Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-16

made capture of sixty snakes in a hole
on farm, where they had found Win.
ter quarters they We're said to be from
four to six feet long, but their kind
was not mentioned.
PAssAIC.
Two men fell in the river at Pater-
son on Sunday night-the on German,
full of lager, the other a hostler, with |
too much whisky. Both were pulled |
ont.
BURLINGTON.
The young people of Pemberton are
giving tableaux, charades, rotations,
g., on Wednesday and Thursday eve
nings, the proceeds Of which go to a
public library.
A young man of Beverly, while
shooting on the Pennsylvania shore,
was severely wounded by the explosion
Of cartridge of Sharpe's breech-
loading rife. His face was badly
burned, and for some days his eyes
were blinded and their loss was feared.
WARREN.
A citizen of Phillipsburg is 'negoti
ating with the proprietor OF the Eden
stock farm in Kentucky, Tor pair of
'Gold-dnst" horses, and at large fig
hreS of course
The loss by the recent robbery of
the safe in the Morristown Post Office
was 5000 in postage stamps and from
$178 to 5000 i'll money, all of which is
the loss of our friend Vance, for which
he has orr sympathy.
CUMBERLAND.
Woodbury. is suffering from that ter
mblc scourge, the scarlet fever. 1t has
proved fatal in many cases.
Mr.. Curden Dancer, a well-known
citizen of Upper PENIS Neck was
drowned in his mill-pond on Tuesday
night of last week.
JERSEY CTY.-Daniel Mcleod, esq,
who was elected Mayor at the recent
election, declines the honor, and will
not take the oath of Office.
NEWARK. Mr.. James S. Gamble and
Messrs. Daley and O'Conner, auction
GERS, were fined $50 each yesterday for
selling goods upon the sidewalk.
Frederika Edlar, a servant girl en-
ployed by Mr.. NJ. Pereles, at No. 80
Market street, was arrested in New
York on Wednesday night, and return
ed to this city, on charge of stealing
large amount of money at different
times from the house of her employer.
In her trunks, which were brought
back with her, number of articles,
worth about $3.50, We're found, which
had also been stolen. She was COM
mitted for trial.
The new Road Board for Essex Coun-
ty has made survey of the principal
avenue of this city, ana OF the roads
Leading to Elizabeth. with view to
their improvement. 1t is proposed to
widen the upper, or Ridge Road. The
proposed route for Frelinghuy sen ave.,
after it crosses the lower road, does not
give general satisfaction.
The Excise Board has resolved to
close every saloon where liquor is sold
without license.
Ernest Freund, q saloon Keeper, has
been arrested for manufacturing cigars
without license; 500 cigars were con-
tiscated. Ten boxes were subsequently
seized at the saloon of Jacob Boehme,
South Orange ave. The proprietors
were held to bail
A meeting of the NewJersey Homeo-
pathio Society was held in this city yes
terday. An address was delivered by
DR.. Rockwith on the History of Dis
ease" and DIR. j. Youlin lectnred on
the 8 History OF Medicine"
George Schwere, German boiler
cleaner at the zinc works, was found
dead in steam boiler on Wednesday
night, his head protruding from the
man-hole, as if he had died while com
ing ont.
Gov Chamberlain visited Portland,
Me-, yesterday, and was received by the
members of the Grand Army of the Re-
public. Last evening he delivered an
address a the Grand Army fair, which
was highly successful.
In the snit broughtky Mr.. Fox of the
National Theater, Philadelphia, against