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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-24
How it happened that the Secessionists
did not take Louisville.

The fact that Gen. Buckuer did not
take the city OF Louisville instead of
stopping at Green River, where he inva-
ded Kentucky on the line OF the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad, is due not
to any foresight or force of the United
States authorities or of the Union men OF
Kentucky, but to the loyalty. courage
and tact of one obscure Individual The
Secessonists bad laid their plans to ap-
pear suddenly 10 Louisville with pow
erfal force. They had provided for
transportation four hundred cars aud ff.
teen locomotives. aud had eight thousand
men, with artillery and camp equipage,
on board. They had secured the servi-
ces of the telegraph operators, one of
whom forwarded to Louisville dispatch
explaining the. detention of-trains on the
road, and were moving forward at a
grand rate. Everything was going we'll
with them, and Louisville, with, perhaps,
the exception of few Seoessiousts. was
unexpecting aud ungarded, Gen. Ander-
son being Innocent of any knowledge of
the movement, James Guthrie, President
of the road, totally in the dark, and Gen.
Rousseau lingering in camp on the Iudi-
ana shore. But at station just beyond
Green River, there was a young man iu
the service of the road, who was warm
friend OF the Union, and who, compre.
hendlDg the meaning of the monster
train, when it came up, seized crow.sar
used for taking up rails to make repairs.
and while the ocom otive were being
wooded and watered, ran across a curve,
and in deep narrow cut wrenched the
spikes from four rails The train came
along at good speed, the rails spread, the
locomotive plunged into the ground, the
cars crashed on top of it, and it was TWEEN
ty four hours before the train could 60
ahead. In the meantime Louisville was
saved. The hero Of the occasion had not
had time to get out of the cut before the
crash came, and was taken, but in the
confusion and excitement got away, and
is safe. These facts are related by Dr.
r. S. Newton, who was in Nashville when
the Secession army advanced, was de-
tanned there several days subsequently,
heard the circp~astaDces narrated there,
aud was told of them afterward by Gen.
Buckner and other officers of the Confed.
crate army Cincinnati Commercial.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-24

sSTbe soldier, notwithstanding all
bis troubles, trials, aDd dangers, is fire.
queutly quaint genius. When Mellow
ell made bis long to be-remembered ad-
vance on Manassas, Connecticut regi-
ment was detailed as advance skirmlsh
ers, and upon arriving at Centreville it
was drawn up in doueIe file (open) to al
low the grand army to pass through.
Fifty thousand ueD thoroughly equipped, /,
and armed, with their long train OF ar,
tillery, passed through in grand array;
presenting very forest OF bsyonets as
far as the eye could reach in either dl-
rection. The soldiers who witnessed the
grand spectacle. were much impressed
with the magni6cence and solemnlty OF
the scene, and felt their hearts thrill with
a pleaSurable pride as they reviewed in
these long columns, their country $
strength. But as the rear guard was
passing, all their sensations received
terrible "back set" by the following que
ry, propounded by the (almost last
man: Say. have you seen anything
of man with gun on his shoulder, 60
ing past here!" Asked in a tone as 'se'
rious as funeral" The effect can easi,
ly be imagined.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-24
Tea
0AAM

The same plant produces all the vari
cites. The different tiues of gathering
and III oaes OF preparation, cause all the
difference between those kinds known by
SO many distinct pames-toth Of green
and black. The leaves are Picked. and
not the flowers; they are rolled with the fin.
gers These dried rapidly 10 iron basins
over fire become green tea, while those
thro@n into very bet basins, then taken
quickly olt, expo,ed to the sun for bile
and s;terwsr! dried over fire, become
JIyck tca
These pans, as some writers call them
tut more correctly, bowls or fasin-, for
they are nearly semi slobular in shape
aud about eighteen inches in dian. H.eter,
are always Of iron, never Of copper A
zuixture OF pra-sian blue aad gypsum is
ased in the preparation OF some green
sea-; but the better qualities are general
ly perfectly pure.
The nat;ye building on the North Gate
street, 10 which We lived during the first
gear of our Eesiience at Shanghai. was
rented, after we left, TO a tea merchant.
On visiting it aft=rgsrd, | found be had
turned our foruer kitchen into tea color-
5Hg room. There we're around the sides
Of the spsrtneDt fourteen Of these iron
bowls, set liz mortar oD the top OF as n any
trick furnates in which moderate free
were Suruiug. Thirteen of the bowls
were half filed with tea leaves, aud man
stood at each. rapidly stirring them vita
bis hand.
The re aiuiDg bowl sontsined quan
gity Of this Blush green coIoriDg matter,
which another uas also stirring. 10 this
one. the mcn from the others would come
every few uinutes, aud taking from it
small quantity of the contents, gould re-
turn aud stir, each ioto Bis bowl Of the
leaves till they had acquired the requisite
hue The exceedingly minute quantity
OF Prussiau blue that any persons could
iubibe in drinking tea fTon the leaves
thus prepared, precludes, 10 ny opinion
the possibility Of injury resulting there
from
The Specifications Of some of the names
by which teas are known. are as follows,
making due alloEanee for the changes az ]
corruption they undergo. in form and
sound, in heiDg angliciaed H5s0n means
before the rain or fourishiDg spring, that
is, early in the spring. Hence it IS often
called Young Hyson. Tyson sEan is co. f'
posed OF the refuse Of the other kinds,
the native term for which means tea skins
Refuse Of still coarser description,
coDtsining many stems, is called tea-bones
Boaea is tue name of the hills in the re-
giou which it is collected. Pek0e or Pecct
meaus white hairs, the down on the ten
derleaves. Poucbong. folded plaut. Soach
ong, small plant Itoaakay is the name
of stream in the province whence it is
brought. Congo is from term signify
ing labor, from the care required in 1t:
PREPARATION TayLor's China.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-24
a Natural Bridge in Wisconsin.

a correspondent of a Philadelphia pa
per. writing from Pine river, Wisconsin,
gives the subjoined description of a natu-
raj bridge discovered in that region:
At the n-oath Of the vest branch Of
Pine river is asgreat curiosity-a natural
6rld,ge almost as wonderful as the one o.
ser Cedar creek, 10 Virginia Here a
stream much larger than Cedar Greek,
is sPauOed by bridge of rock and
earth, the hondiwork Of nature herself
The vest branch of Pine river flows
through most beautiful and fertile val
ley, eastward, until it nears the main
stream, when high bIuf seems to
forbid the blending of the waters. But
"where there is a will there is way
aui the branch fuds an opening through
the high bluff which skirts the western
shore of Pine river, and their waters min
gle AMI Uurmur on toward the "father of
rivers Here is a natural tunnel, from
fft' en- TO twenty feet high, right through
a rocky hill, whose altitude is so feet
The bill is covered with tall pines and
foliage doEu to both rivers with a dense
growth OF evergreen The bridge is wide
enough for three teams to drive abreast,
and, from its location, | have 10 doubt
but thoroughfare will at some future
tine be established along this romantic
way. Sufficient water passes under the
bridge, even in the sultry month OF July,
10 set a-rolling and rubbing dozen
of the largest mills io the State
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-24

s9Tbe basement Of the Capitol build
ing has been converted into an immense
bake house. In the building there are
eight large ovens in full operation. em-
ploying forty bakers end turning out from
20 600 to "a 600 twenty two ounce
loaves per day. In the vaults, outside
of the building, there are six double o.
veus, employing sixty bakers, and pro-
ducins daily from So.0uO to 10000
loavcs. One hundred aud sixty per
sous are employed at these bakeries, re-
ceising from thirty five to forty dollars
per month. The monthly payroll a
mounts to over six thousand dollars.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-24
The Trial of the Nation.

The Rev, Thomas Starr King delivered
q lecture in San Francisco recently in
which he uttered the following striking
language:
God intended the Saxon race, here.
believe, for this soa.e OF ground work or
pedestal for their spirit But be tries ev.
cry race oDcesto see if they are worthy
of their great trusts. Now be calls on US
to earn our geography. We paid to Ma
polcon some millions OF hard cash for half
the Mississippi aud the whole of the Mis-
souri,; but now Providence tells US to gain
a nobIer title BY our character.
He tries US to see if ne are worthy to
secure the perpetual warrantee by our
valor. The rebels are degenerate. They
care nothing for the Upper Mississippi,
for the Sierra, for the Lakes, for the
Hudson. They are all willing to let
them all go. Their hearts have no pas
sion that reaches into cold weather, or
beyond where Q negro can hoe, and dance
and thrive. He asks us if We can send
our passion southwark, or if We are will
ling to pay our geography and the herit
age and pride of our children at the first
pressure on our purses and our lator, for
peace that skaters the American do
IL ain. 1t is our crisis hour of trial
Shall We not be stern and patient. anbi.
tious to retain the privilege aud trust,
and to save for ourselves and posterity,
and the desce ndents OF the short sighted,
uDPattiotic, maddeDed rebels, the majes-
tic benefactiou which only patience and
valcr CAP retain
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-24
a Cat Story.

An old woman, who died few years
ago in ireland, had a nephew, lawyer,
20 whom she left all she possessed. She
happened to have favorlte cat, who new
er left her, aud even remained by the
corpse after ber death. After the will
was read in the adjoining room, on open
ing the door the cat spraDg at the lawyer,
seized him by the throat, aDd with diff
Guilty was prevented from strangliug him
This man died about eighteen mouths sf.
ter this scene and on bis death bed con
fessed that be bad murdered his aunt tc
get possession of her money.--MaS:
Knights A&toblography.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-24

sgAmong the soldiers now at Fort
Sumter, is james Cahel, an lrisiman,
who, few days ago had the bravery to
say that when the Union feet hove in
sight he intended to spike the guns of the
fort. For this expression Captain Rhett
(son OF the editor of the Mercury order
ed him to be tied across gun to be
wbipped-to receive one hundred and
twenty five lasbes, well laid on. The
soldiers in the fort rebeled against the
infection of this punishment, and so "a
farming was the mutiny, that Rhctt sent
to Fort Moultrie for soldiers to quiet it.
They came and the man was whipped
This incident, which occurred but two
or three weeks ago, shows the state OF
feeling among the soldiers in Fort Sum,
ter. They are mostly foreigners and
Northern men, who, having no work,
were obliged to 90 into the army to live.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-24

Rag- A very curious calculation has
been made relative to the UDlon troop
on the banks of the Potomac. Taking
as basis the regular allowance of room
that is required for a soldier to stand up
right, and With his musket at shoulder
arms and placing them in close single
file, it would require the whole roadway
from Jersey City to the Capital to form
the line. If the same troops had to be
relieved it would take railway train,
going at the rate of sixteen miles an hour,
ever fourteen hours to pass along the
line of soldiers.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-24
I LOVE To COURT.

| love to court in winter,
The many girls | know,
When all outside Is dreary
And covered up wish snow;
| lore to court in winter,
Because the ok folks dread
The cold and stormy weather,
And hurry of to bed.
love TO court in spring time,
When all is bright and gay,
When Nature smiles so sweetiy,
To chase the cold away;
! love 10 court in spring time,
Because the girls, you know.
They look SEQ awful pretty
In dresses cut SO low!
| love TO c0urt in summer
When all things are in bloom,
And yet think that courting
VIII ever be my doom;
For | have asked just tweniy-one
OF all the girls know,
To have NE for their loving one,
And they have answered-No!
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-24
A Lively Interest for the Men!

A Cincinnati paper, in speaking of the
overthrow of the rebels at Phlllippi, says
that Just before the Federal troops enter
ed the town, a certain Indiana compa-
nv, almost worn out with tho march. were
struggling along With very little regard
to order Hurrying up to his men the
captain shouted: "Close upl close up!
If the enemy were to fire when you're
struggling along that way. they could nt
bit oussed one of you! Close upl
And the boys closed up immediately
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-24
a Wonderful Dog.

We have a remarkably intelligent
Scotch terrier in our Office. Among 9TH
er peculiarities, be viI not allow strsn-
ger to open an account book on our desk +,
unless either the book keeper, or one Of
US, is present His strict guardianship
of our interests in this particular has
been repeatedly tested. though We never
took any pains to impress upon him that
such familiarity with our books would Of
fend Us. 1t is almest unnecessary to any
that his canine mplishments as re-
lates to the art and mystery of rat catch
ing are of most eztraordinary kind
On recent occasion he corDered one of
the vermin, and being unable to get at
him, be actually starved him outlay
ing never deserted bis post for some
three days and nights, during which Pc
riod bis food was carried to him. The
rat then gave up, and was Destroyed
On the 2l inst, be came into the Office
with bit of dirty paper 10 his mouth,
and laid it down very carefully BY the
stove. No one noticed the circumstance
at the time, but shortly after, one of US
sat down by the stove aud observed that
he was holding this dirty paper with bis
paw, aui licking off the dirt. Presently,
when he thought it was clean enough, he
very politely took it in bis mouth, and
poked it into our hand. Curiosity iD-
duced US to examine it more closely.
when, to our astoui>hneDt, we found We
had been presented with ten dollar bill
II proved to be a good bank bill, but bad
evidently been trodden in the mud for
for eoue time. We had no difficulty,
however, iu getting the silver for it
Who's got a more intelligent dog than
thiY!-Hartford Times.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-24

n9-At an evening party, lately. a
young man from England was boasting
of the pedigree, wealth and Importance
of his ancestors.
20, yes" said Sam IT.. "your father
and mine spent part of their, lives togeth'
er."
"Wbere was tbatl" sharply inquired
the other.
"In the Bloomingdale poor house,
was the stiDgiDg reply.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-24
A Yankee aud a Frenohuan owned q

A Yankee aud a Frenobman owned q
pig in partnership. When killing
tine came they wished to divide the
meat The Yankee was very anxious to
divide so that he could get both bind
quarters, and persuaded the Frenchman
that the way to divide was to cut it "a
cross the back. The Frenchman agreed
to do it on condition that the Yankee
would turn bis back and take the choice
Of pieces alter it was cut in two. The
Yankee turned bis back accordingly
Frenchmsp-Vich piece will you have
--ze piece wid re tail on him. or re piece
vat haint got no taill Yankee-The
piece with the tail on. FreDchm an-Ze o
by gar you can take him, aud | take ze
ozer one. Upon turning round, the an
kee found that the Frencbman had cut
of the tail and stuck it into the pigs
mouth
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-24
Effects of Thirst.

The oxen had now been four days with
out water, and their distress was alread J
very great. Their hollow tanks, droop-
ing heads, and low, melancholy means
uttered at intervals, told but two plainly
told their misery. and went to my heart
like daggers. Ny poor horse was no lon
ger an animated creature, but spectre
of himself-a gaunt, staggering skeleton.
The ch ange that bad come upon him with
in the last twenty -four hours was incred :
ible. From time to time he put bis head
into the wagon, into any ones hands, and
looking ~istfuIIy and lapguidly into bis
face, would reproachfully (his looks con
veJed as much) seem to say-"Cruel man
don't you see | am dying-why don't
you relieve my burning thirstl' The
dogs again ceased to recognize my ca
resses. Their eyes were so deeply sunk
en- in their sockets as to be scarcely per-
ceptible. They glided about in spectral
silence; death was in their faces. The
Wagon was heavily fateD. the soil excee
dinghy heavy, the sun in the daytime Ii he
an ium mense burning glass. and the op-
pressiveuess of the tmosphere vas great
ly increased BY The tremendous "veldt'
fires which, ravageing the country far
and vide, Z ade it ike huge fiery fur
nace.-AnderSOn'S OkarGng0 RiVer.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-24

Some genius has conceived the brilliant
idea of pressing all the lawyers into the
military service-becsuse their charges
are so great that no one could stand
them.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-24

A tipsy Irishman, leaning against
lamp post as a funeral was passing by,
was asked who wa. dead. II can't ex
actly say, sir" said be, "but ! presume it
ia the iintlem an in the coffin"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-24

When a dentist pulls out an aching
tooth for US We call it dental operations;
so If he we're to pull out sound tooth IN
stead, we should call it an accs dental op-
eration: shouldn't we
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-24
VOL 20.
Published by Theodore SChoch.

TERMS.--Two dollars per annumin advance-Two
dollars and Qparter, half yeary-andi if not paid be-
Tore the end Of the year, Two dollars and half
NJ nfnerS discontinued until all arrearages epald,
except At the option Of the Editor.
~ vertsenentS Of one square (ten neS) or less
one or three insertions, S 90 Each additional inser
on . cents. Longer ones IN proportion.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-24

When heaven chastises Us we should
kiss the rod. When beautiful female
eye looks reproVingly at Us We should
kiss the lash.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-24

ssEWby do our soldiers need no bar
bersY Because they are regularly shared
hv the Government contractors.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-24

aETod, a Democrat and the Union
candidate for Governor Of Ohio. has been
elected by a majority of over $4,000.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-24
JOB PRINTING.
jSl AIIOR 5?5RIIIEIlIIMGi,

Having general assortment Of large, plain and OF
.1amental Type, prepared to execute every de
Scuption of
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-24

When a pickpOcket pulls at your watch
tell bin plainly that you have no time to
spare.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-24

Cards, Circulars, Bill Heads, Notes, Blank Recepts
Justices. Leg and other Blanks, Pamphlets &C. pln
ted with neatnesS and despatch, rcasUnableterms
this Office.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-10-11

TX President Bmchanan has written a
letter In favor of the war, In which he ex
presses the following sentiment:
ms Is the moment for action; for
PROMPT, ENERGETIC AND UNITED ACTION;
and not for the discussion Of peoce rropo-
sitions. These, we must know, would lie
rejected b, the States that have seeded
unless We should offer to recognize their
independence, which is entirely out OF the
question
Pity Mr. Buchanan bad not thought of
that last winter, instead Of permitting the
rebels 10 seize al our Forts, Arsenals and
arms while he was talking Il peace propo-
sitions and mging Congress 10 disgrace
the country by submitting to traitors,
The maxim Of ''bettet late than never
is hardly applicable III his case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-10-11
victory Ia Western VI, inta ..-A
hGlta ChBpm snvtiir.
Cine innati, Oct. 3


The kanawhA- core pondent of the
Commercial Of this city says that five COM
panies u the Isl kentucky regiment, four
companies OF tile 34th Ohio regiment, aud
one company Of the 9th Virginia regiment,
under Lieut.. CD. Enyart, surrounded and
attacked the rebels Al Ghapmansyille, and
after short engagement completely ,out-
ca them. killing CD and taking 10 nrisan-
ers Tie rebels in escaping were inter-
ccptcd b, Col Hiatt, WHO killed 40, and
took a large number Of prisoners
The country between Charleston and
v yandutte river is now freed from seces-
sion power. This is the most effective
blow given the rebels in this part Of the
valley
When the kanawha left Charleston.
there was a report Of battle going ~ be-
tween Gsnrra Cox aud Floyd and Wise,
AZ Scwalls Mountain, and that the rebels
We're getting the worst Of it, and falling
back upon their intrenehments at Lewis
burr
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-10-11
Prom Cairo.
Special to the Chicago Tribune. I
Cairo OF <

Special to the Chicago Tribune
Cairo, O-t 4
a deser.er from Gen Pillow forces at
Columbus, Ky, arrived here this morning
lie reports the total rebel force there us
10000, commanded BY Gen A 5. John
son. They are terrifying the town on all
sides. III anticipation If III attack from our
troops. They have a large quantity Of
cannon Of all sizes Gems Polk, Pillow
and Cheathan are there in command of
divisions. They are planning an attack
on i'aducah.
The gmtbnat New Era reached here to-.
day from Il Louis. She goes 10 Mound
City 10 receive her armor.
The expedition which left Bird 5 Point,
yesterday, went only to Charleston, and
will probably return to morrow.
A member Of Company X, llth Illinois,
was Killed to-day while attempting tc
break guard
The Grand Jury, to-day, refused to find
bill against Kelly. the correspondent of
the 1t. Louis Democrat, who shot DR. Pat
tcrsou IN an ARRAY at this pace some
weeks AGO.