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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-10

Arthur for three hundred and fifty-six
dollars and thirtv-eight cents for amount
OF surplus reaiiZed uoon the tex sale
under chapter liz of the laws of 1886. and
the supplements tbereunto, made 10y the
City Collector on October 9. 1889, of lot
29. block 103, Jefferson avenue, over and
ABOVE the sum as adjnsted due the city,
with interest. costs aud disbursements.
BY Mr.. Allen:
Resolved, That upon the reports of the
Corporation Counsel aud City Treasurer,
endorsed upon the petition OF John A.
Sell. a warrant be ordered drawn OF the
City Treasurer III favor of John A.. Sell
for one hundred and fifteen dollars and
twenty-five cents for amount of surplus
realized upon tax sale under Chapter 1l2
of the Laws of 1886, and the supplements
thereto, made by the City Collector on
October %, 1890, on lots 80 and 20, block
149, Sherman venue over and above the
sum as adjusted due the city. with in
terest, costs II disbursements.
The ayes and nays having been called
on each of the above resolutions they
were adopted by the following vote:
AYes-president Edelstein, Messrs.
Allen, Hitler and Kenny.
Nays-None.
Absent-Mr. Peterson.
Mr.. Allen was excused at this point and
retired from the netting.
BY Mr.. Hitler:
Resolved. That a warrant be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer in favor of
clerk to the Sinking Fund Commission
during October and November, 1891. when
due.
By Mr.. Hillier:-
Resolved. That a warrant be ordered
drawn on the CITY Treasurer in favor of
n. p. Wedin for $50 for services as assist
ant clerk to District Court for November,
1891. when due.
The ayes and nays having been called
on each of the above resolutions they
were adopted by The following vote:
Ayes-President Edelstein, Messrs.
Hitler and Kenny.
Nays-None.
Absent-Messrs. Allen and Peterson.
On motion the Board then adjourned.
w. G. GERMAN,
Clerk.
Regular meeting of the Board of FL
nance held at the City Hall. Tuesday,
December l. 1891, at eight O'Clock p: ~.
Present-President Edelstein, Messrs.
Allen and Kenny.
AbSeut-MessrS. Hitler and Peterson.
On motion the reading of the minutes
was dispensed with and they were ap-
proved as printed.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND COM
MUNICATIoNS.
Petition of Louis Etesse for transfer OF
payment of assessment made in error.
Petition of Patrick Foley for return OF
duplicate payment of water rents.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Finance.
PRESENTATION OF LAIMs
Claim OF the American District Tele-
graph Company Of Sal AZ for messenger
service, Board of Finance, November,
1891.
Claim of Frank McDermott of $50 fol
ice. to December l, 1891.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Printing, Stationery and Supplies.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
The following communication from the
Treasurer, giving statement of bank bal
ances ana sinking funds to December 1,
1891, was received. ordered pread upon
the minutes and filed:
pANY p~ATANrEC
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STATE NOTES.

John Yetinan and Mrs. Rose live on ad-
Joining farms at Manalapan. A few days
ago one of Yetman's cows broke out in
the pa. tire and got into Mrs. Roses
, field. Yetman sent his ten year old son
Stephen to drive the COW home: AS soon
as Stephen went into Mrs. Rose's field
she left her house and chased him. She
caught Stephen. and, it is alleged, pol
matches from her pocket and repeatedly
attempted to burn out his eyes. 1t is not
certain yet that he will lose his eyesight.
The woman will be arrested.
Kate Weiss, a trimmer employed in
the hat factory of the No Name Manu-
featuring Company, in Orange Valley.
reached up TO bend the wire attached TO
an incandescent lamp over her head. She
touched a spot where the insulation of
the wire was imperfect. Her feet were
OIL the iron shaft connected with the sew
ing machines, and she received the full
force of the current. She was Knocked
senseless Oh the floor, and the first fingers
and thumbs of both hands were terribly
burned. Prompt medical attendance re-
stored her.
Among the bidders for packages, con-
tents unknown. at the Lackawanna Rail
road Compsny's annual sale OF unclaimed
freight Mt Hoboken a few days ago was
Hiram Kistler. who keeps a store Mt
4 Stroudsburg, Pa, He deals somewhat in
\ books aud stationery. Among the pack
ages offered was a large box, the shape
and general appearance of which con-
vinced Kistler that it contained books and
paper. He thereupon specuiated, and the
box WAS knocked down for him $40. THE
package weighed 2O0 pounds. He sh ipped
it to Stroudsbur9, md when IL WIS
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opened he found that Instead of books
and paper, he In / purchased 200 mounds
OF Dismuth, worth from $3.50 TO 300.
Supreme Court Justice Alfred II -ea has
gwen n decision that is of uroat import
tnce TO the propriefors of hotels II
hoarding houses. Emmanuel Furth, n
Philadelphia lawyer, brought suit for
damages against Mrs. Chambers and
others, of the Irvington Hotel, Atlantic
City, because he and his wife were re-
fused accommodations because they were
Hebrews. III rendering the decision.
which WAS against Furth, he says that
the plaintiff could not bring action under
the act that makes it the duty of inn
keepers to receive guests. Mr.. Furth did
not intend to become Il guest in the prop.
err meaning of that word. but he wanted
TO mage arrangements to board for nu ln-
definite length OF time at the Irvington.
The plaintiff failed TO show that he had
been refused as a guest instead of as a
boarder.
The Atlantic City police force has been
increased by the addition of eight new
officers, ali Democrats.
Judge Hugo has refused a new trial of
Editor James NJ. Fitzgerald, convicted
last "Wednesday OF embeZzlement. An
appeal will be made to the Court of Err
rors.
Mi.lviile Common Council has passed
an ordinance compelling all proprietors
OF skating Kinks, 'razzle dazzies" and
flying horses TO pay an annual license fee
OF $3.50.
The Rev. G. II. Bonsall, OF the Newark
Conferences, has resigned the pulpit of the
Methodist church mt Roselle to accept Il
call from the First Presbyterian church
ut keyport, N Y.
George Simpkins of Clayton, went to
Bridgeton aud proceeded to indulge in
very heavy debauch. While in the lookup
In a maudlin condition, he blew out the
gas. The windows were tightly closed,
and when an officer went to the lookup
was fast becoming unconscious. When
he had sufficiently revived, he was sent
over to jail for four days.
A train on the Northern Railroad OF
New Jersey, on Monday truck and in-
stantly killed John Ralston, s~eventy-one
years Old, a shoe dealer at C~resskill,
Bergen county where Ralslon moved II
mouth ago. The old man stepped out Of
the post Office, which is Cresskill station,
with Il letter in his hand and attempted
to cross the track. He failed to notice
the westbound express, n it dashed
him many feet. He leaves a widow, to
whom he was married forty-eight years
ago.
The Paterson Board of Aldermen has
granted to the Paterson Central Railway
way Company. which are practically II
company, the right to run electric street
car lines through a number of streets.
This concern is n rival to the Paterson
Railway Company, which now controls
all the ex%isting.lines in the city. The city
reserves the right tn tax the com pauy $l0
per car annually, after ten years.
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Sidewalk account. ............... c, E4o W
Communication from the Board OF AL
dermen requesting an appropriation or
50, $50 for payment of salaries to May, 1872.
Communication from the Board of
Fire Commissioners requesting au appro-
priatiou of s6. 900 to equip an engine COM
Dany III the Greenville district.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Finance.
REPORTS OF STANDING oMMITTEEs.
The Committee on Concurrent Resolu-
lions reported the following resolutions
adopted by the Board of Street and Water
Commits, ioners and recommended that
the same be concurred in:
|. Awarding contract to X. ID. Wood &
Co. for !. $50 lengths of cast iron water
pine.
.. Ordering paid the following pay
rolls:
Assessments and Extensions, laying
water pipe, October. 1891. So, 57975.
Assessments and Extensions, repairing
water pipe, October, 1891, 50, 303.
Assessment and Extensions, paving
over water pipe, October, 1891. $500. so.
Assessments and Extensions. requiring
water gates. October, 1891, 1916.
Pumping and Reservoirs, Belleville
aud High Service. October, 1891, S5,07T. n.
8. Ordering pnid certain claims.
The ayes aud nays having been called
on the above report it was received, aud
the resolutions %concurred in by the fol.
lowing vote .
Ayes - President Edelstein, Messrs.
Allen and Kenny.
Nays-Noue.
Absent-Messrs. Hitler and Peterson.
The Committee on Printing, Stationery
and Supplies reported tile following
claims, aud recommended the drawing
of warrants in payment of the same:
$40. "a. tine American District Telegraph
Co., messenger service, Mayors Office.
March. 1891.
SOS. rs, the American District Telegraph
Co., messenger service, Mayors Office,
july 1891.
$52. 10. the American District Telegraph
Co.. messenger service, Mayors office.
August, 1891.
SIG 93. the American District Telegraph
Co, messenger service, Board of Fin
anee, October, 1891.
SAL ~, the American District Telegraph
Co. messenger service. Board OF FIN
ance, November. 1891.
s.. so. j. b. Cleveland, certified copy of
laws.
1922 rs. J.. w. Harrison, stationery for
CITY Collector.
$407. 80. p. III. Hanley. for furniture.
$26, lbe Jersey City News for printing
manuals.
SIS s., the Jersey City Electric Light
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ssCastoria Is so well adapted to children that
Trecommend it as superior TO any prescription
Known to me-" H. A. ARcHkn, n. D.,
II So. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, N. z.
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BANK. cot AMOUNT
Second National, General. ...... $27, sos 81
Third National, General. ........ IS, 1923 %
Hudson County, General. ....... 77.442 OIL
Second National, Water........ 2SS SO
Hudson Co. National, Water. 9,617 9S
Hudson Co. National, Assess't.. SORES n
Second National, Special School So 232 II
Third National. Special Street. 13,434 IL
Hudson Co. National, 5,5l3 60
Second National, Adjusted Liens 10, 703 80
Hudson Co. National, SURPLUS. 1879 80
SINKING FUNDS.
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CORPORATION Notice.

Notice IS hereby given that on the 9Th day Of
fo,ra s Der; s, lss; S aps Ws1sr ,sas %sds e the he
frank J. Mathews and others. for the Improves
msnt OF
between the westerly curbline Of Monmouth
street street in aI The 10 manner. including ali IN.
10 have the street for the full width thereof
graded 10 the established Grade by excavating or
hlling the same I o the established grade,
= O have new 70 inch curb set on each side there
To nave the present curb reset aud new 20 inch
10 have new limestone tagging, four feet wide,
TO have new hagring laid where necessary.
70 have the carriage way paved with Belgian
10 have new bridgestone crosswalks LAID.
TO have the present ortdgestone crosswalks re-
And all other work done that may lie necessary
TO provide for the How OF the surface water and %
Notice is also given that on the 2d dav Of
filed their preliminary sketch, drawing whas prop
s snoa Wii II r Ssaea % Dc e asssss ios or anq pa r : p or lans.
also the probable amount of assessment per foot
same is now open TO public ip spection in the ONCE
OF the Clerk of the Ioard or Sheet and Water
And notice is also given that the following
streets. or avenues or particular sections thereof
are Included In s5 NqN assss sTRn ~: namely;
from Monmouth s,rsss tH ss srFEta street
on The east side. from Ninth street to a point about
- feet south thereof.
BRUNSWICK STREET
on the west side, from Ninth street. about Is feat
north and Is feet south.
And that the 2sih day of Decemher. 1891. at 10
o'clock a. m, and the meeting room OF the Beard
OF street and Water Commissioners are hereby naed
as the time and place when and wnere the Board
OF Street anu Water Commissioners will meet 70
hear parties Interested in said ap plication aud al
remonstrance against the said Improvement that
may be presented in writiHg-
GEO. T. BoCToS,
Clerk.
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Dated lersey clty. pseember
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT.

Notice Is hereby given that John G.. Harvey OF the
city Of Hoboken, ia the County OF Hudson aud
state OF New jersey, and Harry NJ. Nard OF tue
City, County and state OF New York. ana THEMES
son and state OF New Jersey. partners trading
Company Omitted. (" have made an assignment OF
TN cir estate Tor the equal benefit OF Their ereditors:
and that tue said creditors must exhibit their re-
~spectiye claims under oatn or affirmation, 70 ths
subscriber, at his oniee. No. ) Fourteenth street
Hoboken. NJ j.
ADAM CARR..
Assignea.
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Thomas o,Brieo.s BODY Recovered.

The body of Thomas O'Brien, forty
eight years old, of No. 144 Piue street.
who was drowned Tuesday evening by
falling overheard from the Lehigh Val
ley Railway docks at C~ommnnipaw, was
recovered yesterday and removed to
EIliott's Undertaking establishments
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria-
When she was a Child. she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss. she chung to Castoris
Then she had Children. she gave them Castorie,
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A REPoRr ADoPrHo
Dssmiug 1t Iasxpsdisnt to ofsanizs
New Where Departments Already
Eyfnk

H. M. DbfTisid Of Michigan was elected
senior vice-c ,mmander-in. chief; Il. S.
Clarkson Of Nebraska. junior vice COM
mander in chief; s B. Payne Of Florids,
chsplsin; Benz smiu L. Stevenson OF Con-
necticut. surgeon. general.
Past Commander VIM. W. Warner, the
chairman of the committee on the
sddress Of the commander-in. chief reported
resolutions which we're adopted, peti,ioning
Congress for Legislation providing for the
custody and care Of the Mount McGregor
cottsge and for amendments To- the Revised
Statutes which provided more explicitly
that preference b given old soldiers in
government appointments and employ ment
VIM. Warner Of Missouri, chairman Of
the. committee on conmandef.in-ehief re-
commerdations. presented . report IL
sayt Your committee carefully consid-
cred the clesr and frank statements Of the
commsnder-in- chief. regarding the diff
culties existing hstween posts in the
departments Of Louisiana and Mississipti.
The committee considered all the docu-
ments submiised to and the Arguments be-
fore il, and cases leadpg to the
existipg trouble in those departments. The
old posts in Louisiana and Mississippi afe
composed Of vhits comrades. The new
p ,sts are composed Of colored comrades.
The contention iss'hst the latter posts are
tainted With fraud in organization. The
report concludes: 1.-THE remedy suggested
Of separate department Of concurrent
jurisdctiction for the coiored veterans in
volved An amendment to our rules and reg
ulations. In vie~ Of the facts submitted To
your committee. it 10 Of the opinion thst it
would be inexpedieat to place the suthSrity
with the commsndef-in-chief to organize
new or provisional departments 10 the states
in which there are organized departments. /"
A minority report, signed by one mem-
Der, was presented. A discussion arose,
and finally BY viva yoce vote the majority
report was overwhelmingly adopted.
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Our s,,v., L. W. and III. nup.s.

LONDON. Aug. 6.--Sir J. Il. 0orss, par.
liAmentsry secretary for the Iodis fiics,
presented the annual lodian budget ssass-
ment In the House Of Commons this evsu-
ing. lie called attention to the continued
extraordinary growth Of the snrplu', which,
for 1891. he estimsted ~ nearly double
that for 1890. This growth vas mainly
due, he said, to tho alteration in exchange
conseqaen upon the sudden II hston Of
the rupee by American Legislation. He
announced large decrease IN the revenue
from opium ard . steady increase in the
land revenue.
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AT BAR HAR8OR.
The equsdrcn--fsnuis-Mr. Hisius-
False Report Entertainments.

BAR HARBoR, Aug. 6 Senator Hale
went on board the Dispatch about l O'Clock
this afternoon, and returned shortly after
ward, accompanied by Secretary Tracy aud
party who drove to Beau Desert to the cot
tsge of W. $. Gurnee, where q musicale
was given in their honor. The squadron
continues to be the centre Of attraction.
The crews are regularly engaged In drilling
with boats and batteries, interspersed with
TARGET practice. the crews Of all chips
will unite in q parade and battalion dill
on shore xr 915 A. M. tomorrow.
A band concert was given this evening on
board the Dispstch.
At Mr. Blsine's cottage there is nothing
new. 1t is reported that there has been n
visit from ex-Collector Erhsrdt. The re-
port that DR.. Baldwin, Mr.. Blaine's Flor
ence physician. has been sent for, is pro-
nounced fabrication.
dinner will be given tomorrow by Mr..
X ,dwood in honor Of Bishop elect Phillips
brooks ard DR.. McVickar Of Chicsg }, who
are his guests.
Tennis is going on at the Kebo Valley
today The finals in the doubles will'be
played off tomorrow, and 10 the singles Sat
uedsy.
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coHDRnssD DIsPAYcHBs.
4ho Pith OF the News xaken frcm the
Current Events Of ths Day.

Fire broke out in the kitchen Of Henry
Dasson's cottage on westly Park. Eppins,
N. H., Thuradsy. Ten cottages we're
destroyed snd eight badly damaged. Full
particulars cannot be obtained.
The ply sicisns Of the county hospital at
Chicago came to the conclusion that Martin
Gaelik, an inmate Of the institution. Was
afflicted with leprosy. BE will continue to
be treated o. an inmate Of the hospital.
A collision between . passenger and
freight train occvffed near Port Byron, N.
Y, on the West Shire road ct O'Clock
Thursday morning. Eleven persons have
been taken out dead and . number were
wounded.
Joseph Z. Dispeau, we'll known caterer
Of Pavtuchet, X. L, committed suicide
Thursday. by inhaling chIoroform. He
vas 50 yeafs Of sge. He has been 10 busi-
ness 10 years. He served several years In
the lower branch Of the Legislature.
The body Of the girl found murdered at
Glendale, L. l., Sunday. has been identified
BY Rev. W. T. Martin Of Hewletts, L. l..
- that Of Hannah Robertson. who worked
for him - domestic st~o months sgo. Shs
left his hume Saturday afternoon to 30 70
New York. She had been separated from
her husband, who vas mouldey In Brook
lyn.
The directors Of the Pan American
transportation Co.. viii continue in session
several days 1t Chicago. Instead Of 20
steel steamships being conat1ucsed BY the
company, it appears that II 10 iotended 70
purchase Of second hand vessels Of the
second grade. 1t will aftefvard be deter
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inc heei % ol sne An'nen oe,.h, =, % ""'
laid 81 Inc ns'h iron "ofAs' "ednesoay'
A young lady hiss been lost in the grest
forest south Of Sscayvi!l since Sunday.
Large parties sre searching for her.
Rev. T. T. Merry Of Lewiston, died at
IoP. M. On Wednesday, at his residence.
4 COTTAGE street, after a prosracted ard
painful illness.
I...,h p.,ls, a, ash.c xh, h.. noe,
'o ~. o.. 80. ..,amns.d - NM
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PEOPLES PATTY
Convention opeosd In Due roim at
spsiu siisld. Ohio Tho Platform.

SPRINGFIELD. Ohio, Aug. 6 6--Prsyer by
Rev. +. 2. Foster, Cincinnati. opened the
Peoples Party. convention today, after
which the committee on permanent organi-
zation Was reported. Chairman, Hugh
Cavanaugh; secretary, DR.. II. Il. Nixon,
Stark county assistant secretary, W. s
Roebuck, Mercer. The report Of the
committee was adopted. The committee
on resolutions reported The following plat
form:
We hold that labor is the basis Of oil
wealth. happiness and progress and must
have equal protection by law. In the or
gsnizstiou Of our party we know no NORTH,
Sonth, East or West, butwe are determined
that the government Of our country shall
be so administered IS to secure q nal rights
to all people. We demand that taxation
shall not be used 10 bu'li mp one interest
or class at the expense Of others; sboliti n
Of national banks IS banks Of issue; tull
legal tender treasury notes to be issued in
sufficient volume to conduct the business
Of the country on cash OASIS
the payment Of all bonds of the government
instead of refupding them, in such money
as they were originally made payable in
government ownership Of all mesns Of
transportation and communication between
and by the people Of the United States
favor liberal pensions to oil h0norably dis
charged Uoion soldiers Of the civil war.
The women's suffrage plank included in the
platform favors government loans directly
to individuals; free coinage Of silver; op-
poses alien ownership of lands; demands
that Congress devise some means Of obtain.
ing all the land already owned BY foreign
syndicates; demands that all lands held by
railroads and other corporations in
excess Of what 10 actually needed shall be
reclaimed by the government and held for
settlers only demands . graduated tax on
incomes; demands the enactment and rigid
enforcement Of laws for the suppression Of
oil agricultural and mechanical products;
favors election Of United States senators
by the popular vete Of the people Of .
state demands rigid enforcement Of laws
against the adult erstion and counteffeiting
Of all food and drink products. We de-
mand free school books FOR the public
schools and compulsory education, and
demand forfeiture Of the character Of the
Standard Oil Company. The platform was
adopted. A resolution was adopted favor
ing the government or state control OF the
eale, msnufscture, importation and expor-
tation Of spirituous liquors, recommending
this to the national convention -
solution Of the liquor problem.
John Seitz Of Seneca was nominated for
governor. and . state ticket nominsted.
Adjourned.
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AN BxcELLENr IDEA.
Hsllowsu Prspafing for 4 Complete
eystsm Of Sewerage.

Special to the KEssEBEc JOURNAL
HALLowELL Aug. 6 The present city
90 has inaugursted the first steps
to~s'd . complete system Of sewerage.
For some years an appropriation has been
made each yesr toward such an object, but
nothing further has been done. The pres
ent city fathers secured an appropriation Of
$1,000 this year and now propose to com
mence complete system Of sew
ersge in accordance with plao
drawn up by competent engi-
neer, which when followed out shall give
the city good system of drainage. The
city appropriation Of $1,000 is to be in
creased by = sum approximsting 500 to be
secured from abuttors where the sewer 10 to
be laid this season. and the entire sl700
will be expended. Work has already been
commenced Oh Water street IN front Of the
store Of Clay Quinn and when it is COM
pleted it viii successfully drain the square
between Water, Second, Winthrop and
Central streets. The sewer is Of brick Of
good dimensions ard placed fully ten feet
under ground. 1t is being made in the
most thorough manner and is starter
toward q solii and substantial system for
the city.