The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-08-24

rihelion on Saturday, aud is now at its near
est approach to the earth, w visible to the
naked eye, but is not conspicuous object.
The weather of late has been unfayorable for
observations, but on Sunday morning the
comet could be easily seen here low down In
the northeast The yeadest way to find 1t is
to carry line through the pointers in a
southerly direction, that is away from the
pole star The comet has also been seen with
the unsded eye at Cincinnati aud other
places. Its tail is visible in mail glass, and
will probably become more prominent when
the old moon disappears
DRoueHT IN THE WEsr--CrNcrNNATI, o.,
August 22.-The drought has continued
throughout this whole section until all The
streams are drying up, and water is lower
than it has been for thirty-1ve years At
GAINESVILLE and many other places the mills
have stopped, because of the lowness of the
water. thing by which they have never be-
fore been interrupted.
On Wednesday morning the assassin Gull
teau made an assault upon one of the prison.
guards with " cheeser." knife made out
of the steal of shoe, but without any serious
results.
The law exempting firemen from taxation
to the extent of $5 applies only to members
of any organized volunteer FIRE department of
State under control of any Town Committee,
Common Council or municipal corporation,
which are now or may hereafter be establish
ed"
Coins in which holes have been punched
are now worth much less than perfect ones
The government has just fixed the following
values: Dollars, 65 cents half dollars, 35
cents; quarters, 10 cents; and dimes, 5
cents.
Friday week was a phenomenal day,
meteorologically considered. "Not a drop
of rain fell in the United States during the
past twenty-four hours said the Signal
Service officer in Philadelphia in reply to an
interview that day, 81 cannot remember
when we have had such day before"
On Sunday week, Robert F. White, of Ho-
hokeu, while eating some watermelon, acci-
dentaily swallowed few ofthe seeds. A day
or two afterward he became suddenly III, and
on examination it was ascertained that the
seeds had caused an abscess to form in the in
testines. The young man suffered excruciat-
ing pain until Thursday evening, when he
died. He was a member of Company G.,
Ninth Regiment.
On Wednesday morning OF last week James
Daubert of Phillipsbnrg. aged 10 or IA years,
was instantly killed in the Central Yard. He
was lying OH the rail uuder q car, scraping
out coal, when shifting engine put some
cars on the siding pushing the car over him
and mangling bis body iu terrible manner,
causing instant death. The boys death is a
peculiarly heavy affliction to the family, from
the fact that only few weeks since his
brother died of lockiaw, the effect OF pistol
wound received on July 4.
The earnings of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company for the month of June were the
heaviest ever known for any June. The gain
In the gross earnings of all lines east of Pitts
burg and Erie was over half million, and
the increase in the operating expense. only a
trine over 100000.
The members of the Town Council oil
Phllipsburg it is said, will strictly enforce
the ordinance which requires all applicants
for license to have the name of a majority OF
heads of families on each side of the street
within certain distance of the saloon to be
licensed signed to the petition.
| The St. George Hotel in Philadelphia, a
very fashionable place, has been closed by the
Sheriff on account Of its not being able to pay
expenses.
Prof. George II. Cook, the State Geologist,
has come to the conclusion that the land in
Cape May aud Cumberland counties is grad
ually but certainly settling.
1t is believed that Judge Jere Black is
seriously i'll. He has not written letter to
the public for more than week.
The Delaware and Bound Brook Railroad
announces a dividend Of one and three quar-
tiers per cent, payable August 16, (less per
cent. retained as contingent fund.-
The camp meeting at Ocean Grove is at
its height.