The New York herald., 1869-04-28
SUBURBAN INTELLIGENCE.
NEW JERSEY.

Jersey City.


BOARD OF EDUCATIQN.-The annual report Of the
Board of Education shows tnat the total number OF
children In Jersey City between the ages Of five and
eighteen are, white, ll,72G; cOlored, g6. Number
admitted and taught IN the public schools during me
past year, 7,l04. of whom 03l were taught IN the
evening schools.
ACCIDENTS ON TIE NEW JERSEY RAILRoAD.-Yes-
terday forenoon the eleven O'Clock train from New
York ran Off the track at the Newark avenue cross
ing through the displacement OF switch. The en-
gne jumped along the ties for some distance till IT
Struck into the bed of sand between the tracks and
lodged there. The four ears following were thrown
the rails, but no person was injured. AS this
crossing Is a great public thOroughfare there was
great confusion for about three hours, when the
track cleared. Passengers transferred from
the outgoing TO the incoming trains.
The passenger train due in jersey City at forty
minutes past six last evening, when rounding the
curve at New Brunswick ran into the Trenton
wreck. The locomotive was also greatly damaged.
The engineer, fireman and rear brakeman Jumped
sustaining slight INJURIES None of the passengers
wera hurt. ItapHcars that!ne usual red nag on the
freight train had not been placed there.
Bergen City.
THE NEW COMMON CoUNcII.-The new Board OF
Aldermen organized on Monday night. Mr.. Isaac
Romaine was e'ected president; Mr.. II. II. Newkirk,
clerk; Mr. Benjamin F. elsh treasurer: John v. r.
vreeland collector OF revenue, and Samuel McBur-
ney. comptroller. Several ballots were taken with
out an election for corporation attorney the choice
lying between Leon Albeit, William 4. Rogers vii.
liam Brnkerholf and Jonathan Dixon. Sidman T.
Reese, Garrett Bush and Henry Gainspocre were ap-
stands eight republicans TO four democrats.
DESPERATE FIGHT took place on Monday be-
tween some cattle drovers and Bernard Mccarthy,
whose fence several OF the cattle broke down.
Stones, clubs and fists were employed with such
effect that James Brannagan was feled TO the
Ground by q blow OF u paving stone and Leopold
wall was battered on the head with club Several
;crsons were arrested and taken before the Re-
corder,. who held the following to bail 70: trial.
Henry Van ARK, James Mccarthy, Bernard McCar
thy and Jacob Laibrert.
Trenton.
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL meeting Of the
State Board OF Education was held In the State
House yesterday. Judge X. s. Field presided. After
the routine business was disposed OF Mr.. william
Hutchinson, OF Pemberton, was elected County
Superintendent for Burlington, and n. W. Pease, Of
Elizabeth, for Union county.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT CoURT-In this court
Yesterday Mr.. Samuel Flummer the newly appointed
United States Marshal for New Jersey, took the oath
of ONCE and procured bonds In the sum OF s20.OOO
for the faithful discharge OF his duties Messrs John
c. Belden and Samuel Borden. both OF Salem, are
his sureties. The Grand Jury Of this court reported
eight bills OF indictment against various parties,
after which they were discharged for the term.
The Petit Jury are summoned ior next Tuesday,
when the trials viii commence.
COURT OF CHANcERY-A CASE DEFENDING ON THE
porrrys OF AN L-Chancellor Zabriskie was en-
poyed in hearing very interesting and novel ar
gument yesterday, between Messrs. A. q. Keashey
and Henry C. Putney, growing out OF the misinter-
pretaon of a word through the dottng of an ''in
IL appears that the legislature In act providing
for the drainage OF 10000 acres OF land known as
the ''Great Swampn In Morris county, empowered the
commissioners TO purchase the property known ~
the "Dennis Nm property" witt dam and build
ings. II is contended that there II no properly
known as the "Denns Mlir but "Dunn's Mill" is
near the tract, and was evidently intended by the
Legislature. It Is further argued that whether in
the absence OF any other description the error can
be corrected upon verbal evidence, rs there eau
scarcely he doubt but IL Is "Dunn's MIL" that was
really meant. BY writing the two woras II viii be
seen that the dot over the 81" changes Dunns into
Dennis, and hence the error. No decision has been
rendered.