New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-24
NEWJ JERSEY ITEMS.

| STATISTICS OF CRIME AND PAUPERIsM.-TAe Jersey
CITY SeatsHel and Advertiser of the 23d ns published
the following statistics Of crime and paspersm in jersey
City and Hudson County furnished by correspondent
showing the nativity Of the criminals and paupers;
Number OF Inhabitants in Jersey City 2lOoo, viz
natives IL 900; Irish, 5000 other foreigners 1000.
Number Of persons who have been confined in the city
prison 400, viz natives 75i Irish 1850 other foreign
ers AS
Number Of persons confined at present in the county
JAIL 6s viz natives ?; Irish, 5s others foreigners
OF lss persons who have been inmates OF the Aims
House natives, and foreigners except Irish
or 723 who received aid from the Poormaser, were
natives and 7eo were Irish.
BopT FouyD-Yesterday morning the body of man
was found in the water, west of BedIows Island by Mr.
II. Vreeland, who to~ed it to Jersey City Coroner Stiff
viewed the bod, and caused il TO be Inferred The de
ceased had on Black rock coat black cloth pants shoes
and white shirt and appeared TO be about IS years Of
age. lie was about 81 feet high and stout built The
body had apparently been in the water weeks La
one of his pockets pawn ticket found which had been
issued by Wm. Smith & Chas. Henry Hammond Of No.
- Soho ST., Liverpool. 1t was dated Feb 3, 1884. and
the of the holder Clstworthy, which probably
il the Of the deceased There in his pockets
81 &c.
PoLIcE.-Michael Harvey, who keeps drinking place
in Newark sv., Jersey City fined $40 and costs tor
selling liquor without license
Six Irishmen with several trunks and carpet bags filed
with dry goods arrested yesterday afternoon by
officers Sanford, Benjamin, Smith aud Post, and commit
ted by Justice Wilcox suspicion Of being burglars
They had come TO Newark from Newfork and left part
of their baggage at the depot the rest being taken 10 der
ent rih houses in the city The party before JUS
tee Wilcox complain that the Baggage master had not
delivered 10 them of their trunks Their actions and
a Geographic dispatch from New York. advising our OIL
cers TO watch them caused their arrest AL OF the trunks
&C. were taken and found TO contain valuable silks,
Globes They remain at the office OF the Justice for
Identification and the prisoners assert that they can bring
Witnesses to show that they are the legal owners.
Newark Advertiser, Sd.
ALpERsASIc ELEcrIoS.-At the special election yester
day in the Eighth Ward of Newark TO fill the vacancy
occasoned by the death of the late Aid. DOdd, Wm. H.
WIS 25l Of which W. II. Pierce received lil, and ID. E.
Jones (Whgl, llO.
SIoIry CHILD REoOyERED.-Some two years since
little girl about eight of was stolen from her
parents in New York and eecualy concealed were
The the abductos that all efforts to reclaim
the missing child proved sbortive. Recently however,
suspicion excited that the girl had been stolen by par
ties in this city, who bringing her up as their own
and accordingly, in company with friend, the mother
Yesterday came hither and commenced search for the
lost one having first obtained the aid of male friend
well acquainted with the circumstances. The rt thing
TO be discovered was the residence Of the supposed kid
nappers ard this after patient and proracted search and
INQUIRY being found out the mother at once proceeded TO
the pre mise and knocking at the door, was opened by
her own daughter between whom and the mother there
was mutual recognition The woman Of the house, how
ever persisted in claiming the child as hers and threatened
summary vengeance upon one who should attempt 10
remove her But the mother, strong IN right was not 10
be ntimidsted by threats and accordingly taking her
daughter by the hand hurried her the Markets depot
Jumped in the cars, and moment after was beyond
pursuit. " s..
The man and woman with whom the girl has been living
reside In Prospects and the former has hitherto borne
fair eputaon being foreman In Of the largest
featuring establishments of the city. Both are SAID 10
have been furious the discovery Of their vainy the
girl however oveIjoyed at their discontinue, and
accompanied her mother with eager pleasure; x o..