New-York tribune., 1867-04-12
NEW-JERSEY NEVIS.

ATTEMPTED Suicide ny POISONING Of Two YOtNG
GiRIs-On sunday night last Elizabeth Mcdonald, aged
- years, daughter Of James Mcdonald, residing the
corner of Fourth aud Bloomfield sts Holoken left her
Barry, aged lG years came To This eitN. Where they
passed The night does not appear, but 10 II
more than probable that they remained az
the house of friend Of the last-nancd girl
ON Tuesday evening they In of the OF
the Forty second ST. line, near the Wechawken Ferry,
and were rebukcd by officer whtcmnn OF the Twenty
second Precinct who ~ detailed there for being engaged
in loud and unnecessary conversation with young
At o'clock on Wednesday morning the girls again
the officer II they had been ont all night They replied
they had not, but had remained at the house of
friend In this city. He noticed nothing unusual
In their appearance at the time. At % o'clock m Mrs
Pollock residing in Wcchawken, this side OF the
river and informed the officer that the girls then In
Weehawken suffering from the effects Of poison admin
stcred by themselves lie informed her that he could do
nothing, as be would not DE warranted III leaving his post
and crossing TO NewJcrsey and recommended her to re-
after the girls were brought to this side by the men
employed upon the ferry boat and conveyed 20 the
TwentysecOnd Precinct Stai0nHouse aud from thence
Bellevue Hospital where the necessary cmctcs
administered. The following letter was found in the
Ds.s MorasI lea ioicsen suuds, ococt myself ,nd
we ended our S aye Ssver lad aay comfort luce cse back
from the county hope to meet yin yoG iS Heaven iaeGe de
Patty aud Jenny snd the o baby We both died the dv
My sT ,tt' ltsdsuc is So 5o BlcSfs} Above foal
Ro:aSS, i5:aS MdDoSaio iS,,
loved 0 another heretofore, aud We die together"
Mr. Mcdonald says the only reason he assign for
the commission of the act s that Sunday night he
scoded his daughter for keeping company with EL?beh
Barry and that after she left the house since which
time he has not her until he met her at the Hospital
A FRIENDLY BATTLE.-Bctwcen 10 and II o'clock
on Wednesday night great excitement was occasoned
i'm consequence Of brutal fight which took place in the
upper part OF wayncst, Sixth Ward, jersey City be
tween party of Irshmen, all for the fun OF IT," They
had been spending the evening together in friendly
manner and having drank freely fight The result.
The battle IL said 10 have ragged nearly hour In rear
yard and house and everything that could be seized hold
of WAS used for weapons. When the police arrived the
whole party down the floor IN bed rOou, pound
ing each other the best Of their ability They all
more or less injured One OF them was badly mutlated
human Three OF the Iurty arrested aud locked up
and the fOuth escaped, Yesterday morning the prison
ers were araigRed before Recorder Marndae, who fined
them AZ each and required them 10 give bail 10 keep the
peace three months One Of the party paid tho fines
for tho other two and the trio departed well satisfied
with their nights frolic.
PERsoNAY~-Mayor Peddie, accompanied by his
wife and party OF friends. left Newark Wednesday
evening for tour OF several weeks in the South. The
most prominent battle fields and places made historic
by the late war, 10 be visited by the party The Pres
den of tho Common Council Alderman BOkoI Is ACllps
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