The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-02-23
CITY AND STATE.
Notable Sayings and Doings Of
Noted Men.

sellor and his manner OF conducting himself in q
court room would not know the quiet, modest
/ young man who sits next to Senator Gardner
and seldom opens his mouth.
/ Captain Jack" Graham, who so ably con-
serves the dignity of the Senate Committee, was
| absent from his post one day last week He was
hastily summoned to Jersey City, and left with
out saying a word to anyone. When he re-
turned TO Trenton his smile was two inch es
| wider and the wink OF his left eye three degrees
more intense. He declares it is the finest boy in
the State.
Elk City Collector Huffty, Of Camden, who is
watching the recount at Trenton for General
| Grubb is quiet, unassuming gentleman He is
stout and short and has a close cropped sandy
/ beard streaked with gray. He stands directly
behind Senator Gardner. with a small Russian
leather note book in his hand, in which he occa-
sionally jots down some memoranda. So quietly
does he do his work that he was there almost
week before anyone noticed him particularly
Reporter Harry Colston one of the Oldest resi-
/ dents OF this city, rounded up his sixty-third
| year on Wednesday last Harry is seen regu-
/ larry on his rounds every morning. He became
! a printer devil in New York during the first
Harrison Presidential campaign half century
| ago, and has followed the occupation of news
paper reporter since 1851, receiving his first as
signment at the hands of the city editor of the
New York Tribune to procure the official vote of
Richmond county for Horace Greeley's Wing
almanac. He was also assigned to cover the
| first Republican meeting held In the city of New
/ York in a gentleman's parlor in the Fifteenth
| ward the entire audience OF which consisted of
four persons, including the reporter. The pro-
ceedings occupied half column in next days
issue of the Tribune. No intimation of the num-
Der of persons present was given Among his
early assignments was an interview with Daniel
4 Webster
Big Jake Kramer was measured by German
shoemaker some days ago for 2 new pair of
shoes. One of the SHOES pinched Jake's foot and
he complained. ''vell. how can 1 help dot. -
answered the shoemaker. you wears tirteens
on Won foot and fourteens on de oder
Ex-Fire Commissioner Johnny Brennan has
about as many friends as any one man is sup
posed to have He's good looking, big hearted,
generous kind and jovial, and still he's not mar
ried
.'Nick'' Fury is an athlete of the first water.
He started with twopound weight and now
handles a five-pound cannon ball. He'll juggie
the ten-pound bells before many moons
Detective Peter F. Reen, of the Pennsylvania
depot, says that he has paid rent long enough
and now proposes to pay taxes. He's pur-
chased a splendid $1,000 home on Sussex street.
The many friends of the genial giant are glad 10
hear of his good luck Judge Weed passed the
title
Clerk wanser, Of the City Clerks Office is at
tempting to raise an Imperial" His barber
says he'll have to glue it on.
The Central Methodist Episcopal Church of
Bridgeton IS to have set OF chimes to cost
So 0G0 This will be the only Methodist church
in the United States with chimes.
The Albertson Glass Works at Bridgeton.
which have been idle for several years, will
probably be soon started with new co-opera-
tive company that is now forming for that
purpose.
Miss Hattie Eckstein, of Waterford. had a
narrow escape from strangulation onW ednesday,
While sitting in a chair having her hair dressed,
with her hair on chalr-back, tightly fitting
collar pressed against her throat in such
manner as TO prevent her breathing before she
could make her situation known physician
was summoned, and after hard struggle, sue
ceeded in restoring her to consciousness.
John Smith, of RoseIle. while suffering from
delirium caused by fever, sprang out OF bed yes
| terday and ran to Elizabeth thres miles distant,
| in the pelting rain storm. He had only two gar
ments on He was found wandering around by
/ a policeman and was taken TO police headquar-
tiers. He may die.
| 5ixty-fOur persons nave subscribed IS apiece
4 toward paying the preliminary expenses of or
! ganizing boys club in Plainfeld. The idea of
| the club is to entertain and instruct all boys be-
tween the ages of six and twenty during the
evenings.
| In some Bergen county villages grocers or
| butchers sell cider literally charged with whis-
| key for five cents glass; and man can get
| staggering drunk on a quarter. The irequenters
of the cider shops spend their time In little back
| rooms, and most OF the business is done on Sun
| day.
The Hackensack Republican, speaking Of
| Paterson's request for S200.0o0 public building
says THE site for the proposed edice viii NOT
| be selected until the S20J,00U is appropriated by
| Congress, because it is impossible to tell where
will be the most central location IN Paterson 800
! years from now y
Englewood will soon have the finest hall in
Bergen county. 1t cost "a. 600, and is free from
| debt. The oval theatre will seat about 600 peo-
pie. Two bowl ng alleys Will be built on the first
| fioor, which will also be provided with public
| library, TIE other apartments have been secured
by the Engewood Social Club. The building
! viii be called the Englewood Lyceum and take
! the place OF the Athenaum, burned about two
| years ago
A hospital is to be built at Long Branch
The outlet OF Shark river has been opened on
the Key East side.
General and Mrs Clinton B. Fisk celebrated
the fortieth anniversary of their wedding Thurs
| day.
The coasting fleet which has been stationed at
Dennis Creek during the winter is preparing to
start Ii search OF IrelEut.
The case of Conger against Convery, in which
it is sought to Dust the Democratic clerk of Mid
dlesex county owing to alleged frauds at the
| first POLL OF the Sixth ward, Is TO be argued be-
! fore Justices Beaseley. Reed Dixon and Scud-
der or the Suprems Court. The contestants at
1 tempted 10 have the advanced ON rne SUI
preme Court list, SO that it might be Immediately
| decided, but were unsuccessful
The ifty-fourth annual session of the New
Jersey Conference OF the Methodist Episeo pal
Church VIII be held at Millvills, beginning on
March IT, 1t Is expected that there viii be
many changes made among the pastors.
Governor Albeit will preside at the Clanna-
Gaei celebration in honor Of Robert Emmett in
Cooper Union, New YORK, on March 4.
The Englewood Hospital Association is erect
ing $500 building on lsngle street, and viii
fit it with all niodern appliances for the allevia
ton of suffering. IL Wild be ready for occu.
pancy in April and will be free from debt.
An explosion Of dynamite cartridges OCCURRED
at William Tay lors home at khilltpsburg Wed
nesday The house was Wre C zed The furniture
destroyed and dir. and Mrs. Taylor aud their two
children seriously injured. boarder had
placed the Carriages IN the stove to dry, auc
Mrs. Tay,or, not knowing they were there, shut
the oven door, the jar causing the explosion
The boardar fled.
The selling OF cider by grocers formed the sub
ject of an interesting and animated discussion
| at the meeting OF the Watsessing Woman s
Christian Temperance Union in Temperance
| Hall Newark. The ultra temperance advocates
urged that patronage ought TO be WITHDRAWN
from the store Keepers who dispense cider b.
! the glass. Its sale as an ingredient Of innet
pies might be tolerated, although number o
women lestified that they could make equally u.
good nliuce pies without cider or brandy. ThG
conservative element prevailed, and 1t was de
( cidsd that the QrOcers be interviewed and askes