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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-19
Ignominious Termination
Of the Mayoralty Count
Humbug.
PERKINS HAD NO CASE.
Republican Lawyers Realize Their
Absurd Position and Try to
Let Themselves Down Easy.

There is another hitch In the proceed
ings which certain Republican leaders
have been trying to inaugurate with the
Cleveland from succeeding himself in
accordance with the will of the people, as
= expressed in the recent election.
The lawyers who had taken up the
hasty job of trying to chuck ojum" on
the Democratic party held consultation
yesterday and decided that they would
take no action in the premises-until
after May l. they said-when the Mayor
will enter upon his new term.
There were present at the conference
Councillors Gilbert Collins, John A.
Blair, FIavel Mctee, George l. Record
and Otto Grouse.
FUNERAL SERVICES.
The conference lasted some time and it
took great deal of discussion to arrive
at the conclusion which was reached.
All that the lawyers would say about the
postponement was that it was thoug ht
that by waiting until May 5, the day no W
fixed for the move, the committee would
be in a stranger position before the court.
In imparting this information Mr.
Grouse said that there were two ways
to proceed.
One was by the action proscribed by
other was the old common law quo war
ranto proceeding. The former, Mr..
Grouse added, could be taken at any
time, but the Mayor must be in possession
of the Office before the latter could be
commenced.
fact of the postponement, 1t is reasonable
to infer that the proceedings will be on a
writ OF quo warranto.,
THE PETITION.
The voiuminouS document upon Whi ch
the proceedings will be based. If there is
ever any base or any further proceeding
at all, has been completed. 1t contains
about one hundred pages of type written
legal cap, and sets up almost every politi-
cal iniquity under the sun. 1t first de-
clares rather impudently that George F..
Perkins received more votes than Orestes
counted tor him. Then it goes
more into particulars, and says
that in each Of the twenty four pre-
cjncts in the First and Second districts,
5irree precincts Ia the Third, three IN the
Fourth, Two in the Fifth and four in the
Sixth, gross frauds were committed in
The interest of the Democratic candidate.
Accompanying the petition are 178 affi-
davits, In which men living in the
Eighth precinct of the Sixth district
swear they voted for Perkins. whereas
the returns from that precinct give Per-
kins only seventy-five votes.
The document also charges that cleo
tion officers were bribed TO commit frauds
in favor of Mayor Cleveland, by being
appointed to office by him and promised
employment under the city government.
1t is also charged that some of the officers
were bribed with money.
THE END OF 1T.
A well known Democrat said this morn
ing that the whole affair looked to him as
though 1t was beginning to peter out.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-19
AN INSANE NEGRO's WORK.
He Kills One Man. Wounds Another
and Narrowly Escapes Lynching.
Special to the JerseY Citv Netcs


NEwBURG, N. X, April 19, $780, u ohm
Taylor, colored boatman, thirty-fiye
years old, and employed on the canal boat
John Reid, became insane yesterday after
noon.
He was allowed to continue at large
and this morning, taking up revolver,
he commenced firing upon those at work
about the pier of the Pennsylvania Coal
Company. He fired about twenty shots.
William Mcdowell, fireman of the yard,
received several of the bullets in the alb
domen and has since died.
William Burger was struck in the leg,
but not severely wounded.
The employees of the coal company
numbering over two hundred, armed
themselves with shot guns, revolvers and
Delaying pins, and set upon
Taylor. He was shot in the
abdomen and leg, and badly cut
up. Captain Chase, of the Fifth Separate
Company was obliged to stand over
Taylor with a loaded revolver to keep
him from being lynched, Taylor was SUBJ
sequently locked up in jail.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-19

conduct, and Mrs. Maggie Dolan declared
that If any more census takers come to
her house she would stand him on his
head.
One woman suggested that the four
pound Foley where he was, but before
the suggestion could be acted upon Foley
escaped to side room He was so badly
frightened that he declared he would
throw his job up before he would serve
another subpoena.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-19
A Sixteen Yaar old Thief,

George Saunders, sixteen year old boy,
boarding with Mrs. Mary Farley, of No.
204 Grand street, was committed for trial
by Justice Stilsing this morning on a
charge of larceny. Mrs. Farley yesterday
missed $75 which she had in tin box.
Young Saunders while sschasing CATS
accidently stumbled upon the tin box and
and appropriated its contents Saunders
says he gave playmate $40 of the money
to keep for him. He declares there were
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-19
Princeton Prize Essayists.

<DeCtuF 70 Ue JeTssy lItJ Nel0s.
PRINCETON, April 10, 1890. 0.The follow
ing have been selected as contestants for
the Biddle Essay Prize, which is the in
come of S5O0:--v. l.. Collins, England;
Max Farrand, New Jersey; j. Y. Graham,
Wisconsin: Leroy Gresham, Maryland;
William Harris, New Jersey; 6. w.
Indiana; c.. Nudge, New Jersey; b
Phinizy. Georgia. w. X. Prentice, New
York; p. X. Satterheld, Philadelphia,
and 3. v. White, New Jersey.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-19
Hoboken Notes.

Anton Ratz, aged seventeen, of No. 104
Sixth street, was arrested this morning
on capias. Retz has been indicted for
grand larceny.
The Stevens Institute and Hoboken
basel ball teams will cross bats at the
Cricket Grounds this afternoon. The
Hoboken team is composed OF old time
faxorites.
The streets are very dirty. The high
wind of the last few days has tended to
make the dust fly, and caused more than
one citizen to say more than his prayers
The escape of young Lintner from P0-
liceman Kenny is another argument in
favor of prison van.
The Brotherhood ball players seems to
be the fayorites in this city Several en-
thusiasts will witness their opening game
in New York today
It is possible that Street Commissioner
Kelly may call on the ayes and nays in
the Council
The annual picnic and shooting festival
of the Miller Rifle Club will be held at
Schuetzen Park, Union Hill, on Decora-
tion Day, A game Of baseball between
tho Hamiltons, of Union Hill, and the
McKeons of Hoboke, and a mile race,
open to all. will be features. There will
be grand display of fireworks in the
evening.
Directors Large Bruggemann, of the
Board of Freeaolders, was about town
this morning improved in health after
having made a tour of the Southern
States.
The police were notified yesterday that
Maggie Kane a ten year old, was missing
from her home, No. 4 Grand street, since
Tuesday. The child remained away from
school on Friday last and was upbraided
for so doing. Tuesday morning she left
the house saying that she would not go
to school. She has since been missing
The child wore a red flannel dress with
white braid and red shawl.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-19
STATE PRISON SUPPLIES.
Various Awards Made At Trenton Ye
terday.

Various Awards Made At Trenton Yes
terday.
Special TO the Jersey City Neses.
7 RENToN, April 10. 1S9O.--The bids were
yesterday opened at the State Prison for
the various supplies with the following
result Groceries, d. P. Forst g Co.;
meats, L. H. Stein; shoulders and illumi-
mating material, William Dolton & Co..
coal. Cox Brothers, of New York; bed )
ding. Scudder 81 Dunham; shoes, A. T :.
sumers' Oil Company; steam fittings and
metals, Walter, Dunn & Co., Newark;
vegetables, no bid; ice, James Furey;
milk, Thomas B. DeCou; lumber, J. S.
Taylor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-19
FIGHTING FOREST FIRES.
Employees of the Cen tral Railroad Have
Tough Time at Lakewood.

Gmpioyes OF the Central Railroad nave
Tough Time at Lakewood.
Special to the Jersey City Ne,cs
LAKEWOOD, April 10, 1S90.-Two car
loads of employees of the New Jersey
Southern Railroad have been fighting
forest fire between Lakewood and Man
chester since ten O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. The fire is said to ave been set by
q locomotive of the Southern Railroad.
1t has burned over about one thousand
acres of running oaks and young growth
belonging to John H. Irons and others.
Another foresu fire is destroying valuable
timber on the Tuckerton Railroad be-
tween Writings and Bamber. Still
another forest fire, quite as damaging as
either of the above, is burning betwee
New Egypt and Writings. One large
cranberry plantation is reported des-
troyed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-19

The Music Committee of the First Bap-
tist Church has selected Mr.. John H.
McGown as organist and musical director
to succeed Mr.. Apelles, VINO recently
died. MIR. McGown has been long and
favorably known as an organist in this
city. He was for eight years at the Tab
ernacle and for Ave years has been at
Hoboken.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-19

There were 1866 failures in the United
States reported to Bradstrects during the
week, against 1877 in the preceding week
and 191, 181, l57 and l75 in the corres-
ponding weeks Of 1889, 1855. 1887 and 1885
respectively. The total number of fail
ures in the United States January to
date Is 1881, against 1904 in 1882
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-19

5pectdt 70 ne JeFseg ClEV Aetp3-
WASHINGTON, April 10. 1890. The River
and Harbor Committee of the House
made its bill public yesterday, though the
report has not yet been handed into the
House. Altogether, the bill appropriates
about twenty million dollars, although
some large items have been taken out Of
the bill since it was first made up and
The appropriations for New Jersey are,
Passaic River. 10000; Raritan River,
$50, 900; Shrewsbury River, $40, 900; r ari-
tan Bay, $35 600.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-19

Bergen, playEd the Blue Stars yesterday
and won by score of 81 to IL.
AT about half-past six yesterday after
noon team and truck dashed down the
Newark Plank road and got down as far
as West Side avenue. where they stam-
peded another team.
The old pastor of the West Side Avenue
M E. Church left West Bergen this morn
ing and the new one moves in on Mon
dav
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-19

but $40 in the box. The $40 which Saun-
ders gave his playmate was returned.
Saunders says his mother died four years
ago. Since then he has lived. with two
sisters in the Orphans Home on Glenwood
avenue. He ran away from the Home.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-19
ATLANTIC CITY PROUD.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland is Expected There
Today.
Special to the jersey ctr NelOs.

! IOUHye
Special to the Jersey city Ne,cs
ATLANTIC CITY, April 10. 1890 Mrs.
Grover Cleveland will arrive here today
for stay Of a week or more. AS it will
be her first visit to this city, her coming
is awaited with interest She win be ac-
companied by Mrs. Lily Manchester
Laughton, of Torresdale. who is her close
friend
Ex-President Cleveland may possibly
arrive next w eek.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-19
Murat HaIstead to Edit Brooklyn
Paper.

Murat Halstead, the well known Re-
publican editor whom President Harrison
appointed minister 10 Germany and the
Senate refused to confirm. it is an
nounced will become the editor of
Brooklyn Standard Union on Monday.
Mr. Halstead was for thirty years con-
nected with the Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-19

Ex-Freeholder James Rollston, who
was Democratic candidate for Recorder
of Bayonne, wants recount. He says
he was counted out, and as this is the first
charge of election crookedness that has
been made in Bavonne in dozen years,
it makes a sensation. John H. Besher,
the successful Republican candidate, had
only forty-one majority.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-19

BnacHAA's piils work IKE magic on weak
tomaeh.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-19
CAUGHT BY THE POLICE
A Disorder1y House Raided
by the Hoboken
Finest.

The Hoboken police raided a disorderly
house at No. 1862 Madison street last night
and succeeded in capturing two women
inmates and their male companions. II
the police had waited until tonight they
would probably have made larger haul,
as Saturday night is always gala night
and the orgies are at their height.
The complaint was made by Albert
Mohnking. the owner of the house. and
at nine o'clock the warrant was placed n
the hands of the police Detectives Gall
lagher and Kirlon and Policemen DAWN,
Cross and Stanton made the raid While
two policemen guarded the rear the other
three entered the front door. The in-
mates evidently did not anticipate the
raid. At the station house they regis
tered as Mary Kellogg, aged twenty nine,
married, residence, No. 162 Madison
street; Louisa Butler, aged twenty 1.-TWO,
No. 129 Adams street; James McLaugh-
lin, gas filter, married, No. 143 Griffith
street, Jersey City Heights, an d William
Chasthart; No. 203 Griffith street, Jersey
City Heights. This morning the male
prisoners were discharged upon the pay
menJ of fine, and the women were
rom Yr1fff ad
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-19

1t is said that William H. Drescher, the
Republican nominee for Councilman Of
West Hoboken. who was showed under
by Tom" Finnegan, intends to contest
the election on the grounds of fraud.
The friends of Mr.. Drescher are trying to
persuade him from the course but ne is
inexorable. Mr.. Finnegan says he is
willing at any time to have recount and
thinks it will tend to increase his major
ifv
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-19
Hartnett.s yPenther Report.

VAN HourEs'a cocoA-dslIcioua-mads Instantly.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-07-03
He Owns an Island.

The Colonies and India says: 81, J,
Francis, @. c., of Hong Kong, can be,
like Defoe's immortal creation, monarch
of all he surveys when he lands upon the
island of Balambaugan, off the coast of
North Borneo. The island was conceded
to Mr.. Francis during a holiday visit
which that gentleman paid to Borneo
last year, and is described as being close
upon fifty miles in circumference and ly-
ing about ten or eleven miles off the
extreme northern point of Borneo. 1t is
$50 miles from the port of SaDdakan,
and has no inhabitants nor any trace OF
any. The northern half of the island is a
sandy plain, we'll suited for pasturing
cattle, or for cocoanut planting. The other
side consists of densejungleoflar large trees,
something after the style of the dark
forest which so impeded Mr.. Stanley in
his last journey across Africa The
shore, as is common in the tropics, is
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-07-03
White Cats are Generally Deal

Harrison Weir, President Of 'ls y
tional Cat Club, England, says u !
book "Our Cats" that white c n,
the long or the short haired breed : =
" TO be deaf. Should it have blae 9 9
the fancy color, it is almost eeElaln"
deaf. -
Mr.. Weir, at a cat show, pureInass.l
white cat, a beauty, loving and su Ts
for the low price of two guineas; ~
he got it home the cat proven
''stone deaf uA.+0
Then the trouble began. Il snn i !
of the dining room, its cry for aalli'ii \
could be heard all over the nousl
being deaf, it did not know the nO ~,
made. though its owner often Wa wa
that it could hear its own cry WI m
called out as it sat on his zap =,
out with ten-cat power, ana y N
handing voice caused it to be nan''
"Colonel." ta..4
One day friend saw the DE-
and admired it so much as to aecsg Z
gift, even after being told lis s.., \
''stone deaf" A few days si'I h,
Weir received letter from tne - =,
offering to return the loud-volo,eu ' =
"Give it to any one You piea ir
don't return it to US. was the ie Is,i
The Colonel was given to u''
LADY. and both were happy.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-07-03
concealing a Black Eve.

Even the best Of men occasion,p.
meets with some misfortune that les,.
its mark on his anatomy in the shane 4.
black eye. No matter what the cam
a black eye artificial, Of courseD CAM
be said TO bring that joy and conts,
ment of which the poet sings.
~ got black eye the otherdayn ii
a Detroit gentleman, "and succeeded,
getting rid of it in a short spacen
"That's clever; how did YOU do III,
"In one of the most sensible war, /,
the world.n
"Did you poultice it with raw bei
steakgn
"No.n
"Did you battle it in skim.milk "A
then bandage it with castor oilln
Neither Of these remedies. althoB5
/ was told that they were very success.
full. I'll give you the secret, for youu,,
get a black eye yourself some day. Loss
at my face; amt my eyes dead mateslH
"They seem to be-.
''But one OF them is a black eve md
an ugly one, too. The fact Of the md.
ter is, / visited a black eye artist Up i
one of the big bull ings and had lin
with a few deft strokes of his bushs
paint the black eye out Of sight, an
when / left his office | had two Of ii
most charming optics you ever saw
is an old New York gag, aud has httl
been introduced in this city. When
called the eye artist had six patiai
ahead Of me, all waiting their turnsob
/ treated. One man had both eyes blGs
I cned, and the other had terribly scratchs
nose, while third was minus two iOl
teeth. y
"Can you wash your face when -
have a painted-out black eyel"
"Oh, yes, only you have to do i can
fully. The paint ought to be reueEs
every third day. I'm going down
have mine treated again tomorrow Ia
by the way" said the gentleman, mo-
ing off, ''don't breathe word Of this
my wife, or there will be music in b
air. Detroit Free Press.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-07-03
The Royal Palace at T0n'

The kingdom of Porto Now ,',.lrls
West African coast, which has " ri
placed under French protee1lo.n' c.ls
time prove to be an importan.. ~
possession for the French peopie' IN
the capital of the kingdom \. d
about 90. 600 inhabitants, Is ~. ~ q.
mercial centre Of the surrounui,n .i;.b,l
try, and already there are es'rS'b 0u.
number of French commlsslOa.A ~ 4
The royal palace is one Of tnT
worthy buildings, a stone wvhich
considered a great luxury y ..s;sngulr
The inner cOurty ard Is -, -, Of
shape. 1t contains the ll. IN
king, and serves as the reeeP''
Frank Leslie's.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-07-03

fringed with mangroves. The,
abundance Of fine limestone On tbs Si, =
the highest of which reaches ovs. .i y.
feet, and in the valleys is soil eviS.1 ~
very suitable for coffee planting. T.l
are two good harbors. Wild cstti lusls
apparently abundant, and there srs tS. =
species of deer, and plenty Of wild mug, n;a
but no crockodiles. So far Mr. F,sa9a
has formed no definite idea as to xS s.l
shall do with Balambangan, but n 7 y
tends to send competent man down " ~ !.
examine and report upon the places "
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-07-03
Eye-stones.

Eye-stones are really portions Of NJ
covering of certain shell fish. They n
found at the opening of the shell I'd
serve to close the entrance when the sa
NAL draws itself within. They ra
various kinds, but those used as sTe
stones are hard, stony bodies, about ID
size of split peas, one-third to onesliA
of an inch in diameter, little lonss
than broad, having one surface plane 'Ha
the other convex.
When they have been worn by the =
ton of the sea, they are very smooth "a
shining. Like other shells, they ~
composed of carbonate of lime. wa
placed in weak acid, such as yinesIi
chemical change takes place, carOoHla
acid gas is given off, and in its e''als
produces the movements which are p'lss
iarly supposed to show that the stone
''alive.
When one of these stones Is pa's
under the eyelid, at the outer corner Y
natural movements Of the lid in Vlnki,s
push it gradually toward the inner ~ n
and when it comes in contact WIN \.
mote which is causing the irritation " Y
is carried along and finally expelled Vl-
it. The belief that such stones nav
peculiar detective power, and move a@ y
in the eye until they find and remo', !, !.
irritating substance for which 'le! NV
been 'ssent,n has no foundation ID las \
It is interesting to know tina. u \
lining membrane of the stomach q ~ Y
crawfish there are found small ul'
which 90 under the name OF 'craos w.,
and look not unlike the true eye,s0l !
They have sometimes been mls'aA. .l. =
them, and presumably would se s'
similar purpose Scientific Anl'ii''-
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-09-18
Opera House. d,

On Monday night next our theatre
goers will have an opportunity of wit
Messing one Of the best attractions of
the season. The Boston Herald says Of
it: Lights and Shadows" by Charles
Gayler, was produced in a manner de-
serving of high praise by Frank c., Gay
ler's company. and witnessed by large
and thoroughly appreciative audience
at the Grand Opera House last evening.
1t combines all the essential material of
melOdramas well put together, smoothly
and naturally worked out, is nicely bal
anced in it's situations and is well staged
There is scarcely a single weak spot to
be detected in the structure of the piece,
looking Mt it, from melodramic stand
point. 1t is scarcely necessary to re-
count at this time the details of the
powerful plot OF the piece, as it was re-
lated in these columns Oh the occasion
of it's last representation here. In gen.
eral it may be said that at no time are the
in the slightest degree and that the
members of the company did not neg
lect their work. A few words deserve to
be given to the scenery. The represen-
tatiOn Of the Hudson, with the Palisades
in the distance, of Broadway and Union
Square, and the Brooklyn Bridge by
moonlight, were strikingly realistic;
while in the third act real water was
used in the flooding of Mother Meg's
den. This was particularly effective.
The breaking of real glass in the second
act also created no little enthusiasm.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-09-18
Mckinley Abroad.

Chauncey NJ. Depew presided at the
first fall meeting OF the Union League
Club, in New York. on the 18th. He
had just returned from Europe, and on
taking the chair, he thanked the Club
for it's cordial welcome upon his return
from abroad, and said: "Of all the great
Americans known on the other side, not
even excepting General Grant. none are
so we'll known as James Ct. Blaine and
William Mckinley. They seem to re.
gard Mckinley as man who has been
studying up economic subjects and has
invented new scheme by which to close
up the factories of Europe and starve
the people into submission to the Amer
lean Government. They piled me with
questions as to Mckinley, and tried to
get an expression as to the nature of the
man and what he is going to do with all
the people abroad. 1 replied that my
notion of Mckinley was that possibly
he had an idea of inducing them to
migrate with all their factories and
workmen to the great American country
and thus help give greater consuming
power to the agricultural products. In
asmuch as some of the great Govern
ments abroad had taken notion that
they did not want to be on familiar
terms with the American hog, the best
they could do was to increase the con
Stunning capacity of the American hog at
hOme.n