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NEW-JERSEY. PLAINFIELD.-The fair for the benefit of the German A movement is on Reformed Church netted $917 foot to raise by popular subscription a purse for Chief of Police Charles W. Dodd, Detective Edwin R. Worsley and Policeman Patrick Lynch, who were instrumental in Judge Mcbringing the guilty fire-bugs" to justice Cormick, in the Union County Court, at Elizabeth, yesterday denied ex-Congressman Alvah A. Clark's motion for a new trial in the case of Louis and Horace Van Nest. two of the convicted incendiaries, and announced that the Van Nests will be sentenced with John M. Jackson next Wednesday Joseph Farrell, an Elizabeth horsethief, was sentenced yesterday to three years' imprisonment The quarterly meeting of the New-York, NewMarket, Shiloh, Mariboro and Plainfield Seventh Day Baptist churches was held yesterday. Messrs. Nathan H. Randolph and Frank S. Wells were ordained deacons Contractor McFadden. of of the Plainfield Church South Plainfield, has received the centract for the construction of the new branch of the Lehigh Valley Railroad from that place to Roselle. ELIZABETH.-The report that diphtheria is alarminly Frank prevalent is denied by the Health Board Halstead, for several years Editor of The Central Herald. has retired from that position. Mr. Hart, of The Newark Journal, has been appointed his successor A second-story' thief entered J. B. Lutz's residence on Friday and succeeded in escaping with nearly $200 in cash At a meeting of the Young Republican League of Union County, N. J., held on Friday evening, the following were elected delegates to the the National Convention of Young Republican Clubs, to be held in New-York December 15, 16, 17: C. M. God. dard, Charles E. Reed, Frank S. Miller, E. M. Wood and George P. Matthews: alternates, John Ulrich, H. H. Soule. David T. Pieison, E. Frank Carson and S. R Ogden. EAST ORANGE-William H. Baker's house, in Munn-st., was entered on Friday night by thieves, who stole silver_ ware worth several hundred dollars. MONTCLAIR.-The Newark Conference of Congregational Churches will meet in the Congregational Church on Wednesday afternoon. Twenty churches will be repre sented. Over 100 delegates are expected to be present. PATERSON.-The Erie Railroad Company has decided to A movement is on feot to put up gates at River-st. School Commisstart a new Odd Fellows' ledge sioner Baier, of the Fifth Ward, having resigned, Charles John H. Franklin has been chosen to fill the vacancy H. Handle, a prominent undertaker, agreed. as alleged. to sell some lots to the city for school purposes for $750, and when the warrant was ready refused to carry out the bargain. The matter has been placed in the hands of the City Counsel Mrs. Jemima Healey has secured a divorce from her husband. John S. Healey, on The officers and ex-officers the ground of desertion of the 1st Battalion. N. G. N. J., will give a complimentary dinner to ex-Lieutenant Colonel Joseph W. Congdon, at the Hamilton House to-morrow evening George Williamson, produce dealer in the Second Ward has begun a suit against Frederick Miller. druggist, in the same ward. for alleged libellous remarks about him during the recent elections. PASSAIC.-In the list of missing prepaid steerage passengers of the sunken steamship W. A. Scholten appeared 'Jan Lagerveld, 3." It was ascertained I yesterday that this entry stood for the father, mother and sister o: Jan Lagerveld, employed in the Reid & Barry print works. HACKENSACK.-Receiver Johnson yesterday sold the property of the defunct Bank of Bergen County. The land is known as the Gamewall property and was sold in lots for $16, 100 to the New-York, Susquehruna and Western Railroad. The affairs of the bank will be closed up on January 1.