The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-07-26

i Alligator tat is used for cooking pur-
poses in some parts of Florida
Senator Sherman takes his lunch with
him to the Capitol, and always sits the
session cut.
Ex-President Hayes will harvest about
10000 bushels of grain on his Dakota
farm this year.
The Democrats in Congress would rath-
er that taxes should not be reduced al
4 all than for the Republicans to reduce
them. Hence their factious opposition.
Flour and mher articles of food will
soon feel the effects Of the large decline
I that has lajelY been in progress in The
great speculative markets.
Bartholdi's statue of Liberty, for New
/ York Hafhor. Is flushed. but is awaiting
/ the PEDESTAL. which the New Workers are
slow ahoai putting
/ B. F. Fowler, OF ilad,ionfe'd. has a
I very fine tahby car in his store, weighing
lhiiteen pounds. far which lady offered
him S21 recently.
An Arkansas woman who was fined by
magistrate So for using abusive Ian
guage Ia neighbor had no money, but
the obliging Justice toak 81 steel traps in
full payment of fine and costs, and the no
less oblieing attorney who represented
her in the trial took spotted deg for his
fee.
Reports from Virginia describe the
Bonrbons as in demoralzed state. Tie
prospect was disheartening enough for
them before the refusal of the State Corr
mittee TO call a convention To nominate a
candidate for Congressman at large. The
failure to do that seems to be taken as a
Virtual confession of defeat, and the pros
pect OF ralying the party at the polls for
Massey is considered hopeless.
The Acknowledgement has given the
opinion 10 the Secretary of the Treasury
that the request ofthe transportation COM
panies to be allowed to take about sc, 900
Chinese laborers through the country from
Cuba to China cannot be granted under
the law as it now stands. This affirnls
the ruling recently made on This question
by Secretary Folger.
The reign of forty-five years which
Queen Victoria has just completed is Ger
tainly long one; still it has been sur
passed by three reigns in Engl ish history
those Of Henry Ill, Edward III, and
George III, which were respectively fifty
six, fifty, aud sixty years. Victoria, how
ever has beaten the record for English
Queens, having reigned longer than Eliz-
abeth, and this may give her some salts
faction.
An exchange says: = The probabili-
ties are that General Robson, J. Hart
Brewer, John Hill and Phineas Jones,
Republicans and Miles Ross, Henry s.
Harris, and A. A. Hardenbergh, Demo-
crats--thc whole New Jersey delegation
in Congress--will be renominated, and
the chances are that all Of them will be
reelected. This would be the third term
for Robson, fifth term for Ross, second
term for Brewer, Jones, and Harris, and
fifth and fourth terms for Hill and Har-
denbergh, respectively, though not con.
tinuous.'
Ii the bill which passed the House on
Friday, authorizing the issue of postal
notes, . becomes law, as it probably will,
the public will be greatly accommodated.
1t provides for the issue of notes for sums
less than SIS, payable to the bearer at the
money order office where issued, or at the
Office designated by the person who pro.
cures them. The need of such device has
been felt keenly since the fractional paper
currency disappeared. 1t will be useful
to everybody in paying small bills due at
a distance, or in sending money by post
for any purpose, as it will avoid the an
noyanee of obtaining a post office order.
The House also approved q measure re-
ducing fees on money orders. 1t is an
interesting fact that two million dollars
have been paid for money orders that have
never been presented.
There is often good deal of talk about
selling liquor under Gouesnnaelst license,
and there is a mistaken idea that liquor
can be sold under Federal license with
out reference to State, county or munich
pal la ,PS GaT tha ssSt
does not grant license for the retail or sale
of liquors or anything else. 1t levies "A
! special tao upon certain branches of bust
ness, such rs the liquor trade, tobacco
manufacture, etc, and imposes penalty
for non-p payment, but it gives no license
or authority whatever to sell these arti-
Giles; that is matter left entirely with the
State and municipal authorities, aud any
one attempting to sell Intoxicating liquors
under what he supposes to be a 9 Govern
ment license, is liable to prosecution and
fine under the local laws of the State or
municipal governments. -SBsser hide
pendent.