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The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-18

Some of the figures connected with the
census of Hudson County are worth study
ing. The total population of the county
is 240,342. These are divided into As. 135
families-a little under five to family
who live in %, 76S houses, which, singular
ly enough. is less than two families to
house which no one would believe were
it not backed by figures. When we con-
slider The great number of tenement and
fiat houses erected Of late years and the
fact that each of these houses contains
from six to eight families the average is
strikingly small. 1t shows that by far the
greater number of families in the county
live by themselves in one house. This is
an excellent commentary upon the thrift
and prosperity Of the county. AS to
other natural, divisions there are 157, 1861
native born residents Of the county, while
of those born in foreign countries Ireland
sent us 1862, while S0,093 came from
Germany. OF colored people we have
1906. Jersey City has 144,025 inhabitants
and is now the largest city in the State,
leading Newark by 525. This is an evil
dence of prosperity that was fondly book
ed for five. years ago. Hoboken comes
next with 80, 079, showing that our sister
city is growing rapidly and viii soon be
above the fifty thousand limit, Alto
gether the Stale has reason to be proud
of the city and II It isn't all she has to do
is to say SO. and we win cut loose and
start an independent state. Jersey City has
more population now than some of the far
Western States that have representation
in The United States Senate equal to our
entire State. though they do not make
much of show in the house population
and not cheek counts
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-18

We present in another column the TRADE
of Fuss and Feathers Wolbert at recent
sssecret" meeting in Taylor's Hotel against
the Irish voters in this city. Among those
who listened to his villifcation of very
large class of our local voters, without pro-
test, as one of the I" secret" conferees. was
Mr.. Michael Mullone. Mr.. Mullone is the
proprietor Of the paper in this city that has
taken on its shoulders the herculean task
of beating Mr.. McAvoy in the race for
Surrogate. We have two words of advice for
Mr.. Mullonel The first is that if he ex-
poets to accomplish any result by his
newspaper attacks on Mr.. McAvoy, he must
not hold his Irish friends in contempt
The second is that if he expects any one TO
find out that he is opposing McAyoy, he
must increase the circulation of his paper.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-18
The scottish Americana.

The first of series of receptions, to be
given monthly by the Scottish American
Athletic Club, was held in Turner Hall on
Tuesday evening last. The club has added
a large number of new members to its
rolls, the membership now numbering over
$50 men. Surrogate McAvoy was the hon
ored guest of the evening, and spoke few
words to the club, complimenting them on
the fo9rishing condition of the associa-
ton. Among the new and old faces pres.
emit were: T. 2. English and Miss Docher,
Il, billiard and Miss r. Sadler. r. Flee
and sister, N. Hammer and Miss h. SrGith,
George beans and Miss Sarah Flee, J.
Regain and wife, Miss Maggie Regain, Miss
Minnie Pender, WMahan and lady. F.
Competcheny and lady, NJ. Drew and Miss
Chauncey, ]. H. OMara and Miss X.
Noonan, Alfred DATE and Miss Chauncey,
W, Boag and Miss TigHe. ]. A. Ryan and
Miss Carol, M. Murphy and Miss Cassidy,
J. Larkin and Miss Wilson B. Coyle and
lady, t. Murphy and Miss Grumpy, John
Regain and sister, f. Baldwin and lady,
H. Patten and Miss Sadler, John Readen
and wife, r. Harding and wife and the
sfonly sh6n" Murphy, The grand entree
was led by II. j. Regain and Miss Hartwick
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-18
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The recent Democratic County Oo'nven-
tion was in every way q model. 1t was
orderly, it was far above the ave rage of
political assemblages, and Il was bent on
discharging The business in hand With q
promptness and in manner that would
leave the few who might feel disposed to
cayil at the result of its deliberations no
room to, find fault with the methods by
which these results were accomplished.
The personel of the convention was ex-
cellent. Some of the best men of the
local party were among the delegates and
they were deferred to by the rank and file
in a manner that evineed keen apprecia
ton Of The fact that they were come TO-
gether for the good Of the party, and de-
termination to do what each could do to
further the common object. 1t is some
thing unusual thing to see such men as
Senator Brinkerhoff and District Attorney
Winfield at county convention as dele
gates and they are entitled to the thanks
of the party that they did attend at a con-
siderable sacrifice to themselves. Senator
Brinkerhoff presided and discharged the
duties of the position with dignity and
ability. Considering that the roll was
called four times, resolutions read and
adopted. four speeches made, three candi-
dates selected, all in less than an hour,
it can hardly be questioned that the con-
vention was strictly business body. AL
together it..refected credit upon the party,
and the harmony that attended the selec-
ton of the candidates is an ample guaran-
tee Of their success at the polls.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-18

McPhersonis Hall was dec Grated with
flags and bunting on Thursday night last,
on the occasion of the nineteenth anniver-
sary of the organization of Company A,
Fourth Regiment N. G. s. N. j. An excel
lent supper, furnished by Morrow Il Day,
was served to the Company and invited
guests, under the direction of the commit
tee in charge, Messrs. Budenhase, Nolt-
meyer and Hull. Covers were laid for 100.
First Lieutenant Bowley, commanding the
Company, in few weli-chosen remarks,
welcomed the guests. After the edibles
had been. discussed, Lieutenant Bowley
called upon the 0rpheus Quartet, who
sang several songs In manner deserving
the encores they received. Mr.. J. Stanley
Joyce, who was introduced as the humorist
of the evening, recited several laughter
provoking pieces, and Sergeant e. A. Nolt-
meyer sang a tenor solo in a praiseworthy
manner. Mr.. Charles Schlegel oficiated
at the piano very credit ably, and Mr. Cress-
well r. Mclaughlin read 'sThe Bells" The
proper rendition of this poem is exceed
ingly difficult, but the rodpndity of sound
and accuracy of expression which eharac-
terized Mr. McLaughlin's reading was un-
exceptionable. lie was encored, and gave
a disquisition on Mr.. Leo Hunters poetry
in sPickwlek Papers" which merited the
applause it received. Sergeant III. Arm
strong, Jr.. In response to the chairman's
call, made short address. Among the
guests were Col, S. d. Dickinson, Lt.-Col.
Wanser, Adjutant Gerardin, Captains A. P.
Bush, VIM. B. Mason and John Briggs.
Major Lampson, DIR, Morris, Lt..Col. and
A. A. o. John A. Parker, Lieutenants
Dowd, Nodyne, Graft and Aymar, ex-Capt
Laws, ex-Lieut. Vondy, and Messrs. Geo.
A. Ryerson, Geo. Hunt and Augustus Price.
The Secretary read letters of regret from
Governor Albeit, Captain Andrew Derrom,
commanding Company B; Lieut.. Shearman,
ex-Aiepts. James H. Van Rensohoten, H.
w. Post, Frank ]. Matthews and Sergeants,
Daniel Bowley and James Phyfe, il. Ex-
Captain Laws spoke of the infancy of
Company A, and congratulated the present
members on the progressiveness of the
command. Captain Bush spoke concern
ing the craftsmanship of the members of
the Fourth, and claimed that his men were
the best mapksmen in the State, Remarks
were made by other officers, and after hay
ing spent very enjoyable evening, the
members and their guests dispersed.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-18

If ever there was an utterly rotten and
corrupt machine nomination, such q nomi-
nation was conferred upon the Hon. p,
Farmer Wanser. Personally the Hon. p.
Farmer is an amiable and estimable person.
But he is Republican of the most radical,
hide-bound, air-tight variety, and politi-
cally he is the creature and candidate of
the Republican machine. General John
Ramsey is the chief engineer of that ma
chine, and absolute boss of the Republican
County Committee. He made up his
mind, some time ago, that the Hon. r.
Farmer should be the machines candidate
for Surrogate, and he has accomplished his
purpose. He and his associates packed the
Convention for Wanser, and now that they
have given blm the nomination, it remains
for them to elect him. He was employed
for many years in the Custom House; he
represented the First District in the Assem-
bly,; and now he is a Police Justice.
He has been the bitter and con-
sistent enemy of the Democratic
Party and has done everything in his
power to injure it, And yet he has
the superlative gall to run for Surro-
gate in a county with an easy Democratic
majority of 1000 votes. Even decent Re
publicans will not support him, for they
know that he is not the choice of the
party, but that his nomination was effected
! e III
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-18
II may be very annoying and all that for

It may be very annoying and all that for
millionaire lady 10 have a common
coachman set his cap for her; but there
seems to have been mighty little law and
less justice in the disposition made OF Miss
Minnie Garnett's charge against Jehu Jen-
sen. The cat, they say, has right to
look at the queen; and poor man has
right to write letter to millionaire
heiress. So that his letters are decent and
respectful, no law in the land is broad
enough to cut him out of his privilege OF
writing them. It is no crime for COM
mon coachman to love rich gifi even It
she isn't particularly handsome; now is it
crime for him to say that he loves her.
The one letter that the family and the
Court In Hoboken have allowed the pub
lie to glance at seems to be harmless
enough, and we venture to- say that II
some rich old landlord had written such a
missive to his house-maid, the public
would have laughed the house, maid to
scorn If she made an effort to send her
wealthy correspondent to Jail for penning
it. But perhaps the awful wickedness OF
Jockey Jensen is reflected in the other
three letters placed in the hands OF the
Court but withheld from public yiewl
We could form a better judgment on that
subject if we could see the lettersl A
knowledge of their contents might furnish
clue to the reasons that prompted their
suppression If Jensen's correspondence has
been thrust unwilllngly upon Miss Garnett.
there can be nothing in them to compro-
mise her; and our curiosity is piqued TO
learn why they should have been with
held. Time will probably unravel that
part of the story. But SO far as the case
has been exposed, there is nothing Grim
inal in what Jehu Jensen has done, how
ever foolish and absurd it may have been.
We are piled with letters we are not
anxious to see from half dozen CORE
spondents; aud one 'spatent outside es-
tablishment in New York fairly bothers
the life out of us by deluging us with
samples of "ready- made rot that they
weekly urge us to use in the TATTLER
We have told them to stop sending us the
stuff time and time again, but they pay no
heed to our wishes, and keep on doing it
all the same. But the idea of having
them arrested never occurred to us. If it
works well in Jensen's case, we may try it
ON this concern. -
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-18

1t is claimed by Boston physician
named Fletcher that plant known as
Savacenia, and also by half dozen other
names, is specific for smallpox and all
intermittent fevers. If this is fact the
fact cannot be made too widespread and
familiar. The remedy has long been in
use among the Canadian indians and they
some time ago made it known to the whites.
It would not be bad idea for the doctors
of this city to make inquiries about the
matter, tor if the plant will do what DR..
Fletcher claims smallpox. need no longer
carry any terrUrs with it.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-18

There's no doubt that Jehu Jensen bor-
rowed the idea from Hulskampl Jehu
Hulskamp isn't safe pattern for coach
men as rule; and Miss Garnett shines
resplendently by the side of Victoria
Morosini. A little service in Jail will be
beneficial in the direction of cooling Mr..
Jensen's ardor, and his confinement will
be excusable, even if it is little beyond
the line of the law, if it saves Miss Gar
nett from further annoyance.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-18

= ,
The Board of, Aldermen met last Tuesday
evening, but took no action upon the TAT
TIERS propositions concerning the non
partisan. fire and police bill. This may be
due to the fact that the Board of Aldermen
is rather pleased than otherwise to see the
two main departments of the city filed
with incompetent and disreputable men
but we rather incline to the view that the
suggestion was overlooked or forgotten.
Two things are undeniable. The first Is
that neither department is, in its person
a credit to the city. The second is that the
present Commissioners are SO entangled,
politically and personally, with their sub
ordinates that they want either the courage
or the disposition to weed out the unfit
men. Even when charges of the most dis
graceful kind are preferred against the
rank and file land proven too--the Com
missioners refuse to treat the culprits as
they deserve; and it is not unlikely that
political influence prevents many charges
from being made that should be made.
The work therefore of cleaning out the rot
ten timber and reconstructing the depart
ment on basis of decency and competen-
cy must be entrusted to new hands. New
Commissioners appointed by the Mayor,
and not dependent upon heelers among
their subordinates for their places,
are the available instruments of reform.
The Board under the act must be nom
partisan; so that nothing but unftness will
be made the ground for removal nor any
thing but fitness the ground for appoint
ment Newark has just accepted the act
by decisive majority. Jersey City would
accept it by an equally decisive majority,
if she had the chance. Let the Board of
Aldermen submit the question to the peo-
pie at the approaching charter election.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-18

Now let not Justice move with leaden
heel in the Disque murder case. Let her
strike with an iron hand but let her strike
quickly The swiftness of the punishment
may in this case add to its terrors. The
sooner the hanging the better the effect
upon the evil doors
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-18

A nice state of political morals must ex-
list in Newark when the local papers think
the announcement of an agreement be-
tween the two parties in one of the wards
not to purchase votes, worth the dignity
Of triple-head display lines. The mere
making Of such an agreement argues the
existence in that city of the grosscst cor
ruption!
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-18

Too much cold water laid out Osceola
Currier and the Republicans in Newark
last Tuesday. Between the rain and the
Prohibitioaists Mayor Haynes has plur-
atty of $40 to spare. If the 366 Prohibit
ton votes had been cast for Currier,
Haynes would yet have had o majority of
4. Honesty counts for something, after
all I
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-18

So the Citizens Association is non est
come-at-ibus ehs The Journa says that
it is among the things of the past. and the
Journal would scarcely say SO if it were
not so. 1t only goes to show how fragile
are the bubbles the journal blows into
SHAPED
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-18

The official inspection Of the lines of the
Pannaylyania Railroad Company By Presl-
dent Roberts and the chief executive off,
GERS of the company viii commence to-
morrow. The distance to be covered win
be 2,547 miles and the time consumed viii
be two weeks.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-18

The no mination of James J. Esterbrook
for Assembly by the Democrats of the
Fourth district is a specially creditable
one. Nominations of that class all over
the city would mean the return of seven or
eight members from this county to the
legislative halls in Trenton.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-18

We always knew that the Hon. A. A.
Hardenbergh was very versatile gentle
man: but we never expected to see him
bloom out as full-blooded IrIshman as
he did at the Irish Nationalist meeting
the other night
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-18

They do some queer philosophising in
the Newark Advertiser office. The editor
argues that, in spite of his reelection,
the people of Newark rebuked Mayor
Haynes by giving HIM 973 more votes than
when they elected him two years ago.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-18
An AGED Drunkard.

Policeman Mohl of the Fourth Precinct,
at about six O'Clock last night picked up
worshipper of Bacchus in the person of
Mary Fitzgerald, fifty years of age, who
resides in Academy street. Mary viii be
held until Monday morning.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-18

To those Republican readers Of the TAT
Tier who feel aggrieved by the yigor of our
Democratic canvass we have only one
thing to say--the TATrIER is straight
Democratic paper.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-18

The Hoboken Board of Education gave
Principal Campbell "send off" the other
evening; but it is scarcely the kind Of q
ssend off" he can utilize in urging his
claim to the County School superinten-
dencyl
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-18

John chWindt, who has been nominated
for Coroner, is a well-known and popular
German Of Union Hill. He will make a
good Coroner and as he is also an under
taker. he is just the man to sit on and
bury the Republican party in Hudson
County. Let the Democracy assist him
in helping the &. o. p. into its final resting
place.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-18

We venture to ask Rev. Pr
Foster if he does not use imp
the Communion Table!
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-18

Fuss-apd- Feathers is good man for
those Republicans WIG hate the foreis {
element to vote for
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-18

Wind is bully thing to run an auction
eering business with; but it don't count for
cent in political campaign
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-08-28
MARCH OF THE PLAGUE.
Panic In the Cannsy tsIands-Cholcra
In spain, France, and Italy.

The excitement among the people of the
Canary Islands, caused by fear of cholera,
amounts to panic They now refuse to
permit any person from Spain to land. They
made an exception in favor of the new COVER
nor, and allowed him to come ashore,
but received him with riotous demonstration,
and threw stones at him. The local authori-
ties have resigned, and many Of the people
have fled to the interior in fear of the APP
proach of the scourge. Soldiers occupy the
streets and all the public buildings
Throughout Spain on the 2ist there were
., lO4 new cases of cholera and 1.Gi4 deaths
from the disease. During the twelve hours
ended at midnight fourteen new cases and
ninc deaths were reported in Madrid and
III new cases and forty-one deaths in the
province inside.
The seven deaths from cholera which had
occurred at Gihraiter up to the 2lst were all
within the Spanish lines. The government
of Gibrater has imposed IA two days quuran-
tine against all arrivals from the country
There were twenty five deaths from cholera
at Marseilles, France, ON the DIST st Loup
quarter is becoming the center of the cpl
patients 10 the Pharo hospital results, it is
thought i'll many deaths through delay. Sev-
eral new cases of cholera have been reported in
France. The situation at Marseies is grow
ing worse. Between A. VI. and , z. NJ. 100
deaths We're reported, OF which fifty We're
from cholera.
\ number of cases of cholera are reported
from several Italian towns
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-08-28
NEWSY GLEANINGS.

NEW YORK city has G3, 900 paupers.
TIRE are 60, 900 families in London, each
of W ,ch lives in one room.
CALM oRNIA now stands third in the list of
petroleum producing States
OUT of l,O25 voters registered at Walla
Walla, w. T., 400 are women
IT is estimated that foreigners own about
2j,0JO,OOO acres of land in this country.
THE population of the United States is d-
vided into p, 5ls $50 males and -, G36,0G fo.
males
y BILL has been introduced in the Georgia
legislature to impose an annual tax Of 81. 30
upon all bachelors.
ACUsHING Me- farmer got up in his sleep
and moved swath forty rods long IN his
meadow before he awoke
WARD, New, which cast over five hundred
votes less than ten years ago, now has total
population of about fifty
THE cotton crop promises to he the finest
ever known. 1t is now said to be safe from
ravageS by the caterpillar
EACH year, it is claimed. about twelve
thousand tons of small grindstones are dis
posed of to farmers in the United States
IN Rostov, Russia, there is a society of
child murderers, who, acting as nurses. poison
children to spare them the troubles of life.
Is the region of the Catskis there are
more than 200 hotels and boarding houses,
in which more than 200 900 visitors are ac-
commolated.