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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-12-31

They have been carefully selected by myself in the
New York Markets and for newness. beauty. variety
and chcapness well be equalled in this section
Prices reduced to sut the times Having had several
years expert nee IN purchasing goods and in Trimming
ladies' hanneis aud bats, feel sure that know the
wants Of the ladies OF this vicinity
Dress Making and Cloak NIakingin all heir branches
The ladies are invited to call and examine my goods
and look at the display of Trimmed Hats, &C., now on
exhibition.
NSs. JACOB SERyIS.
LambsrtviIle. N. J.. Nov. 18th. 1879.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-02

noon, killing Mike Farrell and injuring
slightly Mike Hand and Daniel Connor.
The Galaxy was one of the mills burn
ed at the time of the great mill explo-
sion in May last, and the wall had once
before stood fire that burned the en-
tire inside Of the mill. After the ex-
plosi0n the mayor condemned the walls
and ordered them to be blown down,
but the proprietor resisted. The wall
has stood for nearly year, but work
was commenced week ago recon-
structing the walls. No less than thirty
men were employed in the mill at
the time Of the disaster, all Of whom
had narrow escape. The failing walls
carried with them the tinbers Of three
floors which had been constructed, and
filed the pit with confused mass Of
debris. Considering the circumscribed
quarters and the number of men en-
ployed, it is miraculous that there was
not u greater loss of life. Farrell was
not married, and has resided here
about year. He was horribly man.
gled, and his death was almost instant
aneous. Hand was cut about the head
and shoulders. Conner received n bad
cut on the head from falling rock. 1t
il believed that all the other workmen
escaped, but search is being made for
other victims.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-02
The Largest Island in the World.

Immediately north Of Australia and
separated from it at Torres straits by
less than 100 miles oil sea, is the largest
island on the globe-.New Guinea, a
country of surprising interest, whether,
us regards its natural productions or its
human inhabitants, but which remains
to this day less known than any acces'
sihle portion of the earth's surface.
Within the last few years considerable
attention has been attracted toward it
by surveys which have completed our
knowledge of its outline and dimen-
sions, by the settlement OF English
missionaries on its southern coasts, by
the explorations of Several European
naturahsts, and by the visits of Aus
tralan miners attracted by the alleged
discovery of gold In the sands of its
rivers. From these various sources
there has resulted somewhat sudden
increase in our still scanty knowledge
Of this hitherto unknown land. 1t has
hitherto been the custom photographers
to give the palm to Borneo as the largest
island in the world, but this is decidedly
an error. A careful estimate, founded
on the most recent maps, shows that
New Guinea is considerably the larger,
and must for the future be accorded the
first place. In shape, this island differs
greatly from Borneo, being irregula
and much extended in north north
west and south southeast direction, so
that its greatest length is little short Of
1910 miles, q distance as great as the
whole width of Australia from Adelaide
to Fort Darwin, or Of Europe from Lon
don to Constantinople. Its greatest
width is 4l2 miles, and, emitting the
great peninsulas which form its two
extremities, the central mass is about
200 miles lcng, with an average wiGth
Of 800 miles, Il country about the size
OF the Austrian empire, and with the
exception of the course of one large
river, an absolute blank upon our maps.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-02
CASUALTIES.

A LA Crosse, Wis, special Of April
9th. Says Anna Fisher aged IL wears,
n member of night policeman Fishers
family, vas assisting MIS-. Fisher put
down i carpet, when lamp which was
standing on the floor was overturned
and exploded, throwing tho burning oil
all over her. She ran into the yard,
tanning the flames in the Wind SO that
they hlaaea ~ fifteen feet above her
body. She Was finally caught by u son
Of Fisher, who threw her down and ex-
tinguished the flames by throwing sand
over her she was terribly burned, the
entire right side Of her hody being
crisned, with the skin hanging IN shreds,
She is very low, but tho doctors are
as yet undecided whether she will re-
cover or not.
4 MINNEAPOLIS special under date Of
April oath, says the walls Of the Galaxy
mill fell 1T a quarter before ! this after
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-02

A MAN named Brown, M American,
who had been admitted to the Charity
hospital in New York city in 1878, suf-
fering from leprosy, died on Saturday.
lie contracted the discnse ut Santiago,
Cuba. The treatment Of his case IL
considered by tho hospital physicians
M nm evidence that, in this country mt
least, leprosy is not contagious. Brown
was treated just like any patient suffer-
ing from mn ordinary and not contagious
disease. None Of the attendants con-
tracted the malady. He is supposed to
have suffered from the disease from
four to six years, tho loprous marks
manifesting themselves particularly ON
his hands, feet tongue, larynxn and
head, causing him to lose his hair on
different parts Of tho scalp.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-02

dent Green, of the Columbus & Toledo
railway, President Hugelt Of the Cana
dian Midland railway, and others, after
which the entire party partook OF an
elaborate collation. spread in the office
of the tunnel company.
THE New York Herald OF the 25th
inst, publishes a complete description
ofthe results of Edison's latest research
es and experiments on the subject Of
illumination by electricity, and says it
begins to look as if the vast capital of
the gas companies of all the cities OF
the world is to be annihilated by this
new invention. the burning of coal
gas vitiates the air of AZ apartment,
whereas the electric light does not i'm.
pair its purity. 1t has no other effect
on the atmosphere of a room than
that of heating it. The problem of ex-
pense having been completely solved,
it is demonstrated that electric light
can be produced at mere fraction
of the cost of illuminating with gas.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-02
A Lucky Canadian Farmer.
New York Tribune.

1t is worth ones while to be second
cousin to q millionaire when all the
other heirs.at-law are dead. Forty
years ago Oxenham, an English file
maker, began to save his pennies in
Toronto, and when he had $4,000 in
bank he removed to Lambton county,
where he bought large tracts Of land
and sold them at profit. He finally
settled down on the Old London Road,
three miles from Wyoming station, on
the Great Western railway. Here he
has lived quietly and peaceably for no.
ward of a quarter of century. Last
summer he received letter from an
old friend in Barnstable, England In
forming him that his second.cousin, ex-
Mayor Bembridge, had died without
leaving a will, and that large fortune
was awaiting the nearest OF kin. AS
the Canadian squire was himself well
OIL, he did not think it worth while to
worry about this new estate. The other
day, however, he received letter from
an English law firm requesting his inn
mediate presence in Barnstable, that he
might be identified within one year of
the death of ex-Mayor Bembridge, and
thus save himself the trouble Of taking
proceedings in chancery. There was
no chance of any opposition, and he
could enter possession at once. Ac-
cordingly, the.venerable farmer started
from home on Monday, and sailed from
New York last Wednesday. He will
inherit half of the personal property,
which is worth 81 100000, and all the
real estate, worth $5.000,000. The old
gentleman is SO enamored with his Ca
madam home that the style and COM
forts of all English gentleman's town
and country mansions and domain do
not tempt him to stay i'll the old land.
His son, who has a large family Of boys
will eventually take possession of the
English estate.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-02
CRIME.

A Jersey City press dispatch ot April
23d says man entered the National
Bank of Nineland yesterday and asked
to SEQ tho president That officer being
absent, the visitor procededed TO tram
sact somo business with the cashier.
Happening 10 turn around for hook
ho saw stranger i'll the vault, spnng
upon him, mud after short struggle,
recovered $1,000 from the intruder.
The rohber hid two companions one nj
the desk in front, and another with n
carriage outside. They escaped with
nearly 81 0N0. The three men were
English, and supposed to be profess
sional bank.rohhers.
A LINCOLN, Neh., dispatch under date
Of Apul a5sh SAYS that Richards the
hleody butcher Il he hung IT Menden
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-02
GENERAL NOTES.

A DISPATCH of April cath saws that
CASES of yellow fey, r appeared II New
Orleans.
E.JupaE GRo. 5. BERNARD of the
New York Supreme court died Oh the
9th inst
Tx legislative approximation bill
passed the house on the 10Th BY = vote
of I'd to ll9.
ear. DAVID c. Woaps died at Mare
lslani, April 2lth. During the war he
commanded the monitor ktekapoo.
Gin. James L. Brownlow, late cavalry
officer 81 the federal army, and SON 81
EX-SENATOR Brownlow died II his moth
er's residence in Knoxville, Tenn,
April29yh.
Tx steamer Rio Jaueiro was run
dowuaud sunk on the 26th, i'll q fog, by
the Ink Velocity. The captain and
ten oithe crew succeeded III climbing
on bard the steamer by the anchor
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-02

THE canvass over the new constitution
in California is animated in the cX-
treme. The San Francisco Post (Repub-
lican) believes that the state il confront
ed by greater danger than that which
threatened in 1861, calls for n series Of
mass meetings to express in unmlstaka'
BILE terms tho sentiment Of the people.
On tho other hand the Chronicle Ton the
fence) predicts that the proposed CON
atitution will be adopted, and callsupon
tho farmers to rally to its support. The
election occurs May Z.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-02
FIRES.

TIE Logan house mt Galena burned
ON the night OF the 9th of April; loss
$4,000, with half that sum Of insur-
anCe.
A GoRuAM, New Hampshire, dispatch
Of April 2Sth says nearly all
the business portion Of this village
burned to-day. Nearly all of Exchange
street was burned. Thirty families are
homeless and twenty buildings destroy
ed. Loss 100000. The most thickly
settled and business portion of the vii
lage is gone.
THE Herkimof, n, y, paper COM
panys mill Mt Herkimer, of which
Congressman Warner Miller is one of
the heaviest stockholders, burned Satur-
day night. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000. Ii is supposed to be accident
al, ~ the engineer, Henry Dietz, was
burned.
TuE Enterprise paper mills ut Will
mington, ILL.,, we're destroyed by fire on
tho night of April 9th. The books
and papers were saved hut the ma
chinery, owned hy NJ. ID. keeney, and
valued Mt $4,000, is n total loss.
DR.. s. Il. Frott owned the building, and
loses about $1,000. Keeney's insurance
il $4,000. This is the third time he
has been burned ont IN fourteen years.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
A CHICAGO dispatch of the 25th
says fire broke out Mt No.
PA Kinzie street, ut about seven
o'clock this evening. For over three
hours the flames were actively destroy
ing property in that vicinity, being AS
sisted by the peculiarly intiammable
character Of the contents of the build
ings. Nos. pa to 2lS were completed,
Quilted. Total loss nearly $4,000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-02

How formidable arc the revolution
AIRY forces which have been set in mo-
ton in Russia is shown by the murder.
Gus attack upon tho czar, described in
the cable dispatches. This is not
Nicholas Of tho iron hand, but Alexan.
der the iperator; and this dastardly
crime comes at tho end Of reign in
which the most gigantic reforms have
been undertaken. Millions Of serfs
have been act free and u radical trans
formation has been wrought in the con
dition Of lund tenure; for unlike the
American freedman, the Russian peas
ant has been put IN the way of becom-
ing landowner. After tho Crialcan
war capital punishment was abolished,
the right oftrial by jury was established,
and, with the exception Of the secret
police, the whole administrative sys
TEN was uprooted. Instead Of resisting
the liberalism Of tho time, the czal
placed himself nj the head of grca
popular movement. He has been nj
most the only professional reformei
among the Romanoils, and yet, IN thu
end, he is target for the assassin
bullets.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-02

SOME thieves who manifested remark
able ingenuity have lately been caught
in Crimca. They operated thus; A
thief WAS locked in M empty trunk by
his mates the trunk was sent to the
railroad depot M the baggage OF pas
senger and put IN tho baggage car; one
of his mates who claimed the baggage,
took passage in tho same train to the
next station; as soon M everything was
quiet IN the baggage'ca tho thief in
the trunk opened il and crawlod out; he
ransacked the rest of the baggage and
put in his own trunk such valuable mr.
tices M were available; then he crawl,
ed back to the trunk and locked him
self in. and, on reaching tho next sta-
ton, his mate took oil the trunk rs his
baggage, and they proceeded TO secure
their plumber. Tho gang of Russian
thieves who conceived this scheme
managed to carry il on successfully for
some time, but ut last, on tho occasion
Of one adventure, tho thief in the
trunk took in with him such nm amount
Of stolen goods that the trunk burst
open Mt nm unfortunate moment. The
method Of operation was discovered
and the thieves wero brought to tn,
har
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-02

HUNDREDS Of emigrants 10 Manitoba
are leaving and going south into Mime
sofa and Dakota, on account of high
prices Of all kinds Of manufactured ar
ticles in the British provinces.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-02
Nebraska HangingS.

A legal hanging has not taken place
in Nebraska tor twelve years. The last
victim WAS Baker, VINO was hung for
setting fire to Kings wholesale grocery
store in Omaha, and murdered his bed
fellow, clerk in the establishment,
and this is the only legal execution that
has taken place since Nebraska was ad-
mitted as state. The only man hung
by law under the territorial government
was Tator, also hung at Omaha, for the
murder Of his partner travelling
companion with whom he started across
the plains. Meanwhile, hangings by
lynch law have been numerous. Last
week DR.. st. Louis cheated the gallows
at Fremont by suicide, and the Quaker
fiend, Richards, is sentenced to be hung
next month. with two or three others IN
different parts of the state.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-02

The net income Of the II oosae tun-
mel and railroad to the state Of Mnssa-
chusetts last year was 100000. over
$4,000 was paid out of this FOR im-
provements last year This yenr bill
mas been reported appropriating about
$l80,000 for the Improvement and
maintenance Of the tunnel.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-02

IT has been decided to change the
gauge OF the ST. Louis, Iron Mountain
and Southern railway from five feet to
the standard gauge Of forty.eight and
half inches.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-02
FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1879.
PAGAGRAPIIIC.

TIL superintendent Of education re-
ports that not less than one thousand
children of pupil age died in Memphis
of yellow fever.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-02

A CARTRIDGE is said TO have been in
vented which floats on the water, tastes
good to ducks, and blows their heads
of when they chew it. II is suggested
that they eschew it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-02

The world averages an animal product
of 6Sl, o00,0 900 pounds of tea, China pro
ducing 600000000, Japan 100000,
India 35 1000, 900 and Java 100000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-02
!Malarial Fever.

Malarial Feyers, constipation, torpid.
" Of the liver and kidneys, general de-
bility, nervousness and neuralgia all.
ments yield readily to this great disease
conaueror, Hop Bitters. Itrepairs the
ravages Of disease by converting the
food INTO rich blood, and il gives new
life and vigor to the aged and inhrn
always. See Truths in other
column.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-02

A DIAMOND weighing 400 karsts-the
largest III the world-was recently found
in India. Daring tic past few weeks
the owner has received twenty-seven
letters from young Americans who
will act as clerks at seaside hotels the
coming season. 1t is easy 70 imagine
the object Of the missives. -NeTiSto,ru
Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-12-19
6hs GssrS County 9uald,
ISLAND POM. Va. orc. 1879.


We notice an article ia the Boston
10 unul OF the l2th inst, severely lee
turing tue Courts for permitting law
yegs to numerically badger witnesses !;
saying among other things, In sub
stance. that they invented low inuend-
CeS aud gross insinuations Of dishonesty
on the part OF witnesses Tor purposes
of intimidation, and 10 deter witnesses
rom testitying; that by these means
they drew around the trial crowd
with vicious tastes and q keen appetite
for such low inventions. Now all this
IL good 50 far Is it goes; hut is this
entirely chargeabie 10 the lawyer or
the Court The Court cannot always
anticipate and judge OF ths pertinency
Of the enquiry till il is over. The
Judge cannot reconstruct the general
character OF a low bred lawyer. The
lawyer would not indulge in such prac-
rices If there were no vicious tastes TO
crafty by those means. Materials for
sensations are too apt to be approprI-
ated by all of US. DO we as editors,
ever reflect that Wa TOO take q hand
la That gamer The LAWYER in the case
referred TO by our eminent contempOr-
airy, TO Griticise WHOM. may he immod-
est in u.s. is charged with having pa
FADED the witness III ali unpleasant
attitude before u handful in Il court
room. The editor paradel her before
al New England by reproducing to his
relders the whole sCene, giving the very
language that WAS used in the court
room. If it was wrong To expose the
witness TO such iusinuatiuu before a
few, how can it be right TO repeat the
E4ue exposition before the many? We
the same vicious tastes which we
are assuming to educate, are fed by
the repetition 81 tslc wgoag a8 well Us
10y the original, The lawyer used them
In bringing what b. claimed to be 4
guilty person to just punishment. For
what purpose are they used by an edu-
Gator in morals, maRpers and tastes
The repetition Of vltigarity, and scenes
of immortality are often INDUCED in for
the pretended purpose of criticising
them. When the people are educated
to ~ standard above the enjoyment of
such things they wlli caase to lee in
dulgod in. The pubic are too apt to
criticise and draw great moral lessons
from those very things Which they read
with the greatest zest and journalism
is too apt to load it, publications with
just those things which it condemns as
unhealthy and unjust, No improper
sccne in a court room would be repro
duced if the journalist did not know
mat it would crafty the Unhealthy
tastes of its readers, unless it was ne
cessary to in some way illustrate u just
criticism upon it. We neither defend
the Court, the lawyer nor the publica-
ton which parades the character OF a
delicate witness before the public,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-12-19

wilisu5mit 10 have the thing divided
between the two cities. But We had
that it was for the general
good. aud since our lawyers can 20 to
Montpelier, it is very nice for them /;
but we happen TO hear complaints
made by clients, that 10 pay heavy
taxes for numerous judges, and then
heavy fees TO a lawyer to go to Mont
pelier, makes the burden rather heavy.
one lawyer says, arranged as our cases
were this last term, it is very little ex-
ira expense togo to Montpelier. but it
does not stand 10 reason that he can go
TO Montpelier for the same charges as
he can try cause in his own county.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-12-19

We see by the Rutland HeroM& Glybe
very Intelligent statement Of the reA-
sons, for aud against, the cantraliza-
lion Of the. supreme court some of
which we shall notice when space will
permit. We speak now only of the
suggestion of two places for holding
the supreme court, namely: at Mont
pelier and Rutland. We we're not
aware that this should be placed upon
the ground Of the claims OF any locaIi-
", or that it il Il benefit TO be bestowed
upon any town for the purpose of con
fributing TO its Importance. If that is
the true argument, then the Courts of
enc county should not Of course be re-
moved iloIn it's locality. Ii it is ben
eiit to have Courts III any given place,
then the benefits incident to the Courts
Of our county should not be taken from
! and given to any other locality. 1t
is growing quite clear as the discussion
progresses, that those IN favor Of chang
ing our old SYSTEM are Iaa0e up largely
~ those to whom il would bring bene-
fits. And We imagine that We have
discovered that our lawyers who go to
have cases and clients able TO bear the
burden, are very much less opposed to
tue change than those who do not.
We propose hereafter 10 comment on
tue situation d poor client having a
case, unimportant in the amount in
VOWED, will be III if compelled to pay
even the expenses Of sending an attorn-
ey to Montpelier to Try the same. We
content ourselves now with Sayingtbat
our people do net believe it best to
compel either them or Rutland to go to
montpelier for their hearings. if it is
necessary for Us TO go there over ire
Eular railroad routes, it is no more than
fair for Rutland TO go there, having 4
direct aud quick route. As Tom
'ihulAb said when surrounded by a
huge crowd of our giant lumbcrnIen,
being aorely pressed in the car, SO we
ray, "Uentlemen, please let MS be care
1ul and not step on each other"
History relates that in the great fight
hetwern the Saxon aud the Dane for
the crown, lTortsidGs, who was a big
man, proposed to Canuta, who was a
little man, that the two should fight it
out in single combat. If Canute had
been the big man, he would probably
2aye said yes but being the little man
he decidedly said no. So they divided
rho Kingdom, Canute 70 take all that
lay north Of Waiting street, (as the old
Roman military road from Dover to
Chester was called and Ironsides to
take all that lay south Oft The peo-
pie being weary of 50 much bloodshed
tUbmitted to this.
Now the Judiciary can't have West
minister. and the people can't have
their time hohored institution of going
to Westminster, unless before the Court
shall sit in the locality in which the
causes arose, and the people are tired
enough Of this veXatioE, perhaps they
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-12-19
ROCK OF THE CONSTITUTION.

and Is az sound Gnd imperi@a5'e as tie
to@addti0n on wh5ch ii rea'. Bu in all il,
ditcnstjo@i IL recognizes peiJce' treejOm Of
opinion, and treats is oGponsat' NTH a cath.
otj2 9j!9t aoortty caitlid Gad tm2uiriqg
age. 8aa az manner to harm0pi.e c3Ulf-
egg rith honesty and fdeliy. In it, dit
ti'1ctjte characteristics IL neoer stood higher
nth it3 p0lhical .triends MroRg1om the
Union, or trith Mepublic at large, than aoac.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-12-19

BAILY $40 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE.
Will be sent on trial months for
$3.50, free of postage