The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-05
SUBURBAN INTE1LIaEHcR
NEW JERSEY.


Jersey City.
THE INDICTMENTS AGAINST JUSTICES OF THE
-~"oting OF Justices OF the Peace was held
rEAchSA 20 on Wednesday
NJ the once Of Justice Chamvv.- -
night 10 consider what 1t Is best to pursue In
view OF the wholesale indictments found against
them by the Grand jury. subscription list was
opened for the purpose OF procuring able counsel TO
decided year ago that the accepiance Of Certain
sees by justices was illegal 1t was certainly peril
Gus step on tue part Of these iunctonsres to con'
Hudson City.
TRIAL OR ARsoN-A MODERN Sop~-
ASSAULT ON AN AssEssoR.-Th~ IoLMAsrLH
on the charge of sett,n~ ,rlal OF george Fox,
gomery avenue DIRE 10 building in MONT
Ing w'' .rter sessions portion q the os,Si
.ere. In his testimony for the prosecution be
stated that he had goods ana ehaues Ss'Hed a.
Bundschab. the assessor, who swore that ne never
could obtain cent from Paul. who always pleaded
that he was not worth anything. On one occa-
sion Paul expelled him aud police on1cer,
and threw out the assessors books and maps.
Paul followed Bundscaup and before the latter had
time to escape from the precincts OF the Court
How from pam The he beIiaarent pedaroSue was
arrested and baed for trial.
Newark.
To THE PACIFIC SLOPE AND BAcK.-The party
nom this city, who started on a grand excursion
ovex the Pacific Railroad as far as the golden
slope" Of which Ex-Governor Marcus !. ward,
cx-mcmber OF Congress Halsey and several other
local notabilitles were portion, has returned safe
and Sound. Mr. Ward expresses himself delghtee
with the trip.
TIE HeAG-CuNNINGHAN HORSE CAsE--An exami-
nation was held yesterday before Justice Mills, ut
the Gig Police Court, 81 the case OF Augustus uoag,
who was arrested at the instance OF one william
Cunningham afew aignts ago on inc Charge OF nav.
un1c rtunato in MS business, and made over his
b. isineas to Cunningham, the agent OF Messrs.
syed the idea that he had been honestly dealt
with, and possessed himself OF the horse and por-
tion OF his late effects surrepttlonsy There being
mo intent to commit crime visible on the part or
Hoag he was discharged
THE REGfsTERsHIP-The very close vote on the
Registershp has caused considerable doubt as TO
which OF the two candidates is really elected On
the first count Julius S,xpG, republican, was ahead
lwenty-sx votes waldo b. Tichenor democrat,
but on a recount, in Orange, Bloomfield ana one
or two other wards and townships II was found that
several msspet ballols-in all about thirteen-that
were evidently intended for T1cnenor, had been
thrown aside. A recount in the Thirteenth ward OF
This city gives Stapn i've more votes. The county
canyassers meet to-day, when the question Will be
property decided. In the mean time no little anxiety
prevails Ia political circles. The office IL for five
years, and Is worth from $4,000 TO $4,000 per
annum. 1t Ia the most lucrative oce IN the county.
ACCIDENTs-A WORKMAN BREAKS BOTH LEGS
While . workman named John Blechschmidt was
engaged excavatng cellar on the premises OF Mr.
John Label, brewer, Of this city, few days ago. the
embankment caved in and both legs OF the poor
man were broken he is about ffty-four years OF
age ana mas no family He was removed to st.
he viii be confined to bed for several months 1t is
Thought that amputaton win not be necessary.
The condition OF Jacob StemmetZ, who broke his
ancle the other night and had to walk mile home
on his knees an operation that cost him Just twelve
hours and nearly his life, Is much improved. TIE
attending physician states that tue eS entirely
worn OH the knees.
Trenton.
STATE SUPREME CoURr-opIsIoSs RENDERED.
In this court yesterday, before CHIEF Justice Bess.
ley and a full bench, the clerk OF the court Mr..
Smyth, administered the prescribed oaths to the
successful candidates for legal diplomas. Nine were
admitted to practice as councillors and eleven as
attorneys. Tie Court then proceeded to dispose of
the cases argued at the last term, only a few OF
which were OF any general interest In the case OF
Inc New Jersey Railroad Company and lts Assoc-
etes Vs. the Mayor and Common Council OF Jersey
resolution adopted 6s'tHeTcd. AN ajpQn Touching
the committee Streets and Public Health together
with the street Commissioner, TO remove, without
delay oil docks, wharves ana piers the streets
OF Jersey City. The Judge held that the charter OF
Eharves aud piers 10 the middle OF the river, SO
long rs the public right OF navigation is not inter-
are not owned exclusively by the city. but by prl-
vate individuals and by private claims The resolu-
sion adopted by the Common Council asserts
claim to them founded upon report Of o special
committee OF that body that the wharves and piers
constructed over the streets are by OF
location, subject to the control OF the city. 1t is
resolution to make the docks, wharves and piers
free. The resolution cannot be SUSTAINED without
the passage OF ordinance. 1t seeks TO divest the
company Of all private control and must be wholly
Get aside.
In the case Of the state vs. McChcsney, Collector
OF Taxes for the city Of Mlllville, Judge woodruff
rendered an opinion, which was unanimously
affirmed. The plaintiffs have . glass factory In
Niliville One Of the members OF the firm resides
N Philadelphia The premises on which The factory
ID situated were assessed at $115,117 the tax on
whlch amounted,to s., 32s. The Indebtedness OF the
nr IN amounted to $42 900, and the plaintiffs con-
tended that the latter amount should be deducted
from their assessment, and the tax proportionably
reduced. This the Assessor refused to do unless
ahe assessment embraced all the real and personal
property OF the plaintiffs outside the State of New
Jersey on which no taxes were paid. The Court
held that as the plantns would consent TO such
provlso the assessment must be arirmed.