The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-10-30
NO. 25..
M is ELL A U.s..

There are s0S6 voters in Reading. a
decrease of 400 since last year.
All the rolling mills in the Lehiph
valley are reported to be in full blast.
An Allentown man, who has lost con.
tidence IN banks, is carrying $1,000 about
in his pocket
James Headley, of Attleboro, Bucks
county, is SO years and 10 months old,
and is still vigorous and healthy.
Three inches of snow have fallen at
Negauuee Mich, and seven inches at
Fort Geary Manitoba.
The Standard says that cigars, snuff
ana tobacco absorb more capital than
bread in Pottsville.
Over 100000 cigass were manufactur-
ed IN Lebanon county in the month of
September.
An extensive vein of iron ore has been
discovered near Ridgebury, Bradford
county.
Roaches ship yard at Chester employs
$40 men, and pays GU; for wages Sli..
600 weekly.
A Chester county man has a cat TWEEN.
ty three years old. It's eyesight is good,
aud 1t doesn't use tobocco
Five million dollars in English
tOvereigns have been recently melted in
she Assay Office at New York, and sent
to the Mint, in Philadelphia, for coinage.
St Lawrence county, New York, ap-
pears as the rival of Oneida in high priced
cattle, five short horns having recently
been sold in that county for $4,000
An ignorant old lady was asked BY a
minister visiting her if she had religions,
She replied: Il have slight touches of
it occasionally"
John d. Reber, merchant of Pine
grove, Schuylki!l county, has canary
twelve years old, which has raised sixteen
young birds this season. Pretty we'll.
doue for an old stager.
Lancaster city gave a Republican
majority for municipal officers last week,
electiog Capt. Stauffer for Mayor The
Councils are also Republican, for the first
time In many years.
The total debt of New York city and
county is stated at Sl36, ,2OS. .96l, the city
debt being sl0l, ,262 500. The total in.
vestment in the city and county sinking
fund is s23 ,21s,612.
The "Circassian GIRL" exhibited by
Barnum, is visiting her native village of
Oiney, Illinois. The deceptive creature
has already salted 1000 in seven
thirtcs.
The Icelanders are beginning to emf
CRATE quite extensively to the United
States. They are said to resemble tho
Scotch IN appearance and are bright,
healthy looking class of people.
The champion" pumpkin raiser so far
this season belongs to Shaefiertowu,
Lebanon county. He raised l3 pumpkins
on three stalks, averaging from l40 to
l6O pounds. One of them measured I9l
inches.
Mr.. David Marvel, residing near Haz.
iettVill, Del, has raised one of the largest
hogs on record. Its length is nearly 7
feet and its girth about feet, its weight
being estimated at between 400 and
1900 pounds.
The "champion" pumpkin raiser so far
this season belongs to ShatFerstown. Leba-
uon county. He.raised thirteen pump
kins on three stalks, averaging from, 1iO
TO lG0 pounds. One of them measured
seventy-uine and half inches
The Atlantic Mills, at Lawrence, Mass,
closed Thursday evening for the remain
der of the week, and will run only four
days in the week for the present The
nail mills of the Bay State Iron Works
have suspended operations, aud 260 men
have been discharged.
ln Lancaster, grocer's horse ran away,
and in about one minute broke off lamp
post, smashed fire plug, Knocked down
a sign and three awning posts and drove
"A swingletree through a seventy five dollar
plate glass window, and didn't run
square to do it. EherprisiDS horse, but
rather expensive.
1t is the opinion OF some of the most able
fiuarciers of New York, that there will, by
the first of November, be from thirty mil
lions to thirty five millions of dollars in
gold afoat in that market, without any
regard to private boards. and the price
cannot be kept up This Is an encourag-
Ing prospect.
The lady who tapped her husband
gentley with a fan at party the other
night, aud said, Love, it's growing late
| thiuk we had better go home,'' is the
same one " ho after getting home shook
the rolliuspin under his nose aud said,
''you internal old scouudrel you, if you
ever look at that mean, nasty calico faced,
eyed thing that you looked at
to night, I'll bust your head wide open"
a bout sixteen years ago Mr. Wm Mel
ing, now resident OF Minersville, Schuyl-
kill county, while engaged in blasting iu
California, had his little finger carried
away BY the premature explosion of a
blast Last week his hand became in
famed aud fes,ered aud upon opening at