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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-17
RAILROAD NOTES.

The Newark & New York Railroad
completed it's twenty-third year of service
on Tuesday. Its history has been one of
steady progress since the beginning, and
the increase of freight business has been
phenomenal. The success of the Newark
& New York road is in a large measure
due to the management of Captain B. w.
Hopper, who has been identified with it
since it's inception.
The longest railroad is in this country
or rather in Canada-the Canadian Pa
cific, the main line of which is nearly
5000 miles long. The company control
liIg the largest mileage is the Atchisop.
miles.
Engineer Patrick Mullin of the Central
road, was leaning out of his cab window
oue morning last week near Greensville
when some projection from a car of
passing freight train struck him in the
face, nearly severing his upper lip.
Trunk lines are alarmed at the Eastern
rate decentralization which has followed
the Christian Endeavor excursions. An
effort will be made to make an agreement
not to give special rates to societies to
commercial cities.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces
tine discontinuauce of seel ties after ex-
perimenting with them for fifteen years.
The chief objection is lack of buoyaucy
wood does.
General Passenger Agent William f.
Holwill, of the Delaware. Lackawanna &
Western road, is contemplating couple
OF months vacation in Europe.
In all the Christian Endeavor traffic
the Interstate Commerce act was openly
disregarded, for rates were cut by trick
and device. The different bodies went
shopping for rates until they got lower
than ever before One road adhered to
the rate, but threw in the Pullman car
without charge. Another carried the
band free as employees. The climax was
reached, however when one road threw in
meals as well.
The Greenwood Lake Railroad Com
pany intends to build new station for
Wanaque, and it will be placed nearly
half way between Wansque and Midvale.
These stations are now only eiFh -tenths
OF a mile apart, and there Is really no rca-
son why there should be Iwo Wanaque
has been growing prodigously since The
establishment of u big paper mill there
and no less tnan fiftesp new houses have
been built or are being erected.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-17
BOTTLERS' GRIEVANCES,
Drivers Arrested for Not Having Saloon
Licenses

Drivers Arrested for Not Having Saloon
Licenses.
The cases against John Burning. driver
for Fergenbecher & Kuhl of the Bavarian
Brewing Company, Greenville; John
Fendt, driver for j. Fl. Doscher of Bergen
avenue and Nicholas Burns. driver for
Proprietor Naegeli of Naegeli's Hotel,
Hoboken, for violation of city ordinance
regulating the deliyerance OF bottled beer
were to have come up before
Police Justice O'Donnell this morning,
but were postponed until Friday
1t is probable that all these cases will be
tried before the same jury, Judge Puster
representing the Pavonia Company. and
Judge Noonan representing J. H.
Doscher's interests. Both consented to
this and it is likely that Counsellor
Stewart, representing Mr.. Naegli's inter
ests. will consent to the same process.
The drivers were arrested for violating
section OF the city ordinance above re-
ferred to. which reads thus
Sec. g. That no person except person IL
censed by the Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey
City, shall by himself or herself, or his or her
clerk. servant or agent, at any ii me sell or
offer, or expose for SALE or furnish or supply
any splrituous, vinous, malt or brewed liquors
under penalty Of fifty dollars for each offence
In other words this means that local
bottlers cannot deliver bottled beer with
out paying the regular license fee of $3.50
required to run saloon. A New York
friH can send its wagon over here and de-
liver any quantity of bottled beer ordered
without paying any such license. The
drivers cannot be arrested without in
terfering with the Interstate Commerce
law, so the bottlers say.
The local botriers consider the Jersey
City ordinance burdensome yoke. Thew
claim they are placed at great disad-
vantage in competition with New York
firms
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-17
TWO BAD GIRLS.
Oae of Them Takes Poison to Escape
Nomadic Vice.


One of Them Takes Poison to Escape
Nomadic Vice.
NEW YORK, Aug, II, 1S92-Edith
Hearn, a very attractive looking girl of
sixteen years, who gave the police her
address as No. 306 West Thirty-tifth
street, was found lying on the stooD of
No. 313 West Twenty-seventh street at
two O'Clock this morning, suffering from
Paris green poisoning. She was in the
company of another young girl and two
young men.
Policeman E. F. x. Mcdonald of the
Vest ThirtV-seventh street station rang
for an ambulance. which took the suffer-
ing girl to Bellevue Hospital, where she
is how In a critical condition.
It was at first thought that the quantity
of poison the girl had taken was so little
as to enable her to appear in court this
morning to answer TO the charge OF at
tempted suicide, but a certificate from
DIR. Hollister of the hospital was sent to
Judge Ryan at Jefferson Market Court.
informing him that Edith Hearn was in
no condition to appear before him as yet.
The address given TO the police is in
correct. DR.. Wark, who lives at No. 306
West Thirty-fifth street. says that no
such person eR Edith Hearn ever lived in
that house. OF was even known there.
The police could give no more definite
information concerning the girl.
A reporter, however, learned that Edith
had been living with her stepfather. John
Balch, at No. 311 West Twenty-seventh
street.
For some time past, however. Edith had
been disobedient to her stepfather, and is
said to have grown to be irregular in her
mode Of life.
She consorted with Jenny Bruni, a
seventeen-year-old married woman who
had separated from her husband nearly a
year ago.
This Jenny Bruni's foster mother. who
lives at No. 301 West Thirty-first street,
WAS bitter in her denunciation of the two
girls.
Il brought up Jenny from iufancy,"
she said to a reporter, land always
thought her good girl until she began
going with Edith Hearn. From tnat
time forward she became disloyal to her
husband, Peter Bruni, who drove Jenny
from her home.
1.-THE two girls then took up lodgings
together at No. 403 Eighth avenue, aud
from there they shortly drifted around
until I&elieve they had no regular home
at all.
Edith and Jenny are cousins.
when Jenny could get no more money
from me Edith would get some from
her stepfather. Mr.. Balch. who is a very
good and worthy man, and was always
kind to Edith"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-17
MILLIONS FOR MUD.
Shallow Fiowage Makes the Pequannock
Water Offensive.


Special to the jersey City Ne,us.
NEWARK, Aug. II. 1S92.-There has been
great complaint during the past three
or four days of the condition of the
Pequannock water delivered 90 the city
The water has been yellow, rather muddy,
and of bad flavor. Many persons thought
that for some reasons or other the author
tiles had gone back to the Passaic River
for the supply, and had neglected to tell
the public of the change. Some even
said they could detect the old Well.known
PaSsaic taste.
Mr. Hahn of the Board of Works said
this morning that he had noticed the con-
dition of the water some days ago. 1t had
been gradually becoming worse and
worse He had asked Engineer Jacobsen
about it and was lold that it must have
been in consequence of the late rains and
thunderstorms
superintendent Marsh said that Mr..
Jacobsen had gone today to the Clinton
watershed to find out the cause of the
hange in the water. He and Mr.. Jacob
en- had a consultation on the matter, and
the latter had assigned the condition of
the water to the fact that the Clinton
reservoir from which the water is
now being applied must be nearly
empty. The East Jersey Water Com
pany is emptying the reservoir in order
to detect the origin of the leak at the
gstehouse. 1t WAS stated some time ago
that the reservoir would be empty about
the end of August. Mr.. Marsh supposed
that the color of the water came from
the mud and vegetable decay at
the bottom of the reservoir in its present
condition. He thought that the
emptying of the reservoir would be a
good thing in the end, as it would now be
cleaned properly and the shadows
deepened Mr.. Jacobsen, he said, would
return with a full report on the condition
of both reservoirs, the height of the water
in each, and other details.
Health Officer Lehlbach said that he
was having an analysis of the water made
it and its general condition as to health
fulness. In future he would take an anal
ysls of the city water every TWO weeks for
reference in the future
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-17
HORSE THIEF AND BlGAMIST.


A Middletown Detectives Serious Charges
Against JERSEY City Prisoner.
Detective S. A. Ewell, of Middle
town, New York, called upon Chief of
Police Murphy, of this city. last highland
asked for the arrest of L'Hommedieu,
whom he had traced to this city. LILO NJ
medien is wanted in Middletown for the
larceny OF horse and wagon. The de-
tective also stated that LHommedien
was guilty of bigamy.
to hunt up L'Hommedieu, and
found him with wife No 2,
at Carl Ruempler's Hotel.
at Newark and Oakland avenues. When
placed under arrest L'Hommedieu WAS
sullen and more or less defiant. He is
young man Of about ,twent-eight years,
with smooth face and dark hair. Wife
No. q pretty young blonde. was very
indignant and much agitated over the
arrest. L'Hommedieu will be arraigned
tomorrow, when it is expected that wife
No. will be on from Middietown. Wife
No. 2 is temporarily held as witness.
L'Rommedieu left Middleton early in
August. He drove away in his brother
in-law's rig. Reaching Ramlands, Pa,
he disposed of the rig and took train for
Deckertou, n. j., where he met Miss Nell
lie McGill, twenty-five years old. a
daughter of A. S. McGill, prosperous
farmer, Hs made love to her, and she
foolisnly consented to elope. with him.
The pair reached this city few days ago
and were married by the Rev. DR.. Mitch
ell of the Scotch Presbyterian Church
Detective Elwell. who accuses L'Hom-
medieu of bigamy, knew L'Hommedieu
in Middletown. &f'he detective showed
Chief Murphy photographs of the mans
alleged first wife. He has alse seen the
m ri a fQ nf IT, 1adi ND
second marriage. Ha left behihd him
wife No. 1 and a nine months old baby.
He was married to wife No. by Father
Burns, of Monroe, New York.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-17
PYTHIAN PREPARATIONS.
Kansas City Assumes Festal Aspect I
Honor of the Order.

Kansas City Assumes a Festal Aspect In
Honor of the Order.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. II, 1892 The city
is assuming festal aspect Everywhere
the blue, yellew and red of the PYthians
is displayed, and the flags and emblems
of the order decorate most of the store
windows.
The day of the big ocnclaye is approach
ing and everyone is rushing preparations
for the event. In order to make sure OF
suitable provision for the entertainment
of each visitor, large committee of lad
les have undertaken q house TO house
canvass to ascertain where guests can be
accommodated.
The raising of the tents at Camp Shaw,
where the encaRlpmen5 proper is to be
held, IS going on rapidly, and 5000 of the
canvas houses will be erected 10 accom-
modate the uniformed Knights.
A United States post Office Will be es-
tabished by Postmaster Nefsinger, and
all Pythian letters should be addressed
Camp Shaw, Kansas City. Mo.
The Pythians today arranged a pro-
gramme for the entertainment of visiting
sisters during the encampment. Tho
programme includes various receptions,
axcursions. etc.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-17

tiops in the State is the Trenton Banking
Company. Austin Snider is the cashier,
and in speaking OF Mr.. Young, Mr.. Sni-
der said:-"Mr. Young is first rate busi-
ness man, and his standing is among the
highest in the State. He is an able and
capable man"
A REPUBLICAN ENDORSEMENT.
f'If we must have a Democratic Cover
nor l would like to see Mr.. Young in the
chair" said Charles Whitehead. cashier
of the First National Bank. "He is a
good business man, and his reputation as
such stands very high. He would make
good Governor.
Joseph Rice is a large clothier on Broad
street. He said:-"Mr. Young 1 have
known by reputation for some years. and
think he would make a good safe Cover
nor"
'Mr. Young do not know personally" F"
said Edwin R. Walker. one of the fore
most of the young lawyers of the State,
and at present Corporation Counsel OF
Trenton, "but from the reputation which
he bears in this vicinity, deem him
qualified to make good Governor"
Another of Trenton's leading business
men is James H. Wilson, who is Chair
man of the Finance Committee of the
Common Council. "Mr. Young is as
good as any man in the State to fill the
office of Governor" Mr.. Wilson said.
"He is good business man and would
give us good business mans admins
tration."
81 don't see why Mr.. Young could not
make a good Governor" said Frank
Lalor. one of the leading drug merch ants
OF the city. ANY man who bears the ex-
cellent reputation Mr.. Young does as a
business man would make good Cover
nor"
Mr.. Lewis Parker. Treasurer of the
Trenton Savings Fund Society, the lead
ing savings bank of this city. said:-''I
have known Mr.. Young by reputation for
many years as first class business man,
and he would be an excellent selection
for the position of Governor"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-17
VILhAlNY in NEW YORK.
Alleged Attempt to Wreck a Train in
the Fourth Avenue Tunnel

Alleged Attempt to Wreck Train in
the Fourth Avenue Tunnel.
NEW YORK. Aug. II, 1sSs.-An attempt
was made last night to wreck train on
the New York Central & Hudson River
Railroad. An unknown person placed a
tie on one of the tracks of the railroad at
167th street.
The tie was carefully fixed IN such a
way that 1t would cause serious damage
to any train that would come along on
that track.
Fortunately the presence of the tie on
the track was discovered in time to pre-
vent disaster by Edward B. Hayes, one
of the employees of the railroad. He re-
moved it ane reported the affair to Police
man Thomas Kearnan.
Policeman Kearnau made his report to
the sergeant in charge of the One Hun
dred and Fifty-second street station house
this morning.
The tie is supposed to have been placed
on the track between six and seven O'Clock
last night.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-17
why Mike o,Mara Hust1ed.

Mike O'Mara was hustling as only
Mike O'Mara can hustle last night to Sc
cure sufficient sum of money to send
Counsellor G. j. Peshpll to Pittsburg
The writ of habaes corpus obtained by
Peshall is rsturnable to-day before JUS
tice Acheson and O'Mara was anxious to
get Peshall there.
O'Mara was short of funds, and every
ofdce-holder struck, also complained OF
financial embarrassment. AS a result
O'Mara was in great stew, and Peshall
was almost in tears.
After exhausttng all the office holders,
O'Mara managed to get $50 from Johnny
Glenn, the cashier OF Taylor's Hotel.
Peshall, upon obtaining the money dis
appeared. At Taylor's everyone says he
went to Washington, D. c., wnile others
say he is in Pittsburg. O'Mara is off with
the Tumilty Association on its outing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-17
Retraved a Mera Child
Special to the JERSEY city Ne,us

Special to The JERSEY city NelUs.
CAMDEN, Aug. II, 1892 james Kane, a
young man of this city, is in a serious
predicament, and is at present confined in
the County Jail for further hearing on
Friday next.
The accusation against him is that he
felopiously assaulted Clara G. Fish, a
minor, under the age of consent The
complaint against him was made by the
girls mother.
Kane has been paying attention to the
girl, and last night she died while giving
birth to child. The mother alleges that
Kane is responsible for the death of her
daughter.
Kane does not deny the paternity of the
new born babe. which is still alive, but
further than this he will not say anything.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-17
FIVE MEN UNDER A WALL.

NEW YORK, Aug. II. 1S92.-The whole
front of Roster & Bial's new building,
Twenty-fourth street and Sixth avenue,
fell in with crash this forenoon. burying
five men who were on the scaffolding.
The men are still in the cellar and every
fort is being made to rescue them.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-17
A Dollar for His Bite.
Special to the Jersey City Neys.


MOUNT HOLLY, Aug. II, 1892.-A dog
belonging to Mrs. Ellen Jones, of Ewes
borough, bit James Steward in the leg
Monday. The animal was killed. The
flesh was badly torn. and Steward had to
fight hard to free himself from the at
tacks of the brute,
Steward lives at Mount Laurel, where
he had Mrs. Jones arrested, claiming $500
damages. The trial came off before a
Justice of the Peace, and the jury
awarded him 81 for his wounds. The case
was ippealed, The matter will be
brought before the next Grand Jury.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-17
Trusted a Little Too LONG

Ann Sullivan, nineteen years old, of
No. 239 Communipaw avenue, was pris-
oner i'll Justice Weeds court last night
charged with larceny by Mr.. Henry An
derson of jersey avenue, by whom she
lived with Mrs. Anderson for two years,
and mas been trusted implicitly. On Sun
day last, Mrs. Anderson missed her pocK-
etbook containing 50, and also some
clothes. The girls room was searched
and the missing articles found under the
bed.
Mrs. Anderson lost quantity of sill
verware several months ago. but thought
girl pleaded guilty, and was held in $500
hail
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-17

"jawed" him about it for several blocks.
Whelan paid but little attention to
O'Brien. and as O'Bren was about to
jump from the car at Third street, he
gave Whelan shove in the neck that
sent him over the dashboard. Whelan was
The car was still in motion O'Brien
claims he went over the dashboard too.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-17
An Atrocious Ruftian on : Horseoar

John s.. O'Brien of No. 143 EIGHTH
street was held in $500 for the Grand Jury
by Police Justice O'Donnell this morning
for assaulting and knocking clear over
the dashboard on Grove street horsecar,
Conductor James Whelan of No. IL Wash
ington street. Hoboken. Whelan had
previously put disorderly drunken nun
off the platform Of his Car and O. BrieR
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-17

ter Sweeney, Grand Secretary Treasurer
Simsrott said:-
The Erie lines and the Western New
York and Pennsylvania systems, two of
the great railway systems involved in the
strike, have acceded 10 our demand.
This leaves only the Lehigh Valley
road to fight. We have received a tele-
gram from Sweeney announcing the fact
as l state it.''
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-17
Two Alleged surrenders.

CHICAGO. Aug. II. 1892. After q con-
ference in the Switchmen's National
Headquarters. at which all the grand
officers were present except Grand Mas
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-17

DIED.

HAvENs-At Hoboken. August 15 Mary Havens.
aged fifty years.
Relatives and friends arc invited to attend the
funeral from her late residence, No. Ss2 Bloom
P. N.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-17

WASHINGTON, Aug. II, 1S92.-Weather
Eastern New York, New Jersey and
Eastern Pennsylvania: - Fair, slightly
warmer; Southwesterly winds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-17

No Other Sarsaparilla has the merit by which
Hoods Sarsaparlla has won such firm hold
upon the confidence Of the people.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-02-20
A Great Injustice.

Tho new rule recently promulgated
by the government prohibiting the
towing Of logs through the canals Il
altogether unjust and will work great
hardship to number Of lumbermsn
in this vicinity unless modified.
Those most seriously affected are
@. Hebard & Son. Of Pequaming.
Joseph Gregory, OF Lake Linden, Geo.
L. Burtis. Of Marquette, J. B. Smith.
81 this place, and Jno. Funke, Nester
Estate and VIM. Coach, Of Baraga.
These firms are all numbering more or
less on the Sturgeon and Otter rivers,
and must necessarily pas through the
canal to get out their logs. Upward
OF twenty million feet will he tied up
this spring il the order Is enforced.
This rule was undoubtedly promul-
gated by the war department upon q
misapprehension Of the facts, and
from Misrepresentation of vessel men
and others interested in shipping
through the canals, without other in
ierested parti being given hearing.
The fact TINT the canals have been
use d for long term Of years by lum-
bermen for towing logs through. and
no serious complaint of obstructing
navigation thereby has been made ex-
cept in one instance is sufficient to
show the absurdity Of adopting such
an iron clad rule. This one instance
occurred last fall, and was the result of
combination OF circumstances that
might not occur again IN hundred
years. Admitting that the Nester Es-
tate was at fanlt in this one instance,
and that two or three boats were de-
layed thereby, should all the lumber
interests OF this section be made to
suffer thereby? We think not.
While we admit that the interests of
vessel men should be fostered and pro-
tected to any reasonable extent, We
do not believe il either just or good
policy to sacrifice pr destroy other
great and equally important local in
terests for the mere convenience Of
that one.
We understand that q meeting of
lumbermen will DO held at Houghton
next Wednesday 10 secure united effort
in getting the rule modified. It is
so we are Informed to APP
point one or more deleg stes, (Hon.
Chas. Hel,ard Is mentioned MS one,
and they cannot find better mani to
visit the department and state the case
Of the lumbermen fully with n view to
getting the iule modified. That their
efforts may be crowned with success is
the earnest wish of all here.