The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-01-12

lnpn, GeneraI William FOrd, MISS mamie
Albeit, Captain John Briggs and Mr..
Leon Albeit
lodge in South Carolina
Counsellor John McGrath has good
sized Congressional bee buzzing in his
bonnet. So has Col Stevens, Of Hoboken.
Ex7Judge Garretson is being urged in
many quarters for one of the Supreme
Court Judeeships.
Mr.. Allen L. McDermott denies that he
desires to be Mayor Cleveland successor.
Mr.. Leon Albeit paid his tribute to the
sea when returning in astorm from Fort
res Monroe. while his father looked on
with unconcealed mirth
The German Lutheran Church of cor
ner Hudson and Eighth Streets Hoboken,
an exceedingly fashionable congregation,
IS singularly unfortunate in its choice OF
pastors. Six or seven years ago the con
gregation was scandalized by Che action
of the Rev. Mr.. Hafermann, who was ac-
cused by the sexton of kissing one of his
young parishioners with unclerical ar
dor. His assertion that it was but faith
erly hugging did not save him from dis
missal He was succeeded by the Rev
Mr.. Erich, then widower with grown
children. But soon afterwards MFR.
Erich took unto himself another wife in
the shape Of buxom widow. The match
did not prove a happy one, and was ter
minated by Chancellor McGill about two
years ago Oh the plea Of 'incompatibility
of temper" About three weeks ago the
reverend gentleman took a new wife to
his BOSOM That is one more wife than
the congregation is willing to stand and
the elders have determined that Erich
must go. His resignation has been ac-
cepted
Although Collector McMahon's defalca-
ton is over 100000, and Mr. Bryan Smith
is the only responsible bondsman, very
ubiquitous proposition is now before the
Hoboken Council to compromise with him
for SIS, 900, and the scheme seems to have
the backing of the Corporation Counsel.
Ex-Jury Commissioner John Reid has
been appointed by the Government to SUI
perintend the erection of the Hoboken
Postoffice.
In appointing Messrs. Heppenheimer
and Donnelly generals, Governor Green
acted in unison with Governor Albeit,
who strongly advocated the selection.
DIR. Ben. Edge positively refuses to be
candidate for any public Office
Judge Kirkpatrick. of Newark, is very
anxious to ascend the Supreme Court
bench.
Owing to the smallness of the plot the
monument to General Mcclellan cannot
be placed in the Enclosure holding his re-
mains but will be erected in the most pro-
minent part of the cemetery, beautiful
knoll overlooking the Delaware and the
city of Trenton.
Mr.. Walter Lenox, the well-known Ger
emic artist of Trenton declares that at the
next worlds fair the Trenton potters will
exhibit the finest china produced in any
country.
Although the job can only cost s., 600 at
the outside, a bill is now before Congress
appropriating $4,000 for spiling the Ho-
boken post Office site. II looks very much
as if this bill had been introduced by a
syndicate of Hoboken's gentlemen who
have several other plots for sale for the
purpose of inducing the government to
abandon the very eligible site near the
ferry. purchased a year ego, and purchase
one of theirs uptown.
Congressman McAdoo was in New
York last Thursday.
An effort is being made to induce Gov
ernor Albeit TO return to the old time Gus
tom Of delivering his inaugural in front of
the State House, as but very small por-
ton of the great crowd that is expected
on Inauguration day will be able to OBJ
tain admission to Taylor's Opera House.
Notwithstanding the fact that Chief
Justice Beasley will be seventy-seven
years old when his term expires, num-
Der of friends are now working a boom in
the New York papers for his reappoint
ment
Mr.. Lebbins B. Ward, of this city, is
building the waterworks at Ports
mouth, Va
Counsellor George Heeney generally
captures the oratorical prize at the meet
ings OF the Democratic Society.
Deputy Sheriff McPhillipps, Mr.. Ed
ward f. Stanton and Mr.. John P.
Feeney have entered the race for the
shrievalty.
General Bird w. Spencer, Mr.. Ernst
Heppenheimer, Mr.. Robert Elliott and
Mr.. George Heeney will start for Europe
about the middle of June.
The term Of Imprisonment of John Nc
Mahon, the defaulting collector of Hobo
ken, expires next February He was a
fugitive from justice about one year, then
received five years. term, but even now
his bondsmen have not yet made good
the extra losses.
Sheriff Davis is a candidate for State
Prison keeper. to succeed Mr.. Patterson
in April of next year.
During his recent visit at Norfolk, Gov
ernor Albeit was right royalty enter-
tanned by Collector Mayo. of the port, and
Editor Glennon, of the Tirgtaiail, the
postmaster of Norfolk under the Cleve-
land administration.
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