The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-09-20
President Arthur will be City years of

- 'AeN"HDcU ~ tne PEotracteu oFOuIH
last year.
John G. Paulisop, the Paterson lawyer
who became insane at the Mt. Tabor
camp meeting, and was removed to the
asylum, died in that institution on Tues
day morning of last week.
II is asserted that the Free Trade
League of New York has already con
tributed $1,000 to help elect the indie
pendent Republican ticket in Pennsylva-
MIA, and has 10, 900 in reserve for the same
purpose.
All the property at Mount Tabor is ex-
empt from taxation because the associa-
ton is incorporated as a religious body.
The cottages, which are merely Summer
residences, cost in some instances as high
as So, 900.
The country will feel great satisfaction
over the determination of the Attorney
General to press to an immediate re-trial,
the members Of the Star Route conspira-
tors who escaped conviction by disa-
greement of the jury.
The plans have all been drawn for
new passenger station for the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad in Trenton, to be located
on the level of the street, just above the
present station. 1t will probably be
built some day--when the company feels
flush.
The surveyors employed in running the
boundary line between New York and
New Jersey and erecting boundary monu-
ments, have discovered that eight square
miles of land, now in Orange county, New
York, really belong to Sussex comfy,
New Jersey.
One very potent factor in aid of General
Robson in his fight for denomination,
was the persistent and malignant abuse of
the New York Sun. The Republicans of
New Jersey feel pretty safe always to go
contrary to the advice of that bitter
enemy of the party.
The Democrats of New Jersey who
were disposed to be loudly virtuous over
the River and Harbor bill, show signs of
experiencing a change of heart now that
they have two regular candidates for
Congress standing upon that measure as
their principal platform.
To show how the canal traffic has
dwindled away, it is stated that twenty
years ago there were 1900 boats running
on the Lehigh canal, while now there are
hardly 800, and they are making a poor
living owing to the low rates of freight
and high prices of provisions.
There is tramp In the Doylestown,
Pa, Jail who refuses meat and other Gus
tomary food and lives on milk and grass.
He says the Lord commanded him to eat
grass, and as there is no law to prevent
him from obeying this halucination, the
Doylestown jaier is ahead one ration
each day.
is that of Charles Dolan, reported by the
Hackettstown Gazette. Some little time
ago his nervous system became affected,
when his hands were drawn shut so tight
that no power can open them, and thus
they continue until certain hours arrive,
when they open for five or six moments,
only to shut again.
A steam boat line has been started on
the Hudson river carrying passengers as
far as Poughkeepsie-75 miles--for ten
cents, and it is proposed to make the at
tempt to include Albany for the same
money. 1t is under charge of society
called "The Sons of Columbia and
they profess to be acting entirely in
behalf of the people.
A clerk in an Atlantic City drug store
gave lady oxalc acid as remedy for
mosquito bites. The lady rubbed it on
her limbs and was terribly burned, her
legs from the knees down being eaten
almost to the bone and completely
paralyzed. She was removed to her
home In Philadelphia, where slight hopes
are entertained of saving her life.
Gan pahasaw ,yas ,,nn,,: -.
inateo 10. congress from the FIRST Dis
trict at Camden, last week, by the Re-
pub lican Convention, and John Kean, of
Elizabeth, was nominated in the Third
| District. There is not much more doubt
of the reelection of Robson than there
is OF Mr.. Kean remaining at Elizabeth
during the sessions of Congress.
The Democratic State Committee of
Ohio have declined the Republican re-
quest for joint debates throughout the
State on the temperance question, and
decided to circulate 100, 900 copies of the
pamphlets issued by the Brewers and
Liquor Dealers Associations. Nothing
could make the difference between the
parties in Ohio palmer than such action.
James G.. Blaine says of the success of
prohibition In Maine Intemperance
has steadily decreased 10 the State since
the first enactment of the prohbitory
law, until 1t now can be said with truth
that there Is no equal humber of people
in the Anglo-Saxon world among whom
so small amount of Intoxicating liquors is
consumed as among the $780, 900 inhabi-
| tants of Maine
United States Senator Mcpherson has
on his farm at Van AIKEN Station, Somer-
set county, the largest sio in this country,
it being 100 feet long, 40 feet wide and go
| feet deep. 1t now contains 80 car loads
of brewers grains. besides leaving room
for crop of carrots and beets now grow
ing on 90 acres. The Senator intends
bringing 500 head of cattle from his
rancho in Texas to this farm to Winter.
In habeas corpus case brought before
him In Jersey City, on Tuesday Judge
Knapp decided that the Police Justices
have power to commit persons under the
disorderly act, for period not exceeding
30 days. The penitentiary is full Of
prisoners committed under that act for
90-days terms, and If the prisoners had
money enough to defray the expenses of
habeas corpus proceedings, general Jail
delivery would be threatened.
The Board of Directors of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company met Wednesday,
and the designations of A.. J. Cassatt,
First Vice President, and ] McCreighton
General Freight Agent, were accepted,
and the following Official changes con-
firmed: First Vice President, Edmund
Smith; Second Vice President, F.
Thomson Third Vice President, J. N.
Dunbarry; Fourth Vice President John
P. Green General Manager, Charles Z i.
Pugh; General Superintendent, s. M.
Provost; Superintendent Philadelphia
Division, W. ]. Latta; Superintendent
Altoona Division James Reed Genera
Superintendent motive power of the lines
east Of Pittsburg and Erie, Theodore N !.
Ely.
E Too much of good thing +" still con-
tinues to be the rule in the oil territory Of
Pennsylvania, which affords the best ex-
ample of cross purposes in the country.
Every dseOyerv of new oil terr;tnrv laade