The New York herald., 1869-02-23
THE DAY IN NEW JERSEY.
Hudson City and Bergen.

HUDSON lily ana Bcr8ens
, The following companies OF the Fourth regiment
New Jersey Rifle Corps, paraded 10 Hudson City and
Bergen yesterday and were received by the Mayors
of both cities:-City Guard, Jersey City, Captain
Shaw; Lincoln Rides Hudson City, Captain Bentley,
and washington Rifles, Bergen, Captain To1ey.
Company E, First regiment, Hudson Brigade, Cap
tain Neuschaller paraded at Union Hill. salute
OF thirtyseven guns was fired by the Hudson County
Artillery.
The annual ball Of the Fire Department Of Jersey
City in aid Of the Widows and Orphans Fund was
held in the City Hall last evening. Mayor ONeilL
CITY ocefS Were re- in attendance
with Co0pers Hall erected, thus giving the large
company suniclent room Tor promenade ana dance.
The decorations were on magnificent scale and far
surpassed anything Of the kind witnessed before In
Jersey my y.. City. -.
ball given by Company F, First regiment Hudson
Brigade, at Odd Fellows Hall. Hoboken, which ex-
cecded u display and numbers any other ball Of the
decorated with flags and festoons OF evergreens and
under every chandelier was suspended cage
danced to the music and enjoyed Wash
ington's birthday as merrily as their masters,
posted up bearing tne names Of tie great naeeds
In the late war. Among the most prominent mill
tary gentlemen were General Hatfield; Captains B.
Shaw; Lieutenant Stevens, Major Mount, Captains
Hall and Donovan, and A. w. Tenney. The elite or
dODOkeu was luIy represented. Mr. JOlQ Kennedy,
City Clerk and other civic officials were also pre-
sent.
A concert was given at the Tabernacle, Jersey
City, for the benefit OF the German Evangelical Luz
tneran church. Miss Louisa Treuer sang "Nobil
Donnan from Meyerbeer, with such sweetness and
expression that she was encored. similar recep-
ton awaited Mr. Groschel In the fav0rite ballad,
"Y0u'n Remember Me.n Mrs. SInoze Treuer and
Mr.. Hermann played u duet on the piano and violin.
which elected loud applause. The cornet solo by
Mr.. Rehm as wei as the performance by the juve-
nile band OF thirty-six boys, was also loudly ap-
plauded.
Paterson.
Washingtons birthday was observed to some ex-
tent for Paterson. Several Of the mills, the banks
and other public buildings were closed, but other
places Of business generally continued open all day.
although there but little trade. The only public
demonstration was a parade Of companies A, b and
G, Of the Independent Veteran Battalton-the Pater
son arm Of the State millta-the whole commanded
by Major Edgar Taylor. The column halted and pre-
sented In front of the residence or Mayor Town.
send, and then serenaded and honored Senator Hop
man responded by few remarks. The line then re-
turned to headquarters and dispersed. In the eve-
nIng several churches held their usual fairs, and
reaped rich harvests from the benevolent devotees
OF orthodoxy. Paters0nians general thing, seem
indisposed 10 consider Washlngton's birthday as
holiday, and consequently do not reverence 1t with
half the zeal they do the old Dutch "Pnngster Mon
day.
Yesterday. beyond an almost general suspension OF
business, there little outward Indication OF that
patriotic feeling which 1t is natural to suppose pull
safes through every American heart on such an oc-
cason as the birthday anniversary Of the no less
good than great George Washington. To be sure
there were sautes ringing OF bells and turn out OF
about 500 uniformed men In two distinct bodies
that was called military parade; but 1t was In vain
that one looked for that enervescing JOY and glad
ness which an occasion OF the kind might reasonably
be expected TO draw forth.