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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-02-14

-" When the swallows homeward ly,''
then is the time when coughs and colds begin
to appear. Dir. Bulls Cough Syrup cures sv-
cry case,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-02-14

= Ladies' Cloazs, Costs, and Dresses, cu
and made to order at short notice, at Mrs. M
W. Cooley's. d6tf
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-02-14

Report OF GRAMMAR DEPARTMENT OF
HILL PUBLIC SoHosL, FOR MoNTif OF JAM
uApv 1877 "a
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-02-14


az Daniel McGowan's Gaze was tried be.
fore the Court. at Doylestown; one day last
week. It will be remembered that Daniel was
charged with stealing q set Of harness from
Michael Uhler, Jr., of uhlertown, Pa. on the
strength ofIwhat was considered a remarkahle
disclosure at the house of John McGowan, IN
Solcbury, some weeks SINCE MCGOWAN elaine
ed that the. harness had been purchased of a
gentleHtan !: whom he did not know" while
on trip up the canal some time since Yer
dict--not guilty, ~ s 81
The case Of John McGo~ab, came before
the Court, on Friday last. He was charg-
ed with secreting stolen goods at his premis-
ses In solebury, especially number. Of over,
coats that were claimed by the plaintiff tc
have been taken from M. A. VanHart's hotel,
in New Hope, about a year ago. Witnesses
appeared in the interest of the McGowan fam
lily and under oath declared as to when, where.
by whom the coats in question had becn
obtained. Verdict--not guilty.
Watson p, MagilI, Peter s. Naylor, and
others, appeared and testified to Johns good
character, and be is generally considered in
nocent of the charges brought against him,
but public opuion is much divided IN regard
to the boys and other parties being wholly ex-,
cused. ~ s 4
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-02-14

tB- Save that old Looking Glass Frame.
Have a new glass put in. All sizes on hand
at TITUS. f. ii. i
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-02-14

TAx-PAYERs' MEETING. "A meeting of the
taxpayers of Hunterdon County will be held
at the Court House, at Pennington, on Satur-
day, Gath of Feb. inst. at o'clock P. NJ, to
receive the report Of the Committee appoint
ed at last meeting to draft Constitution and
erwise complete the organization of the Tax
Payers Association tits hoped that there
will be as grand a rally of good citizens from
all parts of the County as there was at the
last meeting. ORDER OF COMMITTEE.
sit lilly =. =, 49,
ny You viii get your moneys worth at
Tfrus'l +. IL 81
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-02-14

l1RtGGS fatsrrh Era5i .rjdf MI cur ratarri II
- arises from iso-ganIzed COO iii u Of SO nari,
Initiated secretion Of the raudur systein ana npuris
ty of the blood 1t Is constitutional as we'll ocas
struction ~ the nasal witty heavy oads disagreea-
bic feeling In the head cogsing up n IN throat In he
night with thick obnox ious matter aving when cx-
PEELED abby appearance occasionally streaked with
blood rFg~ catarrh Era1irator IL SCI v pail or cx-'
FOR use, Warranted cheapest and most eifa sua ADJ
dress TwJ Briggs and C,' Newark NJ. sold nv g. NJ
shsmalia Moore's Drug Store, Lamberisile, n. j.
Feb. !, 1876.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-02-14

DHGGS' Hair Siinuator, dressing prescrvative Is n
charningIy perfumed hair dressn possessing I'M
yslsd tonic 40 Titles that designed topreveni bald
ness ard premature gray hair, heing cooling 10 thu
scalp instantly allays all tehipg banishes dandrnG AMI
all erartive hnmors causing the young hair % ny
stimulating and Strengthening Tho hair slicias aud pn-
pill9 which affords the the hair putrinent aud
life Sold by q II. shamalia, Moorss cfug Store LAM
bertville, MI.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-20
Judge Boone,s explanation.

Judge Boone, addressed the people
of Graves county, last Monday. The
May field Democrat in reporting hi,
speech, makes the following report Of
his position on the Electoral Commis
sion bill:
He showed eonclu,ively where the
blame rested, fer not asserting and
maintaining the rights Of the Demo
cratic party Immediately after the elee-
ton aud the entertainment Of the re-
suit. That it was not the fault Of the
Southern Democracy. He also paid
just tribute TO the patriotism and de
Democrats of the North, who stood by
and defended the rights Of all sections
Of the country amidst the most trying
circumstances that men were ever call
ed upon to endure Aud when at last
the great opportunity having passed
without being improved, and great
fears were felt all over the land with
regard to the peaceab ole solution OF that
question and the perpetuiiy OF Amer
lean liberty, the joint committee OF
both houses, majority OF whom we're
Democrats, reported the bill known a
the Electoral Commission, it was ad
vocated by Democrats. by all he Dem
oeratic Senators excepting Eaton, OF
Connecticut, and all the Democratic
members of the House except eighteen
and believing that if purity could be
found any where, freedom from parti
san feeling could be expected in any
officials, it would surely be found 10
the Judges of the Supreme Couri, the
highest tribunal known TO our Go5ern
ment. His conscientious convictions
were that, il offered the only peace
able and just se;tleme Mt of that ques
ton. hence he supported the measure
III did so honestly, and console nti,us
", aud had no apology to offer for bis
action. That under similar surround
ings he would do so again. lie showed
coDciusiyely, TO any one free from pre-
JUDGE, that il was not the law itself
that caused The great swindIe to be
perpefrated upon the Democratic party
and the American people. hut the all
D'i"isfrafioa Of the law 10y periured
parti,ans. That if the rulings had
been made according to justice and
right that I'ildcn aud II endrieks would
have been counted in. and all through
the ranks OF the Democratic party
this Elec'o oral commission would have
been extol'ed to the skies. and the orig
uators and supporters Of the law. as
peerless patriots, but through the par
tinsanship of the eight Republicans
eonstitdiipg the majority of that Tri
bunal, justice, truth and liberty we're
throttled, and hence many are prone
to condemn those who voted for It and
impugn their motives and to assail
their integrity and patriotism.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-20
NIIssISSIppi LeYees.

The Cynthiana Ns@S thus reports
4 speech of Gen. Abe B Iford
I'VE must be prosperous, otherwise
we cannot be happy. The measures |
allude to are the improvement OF Ken
lucky river and the building Of levec-
on the Mississippi river. When these
two great schemes are successfully
completed, then we may look for the
beginning of new era in the history
of our country. These are the two
great schemes proposed by the Demo
cratic party OF America, and ought
not to be opposed ty the Radical
party
The levees on The Mississippi river
should be made by all means, aud au
appropriation should have been voted
by Congress irrespective OF parties,
long since, aud we believe it will be
done, aud that TOO within lew years
But Kentucky river improvement is a
swindle and a job aud should never be
Improved by an appropriation from the
State or National Treasury. The men
who have collected the tolls on that
river, fora number of years past, agreed
70 replace the locks and dams swept
away by high water and they should
be compelled to comply with their con
tracts. Is to he democracy Of Amer
lea being unhappy over ,he improve
ment or uon Improvement OF Kentucky
river is simply ridiculous, aud places
Gen. Bulori in very unenviable POI
sitjou
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-20
The ScaIn s.nAY.

Some people are disposed to find
fault with the Kentucky scalp law
they think it would be better to have
the foxes. wild eats, aud wolves than
to pay the price PR coPita for their
destruction Well, it has always been
point for controversy. and probably
always will be-; but suppose we had IA
law giving five cents each for rat
scaIp~; how would that do to balance
the interests between the cisies aud
the counties? The Legislature OF
Missouri has just passed such a law
and rats are now at premium We
don want to claim too much for
Frank fort, but We honestly believe it
such law should prevail in The Legi,
iature, aud the city would give some
man the exclusive privilege 10 catch
rats. he would be rich enough to live
III brown stone house before he had
been in The business twelve monihs.-
Fruakf0rt Yeon,DR.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-20

The friends OF Dr. w. D. Corbett.
,thorize the announcement of his
me as candidate to represent Hick
Han and Fulton. in the next General
assembly of Kentucky. The call,
amerously signed by his friends.
eaid be too lengthy to appear in the
.ular announcement column, but it
) on file in this Office. We have be
re spoken of the merits of Dr. Cor
1T for the position, and without dis
raging others in the least, would
sain commend him to our people. lie
capable, we'll posted on the live is
res Of the day, and his candidacy
a Ill bring questions of practical and
material benefit to our immediate com.
'runiiy 10 the front, other than The
routine issues of general politics
Some of these issues have been fore
.hadowed in communications printed
/" the COURIER. From time to time
ley will be again discussed as the
.velopmcnts of the canvass may de-
,.and. Dr. Corhett is welded TO the
lea that the "office should seek the
u,n." aud hence the action of his
riends in assuming to announce his
sane.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-20

Proctor Knott made a speech in Leba-
IN. Ky, on the 18th ult.. in which be
lifted the fllibusters in Congress, con-
emned the Electoral Commission, and
legged that the establishment Of the com
ission and the defeat Of Tilden lcere due
money
IL Mr.. Knott knows whereof he
neaks, he owes it to the country TO
ncak out. aud tell when, where, to
hom. and all he knows about it.
he Democratic members from Ken
scky who voted for the establish
aent Of the Commission" should &c
"and an explanation. Dir. Knott
'ands too high in the State and Ma
ional confidence TO be supposed to be
liking on mere conjecture, or to graft
J an idle or evil spirited Imagination
he people must know more from Mr..
mott
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-20
a New Poii,icaI war.

There are daily growing indications
that the President Is likely to encoun
ter very serious opposition TO his
Southern policy from the extreme ele
ments Of his own party in the North.
Already the coming Congress casts It's
dark shadow before il. and many are
the predictions of high party excite
ment in Washington during the mid
summer days The letter Of Seua
tor Blaine Is regarded as another no
rice rom him OF stormy times TO come
in Washington. His excited declnra-
tion, during the special session Of the
Senate, that he should never desert
the Southern Republicans is now re-
called, aud il is believed that he will
make an open and Of course a vigor-
Gus fight against the whole Southern
business.
Be"fruIfn wade i,p- also wrtt,eu a
letter in which he IL represented t.
have arraigned President Hryes and
his policy with his quaint and vigorous
bitterness ct speech Martin Town
send Of Troy, y \ is. said also to
have prepared letter in opposition to
the Presidents policy
The President i undi-turbed He
has been warned OF the threatened op
position, but maintains at an times hi~
remarkable equipoise Nothing will
he permit to swerye him from hi>
purpose.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-20
Reforming The ser,Ice.

Civil service promotions continue il
the Interior Department To day the
chief clerks of the Patent office was
promoted to the pla, e of Bel, made
Assistant Secretary, and one of the
examiners was made chief clerk of the
Patent Office The first efforts of Sec
rotary Schurz will be to organize the
most efficient forces Of the department.
so as to obtain the greatest possible
benefits to the service. and next will
come an overhauling FOR the purpose
of purging the service of inefficient
and improper persons and those who
obtained Office by notoriously improp
er meuus.-[ Washington Special Gin
cinuati Gazette
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-20
u. :. Bullock and "a UonVen-
From Clinton Democrat !

From Clinton Democrat
must be permitted, Mr.. Editor,
even at the risk Of extending this ar
tleie to an unreasonable length 10 sng
@eHt reason why. Just now, conven
tons of the Democratic party should
be encouraged throughout the land
We have been dt frauded of our chief
magistrate; We have submitted to the
installation OF r. B Hayes as our
President, when We feel morally con-
WINGED hat our candidate was ele cred
and did so for the sake of peace aud to
preserve our form of government But
does 1t pot rest in the heart and mind
OF every Democrat in this broad land
that at the next presidential election
this fraud shall be rebuked- this con
spiracy shall be utterly destroyed? To
this end, let Us now, at once 90 to
work; organize our party, keep the or
ganizalion pei feet; have but one end
in view-that Is 10 say that all minor
aud personal considerations shall be
suboTdinated to the one great end: she
glorious victory OF the great Democrat
ic party four years hence. Therefore
let US keep up cOnventions-o!fer ~
our personal and sectional preiudice-
on the altar of public good, and stand
ready at all times to submit to any be
hests of the party lawfully expressed
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-20
THE EUROPEAN WAR
RUSSIA AND TURKEY
BOUND TO FIGHT.
Ali Europe Likely To BecOne
EHVOlsPd
United states 90 Furnish sup.
piles.

The present aspect of affairs looE'
ike war between Russia and Turks
is inevitable, if the hostile armies hass
not already met in battle. The natur'
Of the controversy is such that all ihi
leading European powers are involved
and will very probably take pant %
nne or the other side. The bone O.
contention Is the control Of the Boz.
phorus and Dardanelles Turkey, By
her geogra phical position. controls tbf
worlds commerce TO the East Indie
and the habitable portions Of Asia
aud levies heavy tax on that grep
commerce. Friendly arrangements Of
the part of Turkey, with Englanl,
Austria and other powers, Undue,
those nations to waut Turkey to hol5
her own. The situation is death %
Russian trade; besides Russia. isr
greatest and strongest power in dc
world, wants 10 extend her territor
and really TO take Turkey and all hr
attach ments to herself. The 9TH
European powers look with alan
upon the growth Of already TOO power
full Russia. There is great dissais
faction in many Of the provinces OF
Turkey. The religion in Turkel Is
Mohammedan, but more than halt her
~ubjecfs are Christians. 1t may be
safely said, that all these Christians
desire any charge to relieve them OF
he Moslem yoke. Ia fact, some
provinces are already in Instruction
I, is believed that England, Austria.
aud perhaps france, will fight with
Turkey against Russia, from CONNER
ciaI necessity.
How will it effect the Uuited States
Undoubtedly, it will prove real har
vest to our people in pecuniary sense.
Already, it has visibly effected the
prices of grain and brealstuffs. With
European war, aud bountiful grain
crop this year. the damages by hard
times the three past years will be re
paired, and our farming people once
more ON the road to prosperity. Il
they will fight, the United States will
make the money.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-20
state AID To local Improve
INentk.

A dill involving the propriety and
expedieucy Of State aid to works of
improvement, local in character, will
be presented in the next Legislature
of Kentucky The people directly
interested in navigation Of the Ken
lucky river will seek the aid of the
State to improve that water course
The State Of Kentucky has hereto
fore engaged in that sort Of business.
with not very encouraging results. A
considerable sum was spent in an at
tempt to improve the navigation OF the
Licking aud the work Was left unfiu
ished A considerable amount ha,
been invested in stock III turnpike
roads This has proved TO be nearly a
total loss If the entire people OF
Kentucky are to be taxed 70 aid in
the Improvement Of Kentucky river,
then, as a simple act of justice, the
people interested in that work ought to
be willing to be taxed to aid in i'm
proving other water courses or in con
strueting roads in other sections of the
Stare.
When the door is once fairly opened
for such an appropriation a. that
claimed by the friends Of the Ken
lucky river improvement, it will be
hard to close it. Appropriations will
be demanded for works OF improves
ment 10 other sections of che State,
and with what justice can they be re-
fused p C0rington Ticket.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-20
what OF Louisiana

The probabilities seem very largely
in favor of the early recognition of the
Nichols Government in Louisiana.
It appears now that this much is de
termined upon, aud is Gully held 10
obeyauce, to devise ways to cause it to
be received with perfect satisfaction
The Nichols Legislature only lacks
four members TO bling it to the exact
status and complexion thought requi.
site by the Hayes Commissioners, aud
they have consented to compromise so
far as to admit these four Packard me u -,
and then to proceed 70 new organi-
zation. This will leave the Democrats
very handsome majority in each
homo
The Louisiana matter will be settled
within the next week. Hayes an
nounces his determination to remaiu
firm in his South Carolina policy, and
to withdraw troops from Louisiana
The country grows in the coufIeuce
that he will do -.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-20
q Presiden who couldn't Pay
lOC iIs BreakIaSt.

On ecenbusiness trip to Houston
I had for Trailing com pauion we'll
known merchDt OF this city, who told
story alter toy Of early days 10 Texas
Que struck II, as worth preserving
When myfather first came here"
said tho nlgchant, "he settled 10
Houston-thn the capital of Texas
was put in grocery and provision
store under avery strict and parsimo
nious boss lne morning, just as
had swept on Tom, ecu. Houston ;
body servant came into the store
Looking aroud he sped fne ham
a rara acice those days Having
asked the p,is, he said he would take
it and the Prsideut would call around
aud pay for it. felt proud of my
sale, and casd the attention. Of the
boss to it as son As he came in.
Did you Cd the money ? he asked
quickly.
"'No: butPresideut Houston i
coming roundD pay for IT.
.,,PreSident EIou>ton-ihe devil
Did Tom say would see it paid p
No. SIR.
Then yo' are fool Now. sir.
YOU 90 straist to the Presidents
kitchen aud bug me that ham, unless
Tom will say ishaIl be paid for
a" | started off, very much crest
fallen, and no liking the job before
me. But reolutely walked iuto n e
Presidents kishen. Tom was there
I saw my hanlyiug there, with few
slices cut of +, aud Selling it, told
Tom. unless h would undertake TO see
that the none was paid | would TAX e
it back
Tom cogAteG awhile, and then
said "Youn man, take back your
meat. The Gneral i a mighty good
master, but a mighty poor paymn>ter
and [ don't ker to inyolyiiaie myself
with his debt-9
..Th;- wa- eseugh for me. lefr
with the ham in my hand. Going
around to the gate | had TO pass the
front door. There stood Gen. U0us~
ton. the President Of Texas. with a
pocket handkerchief in one hand and
i toothpick in the other Ny iItie
man says he. in hi superb manner
tell your master am VI der great ob
legations for a most delicious breakfa>',
and would pay him. but really haven Z
got the money The fact is, young
man. Texas is very poor, aud, as her
President, | must share her poverty
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-20
! son OF George washington

From the New ORR W Orid.
May man live to the age Of one
hundred aud three, claim to be the
sou Of the great American truth teller
aud cherry tee chopper he a mem Der
10 good standing Of the Pres byterian
Church, and yet be most uumitigatcd
fraud and hnmbug? Thi, i, a serious
question. But we do not see how we
can help putting il, when Mr. Mulhat
tan, Of Washington, Pa writes to US
not Oh the 1>t bur on the 3rd Of \ pill
to assure Us that there Is living in that
town a true aud lawful son Of George
Washington. aged one hundred and
three years For Mr. Mulhattan in
forms Us that this interesting cenfena-
rian is the son Of the Father of his
Country by lady whom he married
in the summer Of 1913" at FoIt Du
quense, and upon The very spot where
the freight depot OF the pennsylvania
railroad now stands" And yet ser
acious history tells US that George
Wa hington bad been already married
on the Eth Of January, 1893 to Mrs
Mertha Curties We decline to iudict
the founder Of the republic for bigamy
in this Centennial year.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-20
.:ne Enorms growth OF
Cir UaeDts.


It is undeniabIy tue that the nj R 5,
prolific cause vi me prolonged rard
Zines which nov form the leading topic
of complaint iutkis country, Is to De
found in the vas, ) xreusiou OF indeot'
,dne>S of all kids We Do not mean
private indebtslne... which has be
come measurably liqqidated and clear
ed out OF the Ssv but pubic Inde ut
ednes@, which s6ll hsngs uopalu . an
iGcubus of feaaul seighf, pressing
upon Il e incom., and earnings & all
classes in the csmmpDiiy. y public
debt, whether aanjeipal, State or ia
lonai, Is a mortgage apon 'he III G" :
Of living Of eystv man.
Now, that hssy ' share Of our pub
lie debts which have been piled up by
local governments aud which are
known as muuieipal debts. have been
created for the most part since The war
and for all sort of purposes ana pre-
texts connected with public improve
ments. Some Of our cities have car
rIed expeuditun so high that the re-
sources of taxaion have proved made
quate, with Other draius upon the peo-
pie, TO meet the interest, aud defaIca-
ton aud reputation has been the re
suit. This is speedily true Of several
cities in The southern States, where
the people have beeuyictimized by bad
government, AID theifresourceS Pledg
ed beyond Their abiiiy to pay. But
the same corrupt auityranical sway oI
local demagogaes and ward politicians
has brought eyeralof our Northern
cities TO the verge Of defaulting in the
payment of the enemous interest en-
tailed by the pSa5sious debts piled VI
TO the exten ot millions in cities
where there no Deceit excuse Ion
creating Il deb at ali
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-20

TaE sewing combination i
rgeIy represented in Washington
here an effort is being made to Sc
-ure a renewal or extension OF the
i motion patent, which is feature
the Wheeler & Wilson, Singer, and
her sewing machines. The patent
spires on the 8th of May, and unless
= can be renewed the monopoly will
T., broken down and prices will tumble.
lie enormous profits of the sewing
machine interests are evident from the
let that a Sos machine costs only
i %, and those of higher prices
roporiionately Should the sewing
n.achine men fail to get a renewal Of
Re patent, prices will probably drop
re-half, because any machine-shop
manufacture the machine. with
c various patent attachments.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-20

GPN. Abe Buford, the Democratic
candidate for the Legislature in Wood
ford county, is a jealous champion OF
Kentucky river improvement, and in
ends urging before the next Legisla
.ure a bill for the appropriation OF
money for putting the river in navi-
Die condition.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-20

THE amount of fractional currency
lost and Destroyed since the original is
sue is esiimaiedHto be about $40, 900,
900. This is a clear gain to the coun-
Try, aud decreases the national debt
Just that much; but unfortunately, il
i,n't drop in the bucket.