The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-08
NEWS IN NOTES.
STATE NOTES

The Supreme Court has decided that the
city OF Trenton can require "bobtail" cars
to have conductors.
An election was ncld in Beach Haven
Thursday to incorporate Beach Haven as
a borough, under act Of March ~, leeV-
The vote was a. for and 10 against incor'
poration-
Three colored boys named Green and
Turner were on Thursday arrested az
Cape May and put in jail. charged with
belonging 4 the gan of thieves which
has been rummaging the place ior tne
last month. Many prominent people nave
suffered from these thieves. IL 10 hough
that other members OF the gang will be
caught.
Jacob Hornbeck died in Montague,
Sussex county Wednesday morning, mt
the ago OF e~ighty-one years. He was q
memb or Of the New Jersey Legislature
for two terms. lie was president OF the
First National Bank of Port Jervis at its
Organization. and was = membe OF the
firm OF Hornbeck & BonnelI, merchants,
IN the same village.
In the Vice Chancellor's Court in New
ark Thursday the executors of the estate
Of John Brecht, Of Bergen county. sued
Catharinc Ploch. the widow. for two sums
Of IS, 600 and 1900, which, it is alleged,
she withheld. Brecht died in Russia and
his widow remarked. She said that the
money was given TO her by ner husband
In consideration for her renouncing ali
claim TO a share OF his property after his
DEATH
The seven o'clock east bound express
on the Pennsylvania Railroad struck and
killed two men Thursday nightat Linden.
Their bodies were horribly mangled- The
victims are unknown, but are thought to
be tramps.
The Paul varnish Company filed arti-
cles of incorporation in Elizabeth on
fsL.x~.A.. Ms. 1nrrurafapa r HoeVnrr
II. Paul, ex-Mayor J. >. Green aad Ei-
ward w. Ward. The company begin
business with a capital OF 500, 900.
The Salvation Army has sent an advance
guard 10 Plainheld to engage barracks
TOR the winter.
The Newark Tax Assessors started out
Thursday to take a new census OF the
ciIy's population. Inc work will occupy
about two weeks.
Stanisloff Virscnkowsky, a young Pole,
stabbed his father Josef in the abdomen
during a quarrel Monday night at Perth
Amboy. Josef died Thursday night. The
murderer was arrested Thursday. de
said that his fathe murdered his mother
in Poland.
John Lyons, of Belvidere, has been
committed to jail on a charge OF robblng
United States Express cars on the Morris
and Essex Railroad.
Jacob Weidman. OF the Weidman Six
Dyeing Company. OF Paterson. has sworn
out warrants for the arrest OF several
strikers on the charge OF conspirlng TO in
lure the business of the company by In
timidating men who are anxious TO work.
One OF the men employed was chased into
his house by a mon Of strikers armed with
sticks and stones.
The annual election of directors Of the
Iron Steamboat Company was held at
Long Branch Wednesday. The directors
eiecled were Samuel Carpenter, Emile
Varoble; w. II. Wolverton, G. Vi. Dodge,
s. Newton Smith, O. Il. Ballin, l.. e..
Wnchner, j. II. Coffin and Caleb w. Snep-
herd.
The locomotive building trade in New
Jersey Is very active. The Rogers Com
pany, OF Paterson, is building thirty-four
locomotives, besides two julie centrifugal
snow plOWs.