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is quietly making preparations for entering
government service.
In q recent speech at Newark, Governor
Albeit remarked that he cared nothing for
"kings and queens" and now Comptroller
Anderson hints that nothing less than four
aces will satisfy His Excellency.
There was very large gathering of la
dies last Wednesday afternoon at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Eibe N f. Meyers, on Hud-
son street, HoIoken, on the occasion of
tho birthday of the accomplished hostess.
Col. John Romano, of Governor Alb
belts staff, and q number of other sports
men, secured the woods around Hawley,
Penn, for game last week. and returned
with the gratifying assurance that they had
seen real live deer altogether too beauti-
full to shoot.
The additional "swelling" exhibited by
Mr.. VIM. T. Albeit since nearly two humid
red dollars were sacrificed by his friends TO
publicly proclaim him the MOST popular
member Of the Palmer Club, is quite par
donable, and not at all unbecoming to his
style Of beauty.
What with the desire of General SeweIl
to be returned to the United States Senate,
and the gubernatorial aspirations of William
Walter Phelps, the Republicans will make
q campaign IN this State next fall that will
make it incumbent upon the Democracy to
put the very best men forward.
Serjeant-at-Arms Charles Stahl, of the
County Courts, who received his position
shortly after the Inauguration of Washing
ton and who fought with General Scott in
Mexico, has recovered from q very severe
and tedious illness, and again sheds his
light over the courthouse.
Now that the Hon. Richard jenkins, of
Camden, has ascertained that he will not
have Governor Abbett's support in his
candidacy for the Office of United States
District Attorney for New Jersey, he
doesn't speak as well of the Chief Execu-
tive as he did in days of yore.
Justice Knapp has set down two murder
trials for tomorrow morning in the Oyer
and Terminer, that of Disque for the muir
of his wife, and that of Flood for the clay
ing of Sexton. Disque will be defended by
ex-Attorney- General Gilchrist, and Flood
by ex-Judge Garretson and Harry Wills.
Mayor Timken hits the nail on the head
when he says that the Hoboken Land and
Improvement Company and the Steamship
Companies are the only ones benefited by
the opening of River street, and that there
fore they should be willing to pay the entire
costs of the contemplated improvement.
DR.. Jonathan S. Whitaker, who was a very
formidable candidate in the last Democratic
Gubernatorial Convention, now declares
that " his friends are determined to again
urge his claims in the next convention al
though Nhe would rather not" and Judge
Edward W. Scudder, of the Supreme Court,
would likewise be willing to accept.
The Stevens heirs have made no reply in
the Court to the Rev. Mr.. Samuel Dod's
application for an allowance of bank per-
centages as one of the executors of the will
of Edwin A. Stevens. He will probably
hear from them, however, the next time his
salary is fixed as Vice. President of the
Hoboken Land and Improvement Com
pany.
MIR. Mahlen Hutchinson, appointment Re.
publican of Burlington, would also be willing
to accept the Republican gubernatorial
nomination in the event of the declination
of willie Walter" AS Hutchinson has q
good sized barrel, and is willing to let it
run at the bung-hole for the honor, it is
not at all unlikely that General Sewell's
friends will give him lift in the Conyen-
ton.
The suit of Ex-Governor Bedle against
we'll known and wealthy Paterson silk
manufacturer for counsel fees which the
latter declared to be exhorbitant, and
which has figured on the trial list of the
Circuit Court for many terms, does not
appear on the present calendar and must
be either abandoned or settled.
With all their vast estate it is said that
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net income of about $115, 900 per annum,
to be divided among them. This is brought
about by the fact that they own many
blocks of valuable land on which there are
no houses, in every part of the city, for
which they pay an enormous sum in taxes.
but from which they have no return.
MMr. John Fisher, for many years promi-
nently connected with our County Clerks
office, is already being mentioned as an
available Republican candidate for Assem-
bly, in the Fifth District next year. The
loss of that Republican stronghold this
year has created great CONSERVATION in the
camp of General Sewell's followers. and
the fiat has gone forth from headquarters
that like mistake must be averted in the
future.
Director Govern, of the Board of Free.
holders, had fully determined to attend
the obsequies of Vice President Hendricks
last Tuesday until advised by anxious
friends and leading statesmen of this
county that he should not incur the
dangers of such trip, as his sudden de.
mise would throw the affairs of Hudson
Tito inextricable confusion, an imprudent
Legislature having neglected to provide
for his successor.
The New York Sunday Germany Journal
furnished material for much amusement in
Hoboken last week by the publication OF
these things that look like men and labelled
DR.. Romeo F. Chabert, Bernhard aBayel
and Counselor Edward Russ. The latter
gentleman certainly has good libel suit
against that paper, and as he has not vet
secured life-partner he would be justified
in claiming very high damages.
And now Senator Nichols, of Cumber-
land, comes to the front and declares that
he, and not Senator Griggs. will be the
next President of the State Senate. He
processes Ito have the necessary votes
pledged to secure his election, and thinks
that Griggs can wait until next year. Sem
ator Nichols yearns for seat in the House
of Representatives, and is nnder the i'm
preston that the Presidency of the Senate
will aid his Congressional aspirations.
Nearly 700 lunacy cases are annually
brought to the notice of the Board of
Health of this county, and between 100 and
$50 of them are taken charge of at the ex-
pense of the county. Many of these cases
are brought by the ferries and railroads
from adjoining States, to where they are re-
turned if their residences can be estab-
lished, which accounts for the small pro-
portion of the total number left on our
hands. These figures do, however, not in
clude the numerous private or pay cases
usually occurring here.
Among the cases to be tried by Justice
Knapp during the December term, is the
one of Mr.. Mclean, the New York Telegram
reporter, against Mayor Timken, of Hobo
ken, for $4,000 damages for personal
injuries inflicted upon him by the sons of
his Honor in fight because of a publica-
ton rejecting upon Hoboken's chief execu-
tive; Robert G. Plume against Thomas
Potter, for libel, which promises many
racy developements; Peter M, Richardson
against the Hoboken Land and Improve
ment Company for damages inflicted upon