The Jersey City news., 1891-10-30

A nutting party found skeleton near
Wilkes-B Barre, with passbook of Harry
Arnolt in the clothing. Arnol5 disap-
peared from his home at Haryey's Lake.
two Years ago.
STATE NOTES.
Boonton is indignant oversa license be-
ing granted Frank Richards without the
usual pu bile NOTICE.
The mother and sister of Senator Bar
ker, OF Woodbury., wereseriously injured
in runaway accident on Tuesday.
Theresa Locket, aged fifteen. employed
in Mercy's hat shop at Newark. was
caught in a belt in the tanning mill Mou-
day night aud whirled around the shaft
ing. She received injuries which will
probably cause her death.
Paul Hooks, OF No. 8l4 Norfolk street,
Newark, lost track of mis- family when his
wife died in an insane asylum in 1875.
His five children were adopted by strang-
ers Mr.. Hooks has since found all of the
children except one. a daughter named
Carrie. who Is thought to be located III
Hudson county.
Ex-Assemblv Job 8. Haines ard wife of
Mickleton. Gloucester county, were Sc
verely injured bv being thrown from
their carriage while returning home from
meeting. The horse became frightened,
and the team. with its occnDantS, was
thrown down the embankment, near
William Knights farm. ~
Miss Lizzie Farmer has brought a
breach of promise suit in the Union
county court against William Holtz. u
Young man who deserted her ON the eve
of their marriage. The couple were to
he welded last January In the Church OF
the Sacred Heart, but when the appointed
hour arrived the bridegroom failed to
appear. He took train instead to Phila-
delphia aud remained away until week
uno n n offers no exuiuunfiOu.
At Anglesea. Cape May county, the In
let channel is being forced southwest to
the borough fronG, on account of the old
one being filed up with sand deposits.
Unless active steps are taken to arrest
this inroad OF the sea. the board walk
must soon be under water, The ocean
front seems TO be making outward, and
the bar which extends directly Gown the
beach has made curve and joined the
main beach at Tenth avenue.
Three powerful hydraulic steam dredg-
ing machines will begin work early next
month on filling III aud reclniming the
marsh lands pack Of Atlantic City. Oper-
ations will be commenced on ninety acres
OF land owned by State Senator Gardner,
living between the inlet ana Massachus-
etts avenue. This will be filled up, and
thus large addition will be made to the
mainland, upon which houses will be
built The Hydraulic Dredging and I'm
provemeut Company has spent $500 900
for machinery and it is TO conduct the
operations. 1t is thought that the dig
ging will improve the sanitary condition
Of the town, besides destroying the breed
ing grounds for thousands of mosquitoes.
Jonathan Brooks. Of Shiloh, Cumber-
land county, has new variety OF corn
which he tested this season. The seed
came from Arizona and has q history.
Its origin Is unknown. In digging the
Mahauk Canal, in the Territory OF Ari-
zoua, for irrigating the farmers land for
cultivation, the workmen came upon
jug twelve feet undor ground. which.
upon opening, was found TO contain some
grains of this corn. Upon the outside of
the jug unknown characters were writ
ten or painted, the Significance unknown
to any person. The jug was sealed air.
tight, and the corn was in q perfect state
oil preservation. The seed were planted
and cultivated. and produced full grown
ears in thirty-flve days from planting
The appearance of the corn Is very pecu-
liar and distinct from any other sort,
being Of beautiful glossy white color.
Ears grow six to niue inches, with six
teen to fourteen rows each, Two to three
ears to the stalk. Mr.. Brooks procured
some OF the seed and planted it, and in
forty-flve days from the. tune it was
planted it was ready to gather.
CITY NOTES.
James Callahan, age sixty years, OF No.
81 Grand street, while haudhng freight
at the Red Star docks yesterday was
struck by falling case of goods. which
fractured one Of mis- hips. He was taken
home in the City Hospital ambulance.
William Redrich, OF No. 149 Ninth
street; Timothy Mccarthy. OF NO. 555
Henderson street, and William Lane, Of
No. 158 Pavonia avenue. three boys. all
under sixteen years OF age. were COM
mitted for trial by Police Justice O'Don-
from a car in the Erie Railway yards.
William and john Mcdowell, two
boys, ran away from the Almshouse yes
terday. They were picked up by Pat
rolman Skin last evening and sent back.
Yesterday afternoon the Rev. J. Rud
Luhrs OF 81. JOINTS Lutheran Church.
assisted by II. Il. Green, gave the chill
dren OF the Home OF the Homeless, on
Grove street, splendid stereoptican ex-
hibition. consisting OF historical scenes
and u number OF comic silhouettes. The
little opes were delighted with the phil
antrophy OF these gentlemen.
Lafayette.
John Simmons, a brakeman emnloved
by the Central Railroad Company. mad
his right leg crushed wAiie conpliur cars
this morning. he was taken to his home
on Pacific avenue.
A special meeting Of the Heating Ath-
letic Club will be held this evening ut the
rooms ON Commuuipaw avenue. The
committee which was appointed. to ar
range for an entertainment will rerder a
report.