New-York tribune., 1884-03-01
NEWARK.

800 feet above high-water mark.
NEWARK.
The Democratic majority in the Common Council
las blindly pursued course which VIII unuouIIC ~
edly give the control of the city government W ino
Republicans next year. At the charter
last October many Republican voters stayed away
from the polls there being remarkable ianIhh on m
in the maiorites of the Republican wards, anu hs
result DemSerac mayor xras mas even Democratic
majority wear ago an ordinance was passeu
forbiddina removals from the police force ior po,,
litioal reasons As soon as the Democrats ootained
control they set about to repeal this ordinance In
order TO make the department strictly partsan n
repeating ordinance was passed'but 1t was carIleu
on writ of certorari to the Supreme Court Tor re-
view. A second ordinance as then introduced
and passed on the third reading last Friday hgnt' g
This and other partisan tactics has disguised ne
publcans and independent voters, VINO VIII iuln
the Democrats out of power next October. ana re-
store the police and other departments to d1nei-
eut basis.
preaching completion, and this year The, patients
now in the old Camden-st. asylum Will be Trans
ferred to the new building The cost has Largely
exceeded the first estimates and IT Will be sun
further increased when a contemplated new wing
is added, but the need for the wOTk mas bcen SUN
that no opposition has been made aganSl IL py eue
taxpayers. The new building is OF stone, suDstan-
TALLY built and of handsome design. The Work Is
carried ON under the supervision vi committee 0l
FTeehOders.
Il is expected that William A. Hall, the default
ing chief clerk of the Controllers Office, Will be
brought up for sentence to-day and that ne VIII De
taken to Trenton Prison next week. hairs de1
falcation was over $50 600 and was accOmpi ished
by alteration in the Office books, which made MS
extraditiOn from Canada possible. tinley y. ~.
johnson, under several charges OF forgery. was
Halls counsel after he was brought nome ana gar
ried his case on appeal to the Supreme Court where
! he lett il when he fed from Newark. lhe DECISION
of the Court against Hall. His wife has Shown
great devotion TO him, visiting hin every day ~ le W
iai and using every means in her power 10 procure
money to pay the expenses OF his trial.
| Bishop StarEey. of the Northern Diocese Of New
Jersey no will sail for Europe with his wlie about
| fhe middle of June, has accepted an invitation
from the Scottish bishops To be present AT tne con
tenniai anniversary of the conservation OF nauuP
Seamrv1 he first American bishop, 20 be ceieOTa'e9
at Aberdeen in October Bishop Starkey mas hdi
| committed 10 him by the llouseOf bishops tne NAV
ter Of providing for the spiritual care OF the Ehensh
immigrants arriving In TINS country. ne nIs VII m
ten to the Archbishop of Canterbury, to WHOM ne
viii submit plan when IN England.
Mss Bertha Temple, the young woman who myso; yo
Bowery-st., tuesday, has been found IN the Ger
man Hospital. She is suffering from consumption
Ii is understood that the Rev. John A. Trimmer
has undertaken the pastoral WORK OF Ine Nlchhno
Presbyterian Church, aud will begin tomorrow.
The anniversary of the ChatUn Corner Church
| Sundav-school Will be held tomorrow afternoon.
| The Rev. DR.. lepwOrth and the Rev. Df. lay LOT
! will deliver addresses.
The Essex Republican League will give ITS an
nual dinner on March H.
! The town elections in Essex County will be held
on March IL. The officers to be chosen are nieiu-
| bers of the Town Committee, the Assessor, Com
mssioners of Appeals. Road Masters and me
| Chosen FrcehOlders who manage the county
| affairs The present Board of FreeholdeTs IS Re
| publican and as the majority of townships are Re
publican, the election Will not change the majority;
| The next board will select County PhysiGa ana
a PenitentiaIy Warden, in addition to tho usual
| officers
The First Regiment held we'll attended battalion
drill last evening at the arm0ry. After tho arm
the mark ksrnens badges for 1888 were presented 10
| successful competitors.
Samuel Beck, Mendel Gross and Samuel Walter
were arrested last evening for stealing sheathlng-
copper from the stOrehOuse OF the stephens % CON
dit transportation Company.
At the meeting Of the Board of Education last
! night Commissioners GOeler aud Martin were
elected truslees Of the Technica School to be esaD
| lished under the State law