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The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-01-18
VALUABLE IMPROVED FARM
IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY
PUBLIC SALE.

VVNHE following Farms belonging to tho estate NJ
ny Public Auction aud sold 10 the highest bidders At
the door ofthe Court House in Lancaster, on
MONDAY, January 9Th, A, D. 1865.
At one o'clock, T. NJ:
Fi1-The g. r, quarter of Section ~, T. Is n. 10,
containing I6o Acres, lying AZ nllcs north az Lnncas.
ter, and known as the Cline Farm good house and
barnSplenty Of fruii trees, and abundance OF good
timber and living water
Sscogi-Tho South half ofa, W quarter Of Section
quarter Of same sectlonin all l03 Acres, lying AZ
heing all Of sAl William Cruirs Home Farm, excent
oS Acres the North side, which have been set nfI
70 tho Widow fnr Dover; on the premises to hc sold
are dwelling house, largo orchard OF tho choices
grated fruit aud living water.
Thied-Part of the East hair of section 10, T, H. r.
%, eontanng ~ Acres, lying adjoining tho last abo 20
deserhcd tract, hut In Bloom township II has q
gooddwelling good spring and FRUIT and is dosirA.
be little Farm.
These lands arc all fec Of Dover, and will be sold
withgonoral warranty of tile Possession will DO
glvenon the first ot April noxt on tho first named
Farm about 20 acres are m grain, one halfof which
tho purchaser viii get the residue being reseryol
for the present tenant,
Tcrms--0ue.third Tho purchase money In hand
one.ihrd IN ona year, and balance in two years with
interest on deferred payments nom day of sale -
Deyds will he executed 10 the purchasers ho VII
he required " give notes end mortgage for deferred
payments. HUNTER 4 DAUGHERTY,
Alty's for lleirn NJ VIM Cruit sso
Lancaster, Dee. Tth,' 06-5w.pf $40 rs
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08
swindling Through the Post Ofice.

The Paterson Press, in commenting
upon the bill recently presented to Con
gress, designed to prevent swindling
through the Post Office, says:
Few persons have any idea of the
enormity of the swindling projects for
which the IT, S. mails are made use Of as
forwarders. There are dozens of insiy
nifcant post Offices through the country
where these swindlers locate, and which
10 an immense business with the thous-
ands Of letters dispatched, and the hund-
reds received We have not very long
since exposed fully one class Of these
swindlers, but there are varying types
equally rascally constantly coming to our
knowledge. 1t is not more than week
since we received long advertisement
of ''gift enterprise" in whieh-mark
the Jarefaced swindle.-many thousands
of prizes were promised to be given a
way not one Of which was worth less than
S., while some were worth 500, and yet
the price OF a share was only So to each
buyer, prize being guaranteed to crery
one
What made Us most indignant at this
particular swinde was that the rascals
engaged in it proposed in private note
that We should become participators IN it
by editorially endorsing it as an honest,
bona ide affair, and their house" as they
loftily phrased it, as an honorable and
hightoned concern la consideration of
this kind otRce" which aid them 10 ''do
iug large business in yonr community"
we were to receive share in the gilt en-
terprise which they ''acouhl guarantee
shonld drdaC spicadM heary kuntiag-
case sdUer scatcb !" Now how could thcy
guarantee" in an honest lottery-if the
phrase can be used in that connection
that any particular number should draw
a particular prize ? They must find some
greenhoFns aud knaves among editors, or
they would not try such game
We earnestly hope that Congress may
be able to devise law which will cripple.
If it cannot destroy, this business OF lot
terry swindling 1t is not ere litable to
the common sense Of the American public
that such law is needed, but it is the
duty of the Government to prevent even
fools from being heeced.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08

hoist the money gates and give US the
propelling power we so much need
Whilst there is so much penuriousness
and close-fstedness our public schools, in
country places, will be but mockery, a
she'll with nothing in it. The hopeful
views given by County Superintendents
do not bfihg the remedy. They wish for
the success of their schools and the pic
,ture they paint, in most cases, is but Of
hope. | fear we-at least in the county
will have to wait long to see that hope
fulfilled. Every person is ready to ac-
knowledge the need of general educa-
ton to prepare every American citizen to
act his part in free Republic, but oh,
how reluctantly he contributes to carry
out this object
Not "Teachers Institutes" will gain the end,
Though these may to harmless purpose
tend -
And Legislators have performed their part :
We need the Peoples purse, the Peoples
heart.
Let those appointed" fearless lead the way,
Then coax or force each one his part 10 pay.
ICHABOD WHACKHAM MER.
omewhere, March 5, 1866.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08
General Butler ard the Gold Seizure at
New Orleans.

II has been generally announced that Ma
jor-General Butler has settled with the par
ties who claimed ss50,000 in gold seized by
him as property of the United States, while
he was IN command in New Orlcrns. Gen.
eral Butler has received much obloquy upon
account of the original transaction, it keiDC
assumed that he had converted the CON to
his own use. When he vas sued t. recover
possession Of the suu,. he pIeaded that the
seizure was on behalf of the United States,
the money being suspected to BE- portion of
the sum abs'racted by secessiansts from the
United States Mint o. New Orleans, on the
breaking out of the Rebellion. The recent
payment to the parties claiming was made,
1t is now announced, upon their declaration
that they were satisfied that General Butler
had acted upon informal ion which ne be iev-
ed, anu as the agent of the Government
ne only thing that they required was proof
tlat the money had not been appropriated to
the use OF General Butter. and yet remained
intact. Upon being satisfied of that, they
offered 10 withdraw the suit upon the pay
ment of the original sum, without claim for
interest, damages or Casts. This evidence
was furnished them, the money hav ne been
on Speclai deposit IN bank az B,rstun, ever
since it had been sent from New Orleans
General Butler said, that for three years he
had defended the claim, in the interest OF
the Government; but as the latter had not
taken possession Of the money. and had re-
fused 10 assume the responsibility which he
had undertaken upon lie account, he felt
hi;nSelt at liberty TO relieve himself from an
unpleasant position. The money was here
fore paid to the claimants just as it had been
seized. and the salt was Withdrawn Gen
eral Butler has been much abused man, on
many accounts. particularly for his public
measures. Ii is but just that in this instance.
IN which his private integrity was attacked,
his justification and discharge from all ac-
countabiify for the gold seized at New Or
leans should be known.-nquirer
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08
Dan Duncan, landlord in Indi.n.po

Dan Duncan, a landlord in Indianapo-
lis, called on poor tenant to collect his
rent lie found the poor woman toiling
at the wash-tub, with the evidences of
destitution all around her. Duncan took
look around, aud concluded he didn't
want to collect rent as bad as he thought
he did. He gave the woman a receipt
for the two months due, and two months
IN advance, and then calling on some
friends sent her load of provisions to see
her through the winter. Will not some
other landlords emulate Duucan's exam
pie.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08

Chu PAX, late President of the See.
Yup Company of Saufrancisco, died in
that city few days ago. Mr.. Chu PAX
was very wealthy gentleman of the Chi
nese precausion, and died at the mature
age OF sixty.pine. His funeral Was splen-
did affair. Long tables were spread in.
the streets which were loaded down With
sheep, goats and hogs roasted whole and
decorated with flowers, feathers, &c. In
cense was burned, bands played, prayers
were mader dirges sung, and the deceased
enjoyed all the honors of Celestial fne-
sral.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08
A $4,000 Tree.

In the month OF January, 1866, re-
markabie tree was brought to New York
from western State, which is considered
by the best judges to lie worth $4,000.
No foreign tree vas ever brou Iht here Of
so great value. This was black walnut
tree 10 ieet long, measuring board or
inch measare, 1890 tee;; but when cat
into veueers, it would be worth 80 times
that, making $4,000 feet, which at 20
cents would be ST 900 The cost oil
cutting, carting aud placing in store for
sale. would he about S1O0
There are other kinds OF trees also in
this country which are valuable for man
uiaciuring purposes; as well as fer fruit
and shade, Of which black waluut has for
the last six years been gradually taking
The lead OF mahogany, and is worth now
as much as mahogany was formerly. The
figure most sought for at present is a
stripe which seems to be formed by the
saps, casting dark and light shades alter
nateiy through the tree, which, when
worked, makes the most beautiful furni-
ture that is manufactured. A tree worth
$40, 900 is not often found but one worth
S23 900 is harder to strike than OIL =
Oar forests abound in trees of great val
ne, and the wealth that is in them Is
scarcely yet begun to be developed.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08

kN- We have given two articles on the
Gone branch system, from "a Custo,
mer," aud, as we with everybody else, can
see it would be good thing for all con
cerned, we would show our coiors and de-
- glare earSelves in favor of the move We
are often asked by customers where they
can find the best assortment of various
. articles pceded. We always try to an
swer but as often fnd it difficult matter
In place doing the amount Of business
which Stroudsburg does there should be
70 a better Classification of wares, and store
and shop-keepers should confne them
e selvesto to the branch Of their choice. This
: hing would be fair to all and benefit
to st.-to the buyer and the seller
AVhen disease is deep seated it requires
effort and skill to remove it; when bad
habit is formed it requires resolution to
break off aud change into new course,
and wisdom suggests that we make such
effort.
When would there be better time to
center iato this presto change than
with the business of this opening spring
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08
The Redemption of the Public Debt.

1t is computed from the official data
that since the last annual report of the
Secretary of the Treasury, made on the
Both of October last, he has reduced the
aggregate amount OF the public debt S29,
000,C00, aud has paid s29 600 900 Of cur
rency interest on the Seven thirty bonds.
aud $4,000, 900 coiu interest on gold
bearing bonds, making an aggregate Of
currency and coin interest OF $50, 900,
900 paid
In addition to this lie has paid all the
current expenses Of theGoverument and
large amount of acquisitions from the
War and Navy Departments, covering
war expenditures incurred previous to
his report, but not before audited, and
not included in the statement of the pub
lie debt. On the Ist of November his
coin balance WAS SIS 3l,5549Sz Is; his
currency balance, s33.S00, ,59l 5i--mak-
Ing an aggregate of S6S 1855, ,57S 90.
On March lst VIC had in coin 55,736,.
1872 II aud currency $60, ,2S2, 167 II, RIA.
king an aggregate of Sll6,0lS,lSl.I l.I04.
81, and an increase in currency OF $40
482.l75 5S Total increase of money IN
the Treasury in gold and currency SIT.
663. $50 55. In brief, the pubic debt
has been reduced ez9 ,Uuu 900 since No
vember lstr whilst tl.erc are iu the Treas
ury over S57 $4,000 of specie and cur
rency mor1 than at the first named date
sho;"rng an Improvement in the finances
Of the Treasury on the debt aud credit
statement, of OYER $7G500,000.
There are still futher encouraging fea
lures presented. This reduction of the
public debt is entirely in the short date
obligations and interest bearing and plain
legal tenders, all Of which have more or
less an initiating tendency. On Novem
Der lst the outstanding Seven.thirtieS
were $3.50, ,000, 600. On March Ist they
were SSlS,014,00O, showing reduction
of Sevcu-thirtics of nearly Sl2, 600, ,0G0.-
The increase Of compound interest notes
during the same period has been onl ly 81,
900 600. while the decrease of one and
two years legal tender notes has been
S24 1000, 900, and Of plain legal tenders
$4,376.I96.
The legal tenders of all kinds in circu
lation on the lst of November were
1888, ,709,6ll; on the lst of March
S655, ,9S4, l97, showing decrease of S27,
T25,l97. These results may he summed
up as follows Sine. November 1st the
debt has d creased S29 600 U00: balance
in the Treasury increased over SAT ,500,-
900; contraction in the value of Legal
tender circulation S27, ,735, lJ7, and con
traction in short date obligations of the
GovernmeLt So, 900, 900 more The ar
gument Is advanced 10y skilllul 6nanciers
judging from the exhibit made above, that
!ie process of contraction Of the curren-
cy can 20 on without any of the anticipa
ted evils which have been predicted, the
healthy condition of the currency being
a sufficient proof of the correctness OF
these impressions.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08

The Louisville Journal having pub.
llshed paragraph stating that "Mr.
and Mrs. Brewer, of Kentucky, have
twenty two children a correspondent
writes The remembrance of the above
paragraph in your paper some time ago
induces me to tell you of an old man
whom We see coming to Knoxville about
once week. We cal! him Grandpa Da-
Wis. He is upward of ninety years old
His vile has given birth to twenty nine
children, twenty-eight of whom are liz
iug. They furnished the Union army 10
the late war with twenty five recruits
Is there All other man who deserves the
Of loyal TO greater extent
than Grandpa Davis Does he not de
serve pension at the hands Of govera-
ment to which he has contributed SO large
iy to save!
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08

The Senate OF Pennsylvania, on Friday
last, adopted a resolution submitted by
MIR. Browne, requesting Hon. Edgar
Cowa0, Senator of the United States froul
this State, TO resign his seat, on the ground
that he has not represented and does moi
now represent truly the majority of the
people of the patriotic State which elected
him. The correctness of this arraigu
meat will not be disputed by the Union
lists of the State, for Mr. Cowan long
ago ceased to hold fellowship with his
loyal colleagues of the Senate. But as
he has constantly disregarded the popu-
lar sentiment Of his State. in his Senate
rial career, it is scarcely to be expected
that he will crafty it now by rendering
his resignation.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08
re.. According to our latest intelli.

sA- According to our latest intelli-
gence from Ireland. the Fenian conspiracy
in that unhappy country is rapidly com
ing to point. No fever than four am
muuition factories have been discovered
in Dublin, in which the manufacture of
hand grenades, Orsini bombs and other
weapons Of warfare has been carried on
upon a most extensive scale. Nearly halt
the available forces of the British army
are stationed in Ireland. In Parliament
notice has been given Of a question as to
the completely of American citizens in
the conspiracy.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08

Some Of the shining lights of :" Democ
racy" are beginning to express their dis
loyal sentiments with good deal more
freedom than they have hitherto thought
expedient Thus Garret Davis, the gar
rulous Senator from Kentucky. seriously
advises President johnson to set up an
other Congress, 10 consist Of Rebel claim
ants and Northern copperheads, and to
ignore or depose the bodies duly elected
by the loyal people. And We are inform
By the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph
that week or two since, at a regular
meeting Of the Democratic clab" of that
city, the health Of jefferson Davis, the
greatest statesman of America" was pro
posed By William b Reed, and drunk by
the club. Only single member-the
veteran Josiah Randall-resented the in
suit by resigning from such an openly
traitorous association. With such facts
as these before US, what faith can be placed
in the vapid professions of patriotism
which are constantly issuing from the
mouths OF other leaders Of the party?
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08

GREELEY's "ANERIcAN CoNFLTcr" is gen
serally pronounced the best and most interes-
ting history of TIE Great Rebellion which
has yet been written. Its statements are
candid, liberal, and impartial. It's success
is unparalleled, l25,0Oo copies having al
ready been sold. No library will hereafter
be complete that does not contaia this Work,
and no family should be without it. See
advertisement in another colrmn.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08

Coal continues to fall in price, fact
which will be gratifying to the mass OF
the people. At the regular monthly auc.
tion in New York on Wednesday, twenty
thousand tons We're disposed of at prices
which show fall as compared with the
January sales Of 81 to $3.50 per tom
Stove coal at So so, and chestnut at Sc
S1@ per ton of 2240 pounds, We have
not learned that the decline has af
tected the business in this part of the
country.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08
Suicide Of a Bank President.

Mr. Wolf, President Of the First National
Bank of Mauch Cnuuk. shot himself OH Mon
day morning with pistol. A letter. dated
sam me morning, TO his friends, gayeas re,-
son, the circulation of ISLANDERS against him
which no doubt caused depression of spirits
under which he labored at the time. He
was without family.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08

1t is estimated that the amount of wine
made the past year on the lake >hopc aed
thc vicinity Of Cleveland will reach 279,-
600 gallons, which is valued at $500 coo.
Had the entire grape crop of last year
been made into wine the product muuld
have been 100000 gallons
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08
~ Alex. II. Stenhens. late Vic

sS Alex. H. Stephens, late Vice
President of the Rebel Confederacy, has
recently made speech tc the Legisla
ture OF Geogia. in which he counsels pa
tience, forbearaDce and full submission
to the authority Of the Government. He
also recommends kind treatment Of the
emancipated blacks-the passage Of laws
protecting them in all essential civil
rights, and the institution of schools to
instruct aud improve them. This speech
has been approved by the Legislature,
and its general circulation cannot fail to
do good, in bringing the South up to
that point of loyalty which will enable it
to cooperate harmoniously with the North
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08

The Bangor Whiy says GA letter
was mailed in one of our post Offices, the
other day, that had no postage stamp on
it, but in place of the stamp had the fol
lowing written on one corner of the euye.
lope - Mr.. Postmaster, don't charge no
postage on this; the stamp wouldn't stick
SO | tore the thing up"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08

One day last week monster seal
weighing four hundred and fifty pounds
swan up Tanners Greek, at high water,
and in his froIics remained too long on
the shoals. When the tide ebbed it left
him on the fats near the house of Mrs.
Duke. A gentleman of the neighbor
hood took his gun and shot him.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08

There is woman in Charlestown, NJ.
d., who has collection of tame toads in
her yard They know their mistress, fsl-
low her, and hop in her lap to be fed.
and are tenderly cared for.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08

New Orleans now has population larg-
er by six thousand than ever before
Galveston and other Texan cities are full
to overlooking, and the same is said Of
Memphis, Mobile, Montgomery, Atlantis,
and all the towns OF the South west.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08
The Debt Of England.

The Londen Times says at the present
rate of reduction the English National
debt will be extinguisbed in about four
hundred years under these circumstances
it is doubtful which will be extinguished
6rst-the nation or the debt
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08

A Dozen Virsinians, in Page county,
lately seized Mr. G. Il. Hamlin, teacher
Of freedmen's school. ducked him in the
Shenandoah, and threatened bis life if be
did not leave within three days.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08
Total Eclipse of the Moon.

There will be total eclipes of the
moon on the evening of March 30th-
1t begins at five minutes past nine clock,
and begins to disappear at Fifty one min-
utes past eleven. 1t is visible troughout
the United States
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08

The month of February, 1866, which
is now gone, will be marked in the astro-
u0mical calendar as the month which bad
no full moon. January had two fulr
moons, and March will have twol but
February had none.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08

In Richmond, Indiana, man insured
his wite's life for $4,000. lie then sent
her away, and having procured a corpse
which resembled her, represented it 20
be that of his wife, had a funeral and
claimed the insurance money. The fraud
vas for some time undiscovered.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08

The Cleveland Herald reports that on
Friday night the earth in the vicinity Of
East Cleveland, Ohio. cracked open with
louG, dull report, like an earthquake
The assure was two or three inches
wide, and extended into the ground sew
eral feet 1t damaged several houses,
and alarmed the people generally.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08
A corresnondent informs Ms that Rich

A correspondent Informs us that Rich
ard H. Janney, Of Solebury, has SOW
which on the first Of March. 1865, had a
litter of pigs. Foar of them. which
were killed about New Year, for his use,
weighed jointly 1919 pounds, averaging
within fraction Of $50 pounds EACH
The remaining i've were slaughtered on
the 9Th Of February, and weighed jointly
2lI7, aa average of nearly 436. In Au
gust, 1868, the same SOW gave birth to
II pigs, eleven of which we're slaughtered
on the 20 Of February, aud weighed, with
the addition of the twelfth. which had pre-
vioaSiy been killed for market pork. Zll9.
summing up the snug total of 56l7, and
amounting at II! cents per pound, the
price obtained for these sold, to the hand
some sum Of S8l4,46 At the present
writing February p the same sow has
4 Sue litter of eleven pigs, about two weeks
old. making in all an interesting family
of 81 porkers within space OF little 0.
yer eleven months. If any township or
county in the State can bring forth i
more prolific or profitable specimen of tn e
porcine race, we should be glad to have
the Ggures.-Backs Co. Latettycnccr.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08

A needle that was broken off in the
right hand Of man in Chicago, six year,
ago, was cut out in his left hand a few
days since
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08

During St. Valentines day and the
day following, 63, 900 letters in addi,ios
to the usual nail, we're conveyed to their
destination by the letter carriers of the
city Of New York.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-03-08

0r5- The young ladies and gentlemen Of
Miss Malven's School will give an enter
tainmeni, consisting of Charadcs, Music and
Tableaux, at the Court House. on Monday
and Tuesday evening, March 10Th and 18th.
Admission twenty-five cents. Tickets 10 be
obtained at the Drug Stores and Messrs.
Brown 81 Keller.