The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-07-17

leave her wharf at Philadelphia for Cape May
on Wednesday, two ladies' buried on board.
One of them was completely overcome, and
soon sank down from sheer exhaustion. Ey-
erything possible was done to revive her, but
all in vain she died ia short time. 1t is
supposed heart disease was the cause of the
lady's death.
MOBILE, Ala, July 11.-Yesterday at Mis-
sissipp City, Miss, Jefferson Davis, ex-Presi-
dent of the ex-Confederate States, made a
speech on the occasion of the presentation to
him of gold medal of the Army of the Ten
nessee. It was bold and outspoken defence
of the "Lost cause" bitter arraignment of
the course of the Federal government since
the war, and prediction that a restoration y
would be brought about in some unexplained
way in the future.
On account of the large amount stolen
from Warren county, the Board of Freehold
ers has been compelled to make arrangements
for the new issue of county funding bonds
They will be of the denominations of 800,
$500 and $1,000, and will bear interest at the
rate of per cent. They will become due at
the rate Of $40, 900 year, from 1880 to 1890.
The Board will not dispose of them at less
than their face value.
Some weeks ago the inhabitants of the
Tenth ward, of Newark, were much annoyed
IN
among their chickens. The beast was also
said to attack men and women in the dark
The mystery was solved on Wednesday night.
A large Newfoundland dog was heard bark
ing furiously, and ON going to the spot he
was found to be struggling with a large fe-
male opossum. The strange animal was Sc
cured and finally dispatched.
The people on the beach at Ocean Grove
have introduced the fashion of sand baths,
now so popular along the coast. The manner
of the sand bath is peculiar. trench is
dug in the damp sand near the ocean, and
the suns rays are allowed to pour into it I'M
til the sand becomes almost hot. The bather
then reclines in the trench and an attendant
covers him with sand until he looks like ter
rapin. The batbers say that three such baths
will cure rheumatism.
The New York Independent thinks that
there should be no outcry among the work.
ingmen of this vicinity while thousands of
acres of the richest marsh land yet to be the
market garden of New York is left utterly
waste" between Newark and Jersey City,
Two acres of it, it says would support a Bel
gian or Dutch family.
A boy named Fred Beberich, Ia years of
age, whose parents live in Newark, while FIR
ing pistol on the Fourth, accidentally shot
himself in the left hand. The wound was
dressed and but little thought of it. On Tues
day last inflammation set in, and on Wednes-
day he died Of lockjaw.
Hunterdon county farmers should be care
ful In consgning their produce and poultry to
New York. Be not deceived by attractive
circulars with promises of prompt returns,
for there are sharpers there claiming to be
commission merchants who are irresponsible
and unworthy of any confidence Hunterdon
Democrat.
Prominent citizens of Mount Holly have or
ganized to enforce the law against all persons
publicly engaged in unnecessary work or bus
mess on the Sabbath, selling or exposing to
sale articles of merchandise, liquors or refresh
ments-other than medicines, or the regular
daily supply of milk
Mrs. Golden, living at the Teabo mine, in
Morris county, had two ribs broken a few
days ago while trying to prevent two brothers
from fighting. One of the broken ribs pune
tured the lungs, and the woman is in a pre-
carious condition.
Tho editor of Hdrper's Weekly condenses
the whole history of the Potter fraud investi-
cation into few lines, by beginning leader
"1here was noted road that began at a
very spacious highway, but gradually dwin.
died to a squirrel track, and ran up tree.
AEmSJtOhS, dSOu OU years. VI Luiti'
berton, while visiting George F. Harbert, Mt.
Holly, last week, mstook the cellar door for
the parlor door and fell headlong down the
stairway, striking her head and cutting a Sc
we're cash in her forehead.
With timid and patience the mulberry leaf
becomes satin. What difficulty is there at
which man should quail, when worm can
accomplish so much from leaf.
If You are as willing TO be pleasant and as
anxious to please in your own home, rs you
are in the company of your neighbors, you
would have the happiest home in the world.
Some there are who gaze intently into the
we'll of truth, but only in hopes of seeing
their own image reflected there.
The Americans carry off a larger share Of
the prizes 1t the Paris Exposition than any
other people, considering the number of ex-
hibitors.
In three days last week 1870, 900 quarts Of
blackberries were shipped from the Vineland
railroad depots. The returns average about
eight cents quart.
No impurities of the blood, no matter how
long in the system, can resist the healing in
fluences of DIR. Bulls Blood Mixture.