The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-28
AT WASHINGTON.
Peshall's Narrow Escape
Cole May Fight Fielder
-BaTnegat Inlet.
speeial 70 gAe Jerssp citp Ne,es.

oncs more before the Supreme Court OF
the United States on behalf OF
the negro wife murderer Hal
linger, he would have met with
an astonishing reception. The United
States Supreme Court is a very digniied
body, and the members are not easily
rnfHsd, ana have but rarely occasion TO
be so, as nearly all the practitioners that
appear at the bar are attorneys of the
highest standing. Sometimes a lawyer
will get in his fine work in some criminal
case, and the highest tribunal of the land
becomes indignant. A dispatch was
received in Washington by Clerk
Mckenney, of the Supreme Court. on
Monday. the 18th, from PeshalI. thai he
would either appear in person or by some
other attorney aud ask for q further in
reference with che execution of Hal
l1nger upon the ground that the local
Court had neglected in, sentencing the
murderer for the fourth and last time. to
ask If he had anything to say why sen
tence should not be pronounced upon
him. When Clerk Mckinney, who is a
LAWYER of high standing, heard of
PeshalTs intentions, Che communicated at
once with the Court. and Chief Justice
Fuller is said to nave used language
strong and emphatic. saying thai it
would be a sad day for PeShall il he
dared to come. The Court was tired
of the practice which has spruag up
to a considerable extent in the last
few years of resorting TO it as to an
oidI9ary court of resort in murder cases.
aud If using it for the purpose of delay
ing the OF the law on criminals
by the making and repetition of making
motions framed with the sole object Of
delay. Should this sharp practice on the
part OF Criminal lawyers be carried much
further it is not unlikely that the Court
will make an example of some tiagraau
offender (ike PeshalD that would rave a
wholesome effect on Other attorneys.
Somebody nus have posted Peshall on
this unofficial" opinion of the Court, for
he did not show up.
WILL coll CONTEST?
PrlFate Secretary Mathews of Senator
McPherson is considerably worried over
the DresentBrepresentation in Congress OF
the Hudson or the Seventh district. The
successor to Edward II. Mcdonald, Mr..
Fielder. was not elected to fill the unex-
PRED term of Mr.. Mcdonald. and it is not
at all sure that Mr.. Fielder will be event.
ually seated in the Fifty-third Congress.
though he will undoubtedly 60 GU the
roll, be recognized by the Departments and
may Draw his money after March 4.
provided no notice Ct contest is given;
but 1t Is rumored here that Mr.. Cole, who
was defeated by Mr.. Fielder. will enter
a notice of contest at the ~instigation of
General Sewell and his man Friday,
Congressman Gardner. of the Second dis
trict Should there he no trouble ahead
for Mr.. Fielder everything would be all
right, but in a Democratic Congress and
administration the matter of State law
Ghe nomination notice. is sure TO lave
the support OF the States rights men.
RIVER AND HARDoR BILLS.
One of the reasons why most of the
river and harh0r hills nf npStf (tnpnr 1
have been so enormous in their expendi-
lures Is found in the fact that the engi-
neer officers of the army formerly In
dorsed the most ridiculous projects, after |
having made a very superficial examina- |
ton OF the proposed improvements. Now.
however, the policy of the office of the
chief OF engineers seems to lave been
changed, and most of the river and har-
Dor schemes are killed upon preliminary
survey. During the week an interesting
report by Major Charles w. Raymond
npon the contemplated improvement of |
Barnegat Inlet, entrance and harbor,
New Jersey, has been laid before Con.
gress aud the project condemned. Major
Raymond says:-sA large portion of the
coast OF New Jersey is separated from
the sea by long. low beaches OF shifting |
Through these beaches, at con-
siderable intervals, there are inlets con-
Meeting the interior bays with the sea,
Il hO i VI jill III lH0S0 lnleJG |
in the Interest of has before
received careful consideration. In 1887 |
an elaborate report Upon the proposed
improvement of Absecom Iulet was sub
united to a board of engineers. and
another in 1890 upon the Improvement Of
Little Egg Harbor Inlet. These inlets
can only be improved by the construction
of 1ettles transferring the gorge out to
deep water beyond the point where Sane
will accumulate, and narrowing the en-
trance so as to assist in maintaiuing an
increased depth by the scour of the tidal
currents. The construction of such
Jetties upon a sandy coast Is costly aud
uncertain. Owing to the instability
OF the beaches they require ex-
pensive works of shore protection. AS
shown by experience, the harbors thus
formed are never good harbors of refuge.
as they lack accessibility. Finally, the
channel depths through such entrances
can not be permanently maintained with
out sluicing reservoirs or freouent
dredging, unless the ebb currents are as
sisted by the outflow of a relatively
large quantity of back water. The i'm
proVetnent of an Inlet upon a sandy coast
is Que of the most difficult problems in
hhrbor engineering, and its cost and
uncertainty are SO great that it should
only be attempted When necessary to
improve the approach to some great port
OF commerce.
BARNEGAT INLET.
BarneEat Inlet is situated about fifty
miles south of Sandy Hook, and forms
the entrance to the largest bay iuclosed
between the beaches and the New Jersey |
coast. The inlet aud the adjacent waters
are used only by coasters of the
smaller class n The local commerce is
unimportant.
The objects Of the proposed improve
ment are the formation OF a harbor of
refuge and an entrance to the Interior
narbor OF. sufficient depth TO be navig a
BILE at all stages Of the tide. Such a
harbor as it insight be possible to con-
struct without enormous expense for
construction and maintenance wo uld be
useless for vessels engaged in the foreign
trade. 1t would be onIy of service to he
coastwise trade, which now employs |
vessels drawing fourteen and sixteen
feet, with a constant tendency toward
increase of draft. The depth of water in
the channel and anchorages should there
fore be not less than twenty feet. The cur
rents through he inlet maintain a low
water cross section of about twenty-six
thousand square feet. the low water
Width being about three thou sand three