The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-12


will be resented by the whole countr y
and the success of such an attempt
through the methods suggested by the
Press correspondent would inevitably
make him President of the United
States in 1892.
PERSONAL AND NOTABLE.
Diphtheria has mas its appearance in Bor-
dentown. "A number OF deaths have occurred
and several new cases have been reported. The
Board Of Health is now endeayoring to check
the spread of the disease.
The Washington CWarren county, Shoe Com
pany is financially embarrassed. Last Wednes-
day there was recorded in the County Clerks
office a chattel mortgage by the company 10
Daniel Vllet, trustee, for $4,000. To William g.
Duiford, the president OF the company, has been
assigned the book accounts of the concern
The Court of Common Pleas at Long Branch
has granted hotel licenses 10 1877 liquor dealers
in Monmouth county, and has laid ever seventy
five until today. Last year the lowest license
fee was $3.50. This year q number have been
granted for S1s5, making a fourth grade class.
Judge Van SICKLE last Friday was injured in
a~lighting from u train at Elizabeth bur did not
mind the injury until after he opened the Union
County Court, when he suddenly Became so Ill
that he had to adjourn the court ana take the
first train to his home in Trenton.
The ministers Of Plainfieid are fast becoming
proficient In the bowling alley. Last Wednesday
evening the Rev. Cornelius Schenck, of the Trim
ity Reformed Church; the Rev. T.. N. Rodman, of
Grace Church; tho Rev. w. r. Richards, of the
Crescent Avenue Church, and the Rev. 7. Logan
Murphy, of Holy Cross Church, were admitted
as honorary members into the Crescent League,
Plainfield's great athletic association. The Roy.
A. r. Dilts, Of the Park Avenue Baptist Church,
and the Rev. A. H. Lewis, of the Seventh.day
Baptist Church, were already members Of the
league, and active in advancing its interests for
sport, pure and simple.
Commencement exercises of Drew Theologi-
cal Seminary win take place at Madison, May II
to 10, as fellows Sunday morning, May II, an
D.; Sunday evening, sermon before the Mission
airy Association by the Rev. S. /. Baldwin, DID,:
Monday and Tuesday, examination; Tuesday
evening, lecture before the seminary by the
Rev. w. ". Kelly, u. D.; Wednesday. nine a. M,
annual love feast; eleven u. m, annual meeting
Of the trustees; two p. m, annual meeting of
the Alumni Association. seven p. m, address
before the Alumni Association by the Rev. G..
w. parsons, ID. D., of Newark, class OF "a;
Thursday, eleven a. m, commencement exer-
cises.
Another mystery has convulsed the sensation,
alists Of Railway. A few days ago Charles Rain
of Milton, found the skull of an Ethiopian ia the
Milton woods. 1t was given to DR.. Il. w. Oliver,
who will add it to his collection of relics. Its
presence there has been accounted for in a
thousand ways, one of which is that it is the
skull of the murderer OF the girl, who went there
and killed himself through remorse.
The trainmen in sweeping out the cars on the
Belvidere division OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
Thursday found thirty empty, pocketbooks
under the seats. They had evidently been thrown
away by pickpockets who operated at Easton in
the Centennial celebration on Monday. Hun
dreds of pockets were picked on that occasion.
In some Instances where the thieves got yalu-
able papers they returned them to the owners
by mail.
The master brickiayers Of Camden have de-
cided to advance the wages of hod carriers from
$3.50 TO $2.75 per day.
Two and a half millions of gallons Of purest
water have been pumped every ten hours for
several days past from the ten test wells driven
at Motherhood for the Piainfield Water Works,
and the supply is so satisfactory that ten addi-
tional wells will be bored to help fill the reser-
voirs, which will be built at once, The water
works are to be in operation within a year.
Fish Warden John Mccormick. of Camden, has
been reappointed by Governor Albeit.