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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-08
Mr.. JOHN NEARi's INJURIES.
A Bright Young Jersey City Man Burned
BY Lightning at Baltimore.

A Bright Young Jersey City Man Burned
BY lightning at Baltimore.
Mr.. John Neary of No. pa MONTGOMERY
street, this city, one of the scholastics
who was badly burned by lightning at
ST. IDigoes Villa, ST. Mary's County. Nd.
on last Friday night was taken to the
City Hospital at Baltimore yesterday for
treatment. The story OF the accident as
told bY Father Boureaud is as
follows:-On Friday night a tornado
passed over St. Iligoes followed by a
drenching rain. The scholastics who
were asleep on the top floor were awak-
ened by the rain pouring in on them and
made hasty preparations to move their
cots to dry places. 1hev were in all parts
of the room when & binding flash of light
ming cut through the apartment. After
the shock seven of the young men were
found lying on the floor. John Lamb of
Boston. w. Holden OF New York, and
JONES Walters OF New York had been
killed. and John NeNry, Daniel Quinn OF
New York, ]. Woods OF Philadelphia and
William Raley of st. Mary's county were
wounded.
Mr.. Neary is twenty-five years old and
graduated from ST. Peters College, this
city. with high honors eight years ago.
He at once went to Woodstock College to
continue his studies, as he wanted 10 be-
come Jesuit priest. The latest news
from Baltimore says that he Is gradually
recovering from the effects of the hight
ming and will be able to resume his
studies in a few weeks.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-08
THE BIG DAVIS SAIL.
A Great Crowd on the Barges, Bent
on Fun in Spite of the
Weather.

It is difficult to imagine more disap-
pointed crowd than that which had ar
ranged to 60 this morning on the free
excursion of the Robert Davis Associa-
ton. Thousands went to bed last night
anticipating great time. When the day
dawned the sky was dark and frowning,
and a mean, nasty, disagreeabIe mist that
penetrated even the marrow of the bones
OF Billy Heller's monk, was omni-pres
ent. The monk was SO disguised that he
actually refused to chuck" His "leg"
had been attacked with rheumatism.
BY nine O'Clock, however. the sky grew
a shade brighter. The mist cleared away.
and few telling drops from Frightening
skies led the crowd moving toward the
Morris street dock to peer from beneath
umbrellas and glance at the sky. cast the
weather and bet two to one the day would
be clear one after all
From nine O'Clock until eleven the dock
was 1ammed with excursionists and spec
tators. who stood beneath q canopy of
umbrellas Two lines of police kept open
passage for women and children. who.
with lunch baskets and babies, notwith-
standing lunch will be served free, fled
over the gang plank Of the nearest Of the
five barges and climbed the upper decks.
Hundreds of flags 6oateu aloft, and
strains Of martial and dancing music en-
mated from the upper decks. The stream
Of gang plank pedestrians was as steady
as the rain drops, and DY ten o'clock a
casual glance over the upper decks
showed them thronged with happy, antic-
ipating faces. Every seat was filed. and
dozens who couldn't find seats on the
upper decks had already started thedanc-
ing
Meanwhile the Little Judge" sur
rounded by coterie Of friends, stood be-
low watching the gang plank procession
with countenance expressive Of bland
content
He had reason, notwithstanding the adj
verse circumstances, to feel proud, thus
early, OF the event.
And when the barges cut loose the
thronged decks were a sight TO behold.
Amid the cheers Of the participants aud
the spectators they moved gracefully ous
to sea at ten minutes past eleven O'Clock.
The sail taxes In the complete circuit of
Staten Island.
The various offices In the Court House,
and the Office Of the Board OF Freeholders
are deserted today. The familiar face
of Jaiier Birdsall Is also missing from the
jail The gentlemen appeared &C their
respective offices this morning but took
an early departure for the Davis excur-
sion. In the Court House business is at q
sta ndstill.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-08
THE TRENTON GRAVEL
What is Said About it N the Forthcom-
ing state Geoiogist Report.


ing State Geoiogist Report.
The city Of Tenton is built partly upon
a terrace Of river gravel This is the
most recent Of the gravel deposits Of the
Delaware valley It's limits on the New
Jersey side of the river, in the vicinity Of
Trenton, have been traced out, and found
10 agree almost exactly with the course
Of the sixty-foot contour line except
where that turns back along the various
efiiuents Of Assanpink creek. 1t forms
an embayment, three miles wide at
the river, extending nearly 10 Port
Mercer, and bounded everywhere by
higher grounds, composed of older and
different gravels. The Delaware and
Raritan canal runs close along the west
ern margin of the terrace, nearly TO
Bakers Basin.
The section at the gravel pit of the
Pennsylvania Railroad at Trenton shows
the terrace 70 be composed OF coarse sand
and well rounded pebbles OF sandstone,
quartz, granite and gneiss, syenite. lime
stone, ebert, etc., the most abundant
being dark gray sandstone. The gravel
Is coarse. the pebbles averaging larger
than an egg, and boulders of two and
three feet in diameter are not uncomm mon
The largest noticed was a nearly rectanG
ular block, measuring eleven feet In
length by about four feet square at the
larger end. Some Of the boulders retain
faint traces OF grooves and scratches,
such as are commonly found on giaciated
rocks There is very little OF the clay
element present.
Within the areas Of the Trenton terrace
are several small elevations rising above
the sixty foot line The gravel of these Is
of a different character from that of the
terrace, being chiefly quartz and quartz
lite, stained exteriorly by oxide Of iron to
an orange yellow hue
As the terrace gravel overiies this yell
low gravel, the latter must be the older.
These enclosed areas OF yellow gravel,
then, were islands in the waters in which
the terrace was formed.
On the east side Of the Delaware the
Trenton gravel does not extend south Of
the Trenton embayment-that is, about
three miles south of the State House-but
on the Pennsylvania side IL covers the
wide area included within the great bend
in the river at Bordentown, and ex-
tends in narrower strip to below Phila-
delphia.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-08

ored BY the choir at the residence of Cor
poratton Attorney Mintarn on Monday
evening. The members VI the choir and
Father Corrigan. the popular pastor, met
8 pleasant social session Mr. Minturn
presented the leader with a handsomely
framed group picture OF the choir. The
picture was taken week ago on the steps
OF the portico of Castle Point.
In the group are.-Mrs. Wolff, Mrs.
McDerm mott, Mrs. Scott. Mrs. Willenborg.
Corporation Attorney Minturn, Mr.
Moran. Mr.. Mcbride, Mr.. Gallagher, Mr..
Lecombe and the Misses Grady, Snyuer,
Mullin, Doyle, Roach Bischoff, Carroll,
McTioerney. Ahearn and Williams.
Father Corrigan made one Of his char
ing and dancing. The Professor highly
prizes the gift.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-08
. oueer nsv to Drink Wine.

The mountaineers drink in a curious
fashion. Throwing back their heads,
they raise the wine skin in the air with
both hands and allow the thin stream
which flows from the pin hole in the
horn nozzle TO fall into their open
mouths from distance of several
inches With a bottle they manage
to do the same by narrowing the
mouth with the thumb and fore
finger. The motive of this procedure is
economy. In these regions of high air.
intense fatigue and snow-water wine is
at once the most refreshing and the heav-
lest thing among the provisions. And,
they assert, that, drunk in this manner.
one litre goes as far in the way of refresh
ment, as three drunk in mouthfuls from
cup. 1t is true; but the first efforts of
the duffer are apt to end In landing the
red stream in his eye or on his chin
which impairs the economy of the pro-
ceeding. Pan Dyde In July Scrib-
neT.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-08
STEALING N NATIONAL BANKS.
How to Stop It-A Branch System o.
Banks.

How to stop ia Branch system Of
Banks.
There is defect in the national bank
ing system which insists on the maiDtea
ance of thousands of small isolated banks,
instead of permitting the establishment
of large banks with branches radiating in
all directions from a central office-with-
in a limit Of, say one days journey, or 500
miles, in W hich the examination could be
continuous and efficient, being, so far as
the branches are concerned, conducted
by the parent bank itself. The ex-
perience of other countries has
demonstrated that, for all purposes
of safety aud convenience, this
kind OF many-roofed establishment
is the best. Fran daily official letters
between each branch and the central
Office from weekly returns OF the most
exhaustive description. and from previous
visits and reports, the inspectors become
familiartZed with the business OF each
branch. and the training Of a life time
gives them an incredible power OF memory
and marvellous instincts for the diScoy-
cry of any Irregularities. II is the perfec-
rion OF inspection Il goes on without in
Permission ana yet unbarrassfncly, since
il is the acknowledged custom What l
would venture TO suggest for this coun-
try IS the legalizatiOn OF some system OF
aInnlgamation. whereby national banks.
within certain areas. should weld them
selves together. so that, instead OF having
500 solitary institutions, as We have now,
all mere or less exposed, we should have,
saw, fifty large banks, with from afty TO
one hundred branches each. radiating
from our chief cities throughout the
country.-J. Selerin Tate in the July
Forum
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-08
pARNELL LOSES.
The 5icCsriyite Candidate Wins IN sh'
Carlow Election.

The 5icCariyite Candidate Wins "a the
Carlow Election.
DUBLIN. July s.-The result Of the cleo
tion held yesterday at Carlow for sue
cessor in Parliament to the late o. 'Gorman-
Mahon has resulted in a crushing defeat
for the Parnellite candidate in the dis
trict which Mr.. Parnell admitted was his
onghold, and where, he said, IL he was
defeated he would scmit that he had
nothing left to fall back upon in political
life.
The results of the election is announcer
as follows
Hammond, the Mccarthy candidate...... ass
Kettle, Parneilite ......-...... --.......- ls559
Majority against Mr.. Kettle.............. 2,al6
Carlow is the smallest county In Ireland
and contains population of about 5000
people. and an electorate OF about 1000, of
which ]. 900 are Conservatives.
Andrew Kettle, the defeated Parnelite
candidate. is farmer OF Dublin county,
who had already been twice defeated at
the polls.
Mr.. Hammond, the victorious McCar-
tbyite candidate, is a popular merchant
of Carlow, where for twelve years past he
has held the position Of Chairman of the
Town Commissioners.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-08
DID HE TAKE ARSENIC?
An Old Mans Sudden Death Attributed
Et.- p,fsan

An old Mans Sudden Death Attributed
to a Slow Poison.
George Kreh, an old German of about
sixty-five years, living with his son at No.
s Lewis avenue. committed suicide last
night about Sc ven o'clock by taking
arsenic
Kreh bad been living with his son for
some time and had at times fits OF des-
pondency. Last night the family found
the old man lying on a sofa apparently
asleep. He was called for supper but
made DO reply. He was shaken aud
pulled and every means tried to awaken
him, but without success
Charles Kreh, his son. then went for a
doctor, and found DIR. Snyder OF Summit
avenue, who returned with him to the
house. When the doctor examined the
old man he at once saw that he was dead
and the body was rapidly becoming cold.
BY an examination of the old mans lips
and mouth the doctor found that he had
swallowed arsenic and that death came
quickly.
The relatives would give no ipforma-
tion about the suicide this morning
County Physician Converse was notified.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-08
The Gordon WIN Case.

The proponents Of the Gordon will
took hand at expert testimony
this morning before :the Chan
cellor. They produced Hiram d. Ewill
of Chicago, professor in the Law School
there, and the author of several standard
legal works. Mr.. Evil is also an expert
microscopic, ana he declared the sigma
ture to the will to be genuine. He showed
its genuineness under the microscope.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-08

Los sAEGELEs, Cal, July s, 1s9i.-The
party sent out by the Southern Pacific
from Ogilbie last week to find the source
leaves the Colorado River at point eight
miles from Ell Rio, and flows through
several channels from four TO six feet
deep aud from thirty to sixty feet wide.
IL flows westward along the sand hills on
the line OF the old overland stage.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-08
FeII Into the Cut.

Eddie johnson. small boy living at
No. 101 Cottage street, Jersey City, fell a
distance of sixty feet into the Pennsylva-
mia Railroad cut at the foot of Cot
tage street this morning. His thigh was
fractured, and his head severely gashed
in several places. His injuries, though
not pronounced fatal, one of serious
character
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-08

1t has been remarked that the wearing
by children of red stockings comedies
with pnstulRr eruDtioBs on their legs and
feet. The Board of Health in Paris eni-
ployed NJ. Sehutzen berger, a chemical ex-
pert, to ascertain whether the dyes color
ing the stockings contained the poisonous
matter. He has sent in his report. IN
which he says that all the many speci-
mens submitted TO him derived their red
color from matters derived from analipe,
and containing a large proportion OF anti
moniac oxide AS children prespire freely
this matter enters into solution and is
thus taken into the pores. The professor
had no doubt that it was the cause OF the
pustular rash which accompanies the use
of red stockings. The Board OF Health
has reported in favor OF the interdlction
for wearing apparelof dyes obtained from
metallic preparations.- London Ttd Bits
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-08
A Little Afalr Of the Knife.

James Haunigan of No. II Zabriskie
street put knife into James McGovern
of Palisade avenue during drunken
brawl in March last. McGovern lay In a
critical condition for some time but finally
recovered. Hannigan ran away.
Yesterday Detective McNally went to
Elizabeth and after a short search found
Hannigan.. Justice Davis this morning
committed him to await the action OF the
Grand Jury on a charge of atrocious as
sault and battery.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-08
working for ..De Lutte Judre.

John Moran of No. 100 York street was
arraigned in the First police court this
morning as "plain drunk" Il was at
work yesterday for ex-Sheriff Davis" he
said, land had arranged 20 follow the ex-
cursion in a guard boat today. Last
night got drunk" ~.
'sThat story is a year old,D replied the
Justice. But as there Is no charge
against you but that OF getting drank.
you may go. Don't come before me
again"
Moran hasn't been In the ex-Sheriff's
employ for over year.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-08
LERIGH VALLEY ACTIVITY.


Canal Bank Track.
The land agent Of the LehIgh Valley
Railroad Company has visited Greenville
and West Bergen quite frequently of
late. and is busy negotiating with owners
of Newark Bay shore property for the
purchase of the same. The company will
build branch so as to reach the manu-
factories along the shore front, whence
freight Is now carted 10 railroad depots
in the lower part OF the city. Mr.. Pollock
has decided 10 sell eleven lots on the
shore front III West Bergen to the com
pany, aud the land agent Is meeting with
great success in the purchase OF other
property
The company is pushing the work of
BUILDING the tracks along the canal in
the Greenville section Tue tracks have
been laid to a track midway between
Linden and Chapel avenues The Faith
CurIsts' buildings have been moved nearer
TO the shore TO make room for the tracks.
and the old Gautier Homestead win also
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-08
EXPLAINING The ESTIMATES.

Mr.. Dugan and Clerk Bouton Confer
with the Financisrs-A Bis Query.
The principal topic of conversation
about the City Hail last night was the en-
terprise Of THB JERSEY CITY News in CIV
Ing exclusively TO the public the official
table Of estimates of the various muuici-
pal departments for the fiscal years 1891
93 Everyone commended THE NEWS,
and while the Board OF Finance was hold
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-08

A middle aged German, who refuses to
give his name or address, was picked up
on Bergen avenue last night in an uncon-
scious condition, suffering from a severe
scaip wound. How the man was injured
no one knows. The police are OF the opin-
ion that he was assaulted. and are IN
estigating the case.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-08

William Fischer. of No. 1872 Grand street,
was arraigned before Justice Mead last
night charged with assault upon Mar
CARED Watson of the same residence
The woman ALLEGES that Fischer while
drunk struck her ON the head with a
broom, infiicting a severe wound on her
cheek. Justice Mead committed the pris-
oner for trial
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-08
whipped into Jail.

William Pendergast of Pavonia avenue
was committed for trial by Police Justice
O'Donnell this morning for stealing a
new carriage whip from Michael Cassidy
of No. AS Grove street. Cassidy found
the whip in the possession of Pendergast.
and Pendergast SAID he found 1t on the
street. Cassidy said he had missed a lot
of harness from his stable the night
before
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-08
MoMahon's Fool Generosity.

While the family of James McMahon. a
fireman, were absent from their house on
entered through rear window. Some
neighbors went to the engine house and
told McMahon, who ran around to his
house and captured the fellow. On the
way 10 the police station the thief begged
SO hard that McMahon allowed him to 60
free
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-08

"what sort Of drinking water do you
use in Texas?" asked New Yorker of a
newly arrived Texan.
First rate If you put in whiskey
enough it will make as good toddy as any
water ever drank" was the candid re-
ply.-1'eras Siftiags.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-08

Irving w. Smith. fourteen years old, OF
No. 76 Madison avenue, was seriously in
jured yesterday by falling from horse
near his home. The horse stepped on
Smiths face and broke his jaw. He was
removed to his nome by friends. His con
dition is critical.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-08

be torn down. The massive iron bridge
across the Central's tracks near Smiths
lane. has been completed. and IN a few
weeks the company viii be able TO run
cars from tie depot at Communipay 70
the Newark Bay shore at Greenville.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-08

day and we were notified at three O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. The men in making
the checks used fictitious names"
Detective Morris of the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad, and the best men on the muni-
ciDal force are trying TO catch the swim
dlers
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-08
Professor de Grand Val Honor.d

Professor l. de Grand Val, the accom-
plishea leader of the choir OF the Church
Of Our Lady OF Grace, Hoboken. was hon
Telegram-herald., 1891-03-19

A forsorn hope Il was suggested Ghat
the child NJ the camp Dlzht save IL II
SIC would risx dying so-1asE the death
that else would sooa eonae. The In
dizEs were as-d - seeing the little
white glFi seurryilz this way and that
On her pony after strayed horses. the
InciAn children who had played with
her had soft spot Ia their hearts for
her, and il might be Il she rode for tbs
soldiers no savage would guess her p9r-
pose, while Il a man stirred he would De
shot and the attaca on the camp precip-
itated 50 the stout hearted child
mounted and cireied IS II she meant only
u drive ia horses. and IN the end she
WOE aEd brought quick rescue.
Then she came East % study music,
and Ia New York her voice was tried
and she found she could sing. She did
sing in opera for charity ~ Cleveland
and Ia other eitlex She became soprano
Of the church Of ST Michael's. under the
Monseignenr In Jersey City.
The girl had a genius for experiment.
She learned Italian in ehaFaetlstic fash
ion, going into al Italian family TO live
and binding herself 10 pay cent for
every English word spoken. Her first
day laPsss cost her two dollars and a
Telegram-herald., 1891-03-19

half but after that the fines diminished
rapidly. French she learned in the
same way. Spanish she had already
picked up on the Mexican border.
Still experimenting, she hook the
civil service examination for custom
house inspcctresses, rather 10 find out
what il was like than with any serious
purpose. She received an appointment
under Collector Magone, took il with
some hesitation, made about the best
inspectress the department ever had and
was retained under republican admins
tration.
Last June Commissioner Beattie APP
pointed her his private secretary, con-
siderably to the vexation of many who
thought such a post should not be
wasted on a woman.
There is talk. believe, on account of
her mathematical cleverness, of propos-
ing her as a member of the Institute of
Accountants.
Is not this a range of experience that
could have been had nowhere but in
America by n graceful, brown-haired.
vigorous-looking young woman?
These are two types of young Ameri-
can woma nhood. You will find third
type in the Office of the Engineering
and Mining Journal. Some years ago
there walked up the stairs leading to
the Office of this influential technical
and trade paper n young woman looking
for a typewriter's and stenographer's
position. She was rather dismayed by
the desks piled high with dusty books
and papers, and withdrew her applica-
ton The next day came another. q
slip Of girl with brown eyes and ex-
cessively quiet ways who must have
seemed particularly out of place among
the learned IN. Els" and &C. K. s" who
write articles about the lixiviation of
silver ores with hyposulphite solutions
and the worlds visible supply of copper.
In days since | have seen this young
woman sit modestly silent with the in
cessant chatter of feminine talk going
on all about her. and blush pink and
speak six words, all sensible ones,
when her opinion was called for;
yet among the M. Els" and
the &c. Els" she persevered and
became not only secretary to Editor
Rothwell. but spent her leisure study
ing the exchange bundle and culling
scraps of mining news until little by
little the whole mining news depart