The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-14
NEWS IN NOTES.


Foreign.
The screw steamer Wetherby witt, -four
from Newport News to London was lowed
safely into Queenstown harbor with hey
tail shaft broken. The accident occurred
on the 18th inst, 400 miles west of the
Fastnet.
A Socialist was arrested ut Chelsea for
insisting upon making a speech. The
crowd then made hostile demonstrations
and were charged by mounted police and
dispersed in all directions.
a terrific 1ght took place at Waterford
between the McCarthyite ind Parnellite
factions, in which stones and blackthorns
were freely used. McDavttt. DR.. Tanner
and q number OF others were injured.
MIR. Davitt announced that he would con.
test the borough in the impending Par
liamentary election.
Advices from China report a desperate
battle at New Chang, in winch the i'm
perial troops defeated a body of 5000
rebels aud captured their leader, who
was q priest. Tie rebels have announced
that their purpose is to restore the Ming
dynasty.
At the National Capital.
1t is reported in Washington that If Mr..
Blaine announce that he IL not a candi.
date for the Presidential nomination.
another aspirant for the honor will ap-
pear in the fie~ld-Shelby NJ. Cullom, one
of the present Senators from Illinois.
LC SUilCdA uhdlI tlOGS uOb APPEAR III
be any nearer u settlement than it Was
two months ago. There is no doubt that
a naval demonstration by American yes
sells will be made in Chilean waters.
New York.
J. l.. Williams of Higginsville, n. Y. a
student At the Cornell University, at
Ithaca, N. Y, committed suicide by
hanging.
Edward H. Cole, one of the most promi-
mint ritiZpnc nf NuucH n " ;o muc-
teriously missing. Parties of men are
searching for him ana the town is greatly
excited. No reason Is known for his dis
appearance.
James Blewitt, who is declared by his
wife to be Insane and by his brother to
be sane, is still missing from his home in
New.York city. Wife and brother make
counter statements in which are allie
CATIONS of attempted poisoning, cruelty,
enforced detention and abduction.
Tralnps are supposed to have COM
mitted the brutal murder of Miss Bruce
of New York, Mrs. Hatch and two boys
in Florida. The victims were shot
through the head and their bodies mutt
lated.
The Richmond county Grand Jury has
exonernted the Staten Island Railroad
from blame for the Crooks crossing acct
dent Witnesses who swore before the
Coroner to violations of The law by the
c~oinpany's employees were not called. and
there we're other strange things about the
finding.
Elsewhere.
G~overnor-elect Mckinley is confined to
his house with the grip, End will be I'M
able to attend to business this week.
The BueDos Ayres papers report that
the recent purchase by Baron Hirsch of
3.001 square leagues of land in the north
ern rart of the Argentine Republic for
$50. 900 soyereigns, makes him the possess
or of Il territory larger than Is owned by
any other man in the county.
A syndicate OF British capitalists have
made an application to the Government
of the Argentine Republic for the privi-
lege Of exploring the Patagonian coast
for minerals.
One of the last acts passed by the Brazil
ian Congress before its dissolution grant
ed u pension of SEQ, 900 per year to Dom
Pedlo de Alcantara, ex- Emperor of Brazil,
with arrears from November Is, 1889.
ll,:. London Advisory Board of che
Virginia State debt b~ondholderS have de
cline,l to recommend that holders accept
the American committees scheme for
the settlement Of claims against Virginia,
ard a meeting will be held to decide on Il
course of action.
Henry Spencer and Nathaniel Murrell,
two aged men, whose homes are near
johnson City, Tenn, mysteriously dis
appeared, and all efforts of their friends
TO fnd them have been futile. Their
relatives fear they have been foully dealt
with.
Citizens residing in the eastern part of
Knoxville were startled by finding the
horribly mutilated remains of a colored
woman named Harriet Niles lying in one
of the principle streets.
James Wright, a noted murderer and
outlaw, with two other desperate charac-
tiers. overpowered the jailer at the Sneed-
vile Prison. in Hancock County, Tenn.
and escaped.