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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10
A Miraculous Escap e.

Of all the miraculous escapes from deatI
ON the battlefield which have been recorded,
that which we are about to relate is, we
think, the most marvellous.
Calvin Aldus, of this city, who belongs to
the 9Th Maine regiment, was one of the
storming party upon the rebel Notifications
near Petersburg. As they were advancing,
he received no less than fifteen bullets
through his clothes, without, however, in
dieting scratch. As he mounted the rebel
breastworks he was hit, the ball striking the
skull and glancing of, and lying here no less
than four charges were made back and forth
ever his body. Coming TO his senses while
the rebels held possession for the time being.
and finding his position uncomfortable in
consequence of lying across gun, he at
tempted to remove it. The rebels seeing
the motion and supposing he was getting at
the gun to discharge il, fred upon him, one
ball lodging in his shoulders another max
ing severe flesh wound in his side, another
passing through his thigh, and four more pass
ing through different parts of his body.
Our forces again charged the battery and
succeeded in holding it, Just as the rebels
were retreating, however, one of them see-
ing that he was not dead, hit him on the
head with musket He lay for some hours
after our forces got possession, everybody
suPposing him to be dead He finally re-
vlvcd again and was taken up and sent to
the hospital, He was brought to Augusta
with one of the first instaIments of our
wounded soldiers, and, one morning soon af.
ter was missing
1t appears that he escaped from the hospi-
tai, forged pass to get to the 'front.' and
got as far as Baltimore, when being seen in
an unfit condition by the surgeon, he was
refused a pass and sent back.
lie is now in Belfast, but bound TO pet
back at the first opportunity. He is one of
three brothers, sons of Mrs. H. NJ. Aldus. ,
who have enlisted in the service.-Belfast,
Ne, Aye.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10
Retaliation in Missouri.

The Invasion of Missouri by the Rebel
Gen. Price, promises to be followed by
bloody sequel, A St Louis correspond
ent says that all the Rebels whom Price
has not carried Of, whe reside outside
the County of St. Louis, and few other
populous localities, will have to suffer for
the damage sustained by Union men
There is no use in blinking this question
or vanishing ideas with words to conceal
what is generally conceded to be the aiti-
mate end Of this invasion. Union men
who have fed rom their homes will re-
turn and band together with their fellow
sufferers, and, in the name of their muir
dered neighbOrs, wipe out every Rebel
who remains A half dozen Counties
may be named where it is a safe thing to
predict next New Near's day will not wit
ness one Rebel alive out of fifty who now
reside in their limits The Union men
believe that the Country is not large E.
nough for traitors and themselves, and
one or the other must be extermnated. -
is there doubt which party will remain !?
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10
Phil Sheridan.

As you walk over to the words of the
Trenton Arms Company, you will observe
that at the point where the road leading
to Hamilton Square comes into the White
House road, another road forks of to the
Arsenal. A few steps from the fork. on the
Arsenal road, west side. stands an old two
stroy frame house, which, fifty years ago.
was occupied by an Irish laborer named
Patrick Sheridan. He was an unIettered
hard working man, with wife and large
family OF children to support-kind heart
ed when sober, but, when drunk-which
happened about once lnouth-attackin
wife and children with vigor which
scattered them as swiftly as if they were
the rebels of Early in the Shenandoah
Valley. Though very poor, were tho
roughly honest, and the Children grew
up to take their places as citizens of the
great Republic, according TO their merit.
The Oldest son, Mr.. Sheridan, became
the owner of an extensive livery stable in
South Eighth street, Philadelphia. where
ne accumulated wealth, social position and
political influence. This, it is said was
the father of Gen. Phil. Sheridan, who is
"whirling the rebels out of the Valley of
the Shenandoah, and who stands before
the country to-day as one of the most
successful generals and remarkable men
of the age.-7renton Nonitor.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10
NO. sS.
a Strange Story from Russia.

A letter from St. Petersburg. in an
English paper, mentions an extraordinary
affair which lately occurred in the towu
OF Orel, IN Russia A great local land
owner had large sum (forty-three thous-
and silver roubles) to receive through the
police office of that town. On applying
1or the amount he was told that the mon
eey could not be handed over to him un-
less he presented the Office with five
thousand silver roubles He refused, and
lmedlately reported the case to st. Peters
burg, and the money was paid over to
him. But on the evening of the same
day, as ne was quietly smoking in his
study, loud ring was heard at the bell.
The servant on opening the door was in
stantly pinioned, and four men, their
faces covered with black Grape. rushed
into the room. The landowner asked
them what they wanted they plainly
told him he must hand over his forty
three thousand roubles With the great
est GOODNESS he want over to his strong
box, opened it, seized a revolver, which
was laid on the top shelf. and shot two
OF the robbers dead, the other two i'm
mediately taking to their heels. He then
sent for assistance, the police, &C., and
ON the Grape being removed from the
faces of the dead men they were recog-
nlsed as the head of the police and his
secretary. The body of the former has
been removed to Nice for interment.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10
A Heroic Deed.

In the battle of September 30th, there
was young man killed, member of the
Fifty seventh Regiment, who used to live
in Concord. His name was Broad He
was never in battle before, as he had
been connected with the ambulance train.
He met his death in this way There
was man struck by solid shot, it cut
ting one of his legs nearly off The poor
fellow was bleeding to death, but if brought
off would in all probability get well =
Broad was the only man who would vol
unteer to go out aud fetch him in. 1t
was almost certain death for any man !;
but, said Broad, IL have neither wife nor
child to suffer if am killed )" SO out lie
went, and picked him up, put him on his
shoulder and brought him in safely, though
the bullets flew like hail around him.
He came in SO promptly that We all
thought he had escaped the bullets But,
alas poor Broad was wounded man
He laid his burden on the ground, saying
81 may have saved your life, but / have
lost my own" He was shot through the
bowels, and died very soon after. He
was as brave man as ever lived.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10
"A Silver Brick for the Christian
Comm issiOm.

We were shown yesterday afternoon a
valuable contribution from the citizens Of
Virginia City, Nevada Territory, to the
United States Christian Commission. 1t
consisted of large ingot of silver, resem-
bling brick in form. 1t is twelve inch
es in length, four in breadth, and three
in depth, and valued at tS2905 in curren-
cy. 1t is only a portion of the contribu-
tions of the residents of that post On
Monday Sl437 in currency was received
from Portland, in the same territory
Last week S5l 900 was received from the
ladies of San Francisco, and an addition
al $50, 900 from that city and the Pacific
coast. Large shipments of cordials, cloth
ing, hospital stores &C., have been sent
by the Commission to the wounded of
Sherridans srmy.-Phla. Inquirer.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10

Hea- The devotion of the New England
women to the Union cause during the
present war will be no less conspicuous
IN history than that of their mothers of
the Revolution. The Boston papers mem
tlon the case of a lady whose husband
and only son enlisted early in the war
The husband was killed. and the widow
determined to give her means and her
services to the Union cause. She went
to the army to nurse the wounded soldiers.
and on thirteen battle fields administered
to their wants. Finally, her son. the last
OF family of four, was killed in battle,
and, alone in the world, the last earthly
tie severed, she procured his BODY and
with 1t returned to Boston, disconsolate
and alone. While conveying the BODY
to her old home, some dastardly
robbed her Of all the money She had in
the world. What lesson for those croak-,
ers who, having sacrificed nothing, sit in
their easy chairs and prate about the hard
ships OF war, as shown in their increased
bills for luxuries they might well spare
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10
How to Grow Peach Trees.

Mr.. H. Payne, Of LOckpOrt, N. 7. says:
"Plant the pits where you intend the trees
to grow, and bud them there. l can get
a longer, better and nore productive tree
at four years old, and one that will last
as long again, as l can from budded
tree traasplanted. There is DO tree that
suffers SO much as the peach by trans
planting. | know of number OF Odd
peach trees that grew from the pits that
were planted in 1905, that still bear the
old red cheek rare ripe, and bid fair to
live many years yet.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10
Man Shot,

During the Democratic meeting at Bel
videre, n. j., on Tuesday evening of last
week, some alteration took place between
Peter Quick and Jacob Spangenberg,
which resulted in the latter shooting the
former. As both were Democrats, the
difficulty could not have been political
one. Spangerberg had hearing before
j. I. Kern Esq who refused to release
him on bail, and he was remitted to Jail.
Mr.. Quick we learn is doing we'll The
report gotten up by the vicious, for effect,
that Spangenberg was Republican sent
there to disturb the meeting, is utterly
false as he is noisy Democrat !-Mtel-
tgencer.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10
a Chauce fov sou,.n.av

A young lady adyertises in the Clev-
land Plaindealer for young geatleman
10 act as an amanuensls He must be
able to write in cyphers, and when not
thus engaged he will be expected to
read poetry with feelings, converse with
ease aud be able to play cribbage and
back kgammon He must expect to be
kissed when she is pleased, and cuffed
when she is not; but as her temper is ac-
knowledged to be good, there viii pro
bably be more kissing than euffing.-
There's a chance for somebody.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10
a Technical Point Disposed of by the
Presidential Lady Soldier.

We desire to record the incident which
occurred at the Executive mansion or
Tuesday last, which was witnessed BY
Hon. Charles Case, member of the Thir
ty-sixth Congress of the United States
from the Tenth or Fort Wayne (Indiana) J
district, and from whose lips we have the
following story: While calling upon
the President on the day referred to, a
modest young girl, apparently about
twenty years of age, was ushered into the
room in company with an orderly, bearing
letter from the Paymaster Generals Of
fee, and in few words she related her
story. Born of poor, but honest parents,
she resides in Jefferson township, Hunt
ingdon county, Indiana. Her name was
Mary e. Wise. At the beginning of the
war her parents both died, and her only
brother enlisted in the 34th Indiana Reg
imeut. Being thus deprived of her pro-
tector and left entirely alone iu the world,
she determined to follow him. Procur-
ing disguise, she succeeded in being ac-
cepted as private soldier, and through
two long years of arduous services, during
which the regiment engaged in several
severe battles, among which was that of
Stone river, she prevented the discovery
of her sex, although she never failed to
perform her duty as soldier
At the battle of Stone river she was
wounded slightly in the arm but recov-
cred, and again entered the ranks without
being detected At the terrible charge
of the regiments of Western troops, at
Lookout Mountain, however, she was bad
ly wounded in the breast, and all her se-
cret was ascertained by the surgeon
She was carefully nursed for some time,
and as soon as she was able to travel was
the service, and returned to her
home in Indiana, having been so marked
upon the arm as to render re-enlistment
impossible. Five months back pay was
due her; but on application the paymas-
ter declined to allow it, on the ground
that there was nothing in the regulations
that would permit him to pay United ,
States soldier of the female sex. Hence
her visit to Washington and her calling
upon the President. After patiently lis
tening to her statement, the President,
who was deeply interested, wrote note
70 the paymaster General, saying that, as
'he had faithfully served as a soldier for
.wo years, and received the pay as such !
Tor the greater part of the time, he could !
zee no good reason why she was not enti- !,
led to the remainder, and therefore direc- .
ed the payment of the balance, conclu- ,
ling with the assurance that, if hereafter
would be found to be contrary to the I,
he himself would be respon-
ible for the amount. The young lady
etlred, well pleased with her interview,
nd started for home in Indiana the next
lay, having fully accomplished the OBJ r
ect of her visit Washington Chronicle. /
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10
Singular Affair.

The Fishkill Standard states that a week
or two ago horse belonging toJ. S. Crom.
well, of Fishkiil Landing, dropped down
dead in the road, while travelling. Upon
opening the stom ch of the animal, 10 aEcer.
tain, if possible, the cause of his death. a
lizard about four inches in length, crept
forth. This reptile was, no doubt, swallowed
by the horse when it was very small, and
had remained alive, growing larger and lar
ger, eventually causing his death.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10

E@ Just before General Russell re-
ceIved his death wound he was badly
wounded in the arm, from which the
blood was pouring profusely The Gen
eral still remained on his horse and was
experimenting the important movement
that resulted in victory aud saved our
army. One of his officers rode up to
him and said, General, you should leave
the field, see how your arm is bleeding!
The General replied, "Let it bleed, don't
you see how we are diving them?'-
These were the last words the General
was known TO utter, for almost instantly
he was struck by portion OF she'll and
fell dead
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| PROCLAMATION.

4 PROCLAMATION. -
i WHEREAS, It is the honored custom
of Pennsylvania to set apart, on the re
commendation of the Executive, day
for returning thanks to the Giver of al
Good, the Shepherd and Bishop of oul
souls; now, therefore, III
[, ANDREW G. CURTIN, Governor
as aforesaid, do recommend that the peo
pie throughout the Commonwealth OBJ
serve THURSDAY, the twenty fourth
day of November instant, as day of
Thanksgiving to Almighty God,
For the gathered fruits of the earth;
For the continuance OF health;
For the prosperity of industry;
For the preservation of good order and
tranquility throughout our borders;
For the victories which he has vouch-
safed to us over armed traitors;
And for the manifold blessings which
he has heaped upon US, unworthy.
And that they do, moreover, humbly
beseech Him to renew and increase His
merciful favor toward US during the year
to come, so that, rebellion being over
thrown, peace may be restored to our dis
tracted country, and, in every State, with
grateful and loving accord, the incense of
Praise and Than ksgiving may be offered
by all the people unto His holy name.
Given under my hand and the great seal
of the State at Harrisburg, this second
day of November, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-four, and of the Commonwealth
the eighty-ninth
[ L. S. By the Governor
ELI SLIFER, Sec'y of the Common
wealth.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10

OF Charles Windsor, for the past ID
years paying teller ofthe Mercantile Bank of
this city, on Saturday last disappeared, TAX
ing with him S207,00O in currency and
$4,000 in gold, belonging to the bank. The
bonkcficers offer reward of $40 900 for his
apprehension and the recovery of the missing
money. He is believed to have gone to Eu-
Taye.-T Tribune.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10
How to have rure Ciste...:.. 70.

This spring my cistern got quite filthy,
and great many angleworms in it, and
could scarcely use the water. | procured a
couple Of live fish and put them in the cis-
tern, and since that time it has been free
from worms and dirt snd smell. The fish
will live and grow finely.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10
A Serious Charge.

An individual, named Andrew J Smith
route agent for the Post Office on the
Beaver branch of the Lehigh Valley road
has been held to answer the charge of
robbing the mail. The accused had a
hearing before the Z. S. Commissioner.
The evidence showed that he had taken
letters from the train, tore them open,
and destroyed them, after taking the con-
tents.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10
Patriotic

"A fine old Irish gentleman. at Lynn,
who did not own fag, wishing to eele-
brate the Federad Victories, hung cut
his blue shirt and white one together VIE
de ould womans red petticoat, say: Be
jabers III have the imblims out any,
how
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10

GTIn the year 1850 a very dark day
occurred, which was long remembered as
"the dark day." A lady sent her son to DR..
Byles to see if he could tell her the cause Of
the obscurity "My DEAR" was the answer
to the messenger, ''give my compliments to
your mother. and tell her that am as much
in the dark as she is.,'
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10

sss- The military style of dress is to be
the ladies' only wear, this coming season.
They are to have tight sleeves, coat-tails,
fatigue jackets, and even epaulets In
short they are to dress as nearly like the
gentlemen as possible, provided the gen.
tlemen be dressed al la mihtalre-the
only exception being unmentlonables.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10

OF Thomas Winans is expected from
England this fall, in his cigar-shaped stea-
mer lie invented it at cost of $50, 900.
Some unknown wag suggests that he next
invent steamer in the shape af chew of
tobacco.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10

There is an Irishman employed on the
Great Eastern railway, who brags of hav-
ing a watch that keeps correct time. He
was heard to remark few mornings since
upon pulling out his watch, "If the sun
amt over the hill in minnit and half,
he will be late"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10

nm- A young lady once married man
by the name of Dust, against the wishes
Of her parents After short time they
lived unhappliy together, aud she return
ed to her fathers house, but he refused
to receive her, saying, Dust thou are,
and unto Dust thou shalt return
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10

A mason in Limerick, Ireland, lately
hammering a stone, Clipped out what no
supposed to be lump of glass. Itproved
to be diamond worth $4,000.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10

ne. A Canadian paper says that all
the refugees from the United States now
in Canada are going to be ordered by the
Governor eneral to report Immediately
to the military authorities for duty IN
Her Majesty's service. That isn't bad
move on the part of the Governor-Gener-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10

The proprietor of hotel in this State,
having lost dog, offers the finder one dol
Jar and drink-if he will keep the dog
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10

Two lovers, like the two halves of d.
vided bank note, howevever widely sepa-
arated, always correspond with each other.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10

The trial of the great gun at Fort Ham
llton took place on Wednesday the 26tl
ult. This gun is the largest ever cast
and Its success marks an era in history o.
heavy ordnance. In order that our rea
ders may have some idea of the magni-
tude OF the gun, we give its dimensions
ETC.:
Welghtof gun when first cast, 1S0. 900 lbs
WeIghtofgun when finished, 116, ,497 lbs.
Length of gun, 20 #. 8 in.
Diameter at brecch, SIT. in.
Diameter at muzzle 2ft. IOiu.
Length of carriage, % #.
Heighth of carriage, Sft.
Weight of carriage, $4,000 lbs.
Length OF trunlons, 6 in.
Diameter of trunions, Is in.
Notwithstanding this immense weight
OF metal, SO nicely is its mechanism ad-
Justed that eight men can do the entire
service, loading, traversing, elevating,
etc.
Brig Gen. Howe, experimental ord
nance officer, and Major j. S. Rodmau
had the general direction, while the me-
chanical working of the gun was under
the charge of Capt. r. Burlington, of
Governer's Island.
Some delay was occasioned by the stop
page of the vent, which had to be cleared
before anything further could be DONE
To accomplish this, Mr. w Metcalf, Su-
perinteudent of the Fort Pitt Foundry,
where the gun was cast, went inside the
gun, and remained there some fifteen
hard at work with an auger, un-
til, finally, all was clear Two or three
percussion caps were now snapped to try
fall was right. A charge of fifty pounds |
of powder was next put in, but, proving |
to fill the chamber, it was
and charge of one hundred |
pounds substituted This charge on
ly gave moderate report, and the recoil
of the gun was less than one inch.
A bag of hay was next procured and
inserted in the muzzle of the gun, and on
this so Id. cartridge was placed, and
both rammed home. The ball, weighing
| ,0IO lbs, was next rolled in, the gun
eveled point blank, and discharged, the
ball striking the water some three quar-
ers of a mile from shore and ricochetting
i've times, finally sunk at distance of
nearly mile and half.
Your reporter then, by an invitation of
Nr. Matthews, went on board the steam
IT Helen Augusta, and steamed 2 miles
rom shore, to witness the effect of the
hot. But we had miscalculated, The
luge mass of metal, driven by 100 pounds
# powder, with the gun at an elevation
f 10 degrees, went whizzing over our
leads, striking some four miles beyond
IS, throwing up huge mass of water to
great height. This ended the business
f the day.
The trial of the gun is not yet CON-
lete; but from the results so far DO one
outs that it is complete success. 1t
as been christenel the brother Jona-
han."-N. \. Tribune.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10

sss- Six to eight inches of snow fell at
st. Louis on Thursday.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10
THANKSGIVING DAY.
Governor Cursin's Proclamation.

In the name and by the authority of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, An
drew G. Curtin Governor of the said
Commonwealth.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-11-10
Trial Of the 20iinch Gun at Fort Hamil-
fnu

+ The trial of the great gun at Fort Ham
llton took place on Wednesday the 26th
ult: This gun is the largest ever cast,
and Its success marks an era in history of
heavy ordnance In order that our rea.
ders may have some idea of the magni-
tude OF the gun, we give its dimensions,