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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-11
Weane.day. seplemher Nc, Ises,

Stockholaers will be passed free for one day
before and until one day after said election,
upon exhibiting their certificates OF stock 70
the conductor. l3
By order OF the Board
GEO. ROBERTSON
ap2l ID Secretary and Treasurer
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-11
Regular New Orleans Low Pressure
- WedHssdayEPaCkGt -
RICHMOND

Stut Neal, Master
THIS splendid steamer caves Memphis on
WEDNESD AY. September 30tn, and EVERY
ALTERNATE WEDNESDAY thereafter during
LARRY HARMsTAD, Agent,
aullu Star WhaEfbcsf foot jefferson ~
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-11
m ooD MOE coz BRAvELY on

The GOOD WORK GOES BRAYELY ON (!
Last night the white mployeesOf the Memphis
and Charleston railroad, held q meeting al the
corner ofJeherso street and Charles on avenue
and Organized q 3ymoUr snd Blair club. over
two hundred men signed the rol-every man
OF them q voter. They organized under the
name OF ths Memphis and Charleston Demo-
crate Railroad Club, and With the following
Ofhcsrs: Edward Anderson, President; Vim.
Harrington, Vice President; Thomas Casey.
~rotary and Mr.. LindemRn, Treasurer. The
De -aposes TO swell lis numbers To ihree hun
cluoPi ~t1Tdsy night, when Il VIII take Its
uIed DS session, Sne OF tbs strongest #
Pi@oe - the clubs.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09
ThNnder Showers.

sSlc last week has been prolific of Thun-
of which the lightning has been terrific, the
thunder most grand and terrible and the rain
almost full grown deluge. The first of The
showers occurred on Friday, and the quanti
ty of rain that fell was very large-cnougl
TO make quite a rise in the streams here.
nbouts. Hail accompanied the storm. Dur
ing the prevalence of this storm Mr.. Robcrl
Browns dwelling, in Stroud township, op-
posite the Borough, was struck by lightning,
but, VIC are pleased at being able to announce,
was not seriously injured. A hickory tree
ncar Wintcmute's Brick-yard, in the same
township, was also struck, and was badly
shattered. During the same storm, at Bar
louisville, team Of horses belonging to Ste
phen kistler, with the teamstcr, who was
unhnching them, were struck to the ground
by the lightning, and one of the horses kill.
cd.
On Saturday, VIC had great heat, Will
some thunder, but no rain.
On Sunday two showers passed through
this neighborhood, one TO the East of tho
Borough, which barely gave us 4 sprinkle OF
rain, and The lightning struck and shattered
tree and knocked down colt near the
widow Staples residence in Stroud, and the
other 10 the West. The latter passed thro'
portions of Hamilton, Chestnuthil and Polk
townships, and is pronounced the heaviest
rain storm which has visited that section in
many years. We have learned that in Polk
during the passage of the storm boy was
struck by lightning and instantly killed
We have neither been able to learn his name
nor the particulars connected with the casu-
oliiy.
On Monday flashes of lightning were
again seen and mutterings of thunder heard.
The fall of ram was slight. No casualties.
On Tuesday two Storms passed over our
Borough, one from the South East, and the
other from the west The Lighting and tllun-
dred was not so incessantas with the storm
of Friday, bet the rain was fully up 10 it.
Indeed it seemed for a time as though all
fhe flood gates above had been opened for
the destruction of this portion of Earth
We never saw 1t rain harder for SO long
period. We have heard of no casualties.
Yesterday, wednesday, we were visited
by another heavy shower, during the
passage of which Mr. Stroud Burson's
barn, in Stroud township, was struck By
lighting and set on fire. The fire, was
extinguished before serious damage was
done.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09
Eight-HOur Law.

| On Wednesday oflast week, the first ofJuly
the "eight-hour law" passed by the Penn
sylvanlI Legislature last winter went into
effect. This law, it will be noticed, leaves
The observance of it entirely optional with
the parties concerned, merely providing thai
where there is no understanding 10 the con-
trary eight hours shall be days work.
Agricultural labor is specially excepted. The
law, as it stands, will have no practical re.
suit, for if the hours of labor are reduced &c
eight hours the rate Of wages paid will be
diminished in The same proportion. 1t is and
always viii be impossible in this country tc
regulate by statute the time for which man
shall work for given compensation. Sucl
transactions always adjust themselves.
The law is as follows:
Sec. 1. BE ii enated, &c That on and
after the fist of July, eighteen hundred and
sixty-eight, eight hours of labor, between
the rising and setting of the sun, shall be
deemed and held to be Il legal days work
in all cases of labor and service by the day
where there is no contract or agreement tc
the contrary.
Sec. 2. This act shall not apply to or in
any way affect farm or agricultural labor OF
services by the year, month or week; nor
shall any person be prevented, by anything
herein contained, from working as many
hours overwork or extra work as he or she
may see fit, the compensation to be agreed
upon between the employer and the cmploye
Sec. 3. a other acts or parts of acts
relating TO the hours of labor which shall
conststute a days work in this State arc
hereby repealed.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09
Corner Stone LAYING.

The laying of the Corner Stone of the
new Lutheran Church, now in copsse oi
erection in this Borough, was cons-rflmated on
Saturday morning last. TIE Rev. DIR. Muh-
lcnburg, of the Muhlcvourg College at Al
lcntown, officiated on the occasion. The
attendance was very large, and the subscrip-
tions nettcS very handsome sum total
DR.. Muhlcnburg's discourse, which was a
most able, eloquent and appropriate produc-
ton, held the audience attentive listeners
from lis commencement to its close, notwith-
standing the day was one of the hottest o..
the season, and the sun poured down with
most scorching power.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09
Admitted 10 The Bar.

j. d. Shafcr, Esq. a young gentleman
who has been stuyding law in the Office o.
Hon. Thos. p. Fenlon, made application for
admission to the bar in the District Court
yesterday. A Committee, consisting OF
Messrs. ii Griswold, e. Stilings and II. w.
ide' were appointed 10 examine him. MIR.
ohaier went through severe examination,
not only creditably. but brilliantly, and was
then duly sworn in and admitted as an attor-
ney and counsellor at law.
tLeG0en~orh Daily CONT, juno 25th.
OF Mr. Shafer alluded TO above, is a son
Of Dir. Philip. Shafer, of stroud township in
This county, and may be safely set down as
enc Of the rising young men of his day and
generation. We congratulate him on his
admission to the bar of Kansas. That sue
cess will be his we know, for he has both
the talent and the vim to secure it.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09
Registry Law.

Some Of our legal neighbors of the
Democratic persuasion arc insisting with
much JUNCTION that the recent decision Of
the Supreme Court, given in Philadcl
phia, oyerthrows the Registry law
throughout the State, and leaves the ballot.
box as defcncelcss against frauds as ever
We cannot so read the decision. Only
the clauses relating to Philadelphia were
in question, and We believe that only
those were declared void But it will be
entirely in accordance with customary
Democratic management to assume that
the law is totally ovcrthrown, and, in the
Democratic counties, to refuse to execute
it, as they formerly did the Desertcr law.
In such county as this, where VIC have
for year after year seen the honest express
sion of the people overbornc by the gros.
sest frauds, we cannot, with patience, see
the weapon of justice, which the Registry
law promised TO be, snatchcd from our
hands before our ballot-box suffers, our
reporters, and our naturalization paper for
gers have had chance to feel its salutary
weight. Gract results are depending on
this falls election, aud an honest vote
must be had at whatever cost. If it shall
be decided to be necessary, we trust Gov.
Geary will not hesitate to convene the
Legislature, and give it an opportunity to
enact new Registry law, which shall be
satisfactory to the Supreme Court This
be difficult work, for four of the
five judges are known to be in favor of a
law of the kind. The only disscntcr is
Judge Sharswood, who owes his election
to frauds which Registry law would
preycnt.-Scrdatoa RepaLhtcan.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09
Six Ballots and no Choice.

The votes taken in the New York Con
vention yesterday show gradual and
steady increase in the prosdects Of Mr.
Pendleton. His strength his crePt uT
from 105 on the first ballot to 1221 OF
the sixth. After the latter the Ccnrcn
ton adjourned until this morning Il
will be noticed that Chief Justice Chase
did not get single vote. 1t was difficult
to see how he could after the platform
was agreed upon. 1t was fixed UP entire
iy for Pendleton. No other man before
the Convention has pronounced himsel
so unscrupulously in favor of all the dis
shonorablc things which are now neclar
ed to be cardinal Democratic principles.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09
Accident.

As Mr.. Robert Brown, of Stroud town
ship, was engaged in bringing the Bel
frame for the New Presbyterian Church
from the Depot, on Friday last, the fast
cnings gave way, which caused the frame
to slip forward, throwing Mr.. q. with
much force from the wagon, and, we re-
gret to- learn, severely injuring him about
the head, and other portions of his body.
1t affords US pleasure 10 be able to an
nounce that he is rapidly recovering.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

Last week man, claiming to be from
Ballstop, N. Y, made his appearance in
Warren, Mass, and called on wcll-to. do
farmer, asking him various questions
about farming, crops, &c, and writing the
farmers answers in blank form which
he had with him. When he had complc-
ted his interrogations, he obtained the
farmers signature at the bottnm of the
blank and left him. He next made his
appearance in negotiation with man
who was in the habit of buying notes,
having the notes of his farmer acquain-
tance, which he had made by writing il
above the genuine signature on the blank.
He offered the note at liberal discount
and effected sale, but was suspected
and found but before he could leave town.
lie was arrested
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09
The Democratic Convention.

The National Convention of the great
unterriicd and unwashed-the Democ-
racy of the country, assembled in New
York, on Saturday last, and was pcrma-
nently organized by the appointment Of
Horatio j. Seymour, of New York, as
President. John l.. Dawson, of the Fay
cite District, represents Pennsylvania as
one of the Vice Presidents, and Col. Wm.
NJ Riley as one of the Secretaries. The
Convention seemed to find good deal o!
work on hand, and spent all of two days
in tearing up old rotten planks in the plat
form, and in cndeavours to lay down new
and more taking ones in their stead
The Southern States arc all represented
by such men as Wade Hampton, N. B
Forrest, of Fort Pillow massacre memory
and others of likc.kidncy, who still cling
to, and ask but Opportunity to lend ;
helping hand to, the lost cause. From
the north and north west such men a
Hicster Clymer, George w. Woodward
c. i. Vallandigham, and their politica
compecrs are present as ruling spirits :
Up to Tuesday morning considerable diff
fculty had been experienced in securing
platform, while the question of nomina
ton had not even been touched. W,
viii lay the result of the proceedings be
fore our readers next week. OF til,
grand result the people have alread.
made sure The work at New York will
be made to succumb to the work at Chi
cago, by an overwhelming majority il
favor Of the latter.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09


fas- The Buck Eye Blacksmith, J.
w. Bear, who made his debut as a
stump speaker during the memorable
Harrison campaign of 1910, and who !.
unqucstionably one of the most forciblc
orators in the country, has again resu.
med the stump in favor of Grant and
Coliax. Mr.. Bear addressed the peoplc
of Blairsville on Wednesday night of last
week. The Press of that borough saws
he was listened to with marked attention
throughout, except slight Interruption
from drunken Democrat, who soon got
more than he bargained for, when he left
in disgust amidst the laughter of the
crowd. MIR. Bears references to the past
were truthful and forcible, and caused
many to feel that rebellion was still in
existence, aud could only be effectually
crushed by the election of Grant and
Collax. We understand that Mr.. Bear
will speak during the campaign at diff
fercnt parts of the State, under the
auspices of the Republican State Central
Committee
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09
Tie Fourth Of July.

Lie EUtiI I'll VI - uiJ
The day of days in our National Cal
andar, the ever glorious Fourth of July,
PASSED off with more than a mere nod of
recognition from our citizens, on Satur
day last The day was ushcred in BY the
ringing of bells, and from morning until
evening a continued fusilade of crackers,
squibs, torpedoes, &c. testified thai dan
ger of patriotic spirit being allowed to
die out by Young America was not
thing written down in the book.
At about IL o'clock the Coner Stone
laying of the New Lutheran Church was
performed, connected with which was
most able and eloquent address by DR..
Muhlcnburg, of Allentown. The audi
icncc in attendance was very large, and
effect the the of occasion was much aided to
by the presence, as most attentive listen
ers, of the Firemen, in their brilliant uni
forms, accompanied with their gaiy trim
med and neatly painted machines.
After the Corner Stone laying, the
Firemen's grand parade occupied the at
tcntion of the public until about two O.
clock. Both companies, the Phoenix and
the Union, turned out with full numbers
asd, with new, neat and, of course, clear
uniforms, and with Engines and appara
tus generally trimmed up as the nimblc
fingers of Stroudsburg's fair ladies only
know how to trim them, presented an ap
pearance seldom reached, and never cx
celled by parades of like character n,
matter where you look for them. i
would be hard to decide which of the com
panies looked the best, judging from oul
STANDPOINT, but yielding to the testimony
Of the fair lassies, VIC suppose we mus
cenfcssahat the Union ladiics slightly car
ried off the PALM. The Union
in its new paint and ornamcntation, man
ipulated by that most skilful knight ol
the brush, Mr.. Joseph c. johnson, wa.
enough of itself, without its wreathes o.
Evergreen, and its boquets of choice flow
crs to add almost matchlcss beauty to the
pageant.
At about four o'clock, the thirdly VIZ
hinted at some two weeks ago, came il
in shape of fantastic parade. This woulC
have proved to be feature in the day.
proceedings long to be remembered; but
the intense heat which prevailed was in
compatible with any thing like an ap
proach to comfort under masks, and
hence, what would have been "a big thing
was necessarily confined to a march thro
the Main street. What there was though,
was funny.
The days proceedings wound up with .
trial of the fire apparatus. The contest
between tho Companies was spirited, with
if anything slight inclination in favor oI
the Union as throwing the farthest stream
Of water. Owing to the danger from the
use Of fire crackers, and the general care
lessness attendant upon holidays, it was
not deemed prudent for the Nay Augs o.
Scranton to leave home, and, for that rca.
son they were not here with their appa.
tus to take part in the programme OF Gel
ebration.
1t is pleasurablc reflection that the
day was marked throughout by an almost
total absence Of drunkenness, and that
neither fight nor an accident intcrfcrcd
to mar Its festivities
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09
Another Murder by the Ku-Klux KIan.

CLARKEsyILLE, Tenn, July 3.-Wm.
Pierce, who resided near Oak Grove, Ky,
was taken from his home last night by a
party of men who were closely mask ed
and this morning his dead body riddled
with bullets was found about half a mile
from his house. Several of his horses
and mules were poisoned a week ago
lie was a soldier in the Federal army dur
ing the war, and at its close settled near
Oak Grove and engaged in planting. lie
wa native OF New York
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

Gov. Geary has been strongly urged
TO call an etxra session ofthe Legislature
Tor the purpose of making a new Regis.
Try law. The Governor is opposed to the
measure, considering that it would have
tho appearance Of having been enacted in
partisan spirit
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

The Republicans State Convention oil
New Jersey will assemble at Trenton on
Jnly the 9th, to nominate candidate for
Governor. The persons mentioned in
connection with the Office arc Cornelius
Welsh, of Essex John |. Blair, of War.
ren; and j. Il. Frcesc, of Mercer; the
first Of whom was the earliest named, and
is considered to have perhaps the best
chance of nomination.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

Republican State Conventions in ATicbi
gan aud Vermont were held on Wedpes
day La the former, Hon. II. =. Baldwin
of Detroit, was nominated for Governor
In the Vermont convention all the OLD
State officers were re nominated Both
bodies adopted resolutions i'approving oI
the nomination Of Grant and Colfax
endorsing the Chicago platform, and urg-
ing vigorous prosecution of the cam
paign
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

Twenty years ago Rhinoceros was
brought to this country, and he died
Since then none of his species have cmi-
grated thither until last month, when a
young one was landed in New Yoark, he
will not be full grown for twenty years
but he already weighs 5000 pounds and
eats three bushels of grain, and three hun
drcd pounds of hay every day, besides
drinking twenty buckets of water.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

BS5~ The New Bell for the New Pres
byterian Church was placed in position
in the Church tower on Friday after noon
last, and was inflated into the mysteries
of its calling on the morning of the gIori-
Gus 4th. 1t is sweet toned bell, and has
popularity Of sound which, we think
will make it heard at great distance.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09
Temperance Meeting.

The Division of the Sons of Temper
ance of this place, will hold their An
nIvcrsary 10 the New Presbyterian Churcl
tomorrow, Friday Eve at s o'clock.
Addresses will be delivered by Rev
Is. 5. EVcrtt of this place and Rev. David
Tully, of Bclvidcrc.
The public are invited to attend.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

Two respectable gentleman of Auburn,
Ny, recently clopcd, each with the 9th
er's wife, on the same train and the same
dark night. a recognition cnsucd in the
waiting room at Syracuse, an exchange
was effected, and there is no more divis
ion in those households.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

Business, which at no time in the season
has been very brisk. is now decidedly
dull in Philadclphca. The hot weather
is driving the people off to the watering
places and other cool retreats in the coun
try, and both buyers and sellers arc taking
it easy. There will be much business
done in the city till September.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

IL We have been requested by the
members of the Phoenix and Union En-
gine Companies, to extend their sincere
thanks to those ladies of Stroudsburg,
who furnished them with flowers and
aided in the decoration of their respective
Engines.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

Hon. Anson V. Burlingame, the
Chinese plenipotcntiary, says one of the
regrets he feels at visiting his country is
that he cannot take the stump for Gen.
caal Grant. lie was ono Of the ablest of
the Republican orators in 1856 and 1850.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

Keep milk cows or fat cattle in the
same enclosure with your sheep, and dogs
cannot molest them This is a secret
worth hundreds of thousands to farmers
and the State. 1t ought to be published
in every weeks paper, and the owner Of
sheep to subscribe for our paper. Thirty
years experience has established the
soundness of this advice
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

The Cincinnati Chronicle says: The
Democrats cry one to another in the words
of Sir John Falstatf to Prince Hal Il
would to God thou and knew where q
commondity Of good names were to be
bought"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

y party of gentlemen who, after the
Chicago Convention, went westward on
an excursion to the terminus of the
Pacific Railroad, raised a Grant and Col
fax banner at the highest point on the
line of road, some miles west of Chcy
cnne.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

Maine is the Lake State of the East
it has more than 800 lakes, elevated so
high as to give ample power for three or
four millions of people.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

San Francisco counts 25,0O0,O0 as
the value of her manufacturing products
for the past year.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

\ streak of lightning entered school
in Illinois recently, took a pair of boots
from a little boys feet and hurled them
at the head Of the master, much to the
delight of the pupils
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

Arkansas journals estimate that $4,000
citizens of that state lost their lives dur.
ing the rebellion.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

William Evarts has received $4,000
i'll fees from the Government since Mr.
Johnson's administration began.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

George w. Cook, Deputy Postmaster
at Rlchmoad, Va, has been arrested for
robbing the mails. He has confessed his
crime.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

o. Peter Casger, prominent Democratic
politician Of Albany, N. Y, was killed ON
Monday night in New York city by being
thrown from carriage
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

y piece of lard as large as walnut,
mixed with dough, will cause hen to
commence laying Immediately after she
has been broken up from setting; and by
giving hens fat in this way, they may be
kept laying all winter.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09
Immersion.

The Rev. G. +. scnArrER baptiscd sever
si young men by immersion, in the Pocono
Creek, below the Wesley III. E. Church, on
Sunday afternoon last.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

The Fourth of July was generally ceie,
bratcd throughout California, Nevada aud
Oregon.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

Three men were killed by fash Of
lightning, in London, Kentucky, on FRI
day.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

a small worm that eats grasshoppcrs
has made its appearance in Utah and the
saints there arc jubilant.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

Six inches of rain fell in eight and
half hours in Cincinnati ON the 18th Of
June.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

The Senate has confirmed the nomina-
ton of Gen Martin L. McMahou as
Minister to Paraguay.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-09

The battle of Bunker Hill was fought
nlnety.thrcc years ago, on June 10Th.