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Rev. Father Brann,s Lecture To-Dforrow.

An enthusiastic meeting was held last
Thursday evening at Germania Hall by the
Robert Emmett Branch of the Irish Nation
al League. The chair was occupied by
President John Hart and James Bran act
ed as secretary. After the meeting was
opened an address was made on Irish in
dependence by +. G. Wolbert, who urged
the necessity of further efforts being made
to increase the Parliamentary Fund. After
number OF new members had been en-
rolled, arrangements were made for a lee
ture by the Rev. II. Brann, to be held at
the Academy of Music tomorrow night. DR..
Brann, who at one time resided IN this
city, is now pastor of st. Elizabeth's
Church, at Fort Washington, NY. His
lecture may be looked forward to as a
treat, as he is very fine elocutionist The
clergymen of the county will announce the
meeting to their congregations to-day. The
committee OF arrangements for the meet
ing will be E. G. Wolbert, chairman; A. Z.
Schlegel, Adolph Walter, Thomas O'Reilly,
George p, Brock, Dr. Thomas J. McI.ouph-
lin, M. F. Fallahee, M. ]. McMahon, John
G. Smith, DR.. John Lochner, John Delanv
and Dr.. Heating. Despite the fact that
this Branch has been IN operation only
about two weeks, the collectors, DR.. Keat-
ing, James NJ. Brann and John G.. Smith.
have raised $242.75 in cash, and coRsid-
cradle amount in pledges. The contribu-
tors to date are: Samuel Murtha, $40
Peter Seaman, John Madden, Michael j.
Boyle, 81 each George Brock, 50: DR..
OCallaghan, SIS Charles Stier, So Chas.
Brooney, 81 /; Dodge & Co., So Washburn
Bros, SIS Charles V. Voller, 81 John
Blasey, 81 J. j. Keane. 50 John Craven,
$40; Andrew Dingler, 81 John E. Kelly,
S. Michael O:Grady, 81 John Elliot, 81 I;
P. McArdle, SIS Philip Cogan, 81 Bush
Bros, ST /; Thomas Nugent, SIS Michael
Bradley, 81 Patrick O'Halloran, SIS Geo.
Kahle, 81 Paul SCHROEDER, 81 Patrick
Kelly, SIS; Martin Kelly, $40; Henry F.
Simon, 81 George B, Wood, 81 J. II.
Keeney, 81 George II. White, $40; NJ.
Abernethy, So; P. Lorillard & Co., $50; F.
Heintze, 81 DR.. Converse, 50 NJ. Malo-
ney, SIS John Cavanaugh, SIS Cash, Csc. !;
n. Losey, SOC. F. J. Hanly, IS I: John G.
Smith, 81; Even G. Kennedy, $25; Adolph
Walter, S. john Schweiller, SIS Michael
Curley,S / James Sullivan, 81.
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A new Court of the honorable fraternity
of Forresters has been opened. under the
title of Court Emmett, in honor of the
memory of Ireland's great patriot and
martyr. The organizing of this new link
of the great chain of the Legion, is que to
the untiring zeal of those well known
campaigners in Forestry, Messrs. McHale,
Brownrigg and Manly, assisted by the best
lights of the Court in Jersey City. The
following gentlemen were selected IS OH
GERS for the ensuing term: G. r., J. J.
Brewnrigg is. G. R., NJ. J. Manly; Financial
Secretary, Il. w. Thornton; Treasurer,
Andrew Deeham: S. w., B. D eeham;J u. W.,
D. Anthony; S. B., M. ] Boylan; J. B.,
Mr.. Campbell; P. @. r., j. w, McHale;
Medical Examiner, Dr.. J. b. Fnnerty.
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SUNDAY. JULY IL, 1885.

The Senate Republicans are trying to
snub President Cleveland for his pension
setoes, and the party papers ere backing
them up. The report of the Committee
says that Mr.. Cleveland has hell them up
TO ridicule, and they don't like it, and the
Republican papers are mortified that
the nation should SO far forget the defend
ers of the Union as to refuse them the beg
carly pittance they ask. But what are the
facts Why, bills have been passed for
the relief of persons already on the PEN
sion list, for disabled veterans" who
were never in the service, for men who are
shown on the War Department records as
deserters. OF the men who were not
wounded until ten or fit sen years after the
war ended, it is useless to speak. but there
are men in this city to-day who axe draw
ing pensions on the score Of sschronic
diarrhea," contracted while in the service.
Considering that the war has been over
twenty-one years, they must have had it
very bad to. make it last so long. The
President is right. The pension business
has been vastly overdone and it is time to
call a halt.
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What City Clerk Scott Thinls its Eject
Woald Be ia this City.

In conversation with City Clerk John e.
Scott the other day, q reporter of this
paper learned that he looks with little
favor upon the new Martin tax act. This
is the law passed by the last Legislature
under which the city might apply to the
Court for the appointment OF special
Commission to compromise past due
taxes. AS Mr.. Scot is one Of the lest
posted men in the State in matters affect
ing local government, the reporter consid-
cred his view of the probable effect of this
act, in this city, if it had been accepted
here, as of sufficient value to be given to
the public
81 have no doubt he said, s;that if the
act was accepted here, and we went to
work under it, the property on which the
arrearages are due would be bought in by
syndicates of rich men land that in short
time the whole of the city property would
be in the bands of few land sharks The
city would proftlittle by it, for these syn
dicates would bid next to nothing and get
their titles for but little. The operation of
the law in Elizabeth has been just that
and here it would be no different The
matter can safely be LETT to the manage
ment of the Board of Finance, think
They have done 80 wisely in the past as to
justify the trusting of the business to their
wisdom in the future. The act should at
any rate be so amended as to enable the
Board of Finance, who are really response
BILE to the people for the city's financial
condition, to act instead of an outside
commission"
In other quarters it has been intimated
that the act was inspired by railroads who
desire to get as much of the valuable city
property in the State as they can fer as
little money as possible.
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Corporation Attorney alinlnrn,s Reception.


An exceedingly pleasant reception was
held on Tuesday at the residence of Cor
poration Attorney Minturn, No. 219 Will
low avenue, Hoboken, at which the Leo
Circle and numerous friends of the Coun-
sellor were largely represented. The re-
ception was rendered to Mr.. Jose G. Rem
don, member of the Circle and graduate
of Stevens Institute, class of IS, who was
about to sail for his native town, Guaya-
quill, Ecuador, 8. A. Music was furnished
by Messrs. John J.. Mitchell, violin, and
john j. Keefe, piano. The grand march
was led by Mr.. Jose G. Rendon and Miss
Pauline ELAN. At midnight collation.
was served by the ladies Of the Circle,
kindly assisted by Mrs. La Pointe, who
acted as chaperone. Toasts were respond
ed to by Messrs. Louis r. McCulloch,
Walter Settle, John j. Cuddihy. Frank La
Pointe, Thomas T. Hatfield and others, to
all of which Mr.. Rendon gratefully respon-
ded. After supper some fine singing was
rendered by Messrs. Louis r. McCul-
ioch, Mort T. Minturn, Walter Settle,
Misses Maggie Williams and Susie
Mullen, also piano solos by Misses Mamie
Foley, Katie Melvin and Mary Kirwin. The
after-suppeI march was led by Mr.. Louis
r. McCulloch and Miss Maggie Williams;
from thenceforth fun and mirth reigned
supreme until the 'swee sma' hours"
Thomas T. Hatfield, John j. Cuddihy.
Eugene Herman and Joseph Keefe acted
as floor committee.
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yacht Club House Opening.

The Dauntless Yacht Clubs grand open
ing, at their new club house, foot of Bar
row street. last Mondsy afternoon, had q
large attendance and the programme was
good The first race, one-mile rowing
race. ives won by T. Miegher. Next, 200
yards rowing race. was won by s. Bowley,
over eight contestants. The $50 foot tub
race was won by 7. Meigher. Last was
200yards visitors rowing race, won by S.
Warren. The judges were G. Grelle, s.
Sayers and j, Boiler.
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Added 20 the Lat.

Superintendent Edison writes as, that in
our list of last Sunday we omitted the
names of the graduates of School No. 81,
Mr.. Cusack's: Annie Bowling. James
lie George, John Kearse, Minnie Foley,
Annie Coffee, Lille Myer, Mamie Ensign,
Maggie Nixon, Neil Murphy. The names
given last Sunday, the Superintendent
adds, were the graduates of the grammar
school, and does not embrace all who are
to enter the High School, as some of the
applicants are from private schools.
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RIFLE PRACTICE Foa eUARDsmzs
Dates ON Which New Jersey Soldiers will
Visit Sea Grit.


By command of Brlgaaier. General Steele,
Assistant Adjutant- General Parker of the
New Jersey National Guard. has issued
orders to the organizations Of the First
Brigade to proceed to Sea Grit, for rifle
practice, on the range located upon the
State camp at that place, on the following
dates:
First Regiment Saturday, July II. Monday,
July 2s, Tuesday. August 8, Wednesday, August IS,
1885,
Second Regiment-Thursday July 10. Friday.
July %, Saturday. July 81, Monday August 16,
Fourth Regiment-Friday, July 49, Saturday.
July "a, Monday. August 2, Tuesday, August II.
Fifth Regiment-Msnday, July 10. Tuesday,
July o. Wednesday. August 4, Thursday, August
49, 1886.
First Battalion-Tussday, July 49, Wednesday.
July 81, Thursday, July 20, Friday, August g.
second Battalion-wednesday, July IA, Thurs
day, July %, Friday, July 30, Saturday, August =
Third Battalion-Monday. July l2, Tuesday.
Jnly 20. Wednesday, July Is. Thursday August 5,
Calling Gun Company A-Friday, August 20.
Saturday, August 81, 1885,
The first two days assigned to each or
garization will be for practice of all who
last two days for marksmen, and all who
qualify into the frst-class on either of the
first two days. Volley-fring and skirmish
drill will be practiced only by narksmen,
on the third and fourth days. Each mem
Der of the brigade will be transported once
only to and from the range, except those
who qualify into the frst-class on either
the first or second day, who will be enti-
tied to a second transportation on either
the third or fourth day. No member must
act as substitute for, or use the transport
tation due to another. Troops will pro-
vide and carry their own rations. Command
ants of organizations have been ordered
to make requisition for transportation and
ammunition at once, and to arrange for the
arrival of their respective commands upon
the range at the earliest practicable hour
upon the days assigned to them.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-07-11

If local daily that consumes part of a
rean Of paper in its daily edition, or a
South American Merchant" who fed
creditors with visionary stories Of an eight
thousand dollars year income till they be-
came irportunats and then gla lily accept
ed an SIS week place as local item
gatherer, thinks that by being attacked, we
can be provoked into writing either it OF
him into prominence, both will find them
stlves in efzoz
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-07-11

The Burlington County Supreme Court
viii soon hear one of the most singular
breach of promise suits known to the cal
endar. 1t is the case of a girl who sues
her father for breach of promise. She does
not claim, however, that her father prom
ised TO marry her. He simply promised to
let her marry the man of her choice and
then went back on his plighted troth. The
young man became disguised with the old
mans vacillation, and instead of proposing
an elopement, he told the girl he should
go home, and he went. He must have
been very valuable young man, for the
girl wants her father to pay her ten thous-
and dollars for him. 4 she gets it the
youth will probably conclude to brave the
old mans anger and marry the girl without
the fathers consent. Or the adverse YER
die. might dive the old man to compro-
mise. The heroine of this little story is
Miss Ella Wilcox. and she is well known in
society. By the time the suit is finished
she will be better known.
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The Reforu, Ciub.

The Jersey City Reform Club viii hold a
Gospel temperance meeting in the United
Montgomery street, on Sunday afternoon
at four o'clock. The meeting will be adj
dressed by the Rev. A. S. Biddle, of this
city. All are cordially invited to attend.
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Dr. Cenver.e sues.

County Ply sician G. B. Converse has
aued the D. L. & w. r. r. for $25, 600
damages for injuries sustained by him near
Snake Hill, last spring, when his carriage
was wrecked by train.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-07-11

The new comet may now be seen in the
Western sky. But he can't be very re-
spectacle partv for he never comes out till
after dark. Possibly he is training dark
horse with view to entering for the Cub
ernatorial stakes.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-07-11

The body of Henry Davis, the deck-hand,
who fell overheard from the Glen Island
steamer Matteawan, at Pier No. Z, was
found yesterday morning hoatingsin the
Newark street slip, Hoboken.
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and Is pounds Of hydrogen, without count
ing the quantity Of Holland gin he occa-
sionally adds to the compound. But what
chemistry can't find out is how this hydro
gen and oxygen are confined in body SIX
feet high and broad in proportion. The
best chemistry can do is to reduce the
oxygen to 1000 cubic feet and the hydro
gen to ALSO; hence, although chemistry is
able to tell us exactly what man is made
of, we are under the powerful suspicion
that it WILDE long time before chemistry
viii be able to make even the smallest kind
of boy.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-07-11

The illustrated special article about New
Orleans, which we publish this morning
on one Of the inside pages of the TATrLER.
presents a graphic pen-picture of one of
the most remarkable cities in the country.
The articles, with the sketches, are sent to
US by q rowing friend, who Yields facile
pen and an equally graceful artists pencil.
His. article on Richmond was readable,
from beginning to end, but hacked the in
terest which the quaintness of life and
scene he encountered in New Orleans lends
to his article of this moraing.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-07-11

Nothing more forcibly illustrates the
death ofthe roller skating craze than the
sale of the buildings that, while it lasted,
were put up for its devotees. The Park
Rink cost 81 600; and sold recently for less
than $500. The Pavenia Rink brought but
. tribe Of what il cost; and the owners of
the Hoboken Rink were glad to get $500
for that. No one wants them, because
they can be made ssrviceable for nothing
but stables and wagon houses.
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President Datz's energetic advocacy of
the cause of the Hill residents who asked
that that dreary waste known as the old
res ervoir PROF erty be given them for park
purposes, is in q fair way to accomplish its
end. The Board Of Finance have con-
CURED in making the gift, and the Mayor
will doubtless approve. The drawback of
this city is its want of attractions. Every
thing that helps to beautify or adorn it
should be encouraged, even if it does cost
penny or two. The city is sure to get all
investments of that kind back, as President
DATE suggests, with interest many times
compounded.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-07-11

And still the especial Washington Cor
respondence" by scissors from the New
York morning papers makes its appear
.ance daily in one Of the afternoon sheets
of this town.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-07-11

The latest distinguished arrivals from
the South are Messrs Greencorn and
Watermelon. They are stopping at the
principal hotels and are warmly welcomed
By the other guests.
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The Fourth has been sstwo-day holi-
day for two years in succession and will
be the same next year. A leap year in be-
tween would have broken the monotony.
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The Journal advocates postponing the
Republican Convention until September,
In order that the party may judge how
public sentiment flies. 1t will probably
hy high by that time, and Republican gun
ners viii have hard Job to bring it down.
Better shoot it now, even if they have to
use Prohibition powder and shot and hire
Prohibition game-keepers to coach them.
The Senatorship is big bird and is worth
d struggle as well as q sacrifice.
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sIet man advertise for boy to learn
a trade and he will receive but few appli-
cants, says the Atlantic journal. But as
matter of fact no one advertises in these
times for boys to learn trades, to which
fact we desire to direct the Journals atten-
tion. The reason is that the various trades
unions do not tolerate apprentices and
employers are not allowed to take them
on. The Union now argue that boys evade
their apprenticeship after the first year or
two and then compete with old hands by
rising up as journeymen. The result is
til boys who want 20 learn a trade must
pick it up as best they can. Bnt we fail to
see how this process serves the union. The
boy simply becomes competing journey
man without any apprenticeship at all. Tt
would be better for the trades for the
boys and for the union If the latter were to
reestablish the old system in modified
form and compel the boys to serve out
their terms. They can do this very easily
if they will make the attempt.
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Chemistry shows that a man weighing
154 pounds contains 81 pounds Of oxygen
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The Fourth Regiments Sea Girt Practice.

: No~r%%
Col. Dickinson, of the Fourth Regiment.
has issued, through Adjutant Girardin. orr
ders for members to assemble IN fatigue
uniform for rifle practice, at Sea Gi1t, on
July 16 and "a, August and IL, tho first
two days for those who did not qualify as
marksmen in 1886, the last two days for
marksmen and all who qualify into the
frst-class, on either of the the first TIVE
days. Marksnen only to practice volley
firing and skirmish drill on the third and
fourth days. Company B to report at the
Pennsylvania Rail- Dad depot at Q o'clock
A. NJ; all other officers in charge Of squads
to report at the City Armory at 8 AS on the
above dates; field and staff to report to the
Colonel; non-commissioned staff to the
Adiutant. On July is and August Sur
eeon Lampson to report for duty; on July
"A and August IL Assistant Surgeon Nor
ms. At least one company officer to be on
duty with any part of his company, whether
he has completed his rife practice or net.
Each officer ana man to provide himself
with one ration.
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The scottish American.

The members of the Scottish American
Athletic Club are all happy over the sue
sessful mariner in which their mid sum-
mer games were run Off at SchutzeH Park
Union Hill, on the 9Th inst. By O'Clock
in the evening it is estimated that there
were over 5000 people on the ground. All
the events on the programme proved in
teresting, especially the sack race, which
was made very laughable by 7. e. z aglish,
who succeeded in falling all over the track,
at the same time knocking SEINE contest
ant down, until there VIZ s not man n
the track who did not wish he was out OF
the race. The first event on the pro-
gramme was hundred yards dash in two
heats T. j. Mccoy, of the Fl. 4. c., won
the fret heat, with t. e. English, second.
Johnsoa. Of the S. A. A. G. came il Hrst.
with T. +. O'BdeD, S. A. A. G., second.
Time, LOGS. TIE final heat was won by = !,
F. O'Brien, s. A. A. @. Time, lois. IL
the one mile walk, w. Boag, S. A. A. c.,
was the winner, with J. T. Bogce. H. A. c.,
second. Tine, 1855, 9he 6U0 gard run
was won by II. J. Grady, with ]. Holbur-
ton, second. Time. I'm. 15s. The hop, skip
and jump was won by J. F. Mccoy, of the
b. A. O., with T. O'Brien, of the s. A. A.
c., second distance. 80 #. IL in. The
three mile run was won by James F..
Larkins by a few feet. Dolan took second
place. Tinh, 15m. SOS. The tug of war
contest between the Scottish American
Club and the Hudson Athletic Club, re-
suited in victory for the former Mr.
Aionzo Tiers gave an exhibition of club
swinging, aud the athletic sports closed
with an exhibition of boxing between
George Coutche and Al. Tierf, James Nc
Cormick and P. Cahill and J.. f. Larkins
and 7. j. Conrelly.
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The death of boy from very singular
causes is recorded in London. The lad had
been to fields outside the city and there
ate quantity of sorrel. During the night
he awoke thirsty, and while cropping in the
dark for water found pailful, but into
which piece of soap had been dropped.
He drank eagerly. not detecting the soapy
taste until he had slaked his thirst. Ordi-
narily such drink would have been harm
less, but his stomach became laboratory,
the alkali of the soap, uniting with the sor-
rel. produced oxalyc acid, deadly poison,
and the boy lived only few hours. A
stranger death than this was probably
never recorded.
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It didn't take the Chancellor long to
make up his mind that John Fl. Behrens
as entitled to divorce from his disrepu-
table wife. His public troubles began with
his fall from window in his Hobo
ken mansion two years ago, in which
she is supposed to have had more active
hand than he was ever willing to admit.
Her fall has been even more rapid than
that memorable one of his, and thousand
times more degrading. She viii receive
news of the divorce in the County Peniten-
tiary, where she is prisoner for having
Rugged chance stranger whom she met,
at at unseemly hour of recent morning.
in one Of the Hoboken parks.
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The success of the eight o'clock closing
movement seems to be pretty well assured.
We do not believe that the defiant attitude
of one of ear Newark avenue tradesman
cen imperil its ultimate success, though
we have no doubt he stood where he did
On the iule or ruin principle, There is no
doubt that the universal appeal for eaAy
purchasing has had its weight with the
buyers in this community. Most of the
merchants whom the TATrLER has visited
for information agree that their receipts
are not diminished, and this tact proves
that those who bought late in previous
years are not driven to other stores for
heir goods, but have enrolled themselves
among the daylight purchaser.
If all that is told us is true. the Jersey
Citys have not been treated fairly in their
contests with the Newarks. Every game
they have played with the club from our
Sister City has been dishonesty umpired
against them. The ruling Of the umpire
that precipitated little riot on the Grand
street grounds last Monday is conceded,
even by those who won money by it, to
have been out of all reason; and all hands
agree that the game, awarded to the New
arks, really belonged to the home club.
The umpires are hired by the League, but
the assignments, we understand, are made
by the President of the Newark club, which
accounts for the very rank milk in that
particular cocoa-nut.