The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-02
STATE NOTES.

Ex-Alderfnan Johu Anthony Blatz. one
of the ~best-known and most popular
COMMUNICATIONS in Elizabeth expired
at an early hour yesterday morning at his
home,No 80 jacques street. aged forty
three years. He was n member of the
firm Of j. Blatz e. Brother, who for years
have nj an extensive tannery on High
street. His partner il ex-Alderman
Joseph BlatZ, prominently spoken of as
the next Democratic candidate for Mayor.
The deceased was, on the contrary. a
stalwnrt Republican, and was the first
chosen in the third Ward, which is one of
the two Democratic banner wards in that
city.
The body CT an unknown suicide was
found OF Eagle Rock. yesterday morning.
It was hat OF a man thirty-fve years
old, of medium height and heavily built.
He had a red mustache. He was neatly
dressed in a light suit with a straw hat.
-Four bullet wounds near the heart
showed the cause of his death. He had
rome to the top OF the rock and the body
was lying near the edge as If it had been
the mans intention to throw himself off.
Tine body was taken to Dowd & Brennen's
morGue, Orange.
An immense drove of sheep completely
blocked traffic for ten minutes yesterday
morning at Broad and Bank streets, New
ark. The leader Of the flock. a big ram,
was afraid to pass the Prudential Build
ng- It's height seemed TO terrify him.
AT last he was separated, pushed up the
narrow street by the drivers and th G
others followed after.
Sylvester Dean of Summit, a well
known resident of that township, was
yesterday morning declared insane by a
Sheriff's jury in the Union County Court
House there, and his son will be appointed
by the Surrogate as a guardian for the
estate. Mr.. Dean became demented from
an attack of the grip.
Frank S. Eithian, the newly elected
Water Clerk of Camden. took charge of
the affairs OF the office Yesterday. The
accounts Of William b. Doyle, the retir-
ing Clerk, who had charge for tho past
six years, were audited by City Comp
froller Derousse Tuesday. Ii was found
ne had handled over SOFT 900, and that his
accounts were correct TO a penny.
Charles Muller. a German barber,
sixty-seven years of age, residing in Little
Falls, a few miles from Paterson, was
stricken blind while he slept Tuesday
afternoon. He felt tired and drowsy
about three O'Clock and fell asleep in a
chair. On awakening he was unable to
see and has remained sightless ever since.
The man is married and has a large
family. Muller never before experienced
any trouble with his ewes and his sudden
blindness is exciting considerable Inter-
est among the medical profession in the
vicinity.
The Seabright Relief Committee has
received notice that the National Guard
of New Jersey needs for its annual en-
campnent the tents Loaned for use of the
sufferers. Quartermasler Donneliy has
made requisition upon the Quartermaster-
General OF the United States for tents tor
the use OF the encampment. General
Donnelly Is completing arrangements to
use the mess a of the State encamp-
nent grounds for sleeping apartments
for the troops, IL the United States does
Dot furnish the desired number of tents.
New Jersey tents will remain at Sea-
bright as long as is necessary. General
Donbelly is there consulting with the Re-
lief COMMITTEES.