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for New York on Saturday next in the
steamer China.
There was Il fine yacht race on Monday
for the Emperor's Cup, valued at 5000
francs. The cOurSe was from Cherbourg,
France, to Portsmouth, England, and
back, and was open to The yachts Of all
nations. Six started. They left Cher
bourg late Monday afternoon, and arrived
again on Tuesday. The yacht GuiniUere
won the race. The first three came in
following order:
Guinivere, schooner, 3OS tons, G. Mel
%lusson, owner Royal Victoria Club, 6:45
P. M.
Egerin, schooner, 161 tons, J. Mulhol-
land, owner; Prince Alfred Club, 923
P. NJ.
DaUntless, schooner, J. G. Bennett, Jr.,
owner New York, 9:39 P. Nj.
The Harvard and Oxford crews were
out again last evening, the former i. their
new boat built by Clasper, and the latter
in the new Salter boat, Darkness proven
ted any estimate of the work, Both crews
were out to-day, and both went over the
course from Putney to Mortiake. The
Harvards made the distance in twenty
two minutes twenty-five seconds, averag-
ing thirty seven strokes per minute. The
time of the Oxfords was a few seconds
less, and they took thirty-six strokes per
minutes. The betting stands five to two
on Oxford.
San Francisco August, 10, 1869-The
steamship China arrived this morning.
Her advices are Hong Kong July 20 and
Yokohama, July 90. J.. Ross Browne,
United-States Minister to China and fami-
ly, G. H. Cotton and Mr.. SaIter, United
States Consul at Hankow, are among the
passengers.
The China brings 1000 passengers, of
whom $50 are Chinese /; $50 packages Of
tea and sixteen packages of silk for San
Francisco; $3.50 packages of tea and
ninety-four packages ofsilk for New York.
London, August, l9.-The Harvards
practiced to-day in a new boat built by
levitt. She measures forty.two feet six
inches long and nineteen inches across at
the widest part. The Oxonians went
over the course to-day, taking from thirty
nine to t~orty-one strokes per minute.
The Harvards rowed over the course
at speed. They made a good start, but
a fanking wind impeded their progress
until they reached Hammersmith Bridge.
After that they had fair wind and smooth
water, and rowed we'll to the end. The
Oxford boat going over the same course
previously to-day made faster time but
they had a fair wind and the tide was
more in their favor. Two to one is offer
ed on Oxford, with no takers.
The Chimes" to-day has an editorial
on the forthcoming International boat
race. 1t says the Harvards show signs of
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-02-18
Lecture.

Mrs.. NJ. NJ. /. Burns will lecture at thu
Court House, on Friday evening, February
26th, under the auspices of Post No. $50, G. A.
4. Subject-"Woman's Mission" The lee
aure will have no leaning towards woman's
rights, but will simply be an attempt to teach
how a woman may fill the position assigned
her by tise Creator as mans helpmeet. Fur
ther particulars will be given in handbills.-
From q ho<a of notices of the lectures. volun-
teered by the press, without regard to party
predileetaos, Se select the following, from the
Moutrose Ues.S<ssf<
The listesser IL impressed with the fact that
Mr. Burns IS possessed of fine degree of litera-
ry talent and = kaoGIedge of history. In style
she is easy aud graceful, and many passages of
the lecture sxe admirably eloquent and impress
sive. Mrs. Buras entef1sins a correct view of
her subject, "Woman'e True Mission and
should not be confused sith the so-called "ro-
mans rights" clsss"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-02-18
Sad Amiciton,

We are sorry to be compelled to announce
that David Starner, the well known veteran
stage-driver Of the various lines in this yici.
nifty, has met with an affliction which will
doubtless prevent him from ever again TAX
ing an active part on the stage Of life. On
Saturday morning last, he was found at the
grayel-bank, near The gate of the Milford
Cemetery, in speechless and almost insen-
sible condition. His horses had become
entangled in the harness, and were both
down in the snow, while Dave could do
nothing but sit still. He was Immediately
brought to the village, when it was ascertain
ed that one side of his person was entirely
paralyzed. AT the resent writing (Monday)
we learn that he is able to talk little, but
is entirely helpless.-MiLford Herld.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-02-18
The New Bounty LaW-

The new Bounty Law, reported by Re-
preventative Ii. d. Washburn, from the
Committee on Military Affairs, proposes
to allow every soldier, sailor or marine
(including slaves and those recognized by
Congress in an act OF February 18th,
1862, for the defense Of Washington,
who have faithfully served and been
honorably discharged, the sum of eight
and one-third dollars per month for all
the time he has served between April
18th, 1861, and April 10Th, 1865. TO
any soldier discharged Cor wounds receiv-
ed in battle, or in the line of his duty,
the allowance shall be computed to the
end of the term for which he enlisted
The unmarried widow, or ifthere be none,
the children, or if none, the parents of
every such soldier, sailor or marine, who
has died, shall receive the sum to which
he would have been entitled But In
computing the bounty to soldier, sailor,
or marine, or his represe entatives, all boun-
ties heretofore paid, or now payable by
the nation, State, city, county, town, or
by an municipal corporation or voluntary
association, and all prize money paid or
payable shall be deducted, so that the ag-
gregate bSunties for all sources shall in
every case equal, and in 40 case exceed,
So l3 foz each month Of actual, faithful
service. But no one who served as substi-
tute, or who was prisoner of war when
he enlisted, or who was discharged on his
own application, except to be re,enlisted,
transferred or promoted, or who was dis
charged on the ground Of minority, shall
be entitled to the equalization of bounty.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-02-18
The Charities Of the State

From the report of the committee Of
the Senate appointed by the Legislature
to inquire into the subject of State chari-
ties, it appears that there are thirty.six
charitable AID correctional institutions in
the Commonwealth, which are either sup4
ported or aided by State appropriations.
To these Institutions S5,609,3l2 have
been donated. The peniieutiaries, houses
of refuge, lunatic hospitals and institu-
tious for the deaf and dumb and blind,
have been awarded the largest beunties
Of the State. Since the rebellion, ST.
341 ,63l have been devoted to the sup
port of soldiers orphan schools. Of the
total amount expended in charities, the
following sums have been received by i2-
stitutions located in the western end Of
the State Western Penitentiary, Slil,-
I6l3; Western House of Refuge, $685.
250; Western Lanatic Hospital, $751;
34l; New Brighton Retreat, $4,000
Marine Hospitals, Erie, $50, 900 Mercy
Hospital, Pittsburgh, SIS, 600; Pittsburgls
Inirmory, $4,000; Home of the Friend
less, Allegheny, $1,000; St. Paul's Or
phan Asylum, Sc, ,000-total, 81 ,322, ,504. >.
But small portion Of the charities Of the
State are represented in the above ag-
gregate. The private contributions, to-
these and kindred Institutions, greatly
exceed the public donations. The bene--
fits thus bestowed upon suffering human
ity are ipclaable. Ii is not the purpose
of the Legislature, as we understand, it,.
IN creating a Board of Public Charities,
to restrict the bounties Of the State, bus
under the systematic supervision of such.
a Board, extend them until the benefac-
tions are equal to the demands of society
and fully up to the requirements ef Chris
tian civilization.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-02-18

E@-T Those of our citizens who attended tho
services in the Presbyterian Church on Sabbath
last, morning and evening, were richly repaid
by the ability, eloquence and truthfulness dis
played in the sermons preached by the Rev
DIR. Maclise. Many who heard him expressed
themselves as having been foreibly reminded,
both in voice ard matter, of the effort of DIR.
Hal, who oficiated at the dedication of the
Church Dr. Aaclise will again occupy the
pulpit on Sabbath next, and, we hope, will
continue to occupy it for many Sabbaths to
come He is, most assuredly, an earnest work
er in the cause of his Divine Master
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-02-18
GuternatOrial.

Parties are beginning to cast about for can
didates in the approaching gubernatorial con-
test In the Republican ranks, there appears
to be settled determination to re-nominate
our preaent excellent soldier-Governor, Gen
John w. Geary. lie made most successful
fight in the last contest, and has made as good
Governor as Pennsylvania ever had-stand-
ing bravely on the platform of principles on
which he was elected, and doing nothing which
could, i'll any way, sustain reflection on his
his own honor and dignity, or on the honor and
dignity of our noble old Commonwealth. His
denomination will not only be well deserved,
but is demanded by the people. We observe,
in this connection, that the Republicans of Car
bon County are moving to bring forward Gen.
Lilly, as candidate We presume, however,
that this is merely complimentary to the Cen
cral, who We know to be an excellent man, a
good Republican, and a gentleman who would
fill the Governors chair right worthily.-
Should a new man be called for by the Con-
vention, we know Of no one We would support
with more cheerfulness, and with greater de-
sire for his success. But, with the existing
stotc of things before our eyes, we doubt the
policy of wasting strength in the bestowal of
mere compliments. Let our State Convention
in June be a unit for John w. Geary.
On the Democratic side of the house, there
are almost as many candidates az there are
scratching dogs in flea time. The fight, how
ever, seems to have narrowed down to a con-
test between the friends of $50, 900 900 in shape
of Asa Packer, the friends of the Pennsylvania
Central Railroad in shape Of Geo. Cass and
the friends ofGen. McCandless of Philadelphia,
really the best man of the three. We cannot
say how the chances stand, between ihese, for
the nomination. 1t is enough for us to know
that nomination made by the Democracy will
remain a nomination merely, and that the best
candidate the Democracy can trot out can but
add spice to the contest, and glory to the tri-
nmph which the Republicans are sure to win
in October.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-02-18

Virginia, Massachusetts,, and Kentucky
has furnished the Speakers ofihe House more
than half the time since the foundation OF
the Go,ernment-Virginia having had the
Office fourteen years, Massachusetts, ten years,
and Kentucky eighteen years, making an
aggregate offorty-two years out of the eighty
that the Federal Government has been
organized. Next TO these States comes
Indiana, with eight years of the Speakers
ship, and Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and
Tennessee, each with six years. OF the
New England States, Connecticut is the only
one, besides Massachusetts,, that has ever
been honored with the Speake-ship, Jona-
than Trumbull, of that State, having been
Speaker of the Second Congress in 1894
The two prominent candidates for the Speak
ership Of the Forty-fir.t Congress are Messrs
Blaine, of Maine, and Dawes, of Massachu-
setts.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-02-18

1t is understood that the COMMITTEES on
the Revision of the Laws have resolved to
report bill regulating naturalization, which
shall embody the following leading points :
The granting of naturalization papers is to
be confined to the United States Courts !;
registers in bankruptcy ara to be authorized
TO receive testimony in support Of spplica-
tions; applicants are to b compelled to give
previous notice of intentions; any citizen can
show cause, if hs has any, why pa pers should
not be granted; and four years residence
will be required, the papers to take effect at
the end of one year after they are issued
No fair minded man can make serious objec-
tion to any of these points; and no party that
does not expect 10 profit by fraud and cor
ruption will oppose them. They will give
force and effect to naturalization papers, at
at horne and abroud, and lend dignity and
honor 10 the name Of natura!ized American
citizen.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-02-18

nA,Mr. John Bader has requested us to re-
turn his most heartfelt thanks to the following
named gentlemen, for their kindness, in aiding
him to put up his new house, between Christ
mas and New Year last Isaac Case, James
Smiley, Morris Strauss and Daniel Ruff of To-
byhanna Mills; l.. W. Van Buskirk. l.. c..
Winter, John NJ. White, Royal Ayzor, Andrew
4 orrell, James Buckingham, Kutzer Brothers,
and Isaac SHUTTER, of Stroudsburg.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-02-18

Eo The process of counting the electoral
votes for President and Vice President of the
United States, WAS gone through with, in the
presence of both houses cf Congress, at Wash
inston, on Wednesday flast week The votes
were opened and announced by President
Wade of the Senate When the vote of Geor-
gia came to be counted, quite +little onpleas-
zintniss' took place, in which Gen Butler took
"A conspicuous part, and which reflected rather
the performances in bear garden than what
should be the dignifed action of IN American
congress.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-02-18
Extensive Gang of Robbers.

For some time there has been extensive
robberies committed in Hunterdon County, of
beeves, pork, calves and poultry. The de-
predations were committed the utmost bold
ness, yet with such secrecy as to seemingly
defy detection. We published, some time
since, the account of the stealing of hog !;
where farmer was awakened in the night
by noise among his hogs, and going out
found that one had just been stuck. Arous-
ing his men they dressed it, hung it up and
then went to bed. In the morning the hog
was gone.
A large number of fat beeves were driven
off when ready for slaughter
1t is estimated that stock 20 the value of
Sc 900 or 5000 has been ken during the
last year. This was eveidently the work of
no one man, and constant watch was iDsti-
tuted, and on last Sunday was rewarded by
partial discovery of the gang. A man by
the name of Young, wealthy farmer, living
along the line of the Pennington Rail Road.
was arrested and taken 10 Lambertville,
where hearing was had on Monday. Evi-
dence was brought to light showing not only
his completely in the crime but that of
two other farmers. All the parties were
bound over to appear at Court in the sum of
$4,000. and one of the parties failing TO find
security was committed to the County jail
The matter in causing great excitement in
the neighborhood on account of the former
good standing and respectability Of the par
Warren (N J) Journal.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-02-18
Jury List.
GRAND JURORS-
N. Mills.

BGrrett-Lews w. Mills.
CheStuthdl-Jacob Dorshimer, Frederick
Siglin and Daniel Everitt.
Hamiiton-Emanuel Shoema ker and Stog-
dell s. Lesh.
.Jackson-Joseph Frantz.
VI. Smithfeld-Moses Coolbsugb, Jacob
Bush, f. II. Guusaules.
Polk-Jacob Kunkel.
PdrGdiSe-Robert Labar.
Price-James Price.
ROsS-Charles CorreIl, John Andrew.
Smuhfeld-Daniel Brown.
Stroud-Cbarlcs Henry, Philip Lee and
Henry r. Ransberry.
neutrality-suspicious. T. Lobar, WA
Ackerman, Jacob Weller, Cbas. r. Andre.
THnkkGnnock-George Merwine.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-02-18

The body of the assassin Both was. by order
of the President, delivered, upon Monday eve
nisig, TO Mr.. Weaver, an undertaken of Balti-
more and the remains conveyed to that city by
''he go train, where they will be inferred by
zhe side Of the father, Junius Brutus Booth
The disinterR1ent w2s conducted with the strict
4st prirscy, and but feg persons present.
The President has aiso ordered the delivery of
dhe body of Azerodt TO his friends. What
will be the last act Of A is official drama p
Will he go and hang himself?
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-02-18
The Notification of General Grant.

| WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Messrs. Nor
ton, Wilson and Pruyn, the committee
appointed to notify General Grant of hi.
election, waited upon him at his head
quarters this morning at half past ten
Senator Morton made the formal announce
ment in an appropriate complimentary
speech, alluding to the qualities which
had determined the country in its choice
and the expectations that were entertain
ed Of the manner in which the trust would
be discharged
Gen. Grant, after replying formally to
the compliments conveyed, and saying he
should try faithfully and honestly to dis
charge the duties of his position, said
there was one subject to which he desir.
ed to allude at this time. He should
endeavor to select for his assistants in
the administration of the government,
capable, honest and patriotic men, and in
this he hoped to have the concurrence of
the Senate that if he did not succeed in
getting competent men on the first trial,
he should remove them and select others;
that he should have no more hesitancy in
changing his appointees than those of his
predecessor in office.
He had from the first deemed il i'm
proper to give any indication who would
receive Cabinet appointment until he had
received official notice Of his own election.
He had not yet advised anybody whom
he had selected for these places. He had
not even conversed with any of the per.
sons themselves.
From the various communications he
had received, and from what he had
heard, he was convin ced that some of the
persons he should choose would be oppos-
ed by combinations of influential men in
the party which had supported him, not
because they were unfit or personally OBJ.
jectionable, but because these parties de-
sired the appointment of their own
friends He must mainly be governed
by his own ideas of the fitness of the men
for the work they would have to perform
and that he had finally concluded not to
give any indication of his purpose till he
sent his nominations to the Senate, or ifl
he did give the persons selected previous
notice, it would be only a day or two be
fore their names were sent in.
AT the conclusion of his remarks, Mr..
Pruyn, the Democratic member of the
stepped forward, and said al
though he and his party had opposed the
Generals election, he could count upon
their support in carrying out the policy
he had just announced.
This sally produced general burst of
laughter from the staff and spectators
gathered around, in which Gen. G. Joined
heartily, aand the consratulatory converse
tion and hand'shakiag then became gen
eral.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-02-18

Mr.. Thomas Dutton, of Delaware county,
Penn celebrated his hundredth birthday on
Feb. 2. He is probably the only person liv-
ing who heard the firing of the cannon in
Philadelphia on independence Day, l776, at
which time he was seven years of age. lie
voted for Washington for President, and has
voted at every subsequent Presidential cleo
tion. In November last he was escorted to
the polls at the village green by body
guard of bis neighbors, and cast his vote for
Grant and Coifax.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-02-18
E&> The "Lehigh Valley Daily Tines

s&The "Lehigh Valley Daily Times" OF
Saturday last, thus speaks of the Rev. Mr. Hen
kefs eloquent lecture on "Woman's Influence y
delivered in that city on Friday evening. The
praise is well deserved
The IECTURE.-The most appreciative
audience ever assembled was in The Court
House Last evening. The lecture was fully
up to the expectations Of every one Rev.
Henkel portrayed in the most truthful man.
ner the influence of Woman on man. The
influence of a dutifnl wife over her husband;
the early instruction received by child
from its mother-in which he clearly treated
the subject and as per example cited the
obedient conduct of George Washington the
Father OF our Country, which was solely due
to his mother; the influence of a young lady
over the opposite sex. This portien was
quite amusing and fully demonstrated the
fact that Notwithstanding differences might
exist the influence of the young lady over
her beau very often saved him from desiruc-
tion. Her kind words and sociability COM
bined with the religious influence with
which females are generally blessed were
the only means that could possibly cause the
tempted one to avoid places untitled for res
pecta bliity. The speaker comprehends fully
the subject fixed by him for the entertain
ment OF an audience and we must confess
that apparently the shortest, and really the
most instructive hour of our life ever spent
whether in public or private was the one
devoted TO the lecture last evening Indeed
that portion or our citizens who fe lied to at
tend missed hearing The very best lecture
ever delivered in this city.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-02-18
PETIT JURORS.

Barrett-Henry Price.
ChesnuthiH-Peter Huf1:smi,h, Jr. Peter S.
Altemose, Jacob Altemose. John Gregory,
Dan. Sertoss, Geo. Zeigenfuss, Cnas. Eyeritt.
Coolbaugh-Andrew Slecher.
Hamiiton-Peter Butz, George Snyder,
Meichoir Bossard, John ]. Stecher, Simon
Mixsell.
Jackson -Mieba el Miles, ia sob e. Miller.
NJ SmithfeId--Thomas Coriright, Z. G.
Mosier.
ParadiSe-John J. Price.
PocOno-Sebastian Brong.
Potk-Reuh- NJ. Krcsge, Thos. Altemose.
Smithseld--Findlay Bush, David Shan
non, jacob E. Transue.
Stroua-Henry Beesecker, Ges B. Burd.
troudsburg.-Samuel Staples, Daniel
Dreher, p. 5. Postens, John Boys, William
Hollinsheud. Benz. Jacoby, jos. L.. Bower,
Valentine Albert
T'obyhannah-John Stieer.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-02-18

saTGovernor Geary, having been officially
informed, by the Proshonotary of the Su-
preme Court of the Eastern District, that the
case of Brooks and Orrne has been removed, by
the Supreme Court, has, under his hand, and
the great seal of the Commonwealth, directed
Sheriff Merwine to return the death warrant.
TO the Secretary of the Commonwealth, with
view to awaiting the result of the proposed ac-
.tion OF the Court