The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-03-12

!, Matthew Arnold sailed for Europe on
Saturday.
M. De Rothschild's collection of stamps
is valued at 100000
Tom Hughes two sons reside perman.
emily in Rugby, Tenn.
General LOngstreet has been gaining in
flesh lately, and now weighs over 200.
His hair is snow-white.
Boston has increased its license tariff.
First-class bars will hereafter pay 5000
yearly. Wine and beer saloons will be
taxed at from 1926 to $3.50.
The Rev. John s. Inskip, editor of the
Christian Standard, died at the Thorne
House, Ocean Grove, Friday morning.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
operates anil controls about six thousand
miles of track. Twenty-eighs hundred
of that is east of Pittsburg and Erie.
1t is slowly coming to light that the
troubles at Princeton grew ont of the
Wholesome and officious conduct of GER
tain understrappers, who put on more
airs than Queen Victoria's lackey, Brown.
The New York aud Long Branch Rail-
road Company will erect new depot for
the coming season ON the Grounds of the
Ocean Grove mp-Meeting Association,
near the head Of Fletcher lake.
i The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
4 propose expanding two millions of dollars
: in extending their lines of roads along
: the Atlantic coast in New Jersey during
y next summer.
u The Canadian Court of Appeals has
y dismissed the Jarrard case, holding thai
Is the forgery had been proved. Jarrard
u will be handed over to the American
authorities.
n DR.. William X. Newton, State Milk In
ir spector, has published in pamphlet form
In for information, some facts about tn
in New Jersey Milk Adulteration act an,
tie the results of its enforcement; with note
n on milk analyses and brief account o
IL methods.
n Since 90 per cent. of the product O
lie American farms are consumed in thil
al country, and only per cent. are expor.
re ted, the American farmer can plainly see
y that his interest in policy that protects
h American manufactures and thus creates
consuming class. Is as % to s.
A Masonic record book has been found
in the library of the Historical Society of
Pennsylvania, which it is said corrobo-
rates all that has been claimed in behalf of
Philadelphia being the Hmother city of
Freemasonry in America It shows
{ that Benjamin franklin was made
: Mason about February, 1881.
The evidence seemed overwhelming
Y against Edward Johnson, colored man,
on trial for burglary in Batavia, Ohio.
His trial has lasted four days, and the
audience in court thought him sure to be
convicted. He asked permission to speak
I and talked for forty-fve minutes. He
q fairly tore to pieces the States network
of evidence, plunged most of the jurors
in tears, amazed the Court, captivated
the audience and made speech which
the Cincinnati papers say has no parallel
in rude eloquence since the days of Chief
Red Jacket. He was acquitted.
The main exhibition building for the
e New Orleans Worlds Fair next year is
y the largest building in this country, and
q next to the largest exposition building
:, ever constructed. 1t is 800 feet long by
!, 900 feet deep. The horticultural Hall,
i which is next to the largest structure
a ever built for the purpose, is 600 feet in
a length and 100 feet deep. The Mexican
Government, which has shown keen in
terest in the exposition, will exhibit a
garden of tropical plants covering $780,
0 900 square feet. The Fair opens in De-
/ cember, and will close in May, 1885.