The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-07-10
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President Grants futher died on Sun
day at CoviOgton, KY.
Eight thousand FIVE hundred immi-
grants arrived at New York last week.
Rochester, N. Y, has had a shower Of
sulphur.
Geo. Curtiss, aged S years, killed a boy
named Lane, at South Acton, Mass, Oh
Friday.
The Delaware, L~ackawanna and Yves
tern Railroad Company announces a d.
vided of of 5 per cent. payable July To-.
It is estimated that, on the average,
about two thousand coal cars a day pass
over the Lehigh Valley railroad.
Under the new Constitution of this
State women will be entitled TO vote for
School Directors.
A thirty pound salmon is worth but
fifty cents in Portland, Or. ln San Fran
cisco it would sell for three dollars.
Near White Bear Centre, Wisconsin,,
T. o. Lee was burned to a crisp by a fash
of lightning. Even the handle of his knife
was burned off.
Omaha saloon keepers have what they
call drunk CARTS" and customers whose
legs get weak are whirled home with
promtness.
A turtle measuring three feet six
inches 10 length by two feet in width
was captured 10 Delaware recently. How
is that for a bug?
Bethel in Sullivan county claims the
champion plowulan, Hiram Pintler hav-
ing plowed FIVE acres in two aud a half
days with oxen.
A French woman and two children, in
an explosion of kerosene oil on Saturday
night.
Barney Cone, of Lackawack, recently
caught a trout which measured 1871 inch
es in length, and weighed over three
pounds.
During the storm on Friday night at
Wolfboro, N. H lightning struck the
house Of Mrs. Drew, in Tuftonboro, in
s%tantly killing her.
Gov. Whyte, of Maryland. has signed
the death warrant of James West (negro),
convicted of the murder of his paramour,
fixing the day Of execution August %.
The Chicago Times publishes reports
from different points in the North western
States. which indicate that the yield o!
most kinds of grain, and especially wheat,
will be considerably above the average
product.
South Bend, Ind, had a fat mans race
for SIS a few evenings since. The heat.
which was very hot, was won by George
Rodeier, aud the street sprinkler was no,
needed OH the course over which they ran
for days afterwards.
The number Of post Offices ia the United
States on June both, 1873, was 1924,
an increase during the year of 1851 the
railroad service on the same date was g.
5l4 miles, an increase during the year Of
5,603 miles.
The Wal Department has received 10
formation that General Schofeld has
issued an. order converting the military
court which is to try Captain Jack and
the other Modoc assassiDs. The trial
will take place next week, and it is
thought all the cases will be disposed Of
in three or four days.
The Postmaster General has authorized
the employment OF thirty additional car
riers by the Philadelphia Post Office, at
$500 per annum, commencing August
lst; also the employment of twelve
wagons, with drivers, for the free delivery
service. at a total additional expense not
exceeding $4,000 per year, commencing
October lst.
Mr.. Car enter, of Marquette, Michigan,
had not the slightest idea he was about to
create an at~mospherical disturbance when
he knocked the ashes out of his pipe on
the head of a powder keg. And when a
fellow workmen conveyed all that was left
of Mr. Carpenter to his wife in a bag, she
quietly remarked "Just his luck. Hang
him up in the wood shed where the cats
can't get at him till night"
The expected duel between Judge
Cooley and r. b. Rhett, Jr., of the
New Orleans Picoynne. took place near
Montgomery Station, La, Tuesday lst
inst, and resulted in the death of Cooley,
who was killed at the second fire. Rheet
uninjured. The duel was fought with
double b%arreled shot guns, loaded with
ball, the distance being forty PAGES. 1t is
understood that Rhett was the challenger.
The affair grew out of an article in the
Ptcdyune, aud a reply thereto by Cooley,
published in the Times.
In the case of the Commonwealth VS.
George o. Evans, involving commissions
for the collection of State War claims.
the Supreme Court has reversed the
decision of Judge Pearson, of Dauphin