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SEEKING A HANGMAN FOR GUITEAU.-
james YanHeise, of Newark, has been
asked by the authorities of Washington
to superinteid the hanging of Charles J..
iateau, and 5000 has been offered him
for his services. VanHeise has written to
Washington that if he undertakes the
work he will require that a galows SINH
lar to that in use by him in New Jersey
shall be used, and that he shall be allowed
one assistant. He also asks that the
amount of compensation shall be increas-
ed. VanHeise has conducted thirteen
hangings in New Jersey-four in New
Brunswick, two in Elizabeth, one in Bel
videre, one In Morristown, one in Jersey
City and four in Newark. He is an ex-
pert hangman, and is not credited with a
single blunder. The gallows used by him
has been improved by him and it is now
In the Jail at Newark, where TIVE CON
demned murderers are awaiting the result
of their applications to the Court of Err
rors for new trials. VanHeise is work.
ing carpenter.
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The Mt. Holly Mirror aud the Cam
den Press both favor Frederic A. Potts as
the Republican nominee for Governor in
1883. The Norris Jerseyman says there
will be no opposition to Mr.. Potts from
any quarter if he win consent to be a
candidate, but IL is well known that he
gave very reluctant consent two years
ago on account of his business engage
ments, and he has good deal more on
his hands now than he had then.
The West Jersey Press says: II may be
premature to discuss the subject at this
time, or to refer to it at all, but we ven
tnrc the remark that the Republicans of
New Jersey could perform no more grace
full act than to renominate the Hon. Fred
eric A. Potts for Governor, and elect him.
We do not know that Mr.. Potts won Id &C
cept, or whose toes we may be treading
upon in bringing him forward, still we
believe he is as strong, IL not stronger
than any other candidate the party could
present for the suffrages OF the pc pie.
If the gallant fight made for him in 1880
could be repeated, as we believe it could
especially in West Jersey-his election
would be placed beyond doubt. The
agencies which were employed to secure
the defeat of Mr.. Plots could not again
be arrayed against him. We feel quite sure,
in the face of subsequent events. In the
contest he bore himself as high-minded
gentleman, and the campaign closed with
his integrity unsullied, and with Mr.. Potts
in full possession Of the respect and CON
fidence of the people, without regard to
party"
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There are 285 persons or firms in Wash
ington, %. CO. engaged in prosecuting
claims before the pension bureau.
New York fruit markets are glutted
with red bananas, which sell from the
vessels at from 81 to $3.50 per bunch of
about sixty bananas.
Guiteau must hang according to the
decision of the court in banc. But some
people still believe that he will never get
his deserts.
According to the estimate of a French
statistician, the total length of all the
telegraph wires at present laid is sufficient
to reach forty-six times around the
world.
1t has been estimated that the damage
done by the anti-Jewish agitation in Rus
STA, and the property destroyed and taken
away, will amount to $110, 900, 900, which
is making Russia pay pretty dear.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 27--A dis
patch from Brattleboro, Vt, to The
Union says: George A. Comfy, the we'll
known basso, aud Herman Rietzel, the
pianist of the Clara louisa Kellogg Con
cert Company, were drowned in Lake
Spofford at Chesterfield, N. H., yesterday.
PROVIDENCE, X. l., May 27.-In the
Supreme Court, Washington county, to-
day, decree was entered diyorcing Cath
arine Chase Sprague from William
Sprague, giving Mrs. Sprague the custody
of her three daughters, and permitting
her to resume her mailen name, with
leave hereafter to apply for alimony if she
choose.
The st. Louis Globe Democrat ought to
copyright its story to the effect that
" Mr.. Blaine's strongest enemies are to
be found to-day among those who sincere
ly admired President Garfield" A liter
airy fiction of that size, If properly preserv-
ed, ought to be worth something to its
author.
The loud mou.hed demand in certain
quarters for the recall of Minister Lowell
leads the Boston Journal to say /: :" 1t is
with some timidity that we venture to
suggest that there are some Americans
who are not Irish-Americans who have
yet some interest in our relations with
Great Britain"
The search for a Democratic Moses in
Pennsylvania has been frutless thus far.
No candidate, whose ability to lead the
party to victory is generally admitted, has
been named. The boy lestown Democrat
says: g 1t is just possible that the Dem
ocratic Moses yet lies hid in the bull
PUSHES, and will only come out at the
opportune moment to lead the party from
the Egyptian dark mess which has hid it
from view for so many years. We would
say to Moses, by way of caution, look out
for rings even rings around the moon
should be eschewed -
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THE CHAMPION LIeHT-The Edison
Incandescent Electric Light has been in
troduced In this city, at the works of the
Trenton Iron Company, and was put in
operation last night for the first time. In
word, it is a complete success, and only
needs to be seen TO be understood and ap-
preciated Last night 65 individual
| lights were burning, each of 10 candle
power, and the machine operated by a
nine horse power engine In the fine
wire room, 54xlS9 feet, were IS lights,
which perfectly lighted 400 fine wire
blocks. The average life of the carbons,
which are made from bamboo, is from 600
to 700 hours, and the cost of the same one
dollar each. BY means of switch all the
lights can be turned off at once. The
switch also contains safety CATCH
which, ia case of a short circuit, burns
out and extingushes the lights. This
safety catch can be replaced in moment,
and at trifiing cost. Each light also has
q safety catch, SO that in case of any
accident to it. only the light affected win
go out. There is almost an entire alb
sence of heat to the light, aud its economy
is settled fact. There is no trouble,
and very little expense in replacing the
individual lamps The power of the
lights can be increased or diminished
readily, = and the dynamo machine
is itself as harmless as can we'll be
imagined. The dynamo machine of some
of the electric lights, it is well-known, are
exceedingly dangerous, and to touch parts
of which is sure death. The light intro
duced by the Trenton Iron Company is
the same as used on the ferry boats of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. 1t
Is as steady as can be- is not trying to the
eyes and casts no heavy shadows. 1t is
undoubtedly the champion light, and its
general use for lighting streets, factories
Gazette, 25th.
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CLARK PERSON, Editor.
LAMBERTyILLE, N. j.
Wednesday, May 81, 1882.
FREE TRADE.

We have recently received several copies
of sheet entitled the "Free Trade Bulle
tin which we are desired to notice. /
is issued by the Free Trade Club, of New
York City, which, we hear, is composed
principally of wealthy importers. o.
course, men whose wealth is gotten by i'm
porting foreign manufactures, think thai
anything like protection, which reduces
importation, is very bad thing
Free trade is advocated by three classes
the importer who would break down all
home manufactures that he might get bis
profit on his importations ; the visionary
theorists like Prof. Sumner and David A.
Wells, who forget that the millennium has
not yet come, and that some very pretty
theories are often spoiled by solid facts ;
and by men who borrow their ideas from
the first two classes. a
Now, Notwithstanding the specious ar
guments used by the free traders, the
hard conmon sense of the mass of the
American people recognize these plain
facts
lst. That country depending upon ag-
riculture alone, is one of the poorest and
most God. forsaken countries imaginable,
because markets are far off and crops
being moved only once year, money is
scarce.
I'd. That manufactures make a home
market for the agriculturist, and by giving
employment to labor, supply ready money
and circulating medium to the country
Sd. That manufactures cannot be built
up or maintained in any country, if the
difference in the price Of labor and cost OF
raw material between that aud other
countries is not equalized by the impo-
sition of duty on foreign products Of
like nature.
These propositions being truth, land
who can successfully controvert them, free
trade Is arrant nonsense. 1t would enrich
old countries as against new it would in
fact prevent the development ofnew coun-
tries it would enrich importers and
leave the rest of the country poor.
Theoretically, if all countries had an
even start, free trade would, perhaps, be
best; but as all countries have not this
even start, the theory cannot be made
practical
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DEATHS.

LAYToN.-In Clinton, the 26th inst, Charlotte
relict of William Layton, aged 81 years and
months
DILTS.-In Stockton. May 10, William Dilts, in
the S7th year of his age.
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FINE ARTS FOR PRINCETON. --Princeton
College is the pride and intellectual centre
of our State, and, outside of it, the pride
of our sister states. 1t has history. II
is known and respectfully mentioned in
old countries through its great men.
Henry has sent its name round the world
in his great discovery which Morse APP
piled.
We, as Jerseym en-, are always interest
ed in anything about Princeton which in
dicates that this grand old oak is broaden
ing and sending out new branches. The
last proposed ontshoot on the Princeton
tree is a School of Fine Arts. The sub
ject has been brought by DIR. McCosh be-
fore the attention of number of the
trustees and has received sanction and
appreciation. The thing may be regarded
as fact.
1t is to be presumed that music, paint
ing sculpture, architecture, oratory and
perhaps poetry, will be found in this
School of Fine Arts. 1t will not transcend
presumption to suppose that the Princeton
youth will begin to sculpture some of the
great men who have figured on those
heights, aid set them in bas-reliefs upon
its Olympus, We may also believe that,
under the classic return OF architecture
and aesthetics (not the sunflower and lily
a style of Princetonian architecture all its
own will slowly arise which shall line the
truly magnificent stretch of Prospect Az
enue with distinctive chateaus, castles
and classic environs, and color all the
landscape gardening of New Jersey.
1t is a grand idea. 1t may make an
Athens of Princeton. Those will come to
her to imbibe the principles of Art who
would not come for much else. They
would come to sit at the feet of worthy
men. And why should there not be
something like the Slade Professorship at
Oxford, of which Mr.. Ruskin is tho dog
NAUTICAL, but honored and able incumbent.
Princeton with this addition might be Gu
titled to rank as a University = Somerset
Uaionist
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A WONDERFUL FREAK OF NATURE
John w. Nash, residing with his parents
Washington aud Esther Nash, No. 500
Kaighn's avenue, Is certainly a wonder
full curiosity, John was born in Phila-
delphia, 1873, at TIA South Seventh ST.,
his parents being colored, who formerly
came from Virginia. The wonderful
transformation which has taken place in
his history was related to Democrat re-
porter by his father, who is an intelligent
man. He stated that when John was
born nothing singular was noticed in his
physical condition, his color was like that
of his brother very black, in fact they
had no warning that nature was about to
perform q miracle with their little boy
until he was five years of age, when it
was noticed that the skin under the right
knee had changed color, aud instead Of
being black 1t was a creamy white (; but
the change did not stop there. 1t con-
tinued downward and upward until it has
now reached the neck, leaving the body,
with few exceptions, color of white
ness which a great many ladies would
envy, as the color is SO pure that the veins
are perfectly visible. The few exceptions
referred to are the remains of stars,
moons, horses aud other devices, the most
conspicuous being the impression on the
right foot of horse with head thrown
back and every muscle strained as though
ready for race. The hair of his head is
turning from black to almost snow
white, only little of the dark color re-
mains at the back Of the head, and the
skin under the head is blush white.
The boy experiences no Inconvenience
from the change. The rudeness of the
children prevent him from going to
i school, aud as he is bright little fellow,
it Is serious loss. His parents are re-
spectacle, religious and intelligent people,
and an uncle, John Wesley Cromwell, is
editor Of the Peoples ADVOCATE, published
in Washington, ID. c., and president oil
the librarya mt Richmond, Va. Showmen
1 from far and near have tried to induce
4 Mr.. Nash to part with the boy, but he
| remarked to reporter it would he toe
hard to make the boy earn his living thai
way, as he feels his position so keenly
The doctors have examined him and all
they can say is that Il is wonderful
freak Of nature and something they can
not fathom. If he had been sick any
time during his stay here the medical mel
think they could form some idea of the
cause, but as be has never been sick the
cause did not originate from that source
We do not attempt to say anything re-
garding the cause. but the effect of the
Transformation we believe for he was ex.
hibited to us. In this world of signs anc
wonders let some one explain this mystery
if they can.-Gawdsa Democrat.
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There is no law, written or unwrtten,
against one man holding the Presidency
for two consecutive terms, but kind OF
precedent is being established against the
second term. President Garfield said he
didn't want 1t, and President Arthur acts
as though he doesn t.--Phsia. Press.
Gov. Churchill, of Arkansas, is charged
by Committee OF the Legislature of that
State with having embezzled about $780,
600 of public funds while Treasurer for
two terms. The Governor is Bourbon
Democrat, and one of the foremost of the
howlers about the rascality of the negroes
and carpet baggers" when the Republic
cans were in power in Arkansas.
Everybody knows, of course, that o. X.
is very convenient way of saying can
correct but correspondent of the New
York San tells what everybody doesn't
know when he says the letters were used
as now as far back as 1887 by Gen. Jack
son, who, when President, habitualIy en-
dorsed official papers with those letters as
an abbrev iaton Of "Oll Korrect," which
was his peculiar way Of indicating his ap-
prevail The correspondent does not vouch
for the statement as history, and says that
1t may have been nothing more than q
Joke at the old hsro's expense on account
of his illiterate methods.
The Independent Republican Conven-
ton of Pennsy lvania, on Wednesday last,
adopted resolution fayoring prohibi
ton amendment TO the State Constitution
Though we all know that the resolves y
of convention do not amount to much,
il is significant that this is the first politi
cal State Convention that has met the
question fairly. Mr.. A. H. Dickson OPP
posed the resolution on the ground thai
the convention was undertaking too many
reforms, when Mr.. Wolfe seconded 1t, anG
said, 'this convention cannot afford K
dodge such question as this" The
world does move.
AMERICAN SILK WORM CULTURE
The American Silk Exchange was incor
porated last week in New York. Its oh
feet is to open up market for American
Silk producers and encourage silk worn
culture in this country. American CO
coons OF the best kind have sold, II
said, at greater profit at Marseilles thai
could be obtained at home, To attrac
public attention to its work, the ExchaRg
is preparing to open on June 9th, 10 Tnr
Hall, a silk exhibition, at which ever
step in the culture Of the silk worm wi
be shown. The cocoons will be unwound
and the elk spun and woven in the Hal
The exhibition will continue until SeI
TENDER. WORMS from Japan, Italy an
France are TO compete with the domest
worms. Eggs imported for the purpos
are now being Matched in New York, bu
rather too early The young worms tina
have already emerged are In the state {
chronic hunger, for mulberry trees al
not yet 10 leaf. The men having than
charge have been put TO the desperat
strait Of forcing mulberry branches plan
ed in sweetened water and kept in he
rooms, but their ingenuity has barely OF
abled them to keep step with the voracit
of the worms.
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The Hunterdon Republican, says: by
the basest kind of treachery the Republi-
can party in Middlesex county was sold
out In 1880 and the Republican candidate
for Governor thereby defeated. There is
dissension in the ranks in that county
now, and it is apparent that bargain has
been entered into by certain professed
Republicans to deliver over the four
members of the next Legislature to John
r. MCPHERSON. The New Brunswick
FREEDMAN, the Republican organ, openly
charges so-called Republican leaders with
having entered into just such bargain.
1t says that these men have agreed, for a
cash consideration, to SO disorganize the
Republican party of the county that only
Democrats can be elected next Fall, and
thereby secure the reelection Of John r.
Mcpherson as United States Senator
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The Fast and Beautiful TrOt-
ting stallion,
M AM. BAREI

MAN ID A X u will stand for service the
lNk Season Of 1882, at the Stock Farm of the
subscriber, one mile east of Baptisttown, N J. at
SIG TO insure Standing Colt. = E.
MAMRARET was sired by Rolls Mamhrino Pilot
dam by r. A. Alexander's Pilot, Jr. Mambrino
Pilot sire of Mamba ret. was sire of the following
trotters: Rocket Hannis, 2:l734 Mambrino Gift,
2.2O, Billy Platter, 2:26, loot Dillon, q "a, Morn
ing, 2.30, David Wallace, 2.2s, Amulns, 225. Jo-
sephinc, 2.32, John c., 2.s24 Lady Alice, 2 81 nc.
Also, sire OF the dams OF the following tfotters
Romero, years old, 222h Del Sur. years old,
224l8 Prospect Maid, 2.26.
PILOT Jr., sire of the dam of Mambaret, was
sire OF the following trotters: John Morgan, 2. "a;
Pilot Temple, 22il2; Queen of the West, 226l4
Pilot, 229; Taekey, 2.2G Tattler, 2.2d; General
sherman, 2.2s% Dixie, 22s. Also, sire o the dam
of Maud S, 2iOfl.
This highly popular and fast Stallion Is so well
known he needs but little comment AT four
years old be received the First Premium for trot-
ting at the Hunterdon County Agricultural Exhi-
btion at FIVE, at the same place, won the free for
all Sta llion race for County Stations. defeating a
field of aged horses. HI also received first premi-
ums at the Iambertvile, Pennington and Doyles.
town Agricultural Societies. His colts are large
action, with even, mild dispositions. Only four
or Ave ofhis colts are grown up. Two have been
handled lit,lei Que with few days handling. Is
represented by her owner TO go faster than a
2:40 gait and the other trotted full mile, last
Fall, in 1852 All OF his colts show speed. He
will Internationally prove 6rst-class sire OIL
trotters II he lives.
Those desiring more extended Pedigree, ad-
re IS the subscriber All accidents and escapes al
the owners risk. c. W. HETZEL.
Baptisttown, N j., April ls, 1882. ma-2m
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MARRIAGES.

CORRESPONDENCE "a, by Rev. A. l. MARITIME.
John r. Yorks, of Stan ton, to Mrs Kate A. Cole,
ofPleasant Run.
REEO-MOORE.-May rs, by Rev. p. A. Studdi-
ford. d. D., Datis Reed, Of Ringoes, to Salie
Muirheid Moore, daughter of the late Richard
II Moore. and sep-daughter of Jonathan Dilley.
HUMMER BELI.Is.-May 90 by Rev. N. s. Aller,
John son Hummer, of Pattenburg, to Mrs Maria
Bells, of Alexandria.
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THE MARKETS.
Lam oertville, MAY 81. 1852.

PRICES OF GRAIN corrected every Wednes-
day by F.. F. LEAR. dealer in Grain Flour.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-25

Napoleon NeY, Prince de la Moskowa,
died at Paris, October ID, at the age Of
seventy years. Napoleon Henri Edgar Ney
was the fourth, youngest, and last surviving
son of the First Napoleon's famous Mar
shall, "the bravest of the brave" He was
born in Paris, March 20. 1912 (the year in
which his father, accompanying the Empe-
ror's disastrous invasion of Russia, won the
title Of Prince de la MOskowa by his signal
services in connection with the retreat J
Educated at st. Cyr, he entered the cavalry
arm of the French service at an early age.
In 1S4S he was made an officer of ordinance,
aud a member Of the military household of
the Prince President, Louis Napoleon. In
the next year he was charged with special
mission TO Rome, and received from Napc-
leon, April Is, the famous letter which so
excited the Constitutional Assembly, and in
which secularizati0n and the Code Napoleon
were mentioned as the conditions of the re-
storation OF Plus TX. In 1856 Ney was made
q Brigadier General, and In 1868 General
ofsDivision. In 1867 he was made Grand
Officer of the Legion of Honor, and in 1871
a pension was decreed him. He was elected
to the Legislative Assemblyin 1850, and was
made Senator In 1852 His wife was the
Countess de la Bedoyere.
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NEw York. October 24.-stocks openad
dull. Money. per cent. ExchangsEiong.
q 81; short. 81 $50. state bonds dun: Lou
isiana consols to-day sold at $685.. Government
bonds unchanged.
LIVERPOOL. October 24.-Cotton opened with
a Talr business at previous prices; middiing uT-
lands, Sgd: middling Orleans. 65sd: sales 10 600
bal6s-fOr speculation and export 1000 bales:
receipts q. 100 bales-American p 600 bales
Futures: Middling uplands. low middling
clause, deliverable in October. 8 25-64a6 25-64d
deliverable in October and November 2-64a
11-64a6 I2-64d: deliverable in November and
December, 16id deliverable in January and
February, b-64d: deliverable in February and
March, SID; deliverable in March ana April
1850: deliverable in April and Nav 8 12-64d
deliverable in May and June, 1850: deliver.
able N June and July, 6 16-e4as 17-e4d- Futures
NEW YORK. October 24.-Cotton opened
quiet; sales 4OS bales; midding uplands IOzkc:
miedling Orleans. II 1-l6c.
Hutures-Market opened quiet, with sales as
LoIoWs: october, 10 Csc; November. 10 SIC; De-
ceinper. 10 SIC: January, 10 &c; February,
10 &c; March, 10 sec
sRoCERIEs. Provisions. ETC.
LIVERPOOL, October 24.-Lard, 62s. Cheese,
1850 p. m.-Breadstuffs quiet Wheat, Cali.
fornia club, 9s 10d09s sd; red Western spring,
os 4d1ss lOd; red winter, IS 4d6Ss I'd. Corn,
mixed. IS sd for old.
NEW YORK. October 24-FlOur opened duh
and declining. Wheat heavy and 3kaNc lower,
Corn heavy and la2c lower: Pork dull and
weak; new mess, S23 so. Lard unsettled, y 60c.
Freights firm
BALTIMORE, October 24.-Flour quiet but
steady; Howard street and Western superfine,
- tOa4 90; ditto extra. 81 25a4 IS: ditto family,
u o4ab 90; city mills superfine, 50 50a4 90; ditto
extra, 81 25a4 IS; Rio brands, IS IS. Wheat -
Southern easy and lower; Western dull and
lower; Southern red. 81 O5a1 o.. amber 81 10a
ll5; MOI Maryland. 81 O91k; No 2 Western
wturer red. on spot and October delivery, 81 Ca
OoB. Corn-Southern scarce and firm; West
ern easy and quiet; Southern, white sSa9Oc
yellow S6aS7c
NAVAL STORES.
NEW YORK, October 4.-spirits turpentine
561&c. ROsln, 81 S5al 50.
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We carry an immense stock of UNDERWEAR in every
desirable quality, and do not permit ourselves
undersold We also call attention to our UNLAUN-
DRIED SHIRTS. We have them in three qualities and
the best values to be found We carry full line of
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS.