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The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19
~ LENDING LADr. ROW
A Funny Circus at the Eccentric Engs-
neers' Ball.

Funny Circus at the Eccentric knGs-
neers' Ball.
Society people of this city, especially the
females, are greatly incensed at an action
performed by the Eccentric Engineers at
their ball on Monday night last. The ball
was held in St. Johns Hall, on Gregory
street, and was under the auspices of Di-
vision No. of the Association. Anong
the gathering, which was very large one,
were number of well known society peo-
pie, whose whole object in assemb ling was
to do homage to Miss Flanagan, VIII was
to be the leading lady of the occasion. She
had agreed to attend the ball at the invita-
ton and urgent request of Mr.. Francis S.
McKenna. Mr.. McKenna was, some eve.
nings previous to the ball, chosen to act as
floor manager, and having accepted, re-
quested Miss Flanagan to aid him in
leading the march. In order to take her
part well Miss Flanagan went to an enor-
nous ex cense purchasing costume, and
all the other necessities. On Monday
evening when 9 o'clock-the time an
nounced for the beginning of the ball
arrived neither MIR. McKenna nor Miss
Flanagan were present, and the assistant
the ball for another hour. But that came
and went and still Mr.. McKenna was not
to be found. At half-past 10 Mr.. Nc
Kenna was still absent, and the ball be-
gan. The march was nearly over when
carriage pulled up at the door and Mr.. Nc
Kenna and Miss Flanagan alighted. Hur-
rying up stairs he was painfully surprised
to see that the march was going on with
out him. Boiling with rage he hurried
down stairs, and calling Miss Flanagan
both left the hall. They returned later
but would not enter the ball room, and
Mr.. McKenna opened the walls of his
wrath and poured it freely on the heads of
the officers of the occasion. The young
ladies who had assembled to see Miss
Flanagan were as much surprised at her
absence as they possibly could be, and
loudly condemned the action of Assistant
Floor Manager Henry Kegelman. The
action is likely to cause trouble, as part of
the members are of the opinion that the
committee did right in ordering the ball to
proceed, while others have opinions to the
contrary.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19

Robert Gilchrist was an able Att5in9y
General while he held the place, and would
be conspicuously Iacceptible official if he
were put there again ; but the relations
between Attorney General Stockton and
the coming Governor Green are so intimate
that it is not likely any body can have the
Attorney Generalship except Mr.. Stockton,
as long es lIr. Stockton wants it. But
then he may not want it. Perhaps he
may be candidate for United States Sena-
tor in the event of Mr.. McPherson's step
ping into President Clcveland's Cabinet.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19
MORE ABOUT GARRETT.
How He and His Partner Misled More
than One Dealer In Diamonds,

How He and His Partner Misled More
than One Dealer In Diamonds,
The arrest last Thursday, of James Bu-
chanan, the alleged partner of Henry
d. Garrett, the forger, brings out some new
developments in the career of Garrett.
Both men occupied room No. 60, in the
Stewart building, New York, and both were
more or less extravagant. More especially
does this apply to Garrett, who sported
diamonds continually, which he seemed to
consider necessary of life. When Gar
rett was married last summer, he and his
bride went on q rather extended trip, which
he boosted cost about 81, 900. at all
events, on his return he seemed to be short
of cash. About that time Garrett and
Buchanan went to John D. Crowley. a
jewler of Reade street. and bought several
hundred dollars worth of the purest of
diamonds, on which they paid a deposit,
the remainder to be paid on the install
ment plan. They failed to meet the pay
ments, and were both sued. What
Garrett did with his diamonds is not
known, but that he got the lions share of
them is known-the knowledge that he had
rich wife securing him the credit
Whether he has been doing the same thing
for any length of time is not known, but
those who knew him are of the opinion
that he has been in the habit of buying
diamonds in that way, pawning them, and
with part of the proceeds paying deposit
on a new lot.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19
Blown Up by a Petrole m -ngiae.

PAR1s, December 1S.-The inventors,
Cirven and Buisson, formerly well-known
journalists, were conducting experiments
in a small steamer on the Seine with a
petroleum engine, when an explosion oe-
cured, the steamer being blown to frag-
ments Buissin was horribly mutilated,
and expired Immediately upon being res
cusd from the debris. Ciryen was terribly
scslded in the face, but escaped with his
life. The stoAer, boy, has not been
found, and supposed to have bsen killed
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19
DEC. 10, 1886.

The Board of Works and the Board OF
Alder men have taken the bull by. the
horns: and inside of An hour apiece have
settled ope of the vexed local problems of
the age. They know we. want pure water,
and have agreed to get it for us regardless
of cost. Some psripatetic peddlar STUN
bled in upon the Board of Works the other
evening with reservoir on his back and
proposed to remedy all of the city's grew
ances with his little tank. The Council
of Hamelin Town didn't more voraciously
accept the offer of the Pied Piper to free
that Dutch locality of rats than did our
over-zealous Board of Works accept the
proposition of this itinerant water vender
to free this town of its bad water supply.
AS the Hamelin Town burghers saw nothing
but, rats and chance of escaping them,
so our public spirited City Fathers saw
nothing but three bottles of roily water in
the Mayors office, and with equal accelera-
ton the worthy burghers of the two towns
entertained the wandering cure bearers.
Equally reckless were the officials of the
two towns as to cost. "a thousand gill
dersl' exclaimed the Dutch burghers when
the Piper with his flute made known his
powers. '.Take, ten thousand" They
were willing to give him the earth. 'Thir-
ty-eight dollars million gallons!" exclaim-
ed our town officials. "Why, take thirty
eigh. and half" They never stopped to
emo aire as to the efficiency of his magic, or
whether he was even the magician he pre-
tended to be. The three bottles OF filthy
water in the Mayors Office filed their eyes.
and their ears heard proposition to fill
them with clear, health-giving beverage;
and they jumTel at the offer with COM
mendable alacrity. They couldn't have
snapped him up more quickly if he had
offered to fill the bottles with such whis-
key as they displayed to the mourning
thousands that lined the New York
thoroughfares the day General Grants
body was laid to rest 1t is a matter of
congratulation that the acceptance of the
Board of Works was not all that was re-
quired to enable the wandering water ma
gician 10 work his charm; and thai the hot
headed zeal of the Mercer street officials
may yet be corrected by the sober second
thought of the community as reflected in
the action of the other Boards that yet need
to act CT the proposition.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19
Tim Hurley Acquitted.

Cork, December 1S.--Tim Hurley, the
tenant who, on October Goth last, with a
band of neighbors, successfully defended
his hut at Clonakitty, from force of con-
stables and police who attempted to evict
him, and who, with his friends, was sub
sequently arrested while on their way to
the tavern to celebrate the victory, was to-
day acquitted and set at liberty at the
Munster Assizes.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19

The journal feels it its bounden duty,
after stealing the bulk Of its Mondays
news from our columns of the previous
Sunday, to make denial of something that
thirds in this g local Sunday Sheet" as it
pleasantly calls the SUNDAY MORNING News.
But lis denials are never happy. Last
Sunday morning. we said that son Of
Horace H. Farrier had gone West with his
fathers consent, that he was in Pittsburg
Saturday, and that his father was defraying
the expense of the trip. The Journa! of
Monday said that our story was false, and
then proceeded to state the fact to be that
Me- Farrier's son went West with his
fathers consent, that he was provided with
money for the trip by his father; and that
his fl her knew Of his whereabouts" That
ives jast what we had said, and all that we
had sid. But the Journal went further and
sail something that we had not even SO
mueA 10 intimated-" that rumols 70 the
Ell scs that young George Farrier, son CT
Horace Fl. Farrier had robbed his father
and gone West are denied" 1t looks to US
as though the Joaaal had made preten-
dsd eaial cf our pressaaed story fer the
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19
A MUTUAL 81 IoIDE.
A Married Man and His Paramour Agree
TO Die Toa ether.

60 Die los ethcr.
Coming, N. Y, Dec. 1S.-Dorr M. Ham
lin. Station Agent of the Syracuse, Geneva
and Corning Railway at Penn Yam, fatally
shot his paramour, Muriel Alderman, at
the latter place on Friday night. On
Thursday night the pair retired together,
after swallowing morphine with suicidal
intent. They slept twentyfour hours, when
the mans absence was noticed and the
house was broken open. The noise aroused
Hamlin from his stupor, and he grasped a
pistol witA which he shot the girl IN the
breast, and then shot himself in the head.
Hamlin, who is still alive, is a married
man. His wife Is an estimable woman,
with one daughter. His parents are prcmi-
ntns residents of Auburn. He IS thirty
three years old and prominent official OF
the Fall Brook Coal Company.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19
Henry NJ. stan1ey.s Recall.

BRUSSELS December 1S.-It is semi
officially stated that nothing has been de
finely settled yet respecting the proposed
expedition of Henry NJ. Stanley, to relieve
Emin Bey The promoters will await the
arrival from Zanzibar, of DR.. Junker, the
German employer, before determining
finally the nature of the expedition
which it is expected the American explorer
viii take charge Of
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19

NEW yoRK, Dec. H. Frank B. Miller,
son OF a we'll known Troy business man,
who eloped few days ego with Susan
Mooney, factory woman who chad been
divorced from her husband, was arrested
here o-day. The woman ins sted on go
ing to the cell with him. They had come
to New York to have good time and shs
was bound to have it.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19

lis rot in p ossible that an application
may be made to the Legislature this winter
for an act that will euable the bonding of
the City for street improvements. The
condition of our streets is standing re-
proach to city of the size ard Importance
Of jersey City; and half million or more
could not be more proftably invested, even
if it is to be borrowed half million or
more, than in putting them in order. Good
highways in good condition would give
property here an upward boom that would
be ielt at once, and the investment Of half
q miiiioa in street. improvements would add
ten times the cost to the value of the hold
ings OF the tax payers. Some years ago.
Essex County got legislation permitting the
issuing Of three millions of dollars for the
construction of new highways and the i'm
proyement Of old ones; and Ex-Sherif
Reynolds of that county tells us that with
in q year after the streets had been laid
down and Strengthened up real estate values
looked up six millions, and property values
have increased there since that time over
$50 COO, COO It paid there 1t viii show
ev1n better results here If such an ap-
preparation is made, the expenditure of it
should be intrusssd to commission to be
appoiatsd BY the Court. The Legislature
nor The people either would san ctlon it If il
is TO be added to the Board of Works fund
for wasteful extravagance. The City would
hayegno difficulty in floating bonds for that
use. Il woald increase the value Of the
securities already in the market; and t he
new issue would doubtless find ready pur-
fhas RS among the present bond holders.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19
Slips and slippers.

When tired m IN goes home from his
business he does not ask his wife to pull
his boots off and bring his slippers, unless
he is bad fellow. If had no slippers, l
would say g Mary, dear, 80 down to @. ?.
HermanGa, 46 and 121 Newark avenue, and
select for me. out of their holiday stock
if you won't, will.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19
Grana ARM cnn,Llantes.

BEVERLY, Dec. lS.-Gsneral e Budd
Grub, of this city, has consented to be-
come candidate for the Department Com
membership Of the Grand Army of the Re
public Of New Jersey, at the annual meet
ing to be held in Trenton on February 10
next Other candidates name are Samuel
Toombi of Hewal /, an J. Z. Wheeler, Of
Bed Ba X
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19

Abou' ten O'Clock last night lamp in
Martin MeDonough's Store, on Mallory az
enue near tho Newark and New York Rail-
road ondge. exploded and set FIRE TO some
fuFnit rf. The flames we're extinguished
before ID Gage wAs done.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19
England and Russia.

LONDON, Dec Is Sir K. D. Marier,
British Ambassador, at St. Petersburg. has
been summoned to London to confer with
the Government concerning fresh disputes
which have arisen concerning the Afghan
frontier.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19
The NEnxor Atter swIft.

Mayor Cleveland is debating about sign
ing Swift's street cleaning contract He
says the specifications require Swift to
clean $50 nliies of street. and the contract
requ : him to clean only $50 miles Of
street..
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19
King ISalalaun Borro1vs $500, 900.

SANFRANc1so, Cal. December 1S.-Col.G.
w. MeFaIlane, financial agent OF the
Hswaiian Kingdom, has received dispatch
from London, stating that the new loan OF
81, 900 600 which he was authorized to be
maze by King Kalakaua, has been placed
a Ave per eent. premium By MAthieson &
Co., the LonGcn bunkels.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19
wAa. csmm.s.loner carr SAYS.

Commissioner Carr said last evening
that he was induced to vote for the scheme
because the cost of the supply of water
now is S63 per million gallons.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19
A I,ed star steamer xreclked.

LONDON, December 1S.-The Red Star
Steamer iceland, which sailed for America,
December l, put in at Queenstown to-day
partially wrecked. She had encountered
rough weather ever since she put out of
Antwerp. One sailor had been killed, and
twelve passengers wounded.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19

1t needs some grit and courage to venture
into daily journalism in Hoboken, and
some newspaper skill to make it go. The
three gentlemen who have juat precipitated
the Hoboken Eoening Nes0s upon that auf-
fering community have all these qualities.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19

PARIS, Dee. Ism. de Lesseps, at a meet
ing OF the French Geographical Society de-
clared that the Panama Canal would be
open for traffic in 1889.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19

KoKoMo, 1ud., Dec. 1S-Gas was struck
in Well No. 2 here o-day, and in running
the drill the gas was ly IS Jme means ignited.
A terrific explosion followed, and thirty
five persons we're more or less injured.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19

The SUNDAY MORNING NEWS, this morn
ing, as is its wont, presents all the accessi-
Bile facts in connection with the water
scheme. 1t leaves its readers to make their
own deductions.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19

The meanest shot we ever knew one
paper to give another is that the Eveniag
Journal gave the State Gazette when it said
the other evening that the Trenton paper
sis as safely and soidly Republican well,
as the Ereninq Journal is"
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19

By its action in the new water scheme
the Board of Finance has won another
aurel as safe conseryator of the public
interests
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19
To Ruild a second TrncIk.

The New York, Susquehanua and West
ern Railroad Directors have voted to issue
$1,000, 600 in second mortgage bonds, with
which to wipe out it's certificates of in
debtedness, 100000 of debenture bonds,
and its debt to the car truss, and to double
track the road from Jersey City to Paterson.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19
Tne nkinhorna slll Pissed.

WASHINGTON, Dec 18-rhe Oklahoma
bill was passed by the House to-day, after
a brief discussion Of It's merits and demer-
its in Committee of the Whole.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19

The newsdealers learned late Friday that
to.days New York World would contain
forty pages, sn at meeting lie 4 in the
evening they decided to charge five cents
per copy for tbs pepper.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19
Tue Eelginu Mail Robberv.

BRUSSELS, Dec. 18.-Two Germans have
been arrested on the charge of being imNli-
Gated ID the late robbery of mail train Be-
tween OJtend and Ycryers.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19

Fow did the North Jersey Water Company
come to overlook the Boards of Police and
Fire Commissioners ss Promo. srs Of its
water supply scheme in thi, city?
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19

It looks as though that water scheme
was submitted to the Board of Aldermen.
who have no right TO accept or reject it, as
a make weight to influence the action Of
the Board Of Finance.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19
The Song Folio.

The January number of the .'Song Folio, -
a journal of music. the drama, art and lit
erature, published by White, Smith Il Co.,
of Boston, is fnll of choice, W music.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19

Contractors Cook & Isugan seem to have
very large interest in the Argus. if we
may judge from the arDouns Of interest the
argus mAniles.s in them.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19

o1e aud only purpose of letting out the
fact that rumors of young Fsrrier having
robbed his father before he left prevailed. 1t
hadn't the courage to make that statement
on its own authority-for the Journal is
afraid of the Farriers-if You don't believe
1t, ask Captain Fred. Farrier-and so cook
ed up denial of something it pretended
we had said, as a cover for putting the ugly
rumor before its readers. That's the Jour
nars sneaking way of doing business.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19

The Paterson Guardian in recent ed-
torial announcement says that one of the
Assembly organization states has all the
offices within the gift Of the House par
celed out, with assemblyman Hudspeth's
name at the head for the Speakership.
The necessary inference is that Mr.. Hud
speth has entered into ;what Boodle-man
Duffy would cali g Combine. to secure
the position for which he is candidate.
We trust that Mr. Hudspeth has net gone
into any deal; and his simple assurance
that he has not satisfies US. Mr.. Hudspeth
can make his canvas on the score Of MERIT
alone, and win on it. He will be Speaker
of the next House because OF his recognized
fitness for the position.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19

In an article, on the Belleyille water
works published two Sundays ago, we
called attention to the fact that the neglect
of the Board of Works would cost the City
many hundreds of dollars in the one item
of coal transportation, The winters coal
supply is usually carried direct from the
miaes to the dumping place in the yrad at
BsilsYills, and put down in large quanti-
ties early in the Fall. The Board of Works
had no time from their quarrels to give
this very necessary preparation for the
winter thought. and now the City has to
pay for the carriage of about 5000 tons of
coal from North Newark to the water works
That will add at least $1,000 to the neces-
sary cost Of the coal for the tax payers.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19

The SUNDAY MORNING News regrets that
two such useful and commendable associs-
tons as the Palma Club and the Jersey
City Atheletis Club should find occasion
for dispute; but they seem to have discov-
cred something to quarrel about; and now,
in the words of one of their members they
have drawn the line on each other. Be-
tween two organizations of that character
in city OF. this size, there must necessarily
be some rivalry, bat it needs not to have
had anything of bitterness in it. Both are
accomplishing their good in the commun-
ity, and both are equally upheld and com
mended. We hope yet to see some basis
arranged between them for settlement of
their differences; and before long we trust
they will have buried the Ratchet again,
aad resumed their pleasantness of rela-
tons.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19
afIdnight VNeatleg Repoit.

Rain Or snow followed BY fair weather.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19

We so trust that the management OF tie
next Spring and Fall campaign will not be
left to the County Committee. The whole
business of managing committee is to
supervise the party machinery for the
choice of candidates. and see that it is In
good working order. The product of its
working is e Regular Dem ocratic Nomi-
nee." With the personality of the candi-
date, who is to be evolved from the party
machinery with theis label of distinction,
they have nothing to do. Their junction
ceases when they have put things in readi-
ness for the Democratic voters to make the
choice. They are not to make the choice
as we'll. But these fellows not only put the
things in readiness but make the choice the
party voters should make, as well. The
character of the men who make up the
Committee is not such as to inspire Demo-
cratic voters with any confidence either in
their honesty or wisdom, Already, it is al
legged, they have selected candidates for
their various pieces, and propose to see
that they are put in nomination. These
selections, as far as we know them, reflect
the character Of the men who have made
them, and it is more than doubtful if the
voters of the City or of the County, as the
case may be, will approve them. Next
year is to be an off year in politics. The
County Committeeman may find it very
=" off " year if they try any of their monkey
shines at the primaries.