The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-30
THE POLITICAL DR0MT0S'
O'Neills and Mcbaughlins Are So
Much Alike They Can't Be
Told Apart.


The McLaughlins will attend the per-
formance at Cronheim's Heboken
Theatre In body next Tuesday evening
They have secured all the boxes and the
whole lower part Of the house. After
meeting at the club rooms they
will march to the theatre
accompanied by a band and
drum corps. An elaborate supper will
be served upon their return to the room.
Fully three hundred members will par
ticipate. and a large contingent of the
O'Niells is expected to accompany them.
Billy Cook had pretly good joke on
Frank McMahon the other night. Some
poor fellow brought a pig into the room
and four Of the boys each Clipped in 81
and bought the squeeler. They decided
to play a game OF euchre to decide the
ownership, but while this was in pro-
gress Billy Cook came in and
collared the pig unbeknown to them-
When Frank won the game the pig was
nowhere to be found. Some OF the boys
rugged up scheme to kill aud dress the
pig and have it served at supper stuffed
with oysters. This was all right. but
they dida't let Jimmy Kilien into
the scheme, so he and Frank were
out looking for the pig next morning.
They suspected Cook, and while Me-
Mahan engaged him in conversation
Jimmy went into the stable and found
the pig under some bedding. The pig is
now so we'll known to all the boys that
they are going to have cage put in the
window and Mr.. Pigge will be on exhibit
ton to the public. He viii be ratified off
on Christmas eve.
The plans for the remodelling of the
rooms are completed. and the alterations
will begin soon. The upper rooms will
be done first and will ba occupied while
= is ltat, n
new parlor will extend the whole length
of the building and will have an eighteen
foot stage aG one end for entertainments.
Upstairs will be the card room and small
parlors
PatseF Connolly was happy as lark
when "My Fellow landed him a big pot.
and his friends were guyed numerically
because they didn't take his tip, but last
night he felt as if a chip of the Iceberg
was down his back when the horse
wasn't 1-2 nothing yesterday.
The usual Sunday evening gathering
will take place Tonight. Mr. Dayton, the
pianist, will render some selections.
Commissioner Kenney says he won't
wear high hat at the theatre party The
boys have been urging him TO don one
for some time, but he doesn't take to it
kindly.
A number of prominent men will join
the Mclaughlin Association at the next
meeting of that body. Among them are
Aldermen Connolly and Reardon, Orestes
Cleveland, Police Commissioner Benson,
Freeholders Kimmeriy. Coyle and Ellis,
possibly Prosecutor Winfield
Interest among the O'Neills is at pre-
sent divided between their proposed
sacred concert to be given at the Academy
on Sunday evening, December IA, and the
annual meeting and election of officers
next FRIDAY night. John Edelstein is the
only candidate spoken of as Presid mt
James Clarke's successor It is not
thought there will be much opposition
Robert Rockers orchestra, OF the Lon
don Theatre. New York, will delight the
audience at the Academy on December a.
No one disputes BILLY" HeIler's title
as general hustler of the association.
The crayon portraits of prominent mem
bers that adorn the walls of the club
room are the work of Desmond Fennell.
a Newark avenue artist. Mr. Fennell
started with q club of twenty procured
through the efforts of Sergeant-at- arms
Joseph Buckridge.
Thomas O'Connor denies that he was
specializing In purchasing so many seats
for the concert. He says ne bid them in
for personal friends whom he can count
upon to hand up the dust.
The diamond pin won by John ID. Cor
man at the st. Aloysius fair will be pre-
sented in public on the stage at the COM
ing concert.
Prof. William Hegenan, who 50 often
delights the members with his piano re-
citals, it IS said, was taught to play by
a blind woman.
Assemblyman Mullone got one in on
City Marshal Tim Long just ate rthe sale
Of concert seats Friday night. Tim started
high each time, but was outbid. His bids
were SO high that the Assemblyman re-
marked:-s'It would appear, Tim, that
you have an ambition TO be up among the
gallery gods"