Gloucester County Democrat., 1894-08-30
DOINGs IN NEW JERSEY.

BoREFNTowN, N. J., Aug. S0.-A field
party OF eleven men under George M. Leh-
man as chief and James H. Hood assist.
ant commenced a survey here yesterday
for the proposed ship canal.
ELIZABETH, N. r., Aug. 24-The i. B.
Beerbower Pottery company has given no.
tice to their employees that an immediate
reduction in wages will take place, and if
the reduction is not accepted the works
will at once be shut down. The employees
will not accept the reduction, and astrike
will follow, which will lead to the closing
of the entire plant and throw out Of EN-
ployment 200 hands.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Aug. ga
single fash of lightning, coming from an
almost cloudless sky, killed William Carr.
aged 20, of this city, who was bathing
near the foot Of Georgia avenue, and SO
shocked Mrs. Rachel Fainmer, who was
bathing with him, that her condition is
extremely critical. The same fash rang
the fire alarm, split telegraph pole, and
tied up traffic on the electric railroad.
BELvIDERE, N. j., Aug. 27.-The Demo-
Gratis of Warren county held their con-
gressional caucus Saturday. The forty
seven delegates chosen are in favor of the
denomination Of Johnston Cornish The
convention for this district, comprising
the counties Of Warren, Sussex, Morris
and Hunterdon, will be held at Washing
ton, the home of Cornish, tomorrow,
when he will doubtless be renoRinated
without opposition.
! HoBoKEN, N. j., Aug. 29.-Paul Cans,
fourth engineer of the steamship New
York. murdered Clara Ahrens yesterday
because Of jealousy The two had been
living together for year, but were not
married. Cans, upon his return from the
latest voyage of the New York last Fri
day, accused the woman of receiving at
tentions from men other than himself,
and the two had frequent quarrels. No
one witnessed the murder. Cans fought
hard against arrest.
BRIDGEToN, N. j., Aug. ga myster-
ious fire burned the side wheel steamer
George Law to the waters edge
at the wharf here. A deck hand and fire
man were asleep on the boat at the time.
They lost all their possessions and nearly
lost their lives. They cannot account for
the flames, and say they had no fire of
any kind on board. The boat ran be-
tween Baltimore and COLCHESTER last sum
mer and between Bridgeton and Philadel-
pn1a un1S summer.
PLAINF1ELD, N. j., Aug. 27.-Mrs. Lines,
the wife of a well known business man, is
confined at her home in a straitjacket,
suffering from sudden attack of insan-
| ity. She went to church and listened to a
sermon on future punishment She be-
| gan to grow moody in spite of all attempts
to cheer her up. The next that was no
ticed Of her trouble was when she picked
up her child, 8 weeks old, and threw it on
the floor violently. She then attacked
her five other children, but was hindered
from doing them harm. She will be sent
to an asylum.
| BAYoNEE, N. j., Aug 25.-Willie d
Day, the champion runner of the world,
committed suicide early in the morning
by hanging himself from tree near the
club house Of the New Jersey Athletic
club at Bergen Point. Day was arrested
on Tuesday, charged with the embezzle-
ment of SIP from Jersey City laundry
company, for which he acted az collector.
1t is believed that brooding over the accu-
sation caused dependency, which ended
! suicide. Day held the five mile champion
ship and also the three mile championship
of the world for running.
TRENTON, N. J., Aug. 25. = Joseph
| Whitehouse, mine boss, of Shenandoah,
Pa, wanted for forgery, was arrested in
this city and is held to await requisition
papers from Pennsylvania. Whitehouse
had been staying with his mother here
since Tuesday. In his position at the
mines he has been having the charge of
| paying the men and drawing money from
the bank on drafts to make out the pay
roll. He is charged with having drawn
out money on forged drafts and convert
ing it to his own use. The amount taken
from the company has not been ascer-
tanned, but is thought to be very large.
ORANGE, N. j., Aug. 27.-An accident
occurred last evening on the electric line
of the Suburban Traction company, near
Eagle Rock, we'll known pleasure re-
sort. by which number of persons were
| injured. As far as learned those hurt are:
Johnny Lloyd, years old, of Orange,
right arm taken off at the elbow; Mrs
Frank Davys, of Broomfield, arm broken;
George Coyle, 6years old, of Newark, sew
eral ribs broken; r. Botter, of Orange, cut
on head; two babies named Cole, badly
cut and bruised; Mrs. John Lloyd, badly
cut, bruised and leg sprained; Mrs Mar
| garet Hallahan, of Orange, severely
| bruised about chest; Mrs. Mary Flannery,
of Orange, arm very severely sprained;
Mrs. Michael Finneran, of Orange, very
severely cut; William Floyd, of Newark,
badly cut and bruised. The brakes would
not work and the car jumped the track.