The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-04-20
CITY AND STATE.
Notable Sayings and Doings of
Noted Men.


Lawyer S. B. Ransom, Of this city. drew the
first contract between David Taylor and Colgate
& Co. 1t was about 1855. and in the document
Dir. Taylor contracted to superintend the soap
works Of the firm in this city for 50 per day.
William Henry Rooms, the New Jersey repre-
sentative of the Philadelphia Press. with head
quarters az Trenton, has been visiting this city
during the past week. Mr.. Rooms is one OF the
most brilliant newspaper men of the Quaker
City.
Ex-sheriff Garrison of Gloucester at present
one OF the assistant sergeant-at-arms of the
Senate Committee, is an interesting character
His face is almost a perfect likeness of the cur
rent Autographs of Charles Dickens, At home
the exiSheriff is a detective connected with the
District Attorneys Office and ons Of the most
astute officers in the Secret Service. He is short
and lame and not over awe-inspiring. Yet he
possesses a talent, force and energy which has
been the surprise Of more than one evildoer.
There is no man on the Supreme Court Bench
that is calnier and more deliberate than Judge
Dixon When he was selected to fill the position
in this county because of the illness of Judge
Knapp a better choice could not have been
made His knowledge of law Is proverbiaL
In this city there is no more popular clergy
man than the Rev Cornelius Brett. of the
Bergen Reformed Church. He is not sensa-
tional but he is sincere and his congregati on
recognize the fact and appreciate it,
Civil Engineer Brooks of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company has charge OF the construc-
ton Of the elevated railroad tracks and that
alone is a guarantee that the WORK win be sue
cessful and the citizens not annoyed
The most fortunate police officer in this city Is
Chief Murphy. He was made sergeant after
short service and then promoted to chief over
the heads of all the captains Since then the
tenure of Office act was passed and the chief cen
be chief as long as he desires.
Articles of incorporation were filed with the
County Clerk yesterday by the Essex Publishing
Company with capital stock of 10000, divided
into 800 shares of par value OF 500 each The
incorporators are Moses BigeIow Samuel F.
Bigelow and John j Leidy.
Two important sales of Paterson mill property
we're made by Sheriff Cadmus Friday under
foreclosure. The Iyanhoe Paper Company s
mills were sold to the Paterson Savings Institu-
ton, the COMPLIMENTS for So, 900, and the Pas
sale Bleachery at Passac to William Penning-
ton, the trustee for the creditors, for $4,000
The horse ridden by General W. j. sewell in
the war has just died at Hightstown at the ad
vanced age Of thirty five years.
The Dickerson Mine in Morris county has
reached the perpendicular depth of o10 feet
The bottom is now as5 feet below the sea level
The Elzabethport Cordage Works, which
have been closed since January /, received a
large consignment OF material Friday and
will resume operations next week. The works
employ 700 hands.
After eleven years absence. during which his
family had given him up for dead, Daniel
wiitse has returned to his home in TurnervIle,
Camden county. He had been in Mexico where
he became rich.
Seven hundred trees were planted by the
school children of whitallon-the- Delaware
Friday.
Mayor Haynes, OF Newark. and Secretary
Wallace, of the Health Board returned home
Friday night from their trip through the West
They visited Detroit Chicago and Milwaukee to
witness the practical operations of the F1isch-
man MISUNDERSTANDING machine which Mayor
Haynes is anxious that the city shall invest
$4,000 in. They had very pleasant time
while on the trip. and it is said that His
Honor believes more firmly than ever in the ma
! chine.
For refusing to pay his taxes, amounting to
$500, William II. Gaunt, young married man
Of Morristown, has been committed to the
| County Jail for an indefinite time
The term Of the Democratic postmaster of
/ Atlantic City will expire ON May /, and the pins
are being set up 10 have Levi Albertson, a for
mer Republican postmaster, put back into the
! Office Albertson is an active party man and the
! chairman OF the County Committee. He has
had his hat chalked BY Senator Gardner and
/ he is the ayowed Sewell candidate John Per
kins is being urged upon Congressman Bnchan-
an, 10 whom the appointment belongs butit Is
believed 10 this case that Buchanan will permit
Sewell 10 assist him in making the recommends
ton.
The charges against ex-senator Nichols APP
pointment as postmaster OF Brdseton have
been withdrawn, and his commission vii now
I be issued 10 him. The charge Of forgery, il ap.