The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-11-18

navigation on the pennsylvania canal IL
} nearly closed for the season, several weeks
: earlieHthan usual.
Twelve of the United States have adopted
compulsory education laws.
Olive trees are said to be success in
George.
A freight train was wrecked at Rah way, N.
j.. ON wednesday of last week. and damaged
to the extent of $4,000.
Able Richter, the famous linguist, who
spoke eighty languages, died at Munich on
October IL.
Returns from Minnesota show that the Re-
publican State ticket has been elected by over
4 1900 majority, and that the Legislature is
Republican by "a majority.
The Boonton Iron Works are in full opera
ton most of the time, and only slacken up oc-
casionally for want of water.
There are at least fifty applications for door
keeper of the House of Assembly, and as
many more for each of the other offices of
the House.
Colonel Billy Wilson, of the celebrated
| Wilson Z0uayes, died in New York on Fri
day.
During the thirty-six hours ending at six
O'Clock on Saturday evening, upward of three
feet of snow had fallen at Creemore, On
tario.
1t is estimated that at least 1000 persons
have left Pater on and gone to various parts
of the world in search of work since the panic
of 1873
The feasibility of converting the Bonaparte
park, at Bordentown. into grand race course
is now being discussed.
II is proposed by various municipalities in
this State To get rid of tramps by setting them
To work.
The churches of Camden. are making active
preparations for the relief of the poor during
the coming winter, which is expected to be a
hard one.
Minnesota elects all three Republicans to
Congress, instead of two Republicans and one
Democrat, as heretofore reported.
The Ninth District of Kentucky, after all,
elects John d. White, Republican, to Con-
gress by 500 majority. This is a gain of two
thousand votes since 1872.
1t is reported that the hat-forming mills of
Orange and AIilburn have resumed work, aud
that plenty OF work will follow for men en-
gagged in the making and finishing depart
nient.
There will be a colored Representative in
the next Congress who is a Democrat. This
natural curiosity is named Samuel Lee, and he
comes from South Carolina. How will he
vote when his Democratic brethren attempt to
oyerturn the Congressional amendments and
re-establish "white mans government F"
Thirty Chinese boys from 10 to IA years Of
age--the fourth instalment of youth of that
nation sent here to be educated-arrived at
Springfield recently, and will be distributed TO
ticut.
1,st;oa Nt;,,s ,;s;tad 10 f,has.n,+ ctuoot
scbao, Nawars on Frfav and ton,p a,. 49,.
,aar ,,,h,sr ~ Ind,a s,,' Js sI,, 49,
shass d,,,,,s,as t,s 49,, us
an,o,o the hovs ia yin y;s;t .yosv scls,ni
In the c;ty for file same nnrnosa
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Jrn;,sd Statss Watch t;nmnor, NJ Mar;n v'
Which ,as l,eeo in hanLrnntau has ,,assad i,
~ tha hands If the Marian Watch Gnmnanv
the oa ,r,,.n;yatinn under = new mama Mr +
A fs;,os e pras;dent IF flo cnmnanv r. IL
sa;d that tha ,ynrl,s will, be ;mmed;ata,v MT
in oner,t;on with nbont 400 emn,ovees
nera,e 1io,t ~, hand with their {. r;no y ~
| tiovernor Randolnb. tho ;nsniration and
e,,,,tsI d;root;,,,s ,,,.,a, ~ tb;s aahal ;s a.,
term;ned IN he elected JTnited STATES Senatnr
and the ;ndenendent Democr,,cv nf tbe state
| Il ,leterm;ned that he shall not
Dptheria which has been so prevalent in
New York and vicinity since early Summer
is increasing to an alarming extent, and q
general epidemic is unprecedented. There
were over fifty deaths in the city last week,
ch;ldyyen have fallen yict;ms }o the disease IN
Ho,a,La, ana Ierssv citv'
At Maury, Tenn, a few nights ago, Young
man went to bed leaving burning candle
and pistol on his table. The dripping sperm
| i,nited the table. the table pnited the pistol,
the barrels began to explode, and when the
younp man awoke he was nearly burned.
smothered, and shot to death The pillow re-
ceved the balls and saved his head.
Plainfeld MS "the man whom everybody
trusted.- died on Friday and was buried on
Monday afternoon. He was Town Collector
for fifteen years, and his accounts never varied
a cent No nominations were ever made
against him at an election. The funeral was
largely attended.