The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-01-25
ALL OVER THE STATE.

Senator Marsh, of Union county, will
introduce bill In the Legislature which
will do away with the present system
which provides but one District Court for
Marsh proposes to establish District
Courts in every city In the State having a
populationSof over 5000. The bill also pro.
vides for tho abolition of the offices or JUS
tice of the Peace and the transfer of their
power to the District Courts.
Mrs. William Corrigan. of Camden,
claims to be lineal descendant of Rich
ard Taylor, the owner OF a large estate in
Tyrone, Ireland, and one of the heirs to q
fortune OF 81, 000, 000 The estate was con-
fiscated for one hundred years because
Taylor took part In an fnsurrection In
1890, and the term OF conhscation has Just
expired. John G. Taylor, Of Dayton. KY,
will. 1t is said, come In for the title of
Earl of Tyrone and q big slice Of the for
tune.
A telephone wire broke at Atlantic City
on Thursday. While In descent 1t crossed
the ''feedern wire Of the electric railroad.
just sc the moment a horse attached to
an express wagon driven by James Pine
was crossing underneath and the live
wire fell on the back Of the animal. With
q bound in the air, the horse fell dead
across the track.
A gas war has broken out In Elizabeth
between the Metropolitan and Elizabeth
companies. The former. which IS owned
by a New York syndicate, has just
turned on the gas In its mains and re-
-duced the price to $3.50 per thousand
feet. The Elizabeth company at once cut
the rate to seventy-fve cents and threat
ems, If its rival comes down to that figure,
to still further reduce the price TO fifty
cents per thousand feet Ex-ConRress-
mau Kean Is president Of the Elizabeth
n Ill. -
New York, is president of the new rival.
The Camden county Justices have been
notified that hereafter no fees will be al
lowed by the County Board of Freehold
ers on petit larceny cases. All cases
which heretofore were tried before two
Justices will be tried in the Quarter Ses-
sions Court. The Justices were also
directed to make their bills out for three
witnesses only, and not then unless the
some other voucher to show that the
money was paid. In recent case il cost
the county $50 for a case In which boy
was charged with stealing an old PEN
knife from companion. The Justices
contend that the Freeholders have no
right to take the action they have, since
the State law regulates the rights of JUS
tices of the Peace.
Mrs. Catherine Duncan. colored. living
near Phillipsburg, Warren county,
reached her handredth birthday Oh Wed
nesday. She Is the daughter Of q native
OF Guinea. Africa, who was captured by
slave traders when boy and brought tc
America The father was sold into
slavery and the daughter was born In
small child she was sold to Cornelius
Lake, of Midtown. N. j., who gave her
her freedom when she reached hel
eighteenth year. She has always had
good health. and is still spry and active
In Christ Church, Ridgewood. last Sun
day morning, Miss Emma Buttre, oil
Ridgewood, was married to Theodore
Winans. OF Chicago. The engagement
had been announced for some time, and
the spring. On Saturday evening Mr..
Winans received news which would re-
quire him to be in Florida for year, and
1t was decided to have the wedding take
place at once, and fifteen hours after Miss
BuLtre was notified Of the situation she
later was on the way TO Florida with her
husband.
The New Jersey Poultry Association
will mold an exhibition at the Park Rink,
Orange, on February 10 to %. A large
list of premiums viii be offered, basei
on fifty and twenty-five per cent. of the
| entrance fees.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has
| given the Republican leaders at Mount
| Holly the assurance that nothing further
| will be done in reference TO the postoffics
appointment there without giving them
an opportunity to be heard
! A petition has been circulated ar Sea
Isle City for the purpose OF reducing chs
| humber OF liquor licenses granted in thai
| city to ten. these to be in favor of propri
etors who keep their hotels open through
out the year. 1t is also proposed to rails
] the license fee.