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MORE MARITAL TROUBLES IN JERSEY.

Newark has another case OF conjugal inrecity,
which, as regards Stiffness and sngularity, makes
all It's predecessors pale their Intellectual FIRES AS
the story goes, some two years ago Mr.. jeremiah
Baldwin, pleasant featured, well formed youth OF
twenty-one, became possessed OF handsome pro.
perty, estimated to be worth probably $4,000.
About the same time very soon thereafter he be-
came acquainted with lady in West Kinney street,
the mother OF manageable daughter whose
pretty face and charming figure constituted her sole
fortune. In due time Jerry and the daughter made
match OF 1t and went to reside In very nice house
owned by Jerry on Clinton avenue. The honeymoon
scarcely ended when Jerry, who Is, perhaps not the
brightest genius IN the world, began to get tired Of
having his wife call him fool, ''sony,n and such
like, and In a ft OF passion he deserted her. His
stay was not long however. though II had the effect
to improve his wifes manners. About this time
Jerry had been living little extravagantly, and by
way OF laying by nest egg for rainy day his wife
advised him to make over 10 her the balance OF his
property IN money, some $4,000. After consider
able ooaxing he did 80. within q few days the wife
has cleared out having previously taken the best Of
the furniture. Now that Jerry IL sans wife, sans
home and property he feels like one who
''Loved not wisely but too WELL"
From the wife he received note stating that she
never loved him and would henceforth live with her
mother. Alas poor jerry
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JtLEG8ApNlC NEWS ITEMS.

Gauls brewery in Philadelphia occupied by John f. Belts
entirely destroyed by fire yesterday morning at
O'Clock. The loss is $4,000.
Rev. b. H. Nada D. D.. Acting President Of the Drew
phia, suddenly, at six O'Clock yesterday morning.
The tannery Of Winsow 4 Mitchell, in Northumberland
N H. struck by lightning yesterday and destroyed.
loss IL T2500O, and Is partly covered by insurance.
Jacob Dougherty nineteen years Of drowned
Marlborough NJ " yesterday by the upseng of his boat
Three other in the boat but they
The New York Canal Board have decided that the
Black river awards legally made and that those
shall be sent back to the canaappaisers for
hearing.
nett and Scott Brigham, under in Exeter NJ H.
charged with ravishn2 supplemented girl fourteen years
old, In that town.
A hackman named Billy Scott who wasf at the Burning
seneman Was struck BY lightning during The Storm and It
IL feared, fatally injured The lady and gentleman
unhur.
General Starr and Colonel Smith, connected with the late
Fenian raid Canada with their COUNSEL Messrs Lanney
Folsom and Cleveland left Buffalo yesterday afternoon
any charges that pending against
them in the United States Circuit Court.
The funeral Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte took place at
Baltimore Sunday and attended only by the
friends of the family and those to whom special
lions had been extended. Among the palbearers
Minister Reverdy johnson, Hon. Thomas Swami General
John A. Dix and Commodore Purviance
The examination of the mate and of the italian brig
Josephine Norfolk Va yesterday charged with robbing
and threatening to xiii the pilot charge Of the brig
concluded this morning before the United States Commits
The charges made by the pilot not
and the accused were discharged from custody.
A fire occurred at Bnghamton Sunday morning BY
which the Of goods OF the following named
burned wholly partially :-Halock Brothers &
Schefers clothers and hatters Parker Webster,
perry damaged The very heavy. The agre
gate Of the insurance the stocks is Sil5OO.
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osner, and all business connected with them n
transacted at great loss of time, labor and
expense The grain vessels are carried around
Into the East river; the lumber vessels are
unloaded along the bulkhead, in the upper
part of West street, and the barges find the
best place they can. All this is wrong
There should be a district of our water front
set apart for the canal trade, where elevators
can be built for storing and reshipping the
grain; where the lumber market can nave
space and facilities for storage and reship-
ment. The place for this is the northern END
of the island. A canal two hundred feet wide
and twenty feet deep, connecting the North
and East rivers, should be constructed or
formed from the Harlem river, and u grand
basin, Of one hundred acres or more in extent,
should be made of the low land now over
flowed by the tide. Stone piers and bulk
heads should afford proper wharf facilities,
and commodious ireproof elevators should be
constructed. This is the proper point for the
accumulation of the cereal crops Of the West,
Instead of retaining them in Chicago, thou
sand miles from market, subject to the caprices
sof Fisks and Vanderbilts.
! The Corn Exchange building, enlarged to four
times it's present size, should be in the centre
of this new district of trade. The boats ana
ibarges from the North river would thus be saved
twenty-five miles in distance, and the grain
loading ships an equal distance in entering
The harbor through Long Island Sound. Such
improvements as these, common surate with
the present wants of commerce and the future
greatness of the city, are what is wanted.
Let the plans be comprehensive in design and
substantial in construction. Let the neglect
of fifty years be now remedied by the exercise
of clear intelligence and a sound Judgment.
We shall in this way alone do justice to our
selves and to those who are to come after us.
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ANU s E M E N rs.

OLYMPIC THEATRE-"FlELD OF TIE CLOTH OF
GoLD.n-There was, for this weather, very good
attendance at this house last night the occasion
or the first performance OF Byrons clever burlesque
which is SO well known here that extended com
ment on it would be supernuous. We doubt
If there has ever been before ON our
boards such dashing, piquant and interesting
representative Of Earl Darney as Mrs. James A.
Oates. She unites In burlesque those apparently
irreconcilabe attributes Of thorough musical talent
and all the CHIC dash and sporting vvacty that are
desirable in this branch OF acting. Miss Georgia
Dickson made very acceptable Lady Constance,
and Messrs. Dunn and Fisk, rs the rival kings,
were as funny as might be desired. The rest Of
the company were equally acceptable In their
ment scene Professor O'Relrdon in his quaint
performance ON the "Tumblerconian" created both
applause and enjoyment. The other features In
this scene were HernandeZ's Japs, guitar solo and
the French dancing master. The piece was placed
can only be described by the word "Tep' Mr..
Symons, the business manager has benefit on the
Fourth of July, on which occasion he will appear
himself.
WOODS MUsEUM-A versatility as sparklingly vi
vacous as IL Is pleasing and wonderful character
zes The acting of Little Nell, the California Dia.
moId, who made her first appearance in this city
last evening at this popular place OF amuse.
ment, and at which, as could hardly be other.
wise with all Its other mutitudinous attrac
lions, there was, Notwithstanding the cheated
term" good house. Little Nell made her
intiatory appearance in an exquisltey charming
farce called Popsey wopsey" written expressly for
her. and in which her protean powers are shown to
the happest advantage. 1t is necessary to see the
play to understand Its plot and properly appreciate
the multifarous characrerzatlons by this dashing
and piquant young actress. AS an Irish boy
she cannot be surpassed, and she Is equally
fine as a Dutch girl, while as a drummer
boy, banjo. solost and singer and dancer she is
OF the piece she was called before the curtain and
showed herself also felictious at speechmakmg.
she Is likely to be ruling favoriie here for some
time. The evenings fine entertainment concluded
with the famous Martinetti Troupe in the comic
pantomime, "Jocko." The Raves never played 1t
real and lifelikc and not half SO grotesque and
funny as Paul Martinettl.
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THE HEATED TERM.

Hot Weather and Still Upward Tendency Of
tho ThcrmonetrIcal Mercary-Conparative
Temperature In the Leading Cities OF the
United States.
IL Is 70 be hoped that the eliminating point OF
the cheated term" which commenced last Friday,
has been reached, and that the heat VIII now
begin to grow beautifully less" instead OF I'M
comfortably greater, as during the past rev
days. In this latter respect, however, I'VE
shall see what we shall see," for 1t POSSIBLY
may be that we have only entered on the beginning
OF the beginning and that there Is much ''worse
coming" OF course all anxiously hope, and we wish
we could and pray.-bur we very much fear there Is
but little praying done in city, ana II there should
be, that, like che prayers OF the wicked they
would avail but nttie-that 1t will not
long thus continue. the wishes OF vendors OF soda
water and retailers OF iced smashes cobblers Juleps
ana cocktoils and proprietors OF rural hotels and
country watering places TO the contrary notwth.
standing.
Such a torrid sweltering day as yesterday. such q
clear coudless sky great dome of brazen heat such
reflection OF convergent heat from side walks and
every pore, and greatly demoralizng 10 shirt collars
and shirt bosoms, and the most summary OF sum.
mer garments. Such heat not only wits ones gar
ments but the lie ana vim out OF one. II bad for
Of aI,' for horses. II Bergh ever had tears
10 sneu uo luust nave SHeu tnem yeSter-
day at sight OF the swetering, painting horses
dragging at weary pace city cars and onnbuses
all laden with human freight TO their full est capacity
But we Will not dwell upon the effects OF the heat or
those made 10 suffer by It or reoiced at 1t. 1t was
particularly severe ON outdoor laborers.
There Is one gratifying feature connected with
the present heated term, as viii be seen by the table
given below, and that Is, that excepting IN New
Orleans and Savannah there has been no such heat
anywhere else throughout the country as In this
city. We beat Havana and even Key West. The
following Ii the thermometrical record at nine A. NJ
yesterday In all the principal cities OF the United
States. The presumption Is that later In the day
the temperature In q majority OF the places named
was considerably higher, rs it certainly was in this
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SHOCKING RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
A Mother Jumps from n Train after Her
Child and IL Caught Under the Wheels.

A Mother Jumps from n Train after Her
Child and Is Caught Under the Wheels.
melancholy accident occurred on the New York
and Harlem Railroad, in Westcheser county, yester
day morning, which, 1t is feared, will result in the
death Of lady passenger who attempted to get or
name did not transpire Is a respectable married
woman living at Rawlings 'Dutchess county, who was
on her way from that place TO Katonah, accom-
panied by little daughter. On arriving at the
latter place the Child was assisted out
OF the car by gentleman, and az the same moment
the station, which forced the mother back into the
car. and before she had an opportunity to obtain
egress to the platform the train was put In motion.
On seeing that she was being carried away from her
child the almost distracted mother attempted get
of, and In doing so fell backwards and under the
wheels, which passed over one of her lower limbs,
almost severing 1t from her body. Fears are enter
taned shat the unfortunate woman cannot survive.
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year. 19]s
STORM
came up early in the evening. and by nine O'Clock
the rain came down quite lively accompanied by
flashes OF exceedingly brilliant and vivid lightning
and quick claps OF thunder. The thus cooled
on, and the reaction from the intense heat OF the
day was quite welcome.
THE CASUALTIES
resulting from the heat rs far US reported up to
late hour last night were not very many, everything
considered, as may be seen from the following
list
street, was found in the afternoon in King street.
Varick Frustrated by the sun and taken to the
Twentyeighth precinct station house, where resto-
raiiveS were applied and he was able to be carried
home
Nathan Whitfield was Frustrated late in the day
In Wooster street. Fourth, and was taken to the
Fifteenth precinct station house, where he recov-
cred.
through Baxter street, was sunstruck. He received
surgical aid at the Franklin street police station aud
then left for his home.
OF Whitehall and South Streets aud attended
by DR.. Andrews. He soon recovered, and was sent
Charles Clenahan, of 2O7 Spring street, died sud-
denly this morning in the hallway OF his residence,
from the excessive heat.
John Watson. aged twenty-five, OF 100 East Eighty.
fourth street. was overcome by the heat while at
work at a new building in Fifth avenue, Eighty
| sixth street. He was attended by DR.. McGregOr,
| ana taken to his home.
Thomas Smaey overcome by the heat at the cor
Bellevue Hse Sxst pna wasD''s'=' s'f'" :"
Joseph r. Sands, aged forty of 81 Watts street,
was found Frustrated by the heat In Reade street
and taken to Bellevue Hospital.
John Coliins,i aged eighteen. was found at l28th
street and Second avenue, suffering from the
bined effects OF the heat and cholera morbus. Taken
to Bellevue Hospital.
Jacob Inces, a German laborer residing in Thirty
sixth street, between Ninth and Tenth avenues was
overcome by the heat at Tenth avenue and Fifty
fourth street. Taken TO Bellevue Hospital.
John S. Forbes OfTwenty-eghth street and Fourth
avenua, sunstruck, and falling on the sidewalk
at Twentieth streer and Third avenue sustained Sc
we're injuries. Taken to Bellevue Hospital.
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THE INTERNAL REVENUE receipts of
theatres for the month of May, just published,
make some queer developments as to the taste
of our metropolitan theatregoers. The New
York Circus heads the list with forty thousand
dollars, which merely indicates that our heads
Of families are willing to give children full
share of amusement, and nothing could be
indicated more creditable to their taste
or their affections. The French theatre,
where Fechter and Miss Leclercq have
been playing, comes next, with thirty
three thousand dollars, and Wallacks next,
with twenty-nine thousand dollars, and here
no fault can be found with metropolitan taste
but the next highest on the list are the Grand
Opera House, Niblo's and the Olympic, where
legs and burlesque have predominated, ahead
of Booths and the Fifth Avenue, where the
legitimate and the romantic drama have full
play. Is it possible that our people are not
yet satisfied even in warm weather with the
heat and glare of spectacular monstrosities or
the lavish displays Of blonde burlesques?
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INDIAN REMAINS IN NORTH CAROLINA

[lrom the Goldsboro IN. C.) MESSENGER, June 1871
The retreating water OF the recent h gh re5het in
Orange county has unearthed eighteen Indian graves
on the banks OF New Hope creek. The Hillsboro'
Recorder says that three OF these were opened
and three dead Indians found sitting In their
skeletons with their knees drawn up To the stomach
ana their heads facing the east. They wore beads
are now IN the possession OF the editor OF the Re-
coider, perfectly preserved. These Indians were
wrapped IN q mating made out OF flag and plated
together, piece OF which was found preserved In
one Of their graves and Is now to be seen In our
possession. There six or seven different kinds
OF beads around their necKs-some blue glass ana
others out OF sOapslone or limestone. There were
also two pieces OF potter ware, with unexplainabe
hissrivnfics carved them, found In the graves,
TWO pieces or Siisn- pipa. another niece
or small pipe made exactly In the shape and nnane,s
OF a little buRe. The skulls were very thick and the
bones were exceedingly large.
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THE PACIFIC COAST.

Marriage Of the Governor of British Columbia
to q New York Belle-Shipwreck on the
Lower California Const.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 20, 1870
Governor Musgrove, Of British Columbia, was
to-day united in marriage to Miss Kate Field, a
daughter Of David Dudley Field, Of New York.
Bishop Kip oficiated. Governor Haght and Mayor
Seby were present.
The Greek nag Will be- raised over the new Consul
late in this city on the I'd OF July. There will be In
teresting ceremonies and national salute will be
fired.
There is democrstic majority in the oregon
Legislature on joint ballot of 10. The nomination Of
10 Lane for Senator is talked OF.
despatch from Fort Salvador announces the loss
Of the bark Marmaduke. near Scammous Lagoon.
Lower California. The vessel was dismasted and
biged. Tho crew we're at Scammous Lagoon.
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EUROPEAN MARKETS.

LONDON MONEY MAIKET.-LoNDoN, June 2O-2 80 r.
MConsols, 9za for money and 25 for the account United
States fvetwenty bonds 1852 9O 1865, sea- 1857 $50
ten-fortes, ~ Erie Railway shares fiat at 1885,; Illinois
Central. ll319 Atlantic and Great Western, 2sl.
PARIS BOURsF.-PARIS June 20.-The Boirse closed
firm. Rentes, 72f. 9Uc.
FRANKFORT BouRsE.-FnANKroRT. June 2o.-United
Tiv Enr,vI COTTON MARKET.-LIyERPooL, June 20-2 80
r. Motion steady but unchanged The sales of the day,
Il In estimated, will reach Il, 900 bales.
HAvRE COTTON MARKEr-HAvRE, June 20-Cotton
opened quiet
LIvERpooL BREADsTUFFs MARxET.-LivERPOoI, June
20-P M-Whea S. 3D. per GENITAL for No. red Western
LONDON PRODUCE MARkFT.-LoNDON, June 90
230 r. MTalow quiet and steady. Lnseed cakes quiet
Ell I'll 5s per for thin ob0ng for feeding Talow
hrmer AS ga per cwt Sugar quiet Sperm oil firm
Calcutta nseed rmer, but not quoaby higher Linseed
oil hrm.
PETROLEUM MARKET.--ANTwRRp, June 20-Petroleum
opened quiet at 52f. for standard white
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HAVANA MARKET.

HAVANA, June ~, 1870.
The following the condition of the Havana market at
the closing of business on Saturday
sugar-Prces stiff but quotations unchanged; the market
closed quiet but steady; exported during the week
Havana and Matanzas $4,000 boxes and hhds of which
$500 boxes and 1000 hhds to the United States
IN warehouse at Havana and Mantanzas $4,000
l5000 hhds.
Freights active owing favorable advices sugar
market abroad closing steady per box OF to Northern
ana Sounern ports OF the Sn ~ states g. ~ 81 e.
do S3 rs "a ton to Falmouth and ORDERS 3s AS 3d.
Bacon dull at 19c. 19sc. Butter steady at &c. Coal
oiThe market is supplied atl11 ~ reals Flour-The
market is supplied at 20 70 SO TO- HamsThe market ia
supplied at 2Sc for American sailed 26c for
cured Lard buoyan a. 9oAc in kegs and IKE in tins.
Lumber-White pine active at $50 ~ per NJ pitch pine
steady At 1927 28 per NJ Potatoes in demand ut IS 81.
Taow in demand at 12c. 124c. shooks-The market Is
supplied with box at 10 reals hogsheads dun So
Empty hogsheads dull at So 20.
Exchange On London, 15l4 l5M per cent premium;
Paris sixty days sight, 81 premium the United
States, sixty days sight IN currency 81 per cent dis
count do sixty days sight, in gold, 3k per cent pre-
MUM do, short sight, in gold, 81 54 per cent premium.
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KENTUCKY.

A Night Of Crime In Louisvill9-Work OF the
Pistol and Knife-Four Deadly ARRAYS.
LOUISVILLE, June 20, 1870.
Three deadly ARRAYS occurred In this city Sat.
urday night and another last evening. young
man named Sidney b. Wiley was shot and killed by
another, named william Sparks, aged twenty. Wiley
slapped Mrs. Sparks, the mother OF the young man,
which led to the homicide. While the officers were
In pursuit OF Sparks the body OF Wiley was robbed
OF six dollars.
William Lacy nsulted Mrs. Carrick, when son
OF the latter rushed upon Lacy with knife and cut
him down. He viii die.
Frank English was struck on the head by brick,
thrown by Charles Murphy, and Is In dying con-
ditiOn.
Last evening Dan Conkln was seriously wounded
by Patrick Sullivan, who used knife, and inflicted
wounds on Conkins head, from which he will
hardly recover.
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ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON June 90 1870.
The following special order has just been Issued
from the War Department.
For the purpose Of the diffusion OF instruction the
ected to serve In turn with the light batteries Of
iher respective regiments, not exceeding two years
1t any one tour.
From this rule may be excepted lieutenants In
command Of companies the captains Of which are
such officers as from accidental causes are unable
TO ride COMMANDING officers OF regiments WILL in
due to carry out this arrangement report to
the Adutant General of the army the names OF off,
GERS who should be transferred under this order.
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DROWNED WHILE BATHING.

An inquest was held at Yonkers, Westminster
county, yesterday, by Coroner Smith. on the body Of
Robert Davidson, aged nineteen years, VINO was
drowned while bathing In the Hudson river near
that village on Saturday evening. The deceased
went into the water with q companion on the even
ang named, and the latter, after remaining in the
river short time came out, ana while dressing
called repeatedly to Davidson, who did not return
IN answer. 1t is supposed that he got into deep
water, and, being unable to swim, persisted In the
dusk OF the evening" verdict was returned ac-
cOrdinQly. Deceased was q native OF Scotland and
had been only few months IN this country.
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BusIAl or the ANCIENT.
Obsoouies mt Columbia ColIcs

Obscquies mt Columbia College.
The solemn and imposing rites attendant upon the
burial of the Ancient were performed last night at
Columbia College with all the pomp and ceremony
customary on such occasions. The procession was
formed at the base OF the Worth Monument in Madison
square at eleven O'Clock p. NJ, and, with funeral
dirges from the band marched In torchghr
procession to the Catacombs In Fourth avenue and
Forty ninth street. The following was the order Of
march,
Platoon OF Police.
Grand Marshal. Charles II. Knox.
Band.
Orator and Poet
Undertakers
Bier.
Chief Mourner.
The line OF march was through Fifth avenue to
Forty -nnth street and Columbia College. On arrv-
ing at the latter place funeral dirge was
sung an grafton delivered, the funeral pyre
solemn and ludicrous In the extreme, when, AZ
the lightning flashed back reflection OF the red ana
blue lights, and the thunder rolled in echo to the big
bass drum while the skies wept tears OF sympathy,
the venerable Boesen was planted under the green,
and the class sang the mournful refrain OF
Behold how we've gathered at dead Of the night,
Bojesen TO bury by the torch's red light
With songs OF lamentng we've followed the bier,
With quaang Of lager our hearts we'll now cheer.
The funeral grafton was delivered by Mr.. r. X.
Hamilton and the elegy chanted by MIR. ". l..
Murphy, when the motley crowd retired
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ENGLAND.

Charles Dickens Memoriam-Iis Lust Will
In Church.
LONDON, June 90. 1870.
Many people assembled yesterday to listen to the
sermon of Dean Stanley, Of Westminster Abbey, on
the late Charles Dickens.
part OF the last viii OF Mr. Dickens was read. In
that he declines monument, but rests his fame on
his published works. He also urges his children to
practice Christianity in broad spirit not accepting
the narrow construction of any man or any sect.
The Dean closed with glowing tribute to the
'illustrious dead.n