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The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-11-14
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
THE LADIES WHO FIGURE IN JERSEY
cITY'S HIGH SOCIAL CIRCLES.

How the Clubs and Misfortune Conspire
70 make a Dull Social Sesson-T he
Attractioas of som OF Society
Beiles- Whom the Palm for Reaaty
Belongs To-Thc Entertniners.
SIT was only the other evening" said a
gentleman who is conspicuous in social cir
cles, to q reporter of the SUNDAY MORNING
News yesterday, "that my wife was re-
marking the dullness of social matters this
Sc aso1. She receives about all the cards
that go around in the best circles of the
CITY; and but two have been left for her
so far this season. This may be due part
" to the growing prominence Of the social
clubs II which gentlemen of the city have
become largely interested. The Palma
Club hasa membership of over 400, tn
Jersey City Athletic Club OF nearly 400,
and the Cartaret Club on Bergen Heights
of 200 Allowing something for those who
are members Of more than one of these
organizations, and you have seven hun
bred or more active society mon who find
in the club houses opportunities for amuse-
ment that they used to seek in the par
lOr. 1ah0 LAeS0 Qua VI SOSldA 1llo IL u CAbJ
like this, and there is big hole In social
life-a mighty big one. In addition to this,
death and misfortunes of one kind or an
other have interfered with social amuse-
ments. Mrs. Governor Bedle, who used to
entertain with considerable freedom, has
not been out in society since she was be-
reft of her daughter two years ago. 1Irs.
Judge Dixon has been secluded because of
the death of her sister. Mr.. William
Muirheid lost her sister in June, aud both
she and her slater, Miss Peersall, have
kept themselves out of the social whirl.
Mr.. Muirheid himself has become so abb
sorbed in the Palma Climb that he finds
time for little else. Mrs. Robert Gilohrist
entertained a. party the other evening at
one of her recherche evening affairs; but she
and Mrs. John McAnesny have been de-
timed at home by growing family cares.
Mrs. Gilehrist has large family Of chill
dren, and Mrs. McAnerny's thirteenth Or
fourteenth child is less than Z month cld
now. The Misses Eye lost their father
last spring; and the growing infrmities Of
their father, the ex-County Collector, have
kept the Misses Kingsland at home. Be-
tween this variety of causes social matters
are slow in Jersey City just now; and the
pros, cot for the coming season is rather
dull"
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-11-14

The reception given by Mrs. Gilchrist
the otkel evening was the first boom, prac-
tieally az the social season in Jersey City.
Mrs Robert S. Green, wife of the Cover
nor elect Of the State, was the guest of the
evening. Mrs Gilchrist does not enter
taia frequently, but when she does, the
invitations are much sought. Ms. Har-
denbargh, the wife of Elk Congressman
Hardenbergh, frequently gathers merry
throng around her board. Mrs. fudge
Dixon finds much delight in acting as the
hostess of an evening. Mrs iBedle used to
throw open her doors occasionally, and the
Misses Eye during their fathers life were
foremost at all social gatherings. Mrs. E.
F. G. Young is invariably invited to all So
oiety gatherings; Mr.. Young, while he likes
to go out for an evenings converse, is
princelv entertainer at his own handsome
residence on Glenwood avenue. A COM
paratively new conner in the field is Mrs.
A. O. Garretson, wife of Ex-Judge Carrot
son. She is wonderfully fond of society
because she is wonderfully fitted to shine
in it; and her delightful home Is the scene
of many gay evening gathering. And
since Mr. Albeit became Governor bis
house on Sussex street has become social
centre. Governor Albeit lost his wife
one of the most amiable and lovable wo-
men in the city-six or seven years ago;
and in his devotion to her he lost his de-
sire for social amusement; but his children
are growing to sges that demand social
anlusements, and the latch is always on
the door. Mrs. bod, the Governors sis
ter-in-lsw, is the presiding genius at the
entertainments given there.
It follows as e matter of course that some
of the young ladies and the natrons make
their appearance at all these centres of
wealth and refinement: and what more
natural than that some among them should
be selected by common consen for their
beauty, or for their accomplishments, or
for their wit? Among the matrons ii is
said that Mrs. Gilchrist is perhaps the
most handsome She is dark erect ard
tall, unusually attractive of face, queenly
in her bearing. Mrs. Garretson is witty,
keen, sarcastic; alert, flashing and snowy
in her intellectual gifts No lady in the
CITY ever finds her at disadvantage in
flow of delightful badinage. Mrs. Dixon is
endowed with remarkable gifts of speech
like her husband, who is one of the most
perfect rhetoricians at the New Jersey
Bar; but Mrs. Gilchrist has the reputation
among society people of being the most
thoroughly sehooled lady, in addition to
the distinction her matronly beauty brings
to her. In some cir, les, Miss Sybil Eager,
daughter OF Joseph Eager of Summit av
enue. is pronouEced without any reservation
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-11-14
4 LITTLE GIRLS FAIR.
In Aid OF the Home far the Homeless
A Great sueccsx.

bliss Carrie Bristor, Miss Annie Jackson,
Miss Hattie Wilson, Miss Jennie Sutton,
Miss Jenny Scott, Hiss Alma Clafin and
Miss Alice Johnson. seven young maidens
bent on doing good organized fair last
week, the proceeds of which are to be
given to the Home for the HOMELESS This
Young Mems Republican club rooms. at
the corner of Crescent and Uommuniraw
avenue, were selected as the place to hold
it and last night it opened in great style.
Over two hundred people were present.
The articles exhibited for sale were uncss
of them the work of the seven youue
misses. The fancy table, presided over by
Miss Bristor aad Miss Wilson was an OK.
cspfionaliy fine one, full OF pretty things.
The cake and candy table was in charge Of
Miss Sutton, and that young lady made
hcrsalf popular by giving a slice of cake,
worth ten cents, for that amount of money.
Miss Claim had charge of the lemonade
table anu Miss Grace jackson Of tie ice
cream table. Misses Mamie Scott and Grace
Jackson were dressed ike two little italian
girls and presided over the peanut stand
Miss Emma Sutton officiated at the grab
bag. Master Harry Johnson was about the
ouly male who WAS allowed to do any work
for the young ladies. He had charge of
the flower stand. Among the other attrac-
tions was a bottle Of beans. Everybody
who paid ten cents was allowed to guess at
the number in the bo.tle. The winner will
receive a piece of cake The fair promises
to be a financial success.
This is not the first attempt the young
ladies have made to make money for the
benefit of sufferers. AT the time of the
Charleston earthquake they Organized
fair and made hundred or more dollars
which was sent TO the sufferers.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-11-14
a NEW JansrY l4DCSTRY.
A Great Vein OF Unoice Sea o1A1o
IRON Uncovered near Phiilip s0arg

Great vein OF Unoice Red Oxide
IRON Uncovered near Phiilip sbarg.
PHuL1PspURG, Nov 13.-Marble Fill,
two miles from this place, has been pur-
,hsssd by number OF Philadelphia cap
f.alis.s from Henry FulneT, Of Eastoa, and
/, large force Of men have been put az
vork digging ore The character of this
re is q choice red oxide, Analysing IN
metallic iron from IS to 20 per cent. The
~ is of the Bessetner quality aud shows
40 in true vein form. A blast thus week
slowed 8 vein twenty-three feet wide, and
sAe indications are that this miae will bs
pua Of the largest developed in New DER
sey.
\ monster engine viii be erected at the
nine on Monday, and larger machinery to
Increase the output to four thousand tons
per month is being constructed. It Is ex-
araally q mountain of iron, and all indl-
cations are that it is exhaustible. Tho
orafits TO the fortunate stockholders are
iaely to be large, as the cost OF delivering
the ore on the cars, on account of the near
aess of the tracks of the Pennsylvania
e,ilroad. will be about one-half that of
most Of the mines in other parts Of Warren
.anntv The capital stock of the company
is $500, 600,
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-11-14

About 5 o'clock last evening Jacob Pin
beth, of No. III Pavocia avenue, who was
greatly under tie lnfneuee IF liquor, drove
a buggy at reckless rats of speed up
Newsrk avenue and col ided with the
buggy of DR.. Mcbride, OF jersey City
Helgats. which wGs standing in front OF
FIRST Bros. store for Mrs. lTcBrids, who
YVES doing some SHOPPING inside. A laree
crowd had assembled and through thea
efforts the carriages were separated. Piiip-
beth jumped into his carriage and began.
to belabor his horse siih whip IN the
hope Of driving away, but he was prevent
ed from doing so and was carried to tbs
First Precinct station, wnere charge OF
drunk and disorderly was entered against
him. hrs. Mcbride appeared and stated
TO Capt. Farrier that it was case ofwilful
negligenceson the part of Piimbeth, ana
declared that had any one been 10 the car
riage at the time he would have been
killed.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-11-14

AZ the handsomest of the young society la
dies In Jersey City She is stately. beautiful
of face, in build O model for an artls',
viyacious and grace itself. But the friends
of Miss Anna Hetherington, of Var.cE and
Montgomery streets, dispute the palm
with her. Though she is but IL years of
age, she has achieved social distinction that
few of her years emily. She is tall and of
commanding presence, with hazel eyes
and a wealth OF soft brown hair. OF late,
however, new vision has ventrred upon
the carpets, and by common consent size is
conceded to be a dangerous rival ct both
the young ladies mentioned. 1t viii please
our read though it may not, we fear,
please her to find her portrait in this
column of tn S mornings NEWS. Miss
Clair Foster of Astor Place Is not often
forgotten nowadays when the sscards" are
SAINT around. In comp EXON she is Inclined
to be n blonde, and the brilliant flashes of
her light grey eyes havs made many en-
ambitious heart 60 pit-a-xat. In the par
Tor she charms with her beautiful soprano,
and when the merry wEiri goes round, she
Is counted one OF the NEST graceful and
[ry f the dancers.
But, after all, beauty is only matter of
taste. and there are SO many young misses
in the city who have their distinctive
charms that perhaps it is neither just nor
proper to make any distractions. The
Misses Eye were, as what was said in the
early stages of this article indicate, great
social favorises up to the time of their Sc
clusion in their beautiful home on Barrow
and Montgomery streets. Miss Lillian is
pronounced blonde; her sister, Mics Fan
ME. scarcely less pronounced brunette.
Both are splendid horse-women, and Miss
Fannie may be seen frequently riding her
spirited charger down the Bergen Point
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-11-14

Besides the question of the immense
amout of money out of which 1t is claimed
the company has kept the State for twenty
years past by reason Of the company's
claim that its cost of equipment is abso-
lutely exemp and the fact that it has
kind Of way of its own OF charging oil
most everything up to equipment, there is
an undisputed amount OF about $50 000
which it owes the State under the existing
law, aud granting its every claim, based on
its own returns For 1866 the company
returned the cost Of the road mp to De-
cember 81 of that var as Sc, 973, 93l.10.
The taxes for that year amounted to S34.-
500 C6; yet the company paid but $780,
437 so, thus leaving balance due the State
for 1865 of IS, 432. 16. The reported cost of
the road at the end of 1857 was 1865.
596.1S, on which the tax was $39, 027 49,
The company stepped up to the captains
Office on February 18th, 1868. and paid
$34, 500 Sc, the exact amount, 1t will be OBJ
served, due under the valuation of 1866.
That is all the taxes they paid that year, and
the State was the loser thereby of 81. 95S 50.
Tho reported cost of the road for 1868
was So. 759, 062 OF, on which the tax was
SA5. 1851 On the 21st dav Of January,
1869. the company stepped up and paid
$39, 1927. 50, the amount due year prior,
thus boodwinking the State that year out
of Sc, 967.33. So in the next year they
stepped up and paid the taxes for 1869, but
this time, as the amount had not increased
over 1868. they paid the full amount due.
This system of payment of taxes on the
part of the company during the four years
cited shows, as Governor Albeit says in his
special message, total loss to the State of
S22, 357. 81.
''In addition to the above cum of $22,-
357 81" adds the Governor, "there are
other items upon which it has not paid tax
where the State has lost by reason thereof
the further sum of $50, 622. IS, making a
total sum of S5S, 980.16 Of taxes which it
ought to pay to the State"
Then he Piyes the items which make up
the $36, 622 So caused by discrepancies in
the returns made by the company since
1869 In that year the State lost about
Sc, 000, one half of which is on purchase
of real estate in your county, recorded in
the Office of the County Register, amount
ing to $568, 260, which was not returned by
the company and upon which no tax was
paid in 1870. BUD.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-11-14

Joseph Burns, aged 20 years, of Railroad
avenue, stole dressed sheep from Fred
shazeg's butcher shop, Isl Grand street.
Officer Mornstein was informed Of the theft
and discovered tide thief trying to dispose
Of his plunder and arrested him. Before
being locked up Mr.. Charles Mooheli, No. CO
Canal street, made a charge against the
prisoner of stealing silver castor from his
residence some time ago. He gave iRfor-
nation leading TO the recovery of the cas-
tor, and Officer Miller was sent and recov-
cred it. The pris oner was held On the two
charges.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-11-14
a CaR0Nio sU4CLDER.
Alice Earns Makes Two More Unsue-
cessfal Attempts ON Her Life Yester-

Alice Earns Makes Two More Unsue-
cessfal Attempts ON Her Life Yester-
day.
About $50 yesterday afternoon very
pretty young lady attempted to conmit
suicide by jumping from the ferryboat
jersey City as she was nearing her dock on
this side of the river. Deck hand Thomas
Mead was just in time to prevent her.
When the boat landed she was handed over
to Officer Shelworth who took her to police
headquarters where she said her name was
Alice Burns. She was recognized as hav-
ing been arrested four times before during
the past eighteen months for the same
offence. She was searched and love let
ter was found in one of her pockets to-
gethor with roll of bills. She was locked
up in the detention room. About s O'clock
she WIS placed in cell toge ther with an
other woman, the latter being instructed
60 watch her. A half hour later screams
were heard coming from the cellar.
Sergeant Cox and an officer ran down stairs
and found Alice hanging from her cell door
by corset string, tied in q scientific mar-
ner around her neck. She was cut down,
and an officer was sent for DR.. Gray. BY
the time the Doctor arrived, however, she
had revived. 1t was decided to take her
back to the detention room. When she
cached the stair railing she tainted, and
for fifteen minutes it was absolutely impos.
sible TO revive her. It WAS finally done by
stopping her breath. She was then piaced
in the detention room and an officer ap-
pointed to guard her.
On Wednesday last Alice was riding up
town in street Car in New York, when
she. TAInfad and fall int tho Of a
lady sitting opposite her. An ambulance
was summoned and she was taken 10 the
f4ouverneur Hospital, where an examina-
IN showed that she was victim of mall
practice. She was discharged to-day
At different times during the past year
or two Alice has attempted to commit sui
eide from nearly every ferryboat plying be-
tween this city and New York. She is
beautiful girl, an octoroon, and splendidly
formed Every time she has been arrested
she has been well supplied with money.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-11-14
The Baltimore s ohio,s New Connection.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 13.-It is officially
stated that the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company has made contract for a term of
years with the Cincinnati, New Orleans &
Texas Pacific Company fer the exclusive
ex. ress business over their entire system,
and that arrangements are being made to
extend the service to all southern cities,
including Atlanta, Arcon an Jacksonville.
The contract goes into effect on December
LIST next. 1t Is understood that general
traffic agreement will shortly be entered
into by which the Baltimore & Ohio will
have through connections to the Gulf, and
for the FIRST time are opening into south
ern territory, Agents of the co Mpany are
now at work opening offices and arranging
for business.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-11-14
A Relis of the Revorut,on.

RoNDoUT, N. Y, Nov. 1S.-The original
letter written by Benedict Arnold to ths
American people in yindication of his char
acter, after the attempted betrayal Of his
country into the hands of the British, i,
nov III the possession of the Kingston
freeman. 1t was found in an old trunR
left this afternoon in Kingston by c. T.
Carter. This letter is written III free fow-
ing hand.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-11-14

Messrs. F. Demmert & Son, the manu-
featuring jewellers who have their factory
at No. l23 Railroad avenue. received g con
tract to set one of the largest diamonds.
valued at $50, eco, It is owned by a lead
ing English actress, ard is to be set in a
design made by the above firm to be worn
either as a bracelet or head ornament. The
gem is in the care of the police pending
the setting
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-11-14
The Police Board Cer.iorar led.

The Board of Police Commissioners
awarded the oil lighting contract 10 the
New York and New jersey Light Com
pany. Their bid WAS higher than Jacob
Ringles, and Mr.. Ringle yesterday Gen :
tiorated tae resolution of the Board, which
prevents the awarding Of the contract.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-11-14
p,in,eton-Haryurd r.sos san Came.

PRINCETON, N. j., Nov 13.-The frs
ga ne of football played by the eleven OF
Fl ryard College for four years was con
eJ.ed by the eleven of Princeton Collegt
e.a to-day. the latter defeating the NV
Englanders by score of II to nothing.
The Il, game stand wss packs Yea Aeo-
pie and additional hundreds occ ipled car
riages which hordered the grounds. UD-
war Is of 15O Harvard students we're also
Interested spectators.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-28

our republican institutions survived the sue
cessive shocks. The corrupt use of money
is not new thing in American politics,
therefore We are inclined to reason that
there is no actual danger to our form OF gov
eminent in the continued exhibitions of po-
litical corruptions that are constantly ex-
posed to view. By this false system of
logic we reason ourselves into a fancied Sc
curity from which We are liable to have
rude awakening one of these days. While
it is true that in every decade of American
history there have been instances of politi-
cal corruption, there has never been time
when corruption stalked with brazen front
in public places as has been witnessed
within the last two decades AS one i'll us
tration we can refer to states like Colorado
and Nevada. where the election of seDa-
tor is not only publicly conceded to be
commercial transaction. but it is a subject
of such high market value that none but
millionares are admitted to the list of con-
testants In states like Pennsylvania and
New York political offices are only subjects
of barter between railway and coal syndi-
Gates. Ohio is kept a doubtful political
state to suit the caprices of the millionaire
princes who control the Standard Oil CON-
pany. In Minnesota an election is made
to turn on the amount of money the wheat
Spectators and oleomargarine manufacture
ers eXpend in the canvass. One significant
fact in connection with the lavish and cor
rupt expenditure of money in politics in
modern days is that the corruption fund
is ordinarily expended under the direction
of centralized head. The Capitalization
of wealth for corrupt purposes is more men,
acng to the liberties of the people than
legions of hostile bayonets. And as that
is Just the danger we are facing to-day,
Gen. BUTLERs prophecy does not really
have the appearance of morbidity that it
does al the first superficial glance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-28
A NEW CRUSADE.

An English economist and writer upon
social science has started crusade which
is sure to encounter more vigorous oppo-
stiOn than has befallen any production of
even the most cranky brain since the world
began. The specific thing against which
he inveighs is what he calls ''the pernicious
practice of the sexes uniting through love"
He maintains that nothing but the de-
teriOration of the race can result from
selection due to preiudices. fancy or
caprice instead of through The common
sense" means of cool and deliberate calcu-
Iaton. He would have love thrust re-
morsely into the background, and in its
place selection based upon physiological
knowledge on the DAKwINIAN theory of
the survival and selection of the tittest.
With every semblance of emotion which
might conflict ruthlessly smothered. he in
sists upon young people regarding each
other simply as means to an end, and
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-28
A COMMEMORATE FASHION.

1t is so seldom that Fashion. that arbi-
trary and intangible goddess whose DEGREES
are so imperatively obeyed by the female
world. mingles common sense with her
mandates, that an occasional lapse of that
kind becomes all the more noteworthy. She
has. now declared that the fashionable
woman must no longer affect ignorance OF
the routine duties of housekeeping, but
must ''feign virtue, though she hath it
not" and, if possible. demonstrate her abil-
| ity to reign in the kitchen as well as in the
drawing-room. 1t is further asserted that
the hostess who would be most correct must
place before the guests who gather OH occa-
sion around her hospitable table sumo one
product of her own culinary skill. 1t has
been remarked, and, it must be
admitted, with some degree of truth.
that the modern daughters OF well-to-do
parents are brought up in culpable ignor-
ance of domestic affairs, through a foolish
over-fondness on the part of mothers de-
sizing to spare their children of hOusekeep-
ing details more or less rksome. So gen.
eral, indeed, has such a practice become
that the ignorance of the so called fashion
able girl, regarding the practical side of life
has become almost prOverbial. There is
no lowering of dignity or abasement il
vOlved in complete know edge of the
mysteries of the kitchen, and it does the
average American girl little credit that she
is so often disposed to pride herself upon
her deficiencies in this respect In order to
be perfect mistress she should be thor
oughly acquainted with the duties of her
servant. IL is encouraging therefore, that
Fashion has set the seal of approval
upon a movement looking toward
the requirement of practical information of
such valuable nature on the part of those
by whom it is most needed. In many
cases, it is to be feared, it would be learned
through no other source.