The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-23
NEW JERSEY.
Jersey City.

Jersey City.
ACCIDENT TO A Can CoyDUCToR-wilam Clarke,
conductor on the Grove street line OF horse cars,
was struck by the IRON handle attached 70 TIE brake
and severely injured yesterday afternoon.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING was held in Cooper's
Hall last evening" which was addressed ny several
speakers. The meeting was most orderly and re-
spectacle. Another meeting viii be held at the
catholic Institute this evening.
THE IRISH REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE OF the city
held meeting last evening, Mr.. John Maxwell,
President Of the organization, in the chair. Arrange
ments were made for the mass meeting TO be held as
the wlgwam next Thursday General Spear, DR..
Beii, General y. r. Burke. Eugene O'Shea and D. II.
Lyudy VIII ne the speakers. senator CONFESS Is ex-
pected also 10 address the meeting
THE JUDGES OF ELEcrIoS-The plan OF discrimi-
nation in the appointment OF the Judges OF Election
lately adopted in Brooklyn has been introduced into
this city. The democratic majority OF the Common
Council have fixed the matter 40 that there il not
single republican either among the clerks or Judges
in the Sixth ward and there one republican In
the Seventh
TEAM OF HORSES DRowNED.-At four O'Clock
yesterday morning wagon laden with dressed hogs
was driven into the Central depot, and the driver
not being the boat was starting drove on the
bridge towards the boat at brisk pace. When he
perceived his mistake it was too late to pull mp the
horses, and the boat being out several yards the
horses went headon0 INTO the snp p ana were
the boat. The team were valued at 3, 0o0 and out
OF thirty-six hogs only sixteen were ashed out.
FATAL RAILROAD AocIDENrs.-An old man named
Hiram Tanning resident OF Bergen square, In Ber-
gen city, was walking on the track OF the New Jer-
sey Railroad, near the oakum factory. yesterday
afternoon when the twenty minutes past five train
from New York came up Another train was COM
ing in the opposite direction through the
was struck by the locomotive of the other, hurled
or the line and instantly killed. He was u cabinet
maker and leaves five children. Another man was
nm Qp Rail I'm "a NJ n
stantly killed Coroner Warren viii hold inquests
to-day.
Newark.
PRESBYTERIAN SySonlcAL MEerISas.-The pro-
ceedings OF the Old and New School synods ycster-
day were both interesting and important. In the
New School Synod in the forenoon preamble and
set OF resolutions offered by the Rev. DR.. Adams
relative to the letter written by the Pope Of Rome
last September, as follows, were unanimously
adopted
Whereas the Pope Of Rome called Plus the Ninth
the 18th Of September the year Of our Lord 1855 Issue
na The world the import Of which
Is TO unite and urge AL persons nnd nv NM
public opinion assigned several and various reasons
whereas among mentioned the assertion
81 ms oy ns e
the human intellect and direct the actions Of mon IN pr
authority and protest against By many has promoted and
regarded hy every friend Of his species as
Wbereas assertions the part Of the
apy TO the Truth reason scripture and the whole ssnus
Christianity, and e allowed, would subvesiye to all
Where's. movements. especially in Austria and
The Papacy command the prompt rscogntion sym;
Ps and &, e al hsso
Resolved That the facts here recorded furnish ana
hr,ushou Chrstendom, each in the mode which its own
Sroas the he
has chosen suitable 70 his letter which response
:. r,Sognizsa with SSsG rSy
gr ana ha sora. snemacy OF esas Christ
Resoved Tia. committee s. appointed Sy the synod
spending bodies this country and in
asTops ,se
Resolved That IL be referred 70 The same committee.
letter Of the Pope which shah be regarded expression
conansd as Of Vital importance to ali evil and rcgous
throughout the world and 70 the salvation OF the huma
| race.
II was suggested that committee consisting o
three ministers and three elders be appointed 70 carr
out the objects OF the resolutions. Dr. Cox wanted
to see the committee larger. It was an nportan
subject, and we want names on the documen
which will encourage our brothers in England
tee was appointed 10 take the whole subject int
consideratfon:--kcv william Adams, d: >. Rev
Henry b. Smith, u. d.; Rev. Roswell ID. Hitchcock
| u. D.; Rev. Jonathan r. Searns d. -. Rev. Edwin
y. Hatfield ?. ~; REV. sanns r. spear, D. D.; Rev.
\
\ Professor Theodore ". Dwight, IL d.; Mir. Daniel
! Haines, Mr.. Edward A. lambert J. y. Pinneo,
s. y. Is. Morse, Cyrus w. Field.
\ The remaining portion OF the day was occupied in
taking action relative 10 an appeal which mad been
made against the decision OF the Sorh aver Pres
bytcry, In connection with the alleged Illegal eiec-
| ton OF four elders of the Peasant Valley church.
After debate extending over four hours, which WAS
no less animated than interesting. the appeal was
| sustained by vote OF sixty-one for 70 thiry-two
i against The old school squad occupied the day In
discussing questions. though important ofn general
\ II ;
| O'Clock. Tue new school will adjourn ~ ddy.