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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-18
JIM CROW JEFFERSON.
Tho Great Comedian's Appearance as
 Burnt-CorIz Artist.

Tho Great Comedians Appearance as a
 Burnt-Cork Artist.
 The following anecdote is told by Joseph Jefferson in his autobiography which appears i1 the Century: To go from white to black, Jim CrOw," in the person of T. D. Rice, now burst upon the town. The success of this, the first and certainly the best knight of the burnt cork, was quite marvellous: he drew moro money than any star of the sea- son.
 Of course this fantastic figure had a great influence upon me, and l danced Jim Crow from the garrett to the cellar The comedian saw my imitation of him, and insisted that should appear for his benefit: so on this occasion 1 was duly blacked up and dressed in a complete minia ture likeness of the original. He put me in a bag, which almost Smothered me, and carried me upon the stage on his shoulders. No word of this proceed ing had been mentioned in the bills, so that, tiguratively speaking, tho public were as much in the dark as I was. After dancing and singing the first verse he began the second, the following being the two lines which introduced me: o, Ladies and Gentlemen, I'd have you for to
 know
 That I've got little darl1y here that jumps
 Jim Crow;
 and turning the bag upside down he emptied me out head first before the eyes of the astonished audience. The picture must have been a curious one; 1t Is as Tividly before me now as any recollection of my past life.
 Rico was considerably over six feet high, was but four years old, and as we stood there dressed exactly alike the audience roared with laughter Rice and i sang alternate verses, and the excitement increased showers of pennies, sixpences and shillings were tossed from the pit and thrown from the galleries on the stage. I took no notice of this, but suddenly the clear, ringing sound of dollar caught my ear, and as the bright coin was rolling from the stage into the orchestra darted forward and secured the prize. Holding 1t tri- umphantly between my finger and thumb l grinned at the leader of tho orchestra as much as to say: No, you don't"
 This not only brought down the house, bu1 many half-dollars and dollars besides. At the fall of the curtain twenty-four dollars were picked up and given into my delighted hands. For years afterward l was given to under stand that this money was placed in a bank to my credit, and I fear that I often borrowed small sums on the strength of my prospective wealth.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-18
CLEOPATRA.
Being an Account of the Fall and Vengeance of Harmachis, the
 Royal Egyptian.

slaves. and witt -n attentive eye lave watched their yyu.. king. That man." and she rointct to a | 1ial, ''he went mad and ravcI ot lis native deserts and his mother. lie thor @.It himself child again, poor fool. and uaLo her hold him close to her breast and Lave him from the darkness whici, drew near. And that Greek, he shrieked, and shrieking, died. And this he wept and prayed for pity, and in the end, like a cow ard, breathed his las. Now, note the Egyptian yonder, he who still lives and groans; the first he took the draug ght-the deadliest draught of all, they swore-and yet the slave so dearly loves his life he will not leave itl See, he yet strives to throw the poison from him; twice have 1 given him the cup, and yet he is athirst. What drunkard have we here! Man, man, know be found! Struggle no more, but enter into rest" And even as she spoke, the man, with great cry, gave up the spirit.
 "There!' she cried, tat length the farce IS played-away with those slaves whom I forced through the difficult gates of Joy!" and she clapped her hands. But when they had drawn the bodies thence she drew me to her and thus she spoke:
 Olympus, for all thy prophecies, the end is at hand. Caesar must conquer, and and my Lord Antony be lost Now, therefore tue play UctuS well ulS Il uOIe, IuuSC l udke ready to leave this stage of earth in such fashion as becomes Queen. For this cause, then, do I make trial of these poisons, see ing that in my person must soon endure those agonies of. death that to-day give to others. These drugs please ne not; some wrench out the soul with cruel pains and some too slowly work their end. But thou art skilled in the medicines of death. Now, do thou prepare me such a draught as shall. pangless, steal my life away" And as I listened the sense of triumph filled my bitter heart, for 1 knew now that by my own hand should this ruined woman die and the justice of the Gods be done.
 Spoken like Queen, O Cleopatrar' l said. ''Death shall cure thy ills, and will b1e such a wine as shall draw him down a sudden friend and sink thee in a sea of slumber whence, upon this earth, thou shalt never wake again. Oh! fear not Death.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-18
Buttons Made of Leather.

Leather is used a good deal this sea- son in the manufacture of buttons, par ticularly of the large coat and cloak but tons. The leather is prepared in about the same way as it is for nail heads and the buttons have much the same appear. ance. They arc hard, smooth and high ly polished, in some instances heinz prettily carved or stamped, studded with steel, etc, Unless one was told of what these handsome buttons were made leather is the last material that would be guessed. They look moro like rub Der or ivory. They arc made iii all the new fall shapes, shades and sizes, and give promise of being popular.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-18
DOuble-Edged Commitments.

The Chevalier Duplessis, who wrote a bad opera called "fzarro," lost his temper at cards with the poet Guillard and murmured something, which was not unheard, about his partner being the worst whist player as well as the worst verse-maller in the world; to which the other replied, reprovingly: "Chevalier, you forget yourself!' This is pretty, but not so forcible as the re- tort, overheard at whist-table: ''I wish," observed a player, in a passion, to his partner, that l was sitting op- posite to gentleman" My dear friend,s observed the other, coolly, your aspiration is gratitied, for whether you are sitting, standing, or lying, you can not be more opposite to a gentleman than you are."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-18

TIT :;* But when they met, the gal leys of Antony lifted their oars in greeting,
 and passed over to the galleys of Caesar; and together they sailed away. And the cavalry of Antony rode forth beyond the Hippo drome to charge the cavalry of C;esar;
 but when they met they lowered their
 swords and passed over to the camp of
 Caesar, deserting Antony Then Antony
 shouted to his legions to stand firm
 and await attack; and for little Whs they stood. One man, hOWever-that same off cer who would have slain me on the yester
 night-strove to fly; but Antony seized him with his own hand, threw him to the earth. | and, springing from his horse, drew his
 sword to slay him, On high he held his sword, while the man, covering his face, awaited death. But Antony dropped his sword and bade him rise.
 "GO!' he said. ''Go to Caesar, and pros
 per! Once l did love thee Why, then,
 among so many traitors, shculd single thee | out for death?''
 The man rose and looked upon him sor roWfLlly. Then, shame ov verwhelming him, with great cry he tore open his shirt of
 mall, plunged his sword into his own heart,
 and fell down dead Antony stood and gazed at him, but never word he said. l Meanwhile the ranks of Cesar's legions
 drew near, and so soon as they crossed spears the legions of Antony turned and fled. Then the soldiers of Caesar stood still, mocking them; but scarce man was slain, for they pursued not.
 To be cOntlDl1e,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-18
CHAPTER xxx,

OF THE SURRENDER OF THE TROOPS AND FLEET OF ANTONY; THE DEATH OF ANTONY AND THE BnEWINti OF THE .lRAEGHT OF DEATH.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-18

N THE morrow, at
 dawn, Antony came
 forth and gave com maud that his feet S h o Il ]. d a q q nee against the fleet of Cesar, and that his cavalry should open
 the land battle with
 t Il e cav ry o [ .sar. Accordin gly, tue 1t advanced i'll a triple e, and the fleet of n111on ont |. ,,,nnt ,i
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-09-15
Notice to Contractors.

CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE- RECEIVED AT
- the office of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners on Monday, September 3D. 1883, at ten
o'clock a. M, for the construction Of q
SEWER IN ST. PAUlJS AVENUE.
from Tonnele avenue to the Hackensack River, In
accordance with plans and specifications on file in
the office of the Chief Engineer, corner of jersey
and Mercer street, where blank forms OF pid
and agreement of sureties must be obtained.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES
About 600 lineal feet of piling.
About 10000 feet B. NJ. of hemock sheathing
About 10000 feet b, NJ of finch hcfnl0ck noOr1ng.
About 5000 feet lOxl0 hemock stringers
About $40 lbs. iron bolts.
About 1900 lineal feet of Pinch brick oval sewer.
About 2, $50 lineal feet OF 3Linch brick circular
sewer.
About II new receiving basins.
About 800 cubic yards of rock excavation.
Time allowed for the completion OF the work, one
hundred 400 working days.
The making of the above improvement and award
Of the contract therefor will be subject to the re-
monstrance OF the owners of the property liable TO
more than one half the assessment therefor
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed envel
opes, endorsed proposals for sewer in st. Paufs
avenue.p directed to re "A. Dugan ESQ.,. Chairman
of Committee on Streets and Sewers "and handed to
the Clerk of the Board in open meeting when called
for In the order of business relating to sealed pro
posals
The attention of bidders is especially called to
Section 10 of the New Charter of 1882, under the
terms whereof no contract shall be binding upon
the city until the bondsmen offered by the con.
tractor have been approved by the Board or
Finance the President of said Board having power
to examine the proposed bondemen under oath.
BY order OF the Board of Street and Water Com
mssiOnerS-
GEORGE r. BoUToN Clerk.
Dated JERSEY CITY, n. j. Sept. 4. 1857.
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Department FOR month ending august 81. 1889,
the foreeoing were eacn adopted by the following
vote on ne cal for the ayes and 7ays; ,.s.-
Dugan and Van Keuren.
The Committee on Public Buildings and Dock pre-
scented The following f,So zs -, r, ,,.s,,. .,
insurance. at snort notice. all pubic buildings FOR
month December lsss ,..,..
for services as architect and superintendent on
scheS house 40 IN M aS Hs
Board OF Finance. the ComInittee on Public Build
vcrtse proposals for building Police Headquarters
First Precinct station house the used
Board q PoiicS COMMISSIONERS and IL accordancs
with specifications on he in the office OF the Chief
Eesolyed, That 200 BE- paid to George Brsmns. for
1850. charge Morgan street dock.
resolved, That Louis H. Broome be and e ner ,e
as aTc ri to a % ecnc,
ana Police Headquarters on the ste now use1 tor
SAID work and is hereby fixed at the rate of so
per cent -, :
following vote. tho Call for the ayes and nays;
Ayes-PresidenL Somers and Commissioners Dugan
and Van Reuran.
The Committee on Engineering and Survey pre-
Resolved That the sums hereinafter mentioned be
July. fss6, amounting to ss25.
ayes and nays;
Ayts-Prcsident Somers and Commissioners
Dugan and Van Reuren.
NAys-NOne.
The Committee on Printlry and Stationery pre-
sented the following:
Resolved That S24 be paid to The Argus Co. for
printing manuals pages 81 to ~ inclusive.
Adopted by the Following vote, on the call for the
ayes and nays.
and Van Keuren.
Nays-NOne,
on motion of Commissioner Van Kouren, the
Board adjourned. GEO. T. BOUTON, Clerk.
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Corporation Notice.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON THE
Nv twenty-sixth day OF July 1883, BY unanimous
consent of the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners, the
IMPROVEMENT OF MONTICELLO AVENUE,
rom BELMONT AVENUE to PARAMOUNT AVE
NUE., by repairing the same with Belgian block
pavement was decided upon
Notice Is also given that on the I'D day of Septem
ber 1889 the Commissioners of Assessment hled
with the Board OF Street and Water Commissioners
their preliminary sketch, showing what property
Will probably be assessed and the probable amou MT
OF beneht to each lot parcel of land. also tn o
probable amount of assessment per foot OF front
aye for the said Improvement and the same Is now
open public inspection in the ONCE Of the CerK of
the Board of Street and Water Commissioners.
And notice is also given thar the following streets
or avenues particular sections thereof are In
ciuted In said assessment. namely
MONTICELLO AVENUE.
from Belmont avenue to Fairmount avenue.
And that the seventh day of October 1859 at ten
O'clock u. M, and the meeting room of the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners are hereby
fixed as the time and place when and whore
the Board of Street and Water Commissioners will
meet to hear parties interested in said matter and
all remonstrances against the said improvement
that may be presented In writing.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water Com
GEO. T. BoUToN, Clerk.
Dated Jersey City. September s, 1899.
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NEW YORK'S NEWS.

A Police Sergeant Tries to Arrest EIec-
tricity-An Oyster Famine.
Superintendent Crowley, of the Police
Telegraph Service, and the commanding
officers of the East Twenty second street,
Thirty-fifth street and Grand Central
Depot squads, report the exciting Incl
dents of raid on the department of a
vagrant electric light wire.
At three o'clock a. m. yesterday a
swinging electric light wire was blown
across one of the wires in the police tele-
graph circuit that extends from Head
quarters to Yonkers, taking in all the
East side precincts. Acting Sergeant
Chauncey r. Quintard, of the Grand
Central Depot Station, saw the relay box
spatter and smoke. He stood on
lounge to unscrew the wires. He now
regrets that he did not smash the
box with his night stick. As soon
rs he touched it be fell backward 10 the
floor He was on his feet almost instantly
staggering and faint, but conscious.
Druggist Hotherington, who came in from
across the street, administered restora-
tives, and in couple OF Hours Quintard
WAS all right again. His hands, however,
are burned In fifteen different places.
AS soon as he recovered no despatched
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SHERlFFs SALE sHUDsoN CIRCUIT COURT

-
Barker @. Coles VS. the Rectors, wardens and Yes
trymen of Christ Church. in the Township oil Ber-
gen, Hudson county, N. J.
In case e. IA, etc.
ltetWnable September term, 1885,
Charles II. Voorhis, Attorney.
By virtue of the above stated writ to me directed
and delivered, have levied upon and shall sell by
public vendue, at the Real Estate Office of Emmons
q Cronan No. 50 Montgomery street. Jersey City, on
THURSDAY, the Third day OF october next
at two O'Clock in the afternoon, all the right title
and estate of the above named defendant In and to
all the following described land and premises with
the appurtenances that is TO say
All that certain tract or parcel oil land ana prem
ises, situate, lying and being in the town OF EerRen
In the county of Hudson and State or New Jersey,
ard known and distinguished ON map of property
called Claremont Bergen Heights, Hudson County
n. j., surveyed and laid out by Clerk iacot CITY
Surveyors Jersey City, May !, 1852. which Is Med in
the Office of the Clerk OF said Hudson County as
parts Of lots numbered one Il and two I'll IN block
numbered eight Isl, laid down on said map
fronting Clerk street and being the westerly
three fths t35l of said lots and is more fully des
cribed thus
beginning at point on the northwesterly corner
of Claremont avenue and Clerk street. then run
ming northerly along the easterly side Of Clerk
street. hundred [100l feet; thence easteriy on
line parallel with Claremont avenue, seventy-flve
l15i feet, thence southerlY line parallel with
Clerk street, hundred l00 feet; thence westerly
along the northerly side Of Claremont avenue to the
place of beginning.
Dated August 2, 1889. -
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O'Clock o. m for tho Improvements OF
GROVE STREET
from -
NEWARK AVENUE,
in accordance with plans and specifications on die
in the office OF the Chief Engineer corner of Jersey
avenue and Mercer street, where blank forms OF
bid and agreement of sureties must be obtained.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About 5000 cubic yards of earth excavation
About /, 400 cubic yards of sand or gravel filing.
About $500 square yards OF stone paving.
About 400 ltneal feet of new curb stone
About |, 500 square feet of new bridge stone
About 500 square yards of repaving.
About AGO lineal feet OF reset curb stone
About 1850 square feet relatd bridge stone
About 10 manh0le heads reset
About new receiving basins.
About reset fece wing hGsin
Time allowed for completion ofsthe work. ninety
ihe making OF the above Improvement and
Of the contract therefor Will be subject TO the
10 more than one half the assessment therefor
endorsed, proposals for the Improvement OF
GROVE STREET"
directed to "E. A. Dugan. ESQ. Chairman of the
Committee on Streets and Sewers." and handed
10 the Clerk OF the Board In open meeting When
called for IN the order OF business relating TO sealed
proposals.
No city ofuclnl viii be accepted ssnrety
The attention of bidders Is especially called TO
SECTION iS' OF the "Ncw Charter OF 1889. under
the terms whereof no contract shall be binding
upon the city until the bondxnen offered by tho
contractor have boon approved BY the Boaru VI
Finance. the President Of said Bard having power
Il, order Of the board OF street and Water Com
''''''' GEORGE T. nouroN Clerk.
Dated jEnsEY Ctrr, n. J.. September IS.
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~ the once OF StfceV anu Wutcr SotH-
missioners on Monday, September 3D. 1889, at ten
O'Clock am, for the construction of o
SEWER
PAvONIA AVENUE,
PENNSYLVANIA R. r. co.
NEWARK AVENUE,
in accordance with plans and specifications on file
In the Office of the Chief Engineer corner OF Jersey
avenue and Mercer Street, where blank FORMS Oh
bid and agreement of surety must be obtained.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About l075 lineal feet of S0inch oval brick sewer
About $50 llneal feet of Pinch oval brick
About 800 lineal feet of l5inch pipe sewer.
Abont 10 new receiving basins.
About 100 cubic yards OF concrete
About $500 cubic yards of rock excavation
Time allowed for completion of the work, -four
hundred and fifty 1851 working days.
of the contract therefor, will be subject to the re-
monstrance of the owners of the property liable to
more than onehalf of the assessment therefor.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed envelopes,
endorsed. Proposals for Sewer in Pavonia
avenue" directed to re. A. Dugan, ESQ.,.
chairman of Committee on Streets and Sewers
and hauded to the clerk of the Board In open meet
ing when called for in the order OF business relat
ing to sealed proposals
No city official will be accepted as surety
The attention of bidders Is especially called to
Section 49, OF the New Charter OF 1885," under the
terms whereof no shall be binding upon the
city until the bondsmen offered by the contractor
have been approved by the Board of Finance the
President of said Board having power to examine
the proposed bondsmen under oath.
By order of the Board of Street and Water Com
missi0ners. -
Clerk.
Dated JERSEY CRY, September 6, 1899
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Tha Hooks 81 lives 8 90.

The expected exanllnatlon OF the bOOKs
of Henry S. Ives & Co. in the possession
of Mr.. Cromwell, the assignee, did not
take place yesterday morning On Fri
day an adjournment was taken until
tomorrow ut eleven O'Clock II. m. The law
yers, it is stated today, may take today
to inspect the books aud papers
in the keeping of Mr.. Cromwell.
for the purpose of selecting the docu-
mentary evidence to be produced on the
trial Mr. Cromwell will be examined at
length on Monday
The Executing Sun published yesterday
an account OF an alleged plot on the part
Of Ives and Stayner to rob the estate of
Christopher Myer of $4,000 by means of
a forged agreement.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-09-15
B0TRD OF EDUCATION.

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Regular meeting Of the Board of Education helt
IL the meeting room. School building No. 5, Bal
street, Tuesday. August 81. 1889.
The roll was called at $40 p m.
Present-Fresident Voorhees, and Messrs. Kc
and Moran.
Absent Messrs. Dugan, Pingsten, MuIdoon
Benson.
Less than squorum being present, the Pr
dent declared the Board adjourned.
B. WESTERVELT, Clerk.
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A trip among the wholesale oystermen
on West street discloses the startling fact
that the oyster planters have sustained
loss of nearly So, 900. Owing to the
storm this week many of the planters
have suddenly and most unexpectedly
been forced out of business and into
bankruptcy by the unfortunate change m
the Weathnr
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-09-15
CORPORATION Notice.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON THE
IN Sth day of July 1889, application was made
to the Board OF Street and Water Commissioners by
John Welsh and Others for the construction OF a
TWENTY-FOUR INCH BRICK OVAL SEWER
HANCOCK AVENUE,
rom point about i25 feet south OF
SOUTH STREET.
to and connect with the sewer now built in
BOWERS STREET,
and in accordance with the established plan of
sewerage, together with all the necessary manholes
receiving basins and appurtenances-
Notice Is also given that on the sd day OF Septem
ber, 1889, the Commissioners Of Assessment Med
with the Board OF Street and Water Commission
will probably be assessed and the probable amount
of benefit to each lot or parcel OF land, also the
probable amount of assessment per foot of frontage
for the said improvements and the same Is now
open public inspection In the ofce OF the Clerk
OF tho Board OF Street and Water Commissioners.
And notice Is also given that the following streets
avenues, or particular sections thereof, are in
HANCOCK AVENUE,
from
SOUTH STREET
to
BOWERS STREET.
And that the seventh day of october, 1889, at
10 o'clock a. M, and the meeting room of the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners are hereby
fixed as the time and place when and where the
Board OF Street and Water Commissioners Will meet
to hear parties interested In said application, and
all remonstrances against the said Improvement
that may be presented In writing.
BY order OF the Board Of Street and Water Com
missionefS.
GEO. T. BoUToN,
Dated jersey CRY Senten1ber 6. 1880
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The pilot boat David CARL yesterday
morning brought into Quarantine the
captain and crew, eleven men in all, OF
the German bark Urna.
The bark hailed from Wilmington, and
when off Barnegat was stove in by the
heavy seas The David Carll tried to tow
her in, but shortly after getting line to
her the bark sank
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The investigation into the Flaek case
has been adjourned to next Wednesday
by the Grand jury. At that time, it is
announced, Sheriff Flack will be exam
ined, also his son and Judge Mcneil,
ii he is able to appear.
The general impression among men VINO
are familiar with the District Attorneys
office and its methods, is that the Eiack
investigation will end in smoke. These
persons give no ground for their bellet,
but nevertheless every man around the
City Hall and Court House shrugs his
shoulders and says that it will all end in
nothing