The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-11-06

was q net gam oil S1,UUU,UOU, and Tor the nine
months $l50,000,000 over the corresponding
months of last year. Our exports exceeded
imports by 500, 0000 900, and yet the move
ment of specie was insignificant. We gained
only 1921, 900. This means that the country
has paid off more than $200, 900, 900 of its for
eign debt, that we owe that much less now
than we did at this time last year, and that
we are spared tho necessity Of sending $10,-
| 900, 900 year abroad in the shape of interest
on these investments, Is not this returning
prosperity?
Senator Conkling addressed crowd Of s.
900 Republicans at Philadelphia the other ev-
ening. The Republicans went to hear the
great Republican leader, and they heard him.
/ But suppose Speaker Randall, taking advant-
age of Mr.. Conkling's ability to draw crowd,
| had presented himself and made claim for a
division of time that he might air some of his
Democratic ideas The demand would have
been absurd, of course. Is such a demand
any the less absurd because it is made in
South Carolina ?-O Chicago Inter Ocean.
On Wednesday evening son ofMReeve
! Prickitt, aged six years, residing w$th bis
father near ChairvilIe, Burlington county,
was Instantly killed by the premature dis
charge of gun in the hands of his older
! brother. The boy was lying down on the So
! IA at the time and his brother came in, sat
down and while putting a cap on his gun
which he held between his knees, the weapon
was discharged, the entire LOAD taking effect
in his brothers head, literally tearing the top
of his head off above the eyes and scattering
his brains on the wall. The lock of the gun
was out of order and slipped down, causing
the accident. Mr. Priekett was absent from
home at The time.
AN ACCOUNTING DEATH-Yesterday (Tues-
day. morning some of the employees of the
Belvidere Division found a nice looking bay
mare hanging by one hind leg in the timbers
of the railroad bridge In the vicinity of Tay-
lor's Pork House, Trenton. They lo0sened
her as soon as possible, and allowed her to
drop into the creek below, where after draw
ing her to the bank she died in few moments
She had bitten out piece of the timber i'll
her agony, and was in a terrible froth. She
was rather neat looking animal with white
star on her forehead, and seemed to be with
out any owner.
Maiden ladies who use hair dye should take
warning from the fate of middle-aged lady
living in the suburbs of Springfield, o., who
recently died from some mysterious disease
located in the head. The symptoms had long
been manifested but no treatment seemed
to have permanent effect. After death there
was an examination, which resulted in the
unanimous opinion that death was caused
primarily, by the use, for long period, of
chemical compounds for dyeing the hair
There is said to have been a coating formed
over the brain, causing something like par
alysis Of that organ.
And now we have another chapter in the
% fraud" campaign. j. E. Anderson, the
champion liar of the Potter Committee, has
published retracton of his evidence before
that Committee touching the alleged Sherman
letter. and now says its authorship lies be-
tween Senator Kellogg and Conquest Clark.
| The Senator, however, denies any knowledge
! of it. Anderson doesn't pretend that his last
revelations are the result of a "quickened
Conscience but says he was to have been
handsomely paid for his evidence against the
Republicans and inasmuch as the pay is not
forthcoming he proposes to expose his pur-
chasers The "fraud y brand seems 20 have
shifted dreadfully during the past few weeks
On Friday morning gentleman attempt
! ed to get on Central Railroad train at Eliz-
abeth, to go to New York. The train was in
motion, and instead of stepping on the car
platform he stepped between the Cars and
/ fell, and his foot was crushed under the
wheels. The gentleman was friend of Mr..
Secchi de Cassall, who was present when the
accident occurred, and who took the gentle
man in his carriage and drove him to his resi-
dence.
An exchange says New York wholesale
grocer who became rich from his trade, when
I lie SOU u Diii on tltuIb no Wou SuuSCIlUb lDl
his customers local paper. AS long as he
found him advertising literally and vigorous
ly, he rested easily, but as soon as he noticed
falling off in his advertising interests he as
sumed there was trouble ahead, and moved
promptly TO collect his claim. For" said
he, the man who is too poor to advertise, is
too poor to do business"
Mrs. Doughney, widow, aged 60 years,
who lived alone at 1873 Clinton street, Hobok
en-, was burned to death on Friday morning
The fire did not burn we'll and she poured a
quantity of kerosene oil on the smouldering
wood. The explosion that followed set fire
to her garments and she was so badly burned
that she died in ten minutes after the arrival
of her neghbors, who responded to her cries
for assistance
The case of Conrow VS.. Browning, for $15.-
600 damages for an alleged neglect in fore
closing n mortgage placed in defendant S
hands is still on trial. Yesterday counsel fin
ished their arguments, and the case will be
given to the jury to-day. It elicits consider
able interest, as it is the first of the kind ev-
er brought before the Courts of Camden Co.
for adjudication.
Captain Smith was on his canal boat, the
Kearney, at the foot of Fifth street, Hoboken
at one o'clock Wednesday morning, when he
heard tramping on the upper deck. John
Walsh, the hired boy assembled stealtbily to
the deck, and was confronted by three river
thieves He called for the Captain, aud the
thieves drew pistol and fired at him. The
ball went wide of it's mark, and the boy es-
capped without injury. The pirates made good
their escape.
The Hon. John II. Robinson, Francis Pull
yer, Henry s. Drury and VIM. P. McGregor,
leading Republicans of Paterson, drove to
Wynockie Thursday evening" to attend mass
meeting. The carriage was tipped over in
turning out to allow another team to pass,
and Mr.. Pulvers arm was broken and crush
ed.
! Louis Schmeman, conduct on 4 Union
| Hill car of the North Hudson County Rail-
way Company, was almost instantly killed on
Friday morning near the elevator in West Ho-
boken. He went upon the crowded front
platform to collect the fares, aud jumping off
backward was thrown under the wheels. He
had been conductor only three days and leaves
a wife and three children.
The yellow fever pestilence has afforded
nersons WIN, desired To do so n chance to be