The New York herald., 1870-02-04
SUBURBAN INTELLIGE NCE.
KEW JERSEY.
Jersey City.

jersey City.
AN ALLEGED SwISDLER CAPTURED-Yestcrd
forenoon gentleman named Alfred James Bowes
was arrested IS ne was stepping on board steamer
ut the Cunard dock charge OF entering the en-
ployment OF the Blair Iron and Coal Company and
obtaining rom one OF the officials the sum OF $ls7,
under preence OF sending 1t to his wife in England
to enable her 10 come to this country. Eowes re-
ceved the money and decamped. He was sent to
The prisoner Is minister Of the Protestant Church
OF England.
Hudson City.
THE CoURTs.-Before Judge Randolph, yesterday,
Charles Phillips pleaded guilty to assault and battery
on Elizabeth Wilson. Patrick Malone was sentenced
to three months imprisonment In the county ail
for larceny. wife Deater named Welsh was SEN
fenced TO thirty days Imprisonment in the county
prison.. Several other prisoners were then placed
on trial.
Newark.
SCHOONER COLLISION WITH TIE NEW MARKET
STREET Enthusiastically forenoon the schooner
Amos 7. Allison collided with the draw OF the new
iron bridge CT the OF Market street. across the
Passalc, and thereby lost her foremast and tore
away all ner foreward gear. 1t appears the draw
was partially open at the time, but owing to block
coming N r contact b WIN the gearing it nad to DO
master OF the schooner for not coming TO anchor
or tacking unsil the draw was open; while tue
schooner folks charge the bridge men with gross
negligence.
SHOCKING CONDITION OF THE STREETS. Mayor
Rcord, In his late message to the city fathers,
stated that Of the 227 miles Of streets the city pos.
sessed only twenty-seven were paved. That portion
or the unpayed 200 miles which Is laygey used for
business purposes is passabie In summer tine,
though only through thick clouds OF dust anu Ia
winter time when there ~ ssasonabe weather
through beng frozen hard but this year the ab-
sence Of any considerable frost has left tho
streets completely at the mercy or the mud.
An ex-member Of a New Jersey regiment,
resident in this city, and who now runs a
bakery, declares that the celebrated '.mud marchn
was scarcely less difficult TO navigate than
70 AZ 1ra mr.
II ls also fact that some II not all, the coal dealers
charge dollar more than the regular rates for every
have TO use two horses instead OF one. There was
presented at recent meeting Of the Board of Trade
mend!ng the Common Council to issue pavement
bonds similar to those OF Elizabeth whereby the
ei.Zehs s, wouu ne renewed from tne burden which
single assessment would impose.
Harrison.
ArPREHENsroNs OF AN EPrDEMIc.--A consider.
able portion OF tho inhabitants Of this town are
greatly agiated just now through apprehe ensons OF
fever Epidemic Last week Mr.. Hiram Gilbert an
aged and highly respected citizen, was gathered to
his fathers ut the age Of aixty.sx. The attending
phyElclan said that death WAS the result OF nlaui-
nation OF the heart but from the fact that within
a few days Mrs. Gilbert the widow OF deceased, and
passed into eternity, the report has gone abroad
that death IN each OF tho cases was the result
no rana tvSs but %6anans
OF the funeral OF the Old gentleman tne
corpse was openly exposed at Oak Grove place. the
elegant stone residence OF the Gilbert family, on
the line or tho New Jersey Railroad and viewed BY
scores OF people, many going even SO far as to KISS
the lips OF the dead The remembrance OF this does
anything but allay prevailing fears OF fever conta
gion. Ihe funeral OF Mrs. Hickes took place yeser-
day. Her husband, SAID to be OF rowing dlsposl-
tIOn has been away In California for several years
during which time she lived &C her fathers home
She leaves three children. H liz proper TO say chat
the physicians OF the town believe there fs little, II
any, cause for apprehension.
Paterson.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.-Abous six O'Clock last night
Robert Bsno,Ser ana snotner gentleman attached 70