The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-02-16


not eut him short
Jimmie Jollie, the President OF the
Bart6nders Association, Is willing to
bet any part Of $500 that their ball
will be the most successful ball ever
held ID Odd Fellows Hall.
Commissioner Coyle hasthe naming
of the policeman to fill the vacancy
caused by the death OF George Null
cahey, and it is highly probable that
Billy" Weeks will be the man
There was no quorum OF the Coun-
ell present on Tuesday night and the
contractors who intended to Did on
tile proposed new school house were
soreIy disappointed
Chairman Erlenl6oetfeF of the Coun-
Gil is great practical joker. He viii
get of his little Joke at any serious
iuncture.
Pete Boncelet looked quite gay at
the ball of the Washington Mullins
on Wednesday night. Peteis hat was
a corker.
Theirs is no use in talking, John L.
Sullivan catches the crowd every time
His set-to with Lannon on Wednesday
night was a dandy, and the big fellow
received a perfect ovation. Jack"
Barnitt. the big fellows manager, was
formerly policeman in this city, but
is now in clover.
Roundsinan Jacobus' grey imperial
gives him quite distinguished ap-
pearance.
The two Scottish American mascots
are getting chestnutty. A couple of
would be sports are carting them
around from one ball room to another
until think there is not soul in Ho-
TO
a half a dozen times.
The reception of the Atlantic Boat
Club. at Philbert 81 Gaeyers Assem-
bly, Rooms, on Monday night was a
very select affair.
The grammatical errors of certain
would be counsellor who practices in
the District Court are constant lar
on the trained ears of the court.
An amusing incident took place in
the District Court one day last week
The opposing counsellors in certain
case were CounseElors Minturn and
De Leonard. While Counsellor Min
turn was summing up he made use of
several Latin phrases, and While de-
livering them looked with supreme
disdain and amusement at the oppos-
ing counsel. But MFR. MintuTn had
mistaken his man. Clement De
Raleigh Leonard is pronounced
linguist. He faced the court and said:
May it please the court." The rest
OF his speech was delivered in Latin.
The Judge was bewildered, Counsellor
Minturn looked scared and the audi
ence thought the counsellor had been
transformed into an Italian. After
speaking for fully five minutes Mr..
De Leonard took his seat without
deigning to notice the opposing coun-
sci. When the audience saw the joke
they were convulsed with laughter.
Trustee Hicks, of the School Board,
is one OF the brightest young mem
bers of that body, and he knows all
about politics too.
Jimmy Moore and Dave Nc
Carthy are inseparables They are a
pair of queer eels and know how
much two and two make. Dan in
tends to run for councilman in the
Third ward
John /. Sullivan made a speech at
the close of the bout with Joe Lannon
on Wednesday night. The applause
that John received would be envied
by Daniel Dougherty.
Comptroller Fred Kaufman is of a
very distant, retiring disposition. The
city's finances are safe in his hands.
Johnnie Hammond is hustler.
That was great stroke of business
securing Peter Jackson and John l..
Sullivan on following nights.
Conrad Schlatter, the erratic Wash
ington street saloon keeper, Is again
in the tolls. Now he is being sued in
New York for breach of promise by a
spiBster sixty years of age. Conrad,
you had better elnigrate and confer
everlasting favor on the community
of Hoboken.
Detective Mike Kivlon is the
sees that order is maintained on Hud-
son street in the wee sma' hours of
the morning. Mike is one of the most
diiigent and conscientious officers on
the force
Recorder McDonough has been out
of humor all the week owing to the
rebuke he received from Judge Lip
pineott for releasing two Hoboken
firemen on payment of fine when
they had been accused of stealing
milk OF course the case should have
been sent to the court on the Hill, and
as the Prosecutor receives SO for
every conviction it meant a loss of $50
to the Prosecutor, and he was not
slow in acquainting Judge Lippincott
of the disposition OF the case made by
the Recorder, but from the Recorders
statement it appears that there was
no one to press the complaint, and as
both the fire1nen were respectable
citizens heretofore, he fined them $40
each for being disorderly. sympathy
got the better of Judgment.