The New York herald., 1869-03-12
SUBURBAN INTELLIGENCE.
NEW JERSEY.
Jersey City.

riRs IN A LUMBER YARD.--A frame building, three
stories high and used as planning mni, In the rear
of Derby, snow Prentice's lumber yard, at the
corner OF Greene and Morgan streets, caught Ere
on wednesday night and was almost destroyed.
BY great exertions the part OF the fremen-whose
pfonptness and activity ON the occasion cannot be
100 highly commended-that quarter OF the city skirt
ing the river was saved nom total destruction. The
surance. Oae OF the nremen. Bernard Comedian,
fell from shed and was slightly injured.
Hoboken.
TIRE BURGLARY AT WEST HoBoKES.-Ths two
men, Gusaye Reicenstang and Edward Miller, who
were arrested as suspicious characters on wednes-
day morning, as they were passing TO the Hoboken
ferry were brought before Recorder Pope yesterday
forenoon for examination. Thomas Finley, car
pentcr who resides at the corner OF Summit avenue
and Zabriskie street, West HoDoken, identified lot
c the tools found in possession OF the prisoners as his
property, valued at dfty dollars. One backsaw aud
OF the tools stolen from his snop, situated
on the Paterson plank road Reuben Brandage also
identified lot OF the tools, valued at twenty-five
lives al 4Os West fnirteenrh street New York, lden
tined another lot worth twenty-rhree dollars
Thomas White, resident OF FULTON street, Union
Hill, identified the remainder The carpenters shop
alluded to was forciby entered on Tuesday night
the thieves having drawn out the staple. The cap,
ture OF these men renects great credit onicer
Burke The prisoners were committed 10 the county
New Brunswick.
THE COURT HOUSE ON FIRE.-The Middlesex
county Court House narrowly escaped entire destruc
tion by dre on election night Ere yet the counting
OF the ballots had been concluded it was discovered
that the door OF the court ro0m wherein the canvass
was being conducted, had caught 1re. The flames
were quickly subdued. Had the fire delayed break
Ing out hour SO longer there little doubt that
the building would nave been entirely destroyed.
Railway.
ANOTHER FIRE-Yesterday morning the frame
building used by the Athen@um Association for pri-
vate theatrical exhibitions caught nre and was en-
tirely destroyed Two stores in the vicinity also suf
fered severely. The inmates had barely time TO save
themselves and lost all their property. The building
was old and somewhat diapidated. The cause Of
the IRE could not be ascertained.
Trenton.
BuRGIARY-0n Wednesday night the shoe store
OF man named Potts was burglariously entered
and gun, revolver and Q quantity Of revenue
stamps stolen. The burglars escaped.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT CouRT.-After the open
ing Of this court yesterday morning District Attor
ney Keasbey informed the Court that the claimants
in the caseIof the Government 1871 Barrels Of
Whlskey had abandoned the defence and consented
10 decree OF forfeiture being entered against
article. The jury accordingly acting instructions
from the Court, returned verdict for the United
States. As reported in yesterdays HERALD.
the whlskey in question was seized
board q sloop at New Brunswick,
while about being delivered to dstiller there named
statements the whiskey was smugged from the dis
tilery Of Bohem 4 Co., at Newtown, L. L., which
about that time confscked by the government.
The claimant Of the whskey In question Is q man
named Nathan Bohem OF New York city. The Dis
trlc Attorney supposed that the case WAS abandoned
In view OF the array OF damaging evidence at his
command the ecitng Of which would most
PROBABLY @ y,,a nave revealed extensive frauds as
in Bohem d Co.'s dstillery during the sixty
Gays Immediately preceding its seizure, and as
lax was only paid on about a. 900 gallons, he Is Of
the opinion that the revenue officials over there
must be implicated in the fraud since the balance
OF the whiskey could not be removed without their
knowledge The value OF the spirits seized at New
OF this case cleared the calendar for the term and
the jurors were accordingly discharged. Those
pleading guilty TO convicted Of offences against
The unlied States during the term were then
room 10 receive sentence. Theodore Tappen OF
Newark, convicted OF passing q counterfeit
ten dollar bill IN that city, was sentenced
to the state Prison for nve years and to pay
fine OF one dollar. Paul Forstner Gugtave Scheibe
and John Van 0rden, who pleaded guilty TO having
passed counterfeit bills and having bogus fractional
currency notes In their possession, were each
fenced to tine State Prison at hard labor for three
years. John BlerschauIn, convicted OF carrying on
the business OF tobacconist at Clinton, Hunterdon
county, without paying the special tax, was SEN
fenced 10 pay . fine OF ten dolara and stand i'm
prsoned IN the county jail at Trenton for six months
Bierschaum was Imprisoned before for . similar
offence. Edward Bensey alias "Hugh,r convicted
OF perjury in connection with the naturalization
frauds IN Hudson county, on being sentenced was
told by the Court that perjury Is always an Onence
but that perjury IN connection with NATURALIZATION
n one Of the most aggravated offences committed
this country, and n such crimes be allowed TO 90
punished there VIII be end TO free Institutions
and the right OF suffrage Will become mere farce.
The Court sentenced nlm to three years hard labor
IN the State Prison. The next term OF this court
commences on the third Tuesday in April.