The New York herald., 1869-02-21
SUBURBAN INTELLIGENCE.
new JERSEY.
Jersey City.

ture. resolution protesting against TIE MASSAGE Of
senate bill No. 76 now before the State Senate was
unanimously adopted. A resolution vIas also passed
advocating the proposed construction OF avenues M
Hudson county. The meeting then adjonrned.
Bergen City.
TIE CHARTER AMENDMENTs.-A numerous meet
ang Of citizens was held in library Han on Friday
evening. The assemblage, was called to order by
Mr.. poolttle and MIR. George clifford was elected
chairman. The bill proposing amendments to the
city charter was considered proposition that the
bonds should be sold only in public was rejected.
An amendment wvs ofered and passed fixing the
sum TO be borrowed on school bonds at 100000 IN
s!eao OF 500 000 The section to increase the power
Df the Water Commissioners wasstricken out. The
section empowering the Council to borrow S150,0o0
for street improvements, the bonds not to be issued
at less thaD nnedy- per cent OF their value, was
agreed to. Other amendments Of minor importance
were adopted, when the meeting adjourned.
COmmunipnw.
THE STOCK YARDs.-within the past week there
arrived at the stock yards l62 cars, containing l2s2
cattle, A3a2 hogs and 1857 sheep. There were
slaughtered during the same time 4a9 cattle, 5,4ls
hogs and $3.50 sheep.
Perth Amboy.
RIPARIAN RIGHTs.-The owners OF land bordering
on Rartan bay held large meeting on Friday even
ing at Perth Amboy. BY unanimous resolution
committee was appointed to 60 to Trenton and ep-
pose vigorously the passage of the famous Senate
bill No. 7e On Monday another meeting VIII be
held.
ANOTHER STEAM MANA machine manufacturing
company OF this city have exhibited an improved
species OF steam man, which they call the Steam
King. 1t was completed at cost OF $4,000, on Fri
provided with everything lacking in the result Of pre-
vcus Efforts Six miles an hour is the rate OF speed
claimed for 1t.
EXTENSIVE REAL ESTATE TRANSFER -Ehehalt's
large brewery. originally valued at sl5o,OOo, has
passed under the sherir7s hammer to a New Yorker
for cipher OF its real value It realized only
$685. ,0Oo The property Is heavily mortgaged. The
ness and was first mortgagee OF the place.
ALLEGED LARcENY OF Morocco LEATHER.--On
Friday night seven skins disappeared rather
mysteriously from the premises of Mr.. Rorbach No.
l2l River street. Suspicion rested on colored en-
ploye named Paul Smith. On investigation it was
discovered that the skins had been sold to shoe
Canal street. for 81 5O-ther value being seven dol
lars. Fifty cents was paid and the balance was to be
OF nnding the dollar found detective who marched
him of to Jail to await examination.
The ROAD MISUNDERSTANDING the sentences pro-
nounced yesterday in the Essex County Oyer and
Terminer were those on the townships Of Mlburn,
fined twenty-five dollars each and the latter ten dol
lars.
ATTEMPTED SUIcIDE.-On Friday night the private
watchman OF the Stevens Il Condit Transportation
Company's dock perceived the body OF man noat.
ceeded in getting the body ashore when he discov-
cred that there was still life BY means OF rubbing
and other simple remedies, resuscitation
phshed, and as soon as his clothing was dried the
giving any account Of himself. lie would not even
divuge his name He appeared sober, sane and res
peciabe but stl there is good reason to believe that
he got into the water OF his own accord.
Elizabeth.
BUILDING IMPRovEMENrs.-0na all sides and almost
all points new buildings arc going up and beng
rapidly completed in this thriving and very pretty
little city. The Arcade. in which is to be located the
new Post Once, Is nearly finished. 1t win be de-
cided Improvement from an architectural point OF
view
POLICE ExTENsIoN.-The police force OF this city
has been increased from twenty five to thiry-thrse
members and it Is intended to cover the ground
between the lines That is to say, the force win now
undertake to protect about fifteen miles Of city and
country. extending TO the Newark boundary line on
the north and to Railway In the opposite direction
Orange.
OPPOSITION TO THE ANNEXATION PRoJEcr.-The
bill recently introduced before the Legislature and
providing for the annexation to Newark OF parts OF
the townships OF Clinton, South orange and East
orange rs now the great topic under discussion in
public and private circles In these localities BY the
mass OF the citizens the movement Is bitterly op-
posed. AT meeting held at Brick church on Friday
evening, OF which J. NJ. Randall was chairman for
the purpose Of taking measures leading to the defeat
OF the bill, series OF resolutions were passed
strongly condemnatory OF the movement which was
declared TO he uncalled for unjust, unnatural and
incomplete IN detail and lacking In the assurance OF
ITS petmanency." town committee Of three and
another committee OF three citizens were appointed
ana instructed TO to Trenton and take oil proper
sers 10 defeat the passage OF the bill Similar action
has been taken by the Clinton township committee.
II y charged that the measure is the emanation of
the politicians. for whose benefit 1t has been pro.
Muigated
Trenton.
TIE FEBRUARY TERM Of the State Supreme Court
The chamber has been renovated and neatly fur.
nshed.
a VALUABLE GRAY HORSE belonging to United
States Senator stockton dropped dead on the street
yesterday. 1t was valued at $1,000.
REFRACTORY CONVICT ATTEMPTS TO STAB HIS
MATE AND ASSAULTS THE KEErER.-The sameness OF
everyday life IN the State Prison was yesterday III.
versiied by an episode which almost resulted In q
tragedy. In one OF the old wings Is cell occupied
by two convicis, named Thomas Scott sentenced IN
Hudson county 10 four years incarceration, and
younger man, named Joseph I. Reilly hailing from
Paterson. scott is a OF very irritable temper
while Reilly betrays an innexibe disposition, but il
quite harmless. Latterly both men have not been
very amicabe terms, but chickering's attracted no
special attention till yesterday, when the keeper
found IL necessary to admonsh them. The warning
however, had very little efficacy, mutual recrimna-
iion being loudly interchanged till at length Scott
grew SO enraged that he seized q knife and rushed
at Reilly with impetuosy said TO be astonishing
By some good luck the cell door stood aIar and
Reilly escaped on the corridor, when keeper inter-
posed. Tho unpleasantness was quickly explained.
and Mr. Walker ordered scott to private cell In the
new wing. He refused TO accompany the
deputy IN very uncomplimenrary terms. The
keeper then was about consigning him
20 tue dungeon when he violently disen-
gagged himself struck Mr.. walker and the dep
uty, and being once more free bounded up stairs
along another corridor. pursued by several OF the
authorities Finding MS pursuers too many and too
fleet for him. IN ~ OF desperation he Jumped from
the corridor down 10 the next moor, distance OF
twenty feet, where he lay writhing In agony aud
uttcring horrible lmprecations on the keepers. lie
FRUSTRATED by the fall as 10 be unable 20 move
One Of the convicts Or. Wickham, OF Newark, who
~ useful In cases Of emergency Immediately visited
the subdued Scott and found him suffering from In
terna injuries and distortion OF the lower limbs. lie
was carried to his CELL where he now remans
scarcely able to move, but gradually improving The
principal keeper, Mr. Walker, says such an occur
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