Bridgeton pioneer., 1886-04-22

and Sussex; and that these six: Essex,
Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Salem
and Somerset, should receive less than
they raised, or, in other words, should
be the contributing counties for the
benefit of the others. All these six
received back $5.03 per child, except
Somerset, which raised SO large an
amount proportionate to it's population
as to allow it to retain $5.43 per child.
The residents CT North Camden were
surprised Friday night by the report
of the suicide of John w. Rogers, one
of the prominent men in that city.
He was found hanging from transom
in Mann's Hall, No. sos North Second
street, a building which he owned. He
was discovered by his nephew, Samuel
W. Bennett, who, at the solicitation
of the wife of the deceased, had gone
in search of him. The body had evi-
IDENTIFY been hanging two hours or
more when found, and DR.. Gross who
examined it, declared that death had
resulted from strangulation. The de-
ceased was man of prominence, both
in political and secret societies. He
was member of the Board of Educa-
tion from the First ward, and was
serving his second term. In February
last he made an active canvass for the
Mayoralty nomination and secured ten
delegates, or one-fourth of the conven-
ton. His defeat was a sad blow to
him, and it is supposed was the direct
cause of the melancholia with which
he became afflicted, which ended in
self-destruction. In alluding to his
defeat he remarked some days ago that
his friends had all left him, and that
as it had been the ambition of his life
to be Mayor of Camden, he had now
nothing more to live for.
Few cities in the East can show such
progress as Newark has made during
the first fifty years of its existence.
From town of less than $1,000 inhabi-
tants in 1886 with but few manufac-
tories, it has grown until it contains a
population of 1885, 900, with many mills
and factories, furnishing employment
to double the number of people there
were in Newark a half century ago.
The manufactures of Newark are
more diversified than in any other city
in America, and it ranks third in the
value of products. Figures fail to full
ly show the great change in the city
since the date of the charter. In the
year Newark received it's charter there
were $500 buildings, and of these only
300 were of brick or stone There
were nineteen churches, three banks
and eighteen taverns The products
of the city annually amounted to ST.
924, 760 There were altogether 1853
shops and factories. Most of them
were very small compared with the
factories of to-day. In those shops
were employed 5,587 persons To-day
there are over 45, 900 males and females
employed in the $4,000 shops and fac
tories within the city limits. The
combined products is now $4,000, 900
annually. At present there are 19, ,467
dwelling houses in the city and over
100 churches
There has been long and expensive
fight made by the real estate owners
in Shamong township, Burlington Co.,
whether the 5000 acres of land in that
township formerly belonging to the
Indians shall be taxed or not, and the
highest jurisdiction in the country has
just decided that it shall be. An ex-
emtion was claimed by virtue of con-
tract on part of the State with the
Brotherton Indians under a statute
passed by the colony of New Jersey in
1853. The land was leased in 1885, and
sold in 1901 for the benefit of the In
dians. The purchasers then challenge
the right of the State to tax them.
The New Jersey Court sustained the
| taxes, but in 1919 Chief Justice Mar
shall, of the United States Supreme
Court set the decision aside. holding
that a State could not recede from
such contract. Notwithstanding
this decision the owners of the land
paid taxes from 1914 to 1876, when they
raised the question just decided. The
New Jersey Court in 1882 again sus-
tanned the taxes, holding that the pay
ment of taxes for nearly sixty years
was conclusive of the surrender of the
exemption. An appeal was taken to
the United States Supreme Court.
Justice Bradley affirms the judgement
of the State. The case was argued by
Attorney General John p. Stockton,
and Prosecutor of the Pleas Charles
E. Hendrickson, of Burlington county,
on part of the State. Peter l.. Voor-
hees appeared in behalf of the prop
erty owners.