The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-27

succeed the Hon. Leon Albeit, and many
worthy and able men from other parts of
the county were making an earnest effort
to obtain it, Hoboken was again honored
by the choice of thee Hon Rudolph F.
Rabe. In the Democratic National Com
ventions of 1875. 1880 and 1884 Hobokeu
was represented by Mr.. Rudolph F. Rabe,
Col. E. P. G. Lewis and Martin Sleljes,
although the entire county is only entitled
to two delegates and there are always
many aspirants for the distinguished
honor, In the matter of National appoints
ments Hoboken has been equally lucky.
Thus fur New Jersey has received only
two important appointments at the hands.
of the Administration, aud strange to re-
late, both of these went to Hoboken: that
of Minister to Portugal to Col E. Pc.
Lewis, and that of Chief of the Bureau Of
Engrsviug to ex-Mayor John A. O'Neill.
Besides these many minor offices have
been held by citizens of Hoboken, both in
the State and the county governments;
so that the representatives Of that city, in
the next County Convention, should adopt
some other war cry than the false and
threadbare one that "Hoboken gets moth
ing"
The queer circumstances connected with
the transfer of McCsrthy's lot have been
explained land on different basis from
what we supposed. The man told such
straightforward story that it seemed very
probable be had been swindled by his
prodigal son. But it seems the old man is
a chip of the young block. But he doesn't
resemble G. w. because he not only can
tell lie but lie does it with grace and
gravity rarely excelled and never equall-
ed" He did make the deed to the city
himself, and the only truth in his state
ment is that he didn't get the money. But
the reason that be didn't get the money
was that he owed the city over twelve
hundred dollars for back taxes and unpaid
assessments. Allowing him The benefit of
the condemnation price of his land he still
owed the city seventy dollars. Even in
this phase the case has its hardships, though
that is no fault of the city. 1t seems hard
that man who bought property and paid
for it should have it all swallowed up in
that way, but the result is attributable to
McCarthy's way Of doing business. He
allowed the taxes and assessments to accu-
mulate until the amount, with the heavy
penalties imposed 10 such cases, exceeded
the value of his lot, as good many others
have done, and the result was disastrous.
Such cases only go to show the danger of
ignorant people attempting to invest their
money in their own headstrong, obstinate
way. They imagine that if they can only
buy lot they are all right-nobody can
steal the earth. But there are lots and lots.
Some property in this city would be dear
as gift. McCarthy's is a case in point.
1t reminds one Of the incident that hap
pened to Western traveller. He was rid
ing through dreary tract of land when
he espied a forlorn looking settler sitting
on fence. The man was so woe-begone
that as the traveller gazed upon him look
of unconscious commisseration stole over
his face. Seeing it, the settler braced up,
became man for an instant, and hastily
and indignantly calculated: "Say, stranger,
you needn't be SO goldarned pitiful. l
amt half SO poor as look. don't own
foot of the land round here"