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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-09-17
Widows Appraisement.

The acceptances Of widows in the follow
ing named Estates have been field in the
office Of the Clerk Of the Orphans Court
Of Monroe County and viii be presented
ior approval by said Court on Monday,
September, %, 1874.
Estate Of Philip Hofner, deceased.
!" John Stump,
John Arnold, " (Pocono.)
John Ransburry,
Frederick Kiser,
John F. ReuhcmanA
Henry FaIler,
Levi Strouss,
Peter KunkIe,
Henry Frace, &.
Frank Colverson, q
Patrick Brown, "
THO. VI. McILHANEY.
Sept 10, 1874.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-09-17
Sherif's Sale.

BY. virtue of writ of Fl. Fa. to me direc-
ted, issued out of the Court of Common
Pleas OF Monroe county, l will expose to sale,
at Public Vendue, on O>O'
Saturday, the 26th day of September, 1874,
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, at the Court
House in the Borough of Stroudsburg. Mon
roe county,, the following described Real
Estate, to wit
A certain messuage and lot of land situate
on the east side of Walnut street, in the
Borough of Stroudsburg, being so feet in
front on same Avenue by $50 feet deep ad-
Joining land of Oliver D. Stone and Richard
S. Staples. The improvements are
49, Frame Dwelling House,
..;;:;E3 20 2S feet 2 Stories high. with
&z@xs..ezsk Kitchen attached I4xlS feet, 3
stories, with porch X Is feet. Well of water
and lot of Fruit Trees.
Lot No. . Situate on Chestnut street,
bounded by lands of William Wallace, Estate
of ". d. Walton, decd Improvements
stable IA is feet, Wagon House Is X "a
feet
Seized and taken in execution as the pro-
perty of Melchior Spragle, and to be sold by
me for cash
CHARLES HENRY, Sheriff.
Sheriff S Office, Stroudsburg,
Sep. s, lS74-l0-3t.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-09-17
court Proclamation.

Whereas, the Hon. SAMUEL S. DREHER, President
Judge Of the 22d Judicial District of
posed of the counties Of Wayne, Pike, Monroe and
Carbon and John De Young and Peter Gruver, Esqr's
Associate Judges of the Court Of Common Pleas Of the
County of Monroe and by virtue of their Offices Justices
of the Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail
delivery and Court of General Quarter Sessions in and
for the said County of Monroe have issued their precept
10 me commanding that Court of Quarter Sessions OF
the Peace and Common Pleas, and Court of Oyer and
Terminer and General Jail Delivery and Orphans
Court for the said County of Monroe to be holden at
on
MONDAY the 2Sth day of September, 1874.
to continue one week, if necessary.
NOTICE
Is hereby given TO the Coroner the Justices of the
Peace and Constables of the said county of Monroe
that they be then and there ready with their rolls
records inquisitions, examinations and other remcn-
bTances TO do those things which their offices ap
and also that those who bound BY
recognzances to prosecute give evidence against the
prisoners that shall be in the Jail of the said
county of Monroe against persons who stand charged
with the commission of offences to be then and there
to prosecute testify shall be just
God save the Commonwealth
CHARLES HENRY, Sheriff.
Sherif7s Office Stroudsburg,
September g. 1874.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-07

the post with the iron trusted cask, dOlefnl-
ly breaking in the freshening breeze. To
make assurance more sure, l staggered to
the post and lifted up the sheet iron cover
of the cask. There lay the snOw-white
letters OF the captain and passengers just
as had deposited them on the evening be-
fore; but directly on the top of them lay
another letter-black, widowed, and leath-
er-stained; yet not SO discOlOred that l
could not read the address, MARY War
rem"
1 did not touch it. 1 should not have
dared, if had wanted to, and softly re-
closed the cask. and stole away to the boat.
Nor did l ever learn the fate Of the mystic
riOus letter. Was it merely q ghOstly
eplstle, like its writer only visible to my
eyes. and after a moment fading away for
ever9 Or was it a real letter, detained in
the spirit world for thirty years, and then
brought back to earthly reality? If the
latter, did it lie for years until the storms
of the Horn had destroyed tor did it
reach its destination after a while And
did it there find awaiting it, some lonely old
maid, still full of concealed sentiment for
the writer-or some happy wife with plen-
teous children and household cares, and not
a memory left for the long dead lovcr-Or,
perchance, only the white tomb of a broken
hearted girl, upon which cold stone could
be laid those blackened lines 7 1 do not
know. At that time it was in my mind
some day to search it out. But long
whaling cruise made me fOrgetful of many
things, and when l again reached home,
though recollected the name, MARY War
rem" l could no longer recall the little
village where the letter credited her with
having lived
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-07
THERE Is NO DEATH.
There is 10 death! The stars go down
To rise upon some fairer shore;
And bright in Heavens jeweled crown
They shine for evermOre.

There is 10 DEATH The stars 90 down
To rise upon some fairer shore;
And bright in Heavens jeweled crown
They shine for evermOre.
There is no death! The dust we tread
Shall change beneath the summer snower
To golden grain or mellow fruit,
Or rainbOw-tinted flowers.
The granite rocks disorganizs
To feed the hungry moss they bear,
This forest leaves drink daily life
From out the viewless air.
There is no death! The leaves may fall,
The flowers may fade and pass away;
They only wait through wintry hours
The coming Of the May.
There is no death! An angel form
Wake Ger the ear, b with silent tread;
He bears our best beloved things away,
And then we call them dead"
He leaves our hearts all desOlate,
He plucks our faires st, sweetest flowers
TranspIanted into bliss, they now
Adorn immortal bowers.
The bird like voice, whose 10 yous tones
Made glad these scenes OF sin and strife,
Sings now an everlasting song
Amid the tree OF life.
And where he sees smile too bright,
Or heart too pure for faint aud vice,
He bears it to that world OF light
To dwell in Paradise.
Born unto that undyirg life,
They leave us but to come again;
With joy we welcome them-the same,
Except in sin and rain.
And ever near us, though unseen,
The dear immortal spirits tread;
For all the bOundless universe
Is life-there is no dead.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-07
oFFicIAl JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
IFor the New Orleans Republican,
SUMNER.
BY T. FINLEY MORRISON.


SUMNER.
BY r. FINLEY MORRISON.
Pest, patriot, in deaths dark shade;
Thy task is finished, thy duty done,
Thy trident on the affairs laid
Freedom. justice and the Iights Of man.
Rest with thy long departed peers,
Whose lives were wed to liberty;
Whose names, through unforgotten years,
Come back with sweeter melody.
Where Ger the SOM of freedom is sung
Or sculptured shaft to genius reared,
Or lisps the praise of human tongue,
Thy long loved name will be revered.
Frienl of humanity. farewell to thee,
Grand are thy triumphs, and go nObly won,
Wed to virtue and to liberty;
Peace to thy ashes, natures nobleman.
NAV. 1874
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-07

Again l thought he must be coming after
me, so defiant was his manner; but it ap-
peared that in his assurance of orr speedy
destruction, by abandonment, he deemed it
useless to accelerate my fate. For his out
stretched arms fell, and looking at the
ground he began kicking the empty bottle
to and fro again in desaltory, purposeless
manner; and so, his fierce mood passing
Oft, he sat down against the upturned boat,
and so seemed gradually to fall asleep.
: Maintaining my own guard, l stood for a
long time with my eyes fixed upon him.
Then, as l heard his deep breathing and
knew that at last he was asleep-since if he
were counterfeiting slumber he could not
have put on those sudden starts and mean.
easy reet-I suffered my vigilance to relax.
Not sufficiently, however, to admit of ap-
preaching him. For the whole world, it
seemed, l could not have come near the
shelter of the boat and laid down beside
him. But I threw myself down where /
then stood, and pulling up the long moss,
made rough pillow for myself; and go,
still resolving to watch my companion, soon
fell into doze.
When l awoAe it was three or four
O'clock in the morning. Full of the one
subject, my waking thoughts endured no
gradual transition from the confusion of
slumber. At once felt full perception of
my situation, and glanced toward Askins.
He was yet asleep, rolled over upon his
back, and muttering disjointed fragments
of meaningless ejaculation in the pauses of
his deep, heavy breathing. So far, all was
we'll. Then, looking about me, saw with
delight that what had threatened to ripen
into lasting tempest, had passed off in
simple squat. Already the wind was down
and the sea had subsidized into its old
unru filed, gentle swell. The eky was
clear of clouds, and right before
ne. bright and lustrous. cleaned the
Southern Cross, seeming to look down pro-
tectingly. Then came, at the east, the light
OF the rising moon; and a. it rose out of the
water. saw our vessel clearly defined
against the bright surrace-Again within o
few miles of land, and still slowly standing
in. This cheering vision lasted only for
moment. In . few seconds, indeed. the
moon had so far risen that the vessel was
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-07

AOAOCSAy SAAAA itt VIC CllSl01 Vi u1du
highest civilization, must fall back among
the things which the race thought az a
child and, becoming man, put away. But
though it may not be taken from the old
systems of human theology without de-
stroying them, we believe it forms no part
of the truth as it is in Christ. And if his
truth survives, we can well spare the theO-
ries born Of half converted barbarian brains
in by-gone ages. One of the most prolific
causes of infdelity is removed, therefore.
by our recognition and proclamation of the
doctrine that ''GOd will have all men to be
saved and come unto the knowledge of the
truth"
3. If true, we would preach it that man
may think of human destiny and at the
same time consistently be happy in this
world. No one can do this, taking the pre-
vailing views. The thoughtless and shall
low may. sing through life. making each
day bright and musical with smile and
laughter, like careless birds, and yet pro-
tess faith in the ancient creeds and treat
with scOrn all who are not after their own
notion soundly orthodox. But deeper ma
lures, who have minds to be stirred BY the
great problem Of existence, feel the unut-
terable discord between life's joys and
their professed ideas Of human destiny.
select from among many the case of
Saurin, an eminent French divine, whose
words, old as they may be, express what
has been the experience of muftitudes of
his own gloomy faith, and if they do not
speak your mind it is either because YOU
do not believe OR do not realize the appaIl-
ing prospects of the race in which your
tongue may SO easily have professed belief.
In a sermon on the miseries of the lost he
cries from his agonized soul:
II sink sink under the awful weight
of my subject; and declare, when see
my friends, my relations, the people of INV
charge. this whole Congregation; when /
think that l. that you, that We are ali
threatened with these torments; when /
see In the lukewarmness of my devotions,
In IN inc iangnor Of my love, in the levity Of
dence, though it be only presumptiye, Of
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-07

as II had been told that 1t had all been
brought about for me. And, of course,
ought to be the one to suffer. But as for
you, Jerry, whatever had you dones'
'And what is all that you are talking
about, Bill Askins?" I exclaimed. '.and
what does it all amount to!"
Notwithstanding, Jerry. 1t is all q
dream. Old soa dogs will talk, you know.
Come, let us make ourselves comfortable,
since we must remain here all night, at the
least"
There was no especial present danger,
indeed. AS yet the nights were not SO cold
that we could suffer, and fuel was plenty
There were a few old broken drift logs
scattered along the shore, and the long gray
moss was dry and infammable Soon We
had bright fire. serving not only for
warmth, but cheering the gloom little,
and also indicating our safety to our friends
upon the vessel, it not by that time too far
Oft. Then, dragging the boat still fur.
Their out, We turned it over and
pr0pped up one gunwale so that we
could be with our heads beneath the shell.
ter, fully protected from the wind. The
real misery of our situation laid in our an.
prehension about the future. We were ut
terly prOvisi0nless; and, surprising that the
bad weather were to eliminate in pro-
longed gale which would keep our vessel
away, not many days would elapse before
we would starve to death. Even could the
brig return before the week was out, the
captain might refuse to do so, taking the
chances that we might have been already
rescued by come other vessel, or would
have wandered inland, or, in fact, that
something might have happened to render
divergence from his course unnecessary.
Ship captains not uncommonly thus satisfy
their cOnsciences in favor Of continuing
their course, when it is only the matter Of
q life or two.
As for Askine, be seemed to have already
made up his mind that there was no rescue
for US, and his face still wore its expression
Of hopeless stolidity and Of nerving himself
for an unavoidable fate. Propped against
the rounding sides Of the boat, he sat for
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-07

shut out the dreadful visitant, the other
arm thrown wildly into the air-so ever re.
ceding until the limit of the little rocky pen
insula was reached, and then INTERESTINGLY
falling beadlong into the swift current
below. At the other side our men, clam
bering ashore from the quarter boat, with
loud and bOisterous greeting. Then l fell
back, and for the time knew nothing more,
until awakening l found myself lying on
the moss, with three or four of the men
grouped about me, and at little distance
the second mate, Jumping up and down on
the bare rock as he had jumped upon the
briggs deck, and swearing in blue streak
against everythipg-at the wind and tide,
at the sky and the sea, at the men and the
boat, and more particularly at the unlucky
Glance that had robbed him of first class
hand.
''And all because he couldn't keep the
bottle away from him ~ stormed the second
mate, intending his speech with a copieus
vocabulary of oaths. I'm course he would
some day get the horrors and kill himself
or some one else; but why couldn't he have
waited until be got into port again? And
he might better have killed you outright"
continued the mate, glazing at me, land SO
saved himself alive, than to have given it
up at the wrong time, and walked over
board himself"
land did-did any of you see anything
else 81 said, accepting for the truth what
after all was the only rational explanation
of the scene that the crew would admit.
"Anothcr person-tall-with blood on the
side of his head. and-1
''Why, Jerry" put in Bill Gallard, helping
me upon my feet, what is the matter with
you9 You haven't been taking too many
nips out of the bottle yourself, have you 7"
With that the conversation ceased. The
men set to work launching our boat again,
and stood by to recover my as yet disor-
dered faculties. Was it all true? Was any
of it true Was it not all delusion of the
senses! There were the men, but Bill As
kins was not among them. There was
Bills knife, however, lying at my feet Just
where he had dropped it. There was the
empty bottle on the ground, and there was
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-11-12
CO7'TAGE MUSIC.

WHEN the cottage door is open, and the air is
bright and clear,
Then the sound of childrens laughter echoes on
the listening ear,
And the fall of little footsteps, pattinS on the
rustic floor,
Gently lures the tired woodman to his peaceful
home once more.
the music of young voices, o the tuneful little
feet,
How they rise and fall together, keeping time in
cadence sweet;
Like the cver-moving planets, making harmony
above,
SO the happy notes of childhood vibratc the
chords of love.
On the settle sits the grandsire with eyes so old
and dim
That the little sunny faces seem like fading
dreams to him;
But he hears their merry voices, and it almost
makes him young.
As he tries to catch the meaning of each little
prattling tongue.
O the merry laughing voicea, how mciodinusly
they flow,
Bringing to the old mans memory happy days o.
long ago,
When he. too, could shout with gladness, wher
he. too, was bright and bold,
Long before his chidrcn's children told HIM how
the world grew old.
And the music Of young voices, long as this fall
earth shall last,
Will rclink the joyous present with the half-for
gotten past:
And the ring of little footsteps, pattering on tht
cottage floor,
Will be heard the wide world over till there shal
| be time no more.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-11-12


was likely to be made into the causes !,
the prevalence of the disease.
Two persons were killed and three q
Jured in London on the OH in tho cr,,,,l -
sion. p'oooS
me Frlnce Imperial is said to have
Deen Detrothed1 to the Russian Grand
Duchess Marie
according to the report of the Third
Assistant Postmaster-G General the cov
ernment loses in revenue every wear ove,
$l,oOo,0OO through the use of washed
postage stamps.
William Cullen Bryant was presented
WIN memorial vase costing $1,000 on
the occasion Of his reaching his eichtieth
birthday, which occurred on the Sd.
Thc civil suit of Mr.. Tilton against Mr.
Beecher was called on the 9th and post.
poncd until the 18TH Mr.. Moulton also
pleaded to the complaint of Miss Proctor
Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan returned from the
indian country on the 9Th. According to
the Chicago Journal of that date the In
dians had been pretty thoroughly sub
dued and he anticipated no further
trouble from them.
A statement appears in the st. Louis
papers OF the 10th, signed by Prof. A. B.
Smith, in which it is stated that there
are fully 10000 people in Kansas and
Nebraska who are either now or will
shortly be in absolute want of the neccs-
saries of life
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-11-12
Treasurer Spinner's Report.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 9.
Gen. Spinner's report is completed and
in the hands of the printer. He dcvotes
considerable space to an argument in
favor of issuing interchangeable bonds,
to bear interest at the rate of 1865 per
cent. His arguments on this point are,
in the main, the same as those OF last
year, except that he believes that it
would be wise to allow holders to ex-
change the 3.65 for outstanding and b
per cent bonds. He says that the great
est objection to a metallic currency is
its lack of elasticity and is of the opin-
ion that the adoption of the convertible
bond will correct this evil. He thinks the
rate of interest will be high enough
to sell the bonds, to the absorption
Of any surplus currency, at any time,
while it will be enough to force return
of the bonds in exchange for lcgalten-
der notes when the business of the coun-
try demands more currency. The rate
of interest at one cent day on the hun
dred dollars would he popular with the
people, he says, because it is easy OF
computation. He argues that the convcr-
sion of the 5s and is into lOw-rate bonds
in the event of the condition OF the cur
rency demanding such conversion would
result in the material reduction of the
interest on the public debt, and make it
payable entirely in national currency at
home, and not in gold to foreigners.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-11-12
THE MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

! CoTToS.-Middling upland, 14ll0flssc.
LIVE SrocK.-Beef Cattlc-S1O.00Q012 50. Hogs
Dressed, SS00DS.a5; Live $6.Ooa650 Sheep
Live, S4.2J155O
| BREADsTUFFs.-Flour-C'o to hoice, S5.O51
| go; white wheat extra, $5751D615. Wheat-No.
2Chcago, S1.05@1.0s; Iowa spring. slo60I 90;
No 2Milwankee spring, 81. .10911.12. Rye--West-
| ern and State, $4,000 Barlcy-S1 3O01 35.
Corn-Mixed Western aioat, ss@9Jc Oats
New Western, 60061c.
PROVISIONS s.-Pork-New Mess, S19.S002O co.
Lard-14014Hc. Cheese-121a@15
WooL.-CommoE to extra, 45l6sc.
CHICAGO.
LIVE STocK.-Beeves Choice, S5a5d5 rs;
good, $1o0Gi.75; medium, S3.2503.15; butch-
ers' stock, $2.0O0325; stock cattle, $3.50
$40. Hogs-Live, s5.Go963o Shecp-Good
to choice, s3.7504.50.
PROVISIONS .-Buttcr-Choioe, 31G3Sc. Eggs
Fresh, 2sg23c. Checsc-New York factory
15@16c; Western, 14@i5c Pork-New
Mess, $17.5o111.75. Lard-12l4 012Rc.
BREADsTuFFs.-Flo -Flour-White winter extra
$50016.25; spring extra, $i.25f1500. Wheat
Spring, No. :, S40Sl,kc. Corn-No ?, 73
@7si4c. oats-No. 2, 46@47c. Barlcy-No 3
$116@1.1s. Rye-No. p sal1sahc.
WooL.-Tub-w washed, 45@57c.; fleece, washed
40O5Oc.; fleece, unwashed, 27035c.
LUMBER.-First Clear, $5O.OO@53oo; Second
Clear, $41OO@49.50; Common Boards S1l.0o0
200; Fencing, $1100@1sOO; "A Shingles,
$3.Oo03.a5; Lath, S2.00@o25.
CINCINNATI
BREADsTUrrs.-Flour-S 4900510 Wheat-Rcd,
$1.OS. Corn-New, 60@l62c. Rye-9ic. Oats-53n
56c. Barley-$ $12001.4o
Provisions. - Pork -. @ -. Lard
12a013t.c.
ST. LOUIS.
b.50. Hogs-Live, S52sQl650
BREADsTufrs.-F Four-XX Fall, $l.2504.75.
Whcat-No Red Fall S1.05,a@ o6% Corn--No.
., New, 7o07lc. Oats-No 2, 5s05sc. Rye-No,
2, S7@ssc. Barey-S1 S1.0s0110.
PRovIsIoNs.-Pork-Mess, S19.75gao.oo. Lard
-12a013Ac.
observation-disclosures Xxx, S5.2J15.ou.
Wheat paw Spring No. I, 96191c; No. 2, S6Gh
s6Ac. Corn-No. 2, 7od171c. Oats-No. 2, 46G
46hc Rye-No /, s9990c. Barlcy-No. ., $1.1i
01.15.
BREADsTurrs. --Wheat--Extra, s11501.15H.
Corn-79Isoc. Oats-49al5oc
TOLEDO.
BREADsrurrs-W s-Wheat-Ambcr Mich, $1.oo
@l.O6; No. 2 Red, s1.03f2io3I. Corn
Mixed, New, 651a167hc. Oats-5o115lc.
CLEVELAND.
BREADsTurFs -Wheat-No. Red, S1.o90110;
No. . Red, sl.o301.Oi. Corn--New, 65G66c.
Oats-5O051c.
BUFFALO.
LIVE STocK.-Beeves - si2506.55. Hogs
Live, S6.121sGe6.75. sheep-S4.0a4a75.
EASTLIBERTY.
LIVE Srock.-Beeves-B s6.2597.00; me
dium S5.2516.00. Hogs = Workers, $3.50
6a5; Philadelphia, S6.5o16.75 Sheep--Best,
S4,5Q5 90; medium, Si.00QJ4.50.