The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-09-18

The Reading Dispatch points out marked
feature of difference in the issue of green
backs and national ba 1k-notes for circulation.
1t says that it has cost the people over $14,-
100000 in fifteen years to print the Govern
ment .'greenbacks," while the printing of
money by the Government for the national
banks has not cost the people one cent--the
banks having paid for printing their notes.
Greenbacks pay no taxes national banks pay
from $ls, 900, 600 to $22 000, 600 per annum in
State and Federal taxes If these banks
should, by act of Congress, be closed, this
500, 900. 600 would have to be raised by taxing
the people that additional amount each year.
Bull-dozing told the story again in Ar
kansas at the State election on Tuesday of
last week. Rife clubs were organized in the
Republican counties months ago to stop the
colOred men from voting, and though their
disbandment was ordered by the Governor for
the sake Of appearances it was not until the
desired result had been secured. Phillips
county, which for ten years past has regular
ly given Republican majority of more than
2000 is now carried by the Democrats by a
majority fully as large. Is it by such means
that q solid South - is to be secured at the
approaching Congressional elections?
1t seems to be pretty clear that Gen. But
Ter will capture the Democratic Convention
in Massachusetts,, and secure it's nomination
for Governor The bare thought must he
sickening to the Democrat of the regular :"
old Bourbon sort. Fancy the Democratic Or
gans rallying their party to the support of the
man they have for years covered with their
choicest and most enthusiastic abuse, " Beast
Butler" Spoons Butler" " Thief Butler"
This will be worse boiled crow than Horace
Greeley.
The Greenbackers of Warren county have
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ter for Assembly in the First District, and
Freeman Heldebrant, of Knowlton, in the
Second District. The Journal says :" they
are both Republicans and violent partisans,
and there nominations were engineered and
controlled by Republican politicians, but
that statement, we suspect, must be taken
with several grains of allowance.
Mrs. Lockwood, of Hilsdale, Bergen coun-
ty, not long since, while picking berries near
the house, was attacked by a large snake,
which encircled itself tightly around her
waist, causing her to faint and to fall on some
brush, with the snake under her. This being
too much for his snakeship, he loosened his
hold and crawled away. Mrs. L. is now none
the worse for her fright.
William Shuster, of Lafayette, Sussex Co.,
while carrying scythe, he being barefooted
made a misstep, stepping on the scythe, which
cut him badly across the ball of the foot
Frank Ackerson, while helping TO move a
moving machine, caught three fingers i'm the
cog-wheels, lacerating them badly.
Thomas Brown, aged S. lifelong resi-
dent of Hanover furnace, near Browns Mills,
hung himself ON Wednesday with a strap sus.
pended from pine tree. He was found on
his knees with his head against a tree. He
had been wandering in his mind for some
time and precautions had been taken by his
family against his committing suicide, but
this time he eluded his friends
The Sea Side says: AS we go to press, a
report reaches us that Mr.. Bowman Kissner,
keeper Of the Monmouth County House, while
moving some logs, on Thursday, found three
rattlesnakes under one log, and one of them
bit him on the wrist. The last report was
that Mr. Kissner was dying from the effects
of the bite.
The Belfast Journal, one of the two or three
Democratic papers in Maine that refused to
yield to the Greenback delusion, now regret.
fully says: 1.-The Democratic Party of Maine
has disappeared swallowed by the new Green
back organization, which will digest it at lei.
sure."
ON Sunday afternoon a little girl named
Cornell, whose parents live at Railway, fell
out of second story window and struck a.
gainst the edge of tub, cutting deep cash
III her orehead The wound is severe but il
is hoped the child will recover.
In the Presbyterian Church in New Jersey
there are 265 churches, 366 ministers, As, 931
communicates and 50,405 Sunday Schoo
scholars. 1929, 800 "a have been given to tn {
different boards. &e72. 104 for congregational
purposes and $3S, SAG for miscellaneous chart
ties.
A remarkable bird was shot on Thursday
on the East Newark meadows by Mr.. VIM
Sonnock, butcher. 1t is blue heron, and
measures six feet from tip to tip of its wings
1t was shot about half past five while the
gentleman was out cunning
The Board Of Assessors of Burlington coun
ty have fixed the total taxable valuation O
the county at $25, 984, GOA falling off O.
sI44. 044 since last year-and have established
the rate of tax for State, county ard schoo
purposes At bs Cents ON the $iC0.