The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-20
BAYONNE JOTTINGS.

The case of City Engineer Emmett Smith
against President James T. r. Proctor, of the
Bayonne Printing Company, for $500 damages
for an alleged libel, came up yesterday before
Judge Noonan in the Bayonne District Court
Counsellor Zabriskie appeared for the defense
and Counsello r James Benny for the plaintiff.
The Newark Bay Boat Club on West Thirty
fourth street gave a full dress reception and
hop last evening. A committee Of the clubs
member received the guests. Among those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Ossian J. Ramsdell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bradley. Dr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel I. Myers, Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel C. Walker,
Mr.. and Mrs. William P. Stephens. Mr.. andMrs.
Arthur Longyear, Mrs. Bull, Mr.; and Mrs. Will
Jam A. Holmes. Sr., Mr.. and Mrs. john c.
Bouton, Mr.. and Mrs. Kellogg. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bartle, Mr.. and Mrs. William Geery, Jr., Mr..
and Mrs. William Rumble. Jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Thomas, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Brown,
Misses Sallie Bull, Mary Bull, Marie Bolton.
Beatrice Townsend, Jessie W indas, Bertha Chris
tie, Addie Hamilton, Bessie Geary, annie Smith,
Mary Smith. Addie Ellsworth, Frances Radcliffe,
a. Watt, Nellie Pant, Annie Scofield, Jen-
ME Scofield, Ada Bettes, Mary Francis and
E. Wichham and Messrs; Frank +. Hobbs, MIL
ton Hudson, George j. Jewett, E. Walter Sny-
der, Henry ''Buz's 1sbills, Emmett Hamilton,
Charles Bull. Clifford c; schooley. Walter G.
Muirheid. william h. speer, Jr.,
Pbiiip E. Allaire' John l. Collins.
George Christie, John Eyre. Floyd Smith, Edwin
Bave, Sr., William A.. Hamilton. Henry B.
.Janeway, Walter Jellison, b.. Garrettson,
Joseph Harrison, Frederick Earl, Frederick
Townsend, Frederick Herrick and Charles E..
Green.
During the morning session of the city g Dis
trict Court, very little business was transacted
There were seven cases on the calendar, but all
were adjourned save one. This action was a
suit for dispossession for n~on-payment of rent
brought by Rebecca Harris against Thomas
McNaily. The Court gave Judgment for the
plaintiff.
Forty-sixth street was crowded last evening,
the attraction being a concert and literary en-
tertainment given by colored performers.
The major portion OF the audience
was composed of white folks. The pro-
gramme was opened BY the B~urr-Edwards
Masculine Quartette render ing The Bridge" In
response to an encore they favored with another
selection Miss Hattie Merritt was very real.
her Of a burlesque speech on 1.-THE
Rights and Wrongs of Women" Mrs. Albert
Wilson, the accompanies, was so skillful in a
piano solo that she was recalled. Madame
a selection from Les Huguenots,''
and another selection from la Africane."
In response to an encore she sang Coming
Thro' the Rye" She was recalled twice for the
last number, her responses being 9Th Cows
are in the Clover and "The Old Folks at
Home" The audience were delighted with her
marvellous voice. Miss George Merritt sang
sLove,s Old Sweet Song, y Crossing the Stile,''
ssThe Birds are Cooing, and anoth er selection :.
One of the Quartette rendered Blumen thals
Tears, Idle Tears and the Qnartetts con-
Guided the entertainment with a composition adj
mirably rendered.
Between two hundred and three hundred
coopers employed in the barrel factory CT the
Standard Oil Company's establishment at Con
stable Hook went out on a strike Yesterday
Their grievance Is that they were receiving $3.50
a day and the corporation now desires TO put
them at work by the piece. This makes the
compensation IS cents q barrel.