The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-08-30


The Herald says the ticket nomination by
Republicans at Saratoga is a "hard one to
beat"
Prof c. w. Anterior, of New Brunswick,
was, on last Wednesday nominated for Con-
gress, by the Third District Republican Con-
yention.
Nearly all of our humorists are ReLubli-
cans, including Bret Harte, Mark Twain, Or
pheus G. Kerr Carleton, Bailey, Williams,
Josh Billings, Lewis, and last, though not
least, Clarke, of the Eceaing Bulletin.
The canning factories of Burlington county
are now in full operation, employing a large
number of workmen in putting up tomatoes.
The crop is sufficiently abundant for the de-
mand.
The rebel claims presented to Congress dur
ing the recent session exceed.in amount the
entire national debt. Are the people willing
to be taxed to pay these II so, vote for
Tilden.
Business continues very dull at Phillips
burg. The Delaware rolling mill started
again on Monday morning at reduced wages,
and it is hoped that it will keep going until
after election.
The buckwheat cake eaters win watch the
appearance of frost in Sussex county with
fear and trembling, for the Register says -
= III Will 1Btu ~ tnUubl yeb WIbuOub lIO0J W
secure crop of buckwheat. 1t is very late
on account Of the drouth.'
Canada thstles for many years dreaded by
our farmers are coming i'll use for medical
purposes. A number of city people have
been gathering them for that purpose in some
of the fields near Hackettstown.
1t is reported that the cranberry crop in
Burlington county will not equal that of last
year. The intense hot weather had the effect
of making the scald more extensive than usu-
al. Still, large quantity will be gathered.
DIR. Holmes talks in his pleasant way of
lawyers, ministers and doctors, whose several
virtues are summed up in the single sentence,
The lawyers are the cleverest men, the min
listers are the most learned, and the doctors
are the most sensible"
1t is amusing to see the Greenback advo-
Gates bore listener with their specious pleas
for more money, when the bank vaults all ov-
er the country full and ready to discount,
where good business paper is presented.
Potatoes are a failure in Sussex county this
season. The drouth has done more injury
than all the bugs combined, and the prospect
is that the Winter supply will have to be pro-
cured elsewhere, or people can go on short al
lowance.
The books of the Union Pacific Railway
show payment to Tildcn, the Reformer, Of
$25, 900, shortly after the Credit Mobilier
Hewitt, lifelong friend, &C., please rise and
explain
The opening Of the campaign at Bangor,
Me-, on Friday night, was signalized by an
address from Charles II. Treat, of Bath, a
lifelong Democrat, but an enthusiastic sup
porter of Hayes and Wheeler
Ex-Governor Fenton, of Few York, has de-
clared himself emphatically for Hayes and
Wheeler and believes that the Liberal element
in Chautauqua county will generally vote the
Republican ticket.
Louisiana Democrats have come to the
front with stirring proposition to the color
ed men to the effect that if the colored vote
is not cast for Tiden and Hendricks, the col
ored people will be denied work, treated as
enemies by the whites, and starved to death.
The Louisville Courier Journal recently
denounced as false the statement that the re-
bel flag was raised in Lawrencburg, in that
State, on July 4, and called for proofs which
the Commercial Of that city now furnishes in
the shape of number of affidavits from re-
spectacle and well known citizens of Law
renceburg.
Theodore Bevtsch, an employee of Lcmbecl
d Betz brewers, in Newark, fell through the
hatehway of the brewery, from the top floor
to the bottom-a distance of about fifty feet
lon Friday, and would have been instantly
killed, had it not been his good fortune to
strike upon a large pile of bags of grain,
which had just been delivered at the brewery.
New YORK. AUG. 2S.-Fires have been
burning in the mountains in Essex county,
near Schroon and Paradox lakes for some
days. and much timber and some barns have
been destroyed. Until last Friday afternoon,
Ixuba oh Lori in, ha1 roJ
for weeks. The country was dry, and much
vegetation was destroyed.
Mark Twain has announced himself Hayes
man, and says he was won by the Governors
letter of acceptance. He was requested re-
Gently to attend Tilden hag-raising and
"give COUNSEL" He wrote declining to attend,
but gave them counsel of the kipdest manner
NOT to raise the flag.
1t is said that Senator Jones wants Congress-
to pass "colored game law" He thinks
the repeated slaughter of negroes in the
Southern States should not be allowed for
more than four months of the year--so long
as the Republican party runs the government
at least.
The war against the Sioux appears to be
over for this season. The plain and simple
truth is that Sitting Bull has out-generaled
our army, and, after annihilating our force,
and severely Furnishing another, has effected
safe and secure retreat. AS the Winter is
approaching we shall have to postpone the
further pursuit of this skillful savage and his
warlike tribe until next Summer.
Words of good cheer still come from Cali
fornia. The San Francisco Alta says that the
Republican organizations throughout the
State are thorough and complete, In every
county large Republican clubs have been
formed. The work already accomplished has
been unprecedented in any previous cam
up a handsome majority in November for the
Republican ticket.