The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-04-01

Here ana 11erc.
Diamonds, sapphires and gold have been
found in Hall county, Ga.
There are now eleven business houses in
Galveston, Texas, quoted at 81 ZOO, 900 OF
more.
In the Supreme Court at San Francisco it
has been decided that Chinese children must
be admitted TO the public schools.
Miss Alice E. freeman, the President of
Wellesley College, was graduated there in
1873, and is only twenty-eight years of age.
Miss Mary A. Fletcher, who died in Bur
lington, Vt. recently bequeathed nearly all
her property, amounting to nearly 5000, 900
to the Mary Fletcher Hospital there.
Petition for divorce has been filed by o
New York husband for the only reason that
his wife is too religious" neglecting her
home duties and devoting nearly all of her
time to church affairs.
A physician connected with one of the
hospitals in New York where children re-
ceive special attention says that many of the
are the direct result of the careless hand
ling Of baby carriages
The richest woman in Washington is Mrs.
Mckee Dunn, wife OF the former Judge Ad
vocate General Of the army. She inherited
large fortune from her father, Lanier, the
celebrated banker, which she holds in her
own right. II is estimated to be between
three and four fniliiona.
Captain Potter, one OF the deacona of the
Congregational Church OF Terre Haute, Ind,
moved to discipline Perry Westfal, of the
Mail for attending the "Adamless Eden y
show. Mr.. Westfall showed that his visit
was professional, and the church refused to
move in the matter, whereupon the deacon
resigned his Office.
The Arkansaw Legislature has passed II
game law, IN enactment which is pc 1T "
steptoward civilization. Several gentlemen
opposed the bill. One man said Mr..
Speaker, this here law will keep fellow
from hunting in August. This is calami-
ty, for our people, not having ANYTHING else
to do, will have to go to work
The olive tree is said to be remarkably
prolific bearer when properly cultivated,
and 1t fiourishes with less care than almost
any other fruit tree. The cultivation of the
olive is rapidly extending in California.
One man at Santa Ynez has planted 10000
cuttings during the past two years. A cut.
ting is likely to bear the fourth year aftel
planting.
Some of the French bakers have hit upor
the expedient of making cakes with WISE
line instead of lard or butter, and the Coun
Gil of Hygiene has very properly taken til,
ground that the practice ought to be pro
hibited, both because there is no nntrimen,
in the petroleum derivatives, and because Il
is by no means certain that their iugestior
may not be injurious.
laborer living in San Francisco who
was afflicted with the lottery mania, recent /,
invested in ticket. and, being advised thai
to insure good luck the ticket should be tiet
to rabbits tail until the drawing tool
place, he enlisted the services of a house
hold pet The scheme worked To n charm
"A prize was drawn. A family rush wa,
made for the hatch the rabbit was Their,
sure enough, tail and all, but the ticket wa,
gone. Bunny had eaten it.
The Atlanta GA Constitution says "a
local quarryman insists that the north
Georgia marble is tho finest in the world.
He has just cut counter for the Kimbal
House sixteen feet in length and four feet
broad ont of one solid block He says
We could supply fiawless marble column
eighty feet long aud Ave feet in diameter
hundred years from to-day the quarries
will have been barely touched. The supply
Of marble of surprising quality and of every
shade Of color is simply exhaustless."
The most remarkable meteor ever heard
of by the people of Dahlonega, Ga, wa,
seen one recent night about 10 o'clock.
The Signal describes II as presenting the
appearance Of round ball of fire. w;thou.
q tail, "nbout the size of small house, y
moving from the southeast to the northwest.
When 1t had gone nearly out of sight in the
distance II was seen 10 explode. Some two
or three minutes after Il had disappeared a
loud, rafting, rumbling noise was heard
FIRST in the southeast and ending in thu
northwest.
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