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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-12
IRISH LEAGUE RECEPTION.


1t Will be Preceded by Parade
Through Jersey City.
Arrangements for the reception of the
Irish delegation have been completed.
The General Committee and vice presi-
dents appointed for tonight's great meet
ing will meet the delegation at Taylor's
Hotel early this evening. A four-horse
carriage VIII bear the delegation from
the hotel to Oakland Rink,
and a line of distinguished persons
will follow. The Hibernian Rifles will
hollow square, and twenty divisions Of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians will
parade in the line. The procession will
be headed Dy full military band and
drum corps, and a delegation from Hobo
ken will also be headed by drum corps.
The great rink mas been deliberately
decorated, and the meeting tonight
promises to be grand event.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-12
TRIED TO RUIN HIS WIFE.
Perfumer Young. of New York, Arrssted
for Conspiracs.


Perfumer Richard D. Young was ar
rested by Inspector byrnes' men last
evening at the Astor House. New York
and held TO await the action Of the New
Jersey authorities. Young is the
man who hired q young maa
named Melano c. Reichart. or
No les Fairview avenue. this city. 70 lead
his wife astray, in order that he could
secure evidence tor divorce. Young
and a clerk named Towey broke into
room Of hotel in Paterson where Mrs
Young and the young man were taking
dinner
Young and Towey were indicted by the
Passaic Grand jury for conspiracy
Towey was arrested last summof ana
GoAernor Albeit issued requisition for
Young's arrest
Sheriff Cadmus, of Passaic county,
was at Police Headquarters this morn
ing with the requisition for Younu,
but Young's lawyers had forstaIled
him BY securing a writ Of hab-as
corpus for the production OF Young be-
fore Judge Van Brunt Friday paorning,
until which time he wfii remain n cu :
tody Of Acting Superintendent Byrnek
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-12

that the trio had .been deserted by their
investigate.
Poornaste Hewitt also brought TO
Justice Wanser's attention the case Of
James Fitzgerald. OF No. l54 Cottage
street, who abandoned his three children.
One OF the children was provided for By
Mgr. Seton. The remaining two
are cared for by Fitzger-
AIDS mother In law. Fitzgerald
claims TO be incapacitated from working
by complication OF diseases. Il is be-
lieved that his ailmeats are laziness and
rum
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-12
MRS HOOKER DEFEATED.


The Vice Chancellor Decides Her d.
vorce Case Against Her.
Vice-Chancellor Green this morning
dismissed the petition of Rosetta Hooker
for a divorce from her husband, John w.
Hooker. This is the case in which the
plaintiff had almost secured aSsdivorce
when her husband suddenly discovered
what was going on and interfered.
He introduced testimony to show that
his wife was not the modest, upright
little woman her counsel attempted TO
prove that she WAS. and the Vice Chan
cellor seems TO have believed him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-12
~Harry the railor..,. sudden ssove.

One of the quickest moves on record
was that OF Harry the tailor. who had a
store on Newark avenue above Grove
street. Several trucks backed mp to the
store at noon and in half an hour the
entire contents Of the store were lorded,
and the trucks were on their way to New
York. The rerson for this hurried trans
fer of stock could not be ascertaiEed-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-12
A BADGE FoR THE SHERIFF.
1t Is Studded with Diamonds and Is the
Gift of His Friends.

1t Is Studded with Diamonds and Is the
Gift of His Friends.
Yesterday afternoon number of friends
Of Sheriff John J. McPhlllips surprised
him with visit TO his Office in body.
They were led by Counsellor Mervyn
Armstrong. who informed Sheriff Nc
Phillips that his many friends desired to
present him with a token of their regard.
Mr.. Armstrong made a neat address con-
graduating the Sheriff on his election,
and then attached to his vest a hand
some gold badge studded with niEe
diamonds. The badge of Office was
and is valued at about $500 Among
those present were County Clerk Nc
Laughfin. Register Fielder Deputy
County Clerk Fisher. Surrogate O'Neil,
James Liliis, Myles McCarron, Counsel
lor Dougherty, Jers Aoher, George
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-12

There was another meeting Monday
evening of members of the Coal Dealers
Association of Hudson county. az Henn's
Hall, Newark avenue, TO perfect the or
ganization as branch Of the New Jersey
Coal Exchange. The application has al
ready been filed and acted favorably upon
by the Exchange. About forty members
OF the county association have signed
The certificates OF the membership in the
Exchange will be issued IS soon as the
bylaws of the branch are submitted The
local branch is entitled 70 representa-
tion Of one in the Board Of Directors of
the Exchange for every ten members
The four representatives have not vet
b cen chosen
Al tor yAx Hourxx, 3 Cocoa take 70 other
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-12

The O'Nein Association VIII have
another parade tomorrow night. A band
has been engaged and the associa-
ton will march IN bod y
TO st. Aioysius' Fair. The association
will leave It's headquarters at o'clock
sharp
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-12
To Count the Congressional Vote.
speeial % tl.s Jersey ctr Ns.s,.

TRENTON. Nov. IL. 1870 Governor Alb
bett yesterday appointed the following
Senators to constitute the State Board OF
-Messrs Martin Wyckoff,
William Newell, Peter ID. Smith. Walter
S. Leaning. A. f. K. Martin and John ID.
Rue. They are to meet at the State House
sional vote.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-12
ror slealinr connar xYire.

William Neatly. one Of gang of
freight car robbers. was arrested
last night by Detective McNally.
Neatly is wanted for completely
value of two hundred dollars.
Neatly was held by Justice Wanser. The
stealing was from the Erie cars and the
depredations have continued Tor s0ms
time
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-12

A well executed oil painting by Miss
Neca Rector, daughter of Dr. Pierson
Rector, is on exhibition in the window of
Frank Ennis store on Newark avenue at
Bay street. IL is a perfect copy Of the
well known painting, The Storm" The
painting has attracted large and admir-
crntun
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-12

The struck jury case Of Ralph G. Pack
ard against the XIII Won knli Railroad
Company. before Judge Knapp, was
moved for trial today. but was adjourned
oger until Monday. November "a
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-12

Michael Grogau, who was 90 badly
burned about tive weeks ago. Is
reported BY the City Hospital
authorities TO be improving Gr0~
ean's clothes were saturated with
kerosene and fred BY his sister. Mrs.
1t was not believed Grogan would survive
and Mrs. Meehan was committed with
out bail She will now be admitted %
hail
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-12

Poormaster Hewitt. this morning.
brought Mrs. Nellie Kaiser. of
Woodward street, and her two chill
dren, boy eleven years old and q
girl Of seven 70 Justice Wanser, and said
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-12

McPhiiifps' Opportunity.
Judge Knapp this morning directed
Sheriff McPhnlips to draw the petit jury
for November 25.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-12

WASHINGTON, Nov y. 1891 Weathe<
indications for Iwenry-fVur hours for
Eastern New York. New Jersey and East
ern Pennsylvania'--Eair preceded ~
light rains on the coast. no chnnxe IL
temperature; variable winds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-12

Bouton. Carl Ruempler, Police Commis-
sioner Feeney. Commissioner Somers and
Constables Zeller, Ryno. Daily. Masker,
Carroll, Wise. keating. Stanton. Kohl
and kerrigan.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-23

The Remains of walker Blaine Laid to
Rest-Impressive Funeral Ceremonies.

The Remains of walker Blaine Laid to
Rest-Impressive Funeral Ceremonies.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-The funeral
of Walker Blaine took place Saturday
morning. The preliminary services
were held at his fathers residence and
were Only attended by the in
vited friends. Among those present
were the members and relatives of the
family, President and Mrs Harrison,
Vice President Morton, members of the
Cabinet, the Senators and members Of
the House from Maine and several of
the other New England States. The
services were conducted by DIR. Hamlin
and consisted merely Of prayer. The pail
bearers were Hon. William r. Wharton,
Judge John Davis (ex-chief clerk
of the State Department., l.. A. Brown,
Marcellus Barley. NJ. L. Ruth, A. L.
jerks, +. Il. Loring and William Hay
wood. The remains were inclosed in
black eloth-covcred casllet, which
was heaped with the choicest of flowers.
the gifts OF the President, Cabinet
officers and others Of high official and
social position.
The second service was held in the
Church of the Covenant. Members Of
the family occupied seats on the right
side of the main aisle in front Of the
pulpit, while o. posite sat the President
and members OF tho Cabinet and their
families Behind the family and imme-
date friends sat the representatives Of
the diplomatic corps, while opposite
sat the members of Congress. The
services here were again conducted by
Rev DR.. Hamlin and the organ was
played by Walter Damrosch. After the
services, which were very simple and
Impressive, the remains were taken 60
Oak Hin Cemetery for interment in the
new lot purchased by Secretary Blaine
Thursday
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-23
HISTORY OF PENS.
The Biblical Iron Pen Not Identical with
the Nodern Article.

The Biblical Iron Ecn Not Identical with
the Modern Article.
The ''iron pen" is mentioned in the
Bible by Job; the Biblical pen is, how
ever, supposed to have been chisel of
bronze used for cutting hieroglyphics
on stone or other hard substances. Who
invented the first flexible iron pens,
fashioned after the style with which we
are so familiar. is not certainly known.
Prior to the advent of steel or iron pens,
quilts or reeds were used for writing on
skins or parchment for centuries.
The English word pen is from the
Latin penna, feather: because quilts
were used for pens.
The firstinstance of an iron pen being
used on paper or parchment is recorded
as having occurred in 1855. This first at
tempt was rude imitation of a quill
and its use very limited. Crude and inn
perfect as this embryo pen was, others
fashioned after the same model a
clumsy iron quill, were the best any
one could afford up to about the begin
ming of the present century. In 1903
Wise made the steel barrel pen, which,
besides being very clumsy was also ex-
ptlS1Ne- tfii9eq uSHe4y ~ vas never uScu
to any great extent In 1920 Joseph
elliot, an ingenious English manufact-
urer, who had, up to the date given,
been engaged in the manufacture of a
barrel pen. made a lucky hit whereby he
could maIiuiacJure the steel pen in al
most exactly the same style in which it
is used to-day. These he made in
Birmingham, England. and sold at what
seems to US of the present day an enor-
nous figure, $50 per gross. Improve
ment and competition soou reduced the
price. In 1880. ten years later, they sold
for 81 per gross, and in 1860 for II cents.
At the present time a steel pen, better
than the elliot of 1920, can be bought
for less than ) cents per gross.-St.
Louis Republic.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-23
EXPLORER STANLEY.
His latest Achievement Even Grander
Than His First Successes.


In the history of exploration and adj
venture few things are more memorable
than the dispatch lately received from
Stanley, announcing that he and Emin
Pasha are well advanced upon their
journey to the east coast of Africa. 1t
is almost a quarter of century since,
to the amazement and admiration of the
world, man previously unknown I'M
dertook to find Livingstone, and found
him. of the career TINS begun it was a
fitting crown that Stanley should deter
mine 10 rescue Emin, and should tri-
umphantly fulfill his purpose.
We had learned from former dis
patches that when Stanley, after accom-
plishing the long and difficult ascent of
the Congo and one of its main afiuents,
first encountered ERIN Pasha, the lat
ter was unwilling 70 forsake the equa-
torial province which his self-devotion
had carved out of the heart of Africa.
Although cut off from Europe by
the capture of Khartoum, Emin Pasha
continued faithfully to humanize and
eivilize the people committed to his
care, and he had up to that time sue
eeeded in protecting them from Mahdist
aggression. Should he abandon them,
he knew that Il ey would speedily re-
lapse into savagery and be anew sub
jected 10 slave-hunting devastation. He
would stay at his post, therefore-so he
told Stanley-as long as there was work
for him to do.
1t is fortunate that Stanley did not
take the man, whom he had come TO
rescue, at his word. Had he done so,
and returned 10 Europe by way of the
Congo, we now know that Emin must
have shared the fate of Gordon. He re-
traced his steps, however, only as far as
the place where he had left a large de-
posit of arms and ammunition with his
rear guard. Once possessed of these re-
sources, Stanley FASTENED back TO the
last surviving representative of the
Khedive's authority in Central Africa,
but found that in his absence Emin had
been made a prisoner by some of
his own men, and that the ferocious
Mahdists We're advancing up the Nile.
From the meager news thus far forth
coming, we know not what measures
were taken for the liberation and es-
cape of the heroic Governor. But the
measures must have been effectual; Mr..
Herbert Ward, who was for several
years Stanley's companion IN Africa,
has no doubt of the correctness of the
Information.
Both rescuer and rescued deserve the
homage of the world. The high aim of
Emin's self-consecrating labors and the
brilliant gallantry Of SANKEY'S achieve
ment viii shine forth on the dark back
ground to which, it is too probable, the
heart of Africa is now condemned for
many years.-N. Y. Ledger.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-23
SUNK IN THE MISSISSIPPI.
A steamer aud Barge Collide Near Weeks
bMra-l-A.r saiIora DrowneN.

A steamer aud Barge Collide Near Vieks-
burs-Io@r sailors Drowned.
VICKsBURG, Miss, Jan. 30. The
steamboat Katie Robbins, OF. the Yazoo
& Tallahatchie Transportation Com
pany, bound for Yazoo and Tallahatchio
rivers, collided Saturday night at 1890
o'clock with a barge towed by the
steamer Josie Harkins, from Sun1ower
river to Vieksburg. The barge cap
siz d and sunk, dumping her load,
8, 600 sacks of seed and thirty bales of
cotton into the river. The Robbins
hull was crushed in on the starboard
side just forward of her furnace doors,
and she sunk to her hurricane deck
in less than three minutes Four
of her deck crew are missing
and are undoubtedly lost. Clerk
Phipps hid narrow escape and
was only saved through the night
watchman's galiantry, who went down
gangway and pulled him up on the
hurricane roof Three ladies and sew
eral gentlemen passengers were aroused
from sleep when the boat struck and
got out without difficulty, but lost their
baggage. Tie boats books ana papers
were lost. but Clerk Phipps saved the
money in the safe. The officers and
crew saved their clothing only. The
collision occurred three miles above
Haynes bluff and thirty-iye miles
above Vicksburg The HarLins is un-
injured. The Robbins is evidently
total loss. She is insured for So, 600 and
valued at $40 0O9.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-23
THE EAST.


HENEY r. PERSON < Sous bank at
Albany, y. Y, failed on the 10th for
5150.000.
FLAMES destroyed the first Universal
ist church in America, erected in 1850,
on the 10th. II was located on the old
Pierce farm at Gloucester, Mass, and
had for years been used as a barn.
Is Philadelphia on the 10th the Johns
town PA fOod-relief com mission made
arrangements 10 take care OF the 323
children orphaned by the disaster. The
secretary's report showed that there
were estimated to have been drowned
in the Conemaugh valley 2,2S9 persons;
number of bodies recovered, 1873;
identified. 1,O2l; unidentified, 65l; miss
ing 605. The total amount of money
received from all parts Of the country
was =. 902, O1A6s; total expenditures, s.
GS3. 14T.1I.
Oh the 10th Rev. DIR. Lyman Abbott
was installed as the pastor Of Plymouth
Church at Brooklyn.
Is the building of Clafiin. Coburn &
Co... shoe and leather dealers at Boston,
q fire on the 18th caused a loss OF $500,
0J0.
EDWARD and Michael Gallagher and
their sister. Mrs. Kate Stock house,
were killed By train on the 18th on
the Pennsylvania railroad at Morrell-
VILE Pa
THE death of e. Milton Speer, OF
Huntingdon, Pa. a member of Congress
from 1870 to ss74, occurred on the 18th,
aged = yeas.
O.; the iStn Mrs. Lydia Bacon died
at sudbury, Mass, aged l02 years.
AT Shamol5in. Pa, five collieries shut
down on the 18th indefinitely, throwing
twenty thousand men and boys out OF
work.
on the Goth the new Brazilian flag
came into New York harbor for the first
time at the masthead of a bark.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-23
WEST AND souTH

THE Legislature Of West Virginia
convened at Charleston on the 18th.
Is the Joliet penitentiary the Cronin
murderers were set at work on the 18th,
Burke being assigned to the cooper
shop. Coughlin 70 the stone-cutting de-
uartment and O'Sullivan to the shoe
shop.
Ar Carmi, H., three hundred persons
were on the 18th compelled 10 leave
their homes by a sudden rise in the Lit
tie Wabash river.
\ JOINT Republican caucus was held
al Dies Moines on the 10Th TO nominate
, candidate for United States Senator,
and senator Allison received every Re-
publican vote in the House and Senate
-seventy-eight in all.
IIIE wife of James Mcneil. Jr.. liv-
ing near Cannon Lake, Mimi. while in
sane on the 10th from continued illness
shot three of her children fatally, com
relied fourth todrink carbolic acid and
then drank some of the drug herself Al
would die.
W. A. PLEDGER, Of Georgia. was
elected president at the meeting of the
A.ro-American League in Chicago on
the 1Gth.
AT Fort Smith. Ark. six Indian muir
derers were hanged on the 16th.
OK the 10th the West Virginia LeCis-
lature met and went into Joint session to
hear the report from the committee on
the Gubernatorial contest The majority
report gave Fleming Dem 2s7 majority
for Governor. and the minority report
cave COT tRep.) IS7 majority.
AT san Francisco Lucius D. Stone,
dealer in saddlery, failed on the 10th for
sos. 600.
OK the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Day
ton roa1 the fast train bound for Chi
caro- ran into the Glendale accommoda-
ton at Winton place, near Cincinnati.
on che nth wrecking tho latter train
and setting the cars on FIRE, and i've men
were roasted TO Heath.
IL the asylum at Chattahoochee, Fla,
William Brsnnon, An insane patient
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-23
ERnM WheniNGTOM

THE House special committee TO in
vestigate the Ohio ballot-box forgery
commenced hearing evidence at WASH
inEton on the 10th.
TIN senate committee on territories
IN the 18th instructed Chairman Platt
10 report recommending the passage OF
.he bills 10 make a State Of Wyoming
and To organize : Territorial form OF
Government for Oklahoma.
Is the United States there were sos
business failures during the seven days
ended on the nth. against S24 the pre-
vlous seven days
ar the leading clearinghouse in the
United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the 18th agerega ted
sI.l42. S9o.6S. against S1S9, 96T.6 the
previous week. As compared with the
corresponding week Of 1859 the increase
amounted 70 is
On tie 18th Orlow w. Chapman. So
licitor-General Of the Department of jus
Gcc. died in Washington. aged 66 years.
Is the United States the visible sup
ply Of grain or the both was: Wheat,
s2.5t1.G3l bushels. a decrease Of G35, 100
bushels; corn, 1s. 215. pos bushels, an in
crease OF 3S2, IL bushels.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-23
a LoNG-TRIEO SUIT.
Russian Justice Occupies Four Centuris
in One Case.

Russian Justice OfCupieS iOuF centuries
in One Case.
A Russian paper notes the terminal
ton recently of a lawsuit begun 1890, or
four centuries ago. The litigation was
over forty-acre tract of uncultivated
land, has been handed down through
numberless generations. and, curiously
enough, has been finally settled by
peaceful arbitration. This protracted
litigation, as wen as the satisfactory
manner of its termination. re minds us
OF the celebrated case described by
Rabelais, in which Panta Cruel acted as
umpire. This classic lawsuit had lasted
many years between two French mobiles.
Innumerable law papers had been pre-
pared on both sides, and all the courts
had been gone through. with the result
of utterly befogging and mystifying the
claims of both parties The umpire
above mentioned being appealed to
agreed TO decide the matter provided
that all the papers and documents
should first be harmed up and the claim
ants then should plead their own cause
personally before him. As, owing to
the lapse of time, they had both for
gotten altogether what was the origin
of the controversy. their respective
arguments were made up of blind and
incoherent repetitions of such of the
legal jargon az they could recollect from
reading the documents drawn up by
their lawyers.
Therefore Pantagruel gave his decree
in language equally unintelligible as
the pleaders statements. Both parties
were fully content with the incompre-
hensible sentence he passed, neither of
them seeing any thing in it to make
him think he had lost his cause. When
this satire Of Rabelais was published,
somewhere about 1884. the Russian law
suit had already been progressing over
fifty years. American Analyst