The Monitor., 1884-11-07
STATE NEWS.

The Shark river oyster crop has been
seriously damaged by weeds and grass
falling on the bivalves and running them.
An effort is being made to introduce the
electric light into Bridgeton. Several busi-
ness men have agreed to subscribe to the
stock
The Womens Christian Temperance
Union distributed hot rolls and coffee to
the workers at the Camden polls on cleo
ton day.
The hotel at Millville known to the tray-
cling public as the Loper House, has chan
ged hands and will soon reopen under new
management.
Aaron Hutchins, TO Burlington, while
cleaning out rain spout on the roof OF his
house recently, fell to the ground and was
instantly killed.
Michael Potter the Cumberland county
centenarian, has been out in the field husk-
ing corn during the season. He says he
never felt better.
The Workingmcn's Institute at Millville
was damaged by fire to the extent of $500
on Friday morning The fire must have
originated from an open fireplace.
In Atlantic county, Moses o. Brown, a
colored man, has been sentenced to 81 years
in the State Prison, ior endcavoring to
wreck a train of the Philadelphia and At
lantic City railroad by placing distractions
upon the track.
Charles Franklin was arrested by Detect
i've Platt of the West jersey Game Protect
i've Society, last Friday evening near Wood
bury. for shooting quail ont of season. He
was taken before Justice Livermore and
fined fifteen dollars.
At the Mercer Court on Monday Judge
Stewart sentenced the Trenton and Allen
town Turnpike Company, convicted of
maintaining nuisance by keeping it's roads
in bad condition and charging toll, to
pay fine of s25 and costs.
| One hundred and three deaths occurred
in Paterson during October. This is a fal-
| ling off from the previous month, when
| there were 127 deaths During the past
few weeks there have been quite number
of deaths Of children reported from Group.
William f. Bailey. Postmaster of Cam
den. has offered $50 for the detection of
parties publishing and circulating circu-
| larcontaining slanderous allegations against
| himself and Senator Sewell He also offers
| to give $1,000 to the charitable institutions
of Camden if the charges preferred against
his official conduct can be proven.
The shooting season for quails and rab-
bits opened last Saturday and game is
reported plentiful throughout the South
| Jersey counties. The officers Of the West
Jersey Game Protective Society have re-
ceived special instructions to keepa vigilant
watch for nonresdents found cunning with
out license from the Society, and all such
when found will be arrested.
Coroner Justice held an inquest on Mon
day at Gloucester City in the case of Joseph
BuXbaum, who resides at 920 North
! Seventh Street, Philadelphia, and who
committed suicide at the Buena Vista Hotel
on Saturday night. The wife and son
of the deceased were present, but no new
points were elected. The jury rendered
verdict of death by suicide while tempor-
arly insane"
On last Friday night the residence of s.
Toy, Of Palmyra, this State, was entered
by burglars. Miss Toy, II years old,
grappled with one of the burglars and
was thrown down flight Of steps. A de-
scripton Of the burglars was left at the
Central Station in Philadelphia, and on
Monday John Williams and Wildey White
both colorcd, were arrested A watch
taken from Mr.. Toys house was traced to
Williams.
The inhabitants of Sea Isle City were Wis
tied few days ago by one of those lucky
events which sometimes happen to dwellers
by the mighty ocean. Innumerable quanti-
ties of weak fish were feeding and disport-
ing themselves not very far out from the
shore when an immense school of blue fish,
or swapping mackerel, came rushing down
the coast with the speed Of an express train.
iHty Spitd tiicl piSy, anu WIN oiHiooI iu-
man sagacity drew half circle around the
weak fish. When the latter saw they were
pursued by their larger enemies, they strug
glod in every way to escape. The surface
of the water was lashed into foam and
many of the weak fish leaped into the air
in their efforts TO escape from the ravenous
foe. The circle was closed in, aud although
some escaped through it, large number
were forced in toward the beach, and driven
up on the shore by the swapping mackerel.
Here they were gathered in, still alive, 10y
the people who were attracted to the scene.
Some of the older inhabitants ray such all
event has not happened at STA Isle City for
years.