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Railroad UNIONS.
None ON the Central or Erie, but One to be
Formed ON the Central.

None ON the Central or Erie, but One to be
Formed ON the Central.
The other day TArTLER reporter made
tour of the depot and yards of the New
York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad for
the purpose of ascertaining whether there
is any labor union among the employees.
He could not learn that there is such an
organization. There is an organization in
Paterson known as the Brotherhood of
Brakemen, to which several of the men
belong. Several of the conductors are
members of the Conductors Mutual Ben
eft Society, which is located in Hoboken,
and which is under the control of the con-
ductors employed by the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western Railroad Most of
the conductors live out of town. Those
residing in the vicinity of Port Jeryis, Bing-
hamton, Elmira and Buffalo belong to tie
societies located at those places. Nearly
all the rest-conductors, brakennen, bag
gage handlers and others employed around
the premises ARE, members of different
outside societies, such as the Knights of
Pythias, Knights Templar, Odd Fellows,
United Friends and others. During con-
versation with one of the men the reporter
expressed his surprise that no benefit
organization existed among the employees
of the road. The man said that he be-
ieved that such an organization would not
be looked upon with favor by tho Manager
or the Superintendent, as it might tend to
make the men more Independent, and
place them in the same position that the
locomotive engineers are in.
The employees of the Central Railroad
at present have no organization of any
kind. A number of the conductors run
ming on the road are members of the
National Conductors Mutual Benefit Asso.
citation which covers the United States and
Canada. Now, (and it has always been SOY
when man running on the road was
killed or injured, his friends take up q
subscription for him which would amount
to one or two hundred dollars, according
TO the number Of his friends or the good
will of the men. For some time past the
men of the road have seen the necessity of
such an organization, but have been unable
to do anything for the want of money.
Several of the more enterprising of the
men have taken the thing in hand +; and on
Wednesday evening next, they propose to
give ball in Newark, from which they
hope to realize enough to start. They
propose to admit to the new union, all men
who work on the Central road, no matter
what his position may be, and to make the
admission fee and dues correspond as near
as possible with the fees add dues fixed by
the association of the employees of the Penn
sylvania Railroad and the Delaware, Lack
awana and Western Railroad. After the
union is formed any man who will not join
will receive no help, when injured or killed.
Next Sunday the TArTLER will have
something about the benefit association
formed among the P. r. r. employees at
the Meadow shops.
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SAINT JosEPH's cHUaoH ram.
The Second Week is SO Successful that it
viii be Continued.


The Second Week is SO Successful that il
will be Continued.
The Fair in the basement of st. Joseph's
Church has been very successful thus far,
two thousand dollars having been realized.
The ladies are laboring assiduously TO make
it a success in every particular, and from
what the TATTLER learns such result is q
foregone conclusion. Miss Mamie Ramsay
has obtained from President Cleveland and
Miss Rose E. Cleveland their autographs,
which will be placed in a magnificent
album, and raffied next week. The
contest for the gold headed cane be-
tween Capt. Fielder and Sheriff Heintze
is becoming more interesting. The
Sheriff was two votes ahead of his compet-
itor at ten o'clock last night, but it is said
that the Captain will execute a coup
detat, toward the climax which will
definitively settle IKE ownership Of the
cane On Tuesday night the contest for
the cane will close, and on Wednesday and
Thursday nights next the contest for the
freman's badge and the gold thimble will
respectively terminate. Miss Shannon has
charge of a gold watch, valued at $3.50,
which will go to the fortunate holder of the
lucky number at fifty cents chance The
Rosary Table did remarkably well last
night. The fair will remain open for ten
days
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ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL.
TEE CHURCH FAzHER HENEESSEY
HAS REARED IN BERGEN

Bnilt &c cost Of upwards Of S215,OOO--
Description of the Strncture--sonae
Points I'm It's Rector's Career-Por-
traits Of the Church and itsi Rector.
For beauty of architecture and expensive
ness the first church in the State is st.
Patrick's Roman Catholic Church on the
corner of Ocean and Bramhall avenues, q
picture of which is presented below. Its
site il as commanding and attractive as any
in the city. The district in which the
church is situatee was formerly section
attached to Jersey City. The construction
of the church was commenced more than
fifteen years ago, Father Hennessy having
blessed the trench and laid the first stone
September s, 1870. The corner stone was
laid by Archbishop Bayley November Is,
1870, who spoke the truth when he said,
s'Ihis is great work of God and gigantic
and bold undertaking." For seven long
years the building went on, stone being
added to stone hour by hour, day by day,
week by week and year by year until Aug
ust IS, 1877, when the church was dedi-
Gated by the Right Rev. Bishop Corripan.
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TO BE HANGED MARCH 10Th
JUDGE KNAPP Fixes A PERIOD no
MURDERER DISQUE,S LIFE.

The Scene I'm the Court When the SEN.
teAce was Pronounced--The Guard
ON the Prisoner at the JmfI--An
Unpleasant Duty for Sheriff Heimsxe.
George H. Disque, the murderer, was
sentenced by Judge Knapp yesterday
morning to be hanged by the neck until
dead, on March 26. The auditorium of the
Court room was thronged with a motley
crowd of spectators eager to hear the awful
but just sentence of the law. Judge Knapp
occupied the Bench promptly at ten
o'clock, and simultaneously Sheriff
Heintze, attended by several deputies.
brought In the doomed man, who
was apparently not at all nervous, but bore
himself with the utmost nonchalance. The
Court imposed the sentence without the
preparatory remarks which are usual on
such occasions, and aptly left off the anti
quated redundancy, MAY the Lord have
mercy on your soul There was q per-
ceptible tremor in the Magistrates voice,
while pronouncing the convicts doom, but
Disque was as stoical as possible. Chan
cellor Runyon will review the proceedings,
upon an application for writ of error, and
the duration of the convict's life will depend
IN measure upon the conclusion arrived
at by the Chancellor.
A TATTLER reporter called at the County
jail last night to enquire about Disque
Deputy Jailer Hanley said that there was
no noticeable alteration in the manner of
the man, that his appetite was excellent,
and that while he declined to receive Wis
itors and interyiewers, he did not seem to
be anxious respecting the disposition Of his
case. The same guard, consisting of three
men, as stated in the TATTLER two weeks
ago, are still on duty Sheriff Heintze in
formed the reporter that as the jaiIor was
appointed by the Freeholders he, the Sher-
Tiff, was relieved from the duty Of acting as
custodian of the condemned man. The
Sheriff will take charge of Disque on March
26.
Sheriff Heintze was warm personal
friend of Disque's father, and the old gen.
tleman is said to have died IN the Sheriff's
arms. The Sheriff is disturbed by the con-
seriousness that he is to oficiate at the ex-
ecution of the son, and will avoid as much
of the unpleasant duty the law >devolves on
him, as possible. 1t has been arranged
that the prisoner, who ordinarily would
have been in the Sheriff's care, shall con-
tinue to be in the hands of Tailor Joyce
till the day of execution.
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a TerrIllc pynanIre Rurnr.
ne AssOciatsa Prsss Q ae TIatller.l

New YoRK, Jan. ia large amount OF
dynamite contained in store-house in the
neighborhood of Shaft No. IL Of the new
aqueduct, at Ardsley, exploded last night.
The shock was very great. The Methodist
church situated near by was badly shatter.
ed, as was also the house of Mr.. King. The
glass in the windows Of almost all the
honses in the village was blown out. The
conclusion was felt severely in the neigh
boring villages. In Dobb's Ferry large
panes of glass in several of the stores were
broken. The cause of the explosion is only
conjectured. The amount of damage in-
ficted is estimated at $50, 600. An earth
quake shockawas reported from Nyack and
other places along the Hudson River last
night. The earthquake is probably explain.
ed BY this explosion.
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PROTECTION OF room FISH.

Earthworks ON the Jersey Coast to Exter-
inmate the Menhaden Pirates.
by associated Press to Ae TatRsr.]
HOLLY BEACH, N. j., Jan. 16.-In the
event that the authorities take no steps to-
ward preventing menhaden fishermen, who
are charged with DISCRIMINATING the food
fishes along the Atlantic coast, from oper-
ating in the waters contiguous to Holly
Beach, the people there will probably take
the law into their own hands, and use ex-
traordinary means to protect their inter-
ests. They propose in the Spring to
throw up earthworks in front of the beach
near Hereford and Turtle inlets, and with
cannon that can be shifted about con-
veniently, they intend to blow clean out of
the water any and every pirate who
dares to encroach on that territory, or who
attempts to cast net within range Of the
gun. Over 81, 900 has already been sub
scribed toward the purchase of the artil-
lery, and the entire sum needed can be
raised, it is claimed, without the slightest
difficulty. The obnoxious fishermen have
already been fred upon with rifles by the
" beachers, and it is confidently believed
that persistence in the attempts to cast
nets on these grounds will result in some
body getting hurt.
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in this column. Her name is not given.
1t may be given little later OF, but
we have permission to use her portrait
only on the promise that her name would
net be published. Many of the employees
at Lorillard's knew her well. They will
recognize the accuracy of the portrait at
once. Those who do not know her will
have to content themselves with guessing
who she is The young woman and the
rest of the hands are of course under the
supervision of department foremen. w.
A. Fureron is at the head of the Steaming
Department, where the "plug' is put
through the first processes towards pre-
pairing it for use. In this room the tobacco
is sorted and steamed preparatory
to the process of stripping it. The strip
ping is done principally by girls who are
paid by the pounds of stems. The pay
ments are made once week, one weeks
pay being held back The foreman of the
dipping and drying-room is Mr.. William
II. Jones the persons employed there
are nearly oil men and boys. There are
about 1,100 employed there. Mr.. w. S.
Brown is the Assistant Superintendent of
the Plug Department. He has been in the
employ of the firm for the past fifteen
years. He learned his trade in Hannibal,
Mo. The foreman of the Casing Depart
ment is Mr.. John Boyd. The persons in
this room are principally girls. There is
a packing and advertising room, where
some packing is done and the fancy labels
are kept; and Rough-and- Ready Derart-
ment, where the finest and best tobacco il
put up. All through the factory, one of
the foormen said, the girls average nine
dollars week, their wages ranging from
six dollars to fifteen dollars a week. Con-
nected with the establishment is q fire
force, the finest, it is said, attached to any
factory in the country. Captain Dickson
il the Chief. There are eighteen or
twenty men on duty every night. They
claim that the building is so well protected
by the FIRE patrol, and the automatic tubes
which run all over the building, that fire
of any extent would be an impossibility
The company do their own printing the
foreman Of the room is Mr.. l. G.. Snitterlin.
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has picture of st. Patrick, and was do
mated by Mr.. Christopher Nugent, of
Newark, while the corresponding window
on the epistle side has a picture of st.
Bridget, given by Mrs. Nugent. Over the
sanctuary are five stained glass windows,
representing the Sacred Heart in the
centre, with the Blessed Virgin and her
mother, st. Anne, on the one side and St.
Joseph and st. Joachim on the other.
Two of these pictures were donated by Mr..
Hugh w. Mckay. The panels underneath
these windows are filed with rich oil paint
ings, representing the history of the Incar-
nation, the Annunciation, the Nativity, the
Crucifxion, the Resurrection, and the
Assumption. Between the nave and the
aisles run two rows of granite pillars, eight
on each side, supporting arches. The
entire walls are built of blue flint stone
obtained from quarry within two blocks
of the church. All the trimmings and
dressings to the doors, windows, but
tresses. and cornices are made Of silver
colored hammered granite from the Halo
we'll quarries, in Maine. The heads of all
the windows are filed with geometrical
tracery. The wainscoting, gallery, front
pews, and railing are made of white ash
and black walnut. The pews will seat
comfortably 1900 persons. The chapel is
70 by 80 feet, and the vestry 80 feet
square. The ARRANGEMENTS for heating,
lighting and ventilation are in keeping
with the symmetry of the entire plan, and
calculated with the design of safety and
comfort.
The architect, Mr.. Kelly, of Brooklyn,
has built 400 churches. many of them
among the finest in America.
The cost of all the buildings to date has
been in the ne;Qhborhood of S275. 900. Con-
sidering it's great cost it is no wonder that
the church is still burdened with q heavy
debt. The amount of money raised in the
chu, oh last wear was $4,000. of which
SIS 900 was devoted toward the extinguish-
ment of the church debt. The Christmas
Offering alone Ewas 81, 45O, said to be the
largest offering of the kind by any church
of any denomination in the city. Masses
are said every Sunday M orning at $50, $50
and 10 o'clock. The Sunday School meets
at 2:SO and Vespers are held at $3.50 D. m,
while on one Sunday in each month there
is an evening service. The average aggre-
gate attendance at the three masses is Z, 500
and 900 children repeat their catechism
every Sunday afternoon. Besides the Sun
day services mass ia said in the chapel every
morning in the week at $50 and clock.
Among those who attend, it is said that
sobriety prevails to very fattering extent.
Like all Catholic churches there are several
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-01-17
1880 segar Makers Locked Out.
I'm zssoeiakel E7-ees IA he T,atty.r

New YORK, Jan. 16.-The Cigar Manu-
facturers' Association have ordered lock-
out to begin next Wednesday in the follow
ing shops; Mccoy & Co., Levy Brothers,
Bondy & Loderer, Geosge P. Liess & Co.,
Gutenberg Brothers, Kaufman & Bondy,
Brown & Earle, B. Lichenstein & Co., D.
Hirsch & Co., Leoyn & Martin, Heymann
q Loewenstein. j. Brussel & Co., Kguf-
man Brothers, Sutro & Newmark, ]. Love
& Co., and s. Jacoby. About 1880 men
and women will be thrown out Of work.
The trouble began in the strike of the 500
employees of Levy Brothers against an
alleged reduction in the pay for making
cigars. Levy Brothers commended that
the change in the tariff was really to tha
advantage of the workmen, whereas the
men insist that it amounts to q reduction
averaging So for each 1000 cigars. The
strike was followed by threat from the
Manufacturers Association to the effect
that general lockout would be ordered If
the employees of Levy BROTHERS did not 90
back to work. The manufacturers have
decided upon the lockout because so long
as the majority of cigar makers are at work
they will support the strikers in one OF
two shops. When all are idle, strikes can
not be kept up with money virtually out Of
the manufacturers pocket
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Three Wanderers to be Hanged

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.--In the Criminal
Court to-day Richard See, alias Dick Spar
row, convicted of the murder Of his wife
was sentenced to be hanged between
the hours Of II q. M, and p. M, on the
second Friday after the adjournment of the
next term of the Court in general term.
Anton Nardello, alias Frank Ross. CON-
victed Of the murder of Carnaine Ruttunna
by cutting his throat on July % last. wag
sentenced to be hanged on the same dav
LoHis SommerGeid, convicted az tba
murder Of his wife and her sen-in-lew ,~aS
last Saturday sentenced to be hanced a..
the same day, making three murderers "a
pay the penalty of their crime on that dav-
which will be some time in May or june.
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Of st. Patrick's Church, in Elizabethport,
where he remained for five years, having
in that time entirely relieved the church Of
debt. He then devoted several years to
the cause of temperance and became
known far and wide for his advocacy Of
total abstinence He it was who founded
the Confraternity Of the Sacred Thirst to
repress incompetence. which has wrought
such satisfactory results. Father Hennessy
Is q finely proportional man of large
stature and wonderfully keen eye and
benignant eountenance. He is much be-
loved and one of the most popular priests
in the Diocaaa
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THE POWER OF PRAYER.


How Doctor seton's suppIicattons Saved
am Optic Nerve.
About one year ago Miss Agnes Lynch,
eighteen years of age, in company with her
female cousin, and 8 gentleman who was
paying attention to the latter, attended
ball in lower Jersey City. slight rivalry
arose between the damsels, and she, who
thought she had the better right, not
Agnes, suggested that the latter and the
cause Of the rivalry kiss each other. The
effort was made, but the gentleman's teeth
struck the lady's eye and greatly injured
the power Of vision. The science of medi-
cine was exhausted in attempting to effect a
cure, but without avail, and finally
the Rev. DR.. Seton was consulted He
prayed for the girl and for the return of
her sight. His supplications were crowned
with success, and Agnes obtained by the
priests prayers what she had failed to
secure by the panaceas Of physicians.
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Two young Englishmen who had been
treating each other several times made up
their minds to have some more fun, and to
further their object they attempted to
carry off cook stove belonging to Jos.
Darwin, the stove-dealsr of 220 Newark
avenue. The two young men only carrie d
the stove few feet when it was dashe ed
to the sidewalk, completely wrecking it.
The men gave their names rs F. Rose, of
276 First strest, and Thos. Smiles, of 2O43
Fifth street. The stove was valued at $40.
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LONDON, Jan. 16. Nothing will be SET
tied regarding the government of Ireland
until after Parliament is formally opened
by the Queen next week, The Earl OF
Carnarvon viii return to Ireland and re-
sumo the duties of the Viceroyaltyship
temporarily.
DUBLIN, Jan 16-Six men have been
arrested at Listowel charged with being
connected With the band who rifed the
mail bags yesterday in search of writs Of
ejectment. The sFreeman's Journal" SAYS
.'The Cabinet at its meeting yesterday
discussed the propriety of issuing a pro-
clamation declaring the National League
an illegal organization. f"
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County Physician Converse says that it
cannot be ascertained whether Marie
Rechton, the servant girl who died sud-
denly at the hospital few days ago, was
I. victim Of malpractice, without making an
expensive analysis Of the contents of her
stomach. An analysis of the medicine
aent her by the fortune-teller shows it to
have been harmless. II is doubtful if the
Investigation will be pursued any further.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 49, The presence of
Manton Marble in Washington is reported,
and the local papers have associated his
name with the Assistant Treasurership at
New York. Assistant Secretary Fairchild
says that Mr.. Marble would be most
excellent appointment, but he does not
think he would take the office-his tastes,
habita, inclinations and means all forbid
ding his acceptance.
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WnKEsBARRE, Pa Jan. 16.-The res
cuing party at work on the slopes of one Of
the Nanticoke mines Of the Susquehanns
Coal Company, had up to an early hour
this morning worked their way through
over 5000 feet of saRd, cuim and rocks.
and are now hourly expecting to reach
the fatal chambers in 1.-THE mine. where
they are in hopes of finding the twenty-
six men who were imprisoned Eve weeks
ago.
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Threatened the Capitalize Life.

Captain Wyman. who is waiting at the
foot of Pier 10 to have his coal barge un-
loaded, went to Justice Warren last even
ing and procured warrant for the arrest
of George Page, q hand employed on his
boat. Page threatened to carve Wynan
and his wife. Page was arrested on the
boat, where he was making things lively.
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Pat. Rooney's Daughter q gsly.

BLOOMINGTON, LII, January 16.-KatSs
Rooney, the actress, and daughter Of Pal.
Rooney, the comedian, is in jail hare.
She had some difficulty with her father
while the company was playing in PeorInl
and left to 60 to Baltimore where she 80
relatives. Her father Intercepted her here
BY telegraph and she was arrested On az
eant-bound train. -','-'- =. ~
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Bfeh ENOUGH ts Retire.

Peter Daley, who has been for many
years in the dry goods business at No. IA
Newark avenue, announces in another
column of the paper that he is about to
retire from business. He has accumu-
lated snug little competence, and now
wants to sell out and enjoy the result of
his years of labor
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The ceremonies on
that occasion were
arranged by Father
Hennessy then, as
now, Pastor of the
church, and were of
the most impressive
and elaborate order.
The exterior of the
building is command
ing the solidity,
magnitude and gran
deur of the pile
striking every obser-
yer. The plan con-
sists of a nave, two
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Fan in an Ice Rink.

A mile race was run last night at Pete
Strives ice rink. the contestants being
Mccormack, brother of the Canadian
champion skater, and Burch of Hoboken.
Burch won by about one foot, the prize
being gold medal. There will be grand
fancy dress carnival next Saturday evening
at the ice rink.