The Jersey City news., 1891-07-15
STATE NOTES.

Morris G.. Jacques, who thirty year
ago was the most famous trapper and
hnnter in Southern New Jersey, died on
Thursday at Manchester, where he was
living with daughter He was eighty
four years old. He was dead shot. aud
could. when sixty-five years old split a
tossed-up penny at thirty yards
Mrs. Byron Pilger of PhiIiipsburg, was
bitten on the lip by q black spider. which
has since caused her face to swell TO
twice its normal size Her recovery is
not expected as it is feared lockjaw will
set in.
The Baltimore singers who were tied
with Philadelphia for the first prize-e
broLze bust or Sehubert-at the Saenger-
fest In Newark, are aggrieved because the
bust went TO Philadelphia bv a girl draw
ing number from hat. President
Schneider of the United Singers of Balti-
more, has written to the Fest President,
Carl Lentz of Newark, suggesting that
baltimore should have bust TO Schubert
also.
Edward McCann, a tinsmith of PLAIN
field, was bitten in both wrists by mad
log In Bound Brook, on Saturday. The
dog seemed to be in fit when McCann
took hold of him to quiet him. Tne dog
seized him in the right wrist, and. as
McCann tried to pull the dog loose, he
bit the other wrist. The dog was shot
shortly afterwRrd. He had already Bit
ten ABOUT twenty dogs. McCann's
won pds were cauterized, and he will go
to the Pasteur Institute TO consult DR..
Gibier.
Complaint having been made to the
Newark Board of Health of the filthy
condition of the house occupied by Miss
Elizabeth Petty, formerly a school
teacher In South Market street, the in
spector went to the house and cleansed
it, taking a large lot of old rags and
other refuse to the meadows, where it
was dumped. Children in the neighbor-
hood Of the meadows searched through
the collection and found various amounts
of money. A little colored girl extracted
$40 75 from some rags. and another child
found IS gold piece, and another S2.
Otner small amounts were found. Miss
Petty had money scattered about her
house, and made it mausoleum for dead
cats.
Charles s. Stevens, city editor of the
Cape Nav WaUe, was rescued on Monday
from the surf at Cape May by Misses
Annie Wetherill aud Lottie Butcher. He
had accompanied the ladies. VINO are fear
less swimmers. beyond the danger line,
where the water was deep and current
rapid. Stevens is a strong swimmer and
all-round athlete. After disporting HIM
self for some time IN the waves be was
suddenly seized with q cramp in one OF
his legs. He called for help ana his COM
panions promptly responded. One OF
them bore him up, while the other took
MS manu- anu SWAN Iof the strdnQ, Wnlcn
was safely reached.
d. L Shrope, editor of the Nelp Jersey
1elcqrdBl, was arrested Monday evening
on tile charge of publishing obscene liter
ature, the complaint being made by
Mayor johnson, of Washington. The
accused gave bail for hearing.
Tie Treasury Department will send
special agent to Paterson this week to in
spect the different sites offered for the
new post Office in that city. party of
business men called on Secretary Foster
at W ashiugton on Monday morning aud
asked him to postpone the selection of a
site until an additional appropriation.
can be secured They claim that the
amount appropriated by the last Con-
eress, sSO, 900, for the site and building, is
Inadequate. and that they prefer not to
have new building at all than TO have
one costing that amount They believe
that an additional appropriation can be
secured by the next Congress