The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-03-11
MISCELLANEOUS. u S.

Efforts are under way for establishing
Presbyterian congregation at Bethlehem.
A new crop of counterfeit twenty five and
fifty cent scrip has been put in circulation.
The statement that DR.. M'Cosh of Prince
ton College, drinks much wine, is now
denied
The edict is announced from Paris. that
fashion has determined to abolish chIgnons.
What fall will be-my country-women
Teetering is the term applied to the see
saving goose gait adopted by fashionable
young ladies nowadays.
An able agriculturist is of the opinion that
the ice crop throughout this country has no;
been injured by frost during the winter.
At St. Hyacinthe, Canada, the snow is ten
feet deep.
The San Franciscans celebrated the in
auguration of President Grant with great
elect.
Lower Canada regrets that her most in.
telIigent people are leaving tha: Province
for the Western States.
The lower House Of the Maine Legislature
refused to abolish capital punishment by ,
vote OF 90 to 40.
The citizens of indianapolis held a pray
er meeting in behalf of the new Presiden
at the hour of the Inauguration.
A serious accident to General Grant
father happened on the 4th by his falling
down flight of stone steps in the Capitol
A broken rail, on the Houstonic Railroad
near Lennon, Mass threw a car down al
cmbankment and seriously injured twelve
persons.
| Henry Ward Beocher has received "c0ll'
from the American Presbyterian Church, il
Montreal, A large salary is thrown ou
as an inducement.
Last September a Jersey grocer name
StillwelI, was knocked on the head, robbet
and placed on a ship outward bound fror
| New York. The ship was abandoned, an
Still well returned home.
Hon. Seth Pedelford, OF Providence, Rhod
Island, has been nominated by the Republi
cans for Governor of that State, Genera
/ Burnside declining 10 allow the use Of hi
name for another term of Office.
Mr.. Griffin, of the Delaware, Lackawann
q Western Railroad, we here, is 10 b
made Superintendent Of the Lackawann
add Bloomsbury r. r.
| During the past three months there ha
been an increase in the earnings OF the Mort
Penn. Railroad, as compared with last ycal
of over $4,000.
The large mantle factory, Of Yerkers {
Martin, at Lynnvile, Lehigh county, wa
totally destroyed by fire On Monday nigh
The loss Is estimated about 520,0G0 or S25
600, partly covered with insurance.
The new iron furnace of Messrs. Carte
and Co., in course of erection near Hope
Lock, on the Lehigh Valley Railroad,
rapidly nearing completion. 1t is though
the furnace will be put in blast by the Is
of August next, when another stack vii
Immediately be commenced.
! One day last week, a two year old daugh
ter of Mr.. Solomon Weaver, residing ol
Ninth street, Allentown, died from tn
effects of having swallowed shawl pin
several inchas in length.
Col. Hutter, of the Esston Argus, ha
withdrawn from that journal, after p years
of continued service. lie is succeeded b,
Messrs. Skunk & Eichman. who Will pub
lish daily and weekly edition.
! The Easton house carpenters, have resolv
ed that no increase in wages be demanded
and that the wages paid them should he tn,
same as heretofore 30 cents per hour, or s;
for days labor of ten hours, from afte
| Monday the 1st of March.
John Fennel, residing near Bath, Commit
ted suicide on Saturday last, by shooting
himself through the heart. As be was wei
off and apparently free from family or othe
tronbles, no cause can be assigned for hi
action.