The Russellville Democrat., 1881-08-25

very little rain having fallen for two months. In most parts of the country theri is scarcity of water, though the noun taiI districts are the greatest sufferers, whol, herds having died in two cartoons from tn, drought. Itis feared that the losses from this cause will offset the excellent vintag, | and harvest.
 THE London Standard says: Supporters O the Government regard the situation as very serious. We undertand Gladstone will no give way on any points he regards as vital and will prefer to see the bill altogether this year. The House of Lords will obtain ar opportunity for reconsidering it's position and moderate Liberals and Conservative are privately trying to effect compromise. | If the bill collapses, Parliament will be con vened in the Autumn for the purpose oi associations would promote agitation against the House Of Lords. q#t Personal.
 DILLON is not able to appear at parlia. ment
 HON T. A. HENDRICKS of Indiana. and wife, are at Saratoga.
 ABBEY will play Booth throughout Ameri ca during the coming season. AA
 GEN. GRANT will visit Bloomington, H., Sept. 6, and afterwards go to St. Louis:
 
 THE Princess Isabel, daughter of Dom Pedro, is in Paris, where her third child was recently born. ea9
 CEN. GRANT has bought $95,000 house at New York. He intends to permanent ly live there.
 MR. THos. SHERMAN takes Walker Blaine's former position as private secretary to Secretary Blaine.
 JEFFERSON DAVIS and wife visit Europe and return with their daughter, who is be ing educated abroad.
 THE threatened export of gold from Paris to America began with 100000 pounds. Other exports are expected,
 Political.
 THE canvas for senitorial succession to Senator Plumb, has began with vigor in Kansas.
 SPECIAL to the Memphis Appeal from Senatobia, Miss, states that regular Re- publican nominating convention met there thought to be the largest political conven- tion ever held in that town. It passed off quitly, the colored people predominating.
 THE Fox-Purser wing of the Irving hall New York, Democracy met to reorganize the party. It was resolved to retain the old nare. The Democratic organization of hs also that there should be no permanent executive or sub committed. A committee was appointed to draft an address and call for primaries to select delegates to the general committee, one delegate to be chosen from each election district in the city.
 Col. F. c. CAMPBELL, a prominent lawyer of Cincinrati, and the only Grant delegate sent from Ohio to the Chicago convention, was in Washington en route to New York, and while there was interviewed by cor respondent with regard to political situa- tion in Ohio. Col. Campbell represents the Stalwart faction of the Ohio Republican party and is usually outspoken in public affairs. He says the result of the election in Ohio this fall will be victory for the Administration, but will be close shave and Republican success will only be achieved because of the attempted assassina- ton of the president. That act, he says, united the Republicans of the State to a certain extent and will elect Foster. Were it not tor that the Democrats would be suc- cessful.
 TaE Virginia Republican Convention after long and tedious session split in two. The Coaitionists indorsed the readjuster platform and adjourned. The Straightouts adopted platform, the most prominent feature of which was the state-debt plank, over which there was much speech making and which caused a second bolt This plank insists on paying the state debt, less one-third, set apart as West Virginia's share. Candidates were then chosen-Gen. W. c. Wickham of Richmond for governor, Maj. s. W. Yost of Staunton for lieutenant governor, and Judge Willoughby of Alex andria for attorney General. Gen. Wick ham and Mai. Yost addressed the conven- hp n n pati t,pt ont r. ed the Republican party to make firm stand and abide by the decision of the con- ventien. The convention then decided not to make any nomination as they deemed it inexpedient, but concluded with great unanimity to hold fast to the principles of the Republican party, ignoring any and all propositions for the readjustment of the debt either national or state, and adjourned sine die