The New York herald., 1869-03-14
SUBURBAN INTELLIGENCE.
NEW JERSEY.
Jersey Caty.

The LATE STABBIN0 AFFRAY.-Cn1fieB Blessing,
the young man arrested Ior stahbing benjamin F.
terday the injured boy positively refused TO make
a complaint against him, The stabbing was purely
accidental. Bonds were given for the appearance OF
Blessing In case charge should be preferred against
him.
SHOCKING RAILROAD ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS White
held an inquest yesterday the body OF VIM. Doyle
thirteen years OF age, who was run over and abso-
luteiy mangled beyond recognition BY the cars on
the oil dock railroad at Second street. The unortu
nate lad stepping from one car to another when
he fell between His parents reside at Third street.
Communipaw.
THE STOCK YARDs.-During the past week 239
cars arrived at the stock yards containing 2444
slaughtered during the week 6S2 CATTLE 6,729 hogs
and 5,917 sheep.
bergen City.
SHOOTING APFRAY IN A BARRooM.--A teamster
named william Monel who IL employed by Newark
express company, was driving along the Newark
plank road on Friday night accompanied by a
farmer named Caleb d. De Camp, from Union
county, when they alighted at the Glendale House,
who acts as bartender, for the purpose of hav
ing drink. As 1t was near eleven O'Clock
the house was shut up and although Julius put s his
not be admitted, Mcneil continued 10 knock. At
length the door was opened and they walked up to
Mcneil went behind the bar and in signif-
cant tone addressed the bartender art d with
alleged, laid ss nola - Of pitcher and ' threw
1t at Monel striking him on the shoul-
ders. Bachmeyer then came fro from behind the the
uppermost. De Camp tried to separate them, and
while doing SO pistol was fired by one OF the COM
meyers foot though there Is some doubt as to which
OF the two fred Mcneil got up and ran out Of the
abdomen a
alleged, OF Bachmeyer. The father OF the latter
had come .,S down 9 n. at tns n time armed armed with
and will finish him. but he was pacfed, and did
not use the gun. Mcneil was placed at once In
diti0n. The two Bachmeyers were arrested and
committed TO await the result Of Monells injuries.
to say they admitted that the foregoing version Of
the affair, which was sworn to by De Camp, was
correct.
Newark.
THE NEWARK CONFERENCE.-The annual session Of
the Newark Conference win be opened next Wednes-
day forenoon in the Central Methodist Episcopal
church. in Market street. The initiative services
will be no less interesting than impressive Bishop
Methodist Church expected to be present. The
session will extend over q week. About two hun
dred clergymen will be present.
WAR ON THE vELoCJPEDE.-In accordance with
an ordinance recently promulgated by the City
Council George Shurts, TWENTY-FIVE years Of age,
Lafayette street yesterday afternoon while enjoy
ing the now unlawful sport OF sidewalk velocped-
ing. This being the first OFFENCE against the law
George was let or with fine OF five dollars.
LOCAL FINANCEs.-From the City Treasurer's re-
port, recently submitted, 1t appears tnat transac
tons to the extent OF nearly s2 Oo0 900 have been
erected. The receipts for the year were ST. e35 s25
OF which S704 136 were from taxes Of 1868, $130sls
SINKING fund scc school 5onds
almshouse bonds, $34, l27 grading streets, $68537
opening streets, $24172 sewers, sl4,s ss2 markets,
10, i4i school fund sesas interest and the balance
from various miscellaneous sources. The dsburse-
ments were 81, 1928 70s. The permanent debt OF the
city amounts to $25o.0Oo and the bonded to
$1,S9l,00o.
STABBING AFFRAY.-On Thursday night about
twelve O'Clock a desperate yencontre took place on
the sidewalk in front OF saloon known as the
"widows,n in Eizabethport, in which between
thirty and forty persons took very active part 1t
appears that some time ago q quarrel broke out
1etween Rhode Islander named Onsbury and Will
ing named they met at the above saloon for the first
time in several months. whereupon the trouble
was renewed. The entire crowd took sides in
the matter and the sidewalk was resorted to as
the place adjust the matter. In the course OF the
rough and tumble fight which ensued Samuel Yates
and william Boddine were stabbed, the former In
the groin and the latter in the arm Just then the
police appeared on the scene and arrested eight
charged with the sabbing and Is held In 81 600. The
Others were discharged on payment OF o fine for ais
orderly conduct. Neither OF The injured men are
seriously hurt.
DESUNcIArIoN OF LEGISLATIVE "JoB.'--A meet
ing was held last evening OF meadow land owners
in the once OF Blake Dudley, opposite the railroad
depots for the purpose OF taking to defeat
the passage OF bill now before the Legislature en-
titled IAN act to incorporate the briggs Land I'm
provement Company" OF which Spencer B. briggs
OF New Brunswick IL named AS the principal inc0r-
porator. The act sets forth at the commencement
that Its object Il TO improve the meadow lands In the
counties Of Hudson, Union and Essex, and that the
said lands cannot he prohtably and practically
drained by the numerous individual owners thereof
There seems TO be no limit 70 the capital Of the pro-
posed company, and the bill at present framed
c0nfers extraordinary powers the corporaors. II
Is alleged that the bill is gotten up In the
interes. OF New York parties, desirous OF
draining, not the meadows, but fortunes out
OF the owner thereof. Two weeks ago the bill was
Withdrawn from the House account OF the for
midable opposition against Its passage. Recently IT
bounced up In the Senate aud has passed second
reading. The meeting was senderly attended owing
TO some mistake In the manner II was called.
Francis Harris was selected chairman and J. N.
Drake secretary. senator Clarke and several other
gentlemen spoke strongly against the measure. and
a resolution was passed highly condemnatory OF the
entire act.