The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-05-11

of the Old School Baptist Society. died IN.
Orange county Rev York, last week..
Conkiing made the same mistake as Fitz
Hugh, of Texas, who thought he was ga
bigger man than old Gran"
out in Texas in thclrage for the development
Of the State.
Since tho death of Judge Packer" says
the Allentown Item, the value of his estate
has increased $l,50O,000
General Sherman's only son, Thomas, was
recently admitted to the Catholic priesthood
BY Archbishop Gibbons, Of Baltimore.
Professor Richard A. Proctor the English
astronomer and Miss Sally ID. Crowley were
married at st. Joseph, Mo-, on Tuesday after
noon.
Bad blood always causes trouble. It may
be family fight ot boils, pifhples itch letter,
&c. brrt no matter, :. DIR. Lindsey's Blood
Ssarchef is the cure-all. va. 20,4t
The New Jersey Editorial Associations has
about decided to make the Catskhl Mountains
the objective point Of their annual excursion
this summer.
The Main Exhibition Building at Phiia-
deiphia is now offered for sale, and ali the
personal property Of the Permanent Exliibi-
ton Company. Bids are open until June fst.
Peter N. w. Flynn. Jersey City justice,
who was also d judge of election, has been in.
dicted by the Grand Jury for attempting TO
stuff tbs ballot box, and was committed to
jail in default Of $500 bail.
john Buckelevs, son Of Col. Isaac S. Bueke-
lew, is showing lis faith in practical educa-
tion by becoming locomotive engineer.
Would that more Of our young men might
follow his example. 49,
IT, is announced that a man in Rochester,
N. Y, has discovered another comet, but the
dispatch fails to state whether he stepped on
an orange peel at the top Of the steps or was
hit with a broom by his wife.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is
about To contract for 90 600 plants of various
kinds, to be delivered at the stations between
Jersey City and Philadelphia. The purpose
is to have flower beds at every station along
the route.
The mule teams and freight cars will no
longer be seen on Market street. Philadelphia.
The new elevated railroad OF the Pennsyl-
vania railroad is ready for business, so far as
the freight traffic is concerned.
A French mining company has erected
quartz mill at Arlington, Hudson county, for
sitting the ore from its gold mine in North
AuIDilllH. ~ 10 Atiu 10 Uc Luc llIbL quartz
mill built in the East.
Conklng's theory is that no nominations
should be acted on II one Republican Senator
objected. That is to say one seventy sixth
of the United States Senate shall be made
equal to one President of the United States.
The pension business has increased SO
largely, and so many men who were thought
to be well aud hearty, have become so sudden
l., kIa1 teaf n l.ne
agents through certain sections to reportupon
alleged disabilities. abi = ase az 5tia
The following appointments for postmasters
were confirmed by the Senate on Thursday;
Robert Rushing, Jr., at Hackettstown
Samuel Shefrerd. at Belydere Matthias
Wooley, at East Long Branch, and James S.
Pickel, at Montpelier.
WoolwultIl & Graham, Of New York, will
probably get the contract for supplying the
post Office department. with postal cards for
the next four years, theirs being the lowest
hid LICK offer To flrltllslf 5 a4-.-ssls for
"a NJ 10O cents neI, ~ 00D. and Two cent cards
number of persons were lately bitten in
Western New York by a rabid Spitz dog, who
have taken no other precaution against by
drophobia than binding piece of salt pork
on the wound, aud so FAR there has been no
signs of the dreaded disease in any of the
cases. 1t would be singular If SO simple a
means should prove remedy.
A snake crawled out from under the State
House, at Trenton, on Sunday, and half
dozen boys, ranging in age from twelve to
sixteen, Immediately pulled out reyovers from
thcir hip pockets and dispatched the reptile.
This goes to shaw that some Jersey youths
carry weapons rather early in life.
A pRonIBrTIoN VIoroRY.--Great excite
ment prevailed ut Clayton, N. j., on last
Saturday night. License was refused to the
hotel there, and when the news was received
nearly the whole population turned out and
marched to the hotel with band playing,
church bells ringing and the people shouting
At the hotel the liquor was taken out and
| burned Speeches were made by the Rev.
j. DeIIaH Br,ien and Rev. A. Lawrence.
Fireworks followed. The hotel has been
purchased by the temperance people.
Al NEW TELErnoNE "A very interesting
experiment with a new molecular telephone,
invented by Robert nj. Lockwood and his son.
| William, of Now York, was tried on Tuesday
evening last between New York and Phia
delphia, over the ordinary telegraph wires
Conversation. even to a whisper, in Philadel-
phia was heard with perfect dstinctness of
articulation, such as is perfectly practicable
for commercial purposes The principle
claimed by the inventors is that of molecular
disturbance and the suppression of all vibra-
ton. company has been formed to pat the
telephone in practical use.
TRom THE Troy IN. " TIMES. -" Let