Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-28

PAssAIC.-A fire broke out yesterday
afternoon in the barn of Carrot Jacobus,
and the building, with COW and two
horses, was destroyed. Loss $4,000;
not insured. Thomas Whalen, va
grant, was arrested for firing the barn.
He was severely burned on the head.
ORANGE.-A resident of this town
was stopped on the highway on Sunday
night, and robbed of valuable papers
and $50 in money. The City Council
has offered a reward for the arrest of
the robbers.
LAKE VIEw.-This village has been
made an Erie Railway Station.
JERSEY Cry Allingcomb, who per-
petrated the outrage on the girl Ben
nett, on Sunday night, was committed
to the Hudson County jail yesterday,
to await the action of the Grand Jury.
The II o'clock train from this city to
Newark was thrown from the track yes
terday morning at the Prospect street
crossing, by misplaced switch, the ac-
cident being caused by the carelessness
of the switchman. The locomotive was
deeply imbedded in the soil, and six
out of seven cars were thrown from the
track none of the passengers were in
jured. Travel was delayed about four
hours.
BAYoNNE. The Council of this city,
consisting of Rufus Story and VIM.
Beaumont from the First Ward, J. R.
Schuyler and c. G. Hough from the
Second Ward, and John Combs and
Joseph Ellsworth from the Third Ward,
met on Monday evening and organized.
J. r. Schuyler was elected President,
and f. J. Smith, City Clerk. Mayor
Meigs read his first message, which met
with universal appreciation. 1t was or
dered to be printed with the charter.
The Inauguration of this new city has
been very suspicious, and there are
signs of harmonious working of the
different branches of the government.
The schools are to be put in good con-
dition, streets laid out, and sidewalks
fagged-everything done consistent
with the healthy growth of the place.
NEwARK.-The National Sunday
School Convention will hold its third
session at the First Baptist Church in
this city to-day and on Thursday and
Friday from Il. IN. to Top. m. George
Fl. Stewart of Philadelphia, will pre-
side and the Convention will have rep
resentatives from all parts of the United
States and Canadas. Various import
ant matters will be considered for the
more efficient work of the Sabbath
School. The citizens of Newark have
made arrangements to give the Conyen-
ton cordial reception. The Rev. Fa-
ther Doane Of this city has returned
from his tour through the States, bring
ing with him $1G7, 900, which he has
collected in aid of The American College
at Rome.
PATTERSON The Benevolent Lodge
I. o. of O. T. on Monday evening cele-
brated the centennial by giving an en-
tertainment at the newly furnished hall.
Many visitors from other cities were
present There are 5000 children in
the public schools, $43, 200, or $12 per
capita will be appropriated this year for
| their education.
HoBoKEN. Two thieves were arrest
ed in this city, yesterday, one of whom
had q gold watch hidden in his boot,
and the other had new overcoat They
were detained to await an officer from
New York. q
The Princeton Base Ball Club, which
played with the Athletics of Phila'lel-
phia on the grounds of the latter club
on Saturday, was beaten by % runs to
81. The Princeton beat the Athletics
last year.
The Morris Canal gave way three
times last week, in the level which
feeds the mills with water The works
were compelled to stop work until the
breaches were repaired.
Morristown is to have a hook and
| ladder truck.
A number of active young men in
Camden have instituted new Junior
Council of United American Mechanics,
by the title of Lafayette Council, No.
2. 1t is represented as being in a
10 p;aIi IN condition