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The Jersey City news., 1889-11-20
M'GIRR'S DISMISSAL.

Harrison was Evidently PLAYING the
Cattle Bureau for an Election Annex.
James McGirr, one of the local cattle
inspectors employed by the.cattle bureau
in this city, who received notice about
a week ago to the effect that his services
were no longer required, claims that he
does not know why he was thus treated
by the bureau, but from what can be
learned he was very active in bucking
"Boss' Ramsay, of the First district, and
this is the cause assigned by his friends
for his removal.
General Ramsay, when seen, said that
he had secured the appointment of Mr..
posed him at every primary in the First
District.
81 know" the General said, "that he
is good worker for the party, and had
him appointed as a matter of politics al
though he was bitter enemy of me per
sonally. Still l did not take that into
consideration as Mc.Girr was man whom
you could rely upo,- TO stay at a polling
place from seven until twelve, and was a
rattling worker, and always worked the
straight Republican ticket"
Were you in any way connected with
the discharge of Mr.. McGirr?"
mo, | was not. From what / can
understand he neglected his work.
Mr.. McGirr's position paid him 81, 900 a
year. He has now gone back to his old
position with big..lighterage company In
New York city. At the office of the local
branch of the Cattle Bureau the gentle
man in charge stated that Mr.. McGirr
was only one of many who had lately
been discharged. and that the bureau was
trying to reduce the expenses by cutting
down the force.
The Jersey City news., 1889-11-20


else and appetite by marching with the nufaer-
Gus target companies of that city.
A youug man enployed In n Trenton printing
office enjoyed a room at the State Street House
on saturday night. He wanted room, No. Al, be-
cause it had a table in it. on which he could do
his writing. Besides there we're two beds in the
room This vo,ine man sneaked two other voung
men into the room, who brought with them their
own whiskey, and with the lights burning at full
head, the trio played cards all night, and were
-, sun p'os t.s "io'i '"e o"'.e.oe. oponea
ANo p'Vpiie'oi SUN so' VIM VI IL o''u 'i4e
iHe" "eie poulceu'
A cable despatch says:-"Charles Stewart
Parneil was greatly surprised when he read IN
'io ne" spapei 'ne reports "n'en spoAe y. ~
poseT =. ms lio'hef '.no Ne !, y
Sao'eo " LIS aSens ~ We" horA " suDpS -
his rootbar was nressed for money rs ON preyi-
o,s occasions when sbs desired helm she alwavs
anplied for and obtained a nro,npt remittance Of
tta s,n, ra,,,,-ad
MIR. .Tames elancev the New York Herald re-
norter who testifiad in ths Cronin case. il a
resident Of Clifton this state where he recently
but himself a nrettv house MIR. Claucey was
for ten wears prisoner In England ON account
Of his connection with the Fenjan copsnraev.
The Jersey City news., 1889-11-20
Sons of Liberty.

The first anniversary of Centennial
Lodge No. 90, Sons of Liberty, was cele-
prated at ball at Kroebel's new hall on
Ogden avenue last night. The lodge, a
German organization, is one of the young
est in the order, but it is vigorous So
ciety. President, August WINNER; vice
president, William Berkel; secretary,
John G. Bonner; treasurer, d. Soemer,
and other officers assisted the Reception
Committee in making matters pleasant
for the guests The Reception Committee
was composed of William Wicket. Hugo
Kroebel and Charles Neunsinger, and
Henry Fehrens headed the Committee of
Arrangements. Floor Manager William
Berkel was assisted by Anton Benz and a
Floor Committee. The dancing was not
confined to the young people. A numb
of aged Germen men and women partici-
pated in the waltz and schottische, vigor-
ously and merrily if not gracefully.
The company included President Aug
ust WINNER and wife, who led the OPEN
ing march; Grand Treasurer HI. Fehrens,
Grand Secretary Carl Hagan, G. Guide,
W. Rosenthall, A. Rapp and others of
Uirich Won Hutton Lodge, ex-Grand Pres
ident Daniel Astheimer, Mr.. and Mrs.
John White, John Reinhardt and Miss
Sophy Astheimer, Misses Mary and Annie
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Jones,
j. Muchleisen, j. NJ, Fredericks, H. Burk-
hardt, Charles Lehman, August Moss
man, Mr.. and Mrs. III. Kroebel, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Wicket, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Neunsinger, of Hoboken, and a
large company of young people,
The Jersey City news., 1889-11-20


Did you ever have chance to observe q
young woman's conduct toward her
newly acquired marriage ring? 1t feels
so strange upon her hand that she cannot
refrain from examining it about dozen
times an hour, always, however, on the
sly. On the first night she sits up later
than usual to admire 1t boldly in the Sc
clusion of her own apartment. fire.
quent kiss Is administered to the shining
band and its glittering gem, and during
the night she dreams that it has fallen
into a stream, and awakes, clutching the
fingers to assure herself that the precious
pledge is still secure. Then, on the fol-
lowing day. she wears it only in secret,
taking care TO transfer it to her pocket at
table, and when in company of intimates;
but place her among strangers or casual
acQuaintances who cannot be inquiSitlve,
and how bravely she will fiaunt the token
before their eyes as one would say:--"l
may not be the loveliest creature in the
world, but you will observe that | have
landed my fish," Gradually it ASS mes
its place in her daily life, and her bushes
grow less violent with each succeeding
explanation of its significance and each
extravagant description of its DONORS
attributes But before it finally becomes
a part of herself, as it were, she must, OF
course, leave it dozen times at least
upon the washstand, and suffer. in con-
sequence, dozen violent palpitation OF
the heart until it is recovered. Scottish
american.
The Jersey City news., 1889-11-20
POISON RINGS.
1t Made the Grasp of False Friendship
Deadly in Italy.

1t Made the Grasp of False Friendship
Deadly in Italy.
In Italy the poison ring was carried to
the perfection of malicious imagining.
The "Anello della morte" was OCCASION
ally resorted to as means of putting an
enemy out of the way. A hollow point
in the bezel, worked by q spring, COM
municated with the receptacle behind for
the poison in such way that its villain
GUS wearer could, in giving his adversary
a hearty grasp of the hand, infiict a
to look like an ornament. So deadly and
enduring was the poison contained in
these rings that some twenty or more
years ago death was nearly occasioned by
handling one unwittingly. A curio
fancier was turning over gems in shop
in Paris when he fell fainting aud was
with difficulty restored. 1t was found
that he had been wounded by poison
ring.
This instrument of destruction was also
worn in perilous times, in order that the
owner might commit suicide rather than
fall into an enemy's hands. Another
kind was furnished at the back with
slide, which could be slipped back by the
wearer who would drop the poison into
the wine he offered to hated guest.
This kind was affected by Caesar Borgia,
whose own signet ring bore an inscrip-
tion little suited to his character.-"F Fais
ce que do1s, avien que pourra" Another
form of poison ring was the one which
had for it's bezel the key to a casket. The
wearer would hand his ring in conf
Dental manner to visitor, and desire
him to hand him some article from his
jewel box The key in being turned in
somewhat stiff lock, would give the un-
wary confidant q prick, which mad for
him fatal results.-London Standard.
The Jersey City news., 1889-11-20
Tho states Finances.

Governor Albeit will probably take
occasion in his inaugural to advert to
legislative and other official extraya-
gance in the conduct of the State
government. 1t is necessary that he
should bring the influence of his
knowledge and political power to bear
on the subject, or to suffer from EN-
barrassment throughout his admins
tration. The conditions are like
those which exist in many phases of
commercial and private life. By the
curiously unjust tax laws the State
government collects large sum
annually from a class of taxpayers
that are sure to pay promptly and
without dispute. The amount is con-
siderably more than sufficient for
legitimate State purposes, and the
natural and almost inevitable result
has been extravaganza. And equally
natural has been the failure to curb
extravaganza which has received the
approval of former Legislatures. The
State is now In arrears, and, like
some men of large income, is paying
it's way with borrowed money where
it can not make the creditor wait.
Unless there is some windfall the de-
hciency next year will demand a gen
eral State tax
The unreasonable and unnecessary
expenditures of the State should be
cut off with a sharp axe and without
apology. There have been various
suggestions as to measures for increas-
ing the States income. We are OPP
posed to them all, except for the pay
lnent of actual debt. The State gets
plenty for all necessary purposes, and
to put large surplus in the hands of
the Legislature means recklessness and
a journey on the road to ruin. The
better plan would be to turn over to
the municipalities every cent now col
lected through State authority, and
then assess upon the counties the sum
needed for running the State govern
ment. A believer in the doctrine of
local government such as Cover
nor Albeit cannot consistently take
any other view of State policy. Pro-
vision by regular appropriation bills
each year should be made for each de-
partment, and there would then be
none of the excesses which have been
the source of just and general COM
plant.
The State finances need the hand of
an uncomprolnising reformer, and
Governorner Albeit may win distinc-
ton and may do his State new SER
vice of great value by taking up this
duty with his customary energy as
soon as he assumes office. e.-NeaOG7K
Sunday cal.
The Jersey City news., 1889-11-20
The Kellys Have a Great Time.

The Thomas j Kelly Association opened
their new club rooms at No. 46 Hudson
street last night The event was cele
brated by blow out" and invitations
were sent to the 200 members of the club
Comic songs, recitations, banjo solos.
sleight-of-hand performing and piano
solos kept the assemblage in good
humor. Sandwiches and large quaint
titles Of ''wet goods were disposed of
of, some of the tanks being filled to
repletion. General BILLY" Keen was
master of ceremonies and he was careful
that none of the guests We're neglected.
The programme in detail was as fol-
lows:-Song, Irish Stew by "Billy''
Reen. Billy has very fine tenor voice
and received deserved encore; song by
Jack" Irwin; sentimental song by
"Ben' Wilcox, and songs by J. Mcdonald,
Johnny" Fields, jerry Kenney and
w. Leslie, and piano solo by Prof. Hege-
man.
The officers of the association are
Michael Russell, president; Michael Day
ton, vice president; Louis Heller, secre-
tary; Thomas >Gately, financial secretary;
John Delorgy, treasurer, and John H.
Sullivan, sergeant-at-arms.
Among those present last night were
Commissioner Kelly, Captain CLARK, Cap
tain p. kiernan, Constable "Johnny''
Masker, Captain McDevitt, Policemen
Dougherty, Devlin and Pendergast The
festivities continued until late hour and
everyone present voted that they had a
jolly good time.
The Jersey City news., 1889-11-20
Ihts paper Is Democratic IN principles
and Is Independent IN its vtesos on Gu
local questions

To the Editor of the JERSEY City Ne,cs:
notice that in one sentence of your editorial
on the street today you used the words paver
and pavior. What is the difference? or was it
only an accident by the printers devils
REGULAR READER.
''PAvER-One who lays pavements.
ssPAvIoR-One whose trade is to
pave. - Websteq's Dictionary.
In other words, the difference is that
between botch at $3.50 day and a
skilled workman at $5.
The Jersey City news., 1889-11-20
Mrs. Nrackay,s ParasoI watch.

Among her jeweled knicknacks Mrs.
Mackay had dainty parasol with a tiny
open-faced watch snugly fixed into the
silver handle so that she could know at q
glance what the moment was, for in such
a life as the leader of fashion pursues her
hours are as nethodically apportioned to
teas and dinners, and the rest of the
diversions of society as those of a bust
ness man are given to more solid affairs.
The watch could be wound up by turn
ing the silver knob which served as the
head of the handle.
The Jersey City news., 1889-11-20
General Grubb scolds.

General Grubb has been down at
his brothers place on Delaware Bay
for duck shooting trip, and his fell
low citizens will be rejoiced to hear
that he had a real good time. He
found the sport much more congenial
than cunning for fioaters in blocks of
five, and indeed he proved much
better hand at it. The General can
really shoot ducks.
We are panied to see, however, that
he let some enemy seduce him into
talking politics on his return to the
vicinity of Philadelphia. He ought
not to have done it. 1t would be
much better for him to let the people
forget his campaign efforts in that di-
rection. We note with pleasure, how
ever, one sensible remark which he let
drop. He says:-"Had been per-
mitted to follow out my ideas of the
fitness of things would not have writ
ten any letter of acceptance, but was
overruled by Chairman Hobart and
others of the National (StateD Com
mittee." The General is right He
ought not to have written it. 1t was
very weak letter and it injured him.
He would have received fully fifty
more votes if he had been ruled by his
own judgment.
We hoped we could have dropped
General Grubb once the count was
over, or at least only have taken cog
nizance of his existence as pleasant
society man with country place at
Edgewater. Indeed we do not like to
jump on a man when he is down. and
we would not if General Grubb would
pocket his defeat and keep quiet
about it. But he persists in injurious
and inflammatory partisan utterances
of specially fragrant type, and
as he hacks at Hudson County with
special venom, we are forced to be-
stow some unpleasant attention upon
him.
There is one hope" says he, ''and
only this, for Republicanism in
New Jersey. We must have an hon
est registry in Hudson county and
ballot reform throughout the State. .
Oh no, the only hope for the Repub-
lican party in any State is its purifica-
tion in national politics. the bending
of its stiff neck to the peoples will
and the abolition of selfish and cor
rupt bossism. Hudson county is
much purer and better than Camden,
and quite up to the standard of any
other county in the State. 1t would
be modest in the General to remember
that the rest of the State sat on him
quite as hard as Hudson. He was
beaten by three thousand votes out
side of the line of the Passaic River,
and that in spite OF all the counting
his Camden friends could do.
Weare informed that General Grubb
spent $50, 900 on the campaign. That
is fact which would make the aver
age man reticent Upon the subject of
campaign methods. Perhaps if the
abuse Of the Democracy is carried too
Far some very ugly and damaging
facts may be brought out respecting
the management of the Republican
campaign.
ONE of those mortifying typo
graphical blunders which will happen
crept into THE JERSEY Cry NEWS
The Jersey City news., 1889-11-20
An Inlian GirI's FuneraI.

Plenty Corn was sweet little Indian
girl" writes the Rev. j. G. Ryder to The
american Missionary, who attended
the mission at Fort Berthold. She had
won her way wonderfully into the hearts
of her teachers, and when she died there
were sorrowful hearts in the mission as
truly as in the Indian tepee. The par
ents had been reached also by the intiu-
ence OF the mission. They permitted the
The Indians took up the little white cas-
ket and bore it to the boat in which it was
to be taken across the Missouri river.
The father rowed the boat as the mother
sat on the opposite bank waiting Tor her
dead darling, and from the boat there
went up the piteous wailing of the father
which was echoed back from the bank in
the piteous wall of the mother.
The Jersey City news., 1889-11-20
She Could Make Toast.

At a Woman's Exchange in neighbor-
ing city a lady thrown upon her own re-
sources applied for employment and was
asked what particular article of food was
her speciality or in what style of fancy
work she excelled The applicant laughed
q little nervously.
~ don't do any fancy work." she re-
piled, land l do not recall any special
success in the kitchen, unless,n she fin
ished with another laugh, ut be toast.
My family have always praised my toast :
The manager was Kind hearted and
there was restaurant attached to the ex-
change. i
Be on hand for few mornings and
evenings she said, .and we will try
your toast" 1t was tried and found to
be the perfection of the article, crisp yet
tender, and of an even golden brown
something not one cook in fifty seems
able to serve. Any one who took it once
ordered it again, and presently the ex-
change found its lunch room had repu-
tation for toast, and its maker was per-
manently installed.
The Jersey City news., 1889-11-20
The Teachers Association Today.

The following programme will be pre-
sented at this afternoons meeting of the
Jersey City Teachers Association
Violin Solo, Spanish Tango Sarsante -. ...---
Miss Emma Weaver
Miscellaneous business
Violin Solo, Walthar's Preised, Wagner.
Miss Emma Weaver
Lecture How to study and teach about Minerals.
Prof. A. q. Apgar
Violin Selected. Miss Emma Weaver
The Jersey City news., 1889-11-20

PILES, ITCHING. BLEEDING, ULCER, ETC., CURED
without CUTTING, IlGATISe or CHLoRoFoRM. Our
patients attend TO business while receiving treat
ment. Illustrated papers sent free Address
Drs Miller and JaInison, No. Al West Twenty
sixth street, New York;
The Jersey City news., 1889-11-20
Men Who Lool in the Glass.

The idea that women are the only NOR
tails that gaze at themselves in mirror
may be quite generally accepted, but it is
erroneous. The average man is unable
to resist the desire to take u squint at
himself He may, and often does, do it
on the sly; bur he he does it just the
same. If anyone doubts the truth of
this statement let him catch the men as
they step into an elevator in any one of
the business blocks. The first thing a
man does after entering is to place him
self squarely before the reflector and
view his counterpart on the other side of
the glass. If caught at it he generally
turns quickly away with hang-dog ex-
preston OF countenance; or if friend
happens to enter he at once engages him
in conversation about the weather, busi-
ness or some kind of topic. But when d
fellow has the elevator all to himself he
will stand and admire himself as long as
any one of the gentler rsex.-Minnedpolts
I5ibaLn9
The Jersey City news., 1889-11-20

ONE of those mortifying typo
graphical blunders which will happen
crept into THE JERSEY CITy NEWS
on Monday. One single nuneral was
The Jersey City news., 1889-11-20
MIR. Georae and the Lnw.

! The decision of the Court of Errors
and Appeals regarding the celebrated
Henry George legacy will be approved
by the general public sentiment. Mr..
Georges books are not dangerous, in
sense which makes their circulation
contrary to public policy. Despite
what we consider fundamental error
his theory of land proprietary and
taxation the books contain much
that is good true and useful, and Mr..
Georges agitation of economic sub
jects has had good effect on politics,
both here and in Great Britain.
In our opinion there is no danger of
his works winning any excessive num-
ber of converts to his extremist opin-
ions-opinions, which, by the way,
there is some reason to think he has
greatly modified himself = and the
general effect of their perusal will be
to excite interest and enquiry into
great principles of public policy.
But even if the tendency of the
books were more dangerous than ap-
pears to US to be the case, the courts
would hardly be justified in inter
fering to battle the desire-post NOR
tenn or otherwise of anyone who
wished to circulate them. That is
an interference with the liberty of
free thought and free utterance only
justifable when the matter comes
within the plain sphere of police con-
troll as hurtful to public morals or
subversive Of peace and order. To
plead that Mr.. Georges teachings are
dangerous in this sense is to speak an
absurdity.
Whether Mr.. George will have any
permanent standing as a political
theorist, only history can tell. As a
living political force his idea long ago
passed its maximum energy. At the
present moment there seems to be
just enough vitality left in it to keep
the several schools of his followers dis
putting with him and with each other.
We do not imagine that the much lit
igated $4,000 will result in any per-
ceptible boom, and we regard the
present decision as important, mainly
because it sets right the organic law
which we think was misinterpreted
through the somewhat narrow zeal of
the Vice Chancellor, who originally
passed upon the case.
The Jersey City news., 1889-11-20
Marrying Titles.

1t is simply disgusting that American
girls with wealthy parents should marry
these titled gentlemen. Not that the
titled are always such bad fellows.
though of those who hunt for fortunes
the less that is expected the better. Nor
is the objection mainly one of expense.
Such Americans as Mackay or Mr.. Hunt
ington or the estate OF the late Mr.. Cald-
well can include q prince or two in their
families and never feelit. The trouble is
that in the lady's case it is swapping of
her birthright for a mess of pottage, and
one, too, that is all too liable to prove
long of mess and egregiously short of
pottage. OF what account is it to her
that Thomas Jefferson perspired, and our
other forefathers fought and bled in the
Revolution to be quit of titles and class
distinctionsl Silly creature, with the
substance well in hand she fiings herself
after the shadow. For woman who is
born a princess there is excuse; for o
woman raised in country where princes
are the fashion, who yields to induce
ments and marries one, there is some
thing to be said; but American girls who
allow themselves to be snapped up by
one of those maigres should be taught
to look abroad TO all their triumphs. For
such danes who wipe off from their shoes
our rich American soil, topped dressed
with liberty, no extenuation that we can
conceive of should be accepted as ade-
quate. Drat them Let them live
abroad.-Life.
The Jersey City news., 1889-11-20

The JERSEY CITY NEWS thinks that Albeit and
Carlisle will head the Democratic Presidential
ticket in 1892. Albeit will be politically dead
before that time, esteemed contemporary
Fredoaian.
The Faedonia1s is blind to the signs
of the times Governor Albeit will
be before the Democratic Convention
of 1892 as United States Senator
Abbett.
The Jersey City news., 1889-11-20

women have graduated from our norma
schools for teachers, and one ut least has
done well at medical school.
The Jersey City news., 1889-11-20

WILLIAM DELANEY. furnishing UnderraKer. car
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sey City. N. ]. Telephone call No. 13S.*.*