Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-12-17
Ex-Sheriff VIM. A. Baldwin, of New


sey Major VIM. A. Morforl, of Sus-
sex county, who served on General
Sickles' staff during the war, and now
connected with the revenue service, is
also candidate for Marshall, and is
strongly backed by leading men in va
rious parts of the State We learn that
Mr.. Alexander Cummings, ofPrinceton
is urged for the same position, by per-
sons having intimate relations with the
U. S. District Court of New Jersey.
The Commission OF the Sinking
Fand Of the State are now engaged in
preparing their report.
1t is said that the scheme of CONSOLE
dating the cities of HUDSON county
will meet with much opposition in the
Legislature
The steam boiler owners of Trenton
have organized to secure the repeal of
the boiler law passed by the Legisla-
ture.
But seven tickets were sold for Mrs.
Scott -Siddons' performance in Tren-
ton As matter of course Mrs Scott
Siddons did not perform.
There arrived at the Communipaw
Abbatoir during.the past week 276 cars
containing 1,401 cattle, 1886 hogs
and 5,S45 sheep. During the same
there were slaughtered 523 cattle II, D.
81 hogs and $500 sheep.
The State Treasurer has issued no.
tees to the several County Collectors,
requesting them to pay State taxes by
the Goth of December, as the State has
large amount of interest money and
other debts maturing about that time.
The committee on the New Jersey
State Treasurer's accounts met on
Tuesday to investigate the condition
of the public affairs and accounts of
the State They complimented Colonel
Mcdonald and his clerks for the accu-
rate manner in which the accounts of
the State have been kept.
The Presbytery of Blairsville (Old
School Presbyterian at late meeting,
it is said, adopted resolution that no
young man who is an adherent mem
Der of any secret college fraternity
shall hereafter be taken under the care
of the Presbytery as candidate for
the ministry. This, if true, surpasses
the Bishops edict against Planchette,
and is only equalled by the old blue
laws against laughing on Sunday. The
Presbytery of Blairsville will have, we
fear, more nice young men than bright,
earnest youths under its care, if this
remarkable test is adhered to.
The Methodists of Hoboken are
about to erect new church, and have
already selected the ground in one of
the principal streets for that purpose
1t is expected that the new edifice will
be the finest in the city. 1t will be
finished early in the ensuing spring.
Mickey Free" otherwise Robert
Harriott) and James Miles are match
ed to walk 100 consecutive miles in as
many hours, he who first gives out to
forfeit so the other $500.
The Hoboken Common Council at
their meeting last night passed reso-
luton directing the City Recorder to
prosecute August Offender, Philip o.
Neil, Chas. O'Conner and others, for
the violation of an ordinance prohibit
ing the slaughter ng of cattle within
the city limits, the penalty of which is
$500.
The Morris and Essex Railroad Co.
are having their tracks enclosed with a
fence within the city limits of Hobok-
en-.
A meeting will be held Jersey City,
on Thursday next, of the natives of the
New England States resident in Hud-
son County, for the purpose of organ
izing an efficient society of the sons of
New England.
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Hea. John X. Van Deventer AZ