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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-03
A Plague Stricken City.

Nothing can be more curious than
the epidemic form which evil doing
takes from time to time. There
appears to be a kind of mesmeric con-
tagion abroad, and the most unex-
pected people succumb to it.
Such a condition of life appears to
prevail in Hoboken. One outrageous
act of dishonesty succeeds another,
until all confidence in the honesty OF
mankind must be lost to people living
in the tainted atmosphere. 1t is true
that the last transgressor of the law
appears to be insane; but it is only a
further proof of the moral miasma
that mental ailinent takes on the
character of forgery and theft, in a
man whose antecedents show indica-
ton of such moral disease.
Doubtless one fostering cause of the
prevailing disease is the frequent fail
ure to apply proper remedies. The
case of Bank Teller Hoyt, who,
we are told, is to be let down easy, be-
cause somebody paid up for him, is
not calculated to improve the moral
tone of any community. The officials
of the First National Bank of Hobo
ken will have a serious crime to
answer for, if they fail to use their
utmost endeavors for the v~indication
of the law, and of the principles of
honesty, and they will in a measure
be morally responsible for future
thefts and frauds, should he escape
punishment through their instru-
mentality.
If General Sewell wants to get the
old County Option issue into active
service this year, he must have a dose
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-03

THE Newark Journal again breaches
The idea that General Fisk may be the
nominee of General Sewell for Gov
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-03
h win BE MRS. Emmons Blaine.

Anita Mccormick is one of the
prettiest girls in Chicago society. OF
medium height for a oma slender
and delieately fair, she combines the
transparent delicacy of skin and color
peculiar to a blonde with the dark
hair and olive tints of a decided bru-
nette. Handsome and accomplished,
Miss Mccormick is also a great heiress,
since she is one of the children of the
late Cyrus H. Mccormick, whose
estate at the time of his death, nearly
five years ago, was estimated roundly
at a valuation of 1000, 900. This
great estate has not yet been divided,
since, by the condition of the testator's
will, a period of Ave years was to ex-
pire before the executors, Mrs. Cyrus
h. Mccormick and g. H.. Mccormick,
Jr.. should distribute OF adjust 1t. 1t
is understood, however, that a friendly
suit will soon be instituted in the
Probate Court for the purpose OF adj
iusting this great property, and when
this il done Miss Anita Mccormick
can with propriety be considered the
heiress to at least $4,000, 000.- Chicago
Times.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-03
Woe. u

SONG for General Sewell the day
after election:-''Listen to the tale OF
Woe.n
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-03

THE JERSEY CRY NEWS yesterday
had four local stories which the
Majah's, 0soa may have tonight if the
ex-Rev. can spare time enough from
finding out what his colleagues on the
Police Board propose to do next
meeting, to write them. &
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-03
Women Jugglers.

| saw two WomeE Jugglers at icy
pore. They were bright, intelligent
looking girls, one of whom appeared
almost old enough to be the mother
of the other. They did many Won
derful things, one of which was mix
ing up sand in water and then,
putting the hand into the discolored
fluid, they brought a handful OF sand,
which they filtered through their fin
gers as dry as before it went in. The
youngest of these girls was perhaps
fifteen. She was tall, well formed
and fine looking. She had bracelets
on arms and on feet, and her eyes
were as beautiful as those of a
gazelle. One of her tricks vas the
lifting of a heavy chair by her eye
lids, the thought of which almost
makes my eyes sore.
The chair a heavy mahogany one,
which belonged to the room in which
/ was staying. She tied two strong
the ends of these strings to her eyes
size of a nickle. These fitted over the
| eyeballs and under the lids, and she
bent over while they were so fastened.
Raising herself she pulled up the chair
with these strings with the muscles of
her eyelids, and carried it from one
| side OF the room to the other. 1t was
a horrible sight, and as she took the
metal cups from her eyes they filed
with water, and she almost sank to the
| floor. / told her the trick was disgust
ing, and that she ought never to try ii
| again. Still for this and the rest OF
| the show these girls We're well satisfied
with two rupees, or about seventy
| cents.-FGchaaqe.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-03

WILLIAM DELANEY, Furnishing gndsttasor car
riages and camp chairs 70 let, A5 Grove street. Jer-
sey city, N. J. Telephone cali No. 49,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-03

Our only competitor vas frightened
up last evening with three or four
steals from THE JERSEY CITY NEWS
of Thursday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-03
Notices to Creditors.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of John w. Harper, Deceased.
Richard 7. Battersbee. administrator of John w.
Harper. deceased. by order OF the Surrogate, OF Hud.
son county, dated June II, 1889. hereby gives no.
tiee to the creditors 9f said decedent to bring in
tate of said decedenr, under oath or affirmation
within nine months from the date of said order. or
they will be forever barred of any action therefor
RiCHARD T. BATTERsBEE.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-03
Industrial Education in Union Hill.

Industrial Education IN Union HII.
When the September term opens in the
Union Hill public schools the new system
of industrial education, proposed some
time ago, will be adopted. Clerk Bogert,
of the School Board, has been supervising
the fitting up of the workroom for the
boys.
A carpenter and machine shop will be
the features of the building. A kitchen,
fully equipped with ranges and cooking
utensils, has been built for the girls, and
Mrs. Reed, of Brooklyn. whose name has
been prominently connected for years
with industrial education, has consented
to assume the direction.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-03
NOVICE 70 CREpIToRs.

John McKenna, administrator Of Bernard Conlon
Or Conley. deceased. by order q the surrogate OF
Hudson county. dated June 2S, 1889. hereby gives no
tice to the creditors Of said decedent to bring in
their debts. demands and claims against the estate
OF said decedent, under oath or affirmation within
nine months from the date of said. order, or they
win be forever barred OF any action therefor against
said administrator. JOHN
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-03
NOTICE 10 CREDITORS.
Essate d patrlck Fraser, peceasea.,

Estate OF Patrick Fraser, Deceased.
James Moloney, Administrator OF Patrick Fraser.
county, dated May 8. 1883. hereby gives notice to the
creditors OF said decedent to bring In their debts,
Demands and claims against the estate OF said de-
cedenk, under oath or Affirmation within nine
months from the date Of said order or they VIII os
administrators. JAMES MoLoNEY.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-03

If General Sewell wants to get the
old County Option issue into active
service this year, he must have a dose
of the Brown-Sequard life essence adj
ministered to it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-03
NEWS OF NORTH HUDSON.

49,
West Hoboken Taxpayers Make q Loud
Protest Against Assessments.
The taxpayers of West Hohoken in gen
eral, and those who live on Spring street,
especially, are mad, very mad.
The Town Council, for several months
back, has been deluged with petitions
for sewers and street grading, and IN fact
improvements in general. The Council
granted the petitions as fast as they came
In, and issued improvement certificates TO
pay for the work.
That worked delightfully."-; but the Coun,
Gil did something else. They appointed
Commissioners on each Improvement TO
assess the taxpayers on the line of the
improvement. So far, so good. The COM
m~issioners of Assessment did their work
to the best of their ability and then came
the row.
The Commissioners assessed everybody
literally, and reported their work COM
plete, and quietly notified the taxpayers
to come up n settle. They came up last
evening, but they did not settle to any
alarming extent.
Complaints of unjust assessments We're
numerous. On Spring street, as far down
as Malone street, especially, the taxpayers
complained because they have been
assessed 81 a lot for the improvement on
Stivens street, three blocks below. The
sewer in Stivens street is no larger than
the other lateral sewers and yet the
Commissioners of Assessment persisted
in claiming that 1t was an outlet for the
sewer on Spring street and so charged
the taxpayers for special benefits, as they
term them.
Last nights protest is but the first of a
number, for the citizens are thoroughly
aroused and intend to make it very warm
for the Commissioners before they permit
themselves to be swindled, as some OF
them term it, into paying for benefits
which they have never received.
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The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-11-19
Artificial Stone.

Mr.. EDITOR: 1 saw in your pape
of last week reference to artifi-
cial stone for sidewalks, which make
the most finished walk that can be
found in this or any other country.
In a paper now before me find the
following relative to this stone,
which may interest your readers:
The cost OF laying artificial stone side
walks is about IA cents per square foot.
The process can be witnessed any day
on the public streets. The artificial
stone is about three inches thick. The
sand or earth foundation is first wetted
and then tamped well down; gravel is
then spread to the required depth and in
turn tamped down. Upon this is poured
q mixture in certain proportions of finer
and sifted gravel, water and Portland
cement, which is spread and .smoothed
with Il trowel. This mixture acts as an
hydraulic cement and after time
hardens. Several patents for this pave
ment are held and jealousy guarded.
As matter OF fact they do not differ
from each other greatly. One simply
rounds off and traces out the division
lines of the squares, while another in
serts asphaltum covered strips between
the squares. One patentee lays them in
large and regular squares on q line, the
other in smaller figures, one tapping the
other. so that the lines of junction viii
not come together These variances, it
is claimed, lessen the chances OF the
pavement cracking.
ANTI-MUD.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-11-19

on the Chinese question are about as
intelligent as their views on the
segregation of lepers has been. The
whole trend of native politics is
pushing them irresistibly into one
issue, and that is whether or not we
shall go back into a native govern
ment, and no coalition with the
whites or mutual understandings
with them to the contrary will pre-
vent that issue from coloring and
ruling every vote that the native
party secures in the coming Legisla-
ture. As white men, we are not 60
ing to apologize to the native party
for the part we took on the Both of
June, nor for our defense of consti-
tutional government on the Both of
July. While we admit that the
planter has stepped in and walked
off with most of the results 80 far,
still we are not done with him yet,
but we propose to fight it out with
him, not by dropping back again,
but by going forward still further;
and any step by which we secure
apparent support from the natives
at the cost of prostituting our con-
victions as Anglo Saxons, will surely
lead to utter grief for US.
Enough has been said to indicate
that the middle class of the country,
whose stronghold lies in Honolulu,
seems to stand, SO far as the planter
and native parties are concerned,
betwixt the devil and the deep sea.
The only hope is that they will re-
main precisely in that position dur
ing and after the elections. If the
Ministry will agree to do the same,
something may yet be accomplished
even though the middle class outside
of Honolulu is nowhere on election
day. Honolulu ELEcToR.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-11-19
Proposed Fair at Lihue, Kauai-Im.
portant Announcement.

Proposed Fair at Lihue, Kauai-Im-
portant Announcement.
Mrs. Rice, in behalf of the Hui
Manawalea of Lihue, begs to say to
the ladies of Honolulu, both native
and foreign, that on the 7th of De
cember next, a Fair is to be held at
the Y. NJ. G. A. hall adjoining Mr..
Rice's grounds. One object of the
fair, is to raise money to purchase
Christmas gifts for the foreign and
native children of the Sabbath school,
and the other is, with part of the
money to send a Christmas box to
the unfortunate at Molokai.
Freely We have received, freely give. -
Perhaps some of the ladies who
have enjoyed few days, or a longer
visit on the Garden Island" would
feel it a privilege to cast in their
mite. Many have expressed them
selves in sympathy with the work
being done for the natives; here is
the opportunity to give material aid
as we'll. Let those who have aloha
for the Hawaiians, show it by com
ing forward now. The ladies of
Kauai will give their aid by patron
izing the various tables at the Fair.
The ladies of Honolulu cannot we'll
be present and therefore cannot ten
der their help in that way, but their
donations, showing substantial SYM
pathy, will be most gratefully re-
ceived. Sympathy is mighty good
thing, ladies, but if some of you have
only the will, perhaps your good
husbands may have the way.
1t is the first time that a Fair has
ever been held here-it is the first
time we have stepped out of our i'm
mediate home circle to ask assist
ance, and we trust you will respond
favorably. You have many helpers
in an affair of this kind-we have
few. As the time is but short to
make things, the members of the
society would be most thankful for
any aid that the ladies of Honolulu
may feel it in their power to give.
Mrs. Rice, the President of the
Hui Manawalea, will be most happy
to receive help in the way of money,
assorted cakes or fancy articles.
Please send all donations before
December 3rd, to Mr.. J. I. Water
houses Queen street store, Honolulu.
Lihue, Kauai, Nov. 9, 1889.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-11-19
THRUM'S ALMANAC.

MO HANDBOOK ExoELs THE HAWAIIAN
IN ALMANAC AND ANNUAL for reliable
statistical and general information relating to
these Islands. Price so cents; or mailed abroad
go cents each.
11sI.lv Honolulu, h. I.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-11-19
5pr,ial Notifies.
MIR. W. F. ALLEN.

AS AN OFFICE WITH MESSRs. BISHOP L
ID CO., ornerof Merchant and Kaahumanu
streets. and he will be pleased to attend to any
business entrusted to him. les4-6m
The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-11-19
CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the
statements made, or opinions expressed by our
correspondents.
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Transfers of Real Estate.

Deeds in fee have been filed as follows
Honora Nelson to w. H. H. Cissell, part 49, 50.
513 $500. Harriet w. Price ct al. to Sarah A.
Richards, sub 6, SO. 742; S74l. Oliver Cox to
Annie NJ. Craigru, sub 9, So. $50. $1,000. Cora
H. King to Jones W. Carroll, sub "a, blk. Is,
LIE Droit Park; 80, 500. Mary H. Traynor to G.
c. McEuen, sub %, SO. 721; $. Lucy E. Bur-
CESS to G. F. Ritti, part sub g. So. 16l 81 OO96
Annie R. Mckenzie to H. c. johnson, lots 81
and 38, blk. IA, Takoma Park; S1,361. A. w.
Sarttack to Rachel A. E. Taylor, s. n of W. u
ID, SO. 100; 8. J. W. T. De Mari to Joseph
+. Bachelor, undivided = sub 100, Lanier
Heights s.. J. F. Bachelor to Alice V. De
Mari, same property; 8. J. G. Winter to H.
q. Beatter lot 9, So. SOS; $17S.5s. W. l. Bos-
well to Gertrude NJ. Athey, subs SO and SO, So.
721; s.. G. Y. Worthington to same, sub 81,
do; g. Gertrude NJ. Athey to d. Birtwell,
sub 81, do; $. d. Birtwell to Gertrude NJ.
Athey, part and lots 8 and 9, 50. 800; $.
George Bogus to Smith Petit, subs 80 to AZ,
1O2 to 100, So. 672; s. w. o. Denison ct al.
to j. r. Keene, lot Is, blk. II, South Brookland;
$685. James Toomey to W. NJ. Becker, sub SO,
50. 1858; $4,000. G.. E. Emmons to Catherine
G. Evans, sub ia, SO. 375; SO, 100.
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PANTS to order 50. HAMBURGER's.
CITY AND DISTRICT.
CONDENSED LOCALS.

Arrangements were completed at a meeting
Of the Old Guard Saturday evening to attend
the Grand Army national encampment at Mil
waukee. August &c.
Rev. NJ. E. Femme, the new pastor of ST.
Mary's Catholic church, entered upon his
duties yesterday. He has been stationed at
Mount Washington. near Baltimore.
James Ward alias Husky, an inmate of the
workhOuse who escaped ON the 18th inst, was
arrested by Officer Bailey, of the first precinct
yesterday, and was returned to his quarters to-
day.
During the forty-eight hours ending at 8
o'clock this morning there were los arrests
made by the police.
About IL o'clock last night an express train
on the Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad at Lamonds struck Tobias
Sheckles, cOlOred, who lives on Sheridan
avenue. His right leg was broken. He was
taken to Freedmen's hospital
Mrs. Elizabeth Engel of 724 9th street south
west, lady seyenty-three years of age, fell
from chair on which she was standing yes
terday and her thigh bone was broken. She is
attended to by DIR. II. E. Leech.
William B. Brooks. alias Whitley Brooks. a
negro who has often been in the hands of the
police, was In the Police Court this morning on
charges of disOrderly conduct, profanity, and
firing pistol in the street. He was fined alto
gether go, or sixty days.
James Carroll. colored was fined SIS bv Judge
Miller to-day for stealing sausage from Keefer 5
grocery store.
The corner stone of the Columbia athletic
clubs new club house on G street. between 18th
and 18th streets, will be laid by Secretary
Howard Perry with appropriate ceremonies on
Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
John Stewart and Richard Williams colored
residents of .'Foggy Bottom were fined IS
each IN the Police Court this morning for being
disorderly on 18th street
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ANACOSTIA.

CAMP MEETINGs.-The attendance at the
Chestnut Grove camp meeting yesterday was not
large.--At the Mt. Zion meeting Rev. o. d.
Robinson preached at II am. and pm and
Rev. 7. S. Fendall at 8 pm. The attendance
at night was fully 1,5O0 people, of whom many
were white. This is the first camp meeting un-
dertaken by the Mt. Zion church.-The regu-
lar annual camp meeting at Good Hope begins
August /.
PERsoNAL.-Misses Emma and Mamie Muir.
ply OF Washington are visiting Mr.. Peter
Guigon.-Mr. Chas. Freeman, a brother OF
Mrs. NJ. F. Kelley, who has made his home with
his sister the past two years, leaves for Boston
to-day:-Miss Nettie Eaton will leave soon
for a short visit to Governors Island, N Y
On Saturday Mrs. ]. Z. Powell stopped at a 18th
street harness shop to have her horses bride
repaired, and the animal ran away with Mrs
Powell and one of her young children in the
dayton. The wagon was wrecked but its oc.
cupants escaped serious injury.
No4Es.-Purity tent, No. 4, ladies' branch
Independent Order of Rechabites of Southeast
Washington, have gone to River View to spend
the day.-John Hall, colored, of the Hamil-
ton road, was locked up at the fifth precinct
station yesterday, but released by his father
giving collateral.-Harriet Trip, claiming to
hive in Uniontown, is held at the ninth precinct
station.
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L LARGE REAL ESTATE SALE.
A Million and a Half Square Feet OF
Ground in East Washington Sold.

A real estate transaction of great importance
has just been completed A syndicate OF we'll
known citizens of the city has purchased from
Stephen Flanagan of Philadelphia his extensive
land interests in the eastern part OF the city.
Nearly twenty years ago Philadelphia syndicate
bought ten or eleven squares about Lincoln
park. They began the work Of Improvement
by erecting a row of houses on 18th street
southeast This investment, however, did not
prove profitable, as the houses at that time
were too far out. No further improvements
We're attempted and the operations of the syn
dictate came to stand-still. They were obliged
to borrow money on their land and, until few
years ago, this was as difficult as selling the
land. Practically there was no market for the
property. They
BOUGHT AT CHEAP RATES,
thesaverage price not being more than 5 cent
per square foot. There were, however, no
streets, no improvements Of any kind, and no
way of reaching the vicinity quickly and
cheaply. As the years went on the various
members of the syndicate sold out their inter-
ests to Stephen Flanagan of Philadelphia, the
present owner. He has transferred the entire
property, except the row Of houses, comprising
about million and half square feet, to the
syndicate as above mentioned. The price paid
was about 80 cents per square foot, and consid-
ering the large amount of land involved it is
one of the most extensive real estate deals ever
made in city property here.
THE NEW OWNERS
will not be able to assume control of this prop
erty at once, because there is loan on the
property which has some time to run and which
the holder, Philadelphia man, refuses to re-
lease. As soon as possible it is the intention of
the purchasers to begin the erection of houses.
The property comprises the squares lying to
the southeast and north of Lincoln park. The
squares are follows: 9SS, 989, $50, 1913, 1O14,
lois, 1895, 1896, 1887, 1898. also lots in other
squares. Mr.. Horace s. Cummings has repre-
sented the estate in this transaction.