The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-12
NEWS IN NOTES.
STATE NOTES.

Passaic county has about one hun
dred and twenty lunatics in the State
Asylum for the Insane at Morris
Plains; the cost OF maintaining these
patients in the asylum for the past
three months was, according to the
bill furnished to the Board of Free
holders, S4,S69.17 !.
The Paterson justices and consta-
bles have been so exceedingly active
in drumming up business since the
Legislature last winter quadrupled
the fees Of such officers that they
have exhausted the appropriation to
the credit of that account. The sys-
TEN Of paying justices and constabies
by fees out OF the public treasury has
grown to be q great abuse, ard these
officers are continually harass ing poor
people and stirring up mischie. N or
der to secure complaints and issue
warranss.
Mrs. Anna Acker was sentenced to
three months in the county Jail in the
Court Of Special Sessions Saturday
for abandoning her infant On the
Dundee drive. The child, wrapped up
in a bundle OF old clothing, was found
on the roadside on New Years norm
ing by two young men who We're
driving toward Passaic City. The
police found that Mrs. Acker was the
babes mother, and had left it where
found. She pleaded guilty to the
charge, asserting that her poverty
compelled her to do what she did.
The Court severely ~reprinanded her
before passing sentence.
The Barnegat Park Company has
elected as president Robert B. Roose-
Welt. Jr; vice president, NJ. W. Conk-
ling; secretary, E s.. Farrow; treas
urer, G. Z. Schramme; and in case he
should not accept the Office, j. l..
\Phelps, Jr. Every one directly or in
directly connected with ex-President
Adams of the New York Improve
ment led to the riot by the unpaid
Italians, was summariIy discharged.
The largest law case ever printed in
Elizabeth has just come from the
Journals presses. 1t is a bound
volume containing 1,180 printed
pages. 1t is the suit of the Hyatt
Pure Water Company formerly the
Newark Filtering Company against
the National Water Purifying Com
pany.
Charles w. Sly, proprietor of one of
the largest creameries in Warren
county, has made an assignment for
the benefit of his creditors. His liza
bilities will amount to several thou
sand dollars. His creditors comprise
farmers In Warren and Sussex coun-
ties.
All persons interested in the lands
to be condemned at Sea Grit for the
use of the National Guard of this
State, are expected to appear at Man
asquan before the Commission COM
posed Of J.. G. Trusdeli. of Newark,
and Edward BEETLE, OF Camden, on
Monday, February Q.
The city officials of Elizabeth have
received communications from the
Boards of Directors of the Central and
Pennsylvania Railroads stating they
had approved of the contracts execut-
ed by the officers of the companies
with the cities for the abolition of
grade crossings In Elizabeth.
Since the fixing of an increased duty
on silver-bearing lead ores, formerly
brought from Mexico to the United
States, a company. it is said, has been
Established for tine erection of a large
smelling works at San Luis Potosi,
with a capital of s., 900, 900. The cap
ital is mostly furnished by a New
York syndicate and the company is
organized under the laws OF New Jer-
sew.