The New York herald., 1869-08-29

NEW JERSEY.
Jersey City.

| Jersey City.
ONE HUNDRED and two car loads of peaches ar.
rived by the New Jersey Railroad yesterday.
THE FREE TRADE LEAGUE OF Jersey City intend to
invite John Stuart Mil to open the campaign on the
| free trade question.
THE SISTERS OF CHARITY have purchased Grand
Street Hail. formerly ST. Peters Catholic church,
which Is to be converted into . school.
FIRE broke out about twenty minutes past seven
| last evening in the foundry OF Brown Co., IN Mer
Ger street. but account Of the proximity OF three
IRE companies, 1t was extinguished before much
| damage was done.
| ILLEGAL ARREsrs.--Recorder Martindale stated In
court on Friday that large number OF arrests made
BY the police in this city were illegal. Policemen.
he said, frequently iAce men TO commit breach OF
the peace, and then arrest them for the Onence.
In every such the Ocer Is liable to an action
| for false Imprisonment.
Hoboken.
THE CoUNTERFEITING GANG-Mr James Doyle,
whose arrest at Union Hill for alleged counterfeitng
operations has been announced, was brought be-
fore United States Commissioner Hoffman yesterday
and committed to await trial IN defat OF $500 bail.
The prisoner about thirty years of age and OF re-
spectacle appearance having recently served in the
army.
EXCITING CHAsE.-Late on Friday night, while
offcer Saas was conveying prisoner named John
Shpman to the station house, the latter who was
charged with proving suspiciousy around the
drinking place OF one Albert Harper, In Commerce
street, broke loose and started at swift rate He
was caught however, and yesterday morning let or
with a fine for being drunk.
ASSAULT ON A TOLL GATE KEEpER.-Samuel Van
Nord, William Smith, and James X. Power, three
young bloods, tried to past the toll gate keeper
OF the Bloomfield turnpike, Friday afternoon, but
were stopped by him. whereupOn they made q fierce
attack on him and beat hun shamefully as alleged.
The trio were afterwards arrested and complaint
made by Mr.. John Cooper, the keeper, on which
they are held TO answer
PECULIAR CASE or ALLEGE FALSE IMPRIsON-
MENT-The preliminary legal proceedings in suit
to recover damages for alleged false Imprisonment
have been commercially Captain JohnD Buckley,
OF Howard street, against Michael T. Dwyer one OF
the leuJenants OF police. The particulars appear to
be as iollows:-A few nights ago Buckley blacked
his face and went into neighbours house to indulge
In some Ethiopian minstrel extravaganza. While
returning home he was found by policeman and
taken to the station house on suspicion OF
being burglar. He was provided at the time
with carpet-bag and other suspicious parapher-
MALTA. His case was brought before the police JUS
tce that night, who speedily ordered his discharge.
While removing the black from his face in the STA
tion ne used language toward Dwyer; who was IN
fact, he was quite abusive-and the lieutenant
locked him up on his own responsibility. He was
present action to recover damages. Yesterday lie
caused the arrest Of George POrtenfelder the door
man, who placed him In the cell by order OF Dwyer.
Whether the matter Will really come to trial or not
Ia very doubtful.
Elizabeth.
SHARP PRACTICE.-A few days ago NICE dapper
young from the city called on MIR. Peter O. Ten
brook, hotel keeper at LENDER village near here
ana represented that he desired board for himself
and his two sisters. As the latter were delicate he
said they would require plenty Of mix from the
same COW. He stayed there over night borrowed q
gun worth thiry-dve dollars the next morning, went
on shooting and has not returned since. Mr.. Ten
brook has no doubt now of the fellows character.
INTERESTING CRIMINAL MATTERs.-After q vaca-
tion OF two months the Court OF Quarter Sessions,
with Judge Green presiding will open here on Tues.
day morning and continue its weekly sessions as
heretofore. The calendar for trial Tuesday is un
usually large ana numbers fully twenty prisoners.
The most important of these as follOws:--Chris-
topher Wilkinson and Richard CanOver alias Tur.
ner, severally charged with stealing watches from
the persons OF Patrick Mccormick and Thomas Kelly:
Hannah Sands, q cOlored domestic, charged with
grand larceny by her employer, Mr.. Richard T.
Haynes, wealthy resident Of the Newark and Eliza
beth road. who has already had occasion within the
year to send two dishonest servants to the state
Prison, and Paddy Myles. horse thief. A week ago
yesterday, While MI. William P. MulfOrd was trans
acting some business In store on Broad street. his
horse and wagon, worth about $4OO, unaccountably
disappeared He at once informed the Chief Of
Police, Mr.. Keron, who, on making proper inquiries,
felt satisfied that the property had been stolen Off
Mr.. Muford, and the Chief started in pursuit, and
in the afternoon they found the alleged thlef Paddy
MyIes, with the property In his possession taking
things quite cool on mountain road near South
Orange. Paddy was conducted back to Elizabeth,
SERIES OF CHURCH BuRGLARIEs~During the
past week no less than four churches Ia towns al.
joining this city were entered by burglars and robbed
81 various articles, but mostly carpet. At westneld
few miles below here on the Central Railroad, the
Presbyterian church was broken into and robbed OF
upwards OF 100 yards Of carpet The thieves waited
at the depot with their plunder TIL morning and
placed 1t on board the train, of which Sam Doty
conductor. Mr.. Frazer, the ticket agent, had
impaired some suspicious OF his regarding
the travellers to DOsy, but the latter
made such noise over the matter that the thieves
took fright and left at Elizabeth. The carpet was all
recovered and handed over to Mr.. Robert French,
one OF the church trustees. The night previous an
elegant lot OF new carpet that had just been laid was
carried oil In the same manner and doubtless by the
same robber from the church at Bound Brook. The
church al Lesser Cross Roads was despOiled OF the
carpet, curtains, and other portable pro-
perry. The most daring act on the
part Of the gang was the actual carrying away Of
the organ from the Rosele Presbyterian church
They TOOK 1t as far as the depot Du their beng no
freight tram. were forced to leave It behind. 1t had
been intended by the church people to have the or
gan sent to New York for repairs that lay at the
depot for two days before the discovery was made
that 1t had been removed there by thieves.
WESTCUC TER COJJNTV.