The New York herald., 1874-07-01
NEW JERSEY.


met with sad death BY drowning at Camden on
Monday last
The condition Of Special Ofncer High, of Pater-
son, who was shot at PomptOn on Sunday while
making an arrest, is 80 much better that 1t is now
believed he VIII recover
Mayor Townsend, OF Paterson, yesterday issued
his annual proclamation relative TO the impound-
ing and destruction of dogs found running at large
in the streets unmuzZed.
A man named Schenck has been committed to
the Cumberland County Jail on the charge Of
1eiOniOusiy assauttng under aQgravatlng ctrcum-
sances, married lady st Port Elizabeth.
The Swiss residents of Newark nave resolved to
celebrate the birth OF American liberty on the
Fourth by q festival Invitations have been ex.
tended to Swiss societies IN New York, Brooklyn
and elsewhere to be present.
detective Nettleship is not insane, as rumOred
in Newark, though he is grievousy troubled first,
ABOUT the recent death OF O. fine boy and the
serious illness OF a second child, ana second, be-
cause OF the District sale affair.
Michael Henry who was shot at Weehawken on
Sunday, was visited by physicians yesterday who
pronounced him out of DANGER Richard Dobbs the
assai,ant, was thereupOn taken before Justice Of
the Peace, VINO admitted him TO bail in $4,000.
The Board OF Education OF Jersey City have made
the following financial estimate for the ensuing
repairs s2ooo3 fuel
SIS, rentals S., OO0 free library, $1,000 Total
1922, $50.
Contrary to all expectation, Mr.. A. Clark Squire,
the Brooklyn gentleman who had his skull frac-
tured at the Chestnut street man trap Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, IN Newark, on saturday night,
is still alive. and faint hopes OF his recovery are
indulged by his friends
As already stated, the intense heat Of Monday
overpowered many persons in Newark, but the
only fatal case OF coup de solicit was that OF John
Hutchinson, who died at the police station wnlle
being hamanely cared for. He lived at No. "A
Boyden street and was th!rty-nve years OF age.
Ioon ont
the body OF a man from the HackeDsack River,
near the Newark avenue bridge. The body ap-
peared to be that OF laborer and had evidently
been in the water about month. Tne pody OF me
Prussan who committed suicide on sunday morn
ing has not yet been recovered.
The following Is the estimate OF the Board OF
Public WORKS of Jersey City for the ensuing year,:
Cleaning and repairing streets and sewers. sos oOo
reconstruction OF streets and sewers 900; sala
mes, $40 coo; repairing public buildings, $4,000;
printing and stationery, 81, 900; railroad, wharves
piers and bridge, So, 900. Total, $4,000
kerosene lamp exploded in the basement OF
the house No. 1873 Ninth street, Jersey City, on
Monday night James Clougherty. who occupied
the apartments with his wife and family, was seri-
Ously burned and his wife sustained injuries that
| Will probably prove fatal The unfortunate woman
| was taken to ST. Francis Hospital Her husband,
| in his erorts to save her, was severely burned.
| The Board Of Physicians and Surgeons, consist
ing of Drs. Baldwin, Dunham, English, Mathison,
| Van Uyke voorhees, anu W IIldmS, VI pt. feteI' q
Hospital. New Brunswick, have severed their con-
nectiOn with that institution on the grounds that
no guarantee OF the validity OF the ''act Of authOri-
zation and commission, has been given them from
the authorities OF st. Peter's church. Tbev say
! the non-secrarlan character OF the institution
should be assured beyond all manner OF doubt, and
at the same time SPEAK highly OF the benevOience
and charity oil the Rev. Father Rogers. pastor Of
ST. Peters.
| The rioters who were engaged in an attack upon
policemen in Jersey City on Sunday morning were
called up yesterday before Justice Keese, Henry
A. Thomas who made the af1davit that Coyie
broke into his store refused to press the charge,
| and the accused was accordingly discharged, not,
however, till the Justice had administered a severe
| reprimand to Thomas for the loose manner In which
| he had made 80 serious charge and then with
drawn 1t. Thomas COyle brother OF the accused,
was held for an assault on the police and Andrew
Brogan was fined $50 for carrying concealed
weapons. The other prisoners were discharged.
The long expected contest between The steamers
Of Engine Companies Nos. and came OF ir
Paterson yesterday. No. Q Is jeffrey engine
owned by the company, and No. s is Pater
son made engine owned by the city. Tlert
was an immense crowd present. The stakes were
$500 a side, each engine to play for an hour with
steam pressure not TO exceed $50 pounds
through not less than fifty feet OF hose, ant
the engine squirting the turthest to be declared
the winner. The greatest distance thrown by No
was 25s feet IL inches thus falling short OF No. II
feet 8 inches No. SIS company claim that shorti,
after STARTING the packing in their chamber go
loose: but the Judges decided No. fairly entitled
10 the stakes and the $1,000 was accordngi,
handed over to tnat company.