The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-01-09

at Trenton.
The Masonic Grand Lodge will bold its an
nual meeting at Trenton, January 16.
This by Josh Billings: There iz DO man
who needs SO much watching az the one who
IL always watching some one else."
The trial of the suit against Samuel J. Til
den for the recovery of bis income tax has a.
gain been postponed for week.
Hon. Orsstes Cleveland, of Jersey City, has
been appointed Assistant Commissioner to the
Paris Exposition. oss Is 40 Ms
Professor James Martin. Shelbyville,. Ind,
died recently, leaving collection of 100, 600
beetles, the largest In the country.
There are eight Methodists 10 the United
States Senate and seventeen in the House.
Five years ago there were but three members
OF that denomination In Congress.
Intense cold prevails along the Hudson
river valley, the mercury ranging from three
to ten degrees below zeross The river il firm
ly closed. ts
Mildness e0nquers--and hence 1t is that the
gentle yet positive influence of DIR. Bulls
Baby Syrup overcomes SO quickly the dis
orders of Babyhood Price 20 cents
Moody and Sanksy are referred to by the
ligion that enjoys a certain vogue in the
United States" ssl sr
business is very brisk at the Baldwin loco
motive works, and the forty engines ordered
by the Russian government are already zun-
der way.
One Of the most bitter opponents OF the
Paris Exposition bill was 8. 5. Cox, of New
York and now Cox is doing his best to get
one of the American Commissionerships.
The Beard. Of Education Of New Haven,
recently, by vote of 8 to 8, decided to dis
pense with religious exercises in the public
schools Of that city.
The model husband has been found in AL
bany. He don't permit his wife to do more
than half the work. She puts up the canned
fruit in Summer, and he puts it down in Win
ter ~
Mr.. Watson r. Van Camp, Of Trenton, has
withdrawn as candidate for the Engrossing
Clerkship Of the House of Assembly, having
been appointed Assistant Insurance Commits
sioner for the State.
DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup il fast taking the
place of all the old fashioned Cough remedies.
II never fails to relisve the most'violsnt cold,
and for throat diseases is invaluabls. Price,
25 cents. s.
A prominent Washington Democrat says
that that party will agrse to take Mr. Hayes
into their confidence and give him their sup
port If he will agree to give them the plum
der" That's about the size Of it.
Ingham Coryell, of this State, late privats
Secretary to Door keeper Polk at Washington,
and just discharged for alleged newspaper
correspondence offensive to Congressman
Miles Ross, Threatens to make damaging dis
- IN
his also losing his position.
Governor Bishop of Ohio does not find
his path smooth since his election. Tho Gin
cinnati EaQuir0r( Dem. goes for him sharply
because he will not resign a lucrative position
as railroad trustee when he is inaugurated
as Governor
Caleb Davenport, chief scout under Gen.
Moseby during the late war, was ledger in
the First Precinct Police Station, Jersey City,
on Tuesday. In the afternoon he attacked
two tramps with his one arm, and beat them.
He was locked up.
There is the same necessity for all true low
ers of their country to close ranks and face
the threatened disgrace of reputation, that
there was to present united front to the re-
belion in 1861. The danger and the dishon-
or that menace US now are az great as they
were then. M
In the city OF New York, during December,
one hundred failures and assignments, with
liabilities aggregating nearly SO, 100000, were
reported. This il the heaviest record of the
kind for any month of 1877, and the figures
show an increase of % per cent. in the num-
Der and 300 per cent. in amount on the list
for November
The American Department Of the French
Exposition seems to be shaping up pretty we'll
after all the delay. The applications for space
are far in excess of the room assigned to the
United States, and the work of Commission
er-General Mccormick is moro one OF rejec-
tion than acceptance.
The Trenton True american says that Mr..
John o. Raum's History of New Jersey,'
from its first settlement to the election of
General Mcclellan as Governor of New Jer-
sey, will DO published and for sale by the mid
die of the present month. The work will con-
tain about 1000 pages, and will BIO in two vol
umes.
Ho was an applicant FOR tho position of
writing teacher in one Of our public schools.
They gave him copy book and asked him
for specimen Of what he could do. He took
up the pen, and in handwriting that looked
like fash Of LIGHTNING that had mistaken
the direct road, wrote as follows: "Sorror
doesn't kill folks az fast as green gooseburys."
The old wooden bridge OF the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, over the Raftan river at New
Brunswick, is being removed to make way
Tor a new iron bridge. The new bridge is to
De Ole feet loug, with draw of $50 feet,
swinging on \ circular pier 26 feet high
There arc 10 be seven spans Of an average
ength Of 1875 feet and depth of "a feet.
FRACTIONAL CURRENCY. reduction in
fractional currency for the last month was
S279 900 for the six months, $3.50 OPS and
or the calendar year, IS, ,097. The amount
If fractional currency still outstanding is a
title over SIS, 600, 600 fully one-half of which
mount Is estimated to have been destroyed
md will nuver be presented for redemption.
The production of gold and silver in the re-
yion west Of the Missouri during 1877 is es-
mated by Wells, Fargo g. Co. at sos, 800 :
100 which is S7,500,000 in excess OF the
lield of 1876. Nearly half of this is silver
rom Nevada, while California turns out fif,
cen and a half millions of gold. The silver
Exported from San Francisco to India and
china is given as about SIS, 900, 600.
Rev. Simeon Siegfried, some years ago pas
or of the Pottstown Baptist Church, has TAX
~, oh rna IF South Tan,ntjc Ranftet Ghnroh