Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-08-31
State Stems.

The fall term of Princeton College
commences tomorrow, with a prospect
of large number of new students.
The Seminary opens on Thursday.
An extensive fire is raging in the
woods between Mays Landing and Egg
Harbor City. Thousands of acres have
been burned over, and much damage
has been sustained. The woods in sew
eral places in South Jersey are also on
fire.
John Harkins, of Chatham, whose
death was announced last week as re
sulting from injuries sustained by fall
ing from the roof of house, still lives.
A minister waited upon John in his
extremity, desired to pray with him,
but John informed the good pastor
that it was his desire. first, to learn wheth-
er his injuries were likely to prove
fatal He is likely to recover.
About seven o'clock on Saturday
evening q young man named George
Farrell, in company with his sister, was
seated on the Erie Railroad bridge over
the Hackensack, where they were anus
ing themselves by fishing, when he lost
his balance and fell into the water. The
screams of the sister soon caught the
attention of boatman, but his exer
lions to save Farrell were useless.
A colored girl employed at Dumont's
hotel, LawrenceYille, was so shockingly
burned on Friday that she died on Sat
urday morning. She was about six
teen years of age, and had retired to
bed on Friday night at the usual hour
MI1ITARY-A New REGIMENT Form
ING.-Military is lookingup in Bergen.
Companies are being formed, of first
class material, by the ex-Colonel w.
e. Rodgers and VIM. H Speer Hook
er Post G. A. r. has resolved to form
itself into Company; and the Taylor
Zouaye Lancers, Capt. Denniston,
now independent, will enter the State
service. 1t is proposed that these
companies when organized, together
with the two companies in Bergen and
Hudson City, shall be formed into a
new regiment, separate and distinct,
from the Fourth Regiment, National
Guard of N. il Jersey City Journal
A mans life was saved by kick, at
Somerville, the other day. He was
attempting to get on the train with a
a pail of butter in one hand, and a
basket of eggs in the other. The train
was i'll motion, and the Dutchman was
in danger of losing his life, when the
conductor gave him vigorous kick,
which sent him flying with heels in the
air, and scattering his eggs and butter
in promiscuous directions. The Teu-
ton was, strange as it may appear, UNI
grateful enough to grumble at this
energetic method of saving his life.
Two cases of alleged medical malprac-
tice occurred yesterday in Hoboken.
The first was that of an infant child of
Mr.. A. Blumlipg, of No. 80 Fifth street
1t appears that the child had been sud
denly attacked by diarrhpa, and that
DIR. Elder being called, he prescribed
some remedy. DR.. Benedict followed
shortly after and ordered a second dose
after taking which the child died. An
inquest will be held by Coroner White
to-day. The second was that of Bridget
Bradshaw, child years of age, resid-
ing at No. 10 Grand street The father
it appears, went to a drug store and
obtained some pills, one of which he
gave to child, who died almost immedi.
ately after swallowing it. The box con
tanning the pills was marked opium.
An inquest will be held
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