The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-01-30

The PHILADELPHIA Press says Major
King will thunder down the ages as the
man who abolished the Fourth of July
from the city where the Declaration of
Independence was prepared.
The Prohibitory law is working well in
Kansas. Drinking and intemperance have
largely decreased, and the temperance
sentiment is daily obtaining a stronger
hold upon the people.
The Grand Jury of Union county has
made presentments against the anthori-
ties of the cities of Elizabeth and Rah-
way for permitting unlicensed dealers 10
sell liquor within their limits.
Nine Of the ten members of the Saliva
tion Army who were arrested for pa.
rading the streets of Paterson with music
on Sunday, Jan. 18th, in Recorders Court,
on Saturday, were convicted of disorder
ly conduct and fined 81 and costs each.
Sullivan, the slngger, was received in
San Francisco by 6,000 enthusiastic ad-
mirers. His ovation was more pronoun-
ced than the one rendered Gen. Hancock
upon his arrival on the coast several
weeks ago. Boston ought to feel proud.
Rev. John s. Inskip, the president OF
the National Camp Meeting Association,
who had been suffering from paralysis
for some time at his residence in Ocean
Grove, has had relapse, and is in a
critical condition
The iron product of the United States
last year was 8, 1865 tons, against D.
10S, 1879 tons in 1882, decrease of 81
$50 tons. This does not by any means
sustain the gloomy reports that have been
current regarding the paralysis of this in
dustry.
The ages of some of our American
authors as said to be as follows: r. ].
Burdette is forty, Bret Harte is forty-fve,
Mark Twain is forty eight, w. d. How
ellis is forty-six, Thomas Bailey Aldrich
is forty-flve, Joaquin Miller is forty-two,
James Russell Lowell is sixty four, and
John G. SAKE is sixty eight.
About twenty members of the Ensi-
lage Congress, recently in session in
New York, visited the farm of Theodore
A. Havemeyer, at Mahwah, Bergen Co,
on Friday, and after inspecting the silos
and enslage, the herds of thoroughbred
cattle, and the patent apparatus for
separating cream from milk Immediately
after milking the cows, they dined at the
arm-house.
Frank Bingham is one of the early set
tiers in Vineland. He has farm of eigh-
ty acres. Last year his four acres of
blackberries produced 10000 quarts, and
Melted him $500. He also raised 1000
quarts Of raspberries, which sold for $500.
Besides he raised corn, sweet potatoes,
grapes, apples, &c, from the sale of
which he has not yet figured his profits.
The sweet potato crop from sixteen acres
in 1882 was 900 barrels which sold for
$2,250.
Fred Douglass, the well known colored
leader, was married in Washington on
Thursday evening to Miss Helen M. Pitts,
a white woman, formerly of Avon, N. y.
The wedding, which took place at the
house of DR.. Grimkie, of the Presbyte-
rian Church, was private, only two wit
nesses being present. The first wife
of Mr.. Douglass, who was colored
woman, died about u year ago. The
woman he married on Thursday is about
thirty years of age, and was employed rs
n copyist in his Office. Mr.. Douglass
himself is about seventy three years OF
age, and has daughters as old as his
present wife.
EXCITEMENT IN THE LEGISLATURE. -
There was a good deal of excitement over
The adjournment of the house Of Assembly
by Speaker Stony, yesterday Tuesday
afternoon. A number of Democrats
were supporting the tariff resolutions then
under discussion, and they with the Re-
pubicans constituted majority. 1t
being apparent that the resolutions would
pass, and that the only thing which could
prevent their passage was an interruption
Of the proceedings, the Speaker declared
a motion to adjourn carried, when there
seemed to be, aud was generally under
stood to be a large majority vote against
adjourning. Some very warm talk was
INDUCED in and the Speaker was roughly
talked 10 by several members before the
floor was cleared. His ruling was animad-
verted upon with great severity. The
Republicans late yesterday afternoon he Id
a conference ia the room of the Judiciary
Committee Of the Senate. and resolved to
enter protest to-day against the Speak
er's decisiou.---S State Gazette.
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