The New York herald., 1869-04-18
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from the steamship Saxonia, was yesterday COM
mitted for trial by Commissioner Holman.
THE SQUARE AND PARK IMPROVEMENT APPRO-
PRIArIoNs were defeated at the charter election
Owing to informality In the ballots on this mat
ter they would have been defeated In any case
There seemed to be no concert Of action among the
judges OF election on the matter.
ANOTHER CASE OF INsANITY.-A watchman at
the Bremen DOCK named william Winter was seen
running wildly through Hudson street yesterday
morning, crying out that the devil was In pursuit Of
him. He was caught by police officer and taken to
the station house, where he became infuriated and
struck the Offcer tremendous blow with o poker.
He rOaled and raved in the CELL struggling madly to
the was ct th and
asylum. He is thirty-six years Of age and has
wife and children.
THEFT BY AN OLD MAN.-John Wheeler, man
sixty years DID, quietly passing into the Hobo
ken ferry about six O'CLOCK yesterday morning,
when he was overhauled by 0ficer Burke, who
noticed that the old carried bag rather clumsy
and heavy. It contained large grindstone several
small wheels and pieces OF machinery. When asked
to account for the possession OF these articles, he
made several contradictory statements. He was
taken before Recorder Pope who committed him for
examination. He admitted at length that he stole
the articles from q hardware store in washington
street. He was therefore sent for trial.
THREE MEN RUN DOWN BY TUGBOAT.-On FRI
day night, about halfpast ten O'Clock boat con-
tanning four men was run down by tugb0at between
the Elyslan Fields and the Hoboken ferry. and the
men were thrown into the water. They struggled
and shouted for help but the tugb0at passed and
left them to perish. A night watchman hearing the
cries jumped into boat and rowing out rescued two
The other two were clinging to the
boat which they managed to turn over
Hamburg dock. They then cleared out the e. water
and taking IN their companions rowed TO the foot OF
New ~ e the as1 os Of
tugbOat The men In the small boat were Bernard
Connell and Thomas Muldoon, OF Forsyth street,
Martin Purcell, hackman employed at the Fifth
Avenue and other up town hotels. Gardner had
been on pleasure trip with his brother-in-law,
named Conroy, residing at Sixth street, Hoboken.
Union Hill.
CHILD RUN OvER.-A little girl named schlecker
was run over Friday afternoon in Fulton avenue,
Union Hill, by a wagon driven by F. Hoffman, and
was seriously injured. The driver was arrested but
was subsequently released, as 1t dd rot appear he
Newark.
CoRoNER's INQUEsT.-The inquest on the body of
George Schwaer, the man who was found dead In q
boiler at the zink works. on Wednesday night last
under circumstances rather peculiar, concluded
yesterday forenoon, and a verdict rendered fol-
iows:-"That the deceased came to his death by as.
phyxia, from the inhalation OF one or more poison
Gus gases and particularly carbonic oxide, or gases
allied to II In Its effects.o
BAPTIST CHURCH CENTENNIAL CELRBRATIoN.-On
Friday afternoon was celebrated, at Lyons Farms,
near here, the one hundredh anniversary Of the in
stituton Of the Lyons Farms Baptist church. In the
old meeting house erected some eighty years ago.
An effort Is now being made, and with favorable
auspices, looking 10 the erecting OF new and hand
some building The exercises were OF q very In
teresting character. Among those who took part
dale, Rev. Messrs. Hoar, Morrill,, Baxter, and Others
Mayor Thomas d. Peddie and Mr.. ID. n. Wilson were
also present.
BREvErrEs.-In the absence OF the water carts
IN Tho NJ in clo uds NJ ducf In
MONDAY shower was perfect godsend here yester-
day.
The law is inexorable on goats Francis Riley, q
Chestnut street resident, was fined five dollars and
costs the police court yesterday for allowing his
goat to run loose. Other prosecutions will follow.
The dealers In Centre Market complain bitterly Of
the increased reus imposed on them by the City
dollars cannot be had short Of forty five doars.
Business, they say, is not near as good as might
be expected at tins time OF year.
It Is reliably asserted that in order to avoid party
"onpleasantnesses' and preserve entity IN the re-
publican ranks, % Postmaster A; N: DOugherty VIII
the one-armed city clerk, Colonel william Ward
who IS very popular on all sides.
lady named Mrs. Gilbert Stitner Of Woodsde
while marketing In Centre Market yesterday
dropped her pocketbook. mischevous boy named
Geiger picked It up. Catharine was arrested, but
promptly discharged The magistrate thought the
boy more likely to be the thief and caused him to be
searched. Nothing was found, however.
NOTORIOUS JAIL BREAKER FROM BROOKLYN
RECOGNIZED IN CUSTODY. Three weeks ago, one
shocking wet night, the police OF this city effected,
after hard tussle, the arrest Of two out OF three
alleged burglars The particulars OF the affair were
nlly reported in the HERALD ct the time. The pri-
soners ere named John Colbert and John Martin.
The former has already plead guilty to three charges,
and win doubtless be sentenced in the Court OF Spe
clal Sessions tomorrow while the latter denies any
connection or acquaintanceship with the other.
They were arrested at different points and different
os oa a G un ere Dow on 20
that he IL none other than John Costello, who, with
another prisoner clever broke loose from the Kings
county brooklyn jail on the night OF the last charte.
erection in Brooklyn. he was at the time awaiting
trial under indictment for highway robbery. On
county iail came hi,her and identified Martin as
John Costello--the name he gave In Brooklyn Yes
terday the sheriff OF the latter place came here
bu the Essex county prosecutor. Mr.. Titsworth de.
cined surrendcrng the prisoner without the neces
sary documents IRON e, Governor Hoffman. The pr
Broadway diamond robbery as well as other crimes
OF lesser note. lie Is young man, probably not
slender but well kuit OF fair comp cxion with igat
curly nar. The expression OF h,s features is any.
thing but repulsivc
NOVEL MoDE OF EIEcrHG POSTMASTER The
representatives In Congress, controlling the appoint
ments in TINS ncignborhood having disputed as to
the preference OF the two most prominent cand
uatcs Of tle poethasterkip OF THIS city, the matter
was referred TO the epublican citizens OF Trenton,
who accordingly voed In their respective wards on
Frhiay aleroon and evening, wnen israel Howell
received d'S aud Joshua Jones 49s votes.
A SINGULAR CASE OF MuRpER.-A few weeks
since the HERALD recorded q stabbing array be.
tween two boatmen near BordentowD, and the
arrest aud committal of man named Richard
Fitzpatrick charged with the offence. Fitzpatrick
was tried in the Mercer County Court at Trenton,
and sentenced to the state Prison for ak months
ior atrocous assault ana battery II was supposed
by tue court AZ the time that the prisoners victim
John Franklin, had recovered but " mas transprcd
that NC Was refused admission TO the Trcaton Hospi