The New York herald., 1870-01-16
SUBURBAN INTELLIGENCE.
NEW JERSEY.
Jersey City.

| Jersey City.
/ ALLEGED HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-Three young men,
| named John Kane, Robert Hunter and Martin Lar
| kin were arrested yesterday afternoon on the
| charge Of attacking man named Abraham Wicket
In Warren street, near Morgan, and roDbing him OF
forty dollars. Wickett resides at No. 20 North Fifth
street. The prisoners are held Tor examination
! FIREMEN's FUND AssoCIATION.-The following
ofncers were elected for the ensuing year, at the
meeting on Friday night In the City Hall, 70 manage
the affairs OF the Fremen's Fund Association
Charles L. KRUGER, president; Ai0nzo B. Dean, vice
president; John b. Haight, treasurer; +. b. Budden
Secretary John Coyle collector. The report Of the
treasurer shows that there Is sum OF 800 IN the
permanent fund for the benefit OF widows ana
orphans, ana $500 "a in the contingent fund. The
second annual ball In aid OF this fund Will take place
on the 2lst OF February.
SHERIFF MOUNT STRIKES PROFESSIONALLY JURY.
MEN OFF THE PANEL-The Hudson county courts
| Will be opened on Tuesday by Judge Bede. Two
days ago when Sherin Mount was revising the petit
jury panel, he was approached by an individual VINO
years. and who desired to be retained on the list
made out by the new sheriff. The latter replied
jurors during his term OF office, as the people Of
hudson county haa suffered long enough
from. from such rsa Character Judge Randolph was
and he afterwards discharged several dsreputa6le
Sarlir Mount IL determined that no ruian shall es-
cape ,qst punishment BY an appeal to sympathizing
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applications from men desiring to serve on jures.
<,ommunipaw.
THE STOCK YARDs.-pnring the past week 320
cars arrived at the stock Yards containing 27s2 cat
tle 1874 hogs and 1889 sheep. There were slaugh
tered $40 cattle. 1,74o hogs and II, wy sneep.
Hobokcn.
THE MEREsBAcH ELoPEMENT CAsE-A WIFE's
SArIsFACTIoN.-An account was published IN the
HERALD few weeks since Of the disappearance
from Hoboken Of the proprietor OF q large dyelng
establishment named; Meresbach who took with him
the wife OF George Krchner, residing In bloomnsld
street. The pair took the French steamship Tor
Havre. and Mrs. Meresbach started In pursuit BY the
following steamship. She arrived back yesterday
having accomplished ner mission. She states that
when She arrived at Havre she Immediately set out
Consul The guilty pair were traced to hotel and the
injured wife confronted her husband She demanded
that he deliver up her child and also her portion or
the money he had carried of. The husband was SO
electrified by her unsqspscted appear}ace that he
had not the resolution To make any terms, but
quietly conceded all ihat WI was las asked & for Having
him he could indulge his guilty love for the re-
malnder OF his life, she would feel quite content
she turned her back on him and set out for home
Mrs. Meresbach has acted very cooy and udiciously
throughout Poor Kirchner Is stln IN solitude at
HOb0ken.
DrsREUUrABLE HOUSE BROKEN UP-A Wo-
MANS CONFESSION the prisoners taken be-
fore Recorder Pope yesterday morning was Mrs.
Eliza Howell, keeper of tavern on the Paterson
plank road near First street. Beside her stood at
the bar ayoung girl named Bella Cook, and girl,
bearing in her arms q child belonging to Mrs.
Howell, ali being inmates OF the establishment The
complaint set forth that the landlady Kept dis
orderly house In the worst sense OF the term. Mrs.
Howell stated her case very plainly In defence She
said she lived there with man named Howell, who
desired that she should bear his name
aouva snd wh0 thew was were sns nos married HoM
resides in Barrow street New York but drops over'
to tine s ns ee ep
. nuisance, eating drinking aud smoking IN her es,
tablishment, but not paying cent; me young giri
satisfied that the place was low den, and accord.
ngly he held Mrs. Howell in 600 ball TO appear for
trial Bella said that she was sent by Howell to be
a acompanion to his wife; that she first became &C
quanted with him In o Hudson City horse car. but
she did not love him. Bella was discouraged. Many
young gents OF hoDoken who frequented tliB den
viii be called as witnesses on the trial.
Hudson City.
THE ALLEGED BRUTALITY BY BUTCHER.-The
examination Of John Miller, butcher and Jacob
Hamin, on the charge OF atrociously beating boy
named George Whltebread resulted In dismissal
OF the case by Recorder Aldrdge. Ynat tne iad was
the testimony against the accased was wholly In
suffcient to warrant their further detention.
THE FIRE COMPANY INvEsTIGATIoN.-The men,
bers Of Hose Company No. 8, who were arrested on
a charge Of dragging the apparatus over the side
ANIMATION before Recorder Aidrtdge Adoph
Sheppard was the only member identified as being
out that night when the 0fenc0 was committed, ana
he was lined five dollars The others were dis
charged.
Newark.
THE POLITICAL MUDDLE-Although the local
newspapers have well nigh exhausted the Common
Council deadlock through the action OF Alderman
CAIN the public mind not quiet the subject yet
and on all sides the question IS asked dozen times
day "What next Is to be donesn There seems to
be little doubt that Mr. Gam Will stand by himself
II he wont with his democratic colleagues, and il Ii
also almost matter OF dead certainty that strong
effort will be made to rush bill through the Legis
latnre cutting up the Seventh ward one OF the
biggest democratic strOnghods into two wards.
The accomplishment OF this would give the demo-
Gratis majority OF two members In council without
Cain Several meetings OF persons In favor Of the
movement have been held.
A plRcl AZ cA,IGpT IN JM ACT