The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-01
NEWS IN NOTES.


Two partners carrying on business in
Bermuda under the style of Paarman q
Com, committed suicide by shooting, ow-
ing To heavy losses suffered through the
recent failure of the banking house of
FriedlanGer & Sommerfield.
The Russian Government proposes to
buy all the gram in the country and give
to every person II fixed amount, sufficient
TO support lie.
Madame Melba's solicitors yesterday
told the London court that it bad no right
10 give her husband, Captain Armstrong,
the divorce he asked for because the lady
didn t live in England.
The situation in China is growing more
serious daily, and it is known That many
of the people are secretly in favor OF the
rebels and give them assistance. Several
thousand troops have been dispatched to
prevent the onward march of the iusur-
gents.
The application for a divorce by Miss
st. john, the actress. against her nus
band. NJ. NJ RUS. will be heard Wednes-
day in London. when interesting develop
ments are expected. NJ. Marius threat
ems to introduce the names of several
we'll known people.
One boy was killed. another fat lily iu-
jured and three others badly hurt ut
SoItnamptou by the explosion of a bomb
which they had found in the sand on the
beach, and were playing with.
En2land'ss shipping trade is said to be
in an unparalleled state Of depression,
and it is stated that steamship lines may
+. he compelled to reduce the number of
s~ailings of their s Gamers. Freight rates
are greatly depressed.
At the National Capital.
The reports of the Free Delivery Ser
vice and Dead Letter Office present ill.,
teresting statistics.
The population of Alaska is reported at
31.795.
All the candidates for the SpeakershiD
are in WASHINGTON and actively ut work,
each speaking confidently of the result
The caucus will meet on Saturday after,
noon. 1t is now probable that Colonel
Maish will retire in favor OF exile re-
sentative Kerr for the Cierkship. Tur-
ner, the Tamiuany candidate for Door
keeper, says Colt, his competitor, is mot
in It,"
An argument was begun in the Federal
Supreme Court upon the constitution
aiily of the Mckinley bill. 1t will be con-
tinued several days.
New York Doings.
Mrs. Della S. ParnelI, and her son
John, arrived in New York yesterday on
their way to Ireland to settle the estate
of the lead Irish leader, of who's estate
at Avondale John Parnell will become
the owner, Mr.. Plrnell went to Bor len
town where he was served with papers
citing him to appear at Trenton on De
cember 81, but this Will not prevent his
departure on Wednesday as his counsel
will enter bail.
Abraham Backer, the note broker, who
failed for 81. O00. 900 some months ago, and
whose arrest followed for financial irreg-
ularities, was arraigned in New York to
plead to an indictment for grand larceny.
He pleaded not guilty and his bail was
reduced from SIS. 600 to $4,000, which was
furnished.
CYRUS w. Field is critically i'll, and his
bankrupt and insane son is found to have
oversteppcd the boundaries of the law i'll
his reckless financial transactions. Lla-
bilities of his firm are estimated at sSo0,-
600; assets not yet known.
Gordon l.. Ford's will. disposing of an
estate worth ST. 500, 900, disinherits the
testator's son, Champion Athlete Nal
colin W.. Ford.
The recovery OF Mrs. Cora Chapman of
Brooklyn is declared to be impossible.
Servants defence will be that she shot
herself while trying to kill him.
The reason given by gossip fer the re-
cent dropping of two black balls against
DIR. W. Seward Webb as an applicant for
membership in The Union Club is that
..the Prince of Tuxedo" and "the leader
of the Four undred are his nemles
Elsewhere.
A monument to Eli Whitney will be
unveiled at Augusta in 1892. Next year
will be the centennial of the invention
and operation of the cotton gin in Au-
gusta, Ga, and an international cotton
exposition will be held there to
crate the invention.
The authorities of Rio Grand do Sui re-
fuse to comply with instructions received
from Rio Janeiro and trouble Is feared.
Yellow fever is said to be prevalent.
General Butler is seriously ill at his
home in Lowell, and it is hought he Will
never be able to leave his room.
A maidstone is being tried on five neople
hitta, hv a suDpOSpQ mad dog at E0lDa-
raise, Ind.
The golden jubilee of Archbishop Ken
rick, Of St. Louis, was observed with
much pomp and ceremony. Archbishop
Ryan, of Philadelphia, preached the SER
mon. Cardinal Gibbons. at Il banquet,
e~uloglzed the Pope and presented Arch
bishop Kenrick with II gift from His
Holiness.
The Yorktown has arrived at Valparaiso,
Chile. The Intendente of that city has
asked for tho Baltimore surgeons evil
dence as to the nature of Boatswaln,s
Mate Higgins wounds.
Detectives rave gone from Middletown,
n, Y, to Potter county, Pa, to arrest
Frederick Mcclure. who, Warren Braz-
lngton says III u sworn confession, told
him he was the murderer of Mrs. Moan
Gregory.
STATE NOTES.
Good eel fishing is found in Holly
Beach Sound.
The wild teaberry crop in Atlantic
county is the largest known for years.
The Rev. j. L.. Danncr, of the First
Reformed Church of Paterson. has re-
signed.
John Shimp.of Lower A llowsy's Creek,
gathered !, $50 bushels of corn from seven
acres.
A five cent package express W
Haddonfeld and Philadelphia has been
established.
Preparations are being made to con
struct an iron pier at Sea Isle City to ex-
tend 100 feet out into the ocean.
The Moore-town Creamery in ten
months received T45 772 pounds of milk.
which Melted the farmers 81, $50. 04.
While out cunning for rabbits. Samuel
Cobb, of Mount Holly. was badly hurt by
tho bursting of mis- gun.
Twenty-Five new dwelling houses are In
course of erection at Regga aud Mizpab,
Atlantic county's new Jewish settle
ment.
Some months ago Mrs. John Schuffner.
living near Marion. was chased by an
angry bull. Last week she gave birth TO
q cbild with horns in lien of ewes,