The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-01
STATE NEWS.

The city council of Atlantic City yes
terday adopted resolution requesting
that county's Representatives in the Leg
islature to urge the adoption of legislation
looking to the removal of the county seat
from Mays Landing to some more con-
venient location, probably Pleasantville.
Isaac Painter DeHart, who was in
jured by an accidental explosion of dyna-
mite at Asbury Park two weeks ago, died
Tuesday night. His death was caused by
blood poisoning. The other victim, John
Sinner Willever, will lose his right arm
and be totally blind. 1t is thought that
he will recover.
On consideration of the failing health
of Rev. Frederick R. Brace, for thirty-one
years in charge of the Presbyterian Church
at Blackwood, the West Jersey Presbytery,
in session at Camden, on Tuesday, grant
ed his request for severance of his pas
toral relation. At the request of his con-
gregation the title of Pastor Emeritus was
conferred upon him.
Among the indictments returned by
the Camden grand jury on Saturday was
one against lawyer Harry Scovel, charg
ing him with attempting to bride Jacob
Schiller, one of the panel of jurors to try
the Shaw murder case. Scove1 was one of
Shaw's counsel. The indictment charges
that Scovel agreed to pay Schiller $500
provided the juror assisted in acquitting
Shaw. He is also charged with giving
juror Meeshon $40.
Vice Chancellor Stevens signed an Or
der at Newark on Tuesday directing
Henry Hahn, receiver for the New Ter
sey "Deutsche Zeitung," to dispose of the
presses, type, fixtures, lease and good will
of the paper to Abner Kalisch, for the sum
of $500. The creditors of the paper offered
no objection. Mr.. Kalisch will not say to
what use he intends to put the plant. 1t
is rumored he acted for syndicate which
will publish an English morning paper.
Two men are confined in the Middle
sex county jail at the present time for
debt One man, George Church, of Sayre-
vile, is held prisoner for failing to pay
his poll tax. The other, Stephen Lovascz,
of Perth Amboy, is held for a judgment
for $I7.I2. The commitment that accom-
panied Church is two feet and one inch
long by actual measurement, and cites the
act under which Church was committed.
Notice to pay up in FIVE days was served
on Church on December 10th, 1896.
Councilman Samuel B. Rose, chair
man of the special committee appointed
by Atlantic City Council to procure 1egis-
lation authorizing the paving of the
streets, was stricken with paralysis Thurs
day morning, while supervising the paw
ing of an avenue. His entire left side was
paralyzed, and he was conveyed to his
home in precarious condition, and his
chances of recovery are very slight. Mr..
Rose has been member of City Council
for many years, and for several sessions
held political positions at Trenton. He
was in apparently perfect health when
stricken.
William S. Cloke, the oldest son of
State Riparian Commissioner and Editor
William S. cloke, died Thursday at Mer-
Ger Hospital from paralysis, from which
he has been suffering for several weeks
The deceased was graduate of the United
States Naval Academy, and was 90 years
old. He was graduated from the academy
in 1887, and until three years ago was in
the navy as an ensign. He resigned on
account of failing health. He has twice
been around the world, and was in the
Samoa wreck in 1889, when I46 officers
and seamen were lost. He was on the
Trenton, which was wrecked in the storm.
Mr.. Cloke with others saved himself by
swimming ashore.