The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-05-18
ABOUT THE CITY.
The Condensed Pirate Does
Up His Fellow Citizens
in Rainbow C0lors.
NEWARK AvENuE cHAT.


Richard Van Damn. one OF the assist
ant superintendent OF the Prudential
Insurance Company, has acquired the
reputation of O hustler among insurance
men.
It is doubtful whether the new Police
Headquarters Will contain cell gioomier
In appearance than the City Clerks office:
The new walls have shut of nearly all
the light therefronl, and the clerical force
OF that office is Obliged to resort to gas.
The appearance of ex-Finance Commis-
sioner Emil DATE and Colonel Sam Dick
inson SO often together of late has given
them the cognomen Of Damon ana
The friends of ex-High Chief Ranger
James O'Mealia, Of the Star Court OF
Foresters, are wondering why he wears
lilaes, and are particularly anxious to
know how Nellie came to be the pass
word,
more pointers on Forestry than any
member OF the order in Jersey City. He
has become known as La Pointe, the
Pointer"
Eugene Stout's friends are asking him
what he knows of it. and are also puz-
zling their minds in an attempt 70 solve
the problem of his admission to the Sis
terhood
Engineer Whitfield, it is said, possesses
some peculiarly orthodox notions in refer
ence to wedding ceremonies, as result
of which he refused preferred kiss OF a
certain pretty bride in Justice Weed $
court, to whose ceremony he acted Us a
witness.
City Treasurer "Jereu Cleveland is sell
dom seen away from his desk.
Willie Weed is q genius. Willie pom
dered several days over the question how
to get rid of the heater that has warmed
up the Judges sanctum all win ter. He
al a
the very appearance of stove in summer
time suggests heat. What did Willie do
but cover the stove with white cambria,
and utilized it as u water cooler stand.
It looks like o big chunk of ice, and in
these warm days it actually makes one
thirsty to look at it,
Harry Hewitt, son OF the Poormaster.
has recovered from his recent illness and
returned to his duties about the State
House at Trenton.
The nuisance of the small girls who
infest the lower part Of Exchange place
every night is still undated. These girls
are exceedingly precocious and display a
knowledge Of the ways of certain portions
Of the world which is somewhat aston
ishing They always have papers to
sell aud have various ruses for getting
rid of their stock 10 the sympathetic old
ladies' and benevolent old gentlemen it Is
generally some tale of woe and poverty at
home, or the old, old story of having
failed to sell their papers they are afraid
OF the punishment which awaits them at
home. The young blood they try to ca
jole into buying their papers with their
smart talk and shady inuendos, while
with the half-tlpsy man it is little better
than putting their hands into his pocket
and helping themselves to his change.
Not long ago one of these little terribles
lad a stupid negro coachman arrested
and locked up for several days on very
serious charge. She could not substan-
tiate her allegation and the negro was
discharged. When met on the street
afterward and asked why She had the
poor darkey locked up she saucily re-
piied;-"Ah, just ter have some fun wild
de bloKe. 1t is time the police attended
to these little waits
The persistency with which some people
will 60 wrong notwithstanding the exer-
tions others take to Keen them right was
illustrated in the Pennsylvania station on
a recent race day. The company devotes
one entrance exclusively to race trains,
from which to the platform of the track
on which the train stands is run a strong
rope SO that a blind man could not 20
astray. Yet a well dressed, intelligent
looking individual came along, passed
through the entrance, and although a
sign with Train for Linden Race Track
on it was directly in front of him, stepped
over the rope and went roaming around
looking for the race train