The Penn's Grove record., 1884-11-29
DoN PEDRO.
STATE ITEMS.

Camden's new Court House will be
completed and ready for the opening of
the JANUARY term of the Court.
The State Agricultural Society has
declared a dividend of s per cent. as a
result of the late Fair.
One of the newly elected Coroners of
Burlington county was summoned upon
a case within an hour after being
sworn into Office last week.
Secretary Frelinghuysen has been
elected PTeS.dsnt of the American
Bible Society. His uncle Theodore
held the same position for several years.
The brutal sport of prize and glove
fighting, has be killed in New York
city by Judge Barrett anc the Grand
Jury.
Acrew of surfmen from the life-sav-
ing stations ON the Jersey coast will lie
taken to the New Orleans Exposition
to illustrate the service.
Harper's Bazaar says: 1.-THE Seckel
pear was Il Seeding on the ground of a
farmer of Burlington, New Jersey, Of
the name of Seckel, some ss twenty-five
years ago."
Gov. Abbott and the State Military
Board have purchased q camping
ground for the militia. The plot is at
Sea Grit, covers 100 acres and fronts
the seashore, The price paid was
$40, 900.
Morristown has a Women's Employ
ment Bureau, sustained 10y charitable
HolaS of the town, who receive orders
for all kinds of sewing, knitting and
fancy work, and distribute the work
among needy women.
The only historical painting owned
by the State. Carter's celebrated pic
ture of MOL Pitchers Presentation to
Washington" is to be properly hung in
the State Library by Colonel NJ. r..
Hamilton before the Legislature meets.
The city of Elizabeth has been bur
dened with an enormous debt, the pay
ment of which she has eVading. Judge
Nixon of the United States Circuit
Court has granted a rule against the
city commanding, that additional taxes
should be levied for the payment of
claims.
Lemeul Williams, Of Morristown, N.
j., Lad his coat stolen while he took
dinner in the Park Hotel to-day. The
coat contained a negotiable bond for
$1,000. Detectives were placed on the
case and the coat was found in a pawn
brokers shop with the bond in the
pocket, having been overlooked by the
thief.
Chancellor Runyon, at Trenton, N.
j. filed an opinion yesterday ordering
an attachment to be issued against the
Collector and Deputy Clerk of Camden
County for contempt IF court in paying
and receiving salaries contrary to the
injunction f~orbidding them. The Chan
celIor says the breach of tile injunction
is too plain to admit of denial.
A copy of the Long Branch Ne,os
was mailed at North Long Branch
September 22d, for Glassboro, Glouces-
ter county. For some reason the en-
ployees in the post Office at New York
concluded it was intended for Glass
boro, Scotland, and tLither it was sent.
From there it was forwarded to London
and from there to Glassbury, and other
points in England, and finally it reached
its proper destination in this State, but
as MISS Potter, to whom it was ad-
dressed, had left Glassboro. it was
returned to North Long Branch, reach
ing there about a week ago.
The coming Legislature will in Joint
session elect a State COMPTROLLER, a
State Treasurer, and State Director of
the United Railroads, besides Com
missioners of Deeds. Governor ALBEIT
will appoint q successor to Judge Nc
Carter, Of the Essex Court, a Chief
Judge as successor to Judge Beas!ey, IA
Judge of Court of Errors and Appeals.
in place of Judge Cole; a Commissioner
of the Sinking Fund. in place of j. L..
Bodine; three Commissioners of Pilot
age; Lay Judges for Mercer, Middle
sex and Monmouth, and Prosecutors
for Bergen, Darlington, Morris and
Salem counties.