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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-29
JACOB W. GRUBB,
BOARDING.

BOARDING.
A pleasant Front Boom on second floor,
suitable for gentleman and his wife, fur.
nished or unfurnished. Also, four young
men can be accommodated with comfort.
able home, board ind lodging. Bedrooms
70 by 1G, one bed in each room. Good bath.
room, supplied with cold and hot water.
A large front sitting room down stairs,
specially for the boarderg, Table furnish.
ed with the best the market affords.
Apply at 12S Sixteenth St. mvi9
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-29
ENGLAND.
Arrival Of Ex.Prcsidcnt Grant.

Arrival Of Ex.PrcsIdcnt Grant.
LIVERPOOL, May 2S.-Ex.President
Grantarriyed on the steamer Indiana to.
day. Adam Bodon, U. S. Consul General
at London, and Vice Consul here, in Con.
sui Fairchilds absence, with several
prominent Americans, went in a tender
to meet the ship. The Mayor OF Liver
pool with number OF prominent citizens
received Grant at the landing stage on
the return Of the tender. Hearty cheers
followed the tender as Gen, Grant and
his family left the steamer. Many OF the
members Of the Common Council and a
large crowd OF citizens received the ten.
der with cheers. The Mayor formally
welcomed the Ex-Presidcnt and extended
to him the hospitalities OF the town.
Grant returned thanks and accepted the
invitation. The party then drove of in
the Mayors carriage. Tomorrow
morning Grant will visit tho Docks at
the invitation Of the Dock Board, and at
9 o'clock he will lunch with the Mayor at
the Town Hall. He proposes going to
London later in the evening.
ORDER AND PEACE.
LONDON, May 2S.-A special from
Paris TO the Times says: N. De Fourton,
Minister OF the Interior, addressing the
Mayors and heads Of Departments at the
MinisIery Of the Interior said that the
programme Of the Government may be
summed up thus; The Marshall is for
order and peace.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-29
S25O,OOO FIRE.

TORONTO, May 2S.-A fire at Walker.
ton, Bruce county, this afternoon, burned
near half the business part Of the town
90 places OF business and nearly as many
dwellings were lost. Loss roughly esli.
mated at S2jOOOO,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-29
STEAMER CITY OF SAN FRAN.
CISCO.

No Report and No ApprcIlcnSiOnS
OF Disaster.
SAN Francisco, May 2S-No report
has reached here OF a disaster to the
steamer City Of Francisco. The agents
expected her arrival yesterday, but the
delay occasions no apprehensl0ns. II is
supposed she has been detained at some
way point.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-29

a correspondent Of the New York
Tine, writing from oxmoor, Alabama
declares that the iron belt in that State
in which oxmoor is situate, ia the most
favored district OF tile kind in the United
States. "The iron ores Of Alabama are
prodigal gift, Of nature in quantity, quail.
ity and availability" The ore is mined
at IS cents per ton on the cars and 90
cents per ton delivered at the furnace,
three miles distant. The cost Of making
plg.iron at Birmingham and Oxmoor is
as follows:
One and onC-hali tons Of cCke..,............s 50
uhe ton o. bFown
Une ton OF Teu oTe........ ~
bv
Labor, W
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-29

you wish adopted on this subject matter
so that they may be applied in the re.
forms proposed in the New York Custom
House. Respectfully yours,
JOHN SHERMAN.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01
Gone to her Daath-The Sad Fate Of a
Lovely Girl.

\ few miles above Pittsburg. Pa.
small stream empties into the Alleghany
River, plunging in its course over 4 high
dangerous precipice, known in the vicinity
as ''Satan's Leap" This wild, lonely spot
was the scene Of q shocking suicide last
Saturday morning, the facts being briefly
as follows Miss Florence Parker. a Young
lady of l9, lived with her parents in hand
some villa near the above named city She
was an only child, aud all her wishes were
gratitied to the letter, by her wealthy,
doating father. During the progress Of
the Centennial Exposition, she, in company
with several merry friends, visited the
great show, bound to have a Jolly time
While there, she formed the acquaintance
Of a young man living in Pittsburg, aud
with whom she soon became very intimate
He formed her escort to the grounds and
to all places Of amusement, always treating
her with the utmost courtesy and considera-
tion. They remained in the city for several
weeks, and short time before her depar-
ture 1t was known that they were engaged.
1t seems, however, that the engagement
was only blind on the part of the young
man to effect her ruin After her return
she made inquiries concerning his character,
which were far from proving satisfactory.
Failing to hear from him, she wrote to a
friend in Philadelphia, who informed her
that he had left the city, informing no one
OF his destination. 1t was not long before
the hapless girl learned of her dreadful
condition, and a morbid longing for death
took possession of her. last Saturday
morning she arose before daylight and left
the house in the direction OF the river near
which the house stood \ recent thaw
had cleared the stream of ice, and the water
was rushing over the Jagged rocks with
dull, sullen roar. She paused moment
at the bank and then, with moaning cry,
threw herself into the stream and was pre-
cipitated over the frighful preciPiee into
the boiling flood below Some lahorers
across the stream saw the rash act, and,
hurrying down to the bottom of the falls,
succeeded in recovering the body, which
was frighfully managled
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01
Personal.
STEWARDS.

Mr.. j. E. M. Keller, is now paying stric
attention to very interesting boil on hi
proboscis.
We regret to learn that there is nc
Improvement in the condition of the Hon. S
G. Throop.
Our neighbor of the Monroe Democrat
spent Sunday last, at Allentown and returned
home on Monday
Mr.. Simon Fried, the enterprising cothie1
over the way, paid friends, at Scranton,
visit on Saturday last.
Dr. Throop, of Scranton, and brother O
Hon. S. G. Throop, of this Borough was il
town on Monday last
M. r. Stone and family, of Scranton, were
in town the forepart of this week visiting hi
father, Mr. John Stone.
Prof James Smith, of this Borough, star
ted on trip to Washington, n. j., where
he remained a few days visiting his brother
Mrs. Ed. L. Wolf, of Scranton, arrived il
town on visit to her father, Hon. S.
Throop, who has been confined to the bed fo1
some time past
We had the pleasure of meeting The
Rev. L. Heilig, of Easton, on Wednesda,
last, and found him in the endowment O
good health. His family have been her,
for several days on visit to Hon. William
Davis.
MIR. Tilghman Laufer, an employee of tht
Democrat Office, who has been indisposed fo
a couple of weeks, we are pleased to learn, i
convalesing. He is now at his mothers, il
Brodheadsville, and expects to be able t.
report for duty in few days
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01

g4- One thing settled by the speeches of
Senators Thurman and Bayard on Wednes-
day night was that the assumption made by
the House leaders that that body alone had
power to reject electoral voters and choose a
President in consequence could not be sus-
tained The two Senators, who are unques-
tionably the best lawyers of their party in
Congress, distinctly asserted that the House
had no such right as that put forth by Ran
dali and Wood, and sustained within few
days by report from special committee.
That there are Democrats in the Senate pure
and firm enough to resist the attempts of their
political associates in the House to overturn
the laws for the sake of party success is
certainly matter for general congratula-
tiOn
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01
Washington's Great Wiekedness.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29-Mr. Gatchell
the new Superintendent of Police, reported
10 the Police Board to-day that he had
found seventeen suspected gambling houses
seventy-one houses of i'll fame, a hundred
and seventy-six places where liquor is SOLD
without license and twenty-five assigna
ton houses. He has expressed his deter
mination to rid the city of these places
and viii commence movements in this direc
ton Immediately.
Mr. Superintendent you have farmec
out big job, and should you succeed il
abating them, you have our warmest con
gratulations. Let us hear from you?
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01
Industrial Notes,

THE glass works at Ravenna, Ohio, are
in full operation.
THE Butler Colliery of Pittston, employs
235 men and boys.
A SINGLE company in Connecticut makes
3S,08O, 900 pins per week.
FIVE ships are building at Chester, Pa,
giving employment to 800 men.
THE National tube works, McKeesport,
are being worked to their full capacity.
THE Pittsburg Steel Works are running
day and night upon plow and tool STEEL
AN order for two thousand car wheels
has been received by firm in Berwick.
THE glass factory of Bryce, Walker &
Co., Pittsburg, resumed operations on Mon
day.
THE New Jersey Steel and Iron Works,
at Trenton, are preparing for heavier
business.
THE Pennsylvania Railroad Company are
building one thousand coal cars at their
shops in Altoona.
THE Bethlehem Iron Company is about
to erect an addition to its mill, for the pur-
pose of making steel bands
OVER hundred employees in the Penn
sylvania railroad shops in Altoona were
arrested for working on Sunday
FURNACE No. l, of Messrs. Seyfert,
McManus & Co., of Reading, has blown in
with good prospects of a fair trade
THE Phoenix pottery, at Phenixville,
which has been standing idle for some
time past, is to go into operation early this
month.
THE Carthage Iron company, n. Y, is
now making over ten tons of iron per day.
Fifty tons were shipped last week, and as
many more have been ordered.
In the obstruction of the Reading Ian
caster bridge 1,122,70O pounds of material
were used, 81 cars were used in transport
ing the material, and the freight cost S.
20S,S4
SEVEN of the eleven blast furnaces in
Pittsburg are blowing, four being idle.
The yearly capacity of those in blast is
about $4,000 net tonsi and those out,
some $4,000 net tons.
1HE PIttsburg plow works are employ
ing 100 hands, having good number of
orders on the books, and excpect to rush
things by the middle of next month. The
manufactures here are plows, steel castings
of all kinds, and railway frogs. An order
10000 plow points was received recently
KLEIN, LOGAN & Co., Pittsburg, manu-.
facturers of picks, mattocks, sledges, ham
mers, fire shovels and garden rakes, have
received a sample order for line Of their
goods from Tifis, the capital of Georgia. in
Asiatic Russia. Tifis is situated at the
southwestern base of the Caucasus noun
tains, between the Black sea and the Cas-
plan sea.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01

DELIGHTFUL RIDE-The General Grant
dranwn by four ine horses under the skilful
management of the knight of the ribbons, "
Joseph Dun6eli, travelled through our streets
last Tuesday afternoon, gathering up some
twenty of Gods faireSt creatures-women.
Once loaded, the party started for a delight
ride via. Bartonsville, Snydersville, and
thence home, where they arrived at an early
hour all pleased with the ride and loud in
their praises of the mastery manner in which
our genial friend "Geueralissimo Joe, -
managed the team bringing them home
without a single nlishap.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01
Why it Was Put Off.

Colonel Horsley, high-toned Demo
crat Of New Hampshire, while address
Ing 4 crowd of the ever-faithful
soon after the election said Gen
tIemen, it IS all settled now. Tilden i:
elected and am going to give an OK for 4
barbacue. We have not had so good 3
chance for long time. Yes, I'll give
the OK aud well have the barbecue next
Friday. Colonel" shouted one of the
most faithful from the midst of the
audience, ''moight I shpake ?" eyes, said
the Colonel" Would Mt it be better put
ting it on Saturday, Colonel ?" "Why
pat it off inquired the Colonel ?" "Bekase
yer honor, ye shpoke putting it on Friday
and sure you know, the book of the
Democratic party don't ate mate Oh
Friday"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01

THIS place can boast of one of the most
economical young men in the state Should
he happen to be in crowd Of his compan-
ions and any one of them should ''set up the
smokers" either once or oftener he will take
them every time, without thinking freturn-
ing the compliment. Not he! He is toe
economical IF he makes a small wager, say
ten cents worth of cigars, and he should lose,
he would not think of paying it, He is toe
saving for that. Like prudent young man
he lets others do those vain and trihine
things, while he deposits his money in the
bank at interest and patiently waits for the
rainy day that may show him that he was
wise in so doing.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01

FIRE.-The dwelling house Of Mr.. Joseph
Brong, situate in Chestnuthil township, this
county, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday
of last week, 9th ult, between eleven and
twelve o'clock. A. NJ The fire broke out in
the upper story and was first discovered at
furniture were got out and removed but a
short distance from the building and dropped
owing to the great heat from the upper part
of the house. A portion Of what had been
got out took fire aud burned up. No one
was home at the time but the women folks
Loss estimated at S 900 Insured in Far
mers Mutual for $500.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01

IA Wlliam B. Nash, one of the Republi-
can electors in South Carolina, testified before
a Senate committee at Washington on Wed
nesday that he had been offered $4,000 in
cash and $40 600 afterward if be would cast
his vote in the college for Tilden and Hend-
ricks. The offer was made by man named
Childs, President of a National Bank at
Columbia, but Nash positively refused it.
Childs afterward requested him to say moth
ing about it. TLis money, no doubt, was
also to come from Tilden's barrel
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01

~ The long contest for Senator in the
Illinois Legislature was ended on Thursday
last, by the election of Judge David Davis, OF
the Supreme Court, who received just votes
enough for the purpose. Both Republicans
aud Democrats had previously abandoned
their caucus candidates, Judge Davis, it is
said, has not decided whether he will accept
or not if he does he will not resign his
present seat until the 4th of March His
election is said to be not distasteful to the
Illinois Republicans, and it puts strong
nan in the Senate.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01

SIGNoR BLITz, the famous conjuror, who
died in Philadelphia last Sunday, first
acquired knowledge of his calling from
strOlling bands of gypsies. He began his
public performances at the age of l3 years.
he appeared in many large cities in Europe
for about fourteen years, after which he
came to this country. As successful ven
triloquest and prestidig itateur he will long be
remembered. He was born in England in
1910, and came to this country in 1884
Died at the age Of g. years
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01

THE VENDUE SEAsoN.-The season for
the sale of personal property is almost at
hand. In order to make these sales re-
munerative, they ought to be we'll adver-
tised, not merely by means of couple
dozen handbils-these at most may not
reach the eyes of over a hundred or two
of people, and be by many only casually
noticed-but they should be literally ad-
vertised in the local newspapers at least
two or three times. This would bring five
or ten times the number of persons to a
sale that would otherwise stay away, and
in this way the bidding would become
more spirited and the amount realized
from sales be very materially increased.
There is no doubt about this In Berks
county, Pa, where sales are widely ad-
vertised in the local prints, much better
prices are obtained than in any other county
in this State. This is because every sale
is advertised in the newspapers. In this
connection we may be permitted to say that
the columns Of The JEFF. offers superior
inducements for the publication Of these
sales. 1t circulates extensively in every
section of the county, and is read by at
least five thousand people every week.
Use printers ink freely it will come back
to you an hundred fold. If you must make
your announcement by handbills (Which,
we know, serve a limited purpose don't
fail to have them also appear in the col
umns Of your widely-read home papers.
Here they are carefully read and scanned
for such articles as the readers may be in
need of. BY all means then, advertise
we'll, and see whether it won't pay you bet
ter than anything you have ever tried in the
way of attracting buyers to your sales.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01

At a meeting of the Stroudsburg Library
Company held at the Office of j. B. Storm,
Esq, January 10th, 1877, the officers for
1877 and committee to purchase books
were elected The Library will now be open
every Saturday afternoon, 2 to O'Clock and
evening to clock G. S. Detrick, Esq.
Librarian. All stockholders are requested to
pay their annual assessment of $l.00 pei
share to Simon Fried, Treasurer before
April lst, otherwise their shares will be de-
clared forfeited.
Stock viii be sold for 81 per share.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01

AN Easton reporter has brought suit
against the City Passenger Railway Company
for ejecting him from the cars. He refused
to pay the price Of two trunks on the ground
that his feet only occupied the space of one
Saratoga. "-AIIentOuon Herald
And the Lehigh Valley Railroad is threat
ening suit for the loss of locomotive that
ran into one of the Herald mans old boots,
which the engineer mistook for stray round
house. .-Easton Free Press.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01

NATHAN L. LENHEIM. the Cashier ot
the banking firm of l.. s. Lenheim & Son
of Montrose, Penn. who was charged with
presenting forged promissory note for
discount at the Importers and Traders
Bank, of New York, last Saturday, was
held for trial in default Of $4,000 bail at
the Tombs Police Court yesterday. Mr.
r. I. Stephens, whose name was signed to
the note, and Mr.. Stephen Kistler, whose
name was indorsed on it, having testified
that the signatures were forgeries.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01
Donation.

A Festival at Fowler's appointment, will
be held at the house of James Hoffman, late
residence of John Ransberry, Thursday even
ing, Feb. lst, 1871 Proceeds for the benefit
of f. L. Martin. The public are cordially
invited to attend Should the weather prove
tormy it will be held the next fair evening.
By order of the
STEWARDS.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01

A NEW borough, named Topton, has
been created in Berks county. Topton i,
the eighth borough in Berks county, and
is midway between Reading and Allentown
on the East Pennsylvania Railroad at the
junction of the branch road to Kutztown
1t is situated in the midst of a wealthy
agricultural and mining region, and is de
stined to become town of considerable
Importance.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01

How pleasant it is for the newspaper
fend to sit in the editors sanctum, and Just
when the editor wants particular journal
to find him quietly pocketing it and NOV
ing out doors. Editors see SO many papers
they don't care anything about 'em, you
know.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01

U. S. Marshall Wallace, of South Caro-
lima, who is now in Washington, says that
within the past five years four deputy marsh
ais have been killed in that State, and
another deputy marshal disabled for life.
The residence of another deputy marshal was
burned 10y incendiaries He says it is dan
gerous for revenue officers to enforce the law
in South Caroline, "and matters are getting
worse ami worse"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01

Our people evidently need little
stirring up in regard to opening their
street cutters in order that the wat er may
have free vent. At corner crossings
especially should work of this kind be
done On Monday and Tuesday it was
almost impossible to walk over many OF
these gutter crossings, choked as they were
with slush, without suffering the inconyeni,
ence of wet feet
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01

Mr.. MOODY, the evangelist, might be
excused for the exhibition of trife oi
worldly concet and pride in the result OF
his efforts in Chicago. The Chicago
journals assert that eight thousand people
have been induced to take an interest in
religious instruction, and many of them
have become members of the various
churches
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01

EARLY on Saturday evening last, two
masked burglars attempted to rob the house
of Mr.. Danforth, at Buskirks bridge, near
Troy, n. Y. Mr.. Danforth resisted, and the
burglars attempted to murder him, but they
were overpowered and arrested by neighbors.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01

Bg- A new county bill will be strongly
pushed at Harrisburg this winter by
Luzerne, Crawford and Bradford county in
terests, with view of making new county
seats at Scranton, Titusville and Minnequa
Springs. The parties favorable to these
new county projects are ready to unite on
bill and when they do will push it with
a vigor that will astonish those who are
disinclined just now to making any more
new counties in this State. The house
Committee on Counties and Townships is
considering the bill for the division of
counties of the State, providing for the
creation of new counties, and will report
the same amendments This bill will comply
with the constitutional provisions that every
county must have at least twenty thousand
population and four hundred square miles
of territory The final question on the
creation of the new county will be left to
the decision Of the majority of the voters of
the territory taken to form the county.
Under the provisions of the act at least
twenty-four new counties could be formed
in this Commonwealth.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01

SHE now sits down pensively, and, count
ing the days until the fourteenth of Febru-
airy, wonders whether he will send one Of
those with fat angel on each corner, or
whether it will only be pale pink heart
hanging on a grape vine.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01

On Saturday evening last, surprise party
from this place, drove to Tannersville, and
called at the residence of DR.. Lesh. The
unexpected visitors were kindly received by
the Doctor and his lady, and good time
generally was had
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01

On Wednesday evening large number OF
hied themselves off to Sim. Bushs on the
Milford road, where a very enjoyable time
was had
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01

THE Republicans of Reading have re-
nominated Mayor Evans, and also placed
upon their ticket Captain Jacob G. Hof
for City Treasurer and Franklin Whitman
for City Controller.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01

MooDY's preaching in Chicago. according
to a paper of that city, resulted in the con-
verting of $500 persons, while 5000 to 5000
others have been seriously impressed by
religious feeling. Hundreds of drunkards
have signed the temperance pledge, and the
churches have been filled with new zeal.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-02-01
Signor Rlitz.

Antonio Blitz, better known as Signor
Blitz, the magician, died at his residence,
No. 1881 Wallace street, Philadelphia,
Monday morning, at halfpast nine o'clock,
aged sixty-seven years.