t. If mm wHttvi ji Ml a twwwsrt 4i ui -'. ftJ4T.-3ai. Sfili V ijT edt 37 The whole art of Government consists .ij$.t,h;e:.akt.j of bei.g honest. Jefferson. .Jr.. u v VOiL. 11,. STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 2 1851 No. IS. a rmmt ir ait Hi rtt h wr mmmr frnvV '-rivn iiollars per annum in advance Two dollars F.SlcV h If ! &yn'd if not paid before the end of !,aff- - T lose who recqive their Wc& a ifriW oV s'd'rivers employed by the proprie loSrSiH U 3fei 7 lf oto Jfe.per year, extra. t nancM discontinued unplall arrearages are paid, except attiieW,0,,'dflhc'Ed,rr'' ,-. v ir?uvcctfscmonis not qxceeding onq square (sixteen lines) wilNV 'inserted three Nvfec'ks'foT one dollar; and twenty-liv'e rents for every- subseauqnt jnscrtiQnt The charge for one and thrcefriserttonsAhe same. A liberal discount'madc to yearly adrerwcfs.ti'j t -' ', 1 ' - iLTAll letters addressed to th,e Editor must be post-paid. eJ u i-JUJ U -l. . i Harin&a general assortmeul. of Jarge, elesanlj plain and orna "menial tvpe, we are prepared to exfceute every -HiT.:" ' ' description of .'. Cc?rS; ' CiroVilarii, Bfill Heads,' Wolcs ! Blank Receipts, JUSJf 1"ES-, LEGM, AND OTHER -a1 - -I?AMPHLBTS; &c. Printedryith;ucat)icss and xicspatcli,;6n reafonablctcrms .tlfi iT .THE -QPIQE TJIE , :, .feffersoujaia Rcnnblican. WifiBler. IWy winter comes, with, awful gloom To rule the varied jear, t And nature seems .to , mourn her doom , t , And seems to shed a tear. Iler. fragrant flowers, .her.fields of greeti5 ' so Droop, Avither aiid iiecay.; . No more Uhc. birds -are .heard orseen, -iUIheyrre sung their parting layii Ko more do soft refreshing showers Or' balmy dews descend ; For winter rules this clime of ours, i ... Prophetic, of its end. As'o'rer the scene T cast niy eyc, 'J'his truth it seemed to say Thou too, fond man, must shortly die, Must shortly pass avvay.v "liyn1. i - - ,'' r; - O, then, in early life prepare, , . -aE-reago. or death shali come,. , . ttorascenes Iwhereiiappy. spirits are," a.i; ' t .! bi;u 1' 7 ; As blast a-he"avenly honie ! 'l' 7 W.;.- ; ,.'.-, ;j -. !' ..J v i; .f I Tlfe birds have sounht piofe genial ,skies, t, . The bowerscof peace and love, , Liketliem, fond man, Tic early wise, . .And .seek for joys above. -Ivli -- JHeflecticn-. TherPastwhere is it V It has 'fled. --rhe-ftit'urel ' It may; never come. Our fnendseparted Yith the dead. ,v 'Oursielves - rFasi 'hHstened to the tomV k What are earth's joys'! The dew s own rr.i -j . ' 'in Uf . . i ue oews oi morn.- ' - its nonors i . ucean s wreaming ioam. Wherejs.peace! . In' trials meekly borne. " ' . iOIV!- tt&ioii.y heayen, the christian s.home. The Female Assassin. AsMliiUdhvRwu:e&mbFager.es.Arch-Chanccn ofiihot French Empire. , vt Ablaut theiciose iwfLheu government of the Di rectory ihc1fcjepe"rof "the hotel garni, in the Rude del'lWiversite-, Waited -on the tninister of Police, I A " - . . j L rt andnVstate of; his I6"d:ecs; whom Ue na'rried; had been-murdered )n'fl$Ver!edi the lodLng.aoutix4) ingiiiinself ns, ,an inhabitant of JMelum, .who had , come to Pjaisorgajdayor two on business. Af-1 tec ordering, his; chamber to be. prepared ..focjhim, , he-wentioutay.ing.lhat, he. was gpingito tlleQde-1 onniand. woiild-xeturn immediately after the per- i fnrmflVnpj'- A'hri!iLniiLriiohi rprnrriPrl. hnt nnt ' e ' "w' cu iv.titn, iuuii two ;uiou uiju ucuaucu II HI , lMn-iJ,pnvaVfStnhn?w"ri:hi'Wvm Hp.m'.u ..i.i : .,.' .iAiWcma1e,W,l Jn ttSfe uhc, whom he j .-jetiiii'tij 5..iu. ' j -t.- v. jl. -l.-. 1 ieu iu ue nis wjie, anu iiiey were suuwn 10 uie a- "wu uci i;u- mm mi ,uib uurpuse ui iiuiiciuiz lit partfrignl bfflilffl'Weil ftJiartS:' In the.mean-1 ?'hen , the hammer was suddenly wrested '.-sill .. ';i-t9l Vtiffr.'-iz '.i -a from her grasp. The police agent opportunely time continued the JioielWper, M Uty wentJenlereJ rooPmal lha moment 11 ' , wiii, ,py naic.uu , ucaix iia u wwauuiiu would be : disturbed; ,.and,she desfred that, no one would enter the room u'm;L her' return. Several ( hoeJapseMnd,, Mm make, her apfea, ance;at.mid,da'i considerable surprise was mani-. tested at her prolonged. absence, and the servants at the hotel knocked'!' the gentleman's doorivith- out-receiving any answer. It was now discover-' ed that she had locked the. door, and carried the 1 pity tllis victimof betrayed affections? The sensibil-J-eyu'way whh her.4 ' '. ' ' hies of the world, especially of the great world, Tile door' was broken npehahd 'the unfortunate tare Pten ridiculous and sometimes blameable. man was Hiurid Vln his' -tied, A doctor was ' An eflr?rt wa?i mde lo srcr(;en l,he WreTlT?,hed vic'inr . -c" i 'a ': - HP , .' . . it ' "-from the punishment of the law. When asked sent.pr, and. he declaredit.tx) be Jus opinion that. whv she commiUed roberv as well as murder, her the. mandeath had been,. caused by a blow of a ' l a. . . l nammer adrojtlj lniltcted the left temple. The . female never lapain-aooearfi,!. wn 5oohi for in vain. . . . j.",a.1 Ve .punishment of death had not been a l,n about a:ror5nth aftex a,similar murder.' wasj ' committed. TJie victim was 'likewise a man from the 'countryi and his death was produced in a man ner TJiave'lieforfc described. The affair excited? considerable -consternation m Paris. Within an-1 othelr'fortriieh'f. a third crime of tbp md Unrf wnc rnmrnTtipVt?nbn inll the.4e fT.,ir ,i,fl .iJ . , . .:,.- . J , i female in man 8 attire was involved. It ,s scarce- y credibje, butnerertheless true, that eighteen or twenty of these1 extraordinary murders were com-! .'only of these. extraordinary j mined with, impunity:1. In eyery instance the lit tle tthat was spejiQllihe;wom.'an rendered it diffi cult' for any' one to give a minute description of henpbrson, allthe information- that could be ob-; ess'Sn MeahwTule.' Nanolebn arrived frfim Flfrv'nt and !?bf a3sel fr tfie jJrcl Jjeing informed of the atrocities which had. been , tainod .was, tl,atshe' was young, pretty, little, and ' tient as'S Vr!?iW?7f & we" ffi well-formed. This description answered 'that rifiad Wen dry and fair, 1 shouldnot probably 'have inan'b'tuer'wqmen TrTT-aris heside's ihe'murdct5-1 been aliveatMhis h'dur. The rain which caused comniutednhe- capiiaj, Jie .djrec.ted, that acli , cof !$?mi J?" .ti u, Zr neafiojrejuJd,lbPlAkefl. .for. the .,deOeoJid.i, Prtfrtta the-wimtna ; He.spoke toFoucheMbn jhetsubi a'k'come it, UMvmMU1 wrAr'vo'uV ncf .u,iu wiuuuic4.anpiuli,va5 f4leil "wiib Touched spies. A fine looking man, about twenty, was one evening accosted in the street by a. per son whom he at first supposed to be a very hand some man. He passed on, but suddenly the thought struck him that the person who had spoITen to him was a woman in disguise, and he immediately re collected the female assassin. It is she," he exclaimed: u I have discovered her and my fortune is made." He turned back and entered into conversation with her. She at first denied her disguise, but finally acknowledged it, and the young man pre vailed on the nymph to accompany him home in the character of a young relation from the country. 'Where do you live!' she inquired. He named a hotel in which one of the mysteri ous murders had been committed. " 'Oh, no; I cannot go.' 'Why?" 'Because I am known there.' These words confirmed the suspicion of the po lice agent. He alluded to his property, and men tioned two hundred louis which his uncle had giv en him, of which he said he had spent the twen tieth patt, adding, ' Well, then, if you will not go to . my lodgings, where else shall we go V ; ' The female mentioned a hotel to which they im mediately repaired The young man was about tto leave the room to order supper, when the wo1- man called him back. 'Will it be safe-,' "said she, 'to leave your money all night at 'youf lodgings ! Is it not likely you may be robbed ? Suppose you go and bring it here?' 4 Ah !' thought the young man, 'the veil ia now raised,' and then without the least appearance of suspicion lie thanked her frir her prudent hint, und left her, under the pretext of going to fetch the -money. ' He immediaetly tepaired'to the office of the po lice minister, and gave information of the discov ery he had made. Furnished with the sum of one 'hundred and eighty louis, he returned to the house where he had left the woman. He was accom panied by several agents of the police, who sta tioned themselves at the door of the apartment. The murderess and her pretended lover sat down to supper. She requested him to hand her hand kerchief, which she had left on a console behind ! her chair. He rose to get it, and during the in- , , , stan that his back was turned, she poured a pow- erful narcotic into his glass. ; He did not.perceive this, and drank off his glass: 6f wine hastily; but he had no sooner swallowed it, then he exclaimed, 'What wretched wine !' The lady mado the sarn'exromblaint. A second glass was poured out and pronounced better. Meanwhile the young man felt his head becom-!.ad inn- quite giuuy and confused, ana nis tips grow- - With well acted concern, the woman.!1"15 PnDe he. fan northward for 800 ileagUes, the murderess, rose, and threw her arm around his f neck, apparently with the intention of supporting 1 ,. , , ..... ., , . ,r j mo utnu. .ii una ici y ijiuiijuiit lie iiici. liaiiiuau V J 1 raised his hand and felt the hammer n the side I coat worn by the female. He felt conscious of the danger of his sfmntion: he at-'... tempted" to rise and leave the room, but- his He tried to speak, but his tongue was paralyzed '. By one desperate strug-1 gle he made a faint outcry, and then fell on the ; floor in a state of utter insensibility. The woman drew her little hammer from her ' pocket and laid it on the floor. She then search-i i,0r riwn ,t- ti, ,r,i :.j :. :Jsaine- I his country waf no doubt the cotin requisi.o pus.ilio . recske ihe deadly blow, and i ' ,:i.. .i uie ursi exami nation, sne gave me loiiowmgj romantic acccount. of herself. She was of a res- pectable family and irreproachable conduct ; but 122-215 S that moment vowed implacable hatred to all the J male sex, and the murders she had committed, were actuated by no other motive than venaence UJ . , 1"J7fl uu "er ""g. , ue ueueveu mai mere are persons weaicenougn to defenders could give no. satisfactory reply. The criminal, noyeyer,, underyvent the penalty of the-; it i . . . i Jawi. and certainly, appieiy. has Teaspn to rejoice ,,Ioei'1 Complain A Merchant was once returning from market.-r-He was on herseback, and behind his saddle was a valise filled with money. The lain fell with vi- o.'ence,!; olence, and the good old man was wet to the skin. At.thjslime he was quite vexed, and murmured oecause Uod had given him such weather for his journey. He soon reached the border of a thick j'f?re8l What was his terror on beholding on one slde f tl.le I0ad a robber; who with levelled gun wis aiming at him and attempting1 to fire; but the powder being wet with rain, the gun did riotgo off, and the merchant, giving spurs to his horse, fortu- uaa uine to.escape. As soon .as. he found mmseii sate, he said lo himself:- me to fliurmur, came- at a fortunate moirieni ' to ( save my Hle:and preserve to me my properly. ID3, 'I say, Je'r;ry, lend me your newspaper.' . "1 can't do if, you wouldn'.t Jend,,meVour.new aoat to toe the audits .' '-!-. x- , i rT.... v. . r ... Fikl Di'scioery cif California. On the 1 5 h November, fn the year 1577, Capt. FVancH Drake, rhe circumnavigator,' sail ed from Plymouth 'with five ships, cariying 164 men arid offlters, professedly on a voyage to Alexandria, in figyp', but really with the in tention of sailing into the Pacific Oceaii, where the English flag had never been seen before. After passing the Cape de Verd Islands, he sailedrduring 54 . days without he sight of land, and then entered the River. Plate. After .up plying his vessels with water from the great river, Drake sailed southwards, and passing through the straits named after the only circum navigator of the. globe who had preceded him the Straits tif'Magellch he entered the Pacif ic Ocean bn the 6th"ot September. He arrived off Valparaiso on the 29th of November. lie plundered the town of of Su Jag'o, where he iqok a booty of 25,00.0-pi ezos of very pure'and fine gold. i , . Proceeding thence Jo a port named Tarapa-. ca, he landed, and found a Spaniard sleeping, by the seaside, with 13 bars of silver lying by him., of the value, of 40.00 ,ducas.. H.e,tppk the., silrer and left the owner to finish his nap. Not far from thence,, going inland for water he met a Spaniard and an Indian boy driving eight Lamas, or sheep of Peru, " which are as big as asses, every one ol which had on its back two bags of leather, each bag containing 501b. weight of fine silver. Bringing the Lamas and their burdens to tlio ship, they found in all A- cwt. of silver. Thence ihey proceded to. Africa," where they plundered a vessel coiftaing 57 wedges of stir verj each weighing 20' lb. On the 30th of February, they arrit'ed at Lima, where they plundered ail the ships in the harbor, in one of which they found a chest full of rials of silver, and a good more of silks and. litmen cloth. Here they heard of a rich treasure-.sliipj named the Cacafuego, which had sailed tpjPaita- They immediately gave chase, .but, on arriving at, Paita, found that the C.acafupgo had sailed for Panama. They at once renewed the chase, and in the course of it, they picked up a ves sel which contained 60 lb. weight of gold and a ,crucifix;of the same metal,1 "'with goodly great emeralds set in it." Continufrf-j the pur suit, they at last came up with the Cacafuego, "which well reoaid them for the' trouble ii'had given ihem. Beside precious sione, they found .13 chests of rials of silver?801b. weight of gold, and 26 tons of uncoined silver. This rich cap- I 111. r ... n u m ri 1 ll . n Cj I. n n -. , T f , r T, 1 ,. . ' , leagues from Panama, r rom this point they ceedcd IO, Guatulc() and lhence to Ceno, whore hey areened lheir th On leaving ihe island of Ceno, " wiiicli is cish'i denree's' nbrVh 'latitude.": Drako resumed his cruise, and tdok another rich ship; arid now being satis-fied with his booiy, he determined ! to return home by the" islands afterlife Malucos, '" thenc to sail by the course of'ihe Tortii' 5",J VJ ,tlv i "I xupe rancu. rur ' gfcl a vorable wind, and on ihe 5th day of J.un.e' ?elng ,n dgrees ,ows Pole. Artie, ueingspeeutiv come out ol extreme heat, if, t. r l.t - lit I t- i Drake Inund inn air sn rnlcl ihn hie min hoi ,. , ...... ... - , , . , fi , piricneu wiwi mo same compiatnou oi me ex- jie,i,y ihereof; and ihe furiher ihey wem the .;i,i ; .,..1 .1 plain land. "We drew' back again fsavs the historian of ihe voyage) without landing, till we came wiinin dS-dRgrees towards the line. In wjncn height it pleased God to send us into a fair 8ood uay w,'n a gd ind to en-er the , , , , c ,ry WDich.tias recently become so fam.ous'.un lvT. V,L? b v'Tf'sl vlnll prooaui) ine great bay , ot ban rrancico. - m'U . r ' ' i , n,:" fp V Wrake a very lrendl reception, and the king oflered him the government or ..he coun.'ry. -.vnereiore, in tne name and to tne use o her Males I v fOueen Rhaabrt'ilil Un thriL- ilw .sceptre, crowh; and dignity of the Baid 'country ' hte bd, .ifWg lha. .hi rich,..,... .reas- , ,n-fre01 m,gl s0 conveniently be transport- u' 1 u,u enucnin.g oi ncr Kinguom.as it boundeth in the aarnei" " There is no .part o the earth here to bo taken np,w herein there ia not some special Itlielihood, of gold or silver At his department from the country, Drake set up, as a monument ol his having beon there as also of her Majesty's right "and. title to the oaiiic, u jiiuii, uaiiUU iijhII ii lllil gmai pDSl, whereupoifwas engraved her Majeiy'rf (Queen Pi;n.'k..-.1,'. .tv .! -l r ElizabethM name-, the day and year of our ar i - rival mere, witn the liee giving up ol the prov ince into ner majesty's hands, together with her .highnuss's nicmre and arms, and a niece of sixpence of current $ngljph mojiey ;". under. the plate was also written the naine of Drake, Kli . .1. -.1 I r . n oee.iueui ,i?ays nip nisiorian oi tne vov Bge) ihat the Spaniqr4vhtherjo,had never been in iiiis pari oi ine counuy neinier qiu Hiey ever dhcover Hip lahdby many degrees to the sputh'wards of ihi's place."' ' Sucl was the account of ihi3 land of ' cold; published in England in the reign of Qtieotl !E Iizabeth. Ii cerjatnly is one of the curtonies of history that the;firs' laud &er takeh po.4ses-fion to by ihe iEnglibh .on ihe continent of; America should have been ihp new famous California, and thai it should have been occypifid ffcOo 3fear8 before tlio first aticmpi was made lo col flpjze ihe provinces, which Ifave since grown to bp ihe IJuijed. States of-. America,-?- Buinc's History of L,iv$rp,oQl, Life-on; llie. ir.ua;iu a;;Ca)ilftji1 A -friend -narrated to' Irs'a day or1 two in'ce:an anecdote 6r'-earlyu'rifiibs "in W-fesft 'Ter'fiis'ce;" !Uiii!lr wkf,wrfi Wem'W tiAmtvMuM rit ot J)f"g..niq apiuc, Bijnpciiy; u uy.fi 'vorsajivjaj narrat-vo,, ,.,. , ;S.j v,-a ii vb ' Some eighteen or evenly 'yejirs'sinccia wclli kli)wu residiMH of '1 ipton t ottniy was p.ti!on his trial, charged with the murder of his w.ife As usual in auph cases, popular feeling was', largely against him, and ail ihe eloqjience . and ingenuity of his counsel were required to make any impression in his favor upon n jury, which, however impartial it might desire to be in the consciousness of sworn duty, could not, but see the waves of popular prejudice surging in up on it. ' The case was ably argued. The counsel for the defense made most vigerotls and impas sioned appeals. The case was submitted to the jury : and they retired,to make up the ver dict. Time passed, and as the setting sun warnrd all of the approaching night, the large ihrong in attendance, the judge, counsel, etc. retired, all the anxious, the accused not the least so, to learn the verdict of the jury, and some wondering that the jury, hesitated for one moment to bring in a verdict of guilty. In the meantime the jury had cOme 10 a point beyond which they could progress no further. The appeals of the counsel of the defense had not been without their influence, and the jury stood .unchangeably six for conviction and six acquit al. Something had to be dono. In those days twelve good fellows could not be gol together for a night, and sleep. Cards, appeared mys teriouhly from the depth of sundry large pock ets, and exercises in seven up and poker were zealously commenced. About midninght one of their number, Col. P., proposed that they thould play a game of neven up, the result to decide the verdict. The proposition was heartily and unanimously j agreed to, in all seriousness, and tlio whole crowd collected aro.hid Col P. and his oppo nent, who proceeded to play the game on which was slaked a human life. Colonel. P. played to save the accucd. His opponent played and quite as zealously, to secure the conviction. The backers, five and five, stood behind them, encouraging the champions, and watching the game dimly sein by the light of two tallow candles, with ihe most intense in terest. The game proceeded with very equal for tune,' till both pariies'tGod six and sik. It was" Col P.'s deal ; he dealt, and turned Jack1.- The prisoner was acquitted, and every man of the Jury joined in a t-hout which startled the whole village, even the revelers in "the gro cery." Next morning the jury went in'o the court, a.rjtd gave, to the astonishment of many, the verdict of "not guilty." The juryman who played the unsuccessful game for human life, still lives, a much respecied citizen of this dismcft One of she oounsfi! is:a very dis - .lig'.'hedi tnfifril?er.qf3,tif!ti;.Meruihts bar, and, The -veruibif eigbiuen years ago. nave . t . .... eer liii(mi.,.!lm a human tile was saved by turning jqci .' 1 here, are somo curious episodes m the history ol our early setllements j but who would thitik of venturing life upon turning Jack. Memphis Eagle. Biiiz iat mi Omnibus. A night or two since,. Blitz, the renowned magician nd ventriloqms!, took a scat in an omnibus, containing seven or eight passejigers. The coach had scarcely proceed a couple of squares, when the driver heard some one ex claim " Hold up-hold up; I say !" The horses were slopped and John looked around smilingly for his passenger, but none appeared. With an immodest exclamation, he gathered up his reins and aaid "ger up." Pretty toon some one cried out " Stop, driver, op !" , The driver again stopped and looked down into' the coach, and inquired what was wanting. The passengers eyed each other, as much as to say, ' I didn't speak." , . ., v Again the coach rolled on, only to be slop ped at the next coroner by the heart rendingj Vqueak.ing of a poor run-over pig. Instantly j each llead w as thrubt out of the windows to behold ihe death struggles of the grunter, but lib grunter was to be seen. In another min ute some pne exclaimed in a gruff voice " Keep off my toes !" Every one looked around but in" vain, ' for the man with the damaged foes. The nassen- gers were completely bewildered.- At the next crossing the coach stopped to take in a lady, j Hardly, had she taken her seat, before she ex claimed " Let mo be keep your hands ofif me !" And the driver looking down, shouted "Louk-a here, iu. those ; if you're gentlemen, I'd thank you not to take improper liberties vviih the lady passengers it won't do !" The lady tiiade an observition'as tlie coach rolled on, but she was not understood. I hey l.wl h..nr,.lv nrin n .snnftfH fnnhnr. when ih pasiengera were startled by ihe cries of an in- tue accused has, as we believe, gone to a high -. this.amot.int, the consumption is still larger, being eVtourt ; but nei hej of. them, nor any of ' the J estimated in 1819 at 630,000,000 lbs. swallowing assemblage' Hor rhe court, ; w1,d 'ma?vallen at . P entire production of that year, and Uie xvhole Ian Instantly all eyes were fixed upon a j mnufaclijredroducts, cannot be too highly ap iniddle aged eoritleman, who'had a carpel bag rirflri,Pfi ml it - hon(S,i ,t,n., nn n:nt! w;i.ho mi ilia nip. i ue iii.iii uiumtu auu Ola...." . 1.... I.. Yl.A . .'Kl .... i A A j A .t.l rin mmnrPfl out a barely, intelligible-'- Whal the duce is, all this about I j' Let me out !" screamed a iady. . .. ' !' Murder !" screamed' a boy on the step's, whtlnMli'rW br foiil tugged lustily at the' Wtfap1.1 ' Vnat ra uie matter iu uicic : impucu uie ! r - f I drtyeru.. - "' " ; ' "' ;-; V iMaftcr enough," replied .alge,ntlemaii,.'tave my fare (?u! of. ihi.s, vKeeri Viuir hutidi out of i my pock els ; jio eeilded IVo'm some o'hV Did yiu addfess'ineplri" aked' 'a'nbther.' 1 V lidtdli't jpeflkvat.all,7igraiely -replied .jlfs man v4hi;iJie.iqimiorn-i hllri i rit, ' BecauM!, ir, no one shall. yv,ith jmpnnitv iH'quao ''Atiain the babv was heirnl'liV.5 .(Ml- wl-:'r Shame iranl -onftrnrrffr - " Pf.'rAV4!0vMHild;ltav)b?dieVedn mar Red t .-ThuthtT, while a third (liiftriof ?uUrs)sht)(k-igoi!ig the omnibus with & horse latioh had fun enough, the ventriloquist naid his faro and jump.-d out of the omnibui. -Scarcely had he, reached the side-walk, however, before the driver heard ihe wordsi 'Jiold up!' from-fonr quarters in as many seconds, but not a passen ger could he discern. Filled with wonderVhe hurried on his way. Blitz is a great fellow. City Item. . The Laborer's Hire in Ireland. At the Kanturk' Sessaions this week, James Greene (a respectable looking farmer;) was summoned by a wreched looking man, named Walsh, for 1. 6d., for the hire of 18 days' roap ing and saving the harvest. Walsh being sworn, deposed to his having wprked 18 days, for which defendant agreed to pay him one penny ter day. Defendant Gentlemen, I dony it. Why should I agree to pay him a penny per clay, when I could get the best men in the country for that now ? I have a witness. I agreed with him for one half pe.Stny per week, which I tendered him, and he refused it. 1 now lender it to him, and again, in the presence of your honors. Defendant produced a well filled purse, and offered 6d. to poor Walsh, provided he had the change (4.) to give him.taking good carp to hold it fast. Flaintiff Why should I lake it! He. owes me Is. 6d your honor, and well I earned it. Whilst I was with him, I was obliged to be up in the morning about four o'clock, to let ihe cows out of the sleeping field, and remain herding them ontil theother men would come to work, and used then obliged to work them all day, snd get nothing for my support but a dry Indian gruel. They used to give the milk to the calves and pigs before my face, and would not give me a drop. Defendant endeavored, in a very earnest speech, to convince the Bench that a bargain was a bargain, and ought to bo kept, and that he ought to get the benefit of his bargain. The Bench fully concurred with Green, by decreeing him the Is. 6d. hire, with Ss. 6d.' for the loss of time and costs, and ordered the im mediate issue of the warrant. Coffee. In an interesting' article communicated to Hunt's Merchant's Magazine, by a writer at Rio de Je nerio, estimates are made from the most reliable information, of the present production and con- I Climntinn nf pnflToo tlirmmt-irMit ll-io ,tr-irlrl "Rtr tliooa estimates it appears that the amount produced in ! 1849 was 4-26,000.000 lbs. of which more than one- third was produced in Brazil. But immense as is .i siock on nana ai its commBncpment. l hr rnn- V I I 1 ft. ' :. - . . . . . nf l a nPr pp... n imi.. tuii s,mq. .... cumpuuii, u is aiso biuieu, is increasing ai me raio j 2b per cent., on the average, in other, countries. ' It follows, therefore', that consumption must be checked by an increase of price, or the production increased, for the demand greatly exceeds the supply. Bukthe writer says that any adequate increase at present is not to be expected, owing to the .want of slave labor in Brazil, and the imposi bility of soon introducing free labor there, and from other causes. Whether these statements are correct, we have not the means of knowing but whether they are or not, it is probable more coffee speculations will be the result. The writer closes his article with the following interesting and important query: " As civilization alone can put a stop to the slave trade on the coast of Africa, and as coffee produces most abundantly upon every part of the coast, it is not worth the while of philanthropists to turn their attention to colonization, and there by secure two great objects the stoppage of the trade, and an abundant supply ofar, article now become a necessary, of life, besides many others, and a refuge for the. emancipated slaves of the United States " JU Mr. Buck, the Engineer employed by citi zens' of Newburg and others along the r.o'ute of the contemplated Rail Road from Chester to the Del aware Water Gap, has now been engaged some three weeks upon the the line, and has at length fixed upon a roiite from the State line, through Vernon, Hardystdn, Sparta, Lafayette and New ton, that presents a level for nearly the whole dis tance of 21 miles, and where grades occur, they need not exceed 15 feet to the mile. To grade this distance cannot exceed $3,000 to the mile. The summit level of this route will be attained about one be aboul 80 feeL to the Delaware, a distance of 0f about 20 miles; but it is thought the country is so situated that this descent can be thrown equal ly, over the whole distance, so that no grade will exceed 20 feel to the mile. The engineer seems to be determined to select the best route, regard less of the opinions of parties who may seek to ad vance their own private interest at the expense of the road. The importance of easy grades to a road, which is designed to connect the best coal fields in Penn sylvania with tide water, and which will also have to convey the OOQ.OQO of dollars worth of sur- pl? agricultural products of Sussex and Warren t . .. .t I . spareu to attain tnts oojeci. That portion of this work remaining to bq done in N. York State between New-Mtlfqrd and Ches ter is about 14 miles in length, and passes through 'Warwick and Sugar Loaf to the termination of'tlie Nqwburgh $rapeh below Cheater, over a.cdunlry of easy grades, upon which a road can be'uijtyi the opinipp of competent engineers, for $ IQ60ola mileVWith heavy-rail and in the best manlier 9' , SusseX Register A., few day sinqe, a genilem.au (M.eanuWcsi Point .topk in'o hs service, a vecdaut. son of 'Erin.. The fict day of hi .seivico. ho wa. star led by the souid,of the evening gun as u jhreverheraied through the highlands and ,awa- Kenru mo muuuiaiu s ecnoes. and aiixtonlv itiqurred of his employer ihe cause of ihe ex plosion, and fwas told that it was ihe sunCliVwn ; iun. 'Oclv, ble:8 me,' said Pal, 'and does thb uit make 6ucha divfi of a ihundcr as that, on down in vhi country ?' . f .
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