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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21
GREENvILLE DoINGS.

The Rev. w. Wiltshire. head of the Ba-
hama Missions. will lecture on " The
Work !" at the Greenville Reformed
Chapel this evening.
The Y. NJ. G. A. Literary Society will
discuss the respective manufacturing in
terests or England and the United States
this evening,
The invitation basket sociable under
the auspices Of the Y. NJ. c. A. Ladies'
Auxiliary will be held next Tuesday
evening, instead of Monday. Three hun
dred Invitations are out.
Director George Thiesen, of Thiesen's
Amateur Orchestra, met with quite q
loss while attending the High School con-
cert last Friday evening His costly
viollncello was accidentally kicked and
broken.
A branch Of the Sexennial League will
be formally organized this evening at
Bamber's Hall, Greenville.
Harvey Thomas. a sixteen-year-old col
ored boy was arrested last night BY Po-
liceman Thau for disorderly conduct In
the Greenyille Schuetzen Park He was
discharged this morning with repri-
mand.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21
ACARPET FOR TEN CENTS.
1t Got Darkey into Jail and a Lady Into
Trouble.

1t Got Darkey Into Jail and Lady Into
Trouble.
Robert Bechtel, No. 108 Brunswick
street, was committed for trial on a
charge OF grand larceny in the First Dis
trict Police Court this morning,
Oscar Hutson. very dark darkey. was
the complainant. Hutson said he and
Bechtel were living together. He Hut
SOM had lot of clothing, cooking uten-
sis and household furniture. In fact he
owned nearly all the furniture in the
house.
On Saturday Bechtel told him to take
a sneak; but didn't want him to take his
things with him.
Hutson was barred out for several
days. Yesterday he stole through
the window and took an inventory
of stock. He found his carpet
and a suit of clothes missing. The car
pet was found on the floor of Mrs. Eliza
beth Mack, of No. 104 Brunswick street,
and Mrs. Mack was arraigned for receiv
ing stolen goods. She says she gave
Bechtel ten cents for the carpet.
The charge against her was dismissed,
but she was held as a witness. A pawn
check for the missing suit was found in
Bechteps pockets by Patrolman Murphy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21
RE-MATED AFTER YEARS.
The Queer Story of West Hoboken
Couple.

The Queer Story of West Hoboken
Couple.
A queer story is current in West Hobo
ken this morning to the effect that
one Edward Gilligan, who deserted
his wife twenty years ago, came
back lately to find her the
widow of another man with two buxom
daughters. 1t appears Gilligan enlisted
In the regular army twenty years ago,
and was sent to Arizona. He came home
after. five years service, but found his
wife remarked. He then re-enlisted and
has served ever since. Meanwhile the
woman's second husband, Theodore
Retz died.
Mrs Gilligan, or Retig, had been told
her husband shipped on whaler and was
drowned. The couple met yester-
day, renewed their youthful
affection and decided to start
for the West together with the two step
daughters. Gilligan saved most of his
pay and has bought share in sheep
ranch
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21

trio Light, Heat and Power Company a
franchise was reconsidered. 1t was later
reintroduced with several amendments
giving the city more safeguards.
A motion to increase the appropriation
for the public shools from sec, 600 to S27,-
600 was lost by tie vote.
The City Attorney and Street Commis-
sfoner were authorized to confer with the
New Jersey Central Railroad officials re-
garding the erection of proper gates at
the East Twenty-first street crossing
The picnic Of the fife and drum corps Of
Van Buskirk g. A. Post, of Bayonne, was
held last night in the Greenville Schuet-
zen Park, and proved most enjoyable
affair. The grand march was led by
President f. NJ Mettler and Miss M.
Steward, and was participated in by over
sixty couples.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21
Crime in Court.

Before Judge Lippincott this morning,
the Court Of Sessions, were arraigned
Giuseppe Curicucio, charged with the
grand larceny OF horse, buggy and har-
ness. He pleaded not guilty and was
bailed in 81 900.
William Lockworth, assault and bat
terry, pleaded not guilty, and James Mack,
petit larceny, also pleaded not guilty
Augustus French, assault and battery,
pleaded guilty. The Court said that if
he was sent to the penitentiary his wife
and four children would be sent to the
aims house, and inasmuch as he had been
in jail three weeks, sentence would be
suspended
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21

First District Police Court this morn
ing. charged with malicious mis-
chief The complainant was John
T. Jentzen, who keeps a saloon
at No. 94 Essex street. Cosgrove entered
the saloon yesterday and began to abuse
Henry Nose, the bartender, for having
licked his brother. While Nose was
drawing glass of ale Cosgrove pulled a
large iron bolt from his pocket and
hurled it at Moses head 1t was
Knocked Nose down. and crashed
against big S25 mirror, which it splinr-
cred in a thousand pieces. Detective Bob
Pearson made the arrest The charge of
malicious mischief was dismissed, and
Cosgrove was Immediately rebooked on a
charge of atrocious assault and battery
and committed for trial in default of
$500 bail.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21
Keno Ikeating Kaught.

John Keating, the alleged proprietor of
the keno den raided by Chief of Police
Murphy.on the top floor of Coopers' Hall
Yesterday. was arraigned before Justice
Wanser in the First District Police Court
this morning. Keating gave his occupa-
ton as tobacconist when arrested by
Detective Dalton yesterday afternoon at
No 515 Jersey avenue. Chief Murphy
asked to have the case laid over till next
Tuesday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21
srr. Martins Liberaiity.

For some time past the Board of Alder
men has been unable to fit up end put in
working order the rusty sfoun-
tains in Van Worst and Hamilton
parks. Through the magnanimity
of Mr.. Philip e. Martin the plumber, the
public will at last have the qualification
of seeing clear and sparkling streams
with their showers of mist and spray
playing through the summer air. Mr..
Martin put both fountains in order at his
own expense.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21
TWO KEEPERS SUSPENDED.
How Convict CanfieId Escaped from the
.zss.-.ss..-.....assa. Pen sstS- ts.ry.

How Convict CanfieId Escaped from the
pcH:tScts=-y
The Freeholders yesterday suspended
Keepers William Tierney and William
Duff, of the penitentiary pending examin-
alton into the escape Of Prisoner Garfield
few days ago. Garfield was one of a
gang of convicts at work on the Paterson
Plank road. The keeper reported to
Warden Grimes that he asked permis sion
to go TO stop work short time. After
waiting for his return reasonable
length of time one of the keepers sought
him. and it was learned he had fled.
The police were at once no.
titled, but he has not yet
been arrested. Garfield was doing six
months term at the Penitentiary, where
he had been sent by Judge Lippincott.
The Freeholders will Investigate the es-
cape next Tuesday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21
Hoboken Notes.

A young man, very well known in Ho-
boken, was arrested at the Dukes House,
near the ferry, early this morning. The
young man had been on a protracted spree
and accused the bartender of not being
able to mix wine sangaree and became
abusive. The name given to the polio ce
was Charles Lanning, of No. 222 Mercer
street, New York city. He was discharged
with reprimand.
Last night an eleven-year-old boy en-
tered the Hoboken Police Station with
blood flowing from wounds in his throat.
He gave his name as John Altman, of No.
40 Newark street. and said he had been
bitten by dog in the stable of Louis
Bull. on First street His wounds were
dressed and cauterized and the dog was
shot.
1t is Recorder Foster now. Recorder
McDonough left for Rochester to attend
the burial of relation this morning and
Judge Foster will act as Recorder till his
return.
The police will have their annual in
spection at three O'Clock tomorrow after
noon.
Cell No. in the station house has been
padded and is ready to receive the first
delirium tremens prisoner.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21
The June Interest.

The Finance Board was in session only
a few moments at last nights meeting.
Provision was made to meet the June in
terest on the city debt. The Comptrol-
ler's report for the past week showed the
total receipts to be 57,556.5s. F. J. Mer-
sheimer, collector of arrearages in per-
sonal taxes, reported that he had collect
ed 81 1871. .05 from March 81 to December
81 1889
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21
BALLOT REFORM.
The Werts Bill Passed by Both
Houses at Last.
special to the Jersey citu Neps.

TRENTON, May 81, 1890. The Senate
passed the Werts Ballot Reform bill this
morning in less than minute without
any discussion. This is the bill which
was introduced in the Senate by the
chairman of the Joint Committee with
the Envelope Amendment.
The House concurred in this action and
passed the bill under suspension Of the
rules. 1t now goes to the Governor and
before the week is out New Jersey will
have the best ballot reform system in ex-
istence
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21
BAYoNNE,s COUNCIL.

The Bayonne Board OF Councilmen met
last night.
Recorder Besher fled his official bond.
Americus Engine Company, No. 9, was
granted permission to attend the Are
mems Convention at Chester. Pa, on
September IS.
Councilman McQuil1an introduced an
ordinance prohibiting the sale OF liquor
to any one under eighteen years old under
q penalty of $50.
The ordinance to give the Bergen Elec-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21
WINFIELD DENIES IT.
He Says He Will Prosecute the Ballot
Box Gases Himself.


1t was published in New York morn
ing paper today that In case there should
be found fraudulent ballots in
the boxes when the indicted
election officers are tried, Prosecutor
Winfield would at once turn over the
Prosecution to Ex-Judge Hoffman. and
permit him to conduct the case for the
State. Soon after reading this remark
able statement / called on the District
Attorney and asked him what truth there
was in it.
none Whatever, SAID ne WIN Ieel-
ing of indignation expressed in his voice.
sThis subject has never been suggested
to me or even thought of by me, and if
it had been suggested would never for a
moment have been entertained.
The Prosecutor of this county feels
that he is perfectly capable of attending
to this case, and he proposes to do so.
The story is fabrication.'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21
New York Peddlars FINED.

Roundsman Engle arrested Richard
Hermers and William Pfeifer, of No. 3ls
Front street, New York, for violating
city ordinance by selling bottled beer on
Beacon avenue without a license. Justice
Wanser fined each $40 for the offence.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21
Playing BAH in the street.

Patrolman Lodich arrested Egbert Rey-
nolds of No. 2s2 Baldwin avenue yester-
day for playing ball on the street. He is
a little tough, sixteen years of age, and
when Judge Wanser was put in pos ses-
sion of his history he fined him S..
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21
Rare Chances In Jerseys.

The special sale Of Jerseys now going on
at Ridley's should attract the attention
of Jersey City purchasers. Probably
better chance to secure bargain has
never been offered. The prices are quoted
in the advertising columns.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21
Weather Indications.

WAsHINGToN, May 81. 1890. Weather
indications for twenty-fonr hours, for
Eastern New York. New Jersey, and
Eastern Pennsylvania:-Fair weather;
northerly winds. becoming variable:
slightly warmer. cloudiness and rain
Thursday and higher temperature.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21

the same view as that advanced by the
master on the facts and the law OF the
case, Mrs. Parnell will again be In receipt
of her usual income from them.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21

Ex-Board of Works Commissioner John
Schweiller, one of the "Big Four" died
last night at his home In Lafayette.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21

Thomas Kelly. a truck driver, aged
twenty years, OF Willow avenue. Hobo
ken, was arrested last night charged
with assault and battery on Jane Gavin,
of No. % Adams street Jane or jamie,
as she is called by her associates, is not
an angel" 1t appears that Kelly took
the girl out for a walk on Sunday night
bailed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21

Martin Cosgrove. Of No. 1s5 Warren
street, was before Justice Wanser in the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21
FOR a MEADOW PARK.
Hoboken Citizens Agree Upon a Site
Worth 100000.

Twelve Of the committee of twenty
five of Hoboken's citizens who are agita-
tors for a county park TO be located on
the meadows, met in the City Hall in
Hoboken last night. Ex-Mayor Timken
presided. The Committee appointed to
look at the ground and pick out the best
site, reported in favor of the tract of
land between Seventh and Tenth streets,
from Jefferson street to the western boun-
dary line of the city. This comprises
eleven blocks or forty acres. Council
man Stanton moved to have the pro-
posed site located between Fifth and
Eighth streets, as it would be more CEN
trail After some discussion Mr.. Stanton
withdrew his motion, and the report of
the Committee was adopted.
Park Commissioner Thurston in reply
to a request to consider the Meadow Park
site, Informed the committee by letter
til June l and that until then he could
no t consider any proposition.
The Committee on Valuation reported
that they had learned that the value of
the proposed site was $50, 900 and the
assessments $25, 600.
Councilman Stanton thought it might
influence the commissioners if the sigma
lures of tne physicians were obtained
petitioning for park. Councilman Lon
drigan jocosely remarked that it would
be hard matter to secure the doctors
signatures if they thought the park
would improve the health of the COM
munity.
After some talk a committee of ten
was appointed to get all the facts in favor
of the site and present them to the COM
missioners at the earliest opportunity.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21
The Deadly hat Pin.

There was lively scene in Recorder
McDonough's court In Hoboken this
morning. Mary A. Lynch. who said she
was dressmaker living at No. IA First
street, was found under the influence of
liquor in the neighborhood of First and
Hudson streets by Detective Kailon last
night This morning in court, when the
detective accused her of being a street
walker, she pulled an enormous hat pin
from her hair and screamed, "You lie,
you old gray haired - "
She then attempted to Chamber over the
Judicial railing, and said she would be
willing to serve five years if she could
have the pleasure of stabbing him with
her hat pin.
1t required the combined efforts of
three policemen to lead the enraged
woman back to cell. She will spend
ninety days in the penitentiary.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-21

vAS HouTrS's Cocoa Pure soluble. Econon'
ical
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-26

That never paid duty, IN go bail, he
said. with gruf chuckle. Prime
stuI! You've had it a mort o years,
reckon; for devil key has been run
ashore at Trerarrock since / was a boy.
All! those were times"
a still tongue makes q wise head;
and there's other and fai.er ways O. max
ing a biz o money Your fatl.cr and
ny man were friends, John Sholto, an
You are ab,.Gi5 lie only one round here
can trust. You may have pEickly skin
Ike the chestnut. but youm an honest
hearted child When l heard your boat
was OF Penzance, walked every step o
the way to see you. had d-o&La-but
never mind Whisht! here lie comes.
Now you can hear all"
a low tap at the door interrupted
Dinah's speech. She rose and admitted
Harold Darlington, cautioning him as
she had done John Sholto not to wake
the sleeper liz the inner room. Then she
crept away in the darkness of the hut,
leaving the two men in low and earnest
conversation together.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-26

She looked up quickly. The cats green,
glazing eyes were fixed on the small win
dow behind her. Her blood curdled III
her veins.
Z pale face, framed with storm tossed
elf locks Cf black hair, was pressed close
against Ire dim, thicl; glass At least
50 Dinah Retailack fancied. But it van
ished Instantly, and the Oh woman, with
y shu5,ieT, covered closer 10 the fire.
The app@Tltioa, Tor SO she thought il
was, bodea no good, and was bad omen
as regarded the success OF the morrow's
enterprise. She shook her head and
brooded darby over what seemed one
proof more that the curse Of fate hung
oyer her
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-26

GeTeT beaten q pulse faster for any Tvo-
man but herself.
Tell me that yen love me" he vybis-
pared, presing passionate kisses on her
soft red lips. Let me hear you say it.
sweetheart. +"
50 lo77 tlle5 Re could hardly distinguish
the words, her ~ wer came; but Harold
was atiaiied wiz It.
You viii tell .cothor tonight? What
viii s'.e So: a-Ye she VIII not ]e an
cry" Iadga said a few minutes later.
He aver>ed his face for o moment from
her grayeiy questioning eyes, then locked
as frankly into hers.
"Madge," he said at length, Il have
done what is very wrong. From the
first moment l saw you 1 loved you,
darling; so much, that what it cost me
to resolve never 10 let you know this vou
cannot realize. Bat the shadow Of q
great sorrow hung over me then; sor-
row which has grown darker and more
threatening cf late. cannot tell you
what it is; for it touches another as well
as myself | VIII ask 10 woman to bear
my name til ! can do SO With safety and
homer. MaGgc, VIII you trust he a little
longer? VIII you keep the secret of our
love from the world for time, and be
faithful to ne-as l shall be 10 you? /
ought not to have spoken; but your sweet
sympathy and tenderness overcane my
resolution, and. GIadge, am but human.
VIII you promise what ask, DEAR"
Il Will" she answered firmly. "But
Icannot deceive my mother. Though it
has made M SO happy to know you love
ne, we must return 10 ON old footing Of
friendship only until she can be told all
| am sure yen VIII see that this is right
and VIII rot be angry"
ANGRY? No, indeed, sweet one.
honor you for your decision more than |
can tel. SO let ii be, then. But you
viii kiss ne once moro, dear, il pledge
that you meant what you said just now
he pleaded.
Once more their lips met; onCe more lie
pressed ia sc to lis heart. Then they
left the SUN 1ar house, for Mrs. Trevyl-
j&n's voice was heard calling Tor Leg
daughter, and Harold lonSed to be alone
with his new born happiness.
= 4
With i.si. .sca and so:rl6er, h~te laden
eyes Give II. z1aur rose up from boL;ad
the large cl21apof Portugal laurel, where
she had hnclt concealed, her car against
chink IL the rustic woodwork If lie
aTbor. Harold ard AIa>lge he'd spoken
in low tones, and Olive had only caught
disconnected fragments OF what lad
passed
Bg,t she had heard more than enough
TO fully Geci,ie her what use to make Of
the information she had CLEANED from
Tho Herald.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-10
POSTMASTER BY MISTAKE,
The True Inwardness of the Sensational
windup mt McKeesport.

The True Iuwardness of the Sensational
windup mt McKeesport.
ST think the settlement of the postofice
fight at McKeesport is the most laughable
thing I ever heard" said gentleman yes
terday, who had just returned from trip to
Washington.
"In what way?" was asked.
"Why, in every way. You see, Mr.. Ray,
in his final recommendation for the office in
advertently wrote the name of the applicant
Edwin Soles instead of Elmer Soles. Now
there was an Elmer Soles, Baltimore and
Ohio employe, who was backed for the place
by many prominent politicians of Allie
gheny county. He was the man whom Con-
gresham Ray finally settled upon. But
after he had sent in the name it occurred to
him that he had recommended the wrong
man. McKeesport directory was at once
consulted, to see if there was an Edwin
Soles, and sure enough, there not only was
a man of that name in the borough, but he
was a very dark horse in the race for the
postofice, and he got it! Did you ever hear
anything funnier?"
"Has the matter gone too far for correc-
tion?" was asked.
"Oh, yes; Mr.. Ray is in such a position
that he won't retract now, and those who
are the worst left are the hackers of Elmer
Soles, who is really mighty nice fellow
and in whom the officials of the Baltimore
and Ohio Road were especially interested.
They must feel much chagrin over the ont
come"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-10
DR.. GABRIELS EXPERIMENT.


both in this country and on the Continent,
and think I can say without vain boasting
that / can hold my own against any
professional in this art. By this
means became acquainted with
many colleagues of DIR. Gabriel.
One night after meeting of the Histolog-
ical Society, we were rediscussing the speech
OF the evening, when DR.. Benson, who had
been called away an hour or two previously,
returned, his genial eountenance preternat-
urally grave and anxious. He soon told US
that he had just come from DIR. Gabriel,
who had become suddenly and unaccounta-
bly, stone blind! Such an announcement at
once dropped all further discussion on the
cholera bacillus" the subject of the meet
ing, and DR.. Benson was eagerly questioned
for further information. 1.-THE case COM
pletely battles me-" said the physician.
DIR. Gabriel declares that on awakening
this morning he found that he had entirely
lost his sight-he appears totally unable to
distinguish light from darkness. / have
carefully examined the optic disks with
the ophthalmoscope," continued he,
without being able to make
out the faintest change in retina;
and there are no symptoms which would
lead one to believe he had sustained any
cerebral lesion. I have never been so puz-
zleu Oy any case IN my life.
Many theories to account for this phenom-
enon were at once advanced by some of the
younger men present, most OF them holding
that the blindness resulted from mischief set
up IN the brain by the accident in the AIps.
To this DR.. Benson could not agree, his great
experience in these cases leading him to ex-
pect symptoms which were conspicuous by
their absence in DR.. Gabriel's misfortune.
There is a remarkable mental condition
here, added the doctor, (which. although
1t does not bear upon the question from a
pathological point of view, is as interesting
and surprising as it is inexplicable. 1t is
this: DIR. Gabriel, in losing his sight, has
also lost all melancholy, ali his former de-
preston OF spirits; in fact, he has quite re-
turned to his natural cheerful condition,