The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-02-21

An exchange announces, on The death OF
lady, that ''she lived fifty years with
her husband, ard died In confident hope of
a better life"
The New York San believes that all
the evils of Clevelandism 'scould be
righted In one day, provided that day
was election day."
The Hudson County Democratic organ
lzation may not have the purest of mo-
tives, says the Newark EUeni'l0 NeaOs,
but it at least declines to make itself ri
diculons when it objects to allowing Allen
L. McDermstt to "reform" it.
Three of the New York City Election
officers Indicted for completely iu the
ballot box frauds last Fall have been con-
victed, and two Of them have been sent
to the penitentiary for the offence. That
they were Tammany men goes without
saying.
Few persons know what is meant by a
''size" In tho matter OF coats, shoes, etc.
A size in coat is an inch; size in under
wear is two inches; q size in sock is one
inch 10 collar, one half inch ia shoes,
one-sixth OF an inch trousers, one inch !;
gloves, enc quarter of an inch hats, one
eighth of an inch.
The new postal cards are 53xSt inches,
a little larger than the old cards, and lit
tie smaller than the big ones now In use.
They are the same size of the 2.cent reply
cards, when the latter are folded for mail
ing. Only one size will be obtainable after
the old issue is exhausted.
Ofthe $1s, 900 to 500, 900 left by Gee.
Bowers, of Ancora. Camden County, in
his will to Henry George, for The prspa-
Cation OF his single tax theories, all but
$500 was consumed by the lawyers and
the Courts in the litigation which follow
ed, and the widow OF Bowers died In the
aims house.
Though Gov. Werls promptly recog
nized Bob. Abrams Senate as a ICON
stltutienal body" at the opening Of the
session by sending it his annual message
through q window, if reports are true he
Is notnow quite 30 sure about its consti-
tutonality. AT least it is stated that when
the State School Board Of which the Pres
ident of the Senate is a member ex Ofiicio
met last week, aud Adrsin presented him
self to take part Ia its proceedings, the
Governor suggested that ''it would per-
haps be better II he should withdraw,
and the Rump President promptly acted
upon the advice.
The trial of Boss McKane OF Graves
end, which has occupied good deal Of
public attention for the past two weeks,
was concluded last Thursday by a verdict
Of guilty. He was sentenced on Monday,
and his case will be carried by his coun-
sci to the Court of Appeals, though there
Is little probability of its reversal. The
evidence against him was so clear and
conclusive that even the Sun admits that
he was justly convicted, and II adds, what
is apparent TO everybody, that "this con.
viction, and the punishment that follows
II, will count m re than any recent event
for the honesty of our elections, the in
tegrity OF our Institutions, aud the gu
premacy of the law
Like the Grand Army of the Republic
and other organizations, the flremen of
the country have adopted button, which
only those in good standing, paid or vol
unteer, are permitted to wear. The but
ton is of oxydized silver 10 the shape of
shield, on which is representation OF the
tabled phoenix, and over which is the
word ''Tuebor"-We will protect. Over
IA, 600 Of the buttons are In use and the
demand is growing. There is penalty
for persons wearing the button who are
not In good standing as fireman or who
have been dishonorably discharged. Con.
In Al, L. hsat,
the buttons are made.
The term 'cuckoos" which has been
applied to the thick. and thin supporters
OF President Cleveland In Congress, Ia
very distasteful to some OF them, who
have very Indignantly resented it, holding
the Republicans responsible for fastening
the designation upon them. But It seems
that democrat-Senator Morgan OF Ala.
bama-beth originated the epithet and
gave the application to it which is now 80
generally used. II was In his speech on
the silver question that the Senator said -
"The trumpet had sounded, the forces
were marshalled, the clock had struck at
the White House, and the cuckoos here
all put their heads out OF the boxes and
responded TO inform us of the time OF
day but they did not seem fully to know
what they were talking about and never
took pains To fad our the state of The
law"
The measure nav on It's Passage before
Congress creating the new washington
National Park" brings into prominence
region of marvellous scenic and natural in-
terest which has heilhtrtn singularly es