The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-01-24

winter.
A lottery is advertised in Maryland for
drawing comfortable berths in a burying
ground.
England invests annually S1.0O0,000 in
dried carcases of that tiny insect called the
cochineal.
More new houses were erected in Nash
Vile last year, than in any previous year for
half a century.
A credulous gentleman, in Tennessee, lost
$4,000 by locating oil wells under the di-
rection of ''oil witches"
The valuation of Louisville shows that ci-
ty to be equal to e-ffth Of the entire val
uation OF Kentucky.
A great temperance reform is about to be
naugurated in Philadelphia. A something
needed there
Troy, n. Y, has a Praying Band" Its
members go wherever they may be invited
to pray.
Ristori, the Italian actress, has thus far
made 100000 to carry buck with her to for
eign parts.
A western editor, after stating how badly
he was bitten by dog, hopes the offending
canine may recover.
A young German lady fell dead in a waltz
at Turner's ball, recently held at Boonville,
Missouri.
A new counterfeit twenty dollar bill, on
the Fourth National Bank of Philadelphia
has made its appearance in the West.
Campbell, the newly appointed Minister to
Mexico, is at New Orleans waiting, Micaw-
Der like, for something to turn up.
The Presidents last veto message was re-
ceved and printed in New Orleans twelve
hours in advance of It's delivery in Congress-
Real estate in Philadelphia, proportionate-
ly, sells 80 per cent. cheaper, and rents 50
per cent. less, than in Pittsburgh this season.
"Mack,' of the Cincinnati Commercial,
says, that Senator McDougal, of California,
has nearly ruined his health in an effort to
''swear off" drinking.
A nugget of silver ore, from Idaho, weigh
ing three hundred pounds, and worth ten dol
lars per pound, is upon exhibition in New
York.
In regard to foreign goods, the contempIa-
ted modificat tions in the Tariff will have the
effect to stiffen the prices of some fabrics and
to unsettle those of others.
Madame Demorest speaks feelingly of the
'se!astic which keeps the stocking up at the
knee" as impeding the free circulation of
The blood.
The wife of Berks county hotel keeper
scalded constable with hot water, because
he attempted to levy upon some of her hus-
bands property.
| The Toronto Board of Trade has adopted
the Genital system, to 60 into effect March l,
and resolved that barrel of -four should be,
hereafter, 200 pounds.
The manufacturers of Massachusetts, CON-
plain Of very dull season. Many of the
small woolen mills are stopping and others
are running on short time.
| The railroads in this country employ 20O,-
600 men, and at least 100000 of men, wo-
men and children depend upon the railroad
interest for their support.
The last new 'love ola bonnet" is describ-
cd as looking like negro-minsrels breast
pin, or an enormous jet finger ring, cut so as
to have the setting fit around the ears.
The town OF Pelham has been indicted in
the Superior Court of Northampton, Mass,
for rot maintaining its common schools for
six months in the year.
Two women have been living on parched
corn during the past month, in the hollow OF
an old tree, near Louisville, Ky. When dis
covered they were wasting to mere shadows.
The negroes of Monroe county, Mo-, re-
Gently held meeting and established bill
ofprces for their labor. For first class hands,
male S1.50, and females IS cents per day.
There are living in the United States, lS4
males and 256 females (white) over 100
years of age, of whom 80 reside in Pennsyl-
vania. The "oldest inhabitant of this State
is Ill years of age.
| The number of members belonging to the
trades unions in England, is about S00,00
! They exist in every town, and against their
combined power no government could long
| hold out
The Episcopal church in the United States
is divided into 2,306 parishes, having $3.50
clergymen and l6l,2l5 lay members. Du-
ring 1866 the members of this church contri-
buted 50 95l ,667 for charitable purposes.
A new bull-ring was recently inaugurated
near Havana, Cuba. 1t was inaugurated on
Sunday, fifty yards from a church. The
prayers of those who worshipped God, and
the yells and profane oaths of the bull-ring
freely intermingled.
A cruel joke was perpetrated on Milwau.
kie divine, on Christmas day, by couple of
scamps, who sent him package purpor,inp
to contain $500 in greenbacks. The ..man
of cloth" was highly delighted until the con-
tents of the package developed only mess
of stiff paper.
There is growing sentiment in the South
IN favor of abandoning politics. and paying
| attention TO the restoration of the prosperity
| of tina, section. A late number of the Rich
mond Wig advises the people to "give up
the old politicians" and says "we are begin
ming a new era, and must have new ideas and
he,s men,"
Upper Canada is making rapid advance
ment in educational matters. The school re-
port for 1866 is just out and from it we learn
that in 1866 the number of children in attend
ance on school under l6 years of age was
36l ,6l7, and of other ages %, ,035. making
total of 3S3 652. As the whole number of
children reported is 426,757. this leaves 4a.-
los that fail to attend the schools.