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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-09
GODS YOKE ON YOUTH.
Instructive Sermon by DR.. Van Horne at
Trinity Methodist Church.

Instructive Sermon by DR.. Van Horne at
trinity Methodist Church.
The Rev. Dr. Richard Van Horne, of
Roseviile. occupied the pulpit Of Trinity
NJ E. Church yesterday. In the evening
he preached an instructive sermon on
Gods yoke in Youth" A yoke he said
might be regarded as a symbol of
restraint. But in its moral application it
means only that restraint which is reason
able and wholesome. In the country oxen
may be seen yoked together. The yoke
trains them TO obedience, order and use
fulness. Such is practically the yoke OF
Christ. The service Of our Lord is
obligatory upon all.
1t is not self imposed nor needlessIy as
sumed by Christian people. II Is Detter
to trv, though occasionally one may
stumble, than to ignore ones obligation
70 God, and treat his laws with contempt.
The preacher then proceeded to point out
the reasons why 1t was good for the young
to assume the yoke of Christ. These
were because the yoke was restraint
against youthful excesses. Two things
he SAID were coincident in youth, hot
headedness and inexperince. which If not
restrained led to ruin and misery.
The restraining influences of religion In
youth developed and strengthened char
acter. 1t was by restraint that the steam
engine acquired such tremendous force.
It was fashionable TO sneer at the old
Puritanic laws. DIR. Van Horne continued,
but those laws produced a race of men
that had not been equalled in the history
of mankind.
1t was a we'll known fact that a large
proportion of the strong men at the head
OF our affairs came from the country.
They came to the city full of unspent
energy and overstepped the young men OF
the city.
Early conservation of God secured the
full benefit of earthly life. Life was a
saving period. He that began early
would reap large yield. Life was Pc
riod for growth In knowledge, piety. char
acrer and influence. The silken yoke of
Jesus born from youth gave the great
est security and satisfaction to life. A
good life was the happiest life.
In conclusion DR.. VanHorne exhorted
the Young in his congregation not TO be
deceived by the false idea of freedom end
liberty which non-Christians claimed
they enjoyed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-09
THE O'NEILLS' victory.
A Billiard Table Won from the Nc
Laushlins by Scratch Team.

A Billiard Table Won from the Nc
Laushlins by a Scratch Team.
A pool match was played in Ed. Nc
Ginnis' saloon. Newark avenue and Bar
row streets, Saturday afternoon, which
resulted in the winning Of a billiard
table for the P. Fl. O'Neil Association.
Had the result been otherwise the table
would have decorated the rooms OF the
Mclaughlin Association.
The table played for was an old one
that has been stored away since the alter
alton of the present saloon some years
ago. The Tabernacle folks. it is said. had
altered a good round sum of money for
the table, but McGinnis, remembering
the old history associated with the table
and the games played thereon by himself,
Assemblyman MullOne, John Reilly and
others in their youthful days, was partie-
ularly anxious that one of the political
organizations of which all of them are
members should have the table. But he
was undecided which one 10 give it TO.
Saturday he decided that a match should
be PLAYED between improviSed teams
representing 10th associations.
J. p Murray. backed by Mr.. McGln-
mis-, took the cue for the O'Neills, and
Mr. Dimmick and Lew Black for the
McLRughlins. The O'NeiIl representa-
tives won by a score Of II to :. A wine
supper followed. The table will be for
ually presented to the O'Neills.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-09
DIR. BIDWELL'S B. & L. LOAN.


he Did Not Take 1t Up and Would Not
Pay Interest on It
A case of interest to persons connected
with building and loan associations was
tried in the Circuit Court before Judge
Knapp this morning
In June, 1889, DR.. II. G. Bidwell bor-
rowed from the Lafayette Mutual Build
ing and Loan Association s5,00O, but he
was unable to furnish security for the
loan, and he requested the association
from time TO time &c give the security
until at last October arrived.
The doctor then notified the association
that he declined TO take the loan.
decision, but demanded S75 interest on the
money he had contracted TO take. DIR.
BidwelI refused 10 pay this amount aud
the association refused 10 accept dues
from him thereafter.
To compel the association TO receive
dues, DR.. Bidwell assigned twenty-nve
shares 70 William X. Dumond- Ihe
association thereupon refused 10 make
the transfer of the shares unless the SO
interest was paid, and Bidwel posi-
lively refused to pay it. Bidweu
sent his clerk 10 the meeting OF the ass0-
citation TO make the transfer, but the
members decided that Dumond had not
paid any initiation fee aud had not signed
the constitution and bylaws, and was
therefore not entitled To consideration,
and the transfer was not made.
Mr.. Dumond then brought suit to re-
cover damages 10 the amount of the
shares Involved. The case occupied the
entire day.
e K. Seouine appeared for Mr.. Du-
mond and ex-Senator W. D. Edwards. Of
Wallis, Edwards & Bumsteds for the as
sociatfon
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-09
NELLIE'S FAIRY TALE.

In Detroit She Rode In n Carriage, but
Now shank's Mare Has To Do.
Nellie Nolan is a medium sized native
of Kilkenny, and inherits apparently the
fighting proclivities of that race. She
was arraigned this morning before Pre-
siding Justice Aldridge. and told tale
of travel on foot which rivals the walks
of English tinkers. She says she and her
husband left st. 10, Nebraska, some time
ago, and on the way had glorious time.
They Travelled by way OF Phil
adeiphia, Trenton and other towns.
When they reached Kearn ey, this State
she was hungry Tbe husband had fifty
cents, but would give her none, so she
jumped on truck and rode into Jersey
City herself She got money and liquor
some place, for Policeman O'Rourke
picked her up on Grand street in beast
ly state Of intoxication.
Nellie says she was formerly a resident
of Detroit, where she lived iu sumptuous
style, had her own carriages and the like.
When arraigned before Judge Aldridge
this morning at First District Police
Court she was very penitent She was
fisch arged. Outside the court room she
was met by her husband and the greeting
of both was pathetic. Nellle's story is
looked upon as fake.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-09
WIDOW HARRIoTT'S TRUST.
Il Il Represented to the Chancellor That
She Has Been Recreant.

IL Il Represented to the Chancellor That
She Has Been Recreant.
An application by Courtland Parker. Of
Newark. In the Court Of Chancery this
morning to sell some property situated at
Provost and Tenth streets brought TO
light a peculiar transaction. In 1872
George Harriott. who Kept liquor store
at Provost and Tenth streets. died, leav-
ing a widow and three infant sons. BE
owned the corner house and the one next
10 It. each Of which rented for 81. .OOU per
annum. The property was left TO the
children and the widow Ann Harriott.
was given by will &, 600 In cash absolutely
and the use OF the household furniture
aud certain apartments in one of the
houses so long as she provided home
Tor the children and remained single
There were three mortgages upoh the
property, and although Mrs. Harriott was
not known to possess any money she pur-
chased one OF the mortgages. which was
for 5000. shortly after her husbands
death.
She also sent the two older boys out to
Ohio and bound them out to farmers in
tnat State. Notwithstanding this fact,
in 1878. it is alleged In the pleadings. that
the widow by charging excessive board,
although the boys were out West and not
under her care, brought the estate in
debt to herself for their maintenance.
She then applied to the ODhans' Court for
an order to sell the property, as there was
not enough money in the estate to prop
erly provide for the boys. She brought
her application under an old statute sell
dom used in practice in these days, and
then only to sell timber on lands held for
similar purposes as she held the Harriott
estate.
The Surrogate ordered the property
sold. and IL was bought In for $500 BY
Mrs. Harriotts physician, who for 500
more conveyed 1t to tenant Of Mrs. Har-
riott. who in turn conveyed IL to her. AT
the same time she cancelled her mortgage
and gave new one to Surrogate Nc
Cague. Shortly afterward the Erie Rail
road Company bought the property for
$4,000, although the consideration men-
tioued in the deed was 81 and other valu-
able consideration. Before taking the
deed Mrs. Harriott, who had then be-
come Mrs. Donaldson, produced paper
purporting to be release from tue Two
boys in Ohio The company assumed the
mortgages and made them payable to W.
3. Southland, CLERK in Mr. Parker's Office
in Newark. Mr.. SOuthard has CON-
menced a suit TO fOreclose the mortgages
Messrs. Collins s. Corbin, representing
the Harriott boys. opposed the motion,
claiming that the company was trying 70
get rid Of the boys claim on the estate
| by foreclosing the mortgage. They also
produced affidavits showing thai the
property was producing no income. as the
tenants did not know TO whom to pay
rent, aud asked that a receiver be ap-
pointed. They further allege that the
widow has continued the liquor business
! of her husband since his death, and they
want her to render an accounting. The
Chancellor held the matter under advise
ment
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-09
MOVED TO TEARS
The Rev. Mr.. weri,' Newark rarishion

The Rev. MIR. Wells Newark Parishion-
ers Weep. as Be Bids Them Farewell.
The Rev. J. Lester Wells. who has been
called to be assistant pastor OF the Taber-
hacle. preached his farewell sermon as
pastor of tine Bethany Presbyterian
Church, Newark, last evening. The
church was crowded to the doors. and
many of the congregation wept when
Mr.. Wells spoke OF the cordial relations
which had always existed between him
self and the people OF Bethany Church
and which were about to be severed.
The subject of the sermon was God
Protects His Flock" Mr.. Wells spoke
very feelingiy at times. His affections,
he said. were bound up with me congse-
CATION OF the Bethany Church. but ne
had received a call from field which
needed his services and he felt II his duty
to comply with the voice of God.
In the course Of his remarks Mr.. Wells
said in part
God recalls himself as a father. Christ
as q shepherd of the flock, aud in going
from you it is a cause of joy for me to
know that God does not leave, but prom
ises you the kingdom. In saying good-by
to all the members and friends of Bethany,
as I 90 from this city, where l have
labored so pleasantly for nearly nineteen
years, do it with that tender feeling
which accompanies the separation of
dear friends.
'srhere are very few churches where a
pastor has enjoyed such confidence and
cooperation in service as l have as pastor
of bethany. In all this service of love it
has been a continued service OF joy In the
consciousness of the protection and
guidance Of the Good Sheperd.
''God has had u special care OF this
church, and AS you look into the future
you may claim the promise and expect it's
kingdom of riches, honor, Joys and
bfessed ness -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-09
TWELVE ASSEMDLYMEN.
Maps Being Prepared for
the Hudson RediStriCt-
ing-0nly One Re-
publican.

Seven of the eight Democratic Assem-
blymen Of this county held meeting yes
terday afternoon in the Office Of Assem-
blyman Henry Puster in the Weldon
Building. The Absent Democrat was
John j. Madden, who was with his coll
leagues in spirit. although not present In
person. The object Of the meeting was to
further discuss the proposed redistrictinG
OF the county.
1t ia conceded by every one that the
county is entitled TO eleven members OF
the Assembly, but the leaders of the party
claim that the population entities the
voters to twelve representatives,. 1t was
this subject that engrossed the attention
Of the legislators and James Henuessey
OF the Executive Committee of the County
Committee and Charles Darcy and Will
iam Dinan Of Hoboken Yesterday.
MAPS IN PREPARATION.
No conclusion could be reached because
the maps that are being drawn are not
yet completed. and will not be until next
Friday, when the Assemblymen and the
special committee OF the Executive Com-
mittee will meet again. and take final
action on a bill to be presented to the
Legislature.
The Special Committee Of the Execu-
tive Committee IS composed OF Ex-Sheriff
Davis, NJ. J. O'Donnell. John p. Feeney
James Hennessey, Joseph weinthal aud
Patrick Kenney.
REPUBLICAN HORSESHOE.
This committee Will on Friday nigh &
next have in readiness two maps for re-
districting the county. One map will
make twelve election districts and the
other eleven districts. but both maps will
be so drawn that Republican Horseshoe
will be made. That is all the Republi-
cans will be permitted to have In one dis
trict.
There are strong reasons for believing
that the map recommending the twelve
districts will be adopted by the Assem-
blymen and by them pushed through the
I .fsl.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-09
A PECULIAR WILL
1t Furnishes a ChSneery Suit After l4T-
ing Idle Fourteen Years.

1t Furnishes a ChEneery suit Axfer k-1-
ing Idle Fourteen Years.
Chancellor McGin this morning was re-
quested to pass upon a peculiar will
Nancy Cornelia Henry died at Raritan,
Somerset county, fourteen years ago.
leaving large estate. She left among
her papers a small shset Of note paper
covered with writing in lead pencil In the
writing Mrs. Henry states that Il Is
to stand as her last will and testament.
and then proceeds to devise TO certain
friends small annuities whicn are made
charges upon her estate
She signed the paper and had It signed
by three Of the benedciaries as witnesses
The will was so badly drawn and exc
cuted that Mrs. Henry's heirs discarded
Il entirely and administered the estate.
The estate included piece OF property
in this city valued at 8, 0oo. which was
sold. The purchaser has gnst heard u
the supposed viii, which has been kept
by the heirs all these years. and considers
il 4 cloud on his title be has neh q
petition through his counsel. ;. r. haa-
SON, 10 have the supposed will declared
null and void. The Chancellor reserved
his decision
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-09
Nerer prlnk wien nIm Again.

Charles Lampe. an employe at the
Dixon Crucible Works, has been missing
since Tuesday. Yesterday John Garriek
and Carman Kline. two fellow workmen,
called upon Chief of Police Murphy. aud
handed over to him four pawn checks
and a bunch of keys. which Lampe had
given them on Tuesday night while they
We're drinking together Lampe at the time
remarked, Boys. You'll never drink
another beer with me-" Since then
nothing has been seen of him. 1t is feared
he mas Committed suicide. He is five feet
Six in height with black hair ana brown
mustache, and lived on Jersey avenue.
between First and Second streets.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-09
Morrow 3 pay,s Walters in Court.

William Swailes, a smiling "cnllud
waitahp in Morrow & DAYS retaurant.
sometime ago grievoufly offended
Samuel Ishmen, also a scullud" gentle
man who condescends to cook for the
patrons OF the restaurant. Samuel re-
monstrated with Swailes for some re-
mark that dainty individual had made,
and Mr. Swailes showed his contempt Tor
Ishmen by hourishing his knaDkin be-
meath the s.culiud" gentleman cook 5
nose In an instant af ter this insult the
kitchen was a field Of battle, and lshmen
was Charging on his enemy with carving
knife while Swaites was max
ing good his retreat under a
shower of cups aud saucers with which
he srormed his pursuer. Swaiies escaped
being carved ia the cooks most approved
style. and be caused the arrest OF that in
dividual. The trial took place IN the
Court OF General Sessions this morning,
and the jury are yet out
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-09
,,ordav They WIN Strike a Jury.

Ex Judge Rankin today opposed the
motion made by District Attorney Win-
field Saturday, that the struck jury in
the libel case against C. d. ]. Noelke be
discharged. He said that the only reason
the struck jary had not been drawn in
compliance with the rule granted 6y Court
had been in i'll health and unable to at
tend to the matter. Ex Judge Rankin
said that Mr.. Noelke was ready TO pro-
ceed and draw a struck jury at any time
satisfactory 10 the Court. Judge Lippin-
colt decided not to discharge the rule aud
named Monday for the day for striking
the jury.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-09

cabin at the foot Of Snake Hill has been a
landmark. The old man was once
slave. aud is probably the only surviving
New Jersey slave in Hudson county. He
Is more than ninety years old. ana his
proper name is Thomas Thompson. He
hears this name about once every i've
years
Some years ago Charlie Jordan married
so Black Tom said, was a ''nO good mig
ger" and he proved the old mans words
to be true a couple Of months ago, By de-
serting his wife and four children. His
cruel conduct so preyed on the mind of
his wife that she became hopelessly in-
sane. DR.. Culver and County Physician
Converse Saturday examined the desert
ed wife and sent her to the asylum.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-09
The NEW FIRE CHIEF.
Conway May Have to Wait a Month for
His appointment.

Conway May Have to Walt Month Tor
His appointment.
When the Fire Commissioners met last
Wednesday it was believed that sue
cessor to Chief Engineer Henry f. Far
rier would be appointed, and that Presi
dent John Conway of the Commissioners
would be the fortunate man selected
The Commissioners talked the subject
over aud decided not TO make the ap-
pointment then. for it would be un-
seemly haste, the office had been made
vacant so recently. The appointment of
Mr.. Conway is an assured fact
but it may not be made before thirty days
from the late Chiefs death expire. Still
this is by no means certain and the
exigencies of the case will to a great ex-
tent govern the action of the Commits
sioners.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-09
LINDEN AVENUE UNDERMINED.
Horses In a Hole Ten Feet Deep-That
Scandalous Paving.


scandalous Paving.
While Samuel Taylor, the Hoboken
grocer. was driving his team through
Linden avenue, Greenville, Saturday
night, the ground in front OF the truck
house gave way and the horses sank from
the view OF Taylor. Climbing down from
his wagon ne saw that his horses had
fallen into hole ten feet deep.
Policeman Than secured tackle and
ropes from the truck house. and with the
assistance of the fireman succeeded in
hosting the horses upon solid ground.
The horses escaped injury. An investi-
CATION showed that the wash-out was
caused by the neglect Of the workmen
who paved the street to properly I'LL in
the old Taylor Creek which crossed Lin
den avenue at this point. The street is
undermined from sidewalk to sidewalk.
Policeman Than informed me that this
was the third time that the street had
caved in since it was pasved. He sad
that the sidewalk in front of No. 20 Old
Bergen Raad had caved IN from the same
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-09

The body Of an unknown man. forty
years of age, five feet. eight inches In
height, dressed in brown coat, blue
overalls, gaiter shoes, black derby hat
and blue flannel shirt, was found yester-
day living under the trestle of the New
York and Susquehanna Railroad at West
End. He is supposed to have been struck
By a milk train In a pocket of the coat
a card was found inscribed John Duel.
Newark, n. j.. aud twenty-five cents.
The body was taken 10 Speer's morgue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-09
NO THANKS FOR REED.
The Democrats VIII BE No Parties to
Even a Formal Courtesy.

Even Formal Courtesy.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. lS9l.-The Balti-
more Sun, speaking probably for the
Democrats in Congress. says this morning
that the customary vote of thanks ten
dered by the whole House TO retiring
Speaker will not be given to Speaker
Reed.
The Democratic members, it is further
said, Will unite in the presentation OF a
formal protest against Reeds methods
and rulings during the Fifty-drst Con-
gress and that nearly every Democratic
member will sign this protest.
It would not be surprising If the
Speaker would refuse to accept such a
paper, but then nevertheless the Demo
erats would have the lasting satisfaction
of knowing that they had not Joined,
even in a perfunctory way. in endorsing
the revolutionary methods Reed has en-
forced
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-09

The origin of the saying Hauling over
the Goals" dates, we are told, six or seven
centuries back. when feudal barons often
nsed harsh methods of exacting gold
from the rlch jews by suspending their
victims above slow fires until they paid
ransom or died. There is a scene OF this
sort in "Iyaahoe." " in which the Iema.ar
endeavors 10 exhort money from Isaac OF
York. father Of Rebecca.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-09

January pay roll OF the department. and
the December and January pay rolls OF
the reassessors. The clerk was directed to
advertise for bids for the construction Of
Nos. % ana "a school houses. The fual
map for the proposed changing of grade
of Ssaview Terrace. aud the preliminary
map OF the proposed improvement Of
Broom street were fled
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-09

Patrick Moran. of No. 4s Gregory street,
who for many years ran 81. Johns Hall.
died early this morning Saturday night
about eight O'Clock he was stricken down
in an unconscious condition, apparently
with paralysis OF the brain Ia that state
he remained until his death this morning.
He is the father of Undertaken William
MORAN. OF Gregory street
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-09

The daughter OF old Black Tom has
been committed to the asylum at Snake
Hill as incurably insane Old Black Tom
is known 10 every old resident in Hudson
county, and for half a century his little
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-09

Frederick Witty was tried in the Court
of General Sessions today on charge Of
assault and battery preferred by Frank
Winterns. On November u Winterns
worked for Witty on Paterson avenue.
He claimed that on that day. when ne
demanded his wages, Witty ordered him
from the factory ami when he refused TO
90 that Witty struck him and knocked
him down hole to the boiler room, a Iall
of eight feet. Witty denied knocking
him down in the hole aud SAID that on
that day Winterns, VINO had sued Witty,
Sr for his wages and had the case
thrown out by the Recorder of West Ho-
bokeu, came TO his father and threatened
him. All the defendant did was to try
and lead him from the place. The jury IS
anf
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-09

Calendar Tuesday, February 10. 1eg1-Su-
nrerne and Circuit Court cases. Nos s., ~, -,
iO0 lOs l03, l0a, l05
BY order Of the Court,
DENNIS NcLAueHLTN Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-09

WASHINGTON. Feb. .. 1s5L-Weafher
indications for twenty four hours for
Eastern New York. New Jersey and
Eastern Pennsylvania. = Increasing
eloualness. and rain or snows variable
winds. colder