'-- vf JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN TEim-Mlny, March 21,1850. nrnmanmsmsazcsaica; T!ic Stroudsbur Female Seminary Is now in successful operation under the charge of Miss Mahv S. Hunt, an experienced Teacher from New York, who was educated at the Troy Seminary, and comes to our village highly recom mended by Mrs. Willord, as well qualified for the situation she occupies. Instruction will be given in Drawing and Painting, Vocal and Instrumental Music, the Languages, and in all the Common and Higher English branches. We learn that it is the determination of all concerned in the School to make it oq-ial, in every respect, to the best Seminaries with which our country abounds. Ar rangements will be made not only for our own children, but also for the accommodation of young !v'ies from abroad. We do hopo our citizens will do all in their power towards sustaining" this Seminary which will be of immense benefit, not i nly to our own village, but to this whole region of country. We trust our little county will soon he able to boast of two Institutions a Male and Fe male Seminary second to none in the United States. Neiv York by Gus-lAshl. Price Twenty-Five Cents. PUBLISHED HYD'KWJTT & DAVENPORT, TBIBCNC BUILDINGS, KkW YORK. This work is from the pen of the talented G. G. Foster, one of the Editors of the N. Y. Tribune, a gentleman who has achieved a wide-spread rep utation by his " City Items" and more recently, by his Slices: clever and admired as these were, we hesitate not to say that the book before us far excels anything he has previously written. In these sketches he has given full scope to that por trait and character painting for which he is so re markable The book abounds with pictures, ta ken to the life, of all the places and personages v1 i.sp celebrity entitled them to a notice in a work vliich aured at presenting the great City in one Tlendid Panorama. Here we have glances at all ine prevailing follies, and -at things deserving even a harsher name, which necessarily find an exis tence in a crowded metropolis ; and we are hap py to arid that all are pointed with a moral which cannot fail to have a wholesome effect. It is only by painting vice and its votaries in their true col ors, that we can hope to deter others from follow ing in the steps of some of the characters we have iiere presented to us. Mr. Foster owes little to l is imagination in this workIt is plain naked fact and verily " truth is stranger than fiction." Does any one desire to know what hidden mvste- ries lurk beneath lhe surface of a city life, let him ' purchase " New York by Gas-Liphi," and our i word for it, he will possess a chart which will ef- J r , r i , fectually warn him of each sunken rock or treach- ! erous quicksand. j Freak of Nature. We learn from the Potts ville Emporium that "on Sunday night last a Cow belonging to Mr. Shaffer, of Patterson, Schuylkill County, produced a Calf with one body and two perfectly formed heads. From appearances this extraordinary production had breathed, but when found was frozen to death." The Uniform of the Army has been changed by order of the War Department. The "long-tailed blue" has been abolished, and a neat, double breasted frock-coat with epauletts substituted in its place a very great and beautiful improvement. The order will be published by the Adjutant Gen eral in the course of a few days. The change is very popular with the officers of the Army of all grades. Broke Jail. The Carbon County Gazette of the 14th inst., says: The young Brodheads who were confined in jail at Mauch Chunk, for passing counterfeit money, escaped from custody on Monday night, by cutting their bed-clothes aud tying them to gether, attaching the same to a bench which was in the room, by which means they escaped from the third story of the building wherein they were confined. Mrs. JFas. K. Polk. This lady has, we learn sinco the death of her husband, almost entirely secluded herself from society. She seems to be inconsolable in her grief. The huge pillars of the new house into which they had just moved, when the melancholy bereavement occurred, are still craped with black. State Reporter. Gov. Johnston has appointed Geo. W. Harms, Esq., to the office of Reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court. This appointment will give satisfaction to a large circle of acquaintances and friends. Mr. Harris is a good lawyer, a worthy and esteemed citizen, and possesses all the requi sites to make an able, accomplished and popular officer. The Council of the Chickasaw tribe of Indians has appropriated $200 towards the erection of the Washington Monument. During the discussion of the subject, the declaration was made that the people of the nation had never spilt the blood of white men in war ; and that they entertained the same veneration for Washington as their whito brethren. FIREMEN'S PARADE. The members of the Humane Fire Company, of Stroudsburg, wil! have a parade in full equip ments, in this borough, on Saturday the 30th inst. The line of procession will be formed about one o'clock, when the company will parade through, the. streets of the town. The occurrence will no doubt be a highly interesting one, and it should be a pleasure to all our citizens, as it is clearly their duty, to do all in their power to encourage the members of the " Humane" in their praisewor thy and energetic efforts to esi&blish a lire com The past week has been an interesting pne in Congress. There is-n ma'rkcd change for the bet-, ter in the temper and disposition of the members,, and the apprehensions of a rupture between the, North and the South, if not wholly dispelled, are fast wearing away. Mr. Webster has spoken. His giant intellect has bee.n brought to bear upon the exciting topic of Slavery, and the effect of his consel has been like pouring oil upon the trobled waters. His speech is spoken of as one of the grandest efforts of his life, and has produced a most happy effect. Mr. W. goes for the admission of California as she presents herself to Congress, lie goes against the enactment of the Wilmot proviso, as entirely useless to the North, because the question of Sla very in the territory to which it is intended to ap ply has been settled by the laws of nature it never can go there. Its enactment therefore can do no good, and would only be insulting to the South, and he is unwilling thus to insult the South, when no practical good is to be attained. He re gards the faith of the government pledged in the admission of Texas, to the establishment of four more Slave Slates out of her territory, whenever they may ask for admission, and he would vote for their admission, if in Congress when they ap plied for it but this he regards as the end of the spread of Slavery. Thero is no other territory in the country to which it can ever be carried beyond Texas. He goes also for the enactment of more effective laws for the arrest and delivery of fugi tive slaves. His speech is calm and conciliatory in its tone, and breaths the loftiest patriotism. He differs very little if any, from the grounds as sumed by General Taylor, Mr. Clay, or the com promise submitted by Mr. Bell, of which we gave an abstract last week. Speeches were also made in the Senate since our last, by Messrs. Walker of Wisconsin and Seward of New York. A good sign in the House is the fact that Mr. Stanley of North Carolina, made an able and pa triotic speech a few days ago, in favor of the Union, and boldly declared his intention to vote for the admission of California ! liar. Int. The Spirit of Compromise. A better feeling is at length beginning to per vade our Legislative Halls at Washington. j Things begin to brighten ; and, with such States men as Clay, Webster, Cass, Benton and others, who are in favor of a settlement of the question of slavery, we can hardly doubt that a settlement of the question will soon be effected. The Wash ington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun states the speeches of Messrs. Caly and Webster have created a disposition on the part of our public men to bring this controversy to a close. The terms of compromise, it is stated will be as follows. j We will not vouch for its authenticity, but give it as one of the rumors of the day. 1st. CalifoJnia is to come in as a State. 2d. The territorial government established by the will of the people in Deseret and New Mexico 10 De legalised ; judges and other officers to be aPPnted by tre President. J'J! T? f T?,1S t0 be sel' tied, and lexastobe paid a reasonable lndemni- ty for all the territory east of the Rio Grande to be ceded by hex to the U. States. 4th. New Slave States to come in out of Tex as as fast as that State consents to the division, and the parts thus set apart have the requisite populations The man who has never taken a newspaper was seen in Cincinnati lately. He was inquiring the way to the poor house. Election of Judges. The Bill providing for the election of Judges by tho people, has passed the House of Representa tives by a vote of S7 to 3. It only requires to be ratified by the people at the ensuing election to be come a part of the constitution of the State. The people will puss it by an overwhelming majority. At the request of a number of the inhabitants of Sussex and Warren Counties, who feel a deep in terest in the subject, the Morris and Essex R. R. Co., commence to-day the survey of a line from their present terminus at Dover, to the Delaware Water Gap. The line proposed to be surveyed will run from Dover to Stanhope, thence down the valley of the Musconetcong river, and passing at or near Hack- ! ettstown into the valley of the Pequest, thence down this valley to the Delaware river, approach ing the same at or near Belvidere, and from thence to the Gap. J. B. Bassinger, Esq., has charge of the survey. Newark Daily, of 11 ih inst. A Costly. Doff. This morning, in the case of Jas. Powers vs. the Fall River Company, for damages for a child of plaintiff's bitten by a ferocious dog kept or har bored by defendants, the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff, assessing damages at $323 07. Bos ton Traveller, Wednesday . A Uuiou Convention. As the Disunionists talk of holding a Conven tion at Nashville in June next, it has been suggest ed that the friends of the Union in the South, meet in Convention at the same place on the 4th of July next. We are for this most heartily, and every other scheme for rebuking the mad spirit of treason to the Constitution, which is seeking to alienate the affections of the people from that bond of Slates that every American citizen should es timate as being above all price. Our motto is : Down with the Factionists Everything for the Union. Knoxville Tsnn. Register. Iiife Underground. A census of cellars i3 now being taken by order of the Chief of Police, of N. Y. City, in order to ascertain how many of these underground holes there are in the city, and how many brute burrow in them. The result in the Fourth Ward may perhaps be indicative ol the rest of the city. In that portion of the great metropolis were found 186 of these dens lOl.of which were in an inhu man state of filth ; 900 individuals, men, women, and children, independent of pigs, dogs and cats, were discovered living in these cellars; and in oiie, No. 3, Oak street, a few doors from the Sta tion House, twenty persons were found huddled together in one underground room, TSae Spriasg Elections. Tho following list embraces the names of all the qfficerelected in the several Townships jh ; this 'County i on Friday last.. STHOUDSBURG Justice of the Peace. Michael M.Burnet. STROUD TOWNSHIP. Justice of the Peace. Franklin Starbird. Assessor. John Frankenfield. Constable. Melchoir Barry. Supervisors. Daniel A. Smiley and Anthony Heller. Overseers of the Poor. George C. Ransbery and Mark Miller! Judge of Election. John Eilenberger. Inspectors. Chs. U. Warnick and S. C. Shannon School Directors. Philip S. Brown and Aaron Croasdale. Auditor. Joseph Kerr. CHESNUTHILL. Justice of the Peace. J. E. Hoodmacher. Assessor. Frederick Gilbert. Constable. Christian Decker. Superviso7-s. Frederick Siglin and Frederick Barthole. Overseers of the Poor. Jesse Siglin and Ab'm. Setzer. Auditor. Peter Gilbert. Judge of Election. Peter Krasge. Inspectors. Jacob Altemose, Sebastian Brong. School Directors. Lewis Sox and John Setzer Town Clerk Daniel Hoodmacher. PARADISE. Assessor. Jacob Ililgert. Constable. Joseph Borum Supervisor. Simon Marsh and James Henry Overseers of the Poor. James Kintz and Hen ry Heller Auditor. David Edinger. Judge. John Jjearn Inspectors. David Heller and Levi 'Frantz School Directors. Elijah Dech, Charles Hilgert Town Clerk John Roth ROSS. Juticc of the Peace. Joseph Frable and Joseph Altemose. Assessor. Peter Jones. Constable. Charles Correll Supervisors. David Correll, and M. Gower. Overseers of the Poor. Jacob Bender. Auditor. Henry Smith Judge of Election. Joseph Kunkle Inspectors. Nelson Smith and Wm. Neyhart. School Directors. Jos. Hawk, Nicholas Smith, and William Neyhart. Town Clerk. Michael Borger. SMITHFIELD. Justices of the Peace. Abraham Fenner and Henry Eilenberger. Constable. Charles Sirunk. Supervisors. Thomas McNeal, John T. Smith aud Peter Hoffman. Overseers of the Poor P Lander, Peter Row School Directors. Thomas Brodhead and Abraham Labar Judge of Election.--Daniel Bush 7j.vecror.s-Abraham Newhart & Amiel Bush Assessor. Jarob Cramer .4 udilor. Christian F. Snyder PRICE. Justice of the Peace. Evan T. Long Assessor. S. N. Si rite Constable. -Joseph Price Supervisors William Long, Smith Price Overseers of the Poor.E.J. Moti, L Long. Auditor --Anthony Peters Judge. E. J. Mott Inspectors. Ezra Elmwood and Lewis Long School Directors. Pefry Price, Andrew Pipher and John S. Price Town Clerk. William C. Long SMITHFIELD. Justice of the Peace.. H. Eilenberger and Rudolphus Smith Constable Joseph Steiler Assessor.--- William F Bush Supervisor. Isaac Smith, E. H. Gunsaulep, and John Shoemaker. Overseers of the Poor. Paler Albert & Geo. Peters. Auditor. Charles Wagoner. Judge.'--Peter Miller Inspectors. Moses Dftpue, Benj. Hanna. jr. School Directors. J. Transue, Henry Albert. Town Clerk. Andrew J. Coolbaugh. COOLBAUGH. Justice of the Peace Nathan Houck Assessor. Samuel Warner Constable. John Rees Supervisors. -Hiram Warner and John P. Gearbearl, Overseers of the Poor.- Georgo Keiple and George Ely t Auditor.- John Yetler Judge.- -David Kolb Inspectors. W m. Thompson and Robert Fry School Directors. Joseph Moyers and Jas per Vliet Town Clerk Daniel Cortrighi JACKSON, Assessor.--Jnhn Winters. Constable-George Werkiser Supcrvisors.-Chns. Singer jr., Peter Frailey. Overseers of the Poor.-Sihs Rhinehcart and Andrew Butz. Auditor.-Jacob W. Singor Jade.Jacob Kresge. Inspectors,--Chas. Houser, J. Frounfelker. School Directors. -Jonas Chriatman and Mi chael Heller. Town Clerk.-John Possinger HAMILTON. Justice of the Peuce.--Charlos Walton and John ilarsh Constable.-Charlc Root Supervisors. -John A. Werkhiser and Chris topher Felker Overseers of the Poor. Melchoir Kintz and Benjaman Stroh Auditor. Alexander Brown Judge Henry A. Werkhiser Inspectors.-Samual Streepy & John Dreher School Directors. --Levi Slutter, John F. Ben der and Philip ililler Town Clerk. Jacob Marsh POLK. ; , Justice of the Pcace.-PhiVw Kresrro. i Assessor.-Joo Kresge " Constable. Conrad Frable Supervisors -Geo. Kresge and John Kunkle Overseers of the Poor-Jon, Gruber, J Beckor Auditor. John S. Fisher, J itdge. "Rouhen Kresge. Inspcctors.-Maah'iaa Frablo, Jacob Bender School Directors-Aaron Serfoes, Geo" Dotter Town CUrk -Philip DoUer. POCONO. .'Justice of the Peace.-John Edinger . Assessor. Yhltip Learn Coi.sa5fe.-.Philip Shiveley Supervisors-Jos Heckman and Geo. Warner Overseers oj the Poor.-J. Stouffer, M. Ailler Auditor.-Thos. M. Mcllhany. Judge -Androw Learn Inspectors. Chas. Warner, Jacob" Edinger. School Directors.-Thos. M. Mcllhany, James S. Bisbing, and Samuel Shuck. Town Clerk -B. K. Wtddowa. Town Treasurer.-Reuhen Neyhart. We learn, with regret, from the Belvidere Intel ligencer, that James I. Browne, Esq., Clerk of the County of Warren, died on Monday evening last, of Consumption in the 42d year of his age. Mr. Browne had been suffering from this disease for many years, and was seized with hemorrhage of the lungs on Saturday evening last. His re mains were carried to Easton, Pa., on Wednesday, for interment. Mr. Browne was elected Clerk of the County in 1845, and his term of office would have expired next fall. The Peach Buds in vicinity of Chicago have W I been destroyed by the frost, which svas so se vere as to kill some of the tree. The Egyptians adopt a curious method of mak ing a turkey tender. Half an hour before the bird is killed, a glass of brandy is poured down 1 its throat, which produces complete intoxication, and the flesh of the tipsy turkey acquires a ten-1 aerness superior to mat wnicn is proaucea oy long keeping. A gentleman writing from Oregon, describes it as one of the healthiest and most beautiful portions of our country, and destined to be one of the wealth iest. They have there the finest climate and the best water in the world, and are never annoyed by musquitoes, flies, gnats, or fever and ague. He says it is a perfect paradise for women and cows, but as yet rather tough on men, oxen and horses. For California. The California fever still rages. The steamers of all the lines to Chagres for two months to come, are full of passengers by engagement, and tickets can only be obtained at a preminm, from persons ; who have procured them from the agents. The number of sailing vessels advertised and loading, at New York, is about fifty. Thirteen are up di rectly for Sacramento City, and the remainder, thirty-five, for San Francisco. Of the latter, twen ty are ships. N. Y. Jour, of Com. Si. Cost of Iy:i in Caifornia. A correspondent of tho Washington Union furnishes that paper with the following bill from San Frsnctco, for sen ices rendered lo his deceased broiher : Mf. , To Sacramento Plospital Dr. To 3G day attendance, (7 dayt at 825 and 29 days at $20) 8755 Washing and laying out his body Mattress and blankets ? polled Coffin, and sending to get it made Paid for digging his grave in a storm Paid for a carriage to funeral Assisiancc of man at funeral 16 20 60 20 4 5 SS80 Sacramento Hospital, Sutler's Ft. Nov. 24, '49. Attest : Chas. H. Cragi.v, M. D. "To be or not to be," is certainly a grave question in California. It costs more to die than to live. The grave there is cenlainly no refuge for a poor man. The Delaware Journal states that "all tho eastern 6hore of Maryland, together with the two counties of Virginia, Northampton and Ac comac, talk of seceding from their respective states and annexing themselves to Delaware." This is the first we have heard of this impor tant matter, and we doubt much if cither Mary land or Virginia will consentto contribute even of their odd proportions to tho enlargement of little Delaware. The oi3iicclisi? Link. A company has been chartered by the Le gislature of Alabama, with a capital of 2,000, 000 for the construction of a railroad from Mo bile Bay to Girard, opposite Columbns, Geor gia. The planters along the line have sub scribed a suflicient amount, payable in work and materials, to grade the whole road, two hundred and thirty miles in length, and lay down the superstructure, except tho iron. A further amount, sufficient to purchase and lay down the iron, and to equip the road with tho necessary engines, cars, &c, is likely to be obtained in the immediate vicinity of the road. This is the last link in tho line of steam com munication by land from Portland to Mobile. When completed, the distance between New York and Mobile can be travelled in four and a half days. Cholera on the Mississippi. Seven families, composed of forty-eight per sons, including five negroes, recently set out from Murray county, Georgia, on their way to Texas. They travelled through Alabama and Tennessee wiih their own wagons and mules until they arrived at Memphis, and were four weeks making the trip. At Memphis they put all on board a cast boat, navigated by themselves, and wero five weeks, in getting to Natchez, having been o bliged to slop ai Vicksburg and exchange their old boai for one of the same class, but much more staunch. The cholera developed itself among them below Vicksburg, and on tho I8th ultimo a negro man died. This was followed within a week by the doath of ten whito per sons of the parly, chiefly women and children, and the twelfth one lay at the point of death at that time, making one-quarter of their original number losi by lhe dreadful scourge. A Fight On Friday, an altercation took place in front of tho office of the National Intelligencer, between Mr. Fooie of Mississip pi, and Mr. Borland of Arkansas boih of the democracy" in regard to ihe Southern ques tion. Mr. F. called Mr. B. a mere tender of Mr. Calhoun, when Mr. B. knocked Mr. F. down with his fist and hurt him severely. Ho was carried into the office of lhe Intelligencer. and taken care of. ftomiualioii off Judges. A message was received in the Senate on Monday last, from tho Governor, making the following nominations for Associate Judges, to wit : John Candless and Samuel Marshall, to be Associate Judges of the Court of common Pleas of Butler county. George H. Willetts. to bo Associate Judge of the Court of common Pleas of Col umbia county. Samuel Yohe, to bo an Associate Judge of the Conrt of Common Pleas of Northampton county. John F. De.vtler, to be an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Northumber land county. William Vankirk, to be an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Washington county. Jacob Kirk, Jr. to be an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of York county. Augustus O. Heister, to be an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Ploas of Dau phin county. Paul S. Preston, to be an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Wayne coun- ,y,r These nominations were 'all confirmed by the Senate yesterday, except that of Mr. Yohe, whose case has not yet been reported upon by the Committee. The Parkmau ItXnrder. More of the Texas Letter. a gentle man from Boston, who has lately been on a visit to the western part of Texas, called at our office yesterday to examine the letter of" Oro noka" published sometime ago, in the Delta, in which the writer declares that he was tho mur derer of Dr. Parkman. This gentleman in forms us that he made dilligent inquiries, du ring his visit to Texas, to discover some cluo to ihe authorship of this letter, and the result of his researches contirbutes greatly to highten the mystery which hangs over this affair. The letter signed " Oronoka," is dated Washington, 28th of December, 1849. Our informant has ascertained, beyond all doubl, that an unknown and suspicious-looking; indivual arrived in Wash ington about that time, who came from Boston via Galveston and Houston. He remained at Washington but a few days. During that time he conversed with several persons to whom he slated he had been a blacksmith by trade, that he had lost his wife, and having saved a few hundred dollars, wished to invest in Texas lands. After remaining here a few days he de parted for Austin, where he entered his name in the register of the Orleans House as "John Weeks, Boston.' The appearance of the stranger was calculated to excite suspicion. He was reserved and nervous. He did not re main long in Austin. Our informant, while in Austin, having read the letter of " Oronoka," in the Delta, made inquiries into ail the move ments of this individual. He also cut out of the registry the entry of his name which was compared, yenerday, with the hand writing of the letter of "Oronoka," and although tho entry in the registry is wtiuen hurriedly and nervously, yet it contains points of resemblance to that of ,l Oronoka," which are very palpablo and striking. Wo give these facts as they are detailed to us, by our informant, who is a res pectable citizen of Boston. They are certain ly deserving of consideration and investigation. iV. O. Delta, 2d. Feasor War The Southern editors are bragging over their green pea and fresh mint. We wish they would keep all their green veg etables at home, and then we shouldn't have to much folly in Congress. Prussia. Tho JV. Y. Commercial remarks as follows, relative to ihe stato of affairs in Prussia; " If we are not much deceived, Prussia will be the thearre of the next revolutionary move ment in Europe ; and when it cornea it will scarcely be less than an earthquake. The du plicity and utter faithlessness of the King are rapidly and surely alienating from him and his government the hearts of the people ; sup planting the ancient German loyahy and affec tion wiih a hpiiit of mingled exasperation and disgust. A recent measure, adopted and pro mulgated by Frederick William since the com mencement of the year, has given deep alarm and displeasure to all. but the partizans of the reaction; and has thrown ihe Chambers, espe cially the Second, which is the popular body, into a position of direct antagonism." Vulgarity. We would guard the young against tho uso of every word that is not perfectly proper. Ue no profane expressions, allude to no sen tence that will put to blush th most sensitive. You know not the tendency of habitually using indecent and profane language, li may never bo obliterated from your hearts. When you grow up you will find at your tongue's end some expression which you would not use for any money. It was one you learned when yon was quite young. By being careful, you will save yourself a deal of mortification and sorrow. Good men have been taken sick and become delirous. In those moments they have used the most vile and indecent language im aginable. When informed of it, aftet a restora tion to health, they had given their friends, and staled that they had learned and repeated the expressions in childhood, and though years had passed since they had spokeued a bad word, tho early impressions had been indelibly stamped upon the heart. Think of this, ye who are tempted to use improper language, and never disgrace yourselves. . NOTICE. Wishing to close all my unsettled buMtioss in this county, (having entered into a partner ship,) I hereby inform ihe public that all per sons indebted to me on Store accouni, note, &c, ore requested to call and make payment without delay. SAMUEL STOKES. The mercantile business will go on at my old stand where business will be attended to as formerly, and the attention of purchasers is invi ted to a constant large assortment of dry goods, &c, that will be sold on liberal terms under tho firm of S. STOKES & CO. March 14, 1S50, i.
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