Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-01-08

Hester Clymer of Pennsylvania has
written letter declining to be the
Democratic candidate for Governor.
Jacquin's brewery, in Washington.
Tazewell County, ILL.,, was burned Oh
Wednesday night. The loss will foot
up $11 000
The Rev. Charles Elliott, d. D., one
of the oldest Methodists in Iowa, died
at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, on Wednesday
night.
S. G. Sine, said to be clergyman
residing at Somerville, Mass, is under
arrest, charged with stealing books
from bookstores.
G. P. Plant was elected President,
and Henry Homeyer and Nathan Cole
Vice Presidents, of the st. Louis Afer-
chants Exchange yesterday.
Finlayson & Co. S dry goods estab-
lishment on Dundas- street, London,
Canada, was destroyed by fire on We'd
nesday night. The loss will amount to
$4,000.
f. P. Pierpont, formerly Adjutant
General of West Virginia, died at New
Orleans yesterday of consumption.
The citizens of st. Joseph, Mo-. are
organizing company to build bridge
across the Missouri River at that point.
A Denver dispatch sigs that the
Board of Trade has unanimously passed
resolution indorsing Gems. Sherman
and Sheridan in their policy toward the
Indians.
G. A. Pau, the Post-office clerk
arrested at ST. Louis for abstracting
letters, was committed to Jail yester-
day in default of IS, 900. to appear be-
fore the United States Grand Jury.
Suits have been commenced in the
Superior Court of Chicago to make
good the title of the city to its real
estate, the possession of which is a
legged to have been detainee by forged
titles.
Thomas Rose, q native of Dundee,
aged 16 years. fell from the foretopsail
yard of the bark Permenis of Dundee.
which arrived at New York yesterday,
and was drowned.
A brakesman, named Coburn. on the
Boston freight train on the Old Colony
Railroad, was knocked from Il car by
striking bridge at Lincoln CIR lssing,
North Raynham, yesterday, and
instantly killed. Three cars passed
over his body.
Bill Davis, the puglist, was bound
over at st, Louis yesterday to answer a
charge of assault with intent to kill, on
the 2Sth ult. This will not interfere
with the coming mill between him
and Allen ON the 10Th inst. Allen
arrived at st. Louis yesterday,
The Supreme Conclave of the Order
of the Seven Wise Men met at New
Orleans ON Wednesday. Annual ses-
sions are to be held. The Hon. Anth-
ony Sambola is President The other
superior officers are DIR. G.. P. Oliver
of Philadelphia, W. Garstle of Cincin-
natl, VIM. f. Fitzgerald of New
Orleans, Do. P. T. Lockwood of
Mississippi, G. Frederick Of Ohio, f. D,
Langley of Virginia, and s. Wietreged
of Alabama r-
Falling snow caused panic in q
Universalist Church at Newak, ON Sun
day. In the rush which was made for
the door several persons were slightly
injured.
Sneak thieves are plentiful in New
ark.
rfOn Monday evening, Dec. Is, be-
tween four and five o'clock, Abraham
Lawrence, Barnsboro', was severely in
jured by the mari train, so that he
died in about three hours. He was
insensible, lying near the switch which
he had just attended, his head about
three feet from the track, having re-
ceived very severe blow upon the
head
A man was arrested in Newark for
passing q counterfeit ten dollar note,
but proved that he got it directly from
the Essex County National Bank,
which raises TIE question whether the
banks are in the habit of receiving and