The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-09-21
ABOUT THE CITY,
The Condensed Pirate Does
Up His Fellow Citizens
in Rainbow Colors.
PAuLus HOOK TRACKS.

Captain Mills little ferry across the
Gap has grown In prosperity Of late and
the traffic over IL has assumed such pro-
portions that the captain is obliged to
keep two boats going almost all the time.
The increase in the traffic has been
brought about by the location Of the
freight yard and wharves of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad on the south
side of the Gap. The number of
passengers on the Central road that avail
themselves of the captains ferry is still
small and would no donbt be larger il
the advantages or the ferry were better
known AT least twenty minutes can be
saved By crossing the Gap to the Central
depot instead going SO New York
and then coming back over the Com
munipaw ferry. The trains leave Jersey
City fifteen minutes later than they do
from New York, and 10 takes every bit of
twenty minutes to get TO Liberty street
from Exchange place. while any able
bodied man can walk from Montgomery
and Washington streets TO the Central
station in fifteen minutes
James T.. Hopkins, son of Roundsmau
Hopkins, who went to Europe year ag
last June and who Is expected to retur
this fail has been persuaded BY his friends
in the old country to remain abroad an
other year. Young Hopkins has visited
England, ireland, Scotland and France
He was In Paris during the exposition
and climbed che Eiffel tower with the aid
of m elevator. A letter was recently re-
cefvei from him, from London, in which
gives glowing account of visits which
ne recently paid TO the House of Parlia-
ment, Windsor Castle, the Tower OF
London and Marlborough House He
mas been much benefited by his trip and
his health which was in precarious con-
dition when hewent away, has greatly i'm
proved
Lawyer M. II. Rosenberg is one
Of the most brilliant of the young mem
bers OF the New Jersey bar and many an
old practitioner has found the young man
more than a match tor him in handling
some knotty legal question. Any one who
should sea Mr. Rosenberg now in
his health and strength would never
believe that 1t is not SO many years ago
when be was frail, delicate little boy,
aud pupil Of the Hasbfouck Institute
He was always q good student, and when
he was in knickerbockers he was in the
highest classes OF the institute. He al
ways associated with the larger boys, who
were never happier than when they were
tormenting little Rosy. as they used to
call him. A faVorite trick of theirs was
to stand the little fellow in an ash barrel
which came about up TO his neck and
then stand off a short distance and ieer at
his frantic appeals to be released from his
humiliating position There are very few
of his old torinentors whom Rosy could
not take by the neck now and toss about
as easily as they used to handle him In
the old days at HnsbroucK's.
A large number of people daily view the
magnificent new royal blue vestibuled
trains at the Central Railroad station
which the Baltimore and Ohio people are
running between this city and Washing
ton. The trains take their name from the
the deep blue color of the cars. which,
together with the lettering and ornamen-
tation in silver produces an artistic eff
,bo no9st + IA otff al ~ ar oil hat
| they are represented TO be and everyone
| who sees the trains is anxious TO make
| a trip on one of them.
| Johnny McCutcheon was one OF the
most distinguished looking veterans at
/ Wednesday nights banquet.
| Constable Frank Meyer is one OF the
/ best looking constables in the county.
| He's always attentive to business and is
| a hustler.
| Justice of the Peace Lockwood, Of
Washington street, possesses a retiring,
| amicable disposition that is winning for
| him many friends down town
! James Brann is delightful companion,
! especially when in reminiscent mood.
| City Collector 2. II. O,Neill was with
| his family among the spectators at the
Grand Army banquet Wednesday even
ing.
out ex-Police Commissioner Buckley and
Tommy Lenahan, and capture the 500
crayon portrait for selling the most
tickets for the rattle In aid of the St.
Aloysius Academy. The ex-PolIce Com
missioner declares he is not working with
Lenahan, but that IL is a fair three-cor-
nered fight
A story has leaked ont concerning the
manner in which certain we'll known
young man played practical joke on a
down town tailor. He was measured for
suit OF clothes. When he called to
= - H.. q
the coat wouldn't meet by several inches,
and the pantaloons were skin-tights in
stead of loose, as ordered. ~ don like
pay ing $40 for that suit, said the young
man, .'yet don't like to see you lose all
oft IN give you S25 for it, and run the
friend. The tailor couldn't for
the life of him tell how
he had made such a mistake. He con-
suited his figures and concluded he got
hold of some one else's measure. He
concluded to take the $25. What was his
establishments to find sitting next to him
at the theatre that night his young as
toner attired in the identical suit. whic
fit him like a kid glove. A friend called
the next morning and planked down til o
SIS, explaining that 1t was all joke,
that he had been the custodian Of the SIS
since the bargain had been struck The
young customer had padded.
Since the O'Neills moved into their
new quarters at NewBrk avenue and Hen
derson streets, that hitherto quiet corner
has become one of the most popular re-
sorts for the downtown politicians
Mirth, music and politics are now
the chief characteristics of the neighbor
hood. Why did they not take Boeraem
HaIlg
Charles Stuhr, of Hoboken, was among
the Jsffersonians at Friday nights meet
ing in Roche's Hall. Mr.. Stuhr said he
took little stock in politics except in the
interest of the people.
Patrolman Peter Rsen, whose giant
form can most always be seen around the
Pennsylvania depot. Is undoubtedly the
haudsomest policeman on either side of
the North River.
Jim Brann's first visit to Coney Island
was marked with many curious n,ishaps
that. woven in a story would no doubt
find conspicuous place in the pages of
Puck or Judge.
The prestige Colonial ..Gil'' Robinson
has among Grand Army men is such as
may well please the popular clerk OF the
Police Board.
Undertaken George Bunnell is becoming
a popular basso.
Denny Mclaughlin Is quite frequently
seen nowadays ia the yicIuiTy OF the City
Hall.
Ono OF the most. genial of down town
Justices of the Peace is James Douglass.
The Judge is an enthusiastic Democrat.
and a prominent member Of the O'Neill
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