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either.
Jake Fisher, the colored coachman,
looked like different man on Friday. He
has had his beard trimmed and was freshly
shaver.
Governor Abbett's delay in nominating
a prosecutor for Pass tic County, excites
the Paterson Press. Prosecutor Stevenson's
term is out.
Mr.. John Linn will open for the de-
fence in the Laverty impeachment trial,
and not Mr.. Barton as was the first ar
rangement.
Charles II. Munson, who was nomi-
mated for Lay Judge of Warren county one
day last week, has been rejected by the
Senate for two years back.
-Ex- Assemblyman See says he would
have captured the Second District Judge
ship, in the Joint Caucus if Assemblyman
Seymour had put him in nomination.
1t was Speaker Corbin for big part
of last week. The House had an oppor-
tunity to see what il had missed in failing
to make him Speaker at the opening of the
session.
In consequence of The withdrawal of
Principal Stimets, of Hasbrouck Institute,
the caucus renominated and reelected
Judge Randolph to the State Normal School
Trusteeship.
Manager Parker struts around the
Senate chamber during the sessions like q
turkey cock, and impresses only himself
that he is somebody bigger than simple,
plain Wayne Parker.
If there are not better Fish in the pol
itical sea than they have caught this time,
the Newark Republicans had better turn in
and elect Democrat to the Senate when
Freddy's term runs out.
No one believes that Frank Fort, of
Newark, resigned his Judgeship because of
the demands of mammoth private prac-
tice. All Newark wonders what the real
secret of his resignation is
The Newark Call loses its head in its
chagrin over the defeat of the Washington
street bridge bill, and wildly clamors for
the political demolition of the men who are
responsible for its defeat.
Even the Newark Daily ADVERTISERS cor
respondent is forced to admit that Barbara
Zinderhoff's intense anxiety to s'tell as bad
story as she could" led her into "impos-
sible particularly of details.
How happened it that the Rebuilding
Bill slipped so easily through the Assembly
the other day? Where's the Newark con-
tingent chat has been clamouring so loudly
against it for the last two years
= The Newark Water Board has discov-
cred that Assembly bill No. 375 is a scheme
to hand over the water resources of the
State to private corporations. If it is it
should be laid out as cold as a stone.
Can it be possible? The West Jersey
Press says that Senator Nichols, of Cum
berland, is to be nominated for third
term, and that if he is elected he is to sup
port Sewell for United States Senator.
For a woman who prefers to hold aloof
from all such matters as the Laverty case,
Mrs. Marsh displays the greatest eagerness
to drink in every word that is dropped
about the case of any person in Trenton.
Speaker Armstrong says that the man
who told the TATTLER that he (Armstrong)
had tried to induce Sergeant-at-Arms Col
fax to shoulder the responsibility of the
lobby passes, is = liar to speak it plainly
VIM. B. Guild, OF Newark, is said to
have come prominently forward as a can
didate for United States District Attorney.
But all the samee we have no doubt that
our own cherubic 'Job" will catch the
prize.
We always thought that the clerks in
the various departments of the State gov
eminent were paid for something else than
sitting day in and day out, listening to such
stuff as has been adduced in the impeach-
ment trial.
Major AndersoA's great grandfather
was one of the Commissioners for the pur-
chase of ground for the first State House
in 1871, and now the Major hlmself-95
years later-is on the commission for the
rebuilding of the present structure.
While Gator is about it, wouldn't it be
good idea for him to explain how, after
his election to the Assembly as the Cham
pion Anti-monopolist, he was induced to
leave sick bed to cast bis first vote for
that sum of all railroad infamies- Senate
Bill No. Ill?
Governor Albeit had the appointment
of successor to j. Frank Fort as Judge
of the Newark District Courts because the
Newark Courts were created by special act.
If they had been brought into existence by
the general district court law, the filing Of
the vacancy would have fallen to the Joint
Caucus.
The look of holy horror on the coun-
tenance of Senator Herring, of Camden,
during the giving of the evidence in the
Laverty trial, is said to be worth going
miles to see. On the other hand, Senator
Gardner, of Atlantic, has not had so much
keen enjoyment since a litter of young ter
rapins Matched out in his pocket. Salem
Sunbeam.
The Paterson Gstdrdidn says of Gene
raj Burd Grub that as Pennsylvania
he commands crack company of militia
cavalry in Philadelphia, as Jerseyman he
fc 1oka fox he n
material nomination, and as Virginian he
discourses to the Ways and Means Com
mittee on iron ores.
We notice in several of the country
papers scfeed fayoring and advocating
and putting certain pending bill to pre-
vent the spread CT contagious or infectious
diseases. sItis measure suggested by the
State Board of Health" Does the Board
of Health run a private editorial bureau,
to keep it in favor with the people.
--Assemblyman Titus, of Warren, seems
to be getting 1t all around from his County
papers. The paper that put him in nomi-
nation last Fall, piles abuse on him now
because he displeased its editor in the
County prosecutorship, and the paper that
was not friendly to his canvass is help
ing it to heap Goals of fire on his head.
President Griggs has found some good
in head-sweeper Brown of the State House.
He sent for him the other day and instruct
ed him thereafter to act as crier of the
Court Of Impeachment as Sergeant at Arms
Simmons was in nowiss competent for that
post. When Brown says silence every
body in the gallery nearly loses his breath
for an instant.
Assemblyman Seymour's new scheme
to cross the Washington street gap provides
in Section that in any city intersected by
navigable stream the city's municipal board,
with the concurrence of the Finance Board,
shall have power to establish aud maintain
Q ferry across the same, provided that both
landings are within the corporate limits OF
the city. Section empowers the NUM-
elpai board to change the gade Of any