The New York herald., 1866-06-29
NEW JERSEY EEwS.


NEW JERSEY EEWE.
JERSEY CITY.
THE PHmADnRMA FIRE CoxPANY-JERsEY CrY FIRE DE-
rArrxNr TURNS Our TO RECEIVE TBxx.-vigiant Engine
Company No. Of Philadelphia, which has for the past
ten days been making through Western cities
arrived in this city at seven O'Clock yesterday evening,
en- rou.e for home They received by the Fire De-
partment OF Jersey City, whose guests they will be during
their sojourn here and leave Saturday afternoon
for Philadephia Their organization s one or the
old The members loft home about ten days since, and
Of the Fire Department Of that city, the Mayor and
Common Council They remained there two days
when they left for Chicago On their arrival at that city
Chief Engineer Harris and the whole department well
coined them. They visited the Lake Tunnel Crib, the
Union Stock Yards and were rendered banquet At the
Tss Ras bsrsg bsg then snsd svs,an
and Tuesday arrived at Albany, becoming the guests
.a Of The M S'Ssao SS Engine TEX hs
Engineer OF the Philadelphia Fire Department. Joseph
8. Robinson, Assistant Encinee Chief Marshal George
Bare, Assistant Marshas Robert J. Barr and Henry f.
Riddle; Aids, C. W. Ridgeway and T. Z. Barry; Trca-
surer, John A. Hurley. Beck's band came with them
They we're escorted from the TO tho Jersey City
ferry by special committee and received this
Mclaughlin, II. A. Pearson, VIM. Johnson 7. W. Leon
ard, John Whalen, H. Windecker and NJ Branagan have
while here At eight O'Clock the line Of procession
formed and proceeded through Montgomery street. New
ark avenue Grove street. Soh First street Jersey
nue. South Fourth, Coles street. South Fith, Jersey
avenue, Wayne street, Grove street, Grand street. Hud
street and Exchange place The Phiiadephans were
then conducted to Taylor's Hotel, where sumptuous
repast was prepared and partaken Of The night was
spent in interchange Of views singing. speechmaking
and festivities
Fousp DROWNED Tho body Of man. about thirty -Hve
years Of age was found floating in the river of the dock
fnnA H,A.A
in nude state hair light auburn, reddish mustache
and light whiskers, blue eyes, and about five feet six
inches In height. An inquest held by Coroner
Kristen, and a verdict Of aFound drowned" returned
will remain at the Amsh0use until tomorrow for identi
ncation.
The NEw JERsxY AssArorR.- extra train LEFT the
foot Of Liberty street at quarter TO three yesterday
afternoon TO convey guests Of the Stock Yard Company
TO tho grounds at Communipaw about iis and half
from the Central Railroad Asp6s The select party who
thus accommodated comprised Senators and mem.
bers Of the Legislative Assembly, a. well a. commercial
notabeS The market now In process OF construction
ana half feet Of timber to complete IL The sntrance
opens with long avcnne or alloy into thirty eight pens
as ss a .ns
arss On which % slsushssr cattle sSs ' second sn
= runs large storehouse nve hundred feet In length
and near the intersectng point constructed chimney
Ter house a. . house q -
feet capable q holding ono hundred and fty toas Of
fe which VIII b spread on the upper story Of the
storehouse, for preserving the meat The blood VIII
run through appointed channels into eight large vat
and tho oai win be conveyed from thc different cattle
horse power which viii also BE- used for Sossng cattle
and all mechanical purposes except the pumping Of
water, which % vill Be performed Y separate pump
pipe through subtersnean passages. The rendering
OF lard, melting OF fat and siinilar operations viii
chased from the owners BY the company meeting Of
the butchers will be called after fifteen days when the
rates for slanghiersng VIII be adjusted The slaughter
and storchousrs are built on piles driven down to
depth Of sixteen feet from the bed Of the water The
distance o the lower floor 10 the surfncc OF the
vars from four TO six feet Contiguous to the slaugh
ter house Is . hotel ono hundred by forty-four feet
with wing OF thirty six feet II contains hundred
rooms and is but by the company expressly for the
accommodation Of butchers and who resort
thither on business or speculation. Tho base Of this
hotel u occupied by spacious restaurant The whole
ground covered by buildings Ave On the Rcrgcn
sde several acres OF verdant pasture thrown
open for the cattle ndiscrminateiy. Mr. v. r. russo
g both contractor and architect The estimated cost is
two hundred thousand dollars The idea originated In
Chicago but the company comprises OF the leading
commercial men in the States ri New York and
june.
When the party had paraded the grounds to satisfy
the chsrac,r ana dimensions o. the
Phcrson and Herd representatives Of the Stock Com
pany around table which had been improviscd in the
cr had been done TO the subsantas the Secretary in
troduced the different speakers Messrs Morris Winfield
John TYLER Johnson President Of New jersey Central
Ralroad Leon Albeit Peter Bentley, Mr. sterne John
r. Crane and Mr. McPherson, Of Chicago.
About six O'Clock the party returned TO New York
NEWARK.
PRgrAHiSG FOR THE FAIL CAMPAIGN Caucus OF
leading democrats OF the State of New Jersey was held
few days ago and from what has transpred II appears
that the body pledged themselves labor for the
OF Senator Stockton the repeal OF the Registry and Jcr
sey City Police bills Senators be elected this fall
in Camden, Salem. Gloucester Essex Union Monmouth
Hunterdon, Somerset and Warren counties-ncarly
half the senate To secure the majority In the Senate
the democrats will have to elect seven Of the nine
members.
BorD RoBBxR BAvrLrp "A gentleman from this city,
who was returning from Newark on Wednesday morn
ing having had pass the Centre street station
at FIVE O'Clock A. NJ, was dogged by robbcr. who II
would appear had kept close watch his intended VIC
tim The gentleman, seeing the distance between him
and his pursuer gradually lessenng stood I'LL the fellow
came up and demanded II he had any business with
him The robber made attack with q revolver which
turned out 10 be unchanged when the gentleman pro-
duccd another we'll loaded and brought the villain to
his knees for mercy The description Of the thief
sent TO the police station.
Commissioner or Charities and Corree-