The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-06


neeied Improvement is at last proposed. but the
present Council Will hardly take It up.
THE NEW CiTY.-Three candidates are already in
the field for the Mayoralty OF the consolidated city,
one Of whom Ia from Bergen. Mr. Leon Albeit Is
Set down as the Speaker OF the Rouse Of Assembly
at the approaching session Of the Legislature. He
Is also the most prominent candidate tor Corpora
ton Attorney on the democratic side In the new
CITY, The mi p which Is being prepared for the new
streets in Bergen viii be completed in February
The opening OF Montgomery street from the Hudson
March, The inequality OF representation on the
consolidation committee from Jersey, Bergen and
deliberations OF that body will accordingly lose much
OF their weight with the people OF Jersey City. The
prosecuted during the ensuing spring.
THE PUBLIC SCHooLs.-A petition signed by large
number of teachers in the public schools win be pre-
sented at the meeting OF the Board Of Education this
evening" asking for the removal OF the Normal School
to Public School No. l. in York street, this being tho
probably De the principal Of the Normal School, he
being the oldest teacher IN the service OF the Board
there WIN be surplus Of $4,000 thus year in the
school fund, owing 70 he Increased Stale auDropr,-
alton. He recommends the appointment Of an as.
secure thoroughly efficient system Of teaching In
all the classes as in the New York city schools. The
expense VIII be very small considering the bene-
neiai results expected
Comnunlpnw.
The Stock YARDs.-During the past week 2S2
cars arrived at the stock yards containing 2,457
CATTLE 1857 hogs and 6,311 sheep. There were
slaughtered during the week BIO CATTLE $3.50 hogs
and gao sheep.
DARING RAID OF BURGLARs-SHARP CONFLICT
| WITH THE PoLICE.-About halfpast one O'Clock
| yesterday morning the police on duty near the
ferry came In contact with gang Of five robbers
| and some of them narrowly escaped death at the
hands OF the Invaders. A few hours previously the
thieves were seen coming out OF the ferryh0use and
| proceeding towards the office OF tue Hoboken Land
for their operations. Officers Dooiev Kivlen and
Jacobus lowered near the place till midnight, when
and informed oficer Kivien that to prevent any
alarm mis- dog had been choked by the burglars,
en to vs ak the h , e
but the thieves mad become aware OF their
Hudson street. The oilcers followed and rre ID
| their revovers at the gang This was responded to
Ra e es M
street the burglars turned suddenly around and,
with the utmost precision, fired volley at their
| pursuers and, finding it Intellectual, scattered in
different directions. they wore light shoes, and all
efforts to capture them were useless. One OF them,
street, and was crossed upon BY onncer Carroll VINO
fired the contents Of his shooter at him. The ruifan
lett arm. On entering the Bremen gate the thief
was caught BY Custom House officer and soon
conveyed to the police station. He gave his name
| as Thomas Casey, and Is desperate looking cha
racter, Of about twenty EIGHT years. The two pistols
l
ered well as the tools Of his associates. Among
the latter were number OF sharp chisels, heavy
several yards Of fuse, dark lantern and several
skeleton Keys The prisoner was arraigned before
Recorder Pope and refused TO declare anything ex-
cept his name. Many citizens crowded the station
during the examination and manifested no little
element Casey was committed to the county jail
on a charge OF attempting to kill oilcer Carroll,
which seems most likely to be substantated against
HIM. The gang is well known TO Captain Donovan,
who has had his them for some time, and IL
hardly probable they VIII soon again pay visit TO
HobOken.
Newark.
| WOMAN SUFrRAGE.--T'he New Jersey state Woman
Suffrage Association will hold It's annual meeting in
the Opera House, Newark, on Wednesday evenin r,
| Decembers Lucy Stone, Celia Bureigh Olympia
Brown Phebe Hanaford, Rowland Conner, Antoi-
head, Mary f. Davis, Henry Blackwell and others
| VIII address the convention and the Hutchinson
family will sing their suffrage songs. large gath
| erlng ls expected.
CentrevilIe.
FATAL ACcIDEST.-on Thursday afternoon an &C.
cident occurred che route of the Delaware Lack.
awanna and western Railroad, near Centreville re.
suting in the death of Patrick Hines OF Hudson
city. In the firing OF blast the failed to with
draw lar enough TO escape the shower Of stones. A
large piece OF rock struck Hines on the head, crush
| ing In the skull and INJECTING injuries which caused
death to ensue In short time. Coroner Avson. of
Paterson, was notified. but deemed an Inquest un-
necessary, and the body OF deceased was removed
to his late nome for interment.
Trenton.
MERCER COUNTY COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. =
In this court, presided by Judge Reed, Elizabeth
yanderveer (coored) Edward Mitchell. Michael
Rapp and William Dorman tcoored) were each tried
and on Saturday last sentenced to sixty days I'M
| prisonment Tor petit larceny.
STATE PRISON ITEMs--THE COURT OF PARDoNs-
VIOLATION OF PRISON DIsCIPLISE.-Ye Yesterday there
were $50 convcts in this institution thirty OF whom
are females. young man, named Abertson, from
warren county, OF very respectable family, but
t9boosd BY them, was discharged, having served
one year for attempting TO break jail He served
like period before for burglary Under the pro-
visions or the communication act passed by the LeRis
lature last winter he had forty days taken of his
time for good conduct. The Court Of Pardons re.
leased sixteen convicts during this term, twelve oil
whom will be discharged Tuesday next anu the
remaining four ut some future period prior
70 the next term OF the court, TO be held in
March. One or the rules OF the state Prison
prohibits any empioye from either conveying letters
&C., to or from the conycts under pain OF dismissal
On Saturday an instructor IN the shoe department
named Siegel was dismissed by order Of the princi-
pal keeper, Mr.. Hennion, for inraction OF this
rule, letter or letters having been intercepted in
| which he was compromised. The unfortunate young
man has wife and family In very dependent cir
| cumstauces and entreated 10 be retained, but ms
| opportunities were unavailing lie denies being
| implicated in any way with the correspondence OF
prisoners and asserts that his removal was owing %
conspiracy Oh their part because he was rigid In
exacting the specified quantity OF labor from those
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