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RANpoM JoTT1ves.
A Medley Of Personal, Political and Social
Notes About People We All Know.

Notes About People We ALI Know.
The political slate makers are showing
signs of activity.
Senator McPherson's official residence is
1aylor's Hotel, this city.
Judge and Mrs. Abram @. Garretson fin
ished the season at Saratoga.
Hon Rudolph F. Rabe has returned to
Hoboken from Laka Hpoatcong.
Senator Sewell has added wonderfully to
his size during his sojourn in Europe.
Pilot Commissioner Thomas Negus has
returned with his family from Milford,
Penn.
There is gubernatorial boom working
in the interest of Congressman Robert
Green.
1t is universally conceded that the Demo-
Gratis of Newark will nominate Mayor
Haines.
Ex-Senators Winfield and Paxton made
hosts of friends during their short stay at
Saratoga.
State Comptroller Anderson is the best
authority in the State on all matters apper-
tanning to fishing.
Some of our prominent society people
will organize progressive euchre parties"
for the winter season.
There is no foundation whatever to the
rumor that Ex-Governor Bedle desires be
renominated next year.
There is considerable opposition in Ho-
boken to the denomination of MIR. John Q.
Besson for the Assembly.
The family of Mr.. Bernhard Bayer, of
Hoboken, have returned home from their
Sheepshead Bay cottage.
Judge and Mrs. McGill are the guests of
Mrs. E. P. G. Lewis, at her commodious
marine villa, at Seabright.
Mrs. Marcus Beach is 10th to tear herself
away from the Catskills and will remain
there until the end of the month.
Senator Brinkerhoff feels sad because his
beard persists in coming out grey and
thinks of shaving it off altogether.
State Prison Keeper Laverty is fast re-
covering from his recent very severe illness
and is already able to leave his bed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Post and Miss
Annie Post have returned to their homes
full of the pleasures of the Catskills.
The Hon. Augustus Rich, desires, and
more than likely will, succeed Mr.. Fran
bach in our Tenth Assembly district.
Newark will present the names OF Teese,
/ Albright, Fielder and Runyon to the next
Democratic Gubernaterial Convention.
Since her return from Europe last week
Mrs. Martha Stevens has been enjoying
the sea breezes at her Seabright cottage.
OF course Mr.. Robert McCague wouldn't
dream of being candidate for Surrogate
were it not for desire to oblige his friends.
The family of State Treasurer Toffey is
still sojourning at Quaker Hill, N. Y, the
old family home, but will be- home to'mor-
row. a
Commissioner Muirheid smiles and 'ssays
nothing" when asked if he is candidate
for the Republican nomination for Surro-
gate.
The five hundred indictments found by
the last grand jury have made sad havoc
with the court appropriations for the fiscal
year.
Judge and Mrs, Hoffman have left their
Ocean Beach cottage and have returned to
their handsome country seat at English
town.
Under the next Governor the terms of
Judges Knapp, McGill, Beach and Brinker-
hoff as well as that of Prosecutor Winfield
expire.
I Congressman Pidcock says he is not a
patronage broker and will not hasten to
Washington at the beck and call of every
Office seeker.
/ After careful study of the customs and
habits of the Portuguese coast, Minister
Lewis has concluded not to bring his
family there.
Mr.. James Layerty, the genial and ac-
complished son of the State Prison Keeper,
is perfect encyclopaedia on the political
affairs of the State.
Ex-Police Justice David w. Lawrence
j desires it understood that he has no poll
teal ambition but prefers to be allowed to
attend to his business.
Mr. James Parsons, Mr.. Manning Free
man and Mr. David Appleby are named in
connection with the Middlesex Democratic
Senatorial nomination.
Mr.. William Throckmorton, prominent
and popular young lawyer of Freehold, is
said to be the coming Democratic Assembly
nominee for that district
/ Ex-Surrogate Meyer Zulick, of Essex,
whose ambition is to be appointed Cover
nor of Arizona Territory, is probably
doomed to disappointment.
Mr. and Mrs Richard Steel, of Palisade
| avenue, have returned from their summer
outing and are preparing for a reception
soon to be given by the Independent Socia-
bles.
| Collector Hedden, of New York, has
given Mr.. William Rankin (judge), of this
city, the contract for carting the general
order goods brought by the steamers land
ing in Jersey City.
The salary of Mr.. Edwin o. Stevens, who
has just been elected President of the Ho-
boken Land and Improvement Company,
to succeed Mr.. w. ". Shipper, deceased,
is $4,000 per annum.
i The Democrats Of Bergen should make
no mistake in the selection of candidate
to succeed Senator Miller, deceased, as
Democratic nomination is no longer an
election in that county.
Already many Of our prominent citizens
have volunteered to send some of their
best paintings to the exhibition, to be gwen
next November, in connection with the
fair of the Palma Club.
Governor Albeit and family have lefs
the Scarboro, at Long Branch, and are
again installed in their Jersey City home,
which has been refurnished and embel-
lished during their absence.
When Doctor Converse the other day
testified relative to a post-mortem before
1.-The grand jury, one of that august body
enquired whether the deceased was con-
scious" when the autopsy was made.
Among the amateur artists of this city
Mrs. John rockingham Ward takes the
foremost rank, and the walls of her spa
cious mansion, on Jersey avenue, are
literally covered with paintings executed
| by herself.
Mr.. William Heppenheimer, of Reservoir
avenue, boasts of the handsomest bach
elor's apartments in this county, and will,
upon his return from Sharon Springs,
throw them open for inspection to his
numerous friends.
The citizens of Denver, COL, are greatly
incensed against Genera Mcclellan, be-
cause he refused their invitation to deliver
the eulogy at the Grant obsequies in that
city, although, at that time, sojourning at
Mountain Springs, only few miles distant
1t is matter greatly to be regretted that
our Supreme Court has not decided the
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