The New York herald., 1870-02-01
SUBURBAN INTELLIGENCE.
NEW JERSEY.
Jersey CSfy.

Jersey City.
THE New WARD.--rhe announcement IN sun
days HERALD that the bill creating new ward in
this city would be Introduced this week In the esis
latUre aroused many Of the slumberlng politicians
who were on the qut utce yesterday 10 obtain some
specific Information from the members OF thc Assem-
biy on their way 70 trenton. EX-Aidernan Connolly
ana y. }. heehan, OF the seventh ward waited apon
Assemblyman Doremus and urged the adoption or q
section in the bill fixing the dividing line at North
Third street, instead Of Pav0nta avenue as a. first
intended. The creation OF the Ninth ward has not
yet been agreed upon BY the caucus two members
being opposed 10 It. The new ward WIN be almost
wholly democratic, being portion OF the seventh
the great democratic stronghold OF Hnd5on comfy.
Hoboken.
YOUTHFUL DEpRAvIry.- -Four boys, all New York
ers, named william Butler, Ben Black, Henry Dun
berger and Alfred Gorrin, whose ares ranged from
ten 10 fourteen years, were taken yesterday morn
the night in state OF intoxication, and
were presented before the Recorder They
st b00kbnding and the fourth clerk In q BicecEer
street cigar store. Onicer Kennedy stated that they
came over from New YORK on Sunday and became
so drunk that wnen he arrested them two OF the
number could not stand up. The Recorder refused
to listen TO the snDplcations Of the mother OF one
OF the boys and sent them TO the county jail for ten
days each.
New YORK RowDlEs CONE 10 GRIEr.-Among
the prisoners brought before Recorder Pope yester.
day were two New YORK rowdics giving the names
Watson Allen ana John Williams who travelled
and refused to pay for drinks anywhere.
Aaron Miller. who was one OF the victimizcd
parties part eS followed % ,nsm when tn they turned on
act OF kicking him when officer Kaiser's club fell
upon Aliens mead, completely stunning him. Pre-
vious to this they threw another saloon keeper,
named Junus Schatter down the steps Of a base
ment and injured him severely. Kaiser procured
aid enough TO overpowsr the roughs and convey
them to the police station, where they were locked
up for the night. The recorder sentenced them TO
thirty days In the county JAIL and regretted that he
tn fhaf0 tn fhp Afata
Prison.
Hudson City.
DISCHARGE OF THE GRAND JuRY.--The Grand Jury
were discharged yesterday forenoon Dy Judge Bede,
who complimented them ON the promptness with
which they transacted their business II has not
transpred whether any Of the leaders In the Erie
strikers riot were indicted The customary dinner
was served up at Alienis Hotel. Judges Bedie ana
Randolph and tine Clerk OF the C0url were among
tlc guests
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THE ROGERS GANG
Sheriff Mount mas strong guard at the County
Jail dispose OF the rufians who may be roolhardy
enough to come to the aid OF Rogers, the burglar.
There Is not particle of truth In the statement pub
plot Tor tho murder or the keeper and
the blowing out OF the end wall OF the
! bohemian cannrd. A squad Of the Hudson ciIy us
police il detailed for duty at night outside the jai
ana these are prepared 70 give even better account
Of the desperadOes than Judge Randolph with his
twenty years. sentence 1t Is worthy OF remark that
Rogers has become SO altered In his demeanor since
the sentence was pronounced that he admits JUS
tice Of mis- DOOM and expresses the hope thas he WIN
before hali the. term expires. whle Judge
Randolph was addressing him he burst into tears
and was overwhelmed with emotion at the an
nouncement that the xallows was The most ntting
punishment l0r the crime. 1t viii be remembered
tha Rogers held pistol to the head OF Mr.. Johnson
who was sleeping while nlslhOuse was being robbed
snd there ID little doubt that had he aoke and made
= noise Rogers would have left him corpse Hence
the severity OF the sentence Rogers pleaded guity
to the burglary at Mr. Kings so that be s an adept
In tho profession.
Bergen City.
MERCHANT HoPELEssLY INSANE. Mr. Charles
Chapman, resident OF Emory street, was for a long
time an inmate oT iunatie asylum baS was dis
charged on the grounds OF Improvement aud partial
restoration. Last week the old malady revisited
nun and ne became 70 violent on Saturday
tfat ne was strapped on u bed. The police then took
him into custody and he IS now In the county jaii
whence he Will be removed 70 the State Asylum. Mr.
Ihhpman was a merchant Of more than Ordinary
ability and enterprise. but ne sustained some slight
reverses IN business which led IL Is believed to his
preSeni aiiiicusn. de Is forty-two years or age.
IMiibnru.
ANOTHER ALLEGED RAILROAD MuGDEE-on
Saturday night, about eight O'Clock, Mr.. Theodore
0yermiiller, respectable middle aged resident OF
this place, ana passenger on the last Morristown
accommodation train from New York fell into race
way which crosses the track and under the platform
ana sustained injuries ABOUT the head which resulted
mead was immersed and, being stunned, tue prooa-
billy - that he was drowned. The raceway was
entirely open and unprotected, and the citizens
openly charge the company with 0yerDhliers death.
meeting OF citizens was held some time ago and
the attention Of the company drawn this
very matter, but 1t seems they saw III
to let It continue In ITS dangerous condition The
people, consequently, are now much excited and
indignant. seeing that human life has been sacri-
need, as alleged Dy carelessncss. Yesterday DIR.
Dodd, Essex county physician viewed the body, ana
ordered Coroner Chase, OF Newark, to hold an In
quest. jury was sworn, the body viewed ana the
proceedings adjourned till to-day. Overm6lIer leaves
wife and three children. DR.. D0dd could see no
indication that deceased had been drinking prior to
death.
Trenton.
THE LIBEL CASH IN THE MgscEa COUNTY oYEH