The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-08-13

/ to New Orleans, ended at that place on We'd
nesday in miserable fizzle. According to
the information gained by this paper thu |
whole thing was humbug from the start
Cloud never expected to row the whole dis
lance, there was no wager made, no $1,000
put up no anything but an attempt to take
advantage of the public fondness for sensa-
tions. Cloud had an agent ahead who tried
to get up exhibitions of the rover at SO much
a head, but Cloud got drunk at Pittsburg and
the whole fraud came out
A new railroad between New York and
Philadelphia is suggested by a writer in the
Tribune. The route is to commence at Jer-
sey City, skirting the east side of Bergen
Hill, and from thence by bridge to the north
shore of Staten Island. 1t is to pass south of
Elizabeth, New Brunswick, and near Mon
mouth Junction. 1t would run parallel along
the turnpike and the Pennsylvania road to
Trenton, and from thence in straight line to |
Philadelphia. The distance will be reduced
to 20 miles, and the cost of construction is es-
tilhated at fifteen millions of dollars
APPLE EATINa.-An eminent French physi-
clan thinks that the decrease of dyspepsia and
bilious affections in Paris is owing to the in
creased consumption Of apples, which fruit,
he maintains, is an admirable preventive
against disease, and a tonic, as well as a very
nourishing and easily digested article of food.
The Parisians devour one hundred millions
of apples every Winter American people
should profit by this hint for they well know
the meaning of the word dyspepsia.
A correspondent writes from New York
that Cornelius Vanderbilt offered Horace F.
Clark. few weeks before the latters death
$1,000, 600, cash down, if he would lead a
healthful life +; go to bed and get up early,
and eat simply and regularly. He told his
son-in-law that he could not last unless he
changed his habits. Vanderbilt's prediction
was verified even sooner than he had predict
, ed.
e 1t is seldom that legal firm is formed en-
bracing SO much ability as that just entered
: into at Chicago, by ex-senator Trumbull, for
t many years chairman of the Judiciary Com
+ mittee, and one of the strongest men in the
Senate, ex-senator Doolittle, of Wisconsin,
t Supreme Court of Illinois. AS the Scotch
y man said, 1T must be a vera clear case in
J. deed they Gamma confuse"
u A new method of averting political defeat
= has been discovered by the Democrats of Min
9 nesota. They now propose to make no sepa-
8 rate nominations, but to support the Republi
can ticket for Governor and other State Off
GERS. They came more than halfway last
year, in supporting Greeley, and it costs little
effort now to make the final plunge.
points ON the East Penn. rail road, between
Allentown and Einaus were expanded by the
extreme heat one day week before last to
T such degree that several trains had to lay
over until the displaced rails were put in
ORDER In some places the rails were expan-
ded so much that they were forced nine inches
out of their proper position.
| The Old Guard dies but never surren-
, ders F." is the motto with which the Ohio
, Democracy desire to go into the campaign.
| According to the Chicago Times, which used to
| be good authority in this connection, the
| old Guard," is nothing more than an ancient
prejudice, f" and Consists of person by the
, name of Thurman"
Referring to the practice of dischargine
: lady clerks from the public offices when they
: get married, Detroit paper thinks it must
be wrong, and asks "How can a woman be
expected to support husband if she is dis
charged as soon as she gets ones"
An Illinois county clerk refu sed to issue
marriage license because the man was only
four feet high, while the woman was six
He knew something about domestic life will
the proportions reversed, and couldn't assist
fellow-man to buy into lottery when the
odds were so fearfully against him.
George Burtrom. of vienna. Warren coun
ty, does an extensive business in the poultl
line Since the LIST of July he has sold to TIL,
: Heath House, Schooley's Mountain Springs
nearly 1900 chickens. One season he sold to
this house $4,000.
Lord Massey" who figured SO conspi
cuously at Cape May few weeks since, Il
now engaged in driving milk wagon o
Westchester, Penna.
o A Newark man recently paid a claim o
s 5000, all in old-fashioned coppers. The,
n weighed four hundred pounds, and it tool
g three men to remove them.
# Laura Fair has at last settled up her &C
Q counts and she finds it cost her Si1, 100 t.
Q shoot her victim.
Wise and Donaldson win be ready for thei
transatlantic balloon trip on the goth of thi
month.
jeff Davis and Judah p. Benjamin wer
to have fought duel once, but jeff apol
ogizcd
Jessie Fremont wife of General John c.
a was recently sojourning at Bar Harbor
: Maine.