The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-27
NEWS IN NOTES.


A specIal eicction was held ia the
Lewisham division. England, Yesterday
TO Oh a vacancy. The Conservative eau
didate received ass votes aud Mr. oiaa-
stones candidate 2.9S3. The canvass was
worked BY great disorder and one Tree
fight. The liquor element OF the Con-
2 tvntive party made an attack on q nall
In which the Liberals were meeting Tue
temperance men routed their Toes a
drove them u
the different forms Of government. his OBJ
ject being to show how much tue nations
ara indebted to the Cnurch for cOnciliat-
Org settlements OF differences.
The Int3uational meteorological Con-
gress opened in Munich yesterday FRO
inrtou. and Professor Rotch, Of Boston,
are in Attendance.
a heavy demand Is commencing in
England for British burlaDs Tor the trans-
portation OF American grain to Europe,
the American farmers preferriug 10 pay
nm exorbitant price to the syndicate Of
American manufacturers.
The wind blew a gale In Hamburg aud
IFS vicinity Tuesday night causing an
alarming tide and current ia the Elbe.
Many collisions occurred, but no fatal
lilies are reported. IL Is reported that some
vessels were wrecked of Heligoland.
at the National Capital.
r To increase the gold reserve. Secretary
Foster required New York banker to de-
posit In the Sub-Ireasury gold or gold
certificates to meet the demands of West
ern banks for money. The New Workers
had to do it, because the Secretary offered
TO send money West for one-lfth OF what
express companies charged.
Doings In New York.
Rufus Lawton OF Churchtown, near
unnoAr at1hfn-af~ VANS old hunnad
himself yesterday. He told his relatives
shortly before that he was SO old that he
had become tired OF living.
The New York Board of Health and
Commissioner Of Public Works say they
have no power to act In the matter OF the
purity OF the Croton watershed. DR..
Balch, Secretary of the State Board Of
Health, explains that the Croton water
supply is polluted under q law to oblige
the farmers of Westchester and Putnam
counties.
Secret service agents yesterday cap
tured a family OF counterfeiters-Michael
purret. his wife aud daughter-together
with their counterfeiting tools and much
counterfeit coin, at No. III West Twenty
seventh street, New York.
In New YORK. yesterday, Pompoe MAJ
geo. his son, Mrs. MastrangelO and her
daughter were taken sick after eating
soup prepared by Mazzeo's wife, and she
was arrested for having attempted to
potion them. Jealousy was the cause.
Joseph Bernard. the rich druggist of
No. 22S Pearl street. New York. has
brought suit for absolute divorce from
his wife Leah, naming Count de Beaufls,
OF Paris, and Charles Provost as CORE
spondents.
sewhe
Lewis Burgers, postmaster at Hague,
n. Y, extended the paternal government
principle to the opening OF other peoples
letters. principally pensioners. In two
cases it was shown that ne not only
OF ened the letters but took out the
CHECKS and then sent word to the owners
that they could ave their checks when
they paid the bills they owed at his store.
He set up the defence that the owners
authorized him to do this, which they de-
MED, and it was also shown that he
opened letters and examined checks OF
persons not indebted to him.
An effort made at Philadelphia yester-
day to strike the word white from the
constitution Of the o of America was
voted down, 60 to 81
The test of powder with the army ~
inch breech-loading rifle at Sandy Hook
was not wholly satisfactory.
BalmacedR has strengthened the de.
fences around Valparaiso IND is believed
TO be preparing to attack the insurgent
army.