The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-18
PERSONAL AND NoTEABL

Governor Eivins has been appoint I'd postmas
ter at Hamonton.
Further complaint is made Of the saloon
in the building used for the post office in Plain
field.
All Indignation meeting was held in East
Orange last week to protest against the attempt
of the Essex Passenger Railway and the Su-
buFban Railway to get control of the streets of
the township for running electric cars. Resolu-
tions were adopted instructing the Township
Committee not to grant any franchise to an cleo
trio road, and declaring that it was the sentl-
ment Of the meeting that no other street car
lines should be built than those now existing.
A conditional pledge is being circulated among
silk men at Paterson under which the subscribers
agree TO support the Institute for Artist Artf-
sans. Mr.. William Strange started the list with
800, the Phoenix Manufacturing Company put
down $50 and Messrs. Arthur Ryle and Charles
Danforth each $50, Cheney Brothers gave 800
and Mr.. B. Richardson $50.
Ex-Congressman Brewer, of New Jersey,
accompanied by nearly a score of Trenton pot
terry manufacturers, called upon Chairman
Morrill, and other members of the Senate Com
mittee on Finance. They protested vigorously
against the proposed reduction Of five per cent.
in the duty on glass and earthenware, declaring
thatit would work great damage to the industry
pressed the hope. that the, bill win be so
amended as TO conform with the rates fixed by
the Mckinley committee.
William Colsgrove. of Philadelphia, is a victim
Of a serious practical joke. and has been driven
insane through fear. Williams is visiting rela-
tiyes in Burlington. On Sunday night his cousin
and other friends dressed themselves as Ku
Kiux, and rushed into Williams room bowling
like hends. These visitors OF the night worked
Williams into a frenzy OF fear, and he is now
demented.
Mrs. John Meyer, of No. ii3 Fourth street,
Hoboken, gave birth on Saturday to triplets,
two girls and q boy. Ali the children are healthy
and the mother is getting along well. The
father is a 'longshoreman, and works on the
Bremen steamship pier at Hoboken. Mrs.
Meyer was already the mother of five children,
three OF whom are living. The oldest is eleven
years old.
The Morris County Board Of FreehoIders have
needed the popular clamor against appropriat-
ing $4,000 Tor a new Jail. and have rescinded
the resolution for the jails erection. Mean
while reports OF prisoners escaping from the
present structure are by nc means infrequent.
The Essex Passenger Railway Company one
evening, last week erected a Number Of
iron pillars in Market street, Newark, as sup.
port for the overhead electric trolley wire to
| serve as a motor for the company's ears. Yes
terday several persons In jumping on and OF
the cars were injured.
the annual dues to $i1 and the entrance Zee Il
500.
Work viii soon be begun on two handsome
mission chapeis Of the Piainfeld Methodist Epis
copAl Church, one of which viii be in NORTH
Plainfield and another at Evona.
Window Glass Works. at Glassboro, has ended
by the discharge OF all the men-la0i In numbei
and the closing OF the factory for the balance
of the blast.
A meeting was recently held in New
ark, N. j., for the. purpose of forming 1
company of cavalry to be attached to chs
First Brigade. The meeting was attend
ed by some of the best of Newark's citi
zens. IL this company is formed it vii