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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-23
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will be received by the Board of
Works on Monday morning, April /. 1889, at 10
BALDWIN AVENUE,
NEWARK AVENUE
to
HIGH STREET,
in accordance with plans and specifications ON file
avenue and Mercer street, where blank forms OF bid
and agreement OF sureties must be obtained.
Estimate of quantities.
About 1000 cubic yards of earth excavation.
About 800 cubic yards Of rock excavation.
About 800 cubic yards of earth filling.
About 1000 cubic yards of sand or gravel filling.
About 5000 square. yards stone paving.
About 1880 lineal feet Of new curb stone.
About 100 square feet of new bridge stone.
About IS square yards OF repaying.
About 500 lineai feet of reset curb stone.
About 400 square feet of relaid bridge stone.
About 1850 lineal feet of cribbing.
About 2 receiving basins.
About 100 lineal feet of Pinch vftrifed nine.
Time for completion of contract, one hundred and
fifty $50 working days.
Of the contract therefor will be subject to the re-
monstrance of the owners of the property liable to
more than one-half OF the assessment therefor.
Proposals must be enclosed In sealed enyelopes
endorsed proposals for improvement of BALDWIN
avenue" directed to the Board OF Public Works. and
when called for In the order of business relating to
sealed proposals.
No city Official will be received as surety.
The Board reserves the right to reject a or all
bids II deemed to the beBt interest Of tn is SO
to do.
BY order Of the Board Of Public Works.
ARTIN FINcK, Clerk.
y Dated Jersey City, March Is, 1889.
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AUCYTON SALFS.

II r. A SYCKL auctioneer, will sell on March
u. 10, 1889, at 1880 a. M, at No. IS Montgomery street.
all goods pledged previous to March II, 1888. BY
order Z. McD0NNEII, slsH Grove street.
A UCTION SALE OF 8 SMALL HOUSES AND
IN Lots, 10 close an estate
VIM. J. Rouget, auctioneer, viii sell on Wednesday,
March n, 1889, at 3 y. M, on the premises, tho 2.story
and brick cellar houses. suitable for two families
each, Nos. /, 2 and 4 RRdemQnn place. Fourfeenfh
street between Erie and Jersey avenues, Jersey
City lots 1875 each IN width. Houses contain water.
sale positive, without any reserve, to the highest
bidders to close an estate. For further particulars
WIN J. RouaETs Aacaonesr.
&6 Grove Street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-23
Gapeks.
NEW
Spring Styles.

We invite inspection OF
one of the most complete
stocks of Carpets ever
shown, in all the various
qualities and newest popu-
lar styles and colorings.
The prices at which these
goods are offered have
never been SO low; it is not
unr unreasonable, therefore, to
expect an advance will
shortly take place.
PRICE LIST, SPRING, 1889.
Wzztons, from M.5o Per yd.
Moqaettes, from $L.a5 per I'D.
Nl0eks, from $l.oo Per yd.
Body Brussels, from ooc per yG
7abestry Brussels, soc per yd.
Mgyasns, from 49,. fer yd.
CHINA MATING go yds), $500.
Lanolenm, from z5c. Per yd.
OIL CzoM, Iom $50 Per yd.
Art Squares, Mats and Rags
at Equally Lou Prices.
We solicit your patronage, and
suggest an early selection.
Country Orders Promptly Executed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-23
PHOSPHATE HEATH
BAKING POWDER.
The great Brain, Bon and Blood Food.
Children cannot be healthy without it.
ORDER OF HIBERNIANs,

ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANs.
OTICE-TH OFFICERS AND OF
In the Ancient Order of Hibernians are requested
to assemble in st. Johns Hall on Sunday, March "a,
to our deceased brother, James Kennedy, a true
member of Company a, Hibernian Rifles, from his
late residence, No. 132 Steuben street, Jersey City. A
full attendance is required. By order
OWEN RI G. D.,
JAMES w. BURK, c. +. s.,
ART D. GEAR, G. r. s.,
JAMES G. t.,
WILLIAM SHERIDAN, N. D.
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Tenth Assembly District.


Weehawken, Town Hall. 7toS.
West Hobokcn, Northern district, corner Dubois st.
and Railroad ave., to
West Hoboken, Southern district, George Brands,
Patterson ave-, z toy
Town OF Union, LIST district, corner Columbia st. and
Hudson ave-, Tto9 3.
Town OF Union, "a district, Chris Wurster, corner
Lewis and Palisade aves, Ito9.
Town or Union, Sd district, William Notes HackeD-
sack plank road and Bergeniine ave, Tto0.
Town of Union, 18th district, Chris. Tangeman, Hack
ensack plankroad and B~ergenwood avenue, Z
toa.
Guttenberg-At Adam Luley's, corner Bulls Ferry
road and Franklin avenue to O.
Township of ~Union-Town Hail. TO O.
49,, n. ~. a,s+w,o+, Joint primary
North Bergen cd districtb ITO
Returns to be sent to r. DAVIS, Muldoon's cigar
store, corner Grove and Morgan streets, Jersey City,
within twenty-four hours after election.
Executive Committee Will meet at Roche's Hall,
on Wednesday evening. the 27fh inst. to hear and
decide all protests.
Protests must be in writing
BY order Of the Committee.
JAS. 7. LuIIs. Secretary.
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Rowe, likewise, leaped after me. There
was nothing whatever on the track save
the shadow Of a clump of bushes break
ing the long glitter Of its steel. Ii looked
about me with frantic swiftness-I
could not feel convinced that no real OBJ
iect lay there. heard the car windows
rafting up, and turned about TO see the
passengers heads thrusting out. and all
the brakemen as well bending forward
and peering into the darkness for the
cause of our standstill and tie shock
that had thrown these from their seats
and those from their feet. Directly after
ward, at sound of the conductors voice.
seized an old log lying beside the ends
of the sleepers and lifted, pushed and
showed one extremity of It as IL / had
Just thrown 1t out Of our path. George
Rowe stared at me, but said nothing.
The conductor seized on the intimated
occurrence with avidity, wondered and
CAPPED about him for an explanation of
such disaster being prepared for us,
babe me run slowly and returned with
riage of them all. But, as for me, far
from needing him the least, ! increased
the pressure to some such point as that I
felt on the beating of my heart and the
breathing of my lungs, and the Black
Bess ran as If the fires of hell we're blaz.
ing beneath her boilers. 1t was the face
Of Margaret that I had seen!
l lost no time on that next day in seek
ing Margaret. She was away from
home, visiting at Brookford, little
town which was watering station of
all the trains along my own route. A
shudder, foolish to the pitch Of idiocy,
seized me at the intelligence. If that
were not verify Margaret's face how
nearly it might have been!-for Brook
ford was but mile behind the place
where last night ! had brought our train
to pause. I telegraphed to her, and
she came down with a companion to
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ment. However, he assured mo that
Y was very simple and frequent
form OF disease with which was afflict-
ed; one taking Its variation according
to the idiosyncracies Of the patient; and,
being entirely upon the nerves, there
was no medicine to reach It but my own
will. This was cheerful after my ex-
perience. II my spiritual identity, he
said, was weaker than that Of my body,
It must succumb into hopeless insanity;
but, could ! rouse Its tagging courage
and whip 1t into action, all was Aafe and
to do was, when the next time saw the
face before me, to run over 1t, boldly and
without emOnstrance--remors
IL I could, but to run over it-and
should be well.
then, the face was Margaret's.
DR.. Blanchard professed himself in.
terested in the case which l had exhib-
tied to him, and would not take any fee.
I went out from his presence, half COM
forted, somewhat strengthened, and re.
solved that would do as he babe.
began, In the first place, by fortify-
ing myself daily with simple tonic, In
failure, and, perhaps, 1t was on finding
me so resolved that the subtle apparition
feared fresh encounter-so many weeks
went by without its reappearance-the
winter, which had once looked forward
to for its promised home and joy, having
shifted into spring-that / was fairly
drawing fresh breath and fancying my.
self free-and, being off my guard one
night, there 1t lay.
It was starlit midnight, with thick
haze catching the starbeams and weav-
ing them into a kind Of fleece over the
heavens, so that what light there was
had strange and supernatural effect, at
best. With this, wild, high wind was
roaring on behind us, like the tramp Of a
ghostly legion on high, and blowing
up some salt, tough gale from the sea-
board. Owing to this great wind in our
favor-which favoring wind has some
thing as much to do with railway car
rage as with ship, while pressing from
the rear and destroying atmospheric re-
sistance in face-we had made remark
able time, and were ahead Of our table,
SO that I was on the point of slowing,
when white winged night bird, startled
by our approach, rose from it's covert be-
side the track, and few away toward
the woods. In another moment some
thing else rose, too, as if a slumbering
wayfarer there had lifted head to gaze
after the flying shadow, and then it lay
back again-and, looking at it intently,
l saw the face once more.
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Now was my time. What if 1 should
shut my eyes, and, not seeing it, drive
on? But no, that would be cowardly-
neither would it effect the object, neither
could do it. Moreover, were l able, in
SO doing | might fail to observe some
real obstacle, and SO plunge my whole
train to destruction. Therefore, gazed.
And gazing, it took the strength out of
me-the sweet, wide open eyes; the ten.
der, trembling mouth; the half fainting
rose upon the cheek. AS the storm
swoops and snaps bending tree, sent
blast shrieking against the whistles
edge, and felt the answering drag of the
brakes, and then, in spite of myself, the
throttle valve had done it's work, and we
were gently slowing, and should have
paused at point several rods from the
appealing sight-should have paused
but we did not.
1t was as though some mighty and in
visible hand, mightier than the breath
of steam or the temper of steel, hooking
my own, had seized us and was drawing
us on at its wicked will. My heart re-
fused to beat-stood still with horror;
the SILVER that ran even through the
roots Of my hair hardened there; we
were close upon the place, grinding with
all our hefty iron over it; we had passed
it, and we paused.
The wind had dragged the whole train
for that distance. If you doubt me,
the books Of my profession will tell you
that it is no remarkable instance, for a
sudden flaw of contrary wind has been
known to do SO much as to bring to
would that sudden flaws of contrary
wind hoG hoor, h1oVx,syofr ov.yra1 do
for me!
We had passed the place then. Till
could rouse me from the benumbing
faintness, could draw breath, and then
could steady my voice, did not attempt
to move. But the instant l mastered
myself went through my customary
drama on these occasions-was off, run
ming behind and swinging my lantern
over the vacant track, finding nothing,
back again, and leaning on my handles
before the conductor had reached me.
told him then that we were ahead of
time by reason of the wind, and was
waiting on the side track for the down
train to pass Fortunately, facts upheld
me, or my flushed face and shaking
hands would have betrayed the truth. or
the falsehood, behind.
I questioned with myself now if the
ghost was laid. Yet how could it be?
We had run over the face, it was true,
but by no volition of mine. Indeed,
had decided exactly the opposite: had
refused to do SO; had stopped. My will
had again been cowed and conquered
not yet had it pricked the bubble of this
phantasm and caused it to explode into
empty and innoxious air.
1t would be idle to rehearse the passing
of the summer and the coming of the |
winter, with their continued visitations
that then, indeed, came more seldom,
but every time with increased power. l |
had struck work for a season, and had |
been up resting with Margaret. at her
mothers, for two delicious months
resting, just closing my eyes in peace.
l had begged her then, before l came
away, to marry me; for l thought if |
had the dear real face my daily compan-
ion. to come home to. to go out from, the
fictitious one would perforce die natural
death. But. even had Margaret herself !
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THE BLACK BESS.
By HARRIET PRESCOTT sPOFFORD,
[Copyrighted.l

MAN VINO loves
from his boyhood
her who becomes
his fate, hardly
knows the nobil-
ity Of his love, as
does he W ho,
from a lonely con-
dition Of which
he thought well
enough before,
suddenly q n DIS
l.....~lp -1,,-~oxl
, 1889-11-20

at elfast. 10000 Orangemen were present.
The Government of Canada has awarded
subsidies to a steamship service to run
between Halifax and Jamaica and st. John
and Demerara in order to divert the West
India trade from New York.
The Czarewitch has left Athens for
Venice, and will not visit Turkey.
The 50th Anniversary of VerdTs first
opera is being celebrated in Italy.
London, Novbr. 19th-It is announc ed
that Lord Knutstord has become president
of the Jamaica Exhibition of which Mr..
Washington Ewes is chairman.
New York, Novbr. 19th-The Duke de
NemOurs has telegraphed to Her Majesty
the Queen at Balmoral, stating that the
Emperor of Brazil and his family embark
ed at Rio Janeiro without any unpleasant
experience.
Further news from the 8razils state that
the new government has been constituted
as the United States of Brazil.
Washington advices state hat the Pan
American Congress has concluded it's tour
OF 5000 miles through the States, and held
its first business meeting yesterday. The
Brazilian delegates i'll view of the Revo.
luton IN their country have Withdrawn
from the Pan-American and Maritime
Conference.
The Anti slavery conference has begun
its sittings at Brussels.
Reports from South Africa state that
the natives have attacked and killed seve-
raj of Bishop Smylhie's party.
London news states that Mr. Gladstone
has written a lette' in which he regards the
principle of Local Option with much favour.
The London police authorities have pro-
hibited public boxing contests.
New loIA, 10Th. November
Flour, 81 Lawrence, pr. brL $4.35
Meal, best h~randywIne. per bril-, 1886.
Heavy Mess PORK, per bril-. Not quoted.
NV SeaSo,'S Porn, pei brl. Ii
, ICIystalN. per 10 81
N'E"' F.u OR. pei ~ A
EnglishlSlands Aolasses 80 test, per gal. soc
k~Nchange New YORK ana Ic,udnr, $50
, 1889-11-20

es of the storms place on successive days,
thestorm is called "TheSt. Thomas-H atteras
hurricane" of September 1889. Alter pass
ing the cape, instead of curving to the
east and crossing the Atlantic, as most OF
the great cyclones do, it passed, and then
began to move slowly and in a zlgZag
course towards the land. This slow move
ment Of the storms centre lasted from the
9th to the 18th September, and explains the
extraordinary duration of the gale which
blew at all points to the north west OF the
centre. On the 18th the cyclone had lost
it's force and on the 14th the last trace of it
was observed, the centre having react ed
land. To trace the course of this great
hurricane the observations obtained III the
islands and in the States were used, along
with the observations taken on board or
1870 vessels which fell in with the huTrl-
cane, but got safely out of it. Everywhere
its course has been strewn with wrecks.
Those on the coasts and islands are, OF
course, known, but the losses at sea VIII
perhaps never be accurately learned.
While the great hurricane was pursu-
ing its early course, a second hurricane
was moving parallel to it far out III the
Atlantic. This was the storm which the
steamer FEta' reported at Demerard as
IutGUInS Ol Un6 OIU Vi OCpCCIlpCl' ~ ""N
then nearly in the same latitude as the
hurricane that was passing so near to us,
but was 1000 miles or more to the east.
This second storm took the usual curve TO
the east as it passed nOrthwardS, and dled
out in mid. ocean on the 10th Of September.
A third cyclone commenced III the
Caribbean Sea on the 18th OF September,
passed Jamaica on the 10th, then passed
around Cuba, and, crossing Florida, died
out in the Atlantic Ocean not far from the
F'a ia shore on the Goth of September.
A fourth cyclone commenced i'll the
Gulf of Mexico on the 22ud September,
and moving to the north east, crossed the
Southern STATES and passed out over the
Atlantic north of Cape Hattrras, where
it died ont.
From the above it will be seen'th8t the
cyclones Of September began in various
places, but all, except the st. Thomas
Hatteras hurricane, followed the usual
directions. This great hurricane seems
also to have been az severe as it was eccen-
trio, and we nave cause to rejoice that the
worst part of it passed us by.
, 1889-11-20
KILOGRAMS.
ST. GROIN STATION

81
New York, November 1~Gih.-London and
New York dispatches from Rio Janeiro
report the outbreak Of a revolution in
Brazil, whose aim is the overthrow Of the
Government, and to proclaim Il republic.
The Ministry has resigned, and the army
is in control. The Minister OF the Navy
has been killed.
The birth is announced Of a son to the
Queen of Portugal.
The French Chamber of Deputies has
recognized rs valid 448 elections. 1t Is
expected that the Government will send
a message to the Chamber calling its
attention to the necessity for at once enter
ing on practical business, and pointing out
the policy TO be pursued by rho Chambers.
1t will also declare thar the questions OF
Revision, and the separation OF Church
and State must be abandoned. The Govern.
mAnt promises to introduce bills for Land
taxation and Liquor duties, and will de-
mand a vote of confidence.
1t is stated that the Panama Canal
Commission will sail on thA l0th OF Decor.
The Sultan and the King of Greece have
conferred decorations on Count Herbert
Bismarck.
London news states that the Glasgow
pigiron boom has collapsed.
The London dockmen demand pay for
the time allotted for meals. The Dlrec'
tors complain of the tyranny Of the men in
refusing to work with non uniOnists
In yesterdays News read the Author
Francis Marion Crawford"
New York, November 1Sth.-News re.
ceived here reports that the Brazils has
been proclaimed a Republic, with Field
Marshal Dodaro la Fonseca as President.
The Emperor with his family has sailed for
Lisbon. He was treated with the great
est consideration, and presented with two
nnd a half million dollars. An annual pen
sion has been settled on him of S450,OOO.
There was no life lost, the Minister of the
Navy being only wounded.
Paris dispatches state thst tho election
of NJ. Fioqu45 ~ President Of tho Chamber
has been confirmed by 1913 votes out of
400 recorded.
London advices state that a statue of
William III was unveiled on Saturday
, 1889-11-20
Barbados News.

October is generally considered a very
trying mouth for the canes and the mouth
inst closed has proved no exception to the
uIe. For the most lart, the weather was
dry and hot, but on Sunday, the 9th, 1t
rajned heavily, as much aS two to three
inches being recorded in some districts.
This was very acceptable, as the canes had
begun to show the want OF moisture. On
the whole, the outlook is very promising,
and, with fair weather this month and
next month, we may expect a very album
dant yield. SO far as this month has
gone, the rain has been favourable, par
t~icularly in thu parish Of St. Michael.
Preparations for the crop OF 1891 arc
being pushed fol ward, and at one or two
places cane plants have been already put
in, e. J., at Waterfords, where the young
shoots may be seen above the banks.
The fail in the pllce OF Sugar caught
some OF our planters still holding on for
higher prices. Hence there yet remains
some produce unsold. The quantity Of
produc &c shipped to date amount" to $1,000
hhds. Sugar. and "a .06O luns. MClaSft&
as against 72,3I2 hhds. Sugar and 1906
puns. Molasses at corresponding period
last year.
ProvisioEs.-Sweet potatoes continue in
plentiful supply as the land Is being
cleared of them to make room for planting
canes. Vans and Eddoes are also being
reaped bat the returns are not very large.
Anne rican fOodstuffS are abundant and
very cheap. Owing to the competition
between the Steam ship companies, freight
from New York is so low that it induces
shipments and when they reach here they
must be sold.
Great activity is being Manifested by
planters in effecting imp rOvements Ola
their Estates. Steam machinery is being
substituted for the old wind mills. A
steam plant is being laid at The Mownt
estate in the parish of st. George, and on
one or " other estates in that parish
that have lately changed hands steam ma.
chinery is also in course of erection.
Messrs. Thos. Daniel s. Co., (Limited),
are about to establish a Central Factory
ON their estates in st. Philip, and the
erection of a plant of steam machinery is
proceeding on Friendship estate, the pro-
perty of Mr.. w. w. GOwdey, Solicitor, in
the extreme parish OF st. Andrew. This
plant, with the exception Of the boiler,
which originally belonged to Four Square
estate in the parish of St. Philip, was
purchased at Trinidad. At the Ruby, in
st. Philip, new sugar works are in course
, 1889-11-20

The Pilot chart of the North Atlantic
for the month OF September is an extreme
" interesting publication. The month was
unusually stormy, and the chart records
no less than four tropical cyclones. The
most important of these was the great
hurricane which passed us here on the 3rd
of September and subsequently dill so
much damage ON the coast of the North
eastern States. 1t commenced in the open
Atlantic outside the Caribbean chain Of
islands at the end of August, the first
position OF the centre being markedfOr the
1st of September. The storm was, there
fore. only three or four days old When it
reached st. Croix. At noon on the 3rd the
centre was a little N. e. of st. Thomas.
1t will, therefore, he noticed that the calms
mentioned as occurring in st. Kits and
also noticed in a less degree in st. Thomas,
were not caused, as some supposed, by the
passage of the calm centre over those
islands, but presumably by some local
conditions, such, for instance, as the po-
sition of the hills. After passing st.
Thomas, the storm continued to move in d
northeast direction till it passed Cape
Hatteras; hence, in q supplement to the
Pilot chart, which contains detailed sketch
, 1889-11-20
PUBLICATl0

TN connection with the
6h Governments Publication
of 8 inst all persons, who
are bound to serve in Chris
tiansted's Fire Corps (every
male in Christiansted over 20
and under so years Of age)
are hereby enjoined to appear
before the undersigned Com
mission in the manner follow
ing: Those males whose sur
names begin with the tiers
A to I, both inclusive, will
have to appear on THORS-
DAY the 2@th inst. and all
such whose surnames begin
with J. to @. both inclusive,
on FRIDAY the G9th INST
each day at 2 o'clock P. NJ
at the Police Office.
On the first mentioned
day are likewise to meet all
those who wish to enter the
Corps as volunteers.
The Commission for drafting men for ser
vice in Christiansted's Fire Corps, St. Crolx
the 18th November 1889,
For the Commission,
XINLIAN,
dctg. B1GndmGjor.
, 1889-11-20
j. P. THORSEN,
STORE No. 80,
MAIN STREET, ST.TH0MAG, OWL.
CHRISTIANSTED

Nov 18th per schr. Vigilant from St.
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Jorgensen, Mr.. d. b. DelvaIle & daughter
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