The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-03-27

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When a man imagines he is prophet and
philosopher, he takes to long hair and dir
ty overcoat
John Callahan, the ianitor of the Second
Temperance Reform Club, Jersey City, fled
with $50 Of the Clubs funds, ON Saturday.
1t was stated that all hands would he put
at work again on Monday in the Central
Railroad shops, at Elizabethport.
One of the largest surgeons that ever sport
ed in the Delaware, weighing 100 pounds was
captured on last Friday opposite Yardley1
vile.
The new Minister of Public Works in
France proposes to make 5000 miles OF rail-
ways, so as to complete the network. The
estimated cost is 5000, 000,0 900.
Another warning to boys who jump on
moving trains occurred on Thursday at Berg
en- Point. A boy attempted to steal a ride on
a coal train and fell under the wheels, and had
one leg cut off.
Henry stedwefI, living with his father on
hulk Of an old Canal boat, at Jersey City,
went home drunk on Saturday night, and
beat the old man SO savagely that he is not
expected to recover.
The Board of Health was given notice on
on Newark avenue, was in horrible condi.
ton, some of the bodies being buried only q
few inches below the surface.
AT Walking match at waystiy, on Thurs
day, a Newark pedestrian, named Courtier,
won by walking seven miles in one hour and
ten, minutes The other mans name was
Kelly, hailing from Rochester, N. Y.
The fakes Of the fire on Cherry street, Phil.
JoIY. ,;ub tad n
the wind over to Camden, and endangered
the lumber yards along the liver front.
The New Orleans Democrat says that the
decision of the Supreme Court Of Louisiana in
the Anderson case has been generally COM
mended by the Bar OF the State.
No matter how thoroughly you clean the
house, the wife of the next man who moves ii
will declare it is not fit for hogs to live in
and will slop suds around over everything
trying to make it fit for hogs to live in ROM
Sentinel.
q. In Jersey City, on Saturday night, Patrick
Carrigan accused Mrs. Durancey Of harbor
ing his wife and inducing her to drink Mrs
Durancey at once knocked him down with q
fife-sboyel: the blow severed an artery, and
his recovery is not expected.
For the second time within month an Gu
1 fOKJ vi dcHcfoDH JaFi1 hdS ocou PRONOUNCED
in Congress. This is getting monotonous
some good Democrat ought TO give the coun
try.a panegyric on J. Wilkes Booth. The lat
ter only killed President. Davis attempt
ed to destroy his native land.-Utico RepubIi
can.
Quite number Of RATS have come dow
the Delaware during the present week, ant
not few have endeavored to butt the pier,
from under ire two bridges that span th,
river at Phillipsburg. None as yet have sue
ceeded in accomplishing the feat .-BsIDidsrs
Apollo.
A druggist in PhiITipsburg was called upon
few days ago by ar itinerant peddler, who
offered to sell him two dozen bottles of Lu
bins extract at $3.50 per dozen. AS the ar
ticle sells at the rate Of 80 per dozen bottles
the druggist after examining two of the bot
ties and finding them. to contain the sino
pure article, made the purchase. After tn
peddler had departed, however. he made a
investigation and found that twenty-five G
the bottles contained only colored water
The peddler was pursued and made to rcfun
the money, and would have been prosecute
but for his pitiable appeals for-mcrcy!