The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-29
CHAT FROM TRENTON.
Jim Smiths General Grab
at the Federal
offices.
MERGERS TRAMP CORRAL.
The State Agricultural Exhibit at
Chicago-The Assembly
Districts.
special to The Jerse D city Nelos.

Special to The jersey Citv NeiUs.
TRENTON, May 20, 1893. United Stat es
Senator Smith has been III Washington,
and Senator Mcpherson has been dining
out among his New York friends during
the last week. Senator Smith has had
busy time of it, and has shaken up mat
ters In connection with the Federal app
pointmeuts in the First district. Several
small postmasters were appointed. and
Theodore r. Love was made the SSollec-
tor of Customs at Bridgetou. much to
the disgust of some twelys other men
who had their eye on the place.
Next week promises a settlement Of
the Colleetorship OF Internal Revenue
for the lower end of the State. There Is
no change in the United States Marshall
ship matter. Colonel George Pfeiffer has
not resigned, and Senator Smith thinko
that he will not, and that there will be
no vacancy for some time to come. The
latest name added TO the list of those who
aspire to put on the MarshalshiD mautle
as soon as Pfeiffer is ready to take it of.
is John r. Semple of Camden.
Senator Smith gives notice that there
will be some changes made in the list OF
the National Bank Examiners chat ara
accredited TO New Jersey; that the Rs
publicans now serving in that capacity
must sooner or later vacate. There Will
also be shaking up in the Board of PEN
Sion Examiners of New Jersey. There is
board, and there are about sixty phy-
sicians who are anxious to get appoint
mentS.
LIFE SAVER HAvENs.
1t is pretty we'll seJtled that John G.
Havens, who has been superintendent of
the New Jersey Life Saving Service. will
BIZ removed. He is a republican, but that
should make no difference. because tue
Life Saving Service is no longer IN poll
tics. The position pays s., 800 year. aud
the duties are principally Lnat of disbLrs-
ing officer IL is. however, a pleasant
position, and there are eight or ten dem
Gratis along the shore who think they
could fill it just as we'll as Superinten-
dent Ravens. Senator Smith has been
Informed that the Superintendent
has at times used tina Office for
political purposes and on this pretext he
intends to urge his removal without Civ
ing him chance to deny what tie Cos
sipers have said about him.
Senator Mcpherson has kept away from
Washington and is somewhat chagrined
at the manner of the Congressman. who
have been criticizing him for his lack of
activity in reference to the appointments.
Trenton and Princeton post yoftlce con-
tests remain about the same. Ii Is pretty
generally understood that Samuel Walker
will be the postmaster at Trenton.
MERGERS HOME FOR TRAMPS.
Mercer County is endeavoring to solve
the tramp problem. aud on Thursday will
opeu a county farm aud workhouse, Il
new institution which will be used for
the confinement aud employment of
tramps. Mercer intends to make the
knight of the road pay for his victuals at
hat n ic hat n
open on Thursday was erected under the
resolution of the Board of Freeholders
The committee having the WORK In charge
made thorough study of the House of
Correction at Holmesburg and many Of
The schemes in vogue There have been
adopted.
The County Farm and Workhouse is
located in Hopswen Township near
Moor's Station on the Belvidere Division
5he Pennsylvania Railroad. The entire
structure will cost the county of Mercer
$50, ,92S The building itself cost $59. .80S,
aud the balance Was invested III the ill.,
dustrlaI plant. which consisted of
boiler. an engine. stone crusher and canal
boat basin for the shipment of the crushed
stone. There are cell rooms for both male
and female prisoners. The building will
be unuer the charge OF warden and
guard. There Is a rich stone quarry on
the farm. which consists of l04 acres.
Those committed to the work house Will
be kept ct hard labor i'll the stone quarry,
where stone will be prepared for build
ing purposes and mecadamized roads.
When the county produces more than it
needs it will sell the stone to other To-
calities.
The building was erected under the
supervision of DR.. Joseph 8. Shaw. di-
rector OF the Board of Chosen Freehold
ers, and the following committee:-
noI low of a.
Hill, e. G. Warren and G. keeler. The
architect was G. H. Anderson. On
Thursday next the building will be in
spected by the city sand county officials
and guests from all parts of the State.
JERSEY AT THE BIG FAIR.
The New jersey agricultural exhibit at
the Fair is attracting considerable at.
lenton, and has been commended by the
Director General of the Exposition. 1t
was the second agricultural exhibit COM
pleted and after it had been inspected by
w. /. BucnaDap, chief OF the Department
Of Agriculture. He wrote a letter to Ed
win Burroughs. President OF the State
Board OF Agriculture of New Jer-
say, Ia which he warmly congratulated
iim upon the very satisfactory exhibit
which had been made, and he stated:
Its general excellence is certainly
creditaole TO you and to your
State" This horticultural exhibit was
collected and set uD largely under the SUI
De Vision of William r. Ward, of Newark,
who is also commended.
The Essex County Republican Com
mittee is going it says to fiud out whether
the redistricting of Essex county is con-
stitutlonal, and The resu will have
direct bearing on other counties. COM
4nittee has been selected and conference
will be held next Saturday afternuon
when the line of action will oe decided
upon. A half dozen prominent lawyers
are 10 be associated in the case. The suit
will begin in the Essex circuit and then
carried 20 the State courts.
RuRGLAR,S ElSHY YARN