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The Jersey City news., 1891-12-11
BAYONNE.

II is Tumored around town that large
factory is to be built on Newark Bay
within easy distance of the Lehigh VAL
ley Railroad Company's route across the
peninsula.
Mrs. NJ Whalen, the aged mother of
Patrolman Thomas Whalen. died yester-
day at her home in Weehawken.
The employees Of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company have torn down the
derrick they erected near the Avenue b
abutment several days ago with the in
tention of swinging the frame work of
the railroads bridge across the Morris
Canal. The vigilance of the city author
tiles evidently prompted the step. AS 1t is,
the Company's officials are liable to he
prosecuted for contempt of court, their
employees having under their orders vio-
lated the injunction restraining further
work. 81
Superintendent Edward II. Bennett, of
the Singer Manufacturing Company's
establishment at Elizabethnort. will sail
in u few days for Europe. He will be ac-
comDanied by his daughter, Miss Sarah
Bennett. and her friend, Miss Mabel
Smith, of East Thirty third street.
The Firemep's Nominating Convention
will be held December 2S, aud the cleo
tion January "a. Delegates to the con.
veution were chosen by the various com
panies last night 1t is considered prob
able that Chief Berry will be reelected
without opposition, but there will be a
fight over the two assistants.
The Jersey City news., 1891-12-11


| lowing vote:
! Yeas-All the members of the Board.
| Resolutions by Commissioner Donnel-
| lyi-
| Resolved. That Thomas Coffey, stoker
Of Engine Company No. BIZ and he is
hereby promoted TO engineer of En&ine
| Company No. l2. Michael Lavender, per-
manent truckmAn of Hook and Ladder
| Company No. 3 promoted stoker OF En-
! gine Company No Z, and James Dallery
tender driver OF En1ine Company No. z
| promoted TO stoker, Engine Company No.
| IL, subject to examination by the examiu-
lug engineer.
Resolved, That John Bowen, permanent
| hoseman Engine Company No. z. be and
| is hereby promoted To steamer driver of
Engine Company No. II
| Resolved, That the following named
men he appointed to the following posi-
! tions in this Department.:
| John Good, stoker of Engine Company
| No. 4 (snbjecI TO examination by Examln-
| ing EugiEeer).
Thomas Toner, tender driver OF Engine
| Company No. Z.
| Edward Whalen, tender driver of En-
xine Company No. z.
James Hanley, permanent hosemau of
Engine Comany No. e
john Grifiiu, permanent hoseman of
EuRine Company No.
George Meyers, permanent trnckman
of Houk and Ladder Conlauy No 3.
Resolved, That Edward Coyle, truck
mau at call of Hook aud Laduer Company
No. l, be and is hereby promoted TO perma-
nent hosemtn of Engine Company No. /;
Thomas Murphy, trncknan at call oil
Hook and Ladder Company No. 2, be lro-
noted 10 permanent hosemau OF Engine
Company No. 8. aad Thomas H. Ientner
ho-eman al cnllof Eagine Co 10. ). be pro-
noted TO telegraph linenian ia This De-
pnrLnent.
The yeas and nuys having been called
and taken OIL EACH Vf tue foregoing reso-
The Jersey City news., 1891-12-11
CORPORATION Notice.

Notice IS hereby given that on the esth day Of
aoepd of sree @ apd Waer e the
Frank J. Matthew's and Others. for the improve
ment OF
between the westerly curbline Of Monmouth
street In the following manner including all IN
10 Says the street for the fnll ,y,drh tbereor
graded to the established grade by excavating or
tiling the same 70 the established grade:
= o have new 20 inch curb set on each side there
TO nave the present curb reset and 20 inch
40 have new bluestons tagging. four feet wide.
TO have new nagging laid where necessary
Q have the carriage way paved with Belgian
10 have new hridgestons crosswalks laid.
70 have the present bridgestone crosswalks re-
And all other work done that may he necessary
to provide for the flow OF the surface water and
complete the improvements in good and sub
Notice Is also given that on the 2sd day Of
ilec their preliminary sketch drawing whas prop
amount OF benefit each lot or parcel or land
also the probable amount OF assessment per foot
same is now open 10 public inspection in the ONCE
Of the Clerk Of tho loard OF Street and Water
Ana notice is also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections thereof
are in''uaoa IN sgld Sfa asafsssasns sFRERl nalne'y
from Monmouth aoSsoUA ssEses e PssnsEsF spsE street
on the east side from Ninth street to point about
20 Ieet SouEN tuereOt.
BRUNSWICK STREET
on the west side, from Ninth street. about Is feat
north and ~ feet south.
And that the 2sth day of December 1891 at 10
O'Clock a. M, ana the meeting room or the Beard
OF street and Water Commissioners hereby liked
as the time and place when and where the Board
Of Street ana Water Commissioners viii meet y
hear parties interested in said pllcatiop and all
remonstrance against the said improvemena thai
may he presented in writing.
BY order OF the Board OF Street and Water Com
GEO. T. BoUToS,
Clerk.
Dated Jersey City. December l, 1891.
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT.
Notlee Is hereby given that John c. Harvey or the
city OF Hoboken, in the County Of Hudson and
state OF New Jersey, and Harry NJ Ward OF tho
City, County aud state OF New York. aud Thomas
NJ Mayer OF the city OF Hoboken. County or Hud-
aud stale OF New Jersey, partners trading
under the name and drm Of The Hoboken supply
Company ftmited9 have maze assignment of
th cir estate or The equal benet Of their creditors
and thar tue said creditors must exhibil their
specfiye claims under oath or Affirmation. 70 the
suessi ieei at mis- oiiiee. No. fourtesnth sIress
ADAM CARR.
Assignee
The Jersey City news., 1891-12-11

tic Morrison, Mary Murray. Louisa
Nueent. Jessie Robertson, Emma Smack,
Jessie THOMPSON, Nellie Walsh. From
! $500 to s4o5-kittie Kennedy, Jessie
Denver. Clara McCarter, Kate Wuerth
Hattie Dumont. Matte Bird. Lottie Pond
1.ottie O'Hara. Josie Daily. Emily Butler,
Anna Scott, OttiIie Koch, Gussie Clark,
Kate McMullen, Lizzie Staudinger, Maud.
Bale. Beckie Walsh, Minnie Kelly. Lille
Hadden, Florence Rollins, Lille Howell
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Garrison and adopted:
Resolved, That the following be the
schedule Of salaries for the year begin
ming December l, 1891. and ending No
vember 30, 1892:
High School. principal. So, 140; vice
principal, 81, $50; male assistants. 81 800
each: 8 female assistants, 1900 each.
Training School, principal. ST. $50;
first assistant, $500: assistants. $3.50
each; assistants, s576 each: / assistant,
$52S; 2 assistants, $3.50 each.
Grammar and Primary Schools, Is male
principals, $3.50 each; l female prin-
cipal. No. IL. $l.100; ] principal, No. Is,
1888; IA female principals. 81 ,020 each; 5 prin-
cipal annexes, S972 each; l first assistant
No. 9, ssSs: IA first assistants, $500 ench: /
head assistant, No. IL, annex. S760; 81
first assistants, s100 each: 63 assistants,
1924 each; 1913 assistants, $52S each; 70 as
sistants. $4OS each: Sc assistants. $3.50
each; teachers. Training School, 81 900.
supervisor of drawing, 1000.
by Mr.. Garrison:
Resolved, That Carrie c. Shepard
be transferred from School No. II to
School No 5. at an annual salary of 5000,
said appointment to take effect Decem-
ber /. 1891.
The yeas and nays were taken and the
resolution adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-All the members of the Board.
seven in number.
Nays-None.
Absent-Noue.
BY Mr.. Garrison:
Resolved, That Vida Mains be aud she
Is hereby appointed teacher in School No.
II, said appointment to take effect Decem-
ber 1, 1891
The yeas aud nays were ordered and
taken on the call of the chairman and
the resolution adopted by the following
vote:
Yeas President Voorhees, and Messrs.
Kelly. Moran. Garrison. Pfngsten, Reid
and Muldoon.
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
The meeting then adjourned.
JAMES j. WIsEMAN,
Clerk.
The Jersey City news., 1891-12-11
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS,

OFFICIAL PRoCEEDINGs.l
Regular meeting of the Board of Fire
Commissioners held at Department Head
quarters, Wednesday evening, Novem ber
IS, 1891.
The roll was called at eight clock.
None of tine Commissioners being pres
ent the Clerk declared the Bo lrd adj
journed.
CHARLES EsTERBRooK,
The Jersey City news., 1891-12-11

A special meeting for the transaction OF
general business was held In the meeting
room, school No. 5, Bay street, ON Mon
dav evening, November 80. 1891
Present at roll call-President Voor-
lees and Messrs. Kelly. Moran, Garrison
and Pfngsten.
Absent-Messrs. Reid and Muldoon.
The Clerk read the following call from
President Voorhees,:
JERSEY CITY, n. j., Nov. 2S, 1891
James ]. Wiseman, ESQ.,. Clerk Board OF
Education:
You are hereby ordered to call special
meeting of the Board of Education for the
day, November 80, 1891, at 7:30 p m. Re-
spectfully, JOHN j. VOORHEES,.
President
Mr.. Moran, Chairman of the Finance
Committee. offered the following resolu-
tion:
Whereas, There is balance of $5l3 81
account Of janitors salaries for the year
lS90-'91; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Board of Finance be
requested to transfer the said sum OF
S513. 81 to account of repairs, gas, etc., for
the year 1S90-'91.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Garrison and adopted:
Whereas, The heating apparatus con-
rected with public school No. 4. is insuf-
ilcient to properly heat the new addi-
tional wings: and
Wnereas, Through lack of sufficient
heat the Principal of said school was com.
PEELED to dismiss four classes OH the
morning of November 80. 1891; therefore
be it.
Resolved, That the Street and Water
Board be requested to take such action as
they may deem proper to sufficiently hea,
the said apartments.
BY Mr.. Kelly:
Resolved, That the samples of janitors'
supplies furnished by Wood Il Menagh.
for the year 1S90-'9l. be retained in the
custody of the Clerk of this Board for
reference.
The yeas and nays were ordered taken
and the resolution adopted by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas-President Voorhees, and Messrs.
Kelly. Moran, Garrison and Pfngsren.
Nays-None.
Absent-Messrs. Reid and Muldoon.
The meeting then adjourned.
JAMES j. WIsEMAN,
Clerk,
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-15
FIN, FEATHER AND FUR.

A fish with two tails is the leading curl
osity at Madison, Ga.
There is carniverous cow in Randolph
county, Mo-, which devours young chick
ems and goslings.
At Dunedin, Fla, James Barnes and
Billy Marston succeeded in landing fish
calledt the nurse. which was estimated to
weigh over 300 pounds.
The Hobart Mercury reports an extraor-
dinary manifestation of evolution in the
development Of new sort of peril in Aus
tralian rabits, in consequence of their en-
deavor to climb over wire netting fences.
The societies for the protection of ami
mails in Sweden, Norway and Denmark
have petitioned the queen of Italy to exert
her influence in protecting the northern
birds which migrate to Italy in winter and
are killed there in vast numbers.
A king of France once had falcon which
escaped from Fontainebleau, and TWEEN
ty-four hours afterward was found in
Malta, a space computed to be at not less
than 1880 miles. a velocity equal to fifty
six miles an hour, supposing the hawk tc
have been on the wing all the time.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-15
RAILWAY RUMBLES.

The Illinois Central will soon build a
handsome new passenger station at New
Orleans.
A law has gone into effect in Tennessee
drawing the color line in railroad traffic
1t requires that separate accommodations
shall be furnished colored passengers.
The Pennsylvania railroad has made sur
veys for branch line from Pottsville to
the coal lands near Minersville, in Schuyl-
kill county, Pa, for the purpose of devel
oping the coal interests.
The Toledo, Ann Arbor and North Mich
igan has commenced work on a new ex-
tension from Marion north to Mackinaw,
Mich. 1t will probably take one or two
years to complete the work.
The heaviest engineer on the New York
division of the Pennsylvania road is Jim
Maloney, who tips the beam at over 800
pounds Jim is an old man on the road,
and began as fire man before the Pennsyl'
vania got possession Of the line.
The Wisconsin Central, backed by the
Northern Pacific. is to build a road this
season from Eau Claire to Trevins, Wis,
where it will intersect the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy and strike one OF the
big lumber regions of that part of Wiscon-
sin.
The railroad from Gloggintz to Louner
ing. near Vienna, is only twenty-five miles
in length, but cost s9,OOO,0o0. 1t begins at
an elevation Of 1,4OO feet and has its ter
minus at 1900 feet. 1t has fifteen double
viaducts, seventeen tunnels and crosses it
self nine times.
A new station. to be known as Wa-na
kah, has been established on the Lake
Shore, the Nickel Plate, and the western
New York and Pennsylvania roads, about
midway between Athol Springs and Lake
View. The name of the station slgnlnes
the LAND by the Lake"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-15
NOVELTIES IN FURNITURE.

A handsome mahogany parlor suit is in
Empire style, picked out in gold.
A choice pure Louis XIV style is done in
carved gilt, with delicate peach and soft
olive covering.
One of the most beautiful parlor suits is
decorated with an exquisite Vatican upon
the backs of various pieces.
A massively carved bulls head forms the
back of curious hall chair. The polished
and carved legs closely resemble the cloven
hoofs Of the bovine.
An Egyptian booth with elaborately de-
signed fretwork top is striking oddity for
a hall stand, and full length mirror in
the rear reflects the fret to good effect.
An attractively arranged hall settle is
one with high back, containing large
mirror, having umbrella racks at each arm
with heavy lamp swinging from point
overhead.
Folding screens are made with the love-
liest reproductions Of Vatican upon the
panels. Fine mirrors are in some cases
upon one panel a beautifully painted sub
ject upon the other.
Ladies' decorated desks and secretaries
are made in the most novel varieties with
numerous contrivances and ingenious de-
vices, which are we'll calculated to please
the fair sex with irresistible decorations.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-15
CURIOUS CULLlNGS.

There is a mountain of coal in Wild
Horse Wiley, Wy, which has been burn
ing for more than thirty years.
Lightning followed line Of gilt down
the wall paper in Methodist church at
Belfry, Pa, and burned off only the dashy
figures.
An English judge recently sentenced
woman to five minutes imprisonment for
bigamy. It is probably the shortest SEN
tence on record.
A barber at Coxsackie, N. Y, instead Of
the traditional barber's pole, displays a
moving machine blade. painted red, white
and blue, as the emblem of his calling
A woman in the Corea has not even a
name of her own. In youth she is known
as "the daughter of so and So" After
marriage she becomes "the wife of 80 and
so;" or, if she has children ''the mother of
so and So"
A we'll known professor at Yale has con-
fessed to superstition. The right shoe,
the right leg Of his trousers, the right
| sleeve to shirt or coat are always put on
| first because of foolish idea that some
| how or other mishaps would follow favor
| ing the left ones.
In one of London's fashionable churches
the preacher made an appeal to the effect
that a certain baronet was, through nc
fault of his own, in debt to the amount OF
sixty pounds, and had no means Of paying
| Consequently the congregation were called
upon to provide the amount required.
A commanding officer of a prominent
British regiment having requested drill
sergeant to ascertain the religious views o.
some new recruits, the latter were paradet
and the sergeant cried out: "Fall in
| Church Of England men on the right
Roman Catholics on the left; all fancy re
| ligions to the rear"
In Boone county. Mo-, is little church
in the middle of graveyard. A few year
ago, after a severe storm, man was fount
dead in the churchyard, directly beneath
| one of the windows. On a pane in til
window was rs accurate a photograph o
the dead mans face as an artist could hav'
taken. The picture seemed to be perma
nently fixed in the glass
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-15
THE JEWEL CASKET.

A scarfpin is in the form of two inter
locked stirrups, one of silver and the other
of gold.
A silver cigar holder now to be seen in a
New York jewelers. window is very good
imitation of corncob pipe.
It is now fashionable for lady to have
her card case the same color as her cos
tune The different shades of gray pre-
vail.
Odd shapes for shirt studs are the fash
ion. A set of three recently seen repre-
sented feurs de lis and three others were
heart shaped.
A pretty scarfpin is formed of bar of
gold on which a chicken, studded with
diamonds, stands picking at pearl which
lies at its feet.
A buckle for lady's belt shows a square
piece of silver, on which, in relief, Is coil
of rope and an anchor. Another buckle is
in the form of coil of rope with two oars
crossed.
A neat necklace is plain gold chain
with seven pendants of graduated sizes, the
latter being designed to represent so many
daisies, the centers of which are Of white
enamel with small diamond set in each.
Jewellers Weekly.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-15
ELECTRIC SPARKS.

1t Is stated on excellent authority that
over one-fourth of the street railroads now
operated in the United States use electricity
for motive power.
Tubes made of paper soaked in a hot
oath OF bltumlnous matter, hard, strong
and tough, are used for house wiring for
electric lighting, with continuous insulat-
ing material through which the wires are
drawn.
Sir William Siemens method Of apply
ing electric light to grow flowers and fruit
by night or on cloudy days has been en-
ployed with good success on board West
Indian steamer to keep alive exotic vines
and other plants.
The WestcheSter Electric Railroad COM
pany proposes to build an electric surface
railway through the town of Pelham to
the entrance of the New York Athletic
club grounds, and connecting with the
New York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
road
1t has been calculated that the electro
motive force Of bolt of lightning is about
3,500,000 volts, the current about 14,O0O, ,OOC
amperes, and the time to be about l-2O, 600
part of second. In such bolt there is
an energy of 2,450,OOO volts or 3,2S4, 49,
horse power.
According to the law recently enacted tc
regulate electric lighting in Iowa, no gas
works Or electric light plants shall be es
tablished by any city or town until a ma
jorty Of the legal voters thereof, at a gen
eral or special election, shall decide in favor
of the improvement.
The first prize given by the municipalit!
of Paris for electrical meters comes to thi
| country. The prize has been divided, par
of it going to European contestant, bu
Professor Elihu Thomson, Of Lynn, il
named first, and his meter is much les
costly and elaborate piece of mechanism
| than the other
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-15

From the Metropolis.
A gentleman in New York sends
us an amusing incident he witnessed
q few days ago in that city. He was
on a stree. car and in it was Hon.
Wilk. Call. Our informant was in
the state during the last political
campaign and saw the speakers and
big guns at different places. He eyed
the ex-senator and wondered what
he was doing in that city and in that
car While thinking over this mys-
terv in stepped Col. W. D. Chipley,
who took seat opposite his greatest
antagonist. This sudden and unex-
nected advent was a still greater
surprise, and the names OF the two
we're whispered to several passengers
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-15
SNAP SHOTS.

The Boston Camera club gave an exhibi
tion of prints recently, and then offered
them for sale. The scheme met with flnan-
cial success.
Scarf cameras, set in gentlemen's scarfs,
are becoming quite popular. 1t is wonder
full that so good pictures are taken with
the little articles.
The "Kamaret" is the title to a new
camera that has been placed upon the
market recently. It is a neat little box,
which weighs only four pounds when load
ed for 100 exposures.
It is not an easy task to secure good por-
traits, and practice is needful in order to
gain fine results. Those of the amateurs
who have made a study of this line OF
work, however. have become fascinated
with it.
At the exhibition in Vienna of amateur
photographers of all lands, Mrs. N. G.
Bartlett, of Chicago. has the distinction of
having four of her pictures hung on the
walls of the gallery. Among those who
sent photographs were the Princess OF
Wales and other distinguished personages.
The surveyor general of Canada, Mr.. De-
vile, has adopted a novel method Of sur
veying in the Rocky mountain region of
the Dominion. It is to photograph the
country by a specially designed camera.
He considers the photographs as accurate
as plan laid down by means Of a pro.
tractor.
Professor George R. Cromwell makes
double photographs of the same person by
affixing box to the front Of the lens, hav.
ing two doors arranged for dividing the
space. First one is opened and one-half OF
the plate exposed, then the other Is opened
and on the second half of the plate the
second picture is taken.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-15
Is "the two Florida giants" and all

as 'the two Florida giants" and all
began to conjecture the cause of this
street car trip together, and one man
declared it was the route to the field
of honor, where all grievances are
wiped out in blood. The two Flo
ridians evidently observed that they
were the cynosures of all on the car
and soon dropped out at different
points. About an hour after the
newsgatherers heard of the two men
being in the same car, and diligent
hunt was made for them but without
success, and two interviews were
doubtless lost to the world.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-15
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

Persia has accepted an invitation TO the
Worlds fair, and named Spencer Pratt as
honorary com mmissioner.
Editor A. K. Mcclure, of the Philadel-
phia Times, has declined the appointment
of commissioner for the Chicago fair.
The Paris chamber Of commerce strongly
recommends manufacturers to exhibit at
the Chicago fair, and asks the government
to 6btain additional facilities from Amer
lea for exhibitors.
Chill, although kept pretty busy Wild
formida BILE insurrection within lts terrl1o'
ry. has taken time to decide TO partlcipac1e 70
in the Worlds fair, and to appropriate
100000 for that purpose.
The exposition grounds are inclosed oy a
high board fence, and during the progress
of the erection of the Buildings no one Will
be allowed inside the inclosure VINO uoI'
not present pass counterslgned oy E'e''
dent Baker of the exposition directory
M. Proust, whom the French Worlo
Fair commission selected to be director OF
the French art exhibit at the Worio =
Columbian exposition, held similar posi-
at the late Paris exposition anc ls unques'
tionably eminently fitted for the piace'
Captain Gilbert P. Cotton, special com.
missioner of the Worlds COLUMBIAN on,
hibitiou to Central America, reporteo LUG.
the government of British Honduras na.
accented the invitation to participate IN Ins
Worlds Columbian exposition, anu na.
anno;nted commissioners to look hlter al
exhibit
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-15
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, SATURDAY, AUGUST Is, 1891.

Barlow, has the contract to build the spurs
from the Florida Southern railroad to the
works of the United States Phosphate
Company. Mr.. Marquis put large num-
Der of men on the work last Tuesday. and
expects to finish within two weeks. He
will have also the contract to connect the
Florida Southern Railroad Company with
the works of The Massachusetts Phosphate
COmnanv
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-15

A delightful suit Is in the rocco form Of
Seventeenth century design, hand carved.
The broken curves and graceful outlines
give a most pleasing contour. It is in five
pieces and is covered with tapestry in du-
plication of the same early period.-The
Upholsterer