The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-10-08

resulted in Republican victories.
One new yellow fever case and four deaths
were reported at Memphis up to noon yester-
day warm and weather threatening.
Principles, not Men, is considered a
good policy in political warfare. But in the
present charter election campaign in Newark
1t is neither men nor principles, but beer.
| Deer, particularly young ones, are tracked
and said to be quite plentiful about the mar
gin of the streams near Doughtys Tavern,
Atlantic county.
A temperance tidal wave has struck the
Warren County Courts. -Four out of five
petitions for tavern licenses were refused at
one time.
The Chicago Tribune sarcastically remarks
that the Southern game laws permit the kill
ing of Republicans any time previous to the
Fall elections.
/ The New York Commercial Aduertiser afro
ciously says 1t is said that New Jersey
| firm is putting up Hackensack mosquitoes in
cans and selling them for potted Holsters.
The Cleveland Herald says A feature of
Republican meetings all over the State in this
campaign is the presence of old men who
have for years ceased to take an active part in
the mo, ements of the party.
| rare occurrence will take place in Febru
airy of next year, when there will be five Sun
tys. This fact occurs but three times in q
century. Thus, after 1880, we will have to
wait until 1920 before the shortest month of
the year can again boast of five Sundays
= eS,isteen tramnsa. armed with missiles
I boarded train on the Maine Central Railroad
on Sunday, and defied the conductor to GUST
them. After running some distance the train
] allied o, an iron bridge, help was called for,
and the ruffians left the cars.
The jury in the case of John W. Hayes v.
| the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, at New
Brunswick, a suit arising out of the plaintiff
losing an arm while in the employ of the COM
pany, through the use of unsound rolling
stock, brought in verdict of $5,625 for the
plaintiff on Friday.
! Mr.. Tilden emphatically denies ever ex-
pressing the sentiments recently imputed to
him of criticising with severity the recent
laundering " indiscretions . in the South -
Then be has less seLse than he has been cred
it ID with, that's all.
The public debt statement for September
shows decrease of 81, 563. 751. Nearly 49,
900, 900 were paid out of the Treasury during
the month for pension arrears, and but for
this, it is SAID, the reduction would have been
about $40, 100000.
! Indian Agent Meeker, who is believed to
have been murdered by the Utes, was one of
| the founders of Roselle. He was also princi-
pal founder of Greeley, Col, agricultural edi-
| tor of the Tribune. and has son in the
employ of the New York Herald.
The Rev. William Fl. Jeffries, who attempt
ed to shoot himself in the head in Camden, on
| Thursday, has been taken to the Insane Asy-
lum at Blackwoodstown, Camden county. In
1876 Mr.. Jefferies was taken to the State
Asylum, near Trenton, and was discharged
only year ago.
grand stand on the race course at Adrian,
Michigan, broke down on Thursday after
noon, under the weight of two thousand peo-
pie upon it, Six persons, including woman
and two boys were killed, and nearly fifty
persons were injured, two or three of them
perhaps fatally.
John Quincy Adams was nominated
yesterday by reclamation for Governor by
the Massachusetts Democrats. Speeches we're
made severely denouncing the Butterflies and
the Republicans. A delegation will be sent
to the National Convention.
The total debt of the United States reached
its maximum in the fiscal year ending June
80, 1885, Immediately following the close of
the war, the highest figures being 50, 073, $780,
| 173. The total principal of the debt at the
| last monthly statement was Sc, $3.50, 4S0, 049,
showing q reduction of over five hundred
millions.
While some men were fishing on Tuesday
in the ocean opposite Atlantic City, they no.
ticed something very singular, as the sea was
quite rough, smooth place some distance
from where they were, and on going to inves-
tigate found it to be large boly of blood
nearly mile in length and one hundred yards
in width. A big fight must have taken place
among some of the monsters of the deep.
Information has been received by the Indian
Bureau that the agent and all the employees
of the White River Agency have been killed
by the hostile Utes and that there has been
fight with the troops in which the officers in
command were killed The troops were sur
rounded, away from water, and their trains
had been captured. There is no news yet
from Payne's command
Julia Roberts, the we'll known Phoenix
ville, Pa, colored centenarian, died in that
place on Sunday, of asthmatic affection. She
wass104 years of age. She was born slave
in Upper Providence township, Montgomery
county, and lived all her long life within
few miles of that spot. She was hale and act
i've until within a short time of her death.
She was the mother of thirteen children, three
surviving her.
1t must be little discouraging to the Wis
consin Democrats to learn that the gentle
spite of his refusal to be a candidate before
his departure for Europe, and who cabled his
declinaton as soon as he heard of his nomi-
nation, now upon his return from his trip
abroad announces himself a Republican. The
Extra Session of the present Congress fixed
him, it is said.
The Democrats of Wilmington, Delaware,
have invented the meanest fraud yet. No
body can vote in that city without having
receipted tax bill, and tho Democratic asses
sors have neglected to assess several hundred
Republicans in certain wards, who, having no
tax bills to get receipted, win be unable to
vote. There seems to be no remedy for this
very exasperating and disgusting device, and
the Republicans naturally feel as though
small revolution is in order.
AN AMERICAN SAMPSON. --Haying been
somewhat skeptical regarding the statement
that Mr.. w. w Scranton lifted 1880 pounds
as mentioned in the Republican, we were &C
corded the opportunity of witnessing more
extraordinary and incredible feet at noon,
when we saw Mr.. Scranton lifting the fabul-
GUS weight of 1900 pounds--an even tom
Just fancy man carrying in a ton of coal at
one single haul. One would think it task
for Samson himself, yet this is the weight
lifted by Mr.. Scranton. There are men who
can lift 1000 pounds, but it is a question
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