Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-12-11
STATE NEWS.


The Jersey City aldermen hive decid
ed to carry on public improvements
through the winter to furnish work to
to those now unemployed.
An unknown man while walking upon
the track Of the Eric Railway, near
Penn Horn Greek, Tuesday night, was
run over by train and instantly killed.
During a fight Tuesday night between
tiremen connected with the West Hobo
ken fire department Edw in Collins stab
bed n fcllow-ireman named Ward twice
in the left and three times in the right
side with II pocket knife.
The Delaware, Lnckawana and West.
ern and the New Jersey Central rail-
roads protested to the Jersey City com
missioners OF appeals yesterday that t O
property which they own in the city has
been assessed at too high figure.
One lockwood, a sewing machine
agent, started from Bayonne on Tues
day. Yesterday his hat and satchel
were found on the shore Of Newark hay.
In the bag was a'letter announcing his
intention to commit suicide.
What are supposed to be the remains
of John Appleton, who has been miss
from MiddleseX county since last winter,
were last week found by party of gun
ners III small open space in the dense
woods beyond South Amboy.
Robert n. Woodwork, the lato Pre-
sident of the State bank OF New Bruins
wick, is lodged in cell No. II in Trenton,
and has declined to make any state
ment. An effort will probably be made
to bring his case before Judge Scud Ter
to day on an application for writ of
habeas corpus.
VIM. II. Parker, who was appointed
a special officer by the Jersey. City po-
lice commissioners to secure the con,ic.
ton of saloon keepers who had violated
the Sunday law, was arrested yesterday
and fined fifteen dollars tor being drunk
Justice =, hackelton took his badge of
office and committed him.
The children connected with the Jer-
sey City public schools will given grand
entertainm Mt on the 10Th aud 10th in
slant, ut Keplar hill, for the benefit of
the poor of the city. Six hundred and
fifty pupils will take part in tho exer.
cises, which will consist of culiStheuics,
singing, etc.
Cornelius Cornell was lodged in the
Morristown Jail Yesterday on charge
OF forcing M entrance on Tuesday night
into the residence of Rev p. Smith,
Catholic Priest at Madison, and firing a
revolver at one of the inmates. He is
believed to be insane and has threuten-
ed to shoot any Priest on sight
As the ferryhoat Darcy was entering
her slip foot of Exchange place, jersey
City, last nigh, an unknown man sitt-
ing on the guard rail at the stern OF the
boat, drew II pistol aud pointing it at
his breast discharged the contents into
his body. His body fell backward into
the river A deck hand picked up the
mans hat which is the only clue to his
identity. Coroner Mahan soon reached
the spot, but the hour was SO late that
he thought search for the body had bet
ter be deferred.
The directors OF tho. Hoboken savings
bank represent that they have received
ample securities from Messrs. Fisk 4,
Hatch for the ninety-four thousand dol
lars due the bank from that firm. The
argument upon the petition praying that
the bank be adjndged bankrupt will be
heard Friday next. Judge Nixon has
so modified the injunction against the
directors as to allow them to receive
debts due to the bank and invest the
proceeds in United State securities.
at niue o'clock yesterday morning a
three-story frame building 10 course Of
erection on the corner of Sixteenth ave.
nue. and Cabinet street, Newark, was
blown down and completely destroyed.
Six ca penters were engaged upon the
roof of the building All of them save
Charles Arnold escaped unhrrt. Ar
mold injuries arc not serious. The
building was owned by George Herman,
and the builder is Beda Vol /, Mr..
Voigt claims that the structure was put
up stoutly enough for one of its size
The loss is about $2,0e0.l