The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-08
NEW JERSEY.

Two freight trans Of tue Pennsylvania Railroad
colltded In Newark on Saturday night, causing
considerable damage, put injuring no one.
Mr.. Allen. superintendent OF Public Buildings in
Hudson county, has brought suit against Mr..
Londrgan, member Of the Board Of Chosen Free.
holders, for asserting that he (Mr. Alen) signed
fraudulent bills against the county. Damages are
laid 1t $4,000.
Lieutenant Ehlers, OF the Hudson county artil
lery has been notified by General Plume that be
will be summoned before military board on the
charge OF using the State arms for other than mill.
tary purposes by firing on saluteS to the pilgrims
VINO s Sailed three weeks ago BY the French steam.
ship.
Every day new instances Of "lrregularity"-
the Newark term for official corruptlon-comes to
light in connection with the Board Of Freeholders
of Hudson county. certified bull for $l27 86 to
New YORK batter was ordered paid, and the hat
ter comes forward declares that the certificate Is
Q forgery and that the county does not owe him
more than half that sum.
Thompson Young, a resident OF No. 81 Bank
street, Newark, jumped from train moving into
Centre street depot on Saturday evening, and was
dragged under che wheels and terribly mangled
80 that ne died before midnight 1t was reported
In Newark that the conductor and brakeman OF
the train were discharged In consequence OF the
accident; but the railroad men deny this and say
Young alone was to blame.
Bishop Odenheimer visited the Protestant Epts-
copal churches in Hoboken, and administered the
sacrament of confirmation to two children in
Trinity and fourteen persons in the HUDSON street
church In the evening. The reverend pastor OF
the latter congregation, prior to the administra-
ton OF the rite. delivered an interesting sermon,
In which be deprecated sectariantsm. The floral
decorations OF the church were extremely beau IT,
full, and the Bishop seemed well pleased with is
visit
A shocking accident occurred on the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad at the Barrow street crossing Jersey
City.besterday evening, about halfpast six. A boy
named Charles Whitley tried to run across before
the gates were lowered Tor the approach OF a
train, and had reached the further gate when the
gate tender, Patrick Powers, lowered 1t. The lad
tried 10 get out under It by STOPPING, but before
he could do SO the locomotive struck him, crushing
his skull he fingered only few minutes. Powers
was arrested by Oficer Coward, and locked up to
await the result OF the coroner's inquest
The Church OF All Souls, the Unitarian church
recently organized by the Rev. Oscar Clute, In
Newark, has invited o council OF Unitarian
churches. from which 1t viii ask recognition and
fellowship as q Christian church. The Council as
Tie Broad street, Newark. The Rev. DR.. Bellows,
OF this city, win preach the sermon. The Rev. =.
4. Farley, d; d. OF Brooklyn, VIII ofrer the prayer.
American Unitarian Association, will extend the
right hand OF fellowship to the church.
Between eleven and twelve O'Clock on Saturday
night, whine the clerk OF Centre Market, in New
ark, was temporarily absent from his office, In the
desk of which was alb out $780, Special oificer Rey-
nolds, passing along, saw stranger in there NOV
ing about suspc!ousiy. Thinking the man was there
for no good, the officer made move to enter the
office, whereupon out jumped the stranger through
a window and tried to escape. He was caught,
though. In the Office was found finely finished
steel burglars Jimmy" The stranger was taken
xuha ha "a Ia hort
Mead and claimed to be brickiayer from Boston.
He Is held.