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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-13

G.. DAWSON COLEMAN, of Pennsylvania,
wh) is reported to be the coming Secretary
of the Interior, has a good-looking record.
Ileis engaged in mining and manufacturing
iron, in Lebanon county, Pennsylvania, has
money and good deal of it, is generous
giver to charitable and benevolent mstitu-
tons, has the reputation of being man of
strict integrity and is highly esteemed by
those who know him. lie has served in both
branches of the state legislature, and is now
on the board of state charities Of Pennsyl-
yania.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-13
Commission Of Enquiry.

We are desired to republish the following
from the National Temperance Adcocdie.
Surely It urges very reasonable and i'm
poriaut measure
Tor two years past the National Temperance
Society has ut each session Of Congress presented
to that body the subject Of a Commission Of En-
quiry concerning the liquor traffic With much
effort bill providing for such commission, in
accordance with the wishes Of the society, was
passed by the Senate, and iavombly reported in
the House Of Representatives In the latter body
it could not be reached. In the regular order Of
business, before the expiration Of the fory-third
Congress. Though it received large majority
vote upon proposition TO suspend the rules Of
the House aud put it npou It's passage, It lacked
few votes Of the necessary two-thirls and thus
WIS lost The preliminary work will, therefore,
in the ty-ioprth Congress- have to be done over
again in both the Senate and House The society
has again adopted petition for the important
measure which we print elsewhere aud will fur
nsh blanks ON application to which it is very dc
simble to have by or before the fifteenth Of De
cember next, the largest possible number Of sig
natures from ull parts OF the country, ofa friends
oftcmpcance and others Themcasnrc proposes
,, technical l.,isiatiou oul, a commemorate
inra,,ial antbentie eNbibit Of f,cts sucb as we
have meyer had and NJ this stage Of the reform
,,,,tlv need # should command the hearty
.,,,,,,,t and ,,,ootation f ali whether totaI nh.
st,incrs o, ,,, and ,.re.,,oeti,. ~ .p, difference
o. o., ,,,,,,,r.,,,a ,,,ti,ods LET ps have las the
p,dilo ,f ncco,,t,or pe,t hundred. of ,b,psapd.
Of pe,lti,p. from temnerance men and women.
......... .i..t. .,... M.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-29

diets third election to the Presidono,- :,
tariff SO adjusted as to be tho Ivy
burthensome and most favorable - VSSt
interests of labor and industry; bv ~ NE
financial legislation which secures free b, 1,e
ing upon a sound basis and provides alA- g
safe and uniform currency, sufficient ~
the public wants by such a revision of IT iOf
patent laws as will relieve industry G. Nle
oppression and secure to the inventor ,'S.a e /.
remuneration by faithful execaltion aIE II
the laws, the suppression of lawIessmmanu' VI
and the enforcement Of the Constitute
it stands ; and by that general policy wb;% Is
will preserve the Union intact, wbonA b'A
assailed from within or without.
We are now entering upon the cIosin.
year of the first century Of American Is
dependence and it behooves the RenriE bI:'
cans of Pennsylvania, who believe hearth, ii,.
not only in the words but in the spirit Of II,
Declaration of Independence, to show tba;s 's
faith by their works, and rally firmly ana
unitedly to the sport of their princnIos
We counsel them, in view of the intarst,
which are at stake, to forget all tbs;p
past differences to organize actively and
efficiently; to present none but good and
true men for local Offices; and stan5;nI
firmly by what they believe and know %
be right, demonstrate that claim to nubI;o
confidence. The second century Of onr
national existence should begin as the first
one did, by supreme devotion to Reppb
lican principles, to which only Repubiican
administration, in State or nation. can bo
or will be faithful.
The experience of the past furnishes
abundant evidence that the best Interest.
OF the people demand the continuance or
the enlightened and liberal course of tho
Republican party in its well-defined and
clearly announced purpose to foster tho
agricultural, Industrial and commercial
interests Of the country in its policy which
has led to a reduction of seventeen millions
OF the State debt and six hundred millions
of the National debt; in its iudicious sys.
tenn of internal Improvements having for
their objects the enlargement of facilities
and reductions in the cost Of transportation
for our Interstate commerce; in its firm
adherence to an indissoluble Union andto
unity and sovereignty of the nation; in its
honest and faithful administration of the
laws; and in its stern devotion to the
principles of truth and progress. Firm in
that conviction we confidently present our
platform and candidates for public support
thoroughly assured that in their success
will be found the true and only road to
National Unity, National Progress and
National Prosperity.
BY order of the Committee.
HENRY NJ HoYT, Chairman.
\. WILSON NORRIS, Secretary.
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Church Dedication.

According to announcement the NJ. E.
Church at East Stroudsburg was dedicated to
the service of God, on last Sunday, the 25th
inst. Bishop E. G. Andrew preached in the
morning very able, interesting and instruc-
tive sermon, from John 4 24-God is G Spirit
The sermon was 81 minutes long and held the
audience to the last.
After the Sermon the Rev. Doctor Dashell
Of the Newark Conference, took into his hands
the matter Of raising funds to defray the ex-
pense incurred in the erection of Church and
Parsonage, and succeeded in raising about
81, ,420.
In the afternoon short and interesting ad-
dresses were made by the Rev. DIR. Carrow of
the NJ. L. Church of this place and by Bishop
Andrew. The congregation being small in
consequence of colored Camp Meeting being
near by, the collection did not run up very
largely.
In the evening Doctor Dashiell preached an
excellent sermon from Acts 16: 20-"Sirs,
what must do to be saved ?"
After the sermon, the matter of raising funds
was again taken in hand with better success
thdH III tiiS dIlcTHOOU. Inc COlleCtlO0S OF the
day aggregating about $4,000 The interest
ing services of the occasion were brought to a
close by formally dedicating the Church to
the service of Almighty God
The church is A by 20 feet and will seat
about three hundred and seventy y-fve persons.
The audience room is finished off in walnut,
and the isles neatly carpeted. The building is
altogether pleasing and imposing structure,
one of which our neighbors may well feel
proud.
| The whole cost, we learned, of the Church
and Parsonage is $l0,94S on which there was
an indebtedness of s., 300 on Sunday morning
last, which was unproyided for. But the col
lections of the day reduced the unprovided for
debt to $1,000, which we hope will also be
| provided for in due season. This is the first
Protestant Church erected and dedicated in
East Stroudsburg.
Everything conspired to render the day
| pleasantly memorable to our neighbors. The
day was as fine as could have been desired.
And we are especially gratifed at being able
to note the liberal spirit with which the
Stroudsburg brethren responded to their neigh
bors appeal for assistance, in this their roble
and every way worthy enterprise May it
prove to be productive of more good than its
most sanguine friends dare hone
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Trying to Ride for Eun,

The Monroe Democrat having been riding
shanks' horses for considerable time, con-
cluded last Monday morning, for the sake of
enjoying little boyish fun, that he would
have genuine horseback ride, and with this
view In mind he made strong effort to
mount Mr.. Joseph Sherman horse, which
was standing loose and alone, already saddled
and bridled, in front Of Hess Brothers tobac-
co store, when the horse turned quickly
around and the Democrat losing his eouili-
brim, fell heavily over the horse to the ground
with his foot fast to the stirrup, when the
horse becoming frightened at this ground and
lofty tumbling, started up the street at full
pace, dragging the Democrat from five to
eight feet, when his shoe fortunately partly
ripped open behind enabled his foot to slip
out, leaving fast in the stirrup the shoe,
which the horse carried up the street as a
trophy of the Democrats bad riding The
Democrat got up slightly demoralized for the
time being, but entirely unhurt
Here can readily be seen all the essential
requisites of a serious accident, which we are
exceedingly gratifed at being able to an
nounce was frustrated What serious aud
important events are often embraced in ap-
parenty trifing circumstances. In this case,
the simple ripping of shoe down the heel
proved the salvation of the Democrat, and
affords US the pleasure of penning this article,
rather than the pain Of writing his obituary.
We hope that the Democrat will succeed
in making his next attempt at horseback
riding, more of a success.
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pprSNEhalS.

Hon. Robert Klotz, of Mauch Chunk, was
in town on Monday last.
Mr.. James Miles, of Philadelphia, and
well known to many Of our citizens, is stop
ping at the Burnett House."
Hon. Asa Packer and Commodore Van
derbelt, were among the guests, at the Della
ware Water Gap, on Sunday last.
Rev. John Brown, of New York, son Of
the late Daniel Brown, Of Shawnee, thi:
County, preached at the Presbyterian Church
in this Borough, on Sunday last, morning
and afternoon.
Maj. VIM. X. Hayiland, former District
Attorney of this County, and family, now Of
Cleveland, Ohio, have been on visit to hi.
father-in-law's, Mr.. Robert Boys, Of thi.
borough, during the past several days. They
left for home on Tuesday last. We were
pleased to see them looking 50 well.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-29

THE Republic magazine for August, is
equal to series ofcampaign documents. Its
pages are filed with valuable material, which
must tell in the fall elections. No public
man, no speaker, no one desires correct infor-
nation on subjects Of public interest, should
be without this magazine Its low price, on
ly 81, brings it within the reach Of all Its
opening article on Growth of the Nation
Under Republicanism, F" cannot fail to revive
the pride Of loyal men in the party which has
done heroic service for the country. The
Republic is power in the field of politics,
and should have wide circulation. Orders
should be sent to The Republic publishing
company, Washington, ID. C.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-29

CHICKEN THIEVES AROUND. Mr.. j.
Allen Clements, living near this town, had a
fine brood of fifteen chickens, which our friend
Al. fondly anticipated were rapidly growing
into pot pie, stew, roast, broil and fricassee,
or any other desirable dish and-perhaps
they were; but alas, not for Al. For some
selfish scoundrel, not fearing the law nor re
specting AIS claim on the chickens, came
and stole the whole brood, few nights since.
ANoTHER-M William Banta, residing
on Centre street, in this borough, had eight
stolen on Sunday evening last
STILL ANoTHER-Jacob H. Butts, had
stolen twenty-five young turkeys about the
size of quails, ten Or fifteen days ago. Mr.
B. also lost a hen with brood of nine
Brahma chickens, about the same time
And to complete the rascality poisoned
a fine Newfoundland Dog for him. These
losses might by little stretch of charity be
ascribed to the ravages of minks But whether
correct or not in this view of the matter, we
would suggest good dose of shot, well set
in, as a good and efectual cure to either
man or beast.
ONE MoRE.-Last week forty chickens
were stolen from the yard Of the Indian
Queen Hotel, in this Borough.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-29
The Corn Crop.

The July returns to the Department Of
Agriculture show that the acreage in corn
is about S per cent. greater than last year.
New England has reduced the acreage about
l ! per cent and the Pacific States about
per cent. All the great corn growing re-
gions have increased their acreage, the Mid
die States 2 per cent, the South Atlantic
States B per cent, the Gulf States 10 per
cent, the inland Southern States 12 per
cent, the States north of the Ohio per
cent, the States west of the Mississippi II
per cent. The condition of the crop is be-
low the average in the New England, Mid
die and South Atlantic States, the minimum
condition (82) being in Rhode Island.
Florida and Alabama are also below the
average, but the other Gulf States and the
inland Southern States are above, the maxi
mum (1l2) being in Mississippi All the
other States, except Missouri 103), are
below the average, the minimum condition
(S2) being in Wisconsin.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-29

Mr.. Samuel King, of Williams town.
ship, Northampton county, committed sui
eide by drowning few days ago. He was
seventy-fve years old.
During a recent thunder storm thirteen
sheep and ten lambs were killed by light
ming on the farm of Robert Pitney, in
Morris county, New Jersey.
a cat belonging to Mr.. King, of Willis
town, Chester county, gave birth to SIX
kittens, five of which were united after the
manner of the Siamese twins.
Young cattle-yearlings-are suffering
from singularly fatal disease in parts of
Potter county. They are suddenly seized
with stiffness, and die in short time.
The farmers, in the vicinity of Charles
ton, S. c., have shipped North this season
nearl y 4OO,0 900 quarts of strawberries, from
which they have realized 100000
1t cost S13,00O,00O a year to run the
city of New York. She pays $4,000 sery-
ants of high and low degree, one man
drawing pay to every three who pays
taxes.
The average amount paid to the military
companies of the State is about $500, which
includes the State appropriation of s4OO,
transportation expenses, and armory rent,
etc, allowed.
George n. jackson, the deputy United
States collector at Louisville, KY, who was
said to be defaulter to the amount Of
Sl5,999, is dead. 1t is thought that he
died from poison.
a party of Scranton fishermen returned
home the other day after a weeks fishing,
having succeeded in capturing single
perch weighing half pound, which cost
them fifty dollars.
The Louisiana census will make the pO-
pulation of New Orleans about POS 900.
The increase since the last Fderal census Is
due to the addition of two wards to the
city since that time.
Jesse Pomeroy, the Boston boy murderer
under sentence Of death, made an unsuc-
cessiul attempt to escape night or two
ago. Some outsider had sent him ME
secreted In banana. Ingenious,
The great unwashed of New York are
gradually being elcansed Last week
o9,4o2 persons patronized the public baths
In that city. The largest number bathing
In any one day was 16,264
\ Long Island farmer, whose fields have
been overrun with the potato bug, adopts
the plan of going through the rows with a
horse aud plow, the whiife-tree of which
knocks Oft the bugs, which are turned over
ana buried hopelessly in white.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-29

The large rhinoceros belonging to A
B. Rothchild & Co.'S menagerie, which
exhibited here few weeks ago, died at
Bradford, Mexican County, Pa, on the
9th of July. The animal was skinned and
the carcass temporarily inferred. His
bones will be exhumed and mounted and
placed in some museum. The animal was
valued at $4,000.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-29

Bay The first gun of the campaign was
fred by the Republicans at Erie on Friday
evening of last week. passed off very satisfac-
torily. The meeting is represented as hav-
ing been large and very enthusiastic, and
great confidence was expressed as to the re-
suit in November Speeches were made by
Hon. John Scott, Hon. G. s. Wolf, General
Henry VI. Hoyt and others. Gov. Hart
ranft sent his regrets, not being able to be
present.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-29

JONAS ALTIMUs, Esqr, County Treasur-
er, commences his rounds for the collection
Of taxes, on Monday next, at the house OF
Reuben Bonser, in Tunkhannock township,
and viii conclude his labors on Friday, Sep
tember Sd, 1875, at the house Of Charles
Brown, in Pocono township Tax payers
who avail themselves of the opportunities to
pay their taxes, viii be entitled to an abate-
ment Of five per cent See notice to 'Tax-
payers in another column.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-29

TIE words Burnett House" appears
twenty-seven times in last week IS jefferson
ian, and only nineteen times in the Democrat.
This week the latter paper will probably
make up its former delinquency.-E -EaSton
Argus.
The number twenty-seven is for luck and
indicates the number of drinks you are en-
titled to Judge, provided Amandus makes
up his former delinquency. Hold yourself
ready to come up and take them Not all
at once though, for our host keeps the pure
stuff, which is strong and vigorous, and
knocks down both great and small, when not
treated with due respect. So come and stay
two or three days, Judge, and enjoy yourself
decently and in order, and our word for it you
will have no occasion to regret your visit to
our pleasant Borough.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-29

On Thursday evening last, Mr.. William
Chipperied, of Stroud township, stopped at
Ackerman's Mill, in this place, and during
Mr.. C's. absence, the horse started and had
gone but short distance, (the animal being
blind before he plunged into the race, and
would evidently have drowned had it not
been for the prompt assistance rendered Mr..
{. by number of our citizens, who were
near at the time.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-29

MEMBERS ofthe Knights of Pythias should
be on the lookout for a man named John
Lynch, claiming to be member of Eureka
Lodge, No. y, ofPhiladelphia HerecentIy
visited Reading and solicited aid from mem
bers Of the order there. Inquiry was made
of Eureka Lodge, and reply received stat
ing that Lynch was an impostor:
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-29

REGULAR services of the Protestant
Episcopal Church will be held by the Rev.
Perceval Beckett, every Sunday morning il
the Court House, Stroudsburg, commencing
August lst, 1875. The public are cordially
invited to attend. Services will commence
at 1920 4. NJ.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-29

BASE BALL.-The Variety Base Ball Club
of the city of Scranton, visited this Borough
on Thursday last, and played game with
our Caldeno club. They played seven innings
with the following score:
INNINGS. 1st, I'd, Sd, 4th, 5th, 9th, 9TH.
VARIETY, 0 0 6 O 0 o.
CALDENo, II Is 7 4 s 4 2-57
Umpire-R. Northrop, of Canadensis.
The Variety came for wool, but left
shorn, rather closely.
THE Caldeno Base Ball Club of this place
will visit Pleasant Valley, to-day, Thursday
and while there will play the Lehghton club
a match game of ball. There will be grand
harvest home and picnic, also dance in the
evening, on the day of the match.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-29

THE usual number of thefts, robberies,
and burglaries of recent occurrence in Mas
sachusetts and adjoining States excite general
alarm, and measures arc to be taken to en-
force stringently the laws applying to tramps
and vagrants who are prowling in hordes
throughout the country.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-29

A LARGE number of friends, with their
wives and sweethearts, all Of this Borough,
visited Lake Popononming, on Friday last,
and passed the day in picnic style. The
excursionsts returned home in the evening
highly pleased with their visit.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-29

REV. D. Z. SCHGDLER, who has had
charge ofthe Brodheadsville Normal School.
in this County, leaves on the I'd ult., to
take charge of Boarding School in Berks
county.
Mr.. S. is gentleman Of considerable note,
as an educator, and we wish him entire sue
cess in his new location.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-29

Sweeney, McCluney & Co., of Wheeling,
West Va, large glass manufacturers, failed
on Saturday. Their liabilities are Sl56, 900.
Their assets are estimated to be $l42, 900. A
meeting of the creditors will be called to try
and arrange for an extension of time, and to
continue the works running. They employed
upwards of three hundred hands.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-29

The Conneautville Coar,ar says A wo-
man in Beaver township, this county, this
season, sheared upwards of two hundred and
City sheep for farmers in her neighborhood,
and did the work we'll She clipped forty
FIVE inside Of day and half
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Four children of one family. aged respec-
lively nine, twelve, sixteen and eighteen,
died in Windsor township, York county, in
the space of nine days, of diphtheria, which
is prevailing in that township to frightful
extent
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Mrs. r. NJ. Ross, of North East, was dan
gerously poisoned last week by using currants
on which wind had blown Paris green, which
had recently been used on the potato vines
near by
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Che 1fffcrsonial,.
THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1875.

s2g@The Mauch Chunk Democrat says that
the friends of Colonel Melchoir H. Horn OF
Catasauqua formerly of Easton), will pre-
sent his name to the next Democratic State
Convention as candidate for State Treas
urer
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AN attempt is being made to weed out
tobacco chewers in Pottsvilie, who expcctor-
ate on ladies dresses, by offering 500 re-
ward for the arrest and conviction of the
creatures.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-07-29

a POTTsvILLE lawyer was robbed al
Smiths Island, Philadelphia, of his false
teeth. He oughtnt to have worn them il
his pocket.
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MUSICAL SoCIABLE. Monday even
ing about one hundred ladies and gentlemen
assembled in the large and elegant furniture
ware-rooms of j. II. McCarty & Sons, with a
view Of testing one of Lyghte & Ernst cele-
brated Pianos, introduced here by their agent
Mr.. Z. l.. Ellison. Fine selections from the
most prominent authors were rendered by the
Misses Carrow, Miss Nettie Jackson, Miss
Lizzie Williams, and others. The playing
was par excellence and singing charming, es-
pecially the operate selection sang by Miss
Lizzie Williams. Beethoven Quartette en-
livened the occasion with their presence. At a
late hour the party dispersed, all expressing
themselves highly delighted with the tone
and finish of the instrument introduced by
Mr.. Ellison, and the musical treat given the
party by the ladies and gentleman who
furnished the instrumental and vocal music