New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-03
NEW-JERSEY IZ,ENS.

. meetine Of the Jersey City Common Council was
Se last evening at Lyceum Hail. the President, Mr..
Vas VoRsr, in the chair, snd quorum present.
Quarterly P,ports.-The City Treasurer reported
she sum Of $9 472 81 remaining in the City Treasury
su the 3lst Of July.
The Oyerseer Of the Poor reported that 2Ol adults
and $50 children had been relieved wlth groceries
during the quarter.
The Superintendent of Ahns House reported thst 6l
persons had been admitted TO the institution during the
quarter; Is persons were discharged and died.
kevipg 81 persons remaining on the 3lst uit.
A conmuncsii ion received from Hugh McComb,
Sendering his resignation a. Collector OF Assessments.
Il vas received and ordered on fle
The Committee Streets reported proposals for reg
ulatpe and grading Newark avenue. The proposals
we're read, and the Committee on Streets wers em
p>Vered to enter rto contract with the lowest bidder
A communication was received from Mayor Gregory
vetong resolution passed at the last meeting reqnlr
ING the filing in Of three feet of earth on lots on est
@,upswick street on tbe ground that portion of the
property has not yet been mapped or the grade decided
syon.
THs UoBoKES CoMHos CoUSCIL IN A SSARL.-
~ Hobok.n Council which stands three Democrats three
p.on have got another snss and the business 0i the
s, !. s :tandJ Three four attempts have been made
% bold neet recently but lacked quorum In consequence
Of the absence Opposition At the meeting last week the
HssLs ordered produce the refractory members They
WE ouDd refuse obey them sndste The Board were
sop 81 ,he Board wa. absent They at meeting
salSSInsd over to this ,"eare,dayl evening.
MELANCHOLY Fatal ACCIDENr.-Jacob s. Yard
of the the Temperance acc
-nsy Killed last week in Trenton by the ialne Of wall in
.e 81 bis lots which he directing the excavation Of
sand Although taken out after hs accident he was
jund sadly bruised by the large stones watch fell With
cath, tc upon him He lived only about OF aa
tspe as his philanthropy had made him greatly beloved
HArAL ACADEMIA young man, named Thomas
Hssushrs died and Mechanics Inn, OF
night from injuries received by
Al las, Monday. Deceased aud hucks.er
zSsS.S John.,n near the House las, wc,i Tues;
y Al sbeu; O'clock while Stoughet was IN the tree
he standing broke and he fell and impiled
the sharp points picket fence and one pale ran INTO ms
He carried his boardns hons, whre ne fingered unti
rsah ush The deceased native of Ireland
He eutrier BY trade employed BY the Msss Dawso but
tcns out Of work Tor few days owing 70 repairs 70 the
sagns be had accepted temporary work from Mr. Dsmper
Deceased single man. with relatives in Philadelphia
Newark Advertiser, Aug 2
FEARFUL STEAM BOILER ExPLosIOS.-A large
building adjoining the WOODEN mill OF John Duncan st Spring
Garden vicinity Of Paterson The Guardian So
ssaendous the explosion that part of the frnsce
dred while pnTtion
e The the aide oil o the factory frame build
al through H. demolished oom and crippled second
y dsiua the opposite wall shower of bricks aud
hundred hsh In the mill Strange that although more than 100
thin OF the place only
The employees was hurt ose'her with two visitors who were
tho wkkh along the which Leads from the office
81 the highway One of the three had leg broken and the
bruises but all in tAiI Of
~ The heard miles distance There
ale one the time
had tes minutes before Into the factory
an b Nj Duncan siorms Us that b. purchased th- boiler
sse be- had taken out set Of fues put ill., aud other
,spsr. made Newark Before she hsd been &S hours
shs sust up The damage amounted 10 about Seo The
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