New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-07
Jersey CITY

The Gay 81 passed OH qneAy ~ 'ni' wy, "'
accidents Of consequence occurring. ln the morning
the Continentas fred salute on the Cunsri dock az
per programme end paraded for snort time. Inc
CITY was thea left the control CT the Juveniles 20 lar
a. outward celebration concerned, and they, a.
usual, made the most Of the license given them.
JosepL Cogan proprietor Of cigar store "A Newark
avenue rear Railroad avenue, was assaulted I'D the
afternoon by man naned JuniuS heichnt, VINO
fred pistol ST him. Of the shot taking efiect near
the left eye. He was arrested and locked Up 20
answer Hugh McComb, boy, Was seriously Injured
in The afternoon by the eKpoviOu OF some ire crackers,
wish burned his face and Eyes 30 tha. II Is ieared he
uay lose his sight
In the evening fireworks aet of at the corner
OF Montgomery street and Jersey avenue, under drec
ton Of q Committee OF tie Common Council Some
three hundred dollars were expended, and the display
vas very fine and witnessed by large number OF cit
zens. The fireworks we've prepared by Mes-rs. J. G.
& j. Edge, jr.. Of jersey City, ana consisted OF the
following principal pieces grand masterpiece en-
blemstcal Of the Fire Department, representing hose
hooks and ladders and other smbemsi Perssn Rose
Japanese Glory; + F,iries Frolic; Cascade Yankee
Windmill; and some ten other large pieces, beside
rockets-the whole ending with grand representation
Of the Temple Of Liberty, with columns aud an arch;
in The center shield surmounted With stars, and be-
low, a figure Of the Goodies Of Liberty. Dodworths
band in attendance snd disc9u!sed choice music
dUriLg the intervals OF the pieces.
THE NEw-JERsEY RoAD.-AbOut eleven thousand
persons were conveyed over this road on Monday in
going to or returning from the country NOtxithstsnd-
ing this large number and the excitement of the day
not the slightest accident occurred
FATAL AccIDEST.-0n Sunday afternoon q man
named Stephen Murphy took party Of friends out on
hand car on the Erie Road for short excursion. AS
be was returning, and when near the Hsckensack
River, an extra exertion he made in propelling the
car threw him over the front into the river and he
drowred.I, His body recovered yesterday after
noen and taken to Jersey City, where Coroner Nc
Anely will hold en- inquest.
AccIDEsTs FROM CARELEssNEss.-As the 2 O'Clock
fregh. train Of the New.Jersey Railroad from New
rvrk was snt"'ine Railway IN Monday. the enoinear
discovered negro walking on the track. The usual
alarm signal was given, but he persisted in crossing
the track, and before il could be prevented
over One of bis legs was crushed so to require
ampu.ation. The negro was drunk q. the time Of the
accident.
In addition TO those heretofore reported as having
occurred on the 5th are the following: A little gr
while playing with fre-crackers in Grove street uad
her clothes nearly burned off and her person what
injured. A young man named James Redmond, rsId-
ing in New York. in attempting to fire of an old mus
ket at Weehawken had of his eyes put out by the
explosion of the piece A boy living on the Newark
pank.road while playing with pistol, had two of his
fingers shot of. James McKiernan WAS shooting
pigeons on North Point, when the gun he wss using
suddenly exploded iscersting his arm, woundiDg John
Bakemore in the head, and slightly iDjurpg several
other persons who were near.
SMALL RioT.-Sunday afternoon small party Of
boys went in swimming at the Plsning Mil nesr Worth
Point While there o German watchman employed
about the mill ordered them off, and threw stones
at them. Upon this one Of the boys threw stoae at
him, ard injured bis eye very severely Yesterday the
watchmsn procured warrant before Recorder Bed
ford for the arrest Of the parties.