The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-04-13
ABOUT THE CITY.
The Condensed Pirate Does
Up His Fellow Citizens
in Rainbow Co1orS.
HoBoKEN GRINDs.


Wen, the election is over, and the I'M
expected has happened. Notwithstand-
ing the enormous opposition Councilman
Kelly landed a winner, and he is entitled
to the credit OF winning the greatest vic
tory ever achieved Ia Hoboken politics.
Neil Kelly, the Street Commissioner, is
a dandy hustler. He worked tooth and
nail for his brothers. success, and fought
until the polls closed. At about one
o'clock on the morning after election he
entered the City Clerk 5 Office in the City
Hall lie vas completely tagged out, aud
several bystanderS noted the pale coun-.
tenance OF the young hustler and advised
MIN TO seek rest. As a worker Neil beats
Tim ali hollow
Tirnken's election was to use the YER
nacular another scorker," but IL was not
as complete Il victory as TINT of Kelly.
Some people were foolish enough to bet
on Stegsnau's election. and IL IS said that
Gus Seide won nice little pile.
1t was considered passing strange how
much was thought in Jersey City of the
contest in the Third vsrd. 'PhiI''
Kirchner was continually answering
questions from that city about how Law
son was running Lawson's defeat was
considered almost certainty at about
nine o'clock.
AT about half-past one on the morning
ton dropped into the City Clerks Office.
He Wore h disappointed look. Five min
utes afterward Councilman Kelly entered
In the exuberance of his spirits he walked
over to where The reporters We're sitting
and, grasping them all by the hand,
thanked them for the upright manner in
which they had treated him. Then turn
ing to his antagonist, Councilman Stan
ton, he SAid:-tWell, Ed, / got there
didn't ~? Councilman Stanton congrat-
ulated him upon his victory aud accepted
the proifered hand Of his successful an
tagonist.
City Physician Simon surprised HBurC'
Crane, the undertaken, on election night
by asking him for two collins immedi-
ateiy. Burt asked his bookkeeper to
make a memorandunisof the order, and
then asked who the deceased might be.
Why said the Doctor, smiling, Il want
to bury Lawson and S.egnlan.n 1t might
have been great joke, but Burt failed
to see it, inasmuch MS he was faithful
adherent of Stegman's
Talking about your bowling sweils,
what is the matter with ".joe7 Carroll.
Joe" led the second march at Court
Stevens ball on Monday night. He was
elegantly dressed in a full dress suit, and
created u decided dHtter among the young
ladies. Joe" says he feels quie. at home
in full dress suit. 'Dopgie'' Hughes
when he saw him, exclained:--"Y e gods
what's come over Carroll? He looks as
II he was just plucked from one of Macy 5
win lows.
The saloon keepers in Weehawkek are
dead soreo on Coroner O'Hara. 1t APP
pears that the genial John inadvertently
said to q newspaper reporter that
ammonia could be readily mistaken for
Weehawken whiskey. AS Johns opinion
OF whiskey is worthy of mention the zeal-
GUS scribe published it and ever since
I1I... l. f,.,,f a f~t& A..
aCharleyn Van Dorm aud 'sJimmy''
Joilie seem TO be trying TO initiate the
antics of the theatrical profession Their
handsome and pleasing countenances no
longer ask ''whatll you iiave?" behind
the bar ut the theatre cafe. This para
sraph may be u conundrum to some OF
cur readers but the solution can be had
Oh application at our Office
Johnny Des.e-beg pardon, Judge
Dede-iooketE gallsin6 III full dress suit
at Court Stevens ball. He led the first
march, which was splended one, and
shows that John-excuse me, the Judge
is right ut hoilie in Il bail room.
wonder what under the heaven induced
James II. Bemen TO enter the Alder1nanic
contest In the First ward. He certainly
should have known that he could not
beat Bonceler Those who are in a posi-
ton to know say he only ran as an adver-
Using dodge. II that be the case it was
expensive advertising.
Michael j Griffin, tue natty little bar
tender, did not go to the bail of Court
Stevens in a dress suit, but '.Joe'' Carroll
wasn't in it when Mike wanted to
dance with auy Of the many beauties at
the ball.
some OF the election officers at the late
election were models OF ignorance and
stupidity.
Az predicted in The JERSEY CRY NEWS
the Increase OF pay for the Doiice went
through with bells or A good police
mau is at all times worth 8, 900 year
Patsey L0Edrigan Will never be able to
swallow the election OF Kelly, Nearly
every day last week he has been rearing
and tearing around the City Hall and his
rawlings have proved a great source Of
amusement to The small army OF polite
ians who generally consregate there.
Patsey's opposition proved in reality
boom for Kelly.
The victory of the Modocs still con
tinues TO be rtie sole topic o. conversation
at the corner OF Fifth and Willow streets.
A leader OF the Modocs when interviewed
about the cyclonic defeat administered TO
Tammany, said that there never really
was Iainnany Indian except the wood
en- one on the top OF rhe wigwam on
Fourteenth street, New York 1t is a
fake Indian tribe. but for a good scaiping,
rampageous, war whooping brave, the
average Modoc takes the confectionery.
Tim Foley mad hard tight, but the
warriors stood firm and lin scored d vic
tory.
Bob McHale is taking active physical
exercise to reduce flesh and get in coudf-
tion to hold the tribe IN check during the
year.
There was jubilee session Of the Lime
Kiln Club on Thursday evening. Tie
president of the club insisted that all the
members present should take the second
degree in honor of the Mod0c victory.
This was a great treat Tor the members.
The only honorary member of the Lime
Kiln Club, a Young lady, Is working on a
motto ''W no nre the peoples'
"Joen Driesen Is one OF the hustlers of
the Hobckeu Athletic Club He is indie
fatigable in his efforts to place the club
on good sound basis.
What Is the matter with Connie
Taherg is he losing his gripf Judging
from the majority which Kelly rolled pp
in his district II would appear SO. Blythe
way what Is the matter with Flahegiy-
vile?