The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-10-06
PEOPLE OF NOTE.
Something Personal from Every
Quarter of the State.

Judge Knapp, yesterday, complimented Coun-
selor James B. Vreedenburgh by asking him his
opinion on point of practice being argued before
him by other counsel, and accepting the opin-
ion.
Assistant Supervisor John A. Bensel, of the
Pennsylvania Railroad of this city, is going to
New York to act as section engineer of the
Dock Department.
Horace La Roe formerly editor of the Wash
ington Star, is now a brakeman of a coal train
on the N Y, s. & W. railroad.
The vacancy caused by the death of Judge
Nixon of the United States District Court is it is
reliably stated, to be filled by the appointment
of Edward T. Green, the general counsel of the
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Freebooter Nelson is Republican and gen
erous man. He is more than that, he is pa
triot Recently, in the heat Of debate at the
meeting of the Board of Freeholders he startled
his fellow members by saying that to economic
he would sacrifice his salary for his countrys
good. Generous Republican, he might welisay
that for the full amount of his salary, Director
Steger says, was drawn by him last March, and
at the time not one penny was due him from the
county.
The Freehold Enquirer mentions Lyttleton
White, of Eatontown j. Dey Conover, of Mid
dletown Hon Grover H. Lufburrow and Tabor
w. Parker, of Shrewsbury; John S. Sproul
and Freebooter Thomas L. Seabrook, of Raritan,
as among those proposed for the Republican AS
sembly nomination in the Third district of Mon
mouth county.
The most reverend and clerical unclerical
gentleman in this city is Billy Thompson, the
well known primary manipulation. Some time
ago Billy, with his high standing collar, black
coat buttoned up to his white tie, and a broad
brimned hat, approached gang of laborers at
work on Baldwin avenue, near st. Joseph's
Church.
''Good marnin', We riverence, politely said one
of the men.
Good morning, my son. solemnly responded
Father" Billy.
sol beg we riverence's pardon, sur; but is it a
match yees have that Oh might borry ter loite me
poipes"
81 have match, my son, said William, hand
ing him one but you must not smoke so much,
it will injure you"
''Sh-Father don't be afther scolding me fer
bit of terbaccy, and be the powers whin yees
come this way agin it's RECEPTION the equal av
SIGH as O'Connell niver had that Oi'll git up fer
ye'
my son, will remember your words; go now
and continue your manual labor" That is how
Billy became known as Father Thompson.
When long list of new postmasters was pub
lished yesterday, many pers ons inside the po-
litical circles expected to find that E. L. Conkln
had been named to succeed w. II. f. Fielder as
postmaster of Newark. The name did not APP
pear, however, and betting is even now that
Mr.. Fielder will remain in office until after cleo
ton 1t leaked out last week that Postmaster
General Wanamaker had requested Mr.. Fielder
to resign, and that Mr.. Fielder replied that in
view of the fact that charges had been made
against his office, and that he knew of no public
cause for leaving the office, he must decline.
AS request for resignation is the usual prelim-
mary to removal, the change in the Office was
expected at once; but the Postofice Department
is said to be chary of making changes on the eve
of election. MIR. Fielder declined TO discuss the
subject last week. The appointment has been
definitely promised to Edward L. Conklin.
Tunis A. Haring has been appointed Sheriff of
Bergen county until the next election.
The jury in the Coroner's inquest in the case
of Sheriff Nicholas c. Demarest, who was killed
at Rutherford on Tuesday by a train on the Erie
Railroad, has censured the railroad company for
its negligence in not providing sufficient gates
tiagmen at the crossing, which is unusually dan
gerous.
William T. Fitzgerald, manager of the St. Pc
ters' Lyceum baseball team, is proud. His team
has played thirty games this season and lost but
two.
Surrogate Pell of Hackensack, had will