The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-10-14


Howard MacSherry was nominated for
State Senator, by the Republicans of Mid
dlescx Co., to succeed Senator Schenck.
The Passaic County Republican Con-
vcntion, on "Wednesday last, nominated
John w. Griggs for State Senator, by &C.
clamation.
Farmers in the northern part of the
State report that the buckwheat crop this
year will be better than it has been for
nearly quarter of a century.
The fear of split in the Louisiana
Democracy and the union of one faction
with the Republicans begins to prevade
the Democratic press of the State and
they are preaching vigorously against it.
The Democratic Richmond Dispatch
compares Republican campaign speakers
to Cloths and Yandals, and declares that
the Virginia election will determine
whether the South is to be invaded by
them.
The question whether justice of the
peace has right to serve on the grand
jury has arisen in the present Passaic
Grand Jury, and it has been decided in
the negative.
The Camden justices of the peace and
ministers are beginning to reap their har-
vests from soemnizing the marriages of
parties from Philadelphia, anxious to
evade the now Pennsylvania law.
In the great city of Baltimore there is
no liquor or beer selling on Sundays,
either openly or surreptitiously. The law
10 OF mi Iu nd ha sa
peaceful aud quiet Sabbath.
At Rock Springs, Montana, where a
score or two of unoffending Cinnamon
were murdered few weeks ago, the
Grand Jury made every thorough in
quiry, but they did not find one true bill
against the accused. 1t was not ex pecsed
they would.
The latest Washington story about
Perry Belmont is that at the club, the
waiter didn't know him, and asked bis
name. Perry gave it, adding, severely {:
''If You don't understand who Perry Bel
mont isyou are ignorant Of your country's
history" THE waiter was from Cork.
John Lake, once a prosperous engineer
in Jersey City, and the author of a work
on civil engineering, but who is now
homeless and friendless, asked Justice
Stilsing, on Saturday to commit him, as
he feared be would soon have another at
tack of delirium tremens. He was sent
to Jail.
The Camden Post says : "Trenton, al
though small village compared with
Camden, has two hundred and eleven
licensed soloons. 1t is commonly sup
posed that two hundred of these are main
tanned by the Legislature, during the
The Asbury Park Insurance companies
have recently made an advance in their
rates ranging from ! to per cent. The
insurance is already very high, and this
last move has created great dissatisfaction
among property owners, and movement
is on foot to obtain relief.
The Newark Journal, leading Demo-
cratic paper, thinks it "would be a good
idea for the Democratic State Committee
as he is doing much good work for their
party. The Journal says, Nearly every
vote cast by the Prohibition party is
drawn from the Republicans.
Mabie and English, the temperance
men, have been in Hackensack for two
weeks. During their stay they have pro-
cured over 500 signers to the pledge.
The Young Mems Reform Club, organic
ed by them, numbers nearly 100. Thurs
day they met In the Presbyterian church
to organize Ladies' Temperance Union.
A hundred aud forty-two tons of dyna-
mite and rack-a-rock powder, stored In
excavated galleries underneath nine acres
Of rock, the mouth of He'll Gate, blew
that obstruction to navigation out of exist
ence on Saturday, at the gentle touch of
little girl pressing button that liberated
the electric messenger to the waiting, la
tent energy. Such achievements of science
are sublime.
A conference Of the Diocese of Trenton
was held in Trenton yesterday, about
sixty priests being In attendance. Bish-
op O'Farrel presided and Father Hogan
acted as secretary. After transacting the
business of the Diocese a series of resolu-
tions were adopted expressing sympathy
with the Irish people in their struggle for
independence, eulogistic Of the Irish Par
lament Party, headed by Parnell. and
avefting TO the appointment by the Pope
of DIR. Welsh as Arch Bishop of Dublin,
as of strong importance to the cause.
Bishop O'Farrell was instructed to send
cablegram to Arch Bishop Croke, Of Ire.
land, informing him of the action of the
conference. A subscription Of $500 was
at once raised for the Irish Parliament
Fund and more was promised. The con-
ference also adopted resolutions of regret
touching the death OF Cardinal McClos-