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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

The Massachusetts Legislature wrestled with
the Senatorial question nearly all of last week,
without result The struggle began on Tues
day, with Judge Hoar, Mr.. Dawes, Judge
Curtis and Charles Francis Adams as the chief
candidates Dawes and Hoar exhibited nearly
equal strength among the Republican mem
bers, each receiving over eighty votes. Judge
Curtis was supported by the Democrats, and
his vote stands steadily at about "a. Mr..
Adams does not get many votes, but Is IN a
good position to get the ultimate Republican
strength. In this respect Gen. Banks is his
most formidable competitor. The last ballot
for the week was taken on Saturday. 1t gave
Dawes S5, Hoar 70, Curtis 6S, Adams IA,
Banks 7, with several scattering. The Dawes
men profess to be confident of success, but there
is general impression that neither Dawes nor
Hoar can be elected, and that the Democrats
in the end may name a Republican who will
be chosen.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

HOWARD MARSH, son Of ex-Seriff Marsh
of this place, met with quite serious acci-
dent on Thursday Of last week. He had
been engaged in boiling some oil, when 1t
acciden,ly took fire, and while endeavoring
to lift the kettle from the fire, spilled a
portion of the burning oil on his left hand,
burning the back part of the hand and
fingers in fearful manner DR.. }. IL. Shull
was called and administered to the wants OF
the sufferer
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02
ERIE,

Disastrous Strike--The Employees at
Susquehanna Stop Work---OVer
Eight Hundred Men Idle-Jay Gould's
Prospects.
From the Bingham,tOn Times, Thursday.
A general strike of the shop hands
employed by the Erie Railroad Company
at Susquehanna, occurred yesterday morn
ing at pine o'clock. Over eight hundred
machinists, carpenters and laborers, all,
in fact, except the men employed III the
switch yard stopped work at that time
alleging, as reason, that the company
had not kept its agreement to pay them
their wages, due on the fifteenth of the
present month. The men were paid last
January, aud they claim that the com
pany's agents promised that they should
be paid on the 18th inst; that on the date
owing to some illegal mistake in the pay
roll, they were put off with the promise
that they should be paid on the twenty
filth, yesterday, and not being paid, they
ceased work. This is the statement OF
the men.
After nine O'Clock a. m. all trains
arriving from the East and West were de
tanned at Susquehauna. The valve stems
and eccentric rods of each locomotive were
disconnected, and before FIVE o'clock
Yesterday afternoon. twenty-five loco
motives, in this condition, stood upon the
tracks outside the round house and
thirty more remained within that build
ing, the turn-table having been disabled so
as to secure them as prisoners of war.
Engineers who offered any resistance to
the strikers were taken from their engines
and quietly passed over the heads of the
multitude to place of safety.
No Express and Mail train going
east was held in this city about an hour
Yesterday afternoon, until an agreement
was made with the strikers that it should
be permitted to pass through Susquehanna.
None except Mail trains are now allowed
to run on the road Five trains, includ-
ing one passenger train (No. g., remained
in this city last night, the conductors hav-
ing received dispatch from Elmira to
remain here until further orders.
The engineers Of the Susquehanna
Division were paid off at Owego yesterday
and the employees of the road here will
probably receive their pay ia few days
The workmcu at Susquehanna belong to a
different division and are paid by a
different paymaster. 1t is of course i'm
possible to tell when the strike will end
1t was rumored last evening that carloads
of men were on the way from New York
to take the place of the strikers.
1t is said that there is great dissatis
faction on the part of the agents and EN-
ployees of the road over the attempt tc
introduce English methods of management
in operating the railway, and that the
numerous recent strikes may result in the
restoration of Jay Gould to the Presidency
of the road.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02
What we heard and Saw within
the Week.

A few days ago we happened to hear a
or portion OF 1t, between
mother, with peculiar notions, and her
daughter, a gushing maiden of sixteen.
1t was on the subject of fitting dress. The
mother insisting upon low neck and the
daughter objecting. The fair beauty una
dorned," opened the discussion by saying,
ma, don't you think this dress is very low
in the neck p mot at all" replied the
mother 'But ma, why need have 1t so
low? Miss. , covers her shoulders and
she is such nice girl" We'll, my dear,
Miss. -, has her dress made to cover
the freckles. Then she has no bust at all
1t would be pretty sight, indeed, for her
to dress like you" ''But ma" she said,
''it leaves my shoulders so bare, and here IN
'front.' am afraid the gentlemen will look. .
''Well, my dear, am ashamed of you. Ii
a gentleman looks at your nose are you to
put patch over it? Don't your mother
know what is proper" At this juncture the
conversation was interrupted by some one
entering the room and the pretty little story
was spoiled We enjoyed it very much and
think the 'blushing maiden had the best OF
the argument. However, we will wait and
see whether the dress was made In accord
ance with the mothers notions-Cast iron
babies, painted black and beautifully orna
mented, is the latest toy for children. 1t
occasionally affords amusement for older
folks, too.-A young lady with her hair
done up in bits of newspaper is lovely to
gaze upon. O, my Black patches have
disappeared The latest luxury-Granger
kisses. They can only be distinguished by
the strong odor of garlic
"There's sweet face at the window,
A dear one at the door,"
The one with ga dark and rogueish eye. y
Mary and few friends amusing themselves
by waltzing and singing on the sidewalks. 5
The blonde can pull the ribbons on trot-
ting horse with more grace and skill than
her brother, who claims to be somewhat of a
horseman. Striped wrappers are all the
90 among the fair sex. They could mt have
been when the dying soldier exclaimed,
"wrap me in the American flag and let me
die like hero" IF they had, he would nc
doubt have changed his request to put
on your wrapper and let me linger by your
side. - Swarty," is going to sing for
his board at the Indian Queen. At least he
says he has made an arrangement of thai
kind with the genial proprietor. The
g praying band, g crusaders" fowls of the
air and beasts of the fields have pleaded with
Tannery," but in vain. o, Tannery,
why will you cause us thus to weep.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

THE STREET RAILWAY is the most general
and important public improvement that this
community can boast of. Property in general
is much enhanced in value because of it.
The fare to or from the Depot was for
merly 25 cents, then 20 cents, but the Rail-
way Company reduced it to 10 cents.
Freight has been delivered more promptly
than ever before and at much reduced rates.
While coal is sold at less profit, delivered in
any quantity and more promptly than ever,
and Of the same or better quality.
The Company has never attempted, even,
to practice any imposition whatever on the
public, but on the contrary manifests every
desire to do every thing that is honorable aud
fair. Hence the Railway is not only con-
venience and profit to this community. but
to the travelling public as well, and deserves
the kindest consideration at the hands oi
both, and we doubt not will continue to re-
ceive it from all fair minded and honorable
persons.
Opposition therefore, is not only uncalled
for, but is moral wrong.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

HESS BROTHERS. have transferred the
manufacturing department of their tobacco
business to the corner of George and Monroe
streets. Hereafter their establishment on
main street will he used as wholesale and
retail store They manufacture all the most
popular brands of scgars out of choice
domestic and imported tobacco which oc-
counts for their rapidly increasing business
and popularity. All lovers Of the weed
should give them a call.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

THE April number of Woods Household
Magazine, now upon our table, well sustains
its reputation as frst-class, live publication.
While its contents are not deep or scientific,
its pages are free from trashy sensational stories,
and are full of bright sunny reading that goes
home to the heart. The magazine contains Its
usual number of illustrations, and its general
appearance compares favorably with the high
er priced magazine. Subscription price one
dollar year; with chrome Yosemite one dol
lar and a half Subscriptions may begin with
any number Address. Woods Household
Magazine, Newburgh, n. Y.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

B. j. VAN Corr, late proprietor of the
'Lackawanna House" at East Stroudsburg,
has sold out and moved to Newton, n. j.,
and will take charge of the Anderson
House" of which he has become the proprie-
tor. Mr.. Van Cott, has resided in this
county, for the past three years, one ofwhich
he spent at Kellersville and the last two
years at East Stroudsburg, during which
time he has been in the hotel business. Mr..
Van G is live man and knows how to keep
a hotel as it should be kept, and we can as
sure the denizens of Newton and the public
generally, that his table will be supplied with
all the luxuries of the season, prepared in a
style to tempt the most fastidious, and
knows how to see that every guest feels at
home and at peace with himself, ''the world
and all the rest Of mankind. y
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02
Cha Dter Of Accidents,

On Monday afternoon last the mule team
of Messrs J. & VI. Yetter, of Fast Strouds
lurg, was standing in front of the tin-shop Of
VIM s. Flory on Main street, this borough,
aud suddenly took it into their heads to have
little prairie liberty, and sending a vigorous
kick at the driver who attempted to seize
them by the heads, went off at a two-forty
pace to the opposite side of the street, III
front Of Robert Huston store, where they
got mixed up with the posts and trees,
breaking the tongue whitfie tree and por
ton of the harness, when one Of the mules
got loose and ran up centre street short
distance, where it WAS caught and brought
back
Accommodations 4 O clock the same after
moon, Mr.. Charles Featherman, of Hamilton
tsp, who was in town on business, drove up
in front of G. Z. Andre & Co.'S, store, and
during his absence, the team took fright at
something, ran up Main street to Shafer' S
hotel, striking the buck board wagon of Jacob
Stoufer, whrling that nearly around and
badly bending the axle of the buck board.
The next objects in their way were the lamp
post, which was demolished, and the corner of
Judge Dreher's fence, which was broken
down. By this time they had gained the
street, up which they dashed at furious
rate, and when near the corner of Pocono
street one of the horses fell and was dragged
short distance, when they were caught
On Tuesday, while George Kirk was driv-
ing Mr. J. IL. McCarty's horse and top car
riage to the funeral of Mr. Watson Jones,
in turning round the corner in front OF
Kecnists gunsmith shop, the carriage upset,
throwing out Kirk and Mrs. Smith. the only
occupants, injuring Mrs. Smith quite serious
". Kirk escaped with a few slight bruises
The top and body Of the carriage were com
>letely demolished. Mrs. Smith was con-
veyed to her resi- lence in an insensible condi-
ton. Dr. Geo w. jackson attended to her
wounds and she is now slowly recovering.
On Friday last, Mr. j. Y Sigafus and A.
j. Clements, of this place, left home on
business, and whilst on their return, when
directly in front Of the cave below the Della
ware Water Gap, driving along leisurely, the
king-bolt few out letting the body down,
throwing Messrs Sigafus and Clements to
the ground, Mr.. G. had his face and chin
skinned, and Mr. Sigafus was skinned about
the nose and mouth, and slightly bruised
about the back The horses ran short
distance, when they were caught by Mr.. d.
Weidman, who sent the team back to where
the accident happened, and through the
assistance of some friends righted up mat
ters, when they started for home, arriving
here about O'Clock p. NJ.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02
Che 1efcrsouiau.
THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1874.
ng- GENERAL SHERIDAN has had cook

nE GENERAL SHERIDAN has had cook
stove named after him. He ought to feel
grateful boston Post. Yes, any man
could cat his Little Phil of a dinner
cuokcd on such stove Commercial Adcer-
tiscr And would not require Five Forks, "
either. Bulletin. To dispose ofan Early
breakfast. -HarI isburg 7elegraph. Such
Trolling wit is enough to make Bull Run. y
Pfttsburg Commercial
After passing through such course the
General dinner certainly ought to be Wei
don" He could eat it in comfort too, in
the yellow House.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

All over the country people are testing
their moasses, syrups, drips, ETC., and
the newspapers are reporting the results
In large majority of the cases the so
called syrups and drips are found to be
impure and poisonous, many of them be
ing made or thickened with old rags dis
solved in muriatic acid, the latter being
a deadly poison and the other ingredient
anything but palatable. A practical and
sure way to test it is to fill an ordinary
glass tumbler partly with pure clear tea
and then stir teaspoonful of the syrup
or other form of molasses into it. Ii
the latter is pure it will not discolor the
tea. If there is muriat;c acid in the
syrup the tea will change to muddy or
black color. We have known it even to
discolor the tongue, making a dark OF
black streak in the middle A lady in
forms the Sunbury american that she
tested some in this way which formed a
fluid dark enough to write with, aud tha;
when stirred it was full of fibre similar
to lint or old paper. As the test is SC
simple and easily applied aud the poison
SO destructive to health, no one should
use particle of molasses without frs,
proving its purity.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02
The Wilkesbarre correspondent of the

The Wilkesbarre correspondent Of The
Scranton Republican, writing under date
OF the 24th, says: Yesterday morning
at six o'clock John Hilbert, who lived
adjoining John Gruver's in Plains, in
leaving his bed stumbled in such way
as to strike his neck upon the chimney
of a lamp standing upon table near
The jusuIar vein severed, and he bled to
death in very few minutes, and before
his wife could call in any assistance. The
affair was SO sudden, and it's result so ter
rble, that even yet it is hardly to be
realized. He was young married man
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

WIN HoLLINHEAD, sold lot 20 #. front
adjoining his Drug store, on Main street, in
this Borough, on Monday last to James
Edinger, for 50, 500 c. Il. Durfee has the
contract for moving the buildings off this lot
occupied by Dr. Geo. W. Jackson, James
H. Walton, and Hess Bros, to the corner
above on same street.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02
Letter List.

List of unclaimed letters remaining in the
Stroudsburg Post Office, March 81, 1874.
LADIES LIST.
Echhert, Miss Christian Myers, Mrs. Susan
Fetherman, Anna e. Myers, Mrs. Susanna
Frederick, Mrs. Geo E Refs, Misses Decil
Henry, Mrs. f. c. Sayre, Emma
Mills, Mrs. J. B. iStewart, Mrs. Henry A
GENTLEMEN'S LIST.
Brown, Mr. Haas, Matthias
Barlow, John Miller, B.
Cartright, Adam Michaels, George
Davis, James Morevan, lsra
Delong, James Moorey, VIM.
Fackenthall, JOS. J. Parsons, John Z.
Himmilbarger, j D Ruff, Alferd
Harman, VIM. Sprigle, S.
Henry, P9wbin Storm, Amos
Houser, Chas. F. IStuckey, Jacob
Ziegenfus, Levi
Persons calling for any of the above letter
will say advertised. NJ. A. LEE, L. NJ.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02
FOR SALE.

AT private sale, one large Black Mar ors ors
Sewing Machine Wagon, one top bnSs!l ,brs
Sleigh, Harness. Buffalo Robes, DC AiSC .lisss tr
new and two secondhand Sewing AaTr,r Ann.rp
all to be sold at a sacrifice. Inquire al DIV
& Keller's old stand. aoUy
fed5-tf] ID. Il. bho"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

Mr.. Peter Mulvshill, of Lower Yoder
township, Cambria county, owns COW
which recently gave birth to three wei
developed calves-all of them living and
nicely.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

Now is the time for Bald Mountain to
crack open and "bust" if it ever intends
to. The New York Herald has a CORES
pendent on each side of the summit
PittsJury~ Commercial
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02
DIED.

At Canadensis on the 10Th of March 1Q-,
Mary, wife of William Evans, aged 20 ve.,a' ID'1'
6 months and days. ''
In Hamilton, on the 9th ult., Jacob Mans.
field, aged 45 years II months and 25 days.
In Stroudsburg, on the 2Sth ult, Wstso,
Jones, aged n years.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

A Williamsport boy ran to his grand
mothers the other day, and said :"Gran
ny, run down to our house quick, for dad
dy's drunk as fool and nam wants to
run around awhile with them crusade
folks"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

The revival in the Methodist Episcopal
church at Sharpsvile lasted eleven weeks,
during which time there were III accss
,ions to the membership aud Sc persons
we're baptized.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

PERSONAL Harry Miller, the ac-
complished organist, has returned to our
town after an absence Of some months. He
exnects TO remain with us this summer
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02
Election Notice,

An election will be held by the members .,
the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance ComnanU
of Monroe County, at the public house Of J3'
cob K. Shafer, in the Borough of Stroudsbura
on the 18th of April, 1874 to decide wbe,bes,
said Company shall be allowed to take great.
er insurance than s., 600 or not on one 6niIJ.
ing By order of the Board.
PETER s. EDINGER, Pres't,
April 9. 1874.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

sa- 4 special election was held in the
Pike and Wayne Representative District, on
Tuesday, the oath ult. to fll the place of Will
liam H. Dimmick, which resulted iu the cleo
ton of Thomas Y. Boyd, Republican, over
Thomas J. Ham, Editor of the Wayne
County Herald, Democratic, } by majority
of 3i0
The following is the official vote:
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

PETER KUNKEL, who has been lying
seriously i'll at his residence in Hamilton
township, for several weeks past, is, we are
happy to state, slowly recovering.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

Mr.. J. A. HAYS has one of the largest
and finest assortments of spring hats and
caps, ever offered in this market. Give him
a call before purchasing elsewhere, no charge
for showing goods
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

There are nearly 500 applications for
license filed in the Office of the Clerk of
the Court of Quarter Sessions in Berks
county. No fear of crusaders there.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

The price of crude petroleum oil has
dropped from two dollars to one dollar
aud seventy FIVE cents per barrel. Cause,
over production,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

A PottsyiIIe man offers to bet that he
can eat fifty hard boiled eggs at one sit.
ting, two dozen of them to be devoured
shell and ALL
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02
HOUSE RAISING, &C

The undersigned having equipped .n,,sl n,,sl
with the necessary apparatus, is fully E"'i
to attend to all orders for
House Raising and MoVlnS'
and for the removing of large or small @c
without regard to distance. Ehp5di, ppd ever
workmen will only be employed. an" .:oa 10 al
effort will be made to ensure satisiSc'ioIi vi On
who secure his services. Address OF '"''
C. F. DURFEE, "a
febI9tf East StroUdso"'e'
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02
SATURDAY, APRIL lIh, 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
in the Townsip of Middle Smithtield, Monroe
County, containing
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

A Butler lady gave birth to triplets,
two boys and a girl, few nights ago.
Aggregate weight of the three, twenty
one aud half pounds.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

Barnum is making the preliminary ar
for a grand tour through
with his circus and mena-
,erie.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

A Reading youth of sixteen has been
rayhaired since he was nine years old.
It is attributed to kick from horse.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

A pious Goldfish was recently caught of
the coast of Scotland, in whose stomach
was found Bible, bound in cali, bearing
the name of civilian Sim"
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LOST!

Between the Furniture Ware-rooms of r.
& Co. and Wyckoff's, twenty-five dollars .nS
thirty-fve cents The finder will be sn;,ohi, iu
rewarded by leaving the same at Lee & Co.'S
ID. S. BISBING
Stroudsburg, March 81, 1873.-3t.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

Eight hundred suckers were caught in
a single draught of a seine in the Della
ware river, above Eastou, on Monday 70
ult
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

Tobacco chewing is next to be attacked.
In an Ohio church this notice is posted I:
mo tobacco ehewers permitted 10 this
church"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

BUTTER retails at 40 cents per pound,
and is very poor at that.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

WM. B. BELL, of this Borough has been
appointed by Gov. Hartranft, Notary Public.
Office at the Monroe County Bank.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

THIS Judicial District has been divided,
Wayne and Pike counties forming one dis
trict, and Carbon and Monroe another. Ii
this apportionment receives the signature of
the Governor before the first of May, it will
necessitate the appointment of Judge to
sseside over the Courts of Pike aud Wayne
until the election in November next, when
one viii be elected to serve for ten years.
Judge Dreher will reaain on the bench in
Monroe and Carbon, under the provisions of
she lay.
p. S.-The Judicial apportionment bin
has beer sigued By the Governor
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02

DIR. G. r. Early is going to build three
hundred houses at Early, Elk county, this
summer.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-04-02
EGGs are selling at 20 cents per dozen.

OPPOSITION to Imposition, The cent
fare on the Street Car