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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-25
DANGEROUS TELEGRAPH POLES
Oyer and Terminer Appealed To, t<
Abate the Nuisance.

oyer and Termtner Appealed To- to
Abats the Nuisance.
The Grand Jury yesterday afternoon
handed into court twenty-three indict-
ments and the following presentmenr-
Judge Lippfncott made no Comments
The Honorable. the Court Of Oyer aud
TeTntner aud General jail Delivery Of
Hudson County
The Grand inquest OF the present De-
cember term, 1890, respectfully present.
That for many months past the telegraph
poles and wires OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company and OF the Bell Tel
ephone Company in many places in q nd
son county have been and still are
source OF damage and injury to the per-
sous and property Of our people.
Wires loose and dangling in the air or
strewn on the ground have inferfered
with travel and caused damage and in
convenience TO pedestrians and occupants
OF vehicles, as have also fallen poles,
which through rottenness or weakness
were unable TO stand the strain put on
them.
We respectfully request that the Court
ca use immediate notice to be served upon
the TWO companies named in order that
prompt measures may be taken By them
TO end the nuisance.
JOHN EDELsTEN,
Foreman.
Superintendent McCulIy, of the Bell
Telephone Company, said he was not
aware of the action Of the Grand Jury
As far SIS he knew the poles and wires OF
the Telephone Company were now in
good condition ana not in any manner
dangerous 10 the public. Since the storm.
he SAID, they had done ever ything possi-
BILE TO get the wires in order. and now had
GO per cent. Of them in order, and were
working on the rest with all the available
force.
I called on the Superintendent Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company this
morning. He said ne knew nothing OF
the action of the Grand Jury, as far IS
the matter Of poles was concerned All
those which had been blown down by the
late storm had been cleared away, and a.
far as he knew there were none at present
in a bad condition and dangerous TO the
public. He said the wires and connec-
tlons were now about completed
Wnen asked as IA how long poles were
allowed 10 remain mp, he said that until
such time as they were reported danger
Gus. when they were Immediately a.
ended to-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-25

At Colonel Browns Court House Cot
tage on Monday night. Justice w. S.
Weed was prese nted with a shield by a
number OF his friends. A collation. was
served By Morrow & by. Speeches
were made BY Mr.. Joseph A Smith, JUS
tice Weed. ex-Sheriff Heintze, Henry p.
Simon, Colonel NJ Brown aud Chairman
G. B. Fielder. Among the guests were
Charles Harris. Charles Austin. Mr.
Steixer, John Boyd, Frank Kimmerle, ).
F. O'Meslia. Messrs- Brennan and Keller
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Christie
Smith, ex-Freehoider Thomas Ac-
Donough and Jacob krauser.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-25
They Are Not After Him.

asked Chief Murphy this afternoo n
what would be the effect of Assembly
man Moylan's bill relative to the tenure
of office of chiefs Of police. He said he
was not aware OF such bill being intro
duced. He did hear talk, he said, of a
bill being introduced, but It would not
affect the Chief of Police OF JERSEY City.
Its provision was. according to what he
knew OF IL, that the Police Commissioners
were given power to retire a chief after
twenty years continuous service as chief.
There was only one chief Of police in the
State he knew of having served twenty
years or over. and he was Chief Donovan
of Hoboken
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-25
Jealous Of His wife.

raul rank, rum craZed saloon Keeper
Of No. $50 Park avenue. Hoboken, came
very near being a murderer yester day.
He fired two shots from a thirty-eight
caiibre revolver at his wife. One Of the
bullets passed within an inch OF Mrs.
Franks head and the other buried itself
in a mirror behind the bar.
Franks wife Is a,,-.youug and pretty
woman aud be is insanely jealous of her
At times he has placed her behind the
bar, when she made a very successful
bartender as the beer when served at
Mrs. FRANKS hands seemed TO possess an
additional flavor. Mrs. Frank could
with her customers. and this familiarity
appears to be the sole cause of the hus-
bands jealousy.
Yesterday morning Frank lett the sa-
loon and placed his wife in charge. He
said he was going to New York. About
haif-past three O'Clock he went back TO the
saloon. He was very drunk. At the bar
talking TO Mrs Frank was a young man.
Frank ordered him from the saloon. The
young man refused TO 20 at first but when
Frank pulled q big revolver from his
pocket he did not tarry.
Now" Frank said TO his wife, am
going to kill you. You are not true TO
me-"
With that he aimed the revolver at his
wife's head and pulled the trigger. The
bullet went crashing through the mirror
behind the bar. Mrs. Frank ran scream
ing upstairs. Frank followed her aud at
the head of the stairway fired another
shot The bullet passed within an inch
Of his wife's head.
In the meanwhile the woman's scream
aud the pistol shots drew a great crowd
ot people iB front of the house, among
whom were Policemen Guinan aud
Welsh The policemen forced their way
into the house and grabbed Frank as he
was about to fire another shot. He
fought like tiger. biting and kicking
his captors, and had to be ciubbed into
submission.
This morning the woul6-be murderer
was sent to the county jail charged with
attempt TO kill.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-25

thing he ever did was fourteen months
ago, when he milked COW. They say
that on December "a last he accused
his wife Of poisoning him. and
left the house, and since that
time has refused to return. although re
peatedly asked so to do bv his wife and
children. They say they always treated
him with the greatest kindness, and since
he left home they have paid for his board
In neighbours house. till he went to his
daughters. and that his daughter has re-
fused to take any money.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-25
MARY OALLAGHAN oONVICTED.
The Pal of Notorious Criminals Con-
victed of Larceny.


Mary Callaghan, the notorious young
boarding house thief. who WAS arrested
several weeks ago by Detective McNally,
was convicted IN the Court of General
Sessions Of grand larceny today. She
was accused by Mrs. Kate Melon aid.
who boards with Mrs. Marphy of No $50
Summit avenue. OF having stolen q large
quantity of clothing from her
This circumstances OF the rob
berry are vet fresh in the minds
of the readers of The NEws The girl
had been discharged by Mrs Murphy on
November Is, ana on November 20 she
stole into the house aud selected what
wearing apparel sne wanted from Miss
McDonalo's wardrobe The room WAS
dark and the girl lighted a match 10 en-
able her to ses. When she got the articles
she wanted she set fire 10 the other
clothes in the closet and made her escape.
Mary says the IRE was accidental, caused
by the match The police claim she
deliberately set fire 10 the house 10 cover
uD her theft. The case tried today was
simply for grand larceny aud the arson
matter was not inquired iuto. she H11
be sente need Thursday
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-25
ALDERMANlC DlSTRlCTING.
The Five Year BIZ Passes the House
Today's Doings.

SpecluI 70 NE VeIsey CFlB 1NcVa.
TRENTON, Feb. 25. 1s91.-Senator Nc
Donald's bill authorizing the Aldermen
10 rearrange the Aldermanic districts
every five years, when approved by the
Mayor and not otherwise. passed this
morning after much debate. Alderman
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-25
and II you want to be annlhllated with a
cold, freezing stare tell Mr. Heck he is
victim Of bats"
BREAKING POLICEMEN.
Three of Hoboken's Fiuest Dismissed OF
Various Charges.

Three OF Hoboken's Fiuest Dismissed on
Various Charges.
At last nights meeting OF the Hoboken
Police Board after two hours OF very
spicy proceedings. three policemen were
dismissed from the force. They were Po
licemen Porter, Seibert and Mnlcahy. all
of whom had charges preferred against
them at the previous meeting.
The Council Chamber where the Board
met was literally packed with people and
many were compelled TO stand in the nall
way. There were two charges against
Policeman Porter, one for being of post
for forty minutes on the afternoon of
January Il. aud the worst one of commit
ting adultery with a Mrs. Nordmeyer.
This charge was made by the woman's
husband. Porter denied all criminal In
timncy, and Mrs. Nordmeyer could not
be found 20 testify. Mrs. Porter was
present, but was excused from tessffying
against her husband.
The case Of Policeman Seibert, charged
with being OF post for three hours on
January 81. was next called. Seibert's
excuse was that be lefr his post to attend
to some private business.
The case OF Policeman James Mulcahy,
charged with being drunk on post on the
evening OF February l, having been led TO
the station by two citlzens, and being at
the time divested of his club and shield
by Captain Hayes. was next called. Cap
tain Hayes, Sergeant Marneli and Police
man Sullivan testified that Mulcahy was
drunk. Policeman Hearn thought he
was sick, though be might have been
drunk, while ]. Tigne, Frank Shaler and
Hugh Kelly thought Mulcahy was suffer-
ing from rheumatic pains
Tue Board then went into executive
session and after half an hours delibera-
ton came out and adopted resolutions
dismiSsing all three Of the policemen
from the force. Charles Gebhardt, Pat
rick Hayes, Jr., J. s. Kirschner. John
Rabold, Peter Flynn and David +. Fall
were appointed chancemen-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-25

When you go to buy Hoods Sarsaparills be
sure 70 get IL Don't be put OF with an inferior
substitute. Insist upon Hood'A
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-25

The County Collector at snake HIIi.
County Collector Dugan for the first
time in three years visited Snake Hils
yesterday He said his visit was simply
one OF pleasure.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-25

VAN HourEx's ooooA-The original, most
soluble.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-03-21
Neyers]ip
with its removable stecl-centred and

WIFI llS TelliONdpie SUPERINTENDENT anu
SelESharpening CalllS.
If you have your horse shod with these
Shoes you will save time, money, and the
horses feet, as the Calls, being Seif-%hMpem-
ing, remain sharp until entirely worn out,
and, with the NENERSLIP WRENCH, you
can, in a few minutes put in new set of
Calks while your horse is standing in the
barn.
The principal advantages of this shoe are
l. 1t never slips in any direction.
.. 1t saves horses from sprains and bruises
which they constantly receive from insecure
footing.
3. ltgraatly lessons the danger from calking,
4. 1t saves the tine Of both horses and own
ers, as the unscrewing of Old ana the replacing
with new Calks is the work of only few
moments.
Send for full descriptive circulars and price
lists or apply to
FRANK C. BEALL, Agent,
THE" Hardware and Stove Man,
Dec 90 Frostburg Md.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-03-21
A Novel Duel.

1t isn't often that healthy Maine
deer gives up one horn, keeps the other,
and fights duel with hunter, but it
SO happened recently. A gentleman
named West, of Lynn, Mass, can tell
you all about it. He was hunting in
Kingsbury and came out upon Thorn
Brook, where he paused to rest. All at
once he beheld noble looking deer
stalk out upon the brow of the hill above
him. He let drive one barrel and the
deer fell. Hastily he scrambled up to
examine his prize and found to his grief
that he had shot one handsome horn off
close to the animals head The deer
was apparently dead Half in reverie
he fitted the horn back upon the deers
head in order to see how the animal
would look when intact. To his amaze
ment the deer sprang to his feet and,
thoroughly maddened, pitched into his
assailant with all the fury of an animal
at bay. Mr. West, retaining the discon-
nected horn in his hand, commenced to
belabor the animal and the battle waged
furiously. In the heat of the melee
both tumbled PUNK into the brook. and
this ended the conflict The deer swan
for one bank, while Mr.. West clam
bered out upon the opposite, wet,
scared, and mad clear through. His
clothes were torn and he received sew
eral painful bruises, but hung to the
horn. He carried the trophy back to
Lynn with him and left standing offer
of $50 for the mate Bangor News.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-03-21
The Servant Question in Japan.

Japanese servants are excellent, If
you choose them with discretion and
treat them with the established consid-
versal social compact in Japan to make
life pleasant by roliteness. Everybody
is more or less well bred and hates the
man or woman who is yakamashu-
noisy, uncivil, or exigent People who
lose their temper are always in a hurry,
bang doors, swear, and "swagger, find
themselves out of place in land where
the lowest coolie learns and practices
courtesy from the time when he wob-
bles about as a baby upon his mothers
back. Therefore, to be treated we'll in
Japan, as perhaps indeed elsewhere, you
must treat everybody, including your
domestics, well; and then you will en-
Joy the most pleasant and willing serv-
ice. Your cook will doubtless cheat you
a little; your jinrickishaman will now
and then take too much sake, the
all over the place about every thing you
do; and the gardener and the coachman
will fight cocks in the yard when your
back is turned; but if conscious of your
own, you can forgive the little sins of
others. You can hardly fail to become
closely attached to the quiet, soft voiced,
people, who, as soon as they have
learned your ways. will take real pleas
ure in making life agreeable to you. A
present, now and then, of a kimono to
the maids, of toys and sweetmeats to
the children; a days holiday now and
then granted to the theater or the wrest-
ling match, are richly rewarded by such
bright faces and unmistakable warmth
of welcome on arriving, and of good
speed on going, as repay you tenfold.
Respectful as Japanese servants are
and they never speak except on their
knees and faces-they like to be taken
into the family conversation, and to sit
sometimes in friendly abandon with the
master and mistress, admiring dresses,
pictures, or Western novelties, and lis
tening sometimes to the samisen and
koto. as children of the household. -
[Sir Edwin Arnold, in Scribner.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-03-21
Our Largest Bell.

The largest bell in America is that of
Notre Dame Cathedral, Montreal, which
hangs in the south tower. 1t is 6 feet
high, 8 feet Z inches in diameter, and
weighs "a 7S0 pounds. 1t is ornamented
with images of the Blessed Virgin and
St John the Baptist, together with en-
blems of agriculture, commerce. and
industry. It was cast in London and
bears this inscription in Latin: II was
cast in the year of the Christian era
1S47, the two hundred and second since
the foundation of Montreal, the first Of
Plus the Ninth's pontificate and the
tenth of the reign of Victoria, Queen of
England. l am the gift of the merchants,
the farmers, and the mechanics of Willie
Marie" In the opposite tower hangs a
chime of ten bells, the smallest weighing
1877 pounds. the largest Coll, total 81, 696
pounds.
The largest bell in the United States
is the alarm bell on city hall, New York,
which was cast by Blake, of Boston.
1t is feet high, s feet in diameter, and
weighs $4,000 pounds. New England
MAGAZINE,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-03-21
How CeliulOId Is Made.

While every iody has heard of. OF seen
or used cclluoid, only few know what
it is comp 'sed Of. or how it is made. A
roll of paper is slowly unwound, and at
the same time saturated with IA mixture
of five parts of su! phuric acid and two
parts of nitric acid, which falls upon the
paper in fine spray. This changes the
cellulose of the paper into propylin gun
cotton. The excess of the acid having
been expelled by pressure, the paper is
washed with plenty of water until
traces of the acid have been removed
1t is then reduced to pulp and passes
to the bleaching trough. Most of the
water having been got rid of by means
of a strainer, the pulp is mixed with 90
to 40 per cent of its weight in camphor,
and the mixture is thoroughly triturated
under millstones. The necessary color
ing having been added i'll the form of
powder, a second mixing and grinding
follows The finely divided pulp is then
spread out in thin layers on slabs, and
from 20 to rs of these layers are placed
in hydraulic press, separated from one
another by some sheets of blotting paper,
and are subject to a pressure of $50 at.
mospheres until all traces of moisture
have disappeared. The matter is then
passed between rollers heated to $40 to
$50 degrees Fahrenheit, whence it issues
in the form of elastic sheets. The
Colliery Engineer.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-03-21

America Originated the Electric Motor.
Franklin Leonard Pope is writing for
the Electrical Engineer series of
articles on the inventors of the electric
motor Tie first instalIment has special
reference to the work of Thomas Daven-
port, who in connection with Orange
A. Smalley constructed the first electric
motor, in the summer of 1884. The re-
searches of Mr.. Pope appear to establish
beyond peradventure the fact that the
typical motor of to-day is in all its essen
tials machine of independent American
origin, and we feel well assured that
the hitherto undiscovered evidence
which he presents in support of this
claim can not but prove of unex.
ampled interest to electricians on both
sides of the Atlantic. Mr.. +, p.'s work
supplies, in the most satisfactory man
ner, what has hitherto been regarded
as the one missing chapter in the
annals of electro magnetism, and sub
sequent instalIments of his interesting
story will he anxiously awaited. [Chi-
cago Mining Journal.
To Ascertain the Mean Level of the Sea-.
A new apparatus for measuring the
mean level of the sea has lately been in
stalled at Marseiles 1t is based on the
principle that when liquid wave trav-
erses capillary tube or porous par
tition, its amplitude diminishes and it
is retarded in its phases without the
mean level of the wave changing
1t consists of glass tube, the lower
end of which communicates by tlexi-
BILE pipe with plunger which is lowered
beneath the lowest water level. There
are two cells in the plunger, the lower
being filled with sand and open to the
sea, the result being that the column of
water in the tube rises and falls very
little with the tides, and the mean sea
level can be read from a graduated
scale.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-03-21
.~~lU, NJ. CLAY'S HOAX.
How College, Student He Diverted
u vel to the Sea Shore.

LtDN =" STUDENT
u vel to the Sea Shore.
A Ne York Times correspondent at
Ne llaven gives some interesting rem
insrcnces toll by Captain EIizur
Thompson, the venerable keeper of the
lighthouse at the entrance of New
Haven Harbor. One of the stories
Which the captain ever delights i'll tell
ing to visitors, says the correspondent.
and there are thousands who have heard
it, is in regard to hoax that Cassius NJ.
Clay perpetrated on the people of New
Haven when he was student at Yale.
Clay like majority of the students at
that time, was fond of spending his
leisure hours at Kemp and Hardy's res
taurant, close to the lighthouse, where
shore dinners and excellent liquors were
dispensed. One day the proprietors of
the restaurant complained that trade
was dull, and in response the future
statesman inquired why the place was
not better advertised. The discussion
of the matter resulted in Clay's deter
mination to show what could be done
by calling the attention of the public to
the shore resort.
Accordingly, on the following day,
the people of New Haven were aston
ished to see in the papers the account
of capture of an immense whale in the
harbor-so large a whale, indeed, that
20 pairs of oxen were required to haul
it up on the shore at the old lighthouse.
The report YVES printed in good faith by
the papers and had all the appearance
of a truthful account. There was no
lack of visitors to the lighthouse then.
Telephones had not been invented, and
there was no immediate way of learning
that the story was a hoax Crowds
fastened to the shore to see the captured
monster, and when there found nothing
to do but to regale themselves at the
restaurant Those who returned early
to the city were 10th to tell how they
had been fooled, and many of them re-
lated stories about the whale that went
far beyond the invention of young Clay.
1t was several days before the real facts
were established and the crowds ceased
to congregate at the lighthouse. The
restaurant men made small fortune
and Clay thereafter had the complete
freedom of the place.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-03-21


CUMBERLAND, MD. !
Having been under assignment as United
States storekeeper and guager at the Braddock
distillery of James Clark, | hereby certify
that in the manufacture of his Braddock
Pure Barley Malt Whisky only barley malt
is used. JOHN H. YOUNG.
Having been under assignment as United
States storekeeper and guager at the Brad
dock distillery Of James Clark while in oper
alton | hereby certify that in the manutac
ture Of the Braddock Pure Rye Whisky only
rye and barley malt are used.
J. p. WILLARD.
,y Don't fail to read our double column
advertisement printed elsewhere in this paper
No supply for the Holidays is more season
able than an enjoyable quantity Of pure
Whiskey. In this and all respects we have
undoubtedly fine and reliable goods.
JAMES CLARK & CO.,
55 Baltimore street,
Dec IL Cumberland, Md.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-03-21

Il am t,.i... dcd of the eccen;r icities
of a commander in our naval service,
remarked veteran of the wave. "1he
officer in question had the suavest way
of Furnishing Il man for breaches of dis
cipline that it was possible to conceive.
l remcml er one incident in particular
There was standing order against spit
ting ON he deck, and Commander Smith
that's not his real name. but it will do
as well-was very strict in its ell f2rce-
ment Sand buckets were placed about
the lower decks, SO that there could be
no excuse One day in the forenoon
watch, Saith, who hal an eye like a
hawk, detected one unlucky tar expec-
torate about a teaspnonful of tobacco
juice Oh to the spotleSs deck aid then
hurl iedly try to swab it up. Come
here, my man; didn't l see you spit on
the deck?' Yes, sir, but forgot for the
moment, sir. that it was against rules
l am very absent minded, sir oh,
you forgot, ell? Well, now l am sorry
for that. And you are troubled with
absence of mind, too? That's unfortu-
nate. Well, now, it's no use sending
for the surgeon; physicians can't minis
ter to mind diseased, you know. Still,
something must be done. Let me see.
ALI, have it, Send the ships corporal
here. Now, corporal, on that function
ary's appearance, get one of those sand
bucket, and hang it round this mans
neck, and you, my poor fellow, just
keep an eye on the watch, and when
anyone wants to spit, run and shove
your bucket under his nose. This novel
mode punishment was noised through
the ship and caused no end of fun.
Every II mute or so some one would call
for the erambulatins cuspidor, and it
is surprising the amount tobacco juice
expectorated that morning. At the end
of the watch he was told he could I'M
sling his bucket. Now, my man, is
your abse C. of mind any better?'
queried our ,mmanler. Yes, if you
please, sir All, | thought SO. Now
you will have to be very careful of your
self that no relapse occurs. The health
of my crew is always the first >onsdera-
ton with me -lPhiladelp!ia Inquirer.