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The-whole art ok Government consists in the art of being honest. Jefferson.
STROUDSB URG. MONROE COUNTY, PA., "WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1842.
No. 49.
VOL. 2.
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public that he U now prepared to execute all or
ders in his line of business in the best manner,
and with despatch. He will manufacture
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of ever' description turned and fitted up in the
best possible banner. Possessing conveniences
for making
HEAVY CASTOGS
with Lathes of different sizes, &c, he feels confi
dent in his abjlity to excute all orders with which
he mav be enrtusted in a workmanlike manner.
ALSO: .
Pratts (Hast Ivon Smut Mills,
surpassed bygone in use. Reference
STO GDELL STOKES, Stroudsburg.
Particular ;are will be taken to employ none
but good worl tmen in the different departments of
the establish lent, and no pains will be spared by
the proprietor to give general satisfaction to those
who may favor him with orders for work. He
has on hand a supply of
PATTERNS
embracing th 3 leading va'rJety of Mill Gearing,
such as Eeve 1, Spur and Mortice Wheels, &c
He is also ma king daily additions to them, and is
at all limes irepared to make such patterns as
may be requir ed without (in most instances) any
additional cha rge ; in doing which great attention
will be paid I o combine the latest improvements
Avith strength and lightness.
BB1ASS CASTINGS
ofall kinds w; ill be made to order. The highest
j rice will be t iaid for old Copper or Brass.
Tlu rashing Machines
and Horse Po wers of the most approved construc
tion, readv im ide and for sale low.
Wro vigt Iron Ittill Wrk
will be donetc i order on the most reasonable terms'.
DAVID P. KINYON
Belvidere. NL J. January 12, 1842.
Wf tolcsale and Hetail
GAB INET WARE
AHI JLOi ElEXG-GI.AS MANUFAC
TORY.
(
npISE su' oscriber respectfully informs the citi
JL zens o : Stroudsburg and the public gener
ally, that he has removed his Establishment to the
buildintr on j Slizabeth street, one door west of the
Stroudsburg House where he intends carrying
on the Cabii let Making business in all its various
branches. . , . .
He shall keep constantlyson hand or make to
order all kii ids of furniture :
Sideboar els, Siarcaiis, Sofas, Ceiitre-
lal5es 15 reakfasjaMd IMiiiiig Tables,
Wash I Stands, Bedsteads, &c. &c.
f
together wit h everyother article usually kept at
such establK- shmtents ; all of which he will sell at
the Eastotf prices; ,
As 'his m itenals will be of the best quality, and
all articles manufactured at his establishment wil
be done by first rate' workhin, he confidently as
sures the pi lblifc that his endeavors to render gen
eral sansfa ;ubn will noVbe unrewarded.
He respe -ctfully invites the public to call ajhd
.examine hi: stock beiore purchasing elsewhere.
Uhairs, c ettees,iKc. win te kept constantly on
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liana ana u irasaie
CHARLES CAREY.
Stroudsbur g," May 4, 1841.
G3i
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jNo'.ice
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;1)ii of ea
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y inst., at the house of John J. Van
mbia, on Wednesday and Thursday
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Hollies-head. Siroudsbiire : and on
23th;irrst. at the Inn of Michael
Dills' Fo'rry.'ai ten o'clock in the fore
ch' day, for the purpose of opening,
for subscription lo the capital stock
hi Delaware Bridge Coiftp'y.,
to be incorporated for the purpose of
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SCHOOL BOOKS.
American Constitutions,
Analytical Reader,
Porter's Rhetorical Reader,
English do.
Hale's History United States,
American Popular Lessons,
Parkers Help to Composition,
Cbmstock's Natural Philosophy,
Bo Chemistry,
Colburris First Lessons,
Town's Analysis,
Bo Little Thinker,
Andrew's Latin Grammar,
Bo do Readers,
Smith's Arithmetic,
Baboll's do
Adams' do
Gi'ccnlcaf's English Grammar,
Smith's do do
Brown's do do
Olney's Geography and Atlas.
Mitchell's do do
Mitchell's Primary Geography,
Village School do
Bottany for Beginners,
Elementary Spelling Books,
ColVs dp do
Webster's Old do do
American do do
Table Booh
Bascom's Writing books,
Blank Books. Writing paper, Quills.
&c. for sale cheap, by
C. W. DeWITT & BROTHER.
Milford, February 2, 1842.
NOTICE.
Slraved from its owner on Saturday erening
the 15th instant, a
CliGfiiiut Sorreli Gelding; Horse,
with harness, blanket and buffalo skin on.
Whoever will deliver the same to Mr. John H
Wallace, in Milford, or give such information
thereof that they may be obtained, 'will be paid
all expenses, and a reasonable reward for their
trouble.
Milford, January 26, 1842. 3t.
BUFF AX. ROSES.
C. W. DeWITT & BROTHER, have just re
ceived a bale of superior BUFFALO ROBES,
and will sell th.cm as cheap as they can be pur
chased in the City. All kinds of produce ta
ken in exchange for goods.
Milford, Jauuray 12, 1842.
WAYNE COUNTY MUTUAL
INSURANCE' COIPAKX
ALL Persons insuring in this company are
. members equally interested in its welfare
and in the election of its officers.
In order to become a member of this company
and thereby be insured, the applicant gives a pre
mium note, the amount of which is in proportion
to the amount to be insured, and its degree of
hazard, thus: If $1000 is to be insured, at 5 per
cent., he gives his note lor 850. If at 10 per cent,
he gives his note for $100, and in that proportion
for a greater or less sum, according to the rate of
hazard, on which note he advances G per cent, and
an additional sum of Si 50 for survey and policy.
He then becomes a member , on the approval of
his application .and is insured for five years. The
aggregate of the premium notes constitutes the
casli fund, chargable first, with the expenses, and
s'econd, with the losses of the Company; and
should it prove insufficient to pay both losses and
expenses the money to meet the losses, (should
any occur) is borrowed agreeably to the act of in
corporation, and paid. An assessment is then
made to repay such loan upon the premium notes,
in proportion to their respective amounts, and in no
case to be made but once a year, notwithstanding
several losses may happen.
At the expiration of five years the note, if any
assessments have, been made and paid, is given
up, and the insured may renew his application.
Policies may at any time be assigned or sur
rendered and cancelled, and the premium' notes
given up. according to the by-laws of the Com
pany. No more than- three fourths of the cash
value of any property will be insured, and all
great hazards; such as Cotton Factories, Powder
Mills, Distilleries, Machine Shops, Manufactories
for Printer's Ink, and all establishments- of the
same class of hazards, are not insured upon any
conditions .whatever, apd that no one risk is taken
over 5000, it is considered much more safe and
less expensive than in Stock companies, where
they insure large amounts and hazardous proper
ly. STOGDELL STOKES, Agent.
Stroudsburg, Monroe co., Dec. 15, 1811.
4 BLANK MORTGAGES
For' sale rat -this oflice. '
Taie Co,iafessioii of Colt.
A DREADFUL NARRATIVE.
At ihe trial of. Colt on Thursday afternoon,
Mr. Robert Emmet summed up for the defence,
and spoke for six hours and a half. He also
read ihe confession of Coll, as prepared by
himself. He commences by staling that Mr.
Adams called at his office, when they 80on
commenced talking about the account between
them, until they grew angry. He proceeds :
"Word followed word, till ii came to blows.
The words, " You e." were passed, and
several slight blows, and until 1 received a blow
across my mouth and nose which caused my
nose slightly to bleed. I do not know thai 1
felt like exerting myself to strong defence.
I believe I then struck him most violently with
my list. We grappled with each other at this
time, and 1 found myself shoved to the wall,
with my side and hip .o the table. At this
time he had his hand in my neck handkerchief,
twisting il so that I could sca'reely breathe and
at the same- time pressing me hard upon the
wall and the table. There was a hammer on
the table, which I ihen seized and instantly
struck him over the head.
At this-time I think his hat was nearly in my
face, and his face, I should think, was down
ward. 1 dx not think he saw me seize the
hammer. The seizing of the hammer and
blow were instantaneous. I think this blow
knocked his hat off, but will not be positive.
At this lime I only remember of his twisting
my neck-handkerchief so tight thai it seemed
lo me as though I had lost all power of reason;
still I was striking away with the hammer.
Whether he attempted to get the hammer, from
me or not, I cannot say ; 1 do not think he did.
The first sense of thought was, it seemed as
though his hand or something brushed from my
neck downward. 1 cannot say that I had any
s
n..,; tn T hrA n l-nanl- nt ih
oor; vet there is a faint idea still remaining
vi . t I.. ii- bv. .u.. v. mi
mat l snoveu iiiui on iroin inu, aim mm ue ien
rr I,.,tnf il.Ul nnn.mt sav. 1 heard the !
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knock on the door : 1 was instantly startled,
and am fully conscious of going and turning
the key so as to lock it. 1 ihen sat down, for
I was very weak and sick. After silling a few
minutes, and seeing so 'much blood, 1 think I
went and looked at poor Adams, who breathed
quile loud for several minutes, threw his arms
out and was silent. I recollect at this time ta
king him by the hand, which seemed lifeless
and a horrid ihrill came over me that I had
killed him.
About this time some noise startled me ; I
felt agitated and frightened, and 1 think I went
to the door to see if 1 had fattened it and took
ihe key out and moved down the slide. I think
I stood for a minute or two listening lo hear if
the affray ljad caused any alarm. I believe I
thfin took a srat near l ie window. It was a
cool damp day mid ihe window had been closed
all day except about six or eigln inches al the
top, which I let down, when I first went to the
office, arid wnich remained down all the time 1
occupied it.
I remained in the same seat, I should think,
for at least an hour without moving unless it
was to draw ihe curtains of the window close,
which were within reach. My custom had
been always to leave the curtain about one third
drawn from the side of the window towards
Broadway. The blood at this time was spread
ing over the floor. There was a great quantity ,
and I felt alarmed lest it should leak through
inio the apothecary's store. 1 tried to stop it
by tying my handkerchief around his :rieck
tight. This appeared to do no good. 1 then
looked about the room for a piece of twine, and
in a box which stood iu the room, after partially
pulling out some awning that was in it, 1 found
a piece of cord. which 1 tied tight round his
neck, took the handkerchief off and his stock,
too 1 think.
There was then, I discovered, so much
blood, and the fear of its leaking through the
floor, caused me lo , lake a towel and gather
with it all 1 could, and rinse it into the pail I.
had in the room. The pail was, 1 should
think, at that lime about oue-ihird full of water,
and ihe blood filled it at least another third full.
Previous lo doing this I moved the body to
wards the box and pulled out part of the awn
ing to rest it in and covered it with ihe remain
der. I never saw his face, afterwards. After
soaking up all the blood I could, which. I did
as hastily as possible, 1 took my seat again
near the window, and began to think what was
best to do. About ihistime home one knocked
at the. door, lo which, of course, I paid no at
tention. My horrid situation remained from
this lime till dark, a silent space of time of
still more horrid reflection.
lie adds, that at dusk at that evening he
went ou!, intending to detail the facts to his
brother, but the horrors of a public trial were
too much for his nerves. He thought then of
setting the building on fire, but was deterred
from this, by an npprehsion for the lives of
others. Then the idea of thp box lo conceal
the body presented itself. . lie returned to his
room, and waited until Wheeler's,school was
out, and at nine o'clock "at night He took' the
box already ' in 'the robin,'' and endeavored to
bend the body into it. He proceeds :. .
1 soon saw there was a pqssibility of doing
so, if 1 could bend the legs ufj, and thatit would
answer if I could keep some of the convass
around the body, to absorb ihe blood and keep
it from running out. This 1 was fearful of.
Ii occurred to me if I bury or send this body
off, the closhes which he had on would, from
description, discover who it might be. It be
came necessary to strip it, and dispose of the
clothes, which 1 speedily accomplished by rip
ping up the coat sleeves, vest, &c. .While re
moving ihe clothes, the keys, money, &c. in
his pocket caused a rattling, and I took them
out and laid iliem on one side. I ihen pulled
a part of the awning over his body to hide it.
I then cut and lore a piece from the awning and
hiiil it in ihe hotiom of the box. 1 then cut
several pieces from the awning for the purpose
of lessning its bulk, supposing it was loo much
in rrnwd into the box with ihe body ; 1. e. It
.v-. J
would not go in. 1 then tied as tight as I could
a portion of the awning about the head, having
placed sometning iikc nax, wnicn i lounu in
the box, wnh the awning. ( 1 Ins llax or swinu
ling low came from a room I had previously
occupied No. 3 Murray street, also the awn
i then drew a piece of this rope around the
fegs at the joint of the knees and lied them to
gether : .1 ihen connected ihe rope lo the one
about the shoulders or neck, and bent the knees
towards the head of the body as much as I. could.
This brough it into compact form. After sev
eral efforts I succeeded in raising the body to a
chair seat, ihenco lo the lop of ihe box, and
turning it round a little, let it into the box as
easy as I could, back downwards with head
raised. The head, knees, and feet were slill
a little out, but by reaching down to the bottom
of the box and pulling ihe body a little towards
me, I readily pushed the head in and feel.
The Knees still protecieQ, ana i mm iu auum
upon them with all my weight before I could
(fflt them down. Ihe awning was then all
-- -- - -
crowed in the box, excepting a piece or two
n r I 1
wllcn l reserved to wasn tne noor. xuere
UCIIlg 31111 il pUHIUIl Ul 111C UU.V. IICAl IU i lie iedi,
not quite full, I took his coat, and after pulling
up a portion of the awning, crowded it partially
under them and replaced the awning. The
cover was at once put on the box and nailed
down with four or five nails which were broken
and of. bui little account.
I ihen wrapped ihe remainder of his cloth
ing up and carried it down stairs to the privy,
and threw it into it, together with his keys,
wallet, money, pencil case, &c. These latter
things I took down in my h'at and pokets, a
part wrapped in a paper and a part otherwise.
In throwing them down 1 think theymusthave
rallied out of the paper.
He threw the blood into the gutter, pumped
the pump that was near, and relumed and wash-
ed his room. He also washed such parts of
his clothes as were blood stained ; and when he
got home it was five mjnutes before eleven
o'clock. Next day he had the box put on
board the vessel for New Orleans. During
the reading of this confession, the prisoner
seemed much affected and wept bitterly.
A Fair Hit.
The following is too good to be lost. It was
written on the wrapper of a newspaper that
passed-through our post office a few days since.
The P. M. General must promulge some new
regulation to prevent the transmission of pri
vate intelligence by means of newspapers, or
give' up beat :. '!'.'
'The wrapper forms no part of the package,
neither is postage paid thereon." P. M. G.
, " EZRAD BARNES, ESQ. .
One Paper. . Byron, Michigan.
, " Now 1 wish to have it understood, by all
the P. M.'s along the route between here and
away out there in Michigan .and .there .too
thai we are all well dow.n here, in De Reytur,
from grandmother to little bub; and also that
there is no writing within, the wrapper, or on
the margin of this newspaper no underscor-,
ing, dotting, or picking letters or words or
other memoranda nevertheless,. I enjoin it up
on him of Byron to tear off the wrapper and
examine it closely, and then, on demand, de
liver it to my brother, a liitle south of Uncle
4 Jake CanouseV we had poor sleighing, but
very fat turkgys, Thanksgiving day a long
night and a short sermon from Priest Johnson
before Christmas, a good deal of wind and
some weather, New Year's day bells jingling.
and belles dancing thro' the eyening money
scarce arid, Post oflico circulars plenty ever
since." Buffalo Com.
An exchange paper says there ,is a. man in
New-York, whose voice is so,ailvery, that his
words readily pass for quarter dollars.
A young' lady ,asked a gentleman wiich he
thought thapr.eltiest flower, roses or tulipsh
"YoucJadyship's two lips " he replied, "befofo
all the rose's in the world."
The population of tlie city of few lYork'is
312,832. if -
A liawyer Answered.
"Old Kiiwsburv" of N. H. was remarkable
for dry .humor. As he passed . a:rye-field one
morning in August, he saw the- lawyer of the
villiage surveying his possessions. bays the
lawyer "What makes you carry your head-
stooping upon your breast, friend K 1 i ou
see me carry mine erect and uprighu"-r.
'Squire," answered Kingsbury., "look at that
field of gwini.- The -full ears ha'pg down like
mine. ' But the empty heads stand up like your
own
i"
An Excellent Quartette. A good tem-
per, a good lihrary, a good .wife, and a-gooiL
friend-, arc four of the choicest blessings of hu-;
man life.
,
"Jim," said Abner Phelps, the-other day, .to,
his son "Jim, you are lazy what on'carth do
you expect to do.for a living ;---
"Why, father, I've been thinking as how I
would be. a Revolutioanary .Pensioner !"
Newspaper Borrowers.
May. theirs be a life of single blessedness
may. their path be carpet d- by cross-eyed1 -snakes,
and their nights be haunted by knock
kneed tom-cats ! Pic.
Terrible Engine of War.
We learn from the New York Mechanic
that a Terrible Machine called a " Baitering
Engine" has been invented capable of throw
ing a hall or cylindric block of granite,. of fif
teen thousand pounds weihi by means of
steam or compressed air. It is said the entire
cost of this powerful engine would not exceed1
three thousand collars.
Tlie Santa. Fe Prisoners.,
The National Intelligencer is glad to learn
that news has been received in Kentucky by
Gen. Combs, from the United States Consul
at Chihuhua, that he had had an interview
with his son (a prisoner; with ninety others) at,
thai place, (six hundred miles oir; their march
from Santa Fe towards. Mexico,) and that he
was in good health: and that a letter had been
received by Gep. Combs, from ihe Minister of
the United Slates at Mexico, informing Gen.
Combs that assurance had been given- by the,
Mexican Secretary of. War (Gen. Tomel) to
Mr. Mayer, the United States Secretary of
Legation that, as iar as was in his power,,
every iudulgence should be extended lo his son:
x . . Tlie Bankrupt tiiaw.
According to ihe National Intelligencer, the;
Bankrupt Law, in th" form in which it passed',
in August last, is. now the law of the land. The
Sena,te,on Friday, aft.er a most eloquent speech
from Mr. Clay, decided not to repeal the bill,'
by a vote of 23 to 22. Mr. Cuihhert was ab
sent, and also Mr. Preston of South Carolina',
and Mr. Morton of Louisiana, the two latter
having ''paired . off." The . following are the
yeas and nays upon the subject qf. repeal.
Yeas Messrs. A lien, Archer, Bayard, Ben
ton, Bucharjan, Calhoun, Fulton, Graham, King,
Linn, McRoberts, Morehead, Pierce, Prentiss,
Rives, Sevir, Smith, of Connecticut, Sturgeon,
Tappan, Woo'dbury, Wright, Young 22.
Nays Messrs. Barrow, Bates, Berrien,
Choate, Clay, of Kentucky, Clayton, Evans,'
Henderson, Huntington, Kerr, Mangum, Mer-
rick, Miller, Phelpsf Po.rter, Simmons, Smjth,
of. Indiana, Southard,: Tallmadge, Walke
White, Wiiliams, Woodbrdge 23.
, : ,
Five dollar counterfeit bills on ihe St Law-'
rence Bank, Ogdenshurg, New York, red back,
have been offered in Boston .paper soft, greyish
cast, engraving coarse, but on the whole a good
imitation.
frozen Potatoes.
A writer in the New England Farmer'siates
lhat potatoes that are frozen ever so hard, if
taken in that state and immersed in water heat
ed, to the boiling point (provided they hare
not previously undergone the operation of freez
ing and thawing) are as good and palatable as
if untouched by frost.
Weigh iris? Hogs.
In one of theew towns of Iowa the wa"
thoy weigh a hog,,is to pm a plank across-, a''
rail, with. the. hog.on one end, and then, hav
ing pile.d .siones enough on the other tU'bU
ance, guess at the weight of the s:oues.'
. Tiae Indians
The whole number of Indian' tribes" west of
the Mississippi is 45. The number composing
iheso tribes is 246,799. In various parts of
iho "United States there are ninn tribes froiri
whom 79,848 have been removed t'tthe west'
of the Mississippi, and 62,103 siili remains
easl, from : whom none have as yet been re
moved, 'fhe entire numbor of rod men, east
and west of' the Mississippi, is estimated at
391,595.
. A hog was recently killed near Cincinnati;
which weighed, when dressed, 1040'lbs? netl-