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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-03-30

ticipate in the desperate battle of Fair
Oaks. That engagement brought me worl;
enough, for my regiment suffered terribly.
As hardened as | thought had become, [
grew faint and sick over the dreadful work
that gave me neither rest nor hope Of rest.
The little field hospital which had estab-
i'shed on the edge of the swamp seemed to
be perfect slaughter house. and | longed
more eagerly than | had ever done for
cess ition Of the fighting 1t came at last,
Il lite after ten o'clock on Sunday morn
ing.
| had cleared out my hospital, and had
sent my last man across the Chickahominy.
My assistants were absent for some pur
pose, and | was the only person in the lit
tie structure of bouuhs Suddenly | was
aroused from Il reverie into which had
fallen, by the hurried entrance Of some
one. l looked up and saw Colonel Anson
standing before me- He was pale and ex-
hausted, and was bleeding from deep cut
in the head. He held in his arms the in
animate form of Lieutenant Hill. l never
saw so much grief in human face us was
written on that of Colonel Anson, as he
laid his burden on the rude table
"Bc quick, doctor, for Heavens sake ~
he said, painfully.
Bat you are wounded, colonel y I ex-
claimed, when my astonishment would let
me speak.
"Never mind me" was the quick retort.
ATTEND to this one"
Hill WAS wounded in the breast, and
saw at glance that it was dangerous and
doubtful one | bent down to loosen bis
coat, and examined the injury. could do
no good The aim had been true and the
ball had gone right through the heart. This
WAS not my only discover. l had learned
Il part OF the mystery that had hung over
! Hill.
Heavens, colonel ~ exclaimed, look
ing up at him. This is Il woman -
The only one that ever loved me, y
sroaned the colonel "She fnllowcd me
here in male dis-uise anI, this morning.
i when | was in danger, saved me, who had
! done nothing but wrong her, at the cost of
her own life. She WAS my wife doctor"
He left me before | could speak.
This was all | ever knew. The next
day the colonel WAS shot in skirmish.
had him buried in the "rave where We had
/ laid his wife, and to this day l have never
! learned the secret Of their unhappy lives.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-03-30
Remodeling a Human Face.

A novel operation recently performed at
the Maine General Hospital is thus describ-
ed \ person came there with can
cerous under lip, which IA quck had made
worse 10y the use of caustics The patient
being placed under the influence of ether,
the lips was cut down and removed, the
mouth slit far into the cheeks on both sides,
the flesh turned down, and the inner mem
brane and bone scraped to remove all traces
of the cancer Then the cheeks were
brought forward over the chm and sewed
together to form il new under lip, Il new
and handsome mouth WAS formed by sew
Ing up the Sits and cutting out triangular
notchcs in the corners, and that the new
lip might not lack the natural redness, the
lining membrane was brought out over the
edge and sown down. a new face having
thus been put upon the patient, he went
home rejoicing.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-03-30

4 remarkable case was decided in the
New York Supreme Court last Thursday.
Josephine Ash brought suit, through her
guardian against Henry Astor, one of the
well known Astor family for so, 900 dam
ages for assault, alleging that in 500 Astor
violently pushed plaintiff, then only four
years old, from chair, causing such iniu-
rics as to cripple her for life Her father
testified that the girls backbone was
around her hips, and that she was com
PEELED to 20 around the house on all fours E;
aud that she is now unable to walk or care
for herself in any way and that Mr.. Astor
made him promise not to tell anybody,
sa in. h. would put $1,000 in the b n'l for
the child, which he never did, The jury
found Il verdict for plaintiff for the full
amount claimed, and the court added 81 900
for Gusts.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-03-30
Wonderful Magnifying Eyesight.

The San Francisco Sunday Gail Of March
9Th has well authenticated story of nine
year old boy of that city who has, until re-
Gently, been supposed to be entirely blind,
but who has been discovered by eminent
scientists to be possessed Of most wonder
ful powers of vision. He has an abnormal
formation of the eye, causing presbyopia or
farsi sightedness to such degree that moth
ing at a distance of less than 240, 900 miles
is perceptible to his vision, but at that dis
tance he has full visual power of a person
with ordinary eyes. The moon fills lis
whole sphere of sight and does not seem to-
be more than 100 yards distance, and he
gives a minute description of its surface
aud inhabitants, for he claims that it is in
habited and by race of beings who have
four radial limbs like the spokes of Il wheel
and whose motion is votary and almost con-
tinuous. The vegetation is all metallic, of
gold, silver, tin and copper. The cart
wheel inhabitants amuse themselves by skat-
ing on Il lake of quicksilver, have nothing
to do and 90 to sleep three or four times in
the twenty-four hours. He SAYS the moon
has continuous day on one side and con-
tinuous night on the other, and that when
the people wish to sleep they 90 over on
the dark side. The names Of eminent
Scientific men are freely used in connection
with the report. and if the whole thing IS
the child of some reporters highly magma
tive brain, it is we'll got up and deserves to
take rank as the leading scientific lie of the
centennial year.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-03-30

Complete returns of the New Hamp-
shire election give the majority of Cheney
(Rep.) for Governor over Marcy (Dem.)
ut 3G93, and over all others at 3273. This
is the largest majority gained by any party
f,r many years Cheney's plurality last
year Was but l12. In the Executive Coun-
ell, consisting of five members, the Repub-
licans have four they have elected nine of
the twelve Senators and have clear ma
jority Of 2S members of the House \
Republican Senator will be chosen to sue
ceed Mr. Cragin The proposition for Il
Constitutional Convention has been adopted
by large majnrfty. The object of this is
to change the formation Of the Legislature,
to abolish the religious test For office, and
to alter the time of holding elections from
March to November
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-03-30
The First Turnpike in the State.

The means of communication between
the centres of commerce in this State from
the organization Of the Commonwealth to
the year 1851 were limited to turnpike
roads and one continuous line of canal. The
old Concord coaches rolled for miles from
the seaboard irei.hted with the business
and travel of those days, and it fulfilled its
mission. With the growth Of population
came demand for more rapid transit, and
then followed the introduction of railroads.
The Lebanon Times, referring to the turn
pike system in vogue then, and continued
in many places to-day. says:
The actual construction Of turnpike
roads in Pennsylvania dates as early as
1892, when Il company was organized and
interpreted to construct Il turnpike from
Lancaster to Philadel lila. The work was
C cnimcnced the same year. and the entire
distance Of sixty-twu miles finished in lI!I,
at an expense of S645.000. Since then
more than two hundred and fifty turnpike
companies have been Incorporated, many OF
which were constructed.
The Bcrks and DLuphin turnpike com
pany was incorporated in 1916, and work
y
finishing the entire distance Of forty miles
from Reading to the intersection Of the
Downimgtun, Ephrata and Harrisburg turn
pike, near Humelstown, in 1917. The
average cost was S3S0O per mile, and an
Indebtedness of So, 900 when the labor
was concluded. The original price per share
was $50, of which ST., 800 Was subscribed
by individuals, and S29 800 by the State.
The Indebtedness remained on part Of
the company up to the year 1913, and an
nual payments of dividends from s 80 to
s. have been made and at present it is the
only turnpike which does not make a divi
dend Before the construction of the Phil
adelphid and Reading and Lebanon Valley
and OF her railroads, it was great thorough
fare for travellers and terms between Pitts
burg and Philadelphia. The old lumber
inc stage coach, with Il fnur-in-hand, hand
led by Billy Patterson, OF Reading, and the
late Peter KlIe, of lebanon, is well remem-
bered up to as late as 1851.
The Dowin.tun, Ephrata and Harris
burg turnpike WAS Incorporated Il company
AS early as 1903, and although work Was
commenced the same year, it Was not
finished until 1919. 1t starts at Harris
burg intersecting near Uummelstown with
the Berks and Dauphin turnpike, passing
through Londonderry, South Annviile and
Cornwall townships, along the southern
PORTIONS Of the county, EThrata, Lancaster
county, and has its terminus at Duwing-
town, Chester county Tolls are not col
Iected between the Cornwall Furnaces and
BrickersvilIe, that portion having been va
Gated by the company. The receiver of
the company is Mr.. Fahnestock, Of Harris,
burg"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-03-30
A Herring Hog"

\ monster with head measuring six
feet by four, and body forty five in length.
is, according to the Dundee Adrertiscr, we'll
known to Scotch fishermen as the cher
ring hog" \ very fine specimen of the
animal was seen the other day by some
Broughty Ferry men off the Bell Rock.
The crew of fishing boat were hauling in
their haddock lines when the herring hog
came up to blow only few yards from the
starboard side of the fishing buat. The
huge head seemed to be full of Sits or holes
and it had eyes resembling those of an OK
but much larger. Its skin was black and
apparently rough, changing into a light
hue toward the lower part of the body. 1t
had broad tail, which measure about six
feet from tip to tip, and seemed to be very
old, for its head and tail were covered with
large white barnacles measuring about three
inches long, and one of its fins was partially
eaten away, us if by decay. 1t took several
haddocks off the lines, and broke the line
the crew We're hauling in. The men then
became alarmed, and threw stones at it, one
of which struck the hog, when it plunged
and reappeared at greater distance, giving
Il great roar.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-03-30

a new sect of Adventists is reported in
the West. At Owen Sound, Canada, the
belief that the world will end on the 1st of
ApYil has caused no little excitement, and
two respectable farmers have become in
sane through terror. The Nazarenes, of
Sanilac county, Mich, hold similar be-
lief. aud are designating different persons
to carry the news to the different nations.
Upon Dr. johnson, of White Rock, de-
wolves the task of hunting up the widely
scattered Israselties and notifying them of
what is to happen. Some Of the fanatics
are actually selling their farms and stock
at half price in order to "et the necessary
means to carry them on their mission to all
parts Of the earth.
Among the latest arrivals at Cleveland
was huge Canadian black bear, who came
saiiing into port on Il cake of ice.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-03-30

ga fool for luck The other day a
drunken man leaped from an express train
on the New York Central Railroad, which
was moving at the rate of nearly fifty miles
an hour, receiving no other injury but the
tearing of his coat
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-03-30

The meanest act on record. A Chicago
man was arrested on trivial charge. the
other day, while in the funeral procession
that was conveying the remains OF his wife
to her grave.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-03-30

A bill has been introduced into the Vir-
ginia Legislature to tax tobacco users 81
per year and profane swearers So per year.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-03-30

The Commissioners OF Bucks county are
in trouble, the grand jury having disnp-
proved of their financial statement, and it is
prol osed to prosecute them at the next
term Of court
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-03-30
D"elllng House for Sale

L i@eie tEo story Dwelling House contain
Eg-A ,1s seven rooms one of which Is sGitabI
isIstf ii'i Store R10m situate on Main street
bntaeas .u me B0FoUSlI OF Stroud tSbufg. tn
Ass,,I.S1S oeading Is nearly new, and every ParI
- aeszsA u Il Ia good condition. For terms &c.
l,N 'tic' Dee. 9, 1881
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-03-30

A colored infant at Morrisville, Bucks
county, r,joices in the possession of two
fall hands-fye fingers and thumb on
acn.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-03-30
MASON T0CK,
PAPER HANGER,
5LAzIER AND PAINTER,
MONROE STREET,
nearly opposite Kau;z's Blacksmith Shop.
STROuDsEuRG. p.

ns Undersigned w"uid respectfully in
y To Tue citizens ~ Sifo"dsb,rg md vicinity
,.,, Sr, he Is p"w 'ulIy prppired 10 do all kIu"s
v F'Ptr HaRg'ug. G. azing AMI Painting
ry'"1uy AID at short not &c. aud that he
D 80 Keep coa,taH,Iy on n md fine >fock ~
E' iiahgi"g> of all dr-cr,p' IONS and 81
pres. The "alrrHa.e "f the ruhli
'''"esi'y solicited. MAY I6. 1872.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-03-30
AE0TzzER T2OE':ET WON
BT TIE
E2IET COTTAGE ORGANS

Ihese superior and beautifully finished in
s;-1nents 40 IA eclipseA their competitor in
7caae, purity, sweetness and dciicacy of tone,
a',o carry of the fir, and only premium Civ
q to exhibitors of reed Organs at the Monroe
V1.a,y Fair, held September >. 1874.
bay oniy Tie best. For price li-t address
gc iii J. Y. SIGAFCS,
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-01-26

positions we might feel alarmed. and
might think that an attempt was being
made to sell out. There are certain
class ofrepublicans who, whenever dis
appointed, and confronted with the
prospect of defeat to some of their ruscal-
ly measures, cry Democrat" but that
little game is played out, and wont work
any longer. The Republican party is of
more Importance than than success of
such men, and we arc glad that the pco-
pie begin to sec and understand it.
The days of bad government have
happily for this state, ended, and the
demand for pure and undetiled republi.
canism as set forth IN the doctrine "of
honesty and good government" is heard
all over the land, and those men who are
opposed to this maxim, because it
might return them to humber walks of
life, must either help to maintain it, or
go down in the crash that Will come in
November.
That democrats endorse Mr.. Chamber
'"'h 40 NV ie'soh why icpuDilCanS Snouid
lose confidence in him. 1t is the best
evidence that the party can put forth
such candidates as will completely dis
arm the opposition and IN the next
canvass leave them without the argu-
ment that because of bad government
there ought to be change IN the admin
istration. The republican party can be
SO just in all that affects the State that it
will command the respect and support of
its opponents.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-01-26
The defeat of Leslie in the Barnwell

The defeat of Leslie in the Barnwell
court house case was great triumph for
the Governor, and Leslie says will kill
The party he represents IN the county. If
1t will result in a better class of men
ioiug elected from Barnwell, no matter
What their politics, The Governor will
have the credit for the change. The last
appeal of the Barnwell Agitator is thus
described by the correspondent of the
Ncps.
with tears In his voice, after the man.
ner of missionary parsons, he went crying
up and down the middle aisle, paving
the air with.hls arms, and in the most
hcartrending tones asking the Repub-
licans if they wanted their throats cut.
asno ono seemed particularly desirous
ST having his throat cut. Leslie took heart
and brenth and tried to eNpourd TO them
how, if they didn't pass the bill, they
would cut their own tbroats. Somebody
'emarked. "You mean they will cut your
comb" This was too much for Leslie:
he sicSened and began willing rapidly;
few convulsive gasps, in which were
family heard something that sounded like
Mississippi, bullet and knife, blood, armed
men, cross roads, intimidation, &C., and
he sank down peacefully with never O
word more to say"
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-01-26

At the Memphis election on the 18th
inst, over two thousand colorcd people
went to the polls and voted the entire
Democratic ticket without solicitation.
despite the fact that ex-Congressman
Barbour Lewis aud other extreme Rad
ical politicians worked from daylight TO
sunset for the success of rhe opposition
ticket. The Memhpis Appeal mentions,
amongst the incidents of the election
that well-known colored man approach.
cd Barbour Lewis at one of the polls and
erahrocing him to his hearts content, said:
Farewell, Ba;bour; we must part forever;
rnay the Lord take liking to you, for
We niggers can't" At the Democratic
Jubilee which followed the announce
ment of the result, the colored people
tooka conspacious part, and several of
them carried efigies of Lewis and other
politicians who sthcy have her eretofore
blindly followed.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-01-26
Boss Shepard Coming soutb

A bill has been introduced in the AS.
sembly to charter the South Carolina
Land and Improvement Company. This
bill is to provide that VIM. johnson,
Allen McCaulley, VIM. Keeney, A. f.
Shepard, Henry Birch, Alexander Camp
BELL 1. w. Scudder, Samuel A. Pearce, ir.
aud others, shall be declared BODY
ihc and corporate, under the style and
name of the South Carolina Land and
Improvement Company of Beaufort
County, with a capital stock of five
hundred thousand dollars, with the priv
llege OF increasing it to two millions. The
object of the company is to improve
such lands as they own or may hereafter
purchase, by laying out the same into
lots, streets, squares, lanes. allevs and
other divisions. and of erecting sucb
buildings as they may deem necessary
Inc shares of the company are to be
$500 each, and that when one tbopaand
shares shall be subscribed and paid in the
company shall hayethe right to proceed
to the election of officers.
This looks as though there was some
truth in thereport that ring had been
formed In Washington to build up n city
IN this vicinity in connection with the
Navy Yard that is to be established here
We hope that the scheme will uccee,
aud some capital be invested in the enter
prise as we cannot fail to be benefited
by il Sammy Green is pressing the bill
and we have no doubt he will find it a
bonanza worth working. bu..
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-01-26
RADICAL.

H EI-senat Sawyer has now an
opportunity to defend himself against
charges of corruption in connection with
some cotton frauds. Either Mr.. SAWYER
Is very corrupt man or he is very much
abused and villi6ed, and it is to he hoped
that he will be able to establish his good
name orsuffef for his illegal acts. On
der an Investigation by committee of
his political opponents his vindication
would oe more satisfactory than if mi dc
by republicans, rs no whitewash would
be administered to save him.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-01-26
Editor Tribune.

Everything, judging from the outlook,
Indicates that Governor Chamberlain
..yill be the next candidate Of the Republl.
San party for Governor, and if the party
$ wise they will allow on other to be its
ii andard bearer in the coming campaign.
be time hascome for republicans to put
Forth their best efforts to.continue and Sc.
lstlre tothe people the good results brought
f.bout by Nr. ChamberIain's administra.
siiup. go, - :, .'',.. c''ea'F -
oa That the, Governor has perhaps made
'njudicious appointments, and for the
imc being has driven some Of has SUP.
s,orters from him, we will not deny. but
20 all these differences they appear to be
esstsonal and local aud have in no way
ytfsctcd ,the party organization in The
iatc. ~ s. 49, =, ], s'.ss,'', ~ - -
That he has gone oyerto the yicmocra-
V, IL mere nonsense, as net a single act Of
bis would warrint such differences, or
g Inconsistent with his standing as 4
sepu,licsn. Had he removed honest
r publicnns and appointed democrats to
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-01-26
THE WAR CLOUD.

The Secretary of the Navy is perplexed
because large appropriations are Imme-
diately needed, and it is NOT deemed
prudent to communicate to the House the
reasons for asking for the appropriation.
The monitors are to be fitted for fifteen.
inch guns, which requires an enlarge
ment ofthe portfolios, as they are now
only large enough for nine inch guns.
Ten thousand tons of coal is to be seIt
TO PortgRoyal, where the feet is to be
concentrated, yet the crew of the Worces
fer, at Norfolk, who should have been
spaid,three weeks ago, are still aboard
waiting for funds that come not. In this
dilemma it has been suggested to the
President that he can communicate to
:hel House. his reasons for an Immediate
appropriation in confidential manner,
as under Rule 1877 the House can receive
confidential communications from the
President; and the same seceresy is enioin-
ed upon oath ofmembers and officers in
'he Senate There is, however, this
difference. The House is made the Judge
2f whether the subject communicated
'cquires secrecy. So far the navy is In
fghtiEg trim,g with the exception
9{ shiPpinga sufficient number of sea-
men. All the munitions of war sor
actual hestillItics arc aboard, and during
The past week four more ironclads have
oeen put IN commissioner. Y. Sun.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-01-26

Mr. Whipper delivered a remarkable
speech last week in the Assembly in an.
swert to the charges brought against him.
The following extract will show the
spirit of the defense, and it will be ad.
mltted that some ofLis assertions cannot
be disproved without the testimony of
the devil himself:
"When Moses is O saint in heaven
Chamberlain will be bowling in hell n
n. Chamberlain is unfit for earth . ~
heaven he could not ascend, and in hell
itself the devil would spurn him ont
chamberlain is black hearted traitor
and he has gone so far that he must tat a
the consequences. He has resisted The
VIII OF the people, and the same snirit
which rose in the time of Charles 7 will
r!se now and behead him. The const;tn
ton commands the Governor to ;as,,a
commissions to all State officers clec,sd I
and IN refusing so to do ChamberIa;n
proves bimself perjured wretch The
Nsws and Courier, the Democratic ORGAN
OF the State, smells of hell. feel II NV ~
duty to myself to nv supporters and to
my race to take my seat as Judge of all
hazards, and will ei.her be denied that
position by law or be relieved by deaib
Will die before will resipn.n
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-01-26

The United States corvette Mononga-
hela has already arrived at Key West,
and the flagship Brooklyn will reach
there before tie end of the week Thev
will rendezvous at Port Royal at an early
day, and will become part of the home
squadron. The Juniata, OF the Europ-
can squadron, is now at Port Royal, and
1T is understood that they will complete
the quota of vessels called home from
foreign stations.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-01-26

The House has expelled the CORES.
pondent of the Charleston News from the
gaiiery where he took refuge after being
oepriyed OF his seat at the reporters table.
The correspondent wrote an aapologvn
which the House considered another in
sult and they were not far wrong If we
q admit mn that they have any dignity left
worth preserving. Tney certainly have
none TO spare.