The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-06-17
STATE AFFAIRS.

STATE AFFAIRS.
Trenton has new cemetery, named Green
wood 1t comprises about 123 acres, laid out
with suitable drives and walks.
A colored man was sent to Jail in Trenton
on Monday for ten days for evading payment
of a plate of ice cream at Il festival.
The College Of the Franciscan Brothers at
Trenton. win accommodate 100 students and
will cost $4,000.
The Princeton racing shell, to be used at
the regatta at Saratoga, is 40 feet long, ~
lches in depth, amdslips 8 inches, at bow
81, stern A, weighing, 135 pounds, and is
built of Spanish cedar
The report that the fish found on the shores
of Budd's Lake were killed by giant powder
appears to be a mistake, as it is a phenomen-
on witnessed every Spring on that lake, the
fish being of but one kind, species OF suck
er that, after spawning, dies.
The Colorado potato bug has made its pa
pearance here. 1t is a nasty looking insect.
about twice the size of a rose bug, when full
grown. 1t will probably make its appearance
in all the Atlantic States this season, as it has
been travelling East for some time Ftneld1ld
Weekly
Hotel clerks at Long Branch and elsewhere
are practicing on " Besticando y for the bene-
fit OF Summer guests.
REVISION OF THE LAws.-Goyernor Park
Ell has refused to approve the revision of the
laws on the ground that they are defective Ill
part. A committee, consisting Of Chief JUS
ice Bcasely, Judge Bedel and Hon. Cortlandt
Parker has been engaged on the revision for
the past two years. The Governor has until
next January in which to act upon them. 1t
Is understood that several of the laws have
not passed both House and Senate The COM
mittee: will probably be called together to go
over the work with the Governor
And now the peach crop is ruined--on pa
per.
The Sussex railroad has earned the past
year about $4,000.
There are one hundred and sixty-six news
papers published in the State of New Jersey
of which one hundred and fifty are in the
English, and sixteen in the German language
Gen. Thomas B. Van Buren, was some
weeks ago appointed and confirmed Consul
at Kanagawa, Japan, as a vindication of his
action as Chief of the Commission to the
Vienna Exposition last year It will be recol-
lected that Minister Jay procured his removal
and that of his fellow Commissioners on
charges that were never sustained, and the
State Department has made the Gmcndc
honorable. The 1Xanagawa Consulates have
now been raised to a Consulate General and
General Van Buren, expects to reach his post
of duty by about the LIST OF August.
nown 4, Salem county thew nav for the
v ~, ,t ~ t,,a roads Nv ,va;ght Earh load
p' J.; o ,a;s,,ed a,3 ,,.id for accordinc
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W "e's"' 81
DR.. j. Marshal Paul has presented Belvi>
dere with large bell, and now the Common
Council doesn't know what to do with 1t.
A Mays Landing man, while exhibiting
some "safety oil ~ at Steclmanville, few
days ago, poured some of the stuff on his arm
and set fire to it to show that 1t would not ig-
mite. In few minutes he was all IN a blaze,
and but for assistance he would have burned
to death. So much for "safcty " 81 OH
The New Jersey Exnress compapv recentlv
,.a,eJ s,it ara;nst Nathan 4. SCHUYLER for
sor.u cents SCHUYLER is an expressman.
IL, ~. t.sas car,et b.g was taken from the car
J.n;s',r t;s tom nororv absences and CHARGE Of
eentn Fonts eynressaoe made from Phiiadel-
possession of his vaiise and refused to pay
the charges. Iii the suit which tho plaintiffs
fsro,,,bt fnr tl,ie amount thew were nom