The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-02
NEW JERSEY INTELLIGENCE.
Jersey City.


THE NEW ALDERMAN, James I. Hough, elected 70
I'LL the unexpred term Of Alderman Cassidy, quail.
fed yesterday. Mr.. Hough was Mayor OF Newbcrn,
n. O., one term since the war.
THE BOARD OF CANvAssERs on the late Adermanic
election have completed their iabors, declaring
Aldermen Hough and sweeny duly elected from the
Fourth and Filth wards respectively.
MARSHAL ELLIS, MONTHLY REroRT.-During the
month OF November les persons were committed to
the City Prison. Four were held on suspicion OF muir
der and eighty for drunkenness.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF JERSEY JusrIcE.-Tne
friends OF Thomas Martin, the man sentenced on
Monday for stabbing John Reilly almost to death,
are amazed at what they call the rigor OF the sen
tence eighteen months' impriso nment), but which
regarded as extremely lenient by those In court
SO confident were Martins friends that he would
escape that man named Brady was In court
with $1,000 to pay as fne. Martin
has number OF influential friends who were urgent
in his behalf, but Judge Bcdlc, while mitigating the
punishment, expressed his conviction that II judicial
rIgor should be totally relaxed New Jersey would be
scourged with the rufilansm that stalks with i'm
punity In other places. When man treads the soil
OF thisstate and violates the law he must be taught
that influence OF political ''ringsn or personal
friends can rescue him from the consequences, what
ever may be the practice elsewhere. The staDbing
or Reilly, newly arrived Immigrant was Ia every
respect an atrocious act.
Hobokcu.
An EXPLOSION OF some chemicals TOOK place at
the corner OF Newark and Garden streets yesterday,
out no peFson was ihJufeu bhudge W TIE Duiluiux
about 9lVV.
the NEW FERRY BUILDING at the foot OF Barclay
street Is completed. The passengers room Is $50
feet length, and altogether Il is the hancsomest
and most commodious structure not 20 say the
safest for passengers anywhere In the city.
GENERAL MCCLELLAN Ia having dwelling house
belonging to the Hoboken Land and Improvement
Company, River street, fitted up for his accom-
mediation. The General may be seen almost every
day at the shipyard where tho stevens Battery Is
beng constructed.
THR HoBoxEs HoRsE RAILROAD, IL is rumored, In
about to pass into tho hands OF Mr. splelman, who
will adjust the dificulty with the Bergen Railroad
Company In the matter OF running to the Jersey City
ferry. Ii q compromise cannot be erected line
will be constructed through Prospect, Morgan and
Greene streets 70 the ferry.
Newark.
MrIrrARy.-An election for corone Of the rirss
Regiment N. J. r. q. Is to be held at the Office OF
Major General Runyon, the commander OF the corps,
on Friday evening, the 18th inst.
State AProrSTxEsr.-Mr. William X. Mcdonald,
State Comptroller, and o resident OF this city, has
been appointed a commissioner OF the Soldiers
Home. located here, by the supreme Court, In place
OF the late Edwin A. stevens
CouSrERrEITER IN CusroDY.--Before United
States Commissioner John Whitehead yesterday n
trinity attired Young man named George Brown was
arraigned nv his captors detectives Netteshp and
Appeuate 10 answer a charge OF ''pushingii mum
Der OF "qucerii ten dollar bis the National Bank
OF Auburn, NJ y, IN this CITY. lIe was discovered
Albany. lie was committed IN default OF 1000
tai.