Jeffersonian Republican. (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, October 07, 1852, Image 1

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THE .WHOLE ART-OF 'GOVERNMENT -"CONSISTS IN: THE ART'OF BEING HONEST. JEFFERSON.
VOL
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Fublislicd ty Theodore Sckoch.)
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paid. '
JOB P It J IV T H W 'G'.'
Having a general assortment of large, elegant, plain
and oniamcntal Type, we are prepared
to execute cveiy dcbciipuon of
jutLega
Cards, Circulars, Bill Heads, Notes. Blank. Receipts
printed with neatness tnui despatch, on reasonable
tcrrci,
xVT THE OFFICE OF THE
For the JefTersor.ian Republican.
Whig Song.
Tune. Old Dan Tucker.
With Rough and Ready wo gained the-day,
We'll gain it now with Chippcway;
We'll make the loccfocos feel,
The power of brave Chippy's steel.
Chorus.
So clear the way with your vile party,
Clear the way with your vile party,
Clear the, way with your vile party,, .
We'll go for ScoLt with will right hearty.
To Baltimore the Locos went,
To nominate a President,
Their timber being might scarce,
They nomin-ited Franklin Pierce. .
So clear the way &c. ,
O, such a time ut that convention, ,' .
Such quarreling and such contention ;
At length they thought it would not do, .
So took a man entirely new.
Bat clear the way &c.
But the Cass men say they wont go Pierce,
He faints whene'r the battle's fierce ;
His votes too they have not forgot,
And so they nil will go for Scott.
So clear the way &c
The people do not want a King,
And say they'll not be ruled by him,
They'd rather far on free soil tread,
With good Scott soup and Graham hr. .
So clear the way fcz.
The locos say we cannot boast,
Save in the deeds upon the coat;
But to his country Scott proved true,
And that is more than Frank did do.
Then clear the way &c.
From North to South, from E.ist to West,
The people like Wmfield the Lest;
Hie noble service they'll repay,
At tho pulls upon election da)'.
Then clear the way ye loco party,
Clear the way with your vile parly,
Clear the way ye fainting party,
We'll put in Scott with will right hearty. '
Stroudsburg, 1852. :
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One of the surest evidences that
ruption, base, high-handed, enormou
runtion is practised on the public
is proved by the comparatively little mon-
ov made bv the State from this source.-
And that much less is made than ouht
to be is proved by many facts, among
xvV,;M, iho fnllriM-inrr twfnr.f, fW. nn
the 16th of last March E J. Duthil
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Henrv Graff. JoJm Bin-lvam. Jacob Dock.
George W Harris Wm E Heck Thorn- tae itrict, composed of the counties tie up this unfinished business. Judge
as S.Clarke, Jeremiah Butler, J.K.Moor- of Butler, Armstrong, Indiana and Clear- Knox, who then presided under a corn
head, Israel Painter, J.B. Moorhead, and 2eld' This was a Democratic district, as mission from Gov. Shunk, in the 10th
William B Poster Jr. offered to lease EU0VVn DJ returns of elections prcvi- district, failing to receive the nomination
the Public Works for ten years, pay for ou3 to thafc time and b' the "turns of in his own district, was selected by the
the first year 8800,000, for Tne second tbc &ra elections afterwards. The Democratic party as their candidate in
year 850,000, for the third 8900,000 gs throughout the district, by a spon- the 18th (Judge Bufiington's) district:
and for each succeeding year one million taneous and general movement, without During the term that Judge Knox had
of dollars, and to expend, in addition to the formality of a nomination, called up- held the special courts in that district, he
the above payments, $300,000 towards on Mr- Bdffiington as their candidate had given entire satisfaction, and was a
tho improvement of thc Columbia Road, The Democratic party had nominated a popular Judge. Being urged by a large
to double the capacity of the locks on the and very worthy gentleman of number of friends of both parties, to be
Delaware Division, to pay eight per cent. Clearfield county, and the chances seemed come a dandidate, upon the specious rea
per annum on the money appropriated to extremely doubtful. But being thus cal- son, that the office was not a political one,
the completion of the lload to avoid the led b7 the almosfc unanimous voice of his and that the party distinctions would not
Inclined Planes on the Portage, and sev- fnends, he consented, and was elected prevail, Judge Buffington was induced to
en per cent, per annum on thirteen bun- with the hiS flattering majority of 997 become a candidate. These expectations
dred tho.usand dollars appropriated to.votes- His course in the first session of were not realized, and on account of the
the completion of the North Branch Ca- the 28th Congress, in which many ques-, Governor's election, and that of the Ca
I ;tions of a complicated and troublesome nal Commissioner, the candidate for which
Observe that of these bidders, Painter ' Datore were discussed and passed upon, Gen. Clover, resided in Clarion county,
and foster were recently Canal Commis- mct thc entirc aPProbation of his friends thc party organization was very thorough
rioners, Moorhead is an old Locofoco con- ijl tbis di3trict aud he s aSain brouSht and PoHtlcal citement ran very high.-
. ji-i j -r- i .i ' forward by general consent as the candi- Under these circumstances Judge Buffing-
tractor, and bmgham and Dock are the , J o . .
men who are enjoying the monopoly on date of the Whigs at the very warmly ton was defeated but by a majority great
thc Columbia Railroad. These men Icnoiv contested election , in the fall of 1844, ly below that against either Gov. John
what the public works can do.. They of- when Shunk and Markle were candidates ston or the Whig candidate for Canal
feredto pay theState large sums of money for overnor ana p0lk and Clay candi- Commissioner, Mr. Strohm.
yrsL V animation and. This a brief and truthful .ketch, of the
works more money than it received from ! even bitterness of that contest is still professional and public life pf Judge Buf
theml Dtfes this'not proye that misman-; fresh in the recoilections of thc people. fington. Since retiring from the bench
agement exists and that Painter, Poster, Democratic party nominated, con- hc has been engaged in the adjustment of
Moonhead Bmgham and Dock Icnpw it?i, ,J ilx. Kfpnnflst man. ith-a i.;3 nr;vate affairs until nominated bv tho
4a?.inU thc people not seek.to correct this .
nuuroanasremeut bv
'dividing the Board
pouticaiiyby .eJofcmg Jacob jtLolim an : .
ii . - . .1.
ffSOHf..' JOS.EPEI BUFFIfifGTQ'rtf.
IV hi r Clllllluaifi Iftl Illft Klllirfilfift
VilliumrtMi iyi UH, tfUJMCllU
Joseph Buffiingfcon was born in the Bor-
ouh 0f Westchester (Jhpster countv. in
a j ,
the vear 1S01 oru When qui te voun-
1 J w " t. J o
jg father removed from that countv to
I " iviuvcu vui
' the countv of Allegheny in the vicinity
: w "VJ ul 'o'":, u . j
' of Pittsbur"- where he was engaged in
farming till the subject of this sketch ar-
rVOl afc riic ae 0f nijont seventeen He
,ul.U aimc ace 01 auomuiuu. ixx.
j was put to a grammar school in Allegh-
env Town, (now city) under the care and
Stockton,
who bears, justly acquired, a high repu-:
tation as a classical teacher. In this in- in attending to his. duties, won for him the
1 slitution he remained between two and respect of his fellow members, and tho
three years, during which time he was in- approbation of his constituency. His re
jstructed in the elements of the Latin and putation as a jurist in his native State
! Greek languages and mathematics. When had followed him to Washington city, and
he had finished his course here, he enter- at the opening of the 29th Congress he
ed the Western University of Pcunsyl va-, was selected by the Speaker as one of the
'. nia. then under tho charge of the Bev. members of the very ardous and respon
' Drs. Bruce and Black, where he complet-1 sible committee on the Judiciary.
1 cd his education. ' During the intervals in the session of
! Shortly after that he removed to the Congress and on retiring at the close of
borough of Butler, and entered as a stu-' his last term, Mr. Buffington resumed the
dent of law in the office of the late Genl. practice at the bar, and so continued it
William Ay res, and at one ensuing term till the spring of 1849, when upon the
; was addmittcd to the bar. In 1827 he
! removed to Armstrong county, where he
still resides and commenced the practice
j At that time the bar of Armstrong was
''unusually strong, both in resident and
visitant counsel, including the names of
'some of the most distinguished lawyers
in Western Pennsylvania. As usually
hannens to voun? men who are strangers
,and without friends or patronage,just en-
terms; upon the arduous and responsible
duties of professional life, without exper-,
-
ience and, of course, with a verjT limited
, knowledge of the great and complicated
tn!nnin n? flin lur linViifl tn ctrnrfln tt!1i
; uncommon diligence, patience and energy
,to torce his way into business amidst the
; array of experienced and talented counsel
tbnf sjjrrnunrt" fl-p hir Hp b--i 1"w-
, tnac sunouiiu-c: viio oar. ne iiu-, lc -
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ever, the quickening influence ot ambition
'on th-2 one hand, and very limited pecuni-
1 ary means on tiie otner, to urge nun ior-
1 ward; and these incentives, aided by pat-'
ient industry and a sincere desire to make
' himself master of his profession, carried
him through the severe ordeal of a pro-'
. fessional debut, and in a short time into
the confidence of the public, and into a j
' retnuneratory and profitable practice. '
; In a short lime, as his experience in-'
' creased, he extended his pratice into the
- counties of Jefferson and Indiana, and
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was occasionally called to other counties;
and on the organization of Clarion county
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caisuuuu his regular pi acuce 10 iiiatpiace.
bundantly testify, and occasionally in the
Circuit and District Courts of the United
States
n ii. L: i i c
u appuiuuuniein, 01 memuers or
ingress among me uiuerent counties oi
State, consequent upon the census of
torn. ii.. i. r i r.n ; ,
1 340; the county of Armstrong fell into
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i"3 a8teriain&uou,..w uw.v,-
deem ihc distrieu- J'H. notwiinatanmng
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cor- Vuvmg all this time he was a regular Armstrong county, and was not a resident ; alent are paying this enoamous annual ! unequalled in police annals for manv years ; gJ clot.ues the man wore were found ,
. o , .fi.:. .i:x t t i- , J .. , ! -1 i -f 1,1 ..it .,:.,iit. but the rider was missinir; he could not
- nnv pracauoner in me supreme vourc oi tne oi ms own uisinct. previous to ms ap- trmute ior tne exquisite privilege or be- , past, anu in us rcsuus nas - weeueu tne , , . i
C01" 1 . . 1 . . r i i i , t 1 i ai i r have cotton away, the pursuers were so
works otateJ as tQe oooirs 01 tne iteport3 win a- pointment ne nan oeen largely engaged Mus ivuuvu mm juuauauu, uu uic, w umunnac muiaiwuimuuiy ""f ; cl03e on "him." One of Abe's daughters
that, and notwithstanding- Gov: Shunk
got a, handsome majority, in the district
on the day of the general election, Mr.'
Buffington was again, elected. Since that
time tne district lias again passed into
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nanus ot. tne uemocrauc party.
,
' During his whole course of four years
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m Congress, Mr; JJuffington gave- general
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1 satisfaction to ins friends and to the pub-
he generally, and would in all probability
have been selected a third time if he had
not peremptorily declined, ilis active
exertions in behalf of a Peotectiye Ta-
riff, in the public debates of which he
took a prominent part, and his diligence
expiration of the term of non. Alexander
M'Calmont, as President Judge of the
ISth judicial disitrct; Mr. Buffington was
appointed to the office by Gov. Johnston,
That appointment being in the recess of
the Senate, continued only till the end of
the next session. On the meeting of the
succeeding session of the Legislature, he
was nominated bv the Governor for the
constitutional term, and ins nomination
... .... ...
unanimously conhrmed by the Senate.
"
On te passage of the Compromise
measures by Congress, in the latter part
of the Summer of 1850, the duty of se-
lfff?Iirr oHinfir1? fnr tlir TVrri trirloa flll15
created, devolved on the President of the
, united states, ana Judge i5utnngton was
nominated to the office as 'Chief Justice
' of tl S:ir)r-'iin Cnrfc of th Torritorv of
.o. 1 o.nn 1- -ur6 01 m j.erruory 01
-r-r. . , . , , . .
Utah, and unanimously conhrmed by the
Sen
nate of the United States. His clo- j
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mesne anu private relations, ana tne
great distance of the Territory from his
home and family connections, induced him
to decline this office, which had not been
one of his seeking, and continue in the
discharge of his duties as President Judge.
By the adoption of the amendment of
the Constitution by the people, the terms
of the Judges expired in the fall of 1851;
and an election to supply their places
took place. Judge Bufiington's district
was a strong Democratic one, every coun-
ty of which giving large majorities for
i:l.i TT 1 1 a j r
iuuu uunei. iiu uuu not removeu irom
in practice, in the counties of Clarion and
Jefferson, and it became necessary to
hold special court's to try the cases in
i. i j t ii.i.'
wmcu uu uau uu cuuceiueu. xor uiat
puipuu ue caiiuu ou uuuge xvnox, wno,
also resided in Kittanning, his own re-
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sidence, to preside in his courts and set-
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'iv"4b (,.. .KS..r.;...- -
ii. . o n.' l
ine oupreuie vuujk.
.ir?EW a.iocoiocp paper.,
. lUlosf. r.4 0iii5 .
GED-
Horj
The'
keepi:
ANQTItt
&
bia ltAFL-HOAT). .
We should like to kno.w, what measure
of oppression, what amount of fraud
would be 'sufficient to arouse' the people
of this State to a true sense of the danger
in which they arc .placed. The inanaae -
ment of our. public works, ibr a lon -
series of years, has heen-characterized by
lying, perjury, robbing, stealing, swind-
linn, and every other species of g eat ras-
cality and little rascality. At times, ca-
nal commissioners, eno-ineers, supervisors
and callectors have been implicated in the
most nefarious transactions transactions
ofinfamvas would have excluded thpm
forever from intercourse with respectable
people. It would seem, however, that a
new school of ethics has been established
in this unfortunate State. A canal officer
x- u r.iav. n uiiks am maxa. mwiviiviluiu vusscjisers over i ne uoLiim nn. .mr mc for hv f ih ,iif r ti,n f iron
-i he Uiffkhenck between, A J aiiroa"- lliey have driven oit the road ! counties named,-, to, meet the exigencies of
3E Thief and a Canal Thief 'j the passenger cars of the IPennsjlvriia' the locality. ' 'AUcd thus with the pano
annUai, loss sustained By Railroad Co. the passenger-cars of Gen- Iply of the law, &c, on Thursday. Ausust
Fit --v I Ti r 1 . i . &
U4 up the PtiBLTC WoitKS eral D- Miller and the passegcr Cars 10, Capt Bennett and officers iMirkil and
ill. tOUTRAGE The Bi vniTAAr oi every individual who souerhtto obtain an Buntino- of t ho OA
-LOCKi"i)10NCfPOr.V OX Tirv Hnr.TTAr- llOlieSt HVeilllOOU DV the use ot what tvn? tn :lnIIo in ftnkli irlmr. hn, hoon loft
which, had they taken place in the pri- us cam,nS world, preserve us irom the countcrieiting bank-notes and selling coun
vate walks' of life, would have stamped ' Ja,nt ?f democracy and Patriotism asitUerfeit notes. Geltner plead guilty.
the offenders with such indellible marks i falls from tlic hP3 anfl oozcs frora the , Hause was heldinSTOOO and Lewis Hauso
may steal, with impunity, thousands of of Limestone township, Montour county, nnn V , ' - 9 '
dollars, wrung from the hard earnings of om tn nt' lru 000 in notes, nearly ready for issue, was
our tax payers, and with the proceeds of; f t0 T7 fU Prison . recovered and destroyed. The last heard
his villany he may buy and build houses, j ( thc feion 3 dooni' ) hero hc 13 to rc-1 froIU oId be Hause was that he had no
So far from being"punished for his whale-! main until tnG expiration of the term for j ll0Pc r escape ; hc was GO years of age,
sale thieving, the probabilities are that he ! which he has been sentenced. Doctor ' and expected to end his days in prison
will be retained in office for further op- j Geltner had many friends, and received ' ai s J"" , ...
erations lodged sumptuousiy at the ex- n ptinpni:nn rltlzn x,:m rL nrtfi 1 ' TTi,or 2o or.3U, 3'ears has this old Abo
w, ff.i,n Sknt and in-fL nlnno f a education fitting him for another and- Hause exercised his contaminating voca-
losins caste with his political associates,
! occ nr rmv 51 nimfro fir iti'inimnm ttiinrr
i j J it m k "
mnn frt .,w..; f,Keo f. ti, mnn
I VJllU til Ull LV UUIU111 X.KJ L Lll II IV l 11
! ber? yhv is it tLat a distinction is mode
he will be permited to get up a county ; teuow men ; but ne chose to be a law , - nuesiune, was me constanc resort or
convention and to arrange a ticket to suit ' breaker, and now, in bitterness of heart 1 counterfeiters, shovers, and horse theives,
his larcenous propensities. But let some and by sad experience, is realizing the I SnJi P 1"",
poor devil of a fellow steal a horse, or an I OT'ltll tL nf un 't1 r ennsyhania, Canal Boatmen
W ' 1 P 11 1.1 -a ni.!. i T ... . 1 t-
committed aT.nn;f, r.lm riffhf.s nf nrnnprtv. i nf flin
The thief is pursued, caught, tried, con- have flooded the Commonwealth to its ut-! CTD li.!0,.011 artS 0t V10 C0U,n
r.;t-A ; : wu ! " V tue unrues ironic mere to ouv tnc
i 1 ... , ,,' , 1 A . , most bounds, the burden of which, m all , " stuff ' when a new and ood thinrr wa
I has committed the rrrnntesf, wrnnnr nrfmnst, 1 '- ' muwi uik,h mu uuu uhul aa
c t"5C3 i " n i i n it .t A . . l x 11 a p 1 1 cin i n
j between a poor thief? Why is it that the j viz : the poorer classes. The partners in
I purloiner of a foundered quadruped 13,3. were old Abe Hause, Abe's
i incarcerated in a peniteniary for along' t tt i- i
, 1 m j 0 son, Lewis Hause, his son-in-law,
: fnrni or vr-nrs. Jinrl tun nnv minor ni tnnnq- ' J 7
of thous
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office rewarded with titles of hone
tamed in
nier and
-1
permitted to remain at the head of a local
party organization.
The Public works of Pennsylvania
were constructed at a cost of forty mil.
lions, the annual interest of which amounts
to, in round numbers, two millions of dol-
1 ' 4 v . ca 1 1
lars- According to our official reports,
our publio works are kept up at an ave
rage annual loss of two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars; that is, the receipts
from tolls fall short of the expenditures
on the State roads and canals, two hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars every
year. In a word, the people of Pennsyl
vania are paying every year two millions
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
eueet, uiartgagiu- incur noubuh aim laiuibj
for the purpose oteeling enriching, and j
keeping together, in the fraternal bonds
of swindling, an organized band of cor-!
.n-.i l xi. 3 r '
.i.-x- T . ...i.r i i.i
rupt pouueiaiis wuu nave ucca-uuu 101
r"- .
lions in nearly every county in tne otate.
If the people aro willing that this State oi
'.. . . . i . . ! Cx.i-
thim
Ds should continue we say "amen." - -
they are willing that all their cash
If
means should pass from their hands into
the hands of the tax gatherer, we say
"amen" again. If they are willing to send
men to the Legislature who will election -
1 I-- - l- ll. Cl.l.L
rnr- ,r-i,,r.j fi, ,.nnn vn vr oi tnis ffancr. so Tar is saiu io nave Deen ,
ecr ior u;uius auu imiuuiii. lo luu oiulu cut aim jjuihiu", ui tuv. vjivj -- -p. Tr; ,.i.i:L.i.,i :.. t
debt-and who will serve as the tool' of to Danville. Those officer, succeeded iiij riem5 ad KlnS Pa?cr Pushed in Ly
the canal robbers and not as the honest' capturing Dr. Geltner at Limestone at coming Co.
representatives of a free constituency, we ; that time, and in recovering also a 85 j Is it not time that there should be fl.
say "amen" for a third time. But as for plate, counterfeit, on one of the Pittsburg Whig on the Canal Board, to use his in-
J ... -... i . i .i i...r.ri. l..i r a '
us and our house, we shall pursue a dit -
think that there is sufficient honesty, in-
telhgence, and independence in the demo -
cratic party of old Lycoming to preserve
it from the festing embrace of canal rob-
bers.
rs.
Wn Mnnnf .i f1i? nninln witl.mit cal -
ierent course. it oodoin would iiavp ur. nuumir . . 'duceasv
nvl.nn f.o await his tri-t
. T f 1 11 1 " I . I J r. I iw si 9 I ilritil I
had been found within her walls; wo ! al at the September Sessions. In conse-, ruption an
ling the attention of our plundered fellow' sen, at a point of Limestone township, tor countA, Pennsylvania, for thc purpose
tax payers to the last dodge thc last! Montour county, contiguous to and within j 0f founding thereon a colony of his Nor
swindle the last outrage perpetrated on 1 a few hundred yards of both Northumber-, weg;an county-men. Thc vanguard of
the public works under the official sane-; land and , Lycoming counties, leaving ac- fa . colwijti of50me thirt
tion or tne uanai uoaru. is n wwmi
thafc the Columbia llailroad. like the oth -
cr State improvements, was ostensibly
constructed for the benefit of the citizens
of the commonwealth. Cempanies and
nrimfo individuals had the rieht to run
passenger cars over the road, provided
thev nTiid over to the State agent a cor -
taiu sum for every passenger they carried,'
in addition to the payment for tho motive
.ower furnished. Within a few weeks,
he Canal Commissioners have had the
pol effrontery lo trample upon private
pow
the
cool
aud public rights, and to set the law and
Nycry recognized principle of honesty and
fair dealing at open and, tnus iar, success
ful defiance. Without a public letting
or. a public notice, they hare granted to!
til J BLI1JPJJCJHJ jmuinju i
the flrm 0f Messrs. Bindiam &.Trilf. . -ndmnns nflfKn W.rr-,nfa
Philad,Qlphia, the exclusive privilege of
! once belived to be a -public work .1 rmh-1
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tlic w0rk that WiiB saitl, to be construted.l where. On Saturday, August 28th, these
I not fqr tIie use of tu6 anal Commission-! officers arreltcd' Abe Hause and James
' ers' toa(lioa of favorite.", but for the use Brass at Danville. On the same day they
! of tlic Avllolc PeoPlc of tnc wllole State, ' arrested Lewis,. Uause, and re-arrested
1 33nt th.e e(lict 1,as Sonc fortu! Tne n,on- Dr- Geltner, at Limestone, who had been
' op.oly 13 comPletc' No man, woman, or 'previously arrested and liberated from
' cluld can tr,lvel over tlie State road un 1 Prison on unsatisfactory bail. When the
'lc ,or thfCy takc Pa3SaSc in the cars .officers arrived at Manges, it was found
j Gingham & Dock! And yet these Ca- that Hause had sent an express there and
j nal Co,nissicners, before they iccre dec that he had managed to escape. The Court
' Prated mucn and prated loudly about j which commenced its session at Danvillo
Democracy, equal rights, and the sover-; on Monday, August 30th, found bills a-
,?n 1U.01 t,ie people. Ut all cants in
I F.n? OI ?our lorongy trainea ollice
. C I 1 11 . 1 i
' hoiders and 0ItlCG beggars. ,
! " !
: 1 & iOUatcrfeitr'S Rewai'tt.
On Friday, Doctor Jacob II. Geltner '
1 a hlher sPlierc' one of usefulness to his
gressor is hard." Doctor Geltner has for
vears been concerned in tho manufacture
mf '
counterfeit bank notes which
! shoulders of those least able to bear it,
-, and brother-in-law,
& v....., uv. Ui nn, x., etc., uy anu inrougn wuom most 01
ita ramincaiions cveniuanv rested on tne uii ;n me rate oi o, iu, 10 or uonars
Abe and his son kept the limestone Tav- i P3"1", ame, uyea, cropped and ai
. T . , , , . . , tered, so as not to be recoznized by their
ern in Limestone township. Brass kept' . ' - 1 .
r owners. ir in nnrsmr. A hrnt frnrln woo
the Eagle Tavern in Muncy. Mangos
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, pt a store on the Vest Branca Canal,
about a mile and a half below Muncy
dam. Thc engraver was James Allen,
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! called the Judffe also. Abe Hause and
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his son Lewis are now in prison at Dan-
ville. Brass is held in S3000 to appear in
Sunhury, Northumberland county, to an-!
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swer, and Mange has kept himself sccre-1
,
ted and is at large.
As the tact exhibited in the manage-
ment of the preliminaries, and the capture'
izr c ir..:.,
aim piuciuU3 gang u .uumu.ua.,
horse thieves and barn burners some o;
the points in the history thcreot, may not
be uninteresting to our readers
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: arrangement ot affidavits against, and all
; the minute particulars of information m
relation to the operation of this gang of
counterfeiters,
j Early in August last, officer Hague ot,
, Pittsburg, arrived here with credentials,
1 and with Capt. Bennett, and officers Mo-
1 f fl.n n.',h,r Tnjnn TTTOnfl
, Jiaiucs, and anotner couuu-i icit '
j quence ofthc party who went to Limestone
! having become unavoiuauiy scpaiatcu, no
turther arrests were mane an mat nine,
The particulars of the affair have already
i ueuu given tu wu imunu.
1 The location of this cang iras well oho-,
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' plished in case of a surprise. They had
( also their mountain and swamp fortresses,
! and spies on every road for miles around,
It was not an easy every day thing for
officers from the city to go into a strange
1 county, amongst strangers, not knowing!
; but that the simplest query might excite
suspicion, and undo all, and meet with j
uch successful results; results alike cred-j
tK
itable to those arranging the plans of op-,
: oration ; and to tho olhecrs who reso ute-j
ly, boldly, and unflinchingly went to then
Virork.
There were ample and numerous affidar
vits prepared", implicating all the parties
named. A re'
ffular " incognito" survey
of the whole ground had been mado, an
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for the arrest of all; he"can provided,
gainst Abe Hause and Doctor Gellner for
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in gouuu, to take theirtnal at the Govern-
ber term. Brass was held in $3000 to
answcr some charges at Sunbury, Xorth-
umberiand county. The new Harrisburg
counterfeit two plate was recovered, and
: tion of counterfeiting, &c. His tavern,
. the " stuff" made, or brought there, was
shoved oil. As many as fortv vein-
; cles have been soert at a time at Hause's,
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, Sood money, for 10U cogniac, according
. liu'wlt-- "y mu uoracb rouo
there trad
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ses were immediatelv sent off to the nexfc
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"stace," in the mountains, or otherwise
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thus carried on there in "horse flesh."
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Ihe good quiet re.idenU in the vicinity
were kept in continua subjection and fear,
: not to open their mouths against
the "suspected iniquity,' for fear ot tho
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0f theu- property, as a consequence, if
they were to do so.
. It is said that on one occasion a "man"
riding a stolen horse, was closelv pressed
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Dv" the party owning the horse and his
friends ; the stolen horse was "roJe" to
Abe Hause s and immediately after, on
the arrival of the pursuers, the stolen
norsc was lounu covered witn loam the
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however, discovered in a highly ex-
cUqJ and iri condition, loivin
,Jbt she WM man5J
rf ' theJstolcil horse aU( had man d
. ""0 b,M-iM-"4V"
; tQ djvert uerself of uer ci Jj: and
assume temale attire
Thc d le rQUnd aboufc Jn thoso
.onsfccl lhJthc YQOtl othh 1UQral
UJ Js indocd a ,irf tQ tbcn
, have Sufrercd'
from the "inundation" of the so called
Montour iank.z7v Neics, VSihvll.
The following is from a Democratic,
; fiUCncc to correct theec evils, and intro-
stem that will prevent this cor-
d secure a just, faithful aud e-
( conomical management of tho publio
, X0ls i
f-Ole Bull1, fliQ great violinist, has
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purchased 120,000 acres t of land m Pot-
hardy looking, men, had already arrived
at Condersport, in that county
An Irishmau being, nskeci why he left
hip QPttutry for America he replied, " It
wasn't'for waiit ; V had plenty of that at
v
home.
The Kentucky papers estimate that the;
or win h
thoavcril 0fla3
, s
OQ tully lo prjr
st year.
There is one advantage in hav?ng tho
j thermo:
thermometer at ninetv in the shade, tnd
- tnat is
t.hriK is'-cini fTrflal wavs sure Oi a hot uin-
dl ner.
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