New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-30
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
p.yGER OF PoLLUTING JERSEY "ArEhS
,rrsr,Sc AGAINST A PROPOSED SEWAGE SYSTEM
Al PASSAIC.


PROTESTING AGAINST A PROPOSED sE"A'h '''''''1
AT PAssAIC.
The reope of Jersey City, Newark, anu Piwer
,s which get their water from the f'ssaN niovi
pa become greatly alarmed by an oucidl "lt
ss"nncement that system OF sewerage hts poV ! -;
posed for Passaic City when wr bc carried into
naect II is believed that the sewage thus enPttu
INTO the river would polute the water SO a. ~
make II unfit for drinking purposes ne aS 80
.;s Of Jersey CITY and Newark have detGrmlneu "
take legal steps if necessary, 20 restrain lle "s''
authorities from carrying cut inc piopuS'i Jersey
S;tv was represented by President LemDeck niI' 30
commissioners Leake, Van keuren an9 hge,'S and
tne Doat% Counsel Brinkerhof Newark sent pr
lofts Southland of the Agueduct Boaru NV k;1
GRAY superintendent of the Aqueuuct, anu tSnncfor
A iireathead. James Contier, SANITARY iEnsP or
~ .he Passaic and its tributaries anu irolessoi "a
r / eeds of Hoboken, who analyses the NG.el a.
stated RODS were also present. Inspector NoutIa
sd n rcnort of his work for the last month. ne
fonnd that the pollution OF the water hau sisntAA
diminished from the average, WlCh no 1i -
70 Tho fact that the mills in Paterson had ooen
.vrning an half time Since last April the caIcasSes
of sixtv-seven dogs. two sheep ana a goat MI 1
taken from the river. The inspector reporter u1"e
he had detected a scavengcr in the act OF duhpnH
load of night soil into the water lie also us,
covered that the pound master in Passaic drowned
nil carturcd dogs IN the river and buried the bodies
neor Tho hank This and several othcr sources u
pollution had been ahated Professor Leeus htH.pu
that on account of tho polluted condItlon oi Inv C,'
N,son ondSn was in 1888 and 1913 when the
cholera ragged there. lie deemed 1t his duty 10 gNe
warning that visitation oil the cIoloIa W Nu"",
md Jersey City was imminent unless SohiC lloaiio
were adopted of procuring pure supply 9i N!utvl,
This can be done 10y extending the pipes ana E't!,nE
a supplv from the Upper passaic. Inc onleCtlon
,yas niade that neither city is In condition 10 near
the expense no money having been alPIVpI loi
that purpose nor can any he appropriate ,IuI
Legislative authority Application for rellei VIII
be made to the next Legislature. II was roughly
estimated that the cost of extending the pipe INES
would Ice 5000 900 and there would DC lIe hu,ll-
tlonal mud probably greater expense OF purchasing
the interest of the Society for seiul MhhHctuI's
OF Paterson i'm that part OF the flNor' nIoU9t
against the proposed sewerage system Tor aSS2Io
n,tcrcd scui to the proper city authorities. In
case the protest Is not needed the law Officers vi
Jersey CITY aud Newark are instructed To Apply 10
the Chancellor for an Injunction
IvAp1NG A COAT OF TAR AND FEATHERS.
Dornnrd Ostcrbnio n wcll-to-do German, Ia n cur
pcntcr in Northport. L. |. lie has ono unuRhter,
1oun "A handsome brunette. age 20 who came IRON
Germany last winter where sho hgd been lclt 10
finish her education, ONctbdio hni IN MA eilp,oF
y good hooking workman. Icuntd Fisher VINO lo-
gnn 90 pay nssiduoua attention toI'9h' Nihc WeVsH
ago Iona disappeared Nothing was hohido h'l Tor
d month when lcttor wna received nom hct euE,
Ing that tlc WAS ia Germany where fihncr ma
sent her aud that she had boon married 10 MN Tor
several months Her father sent money lol lcI re-
INN mud she arrived home On Wednesday. Fihher
learned of her return Yesterday, when he packed hp
his clothing and left the place. Lena l0ld strange
story OF her marriage saying mat hh1I hlltI max
90 marry him, but ala mol want heI paiohitS, 10
know II. she agreed. and Fisher procured Bible
which he told her 70 kiss and promise To he good
wife, he going through a similar performance
which, he said was the American way OF beng
married. They lived together until Fisher became
afraid that their secret would be discovered, When
Re took her to Ncw-Yor put her on steamer going
20 Bremen, and as il moved from the dock, jumped
ashore leaving her to go alone. Osterbaie 9nt4lhed
q warrant for Fishers arrest and Constable Joper
has been searching for him, but can ma no trace
of him. 1t has been learned that the Young man
recently became engaged to an estlmable young
woman in the village and the wedding was 70 take
place next month. The village Is considerably eX-
cited over the affair, and threats are made OF tar
ring and feathcrng Fisher If lie Is arrested
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CHARGED WITH INHUMAN CRUELTY.
Sarah Mclaughlin has begun suit ! the CITY
Court, Special Term, before Judge McCue, against
Isaac, her husband, for limited divorce on the
ground of cruel and inhuman treatment The object
Il to secure some legal provision for the care and
custody of her Youngest child, now eleven months
old The McIauGllins were married In 1863. ana
have eight children, six of whom are IN ne ButIer-
st. Home. The baby j. IN charge OF MI, McLausnTT
Inns mother and his oldest daughter. Inc plahtlH
charges that her husbands treatment OF hcI mas
been peculiarly cruel since 1876, when he beat ana
kicked her and drove her out of the house men sne
was about To become mot her. In s. ne aeitIh
drove her out. and forbade her to return. she De-
gan suit iGr divorce lie PIOT TIt ~G her,
youngest child was born he refused hGr proper I9ou
medical aid clothing. and swOre at her Tor calling
him up in the night when the baby was born she
aleges many other acts of cruelty against HIM, all
of which he denies and says that his wife Is insane
He once had her sent to asylum She denies that
Abe is insane but says that his treatment did impair
Der mind.
Judge McCue ordered Dir. Bowen, to examine her
ss TO her mental condition and adjourned the case
70 Wednesday DE- Bowen on the occasion of her
committment testified that she was sane.
THE BROOKLYN POST OFFICE SITE.
The buildings now occupying the site of the pro-
posed Federal building at Washington johnson
and Adams SITS. have been sold at public auction,
for SO 1867 Work on the foundations oil the build
fpgs will begin as soon as tho old houses are re-
moved The lots will he inclosed 10y fence, ten or
twelve feet high. Assistant United states District
ATTORNEY Angee SAYS that thus work. if the Govern
ynent approves the plan will be done by the Grand
Army of the Republic through the Memorial "
Scutiyc Committee. and they arc to be allowed TO
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