t Jcffcvsonion. THURSDAY, DECEM3ER 24, 1857. II j ! For the Hollidays. 1 ewom desiring to mako Christinas y jirctcnt., will Gnd it highly advantageous to call, at Melick's Watch & Jewelry store r-iio'tuis borough. Uo has now arranged for public inspection and sale, an unex celled variety of Christmas presents, con HRtingof Watclfcs, Jewelry, Books,fcToy mr and Fancy Goods?, which are offered at v very low prices to suit the times, i New Drug- Store. Mr. James N. Durling has opened a Drug Store, in . S. AVintemute's new St'" . 1 J i in i: i uuiii. mi iiiiiuiiir y '..! w .,good Store in this Borough, where can be ,.found a full and fresh assortment of Drug -Medicines, Burning Fluid, Camphcne, Al ''chobol, Turpentine, Linseed, Whale, Gas lor and Sweet Oil, &c Mr. D. has engaged Mr. E. W. Wells - to superintend the Store Mr. Wells, we .tro requested to say has had ample cxpe ri nce in the business, and comos among us Lighly recommended. ; Stroudsburg Sax-Horn Band. 'Wo arc iuforuied that a complimenta 'i T,y benefit is to be given to Mr. Win. II. Wolfe the efficient and gentlemanly leader of the StKOUDSRURG SAX-IIORN Band, at the Court House in this Bo rough, on the Evening of the 28th of De , cornier, being next Monday. The baud will perform on the occasion many of their mot admiring pieces, to be intcr Vpersed with singing, fcc. As this is the first benefit to Mr. Wolfe, nve hope the public will duly appreciate the call and la'or him with a lnmner:" nnrl vrp nn ''nVsured, tboje who attend will be well pleaikiT. t.,E!r& .Donation lsit to the llev. GEO. VMaci.augulin, Pastor of the M. E Church of this Borough. We invite the attention of our reader? to a uotTce of the above in auother column of our pajer to-day, while at the same time wc are confident it will receive the - eoufidcration of the public, a general and cordial invitation is extended to all, and wc hone the attendance will conform to the invitation. We are confident it will . ,jrove as pleasant an affair as was the one of last year, given to Mr. Meredith, whicn wc attended. These " donations visits," .from thfir plea-ant and agreeable char ar.ter, have become a Cxed institution in this-community. Again we t-ay turnout. rc i The 'friends of Rev. J. J. Jones, intend ,tp ajnl .him a Donation Yisit, at the Lodi.-t Episcopal Church in Cherry Vajly, on Christmas day. All are in ivited to attend. 'sSr The New York Ledger, the areat Family Paper, has now attained the extraordinary circulation of llumlrod and Thirty Tho" tree f!'lr.I .. f . i iie Ledger, which contains s" . . ii necessary information m re gard to it, will be found in our adverti- fitu columns. m a , t- The Trenton Banks have all re- Mimed specie payments. The Philips burg Bank, N. J., has also resumed epe- cie payment on all of its liabilities. Oth er ifew Jersey Banks, we presume, will flEOon follow these examples. L An association has been formed in the city of New York 'to oppose the further 'oppression, spoilation and slaughter of "the Indians, calling itself the 'American 'Indian Aid Ateocration.' Its object is a good one, but what its particular line of operations are to be, we arc not advised. - Mr. Robert J. Walker resigned the .Geyernorsbip of Kansas on the 15th intt. in a letter addressed to the Secretary of State. This letter occupies four columns .of fioe type, and contains the reasons which induced the resignation. Mr. Walk er states .he accepted the appointment a- gainst his wishes, and on the express con dition that the Constitution bbould be submitted to the vote of the people in a iway to give all an opportunity to express their opinions and to prevent fraud. The President agreed to these points without reservation, and the Governor shaped his official course accordingly. Now the President backs out, and insists upon a dine of policy which the Governor is con fident from bis experience in Kansas and hi knowledge of the people there, will, if pursued, result in civil war. The letter i (.dispassionate and forcible, and cannot fail to produce a deep impression on the country. The Cabinet have resolved that it must be answered, and the replication will bear., the tigcature of Mr. CaFs. ' A dbubTe-murder was perpetrated near Lancaster, Pa., on Tuesday. The names if the. victims aro Mr?. Garber and. Mrs. Seats, and the supposed murderers-re tfwo' .nogroes, who have been arrested . and are now ta .prison, awaiting-inc. he Report of the Departnmts. The reports of tho Secretaries of the various departments of our Government, whicb-are generally alluded toin the Pres iuent's MeHsage, are voluminous, but in teresting documents, furnishing compre hensive etatemcnts of tbeir condition. We condense their leading foatures be low : THE TREASURY REPORT. The. principle facts contained in the re port ot MrGobb, Secreary of the Treas ury, are repeated in the President's mes sage, iu which al-o many of its opinions arc endorsed. The estimated expendi lutes for the year are 874,903,058. Actual first quarter $'23,714,523 Estimate three quarters 51,248,530 74, 903.05b The balance in the treasury at the begin ning of the year, July 1, was, 17,710,114 Revenue to the 30th Sept- 20,819,918 Estimated to 30th June 30,759,809 Total 75,380,933 This would leave $426,875, provided the revenue is not over estimated, nor the expenditure underatcd; to provide against which contingencies and to guard the pub lic credit, the Secretary asks for author ity to employ .treasury notes, not to ex ceed the sum of $20,000,000, The Cus touis Revenue for the fir.-t quarter was $18,573,739. The Secretary calculates on only S33,000,000 for the remaining nine months. Iostcad of $231,000,000 m dutiable merchandise for tho year enter ed for consumption, (as the first quarter would indicate) ho looks for no more than S174, 000,000, owing to the recent revulsion. The Land and Miscellaneous revenues for the year be sets down at at S6,006,090, of which 2,356,090 was realized the first quartir. The public debt was reduced on the 1st of July to S29,060,386. The Depart ment has since purchased 3,805,232, leaviug the amount outstanding $25,165, 154. The department has collected anew the Hallway Capital and debt of the country, lhese amount in Capital $491,435,661 Debt 517.243.664 Total $998,819,325 The annual income is reported at 48,. 406.4S8. Interest on the debt S25,093,- 203. A large portion of the report is occu pied in diacusMug the financial revul.iion, which the Secretary attributes to the ex pansion of bank currency, reckless spec ulation and unlimited credit. He says in cases like the present the people look to government for help. Some demand a protective tariff, against which Secretary Cobb argues at length. He then op- proves of soae method to contract bank operations, and recommends the adop tion of a bankrupt law to include two classes of Corporations and Companies particularly applicable to llailroad com panies and Banking institutions with a view to restrain tbeir operations within proper limit?,'' and to secure the country from "future wild speculations and ruin ous revulsions.'' He recommends that the tariff be not revved this year, eulo gises the independent treasury system, and alludes to v&tious affairs in his de partment. WAR DEPARTMENT, Secretary Floyd reports the posted strength of the army to be 17,984 men, the actual strength on July 1st being 15, 774 They are formed into 19, regiments 10 of infautry, 4 artillery, 2 dragoons, 2 cavalry, and 1 mounted riflemen. In addition to the movemeuts which the troops have been calK d on to iuae thi year, this force is called on to garrison 68 permanent forts, aud to occupy 70 pots spread over - f abQu h QQfJ square ' n, iies. The Mormon difficulties are reviewed. JJrighain Young's proclamation has nub- stuutially declared war against the Uni ted States; bis people refuse any sort of .supplies to our army there, and stands as lions iu the pathway that- leads from the Atlantic to the Pacific Slates. The Secretary recommends an increase of the army by five regiments. The Secretary alludes to defects in the service, recommending that promotion be made a reward of merit. Tho tone o( the rank and file needs elevation, and the habit of employing soldiers as day labor ers is detrimental to the service. In the formation of a railroad between the Pacific and the valley of the Missis sippi, he thiuks the route by the El Paso will be chosen. The sea coast defences are gradually but certainly advancing towards comple tion, and when finished will constitute a system of .maritime defences formidable in extent and of great magnitude. It is considered that the harbor of New York will be impregnable from any attack from the sea when the fortificatious now in progress are finished. The remainder of the report is devo ted to tho result of experiments on arms, NAVY DEPARTMENT. The report of Mr. Toucey is brief and comprehensive. Most of it consists in de tails in relation to the various squadrons, concerning which there is little that is no tifiable. The act of the commander ol the Roanoke in bringing home the rem nants of Walker's army from Aspinwall, without order, is justified by tho Secr ta ry on the score of its bei ng an "act of hu manity." An appropriation of $1,376. 16 is recommended to pay for their cloth ing, medicine, &c, while on shipboard. The Secretary recommends that the Gov ernment pay the Panama Railroad S7,- 475 for transporting Walker's men across tho Isthmus, after their capitulation, though the Railroad company .exoner ates Capt. Merwin from any personal re sponsibility. Allusion is made to the increase of the force in the China. sas on account .of the hostilities between JBnglacd &adth,at country. rVT I n relation to the act of Maroh ,3; 1857, .. . - - .-v ,v. ,-,) UU1Cilu pun uk lorio erlorts to indunfl cororncrs -directing the Secretary, to. report toCon-Uheisavairbsito take ud wirh'fi unuu h - rr - w" V " .. Wc8s.;?oio.of.reKulltionB firitho Nw l?n .' liabit-f cause;, t M JIC'M," !. i W re5 it is stated that a Board consisting of of ficers of each department of the tervice is now engaged at Washington iu per forming this duty. An expedition has been sent to verify the survey of the Atrato and Turado riv ers, with a view to a canal betwecu the Atlantic and Paci'tio Oceans, and anoth er expedition is on the point of departure for the La Plata to survey the Paraguay. The war steamer building at Hbboken by the Stevens family, which' was uot to exceed in cost $580,000, has already con sumed 500,001); and a commi-bion ap pointed to examine iuto her oonditiou re port that it will require $S12,033.08 to complete her. This stupendous affair was commenced in tho year 1842. The exeedtors of 11. L. Stephens say tba $702,0.00 has been expended upon the vessel, aud it is proposed the government pay over to them $Hfa,7 17.84, the balance of the unappropriated money lor this pur pose The naval Academy at Anapolis is in a nourishing condition; there are now at tached to the institution 176 acting mid shipmen; during the pant year 15 have graduated and 89 have been admitted. JNo information is giving coucermng the Navaj courts, except a reference to the report furnished to the President o the action of the courts, and which, it is stated be has approved. It also appears that certaiu officers have been restored to tho active list, and from the furlough to "leave pay." The policy of changing the old system of three years' cruises to two years has been adapted. The five new steam sloops of-war authorized by the last Congress are to be immediately constructed, and with water tight compartment. The construction of ten steamships of a light draught of water is recommended, lb . . . cost of ton would be 5f,JUU,uuu .Larger appropriations arc recommended for spe cial experimental purposes, Tho expenditures of the Department for the last year were 12,632,690 81; the appropriation demanded for tho com ing year is S14,616.298.23, of which SU, 749,515.01 is for the support of the Na vy and Marine Corps, and $4,866,782.22 for special purposes. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. This report is a long compilation of de tails in relation to his department. There is little in it of a novel character. Ihe number of post offices is 27,148. On the 30th of June last, 7,888 mail routes were iu operation, with an aggregate length of 242,601 miles; of which 22,530 miles were by railroad, 15-245 by steamboats, and 49,329 by coach. The total annua transportation of mails was 74,906,067 costing $6,22,046. The cost of trans portation was relatively as follows: By railroad, ten cents and five mills per mile; by steamboat, twenty-two cents a mile; by coacb, seven cents and four mills a mile. The length of railroad routes has been increased by 294 miles. The num ber of mail contractors is 6,576. Com pared with the service. last year, there ap pears, a decreaebf"794 miles in the length of routes, and 823,034 miles in the an nual trau-portation, while tho cost is iu- crea-ed 6120,034. Ihe estimates for 1853 are as follows: Expenditures, S12,063,2 17; Revenue, f 10.584,074; leaving the sum of SI, 469,- 13 to be appropriated by Congress to defray the expenditures of the coming year. The ocean mail service is discussed at ength. The postages on mails transpor ted by -the Collins line during the year, were fc.10,463,03; previous year, $461,- oo. ihe amount of letter nostaccs u- 0 pon mails exchanged during the year with Great Brittain was 8874,194: of which $574,194 were collpd :-i TT 5' 1 c 4 t - ; rf t '..kit.. IU lUC U. OtatoS.I An elaborate taoular statement is furnish ed, showiug excess, to tho British post age collected in this couutry, of 5193,287 last )ear; a result disadvantageous to the department. The cause lies in the fact that nearly two-thirds of the trans-Atlantic mails have been conveyed by the Cu nard line, the Brittish Government there by receiving nearly four-fifths of the post age. Negotiations for a radical change arc pending. The Bubject of the adoption of a plan of money orders, drawn by postmasters, is urged upon the attention of Congress, with an allusion to former proceedings. Ihe subject of the frequent failure of the Southern mail is commented on, and as a remedy the closing of a contract with the Florida Railroad Company is recom mended, whereby one party instead, of sixteen becomes the contractor, the maili to be couvejed fiom New Orleaus to Neio York by sea in five days an arrangement which, the Postmaster General thinks, will obviate not only the delays that attend land carriage, but will tepd also to pre vent robberies and losses. Various other mail routes are alluded to, especially that overland to California, with which most per&ous are familiar. INTERIOR DEPTRTMENT. Secretary Thompson discusses the man ner in which the public domain was ac quired, and various matters relating to surveys, &c. Tbctwbole surface of public domain is stated at 1,450,000,000 acres of which 57,442,870 acres have never been offered for sale, and 80,000,000 acres were sub ject to entry at private sale on the 30th September last. The number of acres thus far sold is 363,862,464 acres; leav ing undisposed of 1,086.137,536 acres. List year 22,889,461 acres of public land were surveyed and reported; 5.300, 550 acres were sold for ca-b; 7,381,010 were located with military warrants, and the Railroad grants under the act nf March, were 5,115,000 acres. The sum received on cash .sales was $4,225,908, a tailing off of $5,322,145 with a corres ponding falling off in the location of lands with warrants of more than 20 per cent, lucre are $s organized Land Districts but uone of New Mexico or Utah. The Indian, tribes within our limits now number 35,000 eouls. The Indian Bureau is putting forth efforts to induce has been done' with the Creeks, Choctaw, &o. -r . Tho Bureau of Pensions return asatis factory report. Up to June, 1857, a'to tal of $51,314,020 in ;rijoney, and large donations of land, had' been paid to Kev olutidnary, soldiers othclrwidow. ,"l)u riug the past year 41,483 warrauts for bounty: lands have been issued, requiring WsatUfy them 5,352,160 acres of public land. Th6 number, of , warrants issued auder all thd Bounty la'nd acts of Con gress from tho Revolutionary War to the present time is 547,250 requiring 60, 704.942 acres of laud. T!ifcAPatnt Office report that fronr Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 1657, 4,095 applica tions for patents were rece ived, 820 cav eats were filed, 2,066 patents were issued and 2,287 applications were rejected. The receipts of this bureau for three quarters of the year have been 8161,415; expenditures, $163,942; excess of1 expen ditures, $2,526. Of the expenditures $27,939 were made up of fees restored to applicants after the examination of their cases. The Secretary censures this prac tire, and argues the necessity of making the bureau self-sustaining. A Diabolical Young Scoundrel. A singular affair is related in in a Sile- sian journal. Five little children belong ing to. tradesmen in Bolkeubayn, in that country, went a few days ago to play in a garden, and were joined by a boy of eleven, who always had been noted tor per versitv of disposition. After a while tbeir parents sought for them, but to their as tonishmetit. found they had disappeared. After looking a long while they found them lying piled one.on another in a large wooden chest in a shed in the garden. Four were dead, and the fifth', though still breathing, was in so desperate a state that be died shortly alter. J he lad re- lereu to was men questioned, anu ne calmly related, the astounding fact that he had persuaded the children to cuter into the chest in play had then slammed down the lid and seated himself on it, re- mainingtherc for 3 quartcrsof an hourli.t- eiung to their cries and groans. He then raised the lid to see if they were dead, and finding they were not so, ho fastened it bv means of a -hasp after which he went off to fly bis kite. Ihe little mon- tcr has been arrested. A Bloody River. The Cincinnati papers say the deati ac tion of porkers iu tho Queen City about these days is prodigious. Oceans of blood flow down Doer Creek, and mingle their crimson hues with the muddy slime of a rising river. At tho Cincinnati -laughter house alone, no less than thirtii thousand one hundred and seventy five fat corn-fed hogs, chiefly from Kentucky and Indianna, have been slaughtered in sev enteen working days! Thatls just 1,764 hogs per day! The Richest Man In the World. The Marquis of Westminster, according to a late estimato, is the richest man in England. Ho is worth 150 million dol- ars, and his annual income is three mil ion and a half dollars. His ancestors owned large traots in Westminster, which are now occupied by a valuable portion of London. George Washington Parke Custis the adopted son of the Father of his Country, by will recently probated, emancipated all bis slaves and provided for their set tlement, showing that he was an aboli tionist, I he Jocoloco papers in Richmond are indignsnt at his humanity, aud de mand the passage of a law making such wiiU- illegajgrd- giaTeTy they are prepared to deny the right of citizens to dispose of their property as they please. A majority of the members of the Le oompton Convention were not citizens of Kansas. A company of them were at St. Loui, a few days ago, on their way to their respective. homes, where they intend to remain. Tbey belong in sixteen dif ferentstates. They complained oftreacb cry on the part of Douglas, affirming that he was in correspondence with them all through tho session, and assured them of his support. Pennsylvania gets for her coal, during the panic year of 1857, at least seventeen millions of dollars. If wo were to takv the price paid for it when it roaches mar ket, we should have an aggregate of thirty-four million of dollars. Tho Califor nia gold mines do no better than this, and are really not so valuable as agents for furnishing the industry of the State with lucrative employment, and promo ting tho general welfare and the develop ment of the State resources. Buried with $160 in Gold. The body of a drowned man, in a state of decomposition, was found in the Mor ris' Canal at Jersey City about a month since. Owing to its decomposed condi tion, the body was not closely examined prior to its burial. A day or two sipec;, the widow of the deceosed came from Ill inois to Jersey City apd had tho body diintcred and found a belt, containing $160 in gold, about tho woist. On the first of January, 1858, the old Canada mode, of reckoning the currency is to be abolished, and the dollar and cent system of the United States.is to come in to vogue in Bast-and West Canada. "' The Tux Trade, Fur.s.to tho amount of $19.0,000 hovo beep, exported from, MjnnesotA the past year, being an .increase of $3,0.00 oyer that of 1856. The fur trade is, an, item of considerable, itnportanpo to that terri? tory, and is continually increasing. . Wiwm a Wisn-.-rsTbere is said to bo a yon ng lndy Tn We of the cities' vyho re,- A Revolving Capital. Duuring ,thc debate on thoy banking artiotes in the Kansas bogus Constitution it came out that in making up. a Bank at Lccompton, laHt summer, it was necessa ry, in accordance with the charter, to ex hibit a :cash:capital of $50,000. .-While the Governor counted one bag at a time, the other was carried out and brought in acain at another door, and this was done until SO.OOUk werd'Co.uuted and certifi catcs obtatned. figg-Read the following letter: TANNERSVILLE, Nov. 8th, 1857. Messrs. riolliu&hoad & Detrick: Sirs: 1 was in your store, some time since-, and you induced me to try Prof. Wood's Hair Restorative for my wife who was suffering wjlh Scrofula of the Head. I take this opportunity of saving to you that it has perfected a cure; aud I would also say that I am now u.-dng it for bald ness with very good success i NATHAN FRANTZ. P. S. You are at liberty to make such use of the above as you see fit. NATHAN FRANTZ. Holloway's Pills. Persons of billiou. habit: or who are liable to attacks of dys pepsia, should fortify their systems a gainst the relaxating heat of hummer by a course of this mild aperient and alter ative in the Spring. It not only regu lates the secretions, and removes obstruc tions from the bowels, but braces and re-vitalizes fhc digestive powers, when weakened by indulgence, or rendered tor pid by a sedentary life. The testimony of invalids of both sexes and all ages in every part of the globe, demonstrates be yond question that all infernal diseases not resulting from malformation are ca pable of being cured by this great reme dy. No more Congress until after the Hol idays. Both branches agreed to an ad journment until the 4th of January. NOTICE. A "Donation Vi.-it" will be given to the Rev. Georgo W. Maclaughlin, Pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church o! Stroudsburg. 'It will tako.place at the Church on Wednesday the 6th duy of January 1S5S, commrncing at 2 o'clock, P. M. The inhabitants of Stroudsburg and vi cinity are hereby generally and cordial ly mvited to attend. Iu view of the un certainty of other modes, no other ordif fcrent irivitatiou will be giveo. By order of the Committee, WM. CLEMENTS, Chairman. BBILLIiINT PROSPECTUS! FOURTH YEAR OF THE Cosmopolitan Art Association THE FAMOUS JDusseldorf Gallery of Paintings ! Purchased at a cost of 230,000! And Powers' world Renowned Stutueof the 6-REEK SLAVS!! Re-purchased for six thousand dollars, with several hundred other works of Art, in Paint- ints, Sculpture and Bronzes, comprises the Premiums to be awarded to the subscribers of the Cosmopolitan Art Association, who sub scribe belore the 2dth of January, 1858, al which time the awards will take place. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Every subscriber of three dollars is entitled to A copy of the lar:e and splendid , Steel Engraving, entiled "Manifest Destiny," ilso to iVcopy of the Comopolitun Art Journal one year, also to' A Certificate in the Award of Premiums, also A free admission to the Dusseldorf and Cosmopolitan Galleries. llius it is seen that for every threcdollars naid, the subscriber not only receives a Splendid Three Dollar Engraving! hut, also, the beautifully Illustrated Two Dollar Art Journal, One Year. Each subscriber is also presented with a Certificate in the Awards of Premiums, by by which a valuaole work of Art, in Paint ing- or bculptnrc, may be received m addition thus giving to every subscriber an equiva lent to the value of Jive dollars, and a Cer tificate gratis. Any one of the, leading 3 Magazines, in stead of Engraving and Art Journal, lfdesired. No person is restricted to a single share. Those taking five memberships, remitting 10i are entitled loan Extra Engraving, and six tickets. Full particulars of the Association are giv en in tho Art Journal, which contnins over sixty splendid Engravings, price fifty cents per number. Specimen copies copies' will be sept to all persons who desire tosuhscrioc,- on receipt of the postage stamps (15 cents.) Address, C. L. DERBY, Actuary C. A. A., 548 Broadway New York Subscriptions taken by DR. JACKSON, Stroudsburg, Pa. HOVER'S LIQUID HAIR DYE. The testimony nf Prof. Hooth and. Dr. iliinckle haing previously been publishhed, the fallowing is now added: From Prof. MrpLOSKEY. formerly Pro fessor of theory aiu practice of Medicine in the Female Medical College of Penn sylvania, and late Professor of Surgery iu ihe American College of Medicine, &i Philadelphia, Nov 27th, 165fi. Mr Joseph J, Hover. A Irial of vour LIQUID HAIR DYE will cnuvjnpe" the most skeptical, jhat it is a safe, elegant and efficacious preparation. Unlike many others, it lias in several instances, proyevi servicea ble in the cure df some cutaneous eruption;, on the head, and I hav'eim Ifesiiation in com mending -itilo hose-requiring- such an appli cation. Yerv respectfully, , i J.,F. X McCLOSKEY. M.'jD.v 475 Rare Stabove 13ih HOLER'S WRITING INKS, including HOVER'S WRITING FLUID, and UO- VER'S INDELLIHLE INKS, still main tain their, higlu cliarnrter, which has'ahvays distinguished them, arid the extensive 'de mand first created, has continued uninter- .rupjetl uptil at present. Orders, addresiifcd' to the Manufactory, iTo 4 In Race street above FOURTH, old iii. 1'4 1. Philadelphia, will receive prompt attention ,bv. ; u.. . , insKJIir Ifc FIOiVTER. M,,nrnirr- . iWninhisr 21. 1857.-T-.3rii. . -...i. THE NEW YORK LEBG-DIt '. FOR. 1858! THE BEST FAMILY IN T1IK' tVORLD ! All Ijie favorite" Writer? retained, and new ' ones addetf. Still Greater attractions for the New Year. The circulation of thcNEW YORKLED -GER is now Three Hundred and Thirty Thousand Copies, which is greater than that of any Ten oilier Literary Papers iu A- mencat The profits on this unparalleled . . circula tion enable the propri etor of THE LEDGER to expend sums upon it which would soon Kwanip any ordinary publication. A paper with a cir culation of only a hun dred thousand or so would sink under the expenses of THE LED GER in less than six months. JO' .u - ' it All of the old and Fuvorite contributors will continue to write for THE LEDGER as heretofore. No expense will be spared lo secure oth ers who:e pens shall be considered compe tent to add to THE i i LEDGER'S attrac tions and usefulness. Mrs. EMMA D. E. -N.- SOUTH WORTH writes onlv for THE ";vi NEW YORK. LED GER. - FANNY FERN '. U15 J f& writes only for THE NEW JgORK LED GER. SYLVANUS COBB, Jr., writes onlv for THE NEW YORK LEDGER. EMERSON BEN NET writes only for THE NEW YORK LEDGER. ALICE CARY. Mrs. SIGOURNEY, and Dr. NE1SON write forTUENEW YORK LEDGER. GEORGE D. PREN TICE, JOHN G. SAXE. and all the oth er best writer, con tribute to THE NEW YORK LEDGER. THE LEDGER fs devotfd to POLITE LITERATURE, Q R1GINAL ILLUS TRATED TALES, ESSAYS POETRY,. SKETCHES. BIOG RAPHY, NEWS THE LEDGER is every whore acknowl edged to vbe the best family paper in the world liencu its ex traordinary a n d a ir-heard-of popularity. The Proprieto r o C ihe LEDGER employs the best tulenr, and by so doing makes the best p iper in the coun try. THE NEW YORK LEDGER is printed on beautiful white p;i- .4 per, and is composed of eight page., making the handsomest wcek- ly p'.per in the Uiuiin. It is published every Saturday, and sold at all the news offices in cvry city am! town in ihroiiglniut the cnun- -try. h nd is mailed for subscribers at J$2 per annum; two cepiesarc sent for 3. Any per son obtaining eight sub scribers at 1 50 euch is our lowest (which club rates), ar.d send ing us 12, will be en titled to one copy free. Terms invaria UlJ in advance. Ad dress all letters to ROBERT BONNER, publisher ot the New York LEDGER, 44 Ann st., N. York. N. B. Now is a good time to subscril'C as MRS. SOUTH- WORTH'S new story, THE BRIDE OF-AN, EVENING, will bat commenced in T H fj Ledger on the firit, of January. N. B. No. 2. Wc have no Agents au thorized to re c e i v e f subscriptions for THE LEDGER. Subscri bers must always re mit direct to us, a.iyj. t i 'i -' i - noi scnu or pay any money gents. f o any A A higU moral tone characterizes every ar ticle hTtHE LEDGER. In fact, the names i : . T ! . il !. Of US Ittauing cum riuuiora art: a. tuiinuein guarantee that it stands in marked cmUntstl to a class of weekly publications thaave for so long a time flooded the couhtrjHbut which, fortunately for the morals of' our people, are almost extinct. Stone Coal THE following are the prices of Stone Coal, at the Stroudsburg Depot, per ton ot anntVlho k Mm nr Inn! " . Lump Coal, Foundry Lump, Large Egg, 1 Small EggiJl. Stove Coal,. Chesnut, PeaCoal,. Dust Coal, $2 90 3 15' :3i6W ' 255'. 1 , 2 35j )l D. DREHER, Agent.. Dec. 17v 1857. 3m, - 1 A AAA FEET OF,HEMLOGKf 1 U, tiUU -BO'AR DS 'for ?aferhv i m ft .ili'miiilwhiiro. Vlirnnrv TSlS.rdi 'EI SI , - - v 0- ' ?lytv iit o ,J ssV obi US iiiP airfluu ;tif f sirs. ' t ,fc v
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