Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-03-25
GENERAL NEWS.

habitants and six aldermen.
A postal clerk, whom President Ar
thur pardoned out of Chicago prison,
and who has since been leading
crooked life, has been re-arrested in
that city for horse stealing.
Stonewall Jackson's old charger died
of old age at the Confederate Soldiers
Home, Richmond, the other day. A
cast will be made of the old war horse,
and his skeleton will be mounted.
The total amount of ice cut in the
Kennebec river, Maine, this season is
estimated at 100000 tons, which is
100000 less than last Winter. There
remains 100000 tons of ice on hand.
South Manor, Suffolk County, N. Y,
has about 80 inhabitants; of this num-
Der one is SO years old, three between
80 and 80, five between rs and 80 years,
eleven between 60 and 70 years, and
twelve between so and 60.
The sections of cemeteries are being
notified by the United States Govern
ment that if there are any soldiers
graves without headstones in their
cemeteries, they will be provided with
such if the friends of the deceased will
make application to the Government.
On the first Of the month an order
went into effect on the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad prohibiting the employment
of men over forty-fve years of age.
This does not refer to the men now in
the employ of the company, but no
new ones above that age will be given
situations
The best decorated man in Prussia is
the Crown Prince of Germany, who
has 72 orders and decorations to plant
on his breast, which makes him look
as if he wore breastplate. Count
Puckler, the Marshal of the Palace,
comes next with 81 Bismarck follows
with modest 4S; Count Perpoucher,
Marshal of the Court, 46 Count de
Moltke, A; and so on down to a hum
BILE 13, which Count William of Bis
marck wears
The wrecked steamer Oregon is lying
upright in 132 feet of water. Her top
masts stand about fifteen feet above
the surface of the water. She is re-
ported broken in two; she cannot be
raised. The depth is to great for div
ing operations. The Government will
affix to the wreck gas light buoy, and
if necessary the Navy Department will
torpedo the wreck and break off the
iron masts close to the deck. Mrs E.
D. Morgan of New York, lost $4,000 in
diamonds by the wreck.
Shipbuilding on the Upper Delaware
river has received fresh impetus, and
the shipwrights of Kensington have all
been told to prepare for work. Cramp
u Sons have already laid the keels for
three ocean steamers, and in the pres
ent week will begin operations on two
large passenger steamships for Clyde
& Co. These vessels are to ply be-
tween New York, Philadelphia and
the West Indies, and are to cost $780,
900. At the yards of Neafie & Levy
two large vessels are building.
Eight years ago William G. Bauer of
st. Louis, went out to seek his fortune
as mining engineer. He was without
money, and thought of joining the
Eads canal scheme, but he drifted into
Arizona, and there located gold mines
that he has just sold to a Philadelphia
syndicate. He has already received
$4,000 in cash; in sixty days he will
receive 100000; sixty days after that
100000, and ninety days after that
100000, 100000 in all, besides fifty
shares in the mines and mills at--$1 900
each.
For several years back, New Jersey
has become famous as the rose growing
centre Of this country. There is some
thing in the climate of this State that
appears we'll adapted to the successful
cultivation of this flower. A feature
of the coming floral and horticultural
exposition given by Mr.. Charles f.
klunder at the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York City, on March Gath,
25th, Goth and 81 will be a pyramid of
buds from the rose houses of this State.
This beautiful floral structure will be
thirty feet high and composed of fifteen
thousand roses. There will also be on
exhibition New Jerseys own rose, the
white Bride" The show is under
the patronage of Mrs. Vanderbilt, Mrs.
Bliss, Mrs Whitney, Mrs. Astor and
other ladies in fashionable society.
The decorative plants indicate that
the interior of the opera house will be
revelation of Horticulture, and remark
able for it's collection of tropical trees
and plants, which are now on their way
from Honduras. The decorations will
be on a grand scale, and a marvel in