Woodstown register. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 187?-1892, 1883-06-19

The following statistics from the
War Department, shows the NATIONAL
ity of the officers and soldiers who
fought on the Union side during the
late civil war Native Americans, l.
573,3oo; Germans, 10000; Irish,
I44.2oo; British Americans, $3.50;
English, AZ. 800; all other nations,
4S.4oo nationality unknown. $500.
Total. a,oI7,2oo.
The United States census, in the
matter of implements per farm hand,
shows that New Jersey stands high
est, s1I7; New York, sII3; Rennsyl-
vania, Sill; Oregon, sIoo; Califor-
MIA, sos; Minnesota, 500; Florida
and Georgia standing the lowest. sI2.
In the annual amount produced per
farm hand California stands highest.
$7o2, with New Jersey second, s5oI.
The lowest is Florida, $I27.
On the Fourth of July this year, the
grave of Thomas Jefferson, at Monti-
cello, in Virginia, will be marked by a
monument, erected at the cost of the
United States. AS Jefferson died on
the 4th of July. 1926. the ceremony at
his grave will commemorate the fifty
seventh anniversary of his death. The
monumental b. unveiled on the 4th
prox., will be a tardy memorial placed
at the grave Of one Of our most Illus.
trius statesmen and founders of this
republic, and to whom is given the
credit of writing the major part of our
national Declaration of independence.
A tramp named Frank Bradley has
been sentenced to ten years in the
State Prison for setting fire to a lum-
Der yard at New Brunswick.
Charles Wood. aged II years, died
at Paterson on Thursday night oflock-
jaw, caused by being wounded in the
hand by the wad Of a toy pistol.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company has advertised asking for
proposals up to June 10th for the con-
struction of its new line between Viii
mington and Philadelphia,
Mayor Barton. of Chester, has en-
tered suit for SANDER against Rev.
Thomas Kelly, pastor of Trinity M. E.
church. Rev. Kelly is reported to
have said that the Mayor did not think
it beneath him to visit the low un-
licensed liquor saloons;' that these
violators of the law are emboldened
by the fact that our public officers are
in sympathy with them" and further
that the Mayor said to an illegal VEN
dor, Il should quit selling or do it on
the sly" The damages are laid at
5000. for which Rev. Kelly has given
bond.
Penna. Supreme Court has decided
the right of the Governor to move all
subordinate officers, other than those
specifically excepted by the mandates
OF the Constitution. The case in point
lately submitted to the decision of the
Court was that of Recorder Lane, re-
moved by Governor Pattison.
Marriott Brosius, Esq, will address
the students of Media Academy to-
day.
Through the closing of iron works
at Bay View, Wis, more than a thou
sand men have been thrown out of
employment.
The boat race between Hanlan and
Kennedy at Point of Pines, Me-, last
Thursday resulted in an easy victory
for the former.
Under auspices of the Peoples Lit
erary Association, of Rockdale, Col.
A. x. Mcclure, editor of the Philadel-
phia Times, delivered on Saturday
last a free lecture. near Chester, on
False impression Of industry, or the
dignity of labor"
The annual exercises of the Pen
sylvania Military Academy will occur
on Thursday next. The annual adj
dress to the corps of cadets will be de-
livered in the drill hall on the evening
of June 10. by Robert J. Burdette, of
the Burlington Hawkeye.
John Westcott of Berlin, a brake
man on the c. 81 R. R., fell between
cars and was killed. at Winslow juno
ton. last Wednesday, ss
In Camden a new ordinance COM
pelllng hucksters to take out licences
mas been put in operation, and a large
number has already been granted, the
revenue therefrom amounting to over
500
General and Mrs. Jessie Benton
Fremont have returned to New York
to reside, and are living in a beauti-
ful fat, overlooking Central Park.
Gold value of the legal-tender silver
! dollar (4I2H grains) is Sa.77 cents.