The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-02-05

congregation until no resigned. This case
has been before the Chassis for long time,
and has caused much excitement in and about
Freehold.
The will of Benjamin Hunter, the Camden
murderer, has been entered for probate in
Philadelphia He devised his entire property
to his brother, John G. Hunter, who had adj
vapced all the funds needed in Hunters de-
fence. BENJAMIN Hunter was not rich man,
as is commonly supposed, and his property,
It is said, would not realize more than about
$4,000. The family OF the criminal are said
to be under the care of the brother.
Miss Rose Lewis, of Philipsburg, aged six
teen years, while walking over the Delaware
railroad bridge, on Tuesday night of last
week, fell through to the wagon road, twenty
five feet below, suffering injuries from which
she died two hours afterward A dense fog
prevailed, preventing her from seeing her way.
Three preeons have been killed at the same
spot during the past year.
Jacob Arnold, of Easton, switchman, and
William Finn, brakeman, were committed
to the Belvidere Jail on Wednesday morning,
charged with setting fire to building owned
by the Lehigh Valley Company in Phillips
burg. The attempt was made on the 18th
inst, and the flames were extinguished with
out much damage. Both men have made con-
fessions, each charging the other with sug.
costing the burning. They had both been
drinking in Arnold's shanty.
young Kentuckian wrote to newspaper
to say that she had always longed to look up
| on the ocean as it lay asleep, baskiDg in the
calm sunshine on lovely summer day, and
the Louisville " Courier Journal" advises her
to assuage the longing by putting in a whole
day over wash-tub and flashing the suds in
| to fury of foam.
1t is said at the Treasury Department that
over $25, 900, 900 of coin obligations, ipclud-
| ing 81, AGO. 900 United States notes presented
for redemption, were paid during the past
month, yet the stock of coin in the Treasury
| has steadily increased. The February inter-
est will be paid in coin, If desired, at any SUBJ
Treasury as well as at New York.
On Thursday morning of last week the mail
pouch from the Freehold postofice, contain
ing matter for Trenton, Philadelphia and all
parts of the West, was hung on the crane at
Monmouth junction, TO be caught by the
clerk in the passing train, when by some
means it fell and rolled under the train, and
the contents were almost entirely destroyed
| by the wheels.
| We learn that kind of ophthalmia or eye
disease is extensively prevailing in Deerfeld.
Very many of the public school children have
been affected by land elderly person shave con-
tracted the disorder. The eyes become
bloodshot and run with mucus. 1t does not
seem to be dangerous malady.-Bridgeton
Chronicle.
The Senate of Louisiana on Thursday pass
ed the House bill repeating the charter of the
Louisiana State Lottery Company. with an
amendment that the law shall not take effect
until after the 3lst of March. The vote on
| the bill was 10 to II. The company will ap-
peal to the courts if the bill should finally
| pass.
A strike of the spinners occurred in the silk
mill of Pelgram & Meyer, Paterson, on
Thursday morning, and was caused by the
discharge of one of the hands. A strike of
some consequence occurred also at the silk
mill of George Frost & Co., in Paterson, the
spinners going out on a demand for more
wages.
John D. LOUDER, of the schooner Flanagan.
lying at the Central Railroad dock, Jersey
City, a few days ago found in the street boy
who told him pitiiful story of his sufferiDgs
He took him on board the schooner and fed
and clothed him till Monday night, when the
lad left, taking with him gold watch and
other valuable property.
The petitions opposing the repeal of the
Chatham " Local Option law are freely sign
ed and friends of the law say If it is not re-
pealed, 1t will be easy to carry the township
next Spring for " No License The petition
circulated at Stanley obtained every signature
but two. At Green Village the petition favor
ing repeal did not obtain name.
The Woodbury. Planning Machine patent
case, after moro than thirty years. litigation,
was decided by Judge Lowell, in Boston, who
held that the patent could not be sustained
1t Is said the patent ifsustained, would cover
nearly all the planning machines in the United
States, valued at more than $780, 100000.
The Camden and Atlantic Railroad COM
pany have contracted for new iron ferry
boat, which will be ready for service about
the first Of June. 1t is TO be 152 feet in
length, 80 feet beam, and 40-inch cylinder.
It win cost $55,000, and will be named the
Daniel Leach.
AT Tuesdays Cabinet meeting, last week,
Secretary Scburz presented reports confirming
the intelligence that Sitting Bull and many
of his people have crossed into this country.
1t is believed in official circles in Washington
that this movement forebodes trouble in the
Spring.
Miss Sophia 9. Kemper. who was born at
Morrstown, In this State, on the 18th day of
August, 1777, died in Easton, at the residence
of her nephew, Col. T. r: Sitgreaves, on Sun.
day morning, 18th, aged 102 years. She was
the daughter of Daniel Kemper, an officer of
the Patriot army in the Revolution.
The Hunter murder trial is said to have
cost the sum of $50 900. The county of Cam
den is out about $4,000. The Hunter family
spent money SO freely that more than usual
expenditure was required on the part of the
county. !" Skin for skin; yea, all that man
hath will he give for his life."
John Fritz, alias Connolly, tramp confin-
ed in the Hackensack Jail for 80 days, attempt
ed to commit suicide by cutting his throat on
Tuesday. He did not cut quite deep enough,
and doctor sewed up the cash, so that, per-
haps, John will live.
The East Orange Gazette says GA man
is now employed at the Pennsylvania Railroad
round house at twelve cents per hour, who,
eight years ago, was worth a half million of
dollars. Speculation is the cause of the de-
cided change"
INDICTED FOR MANsLAuaHTER The Es
sex County Grand Jury ON Saturday returned
a true bill against Martin Coleman for man
slaughter for the killing of his father. Cole
man pleaded not guilty and the trial was set
down for Wednesday.
Frederick Muller, German of Jersey City
Heights, who was committed to the peniten-
tiary two weeks ago for stealing brass faucets,