The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-03
NEW JERSEY.
Lively Contest for the Senatorial Succession
Confidence of the Democracy.

-Confdcncc of the Democracy,
The next Senator from New Jersey to succeed
Mr.. Cattel will be elected by the Legislature to
be chosen in the fall of 1870, and already the
Democratic politicians are marking out the
spoils. Governor Randolph and eX-Governor
Parker are prominently named by their respec-
tive friends, while Congressman Haight, Mr..
Perry and General RuuyOn have their sup
porters. Governor Randolph does not appear
to be very acceptable to some portions of the
Democracy The Bergen County Democrat,
edited by Mr.. WintOn, member of the last
Legislature, in speaking of the statement that
Congressmen Haight, of New Jersey, is likely to
succeed Governor Randolph, when the latter
goes to the Senate, says: IF Congressman
Haight's chances of the GubeInatOrial chair are
not better than Governor Raudolph's for the
United States Senate, we think Congressman
Haight's chances decidedly below the average"
Evidently the Governor does not suit Wnton.
Ex-Governor Parker in turn also has oppo-
nents in his own party. In Monmouth county
lively contest is making on the State Senator
ship as it is understood that Mr. Little is not in
his favor The Monmouth Inquirer says:-"It
is well known that the relations between the
Senator (blr. Henry S. Little) and eX-Goyernor
have not been the most cordial since the time
Little did not favor Parker for the United States
Senate; and as there are Democrats sangune
enough to hope they will send man to succeed
Cattell, for whom our next Senator will have a
vote, of course it would be pleasanter to the eX-
Governors friends that it should not be Senator
Little, for he might have preferences for some
other gentlemaE (say Governor Randolph rather
than Ex-Governor Parker"
In the meantime the Republicans are quietly
at work, with the expectation of re-electng Mr.
Cattell or some other good Republican in ISL
helCdrb Advertiser.
Change in Prison Discipline,
On Thursday evening, after the deputy
keepers of the State Prison at Trenton concluded
their days labors, they were summoned together
by the principal, who informed them that on and
after the lst of August they were expected to be
In attendance ut o'clock each morning, in order
to be able to have the men at work by half-past
q. Under the terms of the new contract the con-
victs in the shoe department will be worked
eleven hours a day, and the day-keepers will
have to ofiiciate for twelve hours. A non-com-
pliance with this order on the Part of the depu-
ties will be punished with dismissal During
Mr.. Hennion's harangue to his subaterns he
announced it as his policy to suppress everything
of public interest that might happen in the in
stitution, and admOnished his hearers to afford
no information to representatives of the press.
day or two ago, while gang of convicts
were engaged working in cornield belonging
to the prison, under the supervision of Deputy
Keeper Clayton, one OF the number took advan-
tage OF the temporary absence of their boss and,
repairing to the carriage house. divested him
self of his prison garb and donning the coach
mans livery, departed, after taking an affec-
tiOnate farewell of his companions. The fugi-
tive was sentenced for two years, and had only
served three months. No advertisement of the
mans escape has yet appeared in the local
papers.-NeGdrH Courier.
Another Mary Ann smith Case,A Young Girl
Attempts TO Repudiatc Catholicism.
The Newark Advertiser of last evening says:-
Some two years ago young girl of twelve,
named Mary Brogan, whose Catholic parents
reside in Baldwin street, was employed by Pro-
testant clergyman in this city as an errand girl,
and to perform other light duties about his resi-
dence. After she had resided for some time with
her new employer, she commenced attending
Sabbath-school at the Mission chapel in Null
berry street, near Camp where she seems to
have conceived Il preference for Professionalism.
Some few months ago her parents discovered her
predictions and not only peremptorily forbade
her further attendance at the Protestant
school, but caused her to be sum
mOned before a priest, who reprimanded
her for deserting the faith of her parents, and
directed her to return to her former religious
associations. Her parents, finding that she was
still unwilling to attend the Catholic Church,
threatened to take her home and punish her
unless she at once consented to abide by their
wishes. Thus threatened, the girl finally de-
cided to be confirmed at st. Patrick's Cathedral,
and accede in all respects to the wishes of her
parents To this decision the family of the
clergyman with whom she lived interpOsed no
objections, but, on the contrary, took consider
able pains to prepare her fitting garments for
the occasion.
In due time the confirmation took place, and
for few weeks the girl continued to attend the
Cathedral eventually she renewed her attend
ance at the mission school, and when second
time appealed to by her parents she frankly told
them she preferred Professionalism, and openly
rebelled against the coercion with which they
| threatened her. They accordingly compelled
her to return home, and it is alleged, not only
| locked her in a room by herself, but punished
! her cOrporally in a cruel manner.
Being unusually bright and intelligent for one
of her years and limited opportunities, she soon
managed to eude the vigilance of her parents
and escaped from home. She proceeded to the
| house of a Protestant friend at Auburn, N. Y.
where she was given employment and kindly
| treated. A few weeks ago her parents discovered
| her whereabouts, and at once proceeded to Au.
burn and compelled her to return aSain to heI
| home. Here she remained until Friday last,
when she once more disappeared, and from thai
time nothing is known of her. Some say thai
she has been removed by her parents to the
blouse of the Good Shepherd in New York
while others aver that she is under the protection
of Protestant friends. The affair is creating
considerable comment in religious circles, and
we give the above details as we learned then
from the family of the clergyman in whose ser.
vice she continued two years, and who speak OF
her as a person of pure character and sincere
religious convictions. We shall probably heal
more Of the matter hereafter.
PESTILENTIAI