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The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-03-16

Nelson Gardner, Treasurer of the
Baptist church the largest and wealth.
lest congregation in Plain6eld, COM
mitted suicide on Monday night last
by taking strichnine. He was buried
on Thursday. He left two letters ex-
planning to his wife and to his daugh-
ter fifteen years of age, that he had
used the church money, was unable
to replace it, and was driven to sui
eide to escape the consequent shame.
The Incorporated money is be-
lieved to have amounted to about
$4,000, and to have been lost in spec
ualtion on Wall street. Gardner was
able in his death agonies to tell his
wife story to the same effect as his
letters. A friend also appeared sfter
his death to whom he had declared on
Monday afternoon his intention of
committing suicide. The druggist
was found of whom he had purchased
the strichnine, and the package from
which he had taken the fatal dose.
No inquest was held.
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The last issue Of the Elizabeth Her
aid was filed from headline to slug
with shriekiDg editorials NIL Of which
embodied the information that the
people Of New Jersey we're controlled
solely BY railroad mopopolists and says
there are but fourteen Assemblymen
and four Senators who we're not con-
trolled. From what we can learn the
Herald has not yet heard ofs slice .
public printing for Itself. Oh. you
spiteful thing s +.
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Personals.

Minister Morton and Mrs. Morton will
soon leave Paris for tour of pleasure to
the South of France and Italy. ssgss :.
The wife of DIR. John Miller, of Prince
ton, who is at present in Washington, is
great grand-niece of Patrick Henry.
The Peabody Hotel, $50 South 9th
street, Philadelphia, is one Of the best at
the price GOO per day. of any in the city.
1t is first class in every respect except in
price which is less than any other hotel
harges. Persons visiting Philadelphia
either transiently or for longer period
cannot do better than TO stop at this well
conducted house. es Boy.
DR.. Kline's great nerve restorer Il the
marvel of the age for all nerve diseases.
AL fits stopped free. Send to 93l, Arch
g., Phil&dslphia, Pa. ~
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.n p s.. -IaH
In Mondays issue Of the Camden
Tri-Weekly Democrat John 2. Ken
nedy, the Republican candidate for
Assessor -at-large. was charged with
having been member of the notori-
ous "w;llow gang" of Diamond cot
tage, band of criminals which were
terror to that nsighborhood. Mr..
Kennedy at once denounced the state
ment as false and malicious and had
Mr.. Samuel Semple one of the pro-
prietors of the Democrat placed under
$500 bail for . further hearing yester-
day on charge Of libel. Mr.. semple
claims that be can prove the state
nent to be true BY competent witness
zee, under cath. Verify, toe life OF
the Journalist seems troublous one.
BE makes Abatement concerning .
mans Character. which IN most cases
b true enough 70 make him squifin,
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and he hits back with a suit for libel.
We are not yet ready to believe that
Mr.. Semple made the statement con-
corning Mr.. Kennedy without knowl-
edge Of the fscts. The statement is
too serious to make hap-hazard. Ken
nedy was defeated at The election on
Tuesday.
The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-03-16

President Arthur has remarkable
faculty for keeping his own secrets.
He il not q talker about what he is
going te do, and this gives annoyance
to the newspaper men, and leads them
to system Of prophesying, in which
about ninety-nine cases out Of a humid
red they prove to be false prophets.
Consequently it is much safer to judge
the President in what he really does
than on what the newspapers say he
Il going to do. + 80 80,
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20 March I'd, at Beverly, Eliza Perkins,
relict Of the late Isaac Perkins, ST., in the
73d year Of her age.
March Sd, in New York city, Rev.
Augustus T. Geissenhainer, in his esth
year. rs 4
March 9Th, in Mount Holly, Hannah 8.
Plummer. s.
March 9th, at Cross Roads, Medford,
Dr. James Still, in his 10th year.
March 10th, at Burlington, Joseph Car
roll, in the 9th year of her age.
March, 9th, near Burlington, Eliza,
daughter OF Samuel McC ormick.
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A writer in the Record reyiyes the
idea Of . canal across this; State in
order to give Philadelphia another
connection with the ocean, and says
he believes the money necessary for
the scheme could be raised. And we
venture to predict that money enough
to defeat such an idea could (and
would be raised by the railroad COR
porations. cts true 'tia pity, and
pity tits tits true
The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-03-16

The Camden Posts Green Primer
caused 90 much sickness in that city
that the Republicans were unable to
come out on Tuesday aud vote the
ticket. The Green Primer should be
called in before the entire city is
affected.
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1PHILApELpH1A MARKET.

.
Monday, March 18Th, p n
beef cattle were In demand this week ana
prices were fraction higher.
= 2400 head arrived and sold at the different
yards a. 41l97l<c. a. to condition.
Sheep were in 1air demand but prices
were unchanged. =
s,00o head arrived and sold at the differ
emit yards at 4@71z per b; and Lambs at 8@se.
per ~, as to condition.
Hogs were in steady demand.
5000 head arrived and sold at the different
yards at s@10c. per b., as to condition
Rurk Dreue Yard, SD and Lancaster ouenale
West Philadelphia, March ilta, 1882.
Sheep, Extra, 110-120 fbs., 615@7: good,
80 to 100 ms. to 81 fair. 80 to IS ms. 51z@5K
culls, 4941S good lambs 61z@7 medium $50
6; Calves. to 9. Arrivals 5000 head
FARMERS HAY AND STRAW MARKET,
Philadelnhia, for week ending March ii, 1882
Loads-Hay, oil; Straw, "a. Average price
during week-Prime Timothy, Si.lU to 81 %
per 100 pounds. mixed, 96e@sl.05 per 100
hs straw IS, to 95c. per 100 ms.
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Railroad Time Table.

Tratnssedve from Mount Holly as JoUosas:
For Philadelphia, $50, 7.o5. s.oo. $50. 10. "A
4. NJ. 1851 .46, SIS. 6. 81 I. As 10. 20 p. NJ
On sundays, $50, IL. so A. NJ, and 5.20P. NJ.
For New York Via Hightstown, 1857 A. NJ;
via. ktnkora. II N.
For Pemberton, 7.57. 800 A. NJ, 1900, $50,
4.57: Sis. .2.32P r. N.
For vincentown, 800 A. M, IL. $50. 6. 16 P. n.
For hightstown, 81 A. M, 4.57 P. N.
For Medford. go A. NJ, H. OF. BE-. 75op.m.
For 81 dnckerton and N. j. 3. r. r., 500 A. NJ,
KTNKoRA. BRANCH. Leave Kinkora. SIS
a. NJ, l. AZ, 5.S9P. M. ;Lewistown for Kinkora,
7.36 A. NJ. 12.47, 4.5SP. N.
TRAINS leaveJor Mount Holly as Jollogs:
From Philadelphia, 90, $40, II A. NJ, 1, 8, 4,
$40, 30, 40, 10, IL. 80 p. n. On Sundays, 10
A. M, l. and 80 p. NJ.
From Vincentown, 6.s5, 1910 A. NJ. Ito,
From Pemberton, $40. $40 A. M. Ia =. 80,
From Hightstown, 2. 40 A. NJ, 6.29P.M.
From Burlington, $3.50, l1.25 4. M, ais, $40.
From Madford, 7.so. 1910 A. M, 2, 4.soP. NJ.
From Tuckerton. S.35 A. NJ, 2.3OP. M.
PHILA., MARLTON & MEDF0RD Il. Il.
TIME TABLE.
Leave Medford for Philadelphia, us, 10 IL
A. M, 1870 5.S2, P. M. Sundays, Z IS A. NJ, 5.55
Pm.
Leave Marion for Philadelphia. $50. 1880
A. M, 1855, $40 P. n. Sunday at $40 A. NJ.
and $50 P. M.
Leave Philadeiphia, and AM, and p.
NJ. Sundays at 500 and P. M.
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PUBLIC SALES.
On Thursday, 10th inst.

On Thursday, 18th inst
Personal property, near Tabernacle, by
]. Burr Woolman.
On Saturday, 18th inst.
Personal property, near Vincentown,
by Michael E. Nixon and others.
On Wednesday 22nd inst.
House of Jonathan johnson, dec, at
Bordentown.
On Thursday 23d inst.
Sheriff's Sale, Isiah Smiths farm, Sha-
mong.
On Saturday, April 9Th.
Real estate, near Bordentown, by Com
missioners.
The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-03-16

II President Arthur would at once
pardon Sergeant Mason for firing at
Guiteau he would receive the thanks
Of about fifty millions of the inhabi
tants Of the United States. If . Pc
tition was put in circulation for his
pardon We can imagine it would take
several miles Of paper to hold the
names.
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FEB. 1a. q.
/ DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE

In pursuance Of an order OF the Surrogate
Of the County OF Burlington, in the State Of
New Jersey. notice is hereby given to all
persons having claims against the estate Of
Robert White, NJ. D.. late Of said county
deceased, 70 present them under oath or air.
nation, to the subscriber, on or before the
Twenty-third day Of November, 1852. or DO
forever barred from prosecuting or recover
JAMES LIPPINCoTT,
~ AdminfsifRtof.
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The merchant who nsglects % ad-
vsrtise his business ) ia the newspaper
read BY the people, nsglscts his own
business. There are persons 80 much
in politics, that ofssn their business
interests are neglected and suffer. The
very newspaper be wants he passes BY,
to bis ewn loss. Political merchants
cannot see that men Of their OVID par
u can be drawn easier than those Of
the other party. The shrswd busi-
ness man knows Honey draws dies
better than vinegar. I" Such will ad-
vsrtise to make business, in all papers
without regard 10 politics. The good
business man never carries bis busl.
ness into politics, but seeks the friend
ship and custom Of all popular news
papers.
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Thes1O6th Legislature.

A Senate bill which passed on
Wednesday will undoubtedly inspire
gratitude among the New Jersey
babies of future generations. It
authorizes the milk inspector to SAM
pie all specimens and where the cream
and tactical purity is not up to the
regulation point to empty the milk
into the street. The other bills which
passed the Senate were Authorizing
the United Railway Companies Of the
State to improve their lands ct Kill
Won Kuil; for the better protection
Of sheep, and for the payment of
animals destroyed by the Board of
Health, aud authorizing the State
Treasurer to liberate Gloucester coun-
ty ofits original bond. Mr.. Miller
made strong fight for his bill au-
thorizing the Governor to appoint six
commissioners, three from each po-
litieal party, to take into considers
tion tho subject Of the culture and
growth Of oysters, with view Of re-
postinga bill to the next Legislature.
Mr.. Miller maintained that the con-
tinual demand for legislation in this
mIatter and stha S3aot that what snited
ioze section would not answer for an
mother called for suSh measure that
would doubtless settle the continual
snnovance and disturbance The,
Senators from Cumberland and At.
lantie counties opposed and the bill
failed 81 aiE 'fH..l's Is D5s Z
y The Ssnase held lengthy evening
J session devoted to the Consideration
of the Constitutional amendments.
The principal changes agreed upon.
were making the sessions Of the Leg.
islature biennial. making the serms of
the Senator and Governor four years
leaving special legislation as 1t now
stands in the constitution, dispensing
with Lay Judges 10 the Court of Er-
rors and Appeals and making the
court to consist Of the Chancellor and
four Judges Of the Supreme Court.
The House spent large portion of
valuable time 90 "Wednesday In an
attempt TO settle dispute between
Essex and Union counties. Essex
cieinns . "trip o. land coat aiming sQO
sefss ana vaiued az W ,aUV,uVv, which
Tor nall century mas peen considered
= portion OF Union eounty-tnst ls,
ever since the latter county was created.
Inc Essex oeiegation iougnt hard Tor
tne oispuseo territory, pa. the Dbl oe'
clAf,sg 'hss !. vsaoDgeo 70 Union was
M rnaiiy passeu ~ smAil mslorl'y;-
Lne queaalea 80 % pubic sswelsge nas
peen one " she mos' lmpol'an' oeiore
zoe Aes'sis'ure gul'ns 'ns present
session. ana sne mouse on wednesday
Pssssu .ne oena's Dlii empowering
my Oouno,s mo poares OF Alder
men 20 essaD'sn saen systems !" oitles
Inc Dil feouclng .ne regal rate OF H.
tereet 10 she state from SIX TO I'VE per
cent was slaughtered oy indefinite
pos'ponemeot' Essex county Is be-
coming 80 neavy N tne way OF popu-
iation, intellect and bank cashiers that
It tips up the State and distufbs the
equilibrium OF thiags generally. With
q view OF Jack-screwing up the other
corners, Mr.. Parsons introduced a
bill IN the House on Wednesday in
tended to erect Newark county out of
Essex. An important House bill pro-
The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-03-16

Some time ago Charles MCGOWAN and
John Grifiths committed an assault and
battery on Benz. #. Baker and John Cidden
at Moorestown. They disappeared imme-
diately afterwards and nothing was heard
Heayiland captured McGowan. he was
held to answer at Court by Justice Lippin-
colt.
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MOUNT HOLLY POST OFFTCF.

Open from 700 I'M. to $50 P, NJ; Money
Order office open from 700 A. M to {, 90 p, N.
Philadelphia mall arrives at $40 Am, sos;
closes at 7.30, 10 90 A. NJ, 40 and 7.15 p. M.
New York mail arrives at 9.l5 A. M, and
S0r P. NJ. closes at 2 30 and 1000 A. NJ, and us
Pm.
Trenton mail arrives at $40 A, M, 40
ana 200 P. NJ /; closes at7.30 and 1000 A M,
Ills Pm.
Burlington mail arrives at $40 A. NJ, and
4.l0 P. NJ; closes at 80 A. NJ, and 200 and us
P, M.
4.le P. NJ; closes at 7.30, 1000 A. NJ, 200 and
7.l6 P. NJ.
Medford and Lumberton mail arrives Il
$40 A. M; closes at 3.22 and Ills PM
Way mail, via Pemberton and Hightstown,
arrives at 500 P. NJ. closes at 40 A. NJ
Way mail, N, ]. Southern r! B., via Phila-
delphia, arrives at $40 A. M, and sos p. N.
closes at z 80, and 100 A. NJ, and 7.l5 P. NJ.
Carriers delivery at 8 As A. NJ. and $50 p. n
j. f. LAUMASTER p M
The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-03-16

The New York Sun is rot pleased
with Mr.. Blaine's Grafton on Garfield.
And the worst of It, is Mr.. Blaine re-
fuses to make new one.
The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-03-16
NOTICE on sETTLEMENT

Notice is hereby given that the final &C.
counts OF the subscribers, Administrators Of
the estate of Mortimer a. Eayre, decd, will
be audited and stated by the Surrogate and
reported for settlement to the Orphans
Court OF the County of Burlington at the
y ISABELLA G. EAYRE,
Feb. 16, 80. JAMES LIPP1NCOTT.
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Prospectus for Its Forty Fourth Year.
the NEW YORK MERCURY.
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Three Days Later Dramatic News Than Can Be
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ing, it viii reach ON Saturday evenings every
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1t 10 our intention to make the NEW York
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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-03-22
An American Beauty,

One OF the most striking members Of
the American colony in Paris is the
Countess dc Trobriand, the wife of Gen
eral dc Trobrian1, who won distin-
guished reputation in the Union army
during the civil war. The Countess de
Trobnand was a Miss Mary Jones, Of
New York, the daughter Of the founder
and President Of the Chemical Bank.
Her salon in Paris has been for many
years the resort Of distinguished Ameri-
cans, French, Russians, Germans and
Italian Representatives of the literary.
artistic, and diplomatic world are to be
found always at her Monday receptions.
With the exception, perhaps, Of Nine.
Edmond Adam, the Countess gathers
around her more people Of distinction
than any other lady who receives in
Paris. Probably there is not another
apartment IN Paris so filled with curlosi.
ties from all parts Of the world The
salon is like fairy land. Filled with ex-
qUi-ite Chinese cabinets, mirrors, chan
dclier, clock aud candlesticks Of Dresden
china, etc its walls inlaid with panels
OF motAcr-of.pearl; sofas and chairs.
representing all periods, and covered
with the rarcst cmbroidcries and tapes
tries, it presents a tOW ensemble at once
dazzling by its beauty and surprising
from it, harmony The other rooms are
equally beautiful-the dining-room with
chairs and table Of marqueterie and
sdeboards of same, cleaning with sill
YER lighted by superb carved brass
chandelier; the countess own room hung
with India shavls and furnished with
chborately carved oak, and japanese
toilet articles; the room of favorite
daughter finished with rosewood and
gold satin, with amberglass toilet arti-
Giles; the houdoir hung with tapestry
framed in pink and gold, with Louis
Quinze chairs and consoles; every corner
of the department displaying artistic
treasurcs-all these are more beautiful
than words can tell. We must not for.
get the aute.chamber, with its fire place
and grand old andirons; the screen, six
feet high, which, unfolded, represents,
by six oil paintings the early Kings of
France; the superb mirrors in carved
frames; the Louis Quatorze chairs-but
words fail TO give description Of all the
beauties Of this marvellous house.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-03-22
Splitting Roots With Dynamite.

The destruction of large trees by the
severe storms in England has caused in.
quiries how to get rid of the tough roots
thrown out of the ground. Splitting with
wedges was found slow and laborious
and in answer to inquiries a correspon.
dent of the Garden describes the mode
by which he effectually severed the roots
into fragments by the use of dynamite.
He remarked that he had employed half
n dozen horses and as many men tug.
ging and straining at the unyieldine
mass of roots large part of q day. when
few shillings' worth of dynamite in.
Guiding cap and fuse, would have blown
the roots to fragments in short time.
There is some difficulty in procuring the
dynamite in small quantities, but where
it can be had he asserts that while it is
more powerful than gunpowder, it is
much easier and safer to work with. A
hole is bored into the solid part of the
root nearly through it, the fuse put into
a cap, and the whole inserted. The
dynamite cartridge is about four inches
long and nearly an inch in diameter,
The fuse will burn about one foot a min.
ute, and the operator can get to a safe
distance. Roots four or five feet in di.
ameter are torn to fragments, sometimes
several cartridges being required to com.
plete the work.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-03-22
How the Aurora is Formed.

The following theory is propounded
to account for the observed INTERPOLATION
OF earth currents, magnetic storms, au-
rora and sun spots. Professor Adams
assumes the sun to be a magnet, and
infers that changes in his magnetism
affect the magnetism Of the earth. Fur
Their, the sun and moon, by dragging the
atmosphere toward them rs the earth
reyolyes, may cause that friction between
air and earth, and also that evaporation,
which together may generate the supply
Of positive electricity III the air and neg
alive in the earth. Again." he says,
"these tides in the atmosphere will
cause the mass Of it to lag behind the
revolving solid earth, and at height Of
thirty or forty miles We have layer Of
air which, for air, is a comparatively
good conductor Of electricity. Here,
then, We have, not tagging Of the mag
net behind the conductor, but n tagging
Of the conductor behind the magnet,
aud hence, according 10 the laws of Far
aday, We may expect current or n
gradual heaping up Of electricity in the
air in the opposite direction TO the
earth's crust" Thus, the regular tidal
waves in the atmosphere would cause
the gradual transfer Of positive cleo.
tricity from the poles toward the eqna.
tor, either as q current or q mass OF air
sta.icalIy charged. "When the air is
charged up to discharging point we may
get the sudden discharges, such as the
aurora in the air aud the earth current
in the earth; and since the conducting
layer Of air approaches nearer to the
earth in the colder polar regions posi-
bly, within twenty miles Of the earth's
surface it may be found that the dis
charge of the aurora may even take
place from earth to air by gradual, slow
discharge, aided, as it may be, by the
state Of moisture Of the air, and by
change Of temperature and other causes"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-03-22

The late Prof. Skoda, one of Vienna's
greatest surgeons, had, until year or
two before his death, worn garments of
a most questionable cut; the trousers
were baggy and the coats most ingen.
iously i'll fitted. His friends often ioked
with him about the matter, and Skoda
bore their fun good-naturedly, without,
however, making any explanation. One
day friend observed that he was much
more stylishly clad than usual.
This is an unhoped.for pleasure,
Skoda," said he, "to see you for once
properly dressed"
Say no more" said the surgeon.
gravely. He who has made my cloth.
ing for all these years you have known
me did not, it is true, give il very
fashionable shape, but he let me have It
long before | had achieved success; and
he never pressed rue for money when he
suspected that / was pressed for it my
self. How would you do, my friend
leave such man for one who merely
cut cloth in different shape?"
" But why, then, do you leave him
now?" inquired the friend.
"He is dead. said Skoda.