The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-21
NEW JERSEY INTELLIGENCE.
Jersey City.

PREPARATIONS ROE THE FUNERAL or THE LATE CRY
MARSHAL. special meeting OF the Common Council
held at ten O'Clock yesterday forenoon TO make
rangements for the funeral Of the late Mr.. Ellis The
procession will move o'clock to-day and will
OF the Commissioners and officers OF the Police
and members the Fire Department. city officials,
military companies civic societies and temperance soce
ties. Deceased member Of Fidelity division Sons
OF Temperance
BoY DROWNED A Tuo BoAL- Eddie Water.
man. little boy ten years Of age whose parents reside
York street, lost from tho tug boat G. H. Lapham
the Battery, Saturday evening. The body has
not yet been recovered.
COLLISION ERIE RAnRoAp-A collision took
place between two trains on the Delaware line above
Port Jervis yesterday The particulars which transpired
very scanty the railroad authorities deeming
offence deserving dismissal II Of the employees should
be TOO communicative on the subject.
ACCIDENT THE New JERsEH RAnRoAp.-The loco
motive OF the Newark train which left New York 1t
minutes past seven last evening, broke down 1t the
Hackensack Bridge, causing delay Of about an hour
Hoboken.
FiGHrrG At TIE FERRY.-About eleven O'Clock on
Sunday night gang OF uacchanalians, who had been
reveng in tho Elysian Fields collected at the ferry and
commenced lighting till the police arrested eight OF the
ringleaders. The others dispersed
DEsPKRArE RESISTANCE A PRIsoSn.- man named
Thomas Conisan, residing at Union HILL was charged
By his mother, . feeble old woman OF seventy years.
with beating her II times in . savage manner war
rant was issued BY Judge White for mis- arrest and Con-
stable whitney proceeded 10 the mans residence yeser
day morning. whom he was set upon BY Comgan, who
the consablss face and endsavorsd 70 claw out bis
eyes. He secured, however, and conveyed 70 the
county jail By the constable whose visags presented
truly ghasty appearance.
Newark.
SPONTANEOUS CONVENTIONAL ore occurred yesterday
in the drug store Of Dr. Mercer No IA Broad street,
caused by the spontaneous combustion Of OF pbos
phOrous The damass, which was principally done By
water, was about $780,
ACCIDENT TO a CLxRGynAx.-0n Friday morning .
horse belonging TO the Rev. Mr. hcNulty was being
driven through Main street BY Of the clsrEymsn
the parish when the horse took fright and ran away
throwing the gentleman from his eat and dragging him
q long distance through the street. when taken up he
time unconscious but was restored By prompt
medical aid.
MEHcxR COUNTY CouRrs--An important case occupied
the attention Of the Court the greater part Of last week.
An action was taken BY named johnson recover
the sum Of sls6s from the township Of Princeton.
Plaintiff was furnished with funds by the township
procure substitutes for drafted during the var.
one day while in . hotel at Trenton johnson lost his
book containing over So 900 In and green
backs "a sos Of which he had received from the
surer Of the township for the purpose stated and which
was never recovered, He still retained the position, and
when the funds Of the township exhausted he ad
yapced various for which he received bonds.
When 3 settlement was about to be effected,
the authorities Of the township presented the
which be held, hence the action. The question
throughout OF negligence. The jury retired At
four O'Clock. Friday afternoon but could agree
on q verdict They were locked up, and at late hour
on saturday night they found verdict for the pan
for 5000 and costs