The New York herald., 1867-03-15
NEW JERSEY INTELLIGENCE.
.Jersev lYty.

THE COMMON COUNCIL TO BIZ SrED FOR THE MILITARY
TAx.-The claim Of the Hudson brigade officers having
been referred BY the Common Council 70 the Committee
on Finance, that committee has refused to pay the
amount collected for military purposes to the county
militia. The District Attorney ndorses this action on
payment It IS proposed by Colonel Gregory, on
the part Of the militia officers to the suretes OF the
Collector for the amount to make this test case
which will tbviate any future difficulties
DEALER IN OBSCENE PICTURES ARRxsrED.-On Mon.
day the Chief Of Police received letter from gentle
residing in the State of Mane setting forth that he
had received circular in the name Of certain firm in
Montgomery street Jersey City, Offering to send obscene
books, pictures, &C., for nominal sum. detective
sent the case and on Wednesday evening he
rested man in the of receiving letters for
the firm alluded to the Post Office He gave his
as Chars Macxey M resident p Of Ms.ucn,n . New Jer
charge this man, no law exists that covers this
CAUTION TO ExIcRASrs.-A young man named Emil
Ernest arrested yesterday charge Of obtaining
money under false pretences from emgrants at the Erie
Railway depot He had been In the habit Of meeting
German cmgrants on their arrival at Castle Garden and
conducting those who desired 70 60 West 10 the Erie
Railway depot, where on purchasing tickets, be would
charge them $is zach for stamping the tickets the
plea that the government required II as tax, and he
further charged them 50 each for his trouble He
committed for examination
NARROW ESCAPE ON RALRcAD CaossNG-one OF the
Hoboken horse crossing the track OF the New
Jersey Railroad at tho GrOve Sreet CROSSING ABOUT h0
past eleven o'clock yesterday forenoon when passing
train skinned close to the rear Of the car But ono
second and the full Of passengers would have
met with horrible fate One boy jumped or before the
train had come up There must be axty on the part
Of the gate tender.
Newark.
THE ErscopAIAxs THE SOUTHERN RELIEF Frxp
The Right Rev. William H. Odenheimer. Bishop Of tho
Episcopal Diocese Of New Jersey has addressed the fol-
lowing letter TO the clergy and lay Of that docesc
BELOVED Observation-Disclosures statements assure as that
exists large sections Of the South and th men,
women and children dying for OF food Let us.
for Jcsus' sake help suffering brethren, and let do
lection relief Of the sufferers by famine the
South In each church, chapel and mission
of New Jersey the earliest day possible and that
Esq No 81 wall street. New York. Treasurer OF the SOUTH
ern Reicf Commission: Anect'onately your Bishop
LENT A. II. 1867. WILLIAM HENRY ODENHffMER.
The POLICE ASK FOR INCREASED PAy-Yeserday nj.
ternoon meeting Of the city police held at Bren.
ners Hotel in Market street. Lieutenant Henry acting as
president 10 consider the propnety of asking for in
creased pay The object Of the meeting having been
stated, motion agreed 70 that committee bs ap.
pointed TO draw up petition asking the Common Coun.
Gil to increase the wages Of members Of the police force
twenty per cent on the present pay. This will give
members Of the day force 50 instead of 81 co. which
Trenton.
PASSAGE TIE Morris CANAL BnI.-The Morris
BILL tho passage Of which In the state Senate
announced In yesterdays HKRALp, agreed to in the
Assembly yesterday without opposition. This action
virtually kills the Wet Basin project