The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-26

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A new disorder has broken out among the
cattle in the vicinity of Burlington. The first
symptom is a stoppage of the flow of milk, and
death ensues in three to ten days.
The Mayor of Long Branch has been manda-
unused to repay to the county treasurer moneys
received for licenses that had been paid him.
William A. Thompson, who lives near Free
hold, owned two very old horses. One died last
Wednesday morning, thirty-three years old; its
mate is one year younger and is still frisky.
President Harrison has appointed nineteen
Presidential Postiuasters in New Jersey during
the recess of the Senate. In these offices there
are ten removals, four designations, four offices
became Presidential and in only one case had
the incnmbent's term expired, Plainly this is
a civil service reform administration
The rapid increase of electric light wires in
Camden has caused the linemen of the South
Jersey Telephone Company to protest against
the dangerous proximity of the two sets of
wires. They have had several narrow escapes
from the contact of wires recently. Superin-
tendent Janke protested and the fire Commits
sion has passed a resolution forbidding the cleo
trio light company the use of the telephone
company's poles except under the latter's super
vision.
Postmaster Laning, of the Bridgeton Postoffice
has two drop letters addressed to Santa Claus,
North Pole"
Prof. j. G. Owen, of the South Jersey Institute
at Bridgeton, has just completed q novel inven-
ton in the shape of an electric clock. 1t has al.
ways been the custom at the Institute to have a
man ring bells at different intervals throughout
the day. This is so arranged that it will ring
the bell. which is connected with the clock, at
different intervals as is desired. Mr.. Owens has
applied for letters patent.
Liveryman James O'Brien, of Burlington,
learned that a young man who had hired a horse
from him was beating the animal shamefully.
O'Brien found him, jerked him from the carriage
and gave him a taste of the whip he had be9n
applying to the poor beast.
A Cape May county man complained to the
Grand Jury against a small boy who had stolen
and eaten a plate of cakes worth twenty-three
cents. The Grand Jurors Clipped in a penny a
piece, and Assistant Prosecutor Miller two cents,
and made up the irate mans loss.
Articles of limited co-partnership were filed in
the Camden County Clerks office on Saturday
by William G. Taylor and William S. Lackey, of
Haddonfield, as general partners, and Elbridge
Mcfarland, of Gulf Mills, Pa, as special partner
They will publish the Nepr Jersey Aoriculturist.
Two stained glass windows, made for Henry
G.. Marquand, are to be placed in the Marquand
Chapel at Princeton College, which Mr.. Mar
quand erected a few years ago. The windows
represent Jonathan and David. The former
stands holding his spear in his left hand, the
other hand resting on his shield. David has in
b;e r;rbf bond tIa nraof cvvord oP GaIiofb md
in his left a slip. Over his shoulder Is slung his
harp. The windows are unlike most others, in
that pronounced colors, such as crimson and
strong blues, do not appear in them. The only
colors used are gray, yellow, brown and a pale
flesh color, all of them in subdued tlnts. BY
using only neutral colors the windows admit a
flood of flight, which cannot be said of the ordin-
airy stained glass windows. Another beauty is
that the drapery is made of corrugated glass,
which represents the folds of the cloth admir-
ably. The two windows, together with three
O theirs. were given to the chapel by Mfr. Mar.
quand in memory of his son Frederick. a gradu-
ate of Princeton, who died a few years ago. The
other three win have inscriptions on them The
five will be placed under a large rose window in
the left wall of the chapel.
The Englewood Times complains of a scarcity
of sidewalks in Englewood, and says that in
many of the t~horoughfares the middle of the
street is preferable.
A mouse and a sparrow got into a fight one
morning last week in the gutter in front Of the
City Hall, Paterson, and afforded some fun for
a crowd that rapidly gathered to see the mill
Notwithstanding the vicious pickings of the saw
age sparrow, the little mouse held its own and
finally drove off his antagonist. After this he
was compelled to flee from human prosecutors
who endeavored to stamp the life out of him.
The Postmaster General has changed the name
of Corona, N. j., to Hasbrouck Heights, to take
effect at the beginning of the new year. The
railroad tickets still read Corona"
Foxes are plentiful in Pompton Township. Mr..
John Luke, of Bloomingdale, on Saturday killed
two of them, and others are getting ready to go
after them.
The will of the late philanthropist, David A.
Hopkins, of Park Ridge, Bergen county, is said
to leave all the wealth to the New Jerusalem
(Swedenborgian Church, in East Thirty-hfth
street, New York. Mr.. Hopkins left a widow
and four children. three daughters and one son.
One daughter married Robert Worcester, of
Waltham, Mass, son Of one of the leaders of the
Swedenborgian faith in the United States. 1t is
said that the only son of the deceased win re-
ceive only s., 200, and that an effort will be made
to break the win. During his life Mr., Hopkins
gave about $3.50, 900 to to charitable objects. He
was editor and proprietor Of the american SEN
tYy, a New York Greenback paper. He manu-
featured a patented railroad article that he in
vented himself.
The proprietors of the Atco Window Glass
Works have advised their men to find employ
ment elsewhere, as their works will remain COM
paratlvely idle for some time to come.
It is said that when the Clifton track is open
the Erie road derives an income of from five to
six hundred dollars a day for carrying passeng-
ers TO and from the track.
A club for the propagation and protection of
game is about to be organized by a number of
Burlington county s%portsmen. A large tract of
pine land in the southern section Of the county
will be purchased and converted into a game
preserve.
Stole His Benefactress's Wardrobe.
Tuesday, Mrs. Guinaugh, the wife of a
blind man, and living in Shinney Park
told Captain Newton a pitiful story, OF
how she had been imposed upon. She
had permitted an unknown homeless
woman to share her cabin for the night.
The woman cleared out early, taking
with her, Mrs. G~uinaugh's entire clothing
outfit. Yesterday, Policeman Crentzbere