The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-03-27
General s0ews,

NEGROES IN OHIO.-There are 81,
1874 negroes in Ohio. In four Of the
counties rot negro could be found,
and two counties contain only two
each.
Mr. Keene Richards, Of Kentucky,
sold, few days ago his splendid flly,
Bette Ward" to Mr. Foley, Of Lou
ieiana, for $4,000.
A bill passed the Wisconsin Assem-
bly, some days since exempting print
ing presses and material to the value
Of $1,000 from sale or execution.
/ SCRANTON, Pa, March "a The
Hon, G w. Scranton, member of
Congress from this district, died at his
residence here to-day
The Indian depredations still con
Time around St. Antonio, Texas.
The bodies Of tw ,nty men, murdered
by them, We're lately found in the
Llano
"Tacony," the celebrated trotter,
which beat Flora Temple 'hree times,
has been sold to ..Ir. Train, of Cincin-
natl, for $1,000 A few years ago the
same horse was sold for ST, 500
1
THERE have been some fatal eases Of
diptheria in Qnakertown, Bucks conn
ty, within the last week In other
parts Of the county it still prevails.
/ The Telegraph announces that for
eign goods, imported free Of duty, are
now arriving at st Louis, via New
| Orleans
/ Creditors in Paris who send their
debtorssto prison are obliged to pay
about six dollars pr month for their
maintenance. 1t is now intended to
increase this sum to seven dollars.
SPOTTED FEvER.-A disease, known
as the spotted fever, prevails to con
siderable extent in Dauphin and Leb-
anon counties, Pa 1t has proved
fatal in a number of instances recently,
battling the skill of. physicians, and
carrying its victims off quite suddenly.
A WAITING MAID.-Miss Ellen
Smith has recovered $4,000 of Francis
Glemenston for breach Of promise Of
marriage, after twenty years courtship.
Two hundred dollars year waiting
NOT extravagant.
DIR j, H. Rowe, supposed to have
been murdered at Oxford, Ind, three
years ago, arrived there few days
ago from Illinois, much to the delight
of q man named King, who was in jail
awaiting his trial for the murder.
ALI Four. Martin Van Buren, is
the only individual who has filled the
four highest position under the Ameri-
can Government. Ie has been United
States Senator, Secretary of State,
Vice President and President.
SUICIDE OF ABsoN. This unfortu-
nate man, who was tried and convic-
ted in the Hudson County Court for
the murder of his wife, and who was
sentenced to be executed on the 10th
Of April, Committed suicide yesterday
morning, in the Hudson County Jail,
by opening an artery in his left AIM
FRAUDS IN THE PENSION OFFICE. =
Geo W. Potter, Of Ohio, who was re
Gently indicted for frauds in the Pen
sion Office, has been convicted and
sentenced to one years Imprisonment
in the penitentiary.
CALIFORNIA EXPORTS Among the
items of freight on board the ship
Moonlight, recently cleared from San
Francisco for Hong Kong, four hun
dred deceased Chinamen's remains are
mentioned this people accounting it
a religious duty to be buried on their
native soil This is the largest num-
Der Of dead head passengers we have
ever seen recorded
The st. Lonis Democrat of Mon
day, gives currency to a rumor that
the Attorney General, Mr.. Bates, has
given to President Lincoln that the
revenue cannot be collected, except
under the law OF 1909, which renders
it necessary for collectors to reside
within their respective districts, and
therefore it will be impossible to exc
cute the laws with propriety, even
were it otherwise feasible, in vessels.
FLOUR FOR THE PASSOVER. The
The Baldwlnsvllle n. Y. Gazette no.
tees that 2,lOO barrels of -four are
being ground at a mill in that pla,e
for the Jews in New York, who will
use it to mare unleavened bread for
the Passover. An agent of those
who ordered tkis -four is at the mill
constantly during the process of grind
ing, and seals each barrel with his
private mark in wax. Spring wheat
is used in making this -four
LARGE Dry GooDs HOUSES. The
largest dry goods business in the world,
it has been recently stated, is done by