The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-05-28

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distance of about seven miles. so that there
are but few tiqaes when more than afse net Is
not in the water; aud at night the river is full
of drift and gill nets. From party who
cal me up the river last evening we learned that
there were seven drift nets then ahoat between
this city and Bordentown, one pat out at the
litter place just at dusk, which reached near
~ across she streams Unless more stringent
laws are passed on the subject the Delaware
liver will be depleted. But few shad were
caught yesterday. but there were millions of
herring in the water. the fishermen taking so
many that they could neither sell or give them
away, so that after they took out the shad
from their nets they would raise the lead
lines and let the herring escape. The season
closes below tide water on the 10th of June,
aud above on the 18th of June. From pres
ent indications those fishermen who work the
nets on shares will have but little coming to
them at the close of the season, the cold
weather making the season a backward one,
and the scarcity OF shad an Improbable one
Trenton Emporium, of tie 9Th. ~
One important reason for Mr.. Gowan leas-
ing the North Penn and Bound Brook roads
has not yet been prominently mentioned 1t
is known that the Oil Pipe Line from McKean
County to Williamsport is about being finish
ed The Reading Railroad agreed to ship to
the sea board all the oil sent over the noun
tains through the pipe. The road had then
no connection with New York, but now it
has. The oil will flow into the car tanks at
Wiliamsport and from thence IL will be car
ried over the Catawissa road which is now a
branch of the Reading, to Reading, and down
to Norristown, where it will be taken across
to Lansdale by the Stony Greek, and from
thence by Jenkintown to New York. Then
the Bound Brook line will become the great
est oil line on the continent.
How TO he NppopY. lit iseasy to be no.
body, and we will tell you how to do it. Go
to the drinking saloon to spend your time.--
You need not drink much now just a little
beer, or some other driffk Tn the9meantime
play dominoes, checkers. on something else to
kin time, SO that you viii be sure not to read
any useful books. II YOU read anything, let
it be the dime novels Of the day thus 90 on
keeping your stomach full and your head emp
ty, and yourself playing time-killing games
and in few years you II be nobody, unless
you should turn out a drunkard, or profess
sional gambler, either of which is worse than
nobody There are any number of young
men hanging about saloons just ready to
graduate and be nobodies.-[ Phelps Citizen.
The case of Thomas Grahars, Hunters ac-
complco in the murder of John Nj. Arm
strong, appears to elicit but little interest at
present. No action will be taken on it at the
present term of the Camden county courts,
as a motion is to be argued before the June
term of the Supreme Court, which meets in
Trenton, on the first Tuesday in June, proxi-
mo, TO determine whether he will be allowed
to plead TO a lesser degree of crime than MUIR
der of the first degree, for which he is indict-
ed. Graham is enjoying excellent healtht and
has become quite tieshy, He is in cheerful
spirits, and believes that he will be finally dis
charged from custody.
Mrs. Charlotte A. Crosby, wife of W. II.
Crosby, Of Jamesburg, died May nth, aged 81
years. She was remarkably large lady
from 400 to 500 pounds. Her exact
weight was not known. 10 give some idea of
her size and weight it might be mentioned
that her easket measured ON top three feet two
inches wide six feet ten inches long and two
feet deep. The manufacturer said it was the
largest casset he ever turned out of his ware
house The lady was buried at the James
burg cemetery.
THE WILL OF ASA PAcKER.-The will of
the late Asa Packer was opened Thursday
and read to the family 1t makes number
of liberal requests. The sum of 1850, 600
is haqnnathed fni the permanent endowment
Of the Lehigh University at Bethlehem, which
MIR. Packer had already literally aided. For
the library of the University the sum of $780,
BOO is given st. Marks Episcopal Church,
Mauch Chunk, $50, 200. There are several be-
quests which are kept private for the present.
In the death of William Lloyd Garrison,
which occurred on Saturday night, this coun-
Try loses one of its grandest souls and human
ty one of It's most valiant and faithful CHAM
pions. He was, upon the whole. the most in
iuential and effective of all the bright galaxy
Of abolitionists to whose unquencliable faith
and noble zeal slavery is mainly indebted for
its downfall.
The editor of the Chronicle (Dem.) of Au-
gusta, Ga, has been in Washington examin.
ing the political situation there, and he thinks
that the Democrats have most to fear now
from s. the personal ambition of leaders and
the dictation of caucusn He greatly fears
that IL mortal blow be struck at last it
will come from those who dwell within the
temple rather than from those who are hostile
Without
1t is idle to argue with the average Demo-
cratic editor. He is by nature B)urbon.--
So when he insists that the negro exodus is
Republican political dodge, let him be allowed
to hug the delusion to his hearts CONTENT
Every observing person knows that the ex.
odus is predetermined and intelligent move
ment of the negroes to escape the civil Tor
'"enoi uhoifiit uiSstuhitttS I'd WnlCn the DOutI-
ern bulldozer has subjected them.
Why do the Democrats rage aud their po-
itical speakers and writer's imagine a vain
thing concerning free elections /? Where are
hey not free except where bulldozers reign
The Tribune offers chrome to the first Dem
ocrat who can show that he had to run the
gauntlet of Federal bayonets in reaching the
ballot'box The chrome still awaits claim
ant.
COUNTY CoLLEcToR ARRESTED. ---NEw
BRUNSWICK, N. j., May 24,-The committee
appointed by the Board of Freeholders to aud. /
It the accounts of the late County Collector
Joseph G. Letson says that they found him
some $4,000 or SIS. 900 sbJrt in his accounts.
and upon their complaint Letson was arrest
ed this morning and gave bonds in $4,000.
Letson held the position one year. His ar.
rest was entirely unexpected. i.sse
The Reading Railroad has, we believe, won
a white elephant in its lease of the North
Penn and Bound Brook roads through which
and the Central, 1t findssan outlet at New
York. 1t guarantees d stout percentages. be-
sides promising to look after certain existing
Indebtedness of the leased lines. IL the
Reading does not look after its assumed debts
any better than il discharged some of its orig
NAL obligations &c will take a microsnt,na n,