Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-02-24

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BsSr Read the advertisement of G. c.
BOVINE, & Co. This Store is doing good busi-
ness, and persons wishing anything in their
line, viii often find it to their advantage to
take little extra trouble to visit this estab-
lishment Store nearly opposite the Depot
RP Look at RoTHs advertisement in
another column Roth is capital artist, and
produces On Ambrotype hard to beat any
where. We have frequently in visiting the
cities axamined the specimens of the best art
lists, and believe that we have seen as good
pictures taken by Roth as by anybody. Call
and see for yourselves.
SINGERS SEWING MAoHINR.-The machines
manufactured by /. NJ. Singer & Co., 45S
Broadway, New York are beyond controycr-
* tie ssss4chines, for any kind of
work now in use. WE make this assertion not
so much upon1onr own authority, as that of
Taiors and others, who are using them in
preference to any other. Every family should
have one See the advertisement i'm another
column.
WEST FREEHoLD LYcEUM-Joel Parker,
Esq. will deliver Lecture before this Lyce-
um, at West Freehold, on next Friday even.
ing, the 25th inst His subject will be: 1.-THE
Early History Of New Jersey"
H. B CLARK, Sec'g.
hsg- The Presbytry of New Brunswick has
decided that session has no constitutional
Authority to withhold letters OF dsmission and
Recommendation frem members of the church
over which it presdes, for refusing or neglect
ing to contribute to its pecuniary support, and
towards the benevolent objects which. the
church has engaged in for the spread of the
gospel; but unless they are prevented by in
digence from so doing, may state such fact on
bsgr A trial,of capacity as to the amount
of lager beer that two human stomechs were
capable of containing occurred on Weeines-
day night at Newkirk's Hotel, in Hudson
City. Jep Prior and Joo Smith, undertook
to drink ninety.six bottles of lager beer be-
tween P. M. and 5 A. NJ for wager ofa
hat each They went steadily at work, and
at 2 o'clock, yesterday morning, had guzzled
their quota of forty-eght bottles each. These
beer casks then travelled home, according to
witnesses, sober This was q trial of Ameri-
can stomachs.
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na~ The Roman Catholic Church in Prince.
ton has been considered unsafe for some time,
on account of the springing of the walls 1t
has been determined to take it down, and
build it anew in a different style.
BeS~ 4 servant girl in Bloomfield, Essex
county, was arrested on the charge of having
strangled her infant She denied having an
infant end when hertr1lnk was examined the
child was found theEe with garter round its
neck. -
pa~ Twenty-one prisoners escaped from the
Jail at Newcastle, Del, on Friday night,
among whom were ATo murderers and two
wretches who had perpetrated a rape. The
sheriff re-capturcd two of the prisoners.
News from California to Jan. "a, reaches
US by the overland mail The Pacific steam
ship Sonora, had been placed under $20e,00@
bonds to answer complaint for carrying an
excess of passengers A dreadful tragedy
was enacted in San Francisco on the 23d of
January. A man named George Gilman,
whose wife had deserted him; shot two men,
named Whttemore and Russell; with whom at
? the time the woman was in company
gG~ 4 man and woman from Passaic re-
Gently sloped to parts unknown. The woman
is married, and is twelve years older than her
paramount The husband is deeply afflicted at
the loss Of bis wife, but especially indignant
that the man who has got her should have
taken all of the shirts, while his wife baked
large batch of bread and took with her The
happy pair viii doubtless have blissful time
while thesFtasE e!isse holds out.
BaF7An interesting historical document has
just been brought to- light, upon an exaMina-
ton of the papers Of the late Stephen Morris,
of Bloomfield, who died on the 3lst ult., aged
80 years being the original grant of land
from the proprietors of East jersey, to the
regin Of William III, dated Jan. 26, 1885,.
1t was issued to John Morris, the ancestor of
the family.
R6r An ARRAY occurred in the Indiana
Senate a few days since, between Senators
Heffren and. Gooding The latter gave the
lie direct TO the former, wien Heffren struck
him, and pistols and bowie knives were, dis
played, Mr. Hefffen was attacked during the
melee by brother Of Gooding,. and between
the two, was severely handled.
BaF- The Delaware and Raritan Canal will
reopen for navigation on March L. Il
aag- The Methsfiist Book Concern are said
to publish annually over 100000 vols It's
daily issues are II, l47 volumes; its hourly, ;.
I,Ii4 volumes. The circulation of religious
pcrfuysse y - IN New. York and
Cincinnati, amounts to over 8,000,0 600 copies.
RAJ A bright boy Of nine years was deliv-
cred ia Lanesboro Mass, a few days since,
for the purpose CT extending school, having
cen forwarded from Houston, Texas. The
"fleight" had been four weeks on the road.
rag The N Y Post relates remarkable
case OF canine instinct. A small dog was
run over by drayman in Centre street; near