Ocuoicb to politics, fitcraturc, Agriculture, Science, iHoralitn, aiti (Scn-cral Sntclligence.
VOL. 2G.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., AUGUST 29, 1S67.
NO. 23.
Published by Theodore Scliocb.
TERMS Two dollars a year in advance and if not
paid be re the end of the year, two dollars and fitfy
etf. will be rhiirgpil.
No p;ipcr discontinued until allarrearagesare paid,
except at lb option of the Editor.
irXArcrtiscments of one fquareof(eiR!.tlinesor
'lesi, r.t.e or three insertions J I 50. Earh additional
Hfisc lion, oO cent. Longer ones in proportion.
JOB PRINTING,
OF ALL KINDS,
Executed iu the highest style of the Arl.and onthe
most reasonable terms.
EORttE li. WALKER,
mis ssiriv assssts i
A large number of Farms wanted.
Residence at John Kern's, Main street,
Stroudsburg, Pa. June 27, 18G7.
C. 12. KELLER,
DEALER IX
Boots, Shoes, Leather,
AND FINDINGS,
STROUDSBURG, Pa.
March 29,' 1667.
J. L. WYCKOFF,
with
HUSZ & WULF,
COMMISSION DEALERS IN
flutter,- E and Country
Produce,
No. 2o0 Washington Street,
Between Robinson &. Murry streets.
March 21. 1SG7-Iy. New-York.
S. HOLMES, Jr.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. and general
CLAIM AGENT.
STROUDSBURG, PA.
Oficc icith S. S. Dreher, Esq.
. All claims against the Government prose
cuted with dispatch at reduced rates.
07" An additional bounty of $100 and of
S50 procured for Soldiers in the late 'War,
FBEK OF EXTRA CHARGE.)
August 2, 1SG6.
" m
Furniture! Furniture!
McCarty's flew Furniture Store,
DREIIER'S NEVv BUILDING, two
doors below the Post-office, Strouds
burg, Pa. He is selling his Furniture 10
percent. Jess than Easton or Washington
prices, to say nothing about freight or break
age. May 17, lSG6.-tf.
If YOU WANT A GOOD MELODEON,
from one of tlie best makers in the Uni
ted States, solid Rosewood Case, warranted
5 years, call at McCARTY'S, he would es
pecially invite all who are good judges ot
Musft to come and test them. He will sell
you from any maker you wish, 810 less than
those who sell on commission. The reason
is he buys for. cash and sells for the same,
with less than one-half the usual per centage
that agents want. J. H. McCARTV. .
May 17, I?G6.-tf.
UNDERTAKING IN ALL ITS BRAX
ches. Particular attention will be given to this
branch of the subscriber's business. He will
. always study to please and consult the
wants and wishes of those who employ him.
From the number of years experience he has
had in this branch of business he cannot and
will not not be excelled either in city or
country. Prices one-third less than is usual
ly charged, from 50 to 75 fini.-hed Coffins al
ways on hand. Trimmings to suit the best
Hearse in the country. Funerals attended
at one hour's notice. J. H. McCARTY.
May 17, lSGG.-tf.
MT. VERNON HOTEL,
M. &, T. P. WATSON, Proprietors,
No.'s 117 & 119 North SECOND Street,
(Between Arch and Rice,)
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Close proximity to the business center of
the city, excellent accommodation?, and care
ful atteelien to the comfort and wants of
guests are characteristics of the Mount Ver
non. The Ilojse has been thoroughly ren
ovated and new-furnished. The patronage
of the public is respectfully solicited.
October .11, 15G6.-tf.
Saddle and Harness.
Manufactory.
The uuden-igued respectfully informs
tlit citizens of Stroudsburg, and surroun
ding country, that he has commenced the
aboTe business in Fowler's building, on
Elizabeth street, and is fully prepared to
furnish aay article in his line of business,
At short notice. On hfhd at all times, a
Harge stock of
Jlarncss, Whips, Trunlcs, Yalices, Car
pet Says, Uorse-Blanlcets, Belli,
Skates, Oil Cloths, dc.
Carriage Trimming promptly attended
to. JOHN O. SAYLOR.
Stroudsburg, Dec. 14, 1865.
HoMt "flail Drug Store.
William EIoIliiilicad,
Wholesale and Keiail Druggist.
STROUDSBURG, Pa.
Constantly on hand and for
JJVsale cheap for cash, a fresh sup
isS I,lv of I)ruSs Modicines, Paints,
Oil, Glass, Putty, Varnish, Ker
,oscu$ Oil, Perfumery and Fancy Goods;
also
$ah, Mi ml and Doors.
Pare VVict." and Liquors for Medicinal
purpose.
"P. S. Physicians Prescriptions care
fully compounded.
Stroudsburg, July 7, 1864.
Drs. JACKSON & BID LACK,
PHYSICIANS AND SUIUiEOXS.
DRS. JACKSON & BIDLACK, are
prepared to attend promptly to all calls
of a Professional character. Office Op
posite the Stroudsburg Bank.
' April 20, 16G7.-tf.
LIST OF PRIZES
TO BE DRAWN AT THE
Grand Gift Distribution Enterprise
OP THE
Phteiiix Fire Eng. o., No. 2,
AT
Stroudsburg, Friday, Oct. 4th, 18G7.
$SG0 in Greenbacks to be drawn.
One Gift, Greenbacks,
5500 00
35 00
25 00
100 00
100 00
150 00
18 00
Parlor Stove, . . .
Silver-Plated Castor,
Sett Carpenter's Tools,
Ladies' Gold Watch,
Melodcon, . . . .
Bbl, Wheat Flour, .
Ten setts silver-plated Tea-spoons, 50 00
One sett Cottage Furniture, . . 100 00
Twenty Gifts, Greenbacks, S5 100 00
One sett Chairs, . . . . . . 15 UU
Bureau, ...... 36 00
Sett Ladies' Furs, . . . . 30 00
Camp Chair. ...... 4 00
n
Five Breakfast Shawls, 55,
25 00 i
len hne llazors, (a 1.50,
15 00 '
Three setts Table Knivns C?$ 12 OOibini and Messers. Niblack, Lldndge, Le
One Cutting Pox 16 XJOR'00 Latham. This precious docu-
One year's sub., Monroe Democrat, 2 00
len (jilts, Greenbacks, ( 10, .
One Gents' Trunk, ....
One Album (200 pictures), . .
One Sewing Machine (W. & G.),
100 00
15 00
85 00''
Ten Pantaloon Patterns, (oG,
60 00
One Buffalo Robe, 25 00
One Box Segars, 5 00
Two Counting-ilouse Rulers,
81.50, 3 00
Three Paper Veishts, $2, . . 6 00
Two Gents' Canes, 55, . . 10 00
Two Balmoral Skirts, S5, . . 10 00
One Pr. Boots, made to order, . 14 00
One Violin, . . . . . . . 25 00
One ear's sub., Jeffersonian, . 2 00
Six Pr. Ladies' Kid Gloves, 2, 12 00
One Coffee-31 ill, ...... 3 00
Settee 12 00
" Egg Beater, 1 50
" Scven Shooter (my friend), 22 00
" Cradle 12 00
Five Pr. Gents' Kidd Gloves, (7?,S2, 10 00
One Ladies' Work-Box, . . .
Five Napkin Rings, (a 1.25, .
One Pr. Rose Blankets, . . .
Six Dress Patterns, $G, . .
Oneyear'ssub., Easton D. Express,
One Sett Ivory Tea Knives,
Oue Cook Stove, complete, No. 8,
7 00
6 25
12 00
36 00
6 00
12 00
45 00
25 00
9 00
20 00
50 00
Ten Gilt Vases, (a $2.50, .
Three Spice Boxes, (5,53, . .
One Plough, . . . .
One Suit Clothes, ma le to order,
One Ice Pitcher, IS 00
One Gift, Greenbacks,
, . . 40 00
.Three Plated Castors, 2$10,
One Tea Sett, ......
Five Coal Oil Lamps, ($3,
One Riding Bridle,
One Large Looking-GIass,
30 00
35 00
15 00
16 00
15 00
Five Ladies Porte-monnaies, $2, 10 00
One History of the late War, . 10 00
Four pr. Ladies' Gaiters, S6, 24 00
Three Meerschaum Pipes, "3310, 30 00
One Marble Top Table, ... 40 00
Three 51b Bales Lynchburg Tobac
co. i?n peril, ..... 1500
One Silk Hat, 7 00
Six Gifts, Greenbacks, $10 . 60 00
One Buggy Wagon, . . . . 250 00
One Horse-Power Threshing Ma
chine, 200 00
One Silver Hunting Amr. Watch,
valued at 75 00
Three Gifts, 20 Greenbacks, . 60 00
No. of Prizes, ....... 205
No. of Tickets 5,000
Price of Tickets One DoUar.
The Drawing will take place in the
Fair-house building of the Monroe Coun
ty Agricultural Society, on FRIDAY
AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 4th, 1807.
The drawing will be conducted by a Com
mittee chosen for that purpose by the
Ticket Holders. Persons holding tickets
and unable to attend the drawing can,
by notifyiog any one of the Committee,
Lave their prizes forwarded, free of charge.
All tickets valueless at the distribution
unless prepaid. No prize paid unless the
ticket be presented.
REFERENCES:
Brown & Keller, Dreher & Bro., Jas.
A. Pauli, Nicholas Ruster, Joseph Wal
lace. R. S. Staples. Wm
Herrmann, La Bar& Co., C. S. Detrick
'
Co., Fred. Fable, II. S. Wagner, C. D.J other necessary articles in value not ex
Brodhead, It. F. & . D. Bush, Phillips ccedirjg 500, and in addition for those
& Walton, C. Waters & Son, Lewis Dos- j having a wife or children, 1 cow, 10
ter's Sons, Barnes & Merritt, Florcy & 6heep, 2 hogs, 25 bushels charcoal, 2
Bro., Robt. Huston, J. II. McCarty.Je- tons stove coal, 200 pounds beef, 200
rome B. Storm, Philip Miller & Son, J. pounds fish, 5 bushels potatoes, 200
S. Williams & Co., R. Miller, M. L. Drake,! pounds wheat flour, 2 cords wood, 2 tons
Jno. O. Savior, Wallace & Gardner, Ack-l0f hay, 10 bushels turnips, 10 bushels of
erman & Herman, norjert uoys, w. i.
Stroudsburg; M. B. Postens, Moscow;t
Baker, Jus. B. Morgan, Danus Dreher, bushels rye, or the flour made therefrom
B. S. Mansfield, C. B. Keller, Dr. A. U.'20 pounds wool, 20 pounds flax, I sewing
Davis, Hon. S. C. Burnett, Hoo. P. Gil- machine, 1 pew in church, and the wear
bert, S. S. Dreher, Wm. Davis, S. Holmes, jDg apparel of the whole family."
jr., J. B. Storm, and 1). S. Lee, Esqrs.,1 -
Hon. D. M. an Auken, Dr. E. Ilalhday, Chiristian Advocate says : "Wo acknow
Pinchot & Detrick, L. P. Barnes, Esq., 'ledge our indebtedness to the Messrs.
Milford, Pa. jFordham, for a dish of every superior
Committee: Jno. N. Stokes, P. S. soup. We marked it as inside matter,
Wrilliams, G. Sontbeimer, A. C. Jansenand gave it an early insertion. Our con
T. C. Brown, Jas. D. Stocksdale and H.itributors can always send such articles as
S. Wagner. these without any fear of their beiag
JNO. N. STOKES, President,
A. C. Jansen,
P. S. Williams, j
G. SontJieimer. Treasurer
For all information address P. S. Wil-
Hams or A. C. Jansen, Stroudsburg, Pa.
Juiy 11,1867.
President Johnson has caused to be
published, through the Assistant Attor
ney General certain documents framed
by Sanford Conover, who is now in pri
son for perjury, and who is perhaps oue
of the most accomplished as well as in
veterate liars that the world ever produc
ed. The object of this publication is to
show that Gen. Butler of Massachusetts,
and Mr. Ashley of Ohio, tried to get Cono
ver to fabricate testimoney connecting
President Johnson with the conspiracy
to assassinate Mr. Lincon Sanford Cono
ver's object in framing these charges
against Butler and Ashley, and send
ing them to President Johnson was to
work upon the prejudice, of the latter,
and induce him -to issue a perdon.
Rut for a wonder, the President did not
release the rascal. He merely publish
ed the fabrications of Conover, in the
hope that some fools would believe
them. He pretended, too, in giving this
precious tissue of lies to the world, that
everything relating to Conover's applica
tion for pardon was included in the bud-
Bet- I his is now known to be lalse. An
application for Conover s pardon was made
mentwas attempted tobe suppressed; and
the evidence is irresistible that it was
done knowingly and willfully, for parti-
Is; nnisan considerations, the Pjesident wishing
t0 bethought that no one had anything
110 00 Wlin lue scoundrel, ijoaover, ex-
do
cept Republicans. This last exploit shows
the President to be as mean a partisan as
ever sought to sully the name of a politi
cal opponent by downright fraud and de
famation. The Presidential office has
been disgraced by Andrew Johnson to a
degree that four years ago would have
been thought altogether impossible; and
the sooner he is thrust out of it, by im
peachment and a just sentence of deposi
tion, the better will it be for the whole
country. It is utterly improbably that
the equal of Andrew Johnson in all that
is base and contemptible, will ever in the
days which are to come, obtain access to
the White House as the Chief Magistrate
of the United States. Monsters do not
propagate their species, and the Admin
istration of Andrew Johnson must remain
while the world lasts, unapproachable in
infamy. Sussex Register. i. .
Original Recipe for the enre of Catarrh.
Take one part finely pulverized salt
pctre, and mix with two parts white su
gar reduced to flour, 'bis is an effectual
remedy in all stoppages of the head, ca
tarrh, &c. It must be snuffed up the
nose a dozen times or more a day accord
ing to the severity of the affection. Per
sons frequently die from catarrh in the
head, the disease becoming so bad that
the mucus, instead of discharging through
the nose as it should do, falls down the
throat and lodges on the lungs, producing
many a sore throat, the origin of which
is not suspected, and terminating fatally
in many instances, in that most dreaded
of all diseases, consumption. The dis
ease becomes to terrible in some cases,
that persons have been unable even to
sleep in a bed they were compelled to
sleep and die in their chairs. The mucus
from the head should never be allowed
to pass down the throat. It should al
ways pass out at the nostrils.
Disciplining the Rebels.
Gen. Sheridan has issued an order re
moving from office a large number of the
Boards of Aldermen and Assistant Alder
men of the city of New Orleans, and
appointing other gentlemen to fill the va
cancies thus occasioned.
Gen. Sickles has removed the police of
the town of Sumpter, S. C, for alleged
maltreatment of the blacks and inefficien
cy. He has appointed two colored po
licemen and one white officer to succeed
the late incumbents.
The Registration of voters, white men
and black, under the provisions of an
elaborate order issued by Gen. Sickles,
commenced in South and North Carolina
on the 1st inst. The regulations are se
vere against persons endeavoring to thwart
the light of registration.
Bankrupt Law.
The Bankrupt Law allows bankrupts
Hollinshead.ito retain and own against all creditors the
owiDs: 'Houihold furniture and
corn, or The meal made theretroni. iu
The editor of the Charleston (S. C.)
crowded out, or laid over till next week.
The Northampton county papers say
that silver has recently been discovered
in Williams township, in that county ;
jnot very far from the line of Bucks couu-
jiy-
Marriage and Longevity.
Bachelors die earlier than other 'men
This is confirmed by Dr. Stark of the Re
gister's office in Scotland, who finds that
the
average
acre of married men over
twenty years in over fifty-nine years ; that
is, marriage adds nearly one-third to the
length of life, as a general rule, because
1st. Bachelors are always in a state of
unrest, they feel unsettled.
2d. If indoor after supper, there is a
sense of solitariness, inducing a sadness, if
not actual melancholy, with all their de
pressing influences ; and many, many
hours arc spent in the course of the year
in gloomy inactivity, which is adverse to
a good digestion and a vigorous and health
ful circulation.
3d. His own chamber or house being
so uninviting, the bachelor is inclined to
seek diversion outside, in suppers with
friends in clubs which arc introductories
to intemperance and licentiousness, or to
those more unblushing associations which
under the cover of darkness, lead to
speedy ruin of health and morals ; and
when these are gone the way downward
to an untimely grave is rapid and certain.
On the othe hand, marriage lengthens
a man's life.
1st. By its making home inviting.
2d. By the softening influeness which
it has upon the character and the affec
tions. 3d. By the cultivation of all the better
feelings of our nature, and in that pro
portion saving from vie andcrime.
4th. There can be no healthful develop
ment without marriage it is necessary to
the perfect man; for Divinity has announc
ed that it was "not good for man to be
alone."
5tb. Marriage gives a laudable and
happifying object in life, the provision
for wife and children, their present com
fort and future welfare, the enjoyment in
witnessing their happiness and the daily
and hourly participations in affectionate
interchange of thought and sentiment and
sympathy ; these are the considerations
which antagonize sorrow and lighten the
burdens of life, thus strewing flowers and
casting sunshine all along its pathway.
On Baulking.
If you have baulky horses, it is your
fault, and not the horses, for if they do
not pull there is some cause for it, and if
you will remove the cause. the effect will
cease. When your horse baulks he is
excited, and does not know what you
want him to do. When he gets a little
excited stop hita five or ten minutes; let
him become calm, go to the baulk'y
horse, pat him and speak gently to him,
and as soon as he is over his excitement
he will, in nine case out of ten, pull at
the word. Whipping and slashing and
swearing only make the matter worse.
After you have gentled him awhile, and
his excitement has cooled down, take
him by the bits; turn him each way as
far as you can , pull out the tongue; gen
tle him a little; and then step before the
baulky horse aud let the other start first;
then you can take them anywhere you
wish. A baulky horse is always high
spirited and starts quick; half the pull is
out before the other starts too. By close
application to this rule you can make auy
baulky horse pull.
If a horse has been badly spoiled, you
should hitch him to an empty wagon, and
let him pull it around awhile on level
ground; then put on a little load, and in
crease it gradually, caressing as before,
land in a short time you can have a good
working Lorsc.
Sherman's Duplicated Plans,
The following anecdote of the war we
do not remember to have seen before:
" Sherman on his march towards At
lanta, constantly astonished the rebels
with the facility with which he restored
the railroad bridges they destroyed at his
approach. They would annihilate a
bridge just before he arrived, and the
next morning there it was again, just as
it was belore they touched it. At last a
light dawned upon theui. The original
plans for the bridges had all been furnish
ed from Cleveland, Ohio, aud before
Sherman started he took those plans, had
each bridge duplicated in all its timbers
and iron work, took the pieces in a 'shook'
state on his trains, aud so wffen he found
a bridge gone he had nothing to do but
to get its mate out of the freight cars,
bolt it together and put it up. This
thing worried the rebels a good deal when
they fouud it out. Ono day they pro
posed to destroy the Dalton tunnel to hin
der Sherman's march, but an exasperated
rebel eaid, 4 What in the nation's the use?
That d d Sherman has probably
brought another ono along with him from
Cleveland!"'
Cat Ordinance Wanted.
The "Local" of the Altou Democrat
must be a confirmed old bachelor, with
out a particle of music in his soul. Hear
him : "
"If the Chain-Gang' ordinance does
not reach and cover the torn cat case, wo
trust another may bo drafted at the next
meeting of the Council. Wo hav en
deavored to reach them with boots, brick
bats, empty bottles and pistol shots, but
thus far havo signally failed. We do not
dislike catgut in its proper place, but we
do decidedly object to Hear me, Norma'
performed for three huudred cmisccutive
nights by a chorus of cats under a cat-al-pa-tree.
How we loug far a cat astrophe."
The population of Clarksburg, Va., is
stated tobe 1618.
GENERAL NEWS.
Tea has fallen in China about one-third
llion barrels of oil have
u fvi : .u.
Over one mi
been shipped through Oil City
1st of January.
500,000 feet of lumber were burned at
Bay City, Michigan, on Sunday. Loss
S14,000.
The Helena Herald of the 31st ult.,
says that a band of Blackfeet Indians re
cently massacred thirty miners at Ncr
million. It appears from the records of the
Smithsoniaa Institute, that the eutire fall
of rain during the late storms, was nearly
six inches.
The Central Pacific Rrailroad Company
have roofed ten miles of their road, and
intend to shelter all the spots most exposed
to the severe weather of winter.
A grape grower in the Miami Valley
says he Btopped the rot in his grapes by
stripping the leaves away from the bunch
es, 80 they could get sunshine and air.
"Will you lend father your newspaper
6ir ? he ouly wants to read it." "Yes my
boy, and ask him to lend me his dinner,
I only want to eat it.
The receipts from customs from the
1st to the 10th inst., at the principal
Atlantic ports, amounted to $14,670,413.
To this amount Philadelphia contributed
8220,316.
At a meeting of the soldiers and sail-!
ors of Washington, D. C, last night,
Fcries of resolutions were passed condem
ning the President for suspending Secre
tary Stanton.
The New York Evening Gazette tells
of a man who cured himself of dyspepsia
by what he calls the " hog system" ta
king a good nap after every meal. The
system is certainly worthy of trial.
During a fire at Highland Falls, N. Y.,
on Saturday morning, an old man named
Joseph McClanan, who resided in the
vicinity of the conflagration, died from
fright. The pecuniary loss from the fire
amounts to 55000.
A Western editor thinks if the pro
per way of spelling tho is though, and
bo, beaux,' the proper way of spelling
potatoes must be poughteightcaux.'
The new way of spelling softly is psought
leigh. The Washington Star asserts that Ma
jor General Howard will soon be relieved
from duty, and an official of the regular
army, not above tho rank of Colonel, ap
pointed in his stead as Chief of the
Freedmen's Bureau.
Mexican correspondence of the New
Orleans Picayune says that no less than
five hundred Imperial -officers, prisoners)
of war, French, Austrian, Belgian and .
Mexican, have been shot since the 1st of
March and the work goes ou yet.
AYilliam Richardson, of Paulding coun
ty, Ohio, is one hundred and four years
old. "He is the survivor of five wives,
and is now living with the sixth. . He is
the father of twenty-five children by two
of his wives ; tweuty-one are living.
The following is a list of the prices
paid by Mr. Robert Bonner for his cele
brated horses: Dexter, $50,000; Po
cahontas 635,000 ; Auburn Horse 813,
000; Peerless $5000; Flatbush Maid, 5,
000; Lantern, 5000; Lady Palmer, $5,
000; total, 5118,000.
A number of prominent New .York
Democrats had an interview with the
President on Saturday and urged him to
request the resignation of Secretary Mc
Culloch. Mr Johnson desires it to be
generally understood that his Cabient is
n - - ... ,
now harmonious, and that there will be
no more cnanges, lor me present ai least. th(J R j s in that vicinity :
The following are the names and sup- " Hc had hardly got to sleep, when he
posed numbers of the hostile tribes now was awakened by a " bite." Upon light
united in the war upon the whites : j ing a match, he foutSd abed bug about
Apaches.7,000;Arapahoes,3,000;Black- . half an inch in diameter. He threw the
feet, 6,000 ; Crows, 3,000 ; Comanche3, ' bug with a match into a basin of water
20,000 ;Kiawas,4,000;Cheyennes,2.500;Uhat stood at the head of the bed. This
Gros Ventres, 500; Minatares, 2,500 ; process was repeated several times. At
Navajocs, 7,500; Sioux, 22,000. Total,
79,000.
There is now living in Athens town
ship (says the Meadville Republican,)
Crawford county, Pa., a venerable lady in!
the person of(Mrs. Rebecca Porter. Mrs. where he found that the bugs had con
Porter was born in the Province of Nova 'structed a raft out of the matches which
Scotia, from whence she removed some ! he had thrown in, and were towing it
twenty-six years ago. with her son, to this ! around the basiu, and singing
county, and she is now in her ninety
ninth year. Last week -the old lady
- - .
walked oue and a half miles, obtained a
pair .of hand cards, and from the fleece
carded, spun and twisted eight "run of
woolen yarn within a space of time which amoug poultry in this vicinity. Daniel
many a younger damsel might be proud Kistler, Esq., of llenir field township lost
of. about ono hundred in a short time ; we
Another Democratic fraud has been havo lest about a dozen, and many others
discovered iu Democratic Berks. The have met similar losses. The fowl oficft
Reading Dispatch says: " It has been djes in a single day's time, the symptoms
our' painful duty within tho past few : being loss of appetite, drooping, silliness,
months to record several little cases (in a,&- fiually resulting :,Q death.
private, confidential way) of Democratic :
frauds. But wo now have music to John M. Biinkely, who styles
which tho whole party of Berks may himself Assistant Attorney General, and
dance' free gratis. Fraud like murder who, with the concurrence and co-opera-
will out, and all the powers that be, tion of tho President, recently attempted
can't stop it I The last oue to fall under to fasten upon Gen. Butler, of Massachu
our. notice seems to bo an extensive fraud setts, aodGeu. Ashley, of Ohio, the crime
pOpctrated upon tho Internal Revenue of subornation of pjury, is a double
Department of tho government by a lato dyed rebel and traitor. During the war
Recorder of this couuty. One of Colonel he adhered to the South, and was a part
Alexander's officials took possesion of a of the time a rebel editor at Norfolk.
portion of the records of that office yes- His wife is a niece of the rebel General,,
terday, and we learn is engaged in. "post- Joe Johnston, and all his associations and
ing up the books" at preseut, with a bal- feelings, are, and have been, intensely'
ance of several thousand dollars in favor traitorous. He is a fit companion for
of the State and National Government!. Audrew Johnson, and will do a.ny dirty
Nice times, these, in old Berks J j work that may be required at his haid.
Jeff. Davis and the Vermont People.-
Jeff. Davis visited Stanstead alfew days
a?? Wf 3 r f n I""'
nil. Ired. Ternll, Esq., brought him
from Sherbrooke, in a very quiet manner,
professedly to see the country and to con-"
suit in regard to an investment in the
gold mines at Hatley. Oa Thursday, as
we learn from the Newport (Vt.) Express,
Mr. Terrill, in his best turnout, took Da
vis about the village to ride.' where sev--
jcral incidents transpired not altogether
pleasing to either the host or: tho guest.
Not only boys but men hooted at him iu
the street, and greeted him with those fa
miliar words, " We'll harfg Jeff. Davis to
a sour apple tree." -He was frequently
asked where he had left his " petticoats,"'
and various little remarks more suggestive
than pleasing, everywhere fell upon his
ear. One lady, stung by the recollection?
and death of a near relative at Anderson--ville,
gave utterance lo her feelings by
hurling a stone at him Permission was
asked that Jeff, might ride about the
grounds of Carlos Pierce, Esq.-, and take &
look at his noted herds, but the request
was emphatically denied . by Mr. 1L
Pierce, in charge of the premises, who
declared in unmistakable language, "that
in no event could Jeff. Davis be admit
ted to those grounds."
Tkc Capital of Xclruska Localrd.
The Commissioners appointed by thcr
Legislature have located the capital of
Nebraska in the immediate vicinity of
Lancaster city, Lancaster county, nearly
equi distant from Nebraska city, Omaha,
Brownville and Plattsmouth, the leading
towns of the State. The name of the new
capital is called Lincoln, and is located
fifty miles northwest of Nebraska City.
The Nebraska City Press says :
"For one hundred mile3 west of Lin
coln there is a country unsurpassed for
the fertility of its soil, well Watered and.
with more timber than can be found in
any other portion of the interior of Ne
braska of the same exfent. Seven or
eight miles to the southward i3 an inex
haustible quarry of fine stone, and along
Salt Creek, which runs along the western
side of the town.may be found large quan
tities of good timber.
Seventy-five thousand acres of State
lands have been selected in the immedi
ate vicinity of the new town. Great ex
pectations are built upon the rapid de
velopment of the interior by this new lo
cation of the capital and the centraliza
tion of the State institutions at that rdacc
Read an Hour a Day.
There was a lad who, at fourteen, was
apprenticed to a soap-boiler. One of his
resolutions W2s to real an hour a day, or
at least at that rate, and he had an old
silver watch, left him by his uncle, which
, he timed his reading by. He stayed
seven years witn nis master, -ana saia
when he was twenty-one he knew as much
as the young squire did. Not, let U3 see
how much time he had to read iu, seven
years, at the rate of an hour each day.
It would be 2,555 hours, which, at tho
rate of eight readings hours per dayr
would be equal to three hundred and ten
days ; equal to forty five weeks ; equal to
twelve months; nearly a year's reading.
That time spent in treasuring up useful
knowledge would pile up a very large-,
store. 1 ni sure it is worth trying for:.
Try what you can do. Begin now. In af
ter years fou will look back upon thj
task as the; most pleasant and profitable
you ever Informed,
A "Bug" Story.
A gentleman who bad just returned!
ilium sumewiitfu iu me ui ii-giuua,
L u t, fonowin? cf his adventures with
! last he was awakened from a sound sleep
by what he thought was a person singing.
He threw up his window, but could not
find the source of the sweet sounds; at
last he happened to
look in the basmr
"A life on the ocean wave,
A home on the rolling dcep.,r
i The
Tho Greensburg Argus pays: -A sin
gular and fatal disease has broken out
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