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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-08-27
Description of the New Stamps for Dis
tillerS' Use.

| The Printing Bureau of the Treasury
Department is now actively engaged in
printing the tax-paid stamps for distilled
spirits, IN accordance with the new rev.
enue law. The stamps are about five in
ches square, with handsome vignette
representing the reaping of grain, and are
made OF ten different denominations, from
twenty to one hundred and thirty. Each
denomination of stamps has nine coupons
attached, so that these ten stamps will an
sWer Tor any number of gauged gallons,
between those numbers. They are bound
In books, with stamps attached to each
stamp, like bankers checks, and being
charged for their full value to the collector
he gets credit for all unused coupons re-
naming in the book on its return and
thus operates as check upon the collec-
tor, preventing fraud either by collusion
or otherwise. The method by which re-
use, or the use second time, of the stamp
is prevented is new and ingenious. The
stamp is pierced with large hole in the
centre, which is covered by thinner pa
per before printing. After it is printed
and attached to the barrel it cannot be
soaked off and reused, as the beer stamps
have been, because the stamp will come
oft in two pieces, which, from their pecu-
liar construction, cannot again be united
on another barrel The stamp is perman-
emily dcfaccd by any attempt to remove
it. One popularity of the stamp is that
it cannot be printed except by what is
known as the dry process, by hydrostatic
power SO that the stamps cannot, in the
present state of the art, be printed any
where but in the Treasury Department
This effectually prevents countcrfeitiug.
The stamps, as well as the paper upon
which they are printed, were invented by
Mr.. S. Nj. Clark, Chief of the Prin ting
Bureau.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-08-27
To the Editor of the Tribune.

SIR Gen Grant is Jackson Demo-
crat, and SO AM |. lie can stamp his
foot on Wade Hampton, as Jackson did
on Calhoun. A still tongue makes wise
head. The hand that writes this voted
Gen. Jackson at his last Now the
Hero's ashes in the grave would be
of the party that call themselves
Democrats. No trIiing with mems souls
that have laid down their lives for US
THos. Il. CLARKE.
Red BaAk, " j., Aug ! 1865.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-08-27
Operations of Solitary Confinement.


The Philadelphia penitentiary being
an institution designed for separate or
solitary confinement, there are no large
machine or workshops, no factories, no
moving gangs Of workmen convicts. The
labor is all performed in the cells. Those
engaged in chair making, shoemaking
weaving, jobbing, or what not, work in
their own cells-eat there, drink there,
sleep there. They never move out of
them. Their days labor over, the dirt,
scraps and shayings are swept in barrels
or baskets, and removed by carriers. Of
the poor fellows themselves you see moth
ing. Outside workmen are employed to
do what ever is required about the place
The prisoners are sedulously secluded in
their rooms, and the visitor is not permit
ted even to view them. They are shut
off from the outside world as completely
as it dead. Their very names are obli-
terated they are known only by num-
bers. That is the extent of their in
dividuality. OF relatives or friends they
see but little. Once in a period of three
months an inspectors pass admits a wife
or mother to conference with her
criminal though loved one, and even then
such are the precautions of the prison
discipline, that they meet and talk only
through the bars of cell-door, and in
the presence of an officer of the institu-
ton. Poor satisfaction for the lips that
moisten for kiss, for the heart that
yearningly throbs for an embrace Eff
teen or twenty minutes also is the brief
time allowed for the meeting. There are
in the institution at the present time
somewhat over 600 couyicts.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-08-27

sTRoUDsBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA, AUG 81 1865
Battle Of Cedar Greek.

Old Early camped at Fisher HILL
Resolved some Yankee blood to spill:
lie chose his time when Phil. was gone,
The Yankee Camp to fall upon.
CHORUS:
Get out of the way old General Early,
L have come to drive YOU out the Valley
AT night like thieves of sense bereft,
He marched his troop around our left
With order strict unto his bows
To nothing take, to make a noise.
CHORUS Get out of the way, &c. &c.
While they were on their mission bent,
The 1anks were sleeping in our tents;
Until the Reb's with rousing volley,
Warned us, to sleep, was death and folly.
CHoRUs-Get out of the way, &c. &c.
Old Early carried out his plan;
Surprising Crook and his command:
Who had not time their lines to form.
So sudden came the Rebel storm.
cHoRUs:-Get out of the way, &c. &c.
Now when the Sth Corps all had run,
Old Early thought it jovial fun;
But General Grover (God bless his name,)
Said he would help them play the game
cIoRUs:-Get out of the way, &. &c.
He formed line the Pike along,
To check old Early and his throng;
And here he held the Rebels at bay,
Till he was flanked from every way.
CHoRUs:-Get out of the way, &c. &c.
This gave the 9th Corps time to form,
Who bravely faced the Rebel storm:
Till the 10Th Cops had time to rally,
To stop the Rebels in the Valley.
CuoRUs:-Ge out of the way, &c.
Now-Johnny's thought the victory won;
And the usual pillaging begun:
Robbing the dead and wounded too,
As none but southern blood can do.
CHoRUs:-Gct out of the way. &c. &c.
Now when the day was almost lost,
God sent reinforcing Host:
The host he sends is but a man;
But that's the noble Sheridan.
CHORUS:
Vow turn your tune he saws to General Early
fou have come too late to get the Valley.
on on he comes; with lightning speed:
Crying who hath done this awful deed:
He'd fare meath Southern skies,
Who dare my sleeping camp surprise.
CHORUS:
Say, get ont of the way says Phil to Early.
Oh there another sound is heard,
And Liberty is the rallying word;
And every heart is filed with pride,
To see the gallant leader ride.
CIIoRUs:-Say get out of the way, &c.
Saying form; quick We will the fight renew;
And see what right that wrong can do:
BY night our camp we will regain
And vengeance have for those that's slain.
CHORUs:-Say get out of the way, &c. &c.
Then orders flew left to right,
And glorious was the evenings sight:
The Rebels flew mid the cannans roar,
Losing all they gained and thousands more.
CHoErs:-Say get out of the way, &c.
Iartinsburg Va.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-08-27

Ex Gov. Seymour says: "Never be-
fore in the "history of our country has
Congress taken "menacing altitude to-
ward its electors" 1t is certain that the
Democratic electors for. whom Mr.. Sey-
mour speaks have often taken menacing
attitude toward Congress. They did in
1860, when they voted their States out of
the Union, and during the entire Rebel
lion, until their "mcnacing attitude" was
taken out Of them by Gen. Grant
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Two Serpents and Singular Case

Two SerpentS and Cat-Singular Case.
The Nessafcr Algerion relates the fol
lowing curious story: GA very singular
occurrence took place in the warehouse of
the Messageries Imperialf, at Stora. A
large case containing two serpents, direc-
ted from Batna to the superintendent of
the geological Gardens in Marseilles, was
deposited in the warehouse for shipment.
While there, a cat, ignorant of what the
case contained, got into in No sooner
had it done so, than the reptiles sprang
at it with the rapidity of an narrow, and
squeezed it to death in their immense
coils. They then relaxed their hold, and
commenced the process of swallowing.-
The male serpent seized the dead cat by
head end, the female swallowed the tail
end. 1t is well known that when scrpents
take into their mouth a substance of
certain size, the conformation of the teeth
and jaws in such that they cannot let go
their hold. In the present case both
snakes were brought face to face, the pro-
cess of deglutition was arrested, and it be-
came doubtful how the matter would end
At length the famale snake made des-
perate effort to swallow the other, and in
doing so was choked. In coroboration of
the above facts, the animals have been
preserved in rpirits of wine. The direc-
tors of the geological Gardens of Marseil-
les are going to bring an action against
the Eessageries company for the loss of
the serpents, whilst the owner of the eat
demands that the skin at least should be
given up to him as a matter of curiosity.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-08-27

One of Gen. Hancock's principal staff
officers, when asked, after the Democratic
National Convention, how he liked the
ticket, responded, "What uniform do you
suppose | wear? Do you think | have
begun to wear gray Z"
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j. LANTZ, DENTIST.

-. Has permanently located him.
q self in Stroudsburg, and moved
IDh his office next dool 10 DIR. S.
Walton, where he is fully prepared to treat
the natural teeth, and also to insert incorrup-
fible artificial teeth ON pivot and plate, in tue
latest and most improved manner Most
persons know the danger and folly of trust
sng their work to the ignorant as well as
the travelling dentist. 1t matters not how
much experience person may have, he is
liable to have some failures out of a number
of cases, and if the dentist lives at distance
1T is frequently put off until it is too late to
save the tooth or teeth as it NAV be, other
wise the inconvenience and trouble of going
80 far. Hence the necessity of obtaining the
services of dentist near home All work
warrspted.
StEsedsburg, March 27, 1862.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-08-27

The San Jose (Cal) Patriot, Demo
cratic, but a loyal aud national journal.
is unable to so Seymour, aud comes ous
for Grant aud Coltax
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-08-27

The Worcester Spy writes the follow
ing epitaph for headstone, which will
be wanted before the next snow falls:
Here Lies.
Without hope of Resurrection,
All that remains of
American Democracy
(falsely SO called).
Her appalling crime was to have sacrificed
x million Lives
And Many Thousand Millions of Treasure
In tiendish struggle to pcrpetuate
The accursed system of
American Slavery.
In the presence of this one enormity
1t would be mockery to utter
The name of any
Virtue.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-08-27

nON'F FORGET that when
II you want any thing in the Furniture
or Ornamental line that McCarty, in the
odd-Fellows' Hal. Main Street, Strouds-
burg, Pa, is the place TO get il. [Sept. 26.
RLANKs OF ALL KINDS for Sale at
- this Office.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-08-27

Old Early camped at Fisher Hill,
Resolved some Yankee blood to spill;
lie chose his time when Phil. was gone,
The Yankee Camp to fall upon.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-02
FINANCIAL AND CONNER CIAL.

TUESDAY, Dec. 1-3P. M.
Gold was dull and steady throughout to-day, fuc-
lsusting within the remarkably close limits OF o
vQuarter OF one per cent. 1t opened at 1857 and
pdvanced 70 1861 In the presence OF Few large
purchases. Retiring TO the opening price 1t nuctu-
Ated an eighth the other way, touching la5. This
movement 1t repeated several times during the
ession OF the board the price at the close being the
Bsme a. at the opening although 1t fell to 1855 before
bthe termination OF Business at nve O'Clock Neary
binion dollars was bought II was reported, for the
srie clique and the thought was at once suggested
hat gold u more readily negotiable than greenbacks
br stocks In the Dominion Of Canada the purchases
Ware made for these parties 1t ID more likely the
gold b wanted TO pay for the sterling bonds re-
hAipped from Europe, which are now expected by
pvery steamer. The borrowing demand, what little
knere was Of 1t, was easily accommodated, while for
BARRING the loaning rate ranged from one to i've per
bent The Sub-Treasurer, Mr.. Van Dyck, sold
100000 gold, In accordance with his announcement
70 dispose Of $780, 600 az auction this week. The
price realized was 1896 for 800, 000 l35o8 for
n0tnef hundred thousand and 1876 for the balance
uhe steamer Germania took out $4s, 900 In specie.
Ehe gross clearnas were only $51,76O,00O the gold
balances $l795,956 and the currency balances
P2ol6,sl4. The range in price is shown as fol-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-02

ferred TX During the noon recess between the boards
sales we're made OF Hudson River at 1919 Milwau'
kes ana st. Paul Co. do. preferred say, Michigan
Southern sss, Pitsburg S. Toledo loo Rock Island
107aS. New YortCentrai was quoted I2sk l2sx.
At the second open board New York Central was
steady at the decline; Erie was quoted 3s,s 3sK.
and Hudson River 13l 1914. Fort Wayne fell on
one per cent from the morning board; Toledo was
strong and Rock Island improved ~ while the two
Northwestern stocks were weak. At the last regu-
lar board New York Central continued steady, while
Erie weakened y and Hudson River X. Reading
sold at esk, Milwaukee and st. Paul 90, do. pre-
ferred so, Ohio and Mississippi sox. Toledo 100K,
Rock Island l07, Northwestern SAX, do. preferred
s6X.
At the last open board the quotations were:-
Wells, Fargo Co.'s Express, 26x 27h; American
Express 45k 40; Adams Express, 47k . 4o1;
United States Express, As 49, Merchants Union Ex
press, 171 Tx; Quicksilver, % 2SK; Canton. 40;
Mariposa s bid; do. preferred, 20 . 2lh; Pacific
Mail, llo,s lloI; Western Union Telegraph, seK
s6x; New York Central, l2sK l2sx; Erie 80 .
3sk; Hudson River 12sk Q $50; Harlem, 124k;
Reading es 9s1I; Chicago and Alton, las l4s;
do. preferred 1451 $50; Alton and Terre Haute. SO
a 40; Wabash, SIX . So; Milwaukee and st. Paul.
c7A ao77s; do. preferred sek 81; Fort Wayne, lilo
110h; Ohio and Mississippi, 3OH 30z; Michigan
Central, 1le 100; Michigan Southern. ssK $50;
Illinois Central las; Pttsburg, STU q S7h; Toledo,
100 1907; Rock Island, 107H 1o7%; Northwest
ern, SAX a SAX; do. preferred. SIX & S7h; Boston
Water Power 1914; Boston, Hartford aud Erie, q
a271.
There was better feeling for some OF the list
after the boards. The following were the street
quotations at the close, ut halfpast five o'clock
New York Central, 49, st. Paul. 6s1 6SH; st. Paul
preferred s81 ss1S; Northwestern, So s5A; North
western preferred s7,s s7al; Erie SSk ASK; Pa
cifc Mail, III; Rock Island. 107H 1918; Michigan
Southern, sSA Ssss; Ohio and Mississippi, 3o5s o
500; Pittsburg, s7al ass.
The receipts for customs and the receipts, pay
ments and balances at the SubTreasury in this city
for the expired portion OF the week have been as
follows:-
Receipts. Receipts Payments. Balances.
Nov. 80. $27s.s17 S1,9l3,504 $4s6S,49l $S6,077S6o
Dec. L.. 271,000 2,92s,2S8 ,496 S7,66S,657
The value Of exports exclusive OF spscie from
New York to foreign ports for the week ending to-
day $4,2es 2O7 against 1925 1884 for the week
previous
The last two statements OF the condition OF the
Philadelphia banks compare as annexed:
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-02

s2 81 TO- Higgins IS rs 80 s5; Deans Evans &c.
az w. - 50 TurS's Isiani $50. 1jc per bisa0.
SOAR. -Caatte duh 8. loo. a lsc.
SALrrHrRn dun lOtc a lie. Stock December L.,
ieno In New York Loo bags In Boston, ~ 200 40
sPkHAAokTL-R Refined dun but steady IL doc.
TALLo9 was In fair request, prices favored tho
city and country.
TohAooo kcntucky-The low grades continued IN fair
demand and holders in their views being unwilling
TO realize except at full prices was light poor
4 assof.e1 There were to the extent OF
20 hossheads at &c. ioc Seed leaf was slow OF sale,
owing 70 NE light stock and the high rates OF freight Prices
were steady however The eacs
asc ~ do ON private terms 70 Ohio al 7c 20 DO.
old Connecticut a. i0c Spanish dull unchanged
value. Sales lb0 baes Havana al 8c AL O5 We quote
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-02

sacks do $40 bbls and 800 sacks meal ec3 bushels
wheat 1856 do. III z3 do DATA b33 do. and on
do barley The -four market ruled dull today but prices
owe, though In few sicht concession
would have been made by so doing sses could have been
secured The bulk of the business usual IN extra
State St Louis -four being neglected and nearly nomna
California nour dull and entirely nominal The sales
md nominal at our quotations. Sales OF .uperhne
In made prices below the annexed nges
but TOO low quote Sales $50 bbls Rye hour Was In
moderate demand and rm sales 225 bbls Corn meal WAS
da and prices were IN buyers favor S.es 10y co %
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-02

rVHEATkE FRANCAIs. -GENEvIEvE-7rH WEEg,
l. Sole Lessee and Director ~. " TAU
SEATS SECURED ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE AT
Peters, lss Bwsy cl Bway ana Ihsasrs ranca
AND IRRESISTIBLE NOVELTY OF THE SEASON
OFFENBACHS RENOWNED OPERA BOUFFEs
GENFvIEVE DE BRABANT.
Prcseptcd THIS AND EVERY EVENING AZ w, and o.
SATURDAY MATINEE at and saue EVENING a. 1aaa
with sPLESDoR OF MISE EN- SCENE AND CAST
NEVER EQUALLED ON ANY STAGE.
Tina cast comprises ROSE BELL, DEsCLhUzAs, CAV
PETIT, MILE. GtERErTf, BAGEARD and NJ. GABkI
twho the role Of Pou the gendarmc together wsA
the entire strength of the compsny, numbering l40
After ~ admission 70 parue and dress circle ha price
will retained on each oyeor
ing for sale a the box onlcc OF the theatre.
FAMILY CIRCLE 80 CENTS.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, aENEVIEVE MATlhEK-
Private boxes for the Matinee now be occurred
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-02

PErRo,EuM.-Receipts, seel bbs refined and ilo5 90.
crude The market for the aer dull and prices
dull, being scarcely demand and
prices again shade lower closing up 3lc S3c for
standard white There sales OF about 900 bb n otA
Al Gle. S2he. Napb,ha was dull and nominal Al IKE 3c.
heavy priccs fully &c. below those current LAST evening
The snes 800 bbs standard white at c and rimored
a0 do at 2c. At which price there were ssers ~ the
close.
RIckOf Carolina 100 ucrces were soids &c. SIC.
Messrs Eugene OSuivau Co. make The stock December
l., 1866 Boo ticrccs Carolina and 1890 bags Kapgoon
SUgARThe narses for continued 10 RUE dun. there
beng scarcely any demand from any source and prices
Gac for Dcmarrra also 50 borcs at 9c- BY auction 70
hhas crop New Oeanshe nTst arrival OF the
atssc. Ike. We quote 70 good refining Cuba,
ios lie fair TO good grocery DO, Ike SC prime 70
hsc. grocery do 9sc 12'sc For rehned the demand
si slow and prices again rihe Oh closing at
Sc 5o FOR hard, lS5sc c. for soft white, and l2<c
spELTKR dull and scarcely 20 frn. There sales
OF 10 tons silessn At sac gold closing At CSC s64c
sgINeFor deer the market moderately active NJ I'M
do. Vera Cruz leo DO. siss ana LOCO do. An.ri.
private terms Goat, though qust were steady, We
quote :Goai-Iampco, 57xc. per ID, gold; hsamoros,
s2Hc stc Buenos Ayres, &asc Soc per b. currency;
DeerHonduras 4c per h.. gold; Vera Cruz, b0c Central
American, b0c. Ean Juan AXE. sisa b0c AngosturA,
sac Il 3sc.; Para, Esc. Doc.
sIiasced unchanged In vsIue, being quoted
W 10, gold duty paid boo bags DAMAGED et snpa, were
made the stock to-day bags IN New York and 1880 do
~ Bcs,on. Clover dull and nominal A. i2c l2tc.
Timothy steady at ~. while rough tax was dull and
hsLrThe demand was FAIR and with continued light no
cept prices arm for all kinds For J9bbpg ota from
store the following prices prevailed: Asaton's ~ 70
pef sack MsrshAds and Worth'oaon's ca " ~ poaod
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-02

THE LECTURE SEASON.
HOOPER UNI0N.-FREE COURSE or LECTURES

(NOOPER UNION.-FREE COURSE OF LECTURES
~ for 1868 and 1884,
The Free Course OF Lectures the Cooper Union win
Dr. John Boynton with six lectures the
Natural History q Creaton on Saturday. December at
each These lectures will be profusely illustrated by
and pictures illuminated by the calcium light intended
10 populArizc the latest discoveries In science.
Admission win DO by tickets which DO had gratis,
application TO the librarian of the reading OF the Cooper
Union d. Van Nosrands book store lsi Broadway and
ABRAM S. HEWITT, Secretary
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-02

IMPORTANT LECTURES TO GENTLEMEN ONLY, ON
interesting, invaluable and scientific subjects, shownl
New York Museum OF Anatomy. Those unable 10 attend
forwarding 70 cents TO the secretary 6l
Broadway
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-02

COMMERCIAL REPORT.

purLnrSs MaTrgiaLs.-For Eastern spruce the market
was moderately active At hrmer prices, the sales being
sbou. 10000 feet at 3is chiefly at $50 Laths
In moderate reqnes. and steady. Sales 600 at o. Rosen
dale in fair request and srm At a. Lime
stssdv =, ~ 60 "a lump Bricks
unchanged, being s.sdv At si for Long Island eis s22
for g, .sS d eT r III. sss s for North
Cocrrpies srock. The market was dull, but prices
ss s s.r nss do ss'
Do % inch do 400 e. 81 run s9 g. 8. yps d. ss 50
for ~ oa .c for sperm and & for patent
er.-MsnrA was dull and lower, being quoted q,
acrrsarh. market lingo, was active. erc.d and de-
saeS ,a sss Tss sales .ss.
lss. a go. Ass ss.h,meosing g. Mae Stc aud
and Baltimore .. ss ooo DO Superior sic
ceOo DO lake deliverable the last half Of This month"; al
s .gs s Tss ~ .s az ,s s ' *.
chiefly for export The sales were os bales,
sb snG S, sag' 'SsaRsT - 90 ,g.s%1
s.,, p ss: for
January and Issra.ry s.c 500 DO 70. milling Tor Fer
= no +, :.Is Z 40 y !: S%s'
pc and 100 DO low nadng 70, rssrasry IKE The
''Ai''' ''''' ~ rsisss.s.s tssssi. ssa " 0: a.s
Ordinary, .......~.... S. A' sss rs TX
~ Mamma ;ss',,i,:::.. ~ *
Coppprrbe martet for Rio was rather more active a.
former prices There sales Of e bags johann
mes 1900 do Venus, and tS Do II Ncumullen. pri
terms Other kinds still dull and nominal We
quote io ordinary cagocs &c. esc gold I'm bond fair
do, &C. pc. good DO. I0kc lie prime do, lhc.
l2c. extremes lots. &c. i259c Messrs William Scott
Sons made the stock Of Rio to-day In New York bags
baltimore, 800 Savannah $500; New Orleans 2oo Bcs
ton 2,soo Mobile, 1,50l
DRUGS DyHs ercredingy quiet and prices for
All favor Sales Is soda
nt 81 7,aS nv, sod 20 do soda ASH a. Sac. s2ke, do
s drum, c.S.a .oas part a. ia r zee. ss.t < sos.
soda on private The latter quoted nj &C. &C.,
god.