The New York herald., 1869-03-10

round to the side Of the house and climbed up the
lattice work Of the piazza Several valuable articles
| alarm and hurried OK
CONTESTED ALDERMANIC ELECTION. - Messrs.
Stainsby, Westervelt and Scott committee OF the
| Common Council. appointed to investigate The
claims OF Mr.. Lndauer, the defeated candidate for
alderinanic honors in the Thirteenth ward at the
| evening, but the testimony aduced in support OF
| the cnarge preierred-'repeatlngn- proved no
poned. One witness .learned, soon after the cleo
ti0n, that nineteen Illegal votes polled In the
ward but couldn't swear TO Y, and others were n
ike manner uncertain ABOUT everything brought
forward. The present incumbent Alderman Web
ner, democrat was elected BY ma orty Of three
II win be strange indeed, after the wholesale charges
Of '.coonizing" and ''repeafingn made BY the re-
nn0llcans II more than three illegal votes arc not
proved to have been cast by the democrats
Orange.
ArTEMPrKD SUIcIDE.--A German named BloOmer,
residing on fremont avenue, at this place, was dis
covered in state insensibillty and approaching dis
solution under rather peculiar circumstances few
ays On an na & was nat a sns
70 put period to his existence through
the agency Of poison. @ ne had procured and
which fortunately had lost much OF its poisonous
efficacy through adulteration. 1t was obtained at
but his recovery il sti matter OF grave doubt. lie
says he was tired OF life and wanted 10 die.
Newton.
SINGULAR MOVEMENTS or. A LUNArIC.-A young
man named Tichenor was lodged in the county jail
at this place on Monday last, under circumstances
Of peculiarly singular character. He resided in
Vernon township, and recently had become so yea
lous religionist that his brain was seriously
anected, and lately he was completely out
days he Kept his parents and the Other members Of
the family crouched up corner OF room, stand
Ing guard over them with loaded rife and threat
ening at the slightest move to blow out the brains
OF the first one that stirred. Finally HUNGER aud
thirst overcame h.m and he was quietly secured and
brought hither. Yesterday he was to have been re-
moved to the Lunatc Asylum at Trenton.
Paterson.
PATERSON RAcEs.--It has been decided to hold the
Paterson races the 25th, 2eth and 27th OF May 1t
Is proposed to OFFER upwards OF So, 600 in premiums.
vELoCIPEpEs.-A very ingenious one wheeled ve-
loeipede which the inventor terms 'monocycoid,n
has just been built and tried in Paterson and bids
fair 10 be success The lntrcacy OF its machinery,
however is likely TO prevent 1t from becoming very
popular
Hnckcnsacik.
RUNAWAY AcciDEsT--Mr. c. A. Banta and family,
of Spring Valley, were thrown from their carriage
while returning from church on Sunday, and were
all more or less injured. Mrs. Banta received
severe fracture OF the thigh.
Trenton.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COuKT.-ln tnlG court
yesterday before Judge Field, Mr.. Baldwin, Of Phila
delphia, made motion for preliminary injunction
against the Estabrook Pen Manufacturing Company,
OF Camden. From the affidavits submitted by CON-
plainants counsel it appears that in October 1865
q man named morse obtained patent for a fountain
pen, ard In July OF the same year, II is alleged,
Imitation of that article was found in the market.
SAID TO have been manufactured by the Estabrook
Pen Manufacturing Company Of Camden, and was
simply an infringe nent Of Morse's patent The am
q
deponent read the letters patent Of Morse, and Is
OF opinion that the s'Goodspeed penn (made by the
defendants) Is an imitation OF the Morse fountain
pen. 1t Is further alleged that the defendants caused
to be unlawfully marked on their .miiati0ns'' the
word patented - for the purpose OF derauding the
pen claimed to be infringed upon Is not the pen
named in the letters patent 10 Morse. AT the con-
cuson OF the arguments on each side the Court took
the papers and promised to render decision At an
early day. In the case Of Theodore 1appen, OF
Newark convicted at this term OF passing counter
Culver, Of New York. made motion Tor new trial
on the ground that there was no evidence to show
tnat the pill In question was passed at the time
testified to by any person at OIL District Attorney
Keasbey delivered an argument sustaining the deer
sion OF the jury The court then took the papers and
reserved decision.
INDICTMENT AGAINST COLLECTOR THoRNE.-At noon
yesterday George W. Thorne, late collector Of inter-
nal for the Fifth district Of New Jersey.
arraigned on an indictment found against him by
the Grand Jury for cOnniving at the execution OF
fraudulent bonds at Jersey City, whereby the govern
ment was loser to the amount Of over Sl00, COO.
Mr. Thorne pleaded not guilty and procured bail in
the sum OF $4,000 for his appearance the third
Tuesday ia April Tor trial.