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The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26
4 WuMANs sELF- DENIAL.


Barbour Will Contest.
PATERSON, July 25.--Mrs. Thomas Bar
bour, the cheated wife Of the millionaire
manufacturer Of this city who died a few
months ago in Dublin, has returned to this
city. She went across the ocean to contest
the will offered for probate by Digby Johns
in the Dublin courts and to insist on the
probate of the American will According
to the testimony in the case, this man
Johns, who is universally execrated by
press and bar, was acquainted with MIR.
Barbour and saw that he was nearing his
end. He found that Mr.. Barbour had
made will in this country and he set to
work to get Mr.. Barbour to make another
will. Finally he got him into humor for
making will. He admitted himself that
when Mr.. Barbour made the so-called will
he was not able to write. He was so near
dead that most Of the day, the second of
January last, he was in state of luscious
ness. The will was written by Johns, and
in it he was to have $1,000 and be one Of
the executors, and therefore would share
the fees for executing the will. The testi-
mony is to the effect that he read the will
to the dying man and asked him to sign it.
Mr.. Barbour was not able to do so and so
it traced the name of the testator. he
offered the will for probate and took his
oath that this was the last will of Mr.. Bar
bour. All, with the exception of those imme-
diately benefited by the Irish will, took
sides with the caveator. The principal
beneficiary, Mrs. Barbour, who was to re-
ceiye over quarter of million dollars
more by the Irish will, joined in contessting
it. Mr.. Johns, however, got the will
through the courts, and jury prejudiced
by talk about ''the Yankee mother, rem
dered the unexpected verdict sustaining
the will. According to the American will
Mrs. Barbour was to receive $1,000 per
year according to the Irish will she is to
receive the same annuity and one-third of
the capital stock of the deceased. Mrs.
Barbour has heroically declined to be made
BENEFICIARY under the Irish will She de-
clares that this document was not her hus-
bands will. Mrs. Barbour rejects sum
equalling over aquarter of million dollars
because she does not think that her hus-
band IN his sane moments wanted her to
have this money; because she thinks that
he wanted his and her son to have the
money. She has of her own offering. with
out being sol ted to do SO, signed docu
ment by which she declines to receive any
of the property bequeathed her under the
Irish will and has transferred all this prop
erty to her son William. Mrs. Barbour will
simply take the $1,000 per year left her by
the American will, which she still regards
as the real will of her husband.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26
EIRE ITEMS.
How about that new hose 2

How about that new hose ?
Engine has new sfbuffalo."
The members of Engine will elect their
own foreman.
The board did very little business last
Wednesday evening.
Bunnon, of Engine, has the finest
hotel IN Morris street.
Mr.. j. Edward Fallon is spending his
vacation at DunelIen, N. J.
Dan Morrow has been appointed engineer
OF Muldoons Birch Beer fountain.
Chief Catlin, of the Phiiadelpbia Fire
department, was In town last Friday.
Ex-Commissioner Egan and Chief Fran
CHS are both well posted on fire matters.
Tom Dillon of Three engine has gone to
Canada where he will spend his vacation
The bell-towerin the rear of Seven enein a
house Is beginning to bulge, and may fail
at any time. -
The tender attached to Three engine is
liable to break down at any time. She is
very ancient.
President Brennan intends having the
fire bells in this city tolled on the day Of
Gen. Grants funeral.
On learning Of General Grants death
Clerk Van Aist had the flag put at half.
mast at fire headquarters.
From what we learn the boiler Of One
engine is In very bad condition, and while
working at fire it may explode.
Rooney of One truck made flying trip to
Troy, N. I. During his vacation he was
the guest Of the fire department of that
city.
Lennon, Of 2 Engine, reported for duty
during the past week He brought several
dozen OF fresh eggs for his side pard
Haley.
Dingler of Three engine spent his vaca-
ton at Commissioner DATES Hotel. Rocka-
way. watching Officer P. Kane of this city
drinking milk.
The Fire Board expended $3.50 in repair
ing Five engine. They now find out, after
accepting the engine as being in first-class
order, that she is almost worthless.
When the death of Gen. Grant was an
nounced IN New York last Thursday morn
ing the signal IL was telegraphed to the
various engine and truck houses all over
the city from fire headquarters.
"Whos that new fireman at Three en-
CINE house?" remarked an old timer as he
stood at the corner of Grove and Mercer
streets talking to ex-Chief Francis.
Why. don't you know him" answered
the Chief
No, sir, returned the old vet.
| "Why that's John Culhert. He has
shaved off his whiskers, and allows the
wind to pass through unnoticed /"
A party of gentlemen comprising the
Enterprise Club of the 4th District have
| Just returned from camp of one week at
New Dorp, Staten Island, well tanned and
sun-burned The party consisted of
Meyrs. James ]. Baker, driver of Engine
Company No. IL; E. Patterson, W.
Breakey, R. Breakey. R. Sloan, J. Breakey,
III. Bellows, f. Hyde, K. Lundey, L. Con-
over, E. Shoffe, B. Conoyer, G. Elwood,
and many others. Numerous friends WIS.,
tied them, both ladies and gentlemen, dur
ing the past week, and enjoyed the hospit-
atty of their tent and generous hosts, CIV
| ing Mr. Patterson praise for his cooking
and Mr.. Baker as a professional waiter
with the beer and cream. All were welcome.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26
SPORTING NOTES.

The Trentons, of Jersey City, W, re warm
ed in a game played at Richmond, Va,
with the Vrginias, on Tuesday, the latter
scoring 5runs to the Jerseymen's 3.
The Bergen Point Athletic Club nine
have played sixteen games thus far this
season, suffering defeat only twice.
The Meteors, of Hoboken, have received
challenge for regetta from the Valencia
Boat Club, of the same place.
The Arlingtons defeated the Oaklands in
game played at Oakland Park last Tues
day afternoon by a score of 7 to 5.
10 to was the score of game of base
ball played at Greenyilie, last Tuesday
afternoon, between the Plungers and
Scratchers, in favor of the former.
The New Jersey Baseball Club defeated
the Shamrocks on the Grand street grounds
last Tuesday. Score-New Jersey, IL;
Shamrock, 8.
A good game of ball was played at Ber-
gen Point last Tuesday afternoon between
the Friendly and Columbia clubs, resulting
in a score of II to II in favor of the Col
umbias.
The Trentons of Jersey City were skunk
ed on the Grand street grounds last We'd
nesday afternoon by the Norfolks. Score
-Norfolks, s; Trentons 0.
The umpire in the game played at Oak
land Park last Wednesday between the
Oaklands and Climax clubs, declared the
latter vlctors by score of 8 to 0.
Messrs. Warner and Horner have with
drawn from the Trenton Baseball Club of
Jersey City.
The Hobokens scored a victory over the
New Jerseys, of this city, in Hoboken last
Wednesday. Score-7 to 2.
The Climax Baseball Club held their an
picnic and games at Caledonia Park yester-
day afternoon and evening.
The Trentons had an exciting time at
Newark on Thursday. They played six in
nings with the Newarks. The score stood
2 to 2. Captain Shetzline discovered that
the ball was ripped and as no other could
be produced the game was stopped. A mob
followed the Trentons determined to mas
sacre him, but he escaped fiom the city
unframed.
The Woodwards, playing on the Cricket
grounds at Lafayette, were victorious in
two contest last week. Tuesday they beat
the Varicks by a score of 16 to 10; and on
Wednesday the Prescotts by score of to
3.
"A uiH0 lAOAu tH6 ACduelly OIL muSlcs Jer-
sey City, will play nine from Harry
Dixies Adonis Company from the Bijou
Opera Honse, New York, on Wednesday
next on the Grand street grounds. They
will play IN fancy costume.
The Teemer-Gaudar race has been pro-
nounced as fraud. 1t is stated that those
who participated did not get one-half the
money promised and that Teemer allowed
himself to be beaten so that those who had
charge of the affair could get even on the
pools.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26

competition" objections and at the same
time secures justice to the convict and
brings the contractor down to getting what
he pays for. When the prisoner becomes
expert and can accomplish more than his
ssstint,' he is credited for his overtime or
oyerwork and when he leaves the prison
the amount is paid him and if he has been
industrious he has enough money to enable
him to live until such times as he can OBJ
tain employment and support himself hon
estly. If the system does no other good it
will give the conyicts an extra inducement
to labor and so tend to keep their minds on
their work, thus preventing them from
brooding over their imprisonment and
plotting evil. OF course the system is
only an experiment, but it seems the best
and most sensible plan yet adopted and we
believe it will work well for the State and
its prisoners as well as comforting inciden-
tai benefits upon the honest labor that has
so long struggled against this unfair COM
petition.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26

1t took twenty four Newarkers three days
TO decide the sanity of an old body and
when they got through they received the
munifcent reward of twenty four cents
each. just think of 1t Three such swelt-
ering days as any three of last week for
twenty-five cents Eight cents day
And to settle whether an old woman who
had accumulated 5000, should still have
the care of it or it should go to the heirs,
who, by the way, are already quarreling
over the petty estate. The jury should
donate their fees to the heirs, though pos
sibly that might only give them new
cause for contention. Six dollars is good
deal of money to some people. P.S.-The
jury were supplied with fans and iced
water at the expense of the estate. The
satisfaction of CALLING the heirs to that ex-
tent must be quite as much compensation
as the twenty-five cents the jurors received.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26

LONDON, July 25.-The Pal Mall Gazette s
Committee of Investigation sat for four
hours yesterday, and then declined to hear
more evidence. 1t will present report
next Wednesday. 1t is understood that the
report will say the paper has proved its
case to the Commissioners satisfaction.
Mr.. Irving has issued KIND of circular let
ter to the lessees of several leading thea
tres here inviting them to join him in with
drawing their advertisements from the Pan
Null Gazette. When this gets known here
it is likely to lead to saying very severe
things about him.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26

We said in paragraph elsewhere that
the heated term practically ended on
Thursday afternoon. 1t was mistake.
The h. t. only let go to get another grip
and has been holding on beautifully ever
since. De Voc, the Hackensack prophet,
says we shall have change on Sunday,
and that before the week is over oyercoats
will be in demand. But it don't do to bet
on De Voc. He makes as many mistakes
as Virgins, and when he said oyercoats he
was probably dreaming and had lapsed
over into January. Don't shoe" your
buster before Saturday, anyway.
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work with pleasure, in anticipation Of a few
community would have completed their
lahors for the day, when supper was over,
and they could remain at home or roam
around for enjoyment, as they wished it !;
but in dealing with the present, am COM
PEELED to refer to the past, and remind your
readers that SINCE Mr.. g. located on the
avenue as grocer he continually resorted
to this empty cry as an excuse for his oppo-
sition to early closing, and am now, once
for all, compelled to stamp this as an insult
to the sense of justice of the thousands Of
wage workers Of Hudson County.
CfERK
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26

Assemblyman Winton, of Bergen, is a
disappointed Democrat. He wanted an
appointment to the New York post-office,
and would have got it but that he was
barred by the sixty years limit of the civil
service reform bill. "What," said he, {. am
to understand that I have been working
twenty-five years to get the Republicans
out of Office, only to learn that my length
of service incapacitates me?" 1t does seem
hard, but then Eben may console himself
with the reflection that civil service reform
is once more sustained. Besides, man
could hardly have been Democrat for
sixty years without becoming very offens-
i've partisan.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26

The Camden Courier wants Mr. Cleveland
to drop the offensive partisanship" bust
ness and say boldly that Republicans are
dismissed because the Offices are wanted
for Democrats. That is the honest way of
doing the business and if the Republicans
should get back in 1883 they won't waste
much time in saying SO to the Democrats
they find in Office. Civil service reform
was only intended to fool Democrats.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26
Dying of Charlton.

NEY IBERIA, La, July 25.-Charbon is
still prevailing to an alarming extent
among the stock and cattle In this parish.
On the broad prairie west of this place the
decomposing carcasses are SO numerous as
to yitiate the atmosphere. Steps are being
taken to have the carcasses disposed of by
burning. For this purpose large quantities
Of oil and tar have been sent to the infected
districts. The malady has carried off hum
dreds of horses, mules, and cows. 1t is
reported that several persons have been
attacked with the disease, which in one
case resulted fatally,
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26
A Brooklyn Girl KILLED.

MoRRIsrowN, July 25.-NIiss Fannie NJ.
Edsall, of Brooklyn, N. Y, boarding at E.
W. Walton's, near this place, last evening
mounted horse TO take ride. The
animal started off at rapid speed for
short distance and then suddenly STONED
throwing his rider over his head. She
struck upon her head and susI aimed a COM
pound fracture of the skull, from which
she ded to-day.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26
SUNDAY. JULY 2 6, lSS
FACTS FOR ADVERTISERS,

THE SUNDAY TATTLER HAS A CIRCULATION
MORE THAN THREE TIMES THAT OF ALL
OTHER HUDSON County NEWSPAPERS COM
BINED.
THIS Is A FALsEHooD ON THE FACE OF IT,
BUT WE CAN SAY IT WITH AS MUCH TRUTH AS
THE Journal AND PROPOSE TO KEEP ON SAY
ING TT UNTIL IT HAULs DOWN THE FALSE
ooLoRs AT THE HEAD OF ITS COLUMNS.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26

The new law governing the employment
of convicts in the State prison is now in
operation and will probably soon be con-
fessed great improvement over the old
system. Until quite recently it was the
custom to contract out the services of the
conyicts at SO much head The prisoner,
however expert, no matter how much work
he accomplished, and the greater the
amount of goods he manufactured the
greater the profits of the contractor That
was all his industry and good conduct
could accomplish. The system not only
worked injustice to the convict, but it did
injury to honest labor outside the prison
walls and an outcry went up all over the
State for reform. After several expert
ments the new plan was hit upon. Now
the convict is only required to do a stated
amount Of work day, based upon the cost
of manufacturing by labor outside of the
prison. This does away with the ''unfair
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26

John Gaunt, the Hoboken murderer, did
good thing when he hanged himself His
death saves the county the expense of
trial, and Sheriff Heintze is rid of an I'M
pleasant duty. But Gaunt would have
added to the general appreciation of his
suicidal act if he had committed it before
killing his wife.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26

Judge Ranken's war cry is that he don't
want nothing. And he don't seem to have
got nothin current reports be true he
has in fact hooked on to something and
very substantial something too. The
United States Marshalship cannot very
well be called nothing, and that's what
they say he's got.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26

The Camden papers claim that the
Pennsylvania is going to erect a new depot
and ferry houses in that city, the structure
to be of an imposing character. If it is
anything like the one recently erected in
this city it will probably be imposing,
though not exactly in the way the Camden
papers mean.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26

The Sun says Mr.. Cleveland Is ''building
up better Democratic party" We trust
he will have the job completed in time to
be of service in the campaign of 1885,
The old Democratic party did pretty well
in 1884. If the new one succeeds half as
well it will be lucky.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26

The heated term, which ended last
Thursday, was the longest stretch of brazen
temperature ever inflicted upon this section
of country, SO far as we can remember. 1t
lasted just week and caused many deaths
and much suffering.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26

1t is too bad that poor little Johnny
Roach should have been driven to the wall
by that wicked man Whitney. But Johnny
probably made enough out of his failure to
provide for his family and pay for bottle
OF consolation whenever sympathizing
friend drops in.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26

There seems to boa general opinion in
New York that that State will go Demo-
cratic this fall. But it won't do to bet on.
New York is very uncertain, and the Re-
publicans there can make fools of them
selves on very slight provocation. They
succeeded elegantly in that direction when
Mr.. Cleveland ran for Governor, and they
may do so as well next November if they
only receive little encouragement
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26

The McPherson-Kels imbroglie seems
likely to pass away without either duel or
libel suit. 1t seems a pity that fight of
such magnitude should go to waste and no.
body get hurt
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26

Canada has realized $4,000 extra this
gear by her high license system besides
improving the quality of her liquor. Can
ada is glad she sstried it on"
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26

gg~f you want to buy house, or sell
your old piano, "a cent.a-word advertise
ment in the SUNDAY TArrLER will be Of
material assistance to you.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26

What hole Peter II. Watson's death
puts poor Mr.. Kelsey in But it puts Mr..
Watson in a worse hole.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26

The New Jersey Central is running on
its own hook again. Well, it ought to be
old enough to go alone by this tune.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26

The discovery of the girl Lizzie Lechner
in the service of family residing in West
Hoboken, is one of the strangest explana-
tons of a g missing mystery" which has
ever come to light The girl disappeared
from her home in Eighth street, New York,
three years ago. She was then ten years
old and very pretty. Fears were enter
tanned that she had been abducted for vile
purposes 1t turns out that she was not
abducted at all. She did not exactly like
the way she was treated at home and she
ran away. She says a woman who found
her in the street took her to the Catholic
Orphan Asylum where the doors were
closed on her and she could not get away.
But the asylum is only three blocks from
the girls home. and the probability is that
she went there of her own accord. The
only strange feature of the case is that the
asylum authorities should have received
such girl without making inquiries about
her. There the girl lived for three years,
actually within sight of her mothers house,
until she was lndentured to family hvlng
in West Hoboken as nurse-girl. While
she was out on an excursion with the FAM
lily she was seen and recognized by friend
of her mother. The family she was with
had become greatly attached to her and
did not wish tc surrender her but they
were compelled to give her up, and she is
now at home. She said she wanted to go
home but hal remained SO long in the asy-
lum that she was ashamed to. She said
she thought it was better to earn her own
living than go home after so long an alb
sence. It is more probable that she was
afraid of the consequences of an investiga-
ton into the manner Of her entrance to the
asylum. One thing is very certain-the
girl must be an accomplished little liar.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26

The True american calls Larry Mott an
sseyicted liar" Is that all the difference
there is between them?
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-26

The button-makers' strike in Newark
seems to be very much more ill-advised
than strikes usually are, and generally they
are bad enough It resulted from the dis
charge, on Monday last, of six men from
Paisel's factory. 1t would have been bad
enough for the other employees in Paisel's
factory to have quit work on this account,
but not only have they done so, but all
the workmen in seven other button
factories in that city have followed their
exampls. Why the six men were discharged
does not appear, bat the cause is inmate
rial Certainly the firm had a right to
dismiss OF employ any workmen it chose,
and that is principle which business men
cannot be expected to sacrifice. To admit
the demand Of the men would be to render
themselves liable to carry lot of
incompetents on their payroll, or to
employ more men than they could profit
ably find work for. When an unjust
attempt to cut down wages or to enforce
obnoxious rules is made by employers the
public sympathy will be with the workmen,
but when the men themselves attempt to
enforce unjust or arbitrary rules, as they
have in this case, the public are not likely
side with them. AS the case now stands
eight factories are closed, two hundred
men are out of employment and corner
in buttons is likely to result. Families
should take warning and lay intheir fall
and winter supply of buttons before prices
go up.