The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-06-28
STATE ITEMS ,

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The Resort House at Point Pleasant
was opened on Saturday, under new
landlord.
S. B. Axtell, formerly of Morristown,
has been appointed Chief Justice of New
Mexico.
Senator Hobart is tie head OF a newly
organized soap manufacturing company
of Paterson.
Jacob W. Buck, while grading at Point
Pleasant the other day nnearthed an
Indian stone axe.
The new glass factory at South Mill
vile covers ten Thousand nine hundred
and twenty feet of ground
The name of Egg Ilarbor originated
from the large number of guIls' eggs
found in the meadows about there.
Over 600 Italians are busy picking the
berry crop of Hammonton, which is I'M
usually large and remunerative this sea
son.
The furnishing of the Hoey cottage, at
Long Branch, has been begun, in antci-
patton of it's occupation by President
Arthur on the first of July
A young man living at Carpentersyille
caught seven pound black bass in the
| Delaware week before last. This is the
largest one that has ever been taken there
John T. Brewer, of Hammonton, a
rival of Captain Bogardus as a trap
shooter, will leave for England ON the LIST
of next month, to meet the crack shots of
! Europe.
1 Workmen in the glass factories at
Glassboro', Clayton and elsewhere in
Gloucester county, state that the rumors
of an intended strike there are I'M
/ founded.
The gross earnings of the Central Rail-
road of New Jersey for the first four
months of the year show an increase of
| $4,000 as compared with those of the
same period last year.
The Garrison villa, overlooking Elberon
is said to be the most expensive private
residence on the shore. The house alone
cost over 100000, and the grounds
terracing, etc, as much more.
Mr.. Louis Thompson caught from the
beach at Spring Lake, on Tuesday, with
a squid and line. a striped bass which
weighed thirty-three pounds, and was
three feet eight inches long
James Mccoy and Patrick Martin were
struck by the late train up on the Belvi-
dere Division, at Trenton, on Wednesday
evening. Mccoy died in few minutes,
and Martin was severely bruised
BY careless wording Of the game laws
of this State it is provided that rabbits
may be killed in any month during the
year except November and December.
The effect will probably be to give poor
bunny a rest for one year.
A test case has been decided against the
publishers of the Morris County His
tory, the jury finding that they had no
cause of action against subscriber. The
same rule in other counties would have
saved much money to the people.
| Five hundred Jewish refugees have To-
Gated in Atlantic county, within a few
miles Of Vineland. They all live in one
building. the interior of which is divided
| into apartments just large enough for
family. They seem to be an industrious
| class.
The Common Council of Bordentown,
elected in April last and of which II. j
Fillman, passenger agent of the Pennsyl-
| vania Railroad Company is President, puts
| itself on record against granting licenses.
Alonzo w. Deacon. after fitting up the
finest saloon in the city, had his petition
refused.
In making the run from Cape May to
Camden, lately, no less than seven bush
els of cndsrs were deposited in the cinder
| UsA pi,syod OF tisc We~i Jarsey
engines. These boxes arc designed to
catch the cinders which escape from the
smoke stack and thus prevent them from
being blown into the car windows, to the
great annoyance of passengers,
Captain Joseph w. Orr the Fish
Warden of Camden, has made q fun re-
port to the State Fish Commissioners, in
| which he says there were two shore nets
of $40 fathoms used during the season.
which caught $4,000 shad there were
1905 fathoms of gill nets used with n
catch of 66, 400 shad making the total
number of shad caught ia, 400 being a
decrease of 6s, 900 shad from last year
1t is stated that the recent examinations
for attorneys licenses in the State SUI
preme Court, were unprecedently thor
ough." Seven candidates failed Law
yers say this is partly due to the passage
of the Dunn act, by which the testi-
mony of five councillors is sufficient to
secure admission to the examination, and
there is reason to expect an attempt to
repeal the law. This win be found to be
extremely difficult, for, though the act
was introduced for special case, strong
and unexpected sentiment in favor of the
principle was developed. The Court, in
increasing the severity of the examination.
does what was expected by the Legislators,
and it's course can hardly meet with aught
but approval.
It is announced that Paul Tulane, a
wealthy resident of Princeton, this State,
has given property in New Orleans, valu-
ed at $2,000.000 TO that city for the
erection and endowment of a college. Mr..
Tulane is over eighty years old, and is
very wealthy besides the property he has
thus given away. He has given largely
in charities. He is bachelor and resides
at the old Stockton place. which he pur-
chased on retiring from business in 1857,
in order to be near his old friend ex-
Gov. Olden. The income alone is to be
used at present, aud it is optional 18th
the trustees whether they shall erect
buildings for the college or take leases.
The college is to be for the white young
men of New Orleans alone This speoin-
cation as to color was not intended as any
invdious distinction, but simply with a
view to avoid the possibility of vexatious
questions and litgations that might arise
in the future.
4 EARLY TRACE OF MANA correspond
ent Of the New York San writes from
Waverly in this State as follows II
have just had the pleasure of examining
probably the rarest geological specimen
of the antiquity of man on this continent.
II was found by Mr.. John b Virgins. of
Waverly, N. j., while searching for eth
biological and other specimens on the top
of knob of the Al!eghanies. known as
Blue Mountain, in Perry county, Pa,
! May Is, 1882. 1t is piece of stone com