The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-03-27

in Terre IIaute, Ind, for thirty thre'
consecutive years, and has Sl,l0O in thu
bank to show for it.
An enterprising burglar went through
a gaorcers' safe at Cove Station, Bedford
County, the other night. and captured .
counterfeit greenhack and about a dollar
in scrip and nickles.
A twin sister and brother died latel,
in York. only seventeen days apart Tn
sister was eighty eight years. clever
days old, and the brother seventeen days
older.
Business in New Orleans is reported
to be Frustrated, causing a large emigra
ton OF the laboring population. A lev
DAYS since two hundred artisans left io'
Texas.
The State Mineralogist of Wisconsin
announces that there is enough iron or,
10 the neiy hborhood OF Black River FALL
to supply the whole demand of the Uni
ted States for the next ten centuries.
james p. Wells. the head and front oil
the American gambling house recent.
broken up in Paris. was ten years ago, d
minister in good standing, and had charge
of a Massachusetts church.
The Boston Transcript knows a man
who has not given bis wife a cent for the
last month for fear of being uu,moneu
before a Congressional committee on Il
charge of trying to Influence her action
by the improper use of money.
They are tanning the skins of ground
squirrels in Stockton, California. The
leather, which is very fne and remark
ably strong, is used Tor gloves. 1t re
seubles the best kid and is much finer
In digging a we'll in Highland town
ship, Ohio, after boring over one humid
red feet, an abundant gush of water took
place, and q number of small fish, six, In
ches in length and perfectly sightles>.
same to the surface.
A Kentucky paper contains a report
of a recent wedding, 10 which 1.-The bride
was not practicularly handsome. but her
father threw in seven mules, and the
husband was satisfied"
Geo. Francis Train has been declared
insane by a committee appointed by Dis
trict Attorney Phelps of New York The
committee comprises Drs Hammond and
Cross.
Frederick w. Cooper, a distributing
clerk In the Boston post Office, has been
arrested for riHipg and destroying many
letters. He acknowledges having taken
S3l5.
Ben Butler says, "that this is a bad
year for the righteous" A man who can
think and talk like that, aud yet get to
sleep within five minutes after laying his
head upon his pillow, is not to be alarm.
ed by any theological bubbles.
Au Oregon paper says: 'E~verythiog
promises splendidly for brisk spring
trade. Nine new saloons are going up.
and two loads of beautiful frizzled haired
bar tenders are expected next week from
Frisco, which will set things moving in
town"
Commodore Vanderbilt, of New York.
has given another 100000 for the pur
pose of erecting a large school for girls
on the grounds of the Moraviau Church.
at New Corp, Staten Island, to be built
on the plan OF the seminary at Bethlehem,
Pa, also endowed by the commodore.
Sixty.t and a half millions is the
grand total OF value of the precious metals
produced during 1872 in the gold and
silver bearing districts west Of the
Missouri river, and yet We are no nearer
specie payments than We were ten years
ago.
The jury in the case of Thomas T.
Anderson, the bank officer of Franklin.
Pa, who shot himself dead on the 18th
of Marsh, have returned a verdict of in
sanity. The investigation was thorough
and exhaustive. The bauk accounts are
strictly accurate, and no possible motive
for the act existed.
A waif of humanity now about six
weeks old, was born to John Virgins and
wife, at Baisiens, Pike Co, Pa. This
daughter at birth did not exceed two
pounds in weight nor measure over twelve
inches 10 length. Was Fl Greeley liv
ing he would have to take back what he
said, viz "Pike county raises nothing
but rattlesDakes and copperheads."
There is some talk of forming a new
State. to be called "Alleghauy,' out of
Western North Carolina, Eastern Ten
nessee. and South Western Virginia, with
the capital at Knoxville or Chattanooga.
The territory thus described consists al
most wholly Of mountain land. and the
new State would be the .Switzland of
America. 1t would also be immensely
rich in mineral deposits.
The No:ristown Herald says: They
have a new society over in Marlborough
vile. Chester county, called the Fire
side Social Circle" which should become
popular. 1t was invented Tor the purpose
OF bringing young people of both sexes