The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-31
NEW JERSEY.
Jersey City.

Jersey City.
DIsAPPEARANcg.-A young man named William
Amsden went on fishing excursion to the Point ten
days ago. and nothing has been heard Of him by his
A MAN INJURED ON THE ERIE RAILROAp.-A man
named John Fox, who resides IN the Seventh ward,
Jersey City, was caught between two cars on the
Erie Railroad, near the depot on Tuesday evening
and received severe Internal injuries which may
one OF the cars, when a train which was standing
near, ON the same track, was suddenly backed down
and he was caught between the two platforms.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE JOSEPH MoMANUs.-Tho
remains OF the late Chief OF Police McManus were
conveyed their last resting place yesterday after
noon, attended by Hiram and Mattison Lodges Free
and Accepted Masons the Mayor and Common Coun-
Gil, Police Comm ssioners and police force the Hud-
son Veteran Guard, Colonel Robinson, ChieT OF the
Hudson City police. Captain Donovan CHIEF OF the
Hoboken police. The funeral services were per-
formed at the South Sixth street Methodist Episcopal
church by the Rev. l.. X. Dunn.
Hudson City.
ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION GIFTS AT THE Aims
HoUsE.-The Committee Of the Board OF Chosen
Freeholders paid their annual visit to the County
Almshouse at Snake Hill yesterday. Among those
present were James Lynch, Director OF the Board:
Garrett vreeland, and DR.. Finn, County Physician.
Over 500 presents were distributed In the shape OF
books, fruit, toys, money and confectionery OF all
kinds. The poor inmates were full OF gratitude to
their necessities at this season OF charity.
Newark.
SAD.-Thomas McCarty, the driver who was re-
Gently thrown from his seat under the wheels of his
wagon, through the slipping of the horse has died
from the effects OF his injuries. lie leaves family
OF q wife and five children.
ARREST ON SUSPICION or ARsoN.-A man well adj
vanced in years, named John w. Mix, baker, from
Morristown was arrested in this city last evening
suspicion Of having set fire to the stables at
tached to Titus cracker bakery, portion OF which
with considerable stock was burned down last Satur-
day.
LECTURE ON DANIEL O'CoNNELL BY WENDELL
PHILLIPs.--Before very respectable and highly
apprecative audience at the Opera House last even
ing the irrepressble Wendell Phillips depicted in
beautiful language the agitative movements OF the
great Irish llDerator, Daniel OConnen Lstenin. to
the glowing ideal portraits Of his subject and the
cOnsummate skill with which he introduced anecdot6
after anecdote about O'Conne one scarcely realized
the fact that 1t was Wendell Phillips who was speak
Ing, instead of an enthusiastic and well educated
freshman. The lecture throughout was well received
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS. information has
been received here to the effect that serious COLI
sion took place on Tuesday between westerly bound
passenger train and wood train on the New Jersey
Central Railroad, at point known as Spruce Run,
near GAINESVILLE Two men on the wood train had
their legs broken, several passengers the other
train were dashed about In their berths and seats,
but one seriously hurt, and the passenger train
Adams Express 1t Is also reported that q train
going south on the Camden and Amboy road Jumped
the track below Trenton, but sustained only slight
damage and caused injury to nobody
Elizabeth.
PLEADED GUILTY OF FoRGERY.-C r. Kellogg.
who charged with attempting to draw s., 600 on
q check for 81 500 at the City Bank Of Elizabeth,
pleaded guilty yesterday by the advice Of some friends
from New York, who hope to have his sentence mtti-
gated.
THE WEsTFIELD BOND Observation-Disclosures to
previous announcement the Union County Oyer ana
Terminer Judge Depue presiding, convened yester-
day. The entire attention OF the court was taken up
with the now celebrated Westheld bond robbery, in
which Aaron Little, Henry Little, David Newering
Andrew Ks are e the an w" g.
quilted in another court and now they are again
arraigned on new trial. The victim OF the outrage
gentleman named Miller and his family. Eminent
has been retained on both sides. The evi-
dence adduced yesterday was rehasn Of what has
already been given.
SINGULAR ACcIDENT.-The fireman in Scotts Print
Works yesterday had his nose nearly bitten Off by y
horse standing in the yard, who made bite at the
apple which the man eating, but, instead. took
hold OF the astonshed lndlviuuaFS laclal protuDer-
ance.
PAssAIC COUNTY CoURTs.-The case OF Richard
bensvn The society of Useful Manufactures, after
trial lasting several days. was terminated yester
day forenoon, the jury awarding $500 damages for
tae plaintiG. The case was a suit for damages suS-
tanned by the PLAINTIFFS property being overlooked
By water, caused oy dam built by the society.
ALLEGED BIGAMY.-A young man named Platt
Nichols was yesterday arrested and duly committed.
ia default of security, for bigamy. Platt it is al
leged married u young girl NAMED Arm Parr on the
9th Of August last his first wife being still alive but
married to SOMEBODY else. He left the city at the
time to escape arrest but returning again this week
he was captured at once. lie tries TO laugh tho
affair Off as joke, and evidently does not under.
stand the seriousness of the crime in New Jersey
Trenton.
TIE MURDERER WooLEY.-EGorts are now being
made by the citizens Of Monmouth county to inlu-
the Governor to commute the death sentence OF
wooey to that OF penal servitude for llfe 1t win la
that the prisoner was sentenced TO lie
executed ut Freehold on Christmas Eve Tor tile muir
der OF negro at New Egypt, but owing to the inter-
ference OF the citizens WooIey was respited for two
weeks.