The Monmouth inquirer., 1889-08-29
NEWS OF NEW JERSEY.
Brief but Pithy Mention of the
Happenings of a Week.
INTHE VICINITY AND ELSEWHERE


Days Crimes and Casualties and Other
Important Matters, Arranged Attrac
lively and Given with Few Words.
New BRUNSWICK, N. j., Aug. 24.-Charles
Baum, aged %, who was found in Jersey City
with Teresa Berke, young girl of IA, with
whom he had eloped from this city, was
placed in Jail on charge of abduction. He
had been a boarder at the residence of Mrs
Berke and took advantage of his position to
make love to her daughter.
Honored by the Pope.
NEWARK, N. j., Aug 26.-Bishop Wigger,
of the Roman Catholic diocese of Newark,
has received official documents from Rome
comforting the title of prothonotary apos-
tolic on Monsignor FL. Doane, rector OF st.
Patrick's cathedral, this city, and brother
of the Right Rev. Bishop Doane, of the Prot
estant Episcopal diocese of Albany. Bishop
Wigger forwarded the papers to England,
where the monsignor is now travelling. Mon
signor Doane will go to Rome to be installed
and will return home in September Prepar-
ations are already being made by the cathe-
dral parish for his reception.
An F1ixir Success.
PEMBERToN, N. j., Aug 25-Several ply
sicians in this country have been testing Dr.
Brown-Sequards "elixir," but none have
reported so remarkable cure from its use
as that perfected on J. C. Norcross, aged n,
who has been cripple for the past ten years
and unable to perform any manual labor
during that time on account of chronic rheu-
matism.
About week ago, after rnading OF DIR.
Brown-Sequards treatment Mr. Norcross
sent for his physician, DR.. w. s. Woodford,
and desired to be inoculated. DR.. Woodford
injected from one and half to two drachms
of the fluid into the system of his patient
daily for four days. and Mr.. Norcross now
thinks that he is entirely rid of his rheumatic
pains, and feels at least fifteen years young
or. No bad results have followed the use of
the elixir, and Mr.. Norcross now walks as
erect and as sprightly as a man of forty-five
years.
Several people in the neighborhood who
are similarly afflicted with rheumatism and
sciataca will subject themselves to the same
treatment
Winnie Colligan's Body Found at Last.
FLORENCE, N. j., Aug 24.-Albert McKim
and a companion were rowing out in the
Delaware river opposite this city yesterday,
when they discovered the body of girl float
ing down stream. They summoned help and
brought the body to shore, where it lay un-
til the arrival of Coroner Naylor, of Bur
lington. The remains were identified as those
of Winnie Colligan, who with her sister was
drowned while out rowing at Lambertville
last Sunday.
Long Branch's Bluff.
LONG BRANCH, Aug. 25-An important
meeting of property owners was held last
night to discuss the proposed protection of
the Ocean avenue bluff One hundred mil
lion dollars worth of property was repre-
sented After long discussion it was de-
cided to appoint special committee to select
a plan and to raise money for the erection of
a continuous bulkhead, with jetties 100 feet
apart. Messrs R. Percy Dobbins, of Phila-
delphia; David H. Hildreth and AmZi Dodd,
president of the New York Transfer COM
pany, were appointed the committee. COM
pany will be organized under the general
laws of New Jersey, and stock will be sold to
interested property owners
Married Him in Jail.
New BRUNSWICK, Aug. 25.-Miss Cathe-
rine Mack, of Rhode Hall, and Charles
Meyer, of the same place, who is at present
confined in the county Jail, were married in
the Jail today by Squire Hayter They were
to have been married soon, when Meyer was
arrested on a charge of assault. The girl
wished to show her faith in her lover and
insisted on the marriage taking place at
once Meyer was unable to secure bail.
Jumped Into the Bay.
JERSEY CITY, Aug 26.-Ellen Mackey, S6
years old, of 199 Eighth street, Jersey City,
Ix-i
ing into the bay at the foot Of Communipaw
avenue, in Jersey City. She stood on the
shore half an hour before she jumped into
the water. She removed her shawl and hat
and laid them aside Robert Edward, of 155
Van Horn street, and Paul Battery had been
watching her, and when she jumped over
board they followed her. She was nearly
dead, however, before they got her out. She
was sent to the city hospital. She refused to
say why she tried to kill herself.
Fell Dead on His Wife's Grave.
BEfvIDERE, N. j., Aug. 26-Caspar c.
Wack. white haired old man living near
Hackettstown, came into that village with
small boy carrying sickle and pruning
knife, to put in order the grave of his wife
He walked to the cemetery at Middle Viii
lage, and while trimming the rose bushes fell
dead across the grave.
Dependency and Death.
PLAINFIELD, N. j., Aug. 26.-Robert Clark,
a well-to-do farmer, aged 70 years, who was
living with his family on the road leading
from New Providence to Balty Rail Hill,
about two miles north of this city, was
found dead Friday night in an apple orchard
near his house. He had tied a rope about his
neck thrown the other part over a limb of
the tree, and then kicked away the chair
upon which he had been standing. He had
been despondent for several weeks and was
probably insane.
A Trio of Suicides.
NEWARK, N j., Aug. 26.-William Slater,
news dealer of this city, committed suicide
Saturday night by hanging. A long illness
led to dependency. The body of Charles
.Ashenxan, New York carpenter, was found
1Hating in the Passaic river. The man had
n out of work for some time, and had
I missing since Monday. He probably
committed suicide. Lizzie Miller, aged %,
of Newark, died suddenly, and post-mortem
revealed the fact that she had committed
s,1icida hv taking roisOn love affair is