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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-20
Politics and Color.

The colored contingent are quite
right about it. Here they have been
fighting for twenty-five years to keep
the Republican party in the ascend
ant, and what have they realized? A
freedom that only forces them to pro-
vide for themselves; a promise OF
forty acres and a mule that was never
redeemed; the right to vote-well,
they may have made something out
of that. But it's the only little sop
that has been thrown to them, and
they have had to take steep chances
to make even that available.
Now according to o story in another
column, they have decided to plant
themselves on more advanced grounds.
1t is no longer their mere privilege to
hold office if they can get it, but it is
their inalienable right to get it and to
hold it. The pronunciamento has
the right ring in it. 1t is only
as an ~inalienable right that an office
will ever reach them at the hands OF
their Republican allies. OF course if it
is an i~nalienable right, the Republican
dispensers of patronage will have to
deliver in due proportion. 1t is not
so chimerical a movement as it seems,
either. We think that the colored
man has an i~nalienable right to his
share of the public soup-when it is
being ladled out of the Republican
tureen.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-20
BAYONNE'S NEW RAILROAD.
1t Will Connect the West Shore and
Bergen Neck.

1t viii Connect the West Shore and
bergen Neck.
A proposed new railroad in Bayonne is
the Bayonne City Terminal Railroad, and
part of it's design is to make it a connect
ing link between the West Shore system
and the Bergen Neck Railroad.
The projectors are Ralph G.. Packard,
president of the American Dredging
Company; Josiah S. Packard, his brother,
Thomas Potter, of this city; William II.
Daily and Charles S. Noe, of Bayonne, and
ex-Asse1nblyman Charles w. Fuller. On
Monday last they filed articles of incor-
poration for their enterprise in the Office
of Secretary OF State Kelsey at Trenton.
They deposited with State Treasurer
Toffey $1,000 in cash, or $1,000 per mile,
and one-half miles long. They also placed
the capital stock of the concern at 5000, goo
divided into 5000 shares.
The projectors say that if their scheme
is successfully carried out it will bring
into use for manufacturing purposes
most of the property along the road.
The proposed route starts from the
Central Railroad and runs along the New
ark Bay shore to Rabineau's Point,
assing through the property
of the Central New Jersey and
Bayonne City Land Improvement
companies, the grounds of the New Jer-
sey Athletic Club, and the parks sur
rounding the villas of Mrs. Juliette l..
Brown, Mrs. Walton, Thomas Y. Brown,
Z. McGuinness and Benjamin L. Kissam.
Along the Kill-von-KuH shore it traverses
the plant of Carr & Hobson's agricultural
works, the old Shore House hosiery, the
Riverside Hotel. the New Jersey Central
Railroad CompanY's steamboat landing,
the Port Richmond Ferry Company5s
ferry house, the Latourette House green,
the city's dock property at the foot OF
Avenue A, the public dock ut the foot of
Ingram avenue, and property owned
by the Rufus Story estate, Charles
l.. Noe, Robert Donnell, Garrett
Il. Winants and others. From
the Gunther estate, the route turns north
and runs along the easterly side of Ing
ham avenue to Fifth street, and then
northeasterly across the salt meadows to
the American Dredging Company's
plant on the New York Bay
shore near the Bayonne station, passing
beneath the Port Johnston coal wharves
and across the New Jersey Central's spur
to Constable Hook at grade.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-20
A BERKELEY G H
The Members and Their Gueats Played
Cards and Heard Good Music.

The Members and Their Guests Played
Cards and Heard Good Music.
Progressive euchre, whist and dancing
entertained q sociable, homelike com
pany. at the Berkeley Club house last
evening. 1t v rs a Berkeley night" and
the pleasant exercises were arranged by
the committee, DR.. j. Lawrence Nevin.
A. b. Guilford, George Messmer, E. S,
Farley and Charles Gates.
The large parlor Was devoted to euchre,
and at the tables, from THAI Of the
"booby" to the King tables, the ladies
and members enjoyed themselves and
strove to secure prizes.
In like manner, whist was played in
the reception room, and for two hours,
the cards were deftly played to a musical
accompaniment directed by Louis Dit
mar. There were ten pretty prizes
awarded.
In the euchre class, Mrs. Edwin Van
Houten and DR.. Cornell captuled first
prizes, and the ''booby'' prizes were won
by Mrs. j. Roe, Miss Genochio and Mr.. G.
D. J. Noelke. In the whist tournament.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Walker secure the
first prizes. and ''booby'' prizes were
taken by Mrs. Cottier and Mrs. Furman.
The first prizes were gold and pearl pen
ellis, and the BOBBY prizes, card holders
a 9 vinaigrettes.
4 collation. was served at the conciu-
sion of the card playing, and it was fol-
lowed by dancing.
A number of ladies were instructed in
the mysteries of the pool game by Perry
4. Cumberson and Noah Taussig, while
Surrogate O'Neil and others gave another
lot, free lessons in bowling.
Prominent in the company were Presi-
dent and Mrs. w. H. Furman, Prof. and
Mrs. A. B. Guilford, Mr.. and Mrs. r. j..
Mcmillan, Mr.. aud Mrs. ]. G. G. Cottier,
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Il. Cumberson, Mr..
and Mrs. G. D. J. Noelte, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles E. Cumberson, Moritz
Hammerschlag, ex-Mayor Isaac Taus-
sig. Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Walker,
MI. and Mrs. Charles Staples, Noah Taus-
SIG, Miss Weldma Taussig, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Roe, DIR. and Mrs. j.. l.. Nevin, Mr..
aud Mrs. Felix Reuthchburg, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Weisenborn, Mr., and Mrs. +,
A. Wadlow. Nh. and Mrs. George Ness
mer, Miss NJ. l.. Jacobs, Henry Praet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin S. Van Houten, Mr..
and Mrs. f. s. Farley, Dr.. Connell Dir
md Mrs. Ivan Sickels, Mr. and Mrs. John
+. Gone andaMr. and Mrs. b. Muller.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-20
Y. p. s. G. +. sociahle

The members of the Greenville Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor
had a delightful social last evening at the
residence of Mrs. w, P. Vreeland.
Among those present were:-Mrs. Gar
thwait, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Vreeland,
the Rev. w. P. Bruce. Misses May String
ham, Anna Fritz, Mamie Bruce, Anna
Fraff, Nellie Reid, Bertha Campfield,
Emma Cambrelling, Jessie Dillaway,
Mamie Hackney. Ella Stralton, Estelle
Saddle Westfall, Mamie Struthers, A..
Vreeland, Ella Van Ryper, Messrs. Ed
ward Kyle, Csllin Deakin, Fred Schultz,
Henry Harvey, John Jardine, Robert
Deakin, Jacob Dillaway, George w.
Dodd, Arthur Woodward, William Out
water, James Deakin, Lewis Harvey.
Thomas Reid, Robert Schultz, Charles
Dodd, George Vreeland, Charles Vree-
land James Kyle and Robert Carey.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-20

MacBride, Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. Little
field, Miss Littlefield, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Heck, Mr.. G. Bliss Rice,
Miss Barnes, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Marvin,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Raymond, Mr.: and
Mrs. H. M. Wall, Mr.. and Mrs. Kirkpat-
rick, Mr.. d. S. mer Dice, Miss Taylor,
Mr.. E. Soper, Miss Dickerson, Mr.. Lee
Clements, Miss Nellie Diekerson, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. H. Allaire, Mr.. and Mrs. N.
3. Lyons, Mr.. and Mrs. j.. A,
Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. H.. Bright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dickinson. Mr.. III.
Scott, Mr.. N. Provost, Mr.. Fred Hodge
aud Mr.. C. G. Wheeler. of Newark; Mr..
E. McBurney, Mr.. and Mrs. Homer More,
G. P. Wadleigh, Mr.. c. H. Purdv, Miss
TAFT, Mr.. c. D. Fields, Miss Fox, Mr. A.
Brown, of Chicago; Mr.. A. j. Deneck,
Miss Hutchinson and Mr.. Fred Cube
rama
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-20
NEW
Harper,s Magazine For January.

Harper's Maga1ine For january.
The Russian General who is to give an
account of 1.-THE Russian Army" in Hur-
pcr's Mdgdztne for January will, it is
said, present the Tsar's empire in an alto
gether new light-even in this day of Rus
sian revelations" His article is not
only a notable contribution from a mill
tary point of view, but also important
both in its political bearings and as an
ethnographical study. The surprising
incidents given to illustrate the points of
the article hav the air Of being related
by an eye-witness-even by All important
actor in them-and will whet popular
curiosity to learn the authorship. Z. de
Thulstrup has made sixteen drawings to
accompany the article.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-20
Posi- ofice Secrets.

why is it that a number of private
boxes have paper pasted over the glass
doors" / asked of II postal clerk while
standing in the post Office yesterday.
$50 no one can look in" was the reply.
at thought it was Uncle Sans inten-
tion when he put in glass doors that peo-
Pile could look in without having to open
their box to know whether or not there
was any mail in it," / replied.
"Well, l rather guess that was the 'in-
tent else they would not have put in
glass, but"
"Well?'
'But you see things have changed since
that time. In fact, the evidence for more
than one divorce case has been gathered
through those glass DOORS
II don't seem to understand you"
You see, anyone is at liberty TO enter
the Post Office and anyone is at liberty to
look in those boxes. Anyone can open
and take the contents of the boxes, too,
ii they have the key. Well, you'll under
stand when | tell you that a couple of
we'll known married women used to al
most haunt this place and watch the
mail boxes of their husbands. One day
they saw what they had evidently been
on the watch for and they opened the box
and took out a letter addressed in a femi-
nine hand and dated Newark. The
man to whom this letter was addressed
was in business here. He is now out of
town, and has been since shortly after
that letter. | hear the writer OF the let
ter is with him. That is n of the
reasons, doubtless, that some of the glass
doors in the private boxes in the Post
Office are covered over with paper. But,
of coure, this is not the case with all of
Them
II w NfNNh IAtF-ht| 80 ILfso1fAQ1 Tti1l1nQ
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-20
AN Agreeable change.

The .'Tuesday Night, bowling club has
been reorganized as the Agreeable Bowl
ing Club. Ii meets every Tuesday night
at Fuller's alleys. The following officers
have been e~lected.-John Doscher, presi-
dent; Adolph Gempler, treasurer; j..
composed of some of the best bowlers of
the Fourth District and will shortly be
heard from. Avery complete set Of rules
and regulations have been adopted that
will ensure attendance ana promote the
art Of twirling the sphere.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-20
A Runawax kills q Horse.

A driver employed by John Fl. Free
man, the cracker baker of this city, left
his team standing on Avenue C, near
West Thirty-third street, Bayonne, yes
terday afternoon. While he was away
the horses baked and crashed into d
lamppost. Continuing their fight they
collided with Thomas Yofe's rig, smash
ing the vehicle and injuring the horse SO
that the police were compelled to kill it.
This morning Mr.. Freeman paid Recorder
Besher S24 for the broken lamppost and
X0ra s
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-20

'lThe German saysi--Most all monkeys
which one sees in the United States come
from Gorgona, ~aalittle village which is
situated d short distance from the Pan
anna Railroad. The inhabitants lof this
district arerli1ostly native .regroes, tor no
drinking plenty of wh;skey and almost
continually swallowing cffnin. The Whole
region is marshy and covered with ex-
tremely profuse tropical vegetation. At
night there arises a thick vapor, laden
with fever, which hangs over the woods
like a cloud.
the monkeys, They travel in troops
around the woods led by an oldermonkey.
When the people receive the information
that the ~''trayelling m0pkey troops are
near the village, they repair to the woods
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-20
FLYNN's HOLIDAY STOCK.

-----
Gentlemen all know where Flynn's
furnishing store is on Montgomery street
and how fine the large stock is. All the
newest styles are always found at Flynn's,
and now that Christmas is close at hand
the large assortment is larger than usual.
Many handsome articles, such as would
make very pretty and appropriate Christ
mas gifts, are being offered here at very
reasonable prices. All kinds of neekwear
and handsome scarfs for evening wear,
scarf pins and novelties in cuff and collar
buttons, mufflerS Of fine quality and
handsome design, embroidered suspen-
ders, and numerous other things are
among the new goods on hand for the
Christmas patronage. A speciality is being
made in full dress shirts, and very hand
ONE ones are being sold at low prices.
II you wish a good article at a reasonable
price you will be sure to find it at Flynn's.
WILLIAM DELANEY. FnrnIsning. gndertaker. car
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ADVERTISEMENTS UNDER THE HEAD Oh
MARRIAGES N DEATHS
WIN be inserted in the JERSEY CRY News and
the SUNDAY MoRNrNa News at the rate of ten
cents d line orthe first inssrtioni Jive cents a line
for each subseouenr insertion
DIED.
DEGNAN-on Wednesday, December IS, Patrick
Relatives ana friends of the family are respect.
residence At the head Of twelfth Street, on * saf fSre
day, December 81, at O'Clock a. IN, thence to st.
win be offered for the happy repose OF the soul.
Friday, December 20. 1889, Timothy Shea
beloved husband Of Catharine Shea, aged q
Relatives and friend DIS OF the family are respect
fully invited e attend his funeral on Sunday,
dence, No. 19 Ninth street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-20
THE Eihel Craze.

The Eiffel couture is to be the winter
style of hair dressing. 1t will be entirely
composed of hair, aud built up from six
inches to two feet high. The latter height
will be worn at theatres and operas,
while the lower style will be seen in
churches. 1t is more wicked for a man
20 swear in church than in q theatre
N0rTistotCf Herald.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-20
Typhoid Fever.

Doctors have a pleasant way of say
ing of typhoid or smallpox. "Oh,
it's no more prevalent than usual, y
but we notice that people keep on
dying all the same. To the
mind of the laynan it is plain
that at this present moment,
typhoid is shockingly prevalent in
this city. If it be true that it is al
ways as bad at this time OF year, it is
fortunate that we have found out the
fact. Now let us discover the cause.
and effectually abolish it.
OF the several deaths that have been
reported in the last few weeks, four
have been particularly sad, and have
drawn the public attention strongly
to the condition of affairs. They
were the deaths of the two
brides, Mrs. Smith and Mrs.
Stone who died of the fell dis
ease before their honeymoons had
waned, and the deaths of Miss Yard
and Miss Foster under peculiarly
painful circumstances within the past
few days.
Now that the Board of Health seems
to be aroused, probably we will have
a thorough investigation and proper
sanitary measures to kill off the germs
OF the disease.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-20
J. c. a. {. sOClABhE.
The First of the seaso Was in Eve
a9f way Enjoyable. + sa

39t Way Enjoyable. F.sesrs
The first club sociable of the seasonlof
the Jersey City Athletic Club was. held
last evening in the club house at Cres-
cent and Clinton venues. A large num-
Der of the members and their friends
were present aud thoroughly enjoyed the
dancing.
The ladies' parlor was hung with
choice works of art and during the inter
mission in the dancing the guests ad-
mired the paintings and the many
attractions of the beautiful club house.
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
T.. ID. Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Dray-
ton, Miss Edwards. the Misses Hassells,
of New York; Miss MaeBride, Mr. II.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-20
Pioneer Democratic olub.

A meeting of the Pioneer Democratic
Club Of Hudson county was held. at Mey-
er's Hall last evening, and nominations
tion win be held at a special meeting
December rs. The club is becoming an
important social and political organiza-
ton, and r. j. Mcmillan. of the Sunday
Mercury, will probably be its mex presi-
dent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-20
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-20
This paper is Democratic IN principles
and is Independent in its Vte1us on all
local questions.
Danger in Hospitals.

Of all buildings, assuredly o hospi-
tai ought to be tireproof, and yet the
Presbyterian Hospital in New York
appears to have been little better than
a finder box. 1t was an admirably
constructed building and admirably
conducted. In every respect save one,
it was a model institution. But it
would burn. In plain English, it was
a finder box. Nobody knows where
the fire seized it, but a few minutes
after the flames were discovered the
whole roof and attic were swept by
the fire.
Hospitals should never, indeed, be
more than two stories high. Every
additional flight of stairs is a peril.
And 40 matter what might be lost in
architectural or decorative effect, the
construction should sacrifice every
thing to solidity and safety.
In New York, the value of land
sends the buildings = hospitals and
residences alike-up to absurd heights;
but in other cities there can be no ex-
cuse for disregarding the lesson which
yesterdays narrow escape teaches.
We read in the morning papers of a
married couple-Mr. and Mrs. Grieve,
of Findlay, Ohio-who lived together
for twelve years without speaking to
each other. This conduct on the part
of the husband does not astonish
us, accustomed as we are to the
ways of brutal men. But we con
fess to finding the assertion almost in
credible a respects the wife. Ii the
statements of the newspapers are true
and can be verified, and her husband
should die she need not remain a
Grieve-ing widow for any length of
time. 1t is more than likely there
will be a mad rush for her hand as
soon as she is free to bestow it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-20

the ignorance and credulity of his
victims, he has not brought himself
within the purview of the general law
against swindling.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-20
German Royalty Fitted by Proxy.

A correspondent, who is in the secret of
how the expresses and princesses of Ger
many obtain dresses to fit them, states
that not one of them ever consults the
dressmaker directly. The artist is waited
upon with Instructions by a lady of the
court, and materials and sketches of the
design are sent to the palace for inspec-
ton. Even fitting ON has 20 be per-
formed In q deputized manner, and the
marvel is that a dress should ever be sue
cessful. On one matter the royal ladies
are particular. They decline to wear in
precise detail any costume which has been
adopted at any other court.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-20

If Mr.. Winfield concludes that "Dr. y
Tielfe, the medical conjurer, is not
amenable for violation of the Health
Code because he does not peddle med
icines, he might think it worth while
to enquire whether, by imposing on
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-20

THE talk about the grippe from
Russia is all nonsense. It's the grip
Of this COMPOUNDED Puritan weather
from New England that is making
everybody sneeze. Nothing like this
could ever come from despotic Russia.
It's only in a free country that such
weather is permitted to exist.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-20

Richard Watson elders children are
all of the most creative order. Little Dor
othea, who owns to nine summers in the
most innocent manner, has just invented
a plan for protecting q favorite doll from
the destructive assaults of mischief low
ing George.
what is that you have around your
dolls neck, pets" asked her mother a few
days ago.
''That, mammal said the little girl,
coming up close TO her parent with a con-
fidential air, lis a bell. You see your
baby car cry if George bothers her when
YOU are not looking. but my baby can't
cry, SO I've put this bell on her so that l
can hear if Georgia takes her up when Pm
down stairs. "-Boston Journal.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-20

n crowds In chase OF them. Their plan Is
very simple. They cut a hole in q. cocoa
MT large enough for a monkeys paw.
The nut is hen followed out q piece
of sugar is placed III it. A piece OF string
is then fastened to it and it is placed IN
the road of the approaching monkeys. 1t
is known that monkeys are very inqulsi-
tive animals. Soon enough they see the
lonesome cocoanut in the grass and
hurry to examine it thoroughly. 1t is q
curious sight to see how they cllmP from
the trees, chattering, to get a good view
Of the concern.
1t does not take them long to find out
that the inner part contains a piece OF
sugar. One of the boldest and greedlest
sticks q paw into the nut to get the sugar
out and grasps it as tightly as he can;
But his fist is so large that he cannot
draw it out of the hole again with the
sugar, which he holds fast to, cost what
1t may. The negroes nov pull the string
until nut and monkey arrive in the vlcln-
1ty of their ambuscade. In the meantime
he other monkeys wonder what is the
matter with their oomrade. They hurry
to see where he is being pulled to with
his paw in the cocoanut. They crowd
around him, chattering and gesticulat-
ing to their hearts content.
Now the great moment has come. the
negroes have a large net ready, II they
spread it out over the -unsuspecting o
keys, and before they know it they are
prisoners. They are sold to the employees
of the Panama Railroad n reach the
North American market through COM
mercial dealers.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-11-08
special from Princeton

A special from Princeton says a
fatal shooting ARRAY occurred there
late last Saturday night. Policeman
Norton was attempting to arrest a
young man, named Joseph Brum-
.baugl,, who was drunk and raising a
disturbance on the streets. Brum-
.baugh, who is powerful young fell
low, resisted the officer. The latter is
II small man, who was severely
wounded while in the army, and was
no match physically for Brumbaugh.
Norton yelled Justify for hello as
Brumbaugh was dragging him along
the streets. Several citizens, who
heard the officers cries, we're hurrying
to his assistance when the shooting
occurred. The officer broke loose
from Brumbaugh in front Of the
Mile Laos County bank, when the
latter put his hand behind him as il
10 draw Is Weapon. Norton drew his
revolver and free, the shot taking
effect in Brnmbaugh' s right breast
passing dag onaliy through his body
coming out under the left shonlde,
blade. Brumbaugh started TO run
mud the stficar fired two mere shots
each Of which took efiect, Brnn,.
baugh ran about 8 dozen yards wher
he fell md expired insta MI Ths
inquest was held Monday, and the
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