The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-04-22


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The real estate in the county of Indiana
is valued at $11, ,074, 104.
A Chicago merchant named Tubb has
Just failed He couldn't stand on his own
bottom.
The Scranton Republican says for the
past four months that city has been un-
usually free from crime.
A Warren county breach of promise case
was settled by the young man giving the
woman six cords Of wood.
A destructive flood in Mill river, near
Boston, on Saturday, caused damage to the
extent of nearly 100000.
The growth of empire. 1t is estimated
that 100000 Immigrants have gone into
Texas since last October.
A fruitful difference. Great Britain has
but 153, ,526 acres planted in orchards. Hi
nois alone has twice as many.
Union Furnace, in Union county, Penn
sylvania, has been blown out in conse-
quence of the scarcity of coal.
Reading has a novel drinking saloon,
where nothing but milk is sold and the
cost of drink is only three cents.
Philip Murray, on trial at Pittsburg for
the murder of James White, has been con-
victed of murder in the first degree.
According to the last triennial assess
ment, Berks county owns 81 ,297 1893 worth
of horses, and SG2O, ,679 worth of cattle
Tt is estimated that at least three thous-
and factory operatives will be out of en-
ployment at Lowell within week.
Scipio Bryan and Elijah Atkuson, both
colored, were hanged at Beaufort, S. c.,
on Friday last, for murder and arson.
An ingenious Allentown youth has whit
tied out a steam engine and threshing ma
chine, all Of wood, and has them running
Nearly $4,000 worth of fine laces and
trimmings were abstracted from two New
York houses on Saturday night, part of
which was recovered.
They are cutting one of the big trees in
California, thirty feet in diameter and over
three hundred feet in height, for exhibi-
| ton at the Centennial
Some fine old Madeira wine was sold in
Philadelphia, the other day, at s35 per
gallon. The same wine was bought twelve
years ago at $40 per gallon.
A new plan of burning oil for fuel in the
manufacture of glass has been successfully
introduced in Pittsburg. 1t is adapted to
other processes requiring great heat.
''There there's that very mitten I lost
this morning." exclaimed Richmond
man as he quit spooning out the pudding
to hold up the lost article.
A Wilkesbarre court has awarded
Emund Wideman S2,OS5 damages against
the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company,
whose locomotive sparks set his house on
fire.
In the United States Circuit Court at
Baltimore a jury gave a verdict of $1,000
damages against the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company for breaking passengers
arm
a little girl, when asked by her mother
about suspicious little bites in the sides of
a dozen choice apples, answered, "Perhaps,
mamma, they have been frost-bitten, it was
so cold last night.
Young America is quite forward "Tn
put head on you, said little gamin to
a companion. "You try it, was the quick
reply, "and your mothers monkey will be
cherub in less than ten seconds"
James Black, chairman of the Temper
ance State Committee, has issued a call for
State Convention to be held at Harris
burg on the 10th of June, at which candi-
dates for Governor and State Treasurer are
to be nominated
Here's philanthropy: An association
'to elevate the grade of butter manufac-
tured in this country" Hope this eleva-
ton of grade viii not enable the butter of
the future to outrank the butter of the
period in too great 4 degree.
The reports concerning the fruit crop in
New York, Michigan and Illinois are all
to the effect that the fruit-buds have not
! been Winter-killed as was nj first tbouobt