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, 1891-09-06
TIE Sun of yesterday contains a com

TIE Sun of yesterday contains a COM
municauon from Justice Carroll on thu
Weeks case. From its tnuc and spirit
it might better have been written by a
paid attorney for the defense than BY an
individual who in the ordinary process
might. be called upon to sit in the pre-
lrminary hearing of the case. Weeks
was a stranger in the town. He was
employed in the capacity Of clerk in
County Commissioner Hoyt's store.
While thus employed he was assaulted
with a lamp by a colored employe of Mr..
Hoyt. As to who was the aggressor we
do not know. We do know that Mr..
Hoyt became the champion of bis col
ored employe. Justice Carroll seems to
have likewise taken mp the cudgel for
Mr.. Hoyt's iavorite-at least to the ex-
tent of abusing the other party to the
suit. It will strike a discriminating pub
lie that the poetical justice might have
found more dignifed employment for his
gifted pen.
, 1891-09-06

The old clothes scarecrow in its crude
state is merely a wooden cross over
which is drawn a tattered coat. Usual
ly about half of each sleeves length dan
giles over the end of the short arm, lend.
ing an aspect of lassitude that is height
ened by the tipsy imitation, either given
to, or speedily acquired by, the cross.
You never saw a scarecrow standing
bolt upright. An old hat slouched reck-
lessly above the coat, never fails to give
an air of Generalization to the figure
Lewiston Journal,
, 1891-09-06

The cars are supplied with longitudinal
seats, lighted by electricity, and luxuri-
ously cushioned, the passengers facing
one another. The locomotive is an electric
motor, picking up its electricity from a
central rail through which the electric
current is conducted by a copper wire;
and inasmuch as, for zach track, there is
a separate tunnel only a trifie larger than
the train (which fills almost the whole of
the annular space, except only at sta
tionsl, each train acts as a piston, driving
out, from station to station, the air
through which the preceding train
passed.
The stations are connected with the
open air and are not more than three
quarters of a mile apart; any foul air
which gathers in the tunnel is thus ex-
PEELED by each passing train. Indeed,
the air in the tunnel is Of a more equable
temperature, and is kept more constantly
moved and freshened, than the air on the
surface; and frequently -on dark and
murky days it has been noticed that the
air and atmosphere, strange as it may
appear, are far more pleasant in the tun.
mel than on the street surface.-Sim
Sterne in Forum.
, 1891-09-06

a comparatively ~uuimportant office, vet
the Swiss claim that theirs is a freer gov
ernment than ours. The Siss constitu-
ton vests the supreme executive power
in the bundcsrath collectively, which con.
sists of seven members appointed for
three years by the general assembly. To
the federal councillors severally are al
lotted the different departments, namely,
the foreign office, the home Office, de-
partment OF Justice, the army, the finance
and custom, the department of agrlcul-
ture, manufactures and trade and the
post office and railroads depart
ment. The president and vice pres
ident, elected for one year only and
not re-eligible for the second year, do not
appoint or control these ministers or
councillors, but carry out the DEGREES of
the council as nominal heads OF the con
federation during their terms OF office.
They have a voice in celebrating on its
policy, but less real power than the prime
minister OF a kingdom with parliament
airy government. The president r~ecAi-es
a salary Of $1,000 a year The federal
parliament consists of a senate and house
OF representatives. The senate is com
posed of two members from each canton
and tn lower house has l47 members.
who are directly elected on a basis Of one
representative for $1,000 Of population.
Many OF the cautous rave also their wi
legislature for domestic affairs. In sew
eral cantons every new law or measure of
government must be submitted to the di-
rect vote of the people assembled for the
occasion. There are twenty-five cantons
in Switzerland, with a population of
5000, 900
, 1891-09-06
KEEP your weather eye open all day.

THIS will be a week OF events in Chey-
enne with the fair and mining conven-
ton. The latter body meet tomorrow,
while the fair opens on Tuesday. There
promises TO be a large and important at
tendance at the mining convention and 1t
is as little as local people can do
to manifest their interest BY regularly at
tending the sessions, Some OF the pa
pers to be read should exercise an i'm
portant bearing on the future mining
history Of Wyoming.
, 1891-09-06

THE Carbon Black Diamond brings
information that on Tuesday out OF an al
most cloudless sky a bolt Of lightning de-
scending TO earth dug a big hole in the
roof ola miners house at Carbon and
smashed dishes and furniture. A little
girl was knocked fiat IN the yard and a
woman was so paralyzed from the electric
shock that she was unable to move for
several minu Neither OF the TWO was
severely hurt, but the house was badly
damaged. The Carbon people suspect
that Mr. Melbourne was at the bottom of
the display OF heavenly pyrotcchnics.
, 1891-09-06

nc facilities of the present day for tn.
AUCTION of everything that will %
ue 10 the material welfare and confu.i
mankind are almost unlimited an
&en Syrup of Figs was first produced
Ae world was enriched with the 0 lily
gel feet laxative known, as it is the only
icdy which is truly pleasing and re
.Tvshing to The taste and prompt and
sGectual to cleanse the system gently in
he Spring time or, in fact, at any time
aud the better it is known the more pop
ular il becomes
, 1891-09-06
"A Lander Ir Innnn.

Articles OF incorporation OF the Lander
Building and Loan association were yes
tcrday filed with the secretary OF state.
Che term of existence OF the company Is
placed-as fifty yeats. The capital stock is
81, O00. 900 divided into 10000 shares of
800 each. The trustees of the company
for the first year are: w, A Wallace,
Benjamin Sheldon, Louis poire, Jules
Lamarea1x. F. q. Rice. g. A. Earle, H.
IL. Brown, j. s. Vidal and c. f. Cheney.
, 1891-09-06
u ED.
Two Engines CoIIide--A Fireman Has
Ills W rIst PInUhed and ScaIded.

There was a collision in the yards yes
terday afternoon. The engine recently
repaired and remodeled and known as
10, was being tried. Switch engine 1881
was backing out from the main track
as 10 neared the place where the two
tracks lOi., cut was not far enough away
and the two collided. Allen Pembertou,
the fireman on no, had his right wrist
and arm badly pinched and scalded. He
was sent to the hospital in Denver. Penn
berton's wrist was caught between this
cab lining aud a boiler rivet and held
there until the men raised the lining with
crowbars. A piece Of the skin is still
sticking to the rivet. The engineer was
rather badly shaken up but not seriously
hurt. The engine 40 was considerably
damaged. The cab was voered to one
side. cylinder head broken and the
bumper beam badly smashed. One side
of each tender wa torn wide open and a
piece from the side of 1881 several feet
long lett sticking ia 40. Ia last Sun
days LEADER was mentioned the pecu-
liar history of 7iO. She was taken out of
the shops Friday. Some OF the boys be
lieve 10 Friday as an u~nlucky day, and it
was remarked that she would soou be
back again.
, 1891-09-06

The Rock Springs Miner wants 1t dis
timely understood that when it comes to
awarding the palm to the finest militia
organization in the state, no fairminded
Judge can conveniently overlook the crack
COMPANY in the great mining camp.
Those directly interested should make a
note OF this. although we hope that in
any event the gallant editor of the Miner
will not turn loose with his double-bar-
relied sword, as he now seems disposed to
H.
, 1891-09-06

Joe Roses house on West Twentieth
street near Themes caught fire last night
about 1880. The fire is supposed to have
started from the explosion of a lamp. All
of the occupants, except a roomer, had
gone to bed, and some Of them were
nearly smothered before they could be
aroused and got out. The garden hose
was used to fight the fire for some time
before the alarm was sounded and the
fire department called ont The loss by
FIRE and water was about 500.
, 1891-09-06

For a number Of years have been sub
iect to violent stt ,cks OF inlimmatory
rheumatism which generally lasted abou.
two months. On the first OF this Hontl
| was attacked in the knee and suffered
severely for two days, when | procured a
bottle Of Chamberlain Pain Balm and it
relieved me almost Instantly. | thei rior,
most cheerfully recommend it to those
who are similarly afflicted everywhere
r. d. WHITLEY. Mar,indale, N. c.,
February, 1888. Mr.. Whitley Is a very
prominent man in this place and his dis.
ease was very widely known as he suffered
such severe pain. w. NJ. HoUsroN 4
Co.. Mar,indale, N. G. Fifty sent bot
ties for sale by druggists.
, 1891-09-06

Col Canto is 40 years old. He com
manded a battalion In the war with Peru
and greatly distinguished himself. To
his military tact, bravery and ability as a
leader in hat war he owed his promotion
to the rank OF colonel. He is one OF the
most able officers of the army. He is
short o fstature and ofswarthy complexion.
When trouble was brewing between
Balmaceda and his congress Col. Canto
proposed a toast to the constitution and
the three powers it established-the
, 1891-09-06

legislative. the executive and the judicial.
Balmaccda ordered his arrest aud Canto
suffered several months imprisonnentand
exile. When the revolution broke out
Canto escaped and Immediately Joined
the Congressional party and was put at
the head Of the fast forming army. The
wisdom Of the choice has been apparent.
He felt that he was leading one of the
most righteous revolutions that ever took
place in South America. He fought as
he ielt He will now undoubtedly be
promoted to the full rank of general.
While he will not be the highest in rank,
there being several veteran generals still
alive, he will be the idol OF the country.
, 1891-09-06

Throughout the British dominions
whale and sturgeon are royal fish, and
those cast ashore belong to the crown.
In old times the rule was that the king
should nave the mead of the whale and
the queen the tail, because the whale
bone, which was useful in her toilet,
was supposed to be in the tail; the truth
being, however, that both the whale
bone and the precious ambergris were to
be found in the head.-Harper's Bazaar.
, 1891-09-06

Tho three men arrested for disturbing
the peace we're tried in Justice Lees
court yesterday and were fined s. and
costs each. The fines were not paid and
the men are still in Jail. In the case OF
the French giIl, the complainant desired
to withdraw the compliant When
Informed that in such cases the com
piainant must pay the cost, the party was
undecided whether to withdraw the com
plant or not and so the case stands.
, 1891-09-06

Myriads Of fire bugs We're met with
near Rome, Ga, about 9 o'clock the
other night, by n steamer. They COM
pletely filled the air, obscuring a neigh
boring island and the channel marks
At first the captain was mystifed by the
night and backed the vessel and started
the electric lights, when thousands of
the bugs fell on the decks.
, 1891-09-06

Jose Manuel Balmaceda was born in
1870. He is an educated man Of reso-
lutte will, a fluent speaker aud an ex-
peFieuccd politician. After serving as
in five legislatures he became min
of the interior in 1882. He was
one of the founders of the Reform club
in 1858, and IN 1874 was au advocate of
the separation Of church and state, and
, 1891-09-06

A newspaper in the Gypsy jargon, the
Romany tongue, is soon to be published
in England with the expectation Of
making it the organ of the wandering
people. 1t will be edited by George
Smith, the 'king" of the English Gyp-
sizes, who counts upon getting 10000
rubscribers % II.
, 1891-09-06
PEoPLE:oF PASSING NOTE.


The Hon. Red6eld Proctor is now in
his sixty-frst year, having been born on
June /, 1881. in Proctorsville, in the
town of Caveniish, vi. He IN of
sturdy stock. In early life be began the
, 1891-09-06

The public bodies of the entire West
and Northwest are practically unanimous
in urging upon the president the appoint
ment Of Hon. I. NJ. Patterson to the va
cancy which now exists in the interstate
commission. No man in the
West is better qualified to fill such Il DO
sition
, 1891-09-06
Soda water at David's drug store.

One Fare TO CHEYENNE, wyo.. and
Return,
For the second annual interstate miners
convention to be held Sept. 7 to IL. A
rare opportunity to visit the capital city OF
Wyoming. Ask vour& Union Pacific
agent for particulars asb date of sale.
limits, etc grfce
, 1891-09-06

until the final defeat of Balmaceda's
army BY Col. Canto and the surrender of
Santiago, the capital OF Chill, to the Con.
grrssional party.
, 1891-09-06

MELBOURNE has a free swing at the
weather today and if mis- pill box fails
him, he should try the power Of prayer.
, 1891-09-06

TWO GRAND EXHIBITIONS DAILY.
Doors open at and Up. m. Performance
one hour afterwards.
For particulars see bulletin boards, litho-
graphs and the various advertising mediums.
, 1891-09-06

Fully 500 Absolutely New Features. A Gen
eral Recreative Sight Seeing. Holiday for
All
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-20
A CURIOUS THEORY.
The Left Leg of Human Beings Said to
be the Stronger.

The Left Leg of Human Beings Said to
be the Stronger.
There is a popular idea that because
the right arm is more often used and
stronger than the left, so the right leg is
o than the left. This is not COZ
rect; there is evidence that the left leg in
most people is stronger b the right.
From the theoretical point of view it
would appear that in all manual labor re-
curing increased use Of the right nan
the left leg is also employed on the prin-
cipal of equilibrium. In the case of the
lower animals excepting ambulators,
camels, etc.l, and babies when walking
on all fours, the right fore limb moves
with the right hind limb. and vice versa.
II follows from this that nan using the
right arm more than the left would
probably use the left leg more than the
right.
Many people find less exertion in walk
ing around large circles to the right than
to the lett. This is also the case in ace
paths for athletic sports, nearly all Of
which are arranged for the racers to 90
in circles to the right in running. Again,
travellers have observed that hunters,
when lost on prairies, wander around in
circles 10 the right. The fact mas been
attributed TO their following the course of
the sun, but this does not appear TO be
necessarily the case. Many skaters can
perform more figures on the left than on
the right foot-or, at aoy rate, in COM
mencipg, figures are more readily done on
the left foot With rope dancers it is
usually observed that the more compli-
Gated feats of balancing are performed on
the left foot. -NtnetCeRth Century.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-20

prove every act of the Legislature this
year, that has prevailed at Trenton
and we regard many Of the results as
~discreditable and injurious to the ma
jority. We are quite prepared to adj
init as much. But on the other hand
the balance Of results is on the side OF
the public good. Much legislation OF
a salutary character has been enacted;
many great reforms have been made.
When the totals of good and error are
summed up, the former will be found
largely in the majority, we hope and
believe, and the people will see that
Democratic party, though fallible' is
in the main entitled tothe public on
fdence.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-20
WOMAN'S PROPORTIONS.
Measurements of Mrs. Iangtry as
Compared with the Venus Of Milo.

Some London papers have been
printing facts about the perfect
woman" physically considered An
artist supplies the comparative meas
urements of Mrs. Langtry and the
Venus de Medicis, two types of the
ancient and modern worlds. The
height OF these two beautiful women,
the n in flesh and blood and the
other in marble, happens to be the
same. viz:-five feet and seven inches.
Hence the two may be taken as
illustrating the difference of ideal
physical proportions between the an,
cient and the modern. Where and
how the measurements of Mrs. Lang
try were obtained, we do not know,
but we have no reason to doubt their
correctness.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-20
Democracy and LEGISLATION.

Our friend, the common scold across
Montgomery street, had a wild whoop
yesterday about the Democratic party
in the Legislature, which seemed to be
based mainly on the idea that the
State government should make no
progress. The present Legislature
has done the people much service by
taking cognizance of the progress of
the last quarter of a century in popu-
lation, wealth and business 1t has
developed the State government to
accord with the times in which we
live.
This seems to be particularly often
sive to the Republican r~eactionaries
like Major Pangborn, who are always
anxious to cling TO the old limited
ways Of their grandfathers sunless, of
course, they can make some big per
sonal gain by change. This time all
the incidental political advantages of
administrative expansion naturally
fell to the Democracy, and SO the Re
publieans are unalterably welded to
the methods OF half "A century ago.
We are far from saying that we APP
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-20
Ex.FIGnTER ELIINGER IN COURT.

Accused Of Threatening the Life of HIS
CoIored Companion.
Joseph Ellinger. the colored theological
student Of Baptist persuasion. remanded
yesterday for threatening to kill his para
mour. was further remanded by Justice
Stilsing this morning
Ellinger came North some years ago
with a tall, fine looking woman, OF a cop
per colored complexion. Prior to his ad-
vent in this section he had been a preach
err in the Baptist church. The woman ne
brought here is thirteen years his senior,
although he himself is thirty-four wears
of age, the woman looks the younger OF
the two. He appears to be intensely In
love with this copper colored woman, and
is of a terribly jealous disposition. He
himself Is as blacs Us the ace of spades.
He is tall and has an athletic frame.
Elliuger became notorious In this sec
ton. and figured in many prize lights ana
boxing tournaments, winning several
victories. When he came North he left
his church and his religion behind, but
prior to the discovery of the local sports
that he was a fighter he worked INDUS
triously as n "kalsaminah, sab" he
commenced to drink, and this disturbed
the pleasant relations existing between
him and his companion. He is very ugly
when drunk, and has figured several
times In the police courts on charges OF
threatening 10 kill her. The latter has
always refused TO marry him, and this
seems to pray upon Ellinger's mind when
drunk.
Day before yesterday he drew a knife
on the woman and threatened to cut her
throat, and was prevented by the police
who responded to the womau's screams.
The woman In court this morning was
we'll dressed and held u black-eyed little
youngster in her arms.
After questioning the woman sharply
about her relations with Eliinger the
judge remarked, You should both be in
Jqil.n
With n dramatic gesture of the one
arm -disentangled from the ~swaddling
clothes of the Growing ~youngster, the
woman exclaimed, "Oh, my God, Judgel
send me to Jail, anywhere this side OF
hill, where l may be safe from the zeal
Gus threats of this man."
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-20
Fatal Haste.

Another proof of the recklessness
with which legislation has been con-
Quoted this year is found in the action
of the Assembly yesterday regarding
Mr.. Culver's elaborate set Of bridge
bills.
Together, these bills constitute an
abominable raid on a company which
has taken in hand one of the most
colossal enterprises of the age. They
were wheedled and sneaked and
juggled through the Legislature, and
passed, nobody knowing what they
were or what they accomplished.
Now the Assembly is falling over
itself in an effort to undo the mischief
it has done. A little more care and a
little less of Mr.. Bergen's gag law
would have made the session more
decent and more beneficial.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-20
RAILROADS.

WEST sHoRE kAILRoAD-S. Y. c. H. r. r
w K. Co, lessee Trains leave West Forty
Sc eond street station, New York, as follows. and
twenty minutes earlier from the foot OF Jay street
New York; London, Detroit and Chi
cago. *lO.E a. M. sis p. m. ~i5 ,. nj; ST. Louis
sis. IS Is .. M Toronto, fl0i5 a. mi t5.i5. g. Is D.
m; Rufl alo, hochesLeE Syracuse, Utica, Suspen-
sion bridge. Niagara Fails, $50 sl0.l5 s. M, 5l5
=. Is T.. M aud ali.b0 for Utica only. Kingston
S.a1 as. atl.9 a. m- $500 .5.15. and .e15 D.
m; tatskiil and Albany, 350. *sla *l1la a1.so a.
m. s4OU. saL, SID y. ms Cranstons. West Point,
Cornwall, Newourg, 81 .Ii3 so sL.l@. lc.4a.
p. M Montreal and Canada East 7.15 a. m,
S.l5 p m Elegant sleeping ears Tor Bnf-
taIo, Niagara Fails, DetroiE, Chicago and st.
Louis. on all through trains. ~a.s-Leave brooklyn
via BROOKLYN annex, elU.SA a M; 500 y. m Jersey
City, +. X. K. station, all.D a. M; sasS y. m.
'Dally. 4daIly except saturday. All other traias
daily except sunday. Tor tickets. time table. par
lor and sleeping ear accommodation or fnforina
fion apply Offices BROOKLYN No. So Washington
street, NO. s25 Fulton street and Annex office foot
OF fulton street New ! 9rk city. Nos l. "a, 500 ls5
Va Broad way, No. l3 BoHery, No Il PARK place
No-5S West l2Sta street, and West Shore station.
foot of West Forty-second sueet aud foot Of Jav
street. North River. c.. Z LAMBERT. General Pas
ssnger Agent. No. 5 Y Vanderbilt avenue. Now York
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-20
G. J. ROONEY.
Clerk
IN cnANcERy OF NEW JERSEY.

To Jedediah Il. Baldwin In his own right and as
executor OF Hiram Gilbert, deceased. Cornelia a.
under the viii OF Hiram Gilbert deceased. Albert
L wickes, Hiram q; Wiekes, Pc Lacy B Vic kes,
BY virtue of an order of the Court Of Cnancery OF
New Jersey. made on the day Of the date hereof. Ia
a cause wherein John Il. komine, administrator OF
the goods and ehattels, rights aud credits which
Hud son In the state OF New jersey.deceased is COM
ants. You are realired to appear. plead. demnr or
answer to the complainant's bill, on or before the
bin will be taken as confessed against you.
tract OF land Ia the township OF harrison. in the
county Of Hudson aud state oil New JERSEY, dated
Ralph A. Romine in his lifetime.
And you. Jedediah Il. Bald win, are made ade-
baldwin. and as executor under the viii OF Hiram
Gilbert. decea sed. claim some interest or estate In
An you. Cornelia A. baldwin. are maze a de-
Iendant because you Is heiT Or snid Hiram Giaoert
Ana you. Addison P. Jones. are made a defend
ant because you as executor under the will of said
hiram Gilbert. claim some interest or estate in
And you. Albert L. wickes. are made a defend
ant because you as the wldower Of klizabe,h @.
claim some estate or Interest in said premises
and yog. Hiram 9. Wickes, peIacy B wickes
aud Charles D. MlckeS ere made defendants be
cause you. as heirs OF said Elizabeth c; wickes,
deceased, and as devtsees under the Will OF said
Hiram Gilbert claim some interest o estate in
ma you, hiliam uipert oaul, are made aue.
PENDANT because you, as devt5ee under the will of
said hiram Gilbert. claim some In interest or estate
in said pre- misses.
And you, John L. Rollins. are made a defendant,
because IL is alleged in said bill that you are the
owner by assignment OF a jud gment recovered in
the New Jersey supreme Court on the twenty.
ninth day Of November, eighteen hundred and
seventy three. by James !. Kline against Wiekham
Williams and Charles ]. Gilbert, and By. reason
thereof claim some interest or estate in said prem
SEES.
Dated January %, 1881.
ISAAC ROMANO.
Solicitor OF Complainant.
+. o. Address. No. &c Montgomery street
ersey City, Nj.