The New York herald., 1868-12-25
NEW JERSEY INTELLIGENCE.
Hudson Citv.


AMAN FALLS INTO Prr.-On Wednesday aferno04
a man named Mcguire, who was employed at the gasl
works In West End, fell from scairou into the pie
where the tank is being made distance Of twenty.i
two feet lie was severely bruised. out his injurie$
are not likely 10 prove fdta.
sxULKNG THIEF CAGED.-A strange man called
at the house OF Mrs. Ellen Rening, Montgomery
avenue, on Wednesday evening and inquired II a
certain man lived there. The woman replied iul
the negative and closed the door. When she had3
retired to her the fellow slipped IN and carrie
OF overcoat bat he was seen by the womanS
who sat at the window. An alarm was raised and6
he was caught. When taken before Recorder Ald{
ridge he gave his name a5 John McPAerson, and hos
committed for trial.
Trenton. 4
RIPARIAN RfGHTs-THE HARsINus COVE QUES0
TIoN-REPoRr OF THE CoMMIssIo fRs.-Ths vexe&
question, so important TO the interests OF the ctt
Zens OF Jersey City, and which created SO much popU
uar agitation and legislation during The last sessiot
OF the New Jersey Legislature has at length beef$}
definitely settled. so far as compliance with thdl
enactmenis bearing upon tho matter Is concernedd
IL VIII be remembered that according TO a1|
act passed last winter by the Legislature entitetl
"An act to enable the United Railroad and CanaI|
Companies 10 increase their depot AMI terminal IA
cilities at Jersey Ctyn there ws grained 10 tno1
united companies, consisting OF the delaware and
Rarltan Canal Company, Camden and Amboy Rall5
road and Transportation Company and the New
Jersey Railroad and transportation Companyd
OF the state TO the land lying between mghwatez|
mark on the wesf the deep wafer
the Hudson river on the cast the centre
OF South second street the north, and The centre
OF South Seventh street on the sout la Jersey city,
except the portion lying within said boundariest
OF the lands granted TO Nathaniel Budd by the Legs
lature thirty years ago, anu known as tncl
Budd grant. II Is also provided by the said act o.
the Legislature that said compaAics snail pay TO tn
next such or sums OF money az shall %
| liked, adJudged or determined a. he Just ana
equitable compensation the state ought 10 receive
for the lands surrounding the "budd grant,, thereS
/ by granted as aforesaid. by another provision o.
the said act the supreme Court OF the state was ems
| powered to appoint three commissioners, wh0 wltn
the Attorney General Of the state should Visit the
locality question and apprase its vaiue Ia COM
pliance with this authorization the state supreme
Court appointed as commissioners charles =. oidenl
| Daniel Haines and Charles h. Elmer. ana they, to1
| gether with Attorney Gelerai h0D"sOn. on th9
18th OF November proceeded To inquire INTO ce maJ
| ter gwen them IN charge, and having viewed tn9
property granted, investigated the nature anu coll
| dition thereof and Of the Va lCs rgnts ciaine4
! therein, and having consider Il tae statement =
parties interested and OF engineers ana scsntii4
persons and arguments Of counsel In Oehaf 0f sau
united companies, and having REGARD % the situS1
| ton OF the land and the inducements the st1o,
should hold out 10 the grantee iOf making lai. ro1
| meats, do fix, adjudge and dc CT hne tae samoY
| $500, 900 the just and cquitaDe c1inpen>fbh2
Che State ought 10 receive ior tae ahds siff0Wu<
| ing the Budd granf.u ihc report lrofn which "a
correspondent cued the above iae VAS died illh91
signed by George a. Robeson, Attorney Genera ot,
New Jersey, and Charles ;. oiden, Daniel Haiue and
| C.. Il. Elmer, the commissioners appointed ~ the
| Supreme Court.