The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-10-26
ABOUT THE CITY.
The Condensed Pirate Does
Up His Fellow Citizens
In Rainbow ColorS.
PAULuS HOOK PERAMBU-
LATOR.

Constable Dougherty went out to the
Elizabeth track last week TO make ms
ices in arresting some Of the bookmak-
ers. But, alas for trailty OF human ma
turei When the doughty constable arrived
on the track he was seized with the pas
sion Of gambling, and when he came back
10 Justice Weeds office he had neither
money nor prisoners.
Ezra whitehall, the boys want to know
where and when you learned to smoke n
cigar, and who taught you the accom-
plishment2
The S. S. DIS held reception at the
club rooms IN Henderson street last week.
VIII Weed, G. OF w. D.. rendered mccall
solo rs did John B. Ross, G. of II. D.;
Ezra Witherell, e.. recited some personal
experiences; q. Fricke, captain. tried to
demonstrate his ability as a dancer with
some success. A collation. followed the
entertainment.
Fred Reeves has allowed his sfdeboards
90 again appear and has re-enforced them
with 8 i,lustache.
Every one who met Jake Kramer last
week said: Whom have you put your
eye in mourning for, Jakefo
Shoemaker Nathan, it is said, IS con-
tfacting with unknown parties TO have
his shanty rewhitewashed.
Jack Ross, has the nice girl stolen any
thing from yous
What is the reason that Billy Stelges
not handled q cue for months.
Spenser Buckingham bought one of the
new Rolio' collars. For one night
Spenser suffered indescribable torture;
since then be bias never been seen wear
Mike 0'5ara, it Is said, will apply to
Professor Herman for a position US
slight OF hand artist. O'Mara does not
desire TO starve when The present regime
crawis into oblivion,
"a pr0minent politician. who is some
times seen about the City Hail. aud who
has gathered a considerable amount OF
money in election bets. strolied into a
candy store the other day. He saw one of
those oracles into which you drop penny
and your question is answered by u
printed Yes" or ssNon appearing in a
elauk space. The politician dropped a
cent in the slotsan asked, "ShaII bet on
MePhiilipsf' NO. came the answer
which was repeated three times 70 test
The accuracy OF the oracle the politician
dropped still another cent inithe slot and
asked, Is Joe Buckridge handsome"
The politician WIS satishedlwith the ac-
curacy Of the machine.
George Gartner, the accomplished tom
sorial artist OF Taylor's Hotel. is con-
sidered BY mis- friends bigger man than
old Grant, since ne vanQuished Charles
d. J. Noelke and his S25 silk umbrella.
George bears his honors modestly, how
episode than to remark that If EN0elke
shows his head in the hotel without the
money for that pipe he broke he will
make him wish he mad moved to Mont
clair year ago.
An enterprising glass blower has opened
d shooting gallery on the lower part OF
Montgomery street. He has full plant
for blowing glass IN the window, and
there he sits making all sorts OF
funny articles, attentively watched
by gaping crowd. The walls are
ornamented with placards holding out
Inducements to the unwary TO try the
shooting gallery, which cannot fail to at
tract the attention of those who watch
Z the glass blower. In this way the rifle
gallery manages TO do thriving bust
ness-
Tom Haggerty. the genial sergeant-at-
arms Of the Court Of Chancery, has been
busy man during the past week. He
from Asbury PARK TO this city, where he
proposes to reside during the winter.
Tom created considerable OF sensation
about Chancery Chambers the other day
byopening a bottle of apollinaris water.
HAMILTON PARK IDLER.
John r. Madden, the popular candidate
for Assembly from the Seventh district,
makes short but effective campaign
speeches.
The Park House has become the lead
ing rendezvous for politicians, especially
so since the organization of the Dennis
Mclaughlin Association.
You should have seen Undertaken Nc
kee serving refreshments at the stag re-
cepIion Of the McLaughlins Tnursday
night. The old hands at the business
actually stopped TO look, to admire and
tocatch points.
That wasa bright thing Assistant Prose-
cutor Noonan said at Pohlmann's Wednes-
day night concerning Undertaken Boy
lan's canvass for coroner He said every
living voter ID the district would vote for
him, and the deadsones, too, had they not
been debarred through the provisions of
the new ballot reform law.