Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-06-03

eub IFOm QlIftrSnt pafJS OF the state. Inc
morning was occupied with devotional exercis-
es in Grace Church, Rev. Mr.. Norris preach
ing the discourse. The convention was subse-
quently organized, Bishop Doane presiding,
and they then took a recess till 4 o'clock, this
afternoon, when they will meet ii Trinity
Church for the transaction Of bnsiDe-s. We
do not hear of anything important to come be-
fore the Convention .-NeWark Adr.
PAINFUL AccIDENT.EAlfred Moore, son of
Aaron B. Moore, living near Tabernacle, Sha-
mong township, Burlington county, says the
Mount Holly Mirror, met with a serious aeci-
deat, on Wednesday, the 26th inst. 1t APP
pears a boy had borrowed a gun of Moore, and
vent IN quest Of crows, and on returning had
left it cooked. Moore then placed the gun
ander his arm, as is supposed to have a chat
with the boy, when the gun went off, lodging
the whole charge in his shoulder, tearing the
flesh in a shocking manner, and it is feared the
wound will result fatally.
MURDER AND SUICIDE. A shocking tragedy
was enacted at Green Island, opposite Troy,
N. Y, on Saturday evening. A man named
John Reed. whose wife had left him and gone
to live i'll the family of Mr.. William Mowers,
went, about 8 o'clock, to the house Of Mr..
Mowers, and after half an hours conversation
with his wife, drew a dirk and stabbed her in
nine places, and also himself in several places.
Reed fell on the floor and died in FIVE minutes.
His wife fingered until 10 o'clock in great
agony, when she expired. Motives of jealousy
probably led to to the commission of the hor-
rid deed. The murdered woman was about
eighteen years of age.
B6- A man who gave his name as " Will
sos," has recently been practising upon the
credutlty OF some of the farmers Of Essex
county. He represents himself as being en-
gagged in taking the census Of the county, and
induced a farmer near Millburn to write his
name on a paper, leaving considerable margin
above the name. The rascal then wrote a
note Tor va over the signature, took it to
Mlilburn, where he succeeded in selling it.
the signature being well known, at a trifing
discount. On the note being presented, it
was OF course pronounced a fraud, and pay
ment refused.
s@- The Trenton Republican saws; "Tbe
shad fishery, which opened so fairly has mate.
rally suffered from the weather-the river be.
ing SO high as to prevent fishing in some i'm
stances, and to materially interfere with it eve.
rywhere on the river. Notwithstanding this
the business must still he a pretty coed one, i
it is true, as was told us the other day. that
no less than ~ffty-three persons in this city arc
engaged in the business of buying and sellina
these fish. If competition is the life of trade,
as is sometimes alleged, the fish business here
would be uncommonly lively.
va On the evening of the 18th inst. in
Montreal, five thousand persons assembled to
see a rope dancer, named Antoine Delaye,
walk across st james street on a rope. suSpen.
ded from the third story of the Mechanics In.
stltute to the third story of an opposite build.
ing. The feat was safely done, the performer
carrying a balance pole in his hands. At one
time ne nearly made a misstep and cluug to the
rope for safety, which caused considerable mo-
mentary excitement
H&~ There is. not the slightest chance of the
people of Kansas accepting the English bill
Even the pro-slavery faction will vote against
It. On no question is there such unanimity
as on the Lecompton Constitution in all its
Protean forms and in the last form the nm.
clean thing isif possible more obnoxious than
ever.
PRorEcr THE ROBINS 1t is found that
robins subsist chiefly upon the worst enemies
OF the fruit trees, the curculios Not the Srst
particle of vegetable matter is ever found. in
the crop of a singing bird. This settles the
question in favor of the robin. and he who
Kills one of the beautiful songsters, for sport or
food or any other cause, deserves to be fed
with wormy fruit for the remaining wears Of
his natural life.
Sa~ Governor King, of New York, has or.
dered a special term of the Monro County Over
aud Terlniner, to be held at Rochester. on fhe
2lst of June, for the trial of Mrs. Sarah Lit
Ties, for the murder Of her husband. Friday
the 18th, three days previously, is the time
fixed for the execution of her brother Ira
A USEFUL CAUrIoN.-A reformed bnr-
glar," writing for the New York Herald. saws
burglaries are mostly committed by acouain-
tances OF servant girls, who are often unaware
OF their character, and are introduced into
houses as their brothers, cousins. &c. They
make use OF their opportunities to Ioarn all
the internal arrangements of the bouses nre-
cures keys, &c. He warns persons to exclude
unknown male visitors of domestics from their
houses.
sGs~ We understand that the steamer U,,iou
now being fitted up with an after saloon. taken
from the old Trey, at Keyport, will be placed
on the route between this place and New York
as an afternoon boat, in the course of q couple
OF weeks or SO, for the accommodation Of the
Strawberry trade Standard.
Das- Henry Morse, Esq an elderly citizen,
OF Trenton died very suddenly on Thursday
last.
u.s. An Opposition Convention has been
called in Pennsylvania, to meet at Harrisburg
on the 9Th of July, to nominate a State ticket.
call embraces all who are opposed to the
Lecompton policy Of the Administration
ses- The largest bullock ever raised in
America, if not in the world, was the OK known
as the George Washington whose stuffed
skin may be seen in life-like proportions in the
Hide and Fat Association in Fifth
New York. His live weight was 1904
He was 8 feet I inches long, ana 5
8 inches high.
ps- Counterfeit SIS on the Belleville Bank.
New Jersey, it is stated, are in circulation in
New York City. As there is no such bank of
this name in the State, it will be safe to refuse
all bills purporting to be issued by such an in
s~titution.
The only Indian Chief Of any note who is
now 10 open rebellion in Florida, is Sam
Jones, who is said to be I07 years Of age.