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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-03
Naval Movements.

THE CIENASGO IL COMMISSION.
Tie United States sidc-wheel steamer Che
rango yuus "a tuus lwas put IN commission Wednes
.ay 40 10 L ia. Sne mas been undergoing repair and ..
expected ~ sail soon. The following officers reported
osfr~dnv morning: Lcat.-C0m George W. Morris;
Se,ipc Masters james Manthon and Charles !. Lang
lav. Acting Ensiens ". White, G. H. Pcroh0rd and
Thomas J. CGunnn; Acting Assistant Paymas.er A.
u V,cie. Acting Masters Mates, i. W. Turner, and
H. ~. Page. Acting Gunner q. 4. Nlnton; Acting
Tirgr Assistant Engineer, Samuel 4. Sloan; Acting
Thnd Assistants. 7. GaYagGn, James a. Crowthc.s
eud Charles Shradcr.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-03

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COUET-FEB q
NOTICE TO The BAR.
Notes OF issue for the February Term OF tns
Court must be filed with ito ClerE on or oeoTe feb.t
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-03

The following vessels expected al the yaTd AZ
~ or ater period h,nr fitted with machinery and
undergoing az overhauling at NewYors Idaho sloop-
ofwar; Winoska steamers Peoria steamer Huntsville.
steamer; TaahOma double-eIder; NauDue. torpedo;
Florida, steamer; Grand Gull, steamer.
THR IROE-CLAD AGAMENTlCUs.
This monitor is fast approaching completion
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-03
RRnnKLYN NAVY.YARn.

Recruiting for the navy Is ut present very
dun. TIC following vessels have arrived recently at
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05
End Of an Arsenic Fata,

A death recently occurred in Halifax
from arsenic eating. The victim was q
Vigorous man, who four years since saw
some remark in magazine about the
arsenic eating of Syria, and the supposed
beneficial effects of the poison upon the
skin and lungs. He commenced the
practice, and from that day, though pre-
viously IN perfect health, in the language
of his friends was complaining man"
Abdominal and gastric pains tormented
him but he insisted in the foolhardy ex
pertinent until small overdose brought
ON all the symptoms of arsenic poisoning,
in spite of all that could be
done by the physicians, in death. Before
he died he declared that although he had
pursued the fatal practice SO long and so
faithfully, he was conscious of having
received no benefit whatever, either to
his respiration or complexion. His
friends, however, thought the latter had
been improved. No arsenic was discove-
red IN any of the organs, although care
fully aDa.yzed, thus showing that the
doses which destroyes life most vet have
been very minute. People who may be-
foolishly tempted to tamper with virulent
poison for such problematical benefits.
should receive warning from this re.
markabie case,
This one dies to save hundreds. That
he may not have died in vain VIC publish
ed this statement to the world.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05

We find in Ayers American Almanac
(now ready for delivery gratis, by all theil
agents the remarkable statement that the
temperature of the earth has not dimin,
ished more than l-306th part of one de-
gree of Fahrenheit for 1000 years. To
our enquiry how he could make such an
assertion, Dir. Ayre writes us the follow
ing answer "Hipparchus gives the ex-
act record of an eclipse in his time. This
enables US to measure with extreme accu-
racy the earths' diurnal revolutions since
to any eclipse now. Diminution of its
heat would by concentration, shorten its
axis The data shows that this change
has been only such as | state it, mathe-
matically and indisputably true. New
York Journal
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05
The Army Consumption of Horses.

Some interesting facts in regard to the
supply of horses and their consumption
by the army, have recently been prescn
ted by a Ncwburg, n veterinary sur
geon, DR.. Vogel The cencus shows
that the number of horses in the United
States in 1869 was 6,1I5,46S. After
making deductions fer the Southern
States, for horses under aud about a
working age, diseased and unserviccable
Mr.. V. reduces the total resources of tie
horse market in the loyal States to ,067-
sos animals. The annual want for civil
use is l44,0lS, for military use, l0S, 1872,
or one fourth annually of the total resour-
ces of the horse supply, The colts un-
der four years old are estimated at | iii
l75; one fourth of these, or 27S,3iS will
annually reach the age of four years, bat
as this number may be reduced one-tenth
for deaths and disaster among the colts,
the ultimate actual annual supply is put
at 0,690, while the annual need for
the army and for civil life is 262. 100
showing deficiency of 2070 horses each
year.
DIR. Vogel makes no statement of the
mules which are used in the army, though
ae allows fo- their use, which relieves 50
many horses. If his estimates are ccr
rect, there is a good reason for the high
price Of horses, besides the depreciation
IN currency. The waste of horses in the
army from bad treatment and neglect is
enormous. This probably is something
which cannot be remeded. One means
of economising horses in civil use is to
substitute steam wherever it can CON
be done. All our city rail
roads can be worked with steam to better
advantage than by horses, and the TWEEN
ty railroad lines in and around Philadel-
phia probably require about 1000 horses
Tor their use. On the railroads the us
nal life of horse is certainly not over
four years. So that it requires annually
,OOO horses to keep our railroads in op-
oeration. Substituting steam would for
his city alone make one-half the general
deficiency of the country.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05
Secretary.

OF all the weekly newspapers that come
TO our table, the one which it is perhaps
most pleasant to take up is The Home
journal" of Willis d Phillips New York
Its conductors blend literature with news
more pleasantly and successfully than
most of our journalists seem to endeavor
to do, or be able to do, and we think it is
therefore fairly entitled to good word
from ourselves as an organ Of the book
producing class. 1t is due rather to US
than to Tho Home Journal that we
should say this, for its circulation has. We
believe, reached that enviable point which
relieves it either from counting commen-
dation, or fearing censure La all it's de
partments, it eyinces unmistakable ability;
but its literary department, for the pur-
pose Of newspaper readers, is marked by
peculiar spriehtlincss, sense, and proprie-
ty. We sincerely wish that our journal
lists would generally be as careful of that
department Of their papers, for they would
thus cultivate discriminating taste for
good class Of books, and subserye the best
Interests Of publishers. The Home
Journal goes into tens of thousands OF
families, and helps to form that taste for
the pure, and beautiful, and the good
which rightly appreciates and encourages
a sound literature. Ii every journal dai-
ly and weekly, were a minister OF such in
huences, it would greatly increase the
market for good books.-PaGhshers Or
cuLGr, Dec 4, 1864.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05
Borough and Township Institute.

Notice is hereby given to the Teachers
of the Borough and township of Stroud,
that their District Institutes have been
united (by the G. s. for the purpose OF
making it more interesting and profitable
Many teachers have entirely neglected
this important duty of attending their re
spective Institutes and we are determined
that if Ignorance of the Institute has been
the cause previous to this, it shall be
no longer. Our next meeting will hold
Its session at the Academy on Saturday.
January l3, 1865. commencing at 9 O.
clock A. NJ, and continue until , p N.
We hope the Teachers will avail them
selves Of this opportunity for mutual ina
provement and be fully represented at
our next appointment.
JOHN T.GRIFFIN,
Secretary.
Stroulsburr nec. 81 1864.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05
For the Jefcrsoniam.
The Northwest.

FRIEND ScHooH Having spent fifteen
years In the Northwest of our once happy
Republic, | will draw some comparisons
between former times and the present
Your intellectual readers are aware that
Illinois alone has furnised over lot, 900
men since the rebellion commenced
Thousands of hersons in common with the
glorious North have given their lives for
the salvation of their country. Mourning
has consequently shrouded ma ny once
happy countenance with gloom, vacuums
have been made that cannot in time be
filed. That rich boon of liberty that was
bequeathed to US by our sires has been
enriched by the noblest blood of our free
people. We will pass from the political
to the financial. Fifteen years ago the
farmer could sell 100 lbs. pork for two
and one half dollars, now for four times
that amount: then bushel of corn was
worth 10 cts, now ten times that amount,
as may be seen by the following market
T
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05

nS~ The Wayne Co. Herald, under
stands 'that there is a movement on foot
looking to a change in the iUcumbeney
of the Collectorship of this Congressional
District" and thinks that ''if governmeu-
tai favors were impartially dispensed, it
would be hard to account for the distri-
button of all the fat Offices among the low
er end" The Herald insinuates that
Wayne County would not object to fur
nishing the man.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05
Opinions About the Southern States.
W ashington, Jan. |, 1865


Parties here, fresh from the cotton dis.
trlcts, represent the Rebel armies to num-
ber 10000 veterans, $4,000 militia not
equivalent to 5000 veterans, and 100, 900
exempts ready under the law to be rank
ed into the service and available as soE-
diers at the end of six months. They saw
that this force will gradually be b:ckca
mp By the progress of the war into Vir.
ginia, and probably be compacted at Rich
mond. They declare that there will be
no planting in the South this year, none
whatever except in gardens and patchs,
about the houses. Sherman's march, and
Hoods defeat, aad the uncertainty of ne :
gro labor having utterly discouraged az
riculture on a large scale, they predict
the speedy disappearance by emig grafton of
the white population Of the cotton, rice
and sugar States, and the reputation Of
the whole Of them ly blacks who they
aver will be model population for indus
try, thrift and social order The trade of
the Rebel States, after the close of the
war, these we'll informed parties eclared,
will be wholly in the hands Of Jews.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05

Josh Billings expresses our views on
the subject of autographs precisely. He
thus replies to an anxious correspondent
who asked for his autograph:
eve never furnish ortograffs in less
quantities than bi the package. 1t liz a
blzDess that CRATE men hav got into, but
it don strike US az being profitable nor
amusing. We furnished near and yery
dear friend our ortograf year ago, for
80 days, and it got into the hands oy one
of the banks, and it kost US s275 tew get
1T back. We went ont of the bizzness
then, and have not hankered for it since"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05

The story goes that, when things were
working so badly in Shenandoah Valley
Secretary Stanton applied to Gen. Granl
for remedy. "Ssnd me-" says the
Secretary, "the veryabest man you have
gohn the army" Grant replied by send
ing Phil. Sheridan, saying, There isn't
much ofhim, bat he's the man you want "
1t is said that the Secretary looked some
what askaDce at the slight and youthful
figure standing before him. but be set
him at work, AMI now he is coniyDced
that Grant knew his man,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05

\ rather remarkable incident occurred
at Savannah. Early in the morning a
small schooner, painted lead color, with
her sails set, was discovered adrift in the
river, about u mile in the rear of the flg
OF truce feet, and two miles above Fort
Pulaski The vessel was boarded from
the steamer General Lyon, and found to
be abandoned. She proved to be block
ade runner from Nassau, with cargo Of
900 sacks and twenty ticrces of sugas,
three crates Of crockery, and number
OF boxes of lemons and oranges. Subsc.
quently it was ascertained that the schoOu>
er had passed the mouth of the river, uD.
perceived by the gunboats on blockade
aud by the lookout at the fort; but on
getting up to Colonel Mulford's S feet was
deserted by her crew, on the supposition
that the transports were fleet of gun
boats,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05

Upon the organization Of the fist Pa,
resident of Hawly enlisted in Co. G,
Capt. MuInforI, and went with the com
pany TO Va At the battle of Chance-
lorsviIlc he was reported killed, and
comraie sent, as he supposed, a pocket
book and lock Of hair to the soldiers
wife, Upon such evidence she regarded
him as dead and some two months ago
married again. Among the prisoners
who were recently released from Georgia
prisons, was the supposed dead husband.
Upon his arrival at Annapolis he imme-
diate'y obtained furlough and started to
see his family. Our readers can imagine
his surprise at finding his wife married j.
gain and hers at beholding as she sup
posed her dead husband. This war causes
many curious scenes to be enacted
HoneSdalc Republic.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05

Now We have grumblers in the North
west of various kinds, as well as in other
sections. If a man gets but two pounds
of coffee now for one dollar instead of six
as formerly, he lays it to the Administra
ton. Skinfiint loaued Hard money sew.
eral years ago to Mr.. Farmer at Is pei
cent The principle is paid in Green
Backs, and money being plenty, it is often
difficult to loan at six per cent, so S. cur
ses the Administration and the best cur
rency ever in circulation on this cont.
nent
Labor is not in proportion to commod-
tiles, but in the Northwest if man is a
laborer he is so from choice rather than
necessity. Every honest and industrious
man may very soon become proprietor
| could point to individuals in every
neighborhood that made beginning with
small means, that are now in easy circum-
stances; and for the last ten years [ 6nd,
from statistics as we'll as from observa-
ton, that according to population the
Northwest furnishes about one tenth the
paupers that the Eastern and Middle
States do. This is one of the strongest
arguments in favor of agriculture that can
be produced. We pay great tax it is
true yearly to the carrier of our vast a
mount of produce to market. The fertil-
.ty of our soil aided by labor saving ma
chinery, enables the farmer of the North
west to fairly compete with Eastern far
mers. At no distant day the Pacific Rail
road will be completed Then Missouri
will come forth as free State, and her
vast resources will begin to develope.-
Her coal and Iron greater in extent than
that of Pennsylvania will find its way to
the Pacific coast, furnishing relief for
thousands of miles of Rail way to be built
in the celestial Empire within the next
fifty years Illinois will be found about
in the centre of great and free country,
while indiana and Ohio will have the adj
vantage of an Eastern, Western and South
ern market. Even now in the midst of
the greatest civil war on historic page, the
hardy laborers of Europe are coming in
greater numbers than heretofore to assist
in laying the foundation of free nation.
Il. w. HINCKLEY,
Richfeld, Illinois.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05

a wild boar was killed few miles
from Bridgeton, N. j., few days ago
his appearance indicated an age of about
l5 years. His skin was half an inch thick,
and it took several loads of buckshot to-
despatch him. The carcass weighing 5OU
pounds and tusks were 81 inches long
1t is supposed that there are others 10
the same vicinity. About year ago q
pedestrian of that neighborhood was Pu'-
sued by a wild hog supposed to be the
ono just.killed.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05
Richfeld, Illinois

Governor Curtin has issued his official
proclamation, declaring that Samuel j
Randall, Charles O'Neill, Leonard Myer,
William d. Kelly, NJ. Russell Thayer,
B. Markley Boyer, John NJ BroonIall,
Sydenham Il. Ancona, Thaddeus Stevens,
Myer Strousc, Philip johnson, Charles
Dennison, Ulysses Mercur, George f.
+. Miller, Adam J. Glosbrenncr, Abraham
A. Barker, Stephen T. Wilson, Glenni
W. Schofeld, Charles Y Culves John l..
Dawson, John K. Moorehead, Thomas
Williams and George N. Lawrence, have
been returned as duly elected in their
several districts as Representatives in the
Congress of the United States for two
years from the fourth of March next
This list includes the names of fifteen
Republicans and eight Democrats. In
regard to the Sixteenth District, the
Governor declares that no returns have
been received at Harrisburg that would
authorize him to proclaim the name of
any person as having been elected. The
seat in the House belonging to that dis
trict will therefore be vacant until Con
gress itself shall decide which of the
candidates is best entitled to fill it
There is not much doubt of its being
awarded to Gen. Koontz, the Union can
didate, for whom majority of the votes
in the district were pollsd. This would
give us Union delegation of sixteen
members gain of four over our pres
ent representation.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05

Hon. John Shouse of Pike Co., recent
ly lost So, 900 in the following manner !:
he had draft from the Honesdale Bank
and went to one of the Philadelphia Banks
to have it cashed. They gave him the
money, which he placed as he supposed,
in his pants watch pocket and walked off.
Upon feeling for the money few mo-
ments afterwards, it could not be found.
He probably missed the pocket and the
money dropped upon the ground. Quite
a loss in these times.-Honesdale Re-
public.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05

The report Of Postmaster General Dem
nison shows an extraordinary amount OF
carelessness on the part of the letter-writ,
ing community. Three millious FIVE
hundre and eight thousand three hand.
red and twenty five dead letters were re-
ceived during the past ycar-over one
thousand day. Many of these letters
contained money, deeds bills of exchange,
drafts, cheeks, jewe!ry, and other valua-
bieS' Some of them were misdirected,
others not directed at all, others unstar-
ped and others only partially directed
Thousands Of these dead letters we're re-
termed to the writers but the great ma
jnrity had TO he destroyed. This state
ncnt ought TO teach the public to be
more careful in their correspondence
for the amount Of suffering by thcs, lost
letters is incalculable.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05
Valuable Crop.

A famer in Scott couty Iowa, near
Davenport, had this year one fue field
Of forty acres in oDions, and the average
yield is believed to be 9l6 bushels to the
acre. As this was the average yield of
carefully manured portions, the entire
crop from forty acres will thus be $4,000
bushels, and as onions at Davenport will
sell Tor Sl.45 bushel. the yield Of this
forty acre onion patch will be S54I6S
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05

1t is hinted that the correspondent OF
the London Times in New York will short
ly have a warrant served upon him to act
as a witness in regard to the hotel burn
ing plot, he having predicted the confa-
grafton in a recent letter 10 such terms
as to make il almost certain that be was
n the seeret
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05
Thanks.

Our carrier requests us to tender his
sincere thanks to the Patrons of the JEFF
fersonian, for the liberal manner in which
they responded to his good wishes on Sat
urday last From the way in which he
carries bis head, be evidently feels him
self capitalist.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05
The Guerrilla Hunter.

st. Louis, Dec. 81, 1864.
The notorious Missouri guerrilla Hun
ter was recently arrested at Salt Lake
City while on his way to California with
100000 in ereenbacks, stolen from a
bank at Bloomington, No, about year
ago. lie was sent back by Gov. CONFESS,
and will be taken to Huntsville, and
hung.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05

S9 Extra large, fat aud fine are the
bivalVes which are kept at White &
Schoch's Saloon, under the Odd Fellow S
Hall. Extra too are the Cigars, Ale and
Lager. Reader if you want the best, drop
10 and see them
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05
"THOS. J. DICKERSON,
GEORGE HESS,
rs. ID. VAN ETTEN,

commissioners.
To the return of the Grand Jury, and the
query of the Commissioners, the Court re.
sponded, just as every man of common sense
would have expected it TO do, as follows:
1.-The Provost Marshal, or persons duly
authorized by him, have right to make use
of the county Jail for the purpose of confin-
ing deserters from the army when arrested.
While in the Jail they are under the care
Of such officers, and are to be by them cared
for and subssted The county is not obliged
to be at any expense IN keeping such prison
ers. BY the Court"
What a chilling wet sheet must that re-
ply have been to The intense copperheadism
of Pike; and how Notifying to think, that
after all the fuss and fury of the faithful,
"Henry ID. Ryder and others representing
themselves as Provost Marshalls of the Uni
ted States,' can, with the sanction of the
Court of Quarter Sessions of Pike county,
go on 'confning citizens of Pike county
without due legal process or commitment"
Gd ibitun, provided those citizens are deser-
tefs from the army. No wonder the Mil
ford Herald is looking around for a success
sor toJudge Barret. There is saltogether too
much loyalty in that decision to suit the de.
of Pike
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05

Mr.. Salmon 7. Chase has taken his seat
on the bench of the Supreme Court of
che United States as Chief Justice. This
is one of those events which mark the
revolution of opinion in nations. Let the
friends of liberty and of a restored rePub-
lie take courage a1d press forward.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05

III The Milford Herald is beginning
to cast about for a successor for Judge
Barrett, whose term of service will soon
expire. How would friend Cotter like
the position
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05

If you want to have man your friend
do not get the i'll will of his wife Pub
lie opinion is made up of the average
opinions of womankind. Exchange.
That may and it may not be so. we
have heard of men sometimes getting IN
to difficulties by getting the good will 0l
their friends wife.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05

Bss-The 67th Regiment, 7. v, with
Sheridan 10 the Shenandoah Valley, du-
ring his brilliant achievements there, are
now with Grant in front of Petersburg.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05

The Government is raising troops quite
fast under the recent call. 1t is believed
that the majority of district quotas VIII
be filed without draft.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05

The receipts of Internal Revenue on
Wednesday last were over one million
eight hundred thousand dollars
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05

The Morayian Government allow wo-
man who pay taxes to vote,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-01-05
The Home Journal.

Stroudsburg, Dec. 81, 1864.