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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31
Three Years or the War.

Many men who enlisted in the yolun.
teer service in the usual way are of tho
opinion that they are legally entitled to =
discharge, on the ground that they were
mustered in to serve for fixed time cor
during the war;" and that the war is O.
yer. General Terry having found some
insubordination in his department of Vir.
ginia, on account of this military m isan.
prehension, has issued an order that the
war is not over. He uses the phrass if
purely Pickwickian sense, admitting
that there are no organized rebel armies
in the field, but urging that by the proc.
lamation of the President, Virginia and
others of the States are still insurrection.
ary districts, are still without civil gov.
ernment, or with imperfect civil govern.
ments, and until civil authority shall be
fully restored, and those States shall have
returned to their former relations to the
national government, it cannot be said
that the war has been brought to close.
Oflcers OF every grade are reminded that
they are responsible for the discipline and
good conduct of their commands. and NO
relaxation of discipline or negligence in.
the performance of duty will be permits
ted to pass unnoticed.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31
Murder at Easton.

We learn by the last issue OF the Jour-
nal, that man named John E. M. Steen,
was murdered at the house of VIM. Smith,
in Easton, about 10 o'clock, by Peter
Wellers and Geo. Huffman. 1t appears
that the murdered man was gambler,
and visited Easton for the purpose of wit
Messing the trials Of speed at the Institute
grounds on Saturday next.
Wellers asked Steen to take drink,
which the latter refused to do. Wellers
urged the matter and Steen again refused.
Some other conversation took place, in
which Wellers asked him whether he had
not called him son of b; Steen an
swered that he had, and that he did not
take it back With this George Huffman
arose from seat on the porch and among
other things told Wellers to knock down
or strike Steen or he would knock him
(Wellers) down. Steen told Huffman
to let him and Wellers alone; that the
affair was no business Of his. With this
Huffman struck Steen very powerful
blow, which knocked him sideways tow
ard the corner Of the house, at which
time Wellers rushed upon him. Wei
lers was seen to kick at the man. Steen
died, in few seconds after being struck,
on the front steps of the house leading
into the bar-room."
The guilty parties fed Immediately af-
ter the perpetratiou of the deed and have
not as yet been apprehended. A reward
of 500 is offered for their arrest by the
Sheriff of Northampton County.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31
Southern Barbarity towards Negroes

NEW YORK, Aug 21-The Southern
Christian Intclligencer of August 5 says
'If one tenth part of the reports which
are coming from all parts of the South
thicker and faster, most shocking state
of things exists. From localities where
there are no national troops come reports
that negroes are being hunted down like
dogs and dispatched without ceremony.
The newspapers in the South are filled
with accounts Of these brutal murders,
which foot up an aggregate of several
hundred deaths per day, which is doubt
less small portion Of the number noticed
An Alabama paper says that the business
has become so extensive and common that
some planters even boast that they could
measure their lands with the dead carcas-
es of negroes. If negroes can be shot
down daily in garrisoned towns where the
authorities are unable TO stop this state OF
things, it is very reasonable to suppose
that this brutal work is carried on more
extensively where the blacks have no pro-
lection. This Wholesale numbering of
human beings is, we fear, the practical
working of the conspiracy to exterminate
the colored race, which is revolving to this
Christian age"
The Raleigh Progress of the 10th
learns from Col Lawrence, commandant
of the post at Goldsborough, that six ne
grocs were killed at or near Warsaw two
weeks ago. Their former owner left on
the approach of the Union army, the ne
groes remaining. The latter went to
work and made crop. The former own
er returned recently and ordered them to
leave. The negroes refused, and the pro-
prietor of the place getting some negroes
together with arms, ordered them off a.
gain, and on their refusal to go, attacked
them, killing six. A company of soldiers
was sent up from Wilmington, and an in
vestigation will be made, if it is not done
already.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31
Ayers Sarsaparil1a

Is concentrated extract OF the choice root,
80 combined with other substances of still
greater attractive power as 10 afford an ef-
fectnal antldote for diseases Sarsaparilla is
reputed 10 cure. Such remedy is surely
wanted by those who suffer from Slrumous
complaints, md that one which will accom-
pllsh their cure must prove, as this has Of
Immense service TO this large class or our
afflicted fellow-cItizens. How completely
this compound will do it has been proven by
experiment on many of the worst cases TO be
found in the following complaints -
Scrofula, Serolulous SweIliugs and Sores,
Skin Disease, Pimples, Pustales, Blotches,
Eruptions, ST. Anthony's Fire, Rose or
Erysipelas, Tetter or Salt Rheum, Soald
Head, Ringworm, &c.
Syphilis or Feaerial Disease is expelled
from the system by The prolonged use OF this
SarsaparlIa, and the patient is left in COM
parative health.
Female Diseases are caused by Scrofula.
IN The blood, and are often soon cured
by this Extract of Sarsaparila.
Do not discard this invaluable medicine, be-
cause you have been imposed upon by somc"'
thing pretending to be Sarsaparilla, while
II was w HcH yOu uSCu
then, and not till then, will you Know the
virtues of Sarsaparilla. For minute particu-~
lars of the diseases it cures, we refer you to
Ayers American Almanac, which the agent
below named will furnish gratis to all who
call for it.
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Sheumatism, Heartburn arising from Disor.
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Liver Complaint, Dropsy, Worms, Gout,
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They are sugar coated, so that the most
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re the best Aperent in the world for all
he purposes of a family physic.
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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

The Board of School Directors, of the
Borough of Stroudsburg, having employ
ed the teachers for the present term Of
SIX months, request US to give notice that
the teachers and scholars will meet at the
Academy, at Q o'clock, on Monday morn
ing, Sept, 4th, 1865, when the schools
will he organized under the direction of
David 4. Burnett, the Principal, and a
Committee Of the Board. Punctual at,
tendance is requested.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31
Exchange of Prisoners.

General Hitchcock has published a let
ter on the subject of the exchange of pris-
oners, the cause of suspension and the in
humanity of the rebel government, and
supports the policy of Secretary Stanton.
General Hitchcock says :-"As long as
the cartel for the exchange was respected
by the South it was faithfully observed
by our government. There was no reas-
on to doubt its faithful execution by the
government until the end of the war, un-
less properly revoked by competent au-
thority, if the rebel authorities had not
distinctly violated its terms under circum-
stances indeed of greater aggravation. >
He adds: "fhe day must come when ev-
cry true American will be proud of the
reflection that the government was strong
enough to crush the rebellion without To-
sing its humanity or dignity"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31
Closing Of the Philadelphia Volunteer Re-
freshment Saloons.

Philadelphia, Monday, Aug. %, 1865.
The Philadelphia Volunteer Befresh.
ment Saloons closed at noon to day, after
having during four years and three
months entertained all soldiers passing
through the city numbering LOO, 900
persons, without expense to the soldiers
or the Government.
The Union Saloon will, however, still
be used to entertain returning veterans
as long as any funds remain in the treas.
ury.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

The Democratic State Convention met
in Harrisburg On Thursday Last. Rich
ard Vaux, Esq, was chosen permanent
President. A committee on resolutions
was appointed.
The resolutions declare that the blood
shed, &C., of the past four years was the
result of hot taking Democratic counsel !;
that the party in power has violated the
Constitution that the Southern State and
their citizens now have the same rights
that they had before the war that negro
suffrage will be disgrace to the whites,
&c. w. w. Ii. Davis, of Bucks county,
was nominated for Auditor General and
for Surveyor General John P. Linton.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31
Important Judicial Decision

BosToN, Aug. 29.-In the case of the
Commonwealth VS.. Holbrook, which was
carried to the Supreme Judicial Court. on
the ground that the defendant had a right
to sell intoxicating drinks under license
from the United States, the Court deei.
ded that payment to the United States of
a fee for license and a revenue duty or
tax, does not exempt the defendant from
responsibility for violating the CONNER
cial laws Of the Commonwealth.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31
Counterfeit Postal Currency.

Counterfeit sos Of the new postal currency
are getting into general circulation. Besides
the very bad quality of paper on which they
are printed, and the execrable character of
the engraving, they are very readily detected
by stupid error of the counterfeiters. The
word ''Fifty on the bronze work in the gen.
uine reads, in an opposite direction to eff
ty' printed in black on the ends of the bill,
to-wit:
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

The Havana correspondent of the New
York Times gives description of fight
with an alligator, which recently took
place In district called the "Ensenada
de Cochinos," where these gigantic ami
mails are celebrated for their ferocity. A
young man, aged twenty years, the man
ager of an estate, was crossing a river on
horseback, and followed by bull dog,
when the bowling of his dog caused him
to turn his head. What was his surprise to
see an alligator, at least nine feet long,
carrying off the dog by the neck. To
jump off his horse and in the water, to
attack the monster with his hunting knife,
was the work of a moment. His boldness
was successful, for he killed the alligator
and saved his dog
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

President, Johnson has issued an order an
nounclng that persons implicated in the Re-
bellion against whom no special charges are
pending, who desire to leave the country,
Will be furnished passports for that purpose
by the State Department, on condition that
they shall not return without the Presidents
permission. Itis said that application has
already been made on behalf of R. MT.
Hunter of Virginia, now confined in Fort
Pulaski, for him to leave the country forey-
Cr
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31
Patriotism in Lehigh County.

1t is certain that the copperheads of LIE
high do desire to serve their country in Off
cal positions. Their organ in Allentown
contains announcements of two persons who
want 10 60 to the Legislature, ten who wish
TO be County Treasurer, Seuen to be Com.
missioner, two 10 be Director, five to be
District Attorney, taoeIpe to be Sheriff and
three 10 be Recorder.
When the services of these gentlemen
were wanted in the tented field, they did
not display SO ardent an ambition to be en-
inent as they now do.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31
ot7- An extraordinary match of carrier

OF An extraordinary match of carrier
pigeon has recently taKen place at Brussels.
Not less then 53S of these winged messen-
gers, which had been sent to Toulouse for
the purpose, were released there at half
past four on Saturday morning last, to con-
tend for prizes amounting in number to 50.
The first pigeon arrived at Brussels in Ia
hours. The distance being 800 leagues, it
must have flown at the speed of % leagues
an hour.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

When Pennsylvania wanted money to
detray her var expenses, and when the
struggle looked the most uncertain for
the cause of the Union, Jacob NJ. Camp
bell was among the very first, if not ac-
tually the first man in the Commonwealth,
to tender the use Of his fortune, as we'll
as his life, in the service of the country
by subscribing $4,000 to the war loaa
OF the State. This gentleman is now the
Union candidate for Surveyor-General ef
Pennsylvania.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31
The Mule Sales

The sales Of Government mules at Chanpi
on's Bazaar, Philadelphia, will be continued
next month, as will be seen by the adver
tlsement elsewhere. One hundred animal,
viii be offered on each Wednesdy and Sat
urday throughout September. The poorer
class have been culled out, and those now
Offering are nearly all first-class mules.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

True bills have been found by the Grand
July of Franklin county Pennsylvania, a.
gainst General McCauselakd, Major Gilmor
and Capt Smith for arson. Others are PEN
ding for murder and highway robbery.
Smiths surrender has been demanded by
Governor Curtin of the Governors ofVirginia
and West Virginia.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

The "oldest inhabitunt" of Erie, Pa, was
found the other Gay imbedded in piece of
bituminous coal that had been broken for
burning. 1t was live frog that was reused
from nap of many thousand years. 1t is
probable that when he came to the surface he
hardly recognized his own town.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31
The Squirrel Law,

As there appears to be some misapprehen,
sion in regard TO the time when gray squir-
rels are legally "shootable," we would
state, for the benefit of all concerned,
that the Act of April 2nd, 1862, fixes the
time from the lst day of September to the
last day of December. The law inficts a
penalty of five dollars for killing them at
any other time.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

The Ohio Democratic State Convention
(regular) assembled at Columbus on Thurs
day and nominated Gen. w. Morgan for
Governor; w. Lang for Lieutenant-G Cover
nor: Geo. Spencer for State Treasurer, and
ID. NJ. Wilson for Attorney-General. The
resolutions, among other things, indorsed the
famous Peace" negotiations of Gen. Sher-
man.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

Gen. Howard, Superintendent of the
Freedmen's Bureau, issued an order on
Saturday to the effect that if the planters OF
Lower Maryland do not cease turning of
their old slaves to starve, or neglect to en-
ploy them, the Government will seize their
farms and pat freedmen on the lands.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

The Philadelphia Union City Conren.
iton concluded It's labors Thursday By
nominating Merton MeAIichaei for Ma.
yor, F. Carroll Brewster for City Solici-
tor, Wm. B. Mann for District Attorney,
Henry Bumm for City Treasurer, Joseph
r. Lyndall for City Controller, Frederick
&. Wolbert fox Prothonotary of the Court
of Common Pleas, and John Given for
City Commissioner.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31
Death of Gov. Brough.

Cleveland, Tuesday, Aug. %, 1865,
Gov. Brough died at l O'Clock this after.
noon. The funeral service of Gov. Brough
viii take place at his residence in Cleve-
land on Friday, Sept, /, at ii o'clock a. m.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

0F The barque Pioneer, ofNew London,
which sailed on June 4, 1864, for Hudsons
Bay, has made the best whaling voyage on
record She has arrived at st. Johns, N.
F., with 1900 barrels of oil and 10000
pounls of whalebone The value of her car
go is $3.50, 600, 100000 of which is profit.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

All the Rebel prisoners at Fort Warren.
excepting Vice-President Stephens and Post
master Reagan, were released on Monday on
taking the oath. They numbered many
distinguished officers of the late Confederate
Army.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

Out of sixteen hundred male clerks, mes
sengers and others employed at present in
the Treasury Department six hundred are
disabled officers and soldiers. The five hun
dred lady clerks are chiefly refugees from
tbe South, and relatives of disabled and
deceased soldiers.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

An itinerant preacher, who rambled in his
sermons, when requested to stick to his text,
replied "that scattering shot would hit the
most BIRDS
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

" The London Spectator says: " The
Coroner for Middlesex has affirmed and
proved the existence of $4,000 women in
London, each of whom must have murdered
q childr'
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31
The wife Of pevton IanOIev Of FuIto,

The wife of Peyton Langley, of Fulton,
Mo dishonored him. He talked the mat
ter over with her, when she agreed to let
him kill her, if he would himself commit
suicide. This strange aud horrible az
rangement was carried out--I.aDgley
shooting his wife through the heart while
she laid in bed then placing himself be-
side her, aud blowing out his own brains.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

1t is said that since the first day Of
May more than FIVE hundred thousand
soldiers have been mustered out Of SER
vice and paid off, and that about two
hundred thousand more are at or
on their way to, their various State
rendezvous, to be mustered out as soon
as their pay rolls are completed.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

Red chalk has been discovered in Kansas
Some workmen were excavating for bujld.
ing at LeaVenworth and struck q strata o4
tins material which promises well.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

or FIRE.--The dwelling house of Hy-
man Westbrook, Esq. two miles below Ding
mans Choice, Pike county, Pa, together
with every thing in the house, was destroyed
by fire, on Saturday last We learn that
the fire originated frcm the bake oven.
Dir. WIS house is insured in the Monroe
Mutual for $4,000.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31
Union State Ticket.

o. Omnibus leaves the Post Office Is
minutes before 10 o'clock. 1t is therefore
necessary that all mail matter should be in
the Office by 10 o'clock.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

Gen. Grant is reported TO have said. in a
conversation with the Mexican Minister.
a few days ago "the French will have to
leave Mexico"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31
Judicial Conference.

The Democratic Judicial Conference to
nominate President Judge for the 22d Judi
cial District composed of Monroe, Carbon,
Pike and Wayne counties, will meet at
Siroudsburg, on Monday, September 25th
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

OF A merchant left Norwich, Conn.,, on
Friday with crate Of Maltees kittens, to
supply the demand in Baltimore, where such
animals are scarce.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

The Providence journal speaks ola
squash vine in that city which grows
eighteen inches daily, aud at last accounts
was sixty feet long. 1t will soon get be-
yond the limits of the State.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

o. A lady at the Saratoga races wore
$4,000 worth of diamonds in her hair.
Her husband hired policeman to watch her
against thieves.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

o. A party of scientific explorers repre-
sent the interior of Virginia as being very
rich in gold, silver, iron and other metals.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

a Committee has been formed in Gin.
ciDnatl to erect a monument to Major
Gen. Mcpherson, the bravest of the brave,
who fell during the siege of Atlanta.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

General N. P. Banks was recently admit
ted to practice as lawyer in the United
States Distict Court of Louisiana, New Or
leans
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

Pennsylvania sent three hundred and si1-
ty thousand men into the field during the
war Just closed. Truly our people are pa
triotic.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

Heavy reinforcements Of troops, to the
number of $4,000, are said to have been put
on the road TO Sheridan within a few DAYS.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

Chicago has IS hotels, classified into eight
grades the price ranging from $5 to Sl4
per day.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

The present high prices of -four and grain
cannot be maintained. The crops are too
good and the surplusage too large.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

Queen Vic. is stockholder in London
Company which has "struck lie" in Pennsyl-
vania.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

The number of persons in Washington
AoIdlng positions under Government is 5000.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

The latest novelty in this region, says
the Carbon county Democrat, is foot-ra-
cling by women, =
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

U Hannibal Hamlin has been appointed
Collector Of Boston.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31

bGT Two droves of sheep, estimated at
about five thousand in number, passed
through Stroudsburg, yesterday.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-31
Fifty" +"
.' .'Gy!In


In the counterfeit the words are printed
parallel to each other:
"Flfty."
Fifty"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-16
Presidenl Lincs!n,. Testimony.

a New FORK correspondent writing under
date OF August lst, 1864. saws: during Mr..
Lincolnsyisit 10 the front. The Propriety Of
issuing whisley rations TO the army was dis
cussed with General Grant, who favored the
measure The President remarked with his
usual eogent simplicity, that whatever is bcnc.
fetal to the heallh'ofthe civilian, will certain
" prove advantageous to The health Of The sol,
diers, and rs nearly every individual residing
in marshY districts throughout the country can
attest to the merits Of Rohack's bittcrs rs
preventive offebrile complaints, by using them
in the amy the malaria o. swamps, and fevers
OF the camp, may like the enemy be dcGed
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-16
POINT PLEASANT MARKET.
Po1Nr PLrAsANr. Feb. Is, 1865.

GROCERIES, Coffee, 60 cts pr h.
Sugar, brown 80 cts, white 40 cts, per
pound; Molasscs 81 3O@sl 40 pr gal on
Golden Syrup 81 Soi Rice l23 cts. per
pound; Tea 50 50 to SO rs per pound.
PROVISIONS = Beans So 5O62 IS
per bushol; Dried apples So 90 FER
bushel,
PoTAToES-Now potatoes 81 Is
q bushel.
Observation-Disclosures go cts pr.
dozen; Butter 40 cents per ID.
FLOUR Flour from so OOto Sill
per Dol. Wheat is worth from 81 20 a
81 80 ger busbel,