The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-12
STATE NOTES.

A rich deposit of pIumbago. or graph
lite, has been found between Hurd-
town and Lake Hopatcong. The vein
yields a heavy product. aud is in good
location to work. Graphite was found
some time ago near Mendham and
Bloomingdale, Morris county. but not in
such quantities or OF such fine quality as
the vein just opened.
The war debt OF New Jersey was by the
payment of 500, 0C0 on January 1 reduced
10 $500, 900. This is to be paid of in an
nual installnents OF from $4,000 TO
100000 running until January l, 1902,
when the whole debt will be wiped out.
Under the constitution. the State can
create no debt over s1o0, 600 except in case
OF wal or insurrecti0n.
Charles Fraleigh Of New York city,
who owns a handsome villa at ElDeron,
was recently offered $50, 900 for his prop
erty there. On learning that the pros
pectiye purchaser desired it for gambling
aud club purposes. he declined to sell,
having regard for the wishes OF his neigh.
bors.
William Carman, ~forty-one years old.
the last male representative of the old
Carnan family of New Jersey, Is dying
Of consumption at his home, the old fam
lily mansion, Broadway and Federal
streets, Camden. For go years back
the family name will die with him.
A farmer at Lower Creek, Salem
county, had two Jersey heifers shipped to
him from Cumberland county, a distance
of twenty-six miles. With them came a
bill for $1l 25 for 5000 pounds of freight.
The animals were weighted and on Salem
county scales could pull down only l.34O
pounds
At Byram, Hunterdon county, last
week, while workmen were excavating
for railroad purposes on the site OF an old
public house that was torn down many
yenrs age, an old penny of the coinage OF
1894 was found at a depth of six feet from
the surface. Thomas J. Wasser, OF Lam
bertville, now has IL.
Notice has been mailed to all creditors
of the Mount Holly Mills Company by
the receiver, starting that a dividend Of
about eighty-four per cent. would be paid
on and after March 10 to all claimants
who have properly filed their
The total net assets OF the estate are
SO, 2s1. 10, and the amount Of claims
properly proven IS ~S50,OF165. There are
sixty creditors.
Ashbury park had q mad dog scare on
Tuesday. A dozen or more dogs were
shot and killed by order of the authort-
ties, the result of the accidental visit of a
cur from Belmar. The dog entered the
town about 4 o'clock and at once COM
menced a vicious attack upon every
member Of its species it met. George
lords prize silver foxhound, valued at
500, was the first to be bitten. This at
tack was followed by one upon joseph
Cayte's Irish setter, valued at 500.
Within a half hour from the commence
ment of the trouble over thirty dogs had
been bitten, one by another. The citi-
gems generally, realizing the danger.
turned out in force, and, armed with
shotQuns. clubs and pistols. began a raid
GU ali the dogs in the town. The Town
Committee called a special meeting in
the evening and issued a proclamation
authorizing citizens to shoot pon the
spot any dog found unmuzzled or united,
and directed Chief Bailey to arm the
police with ~shotguns, and ordering them
10 shoot upon the SPOT every dog seen.
A swapping turtle has been found in
Salem county hat has TWO distinct and
fully developed heads.