Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-02-01


MErUcHEN. The Presbyterian G urch
of this place p. entered aud robbed of
OF carpet on Friday night last.
SUNNI = The PEOPLE of this village
will ask OF the pre- ent Legislature to he
set off from III township of NJ W Provi-
dence into new one, to becalIed Sum
nit. 1t is proposed to take into the
new townshipa small portion OF Spring
field township.
DENvrLLH The Camp Meeting AS
soemtioD Of she Newark NJ E. Confer
erce have purchased Dirkerson Grogr,
within one mile OF tie depot at this
p ace on the Morris and Essex Railroad
whore they contemplate laying out
b elntiful grounds, erecting comuodions
and comfortable buildings and cottages,
and selling Its to those who desire to
% 1t up houses for themselves Us is done
at the Martha's Vineyard Camp
Grounds. The Grove is few miles be.
yond Morristown.
WASHINGTON VALLEY. While three
eolored families were attending festi-
val at this place, it is stated, some ma
jicipus person set fire to the house in
which they were dwelling together and
burned it to the ground. They saw d
nothing except the clothes they wore
HoBoKEN-The city collected $l02.-
462 i'll taxes during the past year.
JERSEY CI1Y.-The overseer of the
poor relieved AS poor families last
week at an expense of $377.
Henry S. Pope. who was arrested on
Friday, charged with opening letters
directed to Joseph Casterlin, was on
Saturday arraigned before U. S. Com
missioner Jackson, when the prisoner
stated that he and Casterlin were in
partnership in IA saloon in Pavonia ave-
nue., and that the letters he had open
ed were nd lressed to the firm that on
v one of them contained money, and
that was counterfeit. Casterlin was
then examined as to the money, aud
the result was that he was held on IA
charge Of being engaged IN passing
counterfeit money. Pope was held to
bail in the sum Of $1,000.
The police yesterday afternoon made
descent upon the saloon at the corner
OF Provost street and Pavnnia avenue,
md arrested the proprietor, William E.
Geirtz, on charge of keeping disor
derly house and permitting gambling
therein on Sunday. Eight men found
gambling in the saloon at the time,
were arrested and committed to the
city prison. aaa
CONFERENCE.-THE receipts at the
stockyard for the past week were l ,216
cattle, 5,414 hogs. S,427 sheep: $50
cattle, 8,340 sheep, and 5, 389 hogs were
aughtered.
NEWARK. The estimated financial
wants of the public schools for the en-
suing year, as reported to the Board Of
Education on Friday evening, amount
to $685. 900. Ten thousand dollars of
this is received from the State appro-
prl,tion, leaving the total amount o,
tax ordinance for this purpose $ll3,-
900. The estimate for teachers sal
aries is S96, SIS. an increase of $12, 900
over last years appropriation. This is
accounted for by general increase of
the teachers salaries, and the employ
ment of Is additional instructors.
Additional circumstances have re-
Gently transpired concerning the de-
cease of Samuel W. Butler, the one
legged soldier, an inmate of the Sol
diers' Home, who was found dead on
Friday morning near small grocery
store at the corner of Mill and Factory
streets, which tend to show that death
was produced by violence An inquest
was accordingly ordered on Saturday
afternoon by DIR. Lehlbach. the Coun
ty Physician. The Jury, yesterday,
under the direction of Coroner Chase
viewed the body and proceeded with
the examination of witness. Capt.
Wackenshaw, Superintendent of the
SoldiarS' Hama an1 Alnort ova,ox, ~