The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-30
NEW JERSEY INTELLIGENCE.
Jersey City.

the Common Council on Tuesday night Mr. Samuel d.
Ellis appointed City Marshal by unanimous vote,
in the Of his father lately deceased An appropr
alton Of l,250 granted for the construction Of
bridge across Mil creek, the Town Council OF Bergen
voting equal The cost OF the bridge IL esti-
mated at $1,000 the balance 70 be betrayed by the
Board Of Freehoders.
ALMOST BURIED AnvE-A number OF children wero
playing on Tuesday afternoon tho sand bank between
North Fourth and Fifth streets, when the bank caved
in buryng three boys % the depth Of nearly three feet
The occurrence wss Witnessed Dy some M waO
were sxtricated ono Of them was almost sunocated.
ACCIDENT on TIE Ezn RAIIRoAn-As the midday train
was leaving Elmra on Tuesday, boy who had stepped
on the train was standing the platform and slipped on
aputa.ion was found necessary This is the fourth
cdsnt which has occurred on the Erie railroad within
short TINA
LAUNCH on 4 YAcHr.-rhe model yacht Hattie May.
James g. wesherey owner, launched BY its builder
at two O'Clock yesterday afternoon the dock foot
Of Eighth street. The extreme length OF this vessel Is
forty Feet beam twelve feet hold four feet sloop gged
mast forty two feet boom thry-nvs Feet and pDpoom
Hobsken.
ALLEGED THEFT OF IRox-Dens Donovan and Andrew
Anderson brought up for examination before JUS
tce Pope charge Of stealing about thrty-nye dol
la' worth Of rail iron. the property Of the HoSoken
YorEsrs, and when caught On the river tho missing
property was found slowed away In their boa6 They
wore commttte0 Tor tr1ei IN ooloult OF voVV ooah
Hadson CITY. - fns4<MI
CouRr OF OYER AND TsRMxsR Samuel Connolly, Pat.
rick Foley and John Coke, found guilty yesterday
Of assault and resisting officer Francis McNamara,
charged with ault and battery found guilty. The
trial OF Domenco Delmonte, who charged with stab.
ceedcd With. The took plscs tho l7h Of
February. and created some excitement at NE time
Newark.
THE STATE RIFLE CoRrs-A general court martial, OF
~ na uor n(sl ,n 1xsxH
President and Major Fitzgerald Of the First regiment
Judge Advocate. convened Tuesday evening al the
Second regiment armory In Newark. The nrst case
taken up was that OF Captain William Tpson, Of
pany A, Second regiment who was charged BY Colonel
attend regimcnal drills several occasiona and also
for refusing turn company funds In his possess
s4c made By Colonel Cummings dis
miss charge for vaguencss In not specifying time or
place was granted BY the court Lieutenant Brockws.
dsobedence Of orders The findings OF the court 10 his
havo not yet TRANSFERRED. General dissatisfaction
exists among the field officers OF the Rife Corps on
account the failure OF the Quartemaster General TO
supply many companies that have been long Organized
composed Of all the field officers in the STATE will
bio this city week to tako action In the matter
CHOLERA IN NEW JrRnr.-The report Of tho standing
OF the New Jersey Medical Society, presented
that body yesterday states that in portion Of New
Jersey has ,hsre been any prevalent epidemic during
cholera the entire number Of deaths reported from this
cause being only 203 divided among the counties Is fol-
Hudson 81; ESSEX, 20; Burlington l7 Camden,
Ca Cumberland 40 Union, O. In one instance the hrst
OF cholera appeared in where the carpet had
not been taken up in fourteen years. yM9
BoY DRowSxp-A lad named Henry Wilkinson, aged
eight years. was drowned in tho Washington pond near
the upper end Of Quarry street. on Tuesday night ne
Was playns ball with several companions when the ball
vas thrown into the water and the boy in endeAvoring
10 secure IT, got into the pond and was drowned The
the above facts.
About half.past seven O'Clock yesterday morn
ipu are occurred In the dwelling house No. b4s Bank
s,rest caused by the carelcssness Of children. The
flames were extngushed without the services Of the
Ore department Loss 500
Elizabeth.
SUNDAY SCHOOL AxSvxRsAMEs Tho anniversary OF
Ali tho Sunday schools Of Elizabeth, Episcopal and
Roman Catholic excepted, held on Tuesday. The
children OF the various schools assembled their
10 the church where tho exercises were held They
were addressed by Mr. Ralph Wells OF New York city,
and others There probably hfteen hundrsd chill
dren In attendance 81 the exercises. aH .alk
ACCIDENT on rns RArtRos On Tuesday night about
seven O'Clock an aged named Atkinsos struck
by locomotive OF Central Railroad train, and had bis
head cut In such . render his rcoovery
es rscs upon which cos cars had passed Wien tho
accident occurred. He was removed 70 his house In
Magnolia street. whore no now, lies In critical con-
don
cnurcn STRUCK NJ LoHrmso.- During tho heavy
shower Of Tuesday night The gbtnns struck The frame
s,eeplc OF Sc Michacps Roman Catholic church on
Smith street. II the Cross Roads the electrfe nuid
wood work on each aide Of tho bsfy, The lo@ Ho0u'
$3.50. Wt