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Bankrupt Notice.

NHlS Is TO GIVE NOTICE - THAT
Il on the Goth day of December, A. d.
lS67,a warrant IN Bankruptcy issued gainst
the estate of Benjamin F. Schafer, of Tunk-
hammock Township, County of Monroe, and
State of Pennsylvania, who has been adjudg-
ed a Bankrupt, on his own Petition; that the
payments OF any debts and delivery of any
property belonging to such Bankrupt, to him
or for his use, and the transfer of any prop
erty by him are forbidden by law: that a
meeting Of the Creditors of the said Bank
upt to prove their debts and choose one or
more Assignees of his Estate, will be held
at Court of Bankruptcy, to be holden at
the Court House, Easton, Pennsylvania, be-
fore w. e. Doster, Esq, Register in Bank
ruptcy, on the 9th day of January, A. D.
1868, at 10 O'Clock, A. II.
p. Z. ELLMAKER,
u. S. Marshal as Messenger.
JAMES J. COPE,
Jan. =, 1868. Deputy.
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a preparation as harmless IS the April rain.
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Maiden Lane, New York Sold by all Drug
gists. Applied by all Hair Dressers.
Jan 2-Im.
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Undertaking

also attended 10 at short notice.
Call and see them before you purchase
elsewhere. Compare prices and material.
Furniture cheerfuIly shown without charge.
ID. 5. LEE. 5. S. LEE
If you want Cane-Seat, Wood-Sest or
Rush Bottom Chairs, call on
LEE & BRO.
If you want Bureaus, Bedsteads, Cup
boards, Tables, Wash Stands. &C., call on
LEE & BRO.
In short, if you want any thing in the Fur
niture line from a single article to COM
plete suit, call on LEE & BRO.
Stroudsburg, nov. 81, 1867.
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I'm THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
II UNITED STATES- for the Eastern Dis

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
Il UNITED STATES, for the Eastern Dis
trict of Pennsylvania.
In the matter OF Joseph Serfass, Bankrupt.
In Bankruptcy.
This is 10 give notice that petition has
been fled in said District Court By Joseph
Scrfass, Of Kidder township, Carbon Co, in
said District, who has been heretofore duly
declared Bankrupt under the Act Of Congress
entitled "An Act to establish Uniform
System Of Bankruptcy throughout the United
SStales," approved March I'd, lo67. for a
Discharge and Certificate thereof, from all
his debts and other claims payable under
said Act. aud that meeting Of creditors be
held on the 7th cay Of January, 1868, at 2
O'Clock, p NJ, before the Register, w. u.
Doster, Esq, at the Courthouse, in Mauch
Chunk, Pa, to be continued by adjoarnments,
II necessary, when and where the examina-
ton oil said Bankrupt will be finished, and il
is ordered that a hearing be had upon the
said Petlloa for discharge and certificate on
"Wednesday, the 22d day Of January, 1868,
before the said Court OF PHILADELPHIA. at 10
o'clock, 4. NJ, when and where all creditors
who have proved their debts, and other per
sons IN interest may appear, and show cause
ff any they have. why the prayer OF the said
petitioner should not be granted
REUBEN ZIEGENFUS,
Jan 2-3t.l Assignee Of said Bankrupt.
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Estate Of Wayne q. Drake, late Of tie 6o-
rough cf StroudSdUrg. decd.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT
! Z letters of administration on the Estate
Of the aboe e-named Wayne C. Drake, late
of the borough Of Strondsburg. in the county
of Monroe, deceased, have been granted 10
George w. Drake. residence in Stroudsburg,
Monroe County, Pa, ard Lorenzo Drake,
residing in Lopatcong township Warren
County, n. J. p o. address, Phillipsburg,
Warren County, NJ
All persons therefore indebted and those
having any claims or demands against the
Estate OF the said decedent, are requested
to make the same known to either Of the un-
dersgnod without delay.
LORENZO DRAKE, .an,rs
GEO. w. DRAKE, A0'"
Dec. II. 1867.
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A STAR ON FIRE!

was recently reported by the astronomers.
What of that! Who cares for an orb myri-
ads of miles away. Meanwhile, the whole
fS
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NARROW ESCAPE.

Frightful Adventure ON the Missts-
fsIppi and Tennessee Railroad.
The Grenada Miss Sentinel Of the
18th inst has the following account of q
narrow and thrilling escape from hOr-
rible death
while the down train Of the Missis-
sippi and Tennessee railway, on Wednes-
day night last, was passing cross-ro ad
a short distance south of Senatobis,
just before reaching trestleway, a run
away horse and rider dashed suddenly
just in front of the swift speeded loco.
motive. Every passenger was startled
by the fierce and thrilling whistle "put
down the brakes" and again the same
sound came more heart-rending than
before, and all was still as death. Pas
sengers clutched their seats and looked
to their neighbors as though for inform
alton. The train came to full stop, to
the great relief of all lit seems the
locomotive struck the animal as it
plunged headlong into the trestle way,
throwing its rider, who fell down, Just
as the horse was struck by the COVE
catcher and instantly killed The rider
proved to be a Mr.. Dane, depot agent
at Senatobia The train returned about
four hundred yards, and the officers
sought the spot When they reached it
they found Mr. Dane, badly but not dan
gerously injured, in the hands of his
friends +"
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INCIDENT AND ACCIDENT.

BUFFALO, December 22.-Great distress
exists among the coal drivers and poor
persons temporarily stopping 10 this city.
them as Migrants to the work house, at
their own solicitations in most instances.
BOSTON, December pa policen man of
Walden, highly respected citizen, was
shot dead at three o'clock this A. M, near
the depot He hailed two young men
who had been observed hanging about the
depot during the night, when one of them
shot him through the heart, and both fed.
Great excitement in Walden over it.
SOUTH BEND, IND, Dec. 22.-The POST
Office at this place was broken open last
night, and some three hundred letters
rihed Of their moneyed contents. Other
valuables not disturbed. 1t is supposed
the robbers got from SIS to 500.
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-The suit Of Mrs. o.
r. Williams against the Chicago Tribune
for libel, was commenced in the Circuit
Court this morning The chief witnesses
on either side are Mr.. and Mrs. Ellithorpe,
the former for the prosecution and the lat
ter for the defense. pa. -..-.... - -
Gen. J. NJ. Palmer, Governor elect Of
this State, will be insugura!ed on the lltb
Of January.
The loss by the fire at Fort Smelling was
stated too high. 1t is only about $4,000
Gustsve Fischer, the newly elected sber-
if Of this county, is lying dangerously i'll,
with scascely hope of his recovery.
CHICAGO, Dee. 22'-The new bIidg,
spanning the Mississippi river between
Dunleith and Dubuque was completed yes
terday aud lis strength thoroughly testeC
to day; the bridge is pronounced a success
lis entire length lie 1900 feet consisting 0
four spans of 225 feet each, two of 25t
each aud the draw 300 feet long. The en-
tire bridge is composed Of iron and ma
sonry and cost with the approaches, 5000
600. A ball is given Tonight in honor o
| its completion.
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The exercises at the Masonic Hall last
night, in eommemoration Of the landing Of
the Pilgrims, passed off in pleasant man.
ner. The supper furnished BY Mr.. Basse,t
at 9 O'Clock, was exceedingly foe, there be-
ing six long tables loaded with all kinds Of
deliepeies. The audience was quite large,
and the tcasts aud remarks made by the
representatives from the different States
we're interesting and occasionally eloquent.
Gen. Eaton acted as President. The Post
Band was in attendance, and discoursed
stirring muaic between the several speeches.
The following programme was selected
for the occasion:
Opening address by The President.
Music by the Band.
First regular tosst-Tbe Day we Cele-
brate, Rev. Mr.. Campbell. Song-The
Breaking Waves Dashed High, Mr.. Dor
man. @
Second tosst-Maiue, Alex. s. Bradley.
song-Flag of the Free, Mr.. Lyon. ta'
Third toast-New Hampshire, Mr..
Emery. .tta "
Fourth toast-VermoHt, J. J. Noah.
Fifth st-Massachusetts, Prof. Adams.
Song-Sword of Bunker Hill, DIR. Spar
ling.
Sixth toast-Rhode Island, Judge Wat
ION.
Seventh toast - Connecticut, Judge
Mills. Music by the baud.
Eighth tOast-Tennessee, Judge John
Hugh Smith and T. II. Coldwell. Song
Land Of Our Fathers, by the audience
When The programme was finished The
dancing commenced, many participating
aud continuing the sport until late hour
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MEMPHIS.
Court Decision In Life Insurance
Case-taen. BabcSck Leaves for Ark

Court Decision In Life Insurance
Case-tsen. Babcock Leaves for Ark
ansas.
MEMPHIS, Dec. %. - To day 10 the
United States District Court Judge Trigg
presiding, In the case Of Mira. Catharine
Baily We. the St. Louis Mutual Life In
surance was disposed Of. The action was
brought to recover 5000 on her hus-
bands life, which defendants declined to
pay, on the ground that the deceased had
failed topay premiums for three quarters,
and that his son, at the instance of friends
and the physician, called at the Office and
paid premiums whilst the father was on
bis death-bed, representing that he was in
unusual hesstb, therefore the contract
was null and void. The court ruled that
the company could not hold to the con-
tract If DR.. Bailey lived and repudiate
i If he died, and the jury found a YER
dict for the plaintiff.
james CALVIN has been found guilty of
murder in the first degrees for killing Po-
liceman Fenton last Christmas.
Gems. Babcock and Porter and Gen.
Granite STAFF, left for Arkansas this after
noon to investigate the militia troubles
Last night at Carroll station on the Mo-
bile and Ohio Railroad, near Humboldt,
Two of the piekpoekets who have been in
estiHg that road, were caught in the act
md taken BY the passengers and citiz ems
the station and hung 10 tree.
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SUCCESSOR 70 eEN, eRANT.

On the first day of the present session
of Congress Mr.. Drake offered in the
Senate joint resolution "In relation to
the grades of General and Lieutenant
General in the army, and Admiral and
Vice Admiral in the navy" We subjoin
a copy for public information. 1t is not
little significant, and will bear eonsid>
ration
Joint solution in relation 10 the grades of
General and Lieutenant Generalin the Army
and Admiral and Vice Admiral in the Navy.
Belt resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the United States
Of America in Congress assembled, That
no vacancy occurring in the grade of
General and Lieutenant General in the
Army, or of Admiral or Vice Admiral in
the Navy, shall not be filled without au>
thority OF the Congress hereafter given;
and if any vacancy occur in the grade of
General, his powers, functions, and duties
shall devolve upon the Lieutenant Gems
eral, or if there be vacancy in that grade,
upon such Major General as may be au>
thorized, under the direction and during
the pleasure Of the President, to com
mand the armies Of the United States.
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NEW YORK.
Cast0mhOHsR SEindiinE - Effort 90
Bridge last KTVer-Facts. SpecUIa
ton. E1c.

CastOmhOHse SwindiinE - Ef0Ft 10
Bridge last RIVer-Facts. SPecUIa
zion. ktc.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Further particu.
lars Of the Gtuperdous frauds in the Gus.
tom revenue have come 10 light from the
afidaVits If Thos. Z. roole, Que of the
special agents OF the Treasury Departs
meBt. 1t appears that silks, to the value
of 1925 600, have been invoiced as clocks
and shades by the Guitermsn Bros and
others.
The Brooklyn Common Council last
evening voted 100000 to aid in building
a bridge across East River, such sum TO be
paid in installments after $4,000 have
been subscribed by other parties.
Geo. A. Alloney, a clerk in the New
Herk Postofice, was yesterday arrested
for enbezzling valuable box from the
mails. He Was held for trial in default
Of $1,000 bail.
Sigismund Guiterman and Simon Gui-
terman, importers, in Reed street, were
Yesterday held for examination by Com
missioner Butts, upon the charge Of de-
frauing the government out Of many thou
sand dollars by means of smuggling silks,
shawls, and other valuable articles. The
examination Of the matter will take place
on Wednesday next
The Times says Of the Indian troubles,
that the policy now determined upon and
under execution by Sheridan, is entirely
new. The army commander has been
compelled to adopt it by the miserable
failures Of the Indian Agents and Peace
Commissioners, and he ought not TO be
Obslructed in its execution by delay upon
the part Of Congress or unsdyised inter-
ference by the President. A permanent
peace can now be Obtained through ener-
geiic and successful war.
The Herald thinks the declining ten.
dency in government bonds is due TO the
tiDkeriDg policy Of Congress.
The Congressional Committee to-day
examined quite a number of parties rela.
tive to the alleged election frauds in thii
city. A large Dunber Of documents bear.
ing on the case have also been laid before
the committee.
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AN EXTRAORDINARY Soar OF Dur
ANCE VmE.-A man who gave his name
as John Hays, and says he resides in
Chicago, Illinois, was taken from car
loaded with flour, bound east on the Bal
timore and Ohio Railway, Central Ohio
Division, at the depot in this city, yeSteraa
day, in nearly famished condition, arc
badly frozen. He says that Gu last Sur
day night, during heavy storm at Chi
cago, he took shelter in the car loaded
with -four, the doors being open. Shortly
after, the door of the cars were closed
and locked, the train made up and started
for the East, and despite himself he was
forced TO be an unwilling passenger. lie
hallowed at every station the train
stopped, trying to make himself heard,
but without avail, and it was not until
the cars reached this point that his condi-
ton was discovered and the car opened.
He was found to be nearly famshed,
with both legs frozen from the feet to
above the knees. He had been prisoner
in the car for over four days and nights,
during this inclement weather, and the
only wonder is that he was alive. He
was promptly cared for, and subsequently
removed to the County Infirmary, where
he now remains.-ZaReSriVe lOhiO)
Courier, December II,
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EXCIPEMENTs. PRESENT AND 70
COME


A startling prophecy and startling
fact are announced in the paperS-tbe
first to the effect that another earthquake
is to shake California the second, that
the volcanoes in the moon are in state
ofactive eruption. This last phenomenon
was described by Prof. Runkle at a
late meeting of the Massachusetts lnstia
tute of Technology in Boston. We
quote the account given by the Tran
script:
prof. Runkle announced what, il con-
firmed by subsequent observation, is
startling fact, and one which will open a
new field for lunar investigations, viz
The opinion given by Prof. Winlock, Of
Cambridge, that he has ssen for the last
two nights avolcano in the moon in active
eruption. During the past year astrono-
mers have differed in opinion as to the
disappearance of the crater Lnn@us,
marked on the best charts of the moons
surface, till the present year if this era
ter has disappeared, it is the first evidence
Of actually observed changes going on at
the surface Of the moon. In this connec-
ton the stasement of Prof. Winlock be-
comes doubly interesting"
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TELEGRAPHIC,
WASHINGTON.
EEN -- ,l8A4
ARKANSAS AFFAIRS TO be IN
VESTIGATED.
sAle Efaaf -
The Business Before the Court
OF Claims.
r-4-g saaz8 ras sles+ 'i'As'-a
.r8g aslias sal .-lsaaE allHsva@
New York Merchants Held for
Custom H8use SWiRdllng.
.Hs.s ls -lsaI.-----al 'lsesa 1alssl
The BalIy Life Insurance Case
= ii at Memphis. i > "
A Big Thing by an Illinois
Vigilance Committee.
Failure OF q Louisville Banking
House.
StOneman Extends the Stay Law |
in Virginia.
A Big Thing by an Illinois
Vigilance Committee.
Failure OF q Louisville Banking
House.
StOneman Extends the Stay Law
in Virginia.
WASHINGTON.
Gen. Grant Orders an Investigation
of Arkansas Matters.


Of Arkansas Matters.
New YORK, Dec. 22.-The TribuDe's
Washington dispatch says Gen. Grant has
ordered Gen. Babcock to visit and inquire
, into the condition Of officers in Arkansas,
and TO report at once at headquarters. The
reports received through Rebel sources
represent that the colored people are the
aggressors. Gen. Grant desires to be fully
informed on the subject by Trustworthy
person, before be takes action.
The Herald saws there is more authority
10 go upon the Pacific Railroad by Com
mittees and by Congressman, than upon any
Others.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-There are at
least one hundred cases before the Court of
Claims involving several millions of dol.
lars on account Of cotton alleged TO have
been illegally seized or destroyed by Uni
ted States officers. The Treasury Depart
ment has employed counsel especially to
protect its interest. The court adjourned
till after the holidays. Commissioner
Rollins has decided 10 establish in the city
Of New York four export bonded ware
houses in addition TO two already estab-
lished and has made selections for that
purpose. Secretary McCullocb has amend
ed warehouse regulations by allowing mer-
chandise to be exported to Mexico via To-
disnola, Texas and New York
At the recent convention of leading rail.
roads here, arrangements were perfected
for the more prompt transmission Of freight
from this city 10 the. West. Freight cars
will go through without breaking bulk.
A new tariff will be put into effect jan
usry /.
A number of letters have been received
at the Treasury Department from mer-
chants and others in New Orleans, stating
that since the recent reduction of the cleri-
cal force 10 the custom House, business
has not been transacted as rapidly as it
should be, and it is necessary a number of
those dismissed be reinststed. In accord
snce with these suggestions, Mr.. McCulloeh
will reinstate number of clerks and in-
sBectOrs
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UNITED. sTATEs coNsoLs.
Gre 5iey's Financial Pian-How 20 Re
snme specie Payments.

sumo specie Payments.
I New YoRK, Dec. 20.-Horacs Greeley
| will publish in the Tribune tomorrow
a reply to Morten's financial proposition.
He says Morton is incorrect in supposing
the government must redeem the greens
backs whenever it resumes specie pay
ment, and refers to the fact that the
banks, on resuming after suspension, are
never required to redeem outstanding
issues He argues that, if we resumed
Immediately, there would be very little
drain or the Treasury. He says: 81
would forthwith issue American consols,
and urge every one who has one hundred
dollars or over to spare, to invest it there.
in. / believe eonsols payable expressly
in specie, having one hundred years
to run, untaxable and paying inter~
est quarterly, could be foated- at four
per cent. am very confident that such
consols, drawing five per cent. interest,
could be brought to premium and kept
there. Say that it stood barely one per
cent. above par, and the government
might issue it so fast and so far only as
to meet run on the treasury for specie.
| would arm the treasury, moreover, with
power to borrow en- temporary loan at
such rate as should be found necessary
to maintain the resumption. If coin ran |
low, and consols fell below par, would |
authorize the Secretary to go into the |
market and borrow, at three, six, nine |
and twelve months, on the faith and |
credit of the United States, such sums as
he might need, and at the best attainable
rates." ff Ell
He says the only thing necessary to
make resumption practicable is to make
some kind of national obligation which
shall sell at premium over specie, and is
confident the above form Of consols
would command premium. lie thinks
we could safely resume by the LIST of
January, on the specie now in the
Treasury, and believes that his plan will
secure resumption carly IN the coming
year. He denounces all propositions to
pay the fve~twenties in greenbacks, and
iays that but for this dishonest PROPOSE
ion, and the powerful names which up
hold it, we could have begun funding
ye-twenties long ago.
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SPAIN.
Results OF the Elect .ons-The Cuban
Policy

Results OF Ihs Elect .Ons-The Cuban
Foley
MADRID, Dec. 22.-The elections for
Cortes in this city passed off with compar-
alively slight disturbance OF public order.
ALT monsrcbial candidates were elected.
The Republicans have carried the cities of
Seville and Barcelona. IL Is stated on Of
fetal authority that up to the present mo.
ment 5000 troops have been sent to rein
force the army in Cuba, and more will soon
follow. The government announces that
it will never abandon colony of Spain.
II is reported here that the United State
bss sent a special envoy to Spain to me-
gotia:e for the purchase OF Cuba, and his
arrival Is daily expected.
LISBON, Dec. GA crisis has taken
place in the Cabinet. Desilva has resigned
and Count CavallieEas has accepted pro-
visionaliy the Ministry Of Finance, and
Marquis Bsndierra that of Foreign Affairs
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rs show decrease of Sc, 600 bales,
as compared with the season last
year. This falling off is attributed
partly to the early setting in of the
rainy season in the Central Pro.
Vinces, and partly to the large sup
plies sent to the Northwestern pro.
Yinces and to Bengal for native con-
sumption. The area cultivated is
lsrger, however, than last year, and
1t is anticipated tlfat later accounts
may show an undiminished supply
for expectation later in the season.
Lord Mayo, the ne~ Governor
General ofIndia, in response to a /
committee of the Cotton Supply As
sociation promised to promote and
extend the cultivation of cotton in
India, and facilitate its speedy con-
yeyance to Great Britain ~
The cotton crop is Of essential
not only to our Southern /
section, but to the whole country.
1t involves an interestto which none
who have the welfare and prosperity
Of the South can be indifferent. The
american government has removed
It's unwise tax upon cotton produc-
Ion 1t Is therefore free. The soil
Of the South is better adapted than
hat of any other portion of the
globe. The change of the system
Of labor must ensue In a change in |
he mode of production. 1t is not
lpon government aid but on indi-
Tldual enterprise and energy, that
We must rel y for success. We can
'ecover our cotton ascendency. But
his, in our Judgment, can only be
'ttained by planting fewer acres,
md developing these to their fullest
xtent. Every agricultural comnu-
lity must depend upon its soil for
IS development and progress. The
question with us is how that soil
nay best be made to bear its appro-
riate fruits. Its by high and care
I'll cultivation and large produce.