The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-03-16
ROUND THE COUNTY.
Personal Points on the Tire
of the Revolving Wheels
of Time.
HOBoKEN HASH.

foreman Of the jury which held an in
quest into the death of a young man who
was killed by the West Shore Railroad.
It appears that the aforesaid Judge was
intimately acquainted with the railroad
officials and the night before the inquest
one of the officials of the road journeyed
down to Hoboken and in company with
the Judge drank several bottles of "blue
label" One of the jurymen, who hap
pened to notice the brotherly feeling ex
listing between The foreman and the rail-
road official, told the coroner. remarking
that there might be a dead lock in the
jury.
Well, the night of the inquest as the
foreman was about to take his seat he
was startled by hearing the coroner say,
"Ahem, we'll excuse Mr.. .n The
foreman was dumbfounded and did not
guess how the snap had been given away
OF course the jury brought in verdict
consuming the railro6d. The story has
been told about the City Hall on the quiet
and created no end of amusement
Chief Ranger Kettell, of Court Hobo
ken, A. o. r. of A., has wrought a MAR
yelous change in his personal appear
ance. His elegant but sparse side whis-
kers are no more, having been ruthlessly
destroyed by barber last week, ana the
hirsute appendage which was so grace
fully posed on his upper lip has also met
the same fate Alas. the work of months,
ubes.
Sergeant Edmonston is an adept at
sewing up open scalps and doing other
surgical work about the station house.
He is ably assisted by Dr. Doorley.
As predicted in THE SUNDAY MORNING
News it is Freebooter Coyle. A more
genial or white-souIed official it would
be hard to find.
Recorder McDonough to Chauceman
Kardell-"Well, what is the charger
kardell-"Vell, / tell you. Shudge. l
hear cries vor bolice | 60 by No. 60 Gin
ton street. Der vas a voman's on de floor
nit plne eye and all over blood | ask
her would she make sharge She said
no. Den dis fellow he grabbed ME ply de
droat und kicked me in de belly, und den
Corrigan arrived und saved my life"
Recorder Brave officer
City Physician Simon is universally
liked by all of the Police Department.
He is always willing to grant favor
johnnie Hammond, the unterrified,
seated high up in the ethereal on a stage
coach with a tin horn, from which pro-
ceeded loud blasts, WAS the sublime figure
witnessed on Washington street on Tues
day afternoon. John was leading the
procession of q theatrical company to
Snake Hill, where performance was to
be given. John looked grand and was
full of dignity.
There is one public official in the city
who goes off on an occasional spree. This,
of course, is COO com monplace TO mention.
but there is certain individuality and
popularity of this particular case Of
drink which is worth telling about. This
individual, wnen full, imagines he is an
Admiral walking on the upper deck of
man-of-war. He will not talk to any one
If anybody asks him question he will
frown at him in how-dare-yo address
me way whlchi is intensely amusing. The
boys call it a digniied drunk.
Peter Boncelet and Captain Lohmann.
of Company ID, Second Regiment, have
signed articles of agreement for fight to
a finish with soft gloves, to be decided in
the armory at an early date. Betting
slightly favors Peter, as, when young
man. he is said to have yanquished any
thing he met. Pete has already gone into
training.
This IS the dandy town. Balls in Lent
are bad enough in the eyes of some
people, but a Sunday night bali has
driven the church loving community into
Mysteries.
What was the matter with that Latin
phrase Of yours, John Power? Isuppose
it was typographical error.
Talking about clover, Tom, Hatfield is
just rolling in it. The Free Library
trustees at their meeting on Monday
night increased the salary OF the Librarian
from 81, 900 to 81, 200 per year, and Tom is
Lime Kiln Club Mike Cannon turned a
somersault. There was a banquet at the
headquarters of the club at which the
fayorlte beverage of the Lime Kiln Club
was drunk by the gallon. 1t was decided
to decorate the club with flags and bunt-
ing, and congratulation meeting with
plenty of red ire and brass band is
spoken of.
The ball of the Andrew Cullen Associa-
ton will be held at Odd Fellows Hall to-
morrow night
The annual banquet of the United Irish.
men will be held at Busch's Hotel tomor-
row night. Governor Albeit aud other
notables are expected to be present.
Frank, the colored hootblaek at Odd
Fellows Hall, knows almost everybody
that ever entered the ball. He has re-
markable memory for faces and names
and is continually furnishing surprises.
His salutatiOn OF "Helioa, jack" or
"Helloa, Bill, . etc, is generally met with
a surprised look by the party addressed
and said party thinks he is mistaken for
somebody else, but this delusion is rap
idly dispelled if Frank is questioned, 1t
is also said that Frank can identify mas
queraders by their feet but this is feat
which think is rather improbable 1t is
very seldom that the boot poiisher drinks,
but when he does he spreads himself His
vivid relation OF what happened to him
after the Nonpareils ball is enough to
make q man sign the ple0ge Tor lie.
Tank Lodge No. l. Knights OF Lush,
has been reinforced in membership BY
Captain Christie Smith, of JERSEY City
Christie's capacity as a tank is well
known.
There was bet made in well known
sporting resort the other night that if the
bin increasing the police force by fifteen
men passed the Legislature, at LEAST one
half of the appointments would be men
who had never been mentioned MS cafldi-
dates for the force. IL the rule of prece-
dent governs the Board Of Police Com
missioners, all of the appointments viii
be dark horses.
Now cometh the time of that plague.
the political striker, with his little trans
parency in front of his saloon and a lot
of buns who never owned their vote. and
a high sounding CLUB name. The ease
with which some candidates allow them
selves to be bled by these fake" clubs is
surprising.
When Patsy Londrigan gets excited in
the Council Chamber in a debate with
Councilman Erlenkoetter he biurts cut
Nov, Colonel," which exaspereres the
gentleman from the Second ward, and he
informs Patsy" that the cognomen of
Councilman will suit him just as we'll
as his military title. Patsy also has a
great habit of calling Councilman Brug-
geman "Mr. Director-at-L Large" which
sounds like sweet music to the Council
man of the First ward. who QlWayg wears