Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-05-12

hold.
Mr.. Parker delivered his lecture on tn,
Early History of New Jersey" on Wednes
day evening in the Court House. This lee
ture contains information of a rare and yalu
able nature, and is evidently the production
of careful research. 1t was we'll received ant
at its conclusion the audience rendered tn,
speaker a vote of thanks.
DS- Among the latest counterfeits are 10,
on the Commercial Bank, Burlington, Vt, al
tered from Commercial Bank, Perth Amboy
N. j. Wig. man watering horses at a well
x and sailor on the right end-X and ma
seated on the left end. Unlike genuine.
B1~ The freight on a barrel of -four from
Cincinnati to New York, by lake and railway
is now only 10 cents. Last year the price
was ITO cents. The freight of -four from Chi
cago to New York, all rail, 60 a 10 cents; b,
lake and canal, so cents. These are far be
low the rates of last year.
s9- In London, a few weeks since, a mai
was arrested for breaking a daguerreotvpe 0
his wife, which he had vainly requested tn,
artist to remove from the showcase in which
it was exhibited. The court ruled that the
defendant had certainly reason to be angry
but as he had no right to destroy the exhibi
tors property on that account, fined him on,
guinea.
hI~ The Black River Wooden Mills. Al
Watertown, n. Y, were burned on Friday
last. The building was full of operatives al
the time the FIRE broke out, many of whom
jumped from the windows. Two were killed
and thirteen seriously injured, two fatally.
sel In the Court of Oyer and Terminer on
Saturday, in New York City, no less thar
seven c~onvicts we're brought in for judgment
and sentenced-one to execution, and the
other six to periods of Imprisonment, witt
hard labor, varying from life to a term o.
three years.
rag The Philadelphia election on Tuesday
of last week resulted in the election of the
Peoples nominees on the city tickot, Messrs
Brown and Neal, by majorities of 2,474 and
ISIS, respectively. The new Select Council
will contain sixteen Opposition members, and
eight Democrats, and the Common Council
sixty-fonr Opposition and twenty-four Demo
cratic members.
Reg The New Jersey Baptist Association
will commence its eighteenth annual session,
on Tuesday, the 7th of June, in the Baptist
church in Morrstown, and continue for two
days. Comprised within the boundaries Of
this body are forty six churches, each of
which, probably, will be represented by a
large delegation.
The Annual Convention of the Society of
Universalists of this State, will be held at
Branchville, in Sussex County, on the 18th
and 18th insts.
HG~ The MONEY TO BE GIVEN Up. The
mutilated bank notes that were presented to
the Farmers and Mechanics Bank of Phila-
delphia, by a person who found them on the
marsh, near Red Bank in this State, are still
in possession of the bank, but will be given IN
to the authorities of New Jersey, the State
having a claim upon all money found, when
over the rightful owner cannot be found. Ev.
cry effort has heen made to ascertain the for
mer owner of the money, but, thus far, with
out avail.
SIcKLEs IN PUEsUIr OF PEAcE.-The New
~ StiSSPOANSut vi eDG Ou3tIBSIOu NPlpS
says:
Daniel E. Sickles, on dit, (who is back
from Washington) is to sail for Europe about
the middle or last of June, there to spend a
few months in quiet repose, and recuperate his
present shattered political energies. The re-
port that he is about to sue for a divorce. is.
TO employ a cant phrase, all "bosh." Daniel
and Teresa will live together at some future
day as tremendously as though nothing had
happened.
Rr The New York Tribune of Tuesday
last, says:-Mr. Greeley left this city by the
Erie Railroad last evening, on bis way to the
Pacific States. We shall probably receive
from Kansas the first letters of the series he
poses to write during his journey. After
Kansas, he will visit the Pixies Peak country,
Utah, Carson Valley, California, and proba-
bly, Oregon, returning by way Of Arizona and
the Southern Owe land Mail route. He will
be absent about four months.
THE PEACH CRop.-According to the Del
aware Gazette, the peach crop in the lower
section of that State is almost entirely de-
stroyed. From Western Virginia the accounts
are more favorable. The Wheeling Gazette
says the prospect is good for a very fine yield
ng The fees of the Sheriff of the city of
New York, for the year 1858, amounted to
$4,000,
m- In New" York City several hundred
barrels of unsound -four have been purchased
in the market within a few days, at a price
not exceeding So so per barrel, which are to
be used in distilling for the manufacture of
whiskey.
E6g- Homer Schenck. of Fishkill Landing.
committed suicide on Tuesday, by shooting
himself through the head. The ball entered
one side of his head and passed out at the 9th
eE. He was found in the churehyard. living
on his fathers grave.
nGP On Wednesday of last week the Dem.
ocrat says:-The wife of Mr.. Joseph L. Rue,
of Marlborough township, fell from a flight Of
stairs and fractured her thigh; and on Mon.
day night last, Mr.. Rue, returning home ir
his carriage from Perrineville, was taken witt
an apopletic fit. Mr.. James A. Perrine dis