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VOL. 25;
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., DECEMBER 20, IS6G.
NO. 40.
Published by Theodore Schoch.
TERMS Two dollars a year in advance and if not
paid bnf ra the iiil of the year, two dollars and filfy
eti-will be rharppd.
No p.iperdicjntinued until all nrreaiages nre paid,
tiefpi at t lie option of the Editor.
jjf 4itertiseinents of one fqureof(rigl.t lmeiOor
1s-,0S ar ibree iu.ei tions $ I 50. E.u'h additional
i.iserU98, 59 -t. Longer ones in iropoiti i.
JOB I'lin TIG,
OF ALL KINDS,
gcXc- in the highest Myle of the Art, and on the
most teasoii'tble terms.
ATTORNEY-AT LAW, AND GENERAL
CLAIM AGENT.
STROUDSBURG, PA.
Office tcith S. S- Drvhrr, Bnq.
All claims against the Government prose
cuted with dispatch at reduced rules.
(jT An additional bounty of $100 and of
$50 procored for Soldiers in the lute War,
MKK or EXTRA CHARGE.
August , 1866.
DR A. REEVES JACK30rj
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Begs leave to announce that, in order to
prevent disappointment, he will hereafter de
vote THURSDAY and SATURDAY or
each week exclusively o Consultations
and Surgical Operations at hi? office.
Parties from a distance who desire to con
sult him, can do so, therefore, on those days.
Stroudsbur, May 31, leG6.-tf.
Furniture ! Furniture !
McCarty's New Furniture Store,
DREIIER'S NEW BUILDING, two
doors below the Post-office, Strouds
kurg. Pa. lie is selling his Furniiure 10
per cent, less than Eistnn or Washington
prici, to say nothing about freight or break
age. May 17, 18GG.-tf.
FnTnGROOM FURNITURE in Wal
nut, Oak and While Ash, Extension
Tables, any size you wish, at AlcCARTY'S
new Ware-Rooms. May 17, 1866.-tf.
IF YOU WANT A GOOD PARLOR
Suit in Rose, Mahogany or Walnut,
McCARTY hj it. May 17, lSGG.-rtf.
JF YOU WANT A GOOD MELODEON,
from one of the best makers in the Uni
te States, solid Rosewood Case, warranted
5 years, call at McC ARTY'S, he would es
pecially invite all who are good judges ot
Music to come and test them. He will sell
you from any maker you wish, 810 lesthan
those who sell on commission. The reason
is he buys for cash and sells for the same,
with 'ess thin one-halT tfie usual per centage
that agen's want. J. H. McCARTV.
May J 7, I8G6.-tf.
U NDERTAKING IN ALL ITS BRAN
ches.
Particular attention wilt be given to this
branch of the subscriber's business. He will
always study- to please nd consult the
wants and wishes of tho-e who t-mploy him.
From the number of years experience he has
had in this branch of business he cannot ;nd
will not not be excelled either in city or
country. Prices ne-third les3 than is usual
ly chirged, from 5 to 75 finUh.-J Coffins al
ways oa hand. Trimmings to suit the Lest
Hearse in the country. Funerals attended
at one hour's notice. J. II. McCARTY.
May 17, 1566.-tf.
""Saddle and Harness
Manufactory.
The undersigued respectfully informs
the citizens ot Stroudsburg, aud surroun
ding country, that he has commenced the
above busiuess in Fowler's building, on
Elizabeth street, and is 'fully prepared to
farnish.any article.in his liue of business,
at short notice. On hand at all times, a
large stock of
Harness, Whips, Trvnks, Valices, Car
pet Bays, Horse-Blankets, Bells,
Skates, Oil Cloths, &c.
Carriage Tntuminir promptly attended
to. JOHN O. SAYLOR.
Stroudsburg, Dec. 14, 18li".
Gothic Hall Drug Store.
William IIolliii!icad,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist.
STROUDSBURG, Pa.
Constantly on hand and for
sale cheap for CASH, a fresh sup
ply of Drugs, Mediciues, Paints,
Oil, Glass, Putty, Varnish, Ker
osene Oil, Perfumery and Fancy Goods;
also
Sasli, blind and Door.
Pure Wines and Liquors for "Medicinal
purpose.
P. S.- Physicians Prescriptions care
fully compounded.
Stroudsburg, July 7, 18G-1.
TIN SHOP !
The undersigned begs leave to inform his
friends and the public srenerally, that he has
now opened a TIN SHOP, uii Muin street,
near the Sirouds:ur Mi I In. opposite Troch
.& Wttltou'e, formerly R. S. Staples' Store,
.where he is prepared to manufacture and
ell at wholesale and retail, all kinds of
Tin, topper, aud Sheet Iroii-N arc
1 1
ALSO,
Stoves, Stove Ii; and Elbow.
Old and second band Stoves bought and
.old, at cash rates.
CASH paid for Old Lead, Copper and
Brass.
(T Roofing, Spouting and Repairing
promptly attended to mid warranted to give
ealiafaction. Call and see for yourselves
WILLIAM REISER.
Stroud sburj, Dec. 8, 1865.
COMMON CHAIRS of all kinds, Cane
Flag and W..od Seats; Dining, Bar
Room and Office Chairs, with or without
Cushions, Rocking-Chairs of every descrip
tion at McCARTY'S Ware-Rogms,
Msy 17, 1666.-tf.
The Early Home of Jesus.
Four miles south of the strong Greek
city of Sephoris, hidden away among gen
tle hills, then covered from the base to
the crown with vineyards and fig trees,
laid a natural nest or basin of rTch red
and white earth, star-like in shape, but u
mile in width and wondrously fertile.
Along the sacred and chalky slope of the
mgnest ot these hills spread a small and
lovely village, which, in a land where ev
ery stone seemed to have a story, is remark
able as having had no public history, and
no distinguished name. No great road
led up to this sunny nook. No traffic
came into it; no le; iions marched through
it. Trade, war, adrenturc, pleasure,
pomp; passed through it, flowing from
west to east, from east to west, along the
Roman road. But the meadows were
aglow with wheat and barley. Near the
low ground ran a belt of gardens, fenced
with stones, in which myriads of green
figs, red pomegranates and golden citrons
riperftsl in the summer sun. High up
the slopes, which were lined and planted
like the Rhine at Bingen, hung vintages
of purple grapes. In the plain, among
the corn and beneath the mulberry trees
and figs shone daisies, poppies, tulips, li
lies anemones, endless in their profusion,
brilliant in their dyes.
Low down on the hillside sprang a well
of water, bubbling, plentiful and sweet,
and above this fountain of life, in a long
street straggling from the fountain to the
synagogue, rose the homestead of many
shepherds, craftsmen and vinedressers.
It was a lovely and humble place, of
which no ruler, no historian of Israel had
ever yet taken notice. No Rachael had
been met and kissed iuto love at this well ;
no Ruth had gathered up the sheaves of
barley in yon fields; no town had been
built for observation on this height; no
camp had been pitched for battle in that
vale. That one who would become dear
er to the fancies of men than either Ruth
or Rachael, then walked through these
fields, drew water at this spring, passed
up and down the lanes of this hamlet, no
saeer then could have surmised. The
place was more than oiseurc.
The Arab may have pitched his black
tent by the well, the magistrate of Se
phoris must have known the village, but
the hamlet was never mentioned by the
Jewish fecribes. In the Bible, in the
Talmud, in the writing of Josephus, we
search iu vain for any record of this sa
cred place. Like its happy ueighbors, !
JN aio and Lndor, it was the abode of bus
bandaieu aud oiidressers, whose lives
were spent in the synagogue and the ol
ive grove, away from the bright Greek
cities and the busy Roman roads. No
doubt it had once been possesed of cith
er un Arabor a Hebrew name, but we do
not know the name except in it.- Hellenic '
form. The Greeks called the towu Naz- j
aret or Nuzireth. The Jloh Lund. by j
Jlr. Ihincorth Dixon.
Excellent Rules.
An eastern paper gives the following
seasonable and excellent rules for young
men commencing business:
The wurlJ estimates men by their suc
cess To life, and, by general cansent, suc
cess is evidence of superiority.
Never, under any circumstance?, as
sume a responsibility you can avoid con
sistently with your duty to yourself and
others.
Base all your actions on a principle of
right; preserve your integrity of charac
ter, and, in doing this, never reckoa on
the cost
Remember that self-interest is more
likely to wrp your judgmeut than all
other circumstances combined ; therefore,
look well to your duty when your interest
is concerned.
Never make money at the expense of
your reputation.
Be neither lavish nor niggardly; of
the two, avoid the latter. A mean man
is universally despised, but public favor
is a steppiug-stone to preferment; there
fore, generous feelings should be culti
vated. Say but little; think much and do
more.
Let your expenses be such as to leave a
balance in your pocket; ready money is a
friend in need.
Keep clear of the law ; for, even if you
gain your case, you are generally the
loser.
Avoid borrowing and lending.
Never relate your misfortunes, and
Dever grieve over what you cannot pre
Qnt. Shocking a " Spinster."
The boarders in a fashionable house
were assembled in the public parlor one
evening, -when a rather antiquated maid
en lady, who never seemed to have any
employment but admiring her jewelry
and dresses, lisped out the remark that
she loved a rainy day, and always availed
herself of it to arrange her drawers. uSo
do I," growled out au old sea captaio.
' I overhaul my drawers, and shirts too,
gometimes, and sew on a buttoq or a
etrin" where it is needed." Mademoiselle
did not faint; but there was au angry
rustle of silks, as she swept out of tbo
room, leaving all to exchange a suppress
ed title for a good, hearty laugh.
A man who had won a fit turkey at a
raffle, and whose pious wife was very in
quisitive about the method of obtaining
the poultry, satisfied her at last by the re
mark that tba " Shaken" garo ;t to bin.
Heavy Shoes for Ladies.
Winter is coming, and we desire to say
a word or two to our lady readers about
clothing the feet.
When the celebrated physician, Abcr
nethy, died, report said that, besides a
will of some interest to his heirs in a pe
cuniary point of view, there was found
among his effects a sealed envelope, said
to contaiu the secret of his success in the
healing art, and also a rule of living, the
following of which would insure longevity.
A large price was paid" for the sealed
envelope. It was found to contain only
these words: "To insure continued
health andi ripe old age. keep the head
cool, the system open, aud the feet warm."
Dry feet are warm feet, generally, if
the system is healthy. To keep the sys
tem healthy the circulation must be good.
The circulation is not good without exer
cise, and exercise can only be really val
uable when walking. Riding in a car
riage is no exercise at all; it is merely
inhaling the air. This is very well as far
it goes, but the lungs are not in full play
without the individual is walking. Horse
back exercise is very good, and is an im
provement on carrige riding, but it is not
the kiud of health-creating play of the
mucles nature demands. It is action
action of the entire body and walking
only will procure it.
Now, the ladies of Europe, particularly
those of England, understand this thing.
They walk miles per day, and if any of
our pale beauties desire to know how the
English ladies keep up their fine color,
clear complexion, and superb busts, .we
tell them it is by out door exercise; walk
ing in the open air; filling the lungs with
pure oxygen by rapid movement on a
sharp October day, when the sun shines
brightly and the clear blue sky is above.
This is the secret of the rich blood of the
English women, and their almost univer
sally fiue looks and matronly beauty of
fifty, when a.t that age American women
are pale, sallow, and wrinkled.
To joy a walk thick soles are needed.
Stout, well fitted calf-skin, high gaiter,
neatly laced, will always "set off' a pretty
foot and improve a homely one. To guard
that sensitive portion of the human frame
(for the sole of the feet is keenly sensi
tive to the changes from heat to cold, or
dryness to dampness.) the boot sole should
be thick, and as well made as human in
genuity can do it. Then, even in moist
weather, or in a rain storm, the font can
be protected; that insured, all is well with
the body.
" Then the Band will Play."
Th:s litest popular sla-ig is stid
to
have originated at a politic it
nice tiiir in
tUU District, during the late canvass. A
grand mvic'iiig, wi:h torch-light, music,
transparencies, &c , was i:i progress and
the orator wjs en leav oring to work up
the feelings of his ami on .e to the voting
point; he had pictird i st l oudition of
public affair, and piled up the agony"
to a frig'atf il climax, rounding oil with
thi exclunar oi, " What then, my coun
trymen I" He pausid to give effect to
his eloque.-ice. when, amid profound si
lence, from the,verg3 of the crowd came
up a thin, pipi'ig voice, clear aid dis
tinct: " Why, thtnt the Land will pfay."
The crowd roa-e 1. and th j orator took up
another point of his speech. Monmouth
(N. J.) Bern.
"The Newark Journal copies the above,
and adds the following " good ones:"
During the recent canvass in this Dis
trict our candidate, Gilschrist, in his usu
ally eloquent style, was just winding up
his speech with a beautiful allusion to
the Queen of Palmyra, when, happening
to pause, like the orator alluded to above,
an old " veteran Democrat," who had no
respect for the defunct Queen, shouted
out, " How about Parson Brownlow?"
Of course, the point was killed, although
the speaker had the good seusc to make a
fitting peroration without any further al
lusion to the Queen.
Possibly a better joke than this occur
red at a meeting in Cape May, when the
orator, endeavoring to impress his' hear
ers with the horrors of conscription, was
describing the ruthless manner in which
the Provost's deputies conducted the
draft. In a methodistic.il tone he talked
about the agony of "your old father and
your old mother." and then being ilstuck"
for the want of any more lugubrious
phrase, repeated 44 your old father and
your old mother," and 'then paused. The
silence that ensued was broken by a
drunken friend at the door, who, to help
the orator c t, exclaimed, 44 aud your old
sister and your old brother" of course,
producing uproarious laughter, aud kill
ing the speech.
A Venerable Greenhorn.
An old gentleman from a suburban vil
lage was ou the cars, ou route to Roches
ter, one day last week, and fell in with a
very clever appearing young gentleman,
with whom he entered into conversation.
The old gent asked his new acquaintance
44 if he knew his son in the city.
44 Oh, yes, he knew his son; who did
n't? he was one of the nicest men in town;
everybody kuew his son; he was an inti
mate friend."
Shortly after, on the strength of know
ing his sou, tho stranger borrowed fifty
dollars of the old gent, ' to hand his sou
when ho sees him." Tho old gentleman
knows his new friend fifty dollars' worth.
A man that will not do well in his
present place because he longs to be high
er, is fit neither to be where ho is nor yet
above it.
Voices What They Indicate.
There are light, quick, 5urface voices.
that involuntarily seem to utter the slang, of Boston an author of distinction who
"I won't do to tie to."- The'man's wordslwas not without certain eccentricities of
may assure you of his strength of purpose;
ana reliability, yet the tone coutradicts
his speech. '
Then there are low, deep, strongvoiccs,
where the words seem ground out,as if
the mati owed humanity a grudge, and
meant to pay it some day. The man's op
ponents may melt tremble, and his friend-
may trust his strength of purpose and
ability to act.
There is the coarse, boisterous, dicta
torial tone, invariable adopted by vulgar
persons, who have not sufficient cultiva
tion to understand their own insignifi
cances There is the incredulous tone, that is
full of a covert sneer, or a secret 44 You
can't dupe me" intonation.
There is the whining, bescechinjr voice, !
that says "sycophant" as plainly as if it; at the child's tongue, feel the pulse, and
uttered the worij. It cajoles and flutters! shake his head, look very wise and prc
you its words, "I love you ; I admire. scribe Calomel it always ended in that,
you ; you arc every thiug you should be." j So I thought I might as well give the
Then and there is the tender, musical, Calomel myself."
compassionate voice, that sometimes goes 44 Well but" persisted his friend,
with sharp features, (as they indicate j hesitatingly, 44 how do you know how
merely intensity of feeling,) and some-
times with blunt feature, but always with
genuine benevolence.
If you are full of affectation and pre
tence your voice proclaims it.
If you are full of honesty and strength
of purpose your voice proclaims it.
ii you are com, ami calm, anj urm.
au consent, or uckie ana ion ,s.,, ana ; Breckinridge. When Breckinridge was
deceptive,yourvoicewill be equally truth- marclliu Baton Rouge, he one day,
teliiug. I unattcuded by any of his aids, rode up to
You cannot wear a mask without itsa golitary piney woods vidctte, who had
being known that you arc wearing one. ;ust C0Iue ;n froul St. Tammanv. and
a Til n i
You cannot change your voice from a
natural to an unnatunW tone without its;
beiug known that you arc doing so.
Practical Hints.
A coating of three parts lard and one
part rosin applied to farm tools of iron or
steel, will effectually prevent rust.
Common nails heated red hot and drop
ped into cold water will clinch and ans
wer the purpose of wrought nails.
The shaap poiut of a common Indian
arrow head or flint will cut glass quite cf- j
lcctualiy
A good wagon jack may be mide of
two pieces, of board, two or more feet duty required of him.
long. Place the board in frout of the j " You ar, tr you; well, I'm Bob Chig
wheel.one end on the ground, and the gers, an' am glad to sec you, old feller;
other jast under one of the spokes, close how are you?" replied the picket, cx
up the felly; then take hold of a spoke tending a hand asjarge as a frying pan.
on the opposite side of the wheel and lift;- Tin? 'General shook hands and galloped
at the same time place the second board on to avoid some lengthy inquiries about
under the axletree. Iu tlus way a load-
ed wagon may be lifted with eae.
Busty nails uiay be drawn from woo l
without difficulty, by first giving them a
blow hard enough to start them a little.,
. A gun will not need cleaning for years
If the muzzle is tightly corked, an i a
pieces of rubber kept upon the tube un-j
der the hammer, while standiug idle.
Woman in the Bibb.
The Bible is the book of women. It is
the only book which.has come down from auJ offwent our friend on his jour
tho mtsty ages of antiquity tint presents ' nrr
us with woman as the meet and equal lor Ue wag pone only a weck) and the day
man. From Lvc, the mother of all liv- of hs retnn, ,J0mc wakeJ ovcr to see li3
ing, to Mary, the mother of Jesus, wo- ; Uo roUt)J Mr Smith with sll;rt.
man ahvaysoccup.es a conspicuous place . fcjreTCS ron0j Up, hard at work dressing
iu the grand drama of the world's lnstory. a h(, Hullo," cried our friend, and a
Here she is seen as wife and mother, fill-; fV ht su?p;cion cntered his head that he
ing her mission with shrinking modesty;.,. b M u what have you been
and gentle firmness, Miriam and Deborah,! k
Rebecca, and Ruth, Sarah and Esther,!
shine foith iu characters at once original,
unique, consistent and feminine. On a
still brighter canvas, and in still brighter
colors are drawn the characters of the
Marthas, Marys and Lydias of the New
Testament. Here they are, as they ought
to be, and here they will remain for ever.
Not forward, not departing from her
sphere, not immodest, not masculine.
They shine, not like the sun, but with a
radianco as mild and gentle as the light
of tho evening star.
Jack's Prayer Answered.
Onr nrion a times there resided in
Peeblcshire, Scotland, a half-witted sort!
of a man who had a notion that he was .dark nigr;t, no iounu imuseir uouy pur
rather religious: and who was in the habit! sued by a squad of yellow rebels. Racing
' 1 il11i.
us. auu nuu jj iu iuc iiuuiii" "j 1 - rf - - .
prayer, in a field behind a! down a rough ravine, his horse fell, throw-
Jue day this individual was ing him a stunning fall, and then gallop-
,is retirement by some" evil 1 ed away. When he recovered he com-
of saying his
turf-dyke. O
followed to hi retirement bv
disposed persons, who, screening them -
selves on the opposite side, prepared to
Kton tn ichnt kIim.iI.I s.iv Jar It oom .
menced his devotions, and amongst other
things, expressed his conviction that he
a verv irreat sinner, and that even
were the turf-dyke at that moment to fall
upou him, it would be uo more than 'he
li 1 V l. ..D .1-
when the persons ou the opposite side
Llini? out from amonirst the debris. Jack
c
was heardsaying, 44Hcch, sir ! it'san awfu'
world this; a body cannot say a think in
U I UK li UU, Il U fctiLU . I, I 1 1
buryh Courant.
The following is an account of a vivid
death-bed scene that lately took place.
'
A dvin" husbaud said to hia spouse:
44 Wife, 1 am to live but lew noun ai
most. I shall soon be in heavcu.
Tho affectiouato wife replied :
" You vou'll nover bo any nearer
than you are now, you old hrutol You'd
InnL- well stuck un in heaveu. I think I
see you there now." '
44 IJoIphus, JJoipnus, noarseiy growiea
lilt UIU WUII, UIIU UiO Ull UUO. IIUU ICV
me larrup tho old trollop once more be-
forcldie" - '
the old man, 44 bring me my cane, aud let
An Independent Practitioner.
Some years ago there lived in the city
word and way. One dav a friend asked
him
4i Professor A., what physician do you
employ?"
Not any," replied the Professor.
il Not any!" echoed his friend, in sur
prise, knowing that he had a lamilv of
some half a dczen children.
44 What do you do when your children
are sick V
44 Well, I doa't do anything for a few
days, and then it they don't begin to get
better, I give them Calomel."
44 Calomel! what, for every disease?"
" Well, yc3, for everything," returned
the Professor in his moderate way.
44 Years ago I always used to call a doc
tor when the children were sick; and I
found his invariable method was to look
much Calomel to give ;
4 Well I jrive a dose: and then
if
that is not cuough, I give a larger one
aud if it is too much, nature generally
disposes of it!"
The Baton Rouge (La.) Advocate of
the'Sthult., gives an anecdote of Gen.
,wa3 new to thc etiquette of army life.
ihe General had not the pass-word and
the vidette had not the advantage of him
in that respect.
44 I wish to pass," said the General.
44 Well, dod durn you, pass on, who
cares a cuss: I ain't stoppin this here
road, are I ?"
44 You don't know who I am," said the
General, smiling.
44 No, I don't that's a poorty horse you
j are on, anyhow.
44 I am Geu. Breckinridge, tho com
manding officer," continued the General,
i much amused at the picket's idea of the
the health of Mrs
Breckinridge aud the
family.
Somewhere near Camden lives a man
who is not smart enough for Jersey. Last
; fall, he wanted to le ivehome for a month
1 er two, but had uo one to take charge of
his pig; so he proposed to a neighbor that
Via clirit1,t ..t o tVin 1 lirtnio on.l f-t
ten it, and'then keen one-half when itraidis very apparent but it isquitaprob
was time to kill.
I no
n was agreed
! lO. I1U IMLT J3
rri -
transferred to
Smith's
iTin: :
44 Our pi;;,'
answered Smith as cool as
an iceberg.
Our pig?" faltered the victim.
44 Yes; 1 thought it fat enough to kill;
but you needn't be alarmed, you will get
your half."
Our friend returned home a sadder an3
wiser man. lie paid about fifteen dollars
for a week's board for his pig.
Quick Work.
We heard a story told of a 4'Yauk"
which wo must repeat. He bclouged to
Sherman's crockery smashingsquad when
on their little pleasure trip to the sea.
Reing separated from hU commaui one
! menced feeling round in the darkness for
! his steed. Presently he encountered tho
i carcass of a skiuued horse : alter feeling it
, carefully all over from noe to tail, he
came to the sad conclusion inai u
own. -eii. saiu no , j- ji
if that aiu't quick work ; no sooner down
than the hide'iHff. I'm glad they didn t
fin, I mn " !Tf P-nvC his OI1U10U011 tili
return to campthut leathermustbe'-pesky
skurce amcag
n n- r n t . ii - rriis. a u u i ii u b iui . ucjb
i "creation a skinuiu quick
, w
The letter should be in favor with
'ihi male sex, from the fact tlftit it is the
. - -
initial of words representing the things
and qualities in which men take the most
dcli-ht. For instance, it begins wealth,
;wit, wisdom, war, wino and women, iu-
I... .!-
; eluding wives, widows, ana iu me iau
guage oi tuc waggisn uciicr wirius.
At a newspaper office in Snyder, Auj
n t Jt inCiirininr visitors lha
tralia. is a tablet informin
visitors that
tho editor canuot bespoken to unless
.mid for his time. Persons desiriug an
audience are iuvitcd to buy a ticket rf!
admission at tne uoor or mo wuu.ug i"
one hour costing
ton Bhillin-'s: half
UUO I1UUI l.l.llll ' -" r . '
.n hour, six shillings; filte minutes
three shillings.
At the recent term of court in Lycom.
ing county the election officers cf Nip-
j peocse township were tried for having re
I fused the vote of a deserter, who W-.sdi;
iruuchiscd by a rec-cnt act of the State
i-cgiblaturc. After a protracted hearing
of the case, and au aniir.ated contest be"
tweeu the opposing counsel, the election
officers were declared by the jury to bo
not guilty. The presiding Judge, Hon.
Alexander Jordan, is a Democrat, but bo
charged the jury that the officers in ques
tion had only obeyed their oaths to oh-
j serve and enforce the laws of the State
uuu coma iiiuieiore ue jruiuy oi no crim
inal act. A very similar case was tried
in the Bucks couuty court last week, be
fore Judge Chapman, the defendants be
incr the election officers of Plunist.vn.l
.township. The prosecutor in the caso
was one Michael Young, an admitted de
serter fsom the army. No controversy
was maae cs to the lacts, but the main ef
fort on the part of Mr. lloss, who con
ducted the prosecution, was to obtain eucb
a verdict as would throw the polls open
for the reception of the votes of deserters
hereafter. The charge of Judge Chap
man to the jury was to the effect that un
less it could be shown that the defendants
had knowingly violated their duty as elec
tion officers they could cot be convicted.
If they honestly believed that they were
fulfilling their duty under the law by re
jecting the vote of the prosecutor, they
were entitled to an acquittal. As no im
proper motive could be proved, the ver
dict of the jury was rendered accordingly.
Judge Chapman declined to take into
consideration at that time the question of
the constitutionality of the law. disfran
chising deserters, although it was no
doubt the intentiou of those who managed
the suit to obtain an adverse decision if
practicable. Bucks Co. Intelligence.
There will possibly growout of the seiz
ure by the Government of large distiller
ies in New York a xcry interesting, legal
question. The manufacturers, who are
charged with defrauding the Government
out of an immense revenue, claim that
they were engaged in the manufacture of
burning fluid. For the privilege of doing
so they were to pay a direct tax cf fifty
dollars per annum to the Government.
In tho manufacture of burning fluid twea-.
ty per cent, turpentine aud SO per cent,
cologne spirits or alcohol are used. The
distiller pours the turpentine intohis mash
tubs, and distills altogether, turning cut
burding fluid. Honestly every gallon of
alcohol should pay two dollars revenue in
to the treasury of the government, but as
these men did not make spirits, but burn
ing fluid, they have thus far saved tho
tax upon every gallon manufactured. Ia
chemistry there is nothing easier than to
separate alcohol from turpentine. After
tho burniug fluid passed the Iuspcctor.it
wa3 converted into its two separate ele
ments, and. manufacturers realized aa im
mense profit. As the case stands tho
question will prove very interesting. The
able through the meshes aud technicali
ties ot the law the offenders may escape
the penalty.
Person residing remote from Philadel
phia can have but little idea of the quan
tity of cabbage consumed in that city.
Although some is raised iu Pennsylvania,
yet most of the cabbage comes from New
Jersey, where five to ten acres of it cau
be frequently seem. Owing to the favor
able fall, the crop has been very fine this
season, aud the pries has only averaged
about ?3 per hundred head, yet at this
price it is considered a paying crcp, a?
7000 heads can be growu ou an acre. A
few days since, 120 iouds of cabbage cross
ed at Vino street ferry, in one day, many
of them being three aud four-horse loads.
Nappleon's Reply.
The answer from the French Govern
ment to Mr. Seward may be considered,
as settling entirely tho controversy between
the two Governments. France had the
settled purpose to withdrawn her troops.
A longtime before receiving the last noto
from Secretary Seward, Napoleon ordered
the abandonment of Mexico by French
troons. regardless of Maximilian. Tha
, . t tit ii
Ircnch Government states again what was
its own purpose and realms that the
evacuation will be complete as soou as
possible.
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At the municipal election in New Yort
last week, Richard B. Connolly, Tam
manv and Mozart Democrat, was elected
Controller by about -,00'J plurality over
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Kichard Kelley, Kcpubhcan. Connolly
stud to bo a creature ot the "Ling
which really governs that city. Of tho
Aldermen the Lepuohcan ha.e four and
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Couucilmea.there is a Republican majori
ty of one. -
They tell iu Washington of a mistako
mado by the wife of a Western Senator
.... . n -M
I and cx-member of the Cabinet. The lady
j is tho daughter of a Methodist prcacner
and her husband betoro no vscwuw a pui-
itician, was a circuit preacher. At a par
ty one evenin;
OI. Montholon, Minister
of France." was presented to the lady, and
ahe desiring to do tho agreeable asked,
"Pray, sir, wnai circuit uo you rrare
in?"
No man can do anything against hi
will," said a metaphysician to an Irish-
man. 44 Be jabers! 1 had a bjother,
.,t- . I -A T4 -ii
said Pat, -that went to otJ JJ; i
ftuth I know it was greatly against
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