The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-11
CITY NOTES.

At about six O'Clock yesterday morning
the schooner Caroline Hall, of Hacken-
sack, while being towed by the tugboat
Wesley Stoney, collided with the east
end OF the Newark avenue draw bridge.
The bridge was damaged about $500 and
County Superintendent Cannon will hold
the owners of the vessel responsible for
the damage.
Gently stole a pair of marine glasses from
Governor Abbett's yacht, pleaded guilty
yesterday and was sentenced to six
months in the Penitentiary. The glasses
were a present from Pilot Commissioner
Thomas S.. Negus to the Governor.
Justice StIlsing this morning dis
charged Michael Drum, drunk and dis
orderly; Michael Anderson No. 1856 Hen
derson street, drunk and disorderly, and
Maggie Kelly, No 60 Marris street,
drunk. Michael Mcclure, 40. 535L5
Tenth street, was held tor further ex-
animation.
james Kennedy, of No. 1903 Eighth ave-
nue., New York, was seized with an cpl
leptlc ut on Grand street. yesterday and
taken to the City Hospital.
Mr.. Il. G. Cook, of No. 397 Paramount
avenue, while driving down Montgomery
street hill yesterday met with quite a
serious accident. His vehicle was caught
between two OF the electric motor cars,
one ascending the other descending, and
SIN to pieces. Mr.. Cook was thrown
out, but his feet becoming entangled in
the reins he was dragged from beneath
the wheels of the ascending car and thus
escaped injuries which would have
proved more serious than those he re-
ceived.
The latest sensation in political circles
is the claim OF the Ramsey faction that
the ballot box was stuffed at the First
district Republican primary Tuesday
night. An effort. it is said. will be made
TO prove it.
A carrousel has located on Grand street
above Jersey avenue. 1t was well patron.
lied last night. A stalWurt policeman
suppressed the hoodlums.
The Garfield Association has engaged
twenty-five seats for next Tuesday night
at the Academy OF Music. After the per-
formance the association will have a sup
per.
The Palma Clubs entertainment next
Thursday night will consist of literary
and musical gems. 1t will be a grand
success.
The contractor has completed the re-
pairing of Grove street between Grand
n York streets. and Newark avenue and
Bay street. The North Hudson County
Railway Company has a gang of men at
work attending to its part of the improve
ment. Every railway company is required
to paw between its tracks.
james Reardon, a real estate dealer of
Harrison, appeared at the Third precinct
station house yesterday and claimed the
mastiff which the boy Cornelius Bowling
had when arrested Thursday. When
the dog saw Reardon it manifested
every evidence of pleasure. Bowling
said that he and another
boy saw b dog bounding along the
street and thought he didn't belong to
any one, so they tied q string aroun his
neck. The dog has quite illustrious con-
nections, his brother being the property
Of Senator Mcdonald. Mr.. Reardon was
allowed to take the dog home. Bowling
was held on a charge OF grand larceny.
This Third District Republican Club
met last night and endorsed the action of
the Republican convention.
Mr.. Henry Frennd, the weiss beer
brewer, sailed on the Rugia this morning
for Hamburg. Last night a farewell re-
ception was held at his house, No. 787
Newark avenue. In attendance were the
Rev. A. Stuckert, Mr.. r. Brown, HI.
Simon, Carl Rumpler, Mr.. and Mrs. Ban