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THE new JERSEY LEGISLATURE.

In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Hopper introduced q
substitute for the Riparian Rights bill, which pro-
vldes that ali acts and parts OF acts giving the
Boards OF Chosen Freehoders Of any Of the counties
OF the State the power to grant licences to reclaim
land under water below low water mark lying in
the tide waters Of the Hudson river and New York
Bay are repealed, and such grants shall be made by
three commissioners to be appointed by the Supreme
Court on petition Of the parties desiring such grant,
and they shall ascertain what compensation ought
be paid the State for such grant, and on payment
OF such assessment by said party the grant shall be
made. The bill for the extension OF the Montcair
Railroad to the State line was warmly discussed
The President Of the Senate, Mr. Little said he was
opposed 70 the princpe2f bonding townships Tor the
construction Of any railroad The bill was finally post
poned till Monday evening. A bill was also intro
duced to incorporate the Hudson County Connect
ties to run a railroad across the lower end OF Hud
son county for the purpose OF transferring freight
from main lines. Mr.. Taylor introduced bill to re-
peal supplement to the act Incorporating the
provisions of the supplement- are SET forth es pre-
Guiding the municipal authorities OF Jersey City and
other parts OF Hudson county from legitimatey
making Improvements to their public highways and
obstructs SAID authorities in laying water pipes,
sewering, paving, &C., to the detriment or the
citizens. Tie Senate then adjourned till Monday
evening.
In the House yesterday bills were passed extend
ing the time for the completion OF the Newark and
Orange Horse-car Railroad and Incorporating the
Board OF Trade of the city OF Newark. The bill to
incorporate the Essex County Mill Company was in
definitely postponed. The bills for the relief Of
creditors against absconding debtors and authoriz
ing Boards Of Freeholders to erect and maintain
poorhouseS were lost. The Senate bill for the Or
ganizatlon OF the State militia was passed. num-
Der OF unimportant bills were passed upon and the
House adjourned till Monday evening.
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LONG ISLAND.

QUEENS COUNTY CHRISTIAN CONVENTIONAL
county Christian convention will be held In the VIII
age OF Flushing under the auspices OF the American
Christian Commission, IN the Methodist Episcopal
church, beginning Oh Thursday OF next week. at ten
O'Clock 4. NJ, anu to continue In session morning,
afternoon and evening or Thursday and Friday
BURGLARY AT SAG HARBoR.-on Tuesday evening
last the dry goods and clothing store Of Mr.. VIM.
Fordham, ut sag Harbor was entered by thieves.
The thieves, after general ransac,ing OF drawers
and overhaullng OF shelves, succeeded In securing
about 500 worth OF clolhing and dry goods with
wncn they MADE good their escape, and al last ac-
counts clue 10 neither property nor thieves had been
obtained. The entrance was effected through one OF
the rear windows OF tue building.
ErDGEwooD REsERvIoE.-work on the new rcser-
vor at hollywood llll is soon to be commenced. The
basin has been staked on and laid out by the enrl
ncers 1t Is 10 be one Of the largest In the country
and will taKe three years TO complete. The excava.
tions for the reservoir have commenced, aud the
work on the new engine house VIII sooa be resumed.
line OF pipe three feet in diameter is TO be Iald
from the engine house on Atlantic avenue TO Ildg.
wood iil These extensive improvements are TO be
finished at an estimated cost OF S5, ,o00, 600.
JAMAICA FIRE DEPARTMEST.-From the report OF
the Chief Engineer o1 the Jamaica Flre Department.
issued yesterday, II appears tnat during the past
year four ores have occurred In the village and pro-
periy to the amount OF slo,75o was destroyed This
Is much less than the loss sustained in 1867 In that
year property valued at upwards Of $4,000 was de-
stroyed by lre. The chef engineer earnestly advises
the purchase OF new truck, the old one not being
In good WORKING order. a new supply of hose ls
also needed. OF the 1850 feet In the Department
only 600 feet Is nt Ior use.
FROZEN TO DEArn.--On Tuesday last the body OF
o German woman. apparently about forty years OF
age, was found on the railroad track about two
miles south OF Roslyn. She came from New York
on MONDAY afternoon on the train that leaves that
place at four O'Clock and got on the Glen Cove train
by mistake instead OF the Hampstead train, TO
which place 1t was her intention to have gone.
when nearing Rosiyn the conductor discovered her
mistake at when station she got off, and
as there was no later train 10 or from
Roslyn the conductor informed her that N
she would remain until morning he would
take her back. IL Is generally believed that she at
tempted TO walk the distance, when becoming over
come with cold after accomplishing only the DIS
tance above named She was dressed IN red and
black plaid, lignt blue cloth sack and worsted hood
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WEsTCHEsTER COUNTY.

UNION INAUGURAL PRAYER MEETING Yesterday,
at the hour Of noon, in Yonkers, the congregations
OF the different places OF worship in the village met
at the Reformed church, where Divine aid ana
guidance were invoked for the country, and espe-
cially for the President who was about that time
assuming the governmental reins. Remarks appro-
PIRATE to the occasion were made by the several
clergymen who were present. the services being
characterized by unusual solemnity
INFANTILE MORTALITY.-During the past two
months the mortality prevailing among the juvenile
portion Of the community at Yonkers has been far
in excess Of anything witnessed there In many
years, and still continues with unabating signi1-
canoe. Although the village physicians are said to
be Kept busy night and day, the number Of deaths
does not appear TO diminish. A malignant form or
scarlet lever, diphtheria and influenza are among
the principal complaints. 1t is supposed that the
extreme mildness Of the past winter has superln-
duced the unhealthy period named.
EDUCATION AT NEW RoCHELLE-The Board Of
Education at New Rochelle, at o meeting held at the
residence OF Dr. Albert Smith, reported the two pub
lie schools IN the district In the best possible condi
tion and the attendance much larger than at any
previous period They passed resolution In favor
OF asking for an appropriation OF $1,000 to defray
current expenses Tor the ensuing year, and ap-
pointed Messrs. B. D. Lefevre, G. II. Deveau and J.
ID. Deveau, inspectors of election oliciate at the
approaching election for schools.
BURGLARY AT CRoroN LAKE.-The residence OF
George Z. L. Hyatt, In the vicinity OF Croton Lake.
near Pines Bridge, was forcibly entered night or
SO since by unknown parties, who thoroughly ran
sacked the house. Mr.. Hyatt and his family being at
present In Europe the premises were found un-
guarded By the intruders, and right well did they
embrace the opportunity offered for plundering.
Selecting whatever articles OF value caught their
tention IN the several rooms the marauders left what
they did not want In the most studied confusion,
and endeu by entering the preserve closets where,
after partaking OF sweets to safety they wantonly
scattered the remainder on the floors. Owing To the
absence OF the family the precise value OF what was
carried on Is unknown.
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GEa:alL KlIEs.

Fast day IN Connecticut, Friday, March 20.
There are nearly 1000 convicts In the Sing Sing
Prison.
A large paper mil hai Just been finished at Kansas
City, 40.
The smallpox is rapidly spreading among the
negroes VI Kentucky.
one farmer near springfield, ONO. has twenty 1ve
acres planted In Strawberries.
The Iynchburg Yiryinnn strongly advocates the
establishment OF a shoe factory ia tnat city.
- Westward tue staF OF empire takes Its way" The
Cheyenne people say they are going Down East
when they make "Trip 10 Omaha.
Last years. cotton crop Is estimated at 800, 900
bales The largest crop ever produced Ia the United
states was tnat OF ls00-6l-0,Jss, 900 bales
John NJ Seabury and paisey Parrish were married
a. NASHVILLE ON the I'D uit. The bridegroom IL
seventy four years old and his blusning bride eighty
two.
Bourbon county tKy.) OK on exhibition In Mont
komefy, Ala OF the Durham breed is eighteen
hanls high thirteen feet length, eleven and three
ioulths leet around the 2lrth, ak years old and
weighs 4,540 pounds.
In the Chlich estate ceae nnvv M, trial in Chicaoo
properly TO Tue value Of s2oOooo is involved in the
issue u seems 70 bo the oft-told tale Of weak old
man m surrounded by harpies, two or three wins and
iat p'VkihEs iof the lawyers.
The Kentucky heIross case has been d,sposed OF
py Mlss Mckinley being discharged from the custody
OF tne y. tfsulne Academy and placed under tho
a, "a "a ~, 1 ueseAsem nOther8 second cousin, Mrs
Amohda 5hatef, OF Thibodeaux Louisiana.
The jury Of inquest al Fan River Macs. who in
CURED INTO tne circumstances OF the death Of Joseph
=. Davis, On .ne atn ot say In their verdict that
n 1ean was caused by the agency OF poison, but OF
what KIND and by whose HANDS administered they
cannot say.
The marble cutters on the new CITY Iall. baltimore
M nave smucs loI nigner wages and fewer hours. The
men nave heretofore received four dollars per day,
ana now demand 1fty cents per day additional with
r further demand that nine hours shall constitute
DAYS WORK. Tne strikers number about forty, and
Dsuds.
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make gas to-day than at any time since the COM
mencement OF the war. except coal; our dividends
on paper basis have been fully S50oooo at the Time
y sne m, a =, Inc war receive mo
year; our receipts are $4,000 600 year; profits
are about twenty-five per cent and there Is not q
railroad leading out OF New York which does not
paw more tnan that; we have nominal capital.
which does not represent the pipes we have In the
ground; we pay laborers two dollars per day, ana
during the war paid one dollar ana seventy-fve
cents; We could get laborers for less than two
dollars day, but they would be poor men and we
would rather pay little more and have better men,
Examined by the Chairmah-I do not know that
we are furnishing any better gas this week than we
have been in time past; Idid not give any orders
to that effect; that Is thing our company VIII never
do no matter what the report OF this committee may
be or what the action OF the Legislature be- the
only change we have made Is that we have gone TO
the expense OF having photometre constructed for
the benefit OF the committee, which will be ready III
few days.
The committee then adjourned until ten O'Clock
this morning. large number OF complaints have
been received by the committee since IL opened ts
session and the session will be continued during the
day ana evening. This evening the committee pro-
poses to examine any consumers VINO may present
themselves to give testimony In regard to any grcv-
ances they have suffered ar the hands OF the COM
'paQlcS.
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Real Estnte Notes.

Mr.. George L. Kingsland has sold nine acres OF
land in Hudson Park, near Spuyten Duyv, to George
G. Saunders, OF Otsego county, N. Y, for s225oo.
house and lot-the latter 50x100-situated on
Church street, Tarrytown, has been sold by Mr.. II.
ii. Grebe to Mr.. b. Meeker, for S4, 600.
Mr.. w. +. Minnerly has purchased lot, 50x125, on
Beekman avenue Tarrytown, from Mrs. L. Birdsall
for S1.400.
The Hudson River Railroad Company having been
recently presented by a citizen OF Tarrytown with
seven lots Of ground, some distance south OF the
present site of their passenger depot at that place.
contemplate erecting on the land donated q COM
modlous and handsome depot half the expense
thereof 10 be borne by the citizens OF the village.
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rIsaKILL LANDING.

WOMAN sHor.-Yesterday afternoon, while q
man named Talbot was engaged IN cleaning rcvol-
yer In barbers saloon, at Fshkil Landing, one of
the chambers OF the pistol was accidentally dis
charged, and the ball entered the right breast OF q
Mrs Scouten, passed through the lung and out be-
low the sh0ulderolade " the opinion Of the sur
ge0n WHO was called that che win recover.
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SUBURBAN MTELLIGENCR.
NEW JERSEY.
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OrunScs
THE NEW CHARTER.-A new charter for this town.
ship has passed both branches OF the Legislature,
and now only awaits the Governors sgnture to be-
come a law. The new document Is claimed TO be
great improvement on the old patched up concern.
The new charter provides, among other changes,
that hereafter the Offices OF Treasurer and Collector
OF Taxes viii be combined, and the duties per-
formed by one person, who VIII be appointed by the
Common Council and not, as heretofore, elected by
the people. Instead Of letting the town meeting de-
clare how much money Will be raised Dy tax Tor
various purposes the power will be vested In
the Common Council. The judges OF election
are to be chosen in each ward but only one person
shall be voted for in each The town ticket VIII be
confined to mayor and two surveyors OF highway.
The charter election takes place next Tuesday, and
as yet no nominations have been made Dy either
political party.
INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT GRANT.-Few incl
dents transped in this city yesterday indicative OF
the momentous ceremony which was being solemn
ized in Washington by the Inauguration OF General
U. $. Grant as President OF the United States. Tne
temperament OF the people rdlculously partook OF
the character or the weather, being gloomy ana IN
animate. The only recognition OF the occasion was
the suspension OF a mammoth Grant and Colfax
banner across Green street ana the booming or
solitary cannon at noon In the vicinity OF the state
House. The Legislature was unusually phlegmatc
and seemed to be entirely unconscious OF the im-
p0rtance or the day.
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Other LegIslative Iuyes:,wntiops,

The Assembly Committee on Railroads organized
on Wednesday afternoon at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
SubpGnas were issued to Commodore Vanderbilt
and other prominent railroad men, but the witness
necessary evidence and the committee did not take
any evidence yesterday.
The committee appointed to investigate the affairs
OF the Merchants Union Express Company met ut
a wan street. but no Witnesses We're examined.
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v,,n rnissrFv1 sa Darnay,rT ocsrs Of the Louis

FRIGHTFUL DErRAvITY.-Th ofhcers OF the Louis
VILE, New Albany and Chicago Railway yesterday
received private despatch from Bloomington, Ind,
which briefly gave one OF the most appalling stories
OF shame and crime over written. Adam Butcher,
well-todo farmer living near Bloomington, some
time ago seduced his own daughter, and few days
since she gave birth to q child. Distracted with
covery and the punishment his crime 20 richly mer-
tied, ended his miserable life on Thursday BY shoot
ing himself. The daughter was about twenty-five
until after his death. These arc the only particuare
OF the a5Ar that had reached New Albany up 70 lass
evening. Bloomington b In Monroe county, lnd.s
100 milse NON this -kow(eve S0sTseh ~ ~
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REAL ESTATE MATTERS

The MARKET for real estate yesterday exhibited
continuance Of the activity which has been its char
acterstic feature for months past The several sales
were wen attended and realized fair appreciation.
Below we give particulars
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judicial decision

\ rIsn of much imfuf'r.. p.
'hc .pmmrril l .ummuuifv .-I-l
been decided by M, Surrcm, T. oprt
of the juitcl States. Il involved
the responsibility Of the o-ner4 OF
steam vessels employed In tmnspur.
tation Ihoa suit was brought against
the ]prorrietor- Of the steam pr..
peIIcr Mohawk, plying between
Buffalo and Chicago. On her last
voyage she had a cargo of wheat.
aud grounded on the st. Clair Flats.
While she vas cndoavoriug 10
get oft, her boiler burst, She sank.
and the grain was almost wholly
destroyed. Suits in admiralty were
instituted by the firm on whose ac-
count the grain was shipped. Their
claims were resisted on the ground
that the Mohawk was in good and
scaworthy condition when she left
port, that she so continued I'LL she
grounded, and that the catastrophe
did not arise from any neglect or
carcIcssnes. on the part OF the ves.
sci or her officers, and must be con
S'dered a peru Of navigation. The
plaintiffs insisted that explosions arr
not dangers Of the yea, and that
carriers arc liable for damages caus-
ed by them. The Circuit Court of
the Northern District OF Illinois.
where the suit was first brought,
sustained the theories of the defense,
and the supreme Court of the Uni.
ted States, to which nm appeal was
made from the lower tribunal. has
rcatiirmcd the decision that boiler
explosions on steam vessels are
among the perils of navigation for
which public carriers cannot be held
responsible.
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\, ", McEwcn, an old and high
" respected citizen at Holly Springs,
died at his residence in that place,
ON Monday last, with pneumonia,
Vim, 4, Jones who was shot by
Jones, a deputy sheriff on election
day in Oxford, has since died. The
murderer has been arrested and car
riel to Jackson by the military.
The a,rocity Of this crime has but
few equals in the history of our
country. Without any proyocation
whatever he fired upon Young Jones,
and if the devil gets his dues this
blood thirsty monster will ere long
be drying himself Of his blood
stained garments at the fires OF his
satanic majesty.
Alaska is becoming civilized with
astonishing rapiditv. 1t is said that
a cargo Of smuggled .sNhisky was
recently brought into San Francisco
from Alaska, through the oonni-
vance of Government officials.
When We hear of a skillful bank
robbery or an astounding detalcation
in S,tka VIC shall know That Sow,
ards purchase is a valuable aoouisl-
ton to the l'nited States, 4I.
The Governor of Arkansas in his
first message DECLARED that Atty per
cent, OF the adult population of Ar
kansas could neither read or write.
One yearago there was not a free
school in the State; today over
1900 teachers are employed under =
free school system. Over 50,bOo
children, hitherto deprived of any
means OF education, are now receive
ing gratuitous instruction, Teach.
ers, wages are better than ia the
Eastern States hence good teachers
are entering upon the work.
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REPRESENTATIVES,.

w. - tFt
Adams--.Iohn r Lynch, o G
French, Radicals, II 7 Jacobs, col
orcd, Radical.
Amite-A llarker, Radical.
Alfalfa Boyd, Jason
Niles, Radical.
Bolivar-C VI Bowlcs, Radical.
Calhoun-No returns.
Carroll-John G Mckenzie, Jr.,
Henry Pitman and lTcmmingway,
Conservatives
Chickasaw--Ambros lIrndcr.
son, colored, AP Shattuck, Radical.
Choctaw-No returns,
Coahoma-B Harrington, Radical
Claibourne Matthew 7 Newsom
colorcd, Ia II STYLES, Radical.
Clarkc-Grecn G Chandler, Rad.
ical,
Copiah-W } Uilling, Jr, Radi-
cal, Handy, colored.
Covington-No returns.
hayis-VN Collins, Conservative
nesoto Marion Campbell, col
orcd, V Halker, G z Darlington.
Radicals.
Fankin-No returns.
Grccn-No returns.
Haocoek-No returns.
lIarrison-No returns.
Hiuds-Chas " LOOMS. " 5
Cabell, Radicals CT Norris, Henry
Hason, colorei, Radicals.
Holmcs--W Nm Is Williams, Radi-
cal, Edward Scarboro, Cicero Mitch.
ell, colorcd Radicals.
ltswamba--(no %returns.)
lssaqncna-~(no returns.)
in Osborne, radical.
lasper-Elisha Dansby radical.
Observation-Disclosures Balch. Mer.
ryman Howard, radical.
Gemper---l,M Hudnall, radical.
Lauderdale--Wm. u. Snowden.
radical j. A Moore, (eotefed) raii.
cal. 'i !Ait.
Lafaycttc-W. 6. Vaughn, <. y.
Whiting, radicals.
Lawrence--Geo Charles, (eoloredl
radical,
Leake--H. W. warrep, radical.
]Ae--lno returns1
Lowndes--C, A.. Munson, II. ".
Lewis, II. B. Gegau, T. i. Boulen.
radicals.
Madison Ben Cunningham,
jesse NJ. Stone, radicals, James J.
Spesman, (eplored) radical.
Marshall Eli Buchanan .colored.
radilal, " L. Jones, +. +. Hatch.
radicals. "a
Marion--(no returns.)
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Sale of Valuable Residence Lots
in Ba~tesyille, Mississippi.

WILL, on LIST day Of December next, sell to
highest hidder, Ten Residence Lois fronting on
Oxford Road, acre front ! acres back, inclad-
ing I acres each,
srs- Term, to 'ut; purcia,sr,.
s.. y POWELL.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-02-19
Notice Of Foreclosure.

NOTICE r hereby given that Triphosa Patch
~ and George W. Patch, OF Greenwood, Com-
" Of oxford and State OF Maine did on the second
day of July, A. d. 1851 convey TO me, tao subscri.
Der, by their deed of mortgage the following de
scribed Real Estate situated in the town OF Norway
and Greenwood, viz: \ certain tract of land stu,
ated in the Lee Grant, (so-catlcd) In the town oi
Norway, and being the casteriy part OF hS isnl'
bercd sXty-one. reference being had - George w
Patch's deed recorded in the Oxford County Re
cords, book 49, page 225; also the following llts
and parcels OF land situated ia GreenW"o,t aioTe-
said viz: 4 certain lot OF land called the Clay Lot,
containing one hundred acres, more or less, also
lot numbered six in the sth Range OF lots IN the
south part OF Greenwood, also the Nerrll Lot sit
uatei At Greenwood City sOcalled); also the Store
Lot: also Lot numbered six in the 9Th Range In the
north psrt OF Greenwood; also one undivided halt
of tie Hilborn Farm (so-calledl; also one undjyi
ded half OF Lot Of land which Isaac Flint sold 10
c. W. Patch, and which said Flint had of the Trus
tees OF Phillips Academy also one undivided half
of Lots No. in the first Range, IN the first Range,
in the first Range and in the first Range Of lots,
and one undivided half Of Lot No. In the fifth
Range of Lots all Of the last lve lots being IN the
north part OF Greenwood; also, another parcel Oh
land, and being the same pieces thai were convey,
ed by c. X Locke TO G.. A. Y. Putnam, by his deed
dated June 10th, 1914; also the Beckley lot lying
north Of Lot No g in the 9Th Range, reference be-
ing had TO the Oxford County Records, book III,
page 29l-also, for more full description OF the
above described premises reference may be had 10
book li7, page II. And whereas The conditions OF
said mortgage deed have been broken, and that by
reason whereof claim to foreclose the same agree
able to the statute in such case made and provided
SAMUEL 3. LOCKE.
West Paris, Feb. 2d, 1859.