Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1878-11-19


some one present him with a smoking
gown worth eight dollars.
During the last three months 25.-
363 immigrants arrived at the port of
New York, as against 20, 1O9 in the
corresponding period last year.
A female temperance lecturer from
Detroit carries miniature still with
her, and in the presence Of her audi
ence distils alcohol from cider.
The wise man placeth the stock of
his gun to his shoulder before he freth,
but the fool looketh down the barrel to
see the ball start. Rome Sentinel.
The pawnshops in Paris are said to
have made last year nearly $8, 900. 900
of loans on almost 100000 objects"
greater amount than for years before.
General Grant seems to have given
up his contemplated visit to India, and
will remain at Paris during the winter,
making occasional trips to Spain, Port
ugal and Algiers.
The results of the present years
fcAudtiOIl- do COAlpo1Cu WlOu IdoU gCetl,
show reduction of over one hundred
millions of dollars in the assessed pro-
perty OF Massachusetts.
A swarm Of bees took possession of
Chantry church, Frome, England, the
other day, and services had to be dis
pensed with one Sunday while they
were being smoked out
The wool clip Of Oregon this year
is about 6, $50, 900 pounds, being ], ,5O0,-
900 pounds more than last year. The
prices range from Ii cents for the poor
est to 25 cents for the best quality.
1t is proposed in New Hampshirs
to petition the State legislature, at ite
next session, to enact a law restraining
railroad companies in the State from
charging more than two cents per
mile.
-"My dear,'' said wife to her hus
band, 81 really thing it is time we had
a greenhouse. +" well, my love, pain
it any color you please. Red, white, or
green will suit me, = responded the hus-
band.
Comprehensive company OF
settlers, in naming their new town,
called it Dictionary, because, as they
said, that's the only place where peace,
prosperity and happiness are always
found'
Montana has contributed $4,000
| to the yellow fever sufferers. Utah
has contributed about 1900, collected
in the mining camps, Salt Lake and
| Ogden, but none contributed by the
Mormons.
The great depression in trade now
prevailing in India may bejudged of
from the fact that there are at present
about $50 vessels lying in the port of
Calcutta, only six of which have char
ters for fresh voyage.
Half dozen high-toned citizens of
| New Jersey are on trial for conspiracy
to defraud the depositors of a savings
bank of which they were officials. No
wonder that small savings drift more
and more into government bonds.
Prof. Erasmus Wilson, F. R. S.,
has handed to Mr.. John Dixon, G. E., a
cheque for $4,000, in redemption OF
his munifcent pledge to pay him that
sum on the erection of CleOpatra's
Needle on the banks of the Thames in
London.
Eleven hundred and fifty bales of
cotton have just been shipped north
ward from Texas. The interesting
fact concerning it is that it is destined
for foreign port, and is the first ship
ment of the kind taken away from the
Gulf by rail.
The American Consul at Lyons
calls attention to remarkable feature
in the worlds commerce at the present
time, that the United States is the only
country whose exports exceed its i'm
ports, with the exception of India,
which has a small trade balance in its
favor.
The British Government is going
to establish a mint at Hong Kong, at
an expense of $3.50, 900, for the purpose
of coming piece of English money to .
supplant the trade dollar, which is a
universal medium of exchange in the
Chinese empire. 1t has driven the old
favorite, the Mexican dollar, entirely
out Of circulation.
During the recent engineering ope-
rations for the prevention of inunda-
tions in the Jura, the Lake Of Neucha-
tel has become so shallow that the
steam navigation is conducted with
great difficulty. Meanwhile the shrink
age of the lake is bringing to light
some interesting antiquarian relics.
A splendid canoe, in perfect state of
preservation and upward of twenty
two feet long, has been found near
Estavayar-le-lac. Other equally inn
portant discoveries are looked for
The investigation by committee
of the British Association of the causes
leading to the Princess Alice disaster
has proved fact of startling interest
to seamen. The report of the COM
mittee says: g 1t is found an invaria-
ble rule that during the interval in
which a ship is stopping herself by the
reversal of her screw, the rudder pro-