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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02
The Grasshopper Pest.
he CHicd1o Post.

From the Chicago Post.
The grasshopper plague is devastating
Western Iowa in fearful manner. A
friend who has just come in from Sioux
City, informs us that of about one hund
red and fifty miles wide, extending from
southwestern Dakota, chiefly between
the Des Moines and Missouri rivers, to
the southwestern boundary of Iowa, there
will be scarcely wheat field left exempt
from total distraction by these vermin.
They fill the air and cover the ground,
making constant sound like that of a
heavy shower. They gather over night
in such myriads upon the track of the
railroad as to stop tie train, lubricating G
the track when crushed by the wheels.
They deyour wheat first, and afterwards
take to oats and weeds, leaving grass and
other crops comparatively unharmed.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02
Picnic.

There will be a picnic held in the
woods near the Oakland NJ f. Church
on the 4th of July next, by the Coco
Templars of that place. Eminent speak
ers from abroad are expected to be pre-
sent and address the people On that occa
sion on the subject of Temperance. Pro
eeeds of the pie mic to be applied It
furnishing Hall now in course of cree
tiou for the Lodge. The public are re
spcctfully and cordially invited to attend
BY order Of the Committee.
OAKLAND, Pa, June %, 1868.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02
Bic Ten Mile TrOt.

BosToN, June so. = The celebrated
long gelding, John Stewart, per-
formed the greatest ten mile time that
ever has been done, this afternoon, at
Riverside Park, he having trotted the ten
miles in % minutes and 2! seconds, the
best previous time being % minutes, 81
seconds. The money pending was ST.
800 against $1,000 on time, the horse
having to beat the best ten miles time
ever made, and he did it handsomely
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02
New Jersey.

The strawberry season, which is just
over. has been one Of the most produc-
tive ever known, in certain localities OF this
State. The shipments from Hanm monton
alone, to New York, and points beyond,
from June 3 to June %, inclusive, were
-oo,o-1 quarts, and 10 Philadelphia 4S,
$50 quarts: the total shipment for tb'
season being about 20,457 quarts. Thi'
is the largest seasons shipment ever sen
from Hammonton, and much larger thar
any ever sent from any other locality
On the whole, the prices have been fair
Some have lost, undoubtedly, but it i
estimated that the profits of the crop ii
Hammonton alone will reach $50 600
In Monmouth County the crops lool
well. The farmers think the yield o
wheat, corn, potatoes, and other staples
will be unusually large. There will bc
no apples and no cherries, and but few
peaches and pears. The blackberry croI
promises to be good one. Last week wa
the hight of the strawberry season il
Monmouth, and great quantities wer,
shipped to New York.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02
COlfaX VS.. COalfaX.

A dispute having arisen between some
persons in Des Moines, Iowa, relative to
the proper pronunciation of the name OF
the Republican candidate for Vice-P -Presi-
dent, one Of them addressed him letter
of inquiry. A portion contended that it
was pronounced Colfax, others claiming
that it was pronounced Coalfax The
Speakers reply reads as follows:
WASHINGTON, May 26.-My first
name is pronounced as if written Skyler,
and the last as if written Coalfax. The
[" a" doubtless dropped out in crossing
the ocean.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02
Virginia.

The wheat harvest, which has been going
on for several days in the neighborhood of
Richmond and Norfolk, turns out the best
since the war; but, though fair one, The
farmers are somewhat disappointed The
quantity and growth of the straw had led
them to hope that the grain would be heavier
than it has turned out The farmers in the
neighborhood of Lynchburg, Who are also in
the midst of the wheat harvest, express
themselves fully satisfied with the yield, and
also with the quality of grain, though there
are some complaints of damage from the
rust.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02

Prominent in the list of delegates to
the Democratic National Convention, to
be held in New York, July 4, are, B. II
Hill, Senator in the Rebel Congress; j.
B. Gordon, General in the Rebel army
Thomas l.. Price, General in the Rebel
army; q. B. Vance, Rebel Governor du-
ring the war; Wade Hampton, General
in the Rebel army; N. B. Forest, Gene
raj in the Rebel army; Robert Ould, off
Ger in the Rebel army; J. G. Barrett,
Rebel spy during the war. As the Cop
perhead Suffers Convention is hard run
for Generals, We suggest that these gen
tlemen present their credentials to both
Conventions.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02
Internal Revenue Removals.
= Wsshingtong, june 10Th.


In the House of Representatives to-day
Mr.. Allison offered the following, which
was adopted:
Whereas, j statement purporting to be
prepared by the Secretary of the Treasury
from the official records of his depart
.meut. has been published in the Nation
al Mtelligencer, and also sent to the pub
lie through the Associated Press in which
it is stated that in 1I9 collection districts
removals were made during the year 1867
upon the recommendation of the Com
missioner of internal revenue, In which
districts the average falling off of inter-
nal revenue, as compared with the year
1866, was S160, 0,942, 81 per district, and
that the same year 1867 removals was
made in 20 collection districts by the
President without the recommendation of
said Commissioner, in which the falling
off of revenue is only Si6,470,3T per dis
| trict,
Resolced, That the Secretary of tho,
Treasury be directed to inform this House
whether any such statement was prepared
by him or BY his direction from the off
cial record of his department. and whether
it was published by his direction, and if
so, that he be further directed to furnish
this House with copy of the statement
so prepared, and of any report made by
him to the President in relation to the
removals aud appointments herein refsired
to.
Resolved, That the Secretary of the
Treasury inform this House in what Col
lection Districts, removals and appoint
ments, of Assessors and Collectors were
made if any, upon the recommendation
of the Commission er of Internal Reyenxe
during the fiscal year, 1867, the names
: Of such officers removed and appointed
with copies of all correspondence and re-
commcndation of said Commissioner, re-
lating thereto.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02

The Philadelphia Press says: The po-
litical condition Of Pennsylvaniatis repre-
sented as better than at any period since
I.incoln's re election. There is an evident
determination among the earnest Republi'
cans not to jeopardize the cause by per
sonal disappointments or selfish aspirations
The canvass promises to be most thorough;
and when the campaign opens the best
speakers will take the field. If under
such circumstances the rebel. Democra
cy can carry Pennsylvania, they will be
more fortunate than they have ever beer
before.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02
MILES OREI1LY.

The " Democracy have not yet re-
covered from the confusion into which
the nomination Of Grant and Colfax pre-
cipitated them. But their journals are
beginning to whistle little in the way
of bracing up for the fight. They de-
clare that Grant is weak man and can
not run much. They say, too, that they
can beat Gen. Grant. As for "wcak-
ness" Lee and johnson did not find him
contemptibly weak, by any means. As
for " running" Grant was not celebrated
for running during the war, we admit
And as for :" beating" Grant, the rebel
Democracy did not do it during the war.
and we don't believe they can do it now
Grant received submission Of about q
million armed Democrats in 1868; VIC
predict that he will receive the submis
sion of more than that number of Demo
cratic voters next November. But DOM
worry, gentlemen. The General is mag
unanimous in the hour of victory. Yor
will be released upon parol. : GiogG Ag
Hator.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02

The Arkansas bill was passed over the
veto by the Senate on Monday of last
week, with only seven dissenting voices.
Ross, Trumbull, Fessenden and Van
Wink le voted to reverse Mr.. Johnson's s
veto. On Tuesday the Senators elect
were admitted to seats and sworn in
Their names are B. Il. Rice and Alexan
der Mcdonald The Representatives
Messrs. Root, Boles and Kinds, all Re
publicans, were also admitted during the
week, on the favorable report of the
Committee on Elections.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02

The action of Congress last week, in re-
fusing to allow payment to the Washing
ton newspapers for the publication Of
whole pages of postal-route advertise
ments, has saved upward of 100000 tc
the country. One or two journals have
published hundreds of columns Of this
trash for nearly two years, in the expec
tation that Congress would allow their
claims but they have been gricvously
disappointed, and the Government adver-
tising in this city is now worth little or
nothing,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02
The will of the late President buchanan

The will Of the late President buchanan
bequcaths 81, 900 to the poor of Lancas.
ter, Pcnna., and 81 900 to the Presbyte-
rian Church in that town. The residue
Of his property is divided among his rela-
tives, with small special requests to ser
wants. Mrs Harriet Lane johnson, his
niece, receives one fourth of his estate,
including the Wheatland property, for
which she pays $l2, 900 out of her resid-
uary share. The will is dated at Wheat
land, Jan. p, 1866. and a codicil of the
9th of August, 1867, provides that Wm
B. Reed is to have $1,000 to pay the ex-
penses and secure the publication of q
biographical work On the deceased; and
to Mrs Mary L. Reed, wife of Wm. B.
Reed, the deceased gives So, 200, legacy
for her separate use and benefit as a COM
pensation for the work VIM B. Reed has
undertaken to perform. All the de
ceascd'S private papers, correspondence,
etc., are directed to be given to Mr.. Reed
for this purpose.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02

The corner stone of the new Masonic
temple in Philadelphia was laid with ap-
propriate ceremonies on Wednesday, last
Hon. Richard Vaux, Grand Master
Hon. Il. A. Lamberton, Deputy Grand
Master, Samuel G. Perkins, Senior War
den, and Charles Schinder, Grand Tyler
officiating, asseited by Pastmasters, Hon
Henry NJ. Phillips, John Thompson,
James Page and others. After the stone
was laid the Grand Master delivered the
oration, and the demonstration was con-
cluded at half past two o'clock. A ban
quet was held in the evening.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02

A gentleman on his way to Philadel-
phia attracted much attention last Tues
day by his tremendous beard, and the
way in which he carried it. 1t extended
as far as his waist, around which it was
folded once, and thence carried across
his breast and thrown over the left shoul-
der, the point terminating about half way
down the back, after the style which la
dies are accustomed to envelop themselves
IN nubias, which it very much resembled
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02
Bold Robbery in Wall sta Messenger
Beaten and Robbed OF $4,000.

Shortly before noon, June %, Ben
jamin Hertz, a boy employed By the firm
of D. \. Boody of No. II Wallst., while
returning to the banking Office Of his EN-
ployers, on the second floor of he above
named building, having in his possession
$4,000 worth of United States bonds
was met on the stairs By an unknown
man, who knocked him down and beat his
head against the wall lie fnglly re-
leased his hold of the bonds, and these
the thief seized and dashed into the street
He ran up WalLst, to Broadway, crossed
to Rector-st., and on the way down Rec
tor st ran with considerable force against
a man coming up. The stranger, indi>
ginant at being run against, made a move
ment as if to strike the thief, when the
latter dropped the package of bonds, and
running across the street, disappeared il
the crowd. The bonds were restored tC
Messrs. Boody & Co. The boy, although
bearing the marks of i'll uage on his head
and face, is not seriously injured Nc
clue to the thief has yet been obtained
although the boy is enabled to give Q
very good description of his general ap
pearance, and would readily recognize him
in case of his arrest.-Ne,o York Tribune
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02

The bill admitting the States of North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Ala
bama and Florida to representation in
Congress, as was expected, was vetoed by
President johnson, but was promptly
passed over his veto by both Houses
on Thursday last, without any excitement
whatever. In the Senate the vote stood
80 to 8, and in the House it was passed
by vote of l05 to 80 Twelve addi-
tional Republican Senators and thirty
Representatives will be secured by this
bill, which has now become a law of the
land.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02
The First Vote of the Campaign.

The passengers on the Erie express train
which arrived in New York, on Tuesday last,
at o'clock, enjoyed themselves shortly be-
fore reaching the terminus of the road by
taking ballot tor the purpose of fascertaining
how many of their number were for Grant
and how many for Chase, Pendeton, and Sey-
mour. On counting the ballots it was found
that out of 252 votes cast, Grant had l39,
Pendlenton and Seymour about an equal
number, and Chase barely dozen.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02
Information Wanted

Ny widowed daughter, Eliza Ray, was
sent North by Gen. Sherman in his raid
through Georgia, from her home in Ma.
rietta, with her children. Information
of her whereabouts will be thankfully
received. Address, Rev. Elijah Roberts
Someryille, Alabama. Papers will please
copy the above for the benefit of worthy
poor man, who would pay their bills ii
he could.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02

The Republicans of XYIIth, or Ly-
coming, Congressional District, of this
State, have unanimously nominated Hon.
w. II. Armstrong of Willinmsport, to
succeed the present member, Hon. S. I.
Wilson, who declines a reelection. The
nominee is lawyer of ability, eloquent
at the bar and before the people, and pos
sesses great and deserved popularity. =
His election by 5000 majority is predict
ed
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02

Voters will please take notice that An
drew johnson, who has always professed
to be anxious for the Rebel States to be
taken back into the Union as soon as pos
sible, vetoed the bills for their admission
when they were passed by Congress
They will also notice that every Demo
cratic member of Congress voted against
the bills in the first place, aud then
again to sustain Johnson's vetoes when
they were sent in. These Southern States
are therefore now restored to the Union by
the Republicans alone, and in the teeth
of Democratic opposition. The South
ern States were taken out of the
Union by the Democratic leaders, and they
now refuse to receive them back Every
one viii understand how false are the
professions of this party of devotion to
the Union. = BuckS Co. MteHigeacer.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02
Jes So!

In looking over our exchanges we find
that the Democratic editors do not like
General Grant. Considering that he was
nominated on purpose to please them
their hostility verges upon the migrate
full And yet, as we look back, we have
really no right to count upon Democratic
affection for Ulysses. The party that
supported Mcclellan because the rebels
licked him, could hardly be expected to
go for man who licked the rebels. You
bet j Trenton Union ,SentincZ
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02

Another opportunity is offered Andrew
johnson to exercise the pardoing power
in the case of DIR. j. n. Molly, who at
Detroit, on the 25th inst. pleaded guilty
to the charge of counterfeiting the ma
tional currency, and was sentenced to FIVE
years Imprisonment in the State Prison,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02

Tie World talks of the late President
Buchanan as an original Democrat, when
he was educated "a Federalist, chosen to
the Pennsylvania Legislature as Fed
erallst, elected to Congress as Federal
ist, re elected as Federalist after he had
avowed himself an ardent supporter OF
Gen. Jackson for President. If Mr.. B,
ever renounced the Federal principles
which he proudly professed till he was
nearly forty years old, we should like to
know when aud where. - Tribune.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02
Ath of ,July Festival,

The scholars of the Bushkill School
will hold Strawberry and Ice Cream
Festival at the schoolhouse, on the com
ing anniversary of our National Independ
ence. Morning and afternoon. A cor.
dial invitation is extended to the public
generally. Proceeds to be applied fol
the benefit of the schoolhouse.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02

All the Minnesota papers speak enthusi-
astieallY of the condition of the growing
crops. The season is the most favorable
of any since 1860. 1t is estimated that
from forty to fifty per cent will be added
this year to the cultivated lands of the
State
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02

The emigration from Prussia to Amer
lca this year, it is expected, will reach
29o, 600. 1t is composed chiefly of in
habltants of the northern provinces, who
are for the most part Protestants and
have small capital at their command.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02

There is a man in Delaware who has
had fifty. one children and three wives
One of the latter and thirty of the former
are still living.
1t is expected that Louisiana will pro-
duce 100000 hogsheads of sugar-the
best sugar mado in the world-which is
half OF a full crop before the war,
Omaha has but 10000 inhabitants and
here arc already moro thau 900 build
lngs in course of erection, the majority
OF which are large aud substantial struc-
lures.
The Loew bridge, spanning Broadway,
New york, at Fulton street, has been or
dered abated within ninety days, by the
Supreme Court, as a nuisance.
General Grant has ordered General
Mcdowell to transfer the government of
Arkansas to the civil authorities.
$685., 900 in specie left New Nork per
steamer Hermann, on the 25th ult for
Europe.
One million aud one thousand dollars in
specie was sent to Europe on Saturday.
Eight hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars In specie was sent to Europe on
Tuesday last.
The Internal Revenue receipts last
week amounte s3,795,935.
Only four days were fit for planting in
the month of May through New. England.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02

Cleveland, June 29.-John Cole OF
Warrensville, Cuyahoga county, on Sat
urday murdered his two step.sons named
Quayle, and assaulted other persons. He
was finally captured by the police.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02

In Maine men reach their greatest
height at twenty seven; in New Ham
shire at thirty-fye in Massachusetts al
thirty-one. The tallest men, averaging
sixty nine inches in height, come from
Iowa. Maine, Vermont, Ohio, Indiana
Minnesota, and Missouri give us men of
a little over sixty eight inches and the
average OF all shows the Americans to be
very tall people.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02

Ex- Governor Clifford of Massachusetts,,
one Of the most conservative men in the
Old Bay State, knows General Grant
well, and writes about him as follows:
"It has been my good fortune to be
thrown into some relations with the dis
tinguished nominee for the Presidency,
which enables me to speak with conf
dence respecting his qualifications for the
high trust we seek to place in his hands.
Aud l am persuaded that in the present
condition of the country there is no man,
either in civil or military life, to whose
prudence and patriotism the administra-
ton of the Government could be con.
fded, who would justify in az equal de-
gree the assurance Of the people in its
safe and successful guidance, and in the
protection and advancement of all the
great interests of the country"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02

Wendell Phillips now attributes the
defeat of impeachment, in part, to "wo-
men, whiskey, cowardice, greenbacks,
Freemasonry, negro hate, Offices for ones
sixteen pine tree cousins, deceased chief
justice, spite, dyspepsia, noodleism." ("
Rather bad lot of symptoms.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02

Deferred justice is sometimes cruelty.
A French soldier has just been sentenced
to be shot for having deserted to the Rus
sian army during the Crimean war, thir
teen years ago.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02

The city of Reading is growing rapidly
IN wealth and population, and has be-
come place of great business activity.
The number of its inhabitants is now es-
tlmated at over forty thousand.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02

John II. Surratt, who was once tHed
for conspiring against the life OF Presl
dent Lincoln but not convicted, was ad-
mitted to bail by the Criminal Court Of
the District Of Columbia last week. A
new indictment was found by the Grand
j ury, but his counselrefused to go to trial
without further delay Another day was
fixed, but it seems very unlikely that he
will ever meet his deserts. y CORES
pondent of the " Bulletin says of Sur
raft:
"When this individual was ordered to
be released to-day, shout went up from
the Court House that made the welkin
ring. This clearly demonstrated the sen
timents of the people here. Prominent
Democratic politicians struggled to see
which should be first to go Oh his bond
in order to gain popularity. One OF hi
bondsmcn is Owen Thorn, publisher OF q
conservative evening paper here, which
is apparently on its last legs, and he
doubtless, desires to galyanize it into life
Everybody expected to see Horace Gree
ley step up and become one of his sure
ties, but he did not put in an appearance
They talk of Surratt going back to Mary
land to live, and running him as candi
date for Congress next fall. This is tn
last act of that farce, for he will never b
arraigned again in this city. If Johl
Wilkes Booth had been brought here 70
trial Immediately after the assassination @
Lincoln, he would have been aequitte
by Washington jury"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02

The School Directors of Girard town.
ship, Erie county, have resolved that to-
sacco shall not be used in the school
souses IN that township, either by teach
ere, scholars, or any other person in said
ssko0lhouses.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02

In the recent great hail storm, in and
about San Antonio Texas stones six and
three quarter inches iu diamter, fell for
the space of half an hour. Shingle and
slate roofs were broken in, aud property
destroyed to the value Of about $500, 900
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02

Ten loaves of bread are distributed to
the poor from st. Johns (Episcopal)
parish, IN Portsmouth, N. H., every Sun
day. A gentleman bequeated the funds
to provide the bread several years ago.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-02

s9T Some folks have a curiosity /,
know why their paper is SO damp when i
reaches them. Probably it is becaus,
there is so much due on it.