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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-05
G0Ol Transaction

Horse and Buggy Stolen in Presence
of tie opner.-On Wednesday morning
a man entered the yard attached to Boas'
planning mill, on Second street below
Vine, and going to horse and buggy
which we're standing there, coolly jump
ed in and gathered the reins preparatory
to driving off Mr.. d. D. Boas, the own
er, who had witnessed the whole transac-
ton, and was completely taken by sur
prise at the mans audacity, asked him
what he was doing there. Without deign
ing reply he gave the horse a cut which
sent him "whirling," across the canal
bridge, and before Mr.. Boas aud those
who had witnessed the proceeding could
recover from their astonishment aud
make preparations for his capture, he
had already a good start and was soon out
Of sight.
Immediate pursuit was made after the
thief, and he was finally captured BY
Messrs. VIM. and Chas. A. Boas with the
stolen property in his possession on the
turnpike about three miles below Mid
dletoun and brought to the city. When
brought before the Mayor he gave his
named as Franklin Kerr, and claimed
Washington county as his residence. H'
could give no reason for his conduct ex
ccpt that he was drunk at the time
whisky having been furnished him BY
Democratic gentleman with whom hi
sentiments affiliated At the Mayors Of
fice he cheered for Seymour and Blair
evidently expecting to enlist sympathy il
his behalf by this means. IN default o
81 900 bail he was committed to prison
to answer at the next term of court
Two other parties were also arrested ant
taken before Alderman Sucker, on supi
cios of hsing accomplices. They wer'
seen with him short time before th'
horse and buggy were stolen, and repre-
sent themselves as umbrella members
They were held for a further hearing
| State Guard, Harrisburg
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MARRIED..

On the 25th of August ult., by the Rev.
r. Pitts, at his residence, in Stroud town
ship, Mr.. Philip Swarts and Miss Anna
Gross, both of Slroudsburg, Pa.
On the Goth of July last, at the Reformed
Parsonage, at Fennersnille, by the Rev. G.
B. Dechan', Mr.. William II, Barrier, OF
Hamilton, Monroe county, Pa, and Miss A.
manda Fisher, of Weissport, Carbon co.
At the same place, by the same, on the Isl
of August last, Mr.. Edwin Fisher and Miss
Sophia Burk. both of StroudsbuFg,
At the same place, by the same, on the
l3:h of September last, Mr.. Jacob Super and
Miss Mary Vanviiet, both of Hamilton.
At the same place, by the same, on the
18th OF September last, Mr.. Horace Angle
moire, ofPocono, and Miss Mary Jane Weiss,
Of Chestnuthill.
At the residence of the brides father, by
the same, on the 4th ult.. Mr Hiram y. Stock
er, of Wilkesbarre, Pa, and Emma E. Hell
Ter of Hamilton.
Al the Reformed Parsonage, at Fenners-
vile, by the same, on the 22nd nlt., Mr.. J.
A. Young and Miss Anna Ililiard, both Of
Mt. Bethel Northampton co.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-05

B8- Our young friend Peter S. Viii
liams has located himself in the corner
room Of the new building, erected last
Summer by Mr.. Geo. f. Heller, and has
stocked it with one of the handsomest as
sortments of Watches, Jewelry and
jewelers. Notions ever displayed in this
section of Country. Parties wishing any
thing in bis line would DO we'll to call on
Peter. before purchasing elsewhere. See
his card.
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Adjournment of the Episcopal Conven-
fiOn.

After session Of little more than
three weeks, the General Convention of
the Protestant Episcopal Church which
assembled in this city on the 7th inst,
adjourned yesterday sine die Itsproceed-
ings throughout have been marked by a
becoming gravity and dignity, but it has
accomplished much less actual work than
was expected of it.
1t was hoped that three important
questions, which distract the Episcopal
Church, would be disposed of by the Con
vention The Rev Mr.. Tying and his
friends desired modification of the canon
which restricts minister from preach
ing, without special permission, anywhere
except within his own bounds. The Low
Church party desired revision of the
Prayer Book, and opponents of ritualism
asked for prohibition of candles, in
cease, vestments, and other rtualistic
paraphernalia. On all these subjects de-
cisiye action has been avoided. The
amendment Of the canon against intru
sion in parishes has been postponed SC
has the revision of the Prayer Book
while the subject of ritualism has been
practically referred to the Bishop oi
each diocese, until the House of Bishop;
shall have had opportunity to consider it
and advise what shall be done in respect
of it.
So far, indeed, as failure to obtain
victory constitutes defeat, those among
the Episcopalians who desire the changes
we have mentioned may be considered az
defeated. Whether, however, they viii
put that construction upon their i'll sue
| cess, is doubtful There has been no re
gular pitched battle between them anC
their opponents, SO that they have righ
to assume that they are not hopelsssly il
the minority, since, if they had been, th'
majority probably would not have hesita
ted to bring the contest to an issue, ant
have it decided. They have three year
now before them in which to agitate th'
lquestions in which they are interested
preparatory to another effort to brin!
them to settlement; or, if they prefer
they may at once assume that further de
lays will take place in the next Conven
ton, and proceed to carry out the seces
sion which has been so freely threatened
The former would seem to be the wise
and more Christian-like course, aud ",
i presume it will be adopted.-N Y. Sun
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CRUELTY TO CHILDREN.

In Rochester. n. Y, woman named
Mary Swingler has just been sentenced
to the penitentiary for six months for
abominable cruelty towards der adopted
daughter seven years old. The Union
says:
1t was alleged by the prisoners that the
little girl had stolen piece of candy
and it was to deter her from committing
further thefts that she punished her in
the manucr she did, BY roasting the
little ones hands over the stove shs said
the intended to give her an idea of what
hell is. place to which she should surely
go if she stole any more. She thought
it her duty to punish the child to save its
soul from perdition, and nothing could so
we'll convey her idea of perdition to the
| little ones tender mind as roasting Its
hnnds over "youpg hell, the withering
fire of a cooking stove. The exclamations
of the girl-"Oh mother it hurts p
"Oh mother, it hurts awfully p and the
noise.of the cracking flesh, did not make
the woman desist aud only the inter
ference of neighbors prevented her from
inficting injuries which doubtless would
have proved permanent. But few womer
in this city have more benevolent ant
peaccable looking countenauce than hers
Another horrible story comes from
| Worcester, Mass.
Mrs. Catharine Connor, residence OF
Foyle street, committed series of out
RACES on her little daughter last weel
that should draw down upon her the hot
test Of public Indignation. Last Frida.
night, bitter and biting in its e1trem
GOODNESS, she stripped the little Lizzie
who is about eleven years old, an'
turned her naked into the cold night ant
dark street The little thing laid dow
under tree and cried herself to sleep
!, The same inhumaG treatment was prac
ticed on the succeeding night, and or
Saturday morning the child was fOunt
and cared for by kind neighbor. Al
/, appeal was made to the mother for tn
chiId'S clothes, but she refused to Civ
them up, and since then the child ha
been fed and clothed by strangers.
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Several destructive 6res occurred

Several destructive 6res occurred
throughout the country on Tuesday
last. At Binghamton, New York, several
stores and other property were burned,
involving loss of $50, 1000, mostly cover
de by insurance. At Lawrence, Mass.
property to the amount of $4,000 was
destroyed. A business block in Ipswich,
in that State, was also burned, causing a
heavy loss. Propertyto the value of 50 900
was destroyed by fire the same day at
YonkeTs, New York.
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Tuesday last was great day at Prince

Tuesday last was a great day at Prince,
ton, New Jersey. The Inauguration OF
Rev James McCosh, of Scotland, as Pre-
sident of the College of New Jersey, took
place on that day and attracted some
thousands of visitors, including the for
mer graduates and friends of the institu-
ton. Addresses were delivered by ex.
Governor Pollock, of this State, President
McCosh and others, aud the ceremonies
were of a deeply interesting character.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-05

1t takes large amount of provisions to
feed the persons of delicate health who
visit Saratoga. There were at Congress
Hall this year, ten thousand visitors far
longer or shorter periods. Tho hotels
cooked for these invalids, 10S, 900 pounds
of beef, lamp, mutton and veal !; $4,000
chickens, $500 turkeys and other fowls,
and 5000 egges Four thousand eggs
aud five hundred fowls day was the
average for the three months season.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-05

Il good story is told of rustic youth
and buxom country girl, VINO sat facing
each other 81 huskine party. The youth
smittcn with the charms of the beautiful
maiden only ventufed sly look, and now
and then touching Pairy's foot under the
table The girl, determined 20 make the
youth express what he appeared so 8arnllT
to feel, bore with these advances a listlo;
while in silence. when she cried out,
"Look here, if you love me say so, but
don't dirty my stockings"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-05

THE ALABAMA CLAIMS arc now UP again
for adjustment, and ale British government has
expressed itself desirons of an arbitration. A.
mong the claims persistently pressed arc those
of the cver-present and active j. G. Aver & Co.,
for the value Of shipments of Cherry Pectoral,
.Sarsaparilla, Ague Cure, and Pills, in transit
for Oregon, Yaneouvers Island and Russian
America, destroyed on the Anna Schmidt of
the coast 6f South America So universal is
the use .ef tlaeir remedies, that they are afoat
on almost every sea and this firm is frequent
ly caught betveee fhe upper and neither mill
stones Of contendjng pations. But they are
known to stand mp for Sseir rights, and 10 get
them. Republican, Washington, d. c.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-05

BALTIMORE, Oct. 3l-In the case oil
G. F. Woolley and Kimberly & Brothers
in the Superior Court of Baltimore city
against Gen Butler, decision was Civ.
en- to-day by Judge Dobbin, on the mo-
tioa to vacate the summonse. and declare
them illegal, recently argued by Hon
Caleb Cushing and Mr.. Schley, of Balti.
more, for the motion. and r. 7. Merrick
and II. j. Brent and VIM Meade Addi-
sou, against the motion. The motion wa.
on the ground that Gen. Butler, being a
Member of Congress, and returning home
from a session of Congress at the time OF
the service Of the writs, such service was
illegal and void. Judge Dobbin deliver.
ed lengthy opinion, consluding as fol
lows /: For the reasons | had given [ am
of the opinion that the privilege of Sena-
tors and Representatives,, secured to them
by the Constitution Of the United States,
eIempts them only from an actual arrest
of their persons, or the service upon them
of such process as the disregard of which
would expose to an attachment for con-
tempt, or other personal molestation, and
as the vrits of summons in these case,
involve none of these consequences, ]
shall oyer-rule the motions respectively
made in them.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-05
An ACCOMPLISHED Justice.

There was once little gentleman-ons
Peter Patterson appointed as Justice Of
the Peace. The first day his clerk han
ded him duplicate writ
'Well, what shall / do with it was
his query.
"Nothing but sign your initials" was
the reply.
"Aly nishuls-what are they ?"
"Why, two P's," applied the clerk irs-
patiently.
Cold perspiration stood on the forehead
Iof the unhappy magistrate, as he seized a
pen, and, with desperation in his face,
wrote "Two peg"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-05
New Express Company.

The Hope Express Company, Howard
& Co., aud the Howard Express Com
pany, are about to be consolidated anC
form a company under the name and ii
tie of the Central Express Company
The arrangement is to 90 into effect on
the lat of January next, and we presume
is intended as an opposition to the "Tra-
der's Express Co" recently established
over the Morris K Essex and Lehigh &
Susquehanna Railroads. The new com
pany will run over the New Jersey Cen
trail, Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Bel. Del, North Penn'a., Lehigh Valley
Philadelphia &. Reading, East Pennsyl
vania, Lacka & Bloomsbury and Csta
wissa Railroads Carbon Democrat.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-05

s@- Mr. George +. Heller is now in
the fourth week OF his new Grocery, and
is rapidly disposing of Grocreies, Pro'i
sious &c, at prices which very nearly ap-
proach the living standard of days gone
by. Georges Stock is very Complete and
very fine, and the public are rapidly dis
covering that he is very clevor man tc
deal with.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-05
Moving TtoOps.

The wonderful power which the high
state of discipline and general system
prevalent in the French army has given
its officers was illustrated recently at the
camp of ST. Mauer. At signal given
by the trumpet the tents were struck, the
baggage packed, and in an hour nothing
renained on the Plain of Gravelle but
the huts of . few canteen keepers who
we're not subject to the ordeis of the Of
6cers. A soldier, writing to the Tele-
graph from Aldershot, states some curious
facts relative to the English system, which
contrasted with the French method, does
not reject much credit on lhe English
war Office. A regiment was ordered from
Aldershot to Fleetwood and Leads. From
arnborosgh, station near the camp,
they might have been sent direct by rail
the entire distance, l2O miles. This
would be the common sense way of NOV
ing the troops, but it was not that of the
war Office. The regiment was taken down
the liue to Portsmouth, embarked on a
steam transport, sent down the channel,
around Laad's 8 Ends, up the Irish channel
to Liverpool, where it was disembarked
and sent By rail to its destination, thus
,raversing $50 miles, wasting four days
and shifting the baggage FIVE or six times
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Daniel Thurston Wandell writes to

Daniel Thurston Wandell writes TO a
Newark (N. J.) paper that he is ninety
eight years of age, and has voted at every
Presidential election since the days OF
Washington. He was a Democrat until
1861, when he voted for Lincoln. Since
the rebels fred upon Fort Sumter his at
tachment has been for the Republican
party His frst and last votes were for
the two great captains-W ashington and
Grant,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-05

Elcazer Fitch, of Lebanon, Connect
cut, attempted to chastise Mrs. Fitch the
other day, but she rebeled, mastered him,
stripped him Of his clothes, drove him to
bed, then packed up her things and the
family funds, and departed for Hartford.
The heart-broaken Eleazer thereupon
took strychnine, but the doctors pumped
him out
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-05

The Postmaster General has ordered
that, from the 1st day of January next,
the registration fee on all letters register.
ed in and addressed to any part of the
United States, shall be Is instead of 20
cents-the same to be in all cases fully
prepaid with postage stamps affixed to the
letter and can celIed. The present rate
will continue until New Years day.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-05

In Providence, few evenings since, a
citizen was passing down street, when
he noticed the skirt of a lady's dress in
flames. He at once cxtinguished the
fire, burning his hands severely. The
lady had just passed man with light
ed cigar from which the dress caught.
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A norortr-str;clnn Frnnchnan ha;n,

A poverty stricken Frenchman, being
aroused by his wife one night with the
cry of sect up, jacques, there's robber
in the house 2" calmly answered "Hu.h,
don't let US disturb him Let him ran
sack the house, and if he finds anything
of value we'll then get up and take it
away from him
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-05

It is understood that the friends of
Gen. j. K. Moorhead intend, at the pro-
per time, TO bring his name forward for
United States Senator for Pennsylvania
to succeed Senator Buckalew, whose term
will expire on the 4th of March next. -
The names of Galusha A. Grow, Glenni
w. Scofeld, Gov. Curtin, and John w.
Forney are also mentioned
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ALL HAIL PENNSYLVANIA I

Pennsylvania did her duty nobly Oh
Tuesday. Notwithstanding every means
were employed by the Democracy to car
~ the State for Seymour and Blair
Coffee, stained fraudulent naturalization
papers, colnization, repeating, and all
she comes up with a majirity of atleast.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-05

Bill went into hardware store, "You
sell all sorts of nails here = said he to
the obliging gentleman behind the cOuu-
ter.
eyes, my little man, all sorts of nails"
Says Billy III take pound of too
nails, il you please"
Exit Billy, sharply followed by set of
toe nails, done up in "A heayy boot.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-05

An Omaha despatch states that the
Indians displaced rail on the Union
Pacific Railroad near Sidney, on Saturday,
throwing a freight train from the track
wrecking it and killing the fireman.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-05

A verdict of $4,000 has been rendered
against the Boston and Worcester Rail-
road, for running over and injuring S. y.
Stone, while ne was travelling on the
highway IN Natick, Mass.
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Monroe County Election Returns.

We give below the returns from the sew.
eral townships Of the county heard from
Ii viii be seen that Stroudsburg is psrtic-
ularly bright spot-a genuine oasis, in this
Sahara Of Democratic waste and wea riness
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-05

This is more than two-thirds
of the whole number of Electors.
The States known to have
chosen the Electors to Vote for
Seymour and Blair as follows
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DIED.

In Smithfield township on the 2nd inst.
at the residence of his son James, Mr..
Charles Poslen, aged about IS years.
In Hamilton, on the Goth inst, Mrs. Sarah
overpcck, aged 81 years, 6 months spl Y
days.
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A NOBLE DAYS WORk
Ulysses S. Grant was yeste

Ulysses S. Grant was yester-
day chosen President, and
Schuyler Colfax Vice-Presiden:
of the United States by the larg-
gest popular majorities ever Civ
en- to any candidates for those
exalted stations The States
known to have chosen Electors
to vote for them are as follows
State Electors, Prob. Maj
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SI1T,000 in treasures was shipped from
San Francisco on Saturday; $4,000
worth goes to England, the balance comes
to the Atlantic States
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-05

The mackerel season, which will end
in about fortnight, has been thus far
very poor, and the catch will not be more
than half as much as last year. In view
of the scarcity of mackerel the prices rule
high.
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$1,000
for Grant and Colfax, and it may reach.
10000

Huzzah, for the good old keystone
State, We feel proud at being one of her
dutiful sons, who helped to accomplish
the good work.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-05

S23, 3,735, ,282, so in coin were sent fror,
the Treasury Department on Monday to
pay, at different points, the semi-annnai
interest on the registered and coupon
5 20 bonds. due the 1st inst
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-05

Bridget Murray was killed by B.
O'Donnell at Worcester, Mass, while she
was celebrating All-Hallow Eve, in TAX
ing cabbages from O,Donnoll's field for
the occasion.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-05

In Hadley, Mass, there is a lady seven
ty nine years old who has never taken a
| ride in stage coach, car, steamboat, or
I any other species of public conveyance.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-05

This result has been achieved
in spite of all the power of the
Federal Executive, and Of the
late slave-holding aristocracy Of
the South, aided by the most gi-
gantic frauds in Naturalization
and by voting the same men over
and over till they were dizzy.
Gen. Grant is this day the choice
of decided majority of the legal
voters of every State in the Union
save Kentucky, Maryland, Del
aware, and possibly Oregon
Every State that has gone for
Seymour outside of these has
been SO carried by coercion or
fraud. We now look for the
adoption of measures that shall
effectually preclude a repetition
of these crimes.
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che 1effrrsonian,
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER S, 1868.

rrFWHAT MAKES YOUR HAIR so
BEAUTIFUL Mrs. S. A. ALIENS IMPRov-
30 (aec Style HAIR REsToRER or DREssIN
On one bottle Price One Dollar. Every
druggist sells it.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-05

Three hundred and sixty religious
newspapers are published in the United
States.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-11-05

Insurance companies lost s595,000 in
New York fires last mouth.
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sale, wholesale ana retail at Hell
linshead's Drug Store, where dealers will
be supplied at the Mauulactursr's prices.
Nov. 2l, 1S67.-l yr.