The New York herald., 1869-02-23
SUBURBAN. INTEILIGENCE.
EEw JERSEY.
Jergey CITY.

AnEHnnEvr 70 TnE CONSOLIDATION Acr.-The
Board OF Freeholders have now modified the Consol-
daion acI SO that majority OF the electors in any
town or township shall vote against the measure at
tire appointed eection then this act shall be Of no
district shall be forced into the new city against the
viii OF the people resident therein.
Meeting or RIPARIAN OwNxRs.-A meeting OF
those interested in the Riparian bill before the Legs
lature was held yesterday at Taylor's Hotel. Mr. Ber
ney was chosen chairman. resolution was adopted
protesting against the PASSAGE OF any bill deprlving
the owners 0f shore lands or oil title thereto copes
Of which are 70 be sent 70 Trenton. The meeting
'nen ao'ournso uuaso, C,tx.
FIRE IN HARDWARE SroRE.-Early yesterday
morning fire broke out IN the frame building In
West Newark avenue, occupied by Charles Hilf.
All the contents Of the store destroyed the loss
being 5000; insured for $4,000 The building OF
The accident Si Vas caused BY Mr. nlif npsetting
kerosene oil lamp.
SrABBIN0 AFFRAY.-A light took place yesterday
between one John Donnelly and Philip Short, his
brother-n-law, near the Five Corners in the course
OF which Donnely drew forth q knife and indicted
several deep and dangerous wounds on his oppo-
nent. Medical aid was procured for Short, whose
injuries are likely To prove fatal, and Donnely was
arrested and committed TO PRISON without bail
Newark.
TIMELY AND CoMNENDAT0RY.-ln view OF the re-
cent accidental shooting Of q citizen through the
premature discharge Of pistol in the hands OF a
eect that hereafter the law against persons carry
ing concealed weapons contrary to ordinance VIII
be rlgidiy enforced In all cases.
East Newark.
SHOCKING RAlIsoAD ACcIDENy.- Yesterday morn
ing, on the New Jersey Railroad, at point called
the Fish House, about two miles from Newark,
the dead body Of man was discovered
lying between the tracks. One Of his legs
was cut on, evidently through being run over,
md il is more than PROBABLE that he bled
nnnsn IL appears from the statement OF woman
~ pc his wife that they had been refused
,s sen cer, @ Hudson County Poor House. and
lasar mta sned Inv ms pr9sared some whskey The
iTack st he noinr % sa faey fell asleep on the
moved TO East Newark, where an ~ ,..sst was held
The name OF the unfortunate deceased has rams
pired. lie and his wife were known as "tramps.a
Morrist0wn.
THE HAUsER ASSAULT CAsE.-On Saturday last In
the Morris county oyer and Tcrminer the case Of
Samuel Hauser, charged with an attempted outrage
on the person OF Mrs. Mofat OF Boont6n, after oc-
cupyng the attention 81 the court during the four
preceding days. was brought TO close by the &C.
quittal OF Mr.. Hauser. The latief Is an aspiring
young limb Of the law, who resides IN Newark and
practices In the Essex county court. 1t proved
ON the stand that the accused was more sinned
against than SHINING. Mrs. M0ffat is the young wife
OF an elderly German brewer. The case has excited
Middlet0wn.
SAD CASE OF SUICIDE.-James Mcwnams
farmer residing at Bullville, Orange county, about
eight miles from MtddIetown, hung himself In his
wagon house on Saturday morning last. He was
respectable man, OF steady habits aboutsforty years
OF age, but had been slightly deranged at times dur
ing the past year. He leaves q wife and two chl-
dren.
Paterson. >
SrABBING AFrRAY.-Two boys, about nineteen
years OF age, became involved In an atercation on
Saturday night, near the corner OF Washington and
DIVISION streets In which Albert Henry stabbed
James Van ,Orden in the left breast with q small
knife. surgeon Immediately examined the wound,
but pronounced 1t not OF a dangerous nature. Both
parties were drunk at the time, and Henry was
rested; but Van Orden'5 friends declining to make
any charge he was released upon paying the usual
line Tor drunkenness. @
CAPTURE OF A THIEF.-For some time past the
inhabitants OF Passaic village have been troubled
BY an adrot thief who successfully made away with
all kinds Of small articles. Oflcer J. II. Cadmus
was placed on the watch, and on Saturday night
succeeded in arresfng the offender In the person OF
o man named Lz5ln, who worked for Captain Kyns.
The prisoner was brought to Paterson and lodged In
jail. IL B alleged that he has stolen quite large
amount OF articles, such as carriage robes, shoes,
clothing potatoes, &c, which he shipped by the bag
TO his wife, VINO lives In New YORK, In East Four
teenth street, near avenue A.
Trenton.
THE PRINTERS SrRIKE.-The members OF the
typographical Union have held a meeting and
rescinded their resolution passed last week, de-
mandng forty cents thousand; but the employers
compositors "struck' at an inconvenient time ana
put them TO great deal OF trouble to get hands,
The printers now, when 1t Is too late regret the
step they have taken.