The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-10-18


The libel case of Congressman Harris
vs. Editor Fitch of the Warren Democrat,
will be called for trial on October 23d.
The New York Sun shouts out its Joy
in big type, over the 6 Waterloo in
Ohio. 1t wasn't waterloo it was
beer-loo.
That bogus platform Matched out at
Belvidere seems to fit the bogus candidate
manufactured at Newton about as neatly
as horse blanket would rat-tefrier.-
Hunterd0B Democrat.
Ex-State Senator F. A. Potts was elect
ed director of the Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance Company, of Newark, at
recent meeting of the Board, in place Of
the late Edward A. Strong.
Mr.. Sturgeon does not seem to have
much sympathy with the idea that drunk
enness is disease. He recently declared
it to be, ''in itself an awful sin-one of
the worst of sins, in short, dreadful
crime.
The Republicans have gained two Con-
gressmen in the South already in this
years elections and they win make still
further gains in Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia, North Carolina, Mississippi and
Texas.
The Newark charter election resulted
in Republican victory by small major
ity, after all. Our Democratic cotempo-
raries who have so eagerly and joyously
proclaimed that, cas- goes Newark, SO
goes the State" will want to hedge
A group of colossal statuary, sixteen
feet in height, has been completed for the
new Philadelphia post office. The cen
trail figure is female, holding aloft the
the tablet of the law, supported by two
sitting figures representing Peace and
War. 1t is said to be majestic and i'm.
posing group
The report that is being so Industrious
ly circulated by certain irresponsible
party that cold Bobby had been APP
preached by an agent of Harris and offer
ed SIS, 900 for the Hunterdon Democrat is
lie fair and square. Bobby has not
been in negotiation with anybody for the
sale of this journal. - Hu1aterdon Demo
crdt.
The Masonic fraternity cuts loose from
the Mormons, on the ground that the
Saints neither fear God nor keep His
commandments, nor are they loyal to the
Government under which they live
Therefore, the Masons decline to extend
the hand of fellowship to John Taylor and
his party--and small blame to them for
their decision
larper's Weekly is of the opinion that
the Ohio idea on the temperance
question is the correct one. 1t is sub
stantally high license and strict regula-
ton. This is in direct opposition to the
prohibitionists' views, who hold that the
privilege of debauehing the people and of
sowing misery broadcast should not be
sold for money.
The Toms River Courier says Adj
vices from the various counties composing
the Second Congressional District are
very encouraging, and show determine
ton on the part of the Republicans to re-
turn Hon. j Hart Brewer to Congress by
a handsome majority. In this county he
is deservedly popular, and will probably
make considerable accessions from the
Democratic vote.
Recent discoveries in Indiana give a
much more recent date to the mastodon
than has been generally assigned. In one
skeleton the marrow of the huge bones
was still capable Of use, and tho kidney
fat was replaced by Jumps of adipocere.
In another, found in Illinois, there was
every evidence that it had lived upon the
vegetation of the present day--upon the
grasses and herbs that now grow in the
vicinity.
DISRUPTION OF THE COMET.
Lewis Swift, a director of Warner 0bser-
vatory, says the new comet discovered by
DIR. Schmidt, at Athens, is unquestionably
fragment OF the great comet, broken off
at its perihelion passage. This proves
mat the great comet must a!sSye gEaE7ss !
rible crisis This is the second instance
on record of comet being disrupted the
first one being Biela's comet of 1916.