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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-31
FACTS ABOUT THE ST. LOUIS.

There are some odd facts about the ST.
Louis: There are about 1000 tons of pip
ing of various kinds in the ship. The
condensers will pump at least so, 900, 900
gallons of cool water a day. The fur
naces win consum no less than 7,5O0,0 900
cubic feet of air an hour. The boiler
tubes. If placed in a straight line, would
stretch nearly ten miles, and the con-
denser tubes more han twenty-five
miles. The total number of separate
pieces of steel In the main structure of
the ship Is not less than 10000, and the
total lumber of cubic feet of timber
used in the construatiena is more than
100, 900. The total number Of riyets is not
far from 1,250.0 00. distinguished ma
in a ship of this size, If all the steel
which composes it We're made into need
les and placed In a straight line. they
would reach more thar ten times around
the earth; or the distance to the moon.
2SS,000 miles. another expert has esti-
mated that II. the ship were propelled by
galley caassfaep, as IN ancient Tines. II
continupSsly eat work to develop the
same power that the engines OF this ship
will produce.-Hxchange.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-31
QUEER OLD DOCUMENT.
Rescued From Oblivion BY Sup-
RENE Court Clerk.
Special to the JeTscy Citu Ne1ca.

TRENTON, July 81, 1S9o.-Clerk of the
Supreme Court, B. F. Lee, while looking
over some of the records of the Supreme
Court. found an old document which
proved to be the original instrument of
surrender of the Charter of the borough
of Trenton.
A borough charter was obtained for
Trenton in 1746. but the town was not
growing as fast as expected, and the in
habitants. not feeling the benefits an
ticipated from their charter, it was sur
rendered in 1850. and Trenton remained
a portion of the township until 1872,
when it was again Incorporated.
The document forms a part of the
colonial records which have been res
cued from oblivion through the re-
searches of Mr.. Lee. The manuscript
was edited by B. F. Lee for the History
of Trenton.
1t is a sheet of parchment 14A by Az
inches. Upon the diverse it is recited
that His Sacred Majesty. King George
the Second granted the Royal Char
ter of Incorporation" dated, Kingsburyy,
September 6. XIX, year of George II,
which was attested by Lewis Morris,
The surrender is dated December %,
NXIII. year of George II. Attached
thereto is the seal of the corporation of
| the borough town of Trenton. Theophi-
lus Severns, Clerk of the Borough, on
the affixing of the seal before, Counsellor
John Coke. The instrument was &C
cepted in Burlington City. April 9, 1850,
by Jonathan Belcher. Governor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-31
HIS STRANGE P%RBDICAMENT.

When Elihu Washburne was United
States Minister to France. says the Gin
cinnati T~imes-Star, there was a court
dinner given at the palace of the Tuil-
cries one night by the Emperor, Napo-
leon III. 1t was the custom at these din
ners when the empress arose to retire
with the ladies, for the gentlemen to
rise from their seats and step back, so
that the ladies should pass Gown the line
between them and the table. BY this
means all could avoid turning their backs
to the Empress. Mr.. Washburne had very
tender feet. During the dinner they had
given him a great deal of annoyance,
and to relieve himself he had slipped off
his patent leather pumps. He was alb
sorbed in conversation at the close OF
the Inner and was caught
when the Empress made the signal for
departure. Mr.. Washburne was obliged
to step back without his pumps. There
he stood In his stocking feet, grave. dig
nif1ed, and self-possesed in the row OF
grinning diplomats to his right and left.
He betrayed mons of the embarrassment
he must have felt. and was never heard
to allude to the Northumberland
Tjn1pC-Sflr
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-31
MANY ADMIRALTY GASES.
They Largely Increase the United
States District Court Work.

SDeCius " "a CCtocg Guy AfcNn'
TRENTON. July 81, 1S95.-There has
been a large increase of admiralty cases
in the United States District Court dur
ing the past year..
Ex-senator George T. Cranmer, clerk
of the court. has completed his report to
the Attorney General. showing the work
of the District Court for the fiscal year,
ending June 30. 1895. The report shows
the year preceding. The admiralty bust
ness transacted has been the. largest in
the history of the Court and has been
exceeded only by two or three districts
in the United States. The majority of
the cases come from Jersey City.
The uumber of suits pending Juy /, 1894,
other than criminal, and to which the
United states was not a party, was 341.
The humber Of suits it beg begun, du ri T the
number terminated was 218; the number
pending July !. 1ss5, s2s judgments for
or discontinued, 81. The amount of judg-
ments rendered for plaintiffs was $751;
14s OF. The amount of judgments render-
ed for defendants was $~6,605.52.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-31
A sHREWD %MoUNTAINEER
Characteristic of the People In ths
Mountains of Kentucky.

w~el-know attorney of Louisville,
who has had a good deal of experience
with people of the mountain regions Ct
Kentucky, was speaking several nights
ago of the characteristics of the citizens
of that part of the country, and men
toned, among other things, that the
mountaineers, though honest in every
respect, are very shrewd when it comes
to driving a bargain, and that they
seldom fail to get the best of a citizen
of the lowlands.
81 remember said he. San incident
which occurred during my last visit TO
the mountain regions of the State which
impressed me very strongly with the
shrewdness of the inhabitants of those
regions. I was engaged in some law
business in the county seat of one OF the
mountain counties with a
attorney. While we were sitting out in
front of our lodging house talking a tall
u~ngainIy looking fellow came up to us
and, addressing my companion, said ne
had a small strip of land to which ne
would like to have a title made out.
"'Well,' said my friend, what Will
you give me to make out your title for
"I haven't got no money to speak of,
replied the would-be client, but l havs
got q mighty line COW WOTll o1oO. dAhA -
you'll make out my title and pay me S2O,
id let you have the COW. l kinder hate
to let her go for that, but l must nave
a title to my place.
my friend hesitated a moment. and l
whispered to him. Don't let that fellow
fool you; he will cheat you If he gets a
chance;' but he eemed to think the EEL
low was all right. just at this time an
other fellow, who had been standing near
came up and said: Say, Bill, you amt
giong to let that COW go for that price,
are you? That's a fine animal. and its
lust like throwing her away TO sell her
for ST5.' Ny friend evidently thougnI ne
had a great bargain, for he SAID; Wen,
Tu make out the title for you and pay
YOU the $50; that's the best can 90
Drive the cow down to the station and
I'll fix everything The mountainesr
hesitated some, but finally replied:
sSuess I'd better do that, if that's the
hest / can do, but l don't Eke TO let the
cow co. The terms We're, however, az
last settled, and my friend made out the
title and paid the $50. When ne reacne1
the station the next morning, he fouhu,
instead of a fine animal. a COW mat
would not sell for SIS at any marker.
and to say he was mad does not EXPRESS
If. He was furious. But he coulo noS
saw much. for he was badly beaten, n
7 think he will nave more respect 1or nne
mountaineer's intelligence hereafter. =
T GArnr ~ nTri1l
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-31
EXTREMELY KIND.
Vice Chancellor Pitney Will Not Ex-
clude the Public Permanently.

VIM
clude In Public Permanently.
The Newark "Daily Advertiser" fur
nishes a supplement to the story OF
Vice4Chancellor Pitney's extraordinary
star chamber proceedings on Monday in
Newark when he took Mr.. O'Toole's notes
from him and expelled him from the
court room
After the reporter left the room the
Newark DAILY Advertiser says
"a Daily Advertiser reporter applied
as usual at the door of the Chancery
Chambers shortly after this episode, for
admittance. He was met by the Sergeant
alarms who declined to allow him to
pass.
can't let you in said the Sergeant
at Arms. The official also declined to give
any Information in regard to the case
going on in the court room. The Ser
geant-at-Arms did not say that the eX-
clusion of the public from the Chancery
Court would be a permanent rule of the
court.
Several lawyers who were present in
court were asked by the Daily Adver-
tiser' reporter what they thought of the
warrant in the law for the exclusion of
the press from any court room in the
State. All trials of cases were supposed
to be public and all that happened or
was said therein was properly public
property.
eff publication of the proceedings of
one court could be withheld so could
those of all legal tribunals in the State.
The presumption was that the Vice-Chan-
cellor did not mean anything of the kind
and only referred to some personal re-
marks thai were not entirely germaine
to the case and were not for record.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-31
SIGN OF GOOD TIMES.
Railroad Companies Ordering New
Equipments.
Special to the Jersey City Meas.

Special to the Jersey City Nears.
PHILADELPHIA, July 81. 1S95.-The
! Pennsylvania Railroad Company yester-
day placed an additional order for 5000
tons of steel rails at $24 per ton, which
makes a total of $4,000 tons recently or
dered. The order was divided as follows:
Pennsylvania Steel Company, 1000 tons
Scranton Steel Company, 1000 tons;
Cambria Iron Company, 5000 tons, and
the Edgar Thomson Company. 1000 tons.
The order yesterday will build about
eighty miles of track. This new lot is
principally intended for the new bridge
over the Delaware River. which is rapid
ly approaching completion, n for the
approaches and the new connecting line
and sidings in New Jersey from the
bridge to the main line. 1t Is also in
ended for renewals and for new tracks
on the main line.
Besides the order for. 5000 tons of steel
rails. another order will be placed with
the Illinois Steel Company for 1000 tons
for the Western line.
PHILADELPHIA, July 81, 1895.-Upon
the report of Special Master Crawford
Judge Dallas made an order in the United
States Circuit Court today authorizing
Reading Railroad Company to purchase
some new equipments in carrying on The
company's coal trade.
There are to be bought 1000 coal cars
from the Pullman Palace Car Company,
at S4S9.50 per car. making $4S9, 500. A 10
per cent. cash payment is to be made
and for the balance sixty notes. one of
which to be payable each month. are to
be given.
The receivers are also authorized to
purchase two steam tugs and six barges
for s252, 900. A payment of s52, 900 cash
is to be made, and s200, 900 are to be paid
off in monthly notes. The latter contract
was made with the William Cramp &
Sons Ship and Engine Building Company.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-31
COOLEST ON RECORD.
Even the Jersey Mosquito Qualls
Before the Ftfty-five Degrees.

NEW YORK, July 81, 1895.-The mini
mum temperature this morning was 90
deg, which is the lowest for any July 81
since 1872, or for a period of ~twenty-three
years.
People in this vicinity were not troubled
by the heat in sleeping last night, and
the Jersey mosquito took a day off in a
bewildered endeavor to discover where
he was at. and why his poignant singer
failed to work with its usual facility.
He hasn't found out yet. All he knows
is that early last evening when he start
ed ON his customary rounds in search OF
blood and warmth. his designs were frus-
trated by a frosted condition of his pump
ing apparatus entirely out of keeping
with the advent of dog days.
But if New York and suburban resi-
dents were emancipated for the time
from the vexation of their accustomed
pests, they awoke in the night to the
knowledge that another experience
Of freezing stiff in their beds. Some
thought that they had been attacked
by chills, others that they had beer
i'll and delirious and had just returned
to their normal state of mind, to fine
themselves cast In the middle of winter
On all Sides. at any rate, there was a
unanimous and bowling chorus for more
blankets. heavy blankets, winter com
Notwithstanding to meet the UNI
wonted condition of the. weather and
With the dawn of day many looked
anxiously out of the windows, anticf-
pating the sight of a fall of snow dur
ing the night.
trains n sought the cabins of ferry
boats. instead of their usual positions
on the front of the boats.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-31
NOT PLEASED WITH DENVER.
Is Better Satisfied at Leadville and
Desires to Go Home.

= ~ ~O
"Kid"Miller came to town n grief,
and now he willing to go to Leadville.
He quoted the revised version rhyme of
the early lays when saying goodby to
the push"
It's day all day at Leadville.
And there amt 40 light at Greed.
I'm going there, boys, and I'm going
to stay. Either Leadvi1le or Creede for
"iBiast the luck, boys, I've been a
gambler and an honest man for forty
nine years. I've played 'em up to the
But I never sterred a sucker nor skinned
a gray. My old man was a gam, and
dead straight before me. Even If Dave
Cook did throw him in, in 81 for fl
brother died with his boots on in a New
see the man that says he didn't tote fair
and deal 'em straight. Last night they
throwed me into a dungeon as a vag.
Boys, that was dead wrong; ! came here
money and / went up against the, town
like a sport and spent my stuff like a
prince. / went broke. But who, of the
Sports hasn't done the same thing In
geon last night with nine common hoDos
and I've walked the floor for eleven
hours. waiting for some of the old boys
to come along and dip me out. But
they didn't do it. There's old Dave Cook,
And sam Howe as long. And others,
Put never a one of them offered to helI
me out of the dungeon or away from tbs
hobos and the boys last night, The
Judge SAY says ! f ean ggooIingaI ba gsht 10 70 Lie anf
vile, and Til never step into Denver
ain.-Den Times
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-31
PETITIONS DIMINISH.
Bramhall Avenue improvements
Favorably Progressing
Paving Contracts
Awarded.

Petitions to the Street mad Water
Board for street improvements and sew
ers are falling off a little, perhaps for
the reason that property owners believe
the Board has enough work under way
already. 1t is also quite essential that
street improvements should be out of
the way before cold weather sets in.
AT yesterday afternoons session of the
Board applications were sent in for the
improvement of Leonard street, Waiver
ly street. varick street and Second street.
and for the reconstruction of sewers in
Sherman place, Randolph avenue, Ora
ham street. North street and Delaware
avenue.
A number of property owners have also
joined with the Van Horne estate in
asking for the opening and extension of
Bramhall avenue. This work necessit-
ates the construction Of a viaduct, SIM
liar to those that are to be used in Mer-
GER and Thirteenth streets. If the Bram-
hall avenue improvement is favorably
reported on Lafayette will be provided
with a new and desirable outlet to the
Hill. The Bramhall avenue viaduct is
estimated to cost about $4,000.
GRENVILLE'S RECEIVING BASINS.
The Greenville Republican Club called
attention to the d~eplorable condition of
receiving basins in the G~reenville Sec
ton. Complaint was also made that the
ashes are not regularly removed in Leon
ard street.
The Barber Asphalt Company was the
lowest bidder yesterday for about S29, DOL
worth of work. Coles street, from
Eighth street to Railroad avenue is tc
be paved with asphalt. When com
pleted it will furnish a driveway free
Of car tracks and will connect with
from Railroad avenue to Mercer street
roadway scheme, as described in THE
News yesterday. The intersections Of
Pine, Wilton and Halliday streets
with Lafayette street are also to bt
\ asphalted.
STREETS TO BE PAVED.
away, with about $4,000 worth of work
| He is to relay all the Belgian block:
| OF Morgan, Steuben, Warren, Bright
| streets, Eye avenue and Plymouth street
He is to repave with Belgian block.
sections of West Newark avenue, Jersey
avenue, Prospect street, Van Worst stree
and Gregory street.
Plans for opening. widening and i'm.
adopted. Phil Tumulty's petition to b
relieved of the Church street improve
ment contract, because he made an error
in bidding that would have cost hin
$4,000 was passed. He is to pay for the
readvertising for bids.
The board reported favorably upor
the application of Dennis Mclaughlin
for the construction of a sewer in Fiji
tenth street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-31
THE NEW VICE ORDINARY.
vice Chancellor Bird Succeeds to A.
Van Fleefss Place.

Vice Chancellor Bird was yesterday
appointed Vice Ordinary of the Pre-
rogative Court. to fill the vacancy oc-
casioned by the death of Vice Chancei-
ler and Vice Ordinary Abraham V. Van
Fleet.
Vice Chancellor John T. Bird was
born in Bethlehem township, Hunterdon
county August 16, 1929. He attended the
public schools of his neighborhood and
spent three years at classical academy
at Hackettstown. He studied law with
the late Hon. A. G.. Richey.. then re-
siding at Asbury, and was admitted to
the bar in November, 1855. For three
wears he practised at Bloomsbury. this
State. In 1858 he was appointed Prose
cutor of the Pleas for Hunterdon county
BY Governor Parker. He then removed
to Clinton, and remained there till 1866,
when he changed his residence to Flem-
ington. He served one term of Ave years
as Prosecutor of the Pleas. In 1858 he
was elected by the Democratic party to
Congress, and in 1870 was reelected. In
1882 he was appointed Vice Chancellor,
to succeed Hon. AMI Dodd, who had
resigned, and in 1889 he was ~reappointed
for another term of seven years. His
present term expires in 1896.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-31
ABOUT FLORAL DECORATIONS.
A Unique Novelty Evolved with
Flowers and Gamblers Tools.

The decorations of rooms, especially
where expense is no great object, is as
suming astonishing proportions; and the
task of the artist in floral designs mus
be an arduous one this season. The
groups of plants and flowers at certain
weddings and receptions given during
the past week were a sight to be seen,
and certainly never to be forgotten. At
one of the former a prominent stair
case decoration consisted of a mass of
orange trees with the ripe fruit hanging
in profusion. the rich, dark foliage be-
ing arranged in a frame and background
of golden crotons; all the surroundings
were carried out in white, and the effect
was quite unique. At a crowded evening
reception the center of attraction was
the exact reproduction Tin flowers, of
~course) of the regulation "Watteau
g~rotto.,' in which a rich black effect
threw up the more delicate colorings
with a very happy result.
The plan of taking an empty house for
balls is rapidly gaining ground; it is de-
cidedly a saving of ones household
goods. and obviates much worry and dis
comfort. This has prcpably made a dis
play of flowers. even more imperative
than it is in mes own home, as the win
dows and doors need hiding, hence some
truly magnificent designs, which, by the
way. can all be seen by intending pur-
chasers. The. sketches are all realistic
andequite convey the idea of decoration
when fully carried out. Among the
The Cascade" a wonderful effect for a
fireplace and ~over-mantel some ingenious
n handsome arrangements fer corners
| windows. The first is most artistic and
fresh. the clever and delicate arrange
ment of flowers falling from the top of
the over-mantel right down to the floor
is eontriyed in such a perfect way and
with such suitable blossoms that at a
distance and, thanks to the reflection OF
the, mirror at the back, the movement
imagined; in fact. quite without the eff
fort of the imagination so frequently
necessary in poor representations Of such
effects. Designs a la Louis XVI are
also much in vogue this year.
A quite novel and most original idea
is called "The Gamblers Flora. Over
mantel." and is easier imagined than
described; that PLAYING cards. cham,
ever combine to form anything especially
striking or suggestive Of grace, certainly
absolutely the case. They are arranged
| with SO much cleverness that they seem
to be Indispensable to. the tout ensemble.
out in beautiful plants, dark foliage,
| grapes and many kinds of flowers net
often used for floral concentrations is
for originality. Never have flowers
been more lavishly ordmore generally
worn h they are Woodworking, noon
and night; in the park: at the races,
sprays are everywhere to be seen, and,
Judging from the appearance of the male
BILE to the wearer if he aspires to being
correct.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-31
THE SOUTHERN PRONUNCIATION

How shall we pronounce English? Is
certainly a question in which every cur
tivated man or woman is Interested
Professor Morrison H. Caldwell in the
'iMid-Continent Magazine" for June
maintains thai the pronunciation
which obtains among the cultivated peo-
pie of the South more nearly conforms
to the usage of the best London authori-
ties than does hi of the makers of
school books and dictionaries for the peo-
ple. Of the United States, He cites au-
thorities to show thai climate influences
accommodation, and hat the triiled RS
ana nasal ng's Characteristic of the Bos-
ton utterance and absent from the speech
Of the Southerner Is due to the efect Of
climate. He insists that the South should
hold 10 her pronunciation of English and
refuse to adopt the dialect OF the New
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-31
MUST COMPLY WITH CONDITIONS
chancellor McGfll's Decision in the
Atlantic Highland Re. II. Case.

SprcsGtt0 tHS JcY"cD Cttu NcUa-
TRENTON, July 81. 1s95.-Chancellor
McGill filed an order in the cas- of At
torney General Stockton n George W.
Stillwell and others against the Atlantic
Highlands, Rec Bank and Long Branch
Railway Company, granting a prelimi-
nary injunction restraining it from the
construction of an electric railway be-
tween Red Bank and Eatontown, Mon
mouth county, on the highway which
was formerly the Red Bank and Eaton
town turnpike, unless certain conditions
are complied with. The points involved
were the laws regulating the rights of
turnpikes to establish or to have estab-
lished electric roads upon the beds OF
the turnpike.
The Chancellor held that a street rail
way mpa having by grant recogff
March Is. 1893, the rightI to i c9 not ast
empt from the performance of the con-
d.tions precedent, to the construction OF
its railway which are required by the
act of May 16, 1894
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-31
A SAFE METHOD.

The treasures of the Bank of France
are said to be better guarded than those
close of business hours every day, when
the money is put into the vaults in the
cellar, masons at once wall the doors
turned on and kept running until the
cellar is flooded. A burglar would have
to work in a diving suit and break down
a cement wall before he could even start
to loot the vaults. When the officers
arrive the next morning, the water Is
the vaults opened.-Harper's Round
Table.