The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-11-30


There is on exhibition at a drug store in
Mount Holly. ascurIous specimen OF the fiuuy
tribe, called a sea opossum II was picked IN
on the beach near Point Pleasant by Aaron Il
Brown 1t resembles an opossum in many
4 respects.
An attempt upop the life of tho Emperor Of
1 Germany was prevented recently by the time
~ arrest Of man having in his possession a
loaded revolver, who had been utternV mem
aces against the Emperor's life.
The Munreesboro Tenn, Esss saws that
Mr.. e. NJ. Douglass killed aiattlesnake near
Versailles, on Nov. 5, thtftw eighed / pounds
and measured 90 inches found. Its fangs
were inches long. Many persons have seen
it. This announcement has made our snake
editor very sad.
Senator john s. Williams, Of Kentucky, re-
Gently sold crop of tobacco, raised by HIM
! self in that State, which was the most extra
ordinary one for a crop lot ever sold in the
Cincinnati market. 1t Melted upwards of
Ss3, 900 for the product of less than ninety
acres.
Lizzie Price Fechter, WHO lived rs the wife
of Charles Feehter, the actor near Quaker
town, WAS lately EN- aged to be married to
Mr. McDonough, of Philadelphia. The eere-
mony was prevented by bis son. Lizzie will
is paid to heal broken heart.
The innocence of E. A. Wagner, a young
lawyer of Ithaca, convicted at Auburn. New
York, of fraudulently Withholding certain
pension moneys, has been established by the
discovery of a missing power of sttoruey un-
der which he acted. 1t was found in the M i'd
die of a blank book in his safe.
An expert examination of Bergen county
finances ginQa 1871 shaps &11 000 a;t
by five County Collectors, and also frauds up-
on the county by the Ffeeholders, who have
been supplied with whiskey, cigars, etc.
which were charged as groceries, or tobacco
for the poor in overdiawing salaries, charp-
ing for work not done, etc.
On Tuesday afternoon, while some boys
were playing in the rear of the Morris and
Essex depot, at Phillipsburg, they unearthed
human hand, whichis claimed TO be that of
woman, and shows from appearance that it
was cut off at the wrist, and also has cut
across the palm. The hand was not decayed,
but wthered
Ministers, Lawyers. Teachers, and others
whose occupations give but little exercise,
should use Carters Little Liver Pills for tor
pid liver and biiousness One is dose.
Nov. 2, ct.
If Congress had needed the warning of Sec
lctdty thdtt tHt dIiedlS Oh pensions
bin would cost $500 000, 900. there would have
been less recklessness in flinging away the
public money. The pension commissioner
seriously asks for 800, GOO, 900 for this pur-
pose alone next winter. If the 60 surgeons
bill or some other means of protecting the
government is not adopted by Congress, the
whole revenue will go to pensions yet.
A fatality from the reckl less driving of fire
engine horses occurred in Philadelphia on
Sunday evening. The horses became mad
dened with excitement and ran away The
engine was thrown against a crowded street
car with great violence and two men who
were standing on the rear platform were killed
and number of other persons bruised The
engine driver is under arrest.
On Wednesday last. a hound belonging to
Norris II. Hannum, started on the trail of a
fox at Browns Mills, aud was not seen again
that day. On the day following, a party of
hunters came across the dog twenty miles
away from Browns Mills. 1t had freed the
fox and was waiting patiently at the foot of
the tree for the fox to come down. The hun
tiers shot the fox and brought its pelt back
with dog. -..A------l
The recount 10 the Third Assembly District
of Mercer county, took place on Saturday I'M
der the general supervision of Chief Justice
Beasley. There were changes in several of
the districts in favor of Mr.. Ossenburg, Re-
publican, amounting to eight but in the first
district of the Fourth Ward the recount show
cd 81 more votes for Mr.. Conyery, Democrat,
than had been returned by the Canvassing
Board, thus eecting Mr.. Convery by nine
majority.
Ladies' Cloaks, Coats and Dresses, cut
and made to order at short notice, at Mrs, M.
w. Cooley'g. d6tf
The round figures, $4,000, 000 generally 40
cepted as the population OF the United States
for the census of 1880, were within the mark
The Superintendent of the Census now re.
ports TO Secretary Kirkwood that the official
figures are 80, 1856, 783-a good start toward
another million. And that other million was
long ago passed, since much more than a year
has elapsed since the last census was taken
and the immigration since then has been
enormous. ~
News from Panama il 20 the effect that
work upon the line of the alleged canal has
been formally suspended for many months.
Unless De Lesseps can prevail upon credu lous
people TO give him some more money, we may
doubt if it will ever be begun again. Mean
time it is to be hoped that Congress, in the
coming session, will give formal approval to
the principles advanced by Mr., Blaine with
respectto American control at the lsthmus.
An exposure of dishonest practices among
officials comes from Philadelphia. Ever since
John Hunter was elected Tax Receiver in
February last, he has been subjecting the tax
office to rigid examination, and has discoy-
cred startling evidences of theft involving
thousands of dollars. From 1872 TO 1877 it is
charged that thousands of dollars paid for
taxes were never turned over to the City
Treasurer and that the full extent of the
stealing cannot be ascertaned until a thorough
examination has been made. The evidence
which Mr.. Hunter now has is said to be start
ling.
We call the attention of our readers to the
advertisement of j. Monroe Taylor. This
house has been established nearly forty years,
and their goods are celebrated for purity aud
strength. We would recommend trial Of
their Gold Medal brands to all who desire su-
peror cookery n.16, Am.
j. L. Anderson & Sons, Gamers of Mourt
Holly, N. j., have this year, Notwithstanding
the unfavorable season, put up over $780, 900
cans of tomatoes, 10000 cans of cranberries,
%, 600 of corn, %, 600 of peas, with quantities
of apples, okra. &c. The several canning
houses of Burlington have put up about l.
1874, 900 cans of tomatoes, 100000 of corn,