The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-23
NEWS IN NOTES.
i 0rcign.

The North Germin Lloyd steamer
Spice, with the passengers and crew OF
The burned steainer Abyssinia IN BOARD,
arrived at Southampton. The passengers
aboard the Abyssinla first heard OF the
fire Inst Friday Afternoon. Three hours
afierward the stea ner Spree waits sighted
and she Immediately sent Der coats TO the
rescue and all on board were safely Trans
feried to the Spree, with the exception
OF one seaman, who jumped overheard
aud was drowned.
The London Tetcgrdph's correspondent
at st. Petersburg. seut dispatches de-
failing the severity OF tue famine IN
Russia and the extreme measures taken
by the officials i'll furnishing some or the
starving peasants who stole III ORDER TO
keep life IN their bodies.
The suit for libel brought by Captain
Osborne against Mrs. Hargraves in Lon
don for au alleged libel apo his wife WIS
Withdrawn liz consequence OF Mr.. Os-
borne admitting that The libel was true,
aud that she had stolen the Jewels Mrs.
Hargraves accused her of taking.
The nomination. of candidates for
Parliament were made in Waterford,
and the McCarthyites named Michael
Davitr and the Parnellite John e. Red
Eiond. There was considerable lighting
in the streets.
bishop Freppel, the noted clerical
leader in the French Chamber of Depu-
ties. died at Paris.
At the National Capital.
Pennsylvania Democrats ut Washing
ton are taking much interest In the filling
of the place on the National Committee
made vacant by William l.. SCOTS death.
William f. Barrity thinks that the State
Committee, which meets at Washington
on the 20tn of January, will ill the vacan-
cy. james +. Guffy thinks the National
Committee, whlch meets on the 2lst CT
January has he appointment to make.
Secretary of War Elkins will not assume
his duties until after the holidays.
Commissioned Mason said the PresI-
dent would finally dispose of the case OF
Collector Warmcastle, of P~ittsburg, To-
day.
The pension payments so far this month
aggregate nearly S1l. 600, 900, and have re-
duced the cash balance of the Treasury to
nearly $32, 000, 600.
it is stated with much positiveness
that the President has decided TO appoint
e~x-Congressman John H.. Baker. of lndi-
ana. to the vacancy on the Court of
Claims.
New York Doings.
Edward M. Fietd is still in Ludlow
Street Jail, New York, with tour indict-
ments hanging over him. He refuses to
take food, out drinks plenty of water and
spends most of his time sleeping.
William A. King, a lawyer, was found
dead in his room at the Grand Central
Hotel ut New York, and an air OF mystery
surrounds the case.
Russell Sage, Jr., is afflicted with men
nights and the outcome OF his illness is
considered doubtful.
The Republican State Committee met
and accepted the resignation OF Postmas-
ter Van Colt, whose place was immedi-
ately filled by the selection of Lucas l..
Van Allen.
Gabriel Antonio Buchignanl, a we'll
known Itaiian-American resident of New
York, ex-librarian to Congress and a warm
personal friend OF GariDaldi, is dead.
Mrs. Ada Thorpe LOTUS, VINO was ar
rested at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on q
charge of lunacy, is said to have threat
ened the life OF President Harrison.
Elsewhere.
Two Pacific Coast life station en-
y ployes have resigned on account of the
small pay allowed.
1t is reported that the Postmaster al
Buird, Tex. is flying a Confederate flag
over his office. An investigation has
been ordered.
An American sailor was picked up by
a co~astipg vessel at Valparaiso and
brought to San Diego. He mad beer
treated with great brutality BY tue
Chilean police. Indemnity was promised
to the United States Consul, but has not
been paid. The feeling aniong the Ma
tives is very bitter.
james A. Randall, Il Democratic poll
tician, has recovered u verdict OF SILL
in Il suit for libel against the Detroit
ETening NeaCs.