The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-02

NEW JERSEY.
Jersey City.


Jersey City.
ARRESTS FoR THE Manufacturing the past
month 1913 persons were committed to the City
drunkenness.
THE COUNTY CLERKsnIP.-Mr. Nathan formally
withdrew from the race for the county clerkship
yesterday. There can be no doubt now as to the
choise OF the Democratic Convention.
The DEMOCRATIC CoU' TY CONVENTION will be
held at the Philadelphia tel, Jersey City, on FRI
day, the 10Th inst, and primaries on the 18th.
CoNsoLIDATIoN.-Meet. were held last evening
at the catholic Institute, Jersey City at Library
Hall, Bergen, and at odd Fellows Hall, Hoboken,
TO consider the question OF consolidation. At Ber-
gen the meeting favored the project, In Jersey city
there was good deal Of grumDling and dissatsfac-
ton, while HoDoken rejects 1t altogether. Handbills
were circulated in Hudson city yesterday giving
reasons why consolidation should be opposed. A
strong opposition has arisen here against the
measure. The fact that the funds Tor printing,
real estate SPECTATORS gives ground for suspicion
TO the laboring class The opposition is daily be-
coming stronger.
PoLITIcAL.-The contest for the shrievaty on the
democratic ticket now lies between John II. Mid
mer, the present incumbent. and Alderman Harrlng
ton. The rumor that the latter intended to with.
draw is without foundation. DR.. Prendergast and
John Geraghty are in the held for the coronership
Constable Johnson aspires to the coronership IN
picked about choosing successor to Coroner
White. For the county clerkship there are George
8. Cassidy, A. o. Evans ana John kennedy. the
first named Is the present incumbent, the
second was Speaker OF the House Of Assem-
by two o., years a age ana the ne. last Is The
great bone OF contention and the contest VIII be
very close. For Surrogate, Mr.. james O'Neill VIII
receive denomination without opposition. Mir.
Besson OF Hoooken, declines denomination for the
Legislature and Mr.. Samuel Edmondson seeks the
= stlon. In The FIRST Second and Third Assembly
districts OF Jersey City, Leon Albeit Sidney Il.
Beyans and James Dorenus will be renominated.
Nir. ALBEIT is looked upon as the coming man for
the Senatorship OF Hudson county Major Mount ls
mentioned AZ the republican candidate for Sheriff,
but he has not yet decided whether he Will accept
the nomination.
Newark.
BuReLARY.-Early yesterday morning some bur-
glars effected entrance into the store Of Hazen
Primrose, No 400 Broad street. Alter bursting open
several burglar proof locks, &C., all they were
rewarded with was about twenty-five dollars in cur
rency.
"MEN GoTT IN HMMEL, DER RHEIN WINE p'-
Some malicious scoundrels launched o seventy-two
gallon butt Of choice Rhein wine from the sidewalk
In front OF Broad street grocer's store down into
his cellar yesterday morning. The butt was 'stove'
in and all the WINE lost 1t was valued at $500, and
belonged to the grocer indicated.
BREvITIEs.-The funeral drge OF those grand old
elms IN front OF the First Presbyterian church on
be cut down.
Andrew A. smalley, the democratic nominee for
Park House this evening.
Onlcer rchenor, OF the police force, is possessed
occasion OF the VISIT in 1895 OF General Lafayette TO
this city. ''Popn 1ichenor rejects with pride on
having shaken hands with the ilustrious French
man.
The fremen OF this city are to be uniformed soon
after the style OF the Metropolitan Fire Department
Paterson.
DISPUTED AssEssMENT-Thomas w. Dale owner
OF the immense silk factory the Paterson depot
has appealed from the valuation about s3ooooo)
placed upon his property by the assessor. The case
will come before the Appeal Commissioners on Mon
day next. Mr.. James II. O'Neill, the assessor, has
ages named at oOO because the latter let out the
TACT that the assessor offered TO make his assessment
lighter II he tMr. Dale) "woud do the fair thing"
COURT SENTENCEs.-Judge Bedle yesterday pro-
nounced the following sentences:-Wiliam Smith
for keeping dsorderly house. fined forty-one dol
lars. The sentence Of George Hobson, who had
pleaded guilty Of receiving stolen property was
snspended. with the exception Of costs. John
Romano for assault and battery, was sentenced to
thirty days in the County jail and costs of court
Michael McMahon, for the same offence received d
similar sentence; George ana Charles Jackson
colored theft, forty days Imprisonment and costs
Louis Wen, horse stealing one year to State Prison
The first ofence); Margaret Whitaker, Tar lar.
ceny. sentence suspended; William Mulligan,
assault and battery, fined forty dollars and
costs; John shankveler, John Franklin and
Jacob Swartz, assault and battery, each fined ten
dollars ana costs; Jonn McKiernan, theft nneu one
dollar and costs; William Burchel, Tor criminal as.
sault on girl named Hester Bruce fined seventy
five dollars and very heavy costs Jacob McChesney,
Samuel Bush and Abraham Cadnus assault and bat
terry, each fined twenty-five dollars and costs; Joseph
Fisher, assautlng an officer, fined ten dollars and
costs; James vreeland (colored) fornlcation fined
fourteen dollars aud costs; John QuacSenbush ana
Michael Talon received similar sentence for the
same offence ornicauonl; Gerret Muller, assault and
Timothy Qunan, assault and battery. fined ten dol.
lars ard costs; John Gordon, assault and battery,
finn tan 6..ita Gar IN MpNa
Sunday, fined ten dollars; Henry Cinn burglary,
six months State Prison; Eliza Hin, for throwing
scalding water on nelghbor's child state Prison
for six months; John Murray (colored) ten days In
County jail; Benjamin Hilton, assault and battery,
fined ten dollars: Ransom Lines, fornication, fined.
number or light sentences were also pronounced
for violations OF the Excise law.