The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-10
NEWS IN NOTES.

Garfield Lodge /. o. o. F., will meet to-
night and work the first and second de-
crees on three candidates. The lodge
holds its sessions at Booraem Hall.
1.-The large plate glass windows were put
in last evening IN the annex to L. Z.
Brown & Van Anglen's store.
Mr.. Joseph H. Cutley, the contractor,
who has the contract for building the
new Police Headquarters, has offered to
bet $50 that he would make Orestes
Cleveland recall the veto he sent to the
Street and Water Commissioners of q
resolution awarding Cutley the contract
to build two wings on School No. q.
Notwithstanding the pretended dis
pleasure of of Orestes Cleveland, ST., the
electric cars will be running on the
Montgomery street line within a week.
'Thus doth the busy bee improve each
shining hour.
Judge Albert Hoffman said Yesterday
that his trip to Europe and the medical
treatment he had received there had bene-
fitted his eyes very much. His sight is
considerably improved and he ha strong
hopes of q permanent cure being effected.
His general health is excellent and he has
increased in weight.
At the next meeting OF the Woman
Christian Temperance Union at their
rooms in the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION building, No. SO Wayne street,
tomorrow, September IL, at half-past two
p. M, the annual election of officers will
take place. Ladies interested in temper
ance work are cordially invited to attend.
Edward Steinbruck, No. 127 All en-
street, New York, was committed for
trial by Justice Stilsing this morning, on
suspicion of being a sneak thief. The
complainant was Mrs. Nettie knause, No.
514 Fifth street. Mrs. Knause last night
found the man monkeying with the lock
of the door that led to her apartments in
the iat. The man ran into the street,
closely pursued by Mrs. knause, VINO
called for the police. Patrolman Dayly
gave chase, and caught the thief in Fifth
street. He threw something away, and
Il search resulted in the finding of a bunch
Of skeleton keys.
The cuivert at Grand street and Airing
ton avenue is packed level with the street
with dust and refuse. Does the Board OF
Public Jobbery pay Il attention TO these
things?
Further hearing of the charges pre-
ferred against NJ. S. Burton the supposed
gambler whom Daniel Shaw claims
swindled him out of $140 was again post
poned by Justice Stilsing this morning
until next Saturday. This was at the re-
quest of Norman l.. Rowe, Burton's coun-
sellor. Max Salinger, Shaw's counsellor,
will change the charge of swindling to
that of conspiracy.
Fire box No. Sc was torn from the pole
by q runaway team at Summit and Sip
avenues last night.
Frank ~Schoonover, of No. 300 Eighth
street, was struck in the forehead with a
brick thrown by some unknown person
while he was standing near the One Hun
dred Steps, foot of Franklin street, last
night.
Asyoung man about eighteen years old
was found lying in a vacant lot on Month
cello venue this morning. He said that
he had ne money ana was too i'll to walk.
His home was in Greenville he SAID, but
he refused to give his name. A c~haritably
inclined Individual gave him his car fare
and sent him home.
A row of handsome ~semi-detached
dwelling houses is being erected on
Arlington avenue, nearly opposite the
Newark and New York Railway station.
William Potter and his wife, of No. 70
York street. were committed for trial by
Jus tice Stilsing this morning for assault
and battery on each other.
Prosecutor Winfield says there is no
doubt but that FimanelIa, the Bayonne
murderer. will hang for his crime e. ,
Judge Knapp is q lover of flowers, and
today a beautiful rosebud from his con-
~seryatory was worn in his ~buttonhole.