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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10
Sturgeon as a Wine Drinker.

At recent meeting of Baptist minis
ters in England, to consider the subjees,
of total abstinence, MIR. Spurgeon ex>,
pressed himself as follows on the subject:
| may be allowed for the moment to.
be slightly egOtistical, and say what ID
my position here. 1t may be the posi-
tion Of one or two others. ] may illus
trate it from my brothers case. Some.
two years ago he was an asowed teetota-
lar; some nine months ago he was coz
sistent to his pledge, bu, again and again,
from time to time, lie found that he was
literally failing, and one day so close WAS
Young man, there was one man who
went to heaven in a chariot of Ere, but
there is no reason why you shonld 20 in
one of water" and L went myself and
fetched glass of wine, which enabled
him to finish his days work He said.
'What more is to be done 2" | said, "I
will tell you my own experience. tried
conscientiously to be a teetotaler for uiue
months myself, but | found | was obliged
to give it up Cat least thought SOY. and
determined TO take what | did take In
secret. | bought some wine aud soms,
medicine glasses, and think for year
drank no wine but out of medicine glass,
and with locked door. But, of course,
it leaked out, and found | was doing
more harm than by my open drinking
found some had 20 ia habit of secres
drinking, who confirmed themselves 10
what | was doing So put the medicine
glass on one side, that no one should say
[ was ashamed Of doing publicly what
did in private"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10
Record your Deeds.

We have no doubt that many persons
in this county are holding unrecorded
deeds which it would be well to have
recorded, as directed by the provisions OF
an act of Assembly, which requires that
"all decided and conveyanccs for estate in
the Commonwealth shall be recorded in
the Office of the recording of deeds in the
county where the lands lie, Without sir
months after the execution Of such deeds,
conveyance not recorded as aforesaid,
shall be judged fraudulent and Uoid
against any subsequent purchase for a
valuable consideration, unless such deeds
be recorded before the recording of the
deed for conveyance, under such claim /"
This is very important notice, and those
holding unrecorded deeds viii see the i'm
portance of having them recorded with
out further delay.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10
Trial of Deacon Andrews.

The public will remember with curl
Gus interest the strange story of the mur-
der of G. Holmes, prominent and ecceu-
trio citizen of Kingston, Massachusetts,
some time in May last. The murder it
self was bold and shocking piece Of
yillainy, and the subsequent develop
mepts were such as to give the whole al
fair an interest and mystery second to
no other crime ever committed in Ameri-
ca. Mr.. Holmes, the unfortunate vie
tim, was a wealthy man, but OF weak IN
tellect, aud he had for some reason or
other formed friendly feeling with .
Samuel NJ Andrews, also prominent
citizen and deacon in the Crathox
Church. The two were very intlmate
and together much of the time. and the
attachment became so fraternal that when
Mr.. Holmes drew up his will, some time
previous to his death, he bequathed to
| Mr.. Andrews about one half of his pro-
perty. 1t was on the morning Of tho
9th of May that the body of Mr. Holmes.
was found. shockingly mangied, near the
cemetery in kingstown. and about forty
rods from the main street Of the village
| nat the aNSo,s' t''c'~~- >@~--
deed by the use OF stones. and perhaps
hatchet, was fact not to be denied, for
the skull was beaten to atoms and tbs
tbrains protrudcd IN manner at oucs r.
voltiu. 10 behold The discoeery of tho
body and the story that there had been 4
murder occasioned the widest excitemsn,
among the citizens of the quiet eoaxsuy
town, aud the problem Of who the pre-
petrator Of the feaf dead aigAt bs vas,
quickly, but uDsatifacsoriiy ssttlsd by ALL
The arrest within few days Of Deacon
Andrews and ne strange confession
which he made, alleging that Mr.. Holmes
ATTEMPTED to comrsit au Indecent ASSAULT
upon him, and that he killed him in self
Edefeaee, are also still fresh in the public,
| mind. The general excellence of the re-
: pu.ation of the accused, his high stand
ing in the social and religious community,
and the peculiar friendly relations exist,
ing between the accused and the mur-
dered man, all combined to render the
case one of unusual interest and give to-
it a mystery which the public will an-
| xionsly await to see explained. Andrews
is now being tried at Plymouth.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10

THE KING OF BAVARIA, kindly permitted
Doct. J. c. Aver to have copy taken of
Rauch's celebrated colossal statue OF Victo-
tory, which belongs to the Bavarian crown
and stands at the entrance of the Royal Pal
ace at Munich. The Doctor had it cast in
bronze, and has presented it to the city OF
Low ell, where it stands in the Park and
symbolizes the triumphs of both freedom and
Medicine. Her manufactures are the pride
of Lowell, and foremcs: among them AVER S
MEDICINES make her name gratefully re-
membered by the unnumbered multitude
who are cured by them of affecting and oft
en- dangerous disea ases.-[ Boston Journal.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10
The Doom of the World.

The North British Review, discours-
ing on the doom Of the world, has the
following remarks:
"What this charge is to be we dare not
even conjecture, but we see in the heav.
ems some traces of destructive elements
and some indication Of thir power. The
fragments or broken planets-the descent
of meteoric stones upon our globe-the
whirling comets welding their loose ma
terial at solar surface-the volcanic erup-
tions in our own satellite-the appear
ance of new stars and the disappearance Of
others, are foreshadowings of that i'm.
pending convulsion to which the system
of the world is doomed Thus placed on
planet which is to be burned up, and
under heavens which are to pass away
thus residing, as it were, on the GENE
teries, and dwelling upon the mausoleums
Of former worlds, let us learn the lesson
of humility and wisdom, if We have not
already been taught in the school of re-
velations"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10
Soldiert' Bounty Claims.

. The claims for back pay and bounty,
and for the additional bounty to soldiers
under the act of 1866, have been so near
ly exhausted by the Division Of Deferred
Claims in the Paymaster Generals office,
that it is expected the additional paylnas
ters engaged on these claims will be mus
tered out of service on the 1st of January
next, and the Division abolished. Out
of the $500 claims for additional bounty
remaining to be adjudicated, 5000 are
ready for settlement, only waiting for the
soldiers receipts on voucher No. D of the
Department Soldiers having claims OF
this nature are advised to sign the neces-
sary receipts, and transmit them to Col
onel Gibson, who will at once dispose OF
their accounts. Forms may be obtained
by addressing Paymaster Gibson, or the
Paymaster General, in Washington city
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10
Sad and Fatal Accident.

Our community, at noon, yesterday,
was shocked at the report rapidly cir
culated through the borough of the ac-
cideutial and instantineou death of one
of our townsmen, Mr.. Benjamin Mertz
Mr. Mertz was engaged for some time in
passing slate to the skaters at work on the
roof of the Lehigh University building,
and yesterday, as the noon bell rang for
dinner, by some mishap, in walking to-
wards the ladder, to descend, while step
ping over an aperture on the upper floor,
2 or 3 feet by 4 feet in width, lost his
balance and was precipitated distance
of forty four feet to the ground below
His skull was badly shattered and the
lower limbs, at both knees, were broken
into splinters. He was heard to mourn
slightly, and instantly expired.-Beth.
Times.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10

WAsHINGToS, Dec. S-Twenty five
lady clerks, in the Office of the Secretary
of the Treasury, were dismissed yesterday
Many more are to be dismissed.
The Secretary of the Treasury yester
day issued bonds amounting to 81 $50
900 to the Union Pacific aud S6i0,00O
to the Central Railroad
The forthcoming public debt statement
will show the amount of coin in the Trea
sury to be about SSS, 100000 including
S23 900, 900 in coin certificates
The judgements rendered iu the Court
of claims for the past year amount to
100000. One amounting to Sl23 900
was for captured cotton
The Republican Senators in caucus APP
pointed Messrs Edmunds, Ramsey Conk
ling, Trumbull, Sherman, Rice, and
Pomeroy committees to revise Standing
Committee.
The Supreme Conrt to day was occu
pied 10 hearing the reargument of cases
involving the constiutionality of the Legal
Tender act and the application of the act
to trusts and contracts before IFS possage
Hon. b. r Curtiss argued in favor of the
validity of the act. and Hon. Clarkson j
Potter against it. The argumant will
probably occupy several days.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10

BSs~Ihc first snow storm of the season visit
c,i this section on Friday evening last. Snow
commenced falling at about 9 o'clock, p. m,
and continued falling, without interruption,
until about o'clock next morning, when the
ground was found to be covered to the depth
of twelve inches Another storm visited us on
Monday commencing about o'clock, a. m,
aud continuing flriouzly and without inter
mission untl about p. M, at which time a
bout thirteen inches had fallen. This last
snow dried sorle, but not enough to mar the
prospect for most excellent sleighing.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10

During the progress of tearing down
an old chimney in the house belonging
to Mrs johnson, of Essex. Vt, recently
iur hat containing an oIdstylc blue and
white home made linen handkerchief, was
found buried in the hollow portion of the
chimney The hat was in good state
of preservation, aud alter a burial OF six
ty-fve ycrrs is now in style again. The
chimney was very large, containing four
fire. places, aud was built in 1903, as was
determined by marks upon the bricks
The house was built and occupied for ma
ny years by David Tyler, one of the early
settlers of the town. The handkerchief f
is now in the possession Of Miss Maria Ty
Ter, descendant of the family.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10
The unexpected production of one Of

The unexpected production OF one OF
the Congressional Reconstruction meas
ures as bar against punishment to Mr.
Jefferson Davis was answered yesterday
by Mr.. Dana, with the striking argument
tha to admit this plea would lie to place a
premium on perjury, by leaving the old
Constitutional punishment of treason IN
full force on those who never held ofnce,
while thase who had taken the official oath
to support the Constitution of the United
States, aud had broken it, would be re-
lieved from ruy penalty save disability to
hold office again The report does not
show that Mr.. O'Conor made any salts
factory reply to this. He did, however,
in turn, press strong point against the
Government by holding itup as repugnaui
to the worlds idea OF humanity to deal lol
four years with the leaders in war as
men in all respects equal in official rank,
and honorable enough to be treated with
and then, with the coming of peace, tC
| hang these samemen as traitors.
The country will not be surprised tC
| learn that the Court was divided on the
motion to quash the indictment. The
Chief Justice was disposed TO grant it
Judge Underwood dissented. This re
suit is scarcely to be regretted, since now
on the certificate of disagreement, th'
whole case comes up to the full bench o
the Supreme Court in Washington. w
make of them one prayer: Don't spen'
there three years more over this case
Settle it some way. Convict and punis'
the man, or acquit and let him go.-Tr'
bund.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10

ADVERTISING APHoRIsMsr-If you
don't mean to mind your business, it will
not pay to advertise.
Bread is the staff of human life, and
advertising is the staff of life in trade.
Don't attempt to advertise unless you
have good stock of meritorious article
Newspaper advertisements are good Of
their kind, but they cannot take the placs
of circulars and handbilPs.
Handbills and circulars are good Of
their kind, but they cannot take the place
Of newspaper advertisements.
No bell can ring 80 loudly as a good
advertisement. People will believe what
they see rather than what they hear.
Bonner, several successive years inves-
ted in advertising all the profits of the
preceding year. Now see where he is J
Quitting advertising in dull times 10
like tearing out dam because the water
is low Either plan will prevent GOOD
times from ever coming
The wise man of Scripture evidently
did not refer to advertising when he said.
Cast they bread upon the waters and
after many days thou shalt see it again,
or he would have added. with interest.
If you would add to your business, put
your "ad" into our list Inside Track.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10
We have renort which soems 70 be

We have report, which seems to be
authentic, that the seat of the Hon. John
Morrissey in the next House will be con-
tested, in spite of his large minority
The ground of contest mentioned is that
he has not been long enough citizen to
entitle him to seat. We believe like
objection will be made to any colored
Representative or Senator who has been
emancipated since 1862. If so, the de-
fense of the right to sit of either of the
Members whse seats are thus disputed,
will doubtless be able and exhaustive
Tribune.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10

BE We have, in two successive numbers Of
our paper. endeavored to place before our read
err, and the business world generally, the ad-
rantagcs which nature has, most beneficently,
bestowed upon US, as an aid in making our sec
fion Of country a complete business eldorado.
Sor do We propose to end with this Aided
by the awaking enterprise and liberality of
our citizens, we purpose continuing on in the
work until means and business energy from a
broad Is, at least, induced to look in upon us /:
satisGed that if we can secure this. the openinp
will be found to be 90 brilliant, and the argu-
cseSlt so conclusive, that the day of our true
prosperity will have really dawned. Newspa-
per articles alone, however, cannot effect this :.
but newspaper articles backed up by united Of
fort on t;3e part Of all interested-effort having
reality il it-cannot fail TO prove of the
greatest potency. Bees. it should be remem-
bcred, gather honey only by incessant labor in
the seasons Of blossoms and flowers and COM
munities can only hope to secure wealth by
constant striving and toll. AS blossoms and
flowers arc supplied to bees, so are our grand
surroundings supplied TO us. They are most
liberty scatter all around us; and if they
arc earnestly taken hold OF with our hands, as
the bees OF more than one hive are attracted to
the same bush in blossom, so will the wealth
the enterprise and the skilled labor Of more
shau one community be drawn hither 10 parti-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10

ssST- We observe, 10y handbilla around town
that tho -. johns Evangelical Lutheran Con-
gregatioa, design disposing Of TWO valuable bull
cling lots, At public sale, on Saturday. The lots
are situate in the most pleasant part of our bo-
rough aljoin the new Lutheran Church lot,
have front on Simpson street of so feet each,
sud extend back lSs feet to public alley
The sale is well worth the attention OF parties
desiring TO secure valuable building lots.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10
Another Democratic Victory.

Democratic Delaware achieved another tri-
umph for Democratic principles, on the Srd
inst.,--this time vastly more glorious than the
victory we made 4 note of a couple of weeks a.
go. Then it was poor, white "mudsills' who
were cawolloped this time it was genuine mig
gers" as Democrats SO dearly loved to call
them few months ago. And they were not
onlv whipped but the very achme of brutality
was secured bv ''pillorying" them out In the
cold until their hands and faces were almost
frozen aud thus they were prepared for the
operations of the 'cat." What State this for
Nasbv, Deacon Pogram, Bascom, and Demo
ocrats generally to migrate to. Read, Demo
Gratis read. and then shout of another triumph
of Democratic principles in gallant little Della
ware" Read, Republicans, read, and mourn
rs we know YOU will, that in this decade of the
10Th century, and in this land of christian civ
ilization, such barbarism is permitted to b'
practised yea, demanded by law:
THE PILLoRY AND THE WHIPPING Posi-
! New Castle. Del. Dec 5.-The whipping pos
and pillorv were to-day the scene of the pun
! ishment of petty offenders. The weather wa
exceedingly cold and snow and rain were fall
/ ing while punishments were being executed
Joseph Shirley, colored boy, was kept stand
ing in the pilIory for one honr, until his hand
and face were nearly frozen. He was furthe
| punished by having twenty lashes inflicted oil
| him, after which he was sent back to prison.
Jonathan Graves, also colored lad. receiv
the same punishment.
Several other criminals, convicted of petit.
offenses, were pilloried and lashed.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10

A Mrs. Crane, of New Orleans, died
very suddenly last J uly of what was sup
posed to be sunstroke She was buried
and her mother was almost broken hear
ted. Recently her mother dreamed that
she hae been buried alive, and i. troub.
led her so that the grave was opened
The body, which had been placed in a
metallic coffin, was turned over, glass
covering the face was broken to atoms,
the ends of the fingers being beaten and
battered all to pieces, the hair torn out in
handfuls, and the sbroud torn 10 many
places
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10
Sad Accident.

On Friday lat, an infant son OF Elizabeth
shivcIy, was accidentally drowned in tub of
water, at the residence Of T. Carey Phillips, in
Stroud township. 1t appears that the mother,
who is living as domes ic in the family of Mr..
J., had about finished washing, and had gone
into the yard TO hang up her clothes, leaving
lhe child, which was about two years old, in
the room with the tub Of water on the floor
Daring her absence it Is supposed that the
child got UP beside the tub and, leaning over
tn paddle the water with his hands lost his
balance and fell into the tub. On the return
OF the mother to the room, she found her child
in the water dead. Every effort was made to
rsusci.ate him, but without avail. What a
warning This TO mothers.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10

cirate in our advantages and to build us up
A very small beginning, properly made and
persevered in, will soon demonstrate that our
resources for great things have an existence
other than upou mere paper. This done the
rest will soon and certainly, follow.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10

IF a drunken man could, in the midst
of his inebriety, be made conscious OF
what contemplate fool he makes of him
self, it would be apt at least to shame
him into moderation, if not into total
rejection Of tie intoxicating cup. A
drunkard does not relize his own degrade
ton, for the reason that at the time the
degradation is at its greatest depth, his
senses are stepped in obscurity.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10


California does not seem to grow very
fast, if we take her aggregate vote for
President as standard That was
In 1852 1903 In 1860 1908
In 1856 1lO,22l In 1864 1O5,975
In 1868 10S,670.
Hence it appears that California con-
tains fewer voters in 1868 than she did
in 1856. And, when we consider that
she lost scarcely man by our late Civil
War, while she doubtless gained some
who fed to hertz escape the draft, it might
be supposed that her population was de-
clining.
We judge. however, that the fact is
otherwise. She may have fewer Ameri,
canb born Cor naturalized) men than she
formerly had, but great many more wo
men aud children, to say nothing of thous
ands of Chinese who never seek to be-
come citizens. Her diggers and washers
have mainly passed on to Nevada, Mon.
taha, Idaho, Oregon, Alaska, or the un-
seen world-but she has twice as many
families now as she had in 1856, while
her growth in wealth civilization, com
fort, has been rapid and secure She
grows far more Grain, has more Cattle,
Sheep, &C., vastly more and larger farms,
orchards, gardens, vineyards, aud is, in
everything but voters, far ahead of the
California of So Tribune.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10
Erfe.-Mr. Jay Gould, President of the

EIfe.-Mr. Jay Gould, President of the
Erie Railway, in his recent card to the
public says that he has "made contract
with the Delaware and Hudson Canal
Company, for the entire transportation OF
the Western coal, amounting to 500,0 600
tons per annum, tonnage equal to our
total through tonnage last year. This
embraces the use of eight miles between
Honesdale aud Hawley, and also a new
road between Carbondale and Susquehan.
na Depot"
These statements, taken in connection
on with the recent purchases of coal lands
by the Erie Company, show that we are
to have another powerful element in coal
operations.-Scranton Republican.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10

Mrs. Grant, as well as the General, has
trials incident to the high station that has
come to her Already she is annoyed by
persons who want to be employed at the
White House as servants. and the de-
mands made upon her charity wonld ex-
haust a millionaire's purse
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10

Until last week nobody knew how Ore
gon had decided upon the Presidential
question. Her Electors met on Wednes-
day aud cast their three ballots for Sey-
mour and Blair The popular majority
for those candidates was 1853. California
gave sos majority for Grant and Colfax.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10
To CONSUMPTIYES.

TIME REV. EDWARD A. WILSON'S
L Prepared Prescription for the cure OF
CONSUMPTION. ASTHMA BRONQHI~'
TIS, COUGHS, COLDS. and all THROAT
and LUNG AFFECTIONS, has now been
in use for over ten years with the mos.
marked success.
The Remedy. prepared under Mr.. Wil~
sons personal super yisioa, also pamphlet
containing the orig nal Prescription, with
full and explicit directions for preparation
and use. tog ether with short history Of ha
case, may be obtaired OF
DREHER & BRO, Dfuggisis,
Siroadshurg, Pa.
or REV. EDWARD A. WILSON,
l65 South Second ST..
Williamsburgh, n. Y.
o. Psmnh cts furnished free nj shsrge
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10

The 4lth Congress, which goes into
Office with Grant, on the 4th of March
next, will be constituted as follows:
Senate-Republicans, 81; Democratic,
IL Republican majority. 46.
Housc-Republicans, l44 Democratic,
S5; Republican majority, SO.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10

Leading men of Virginia are now petit
tioning Congress to continue the Freed
mems Bureau there, as measure of alb
solute necessity for the protection of the
blacks, until the Reconstruction of the
State can be accomplished. Texas and
Mississippi feel the same want and are like
ly to make the sane petition
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10

The boiler of one of the Erie Rail way
engines exploded at Port Jervis. instantly
killing the engineer, and badly demolish-
ing the engine.