chroniclingamerica.loc.govlie §iottm. james b. ferguson, editor. bridgeton, n. j., february...

lie §iottm. JAMES B. FERGUSON, Editor.

Bridgeton, N. J., February 20,1874.

COMPULSORY EDUCATION. Parents and guardians hitherto have

had the privilege of deciding whether -or not their children shall have

an education. They can send their children to school, or can put them in the factory to work or allow them to

run at large in idleness to form vicious

habits which rapidly develop and place them among the criminal classes.

There is now much thought upon the propriety of leaving the child’s

destiny idtogether to the whim and

caprice of the parent. Ought the parent have a right to so direct the youth of his child that it shall never reach the place for which nature designed it?

Should the parent have a right to make a cripple in mind more than in body? The State would interfere in the one

case—why not in the other? Should the State permit parents to manufac- ture criminals to be looked after at

great public expense? To many thought- ful men it appears clear that when parents from lack of proper views on the

subject, or for want of proper interest in the welfare of their children, fail to

secure an education for them, the State should interfere and see that the child is not dwarfed by the neglect of its in-

tellect. We know that compulsory education

will be opposed by many. Some that

are poor will think they have a right to

the work that their children can do; others who have incurred a prejudice against education, will say that it makes

people lazy, and, that as they have lived

without it, so can their children, and ■till others will sav “shall I not do as I

please with mine own?" Some capital- ists will object to the new scheme, for it will take boys from their factories, and they think it will have a tendency to raise the price of labor generally.

Still, with good reasons for any needed reform, for any project calcula ted to ennoble the masses of our

children, and thus promote the well-

being of our country, we can afford to

advance and trust to that ingenuity which adapts itself to new conditions, and makes itself more prosperous by the change.

Indeed, these ideas of compulsory education, are being thrust upon our

publicisto, who have no choice in the

problems they have to solve. Men who

administer our laws are brought face

to face with paupers and criminals.—

They are compelled to see from what

classes they spring, and they thus learn that to bring up a child without educa-

tion means largely to bring it up to

beggary and crime. Look at a few sta-

tistics. Of those persons arrested for crime in France, from 1867 to 1869, ninety-five per cent, could neither read nor write, while about one-half of the

cent, oi the crime in the New England States, is found to be committed by the illiterate, though all except about seven

per cent, of .those above ten years of

age, can read and write. In New York and Pennsylvania, an ignorant person commits on an average, seven times the number of crimes than one wrho reads and writes, commits. The facts are

equally bad in regard to pauparism. Looking over the statistics of Europe, as well as a number of our own States, it is found that a given number of persons, suffered to grow up iu ignorance, furnish on the average, thirty times as

mury paupers, as the same number of

persons would, if required to have a

common school education. In fact, the more the question is inquired into, the clearer does it appear that education decreases crime, reduces taxation, improves labor, increases the value of property, and elevates the whole com-

munity. These being the results of education,

will not every man who loves his children. thouerh he be poor and suffer some

inconvenience, approve of compulsory education? And what short of this, can be advocated by the statesman and

humanitarian whose duty it is to ad-

vocate the interests of the masses and of the nation.

Cheating the Government.—A des*

patch from Washington, a day or two

since, gave some developments of the

system by which the Government is defrauded by parties in St. Louis, Mo., and Pekin, 111., who are engaged in the business of distilling liquors. It is said that these frauds are of a whole-

sale character, and were carried on in

this wise: All the whiskey manufac- tured is shipped to New York under

pretense of exportation, where it is

emptied into other barrels, and there sold or reshipped Westward. This, it is charged, affords a clear profit of the entire tax of seventy cents per gallon. The quantity produced per day is estimated at three hundred barrels or about twelve thousand gallons. At seventy cents, this would be about $2,500,000 a year, out of which the Government is defrauded. Verily, things need re-

forming in this line also.

Another Indian War,—The difficul- ties witn the Sioux Indians are said to

be beyond a peaceful solution, and a

war with that tribe appears to be inev- itable. A despatch from Omaha, dated the 13th inst., says that preparations were being made with all possible ce-

lerity, for the movement of troops into the Sioux country, and forts are to be established at Whetstone and the Red Cloud agencies. The force is to be

large enough to hold their ground and

protect the agencies. There seems to be. but little doubt but that trouble will

be experienced with these Indians, par- ticularly as they are on the war path, ■.Tid hare already committed severe

murderous depredations-

PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY.

These are days for organizations and

combinations, with a view to grand re-

sults. Railroad combinations, coalmine

combinations, combinations of capital- ists, combinations of operatives, re-

union of dismembered Churches, and the gathering together in one grand council, representatives of all evangel- ical Churches. The reason for this

drawing together of men is in the con-

ception of grand enterprises and faith in union, to accomplish what could never be done without it.

All combinations ai'e liable to abuse, and may be wielded by unprincipled men for the infliction of great wrongs

upon individuals and communities.— But we have a good degree of faith in

mankind, as well as in an over-ruling Providence, and are able to see more

good than evil in the various combinations that appear and disappear around us. An enlightened, free people will not long support or tolerate a great evil. The remedy will be found and

applied. One of the most recent organizations

claiming the attention of the nation, is the Patrons of Husbandry, or the Farmers’ Grange. To it the readers of

the Pioneer have had their attention called in various forms, from time to

time, but information is still acceptable. The National Grange, on Wednesday

of last week, adopted and sent out a

declamation of principles sufficiently full to satisfy the inquiries of almost

any inquisitive person. It is decidedly refreshing to see how broad is their

platform of high, noble principles.— They are in favor of self-development, pleasant homes, and mutual help and advice. ■ They will strive for an in-

creased love of their occupation, diver- sified crops, thorough culture, reduced

expenses, increased income, with less

credit, fashion and prodigality. They will nave an increase 01 rue laumues

for transportation, and a decrease of

monopolies and unjust profits. They will not be political, but will so leven

politics with purity and good princi pies that our national prosperity shall blossom as the rose. And last of all.

they will inculcate a proper apppreeia tion of the abilities and sphere of women.

: If the Patrons of Husbandry can

carry out these principles they will un-

doubtedly befriend themselves and the whole nation, and deserve the thanks of

every honest man in the land.

We, however, recognize among what

they propose to fight, some old enemies, which, like cats, have more than nine

lives, and some of these enemies are

often very near home. Credit is hard to kill when so many help it to live.— Fashion all women* especially foster, and farmers' wives and daughters are

not exceptions, and politics are so sa-

credly dirty that men and societies must beware how they lay holy hands

upon them even to carry out noble

principles. Wisdom, energy, perseverence and

manded to accomplish so much good as is proposed, and we hardly dare hope for success as extensive as is planned. Still we remember that our farmers are

sturdy, honest men, not very intimate- ly connected with party plans; not eas-

ily discouraged, and likely to move, when they do move, with a purpose.

Some of our best men are in the movement, and are sanguine of results in proportion to the plans and principles of the organization. If the Grange can do the proposed work of elevation and reform, we bid it God speed, but if it is to have a schedule of noble principles that will only he the cover of base and corrupt action, we hope it will come to naught.

RELIEF FOR HARD TIMES. When money is rather scarce, there

are many persons who fear to part with what they have, lest they should never

see any more of it. They are disposed to buy but little, and that little, they are inclined to have on credit, if it can

be thus obtained. As to the payment ox ueuts, max is axrnosx out. oi me

question. Now, we have a remedy to

propose, which, if it does not remove, will greatly alleviate the hard times.— In the words of Holy Writ, we will propound it;—“Owe no man anything!” What a change would obedience to this precept inaugurate! Inactive dollars would leap from their hiding-places and rapidly pass from hand to hand on

their mission of gladdening sorrowing- hearts, and cancelling old obligations. How great would be the blotting out of hand writing against debtors. We ought not forget that one dollar in ac

tive circulation, can in a very short time cancel many dollars in the form of obligations. Reader, pay that thou ow-

est, and in so doing, forget not to make the heart of your friend—the publisher of the Pioneer—leap for joy.

The Women Still at Work.—In Ohio, the crusade commenced a few weeks since by the women against liquor deal ers, is still progressing with unabated vigor, and through their zealous devo- tion in the cause, and persistent labors, it is asserted that out of 140 liquor sa-

loons found in thirteen counties of that State, 80 have been closed since the movement was inaugurated. Through sunshine and rain, fair weather and

foul, no relaxation of effort is permit- ted, and no rest is allowed to the ene-

my. The good work begun is working wonders, while the boldness of the ladies and the peaceful manner in which their labors are carried on, excite the admiration of the people, who extend to them encouragement and support.

Our National Coinage.—On the 11th inst., the annual assay was made at the Mint in Philadelphia, and it was an>

uounced that, during the past fiscal

year, the coinage at the several mints amounted in aggregate to 32,523,670 pieces, valued at $38,689,183.

BRIDGETON AND IT8 OPPORTUNI- TIES-

Of course large cities always eome

from small beginnings, and just as truly do no oitics grow by or from their own

natural resources, but grow as demands are made upon them by communities, sections, or countries, for distributions of

supplios of one kind and another, generally in this country, beginning with the more common necessaries of civilized life ; and, as this demand for distribution increases, increasing the collection of supplies with more or less rapidity and va-

riety, until they become the great hearts

of sections, distributing life to their de-

pendencies, and from which they also re-

ceive in return their life.

Witness the great cities of the West which spring into existence and power almost with magic rapidity, which dis-

ribute in radii of hundreds of miles, the

supplies furnished by the already grown and gorged cities of the world, and suck in and return to them from those wells life for the toiling millions. Sometimes, however, advantages of some natural con-

formation of a section is taken, and a

village finds itself a key to distribute

supplies and unlock its resources. When such is the case, and use is made of such

advantage, the demands for collection and distribution of themselves speedily force the village into a city of affluence and

power, and it seon finds itself the dis-

tributing centre of a section which is

glad to furnish to its mills, many facto-

ries and granaries the productions of its

broad basin. From a birds-eye view of our city and

its surroundings, it appears to be happily situated as a distributing centre for a

large area of country. Among what

might be made its dependencies, we may look upon Deerfield and its section on the

north, Shiloh, Roadstown, Bowentown, and Greenwich, with their dozen or more

C A A h l-v mrv.i ,1 rn D u] A qntl f It D

section south embraced between the Co-

hansey and Maurice rivers, containing the town3 of Fairton, Cedarville, New-

port, Dividing Creek, Mauricetown and

Port Norris —all thriving towns, retail-

ing supplies of different kinds to the

immediate sections. This at once shows what is demanded

of Bridgeton, as being the key for dis-

tributions to those retailing localities

livery one of the merchants are acquaint- ed with the principal names and laces in all these places, and customers from every one of those sections are seen at her'coun-

ters. Situated as she is upon a naviga- ble stream, and at the intersection of the

great lines of railways, leading direct to, and only a few hours’ distant from, the two greatest markets in the country, and

to which she has a choice, it is at once

seen that do city in South Jersey is so

favorably situated.

A meeting of the Young Men’s Chris- tian Association was held on Monday evening, at eight o’clock. Mr. Ober-

lin Smith, president, in the chair. It was opened with prayer by the Rev. J. Allen Maxwell.

April last, over 7000 books had been taken out, and 18,737 visitors had availed themselves of the advantages of the Association.

The Treasurer reported that the As sociation is still resting under a heavy debt.

The chairman of the Lecture Com- mittee reported that a course of Home Lectures was in contemplation which, if patronized, might put the organization in a good financial condition.

One collector was appointed from each church to collect the back dues from members of their respective churches.

Notice was regularly given that at

th# regular meeting, in March, a motion would be made to raise the annual dues from one to two dollars. Ad-

journed. ---

England’s National Debt.—The na; tional debt of Great Britain, which, in all probability never will be paid, is

£785,000,000, sterling. Reduced to

Federal money, our own dollar and ill* 1

UCllLB BJBI/C1A1 Ui UttlUlAAttLACAAA, WHO Uianco

the snug little sum of $3,925,000,000 in gold. The interest on this, at 3 per- cent. per annum, which the Govern- ment pays, is $133,389,700 in gold.— It will be seen that, although our people are laboring under a heavy national debt, our neighbors across the water are in a far worse condition. England instead of paying is constantly increas-

ing her’s, while we are gradually re-

ducing ours.

A meeting of the Principals of the Academies of the State, together with one trustee from each of the respective Boards has been appointed to be held at the American Hotel in Trenton on

Tuesday evening the 24th inst. The

object is to prepare and present before the Legislature, a bill, asking for State aid to our Acedemic Institutions. It is hoped that every Academy will be represented at the meeting. --

A Centennial Tea Party will be given by the ladies of the Second Presbyte rian Church, in the lecture room of the church, Tuesday evening, February 24th, in various old-time costumes. Some of the dresses to be worn on the occasion have been made over a century.

Nature’s Magic.—On Friday mom- ■

ing last, snow was so plentiful that it promised to continue long with us, but Nature's magic wand was stretched forth \ on Saturday morning, and the snow 1 was not, for God took it. I

---—» —... *

The election in Philadelphia on Tues- 1

day, resulted in the election of Mayor, j Wm. S. Stokely, Republican, by over i

11,000 majority. ___ 1

$8,200 of Bridgeton and Port Norris 1

Railroad first mortage coupon bonds, sold in Philadelphia, on Tuesday, at t the rate of $40. e

■; WASHINGTON. Washington, February 12.—Hon. Fred- n

irick Watts, the Commissioner of Agricul- 4

ure, having had his attention called to a r

elegram sent from here a few days ago, to 11

he effect that the Agricultural Department ^

s “distribut ing seeds more freely by express ll

vhen the expense is paid by tbo receiver,” P

itates that this report is a fabrication, and 8

hat it has and will cost him a great deal of Touble. He expects that it will oblige lim to read and answer five hundred letters i:

;o explain that the department never sends s

leeds by express under any circumstances. 1 The Committee on Reform in the Civil r

Service, discussed for nearly two hours to- s

lay the bill introduced by Governor Wood- L ford, of Now York, increasing the num- e

jer of hours for business in the executive

lepartments, reducing the clerical force one-

.eutli, and adding five per cent, to the sal- uies of those retained. j

The committee is of tbo opinion that the ^

provisions of this bill will answer all that is

required in the way of reorganization of the j various departments, and the indications ire they will report it favorably.

House of Representatives. c

Among the Executive documents submit- j ;cd by the Speaker after the reading of the j journal, was the response of the Secretary c

>f the Treasury to the call for information n regard to the amounts paid for compromi- ses of suits growing out of frauds op the

New York and Boston Custom Houses. The iocumeut, which was very voluminous, was f

ordered to be printed. *

February 13.—Another conference oflead- ngWestern and Southern Senators.lield this morning, developed the fact that they are

for from unanimous upon the proposition to C

increase the currency fifty millions. There j s a great variety of opinion among them as

;o whether it is best to inflate fifty millions i

>r simply to vote for Mr. Sherman’s twenty- ive million redistribution bill. If it is found *

mpossible to rally the Western and Soutli- ;rn men in favor of inflation they will vote

~

Mr. Sherman’s measure, though they say *

t cannot benefit their section.

Senate. i Mr. Sargent (Cal.' presented petitions

signed by 10,038 citizens of California, ask- ^ mg unit tne senate pay some attention to j She conditions of the treaty between the United States and China, with a view to

liaving some modifications made therein to

prevent the evil of Chinese influx to this ^ country. (

Mr. Sargent said that the matter was of | Treat local importance,, so local in its char- ( icter that the importance would probably not be appreciated in other parts of the

country. They did not come here to be citizens,

and did not seek to become citizens, but

through their ignorance and superstition even had their bones returned to China after death. With one or two exceptions, nut of a hundred thousand Chinese, there had been no applications for citizenship.— These Chinese work at very moderate prices; underbid and undersold all other kind of labor, and necessarily drove out other

labor, skilled and unskilled.

February 14.—Chief Justice Allen, of the Sandwich Islands, formerly from Maine, has arrived here for the purpose, of opening negotiations for a reciprocity treaty between the United States and the Sandwich Islands. He has authority to act for that Government in the matter of allowing a grant of land to establish a naval depot on the island.

It appears that they are ready and willing to make the most favorable terms. It is

understood that our Government is in favor of meeting them on favorable terms. This will give the Government another opportu-

nnr pnrnrr,o*’nr*

February 16.—After the call of States for bills and resolutions to-day for reference, Judge Kelley will offer tho following reso-

lution and put it on its passage: Resolved, The Senate concurring, that

the members of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States will assemble in the Carpenters’ Hall, at Phila- delphia in informal joint session on Monday, the 7th day of September, 1874, in centennial commemoration of the assembling of the delegates chosen and appointed by the several colonies and provinces in North America, to meet and hold a Congress in Philadelphia in that hall on Monday the 5th day of September, 1774, and that the Hon. James M. Blaine, Speaker of the House of Representatives, be invited to preside over the meeting, and the Hon. Henry Wilson Vice-President of the United States, be re-

quested to deliver an address appropriate to die occasion.

Among other reforms in the navy it is <

proposed to abolish the grade of commodore, which will effect a considerable saving to the Government. The grade will be dis- pensed with by retiracy, death, or other

casualty. At present a commodore com- :

mands a squadron, but it is thought best that the promotion, should be from captain ;o rear-admiral, who discharges tho same

duties. At present there are twenty-five commodores on the list.

The Senate Committees on Naval Affairs ,

urn nittutjc <uc in ui vui ui tut; measure, ^

ind there is no doubt that the House Cora- | nitteeson Appropriations and Naval Affairs will acquiesce.

The House Committee on Military Affairs j ixpect to cut down the army establishment j 10 as to save about four millions of dollars annually, but some of the members of that lommittee express doubts as to tlie! House indorsing the proposed amendment. None •

>f the army officers examined by the com- *

nittee have intimated how any reduction at '

ill can be made; and besides, not a few *

nembers of the House will govern their !

iction by the opinions of those officers. The Senate Pacific Railroad Committee 1

o-day about perfected their bill allowing 1

rerritories the same rights that States pos- 1

less in building railroads, with the usual *

;rant of lands. There are a large number 1

if applications from all the Territories ask- *

ng the right of way to build railroads. s

Senate. ■’

Mr. Frelingliuysen (N. J.) presented the nemorial of colored citizens, stating that number of them had applied to the Amer-

ean Colonization Society for transportation ^

o Liberia, but the society was unable to *

end them, and asked that the Government etail a vessel for that purpose to carry hem to Liberia and to bring back produce. 1

lIso the aid of Government for construction t

f a railroad into the Interior of Liberia I

ommerce. a

House or Representatives. By Mr. Junkin (Pa.) granting pensions

j the soldiers of 1812 who served fifty days. By Messrs. Stanard and Comingo, (Mo.) ^

>int resolutions of the Missouri Legislature ®

skiug Congress for such legislation as will tf

scure to the people those equal advantages **

3 to rates, times, and transportation on s<

19 Union Pacific Railroad, and the several ^

ranches thereof, which are reserved and uarantced as a chief part of the oousider- **

tion to be given by the companies for ^

rants of land and bonds made by Congress. ^

By Mr. Dill (Iowa), like resolutions pro- isting against the extension of sewing lachine patents. L

By Mr. Cannon (Utah), Memorial of the tl tah Legislature asking Congress to ap- jint a commission of investigation to be ai

mt to Utah to inquire into the alleged iuses in Territorial affairs there, and in se

le meantime to suspend all action for M >«cial legislation in regard to Utah. A

February, 17.—The Senate Finance Com- littee discussed this morning tho proposi- on to recommit the twenty-live million idistributiou bills with the amendments ow pending. The committee being divi- ed on tho subject, the chairman has not ecided to move its recommittal. He will robably do so, however, on his own re-

>onsibility. Senate.

Mr. Fenton (N. Y.) presented a petition 1 regard to the customs revenue service, igned by merchants and importers of New 'ork city, in which they speak of needed sforms in that service, and urge the pas- igo of Senator Feuton’s bill, which they elievc will remedy in a great measure the

vils complained of.

Senate.

February 19.—Mr. Sargent (Cal.), pre- sided by request, the joint resolution of th

legislative Assembly of the Territory of

'tall, setting forth the fact that the people f the territory had been charged with dis-

jyalty, which accusations were untrue, and lade for the purpose of influencing legisla- ion, and asking that Congress appoint a

ommission to inquire into all alleged abuses

that Territory, with power to send for erson and papers. Referred to the Judi- iary Committee.

Extraordinary Munificence. Heretofore have been notioed some of the

ifts which Tames Lick, of San Francisco, as recently made in behalf of science, ed- eation and Christianity. Chief among them

ms the gift for the establishment of an

stronomical observatory, with a telescope f larger power than any yet made, the rliolo to cost several hundred thousand dol- us to put it in working order, lie has

Iso given the Academy of Science of San

'rancisco, and the Society of Pioneers, of

lie same city, eligible lots, and provided or each sufficient funds to erect buildings uited to their wants. It is now announced hat Mr. Lick has made provision for en-

owing with a large sum an Institute of

?eclinology, to be hereafter established in

he city of San Francisco; that he lias also aadc provision for a system of free public la’tlis for San Francisco, which will be ex-

enslve enough for the wants of the city tow and in the future; and that he intends to irovide for several orphan asylums, for an

,sylum for aged and indigent women and or a number of other charitable institu- ious. It is also said that he will cause to

>e erected a fine art monument at the capi- al, and another in San Francisco. The 3ull$tin of that city says:—“Mr. Lick’s vealth amounts in all to several millions, le has wisely decided to execute his own

vill, as far as possible, in his lifetime. Un-

:onsci«usly, too, be is building his own

nonument. For these benevolent institu-

ions will exist for ages, and his name will

ie inseparably connected with them. The

imount required to carry out the plans which Mr. Lick has matured cannot be cer

;ainly ascertained, but we judge that they •epresent from $2,000,000 to $3,000,000.- —

I’ll3 Observatory, the Academy of Sciences, he School of Technology, the Asylum for

Aged Women, the orphan asylums—these ire some of the noble uses to which a weal-

thy citizen proposes to devote his means in

iis declining days. It is the most compre- leusive scheme ,of practical benevolence which has ever taken practical shape in the United States.’’

THE NEW YORK POOR.

The Police Commissioners had under :onsideration on Friday last the liberal offer of Mr. James Gorden Bennett to pro- ,ri/]n OAMM +AW IvAIICaIpCC IIAAf "'“j

The proffered aid in the humane work of

meliorating the condition of the thousands sow out of employment was at once grate- fully accepted, but the proposition to con-

cert the police stations into soup kitchens ;lie commissioners unanimously agreed :ould not be entertained, for the reason

hat, in the first place, tho police stations ire not adapted to the purpose, and besides, he periodical crowding of the buildings by die hungry throngs who would resort to hem for food would he utterly subversive >f police discipline, and would materially nterfere with the transaction of the daily business of the force. After some discus- sion it was resolved to tender to Mr. Beu- aett and Mr. Delmonico, his almoner, the use of a building in each thickly-populated ward; and persuant to this resolution the

:aptains of the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Sev- sntli, Eighth, Eleventh, Thirteenth, Four-

teenth, Eighteenth, Twenty-seventh, and Twenty-ninth precincts were ordered by Commissioner Gardner to make an inspec- tion of their respective precincts, and select mitable places to be used as soup houses luring the remainder of the winter.

As all the officers of the force feel a deep nterest in the prompt relief of the wide- ipread destitution of the unfortunate work-

ng men and women, it will not be many lays before tho contemplated plan of be- levolcnce will be in active oneration. and

he hearts of thousands made glad. The Erie Commissioners have granted

>ermission to Mr. Bennett to use such of he engine and truck-houses as they may lereafter designate.—N. Y. Sun.

Ohio certainly has no reason to complain f her representation in the high places of

he nation. President Grant was born and ived most of his life, prior to the war, in

)hio. The general of army, Sherman, is

,n Ohio man, and so is Sheridan, the lieu-

euant general. Secretary Delano is a cit- sen of Ohio, so is Justice Swayne, of the iiipreme Court, and so is Mr. Scbenck, our

Iiuister to England. The late Chief Jus- ice Chase was from Ohio, and now the new'

ncumbent, Chief Justice Waite, is taken rom the same State. Thus Ohio men stand t the head of the civil, the military, the .idicial and diplomatic departments of the lovernment. Since the organization of the iovernment, we doubt whether there has

een a time when men from any one State lied so many of the highest national posi- ions.

-♦ ♦-—

School Accommodation and Atten- ance.—Of the fifteen cities mentioned in

le State Educational Report for 1874, New runswick is the least as regards school

jcommodation and the first in respect to

m-attendance. This proportion holds

irougliout the whole State—that is, the ss the accommodation, the less the atten-

ince. Plainfield stands “up head” in re-

ird to both the accommodation and at-

ndance—it furnishes school for eighty-four sr cent, of its children. Rahway, with its

venty-two per Cent., comes next. Then 1

atersonwith sixty-five; Bridgeton, sixty- 1

ro; Camden, fifty; Millville, sixty; Orange, 1

'ty; Phillipsburg, sixty-six; Perth Amboy, 'ty-five; Newark, thirty-eight; Jersey City, irty; Elizabeth, thirty-three, etc. ,

The joint meeting of the New Jersey c

jgislature, on Thursday of last week, made i

e following elections: For Law Judge of Mercer, James Buch- 1

lan, elected over Alfred Reed. 1

Lay Judges—Sussex, John Iliflf; Somer- (

t, J. Y. D. Hoagland; Salem, Jos. Cook; r

iddlesex, Andrew Disbrow; Cumberland, t

Woodruff; Bergen, N. Miliard. t

Dreadful Accident in Philadelphia. One of the m»st terrible casualties that

las ever happened in Philadelphia occured it about half-past 9 o’clock Friday morning ast, when the large brewery of Mr. Henry Muller, at the N. E. corner of Thirty-sec- >nd and Jefferson streets, fell to the ground jurying under the ruins from sixteen to

aveuty persons, of whom eleven or twelve

ost their lives. The building was a new

jne, having been completed in November ast. It had been erected for the purpose jf brewing larger beer according to the

recently invented modes, and consequently was required to bear a very heavy weight in

the upper stories. For the last two weeks men have been en-

gaged in hauling and storing ice in the

third-story of the building, and it is estimated that there was nearly a thousand tons already packed. Friday morning the

men went to work as usual, and a considerable quantity of ice had been hauled and raised lfy the elevator to the store-house, when suddenly a crackling noise was heard, and in a moment the entire portion of the

building under the ice-house gave way.— The walls bulging and falling outward, and the mass of ice, timbers, malt, hops, and other contents of the building crushing di-

rectly downward, involving in their fall all those in that portion of the edifice, and

causing the death of at least nine or ten.

In a small addition at the eastern end of the brewery, was a cooking stove, and when. the building fell, the fire was scattered and the ruins commenced to burn. The work-

men from Pottx’s brewery opposite, how-

ever, were promptly on hand, and extin-

guished the fire with buckets of water, and

work was at once commenced to extricate the men buried in the ruins.

Soon about sixty policemen were on hand, but in the meantime the workmen in the

various breweries in the neighborhood had

gone to work and succeeded in rescuing some of those in the ruined building.

A number of others were unearthed from UiO 1 UIUO, OWUIV V/l tUVIAA VA UUUVU

of all semblance of humanity. Quite late

in the evening, two or three were extricated

alive, and but little injured, and this stim. ulated the workers to renewed exertions in

seeking for the missing men.

A Family Suffocated. Chicago, Feb. 15.—A neighbor going to

the house of David Thompson, at Trumbull street and Bissel avenue, North Division, yesterday, to see Mrs. Thompson, who has

been sick, found the door fastened.—

Suspecting something was wrong she forced an entrance into the house, where a painful spectacle met her gaze. Stretched on the

floor, downward, lay the eldest daughter of the family, a child about ten years of age,

quite dead; on the bed with her head hang- ing over the side, lay the almost lifeless form of the mother, while beside her lay a

boy of four years also dead. Another boy, about nine years of age, was stretched across

the bed in a -dying condition, while the

body of an infant scarcely a week old was

found lying between a chair and the bed- side still alive, but beyond all hope of re-

covery. It lay almost within reach of its

mother, who was powerless to help it. The

nurse, a German girl, was also in the room,

helpless and insensible. The neighbors were alarmed, and word was sent to the

authorities. It was at first thought that

the family had been poisoned and the nurse

girl was arrested on suspicion, but later the

impression seemed to gain ground that they had been suffocated by coal gas from a

stove in the room where the bodies were

found. Mr. Thompson had been absent

since l-'-*- v»T—»—™a»jr, oeing engaged in a

distant part of the city. He is almost dita_ traded with grief.

What Country Papers Do.—The Mar- ion Chronicle says:—City papers are paid for publishing notices of religious meetings; they are paid for publishing notices of mar-

riages; they are paid for publishing notices of deaths and obituaries; they are paid for

publishing notices of society meetings; they are paid for publishing political tickets; they are paid for publishing notices of com-

mencements of schools, and for publishing notices of Sabbath School meetings; they are paid subscriptions a year in advance.— The Government carries city papers by the

car load across the continent for the same

postage that it demands of the country paper for carrying it a half dozen miles, or for

simply handing it out of a post office.—

Country papers are expected to publish all

these things for nothing, and carry, as they generally do, an average of a year’s delin-

quency of its subscribers, instead of a

year’s payment in advance. The conntry publisher, thrown into competition with the

well-paid city publishers, must pay high cash prices fer his paper, type ink, and other articles use in the business. Yet he is

expected to make a paper equal in size and mechanical appearance, to the pampered city journals.

The Iron Trade.—The annual report of the trade and commerce of Pittsburg in

1873, was published recently. The exhibit shows that the city went through the finan-

cial revulsion with a comparatively small

falling off from former years. Strikes of workmen have had an effect in retarding different industries. The total receipts of iron ore and pig metal for 1873 were

631,183 tons, an increase of 134,564 tons

over 1873. There are in the city eleven blast furnaces, with a capacity of 3200 tons per week. The total receipts of coal were 115,065,146 bushels, being a decrease of 8,518,807 bushels as compared with 1872. The falling off in receipts was caused by the

strike of the miners, many of the men be-

ing idle for months. The total receipts of coke were 34,230,500.bushels against 43,927,- 965 in 1872; of crude petroleum, 25,035,182 barrels were received, an increase of 848,682 barrels the preceeding year. The exports of refined petroleum were 869,946 barrels, being an increase of 126,436 barrels. The amount of grain and produce received was

much larger than in 1872. The prospects for spring trade are brightening daily.

A marked decrease in immigration is

noted by the New York papers. Since the ast of November, the falling off in the num-

ber of arrivals has been very striking, the

iggregate being from forty to fifty per cent,

ess than in the corresponding period a

fear ago. The change is attributed to the janic and the scarcity of employment, with he discouraging reports sent to intending mmigrants by their friends in this country, rhe emigration officials believe that the

lepression of immigration will continue, hroughout this year, possibly causing a loss

if 100,000, as compared with 1873. ---

Forty thousand dollars for cutting off oldiers’ corns is the latest “war claim” jreferrred before Congress. A regular hiropodist doctor presented it, and with it, b is said, a number of excellent affidavits nd vouchers. Why this tremendous bill as never been offered before is an unim* 1

ortant question. The really important ]

uery is: Why is it offered at all? Con* ected with the armies was an army of octors and surgeons. Why didn’t they do <

rhat operating on corns was necessary ? <

BOARD OF EDUCATION. I

Bridgeton, Jan. 1G, 1874. Board met at 7£ o’clock, P. M. 1 Present—Messrs. Applegit, Dunn, Lott, j 1

Matthews, Sheppard, Shoemaker, Wliita- ter, Smith. J

Mr. Lott. Committee on Books, Furui- ] ;ure and Library, reported that an addition- al room had been furnished in the Second t tvard school house, in compliance with the j 1

request of the Board. j Bills approved.—J. P. Shaw, §17.00, for j f

painting fivo book cases in the Second ward I t

school house; J. R. Graham, §3.15, for door

matt; Claypoolc & Anderson, $325.76, for

heater, screens, grates, pipe, repairing, &c.; 1

John Gould, $4.00, for ono cord of pine 1

wood; T. G. Dunn, $6.52, for wall paper; 1

Whitaker & Robeson, for books, Ac.,$12.24; “ “ “ 51.14; ] “ “ “ 13.19; l “ “ “ 17.69; « “ « 28.51; “ “ 13.72; i “ “ 11.33;

“ 59.68; “ “ 23.07; “ “ “ 36.38; “ “ “ 55.71; “ “ 1.87; « o “ 24.25; “ “ “ 32-92.

Miss Martha Woodruff presented her res-

ignation as teacher in Bank Street school, to take effect in one month, which was, on mo-

tion, accepted. The action of the Board at a previous

meeting, by which the amount of $6.00 was

stricken from the bill for services of Mr. W. T. DuBois, was, on motion, reconsideved

It was ordered that when the Board ad- journs it will meet on Thursday evening, March 5th.

It was ordered that the Visiting Commit- tee call the attention of the Principals of the schools to the strict observance of the rules in regard to the time of opening and closing the schools.

G. W. McGowan, Secretary.

Editing a Paper.—An editorial brother furnishes this truthful, always timely, and

everywhere applicable item: 'This item is

not meant for a learned treatise on editing. We are simply going to ask you, reader, if you know any one in your neighborhood who <-l.ir,Ln liimcnlf frt {lip

duty of “editiug a paper.” You must have

one in your midst. They are found in all directions. As the boys say, “the woods are full of ’em.” We know several of these

talented(?) gentlemen. They never pick up a paper without deprecating it, and telling what they would do if they were only in the

editorial chair. They find fault with it be-

cause too much space is given something which everybody but them is interested in, and growl at the want of enterprise in the editor in not noticing that Bower’s horse slung a shoe, or that Smitliers put a new button on his wood-house door. In the evening you will find these growlers in the village tavern, entertaining the crowd between drinks with a description of the hubbub caused by a report they once sent the paper of a tin wedding or woods pic-nic. Of

course, that was the only live item that the

paper ever had! And then those wonderful-

ly smart ink-slingers and hefty brained crit-

ics will go pointing out the defects of the

paper, and tell how earnestly they were

once solicited to take the editorial chair of the ‘Dangerville Hazard.’ This John Aw- ful generally winds up his windy discourse

by threatening that unless the paper does better there will be another one started in

less than a year, and slyly hints that he will

have a voice in it,—and then look out for hot times! But it don’t seem to make much difference how much this blower pants.— PeODle have cot used to it and Day very little attention to his windy utterances.

Miss Nellie Grant’s Approaching Ndptials.—Miss Nellie Grant’s engage- ment is one of the leading topics of society chat here. It will be remembered that Fanny Kemble, tragedienne, who married Mr. Pierce Butler, of Philadelphia, and was

afterwards divorced from him had a young- er sister who evinced a great talent for music. She studied in Italy and in Paris, and made a sensation at several concerts, but before she was fairly on the stage as a

prima donna she was wooed and won by Mr. Sartons, a rich Englishman of an old

family. Now, when Miss Nellie Grant re-

turned from Europe last year, she made the

acquaintance, on the steamer, of the second son of this Mr. and Mrs. Sartons, and the intimacy ripened into affection. Just then

the elder brother died and the fortunate swain thus becomes the heir to the Sartons estate. It is intimated that the marriage will come off in the Spring, and at the same

time Colonel Fred. Grant will marry Miss

Kitty Cook, the eldest daughter of the ex-

Governor of this District.—Washington Cor. of Herald.

Mrs. Chang and Eng, the widows of the Siamese twins, evince a sensibility in re-

gard to the proposed mutilation of their Vni<shn.nrJs hv t.ViA innnisiHvA fine*.-

tors, that is touching. They insist that the j doctors shall not cut the connecting link | from behind, not defacing it in the front in ! the least, and shall not otherwise mutilate the bodies in any way that would detract from their marketable value as curiosities

for exhibition. Yes, it is stated as a fact, that these prudent females have determined to travel about the country, exhibiting the dead bodies of the “dear departed" for

money.

Cheyenne, W. T., Feb. 15.—A dispatch j from Fort Fetterman says a Cheyenne run- ;

ner from the Red Cloud agency reports that Red Cloud’s son was killed last Monday night by a party of Sioux whom he had

compelled to return stolen stock. He also

reports that nearly all the Cheyenne and j Sioux have left the agency, and that 150

lodges are within fifty miles of Fort Fetter- ! man, and will come in or send to that post. The runner says there are plenty of buffalo in the Big Horn country, and thinks the Sioux will go there.

A letter has been received from the lead-

ing manufacturers of Baltimore, Md., en-

dorsing the views and statements of the

Supervising Architect of the Treasury in re-

gard to the injurious effects of Eight Hour

law upon the industrial interests of this ■

country. Experience has shown that it is 1

not only impossible for a man to perform as much labor in eight hours as in ten, but that he absolutely performs less work per ;

liour under the eight hour system, --♦ ♦---—

Washington, February 16.—The Depart- nent of Slate has received no information

;onfirraatory or in relation to the report that martial law has been declared in Ha-

vana, and that seven thousand volunteers rave possession of the city, compelling the <

Captain-General to take refuge on board 1 he warship Aralpiles. 1

--—*-*>•■•-

Trains are again running on the New

fersey Southern Road, from Whiting's sta-

ion, connecting with the Camden, Mt. (

lolly and Uightstown road at Pemberton runction. The first train that passed over

vas detained fbr about an hour at Man- t

ihester, but was afterwards allowed toi pro- s

:eed. A

ROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL. A regular meeting of the City Council was

eld on Tuesday evening, at 7J o’clock, layor Sheppard in the chair. Present—Sam’l Ackley, Hugh 8. McGear,

as. H. Trenchard, J. Warren Roork, Chas. 1. Elmer, John Husted. Permits granted.—To William T. Bowen,

o build a house on Pearl St., First ward; ). B. <fc W. C. Wnitaker & Co., to build a

attorn shop in rear of foundry on Broad it., Third ward; Paullin, Conover & Co., o build a house on Church St., First ward.

Application for permit from Benj.T. Lan-

ung, to build steps on tho outside of his

milding on the corner of Vine and Fayette its., Third ward, was laid over and referred o the Councilmen of said ward. It was ordered to extend the time of the

>crmit of Geo. F. Nixon, to fout months 'rom the date of its expiration.

Bills ordered paid.—Daniel Bacon, $125, ervices as Treasurer, and making out an-

raal statement; Mias Julia Nichols, Treas- irer Female Benevolent Society, $50, for the ise of tho poor of the city; Thos. G. Dunn, £15.25, for making order for removal of

>aupers to Alms House; Charles E. Elmer, £125, six months’ rent of Mayor’s office to ?eb. 25th, 1874.

Applications of Jacob Leeds, to sell wines md liquors; and Chas. O. Davis and Chas. Elkinton, to keep hotels, were presented ind laid over for two weeks.

The Finance Committee presented their mnual report, which was received and or-

lered recorded. Tho Treasurer’s report was rend, accept-

sd and ordered published. The following places were designated as

polls for the Spring election:— First ward—Mayor’s office. Second ward—Mission School. Third ward—Court House. It was ordered that the Collectors consult

she City Solicitor, and collect forthwith the unpaid taxes on the duplicates of 1871 aDd 1872.

G. W. McGowan, Recorder.

NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE. Febiuary 11.—Mr. Learning introduced a

bill to incorporate the Board of Health in Lower township, Cape May county.

Senate.

February 12.—10 a. m. Senate met. Mr. Jarrard, Municipal Corporations, re-

ported a bill to incorporate Board of Health in Lower township, Cape May county.

The act to make wages of employees a

first lien on the property of railroad com-

panies, was indefinitely postponed. A further supplement to an act for the

punishment of crimes, provides that if any consignor, factor, bailee, agent or servant, shall fraudulently take or convert the pro- ceeds of property entrusted to him, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or

imprisonment for two years. Senate.

February 16, 1874.—The vote by which an

act to incorporate Millville Stock Building Association was lost, was reconsidered, the bill was taken up and passed.

A further supplement to an act to facili- tate the administration of justice, provides a method of procedure for the recovery of

moneys paid by fraud, mistake, inadvertence

or corruption. February 18.—A bill was introduced in

the Senate to day which provides for the construction of a suspension bridge across

the Kill-von-Kull from Staten Island to

New Jersey, with a capital of one million dollars and the privilege of increasing the same to four millions, the work to be com-

menced inside of three years. A bill introduced into the House fixes the salary of the

Prosecutor of the Pieas of Hudson county at fiva thousand dollars annually, and au-

thorized the fees belonging to said office to be paid into the county treasury.

A mass of routine business was transacted in the House, but none or any general im-

portance.

London, Feb. 17—5.30 A. M.—The Ministry yesterday resolved to resign im-

mediately. Gladstone goes to Windsor to-

day. London, Feb. 17—6 A. M.—The House-

of Commons now stands 340 Conservatives and 300 Liberals and Home Rulers. The

journals generally approve the determina-

tion of the Gladstone government to resign The Times says only one member was opposed to the decision.

London, Feb. 17—Midnight.—[Special to tho New York Herald.]—Mr. Gladstone will advise the Queen to send for Mr. Dis- raeli, who will probably form a new Cabi- net within three days.

The correspondence and papers in the case of General VanBuren with regard to the Vienna Exhibition, now before the

Senate, will make a volume of seven hundred pages. The Commerce Committee will not act definitely in this nomination until

the correspondence has been fully examined.

B. K. Bruce, the new United States Sen- ator from ^TissiRsinoi. wiyr fnrmArlv a Rlav$».

After the war he became a porter on a

steamboat, subsequently he attended school for a time at Oberlin, Ohio; entered politics as Sergeant-at-Arrus of the Mississippi Leg- islature, and when elected was serving as

Sheriff.

Charles Wright, a lad about fifteen years of age, residing with his parents on Colian- se'y St., while working in the rolling mill, a

few days ago, was wounded in the face, by an iron scraper upon which he stepped, fly- ing up and striking him. His countenance was somewhat disfigured.

A needed amendment has been made to the postal bill and passed by the House, illowing persons sending newspapers, books, fcc., by mail, to write their initials on them so that the recipient may know who they ire from. Heretofore all such marks have iubjeoted the matter to letter postage.

W. S. Sneden has been appointed receiver >f the New Jersey Southern Railroad, with rower to run the road and pay the men two nontlis’ back wages. This news was re-

vived by the strikers with cheers. They lave been deoidedly in favor of Mr. Sneden or receiver ever since the strike.

The word “stationery,” the definition of vhich has puzzled Legislatures and other

mblic bodies for so many years, has now

>een formally decided by the Senate of the

Jnited States to includo in its meaning inly ink, pens, paper, envelopes, pencils ind mucilage.

The oyster beds of Virginia cover an area

qual to six hundred and forty thousand ,cres, and those great mines of submarine realth are estimated to yield an annual aoney value of ten millions of dollars.

The Chinese population of New Yoik, elehrated their New Year on Saturday night jst, by a banquet and “opium smoke” in a

laxter street tenement.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has acreased the working time of its employees o nine hours per day. During the panic he time was reduced to eight hours a day.

A company has been formed iu England, o lay a light cable between that country nd this, messages to be one shilling per

rord,

chroniclingamerica.loc.govlie §iottm. james b. ferguson, editor. bridgeton, n. j., february...

Documents