The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-18

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Jersey CITY.
| OUTRAGE AT @HE NEW JERSEY RAILROAD DEPoT.-
About half-past ten on Friday night poor passen-
| ger, named Anthony Langn. was sleeping in one Of
| the cars, when two brakemen made brutal attack
| on him and threw him violently from the platform
| TO the ground. His head struck heavy piece OF
! iron and deep wound was inflicted which bed
| pr0fusely. The man was subsequently removed for
| medical treatment.
ANOTHER SwMDLING OPERATION.-Yesterday al
terno0D u hOusekeeper, who resides in Washington
street, made complaint to the Chief of Police that
"a certain gentleman had swindied her out Of 1--WE
| weeks board. IL appears that when the iandlady
demanded the amount due ner the gent became in-
| dignant at her conduct in teasing u gentleman"
the amount promised to leave forthwith While the
landiady was away seeking money for the bogus
duped was informed ssss there
was no redress for her unless in civil suit against
| the swindler.
| Hudson City.
| A Boy ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.-At an early hour
| yesterday morning boy named John A. Little, aged
six years. and the OF Mr.. Little who lives at the
corner OF Champion and Lake Streets died from the
effects OF wound accidentally received. While
| hind him and received deep cut in The skull. An
inquest VIII be held by Coroner White to-day.
THE NEW ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL.-The
corner stone OF the new Catholic church, adjoining
the mOnas terry, will be laid with imposing ceremony
| by Bishop Bailey this afternoon. A large cOncourse
| OF people, including the Temperance societies OF
| Jersey City. HOO0ken and OF The surrounding dis
tricrs will be present The building will measure
100 feet In length and eighty In breadth, and when
! completed will be one OF the erandest In New Jer-
sey. The ceremonies will commence az four O'Clock
THE MARTHA INSTITUTE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
the past week the annual examination Of the pupils
OF this institute was held, under the supervision OF
the Rev. Mr. Mohn The public distribution Of prizes
to the junior classes took place Thursday. and
| academic department. The manner IN wnich the
studeuts answered and the successful termination OF
another year Of laborious learning rehect great
| credit On those who manage the Martha Institute
Communipaw.
| THE STOCK YARDs.-Wilhin the past week there
arrived at the stock yards 29i containing 1859
| cattle s.S36 hogs and 6030 sheep. There
slaughtered during the same time, 363 cattle g. 7l9
| hogs and 4,O63 sheep.
| AT LAST lit Is officially announced that the
| Newark and New York Railroad VIII be regularly
! opened for public trafnc Tomorrow week. Next
Friday the grand opening takes place, wnen trains
will be run Tree to the entire public every half hour
from nine a. NJ. till three p. NJ.
| WHOLESALE THEFT OF Decentralization Law
yer, a German, has been arrested in company with
TWO others named Frederick Engei and Michael
Clark, suspicion Of having carried or from the
worth OF lumber. Three beams, worth nfty dollars,
were sold by Engel, alleged, for tour d0iars. All
three have been committed.
DANGERS TO NAviGArioN.-The want OF q uniform
system OF lighting the numerous bridges across the
Passaic and Newark bay has long been
source of much trouble as well as great danger to
navigators; the absence OF which mainly the
OF the numerous collisions that take place be-
tween vessels and the bridges. Some Of the bridges
use one Kind OF light and others use none &C all,
SO that on dark night no matter how experienced
the navigator may be, 10 Is almost impossible to
steer clear of Constructions IN going through the
draws. The danger to life and property Is great
indeed as IN the case OF the steamer Sleepy HOl
low, which, returning from an excursion the other
evening, heavily laoen with passengers, ran foul
ana serious results were escaped only by chance.
bill providing for a uniform system of lights was
passed III the lower House the session before last.
and had reached th,rd reading IN the senale.
when. alleged, Senator Hayes, Of Essex, failed to
bring 1t forward On tnal passage. The barge own
ers were IN favor OF the measure
COLLISION on THE NORRIS AND Essex RAIL
RoAD.-There was near beng a reenactment Of the
recent appalling scene at Mast Hope on the Morris
and Essex Railroad in this city at late hour on
Friday night. IL seems a train of coal cars were
| @A'se ioadod ~ Tho coal yard on rho heavp s.-"a-
near High street. The cars were on the eastern
bound track. The nagman was stationed In the rear
Of the train, looking towards Orange WIN signals.
In the meantime the engineer, Theodore Leonard,
for the purpose OF facilitating the loading, let the
tram go forward little, so that the Grace just
touched the opposite track, the forward part
OIL the tram being then on the switch. While
in this position between twelve and
one O'Clock, the quarter to eleven O'Clock
south Orange passenger Tram came along from New
LORI anu one ' On etner side and ers
damaged considerably. There Is very steep grade
at the point and the passenger tram IN consequence
moved slowly, the damage would have been inca
culablc. The engineers and fremen escaped unin-
jured. The way tram was delayed two or three
hours, but traffic was uninterrupted by morning.
the engineer Leonard and his fireman have both
been discharged.
Boy DRowNED.-A boy, about ten years Of age,
| son OF Mrs. Baraclough, widow residing in Bond
| street, was drowned yesterday near the Broadway
| bridge, while bathing with some companions. The
body was Immediately recovered ana coroner noti-
| fed,
AN INDIAN SKELETON ExHUMED.-On Friday after
| noon a gang OF laborers grading East Hosman
| street exhumed the skeleton OF an indian, which
had, from appearances, been inferred nifty or sixty
| years at least. The skeleton was discovered IN a
| sitting posture, with the hands drawn up, In the
| aboriginal stve. The remains were removed and
inferred IN q suitable tomb
BREvirIEs.-Mrs. Sarah A. Toney, Of Oldham, died
very suddenly ON Friday from apoplectc DIT,
| having been i'll hut few minutes.
The boat clubs practice daily on Dundee Lake, in
| preparation for some lively fall contests.
| Steps have been taken towards rebuilding Ryies'
| Murray mill, recently destroyed by Dire. The Pater
son Market question still remains IN sdtG quo. A
horse and wagon recently stolen from fioboken was
| yesterday recovered IN Delaware county, " Y.
| Trenton.
| RICH MEN.-The following is list Of resid-
! ing in the second Congressional district, whose Ia
comes exceed $4,000
7. Cadwalader. sieIs7 D, 7. Cubberiy. SIC, 53a
A. G.. RicBey..... IL SIS Eliza G.. Quincy. $50
Jonathan Steward IL, 239 A. NJ Taylor 60.5s7
{. Is. Smyth. 1926 J. W. Taylor. 14O03
:. H. WlisoD..... 70 80 James Tayior..... u ,6s3
ienrY pcckett.... 3216 Paul Tulane. sg, 945
| 4. II. McSeal. 26DG John A. ROebliny. 794S7
EEsTCHE TEE COUNTY.