The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-12-05

Several car loads Of carefully packed
boxes and cases have left Trenton for New
Orleans, comprising the exhibit 70 he made
at the Exposition by the Geological and
Statistical Departments II the state Gov
eminent. The display embraces all that
was in the similar exhibit II the Centennial
Exhibition and much that las since been
added.
1t Is proposed to fiji up Wesley Lake, the
body OF water that separates Ocean Grove
from Asbury Park. DR.. Henry Mitchell,
President ofthe Board Of Health at Asbury
Park, Is the leading advocate Of the filing
in. He says the stream from which Wes-
ley Lake receives it, supply Of water i
almost filed with fifth and garbage from
the settlements Of colored people scattered
along its banks
Tie Electors for President and Vice P'esi-
dent met on Wednesday at the capitals Of
their respective states, and east their bal
lots. in accordance with tie Law. The
View jersey Electors united IN recon-
mendlng Attorney General Stockton to
President-eIect Cleveland ''a- the proper
representative Of New jersey for Cabinet
position. in case GOV. Cleveland should de-
termiue to select a member OF rs Cabinet
from this state.
The State Board Of Assessors on Monday
made their first return under the new rail-
road tax laW Of their yaluation Of the rail-
road property in tie State. The whole
valuation will reach about 500. o00 600.
On ali this property tax Of oie-haIf Of
/ per cent isIevied. The state tax viii aggre-
gate about 800. go and the local tax over
300, 900. Tie State tax from railroads is
increased by this law 500. 600. aud the
local taxes nearly SEQ. go.
During the past year telephone coinmu-
nication has been established between nine
teen stations on the New jersey coast.
| This means Of communication has already
been Of great advantage. as it enables the
service to speedily mass a number Of crews
abreast Of any shipwreck, and steps are
/ being taken to connect many more stations
| by telephone Only twenty lives were lost
/ last year. ont Of 439 wrecks, from which
4412 persons were saved
Sheriff Smith Of Camden, on Tuesday after
noon served notice Of suit upon Secretary
| Zimmerman. Of tie Camden and Atlantic
| Railroad Company, which has been
brought in the Supreme Court by James y.
Barrett. under a recently enacted statute,
prohibiting railroad companies from run
ming trains composed Of passenger and
freight cars unless provided with an appa-
ratus by which the conductor can speedily
signal the engineer. \ fine Of 500 IS pro
yided for each ofense, 800 Of which goe.
to the informer when collected.
Eighteen young men and boys two Of
whom were black, entered into the public
competition for Congressman Ferrell's West
Point Military Academy appointment last
Friday. The examination took place al
the Cooper School house. Camden. I'll,
subjects Of examination were arithmetic
grammar geography, history and spelling
| Inc el9ht hl-Hest were suDIH4ttttl ~ d ille't
ical examination subsequently. The FOL
lowing are the names OF the applicants
Chas. B. F. Waller, Camden; Henry W
Harley, Gloucester City; Vim. Z. Gauntt
Paulsboro; Benz. o. Peacock, Finley Sta
ton; Frederick Dunlap, Camden, George
a. Myers, Camden, Oliver c. Townsend
Cape May; Franklin i. Smith. Camden
Newton II. Barnard, Merclantgille; Vim
A. Gordon, Camden; +. F. Patterson, Jr.
Camden: E. H. Robinson, Camden; Harry
A. Bean, Camden; VIM. Henry Hack, Cam
den; Edward Y. Stockham, Camden; JOIN
J. Haley Gloucester City; Chas. Reeves
Camden. \ choice will be made in a few
days.