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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
FROM NORTH HUDSON.

Its News Given in Few Terse and Brief
Paragraphs.
The Union Hill Town Council held an
unimportant session last night. Coun-
Gilman Rub did no kicking.
Mrs. Caroline Gschwind, mother of ex-
Coroner John Gschwind celebrated her
seventieth birthday at her residence on
Bergenline avenue. on Thursday even
ing. A pleasant evening was spent.
Ex-Freeholder Charley Waas was an
interested listener at the Conncil meet
ing last night. Everything went along
smoothly.
William Noelke and Fred Schwartz are
now invincible as billiard team. In a
match for $40 last night they beat Fred
Gath and l.. JameT by score of 200 to
1877. Considerable money changed hands
on the result.
The erection Of a monument ON Clinton
avenue by Ellsworth Post No. II, G. A..
r., has aroused the latent patriotism of
the towns people, and every one speaks
favoIabIy of it.
No arrests in Weehawken for forty
eight hours
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
ONE SUIT SETTLED.

The Lehigh Valley Il. r.. Company Pay
the Curries $685.
A conclusion of the litigation between
the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company and
the heirs of the late James Currie rela-
tive to a condemnation of portion of the
Currie estate was reached yesterday.
The Commissioners awarded the heirs
$47, 800. 1t was refused by the executors
OF the estate and few days ago the COM
pany opened negotiations for an amicable
settlement.
Railroad Company will increase the
award to nearly $55, 600 This amount
was paid to the executors yesterday.
Pending litigation was withdrawn by con
sent of the Chancellor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
THE PRIZE FIGHTERS HELD.
1t Was Not a Friendly ''set-to," But a
Bare KnuciIe Fight.


Bare KnuckIe Fight.
The lobby of Justice Stilsing's Court
was jammed with crowd of interested
spectators when Prize Fighters Post and
Lannon, the pugilists captured by Cap
tain Christie Smiths police at Proprietor
Albert James dance hall Thursday
night, were called up for a continuance of
the examination laid over yesterday.
The testimony of the first witness, Z.
j. Budden, of No. 405 Second street, was
convincing enough to enable the Judge
to commit the principals for trial in de-
fault Of $500 bail, and also to commit AL
bert James, the proprietor of the hall, at
Fourteenth and Grove streets, in which
the prize fight took place, on the charge
OF keeping o disorderly house. James
was held in the sum of $780,
Budden testified that he went into the
saloon on the first floor to get glass of
beer. He was invited by friend to wit
ness fight going on above. He found
the room On the second floor, which is
also used by two Courts of Foresters,
arranged for the contemplated fight
There were about two dozen persons
present Notwithstanding Connolly's
testimony yesterday, to the effect that
the men were engaged in friendly set
to" with soft gloves, Budden swore that
the fight took place with bare knucKies,
and that Proprietor Albert James, who
told Sergeant McGinness, when the raid
was made, that he had merely rented the
hall to a party of young gentlemen with
ont asking what they desired the lodge
room for, was himself referee for the con-
testants
Frank j. Smith, of No. 405 Second
street, also swore that the fight took place
with bare knuckles and lasted six or
seven minutes. Other witnesses, all of
whom were held in the sum of S400 to
appear before the Grand Jury, were
James Hearn, No. 62916 Henderson street;
John Rafferty,, No. III Essex street; Will
liam Murtha. No, III Essex street. Will
liam Connolly, No. lis Essex street;
Edward Whalen, No. IA Essex street;
James Connolly. No. 143 Essex street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
GreenvilIe Gatherings.

Miss Annie Armstrong. of Linden ave-
nue., will entertain the members of the
Danforth Social Club this evening. A
good time is anticipated.
Mr. and Mrs. Grady, OF Avenue e, leave
for an extended tour through the South
today.
Several New York capitalists are talk
ing of erecting thread factory on Dan
forth avenue, opposite the police station.
Rev. W. r. Kfefer is recovering from
the grippe. He is little late, but
s.better late than neyer,s
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25

Quidoir, Andrew j. Boyle. William d.
DAILY ana John Nolan.
James K. Connolly was made chairman
of the Auditing Committee, James L.
Lillis of the Printing Committee, John
Herman of the Finance Committee, and
Michael Doyle of the Naturalization Com
mittee.
The election of sheriff Davis as chair
man of the Executive Committee is final
sires to continue in his capacity OF ''boss :"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25

The seventeenth annual masquerade
ball of the Greenville Turn Verein will
be held at Metropolitan Hall, Monday
evening. February 8. and the folhlwing
Committee of Arrangements antiSpate
glorious successful. o. Muller, George
Linden, U. Lauer, f. Gothburg. G. Schof-
huch, w. Crone, w. Collins, C. Lauer.
w. II. Kreiiing, j. Brinkman. w. H..
Dawes, j. Kaiser, f. hahn, j. Reichert,
}. Klein. w. +. Ritter, George Runade
and w Miller
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
MIR. EdeIstein's SONS Illness.

Financial Commissioner Edelstein felt
encouraged this morning over the con-
dition of his son. who is lying danger
ously i'll of third relapse from typhoid
fever.
Three doctors and nurse are in attend
ance upon the young man. He showed
some signs of improvement this morning,
but he is still at deaths door.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
skipped Their Creditors.

Theodore Young, q gold beater, and
Charles M. Carson, a painter, and their
families, who have been living in WASH
burns Danforth avenue flats for the past
six months, have skipped town leaving a
dozen sorrowing creditors.
Young and Carson left their HON es
about week ago pretending that they
were going to New York to get work.
They failed to return, however, and
Thursday afternoon an express wagon
drew up before the Washburn flats and
removed their goods.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
Pugilistic Pointers.

Jimmy Lynch and Hippy Horner are
both after Jimmy Larkins. Horner says
he can make it a go for 81, 900 side and
Lynch is ready to put up 81 600 Larkins
is now looking after Australian Murphy.
1t is singular that as soon as a pugilist
seeks an engagement with star he has
innumerable Challenges hurled at him,
although he may have been looking for
engagements for long time
Betting is even on the Kelly-Moran
fight. The battle will take place early
have it that Moran is getting in shape
nicely. Some superstitious sports are
betting against Moran because his pic
ture appeared in a sporting paper in q
line with fighters every one of whom had
haen tefeated
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25

Elizabeth Hanasch, tifty-four years old,
of No. 1908 Washington avenue, New
York, was found hanging in her bedroom
this morning. She was cut down at once,
but life had been extinct for many hours.
She had been despondent for some days
and it is supposed that she became tenl-
porarily insane.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25

S. d. Chittenden, Secretary and Treas
urer of the Order Mr.. Griffith, com
pleteiy surprised at the honor conferred
upon him. made q feeling response. The
massive star is made of gold and silver.
The inscription upon IL reads:-Pre-
sented to F. G., Griffith by Moses Taylor
Division, No. 1853 o. Of Il. G., in consid-
GRAFTON of his services as Senior Past
Chief Conductor. When the division
was first formed Mr. Griffith was one of
its most conscientious and pushing con-
ductOrs
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
Four peaths in q NIonth.

The death OF Mrs. Margaret L. Belger
this morning of apoplexy, makes the
fourth death in the last twenty seven
days. Captain James Belger, her hus-
band. and her eldest son and his child all
died Of pneumonia. There is put one son
left of all the family
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25

More than two hundred cigarmakers in
the factory of D. E. Rose s. Co., of Nos.
is and 20 Fulton street. New York, are on
strike today on account of an attempt
made by the firm to cut schedule prices
from 10 to Is per cent.
The men say that Rose tried to take
advantage of them in this, the coldest
part Of the winter, and cut their earnings
or force them to leave the factory.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
a Star for Mr.. Grimth.

Frank j. Griffith, Assistant Superin-
tendent of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Railroad Company, was pre-
sented with valuable star by the mem
bers OF the Moses Taylor Division No.
l6S, Order of Railway Conductors, Thurs
day evening in the Assembly Rooms in
Hudson street, Hobokefl, in consideration
ductor.
The presentation speech was made by
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25

Palisade Council, No. 1877. Catholic
Benevolent Legion, of West Hoboken, in
stalled officers at their rooms last night.
State President Harding. Of New Bruins
wick, officiated, assisted by District
Deputy Hayes After the installation a
supper was served at Jacquet's, at which
Joseph Smith and others made speeches.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
Defaul.er Lounsbery Dies.

George III. Lounsbery, the defaulting
cashier of the Post Office. who put
bullet in his brain at mis- home in Hacken-
sack, N j., last evening, died at three
o'clock this morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
Firemen 70 urge Legislation.

The men-at-call of the jersey City Fire
Department met lsst night at No 8 En-
CINE house, on Mercer street, and made
arrangement TO send a committee to
Trenton to secure, il possible. legislation
in reference to increasing their yearly
salaries from $75 to $50.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25

Early this morning babe wrapped in
an old shawl was found in the area way
of the house. No. 2l1 Pavonia avenue.
The occupants Of the house took charge
of the little wait until the arrival of a
policeman who took it TO the City Hos
pitaI and notified the Overseer of the
Door
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
A sllght Hoboken Fire.

A slight fire in the store occupied by
Christian Keull at Ne. 154 Garden street,
Hoboken. called out the department. lasJ
night. The flames were extingmshed
before much damage had been done. The
damage is estimated at 5000: fully in
SIlrad n...
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25

Counsellors Waphagen Beekman ap-
peared for Harney and asked that the
damages be allowed for injuries that his
mare received while in the care of Codu-
gan.
well and subsequently died from the in
juries received. The jury are yet discus
sing the verdict.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25

An unknown man, about thirty years
of age and apparently laborer, was
found yesterday morning on the east
bound track of the Erie Railroad, at the
west end of the tunnel, with both legs
and an arm cut OFF. He was alive but un-
conscious He WAS removed TO st. Fran
els Hospital, where he died in a short
time after his admission.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25

In the pool tournament at Lembeck's,
No. $50 Palisade avenue, Muller leads
He has won thirty 1.-TWO games and lost
fourteen.
Henry Fahrenkamp and Charles A.
Seussner, two pool experts, will cross
cues tonight at Lembeck's for a purse
of $IOO
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
The Liquor Appeal cases.

On February 1s Counsellor William d.
DAILY will argue the appeal cases of the
indicted liquor dealers Of this county be-
fore the Supreme Court. He is employed
by the Liquor Dealers Association. and
two cases, those of Fred. Hem and Louis
Hallman, will be made The test cases.
There are pending now nearly eighty
indictments against violators of the Sun
day law, and on the determination of the
Supreme Court their fate depends.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
DAsHEs ABouT TOWN.
About two dozen "minstrelistic' youna

About two dozen "minstrelisticn young
men, residing on the Hill. have organized
as the "Lincola Amateur Minstrels.
Under the direction Of Mr.. Michael Schulz
they are preparing to produce Uncle
Toms Cabin.s'
Next Tuesday morning the Board of
Finance will hold special meeting at
the City HAIL
The Supreme Court will sit af the
Chanceilor's Chambers next Saturday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
They Have = Right to BE.

From the Union Printer of Today
Jersey City printers of Hudson County
Typographical Union No. "a are justly
incensed at the awarding of the city
printing to VIGOROUSLY non-union estab-
iishment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
High school ORGANIZATIONS.

The examinations for admissions to the
High School will be held in the High
School building next week as follows
On Monday. January 81, arithmetic; on
Tuesday. January %, geography and
guage; on Thursday, January 30, his
tory.
The results of the examination will be
published in the JERSEY CITY NEWS of
Friday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
a GRAND nIilitarx nal1.

Company l., Fourth Regiment (Kear-
ney Rihes), will hold their annual recep-
tion and ball on February IL, at Woods
Hall. We are making great preparations
to make this one of the grandest military
balls ever given by the Fourth Regiment.
Yours. very truly, j. II. kEIM
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25

A large number Of Jersey City people
win 20 to St. Agnes Church, on Lexing-
ton avenue. New York. to attend the cele-
bration OF ST. Agnes. The ceremony
will be on scale Of splendor rarely Wit
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
Hoboken Notes.

The meadows were thronged with
merry skaters last night who made the
welkin ring with their joyous shouts.
job Gardner, the well known lumber
dealer, has assigned to Charles Pinnell,
of North Bergen.
The Sparkling Coterie will dance at
Odd Fellows Hal on Monday night.
The reception of St. Joseph's Lyceum
at Odd Fellows Hall on next Wednesday
night will probably surpass any affair
ever held in that hall. A dozen city and
out of town societies have been invited to
attend.
Janitor Halloran, of No. School,
Thursday evening cleyerly captured two
pupils. Welch and Mccarthy. stealing
penknives, slate pencils, etc, from the
school desks. Complaint will be made at
the next meeting of the Board of Educa-
tion, and the boys will probably be dis
missed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25

The special revival services held last
evening in the ,Mattison Methodist
Church, OF Bayonne, were largely at
tended. The Rev. Edison W. Burr, pastor
of the st. James M. E. Church, of Eliza
beth, officiated
Friends in this city are entertaining the
Rev H. G.. Lyman, of Hamilton, N. Y.
Tomorrow he will conduct the services to
be held in the Bergen Point Baptist
Church.
The Amphion Dramatic Club has been
organized at Bergen Point with these of
ficers:-P President ID. Crowley vice presi-
dent. w. Becker; secretary. John O'Con-
nor; treasurer Thomas Donovan, scr scr
geant-at-arms, Edward Ellis.
Resolutions of coincidence over the
death of Deacon Robert Benny, Jr., have
been passed by the consistory Of the Ber-
gen Point Reformed Church.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
The Merry skaters.

The canal and meadows were besieged
by an army of young skaters this morn
ing, and the sport was highly enjoyed.
The ice is extremely fine. opposite the
Claremont station, and at Armstrong; 3
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
TO Distribute an Estate.

Judge Lippincott this morning granted
the motion of Counsellor Warne Smyth
to adjourn the hearing of the petition for
the distribution of the estate of Adam
Luby for one week.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25

The suit for damages brought by Will
lam A. Harney to recover $500 from Ri
enzi Codugan in the Circuit Court was
begun yesterday and completed today,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25

messed in this country. Pontifical mass
will be celebrated at eleven a. m: by
Bishop Ludden, of Syracuse, and the Rev.
DR.. Henry A. Brann, brother of James
M. Brann, Of this city, the friend and sue
cessor of the late Rev. Henry q. Mac.
dowall, will preach.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
A Lecture in a Gymnasium.

The teachers CT the city have secured
the Hasbrouck gymnasium for the de-
livery of A. L. Anderson's interesting
1nct1rag
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 1860 - Weather
indications for twenty-four hours for
Eastern New York, New Jersey and East
ern Pennsylvania:--W Warmer; fair; south
westerly winds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
An Earthquake in Tennessee.

CAIRO, ILL.,, Jan. 25.--.A heavy shock of
earthquake was felt at Beilfort Lake,
Tenn, yesterday, causing panic.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
NEWS OF BAYONNE.

Amateur Theatricals Draw a Large
Crowd.
With cast filed by young people well
known in Bayonne the Juvate Society,
connected with the Trinity Episcopal
Church of that city, produced Byron's
three-act farce, Weak Woman" last
evening before an audience of society folk
in Schuyler Hall at Bergen Point. The
affair was under the direction of Miss
Eliza Humphreys, who was assisted by
the following committee:-W. P Paret.
chairman; r. B. Borland, Jr., M. S. Bor-
land, c. q. Wheeler and F. N. Lawton.
The proceeds will be given to the city's
poor. The play was admirably set, clev-
erIy interpreted and well received. The
cast follows:-
Lillian lillian asyytSsfns y%snsy Isasdta L s
Mrs Gum, a distant relative. L. ]. Borand
Arthur Medwyn, a young farmer. F. N. Lawton
Frederick FansnaWe -.......- M 5. borland
Dr.. Feming. ---...-......A........W W. +. faret
Captain Ginger II. y. Borland Jr.
Septimus Tootal, dude....-......C G. Wheeler
Edwards, a footman.. .............G. w. Yates
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
An Expensive Shift.

At four o'clock yesterday afternoon a
young fellow walked up to one of the
dummies in front of Hart Abraham's
clothing store. No. Sc Washington street,
Hoboken, stripped the dummy of the
the overcoat and put it on his poorly
self The act was done SO boldly as to al
most paraliyze the salesman, and the fell
low came near making his escape. He
was captured by Abraham after u short
run.
He was brought before the Recorder
this morning and gave his maine as John
Brown, machinist, living in Philadel-
phia.
.."Well, john" said the Judge, ''you are
charged with stealing an overcoat. What
have you got to say to the charger
well, Judge, yesterday was q very
cold day, and while was walking along
Washington street / thought it was a
shame that these dummies should be SO
well clad while Was shivering from the
cold, and made no bones about shifting
one of the coats"
81 am sorry for You. John,n said the
Judge, "but you will have to be COM
mitted to the County Jail on a charge of
lnrceny.3
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
HOBOKEN'S BUDGET.

Crazy Man Runs Amuck--A Young
Financier and an Expensive Shift
The case Of Louis Fink, saloonkeper
in the Fourth ward, Hoboken, against
Clarence Edwards, liveryman of this
city, to recover $500 damages was heard
before Judge Smith and jury in the
First District Court, Hoboken, yesterday
afternoon. John G Besson represented
the plaintiff. and Edwards interests were
looked after by Babbett & Lehman.
On August 25 Fink and his wife were
riding in buggy down Grand street,
Jersey City The buggy was closely fol-
lowed BY one OF Edwards coaches in
charge of James McCullum. AS Fink
the pole of Edwards coach struck the
middle of the buggy, upsetting it and
throwing the occupants in the street
Fink and his wife we're taken home in a
badly bruised condition. The horse,
Fink claims was also badly injured.
According to Fink's testimony he was
damaged as Yellowstone hundred and
fifty dollars surgeons bill and medical
attendance and loss entailed to his busi-
ness; surgical attendance to his horse,
$75, and medical attendance for his wife,
S10O.
The driver of the coach testified that
the accident was unavoidable and could
possibly not be averted owing to the loose
driving of Fink. After hearing the testi-
mony the case was given to the jury, who
wrangled for two hours and could do
nothing but disagree. The vote stood
three for plaintiff and nine for the de-
fendant
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25

BEEcHAM's pills cure bilious and nervous ills.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25
A Young Napoleon Of Finance.

The Hoboken police were notified this
morning to look for John Schroeder, an
eleven year old boy, who is missing from
his home in Division street, New York
came to the store OF H. Schroeder, No. III
Washington street. Hoboken. Schroeder
is his uncle He left there
and went into Duhrkoop's and asked
Mr.. Duhrkoop to cash check signed by
Mr.. Schroeder for $4,000 The boy said
that il was all right, Inau ne wanted TO
open grocery store. When Mr.. Schroe-
der was acquainted with the way in
which the boy was acting he pursued him
but the lad made his escape. The lad is
unusually bright, but studied too hard in
school and over study unbalanced his
mind
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-25

There was intense excitement on First
street, Hoboken. this morning, caused by
the insane antics of Henry George, q
scissor grinder. Henry is an extremist
on the labor theory; in other words ne is
an anarchist. At noon today, while ply
ing his vocation, he suddenly became
imbued with q desire to exterminate the
population of HoboRen. He ran through
First street with an uplifted razor threat
ening to annihilate everyone within his
reach.
He was followed by an enormous crowd
and might have succeeded in killing some
one il it had not been for the opportune
arrival of Roundsman Tanning, who with
blow of his club knocked the razor
from the crazy mans hand and placed
him under arrest
When placed in a cell he raved and
roared about Herr Most, and finally fell
in fit. He will be committed on a charge
of insanity.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-04
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