New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-14
NEWJE,RSEY ITEMS.

MrRDERors AssAuLT.-On Saturday q ucxre.
named Michael Walker, . steward on board Of Ne
schooner Whitmore, was assaulted by hand, named
Patrick Brown board of the same vessel who beat
him savagey. Walker had complained TO the captain
of Brown for sping molasses upon the deck. Brown
assaulted the negro with q wrench and afterwsrd
with hammer, and cut his head shockingy. But fdr
the interference Of Others Brown would have probably
murdered him. Walker succeeded in getting 70
Recorder Redfords office, where he lodged . oou-
plaiat. warrant issued, but Brown he'd escaped.
The injured man was taken to the Aims House.
AssAuLr-On FRIDAY night, at II o'clock, milk
man, psmed Martin Willisms, was severely beaten
while in Sussex st ct jersey City, by four men, who
demanded that he should treat them, which he No.
fused 10 do. The Psceman on the beat came up ous
too late to them in the act He went 20 the req
idence OF Justice Wm T. Rodgers, in Essex street.
who issued warrants for their arrest and before morn
ing three Of the volaors of the peace named Michael
Follen, Patrick Follen and Francis Curley, were In
custody. On Saturday morning Justice Rodgers held
them to bail in the sum OF $500 each, In default Of
which they were committed
The FINALE or An ELoPEMESr.-Quite excite.
ment was created at early hour this morning. Ct
Of the hotels by the discovery of en- eoped couple
by the husband Of the woman. The circumstances Of
the case are as follow About eight days since 6ae-
looking young German, about II years old, with Q
rather handsome young married woman, ecped fron
New York ard came to this city. Being discovered,
stated, by the husband, the latter was much en-
ragged, and this morning, armng himself with heavy
pistol proceeded to the room where the guilty couple
were with the intention of shooting the young man.
Bloodshed being feared, the police were sent for and
Aid Brant went and succeeded in obtaining the pistol
which was loaded with a ball. He then got entrance
into the room, and arranged matters tnst the wife
and her legal spouse returned together to New York,
and tie young man proceeded in an opposite direction.
The husband was exceedingly enraged at first, and
had it not been for the interference Of tho officer tho
result wsuld doubtless have been serious.
Newark Daily Advertiser OF Saturday
A move in State politics has been made by the Re-
publicsns of Salem County N. D., who held Con-
venon on Tuesday ard nominated for State Senator,
VIM. +. Reeve; for Surrogate, Henry Snnickson; and
for Sheriff, Richard c. Ballnger.
TALL SoRoHuM.-This PLAINTIFFS reached the hight
of 49, feet the premises Of Wicklife Beach, Souh
Orange, N. j., and is still growing.
Frederick Flipps, the counterfciter arrested few
days since in Newark, and now in confinement In "a
sex County JAIL has been ascertaned to be fugitive
from Justice who escaped from the Herkmer County,
N Y. jail last spring, where he was under sentence for
an aggravated assault and battery.
Tuesday night last, which was quite heavy on the low
grounds, but does not appear to have effected any
damage. Sussex County this year, in butter pork,
poultry, rye, corn, honey &C. bids far 70 Quito :es
production Of any former season. The blight IN tho
potatoes does not appear to be very xtensive and
this crop also may be set down as good one Many
pieces OF buckwkea have been damaged by hot Guns
while in the flower and there s dagger that the az
gregate yield will be less than usual.
The Sussex County Grand Jury found twelve bill
If Indictment VIM Horton was convicted OF bur
gary and tel ced to State Prison for three years
David Champion DO. two years. do. breaking jail, on
year.
At about O'Clock Saturday morning, Or
broke out in a stable belonging to Martin A. Howell
esq in Water street, New Brunswick, near the Kali
road BIdge aid was nea,Iy consun ed before the fire
was put out. The bridge caught fire two or three
times but the fire was put out before any damage we
done IN H. The fire WAS doubtless caused by an in