The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-03-25
MISCELLANEOUS US.


a Steam elevator at Brookly, Gil Mon
day. fell prey to fire. Loss $4,000.
The school property in Pennsylvania is
estimated at over eleven millions of dol
lars.
Secretary Boutwell, has chosen w. A.
Richardson, of Boston, for Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury.
Reading is plagued with fulse alarms
Of fire, and offers raward for the detec-
tion Of the mendacious alarmers.
Northeastern Texas declares in favor
of A. J. Hamilton for Governor, and \.
w. Grey for Leutanant, G overnor.
The Chicago Tribune reports the story
of Gen. Clusters capure by the Indians,
but furnishes no additional particulars.
T. b. Lawrence, Consul General to
Florence, died in Washington last even
ing.
General Samuel Fessenden, father Of
Senator Fessenden, died on Saturday
night.
Thomas Rowland, first Deputy Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, has resign
ed.
The body of murdered man was found
in the Schuylkill, near Reading, ON Fri
day evening.
Catpain John S. Young, Chief Of the
New York detective force, has been dis
missed the service.
Sanford NJ. Hodges, bank clerk in
Northampton. Mass, committed suicide,
BIZ shooting, on Saturday last.
Prince Louis, of Bourbon, married
Miss Emeline Hamil, of Cuba, in New
York, on Saturday evening.
The Denver Necs publhes an account
of fight between white and colored
troops, at Fort Lyons, on Thursday night.
A young lady in California broke her
neck while resisting the attempt Of
young man to kiss her. \ fearful warn
ing.
Hon. Alexander w. Randall, late Post
Master General, has arrived in Elmira
with his family, where he intends making
his permanent residence.
Nicholas Schaeffar, wealthy farmer Of
of Berks county, was found drowned in
the Schuylkill Canal, near Reading, on
the 18th.
The Fifteenth Amendment to the Con
stitution was ratified by the lower branch
of the New York Legislature, last
Wednesday, by vote of ~ to AZ.
The Treasury Department last week
printed S59S, 500 of fractional currency,
and destroyed within the same period
S491 ,92l.
Sl,500,000 has been sent from Cuba to
a private banker in New York, the inter
est of the money to be devoted to the sick
and wounded of the Cuba patriot army.
The ground hogis an unmitigated fraud
this year, and the temperature Of the past
ten days has put ground hog theory down
70 very low rate OF interest.
On Friday night party Of burglars
made bold but unsuccessful attempt to
brake into the banking house of George
w. Riggs & Co., in Washington, D. C.
The Pensacola and Georgia RAILROAD
and the Tallahasse Railroad, were sold by
auction on Saturday. The first brought
1920, 900, and the last named $l95, 900
The loss by the destruction of the
Cascade Paper Mills at Pen Van, n. Y,
will reach $4,000. Insurance only
$4,000.
a large meeting was held at Cincin
natl on Monday evening in behalf o!
General William G.. Halpin, now confined
in British prison.
The explosion of coal oil lamp at
Vernon VI Last SATURDAY. coucod tbo
death of Mrs. Stoddard and the destruc-
tion Of her house.
The contested election case of Hon.
Caleb n. Taylor VS.. DIR. Redding, was
commenced on Monday in the Fifth Con
gressional District
William W. Hubblell on Monday, made
an application before the Supreme Court,
for re-hearing in the case Of George s.
Twitchell, Jr.
The Republican Senatorial caucus on
Monday agreed to refer back to the Judi
ciary Committee the bill respecting the
repeal of the Tenure of Office act.
Hon. Hamilton Fish was on Wednes
day last, installed as Secretary of State.
His first official act was to sign the com.
mission of his predecessor as Minister to
France.
The colored people of Washington are
making arrangements to celebrate, on an
extensive scale, the anniversary of the
abolition of slavery in the District Of
Columbia.
In some of the churches of Washington,
D. 9. yesterday, the pastors read briei
address from Cuban ladies', asking aid and
in behalf of the Cuban revolu-
ionists.
The Treasurer Of st. Paul's German
Evangelical Church, of Cincinnati, has
'een arrested on the charge of having
bsconded with several thousand dollars
Of the church's money.