The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-04-26
HOB0KEN NEWS
1t Was a Bloody Week There
Gossip Floating Around.

Judge DAILY Of the First District Court
yesterday appointed PeterQ uinn constable
Of the court instead Of Richard Dewey.
One of the finest social events OF the
past week WIS the concert and reception
OF Hoboken Council No. 80, Royul Ar
canum, at Odd Fellows Hall last Tuesday
evening.
Iugene H. Keernan. who was appoint-
ed Vice Principal OF the High School at
the meeting OF the Board or Education
last Mounay evening, is d graduate or
Stevens Institute, and Is prominently
identified with several societies In HOBO
ken. His appointment gives general sat
isfaction.
The Council has at last taken decisive
action ia regard to the location OF new
police station up town. The upper por-
ton OF The city is being rapidly built up,
aud a new station house in that section ~
an absolute necessity.
The cabbias the ferry are doing q
ttriving business these days conveying
the sports to and from the Gutenberg
race track.
of government on the first Monday in
May. Mr.. Stanton promises to give a
good. clean administration
Judge DAILY and his handsome wife wit
messed the performances at Jacobs Thea
tire last Friday night.
From what can be learned Trustee
Russ will be the next President of the
Board Of Education. President Rudolphy
says that he does not desire another term
as president.
There are to be twenty-five policemen
appointed, possibly TO- morrow night. and
every politician in Aoboken is being
bored almost to death with applicants.
Ihe past week has been an unusually
bloody one IN this city. There were three
Murders and two suicides.
The Hoboken Camera Club realized
$1,000 at its fair. AT Is meeting of the
club, neld last Tuesday evening, six APP
piications for active aud one for associate
membership were received. The club has
decided to give d reception TO the ladies
on April 80.
Colonel e. A. Stevens and family will
sail for Europe in few weeks. They
will return in The latter parts of June In
order to allow the Colonel to go to camp
" it'll the regiment.
Candidates for the Assembly ia the
new Ninth district in this city are num-
erous. Freebooter Coyie can nave the
nomination II he desires it.
Freeholder William H. Ellis will be re-
nominated and will be reelected beyond
doubt.
Councilman Erlenkoetter is still con-
fined to his home with the grip.
The new members of the Board Of Edu-
cation. Trustees Gebhards and Sand ford.
will make excellent represent atives.
City CLERK McDermott and Street Com
missioner Kelly are wearing smiles since
the meeting OF the Council last Wednes-
day night. both of the gentlemen have
been reappointed under the act increas-
lug their terms of office to three years,
and therefore have reason to be joyful
What is the matter with having base
bali team In this city? There are enough
baseball cranks in this city to insure the
SUCCESS OF the venture.
Two young women, who live in the
house at the corner Of First aud Wash
lngton streets. wrapped themselves up in
sheets last "Wednesday night. and began
crowd soon collected. and watched the
spsctres until Detective Gallagher hap
pened along. and went on the roof. The
young women came very near being ar
rested.