The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-09

FEW JERSEY.
Jersey City.

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Jersey City.
Boz ACCIDENTALLY SHOr.-Yesterday mornini
. boy named David G. Allen nfteen years old, wa
handling loaded gun, when Il accidentally went OF
and the boys face was 80 badly burned by powder
that is probable his eyes are permanently injured
He was attended by DIR. Mulcahy, who states thai
the injuries are not OF fatal character.
ELECTION OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
sCHooLs.-Ths once OF superintendent Of Public
Schools remained vacan, since the death OF Joseph
Mccoy. owing chiefly to the difficulty Of finding q
man who combines Gil the requisite Quafca.
0Ons for the position. After repeated solicitations
on the parS OF prominent ciuzens Mr.. Sidney
B. Beyans was induced to accept IT. and the Com
mon Council accordingly elected him on Tuesday
night nr. Bevans was member OF the late Legls.
mture. lie possesses not only the intelligence and
integrity which the position to which ne has been
elected demands, but he Is highly liberal and
ealy or relgously. IL for the latter qualirca-
u0n chiefly that he was chosen In preference TO
other worthy men.
THE ABArroIR INJUNCTION. argument on the
injunction granted against the Communipaw abat-
tor was resumed in the Chancellor's chamber yes
wrday. Mr. winneld, counsel for the stock yard
company, read large batch Of aIldavts, including
one from Prof. Doremus OF New York, who states
that the stencil arising from the dumping
ground Known as BLACK Tom ana which belongs
rangements for killing cattle at the abattoir eectu.
Ally prevented the escape OF any unhealthy odors.
Nal In the condition and working OF the establish
ment Mr.. Simon II. Smith states that q certain
the abattoir recommended the locality to delicate
lady, lew months ago, on account Of Its saubrous
atmosphere; Why he changed his mind SO
to answer when he IL put on the stand
other afiidavits show that the population In the
locality has largely increased; that there has been
steady rise In real estate. and that the place has
been resorted TO by unhealthy persons account OF
the invgorating breeze which sweeps across the
Altogether a
complete Tefutation Of the allegations against the
abattoir. One point clearly established was, that
Whatever nuisance people have 20 complain OF
arises not from the abattoir but from the garbage
used IN nlng in at the Central Railroad Mr. Winfield
was replied to by the Attorney General and at d We
O'CLOCK the case was adjourned I'll! this morning.
HObOken.
THE LATE POISONING CAsR-CoMMiTTAL OF THE
DRUGGIST AND HIS Enthusiastically evening Cor
cner White resumed the investigation in the case OF
he child. Bridget Bradshaw, who died about two
weeks from the effects OF an opium pill. The pre-
vious testimony was corroborated by the attending
physician, who stated that he believed the child to
have died from the poisonous influence Of the pill.
The evidence that Christian keihD, CLERK IN the
drug store OF Mr.. g. Bape, al the corner OF
Newark and Adams street, had, undertaken to pre-
scribe opium pills for the child, was conclusive
Kleihn observed to the chd's father that If that
prescription failed to resusctate the invalid nothing
could cure her. whereas single grain OF opium Is
fatal in Its efYects. Mrs. Jane Bradshaw testified
formerly that the child had swallowed the narcotic.
The Jurymen then retired TO consider the case, and
after long dehberaton rendered the following
verdict:-"The child Bridget Bradshaw came TO
her death by swallowing Q poisonous pill
administered by her iather whom we censure for his
negligence aud we are OF opinion that Mr.. Bape
And CHRISTIAN klelhn should be held to answer the
charge OF having caused the chllds deathn Coroner
White then announced that he should commit 70
prison Me Mssars; Bradshaw. Bape and Kleihn. TO
custody and conveyed to the county AL. The
citizens seem 10 iHkc deep interest "a the case az
the court room was ned with spectators during The
Interrogation.
Newark.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO AN lester.
Gay afternoon. while John Darympie, . student IN
the Newark Academy, was practising on . horizon.
i bar IN the gymnasium, he los, his hold and fell
with such force on the ground to cause brain con-
cnsson. He was removed TO his fathers home on
High street. In state OF inseEsibty and ID still In
Q critical condition.
APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF HABRAs CORPUS
In the case Of Frederick schoenewolf, Q South
Orange avenue saloon keeper, who was sent to Jail
on Tuesday morning for three months, under the
Nagrant act, application was made through the
PRISONERS counsel, before Judge Depue, for his re-
tease from custody on q writ OF haoeas corpus, on
she ground that police justice had no authority TO
act In the premises under the warrant act. The
Judge took the papers and reserved his decision.
MYSTERIOUS CONDUCT OF POLICE OFFICER.-The
snaccountabe disappearance from the city of ofcer
Charles Turb,t for over week past, has occasioned
deep soicitude In certain circles. Ex-Sherir A. M.
Reynolds, who Is now engaged in the banking busl-
ness, was considerably taken aback day or two ago
Cd discovering from the City Treasurer that q pay
warrant was out for sixty dollars (which he had
cashed for lurolb valueless, inasnuch as
Turbh had already drawn during the month
some nny-two dollars SO that only eight dollars
renamed 10 be paid him. The warrant had not the
City Treasurers signature @ fact that should have
told MI Reynolds that II was worthless anyhow.
II s further stated that the pay warrants for several
sick men, which had been entrusted to Turbis by
the Chief OF Police with instructions TO deliver the
money TO the families Of his sick comrades, were
casned 70 rurbit' but that the money has not yet
reached the stck people. In the meantime the
Mayor and heads Of police the lookout Tor the
'royA hBh."
Paterson.
TIM SHRIEvALTY.-Athough nearly month vet
before the nominations Will be made, the battalion
OF candidates On both sides are making unpre.
cedented efforts. The irrepressibe aspirants on the
democratic side have made such ferocious raid
upon the local democratic journal that editorial
advertisement announces that 500 each will be
donated 70 the Orphan Asylum and tue Sisters
Hospital, provided no more candidates entreat Its
ASSISTANCE until after the NOMINATION..
AoCIDENT.-A boy named George Van Houten
about thirteen years Of age, went 10 work In Akin.
son, Brooks Co.'s oobbln factory, In River street,
yesterday morning. About four O'Clock yesterday
afternoon he struck his right hand against circular
saw, which cut OF two OF his fingers His wound
boys suferlngs were terrible during the surgeons
manipulatons, he is now doing well. Much indig.
nation s expressed that his employers should place
90 young and inexperienced boy at WORK round
circular saw.
PassRic Bridge.
RAILROAD AcCIDEsT.-Night before last q man
named Adam Noonan, In attempting to Jump from
An express train at this place fell on the track and
Che wheels passed over his foot managing 1t SO Sc
yereiy that amputation was necessary His life was
dspaired OF at first, but hopes are now entertained
OF his recovery.
SHOCKING SUICIDE At RUTHERFORD PARK.
On Tuesday evening MIR. henry T. Moore, owner Of
abe Rutherfurd Park HOTEL retired TO his ROOM and
was found, Short time afterwards, with revolver
In his hands and the bed clothes saturated with bis
blood. He had been apparently well as ever through
tho day, and after seeing his wife on IN
little steamboat bound for Newark to wit.