The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-09-19

The steps of faith fall on the seeming void
and find the rock beneath - Waiter.
Luther was wont to say, Three things
made good ministers--temptation, afliction,
supplication.
Official returns from Maine indicate that
the recent vote was the largest, with one ex-
ception, since 1860.
Virginia's liquor punch has proved to be an
immense success, and now there IL a fair pros
poet that the Mother of Presidents will be
able to pay the interest on her debt.
A new survey of the Delaware river and its
bay is proposed. It is thirty years since the
last complete survey was made.
The Canadian harvests are the largest that
have been gathered in fifteen years. This al
so will help towards restoring better times.
The President will send only brief mes
sage to Congress at the extra session. Matters
of Importance will be discussed at the regular
session of December.
The rife shooting at Creedmore resulted in
a victory for the Americans. During the two
points while the total score of their opponents
was 3242.
A recent telegram from Salt Lake City says
that John Taylor is only acting President of
the Mormons until new President is appoint
ed to succeed Brigham Young.
The great Corliss engine Of the Philadel-
phia Centennial Exhibition is on its way back
to Providence, and sixty cars are required for
its transportation.
The Bartholdi Fountain, from the Centen-
NAL Exhibition, is now in its place in the Bo-
tanical Gardens, facing Pennsylvania avenue,
Washington, ID. G..
Goldfish are simply Chinese and Japanese
carp. They were brought to this country
many years ago by sailors, and thrived in the
Long Island ponds.
The beauty of the ladies of Baltimore has
become the standard of comparison the world
over. They maintain that peculiar clearness
and richness of complexion by the occasional
use las required) of Dr. Bulls Blood Mixture.
The Permanent Exhibition has issued an
official Sheet containing illustrations and de.
scrptive articles, entitled the Bulletin of the
Exhibition. II is circulated gratuitously, and
is intended to advance the interests of the
great fair
With cake of GLENN's SULPHUR Soar
and commodious bath-tub, the victim of
chronic cutaneous eruptions can improvise a
sulphur bath, which no professed bathing es-
Enlistment can supply. Sold by all druggists
Hills Hair Whisker Dye, black or brown,
80 cts. s. 49, 4-w
In the Wisconsin Republican Convention,
on Tuesday, resolution was adopted favor
ing an appropriation by Congress "for the
purpose Of assisting, under suitable regula-
tions the surplus laboring men of the large
cities and mining districts to settle on the
public lands"
A Conference of FIR 90 Traders met In Sara
toga N. Y, a few days ago. Resolutions
were adopted declaring the existing tariff laws
largely responsible for the present depression
of the Industrial, financial and commercial in
forests of the country, urging the renewal of
reciprocity with Canada, &c. &c.
Rev. S. M. Studdiford, of the Third Pros
byterian Church, Trenton, returned home
from his trip to Europe on Wednesday. On
Young Mems Association Of the Church and
escorted home. He expressed himself as hav-
ing had splendid time In sight seeing in the
old countries, but like all good Americans
was glad to get home.
1t will not do, after this, to reproach our
Canadian neighbors with being slow. One
hundred and eleven miles In an hour and for
ty-nine minutes--six miles Ia five Minutes
mile In fifty seconds---must be conceded to be
passably rapid travelling. Yet this remark
able time is reported to have been recently
made by special train on the Canada South
ern Railroad.
just read this The glad song OF the har-
vest set to the music of many thousand reap
ers, has been sung S5,000,00 bushels of the
best wheat in the world have been shocked
and stacked in the glorious sunlight, and now
comes the grand symphony Of the full-throat-
L.
Of plenty melt aud run into golden rivers of
melody, while the railroads take up the jocund
strain, and pour the yellow effluence into the
great tide of commerce which courses round
the world.--Sk Paul Pionesr-Press.
The "solid South" according to Wade
Hampton, may prove to be not such q terrible
thing after all. Gov Hampton says that the
popularity of President Hayes is constantly
increasing in South Carolina, and that IL any
body expects to use the Southern Congress
men to kick up rumpus with the President,
he will be mistaken. There isn't corporal's
guard of Democrats in the whole South who
could be used in such way. The policy is
bound to succeed because 1t is the true one,
and the President will gather around him the
conservative men of all parties. This is
sanguine view, but Mr. Hampton expresses il
as IL he believed it with his whole heart. He
goes SO far rs to say he thinks Hayes has done
more good than Tilden could have done. Evil
IDENTIFY the fraud " battle-cry will not be
all-powerful in the South three years hence
A Texan herdet's. outfit consists of two
donkeys for carrying supplies, a tent, cook
ing utensils, blankets. a canteen made Of tin
and holding five gallons Of water, small
Texan pony, two or three dogs, and tobacco.
Shepherds receive from $40 to SIS per mcith
and board, and 0verseers from $25 to $780,
Two men and three dogs can readily take care