The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-02-03

100000.
There is a bell in York which was sent
to that place by Queen Caroline before the
revolution.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has issued a circular prohibiting the grant
ing of licenses to parties peddling whisky
IN carts.
1t is the opinion of some of the best in
formed Philadelphia papers that there will
be tramps enough in that city by May to
eat the whole Centennial up.
Three thousand dollars worth of mer-
chandise was stolen from freight train OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad, between Phil
adelphia and New York, on Friday night.
4 Centennial pig has been born in Ken
lucky. Its distinguishing characteristics
are a perfectly hairless body, eyes as large
as sheep ears like those Of the hare and a
horn, several inches long, protecting from
the top of its head downward.
A waggish speculator, one of numer-
Gus family in the world, recently said =
Give years ago | was not worth penny in
the world now see where | am through
my own exertions. 'WeH, where are
you ?" "Why, thousand dollars in
debt"
Blair county is disposed to blow over a
ten-year-old boy in that district who weighs
'llS pounds. Summitville, in this county.
can trot Cor waddle) out a fifteen year-old
girl who weighs nearly 400 pounds, and
she is gaining rapidly in adipose.-John-
storm Tjibuue.
The Maqueheta, Wis, authorities have
passed an ordinance prohibiting the use Of
blinds, screens stained glass, or anything
that hinders observation through the win
dows into liquor saloons That would be "A
tip-top thing for those who like to stick
their nose into other peoples business.
A Bethlehemite went to Philadelphia re-
Gently, and while at the depot was accosted
by returned California who offered to
sell him three $50 gold pices for $50.
Bethlehem saw "spec" and ''bit, but has
since learned that the metal is worth ten
cents a pound.
Five hundred Communicates and twenty
five Grand Encampments of the knights
Templar have already notified the COM
mittee of their order in Philadelphia that
they intend being present at the great Cen
tennial conclave on the last Of May.
The Toronto Globe on Saturday publish
ed a letter from Archbishop Lynch, of
Toronto, to the Permier, in which he says
that the priests in his diocese are strictly
forbidden to make the affairs or pulpits of
their churches the tribune of political
harangues for or against any party or
candidates.
In a saloon at Plymouth, Luzcrne coun-
ty, on Saturday night, 22d inst, Enoch
Cooper approached Charles Flynn, young
man of twenty-three and drawing a revol-
yer, deliberately shot him through the
brain. Cooper recently shot young boy,
and was in shooting affray about Christ
mas.
JUDGE MACKEY, ofSouth Carolina made
this astonishing statement in a recent
speech :-"Within the last ten days Mr..
John J. Patterson has said to his compan-
ions in arts Are you going to let Cham
berlain frighten you og with his cry of re-
form and economy? Why, gentlemen, there
are five years of good stealing in South
Carolina yet Mr. John J. Patterson is a
United States Senator from South Caro-
lima"
4 thirsty fellow entered smoking car
on the way to Washington a few days ago,
and in an earnest and sympathetic tone,
said There's lady in the next coach
tainted away. Has any gentleman bere any
liquor for her ?" Twenty eight Congress
men in the car Immediately rose to their
feet, each with flask in his hand. The
thirsty fellow took full flask and started
to find that poor, fainting mortal 1t is
supposed he is still trying to get his eyes
on her
The Democratic caucus at Harrisburg
have very sensibly recognized the necessity
Of having somebody in the House capable
of running the machine, and as they can't
elect new Speaker they have decided on
the next best thing-to give the Speaker
it. He is only to have an additional
transcrlDlng clerk, but the arrangement
will be something in the kangaroo order,
for it will take Mr.. Speaker Patterson just
about hundred years to learn all that
''Uncle Jake" Zeigler has to teach him.
"Out West is the place for real enjoy
ment after all. At wedding the bride
wore new mocacsins, a buckskin skirt orna-
mented with pipe stems and soldier buttons.
From her ears two big copper pennies hung,
and sported with her damask cheek her
jacket was cut biased from a cavalry coat,
and trimed with buffalo hoofs her head was
encircled with diadcm of wolves tails,
and her bonnet tasted under her chin by
Sloux's scalp. The groom doomed up in
buckskin coat ornamented with brass
buttons and Tobacco juice. Two six-shoot-
ers and Il rifle finished his attire They
stood up to be made one, the parson began
the pprmOnV a Shnut waS hoard outSi1a