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


immense damage has been caused in
tue British Isles by II furious hurricane
Which continues wlt3 unabated vigor-
Many fishing and other vessels are known
10 have beer wrecked. agricultural dis.
tricts are again Hooded. bht on account of
telegraphic communication having been
cut eff tue full sxient OF the injury
wrought cauDot he ascertained.
During the course of u debate in the
French Chamber of Deputies Oh the re-
Jaiion of Church aud State Il most dis
orderly scene occurred. NJ. de Cassagnac
called Minister Floqnet II liar aud it WIS
some time before order could be restored.
Floquet has challenged Cassagnac, n
it is undeisio God that the duel will take
place on The Belgian froutfer.
Proceedings We're taken by several Piir-
neIlite me M bers of Parliament for the
possession OF the Paris fund now standing
in the name of Mr.. Justin Mccarthy, rs
surviving trustee.
Daisy Hopkins, who was arrested at
Cambridge on a charge of walking with
university men" was released from Gus
tody by order of the Queens Bench, there
being no such offence known tothe Eng
l.sh law.
AT the National Capital,
The interior Department is in receipt of
bulky correspondence from Alaska, III
which the employees of an American can
merry are accused OF voilento gee upon
the native men and women.
Speaker Crisp will probably retire for a
few days rest, so that he can work on his
committee list without Interruption.
Thomas Henry Mercer Hoeg Is the
name given by a man who attempted TO
force his way into the White House and
who is now in an asylum. He claims that
he is pursued by foes on both sides of the
Atlantic, and that he wanted to get his
status as an American citizen determin
ed.
New York.
Alexander Potruch. the young man who
three months ago was reported to have in
herited the SUM of $4,000, 600 from a rich
uncle in San Francisco and who married
on the strength OF the report, now has a
divorce suit on his hands, which is due to
the fact that the fortune has not yet ma
teriHliZed.
The Rev. Father Getz, n returned mis-
sionary from China, says that three-ffths
of tine inhabitants are slaves to the opium
habit.
the Court of Appeals ut Albany were the
nppeuls on behalf of the State Can vassing
Board, awarding certificates of election in
the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Twenty-fifth
and Iwenty-seventh Senatorial districts.
The four appeals in relation to the Board
ing Republican transposed ballots for
Senator in that district and in the First
Onondaga Assembly district, will be
argued on Tuesday.
Strong evidence has been discovered to
show thar the man who threw the bomb
AT Russell Sage was Henry l.. Norcross
OF Boston.
Many valuable logs have been mysteri-
ously poisoned by unknown miscreants
ON Long Island.
The Russian Immigrant VINO brought a
five Thousand dollar gold clock and two
sdiendid candlebras in his baggage has
bren released by the police. but the Gus
toms authorities will probably seize the
vaiuqle goods today.
Elsewhere.
AS a result of the confession of q negro
amt Henry Snber. at Columbia, S. C..
to the effect that he murdered Thornton
Nance sone months ago, the ten men
W ho had been sentenced TO hang October
"a last, but whose execution was stayed
by an aDpeal 10 the Supreme Court, will
now be released.
IL is claimed that gross frauds lave
been discovered in the locating OF public
lands in California.
Governor Portella of the State of Rio
Janeiro has refused 70 resign and a mill
larry governor will probably be appointed.
The government has given assurances
that the guarantees for The repayment of
tie popular loan are ample.
A proclamation was issued at PORT au
Prince by President Hyppolite, granting a
general amnesty to political offenders.
The proclamation WAS received with
greet favor, n perfect tranquility pre-
vaiis.
President MONT. of Chilli, replying to
President Harrison's references to the
Gillian troubles, says he has no doubt
relations between the W countries will
be maintained.