The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-15

were present as delegates from the PreS-
bytery of Monmouth.
Eighth Regiment Veterans Reunite.
The thirteenth annual reunion and pam
quet of the veteran association, Eighth
Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, Hook
er's Old Guard, was held in Munzer's
Hall, on Broad street. Newark. last night.
There were about $50 veterans present,
besides a number of invited guests. In
the front of the banquet hall, in the CEN
ire of beautifully draped flags, was the
Coat of arms of the State.
The veterans and their guests assem-
bled at headquarters and then marched
to the banquet. Governor-elect Albeit
and General William Ward in the front.
General Ward said grace, and then the
banquet was begun, Around the large
tables the following faces were seen:
Go%vernor-elect Leon Albeit, General
Forest p. Lozier, Captain Howard, Police
Commissioner Currier, Captain Mason,
of Jersey City: Captain Ford, of Bridge
port; Thomas Fell, of New York: John Y.
Foster, George r. Gray, Major Enos Run
yon. Colonel Clark, A. j.. Clark, John r.
Thompson, Robert s. Brown, Captain
Schenck, Colonel E. A. Campbell, DR.. AL
lers, Amzi Joralemon, E. Gordon, Will
lam Huffman, Ferd Kishegel. John Hell
Ter, ex-Alderman Irwin, Captain Mason,
Colonel Ford, Tax Receiver A. Judson
Clark, George K. Gray, John M. Burnett.
William f. Day, John Leonard, A. St.
smith, Captain W. II. Howard, Thomas
Schooner, Lieutenant Wake, Captain
William DAILY, G.. G. Gillin, Grams Run
yon, j. Barrett, Nigor Runyon, j. G. IT.
win, A. Judson Clark, Captain Force, j.
F. Clymer, N. Rigney, ]. 2. Thompson.
J: Mclaughlin, William G.. Huteman,
Howard, Thomas Laulor, Bennett Crane,
j. M. Barnett. w. II. Ford, Colonel
Campbell, e. Mockridge, Samuel Riker,
w. Riker, Thomas Fell, Comrade Swain.
Charles Bowen, G.. A. Thomas, John
Yearance, Comrades Bergfells, Mayhem.
Gordon, Captains Church, Penrose and
Tice.
The State Geological Board.
The State Geological Board met in Tren-
ton, yesterday. All the members were
present but two. Mr.. George Richards,
of Dover, was chosen president pro tenn
in the absence of Governor Green, who,
however, came in before the meeting was
over.
The Board did not elect a State Geolo-
pist to succeed the late Prof. Cook. The
latter had left the work of the geological
survey in such shape at the time of his
death that the working force of the office
can 20 On with it with a very little assist
ance, and Prof. Smock. who was associ-
ated with Prof. Cook from the beginning,
will render such assistance as may be re-
quired, thus saving the expense of the
State Geologist's salary.
1t was decided that If the finances at
the control of the Board will admit of it,
each State library in the Union will be
furnished with q cop of the State atlas.
1t was also stated that those who desire
to secure single copies of the atlas a OBJ
tain them on payment of the actual cost,
which will probably be about $40.
Jail Women Have a Fight.
Warden Baker and Deputy Warden
johnson were seated in the business room
of the Essex county Jail Yesterday morn
ing conversing upon business matters,
when suddenly they heard cries and
shrieks in the female prison, the entrance
to which is made from the business office.
Mr.. Baker opened the door in time to see
a fight Of no mean quality. Abont a
dozen of the I'M were In the further
end of thel corridors, punching, biting,
kicking and pounding one another in
great style. Before he got to them two or
three others who had stood in the back
ground sprang into the ring and got in
or three. good blows.
The presence of the warden and his