The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1858-12-16
9fw gersep Stems.


Judges Smith, Shrope and Voorhees,. The cal
ender is not very full.
SUFFocATEe.- A hand at the Bristol Ga;
Works. New Jersey, was found dead, in the eel
lar of the works, few days ago, supposed te
have been suffocated by an escape of gas which
he went into the cellar to stop.
APPLICATION will be made to the Legislature
to incorporate the Merchants Bank, to be loca
ted in Trenton. Another application for thu
City Bank Trenton, is also to be made.
On Christmas Day large hog is to b.
guessed for in New Brunswick, n j. The mar
who guesses nearest to his weight is to have
him.
EVENING prayer meetings for the benefit O.
the clerks and the working classes, are now
being held in Trenton The Harmony Fire
Company are holding religious meetings in their
engine hall on Wednesday evenings of each
week.
THE Sixth Annual Meeting of the New Jer-
sey Teachers Association will be held at Jersey
City the last week in December, commencing on
Tuesday. Agreeably to resolution passed at
the last Annual Meeting, the members of the
Association will dine together on the Wednes-
day following.
AN unusual interest prevails among the Meth
odist Churches in the central portion of Warren
county. At Green's Chapel and Wolftown
some fifty conversions have taken place; at
Belvidere some thirty have protested change
of heart at Vienna, meeting is now in pro-
gress with twenty conversions so far, and the
interest on the increase and at Karrsville there
have been twelve conversions. At Anderson
town there have also been about twenty con-
versions.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY TEACHERS INSTITUTE
The Third Annual Session of the Middlesex
County Teachers Institute viii be held at Me-
tuchin, commencing on Tuesday the 14th, and
continuing the remainder of the week. The
exercises will commence with lecture in the
evening. Instructions each day, and lecture
each evening. A full attendance is requested.
John 3. Thompson, Conductor
THE Monmouth Democrat says that in Ocean
County man who goes by the name Of " Brig
ham Young, Junior" has established himself at
place which he has christened NeW Utah or
Little Salt Lake," and set up hGrena in regu
lar Mormon style. He has persuaded three
women, two of them being sisters, to live with
him as his wives, each of them to enjoy the chief
place in his affections for three days alternately;
the arrangement to continue as long as he can
support them. The result SO far is, that each
of the wives" has been blessed with plump
baby.
A LAD about twelve years old, named Charles
Barbour, son Of Mr.. Joseph Barbour, of South
Trenton, left his home on the 18th of October,
and has not since been heard FROM At the time
he left he wore jacket and pants of Kentucky
jean, the jacket with new half sleeves, and pair
of coarse shoes, with pieces stitched to the front
part of the quarters. He had also, fresh cut
on the outside Of the right thigh. Any inform
alton concerning him will be gratefully received
by his distressed father
IT is confidently expected that the next Leg
isature will have more applications beforei than
any previous body. Some of the projects are
long and extensive, and will call forth no incon-
siderable lobby influence. Several bank charters
will be asked, and numerous railroads. Corpo-
ration is an unfortunate old fellow, even when
the times are so porpitious.
A SCHOONER from Elizabeth Port, in this State,
bound for Taunton, with coal, was burned to the
waters edge, while at anchor, near Bristol Ferry,
Mount Hope Bay, on Sunday. The wreck sunk
in five fathoms water, the crew barely saving
themselves with their effects.
On Saturday night barn in Salem, well
stocked with hay, wheat, corn, buckwheat, &C.,
was destroyed by fire. The owner was Mr. P.
Fogg who will probably lose about $500. This
is said to be the work of an incendiary.
AN unusal religious interest prevails among
the Methodist churches in the central portion OF
Warren county At Green's Chapel and Wolf
town some fifty conversions have taken place
at Belvidere some thirty have protested change
WALKING THE PLANK.-It is reported that
during the coming week the citizens of Paterson
will have an opportunity of witnessing the " i'm
mense power of endurance of the young female
pedestrian Highland Maid" who in Military
Hall will attempt the feat of walking sixty con,
secutive hours, without rest or sleep.