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The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1894-01-19
Kaufman-Morris NuptiaIs.

Mr.. NJ. Kaufman, of Portsmouth, Va, and
Miss Pearl Morris, of Tarboro, N c., were
united in marriage last Tuesday night at the
residence Of her father, Mr.. Henry Morris.
Rabbi J. L. Meyerberg of Goldsboro, oficiat-
ed.
There were many visitors from elsewhere
present. A reception was held and numerous
presents given.
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connection with q lottery company. And still
SO great was the need of this truly grand, old
hero that he was lately an applicant for State
Office paying by comparison the pittance o.
$500 per year.
Noblesse oblige.
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Items of Interest.
CINCINNATI, OHIO.

~-.-"S
two terms Q2 years. as a member of the Board
of Regents of the University of Cincinnati, was
recently reappointed for the term of six years
by the superior Court of Hamilton County. and
continued as member of the academic com.
mittee.
MEMPHIS, TENN.
The annual meeting of the Benai Israel
Congregation was held Sunday, January 7th.
Mr. E. Lowenstein who had filed the Office
Of president for nearly twenty-seven years,
declined reelection, and the yice-president,
Mr.. II. Gronauer was unanimously elected to
that position. Mr.. s. Harpman was made vice.
president by acc amation. The other officers
elected were Mr.. M. Rosin, treasurer Mr.. s.
Hirsch, secretary /; and Mr.. David Levy sex
ton. Resolutions of appreciation of the services
Of tho retiring president were adopted by a
rising vote.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Phillips eel ,brated the
golden anniversary of their marriage on Sun
day, January 7th.
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pn1w

Mr.. 1. NocKMoN, 171s EAST MAIN STREET,
offers his services as SHOCHET to Butchers and
Private Families. Drop him postal, and he
will call at your house any time you wish and
illsyour poultry KOSHER for You.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1894-01-19

It was very unfortunate oversight on the
part of the Petersburg Inder-Appeal that it
should have entirely overlooked in its We'd
nesday morning issue the lecture by Rabbi
Calisch for the benefit of the poor of that city
delivered the previous evening.
Fortunately Rabbi Cslisch's standing, not
only in this community but in the country at
large, is not of character to be in the least
affected by such slight, whether Intentional
or no. -'=
Even If the omission was made purposely
land we do not believe it was) there would be
in it slight, for our co-religionists, as there
is not q Jew among those who are to be bene-
fitted by the proceeds of the lecture.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1894-01-19

Owing to the fact that Rabbi Calisch was
unexpectedly called from the city this week
by the death of his brother-in-law our edito-
rial is sadly lacking in both quality and guam
tity. The familiar &C" will be missed, and
the void is one that we are compelled to ac-
knowledge our inability to fill
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1894-01-19

The days of lofty integrity and honor
among those in high places is not over, AZ some
would have Ms believe.
We have recently been informed that the
extreme economy exercised by Governor
Mckinney while in Office (which was often
adversely commented upon, even publicly
was due to the fact that security debt he had
incurred for near relative demanded that he
husband every resource.
Several months since General Dabney H.
Maury, another virginian, unhesitatingly re-
fnsed position paying $40, 900 per annum in
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as second class mail matter.
There is great tendency at the present time
on the part Of many Of our Christian neighbors
to pat the Jew on the bach, and tell him
that he is splendid fellow simply because he
Is 10 Jew.
In some instances this may be done with the
best intention in the world, but to the intelli-
gent and selfrespecting Jew it is extremely
tiresome to be perpetually told that he is as
good % other people when he behaves himself.
Take the average Christian speaker at q
Jewish gathering and what will be the trend
Of his remarks With the greatest complacency
he will in patronizing manner inform his
hearers that they should be proud of being
jews. He will then. enlarge on their good
qualities, afably informing them that the
g Israelite or Hebrew is not found in mana,
and other institutions of an objectionable
character. In other words he will tell the
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audience that because theirs is the Oldest re-
hgion in the world they need not consider
themselves heathen.
Now, to our mind, the very fact that anv
ono feels called upon to enunciate truths that
cannot be successfully controverted shows that
he himself must have his doubts, or there
would be no need Of such observations.
The time is come when the Jew, as such, de-
mands that there shall be prejudice neither for
nor against him on account of his religious
belief He stands on his rights as a citizen
and by his conduct, and that only, does he ask
to b judged.
The days of lofty integrity and honor
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generations, Through this filth the wa
ter that tinds is way into the reservoir
trickles. The filth of the town charges
the water with Its domination and then
the water. flows on through Remson's
Pond at the foot Of the Hill to be used
BY residents Of Brooklyn, Remson's
Pond lies near the railroad at jamaica
Station, and for some distance at the
east end is bordered by the old Spring
hsld kaiIroad, II covers an area OF
about, siY or eight acres; The pond lies
In IA hollow, and Is partially surrounded
by houses. stables. chiclien-coops. &c.
the '"S wa 0 +, 50 Of th at It's Rs"s Re st e t e]oH'oaT
is more favorable to catching the drain
age OF the village than IL the surface
were flush with the, surrounding land.
From a thousand hidden pores In these
banks the iiith of the town filters
through to the water Of the pond.
Back Of the pond. several hundred feet,
between II and the station. are the ia
ila'ca Gas Works, The refuse grease,
railroad tracks are carried over the sur
face. a sample OF the water taken at
this point by an Evening World' rd-
porter shows the oil and fifth from this
a little further south Of this point the
pond is more directly i~mpregnated with
the drainage by "A sewer leading from
the cemetery al the top of the hill and
sewer opens into a small stream "A hun
drcd feet from Mr.. Remson's house,
near piles of manure and ash heaps, and
Is carried back alongside of "A barn,
chicken coop and pigsty 10 the pond.
The houses on the banks OF the pond
contribute to the pollution of the water.
and the conglomeration OF nastiness is
carried on dow to Jamaica Reservoir.
Another drain from the railroad depot
also lea IL into the pond
Up, back on the hill. a few hundred
feet from the pond. il a stream OF NTH
flowing from n pile OF liquid manure I'm
n farm-yard. where Il con was feeding
The system of surface sewerage from the
yard to the pond had from all appear
anges been in progress for years, as the
soil was almost covered with tin cans,
old shoes. hats and other hits OF cloth.
ing, which We're slowly being washed
towards the pond.
At the negro colony in the southern
part Of the village eight closets in the
contribute to the foulness Of the pond
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only does the refuse Of the houses and
factories In the vicinity of the ponds
o~ontan1inate the water, but In some
places the entire sewerage system of a
large town Ia led into these ponds.
The amount Of filth, dirt, garbage and
cattle swill on the banks of these ponds,
especially at Jamaica and Springfield.
can only be appreciated by n visit to
the places and can only be compared to
the state Of affairs existing before the
New York authorities undertook to
purify the Croton watershed
In the ease OF the investigation OF
the, Croton watershed the contamina-
ton was largely confined to the refuse
from single farm-houses and possibly n
few factories. In Brooklyn the work Of
cleaning up the watershed Is n far
more dihicult task. one pond receives
the drainage of a town OF 1000 people.
partly by a sewer and partly by cess
pools. All the cemeteries near the ponds
on ethe watershed are from 50 to 1850
feet. above the level of the water.
60 -dinicllt a mater has the task OF
cle6hfns the Brooklyn watershed been
regarded that during the machine ad-
ministration Of the last eight years not
. single attempt at the work has been
made.
During the last cholera scare tho seri-
GUS state of affairs was called to the at
tention of ex-City Works Commissioner
Adams. and the people were promised
relief. but little or nothing was done in
the matter. n Mr.. Adams later stated
that the Board OF Aldermen had refused
TO grant him the necessary permission
and appropriation needed for the work.
and therefore his hands were tied by the
~apathetic City Fathers. The matter was
mot pressed. n the watershed was al
iowef to continue receiving the same
contamination which had polluted its
ponds and their tributaries for years
The evening world., 1894-03-03

the exertlon OF the authorities. But
those who use the water cannot feel
any Joy over this fact. for the
water no doubt retains sone of the nth.
There Is a remarkable difference IN
the water furnished to various parts %
the city, the degree Of purity being due
To the section NJ tn. wltnr-Sncl rom
which IT is drawn. The mortality rate
for that reason Is. II is said. kept hiIh
ana low In different sections Of the city.
The uIvrl."O gallons OF water dis
tributed among the B~rook.ynites daily
were drawn exclusively from jamaica
and Springfield, the mortality rate Of the
city would probably he twice as largo IA
that ot any other large city In the cbun-
try Fortunately, 1t Is not. hut a larg"
supply comes from that district, nn1 Ia
distributed among thousands Of people.
The greatest menace TO the health -
a community Is probably the presence
Of "A cemetery In the immediate vicinity
sumed is drawn. In the tow of tamia-
CA IL Remson's Pond. which gathers tho
drainage Of Prospect Cemetery ami car
RES II off Via a small creek 70 the pump
Ing station. ana hence down to the
reservoir, where 1t Is stored for thirsty
Br~ook!ynitcs.
The cemetery is upon a hill about $50
feet from the pond and Is feet above It's
waters. During a heavy raInstorm the
waters Of hundreds of rivulcts wash down
from the cemetery directly to the pond.
out al the foot of the hill Of the r"mo
terry flow into a large stream "a the pond
It tells a tale that Is startling to a stu.
dent If hygiene.
Not a mother Is there in the village
who has not cautioned her ilt;le ones
about drinking the waters Of the pond
or the waters OF the creek. which Is Its
outlet.
Jamaica Is situated on n plateau and
has n population of nearly 500, "A small
portion II which IL made W Of a colony
Of negroes on the south side of the town
a few hundred feet from Remson's Pond
The sewerage system Of the town con-
sists largely of hundreds of foul smell
ing ~ccsapools. Other refuse of the pace
Is carried to the pond by means OF sew
egs.
The town is composed OF ~farrn-houses,
residences, "A few factories and several
churches which date back to the CO.
lonial times. For several hundred years
the process of charging the soil with
sewage has been In progress. Every
other house seems to have a reeking
cesspool hat would never he tolerated
IN any community governed ~ a Board Of
Health. The earth IS charged with the
fifth which has been poured into 1t for
The evening world., 1894-03-03
BURGLAR May Die.
Jumped from a Window While
Trying to Escape.
Lawrence Had Attempted to Rob
His Employers House.
The Latter Surprised Him and Eff
fected His Capture.

william Lawrence. forty-1ve years
old. lies In Gouverneur Hospital to-day.
lowering between life n death. as a
result Of injuries received in trying to
escape from capture while attempting
to commit a burglary last night.
Lawrence had for the last few months
been employed by Morris Doyle, in his
saloon at l19 Roosevelt street, as a
carver. He was apparently honest and
Industrious. n seemed to rave the
highest regard for his employer.
Yesterday afternoon Lawrence was
sent by Doyle to deliver some groceries
at his house. While In the house, 25
Hamilton street, he saw Mrs. Doyle
counting and sorting out a pile OF silver.
The money had been taken from a
trunk near the rear window. Lawrence
remarked that Il was a big pile to
keep about ones house, but Mrs. Doyle
paid no attention to the remark, and
her suspicious were not In the least
Lawrence saw her count all the money.
in her trunk. Then he went away.
Last night Mr.. Doyle closed his saloon
early and returned to his HON at l2.l
He lives With his wife m the second
but he passed by without . word.
When he attempted to enter his room
he found that the door was bolted from
the inside.
Mrs. Doyle. he knew. was away.
While attempting to force the door
Mrs. Burke. a neighbor. who lives across
the hall. told him that some one had
entered the rooms.
Then I'll see who II is" said Doyle.
He threw himself against the door
and broke It in.
Lawrence was standing near a bed op-
posite the door. At the sudden and un.
expected appearance OF Doyle, he Jumped
for the open window In the rear and
sprang out.
Doyle ran downstairs and found the
man lying unconscious In the yard. He
summoned a policeman, and the burglar
was removed to Gouverneur Hospital
where 1t was said that his injuries would
probably. prove fatal. His spine Is said
to be injured.
Lawrence and two confederates hnt
planned to rob Doyle's house, blu were
frustrated by the unexpected appearance
of their Intended victim on the scene.
A complaint of attempted burglar,
was entered against Lawrence at the po.
lice station, but he was In too critical q
condition to be taken to court this morn,
ing.
The evening world., 1894-03-03
TOUCHED A LIVE WIRE
A Plumber Receives an Electric
Shock While at Work.
He Was Engaged Repairing a Gas
Pipe on a Ceiling.
Thrown to tho Floor and Picked
Up Unconscious.

William Ferrer. a plumber. aged twsn-
ty-nine. who lives on Manhattan avenue.
Brooklyn. received an electric shock
while repairing a gas pipe on the ceiling
Of Napoleon Napoliello's tailoring estab-
lishment at 8 Cortlandt street, this
morning, and fell to the floor from the
top of a t~en-foot ladder.
He was unconscious Then men near By
rushed to him and had only slightly re-
covered when a Chambers Street Hospl-
tai ambulance arrived.
Ambulance Surgeon Van Wagner at
tended him md removed him to the hos
pital, where 1t was stated that FerrsS
would recover.
The gaspipe at which he was working
runs parallel and within three feet Of
the electric light wire. The latter II
supposed to be insulated. At the time
Ferrer touched 1t he was working on the
gas pipe with one hand and the other
wal placed on the ceiling to steady him.
self. He Is supposed to have moved 10
slightly and thus came In contact with
the wire.
The evening world., 1894-03-03
THE WORLD: SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1894.
this portion Of the pond should be filled
In or the houses on Its banks con-

this portion OF the pond should be filled
In or the houses on Its banks con-
demnei.
bottle is suficient 10 toll a layman that
II contains sewage. and the refuse Is
SHOWN in the sediment. II contains. ]
should say, a large amount OF sulphur
cited hydrogen, and J nave here a piece
"A simple test Of suiphuretted hydro
gen Is to place this paper In the neck
Of the bottle and watch the effect upon
The. paper, then, a pure white. was
nlacei in the neck Of the bottle, con
ta!n.ng the sample, and Immediately its
That" said pr Kent, Shows what
I may expect to find in a large quantity.
I would not have believed that the water
was 50 foully charged with the strong
ras.
This sample is Just as dangerous as
the waters in Newtown Creek. sulphur
cited hydrogen is one of the great chem.
/ the waters of Newtown Creek. 1t Is a
most dangerous gas. and water contain
Ing It should never be fed to, a COM
mGnity; even after beng IN s nI1fre Cited nv.
drogen in the waters of Newtown Creek
Is what discolors the thousands OF houses
within a radius of three or four miles.
The gas turns the paint on the houses
black. IL there we're three or four bar
rcls Of this water in the bottle exposed
for t~wcnty-four hours in this office. it
would turn the color of the paint brown
! or black, according to the volume.
THE people In the Eastern District,
who object to the waters of Newtown
Creek. base their objection upon the
amount of sulphuretted hydrogen con-
tanned therein.
This sample continued DR.. Kent, us
the correct way to take a specimen
to show what Is carried into the ponds.
II am elad The Evening World has
called attention to the inmate
waters. and ] am sure 1t can only. result
Some time ago Engineer Van Buren,
commenced work on a plan to relieve
the ewaGe of Jamaica and prevent !,
from flowing into Remson's Pond. Fol-
some reason the work was discontinued
but | guess 1t will be recommended"
1t may be seen by the interviews with
Commissioner White and DR.. Kent thai
the authorities are thoroughly aware OF
the condition OF affairs on the water
shed.
The evening world., 1894-03-03

The purity Of the water supply Of n
community being a question Of impor-
lance which can scarcely b" exaggerated.
The Evening World" propos.s TO show
Commissioner, that MS administration 0I
reform should not end In the dismissal
OF politicians holding s.neCurcs. but 20
be complete must extend to the puriIi-
cation of the watershed.
II Mr.. White has not made a tour Of
the watershed, a visit TO Jamaica pr
Springfield will convince him Of tho ser.
BUSINESS OF the subject and thu necessity
OF immediate actl1n
The surface water from these ponds IS
the water which. is brought 10 B'oohlyu
- II flows through "A weir into be COM
QUITS to the pumping station,
The surface water naturally c'u'aiNs
many of the impurities, Notwithstanding
tbs System OF screens IN Hae 1T som"
Samples of the surface water IN the
ponds and streams how!ns into them a.
"Evening World" reporter contained i
thick sediment. and had all the appear
ances OF filth.
Any cleanly person wou!i mt even
wash q wagon with water from the
ponds where the samples wcr. 'Ik 2.
jyn wafer supply and was carried - the
sfllyAo be used by the residents.
"A The waters Of these ponds are not
used by the people who live near them.
TGeN prefer to sink wells, They ridloule
Bft6AiYnites for living IN a crty Which
of41llaes OF Its bucoiiS, nelghbors.
OF cpurse. when the water reaches
Xfoolslyn. II Is fairly pure. having been
put through n thorough course OF inter,
iIEb route. which is largely due "a
~ sandy soil Of Long Island ana not to
The evening world., 1894-03-03

Previous to the present administration
there could be nj hope for relief unless
there was sufficient money appropriated
AS Mr.. White has intimated in his
interview, there is to a shaking up
among the employees who are paid by
OF the watershed.
Commissioner White does not intend
to wait for an epidemic to visit the city
good news, considering the apathy of the
former authorities who claimed that all
the attention necessary was given to the
T sbsd Ian In r cleaning W up the water ba t
az Ridgewood, and in some way prevent
the drainage Of the surrounding ceme-
t%erles, especially that from the Hebrew
flowing into the pumping-station.
The matter should be traced then down
to Spring Creek and ollowed to Jamaica
where the contamination. Of Remson's
Pond might be prevented at little ex-
pense.
The persons living near the pond say
an appropriation would not be necessary
to prevent the contamination of the
streams near Jamaica, II the men paid
by the taxpayers to clean the water
shed did not regard their positions as
Further down toward Hampstead. at
Springfield. whore a more serious stn.o
Of affairs exists, 1t will cost money to rid
the pond of its pollution. The residents
u ne pllSf pl u Jain VI
the POND have for years been allowed TO
dump their refuse into the waters unin-
terruptediy, although the authorities
were aware Of the condition Of the
In speaking of this to an Evening
World reporter. Commissioned White
said he would pay particular attention
to this point Of the watershed and, II
necessary, condemn all the property
which contributed communicating in
~luences to the waters of the pond.
AT all other points mentioned, except
Hampstead, the. pollution may he dis
CONTINUED at little COST II the authorities
do their duty.
In Hampstead. where the reservoirs
aud ponds are fairly pure, owing TO their
outskirts OF the village which will need
attention. These are two small streams
which flow near barns and carry of the
drainage Of a few farms. Their pollution
: not to be compared to other places on
the watershed. hut they certainly need
attention. In fact, there is not a place
on the entire watershed that does not
The "biecj Of THE Evening world''
In, p%rc.enting the pictures taken by
exposing the serious state Of aYairs is
n Brooklyn Ia charged with refuse and
tho sewage Of the country towns, but "a
show the contaminated waters and filth
allowed to exist on the watershed. and
would he liable at the time of an cpl.
demic.
BY the judicious expenditure OF a small
nmGHn1 bS 81 mo mfgb, ms bs s syaide 9e anS nc ts
water in Brooklyn made purer.
The Evening World" has called thu
attention OF the proper authorities and
the public to the existing danger, and II
now remains with Commissioner White
u remedy the evil by organizing A cru,
SADIE against the sources OF pollution.
The evening world., 1894-03-03

An unknown schooner 10 reported ashore OF
Hogs Island, Va, bar.
Section Master Flynn was wounded and . Mr..
Smith was killed at scriven. Ga, Tuesday night
by Calvin Carter. a negro.
At Belle Centre, O., William Hall. aged sixty.
six was beaten to death with an Indian club BY
Charles Green. a negro, Who was arrested.
At Henrietta, Tenn, Arthur. the eight.year-old
soa of Mrs, Zach Jannett. was accidentally sho,
and killed by his ourte.n-yeAr.ol brother.
Green Wsr,ock & Co S bank at Victoria. n e
has assigned for the bensnt Of creditors. The as.
sets are $500, 900 and liabilities about 500. 900.
The fishing schooner Red BreIst, OF Dinner liar.
Tor, n. b, struck on the ledsss at Grand Manan
Thursday evening and is a total wreck. The
crew was saved.
A band Of raqui Indians has been robbins
settlers In the Upper isaui River Valley, Mex.
leo, and murdered one ranchman named Torres.
because he offered resistance.
Tho State BANK OF Drookville. Saline Count,
Kan, has failed The bank was organized with
a capital stock of $50. 900. but the business de.
preston had reduced It TO SEQ. 00O.
A, II. Cory, the railroad agent at Suspension
Ala, was fatally injured by an unknown mar
YESTERDAY. who assaulted him with a Ratchet and
then pushed his face ami arms into the ONCE Ar,