The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06

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ing at No. 252 Wayne street ey fire crack
ers.
A pistol exploded in the hands of Will.
lam Connolly of No. oil Sixteenth street.
Saturday, injuring his right hand to such
IN extent that he was obliged 10 60 TO St
Francis' Hospital.
Patrick Inghim, fifty-two years old, of
Nc. $50 Seventh street. was admitted to
the CITY Hospital Sunday morning suffer-
Ing from fractured ribs n a severe scalp
wound received in a drunken brawl Sat-
urday night. His condition is not a
gerous.
Thomas Dougherty of No 176 Steuben
street was admitted TO the City Hospital
yesterday suffering from a dislocated
shoulder. Dougherty was injured while
wrestling.
The patients Mt the City Hospital were
treated to ice cream on Saturday by p.
LorilIard & Co, through DIR. l. j..
Gordon.
James Foley of No. % Newk.rk street.
and John Stanton of No. 566 Newark ave-
u were arrested by Policeman Rich
ards, Saturday night, while fighting on
Montgomery street for the possession of a
number of firecrackers. Foley failed to
ly's court this morning n the case vas
laid over until tomorrow.
Business at the City Hospital during
the past three days has been unusually
quiet. Warden Osborne stated THIS
morning that he has never seen a Fourth
Of July that was attended with so few nc
| cidents. Only one boy was admitted to
the hospital suffering from burns re-
ceived during the day.
A man named jackson complained to
! Policeman Jones of the Fourth precinct
yesterday that James Rooney had at
tempted to shoot him. Rooney was
placed under arrest, n explained to
4 Inctfoa Kim marty that ho xvoc uh1rffno
at a target when Jackson passed. He
was released.
James Carroll. three years old, of No.
$50 Grand street, was found lost on West
Side avenue yesterday by Policeman
Harms The child was returned to its
parents.
Fifty members of the Teutonia Singing
Society, have left Henkle's Casino in a
body to go to the Saengerfest at Newark
these last three mornings.
Hugh Morrissey Of No. 25S Railroad av-
enue, tried to clean out Scott's saloon on
West Newark avenue Saturday night
aud was arrested. Before Justice Davis
| this morning it was discovered that he
was wanted for stealing two dogs from
Edward McCue of No. 206 Dey street.
Morrissey vas held.
William Schmidt of East Houston
street, New York, was pumping win
through a cornet on Central avenue Sat
urday night, and as he had no license to
bait harmony he was arrested, Justice
Davis postponed examination.
Gustave Eberhardt of No. 238 Griffith
street, a little boy who persists in run-
ming away from home, was before Justice
Davis this morning on complaint of his
parents. The Justice lectured him sew
orally and discharged him.
Lafayette.
More lights are needed at the Commu-
| nipaw avenue station. as a number of
| manila hQVQ qtu I'm hlaH and fnllaU hntvn
the steps. owing TO the Door light which
Is thrown by the few lamps which are
supposed to illuminate the entire station.
If this danger Is not soon ayerted By the
proper remedy the company will have a
lawsuit upon It's hands.
The organization of a Y. VI. C. A.
| branch in this section is talked of, but
that is about ali it mounts to. No one
seems to haye any desire to boom it, so
the matter Is st a stand still.
Some of the street corps in this vicinity
have been sadly neglected when cleaning
up is taken into consideration. A num-
Der of them are covered with dirt 20 such
an extent that hardly any light Is seen
through the glass.
Three empty freight cars on the Central
Railroad ran off the tracks at a switch
near the C~ommunipaw station this morn
lug. No delay on the main line was
caused
A sneak thief gained entrance to the
apartments of Mr.. James Anness, on
Pacific avenue, last evening. and carried
away a bundle of wearing apparel and
twenty dollars worth Of jswelry.
GreenvsiIe.
John Hagen OF G~reenviIie avenue. who
threw the irecracker at grocer Jansen's
horse last week. causing It to plunge
madiy and seriously injure William Anel.
the three year ola son Of butcher Abel, is
in the County Jail awaiting results.
The joint excursion Of the Greenyiiie
Reformed and Bergen Point Sunday
Schools will be held on mex Saturday.
The iron steamboat Sirius will carry the
excursionists to Oscawana Island, on the
Hudson
The regular monthly meeting of the
Young Men's Christian Association will
be held tomorrow evening at the rooms.
No. 90 Linden avenue The association
now has one hundred and fifty members.
and is progressing nicely.
The Greenville United Building and
Loan Association will meet this evening
at the rooms on Linden A sale
of money Will be held. Ascend series of
shares will be issued in a few weeks.
A meeting of the Minkakwa Club will
be held at the club house on Ocean ave-
nue.. To keep up the interest during the
hot summer months. the entertainments
committee has decided to hold a stag
racket every Monday evening.
IL has been announced on several re-
cent occasions tnal dreenVlllS is 10 nave
rapid transit. The residents would like
to know what the j.. O.. & b. r. r.. Co.
has done about the matter.
The special song service at the Re-
formed Church last evening attracted the
largest congregation of the season. An
excellent programme was presented and
the choir gave evidence of considerable
training and hitherto latent power.
Three converts were immersed in the
New York bay by the Faith Curists yes
terday afternoon. Among the converts
was Mrs. Ryan OF Bergen avenue. After
the immersion "A praise service was held
in the sanctuary.
Damon Council, Royal Arcanum, will
meet this evening at the lodge rooms on
Linden avenue and initiate three candi-
dates.
Ray Bissig. who is known to every resi-
dent of G~reenyilie. is an expert at uand-
ling snakes. He was marcuing through
Currle's woods in company with a friend
yesterday afternoon, when a four foot
copperhead darted across their path. In
an instant Bissig caught the reptile by
the tail and put it in his pocket much 10
the surprise and fright OF his friend.
Bissig has several pets belonging to the
snake family and he generally carries one
about with him
West Bergen.
The Eagle Athletic Clabh has complained
to the Fourth precinct police that n num-
Der of mischievous boys loiter around The
club house on Bergen n Cleudenny