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The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-04-21

HoRRrBLE-A MAN BURNS HIS CHILD TO
DEATH. Joy, has just been tried and con-
victed at Wabash, Ind, for burning his his
own child to DEATH The principal witness
against him was his little daughter. The deed
was perpetrated in the fall of 1851, but until
now, through fear of the father, the daughter
dared not tell the following fearful story
Jane, child about four months old, had
been unwell, for some days and was consequent
ly fretful and cried considerable during the
night, and disturbed her father Early in the
morning, her father called to her, and told her
to get up and make fire. After the hre
began to burn, the child continuing to cry and
fret, her father became enraged, and snatchlng
the child from its mothers arms tore every par
ticle of clothing off it, and then took it by one
arm and one leg, and held it over the fire until
it was burnt in several places to blister. He
then struck the little sufferer two blows with his
hand, leaving upon its body the marks Of his
fingers and then threw it into the cradle or bed
His wife and daughter struggled to get the child
away from him, but were unable to do SO, and
when Mrs Jov found that he was going to burn
the child she left the house, to prevent seeing the
sight, and get out of hearing of its screams. Joy
took down his gun and pointing it at her, COM
PEELED her to come in. lie then left the house,
and did not return for day or two Four days
after this terrible scene, the little suffering child
died, and was buried. None but Joy and his
wife, and two young daughters knew anything
about the cause of its death. The neighboring
woman, who came in and assisted to lay out the
child, found it SO mortified and decayed that
they could not wash it, or even put clothing
upon it. Joy told his wife and daughter that
if they ever said word about it he would kill
them, and they believed him, and so kept the hor-
rible secret.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-04-21

THE FIRST OVERLAND ExPREss FOR PIXIES
PEAK. --LEAvENwoRTH, April 18.-The first
overland express, consisting of two passenger
coaches, left this morning for Denver City. The
through passage will occupy ten or twelve days,
until the line is put in thorough working order,
when the time will be Reduced to eight days. -
The company carries the mails by authority Of
the Post Office Department.
The departure of the express coaches was Wit
messed by large concourse of people. The en-
terprise is considered the greatest one Of the day
1t win place us in direct and reliable commune
cation with the mineral regions, and will afford,
in short time, information of a conclusive char
acter regarding the mines. Two coaches will
depart daily hereafter.
There were several small receipts Of gold dust
yesterday.
Governor Medary leaves to day for Ohio.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-04-21

From WAsHrNGToN. WASHINGTON, April
1s.-The State Department is in receipt Of vol
luminous dispatches from Commissioner Bowlin
concerning Paraguay affairs
/ The Winuebago delegation of Indians yester-
day buried, with impressive ceremonies, their
prophet and orator, the most prominent man in
the tribe.
1t is supposed that the Sickles trial viii ex-
tend to the lst Of May.
Judging from certain indications, the news
from Nicaragua is not of such character as
will alter the alleged policy Of the Administra-
ton concerning that Republic Much interest
is manifested in diplomatic quarters in regard to
the subject 1t is stated that General Jerez will
return to Nicaragua in the steamer of the 9Th of
May.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-04-21

The WANDERERS AFRICANS SAVANNAH,
April BIN the United States District Court
. true bill has been returned against Charles
Lamar, r. F. Aitken, John F. Tucker, and
others, charged with holding the Africans land
ed from the SLAYER Wanderer. The court has
adjourned till Friday next.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-04-21

NINE AND HALF MILLIONS of acres of the
public lands in Kansas and Nebraska, which
were withheld from sale last year on account Of
the financial revulsion, will be in the market in
July, August, and September. It is expected
that these sales will increase the revenue for the
next fiscal year very materially.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-04-21

SHOOTING. Mr.. A. Colt Of New York, un-
-dertook to strike and break forty bottles in
succession, to be thrown in the air by selected
third party" The weaponto be used was to
be Colts ducking gun, revolving cylinder. 2
Mr.. Colt won, having broken every bottle The
match took place at the Bleak House, Harlem
on the 28th ult
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-04-21
J MERCHANDISE.
House Furnishing Goods,
FOR THE SPRING TRADE OF 1859, AT
p. G. HOFF'S,

Corner Of Bridge and UaaaoN Streets,
LAMBERTVILLE, N. J.
GARPETSarge variety of New Patterns, just received
" from the manufacturers Brussels Ingram and Step
Carpets all at Low Prices Floor Cloth Druggets Floor
Oil Cloth Table Linen Sheeting, Pillow Case Masln and
general assortment of Dry Goods and Window Papers Now
opening, beautiful line of NEW SPRING DRESS GOODS,
to which respectfully solicit the attention of the
Please call and examine before buying elsewhere Aiso'
good quality and as low as can be found elsewhere Sugars
Teas and Coffee always on hand, at low prices
DR.. JOHN NELSON'S DYSPEPTIC Pills only pace
they can be got in the county. r =. Horr.
April ri. 1852 u
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-04-21

MORTALITY AMONG CATTLE. Henry Miller.
of Berks county, Pa, lost, within the last week
or two, eleven head Of horned cattle, by q ma
lignant disease, very unusual in that part Of the
country, but prevalent in the West. It COM
Dlences with q fever, which lasts from FIVE to
nine hours, and then is followed by chill, which
continues from four to six hours. After this,
quick modification ensues, and the cattle die.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-04-21

The RocHEsTER NEW YoRK) UNION says
that the potato merchants are buying largely in
that vicinity to supply the Western markets.
Large quantities Of potatoes are collected at the
railroad stations, and vessel at Chastille is
loading with four hundred BARRELS Of them for
Cleveland
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-04-21
THE VERIT-A B LIE
SIMON PURE ARTICLE II

No Soft Solder or ConlposstaOH.
GEORGE sERvIs,
inform the public generally old friends and new that
he has taken Rooms permanently, at
Moore's, Lansbertualle House,
where he win be happy to display his extensive stock Of
JFWELRY &c before them and for their benefit Among
his assortment Of things may be found GOLD
WATCHES, warranted excellent time keepers, GOLD
CHAINS Of every size and dscripton splendid articles
Cameo and all other styles of BREAST PINS and oil other
kinds Of PINS, Gold and Silver PENCILS, silver
SPOONS, and in fact every description Of and
SILVER and PLATED WARE
He is also prepared to furnish GUNS, PISTOLS ana al
other descriptions of SHOOTING APPARATUS Of the
best brands at the shortest notice Give him cau at
MOORE S HOTEL in Bridge St. and you viii ana welcome
He is rsady for a rads hks'esse
April FL, 1859. y*
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The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-04-21

A FEMALE BURGLAR. 2 o'clock on
Friday morning last Mr.. B. Brady who lives at
229 Division street, New York, heard strange
footsteps about. the house. Jumping out of bed,
he instituteda search for the intruder and to
his utter establishment discovered woman
He seized her just as she was going out of the
street door. She made desperate efforts to get
away, but he held her till policeman came up.
The gold watch of Mr.. Brady, which she had
just stolen some jewelry and clothing, worth OIL
together $780, were found in her possession, as
also bunch of skeleton keys. She frankly con-
fessed that she entered the house for the purpose
of robbery, and begged hard to be let of, saying
that her name was Mary Warren, and that she
was married and had a husband and children.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-04-21

The SEWING MACHINE PATENT. --NEw
YORK. April I8.-B. Stout, of the firm of Stout
& Co, Of Philadelphia, was arrested to-day by
the US. Marshal, and held to bail in $4,000,
for violating the injunction recently granted in
favor Of the Wheeler &. Wilson, and Grover and
Baker Sewing Machine Companies.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-04-21
LamberNille, N. j., April n, 1859.

CHrcHEsrER& SANFORD, Propretors of the Merchant.
Advertising, Commission and Collecting Agency ar
agents for this paper the cities of Philadelphia Pa
Wilmington, DEL. and Baltimore. Md
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-04-21

DEATH OF THE OLDEST MANN PENNSYLVANIA.
We learn from an exchange that Mr. Timothy
Sweeny died in Fairview township, Butler Co.,
Pa, recently, at the advanced age of one hun
dred and twenty-five years. The deceased was
born in the year 1871, in Carahan, parish Of
Ardfert, county of Kerry. Ireland, and emigra-
ted to this country in 1887, being then one hun
bred years DID, He was never known to have
had an hours sickness even up to the day Of his
death, but was always remarkably stout and
healthy, having the full use Of all his faculties to
the last, with a delicacy Of hearing and quick
ness Of perception that was really miraculous in
one who had journeyed so far beyond the allot-
ted bounds Of earthly existence.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-04-21

CHAsTISING HER HUsBAND.--A singular scene
transpired in the New York Essex Police Court
Mrs. Ann Phillips a very good looking young
lady, attired in deep mourning appeared before
Justice Crennan, to prosecute her husband, VIM
H. Phillips, for abandonment. She stated he
left her destitute, with little infant depending
on her for support, and although she appealed
frequently to him for assistance, he refused to-
do anything for her. Recently her uncle died
in California, bequeathing to her fortune Of
some $50, 900. Since this windfall her husband
has tried to live with her again, but she would
have nothing to do with him. She thought,
however, that it was no more than just that he
should provide for his child This he refused to
do, and hence the complaint When Mr.. Phil
lips responded to the summons, he demanded an
examination as to whether he was legally respon-
sible for the child's support, whereupon Mrs.
Phillips grew highly indignant, and exclaimed,
T" Well you are too contemplate a man for me
to look at, any way. You would murder me
for little no doubt; but, thank God am
independent of you. / can buy you and your
whole family if choose" She then walked
toward the door, and paused at the entrance
until he passed, when she struck him with her
parasol several blows over the head and face,
breaking it into pieces. Pushing her aside, be
escaped into the street, when she followed him
and the last that was seen of them, Mrs Phillips
was lashing him as he RAM Y. Tribune
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-04-21

An APRIL Fool JoKE.--A blacksmith, not
far from Kinzie street bridge, nailed horse shoe
to the sidewalk in front of his shop, and retired
to wait for bites The FIRST man who came
along glanced into the shop to see if anybody
was looking and then made hurried grab for
the iron. His finger nails came off rather the
worse for the contact and when he heard the
laugh of the sons of Vulcan within, he blasphem-
ed quite earnestly. A dozen or more repeated
his experiment during the morning, with the
same unfortunate result. At noon, however,
the proprietor Of the shop went to dinner, and
one OF his men took hammer and knocked the
shoe Off When the party rcassembled for the
afternoon he drew the shoe out OF his pocket.
remarking that he had found it in the street. and
sold tito the Gamer for Twenty-Five cents
Chicago Press, April 2.
HEAVY RoBBEKY.-On Friday night last, Mr..
Henry Prick, residing miEe north of Quaker
dred and seyenty-fye dollars. We are informed
that Mr.. F. intended paying the money away on
the following day, and had placed it in secure
place in his. house for safe keeping during the
night. On arising the next morning he found
the door of the room open and the money gone,
1t was in $500 bills on the Penn Township
Bank
Iron, nearly pure has been discovered in Tex
as, about twenty miles west of Mckinney, near
the line of Denton and Collin 1t apparently
exists in great abundance, and large quantities
may be picked from the ground without the
trouble Of excavating. A piece weighing thirty
or forty pounds has been exhibited in Nick Kinney,
and subjected to few experiments. 1t admits
of a fine polish, is soft and maleable, is readily
welded with other iron, and it is supposed viii
yield about so per cent of pure metal
CooLY AND SUCCESSFULLY DoNE. At Utica,
New York, on Tuesday last, Luke Nolan was
found guilty Of larceny, after weeks trial. In
the confusion caused by the jury's retirement to
agree on a verdict, the prisoner, being near the
door, walked out of it, after being opened by an
officer, who was more polite to than obseryantof
persons The criminal has not been heard of
since, and the jury. who we're not gone more than
five minutes, had their pains for nothing, as the
law requires the presence of the accused when the
verdict is rendered
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-04-21

ELopEMENT AND ROBBERY. "A young woman
named Megdalena Klotz was arrested YESTERDAY,
charged with robbing her mother of some four
teen hundred francs under the following circum-
stances: 1t appears that the elder Mrs Klotz
and her daughter arrived in the city few days
since from Germany, and put up at Herwig's
tavern, in the Fifth ward. On the passage over
Miss Klotz was wooed and won by one of the
Schmidt family named Joseph, and as the lady's
| mother was rather averse to their union, an elo-
pement was proposed and decided on by the
| parties.
| There was another little matter to be settled,
however, before the final move could be made
Mrs Klotz kept her money, some 1000 francs,
safely slowed away in her petticoat, and as the
young couple could not begin the world with
empty pockets, they resolved to possess them
selves of the old woman's gold. By some means
or other, Magdalena got possession of the cove
ted pile, and the parties eloped, but Mrs Klotz,
on discovering her loss, applied to Alderman
Parkinson and had them arrested After good
deal of parleying, the old woman relented, and
consented to the discharge of the prisoners on
receiving back some fifteen hundred francs Of the
stolen money. The balance belonged to Mag
dalena, other own right, and was retained by
the young couple to begin the world with
Psttsburg (Pa) Evening Chronicle, Apral 18th.
A MANIAC IN A CHURcH-STRANGE INTER
| RUPTIoN OF a BRIDAL PARTY. "A German named
Clement Maeke, while laboring under delirium
from liquor, rushed into Catholic church, on
the corner of Bremen and Green streets, while q
couple were being married uttering fearful
screams, and entreating some one to give him q
knife that he might sacrifice himself on the alter.
The bride and her friends were frozen with hor-
Tor, and the entire party thrown into the deepest
CONSERVATION. OF course. the ceremony was
interrupted BY this startling circumstance, and
the bride nearly tainted but the fellow was seized.
and delivered into the hands of the police. en-
cinnati Enquirer.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-04-21

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April Il, 1859.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-04
TIE EVIL OF A BAD TEMPER.

A bad temper is Il curse to the possessor,
and its influence is most deadly wherever it
is found. 1t is allied to martyrdom to be OBJ
liged to live with one of a complaining temper.
To hear one eternal round Of complaint and
murmuring to have every pleasant thought
scared away by their evil spirit, is sore
trial 1t is like the sting of scorpion-a
perpetual nettle, destroying your peace, ren-
dering life burden. Its influence is deadly;
and the purest and sweetest atmosphere is
contaminated into deadly miasma where
ever this evil genius prevails. 1t has been
said truly. that while We ought not to let the
bad temper of others influence Us, it would
be AS reasonable to spread blister upon the
skin, and not expect it to draw, as to think Of
4 family not suffering because Of the bad tenn
per of any one of its inmates. One string
out of tune will destroy the music of an i'll
strument otherwise perfect; SO fall the mem-
bers ola church, nei ghborhood and family,
do not cultiyateia kind and affectonate tenn
per, there will be discord and every evil
work
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-04

MNI. ARRAXGENENTS.-Thc following are
the present Mail arrangements at the Alex
anira Post Office -
The Northern Mail will close, daily, at ! and
o'clock. D. IN. except on SaturdayS-then at l o.
clnck. D. IN. There is n mail for Washington City
only. closing at Up. H.. on Saturdays
The Mail for Richmond, Va, and all South OF
Richmond, will close at 81 a. M, and p. M, eI-
ccpt ON Sundays--thcn at jl am.
The Mails for the Orange and Alexandria and
Manassa. Gap Railroads, warrenton, Mddleburg,
AMI Fairfax e. H., close daily At 81 a. m. There
is no mail for the Manassas Gap Railroad ON Sun
days
The Mail for the Lces'urg route will close on
Mondays. Wednesdays, and Fridays, at p M
fncrc /, q mail for Lcesburs via Baltimore and
ohio Railroad. closing at . =. m. on Tuesdays,
Thursdays, aud Sundays
The Mail for the Aldic route will close at n. IN,
Tuesdays. Thursdays. aud Saturdays.
The Nail for the Occoquan route will close at
H. M. Tuesdays. Thursdays. and Saturdays
The Mail for the Theological Seminary will close
a, ; D. m daily. except sundays.
The Mail for Norfolk. Portsmouth, and tho RaSt-
crn Shore of Virginia closes at and p. m, except
on Ssturdays-then ut p. m.
The Ofice will clos, daily ut 81 m, except
snndays-thcn it ia open from to % ", and from
J to y p. M. only.
The Northern Mail is ready for delivery by a. m.
The Southern Mail is ready for delivery by p NJ.
ian l-tf
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NO. SO.
MISCELLANEOUS READING.
LECTURE ON LYING.

The following passage from a lecture de-
livercd in Boston last week by Henry Giles.
Esu., has All Erinian ardor combined
with tcrsencss (says the Boston Courier)
which cannot fail to strike the reader, even if
he benot prepared to admit the application TO
any one chereabouts:-
Mr.. Giles said-"But then the Irish tell
such iics--especially the needy Irish, and
above all, the servant girls. What sinners
and exceptions they must be in the midst Of
surrounding truth! How guilty they must
he, with such brilliant examples always and
everywhere before them of simplicity, sin
cerity, veracity and integrity. What severe
conscientiuusness in our parties and their
leaders, How scrupulous our press. How
full Of probty our statesmen. How rigor-
ously verify rules our orators. How gen
uinc is all mercantile commodity, and how
abhorrent of falsehood is the word Of seller
unto buyer. Of what unbending rectitude
are all our moneyed corporations: how honora-
bic and how like Caesars wife are all their
agents And none Of them ever run away
with all the capital in their pocket. The
man-servants and maid-seryants that could
he capable of lie in such an age of truth
are surely the most hardened of transgres-
sors. Yet, occasionally, untruth is noticea-
bic in their betters-at least, what simple
people might consider untruth Joseph
Surface Goliathan, Esquire, has no respect
for the sanctites of his own home; he has no
respect for the sancites of other mems homes;
but he burns with sense Of indignant yIr-
tue on finding out that Biddy went to meet
her lover when she said she went to see her
aunt. Yet Joseph Surface Goliathan. esq,
thinks lies, breathes lies. sleeps lies, dreams
lies. buys lies, sells, lies eats lies, drinks lies,
and has lies paid to him, is himself a con
glomerated le-will die in falsehood--and
his ashes after death, will be consecrated by
a lying epitaph. For much and many, Jo-
seph Surface Goithan, Esq, is representa-
tive
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C,TMAC AND RAGS WANTED--Thc ,ubscr
- ber wi,he. 10 purchase the above articles in
any quantity, for which ne is prepared to pay tho
highest market prices in cash, at all times.
iy 2O-f J. +. krGRAW.
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mAcGREGoRs vENr1LAr1Ne STOVES.

I HAVE on hand the most complete assortment
i Of COOK and PARL0R STOVES that has ever
been offered in this city. Among my Cooks are the
Diamond Rook. Nevada, Comet, Wisconsin, Char
ter Oak and Homestead. Paror Stoves, for Coal,
are the Macgrcgor Ventilating Stove, Backus Pa
tent Radiator. New Pattern Radiator, Paror
Crates. Parlor Cooks, and Cylinder Stoves Paror
Stoves. for Wood, the Self Regulators. Cottage
Parlors, Oven Parlors, Sheet Iron Air Tight, and
Six and Nine Plate Stoves. Washington STOVE
POLISH, STOVE PIPE, SHEET ZINC, &c.
2.s- TIN WARE, 1T wholesale, as low as it can
be bought in Baltimore, any other city.
ii. |. GREGORY, lls King street
oct16 opposite Marshall House
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IN 0EnEEING rlCKETS OR CEnTIFlCATES.

IL ORDERING TICKETS OR tERTlFl'hTEN,
Enclose the money to oar address for the Tickets
ordered. on receipt OF which they will hc forwarded
by Ir-t mail. Purchasers can have tickets ending
IN any ii r,rc they may designate.
The list of Drawn Numbers AMI Prizes will be
sent /" purchaser. Immediately after the drawing
Zlt- Purchasers will please write their signatures
plain. and give their Post Office, County, and
State.
- Remember that every Prize is drawn and
payable in full. without deduction.
EU- All Prizes ii $1,000 and under, paid imme
diatcly after the drawing-other prizes at the usual
time of thirty days.
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Those who prefer not sending money my mall
can usc TIE ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY,
whereby money for Tickets i'll sums of Ten Dol
lars and upwards. can bc sent t" MS at ORR RiNh
ANU EXPENSE, from any city or town where
they have an Office. The money and order must bc
enclosed in a "Gor.rumeuf P"a OWc" Nompsd En-
r.i"J.e." or the Express Company cannot receive
them.
All communications strictly confidential.
Address Orders for Tickets or Certificates; 20
WOOD. EDDY 4 CO.. Augusta, Geo.
or. WOOD. EDDY 4 CO.. Atlanta, Geo.
or. WOOD. EDDY & CO.. Wilmington. Del.
T.5- 4 list of the numbers that are drawn from
the wheel. with the amount of the prize that each
one is entitled II. will be- published after every
drawing, in the following papers Augusta (Gco.j
Con-ttutionalist, Mobile Register, Nashville Ga
zrttc. New York Weekly Day Book. Richmond
Dispatch and Paudng Miss Clarion.
feb lS-dtl
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JENKINS & LAMBDIN,

VIM IAITI EEkS Ut
SASH. DOORS. SHUTTERS, BLLND.S. lND
FRA .VES.
L. EEP constantly Oh hand large assortment
N of the above named articles. and will sell
them equality com>dcredJ a. cheap a. they can be
bought in the United Sta"s.
i5Is' Al orders promptly attended 70. Circu-
lars of sizes and prices furnished "n Application.
Address JENKINS ii LAMEDlN.
cor. of Queen and Fairfax -s;-., Alex, Va.
ap ol-cnIv