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The Republican journal., 1876-01-13

The London Times of Dec Is, in refer
ring to the dynamite crime at Bremerh&-
fen, impalts some very startling lntorma-
ton which indicates that the fend Thom-
assen, who caused the destruction of the
Mosel, was only an imlitator Of others
equally base, VINO for the same motive
may have sent many noble ship to the
bottom, causing the destruction Of many
miral Pothuau French minister of marine
issued circular, warning insurance agents
that an American was trying to sell a
small torpedo for destroying over-insured
ships with impunity. 1t looked like 4
block of coal, Of about six inches by three
inches, and could be put into the coal
bunkcrs without exciting suspicion. Once
there, it would, when thrown into the fur
mace, explode after Il fixed time, thus en-
abling the captain and crew to get away,
or it might be exploded as it lay. In
June, 1873, The Times published letter
from Mr.. Ii. +. Iemmiug, British consul
for Venezuela, in which he confirmed the
previous account, and added that Venezu-
Ella had been fixed on as a scene of one of
the earliest in this hellish plot, as he just
" characterized the attempt The plan
proposed was to load steamer with goods
Of no value, to put some OF these machines
on board and send her to sea very neavi-
" insured, in the hope that she might be
lost and that they would gain a very large
sum Mr.. IIemnling mad no doubt that
the plot had very wide ramiications, and
therefore thought it his duty to make the
intended villany as widely known as pos
sible. He had seen with his own eyes one
of these internal machines, and had learn
ed from an eX-yachtman the particulars of
another device tor the destruction of ves-
sells at sea called ''rat," which was at
tached to the inside of a ship, and in a GER
tain number Of days there would be a hole
in her planking, and she would 90 down.
If the navigation OF the ocean is in the fl-
ture to be attended with such fearful risks
in addition to those of the winds and
waves, it certainly behooves the marine
care in underwriting for parties who are
not in all respects above suspicion.
Americans who dine with the Chinese
are surprised at the perfection to which
they have carried their cooking. During
recent Chinese banquet at San Francisco
an orange was laid at the plate of each
guest The orange itself seemed like any
other orange, but on being cut open was
| found to contain within the rind five kinds
of delicate jellies. One was at first puz-
zled to explain how the jellies got in, and,
giving up that train of reflection, was in
worse quandary to know how the pulpy
part of the orange got out. Colored eggs
were also served, in the inside of which
were found nuts, jcllies, meats and con-
fectionery. When one of the Americans
present asked the interpreter to explain
this legerdemain of cookery, he expanded
his head and said: ''Melican man heap
smart; why he not tindee out?"
The Republican journal., 1876-01-13
Experiments With Thin Seeding.

John Harrison of Harrison County Ohio,
writes as follows in the Ohio Farmer:
"ln 1873 | drilled on nine acres OF
stalk ground thirteen bushels of oats, on
strip one rod wide, through the middle
OF the field Idrillcd at the rate of eight
and one halt pecks per acre. When the
oats We're cut, this strip was found to be
much inferior to the other being very
thick and light in the head. From that
nine acres we threshed 400 bushels. The
same year | had y field Of wheat. the
half OF which was drilled in, one bushel
per acre, and the balance one bushel and a
peck The part sowed thin was much
better having at least two bushels per
acre more than the thick sowing. This
year ! drilled thrtytwo bushels of oats
on twenty-tour acres, and threshed 1919
bushels. On two acres of one field drill
ed at the rate OF a bushe per acre, and |
could not see but that they We're as good
as the others One OF my neighbors SOW
ed (broadcasD twenty-eight bushels on
twelve acres They We're very thick and
short, and there is no clover and timothy
on the field while have the best set |
have had for many years. There is GER
tainly a great amount of seed thrown away
by thick sowing. And not only this, but
many crops are injured, if not nearly ruin
ed by putting on too much seed"
The Republican journal., 1876-01-13

A powerfully built young lady from
Ghosts Gulch walked into Il dry goods
store at Canton City, Col, the other day.
and inquired of the bachelor clerk: "Do
you keep hose. young tellar ?" "Yes
ma'am, all kinds" was the reply; and
pulling down q couple of boxes OF hose
lie held up pair to view. She looked
straight at him, turned red, aud overflow
ed with the remark: "You blasted fool,
them is stockins'-I want a hoe" He re-
ferred her to the hardware store.
The Republican journal., 1876-01-13

GLOW is it," asked Bishop Wilberforce,
of one OF his Roman Catholic servant
girls, ''that you can feel SO kindly dispos-
ed toward me, when you believe that
shall certainly be lost9" ooh, no" said
She ''But how can | be saved,' persist
ed the Bishop, when your Church
teaches that there is no salvation out o
it's pale?" "You will be saved through
your invincible Ignorance" was the re
ply,
The Republican journal., 1876-01-13

Near Hillsboro lives swain who sup
ports an aged father with the aid Of about
two dollars week from the town. \
short time since one of the Selectmen
called on him and expressed the idea that
a dollar ought in future to satisfy him.
GA dollar you don't mean q dollar ~ was
the reply of the astonished son, "why
you ought to see the old devil eat - The
deduction was not insisted upon.
The Republican journal., 1876-01-13

The average railroad corporation stands
Il poor show before Granger jury in Wis.
consin One Nathaniel Jenkins smuggled
himself into car on the Milwaukee and
st. Paul Railroad, which had been char
tered for the transportation of horse
Near Lyle the car took fire, and he re-
ccivcd injuries from the smoke, which, it
is claimed, has entailed a pulmonary af
lection. He sued the Company Tor dam
ages although it was proved he paid no
fare that the Company had made no con
tract to carry him, that the train hands
did not even know of his being in the car,
where he had no right to be, the jury
gave him 81 800 damages,
The Republican journal., 1876-01-13

Michael Scre of Dedham, Mass, died OF
starvation on Wednesday. The same night
his wife gave birth to Il child, and it was
found that the family consisted of nine
children, and that they were without food,
fire or clothing, and that for some time
their only means Of support had been
what one daughter earned as an operative
in the Merchants woolen mill. The poor
man with all his suffering would not let
his condition be made known. As soon
as these facts had been ascertained TODD
and clothing were quickly supplied, pa
per was started at the mill and in 4 sho!t
time 1927 was raised
The Republican journal., 1876-01-13

A single grain of whea accidentally
dropped in a garden in Hovering ham,
Eng, last spring, produced 63 ears and
more than 5000 grains of wheat, probab
ly the largest yield ever known, but
showing what good soil and good cultiva-
ton can accomplish
The Republican journal., 1876-01-13
In 100 parts.

Wheat contains about 107 per cent of
ash of the above composition. The %
bushels will weigh LOO pounds. and will
contain 81 % pounds of ash.
According to a recent report of the Con
necticut State Board of Agriculture, the
average amount Of milk yielded per COW
hy a number of diaries was = 800 quarts.
This is equal to 5,3l2.5 pounds, at Is
pounds to the quart. Now, good milk
Yields on an average 50 per cent. of ash
OF the > 500 quarts viii give 34.53 pounds
ot ash of the following composition:
The Republican journal., 1876-01-13

A baker at Binghampton, New York,
sent two barrels of crackers to the pres
ident, and for several months expected to
be called to the cabinet. He then discov-
cred that the crackers had been sold to
negro in default of freight charges.
The Republican journal., 1876-01-13

twas discovered in New York the other
day that /, 300 pounds of coal made ton,
and the man who invented that arithmetic
was walked around by the ear and landed
in jail.
The Republican journal., 1876-01-13

\ noted desperate has Just died with his
boots on in Kentucky whose bloody deeds
would be better suited to u yellow-covcr-
ed novel than the history OF civilized
! Commonwealth. For many years George
Nonhcraft had been the terror OF the or
| er-lovng citizens of Lebanon and its
vicinity He was known to have been
guilty Of the murder of three inotlenslye
men; yet such was the fear that he inspr
ed that men dared not prosecute him, lest
their houses be burnt and they be murder
ed in their beds. When q reward was of
fcred tol his capture he rode boldly about
and no man dared to touch him. Witness
es could not be induced to appear against
| him. while single threat would enable
| him to secure testimony to any assertion
| he might choose to make. Some years
/ ago in consequence of Il most brutal mur-
| der he had committed, q reward OF $500
was oilurvti by the state for his capture,
and company of militia was sent up to
secure him. For weeks he eluded them
simply because he inspired such fear that
no one dared refuse him assistance. Fin
ally, he delivered himself up to Il comrade,
WHO claimed the $500 reward gave it to
Northcrait. and with it he paid the cX-
penses Of his trial, which, through wit
nesses procured by the dread of his ven
geance, resulted in an acquittal. Thomas
Chandler had been for several years Mar
shall of Lebanon, and Tor some time North
craft bore grudge against him. Accord
ingly Northcralt raised q disturbance in
Lebanon recently in order to call out the
Marshal and put a bullet through him. 1t
wasn't long after the trouble began that
Chandler appeared upon the scene. Com
ING up to Northcratt, Chandler presented
u shotgun and ordered him to surrender
The desperate refused, and Chandler fir
ed and killed Northcraft, and ut the same
time one of Northcratts companions, who
was on horseback, fired at and Killed
Chandler. Northcratts friends escaped.
As soon rs the remains OF Northcratt and
Chandler were cared for, about twenty
five men, armed and mounted, started in
pursuit Of the tugitlves. and succeeded in
capturing two of them who are now lodg-
ed in Jail.
The Republican journal., 1876-01-13

A girl with three arms is attracting
attention at Tescelo, near Jalapa, Mexico; ;
and when that girl gets her two arms
around her husbands meek she still has
one to tlirt with the other fellow across
the street
The Republican journal., 1876-01-13
Farm, Garden and Household,
Selling Milk,

Few farmers seem to realize the fact
that constantly feeding milch cows on a
farm will impoverish the soil. Almost
any intelligent man will admit at once
that If he raises - bushels of wheat to
the acre. he must return some fertilizer
to the soil which will replace the elements
that the wheat has removed. If we make
a chemical examination Of the ash of the
grain of wheat, we find it to be composed
Of the following ingredients i'll the given
,,r0,,c1.+iD,S-
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-04-26

than six years form its maturity. The Chief
Justice stated that in his opinion the plaintiff
had failed to make case, but he would hear
counsel upon the point of law involved, and
directed the jury to find verdict for the
plaintiff, subject to be set aside by the Court.
Patrick Daley ct. al v. Charles McFadden.
The plaintiffs are grocers at Easton and sold
the defendant goods to the amount of several
Thousand dollars. Verdict for aintiffs-zsfss.s
5S
The State V. Isaac s. Randolph. On the
night Of the Goth Of January last, the store
of Van LEW 3 Durham, in East Amwell
township. was broken open and robbed.
Subsequently Edward Mason and Charles
Stanford were arrested for the crime and con-
fessed. The defendant was indicted for aid
ing, abetting and assisting Mason and Stand
ford in cuncealfng goods. Verdict not guilty.
On Friday court adjourned to the twenty
second day Of May; for the trial Of appeals.
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Co The following Is list Of the election
returns of few Of the several townships IN
this county -
Mayor Thomas Palmer ;
Common Codncff, Joseph Dalrymple, James
Ham, Nathan Shurts, Jacob G. Hawk. Ish-
mael Brink, e. B. Kachline Town Clerk, s.
s. Wright; Assessor, Herbert A. Hummer
Collector, Justus w. Britton; Surveyors of
Highway, VIM. Robertson, (tie between David
Rittenhouse, Charles S. StfskoF and Joseph
Hawk Judge OF Election, A. P. Kachline ;
Overseer of Poor, Justus W. Britton Chosen
Freeholder, A. 8. Haring 0verseer of Roads,
A. ". Kugler; Constable; VIM. s. White
Commissioners Of Appeal Ell Swallow, John
L. Slack, VIM. H. Martin Pound Keeper,
John s. Curtis.
KIxawooD. Town Clerk, Lambert Rocka-
fellar; Judge Of Election, John Kugler
Chosen Freebooter, Paul G. Larue Survey
ors of Highways, George Dalrymple, Il. E.
Bonham, Town Committee, r. w. Bloom,
Elias johnson, John Hof, Asher Wolverton,
Abraham X. Quick; Collector, Charles Kug-
Ter; Assessor, Hiram Rittenhouse Consta-
BILE, Sylvester Bloom /; Overseer of Poor,
Sylvester Bloom Commissioners of Appeal,
Peter Vanderbilt, George b. Dalrymplc,
Charles Kugler Justice of the Peace; James
P. Gary.
EAST AMwELL.-Town Clerk, Ira Munson;
Judge of Election, Horace p: Quick Chosen
Freeholder William Sutphin; Assessor,
Abraham Quick Collector, Jacob s. Herder;
Town Committee, James Kelley, John G.
Durham, Martin v. Case, Peter W. shep-
herd, Ira Higgins Ovefseef Of Poor, David
Y. Ewing; Commissioners of Appeals, Benja-
min V. Hill, Silas Nonamaker, Abraham v.
Chamberlin; Surveyors of Highways, Lewis
D. Stout, David Bells; Constable, John
Pegg; Pound Keeper, Robert N. Kelly Jus.
tees Of Peace, Ira Higgins, William F Dilts.
WEST AMwELL.-Town Clerk, E. B. Hol-
combe Assessor, William II. Drake Colec-
tor Alexander Matthews Freebooter, B.
Blackwell; Judge of Election, A. B. Black
we'll Township Committee, Dory Smith, s.
Vanbhskirk; Hiram Wilson, John s. Drake,
J. A. Wilson Surveyor Of Highways, Mel
son Lambert, ]. P. Holcombe Commission
ers of Appeals, John II. Wilson, JOSEPH,
Matthews; Overseer of Poor, Nelson Abbott
Constable, Charles Todd.
RARITAN.--Town Clerk, George W. Dun
ham Judge of Election, John B. Rockafel-
low !; Freebooter, Isaac Smith !; Assessor,
Charles W. Hoff; Constable and Collector,
Dewitt G. Rittenhouse Overseer of Poor,
James s. Rockafellow Town Committee,
John Fl. Capner, John B. Rockafellow, Henry
II. Anderson, Peter T. Anderson, Jeremiah
Everitt Surveyors of Highways, Abraham
Hoppock, Abel Webster Commissioners Of
Appeal Jacob Rockafellow, Oliver Kugler,
Aaron H. Trimmer Pound Keeper, Charles
r.. Lake.
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BURGLAR CAueHT.--On Saturday night
week, Van Liew's store, near Wertsville, was
entered by burglars who succeeded in obtain
ing quite a lot Of goods. Suspicion was di-
rected to one Edward Mason, living near
Blawenburg, and a search of his house reveal
ed some of the stolen goods. He was arrest
ed and is now in the custody of Sheriff Bellis
Mason was brought into this county about
twelve years ago from the New York House
of Refuge, and since that time has been en-
ployed as farm laborer by various persons
He is married man, and the father Of two
children.
We learn that Mason has implicated two
other men in the robbery, and one of them, a
farmer named Isaac Randolph. was arrested
at a late hour on Saturday night At the hour
of going to press WE have not heard whether
there has been any evidence found to estab-
lish his guilt Democrat.
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We have just received from New York,
Van Duzer's Choice Extracts--vanilla, Lem
on, Rose, Almond--which are unsurpassed
for flavoring. Severns' Central, Al N. Union
Street 1t.
Don't forget that we are prepared to do
all kinds of jon PRINTING. neatly executed
ct reasonable rates.
The Mercer County Board of Freehold
ers viii stand - Republicans and 4 Demo-
Gratis: The new Board will be organized in
May.
One Donelle, who has been giving con-
certs at Asbury and Bloomsbury, in this
county, is in trouble. A Miss Ida DeIIart,
aged 10, fell in love with him and said his
people should be her people, etc. He endeav-
ored to induce her to return to her fathers
house at Asbury and remain until she be-
came of sufficient age to get married, and
then they would be united. She claimed that
she was sixteen years old and if they did not
then get married she was afraid they never
would, and insisted upon accompanying him,
and finally he gave bis consent to the elope-
ment and they went to Phillipsburg together.
They sent for the Rev. g. H. Jones to marry
them, but he refused. They were soon after
arrested on complaint of her father, and
Donelle was locked up, charged with " seduc-
tion, and enticing from her home, with intent
to marry, Ida DeHart, girl under the age of
Is years."
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tB- New Hope has resident who has
smoked cigars, we are informed, for the peri
cd of 81 years. The number of years indulg-
ed in the use of the weed I" are made all the
more remarkable from the fact that on an av-
erage he consumed seven each day and, al
though somewhat advanced in years, yet can
boast of constitution and health second to few
of those who have only weathered half his
Winters. This is very exceptional case.-
Persons who are Of calculative turn, may
find some astonishing facts when they come to
estimate the aggregate number of cigars,
their combined weight, cost, volume of smoke,
&c.
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FARMERS LOOK Our The Frenchtown
Independent says A man calling himself
Henry We'll, has been doing" the farmers
in this part of the county. or late he has
been dealing in cattle and horses buying
them and giving bis checks dated ahead in
payment. This gave him time to ship the
cattle and horses. When the checks were
due they came back unpaid, and We'll is gone,
the cattle and horses are gone, and the peo-
pie have learned another new trick by paying
dearly for it. His stock operations around
here run up into the thousands, and all clear
profit to him.
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JaH. 10, Is7e:-tt:

New GooDs.---I have id ct been purchasing
very heavily for the Spriag TRADE; Dry Goods
are cheap. they were fevef cheaper, now is
your time. A tist of great special bargains.
New York Mills, Wamsutta, Utica Nom
pareil and 100 Fruit of the Loom A Bleach
ed Muslih 12t
The regular "A Fruit Of the Loom Water
Twist Brand, 10c.
1914 Bleached Sheeting, 25c.
1914 Utica Bleached Sheeting, $780, by the
piece and 400. by the yard.
Best Calic6es, Merrimack, Coche60 and
Hamilton manufacture, Sc.
Manchester, Spragtie and Amoskeag Prints;
6ic.
Uhblsaehed Musllhs, IA Augusta A, At
lantic u and Massachusetts, BIB, Sc.
"A Atlantis A, Appleton A, Lawrence Xxx,
9kc. by the piece; and 10c. by the yard.
40, AZ and 45 Inch Sheetings, 10 and 121c.
200 doz. all linen Napkins, at 75c. and 81
per doz
100 dog. fringed Towels, with eolored Dor
ders, $3.50 per doz.
6-4 and IA Scotch Loom Table Linens, at
25c., 314c., 375c., SOC. and 62tc.
Bleached Damask Table Linens Ga, ia and
"a, at 50c., 62tc., Too. and 81.
ia Imported White Counterpanes $780,
SO, $3.50, "a, and so up to 80.
Black Alpaca, the best manufacture in the
market, at 25c., Ito, 37tc., and SOC.
Black Mohair Brilllantines at SOC. and
82tc., and 30 On tip I'd 81.
Black French Cashmeres, all wool, perfect
in duality and color, at 75c., S7tc, 81, $1.12f
and $1.25.
A magnificent variety Of Silks and other
fine Dress Fabrics.
The line of Dress Goods at t2t., 1sa, 25,
314, 37tc., and Soc, contains the best styles
and qualities Iii the market. s.
Brussels Carpets commencing III price at
81, and grading up to. 1925
Three-ply Carpets from $1.12t to $3.50.
Ingram Carpets from 45c. to $l.15.
Floor Oil Cloths from sic. to $1.10 per
yard.
A call will satisfy you that have the stock
for you to buy from. II. g. ScUDpER,
No. 45 Greene ST., Trenton, N. J..
March Goth.
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gB- Lambertville has voted for whiskey
and is happy once more, or will be as soon as
the bars are open. 1t is two years since the
jingle of glass has been heard in the city and
the coming music will be hailed with pleasure
by many. Others care not for the sweet
sounds of the brandy bottle, but then they
are of the class who do not want to help
business you know. And of these our
contemporary of the Record may be reckoned.
He made gallant fight against the whiskey
business, crooked ? or otherwise, and has
lost. But then he could not expect to win
every time. Call for a new deal next year,
Clark, cut the cards and try again. For a
year, at least, the Lambertvillian will be spar
ed the trouble and expense of crossing the
river for his morning bitters, and while that
is consideration, the stockholders of the
New Hope bridge cannot see that it is going
to help business - much along their route.
Twas two cent slip for one mans faire, a
six cent slip for three mems faire, and SO on
ad hbitssns. -Hunterdon Democrat.
If all the custom our to-be-lcensed hotels
get should come from those who went to New
Hope for their "bitters, it won't much more
than pay the salary of one bartender.
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Splendid Parlor Suits at very low prices
at Titus Warerooms, 46 Coryell st.

tW A spirited pair of horses-attached
to carriage--owned by Mr.. Joseph Quick, of
West Amwell, caused quite an excitement by
a runaway, in this city, on Friday last. They
started from the front of Mr.. John Wilson's
Store, on North Union street, and ran to the
corner of Union and Bridge streets, at which
point they came in contact with a heavy lime
team, slightly injuring one of the lead horses.
No particular damage was otherwise done,
with the exception of knocking one of the
carriage wheels to pieces.
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LycEUM CONFERENCE.-The Newtown Ly-
ceum having asked the several Societies of
Bucks County to send d Committee to meet
their Committee to consider the proprety Of
holding Convention some ten or twelve
Societies responded and last Saturday was
assigned the day of the meeting. About
one o'clock in the afternoon the master
minds Of the several localities gathered to-
gether In the parlor of Mrs. DIR. Heston, at
Newtown, and in order that business might
be done in order, Mr.. Isaac Hilborn was call
ed to the chair. He made few remarks up
on tile object Of the meeting, after which the
Secretary, Mrs. Emma Twining, called the
roll which consisted of the nine following So
cieties :--Newtown Lyceum, Yardleyville
Lyceum, Emerson Literary Union, Attleboro',
Solebury Literary Society, Oxford Valley Ly-
ceum, Concord Lyceum, MELVILLE Lyceum,
and New Hope Lycoum. After general dis
QUESTION of the subject the following was de-
termined upon That the Convention be
held on the 10th day of August, 1875, at 10
o'clock in the morning; at Beaumont Deer
Park; and each Lyceum shall have the p.iyi-
lege of occupying half an hour as they may
see fit, and that band Of music be procured
to discourse sweet strains. After some skir-
mishing the following officers were elected to
serve the Convention President, Isaac Hill
born ; Vice-Presidents, T. G. Knowles, John
w. Scarborough, Frank Rigler, DR.. James B.
Candy, ]. w. Puff, B. W. Rup, Maria LAYER
al, Minnie Moon, and Lille Wynkoop Sec
retaries, Livy H. Cock, and Sallie Cooper !;
Treasurer, j. w. Scarborough.
A Committee Of Arrangements consisting
of the Chairmen of the Committee present
was appointed to procure the Park, 60, The
meeting then adjourned sine die. The Com
mittee of Arrangements met the same after
noon and concluded to admit any other Ly-
ceum that would be bound by the action of
the previous meeting, and then adjourned to
meet on the twenty-seventh Of May, at the
Same place, for the purpose of completing the
programme Of arrangements, &c.