The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-07-11
II the State Of Nev Jersey.

Edward Hertoz, aged 20 years, re-
siding at Jersey City, while cleaning
revolver on Tuesday afternoon
placed the barrel in his mouth to
blow through it. The bullet went
through the roof of his mouth and
lodged in his brain, causing instant
death.
Mrs. Wealthy Hill Wilcox Pritch-
ard, aged 60 years, very devout lady,
temporarily staying at Asbury Park,
committed suicide at that place, on
wednesday, by opening the arteries
CT her left wrist with pair Of scis-
sors.
Temperatures were reported, on
Wednesday, of 900 in the shade at
Long Branch. $50 at Red Bank, aud
and 1917 at South Amboy
During June the City Clerk Of
Camden issued 80 building permits
fos 81 buildings These included IA
new buildings, the remainder being
for alterations, repairs and additions.
The buildings include oue pen factory,
to be altered, one newspaper Office to
which an addition is to be built, and
ten new houses. Farmers and others
through the country have pat up
more new buildings, made more re-
pairs, &c, during the past six months
than for two years previous
Some Of the Philadelphia papers
have attempted to get up sensation
relative to the appearance Of Asiatic
cholera in Camden, based upon the
fact John Dunn, aged SO years, keeper
Of saloon at No o07 Market street,
died on Tuesday afternoon Of cramps
and other symptoms Of cholera. An
interview with DE-. Marcy, one of the
physicians employed in the case, dis
closed the fact that the patient was
seriously troubled with diarrhea, las
citude and vomiting, until at last the
symptoms we're indicative OF Asiatio
cholera; but the case vas entirely spo.
radio, aud their Il no reason TO supz
pose that the case is at all epidemic
Drs. Ridge aad Benjamin, Of Cam
den on Wednesday amputated the arm
of Oscar Lane above the elbow, after
every effort had been made TO save it.
Mr.. Lane was crushed between two
cars Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
about week ago 1t gangrene is
not developed within four days above
the cutting the patient may be CON-
sidsred safe.
At Jersey City, early on Wednes--
day morning, Captain Henry Taylor,
Of the schooner River Queen, went
on board the schooner Yankee Doodle
lying alongside his own vessel, aud,
without auy apparent provocation, as
saulted Captain Frederick II. Reeder
with an axe. Taylo., after nearly
cutting eff one Of Roeder's legs, broke
the other with olob. Captain Noah
Crammer # The schooner Excel, went
to the assistance, and was shot 10 the
abdomen by Taylor, who had obtained
gun. Officer Speer, attracted By the
noise, went on board to arrest Taylor
but was compelled to retreat before
TayiOr's axe. Finding detective
named Bowe, they returned to the
vessel, and Taylor continued defiant,
Bowe Gre three shots ct him, two
of which took effect in his legs. Tay-
lor then jumped overheard and swan
about 10 tho river for half an hour
before the officers could capture him.
General j. Madison Drake, of
Elisabeih, having been bitterly de-
nouneed for rejoicing over the reported
death of President Garfield, has pub
lished card stating that he deemed
the report "sell," and, being a
"Stalwart," answered it accordingly,
"tbat he was glad that Arthur would
now be President" although be really
had 40 idea that the President had
been shot.
Sarah Harris vas run over and killed
at Orange, on Tuesday, by wagon,
driven by James Mcguire, who was
drunk at the time. A Coroner's jury
ia the case has found Mcguire guilty
Of maDslaughter
The fre-bell Of Salem, weighing
a thousand pounds, while being rung
Ga the morning Of the 4th inst, fell
from its swing splintering aplaiform
10 its downward course, and sinking
several inches into brick aoor.
fortunately no one was hurt and the
bell was not injured.
Two persons, who were bathing at
the foot Of Kentucky avenue, at At
lantic City, on Wednesday, got be-
yond their depth and narrowly escaped
drowning They were rescued in an
insensibIs condition, and some time
elapsed before they were resuscitated.