The New York herald., 1869-06-12
SUBURBAN INTELLIGENCE.
NEW JERSEY.


Boat CAPsIzED-NARROw EsCAPE.--About seven
O'Clock last evening pleasure boat containing
party OF ladies and gentlemen, which had left
Moulds boat house at the foot OF Henderson street
between the Central Railroad dock and the Jersey
City ferry. All hands were rescued and taken to
the boat. had very narrow % escape from drowning
The ladies clung to the boat till assistance arrived
CASE OF observation-disclosures Swinges Is q
poor woman who keeps peanut stand one block
from the ferry and her little girl Annie three years Of
age frequently sits with her at the stand. On Thursday
afternoon the child was missing and tho poor wo-
man gave information to the police. The child was
traced to Newark In the custody Of man giving his
name as James Fox. He was arrested In that city
The man made some purchases at the stand and
managed to take OF the child without the mother
Ss the ne @ the sS% s
meant to stick by her, lie Is held for examination.
Hoboken.
A CHILD FATALLY SCALDED.-A little boy, named
George Miller five years old. whose parents reside
in Willow street, pulled Kettle Of boiling water Off
the stove on Thursday evening" and was SO badly
scalded that he died yesterday morning.
TIE ALLEGED FAIsH PRETEsCE CAsE.-In the ac-
count published in the HARALD Of VIM. II. Stemer
against stephen N. Long. insurance agent for al-
legged false pretences, the amount should have been
forty dollars and fty cents instead OF the large sum
enormously given. The case has been settled be-
tween the parties before Justice White.
FREAKS OF AN INSANE WOMAN.-A woman named
Margaret Gleason, residing at 25 Second street, who
has manifested symptoms Of insanity on several oc-
casions left her house Thursday evening, taking
her chld Ellen, five years old, with her. One Of the
Hudson City police found her roaming through
washington village and took her into custody. She
sent to the county almshouse at Snake Hill yes
terday morning. but the whereabouts Of the child Is
searched Tor her In In every drection. No satisfactory
information could be obtained from the mother as
to the locality where she and her child parted COM
pany.
Bergen City.
A Boy WASHINGTON Wednesday evening son of
Mr. Robert l.. Smith, who resides In Ocean avenue,
went TO his fathers stable and told the man in
charge to saddle pony. as he wanted to take ride.
The lad rode or and has not since been heard Of
He Ia fourteen years Of age.
Hudson City.
PRISONERS SENTENCED.-The following prisoners
convicted during the present term OF the Court Of
Sessions were sentenced yesterday by Judge RAN
dolph:-John Hackett, larceny, thirty days county
jail; Bernard Mccarthy, James Mccarthy and Henry
Van ARK, assault and battery, fined ten dollars,
twenty-five dollars and twenty-five dollars respec-
lively; James O'Brien and Thomas Whelan, burglary
at Bergen, three years each In State Prison; John
Barry thirty days county G Snarss
fined one dollar and costs James McEnthacker,
larceny. thirty days county jail; Michael Kulick,
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f,~ bors, fiued Ave dollars and costs; Henry
5 Kas nS g as9y ferry sH" Ss yss1s
Jacob weiderschier breaking with intent to
three state Pon Pss bssrv HANNA nsS
grand larceny, eighteen months State Prison; MORT.
county JUL and lined fifty dollars; Jacob Guigan
and Louis Feyt, assault, fined i've dollars each
and costs; Conrad Eisenhaussen, assault and
battery, fined thirty dollars and costs; Louis
Pourri and Maurice Conard, threatening. fined
Ave dollars each and cost costs; Herman Lensing as
Alexander and Francis Frederick assault, fined one
dollar each and costs; William H. Gordon, larceny
sixty days county jail; John Purcell, assault fined
aty dollars and costs George Bell convicted ofarce-
n.y. did not appear when called on His recognizance
his arrest. Sentence was deferred in the case Of
Patrick Haley resisting an officer and assault and
battery; also In the cases Of John Barry and James
Fay.
SEIZURE oP wHsKEy.-J. NJ. Oakman, revenue
oflcer Thursday night seized ten gallon keg Of
whiskey In the saloon OF Francis Grish, 80 Goodwin
street, which did not bear the revenue stamp re.
quired by lay. the proprietor alleged that he had
VINO maintained there was no tax due upon It on
account Of Its having been diluted with water and
in se meantime retains Of ae IL liquor
considering the law capable Of such construction
THE FIREMEN's REcEPTIoN.-The visiting steamer
Rough and Ready, No. q Of Pawtucket r. l., re-
turned home yesterday afternoon. During the en-
barkaton Of the machine o. II. wilson, Of the Pater-
son Fire Department fell from o car. struck his
head upon the platform and was Knocked senseless.
After some difficulty he was restored to conscious
ness and taken home. He is not dangerously In
jured. Another Paterson fireman was injured In
the hand, rendering necessary the amputation OF q
little finger. In test with Paterson built steamer
Or the same class and grade az the Pawtucket ma
chine the Jersey engine came out victorious throw.
py No n a. str p a
Rhode Island engines PA feet.
Newark.
DIED FROM HIS INJuRiEs.-Michael Faconer, the
unfortunate Young man who Jumped OF q train on
the New Jersey Railroad, last Sunday night, at a
point near waverley, and was so seriously injured,
OF the Poor. A post mortem examination was
made by Drs. Dodd and 0'Gorman, and the result
arrived at was that death ensued from injuries
caused by the accident. He was SINGLE
PERSISTENT YOUNG RoBBERs.-IThe residence oi
Mr.. william sImons, Al Fair street, has been twice
broken into and robbed lately. Yesterday afternoon
two OF the alleged thieves, mere youths, were cap
tured by clerk named David Leonard, In the EN-.
pl0y OF Mr.. Sm6ns. Later In the evening third
them are white and one colored. The latter Is
named Michael Palmer, and the others Thomas Il.
Elliot and James Brown. All three are held.
A MUsrcALLy INCLINED EMBEzzLER.--On the oath
Of last month driver named Charles Schmidt, in
the employ Of Mr. Charles Kob the brewer, returned
from collecting tour here and In New York and
put mp his horse and wagon, but omitted to hand
over some $3.50 which he had collected With this,
purpose OF being present at the mammoth
Peace Jubilee, which commences at the New England
"Hub" next week. He got as far as Milford, Conn.,,
where he was caught by two New York detectives,
and brought hither night before last Yesterday he
was arraigned in the police court on charge OF en-
bezzng, and fully committed for trial. None Of the
cash was recovered
LAYING the CORNER STONE OF ST. BAnsABAs'
NEW HosPITAI.-As announced In yesterdays
HERALD the stone OF the new hospital OF st.
Barnabas, on the corner Of st. Marks place and
Avon street. was laid with appropriate ceremonies
yesterday afternoon. The services were commenced
at noon IN Grace church, where sermon was
preached by Bishop Odenheimer, after which the
clergy and others repaired to the residence OF Mr..