The New York herald., 1870-01-10
suEU2BAN INTELLIaENCE
E.W JERSEY.
Jersey City.

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A TEMPERANCE SOCIETY was recently organized
In St Mlchaers parish The first meeting OF TIC
body was held yesterday, at the new scho0house
about PERSONS. These men propose 10 decrease
taxation by reduction OF the police iorce, as the
bluecoais VIII lind their occupation goae. Ii tins
eApec ctatlon b. realized excise law viii be unne.
ceSSary III the seventh ward.
"A PASSENGER ROBBED ON FERRYBoAT.-Two
evenings since passenger named Henry Parker,
the Desbr street ferryboat robbed OF his
watch and fifteen dollars in money by man who
had been IN the employ Of toe Terry company as .
deck hand until recently The ai,eRei thief was
arrested the New York side and taken to the Firth
the Charge as nc wis unwilling To undergo the in-
convenience oi negcctlng his business by attending
al the courts The Fellow, VINO got or SO safely, re-
sides IN Jersey cily. where he IS well known.
ANOTHER FERRY PASSENGER OvERBOARD.-Last
evening" at twenty minutes past nne, as the ferry
boat hudson CITY Was entering the slip at the foot
OF CortIendt street passenger named John O'Leary
vino seemed to he III great hurry, jumped for the
ordge Dut fell overheard. As the slip Is blocked
up with ICE TIE man did not go under water, but
quietly TIL LADDER was lowered by tue bridge
BenJanIn Kummes, pulled MIN out. Inis IL the
tenth passenger who lell overheard through recA-
e5sness within the past TWO months at this ferry.
and all w,ie rescued by tine two employees alluded
".
Newark.
SERIOUS SIDEWALK ACcIDENT.-Early yesterday
morning officers Lambnus and jacob discovered q
map named Thomas Bradley. resident OF Howard
street. lying on the OF Nicholson and Augusta
streets, suffering greatly from broken leg. While
Oh his way nome, after midnight he slipped on the
Ice and sustained The injury described. He was
paced IN buggy, removed to st. Nicholas Hospital
and his friends notified.
LIGHT FINGERED GENTRY IN CUsToDY.-On Satur-
day night the saloon OF Peter Conway. No. 13 Wick
liiie street. was entered by thieves and about fifty
dollars worth OF property carried OIL. complaint
was made yesterday Charging four young Ie,iOws
with the cri1e. one OF these, spruce LOOKING
youngser nasled Daniel Kelway, OF No. 4S Golden
street. was arrested last evening and held.
FIRE IN A CHuRCH.-About seven O'Clock last
evening fire broke out In the First Reformed
church, on Market street, through detective due
running along the noor The Fire Department
turned VuL promptly, and 5ubdued the flames before
any very serious uanage was 0ccasioned. The loss
in carpets ana furnLure will be aoout $780, The
occurrence preveiCel the holding Oi the usual SUD
day evening services. Ii Is fortunate tnat the fire
broke cur az the time II did. An hour later the
church would have been filled with people, and tile
consequences might nave been sad. -
sonth Amb0y.
A DECK HAND INSTANTLY KnLLED.-On Friday ev-
ening as the steamer Atlas, plying between New
York and South AmDoy, had reached the deck at
the latter station. two lady passengers la sfeir eag
erress 10 get OH were standing under the apr on
tine men were IN The act Of le.,Iag down. A deck
hand named John hidde seeing the danger IN winch
..- .u,rs were placed stepped ,sryaSa ana pushed
tnenl qacYMard, but ha" NOT 70 Get away MN
sei. Enen tue apron, weighing two tons. .--1
n.y., n.y., unu striking him on the head broke his n.
a., Ur siiiate MAJ was twenty wears OF are
ans Teklaeu formerly at Middetown Point, N, J.