The New York herald., 1874-09-22
NEW JERSEY.

According 10 the Official report smallpox has
almost entirely disappeared in Newark.
The taxes and assessments come In slowly to
the Collectors Office in Jersey CITY. Only
$40, 500 As was received during the past week.
man named Collins has been sentenced to q
term of one year in the State Prison for selling
liquor within three miles OF the tunnel OF the
Easion and Amboy Railroad.
Two schooners, one of 800 tons and the other OF
800 tons burden, have Just been launched at Den.
nisvie, Cape May county. The former is the
largest ever built In South Jersey.
William Sheridan, a lad OF about ten summers,
has been committed to the Phillipsburg jail to
answer the cnarge Of shooting at q man named
Patrick White, because the latter refused to leave
an orchard owned oy Sherldan's father
g The democratic caucus OF the Board of Alder
men of Jersey City has resolved to vote against
the appon tment Of committees or any disturb
apce OF the existing order OF things during the
absence in Europe OF the President, Mr.. Har-
rSon.
Two juveniles named Gibson and Joseph, tho
latter being an Italian, got embroiled in q quarrel
at Railway lately, when the latter stabbed his an.
tagOnist with pair OF shears, severing the main
artery in the thigh and otherwise nhictng dan.
gerous wounds. Joseph was arrested.
The indicted Street Commissioners OF Green.
vile were brought before the Court OF Special
Sessions in Jersey City yesterday, their term of
bail having expired. Each OF the Commissioners,
Messrs. Bostwick. Vreelaud, Rowe and Shaw, re.
neWeu Jnelr DOnu5 10 appear at the next term or
the Court.
Louis c. Walrabe. now in custody and known as
"the Orange Mountain burglar" is held in the Es-
sex County Jail to appear for trial no less than
twenty-seven complaints. II found guilty on all
the accusations Louis would be entitled to only
Z70 years in state Prison. He will probably plead
guilty and get ten or fifteen years.
About % week ago Mr.. John Hancock died in
R0ckland county, New York. He was resident
OF Orange and lett an estate of S45OOoo. In his
will he left about So 900 to the Orange orphan Asy-
where. Now there is talk of cOntestIng the Will on
the ground that undue influence had been used to
divert Mr. HancOck's mind.
The CorOner's Jury in the case of the murdered
policeman. Philip S. Smith, of Hack ttstOwn have
brought in verdict that the deceased came to his
death from blow inflicted with club or some
smooth instrument on the LETT side of the head by
Andrew Osen late OF Hackettstown on
OF eleven and Twelve O'Clock. Olsen mas been
arrested and committed to answer, but he stOutly
denies the charge preferred against him.
The junior members Of st. Mary's Catholic
Library Association, of Hoboken, gave an enter.
talnment IN st. Mary's school, last evening" to aid
in delraying the expenses OF construction of the
proposed new Catholic church In that city. the
hall was crowded and the exercises. which con.
sisted OF vocal and instrumental musical perform.
ances, defamation and the comedy OF the
Terrible Example," were loudly applauded, che
entertainment Is to be repeated this event. q,
owing to the popular desire to aid the clergy n
their heavy task OF building house OF wOrshi
adequate to tue needs OF the Catholic populatt...