, she o.
tanned diygrce flom her husband, who hal
deserted her and remain d absent beyond
The time allowed by the statute. This ac-
cpnpliShrd ihaEe was no barrier between
her and the mechanic Of her youth. She
informed him lha, she was his foreyeu.
whom he should choose to claim her hand.
Her feelings cannot have been pleasant 10
learn that since h's rejection by her and her
marriage to another, the unromaniic newer
of wood had drowned his passion tor her
in the waves Of time, and that at the time
of her handsome offer he no longer palpi.
Iated for her. In fact, Barkis was not vii.
lin. AS if all this we're not embarrassing
enough. who should turn up but the hus,
band, who made his appearance in the form
of a letter, announcing that he had accu,
mulatad a dazzling pile Of wealth, tha, hs
was on his way home, and that she was to
meet him in New York. The letter also
chid her for neglect in not writing to him
for years. and it was clear that he had sent
assurances of love and also material aid at
intervals during his absence where these
had gone. no one knows. Here, then, was
trouble. No husband, no lover. The one
she hal divorced; the other had refused
her. Taking counsel with herself, sha
packed her trunk, seeing that her wardrobe
was unexccptionable and came to the me,
tropois. She met the coming man on his
arrival, and told him the whole story as
correctly as she, naturally prejudiced in f,-
vor of the defendant, could tell It. The
husband scowled, growled, looked at the
charming face and the becoming toilette.
remembered California and its loneliness,
and took her to his heart. A clergyman
was summoned, a marriage was performed.
and a new volume in their lifc's history
was opened.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-15
To BE CONTINUED

A young lady, beautiful in person and
attractive in manner, who resided in the i'm
mediate vicinity of Boston, was sought in
marriage some years ago by two men. One
other was rich and not mechanic. The
woman loved the former; the family Of the
woman liked the latter. As is the case in
such affairs, the woman married to please
her friends. Having thus "sold herself
she ought to have been miserable, but she
was not. Her husbands unaffected love
subdued her heart, and his gold smoothed
the rough places in the human path. For
tune, feeling thatthis couple were too hap
py, frowned, and the mans riches took
wings and used them in fight. Thereupon
the husband wound up his business, put his
wife and children, of whom there we're two,
at comfortable boarding-house, and then
departed for California in search Of money.
Some letters and some remittances arrived
from him at first. then nothing came, and
there was a blank Of several years. The
wife thought herself deserted. The family
whose good opinion of the husband had not
been so often published as formerly. told
her that it was clearly case for divorce.
When she had become well accustomed TO
the sound of this unpleasant wori, the
disconsola,e wife was thrown into the soci-
ETY. of the mechanic lover, now prosperous.
and still unmarried. The memory OF her
early, real love came upon her, and she be-
lieved with secret joy that he had re-
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-15

When his cousin Charlotte Dunno was
married, Jones said, 1t was Dunno before
it begun, Dunno when it was doing, and
was not Dunno when il was done."
An Irishman who had bistered his fin
gers trying to draw on pair of boots, ex-
claimed, believe shall never get them
on until have worn them day or two I"
Lever tells of Tipperary peasant when
asked to pay for prayers for his son who
had come to grief, refused, saying" My
boy, when alive, broke out of every Jail in
Munster, and he won't stay long in pursa-
tory"
Let youth cherish sleep, the happiest Of
earthly boons, willie yet it is at their COM
mand, for there cometh the day when "nei-
tIcr the voice OF the lutte nor the bird !"
shall bring back the sweet slumhers that
fe'l on their young eyes as unbidden as the
dews.
AT the time of the recent suspension Of
the Tccumseh (Mich.) bank green grocer
in Toledo posted over his door the follow
ing sign =" Tecumseh Money Taken Here
for Potatoes Barrel for Barrel"
II Is vain TO stick your finger in the wa
ter, and, pulling il out, look for hole; and
equally vain TO suppose that, however large
space you occupy, the world will miss
you when you die.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-15

Athens, J g Redheld.
Brookline, Asa FLINT.
saSton's River, NJ, z. Barry.
Rockingham, :, l.. Killings.
Westminster, n, @. Pierce,
Grafton, Samuel Phelps.
lioughtonyille. J II, Putnam
Jamaica, d. Gilbert Dexter.
Win dso,
Springfield, Geo. c, Porter.
Cavendish, r. .. Winslow.
Plymouth, J. J.. lladley.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-15

S"ft'Hor OF Pntcnts,
Late Agent OF u B. Patent Once Washington tunder the
Act of 1897
70 STATE STREET opposite kiiby Street BosToN
. -
n t, e,.'eussePrsouee ~. OF upwards OF twenty years
- 70 secure ratents IN the United states also
~ 49,, france and other foreign countries Ca
nj " ~, pohus Assignments aud all Papers or
hgs ior fstehs, executed on liberal terms, and with
solss 20 i,, neenys made into American or Foreign
ysntions d e .c nuity or utihty OF ratents or In
,t egal OF other advice rendered In all matters
risht r. tai ooP'es o. tue claims oi any Patent ur
Washington s"''"'N ''e0'''u" ~
The Agency Is not only the larc.st in Nav r,o,nd h
through n inv.nto,s hay. 80 , - - hns"nu, ou'
OF ascertainnV the ps,.ntabiity q, nvsn ,
by n NOT mmeasnr,hle snn.rior - =, y, M passse
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-15

Dress OF THE JAPANESE WOMEN
The dress of the Japanese women is simple,
but graceful. The robe which crosses the
breast, close up TO the neck, or a little low
er, according to the taste of the wearer,
reaches nearly to the ground, and has loose
sleeves, leaving the wrist free. This robe
is fastened round the body by a shawl,
which is tied behind in a bow, the ends
flowing. Everything in Japan, even in
dress, is regulated by law; and the sumpt-
uary laws have been very strict until lately,
when contact with Europeans appears to be
bringing about a slight relaxation. The
color worn by all classes of men in their
usual dress is black, or dark blue, of varied
patterns but the women properly nre al
lowed, and of course avail themselves of
the privilege, 10 weer bighter dresses. Yet
their taste is so good that noisy colors are
generally eschewed. Their robes are
gen orally striped silks of gray, blue or
black, the shawls some beautiful bright COLI
or, crimson, for instance, and their fine jet
black hair is tastefully set off by having
crimson Grape Of a very beautiful texture.
thrown in among it. Of course we speak
of the outdoor dress of the women; their
full dress within doors is, we believe, far
more gay.-Crmse an japanese Eaters.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-15


LEAVING His CARD.-One day, when
Mrs. Partington was out-not in the usual
acceptation of the term, but when she was
on visit TO some neighbors--the minister
called. Upon her return, Mrs. Partington
found delicate bit of pasteboard upon her
table. sWhat is that 2 said the dame,
holding il up and looking at ii from various
angles, and holding her head back as
though she were sighting it by her nose
and chin. 1T is card, guess replied
Ike, taking hold Of it and reading it; yes,
it is one of the minister's cards. NO, you
wicked boy said she. holding up her finger,
how can you assassinate such a thing
against such good man as that he plays
cards, though when came 10 Boston every
body said should find playcards at the
very street corners '"Tis HIS said Ike /,
for here's his name on it, We'll, well,
Heaven be good TO u.s. replied she, for We
are none of us any better than we ought TO
be, and some do worse than playing cards.
1T is visiting card urged Ike, clearing
up the mystery as the sun clears up a
shower, 'and he's left il for you How
very kind said she, smiling, Il wonder
what St. Paul did for cards when he went
visiting. How he must have suffered for
them She placed the card between the
leaves Of her old Bible, and Ike threw his
bran new cap at the cat asleep in the shaw.
| ipos- basket.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-15
American & Foreign Patents.

X. Ill. EDDY, Solicitor OF Patents,
Late Agent of u s. Patent Once Washington tundcr the
Act of 1881
10 STATE STREET, opposite kilby Street, BOSTON.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-15
AGENTS FOR THETIMEs.

Londonderry, y. Barker,
So. Londonderry u. Walker
Putney. u. u Campbell
Townshend Henry salisbury
jacksonville. III. W. Brigham
Wilmington, Origin Smith,
Windham, n. W Wood.
W. rowrshend, y, d, Sawyer
County.
Ch.s,ar Geo. n. Barrett.
7. Il, Clark,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-15
BUSINESS CARDS.

A. ID. s. A. q. NOURSE,
Manufac turers Of
p0oRs, sAsIiEs & BLINDS, & DEALER IN LUMBER
eam Mill for Planning Saving, Mouldngs, &C., &c.
IN Green's Building, ti6l BRATrLEBoRo, vi.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-15

OoO0 POUNDS ROCK SALT.
. FarmeTs-For lsiug stock Of any kind there moth
inc 20 GOOD FOR sale By ARMS 4 WILSON