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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-07-14
No More on nv Plate.

1t is stated thaton of General SharI;
mans veterans was carrying to his tent a
plate of confscated -four with which he
proposed to vary his hard tack diet, when
a wandering fragment of shell sudden
ly descended upon the plate, scattering
the -four into the dust. The fellow mere.
ly looked at the piece of shattered crock
cry remaining in his hands, for few mo-
ments, and then dryly observed, "No
more OF that on my plate, if you please"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-07-14

bB" a Yankee made bet with
Dutchman that he would swallow him.
The Dutehman lay down upon the table,
and the Yankee, taking his big toe in his
mouth, nipped it severely oh, you are
biting meP reared the Dutchman. why
you old foolp replied the Yankee, did
you think | was going, to swallow you
whole
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-07-14
CURIOSITY

a Snowman visiting Warren, Pa, a
short time ago, announced his intention
OF revlslting that town in about three
years, with what will then undoubtedly
be one of the rarest "natural curiosities"
extant-yiz: the remains of the Copper
head party ''under microscope"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-07-14
Remarkable War Incident,

An army letter from Petersburg says
that during the fight on Friday one of
our boys, either becoming short of am
munition or in the hurry of the engage
ment, fired the ramrod of his gun from
his musket On the subsequent capture
Of the works two rebels were found dead
and completely transfxed with the iron
shaft.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-07-14

70 an application to allow crinoline
rebel sympathizer to go South, Major
Gen. Sherman replied " We haven't G.
nough transportation now to supply the
army as rapidly as we would wish. Two
hundred pounds of oats at Chattanooga
are worth more than any rebel woman
and her baggage. She can't go.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-07-14
Ginger Snaps.

Contributed to the american Aqricul-
tardlist by "H. HI. E." Stephenson's
Mills, Pa: Mix l cup of molasses, !
cup sugar, 3 cup of milk, 1 teaspoonful
of soda, and | heaping tablespoon of gin
ger. Add flour till stiff enough to roll
thin: bake in a moderate oven.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-07-14

An assistant surgeon writing from Get
tySburg says that water is to wound in
an infamed state, coal oil is in suppu-
rating State-it dispels flies, ,expels vermin,
sweetens the wound, and promotes a heal
thy grannlation. He states that he has
seen two patients whose wounds have
been dressed with it, asleep before he was
through with the third
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-07-14

A State Militia Company having been
called for to garrison Fort McClary, at
Bangor, Me-, Vice President Hamlin ap-
peared in the company armed and equip
ped as private soldier Now, will not
some Copperhead hasten to accuse Mr.
Hamlin of mean motives
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-07-14

The certificates to be issued to persons,
ladies or gentlemen, who furnish repre-
sentative recruits under the recent plan
announced BY the Provost Marshal Gem
eral, are being sent to the Provost Mar
shals. They are handsomely executed,
and will hereafter be a source of pride to
all who possess them.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-07-14

There is rat-eater giving exhibitions
near Carlisle, England The man is a
tail kaffir, only wears head-dress and
an apron, and eats thirty to forty rats
day, first biting off the heads of the YER
min. The police permit these disgusting
exhibitions, and the people go to see
them.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-07-14

1GE At school establishment for poor
children in an English town, the clergy
man who was teaching, was asking, a
mong other things, "Why were Adam
and Eve turned out of Paradise = Up
jumped boy, and with an eager counte-
nance answered. Because they could
not pay their rent"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-07-14

ba- A newspaper thus describes the
effect of hurricane cit shattered the
mountains, tore up oaks by the roads, dis
mantled churches, laid villages waste,
and overturned haystack.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-07-14

.u!q pez!uoi4ud oqM ssslo IrIeq!I
omus eql o. ulna9I OF G4Iodo1d s!!q p9qs!M
eq 4uql 'Su!op os IoJ uosssI Sc gu!
-AlS 'mnIlss oaeunI ol GlIedoId s!4 lie
peU.A 'psq q4uep s!q no leGAeI V -a5a :
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-07-14

BAY Elizabeth, l should say you were
without heart, by che way you treat the
Misses Brown" rI can't helm thai
mother. Bill Jones stole my heart more
tEan six months ago, and mean he shalF
keep It, too"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-07-14

s9- Why are the copperheads like tur-
keys? Because when their necks are
stretched there viii be a general thauks4
giving
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-07-14
A Gold Mine on The James.

On the James river, near City Point,
there lived some years ago miserly old
lady, who sold fish, caught in the river by
her son, in the Richmond market, at We
ry remuncrative prices. She boarded all
her gains, and when she died her rela-
tives, who expected windfall, were sur
prised to find that she had very little
The fact was singular, but still fact
The house, by the fortune Of war was
burnt, and the strange circumstance of
her poverty was unexplained until some
of our soldiers began to dig around the
two old chimney stacks, the sole remains
of her comfortable mansion. The angle
worms round about them were temptingly
sweet and large for catfish and eels. One
day one of the warrior disciples of Izaak
Walton struck vein Of gold and silver,
which was confined to common iron pot,
which doubtless did good culinary service
in its day. Here the old woman buried
her treastte, which the soldiers disposed
of so hurriedly that it is scarcely proba-
BILE its precise sum will ever be known.
There were eagles, half eagles and quar-
ter eagles, besides pieces of larger value,
and quantities Of silver coin. Some say
that there was $4,000, and others not
more than $1,000. At any rate, there
was great scrampling, and no attempt at a
fair division, the finder SO astonished at
his good luck that the spoils were gone
before he could recover his senses. Her
relations, if they evey hear of this circum-
stance, will know why the defunct old
grandame seemed SO poor.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-07-14

Reg~A A husband tried soft soap to smooth
his wiie's tongue. 1t took OF little Of
the harShness, but made it run fister.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-07-14

Bas@ Man was created "a little lower
than the angels, and he has been getting
ID little lower ever since. I"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-07-14

Rr Much remains unsung," as the
tom cat remarked to the brickbat, wher
1t abruptly cut short his serenadc.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-07-14
VOL. 80.
SOB PRINTING,
OF ALL KINDS,

OF ALL KINDS,
Executed in he highest style OF the Art and on the
most reasonable terms
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-05-12
Few IA is?

Under the contract between the Cover
nors ofOhio, Illinois. Indiana. Wisconsin
and Iowa and the President. Governor
Morton issued his call to the people of In
diana TO raise twenty thousand men for
the service Of the United States for one
hundred days. Governor Brough. of
Ohio, issues a different proclamation. He
orders out the organized or active militia
OF the State to the extent Of twenty thous-
ard, and OF course for service sithia the
State. for he has no authority to command
them to engage in any service outside of
1t. Why this difference between the ac-
ton of the Governors of In
diana and Ohio? Did Governor Broneh
have better understanding with the
Secretary of War as to the service in
which the eighty-fve thousand troops
were to be employed than our own wise
and energetic Governor
We understand That Secretary Stanton
has directed the military authorities of
Indiana, to Issue call upon the active
militia OF the State, upon the persons liz
bic to military daty, similar to that of the
Governor of Ohio. There is a distinction
between the service of the State and the
service of the United States. the latter
being considered more honorable and de-
slrable than the former If the Secretary
OF War has issued the instructions We
have stated. then it appears he has no in
tention of using the eighty-fve thousand
one hundred days men on any other duty
but to garrison the camps and Notifications
within the several States. and for that
duty the legion of Indiana are to be called
out and detailed If such be the ca 9. and
the action of Governor Brough warrants
The suppcsition that it is, in what light
does it place the pompous proclamation of
Q. z. NJ. calling for twenty thousand vol.
unteers for service in any state in the Tn
ion for one hundred days, and the tele-
graphic announcement that our ckivalric
and self sacrificing Governor intended to
place himself at their head to fight the
rebels and perhaps to lead them to glory
or the grave? Was he aware when these
sensational announcements were sent over
the wires that the call upon the militia of
Indiana was only fer guard duty at camp
Morton, and other camps and fortifcations
within the State, or to patrol the streets
of indianapolis as police guards? How is
| 1t u State Sentinel.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-05-12
IgiscegeIa Conservation.

In the debate in the Senate on the pro
position to give negroes the right Of suf
frage in the Territory Of Montana, Sepa
tors Trumbull, of this State, Foster, Of
Connecticut, and Doolittle, of Wisconsin
objected to the proposition as tending tc
divide the loyal sentiment" and force up
on the people new and distracting issues
The newspaper organ Of Secretary Seward
in New York publishes the speech Of Sen
ator Dcolittic, with seeming hearty com
nlendation. 1t says:
"All these questions will come up in due
time. l'yor|oed we save the nation and
eau then be discussed and adjusted upon
their merits. But to force them prema
turcly upon public attcntion,-to raise is
sues and promote dissentions and create
parties upon them, in the very midst OF
the conflict which is to decide the fate oi
the nation itseii. is to put at hazard the
very existence ofthe government aud give
the rebellion its only chance Of triumph y
1t is unfortunate for the nation, and we
think for themselves, that conservative
miscegens have not thought Of tlis before
As one after another Of the negro policies
Of the government" have been thrust be-
fore and imposed upon the country, demo
Gratis have objected to them because Of
their despotic, unconstitutional character
and because they divided the North and
united the South" Conferring the right
OF suffrage upon negroes in Montana will
quite as efficiently forward the suppression
OF the rebellion as the employment of nc
gre troops, Tie proclamation OF emancpa-
ton, the abolishing ofslavcry in the Dis
trict Of Columbia, the declaring Of negroes
citizens in defiance q the decision OF the
Supreme Court, the grant TO them of the
privilege Of riding in street cars in Wash
ington, or the schemes of colonization
projected by the President, and the at
tempted execution Of them BY Pomeroy.
"-All these questions will come up in due
lime" The due time has been since the
222d Of September, 1862, and is now. The
nation sweats blood from the curse these
policies have inflicted. Senator Wilkin-
son, in proposing to confer the right of
suffrage upon negroes, is consistently en-
dcavorins to enforce the declaration OF
President Lincoln in his Fourth Of July
Gettysburg speeches, that all men are
crca,cd equal, and the contest is to main
tain this cardinal doctrine Of the miscegen
party-C C,,ca,yo Times.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-05-12
The Defeat ofRankS SnE E,ougs.
lana

Ihe New Orleans correspondent of tho
New York World writes as follows.
presume that there has not been SIM
gle person who has come down from there
who has reported the Union loss at less
than SIX thousand, the lowest estimate I
have heard Of or who does not admit that
1t was most gloomy and disastrous defeat;
yet the papers go to you claiming vic
tory. Read their accounts, and YOU will
see how inconsistent they are; and notice
that the Era and Times charge one anoth-
or with giving false accounts, but they dare
not tell tae truth, for fear that their pub-
lication will be suspended. 1t would be
giving information to "the enemy"-not
the confe ierates, but the var supporting
people OF the North, whose pockets and
whose credulity are taxed to the utmost
to support these cotton raids.
SUNDAY Notwithstanding later
believe that Banks is now out of danger
except as to his material of war. most of
which Will have to be sacrificed ewing to
the low water. All the troops around the
city, except the provost guard, have been
sent up, including the negroes, who are al
ways excused, whether from favor or aver
sion, will not undertake to say.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-05-12
s'EseeNu VI AasszNSaENN.

Correspondence of the n. Y Jour. OF Commerce
What 1t means, will not pretent. to say
but among the disnitaries in this city there
is good deal Of consternation. The
President never locked SO carc-worn Us
now. The enormous responsibilities resi-,
ing upon him, the evident alienation from
his support of SO many of hls old friends
the bitter sarcasm Of his chief New York
supporter, and the dread Of a terrible re-
action in the rublic mind, already com.
mencing, are reducing the poor man to q
skeleton. 1t Is impossible to look upon
him Without feeling Of sorrow. Nor Is
the news that comes to us to-day, respect
ing the people of Ohio, who do not like
his support Of Blair against Chase, calcu
lated to quiet his nerves The great Stat,
Of Ohio is certainly more deeply attqched
TO her distinguished son than to the Illinois
politician, and her wishes on some points
are not to be ignored To be striving fol
reelection by party machinery, to th'
most important Office in the world, and a
the same time to be taking the lead il
putting down an unparalleled rebellion
are certainly two things not easily accom-
plished.
One effect of the joint resolution, jus
passed, to increase the tariff fifty per cent.
will be another rascally advance by th
grocerymen on such articles as coffee an,
sugar Ofcoursc if these men pay an al
ditional duty of . per cent. on tn
former article, they viii increase thei
price to the extent Of ten cents. To-da'
coffee is selling in this city for sixty cents
and SUGAR for twenty-five, and butter i
still as high as Gfty cents. In these day
even the shadow OF an excuse is almos
enough to make an honest man a swindlel
and what with blind or selfish fanatics a
the head OF affairs, and the petty swindler
on the corner of every street, We, as
country are going somewhere with an un
appreciated rapidity.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-05-12
What the Rebels do.

The New York Evening Post, violent
Republican paper, in a complaining article
ABOUT General Banks defeat in Louisiana,
says:
;. The rebels move without trains, they
I'VE without commissary, they fight with
out ammunition, and yet they beat U.S.
Some OF General Banks friends say that
he Is staggering under the weight of Gen.
erals who have been consigned to his de-
partment. lfso, in heavens name. why
hight Or, if he must fight. Why not
brigade them, and put them in the front
So far, it is pretty clear that We are out
geneIaied there, and mere men will only
result in more slaughter"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-05-12
What shall Compose a Quorum
OF the senate and "A MajOrf v or
Presidential Electors.

The following resolution has passed the
United States Senate-Ayes 26 Noes IL :
THAT quorum of the Senate consist
OF majority of the Senators duly qualified
or chosen; that, if majority of the Presi-
dental Electors duly appointed and quail
flied vote for one person. he shall be the
President of the United States; and. if the
election OF President devolvcs upon tho
House of Representatives, and the votes
OF majority Of the States represented in
the House be cast for one person. then he
shall be declared President elect of the
United States,
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-05-12

means of Strengthening the government.
Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Ohio, made speech
against the republican party, which he
charged with trampling under foot all per-
sonal and State rights, 10 matter how
sacred That party welcomed war, havoc
and desolation, if by these slavery could
be abolished.
Mr. ALLISTON argued that those in arms
against the United States are traitors as
well as public enemies, and should, as such,
be punished under all the rigors of the
laws of war.
The House, at 9 10 o'clock, adjourned.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-05-12

What pickle reminds you of gathering
4 flower p Pck-u-Hlv.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-05-12

SLIGHT OF HAND. p.-R efusing an offer of
marriage.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-05-12
A. K. BRIGGS.

All kinds Of Job Work done at .his Office, o..
short notice, With nsatnsss and dispatch
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-05-12

What fine speculation for the country
If Massachusetts, could be bought for her
value in the United States Army, and sold
for her importance in the United States
Senate, plus her profits on shoddy and
other contracts
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-26
stocks At / O'Clock to-day
PHILADELPHIA TRADE xEPomE.

FRIDAY, August 26.-Quercinon Bark is in ds-
mand, and No. is worth Sjl tP ton. Al which
figure 20 hhds. were sold.
The receipts Of Cloyerseed are light, and ths
stock is almost exhausted; We Quoss at Sl4@l6
a. ga lbs. Timothy IS worth SO 25l96 90 "
bush. Flaxseed, on arrival, Is worth $500.
The Provision Market Is frIn, and VIC uotos
sales Of Ness Pork at Sl2i Hams in lots, at Goa
2Jc., and 100 ties. at bic.
The receipts and stocks of Flour are scSnty,
and the transactions have been of limited
character. The only sales reported are 500 bbls.
Pennsylvania extra at $40 per barrel, and 600 do.
Western extra family at $l2Dl2'5O. The sales
to the trade are from SlO@I3, as in quality. Rye
Flour and Corn Meal continue quiet.
There is no falling of in the demand for Wheat,
and prices are well maintained. Sales OF =, ,OOO
bushels old Western red and amber at Sz0oCg
2'57b; new is worth from $500 20 SzfO, aud
white from S275 to So. Sales OF Rye are making
at Si.S5. Yellow Corn is steady at 73c,, and
mixed Western at 72c. Oats have declined; 5000
hush. new are reported sold at 90c., and some old
NJ Sl. A sale OF Barley Malt to the extent Of
1000 bush. was effected on private terms.
whisky Is firm at Sl'9O, without sales Of Gny
funuorfauCe,
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-26
FREMONT AND THE PREIOENCV.
Heis Asked to Withdraw and Declines
10 Do So,

B1,Igy, Auyus 25.-Sayeral prominent NbO-
liri,nists, intending Elilur Wright and 5. C.
Howe, have written 70 Fromont, speaking Of the
dis.aI faction existing in tho Republican ranks,
and advising that the Baltimore and Cleveland
nominees should both Withdraw IA ir names az
Presidential candidates. and that q new couyen-
fiun ha rl,loi 10 select new 1inli1sto. Nossrs.
Wright and company conclude thcir lotter rs
iollows.--
"Pcrmit US, sir, to ask whether Ia case Mr..
Lincoln will withdraw, you win do go, aud ljin
your fellow-ciizcus in an attempt 70 place an
administrator in powor on Q basis as broad as
the patriotism Of the country and it, needsT"
General Fremont under date of N,hant,
Aurust %, replied a. considerable length.
He say he does not feel A. llber'y 70 v thdriy
his name without consulting the patrio ic party
who nominated him, but suggest5 that a direct
effort DC made to obtain An immediate under
standing between the supporters Of the Bl,tlmjru
ald Cleveland nominations, In order lhnt tho
friends Of both may cpaescc, and unite upou an
carly day for holding such COW nton.
Tic following is extracted fron General Pre-
mon''s lotter:-
"dnch has been said about peace, and you will
excuse mo If say what I understand by Il.
"For me peace signifies the iutegral ssrablsh-
meut OF the Union without sayory, because
slavery is the source OF all our political dlsse,-
su ns, and becaue the in9titution Itself is con-
demned by the enlightened liberal spirit Of the
,g0. These arc TO BE- the essential condigions OF
t,,,,
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-26


was conveyed 10 For. hidt'n a. an early h,ur
ths mcrning, from ibo FsoiteD,ilry, Ia pr,va,e
carriage.
onlcers Of she oour.-N Marital On board we're as
Colonel Frnk. President OF she Court; lp,,Ip
CLARKE, JIdge Adg1case and iptaln ID iDleu utn.
L. utenant Colonel Whiting, United star, 4
Army, in command Of Fort hltbin, coniu;tcd
he execution.
the military and others On board Immediately
enter d she Fori. 4 iHnb Of p'r3J1s In 'lud-
ing otHs cTs, ard those who had gained permits to
vltne,s u execution, we're already present
he execution took pl,cs a. II o'clock u )7n.
R,y Mr.. krotel aud several Officers Of che fort.
Tie ascended the gsllows With q firm step, and
AFTER reaching the platform read tne following
speech in low, yc ole tone -
Fcllow-snldiers and 0Girers;-l am now about
togo h fore my God 70 answer for tue crime OF
isAing the life OF a fellow. creature. bJw with
submission 60 my sentence, and fully forgive
Ihos0 who passed < and those who wsru
Witnesses aga nst me. rhey hid thoir
dktY hs well H3 they Cauh, and | take fhis
opportunity e. thank you from tho Dor t,m Or ny
hcar,the m0mhers " my court ulgrtial gh) tri .d
nae, and specially Captain Ca-ke the ia igc NJ
yoatr, and Mr. Edmund Randall, my lawyer,
f,T their kindness towards mel lut as have bIt
lis to leave my dear children but my record
and good pane A. q solder, | feel it duty owe
90 them 10 sttte now that mover sought the ifu
OF The MAJ killed, and never wished it; and frel
God Nill pud0n mo for taking 81 Rs did; aud |
kLOw my fel,Ow-SOldlCrs and officers IN the army
never blamed me for leaving, as was 40 invalid
ard had no hospital 10 so 30 in my rogim NJ
NOW shat am about ~ leave this lifo | com
mend my Wito and Dt.l9 ones % the charity OF
the wOr j, and IS . last request l ask thc par
don Of those whom / may have s jlred, 40 |
hope they VIII forgive mo and pray for my soul.
Aittr ihis, Mr. Hrotel delivered feryent
prayer, aud a. nine minutes past ~ O'Clock the
condemn, man Sa1 launched Into eternity. HJ
died almost WIthpu a struggle, His body was
tsksn pOs' ession of ny J. =. RehOn, unlertaker,
No. 1878 Vine sire :, and vii. be sent ~ the wife
t,F Ill