The New York herald., 1867-04-07
NEW JERSEY IHTELL1aENcE.

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NEW JERSEY INTELLIGENCE.
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RrPuBIcAs CrrY CONVENTION The delegates from the
several wards 10 the Republican Convention met at
Cooper Hail Friday evening for the purpose Of nomi.
mating city ofacers for the coming election. Captain
FREDERICK Grain was elected chairman. An informal
ballot was taken for Mayor, when Daniel Mcleod re-
osd the vote Of four wards and James Gops received
that Of the remaining two Both these gentlemen de-
clined though each In turn received unanimous
vots .1tsryards oa John Ohm oenaosa o'. D. Gregory Jr
clined As there seemed 70 want OF concert among
the delegates the Convention adjourned last evening"
select candidate for Mayor and report TO the Conven-
tom At the meeting last evening the committee re-
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unanimously approved Of, after which the Convention
adjourned. 's" VIZ IL
/ FtRs-rwo Houses BURNED 10 DEArH AT an early
hour on Friday morning hre was discovered in the
stables at the Of South Fourth street and Jersey
avenue which burned rapidly that the buildings and
their contents almost totally destroyed before the
6retnen could operate efficiently Seven horses were
In the stables, two Of which burned to death and
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mails. The loss to Messrs. Hughes Kesser reaches
$500, Independent Of the building.
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LABoRERs' STRIKE AT THE MORRIS AND ESSEX DEPor.-
On Friday the employed in unloading the coal cars
at the trestle work OF the Morris and Essex depot
struck for an advance OF wages They demand twenty
three cents an hour fun time, thirty cents hour
when employed From afty TO seventy men from Ho-
boken and New York proceeded to supply the place OF
the strikers yesterday but the latter oitered around In
menacng attitude, and Sheriff Merseles sent force
Of deputies TO preserve order and protect the men
while ct work but no attempt At disturbance made.
IMPORTANT ACTION OF THE LIQUOR DEALERS -On Friday
evening meeting Of liquor dealers was held In Busches
Hotel Mr. e. d. Gerdts president Of the association, in
the chair The defeat Of the Hudson county Excise bill
was celebrated with jubos and haleuahs but looking
TO the peril which their triumph would entail on the
community 1t was resolved to make provision for
defence against the army OF New York rowdies who will
commence to move this day The first resolution
was 1as no less 1an % S
which, with the regular city force OF sixteen and the
ferry company force Of twenty, would make total Of
that liquor stronger than wine lager should be sold
on Sunday, nor should any be furnisned TO policemen
thai an members Of tho society should have
themselves sworn In as specials TO preserve the peace
". nN@ Bergen.
REpuprlcAx CoNvENrIoy delegates to the Town
Convention met Last evening, Garrett vreeland in the
chair. The following nominations were made For
Mayor Dr. Cornslison School Super intendent Lewis A.
Brigham; Assessors, James n Nswkirk, Abraham p
Neskirk. Juasus slstcr and John v. vrscland. For
PeYrrno and Eeakim Price; Second Ward George w.
Thorn william Frost and William Jewell; Third Ward
Powell.
: sae' Newark.
FELL DEAp,-Yesterday afternoon . man named John
Gsbras fell upon the floor Of the shop where he was
employed and almost instantly expired He had just re-
suned his labor aer takiug dinner a hts residence, No.
Is Harrison street. He WAS married ma. and was er-
ployed In the hwelry establishment o. the Mcssrs
body Was propry taken caro- Of the county physcian
rendering certificate Of death from apoplexy. a
IxHuuAx rnxArxrsr or a CmD.-An. Elizabeth
Tai.ouss residing at No " Orange street, yesterday
arrested for hAvag very severely basen child under
her gssstnsshop esnel.ls. s.ssS.ss
that the woman arrested punished tg cnd n manner
unwarrantabe and violent She " osneo ior nearing
RExoxsrRAxcE AGAINST THE NORRIS AND ESSEX kArI-
RoAp.-on Thursday afterp'on carpenters shop and
two dwelling houses wereournsd TO the ground, the fire
or,onas,nv from spar,s Of locomotive the Morris
and Essex Railroad md about week since an account
in the YRALD Of the burning OF barns and
sha damarinr = two residences from the cause
All sionr ths fine OF the road residents have recently
d,scovsred portions of their property in ames and
petition for SUPPRESSION Of the evil ~re screen
r. stack. IL Is claimed. would remedy
evil orange similar petition s going around and
a heg numerousiy signed The effect OF these res on
S6rty in that vicinity Is to lower its value.
oEsrRuorlvE FIRE-About FIVE O'Clock Thursday AZ
srnoon fire discovered in weber's carpenter shop
mo. IS Quarry street, the of which is Morris and
Essex Railroad avenue. Efforts Immediately made
TO subdue the flames, but without avail; and in fcw
moments the structure OF flames The alarm
sounded but the scene Of the fire being in the sub
urbs OF the city, the flames had communicated TO the
surrounding buildings before the arrival OF the Fire De-
partment 4 stable, also owned or Mr. Weber, in the
fire. the flames from which reached the dwellings "a and
70 Quarry street The four buildings totally
BILE horse belonging 70 Mr.. Weber fortunately taken
from the stable unharmed The house No 70 was occu.
ped by two families named Myer and Cline As far A.
could be asceriand by our reporter the property was
owned by Mr. Weber. whose loss win probably reach
ST. 900; partially Insured The nre originated from the
spark OF passing locomotive
INJUNCTION DrsoLvxp. Several days ago the Morris
Canal and Banking Company procured an injunction
straning Messr Fagn Co. proprietors Of the Passaic
FIGURING MIlIs& Newark, from erecting cooper shop
on the propcrtyaong which the canal Of the company
for ,he purpossto which they were applying the same
| The firm were some~hat uneasy upon the injunction
being granted hey fearing that the action would inter-
fere greatly viii their business Upon hearing OF the
case however he Chancellor has dissolved the injunc-
tion and the encton OF the cooperage will proceed
| wALLxR's OrTA HOUSE, NxwARK.-Mr and Mrs Bar.
ney williams, the comedians, have been playing 70
crowded houscduring the past week at wasr's Opera
House Newark So successful have they been that the
managers OF th establishment hsve renewed their
| gagsmeut for % week.
| Orange.
MoRRls AxpEeEx RAILROAD AccmKsTs.-0wng 70
the Increased Evaporation OF coal on the Morris and
Essex Railroadevsrl accidents OF minor natars have
recently occurh on that ro6d, resulting In detentons
~ messenger rna coal train met with accident at
Orange on Thsday, which not only intcrfered with
the running ofains but resulted In the destruction Of
barn, which wtnred BY the sparks Of . locomotive
EW ORLEANS RACES.
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NEW ORLEANS, April q, 1867.
mile and smarter race was run to-day between the
horses Moie Atiu 10 Johnston g. Patrick and Pink.