The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-08-29

Aloncure ID. Conway, the famous writer
and lecturer, of London, accompanied by
his son, was in Easton last week, on a
visit to Professor March. Mrs. March is
sister of Mr.. Conway.
The wife of the American minister at
Berlin, Mrs. Sargent, in Il letter desciib-
ing call upon the Empress, said /: Her
Majesty surprised me by asking about my
daughter Lizzie She had heard that Liz
zie began the study of medicine in Cali
fornia and was now continuing it at
Zurich. we are much interested In Med-
cine, the Empress added, and then spoke
of the civil war in America and the
Franco-Prussian war, saying that the
Germans had gained much valuable in
formation from the Americans as to the
treatment of sick and wounded soldiers,
which was put to good use in their last
war"
Some very interesting experiments we're
made recently at the Place de Ia Concorde
with one of the Omnibus Company
large three horse vehicles. It was
driven by electricity at rate superior to
that at which omnibusses generally go
and was turned with surprising facility.
At 5 o'clock M. Cookery, Minister of
Posts and Telegraphs, M. de Lesseps, NJ
M. Dietz, Rouvier, Blanchard, Burgues,
Col. Barolez and several gentlemen got
into the omnibus, which, to the astonish-
ment Of large crowd was seen to move
off rapidly without horses. The mechan-
ism by which it was propelled was simple.
Four accumulators, weighing $500 kilo-
md frsu n.rt <,fT
horse power, had been placed under the
seats and put in communication with q
Siemans machine fixed under the vehicle.
Paris letter in London Standard"
William McNulty, better known as
johnny Steele, or :" Coal-O Oil Johnny"
who acquired 9, large fortune during the
oil fever and squandered it almost as
fast rs he made it, was ia Harrisburg,
Pa, on the fourth of July. He said
he had come to the capital to celebrate,
and that he was at present working in
Nc Cormack's mills in New Cumberland.
He pulled ont bundle of papers from
his pocket and handed to an auditor, say
ing it was claim to the Continental Ho.
tel in Philadelphia, for which he paid
$480,000 in his wealthy days. He assert
ed that the hotel will again come into
his possession. Being asked where his
family was, he said they were in Way.
inert, and added tbat:he had recently sent
them $25,000. He had heen up in Will
Transport, he said, about six months ago
and happened to be at the Crawford
House. Somebody was talking about a
package containing $4,000 left there
by fellow named Coal-Oil Johnny about
'65 or &c." to remain until called for.
He went to the bank and succeeded,
after some difficulty in, establishing his
identity, in obtaining the money
=" Buffalo Times
Prohibition is likely to give the Demo.
Gratis of Missouri, and Senator Vest espe.
cially,a good deal OF trouble in the future.
The importance people have begun to
find out their power. Unexpectedly 10
themselves they carried high license
law through the Legislature last winter.
This however, only whetted their appe.
tite, and now they demand prohibition
pure and simple. They are strong
enough, it is believed, to wreck the pol
itical fortunes of any man who may OPP
pose them. Unfortunately for Senator
Vest he has placed himself squarely a.
gainst prohibition, supposing, no doubt,
that this was the winning card in Mis-
souri,. His term expires in 1885, and he
is candidate for reelection. Gov. Crit
tenden has aspirations in the same direc-
ton, and seeing Vests mistake, he has
shrewdly made himself solid with the
Prohibitionists. Consequently there
promises to be lively fight. Tho Re.
publicans are wisely looking ont to see
what advantage they can reap from the
situation.
Later reports about Senator Cameron,
health are not so encouraging. He hal
been under tho care OF Sir Henry Thomp
son, one Of the foremost physicians II
England, but is not recovering. He il
in Scotland at present. If unable Il
take his seat in the coming Congress h,
will be paired with Senator Butler, o
South Carolina.