The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-10-20
NEWS IN NOTES.


Forei&n.
Sir Henry Parkes. Premier of New
south Wales, has Resigned as u result OF
the defeat of the government on Thurs
day last.
Bishop McGodrich has sent from Liver
pool TO the United States, by the steam.
ship Arizona, twenty lady postulanJs and
q number of clerical students.
Spain has Tad another terrific storm,
and the town of Granada and the whole
surrounding country are inundated and
immense dg mage has been caused by the
food. The lower part OF the town of Mo-
tril is submerged.
The Russians, in advancing through
Pamir, have he'd, it is said, a brush with
the Chinese.
French troops have beer ordered from
Algeria to garrison Touaf
The gale in England still continues and
many rivers have overlooked their banks.
A split has occurred in the Socialist
Congress at Erfurt.
A lion in a menageric at Buda-Pesth,
becoming enrageu AT the teasing he was
subjected to by a boy who was standing
close to his cage, suddenly thrust.one OF
Ills forepaws between the bars aud aimed
a blow at the boys head, tearing The
scalp completely off. 1t then escaped
and there was a dreadful panic among the
spectators. .. 81
AT the National Capital.
The Post states positively that the res
ignation OF Pension Commissioner Raum
is in the hands of Secretary Noble, 60
take effect November 80. It Is also stated
that Ex-Governor Steele. of Oklahoma, is
on his way here to succeed him. Raum,
who has just returned from Chicago, de-
MES the story. Ex-Governor Steele says
it is trne, and that he resigned the Okla
homa -Governorship on that account.
The Methodist Ecumenical Conference
committee reported to the Conference au
ecumenical address to Methodists all over
the world. which spoke of the work done
in the past, and pointed TO the struggles
of the future, and prophesied a great
success. The report Of, the Statistical
Committee showed tnat the Church had
25.000.000 adherents throughout the
world,
Secretary Rusk believes that the
French govhrnment will at an early ola te
remove the embargo on American pork.
New YORK; Doings.
The Rev. M. Frank Hyatt SIN 18th, of
New York. who was a student at Prince
ton when DIR. Patton delivered his now
famous address, contradicts some of DR..
Patton's statements about it and insists
that it was an here,ical %utterance.
Chief Officer Bouche and two seamen
day from Havre, were injured by Il wave
which struck the steamship last Tuesday
and smashed the bridge.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Line an
ounce that ii the company gets the con-
tract tor carrying the mails it will add
three new large steamers to its fleet.
Gustave Ssein, musical critic of the
Stats Zeitung, died of pneumonia in
New York He was recently bitten by "a
spider, ana an operation made necessary
on that account weakened him. and was
III some sense the cause ofyhis death.
Elsewhere.
Nitric acid was thrown in the,face of
Mr.. F. A. Kunz of No. 44S Dearborn
street. Chicago, last night, by an
man. Mrs. Kunz was a young
and handsome woman, but the accident
has ,,isfgured her face for life. The
ruiIian escaped in a buggy with u COM
.panion who WAS waiting for him.
The two little girls of Mrs. Emily Ter
butcher, living in Buffalo, were kidnapped
by their father, who had separated from
mis- wife. The mother has gone crazy
over the loss, and will be taken to an in
sane asylum.
General Stanley, commanding in
Texas, SAYS the Mexican border requires
constant attention.
Commander McCurley, of the U. S. S.
Alliance. reported to the Navy Depart
ment that he picked up eight shipwrecked
and starving Cinnamon on q raft in the
Yellow Sea.