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The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-22
LATEST NEWS OF THE TOWN
FRESHEST LOCAL GATHERINGS BIZ
BUSY TA1TLERo REPORTERS.


Aged AIRS. Croyvther's Baby Boy Thas
Turned her Into the streets--HesIln,s
Family starves While ne Loafs.
An old lady, of refined address, and
respectfully attired stepped forward yes
terday morning in Justice Stilsing's Court
when Mary Crowthers was called to step
to the bar. Justice Stilsing looked at the
entry upon his docket showing that she
had been arrested for disorderly conduct.
and then with surprise upon the mild-man-
nered and elderly prisoner She was
docketed as an Englishwoman. Ga years of
age, and without home. Officer Jarvis
had arrested her at the home of her son,
Ralph Crowthers.
"How did you come to arrest her r.
asked the Court.
81 was sent to the house," replied the
officer
sSent to the house to arrest her without
warrant" asked the doubly astonished
Court ssWas she doing anything?''
mo, sir, Jarvis answered; s'not while
was there"
There was q movement in the rear of the
court room, and a young man advanced
toward the Bench with the air of one who
had charge to press.
sis that your son?' the Judge inquired
of the old lady.
'sThat's my baby boy" she said, as she
buried her face in her handkerchief. ssHe
turned me out of his house and had me
brought here"
The Judge didn't want to hear any more
about the case. It was enough for him to
know that the officer had no right to make
the arrest
''You are discharged" he said, turning
to the old lady, who thanked him profusely
and withdrew from the court room.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-22
A Church Dedication.

The dedication of St. Johns Roman
Catholic Church, On the Heights, did not
take place until last Sunday, although SER
vices have been held IN the church since
Christmas day. The Right Rev. Bishop
Wigger, assisted by Monsignor Seton and
the pastor of the church, Rev. B. Fl. Ter
Woert. After the customary ceremonials
had been performed, Pontifcal High Mass
was celebrated by Bishop Wigger.
The musical service of the Mass was
conducted by organist TIL. Hauser and the
following choir from st. Boniface Church,
Jersey City: Mrs. Brock, first soprano;
Mrs. Hottie, second soprano; Mrs. Helm,
contralto; Mr. George Audein, tenor; Mr..
Schroepfer, basso. The efficient choir,
which volunteered their services for the
occasion, rendered Handels Mass admir-
ably. Solemn Vespers was sung in the af-
ternoon, with the following officiating
priests: Rev. Father O'Connor, pastor Of
st. Plus Church, East Newark Rev.
Father Hall, of st. Joseph's Church, and
Rev. Father Donlin, of st. Patrick's Cathe-
dral New York
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-22
rhe Tax.tlon q .hs lclsvator..

It has been for some years mooted
question between the authorities of the
city and the Pennsylvania Railroad and the
Erie Railway Companies as to whether the
grain elevators owned by the companies
are railroad property or not. If they are
railroad property they are taxed under the
State laws. If they are not. they are taxed
at the full local rate by the local assessors.
Tue State Board of Assessors assessed them;
the local assessors also assessed them. The
roads claim that the elevators are railroad
property, and not subject to assessment by
the local assessors. At q meeting of the
Board of Finance Friday night Corporation
Counsel Brinkexhof was instructed to bring
the question to the notice of the Supreme
Court for adjudication.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-22

A Reduction In the Price OF the sunday
TattIer and the Reasons for IL.


TattIer and the Reasons for IL.
Next Sunday and for every Sunday
thereafter the price Of the SUNDAY TATrLER
will be one cent. This step has been taken
after careful consideration, and with a view
Of supplying the readers of Jersey City
with the largest and completest local paper
IN the country for the least possible money.
The size of the paper will not be reduced.
All the departments will be maintained.
Its news service will DO rs complete as ever
1t Will have all the late local news up to
l o'clock Sunday morning. Il will con-
tinue to be supplied with all the latest tele-
graphic news from all parts of the world
1t will be as complete newspaper in every
sense of the term as it has been from the
start. While the change will probably
bring to us new circle of readers, the
TATTLER does not desire 10 sacrifice any of
of the friends who have stood by it and
patronized it from the start; and to these
it gives assurance that the lowering of the
price will not lower its lone or impair the
value of its news service. Il will continue
to be az clean and as bright and as enter
prising as it has ever been. Not line will
be admitted to its columns--as a line never
has been admitted to its columns-that can
bring the blush of shame 70 any cheek, and
it will be in the future, as it has been in
the past, the model family newspaper.
The SUNDAY TkrTLER is now so thorough
~ established, and SO widely read, that it
can make the reduction about to be made
without subjecting itself to the suspicion Of
weakness. 1t has within the two years
since it started, acquired genuine bona
fde circulation of 1900. The competition
of the New York newspapers Times
with its Sunday editions of twelve and six
teen pages, the Sun with its eight pages,
the World with its twenty, all selling for
three cents makes the charge of three
cents for the SUNDAY TATTLER, with but
four pages. seem disproportionately large,
and has prevented us from reaching a large
circle of readers we are bound to supply
Nothing but the price has stood in the way
of the TATTLER achieving 10000 circu-
lation, and that is just what it proposes to
have. We wish to have it read by the poor
as well as the rich; by the merchant and
the laborer; by the statesman and the
heller, by everybody in Jersey City, of
every class, of whatever occupation, in
every rank in ife-and for that reason the
reduction is made.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-22
THE STATE MILITIA.


Facts Cleaned fnom Acknowledgement
Stryker's Annual Report.
According to the annual report of Adju-
tant- General Stryker it appears that at the
last annual inspection of the National
Guard of this State shows the force to con-
sist of 279 officers aud 1864 men, which is
an increase during the year of 46 men.
This force is organized into so companies
of infantry and 2 Calling gun companies.
No companies have been disbanded during
the year, but two new companies of in
faniry have been mustered into the service.
The number of officeres commissioned dur:
ing the year is rs; the number of resigna-
tons accepted is 80. Two officers have
been placed on the retired list; the COM
missions of two officers have been cancelled,
one having declined it and the other failed
to equip according to law; one officer has
been discharged for expiration of term of
service, and one officer has died. There
have been issued during the year 235 hon.
orable discharges to members of the Ma
tional Guard. A list of these men is given,
with the date and cause of discharge. APP
pended to the report is the reports of the
Inspector General, Inspector General of
Rifle Practice and roster of officers of the
Guard. Col. 8. M. Dickinson, Assistant
Adjutant General, as he is required by law,
furnishes report of the number of the
reserve militia of the State, showing the
distribution of the same by counties, esti-
mated approximately from the figures fur
nished by the last census. No actual en-
rollment has been ordered tor the current
year: Atlantic, 3,817; Bergen, 1876; Bur-
lington, 10, 916; Camden, IL. 257; Cape May.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-22
HIS FAMItY MUsT srARYE
Because ms Is Too Lazy to Keep q situa-
tnOu.


John Heslin OF No. 648 Grand street, was
one of the prisoners in Justice Stilsing's
Police Court yesterday morning. Van
driver Kilburne had arrested him for re-
fusing to provide for his family. He is
young. and his wife who appeared in Court
to prosecute the charge against him, is q
delicate little woman. She told the Court
that Heslin is able to earn good living.
but loses every job he gets, through his
laziness and inattention. She has two
small children, and is obliged to support
both them and herself by her own labors.
Her mother goes to her apartments, on
mornings when she is obliged to leave home
for work, and takes the babies to her own
home, to be taken care Of till the hours of
work are over. Heslin spends part of his
time with his parents, who encourage him
in his laziness by taking care of him when
he has no money. Part of the time how
ever, he loafs around his wife's home doing
nothing to aid her, but making the scanty
meal her labor brings her scantier by help
ing her to eat it. She got tired of that
way of living and finally went to Oqerseer
of the Poor Nichols, who had him arrested.
He pleads that he has no money to provide
for his family Justice Stilsing will try to find
out on Tuesday whether there is no method
by which he may help the suffering family
to br ng the lazy man to q sense of his
responsibilities.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-22
military NOTES.

Private J. e. Arrowsmith was elected secretary at
the last monthly meeting Of Company F.
Company D, Fonlth Regiment. N. g. N. r. beId
its esheenih annual reception at Bergen Hall. last
Friday night.
Privates Charles cazsr an Edward HenzelI Of
Company are both lying dangerously ill at their
homes. both Aniisraug from consumption.
On another column may be seen full account
Of the bail given by Company on last MONDAY
evening a. the Armory. IL was very enjoyable
AFFAIR.".
Company has Issued an order, under date Of
February IL. sS, calling the attention of members
to the fact that election of officers will be held
on Tuesday evening, March 3, at $3.50 D. M The
officers to be elected are two lieutenants and two
sefgeants.
First Sergeant George w. Russell is a probable
candidate for election to lieutenancy Of Uompany
7, the pos lions Of First aud Second Lieutenants
being vacant. George is very nice fellow and q
thorough soldier. and should he accept the nopin.
alton. will. without . doubt BE- elected unani-
mouslys ,:.s..s
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-22
HIS Life Endangered by a Collision.

Frank Weaver, driver Of one Of Rup-
pert's beer wagons, is held by Police JUS
tice Stilsing to await the result of injuries
from which Joseph johnson, butcher re-
siding at No. 26U Bergen Avenue, is suffer-
ing. johnson was driving down Grand
street day or two ago. At the corner of
Warren street, Weaver tried to head him
off with his heavy truck and overturned
the butchers wagon. johnson was able to
walk 10 Justice SsilsiDg's Court to make
complaint; but ex-Jnstice Seymour, his
counsel. stated yesterday to Justice Stilsing
that his condition has since become critical.
Weaver is, therefore, held to await the re-
suit Of the mans injuries.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-22
ENTERTATNMENTS.

The Jimmie" Association held its tenth annual
masquerade ball in Germania Hall First street
near Jersey avenue, last Monday night.
Prof. Carriers dancing pupils had another Of
their semi monthly hops at Crescent Hall last
Friday evening. II was we'll attended.
The knights Of Pythias will celebrate their ami
versary at the Tabernacle, on Tuesday night by
giving testimonial benefit to Mr.. Leslie Gossin,
the actor. Some excellent talent will participate.
An allegory OF the Great Republic under the
mana cement OF Prof Hagau, for the benefit Of the
wido W aud orphans fund Of Van Houten Post No.
3: @. 4 R. will be presented in Bergen Hall next
Thursday aud Friday evenings.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-22

Benjamin Gregory, formerly resident
of this city, and son of the late Dudley S.
Gregory, whose death occurred at his late
house in New York City, was buried yester-
day morning from the Little Church
largely attended by relatives and friends of
the deceased.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-22
AMONG THE cHURcHEs.

The Third Presbyterian Church has assumed its
old title Of Scotch Church. and called Rev. Andrew
Colville to the passionate.
well attended and excellent literary and mu-
sica, entertainment was given last evening in the
Greenyille Reformed Church.
Rev Howard Henderson delivered most inter
estiug lecture in the Simpson NJ. L. Church last
Friday evening on 1.-THE South in Arms and in
Peace"
Simpson M. E. Church has elected the following
Board Of Trustees: Henry Buschman, "a. Beach.
c. L. Gilmour, NJ. d. Strickland, Theodore Horn
blower, VIM. II. Wheeler add John Use.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-22
HoBoKEN NOTES.

The Hoboken Land and Improvement Companys
roller skating rink. on Willow avenue between
Eighth and Ninth streets. will be formally opened
to the public tomorrow.
The D. L. 4 W. r. r. conductors hive recently
organized benefit society. The following are the
officers: Chief Conductor. I. ]. Griffith Assistant
Conductor A. ]. Tunison; Secretary aud Treasurer,
W. r. Rundio; General Committee. J. Hefferlnan;
Junior Committee, ]. Hofft. The association has
sixty charter members.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-22
CLUB GOSSIP.

Greenville has organized "Our Bowling Club"
with tue following oficers President NJ A. Camp
bell; Vice President, Charles Schmalze Secretary,
r. Hammil; Treasurer, M. Kneaggy,
The following are the recently elected officers Of
the Waverly Literary Society: President, Abel r.
Culvsr; Vice President Edward A. Rinehart; Sec
Rotary and Librarian, Charles A. Holbrook: Treas
urer. Thomas A. Butler; Executive Committee
Messrs. Galway, Robinson and Cnthbertson.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-22
SPORTING NOTES.

Tho N. J. Exhibition Co. has just heen incorpor-
ated. 1t promises some good sport for the coming
season.
George Ryerson Of The Heights. has declined an
offer to play FIRST base for the Chicago B. b. Club
the coming season.
The Columbia Polo Club of Jer ey City,
defeated the Arlingtons, of New York, at the
polo grounds. Fiftieth street. New York.
RE Jersey City B. B. Club will open the season
on May I'd. with the Jersey Blues, champions Of
Hutton County. at the grounds Of the n ]. Exhi-
biEaa Co.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-22
George NJ. Evar.s,s Sudden Death.

George M. Evarls died suddenly at his
boarding place, No. 24 Mercer street, last
evening, of heart disease. He was formerly
in the employ OF the Camden & Amboy
Railroad Company, as Transportation
Agent, and was afterwards wit the Nc
Cogmack Mower aud Reaper Company Of
Chicago. For the last seayen years he has
lived in th;s city on the income of his
property, which is valued at $4,000. He
was in good health and on the streets after
dinner yesterday. He was a bachelor, SO
years of age His remains will be taken to
Athens. N. Y. for interment
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-22
SOCIETIES AND LODGES.

Eureka Battery held meeting Friday evening.
Jersey City Lodge, No. "a worked the f. @. de-
gree at its regular communication.
Hiram Lodge No. II. F. and A. NJ, will have
social meeting at their rooms tomorrow.
Harmony Encampment, No. At, 1. o. o. F., re-
ceived visit from the Grand Encampment officers
last Friday evening.
The Columbia Association was organized at
Kretzner's Hail. few evenings ago. with officers as
follows: President, Adam Grophoiz; Vice Presi-
Treasurer, Henry Kretzner; Sergeant-at Arms, H.
Hoff Its objects are social,
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-22
six Cars or q Bridge.

New BRUNSWICK, Feb. Alan axle Of
one of the cars of an extra freight train on
the Pennsylvania Railroad broke at
o'clock this morning on Metuchen bridge.
Six cars toppled off the bridge into the
street below. Twelve cars were wrecked.
Trains were delayed some hours One
brak sman was slightly bruised. The train
oil train on the Brunswick bridge]stwo
weeks ago.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-22

The regular cncampment Of Major Woerner Post,
Hoboken, next Tuesday evening.
Zabriskie Posi-. No. IS. will listen in body to
sermon by the Rev. Howard Henderson, d. D. at
the Simpson IA. E. Church, this evening The
Post will celebrate the holiday by literary and
musical entertainment at the Avenue House,
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-22
81 with 40 Years Interest.

81 subscribed to that Washington monu-
ment which was dedicated in Washington,
to-day, when was boy" said Police In
spector Glenny, yesterday. sThe monu-
ment has been forty years building, and
tsilar subscriptions were solicited. I gath
cred together dollar, and sent it in to the
fund"
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-22
Peliceman ven yyart,s Death.

Policeman Van Wart died Friday night
of pleura-pneumonia. He was first ap-
pointed in 1880, and assigned to the Third
Precinct In 1883 he was transferred to
the Pirst Precinct, where he was instru-
mental in breaking mp the Belch-Harney
Gang
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-22
Ex-Mayor Traphagen san Executor.

Judge McGill, sitting in the Orphans
Court yesterday. decided not to grant the
prayer OF the Leyys for the removal of ex-
Mayor Henry Traphagen from the executor
ship of their fathers estate.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-02-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.
,nr rerular Correspondent.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 1885.
Congress for the past week has been
the foot ball of obstructive, dilatoIy and
nliscbievous cranks. Appropriation
bills and other important if not indis-
pepsable Legislation have been delayed
and an extra session seems very proba-
BILE. Well. who cares Let an extra
session be called. A member of Con-
gress is paid S.. 900 year, and whether
he legislate ia Washington or yegetate
in his rural home, he draws his pay all
the same. We pay. Congress to make
laws. 1t is desperately difficult to keep
il down to its work. The members are
wretched shirks they seldom poll to-
petber except oD a motion to adjourn !;
but since they are paid so much year,
let their alleged work be cont in ued
throughout the year. 1t would be bet
ter 10 pay them by the day, and only
when they are in their seats. When
member fails to answer to his name on
the roll call dock his wages. IT be is
taTdy make him bring written excuse
from his wife. If these wholesome
rules were enforced there would be less
absenteeism, less Skipping around the
corner, less solitary and Informal ad
jOurnment to the restaurants in the base
ment of the Capitol. The fact is, that
the people are too easy and too lenient
with those who, with vaunting hypOc-
risy, call themselves public servants"
These deputized legislative employees, to
put it mildly, are many of them bum
mers and lOafeIs, interested chiefly in
their private ambitions and pleasures,
and utterly Indifferent to, or ignorant
of, the needs of the great interests they
are senS to represent. Congress is not
10 with the times. 1t is not at ali pro-
gressiye. so far as l know, parliameu-
taTy methods and procedure are not
much better now than they were when
Rome was a Republic two thousand
years ago. a plan has been devised to
call the roll by electricity, and thus reg
;ster instantly the vote of every member,
but the old aud tedious plan of calling
the ayes and nayes is still followed. con-
5uming a great portion of the session..
An extra session will probably be cal
led early in April. 1t IS said that the
Democrats desire to avoid an extra ses-
sion on political grounds. but apprehen-
siOns are perhaps exaggerated, and it is
time Legislators should rise above mere
party expedIency and do their duty
without fear. In the end this would be
the broadcast and highest eXpediency.
1t looks now as if Mr.. Thurman will
be a member of the Cabinet. lie is
earnestly urged by influential Demo
Gratis throughout the country. Senal or
Pendleton does not want Cabinet port
folio, but asks that Mr. Thurman may
be appointed. The objection has been
made that he is too old, but he is young
er than Gladstone, Bismark, or MOltke.
He is the qblest among the able. No
man is better equipped for the portfo-
fOliOs Of State, Finance, Justice or In
terror X
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-02-20
THE SITUATION IN EUROPE.

LONDON, Feb. 14.-Things look worse
and worse for the Ministry in this
| Egyptian trouble. The heavy Losses in
all the fights are reducing the small
forces of Wolseley to such in6nItesimal
proportions that everybody now thinks
all the regiments in she country will be
cut down one by one, and, even if final
victory should come TO the British arms,
that these precious pioneers Will be a
preliminary holocaust.
A still more serious matter for alarm
Is that the unanimity with which the
energetic measures of the Government
for pushing on tie campaign were hail
ed in the first utbuTst of shame and
grief at the death of Gordon, is already
giving signs Of dissolution. The Radi-
Gals. who have been always restive un-
der this whole Egyptian business, are
alarmed At the terrible vista Of bound
less expense and great bloOdshed in an
enterprise against the Mahdi. If
( Gladstone, too, should adhere as 0bsti-
nately as ever TO the policy of abandon
ing the SOudau as soon as conquered,
sensible men of all parties will revolt
against policy of combined butchery
at first and running away afterward
The fist sign OF the break in the Lib
eTal party is i'll the speeches of John
Morley and Leonard Courtney. The
first is The abiest Radical journalist in
England, and, though he is not yet a
good parliamentary orator, he repre-
sents very strong following in the
country. Courtney has rather damaged
himself by taking mp the academic
craze of proportional representation !;
but he has the prestige of having been
proved right by time in protesting OBJ
stiuately against the annexation of the
TraUsVaal and the two men together
will undoubtedly form "a strong team
Another sign of the times is that the
provincial Radical journals, which lean
as iuvitabIy toward peace at any price
As the London journals do toward jlngo-
Ism, have begun TO discover that the
demand for an expedition to smash the
Madhi is founded on the unchristian
principle OF revenge and, iuHlly, the
work of Reorganization has advanced
with such rapidity in the last couple of
days, that there are already reports
and deniaIs of several Ministerial resig-
nations.
Gladstone is in the worst plight of all,
being cursed on all sides with vehe-
mence that IS almost unparalleled. The
savagpry of the mood against him may
be gathered from the fact all the news
papers comment with fierce condemna-
tiOn on his enjoyment OF young Justin
MCCATthy's play, " The Candidate, "
on the night that the news of GordOu's
eeath arrived. Every one Of the hearty
laughs, with which he received that wit
ty production. is registered against him
rs an addition to his many other crimes.