The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-08-31

The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
earned II per cent. during July.
The Smith family picnic will be held at
Pepack, Morris county, the first Wednesday
in September.
It is rumored that Secretary Window in
tends calling in and redeen1ing some OF the
81 per cent. bonds.
Princeton College will begin the 195th year
of instruction on September 14th.
1t is said that the new locomotive works at
Bordentown will build the engines for the
Central Mexican Railroad.
Ex-Governor Bedle is on his way home
from Europe.
The Central Railroad of New Jersey has
added fifty new passenger coaches to its rolling
stock. These cars are mounted on "papier
mache . wheels and run as smoothly as the
best-made Pullman cars.
There Is at this time pathetic appropriate
ness in the words of James A. Garfield more
than twenty years ago: 81 regard my life as
given to my country. / am OILY anxious to
make as much of it as possible before the
mortgage on 1t is foreclosed."
A grand reception will be given to ex-
President Grant at Educational Hall, Asbury
will be delivered by ex-Presdent Grant. and
by the Hon. BENJAMIN Harris Brewster and
the Rev. Dir. A. A. Willis, of Philadelphia.
A vase worth $1,000 will be given to the
best drilled battalion which participates in
the Yorktown centennial celebration. The
party offering the prize will leave the APP
pointment of the Committee of Award to
Secretary Lincoln.
The covering Of Red River, in Manitoba
with an inch thick coating of winged black
ants, and the darkening of the sky while mil
lions of them passed in clouds above the town
of Emerson, are the latest marvel of the year
1881. By the time the wondrous year is
ended 1t will have earned its prophesied
character of ptodigies.
Frahcis Davis, eolored man of Paterson,
after being in Jail fortJ-si& days for threaten
ing his wifs with violence. was discharged on
Saturday by Judge Woodruff, in his own re-
cognizance, on the ground that there was no
such offence known to the laws of the State.
The Judge also stated that the Recorder who
made the committal was liable to prosecution
for false imprisonment.
Oysters taken from the beds at Keyp6rt
and the Shrewsbury river, show that the
spawning season has passed, leaving them
healthy and in good condition.. The mussefs
haNO hOb uObo udtbhBG' uO UidCh
spot " that killed so many thousands of the
bivalves, after the ice melted last Spring, has
entirely disappeared. Shipments to Europe
will begin next week.
The Reading Railroad Company now have
all their locomotives very carefully wiped,
and 1t is believed that constant attention of
this work is highly important. During the
period few years ago when the Company
ceased having their locomotives wiped
through economical notions the rails became
so slippery from the grease dropping upon
them, that only abott half the usual loads of
coal could be hauled.
On Saturday afternoon at high water the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company launched
from their yard foot of Bridge avenue, Cam
den, one of the largest floats on the Delaware
It is 1856 feet long, 33 feet wide, feet 6
inches depth of hold and will carry ten cars,
or weight of 100000 pounds 1t is to be
used for conveying loaded cars across the
Delaware, between Camden and Philadelphia
The New York Sun published the following
in its editorial columns on Sunday without
note or comment:
Secretary of State-H. Fish, New York.
Treasury-W Window, Minnesota.
Interior-H. M. Hoyt, Pennsylvania
War--R. Lincoln, Illinois.
Navy-G. s. Boutwell,, Massachusetts,.
Attorney General-F. 7. Frelinghuysen,
Postmaster General-George Bliss New
York.