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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-13
4 SH0WMANS CALAMITY.
AN ITALIANS WIFE TORE ~ Prices e.
BEAR ~ EAST NEWARK. y j.

AN ITALTA$ WEE T0Iz ~ PIECES e.
BEAR ~ EAST NEWARK. y j.
EAST NEWARK, Nov 3.-A most
horrible eveus occurred in East Newark
yesterday, on ,he FoaJ 10 New York and
about mile from Ihe Ia,li Hotel Ap
Italian by the uumc vi i3oivciui, " no travels
about the country with pcrfnrmipg bear
had occasion to 90 to New York yesterday
to make arrangements for lodging his bear
for the Winter. His wife, went abou,
wiki him, not feeling able TO walk 80 l,B.
distance, said she would wait for him
by the road side and tend the bear dur
ing his absence Bltocini. although
believing the animrl to be harmless, took
the precautlon 10 tie it securely 10 water
pipe on the meadows with a strap which
was fastened around its nose The Italian
then left his vile and started Tor New
ork. Returning about noon he iound
the bear growing fercciy and holding
his wife tightly IN it, arms Ii was with
the utmost difficulty that he succeeded
IN making the animal reinquish its hold
but the wnman's life was extinct and
P'SS""'y 80" 'tCb lpi SO.Ge TINE. 4 he
crue! animal had torn and trampled upon
the helpless woman until her whole bod, |
was crushed, the bones in many places |
through the skin. Ali her
clothing was torn OF and the bloodthirsty
beast had It's mouth full of pieces OF her
dress Botociui alter lifting the body
out OF the bears reach ran to the hotel
alter help, and man who returned to
the tragedy with him dispatched the bear.
alter firing at him several times with
Tlhe. Strange to say, the animal was not t
united, neither was his muzzle of when
he committed the horrible deed. 1t !
supposed that the unfortunate woman
had gone near him with food, and that
ne, being cold aud hungry, had caught
her, IN his powerful grasp and crushed
her to death. Nothing could be more
iefenseIess than was this poor creature.
or she was entirely unarmed, aud her
oudest cries could not have reached
luman ear. The husband, who has been
narr.ed only eight mouths, is wild With
,rlei at the thought of his wife being torn
o pieces by wild beast. The remains
'ere taken charge Of by the coroner oil
hat district
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-13

fs5~ AN attempt was made Monday night,
3d inst, to burn the town of Lebanon, this
State, It being fred at five different points.
4 valuable barn, owned by Hon. Josiah
Iunck, was entirely destroyed Also, large
barn owned by Henry Laudermilch, with all
this years grain and one hundred tons of
hay The barns contained valuable co!lec-
ton Of agricultural implements, and the
structures were large and costly. The loss
viii reach $50 600 on each.
We feel constrained to call upon the Town
Council TO see to it that we have water
brought through the centre Of town, or that
we have cisterns provided. of large capacity
and located on Centre street, which is in
most danger from lack of water in case of
fire, Our steam engine is very good, but in
order to prevent protracted FIRE it is abso-
iute!y necessary to have water nearer at
hand. The engine in operation II minutes
after fire commences is worth at least
10 per cent more than it would be twenty
* n-iButes after Il is not the capacity
alone TO put out large fires we should be
satisfied with, for it is our absolute duty to
adopt every means in the bounds of reason
10 prevent them. To this end let some
thing lie done at once.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-13
What We heard and saw within
the Week,

The party t?) having GLORY" by the bucket
full. Local Option was at half-mast just then
Our miikman smoke5!-An American English
subject being heavily discussed by c. and W.
gentleman passing down Main street. on
Friday last, picked up a very neat looking
package, and upon opening it, he discovered
two old qa;dS of tobacco, done up in the highest
style of the art.-Buckingham passing through
George street, at lightning speed.-Five of the
most nobby ladies in the ''burgh" taking a
pleasure ride, Saturday aftcrnoon.-Jake, the
pin-man, made his appearance in the Jeffer-
sonian Office, a few days since, with q pins
sticking in the left-lappel of his coat.-Three
white mice at j. G.. Keller's establishment.
The three little fellows are orphans, the father
having died and the mother ran away.--A
fashionable wedding at the Hicksite Church.
Oh, that outfit, consisting of pants, vest coat
and gloves. 4 valuable present, Amzie.-
Carloads of machinery passing through Main
street, for the Tanncry, recently leased by a
Philadelphia firm. Welcome, gentlemen
The Woolen Mill running on full timc-One
vacant room at Hotel de Troch, who'll take
1t? No danger falling out the window Jim
3, the manager of a vegetable menagerie, and
getting immensely opulent Jake with his
arms folded, and a smile of satisfaction beam
ing upon his countenance, waiting for The
tide" that Shakespear speaks of, to lead him
on TO fortune" Fight it out on that line
Jake, if it takes all winter.-Carey White try
ing to negotiate loan Of ''ten cents" to stop
the run" on his bank.-The first Presbvte-
rian sociable on Tuesday. night.-Sam and
Mary launching their bonny craft on the turbr-
lent seas of matrimony May no storm betide
them.-Poor Master Thomas besicged with ap-
plicants for lodgings.-Greeley, delving for
hidden treasure along the Pocono with a !
plow.-tritz, compelled to take his water un-
or resort to East Stroudsburg for |
a little juice of the hops.-Boys patronizing
The protracted meetings to keep warm-The
Pocono bridge enjoying season of quiet re-
oose.-The shovel brigade" ont in full force.
Wednesday morning. bridge across the
ace completed. A good job, Jerome. Peter
Born of on cunning expdition.
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The No1emhar Electinns.

Elections were held on Tuesday Of last
week iu New York. New Jersey. Massa
chusettS, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia.
Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin,, Michigan,
Arkansas. Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, Ten
nessee, Mississippi Alabama, Florida,
and Texas In one of the States at least
-Wisconsin-the result will be sur
prise to most persons in this part of the
Union The Associated Press dispatches
concede the victory to the Iudependent
or Farmers ticket, which was supported
by the Democrats generally. as we'll as by
dissatisfied Republicans The Democrats
will scarcely claim success there, since
their party was not Known in the contest.
but il is, of course. noue the less Re
publican defeat The Grange movement
has turned the heads Of many farmers
aud made them an easy prey TO any set OF
political tricksters who profess peculiar
interest in their behalf. The vote, how
ever, seems to have been close one, and
later returns may yet place different
complexion upon the result. A full set
of State officers was chosen The Repub
lican candidate for Governor was G. G
Washburn, the present Incumbent, and
the Independent, candidate Wm. b -Tay
l0r.
TammaDy has carried New York city
against the combined Republicans and
Apollo Hall Democrats, by FROM Is .000
to 10000, and it is claimed that this will
give the State to the Democrats The
contest in the State, however, is of so
com plicated nature that nothing can
very certainly be foretold until fuller re
turns are received Both houses of the
Legislature have been carried by the Re
publicans. The Legislature 10 New Jer
sey will be Republican, though by some
what reduced majority on joint ballot
MASSACHUSETTS, still stand by the Repub
lean colors, but, as usual iu of years.
there has been light vote, and Governor
Washburn has been re elected by dim
inished majority.
Virginia has undoubtedly gone Demo
cratic, or rather Conservatve-fo there
too, the rose of Democracy smells sweeter
by another name-Geueral James L.
Kemper having been elected by an csti
mated majority OF twenty thousand Iu
Minnesota the Republican State ticket,
headed by G. X Davis, candidate for
Governor, has been elected over the In
dependent ticket, supported by the Demo
crats and diSafected farmers In Kansas,
Arkansas, Michigan, and Illinois. where
local elections of greater or less port
ance took place, the Republicans have
generally been successful.
In Maryland the contest was for local
officers aud members of the Legislature
The State has gone Democratic as usual
On the whole, the elections. so far as
heard FROM, while less favorable to the
Republicans than was anticipated, afford
no cause for disheartenmept, and certainly
give the Democrats DO occasion for re
joicing. In New York alone do they
seem TO have won victory under their
own party banners. and a triumph under
the lead of Tammany Hall should be re
garded as humiliating rather than other
wise
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-13

lzy The old Secession Democrats Of the
South, it seems, have already formed their
ticket for lS7G-Thurman for President, and
Bayard, Of Delaware, for Vice President.
That viii suit US, ana we arc glad to know it
suits them but they must remember that,
while man proposes, God disposes;and 1876 is
too far off to be thus early taken care of. As
we have our hand in at proverbs, we may
also remind them that there's many a slip
between the cup aud the lip. and likewise
that the best laid schemes Of mice and men
gang aft aglee,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-13
y7zccJgJTIoN OF NELSON WADE
Shocking Scenes at the ScafFold

WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa. Nov. 6-Dmin,
yesterday number of parties called on
Wade, and many others called to see him
who had to be denied admission. Hs
conducted himsel! with his usual bravaao
and frivolity, aud showed very little con.
cern by his manner for the near arppoacb
of his last day. Rev DR. j. Mex endree
Rely and Rev. j. p Hudson visited him
during the afternoon, and remained with
him for some time, conducting religions
services. He was some. what quiet dpy.
ing this time, and apparently interested
in the exercises In the evening he wa.
called upon by Mr Charles Hazard, Of
the Elmira Gazette, accompanied by Mr..
Louis Chevallier, another Elmira gentle.
man, and some WilIiamsport parties
Wade entertained the party for some time
by jocular remarks, showing but yery Gt,
tie concern about his approaching doom,
After talking for some time he re.
qucsied something to eat. and was prornpr.
ly supplied by Mrs. Van Buskirk, the.
sheriiTs wife, with cakes. &c lie ace -
portion OF this and distributed the re.
mainder among his visitors and the accu.
pant Of 40 adjoining cell He finally
manifested slight meariness with his vis.
tors, and alluded to that being his last
night
The visitors retired, Wade reques.in-
the ladies' to pray for him. As the party
Withdrew he was sitting in the door os
his cell, smoking and cunversiHg with the
officers. who were on duty as bis guards,
until about one clock, relating incidents
of his war experience. lie retired and
slept soundIy until this morning, when
he arose and afterwards laid down again.
IL soou after arose again and cobversed
freely with his guards
lie said he should put ou his kat and
walk ont 10 the Scafiolh like u man lie
ate a hearty break fast i, six O'clock. He
cnnversed freely about the murder, and
Suil that the only though, that troubled
him was whether The old folks he mnr-
dcrch are in heaven or not lie saul he
wonll die game \ nine o'c,ork he ask
Ell the sheriff at what hour The exrcu:ion
would take place The sheriff Informed
hini between ten ard ihree clock Wade
replied he wish he wouM hurry up, as he
bad made an engagement 10 dine iu hell
With the devil.
Al twenty minutes Of two N an at
tempt was made to bang him, and the
drop was kporkea om,, hut as The rore
was too long hi feet struck the ground
and he was slightly choked En this
position be remained, shouting - Lord
haze mercy.' TIE rope then came If
his neck and his body fell over heavily
on the ground His boiy VAS carried
upon the scahali, aud after long delay
in arranging the rope the drop was again
pulled lie fell thss si,ne less than three
feet, his frame being violently eoaforted,
and be seemed 10 be struggling With
death Ills pul,e continued To beat iur
seven minutes Alter hanging for ipen-
.ty seven minutes he was placed in cotia
and given 10 his iEiepds. Msay pisrps
0i the rope wsre eaf of ana carried away
as charms By the spectators.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-13

- The Jury in the case Of William f.
UIdcrzook, tried at West Chester Pa, for
Ihe killing Of ". S. Goss, on Sunday re-
tnrnel verdict Of murder in the frst degree.
The history Of the case may be briefly told.
Gcss was a maker of lucifer matches in a
small way at Baltimore. He was ALWAYS
wrctchedly poor, great borrower of money.
which he found difficult to pay. But he
managed to get enough to insure his life for
twenty five thousand dollars in some of the
best Companies in the country, including the
Mutual Life, of New York Shortly after
lie effected the insurance he claimed to have
discovered an original process for making
gutta percha, but be wanted TO experiment
further, and to this end erected a frame
sEauty on the outskirts of Baltimore, beyond
the reach Of the fire department and in an
isolated neightorhood. He filed il with
inaammable materials, and he went there in
socresy with Udderzook to work, and one
night, when Udderzook had gone away for
fe" minutes, the shanty was burned down.
and among Its ruins found dead body. sup
posed to be that Of Goss, claimed by his wife
10 be his, although charrcd beyond recogni
ton, and, as his, it was soemnly buried
Subsequently the Mutual Life, ofNew York,
vas called upon to pay the policy upon his
life; but, from suspicious Of fraud which the
company entertained, it refused payment.
and went to work to expose the fraud. Too
much commentator cannot be given the
Mutual Life. for It's determination to protect
It's poilcy-holders FROM fraudulent loss. nor
can too much praise be given it for the earn
est, energetic manner in which it has pursued
the living conspirator to the end.
1t has even doubtful if Uddelzook would
ever have been brought to justice had it NOT
been for the resolution Of this insurance com
pany to discover the truth. 1t was not that
single loss would be so serious matter. but
the company acted III the business with so
much determination to expose the fraud, and
to bring the guilty to punishment, as to leave
1t clear to all men that it would be an unsafe
thing hereafter for any one to attempt a
fraud upon it. And for this it deserves not
only the thanks Of the whole insurance fra
ternlty, bat Of every citizen who appreciates
the benefits of insurance.
That Udderzook was partner in the
fraud IS apparent from the fact that he knew
the charred remains to be those of Goss. and
he was with Goss few minutes before the {
ire occurred; and he was helping to hide him
afterwards, and killed him afterwards So
ends this remarkable tragedy, beginning il :
fraud, following with the murder of the ono n
'onspira,or, and to end in the ignominious G
leath Of the other upon the scaffold. l6
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-13

The Allentown Chronicle says -
Strangers who drive through Lehigh coun.
ty express their astonishment that the
women work in the fields along with the
men, and do just about as much in a day.
We attempt no defense of the custom of
making women do the hard work intend
ed for stronger hands, bat it is sometime
IN these degenerate days, to find so many
women who are able to do field work as
there are Lehigh county. Our agricul
tural females are happily strangers to the
weakening habits of the average members
Of their sex.
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BANK ROBBERS ARRESTED.

WILMINGTON, Del, Nov Sour
men were arrested this afternoon on a
charge of attempting bank robbery last
night. They gave the uames (probably
iictitloas) of Il II. Ebert, of New
Orleans ;J Lawler, of Springfield, Mass. :;
Francis ii. Carter and James Thomas, of
Phliadel phia. They have been recognized
as a party occupying house in the
suburbs of this city, in which full set Of
fine burglars tools was found this morn
ing, and from other evidences there is no
doubt they are the guilty parties Oue
of them has been recognized by Police
Officer Carberry as the man who assaulted
him
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Daring Attempt to Rob a Bank.

WILMINGToN, Del, Nov. 7.-Grca
excitement was created this evening By
an alarm proceeding from the residence
of the cashier of the Bauk OF Delaware
in this city, caused by an attempt of Eve
masked men to gag aud bind the family
OF the cashier with view of robbiug the
bank. They gained admittance to the
house by stratagem, seized the cashier
handculied and threw him to the floor,
and then proceeded to tha during room
where the ladies' were at tea, and, with
drawn pistols, enforced silence.
One of the ladies' escaping gave the
alarm, when two of the police Iorce hastily
repaired to the scene in time to see the
burglars escaping. Chase was given, and
one of the police gained quickly upon the
retreating gang Shots were exchanged
without effect, when one Of the raiders
suddenly stopped, allowing the officer to
get near, when a murderous blow was
dealt, and the city's protector fell senseles-
to the pavement seriously wounded in the
head. The rascas have 50 far ESCAPED
but it Is hoped they will be captured be-
fore morning.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-13

An exchange says In Wilmington,
Del, the other day, a man was detected
hurrying away from butchers stall with
a steak, which he had stolen, under his
coat A policeman followed him home,
and, peepin. through the window, saw
him give the steak to his children, who
devoured it raw. On learning this, the
butcher, instead of prosecuting. sent the
starving family large basket of meat
aud little cash to buy wood to cook il ;,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-13

ga THE rise of the Bank of England
rate to nine per cent indicates grand crisis
IN the London money market The purpose
@! the advance is to relieve the pressure on
the bullion reserve and to check the export
Of gold. The gold reserve Of the Bauk is
now below twenty millions whichis the limit
that is never passed without anxiety.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-13

Those city farmers who were organ.
ized into Grange of the Patrons OF
dusohndry Ia Boston seem likely to give
the order good deal of annoyance. They
prove to be made up caiehy of grain
Speculators, aud the "grangers' are
suspicious that their interests will not be
identical with those of the producers. bu.
they have all the signs aud pass words
and refuse to disband.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-13

Esa- Corn aud wheat are carried from Chi
cago to Buffalo for FIVE cents per bushel. If
the Patrons of Husbandry can improve on
this, the sooner they go into the inland,
water transportation business the better for
the owners Of vessels playing on lakes and
rivers
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-13

Ohio's tobacco crop this year is stated
at thirty thousand hogsheads. A reviler of
the weed says that it will probably find its
way into million Of other hogs heads ali
over the country.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-13

~, gasped fat Mrs Weighty, as she
assembled the stairs of her new residence
Il really cannot run up any more stairs .
vi course moi" answered her husband
GUY II the stairs were made of dress
makers bills, you could run them up very
easily. Il detest puns," exclaimed
Mrs "elghty, the next day, recouating
the conversation to friend.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-13

WHAT TIE COUNTY PAPERS Do.-An
exchange conlbats with considerable vicor
the argument that the city weeklies are chea-
per and better than the county papers be-
cause they give more columns of reading for
the money. Do the city papers. it asks
ever give you any home news? Never Do
they say anything in regard to your own
county? Nothing. Do they contain notices
OF your schools churches, meetings, improve
ments and hundreds of other local matters of
interest, which your papers publishes with
out pay! Not an item. Do they ever say a
word calculated to draw attention to your
county and It's numerous thriving towns and
aid IN their progress and enterprise? Not a
word. And yet there are men who take
such contracted views Of this matter that uu-
less they are getting as many square inches
of reading matter in their own papers as thew
DO IN city paper, they think they are nat
getting the worth of their money. It re- |
minds US OF person who took the largest
'alr of boots in the box, simply because tbey
ost the same as the pair much smaller that
itted him.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-13

TREMENDOUS RADIsHEs. We were pre-
sented with two radishes last week by Gen
Robert Brown, OF East Stroudsburg. One
weighed Is pounds, and measured 81 inches
in circumference; and the other weighed
l0} pounds and was 81 inches in length.
We doubt that this can be eqaalcd in the
county.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-13

GIRLS, whenever fellow pops the ques-
ton, don't blush and stare at your smallest
foot Just throw your arms around his
neck, look him full in the face, and COM
mencc talking about the furniture
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Il)e 1eGersouion.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER lS, 1873.

Cg@ LAURA KEENE, well known in theat-
real circles aud lesse of Ford Theatre,
Washington, d. c., at the time of the assas-
sination Of President Lincoln, died in New
Jersey, 9th inst
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STTcKENI, requests us to inform the citizens
of StroudSburg, that he will to day, and until
further notice, deliver to parties, at their
residence, prime No. l. Saddle Rock and
Chesapeake Oysters. in the SHE'LL or open
them, if desired.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-13

BE- 4 COLONY of Italians, numbering
upward of three hundred, has been estab-
lshel in Vineland, n j. The new comers
have secured large tract of land, and have
already entered upon its Improvements
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-13

PERSONS are receiving notices from the
Sheriff, Charles Henry, to serve as Jurors.
at the next term of Court, which convcnes
in this borough, December 22d.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-13

Mrs, Robert f. Lee, wife of the late
General Lee, died on Thursday at Lexng.
ton Va, aud was buried at that place on
Saturday
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-13

THE Seneca Falls ladies are singing abou;
the moth-eaten hustle, the cloth covered
hustle, that hung on so well. ?"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-13

At stated meeting held BY the Strouds
burg Loan and Building Association, at the
Commissioners Office, Friday evening, 7th
inst, $500 were sold at so per cent.
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At a meeting Of the Third Quarterly Con
ference of the NJ. E. Church, of Strouds-
burg, held on Monday evening, November
l0th inst, the following preamble and reso-
lutions were unanimously passed:
WHEREAS 1t hath pleased Almighty God
10 call from the scenes of his earthly suflerings,
our esteemed brother, James Carr Jr., a local
deacon in this Church; therefore, be it
Res0lred, That in the death of brother Carr
we have lost kind friend, the church an ex-
emplary and upright Christian, the community
valuable citizen, and his family an affection
ate and dutiful husband and father.
Re5o!red, That the family of the deceased in
this, the hour of their deepest sorrow, have
our heartfelt sympathy, and that the grace of
God, who doeth all things well, may support
and comfort them.
Rcso'red, That these proceedings be entered
at large, upon the minutes Of the Quarterly
Conference, and be published in the county
papers, and in the Christian Advocate and
Home Journal; and a copy of the same be
sent TO the widow OF the deceased
G. II. ANDRE,
Secretary Of the Conference