JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
Stroudsbui ff, August 31, 113.
'Terms, $2,00 m ndrancc; $2.25, half yearly: und $2,D0 if not
j)Hid bcfoicthc end of Uio'vear.
f? V. B. Talmcr, Esq.,, at his Real Estate
;and Coal Office, No. 59 Pine street, below Third,
two squares S. the Merchants' Exchange, Phila
delphia, is authorised to receive subscriptions and
advertisements for the Jcjfcrsonian Republican,
and give receipts for the same. Merchants, Me
chanics, and tradesmen generally, may extend
Mlieir business by availing themselves of he op
portunities for advertising in country papers which
Uiis agency affords.
The Ladies of the Milford Benevolent Society
"will hold a Fair at the Academy in Milford, on
'the 20th of September next, to commence tt 10
o'clock A. MM at winch time will be offered for
sale, a great variety of fancy and useful articles.
Tht proceeds of which will be applied towards
paying for the Methodist Church. The inhabi
tants of Milford and vicinity are lcspectfully invi
ted to attend. Milford, Aug. 24, 1813.
To our Subscribers.
We call the attention of our subscribers to the
fact, that the September Term of our Courts will
"commence -on Tuesday next, a week, and that it
'will afford them an excellent opportunity of either
bringing or sending the amounts which they owe
xjs for subscription. We are vciy much in want
of money, and our patrons by attending to this no
tice will confer an especial favor upon us.
(tp' Our readers Will bear in mind that Mr. and
. Mrs. Chipp contemplate returning to out borough,
for the purpose of renewing their Histrionic Per
formances during Court week the use of the
Academy Hall having been obtained for the oc
casion, where a goodly number can be ascommo
dated. , Mr. and Mrs. C. intend holding forth at Milford.
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings of
this week. Most cordially do we recommend
them to public favor
This Fall's Election.
The din of preparation which is now resounding
throughout the Commonwealth, gives token thai
our fail election is fast approaching. As usual,
the preliminary arrangements are all made upon
party grounds, and pattizah favorites will no doubt
everywhere be selected to fill all the important of--'fices.
This is a custom which has grown up with
the growth of the Republic, and become so deep
ly rooted in the habits of the people, that the over
throw of the Constitution itself would scarcely be
more strongly resisted, than a serious effort to
eiadicate and wipe it away.
The abuses which creep into party arrange
ments, and the corruptions which are incident to
them, may. occasionally induce the voters to dis
regard patty lies, aud act independent of party
nominations. But heretofore, whenever this has
been the case, we have always seen them return,
jn a very short time, to their first love, and as an
atonement lor their defection, by their energy and
zeal, render their party organization more firm
and stable than it was before.
Party ties, therefore, having such an influence
over us, it is the duty of every man to see that
' jione but good and capable men are placed in
- nomination for offices of trust and profit. If this
is attended" to, it matters but little which party is
successful ; for our high places will be honestly
filled, and the welfare of the community cared for.
The prostrate condition of Pennsylvania, at this
ihnei imperiously calls upon us to select proper
men for ofSce. Will not Monroe county attend to
the call ? We trust she will.-
The ITIaucfc Chunk Boatmen.
' The difficulties between the Coal Companies on
the Lehigh, and- their Boatmen, have at length
been amicably arranged. The boatmen are to ro
ceive an advance of ten cents for every ton of coal
they carry from Mauch Chunk to the" City, in ac
cordance with the practice whieh has heretofore
prevailed every fall. The trials, at Easton,
against .a number of the boatmen lor conspiracy
andiriot, we learn, have been continued until No
vember Court, to which time the parties have been
bound over to appear?, as also to keep the peace
in ihe mean time. If no further drfficulties occur,
" and the navigation is not again interrupted, it is pro
,bable that those against whom charges have been
preferred, will then be discharged without trial.
A Rewarjtablc Fact.
On the 2d pf July last, which' was decidedly the
holiest day this summer, and when the ihermom
" ct'er ise io above 100 in many places in the U.
States, the xveather was so cold in London, that
fires were-found to be very comfortable. The 2d
- of July is considered the height of summer in both
'ilaces. Here wo- had summer weather, whilst in
England they had exactly the reverse.
Humors are again becoming plenty, of .changes
, ift-lhe Cabinet at Washington. Messrs. Spencer
imd Wjckliffe, are, it is said, to leave their offices,
first to go into retirement, and the latter to
4e Minister to France. It is also rumored that
Amos Kendall is to be Post Master General. We
do nut believe a word of it.
Camps Be Kalb and JacKsou.
Those two Encampments have just come off,
the former at Pottsville, and the latter at Doyles
town. They Were both well attended by volun
teers and citizens, and gave entire -satisfaction.
Col. Johnson, who was expected lb "be present at
both, was prevented from attending, by 'indisposi
tion, which detained him at home until it was too
late to reach them.
Seduction and Attempted ISurdci.
It is our painful duty to record another case of
seduction in Philadelphia, which had very nearly
terminated the same as that in which young Ileb-
erton was an actor, last winter. On Monday a
week, the lower part of the City was thrown into
a terrible state of excitement, in consequence of a
bold attempt to murder a man named Joseph S.
Wimer, residing in Catharine street above Sixth.
The following are the principal facts.
About two years ago, Wimer, who is a married
man with two children, became acquainted With
Mary Crawford, a beautiful young girl, who resi
ded as a domestic with one of his neighbors. Du
ririg their intimacy he carefully concealed from
her the fact that he was married, until he had
made her his victim. She subsequently left the
house where she had been living, and after having
resided in several other respectable families, Wi
mer took her to Wilmington, in order to conceal
lrer situation. After her confinement, she return
ed to the City made her sister acquainted with
everything, and soon afterwards went to Frank
ford, where she obtained a situation as nurse.
On Saturday a week, her brother, Joseph Craw
ford, who had been clerk in a store in New York,
arrived at his mother's house, and immediately in
quired for his unfortunate sister. Having found
her, she told him all, and he returned to the City,
determined on revenge. Having found out Wi
mer's dwelling, he entered, and upon seeing Wi
mer, made a deadly thrust at him with a small
sword which he drew from a cane, and stabbed
him in the right side. Wimer fell into the arms
of his wife, who had followed him into the room,
and declared himself killed. Upon examination it
was found that the point of the weapon struck the
seventh rib, directly over the heart, and glanced
off, making only a flesh wound.
Young Crawford immediately fled, but was pur
sued, apprehended, and taken before an Alder
man, who committed him to prison, from which he
was, however, soon discharged, upon giving bail
to keep the peacd. It is rumored that Wimer,
who is a thorough villain, had clandestinely mar
ried Miss Crawford, after effecting her ruin, and
that a certificate of ihe marriage is in the posses
sion of her friends, and will be produced whenev
er occasion shall require. Wimer expresses him
self unwilling to prosecute young Crawford, for
the attempt updn his life, and desires that he may
be discharged. Wimer, however, will be prose
cuted to the utmost extent of the law. The ex
citement' against him is very great. Had the
wound which Crawford inflicted upon him been
one inch lower, it would unquestionably have kill
ed him. This is another warning to libertines :
Tyler Victories.
The newspapers have adopted the practice of
heading the articles, in which they announce the
removal of the incumbent, and the appointment o
his successor to office, under the National Admin
istration,- 44 Tyler Victories:1 They are the only
ones which the Captain can ever again achieve
and as his time is fast passing away, we can
scarcely blame him for indulging in their pleas
ures. Poor Tvler! What a lesson to inordinate
ambition.
Moiinmcnts.
Tire people of the United States are becoming
patriotic in earnest, and appear determined u.a
the stale assertion "that Republics are ungrateful,"
shall no longer rest upon them. Since the com
pletion of the Bunker Hill Monument, the cities
of Philadelphia and New York have both taken
measures to complete beautiful Monuments to the
memory of Washington. And we now see that
the people of Trenton, New Jersey, are moving
upon the subject of a' Monument commemorative
of the battle at that place during the Revolution.
Success to all their efforts.
Important from the West, (if True.)
From the second number of a new paper
iust established at Batesville, in Arkansas, by
J- . - ..V. T . .. '. ,1 1 I
the title ol " The INortti Arliansas, unaer uaie
of August 9lh, we copy the follosving :
" Important from the Indian iaiton. iio
following letier from an intelligent citrzen of
this vicinity, now in the West, contains most
important information. H will be recollected
that Ridge was killed about, two years ago oy
i
the adherents of the Koss party. 1 he death
of Ross was doubtless an act of retaliation1. It
must result in a serious difficulty.
Buattib's PrfAiRiK, (Ark.) July T5.
To the Editor of the Arkansas Dear Sir :
All is consternation here among the Cherokees ;
John Ross is killed. A gentleman direct from
the neighborhood of Ross, arrived here a few
hours ago with the news. The truth of the re
port is not doubted here. The particulars are
not, as yet, ascertained."
No doubt is'expressed by the publisher of the
truth of this information. Until it is confirmed,
we may be allowed to hope that it is not true,
though circumstances induce the apprehension
that it may be. The death of such a man as
Ross, by violence, would be, oi ltseil, an event
to be deplored ; but: when his position of Chief
of his nation, and the consequences wnicn are
likely to flow from such a catasirophe are con
sidered, it would be deeply to be lamented.
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Correspondence of the Jeflercontan Republican. j
Trial of Carter for Murder.
Bclvidcre, N. J. Aug. 29, 1843.
Messrs. Editors:
Knowing well what a deep interest is felt
throughout the Community, in the result of the
impoitant murder case now trying'here, I have
resolved to write you the following: which, if
you think it worthy a place in your paper, is at
your service.
On Wednesday last, the prisoner, Joseph
Carter, jr. was arraigned at the bar of the Court
for the murder of John Castner. Mr. Morris,
the Prosecuting Attorney of Warren county,
opened the case in a speech, in which he clcar-
y presented the testimony upon which the Slate
will rely for a verdict of Guilty. It is entire-
y presumptive, but of the strongest kind. The
material facts ate that the prisoner before the
murder was very poor, and immediately after,
had plenty of money, with which lie paid sev
eral executions, and other debts. Also, that
on the morning of the murder, and several hours
previous to its being discovered, Carter went to
the village of Washington, and gavo a letter to
a man who was going to Easton, to leave with
a Justice of the Peace, at the Delaware Bridge.
That letter contained the intelligence of the
murder, and he made it an excuse lor not ful
filling an engagement he had previously enter-
ed into.
About sixty witnesses for the Prosecution
arc in attendance here, of which number about
twenty-five have been already examined. So
far they have fully sustained the opening made
by the Prosecuting Attorney. Esq. Van Do
ren testified tb the bearing of the prisoner,
when first charged with the murder. He said
Carter told various and contradictory stories
about where he had got the money, which he
naid out the day after the murder. At hrst tie
said he could not tell where he had got it,
then he said he got it of this man, and then of
that one and at last he said he had for a year
past expected to bo broke up, and had laid it
by for a rainy day. Jisq. Van uoran men saia
he was afraid he was concerned in the murder,
and if he was, for God's sake to let him know
it. for he would in that case want the aid of all
his friends. Carter answered, 1 would rattier
be found guilty, than that any man should swear
falsely for me. Abraham S. Lougle, was ex
amined as to the letter above mentioneu, anu
his testimony was clear, and direct to the point.
Carter, ho said, came to him at Washington,
the morning after the murder, and before it was
known there, and delivered the letter to him.
The case, it is supposed willoccupy all this
and next week, before it is completed. I shall
endeavor to prepare a more full and satisfacto
ry report of it for your readers next week.
Different opinions are entertained here as to
the result. Some think the prisoner will be
convicted, whilst others say ho must be ac
quitted. For my part, I will wait until I hear
all the testimony belore 1 express an opinion;
only remarking now, that the evidence in many
respects is strongly to the point.
Yours, BELVIDERE.
Correspondence pf the Jeffersonian Republican
' Easton, August 29th, 1843.
Messrs. Editors:
We are hero in the midst of Court. A
number of interesting criminal cases, which
were expected to be tried last week ; (particu
larly those of the Mauch Chunk Boatmen, for
Conspiracy and Riot,) have been continued un
til next term. The criminal business was con
cluded on Thursday, when the Grand and Pet
it Juries were discharged. The rest of the
week was occupied with hearing arid disposing
of motions, argumenis, &c. Yesterday morn
ing the civil List was taken up, and after a
question concerning the distribution of the pro
ceeds of a Sheriff's Sale, was disposed ot, the
standing case of Lawbach vs. Boyer, was again
rnllfld unon the carpel. This is an action for
i - i
damages for darning the Plaintiff's Spring, and
thus denrivinc him of the use of his share of
the water. It has been tried alreadyour times
Three times, the jury could not agree, and were
discharged without rendering a verdict. Once
the jury gave Lawbach six cents damages; but
as some of the jurors had grossly misbehaved
themselves, the Court granted a new trial which
is now going on. They have been examining
witnesses ever since yesterday noon, and have
not yet concluded. The testimony will proba
bly be got through with in the morning, and the
rest of the day will be devoted to the arguments
of Counsel and charge of the Court. J he
counsel employed are, Porter and Hepburn for
the Plaintiff, and Ihrie and Brown for the Dc
fendnnt. After this is concluded, a Divorco
case will come up, which will occupy the re
mainder of the week.
Politics are growing a little brisker. You
can seo expectants of office here and thore
along the streets, endeavouring to make friends
with the country people, and noisy partizans
are becoming, clamorous in their advocacy of
their favorites.- A few weeks longer, and
we will he able to speak more definitely upon
the subject. The nominations will then be
made, which will be opposed by good volun
teers. A spirited contest is anticipated.
Yours, J. J-
- tl!smg3
'COMil UNICATIOX.
Among the many wonderful results of the
divine art" of printing, none is so well adap
ted to excite the admiration and gratitude of
the christian and the philanthropist, as the fa
cility which it affords for the endless multipli
cation of cheap copies of the Bible that price
less gift of Heaven. In the time of Edward I.
of England (1250) the price of a fairly written
Bible was 37 po'ptids sterling, or about $178.
The wages of a laboring man at the same time
were 3 hall penco (3 cents) a day. Such a
man, therefore, in bur highly favored father
land, six hundred years ago, could not possess
ihe entire word of God, without the labor of
about 19 years, or its equivalent. Now, a
common laborer can earn a Bible in one day,
at any season of the year: and at some sea
sons, the labor of one day will procur'e 2 Or 3
entire copies of the Bible; and a good mechan
ic may earn a half a dozen copies in the same
time. In view of tlfese cheering facts we may
well exclaim 44 What hath God wrought."
Nor is it too much to say, speaking after the
manner of men, that Christianity arid its conse
quent civilization aud rational liberty, could
never have made headway as they have udne
against all opposing forces, had it not laid hold
on that mighty moral engine the printing
press.
It is known, I suppose, to most of yritir rea
ders, that there are a number of vast agencies
in operation, to make and dislribute copies of
the Bible in all of the known languages' of the
woild. Among these the British and Foreign,
and the American Bible Sncities are perhaps
most conspicuous. The former, since its or
ganization in 1S04 has issued in all 15,020,994
Bibles and Testaments, according to its last
report ; aud the latter, since jts commencement
in 1S1G, has scattered abroad 3,208,678 (See
Report for 1843.)
Auxiliary to ihe American Bible Socieiyare
Stale Societies in each of the slates of Our
Union. Indeed, our own state has the honor
of being in advance of the National Society
number of years, having been organized in
1808, in the city of Philadelphia. In each of
the counties socieues have been organized to
upciaiu w. .inn meir uwu mints, auu iu u ai.A-
. u..
ihary to the Stale Socieiy. Monroe county
Bible Society was formed in 1840,-but nothing
of consequence was done until the Spring oi
ior ...I :. I l - C .1. .
io, wuuii ii was resoiveu iu procure ui inu
State Society a supp v of 200 Bib es 150
i7i:u j In n--A oC -p. :..
English and 50 Germanjand 25 Testaments iu
arge type.
The next important step wfcs taken in July
ast, when it was resolved to engage a suitable
agent to explore the whole county, township
by township, for the purpose of ascertaining
the amount of destitution, both absolute and
relative, and also to supply the destitute by
sale or gift; and to solicit donations in aid of
this most noble cause. Such an one was ob
tained, it is believed, in the person of Mr. S.
Deitrich of Middle Smithfield, who has alrea
dy entered upon his important field of labor.
The whole of the township of Smithfield, and
a part of Middle Smithfield have been explored,
and the amount of destitution was even greater
than we had supposed. All Of our Bibles are
gone ; and the additional supply of 100 copies,
now on the way, will, it is believed; come lar
short pf meeting the unexpected demand.
Ihi8 short communication is id throw this
subject before the mind of ah enlightened and
benevolent public. Each one has something
to do in this cause, and he should feel it to be
an honor to act in concert with God in sending
abroad the leaves of the tree of life, for the !
healing of the nations. The Author of the
Bible could dispense with human instrumental
ity in the circulation of the Holy Scriptures ;
and so he could in the printing of them. He
might commission angels to do this work. But
he has not chosen to do so: The Bible,- and
the Gospel of the grace b'f God, the great
theme of the Bible, are to be Carried to all the
tribes and kindreds of earth,- by man's agency.
Shall Monroe county do her part---will she
employ an instrumentality, simple,-yet effective,
made ready to her hands ; or will she decline
a service, enjoined upon her by the Savior of
the world, for fear of a. little cost and a little
trouble. "I speak as to wise men ; judge ye
what I say." A. B.
Some rogues undertook to make' a raisO in
Buffalo lately, by advertising" a peculiar trunk
as lost, containing among other things, '22 gold
bars,' well described. They then went to a
foundry and had 22 " brass" bafa cast,-answering
to the description. They meant to fit up
the trunk, find it, and persnade some green one
to pay them $1,000, and hold the trunk until
tho owner should call ! No go ; the castings
excited suspicion, led to inquiry, and all they
took by their motion was 30 days in the jug.
iV. Y. Tribune.
Prasiks of a JLrtuatic
A religious lunatic, named Howard, escaped
recently from the poor house of Erie county,
Pa. stole somo watches and an oil-jug, broke
injo a church through a window, lit up, and
preached a sermon stole part of the furniture
aud left hooked a jug, and filled it with oil at
an oil-mill borrowed a blind horse, and struck
a bee-lino westward, offering his " spoils" for
sale. Finding his horso blind, ho abandoned
him in niter contempt. He was" overtaken
about fifteen miles off, and taken back to tho
poof house, Democratic Union.
Killed by a Bear.
A little girl in Cannonsburg, Pa., was killed
by a bear a day or two since. The bear,
which was a pet, was chained, and a parly of
children were annoying him with sucks ana
stones, ai which lie became enraged, and
breaking his chain seized a little girl and
squeezed her to death.
Complaints of the Clicrokcesai:aix3st
U. S. Troops.
We learn from the Arkansas IntftlHcrpncpr
that great dissatisfaction prevails in the neigh
borhood of Fort Gibson, on account of the de
portment of the U. S. troops in that section.
The Cherokces are about petitioning the Sec
retary of War to remove Col. Davenport from
the station he occupies at Fort Gibson. The
Intelligencer also states that it is the gcnoral
wish of the community that the U. b. troops he
removed' from the Cherokee country, lest their
overbearing conduct may breed a frontier war
fare.
Flour of Sulpher, mixed in snfalt
quantities with the food or drink of
dogs, is said to be an infallible pre
ventative to spontaneous Hydropho
bia among that species of animals.
Hew Coumterfeits.
National Bank, New York 3's,
letter A; pay G. Stevens; June Is,
1843. T. Munn, cash'r., Jas. Galla
tin, prest. Durand, Perkins & Co.,
New York, engraver's. Paper thick
and light engraving coarse.
Washington Bank, Bosloiii Mass.
2'sj ietter A ; pay E. Cook ; April G,
1842. Paper' thin. ,
Concord Bank, Concord, Mass.
3's, spurious; signed E. N. Baldwin,
cash'r.; E. Smith, prest.
Hdrrisburg Bank; Ilarrisburg, Pa.
oQ's ; engraving well executed.
Paper flimsy, and signatures bad.
Other particulars unknown. B. Hep.
Tronble in the Camp.
The New Haven Courier of Saturday has
the following in a postscript :
A gentleman who came over from Bridge
port, Conn-., iit tlie Steauiboat yesterday after-
iiuuii, oiaiua
that tt was estimated there were
n m,rt!nr, n. ,h n;lmn Ml!(,
liw.il 1 I
ing on Thursday, and about the same number
..Un nnc iiit'i.ninitl flintier Sl:itl lll'lf
m who had d for nexl wek
, . . .:.i t. ,u Afu,t,n.t,, .
, &' . ' , . mMAlim, .in,i
had arrived prepared to hold their meeiin and
had issued hand bills' giving notice to that ef
fect. In the mean time the Methodists had
agreed id continue iheir camp meeting, another
week, and were holding possession of the pre
mises for that purpose. Which party would
have precedence, was uncertain, but as the
ground is owned by one of the Methodist
brethren, it was Supposed the odds were in
their favor. Trouble, however,- was anticipa
ted. JJj The State debt of Kentucky has been
reduced to $3,000,000. .
The cost of the iron-steamship "Great Bri
tain"' will be about S485.000.
ADMINISTRATORS' NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons
having any demands against the estate of Isaac
Bradt, late of Westfall township. Pike county;
deceased, to present them, duly authenticated
for settlement, arid all persons indebted to said
estate, aro requested to make payment without
delay.
' WILHELMUS CASKY,
WILLIAM HALLOCK,
Administrators of Isaac Bradt.
Milford, Aug. 31, 1843.
SHERIFFS SALE.
By virtue of a writ of Venditioni Exponas
issued out bf the Court of Common Pleas, of
Pike county, to me directed, there will be sold
at public vendue or outcry, at the Court house
in Milford, On the 18th day of September nest,
at 2 o'clock p. a. the following property, to
wft: .
The equal undivided half part of a tract of
land, situated in Green township, Pike county,
on the head waters of Goose Pond Run, taking:,
in the outlet, containing in the whole
439 Acres and IOO Perches.
Numbered on the Commissioners books of said
County, No. 185, on which there is erected a.
SAW Milt-Li,
Dwelling1 Honscj
and BARN, together with the-appur
tenances thereunto belonging.
Seized and taken in execution as the proper
ty of David Beecher and David R. Burley.awt'
will be sold by me for cash.
JAMES WATSON, Sherift.
Sheriff's ofiico, Milford,
August 24, 1843
notice:
A petition for Discharge and Certificate un
der the Bankrupt Law has been filed by
Joseph Addison Brown, individually, and as
a member of tho late firm of Stokes & Brown,
late merchant, lato Innkeeper, now Fanner,
Monroe county.
and Friday the 17th day of November nexU
11 o'clock, a. m. is appointed for the hearing:
thereof, before the said Cpurt, silting in Bank
ruptcy, at the District Court Room in the CU)'
of Philadelphia, when and wherp the Creditors
of the said Petitioner, whp have proved th
Debts, and all other pers.pn.3 in interest, may
appear and show cause, if any they hare, w)'
such Discharge and Certificate should nPt "a
granted.
FRA'S HOPIUNSOtf,
Clerk of tlm District Court.
Philadelphia, August 19, 1843,