The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-14
SUBURBAN. INTELLIGENCE.
NEW JERSEY.



TIE CASE OF EDWARD FoRREsr KEENEY.-The
examination oil Keeney the charge OF robbery
took place yesterday before Recorder Martindale,
when the facts adduced IN yesterdays HERALD were
gwen IN evidence. The prisoner was accordingly
held for trial, bad being hxed at $1,000 His wife,
Jennie was held 10 BAH IN $500. During his coniie-
ment Keeney attempted TO escape by removing the
bars ana stonework OF the ventator over the cell,
by which he could escape lron one cell 20 the
other Till ne could reach the outer world. The
scheme was however, discovered in time TO prevent
its consummatlon.
THE LATEST SwiSDLINa DoDGB.-A few days
ago man, representing himself to be Rhode
island clergyman-a missionary to the negroes IN
the South-entered one Of the public SCHOOLS OF the
city with recommendations from tie superinten-
dent and Assistant superintendent CT schools. He
addressed the pupils, tod them that the poor
negroes were very dessitate and needed books very
much, and hoped that the KIND children of the
school would cheetiady give any Old books in
taeir possession IN order 30 help the poor
creatures The response was SO very generous that
over four hundred books were contributed They
were placed on an express wagon, and one of the
pupils, with Gacty than the others, observed
Wat the vehicle boSe the name of g party In Kew
York who BUYS no old books and papers Nothing
was said ABOUT u re matter VII tue man had ,eIt. II
was ascertaineo on inquiry that the man had solo
size books to TIE party alluded TO- fhe police were
looking cut for the entsrprislng Clergyman.
COmmunipaw.
THE STOCK Manufacturing the past week IS.
cars arrived at the stock yards. containing 2,17l
cattle, o,6e2 'hogs snd 1924 sheep. There were
Slaughtered 0lS cattle, eS92 hogs ana . go sheep,
Hudson CnS.
COURT OF SEssIoaSs-raE FIFTH STREET BURGLARS
CONE TO GInRF.-st VIII be remembered that on the
sth OF OCTOBER a daring burglary was committed Ia
the reside nee OF M Barry South Filth street. Jersey
city. James Mccormack and John Mcdonald were
the same night carrying a heaVy trunk
towards the ferry and they were arrested. The
trunk contained the stolen property. McCormack
ran or and WREN pursued lie fired Il revolver at the
ofltcer with iptent to Kill him. lie was however,
captured Both these night proWlers were on trial
during the past two days, aud the jury returned d
verdict OF guilty. Mcdonald was sentenced TO five
years. ana Mccormack TO seven years ut hard labor
III the state Prison,
Newark.
NOBLE DoNAuoS.-Rey. Father poane, Of the
Newark diocese who has for some time past been
engaged IN collecting funds in aid Of the American
College at Rome, reports toat he is in receipt Of a
check for $4,000 for that institution from Charles
0iConor tue eminent New York iurst. The fund
has now reached S200,000
AN ALLEGED SNEAK THIEF CoMMIrrED.-on the
night OF the 18th or October an unsophstlcated
Elizaberhan, named Louis Faux, came to this city
on q joililcation. He got into bad company, got
drunk, was arrested, ana then discovered that his
SILVER watch, worth forty dollars, had been stolen.
Three persons, named Ephra,m Reed, VIM. MONT
and James dornaa, were arrested on suspicion.
Yesterday Reed was committed to answer, and the
otlef two discharged after proper examination.