The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-06-08
ABOUT THE CITY.
The Condensed Pirate Does
Up His Fellow Citizens I
in Rainbow Colors.
PA uLus HOOK PITE4.

PA ULuS HOOK PITH.
There are some people who are mean
enough to say it was lucky for the First
Baptist Church that Mike O'Mara didn't
accept Mr.. Metzler's Invitation to count
the ballots in his Sunday school flag con
test.
Tom Clarity, Of Harsmus Court, Al. o.
E., expresses the hope that there will be
no more waJci presentations soon He
hasn't got over the Martin b. Flynn
watch presentation yet
Al DATES Stationery Store bill went
through at Trenton. Conc, al, how
about that supper you promised the
bovs7
Justice James Douglas has been quite
i'll during the past week.
IL Is runorcd that James Mccarthy and
GINS Mills are keeping out of Justice Stil-
sings way since Decoration day
Now that the Jersey City aud Bergen
Railroad Company is making so many
improvements, for which everyone vino
patronizes the road is duly thankful,
there is one innovation the company
could make which would be greatly all-
preciated by the ladies. Some means
might be found of clearing the rear plat
form OF the cars of the smokers who in
fest them at certain hours of the day and
compel the ladies to squeeze their way
through, much to their Inconvenience
aud the damage of their clothing
The aldermanic chamber during the
past few days has resounded with the uu-
musical click Of the type writer aud the
regular visitors to the office of the Tax
Commissioners have wondered ut the
presence of the three young ladies vino so
deity manipulated the key boards OF the
machines They were there for tile pnr-
pose of copying the registry lists and poll
books for use in the Perkins Cleveland
contest.
John H. McCutcheon, of the City Col
lector's office, is one of the most genial
and whole sOuled fellows in Jersey City.
During the war Clutch was sutler and
many are the stories told OF his
ingenuity in disposing Of his wares.
One time he found on his
with the prospect that they were liable to
remain on his hands for some time
Clutch made up his mind that he would
have TO get rid OF these tomatoes some
how, and with this object in view he
sauntered over to the camp of the famous
Irish Brigade. After chatting socially
with the boys of the brigade for some
little time, he asked them for
drink of whiskey. "Whiskey,n
exclaimed one Of the men. why
there amt a drop In the
tho Jersey Regiment Fl n p's With 9ve sal "a
Clutch" The Irishmen eagerly asked
him how they got it and he explained to
them how the sutler had q lot OF magnifi-
cent stuff done up Ike canned tomatoes
Clutch" soon took leave of his Irish
friends and had hardly got back to his
tent before the Irishmen came tropping
over and in a short time he had disposed
of all his tomatoes at 50 a can.
On another occasion HCutchn rode over
on the staff of General John Ramsey to
pay visit to President Eaelstine, Of
the Board of Finance, who was then d
fufre ira he 'a.8fh Tx.14r
guard was turned out for General Ram
sey and as "Cutch" saluted. with others
in he party the sergeant of the guard
catching sight of him, excleimed:-
.Howly Mosesi see the jack of clubs
mounted. =
| don't know how true the story is. but
this is the way got it'll ohnnie German
and Mike O. Mara are hustfing to secure
the diamond pin offered by a New York
morning Journal that can get rid of its
surplus editions in no other manner, TO
the most popular politician, in Hudson
county. Johnnie ordered three Thousand
extra copies and O'Mara ordered a few
hundred Both bundles were delivered
at MulrainS saloon on Montgomery
street. O'Marn stayed out all night and
showed up early enough to catch both
bundles, and he thus captured the three
thousand ballots ordered by German.
O'Mhra is seldom eatlgnt mapping.
The appearance of NatssFoWleR out rid
ing with his best Girl Sunday indicates
that everything is running along smooth
ly again.
1t is said that Census Enumeration John
Hayes WIS thrown down stairs by a
Polaek family the frst day he started
Duti
Rumor has it that City Marshal Tim
Long is negotiating with Gomrade McGee
for the loan of his Graud Army coat and
trousers. The City Marshal wants to
accompany Van Houten Post to Boston
Restauranteur "BiIly'' Meschutt is re-
ducing somes of his superfiuous flesh;
but some of the boys Will have it that
"Billy' is in love.
Captain Jack Graham's friends are
wondering why he no longer frequents
his old haunts.
llUndertaker William J. Moran has a
brand new hearse. lis trimmed with
satin and gold, and is a beauty. The
harness is also gold mounted.
Ex-Police Commissioner Patrick Buck
ley denies that his goats eat up Police
Captain Farrier's flower beds. He says
1t was one of Captain Farrler's lambs
BY the way. it is also intimated that the
ex-Commlssioner put that JOB up on the
captain in the scrap with the Masons.
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