The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-02
Foreign.

JOHNNY RAINE of Ottawa City ran mile in 4:28, the fastest time on record in America.
 THE Jews in England are moving for col lective action in regard to the outrage against their co-religionists in Russia.
 H. Von BLARcoM Postmaster and Savings Bank Agent at Annapolis, N. S.. has dis appeared There is a deficiency of S70,000 in his accounts.
 HERR MosT, editor of the Londen Freiheit, Socialistic newspaper, has been tried on a charge of melting to murder, based on an article printed in his paper shortly after the assassination of the czar, which was constru- ed as threatening Alexander III. with a similar fate. He was found guilty but sen- tence was deferred.
 SOME time ago a telegram from Mexico announced that the concession granted by the Mexican government to Mir. Eads for a ship railway at Tehnantepec has passed the chamber of deputies by unanimous vote A private telegram just received from Mexico an nounces that the concession has also passed the senate.
 FETEs in honor of the elevation of Rou- mania to kingdom were concluded with the coronation of King Charles with crown of steel manufactured from cannon captured at Plevna, which was placed on his majesty's head by the Presidents of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies There was an immense concourse present. The city was brilliantly illumsnated.
 MANY rich Jews in Moscow have received threatening letters and have abandoned their country villas, which were hired for the summer. The number of arrests in the Kieff district for attacks on Jews since the 18th inst is ,227. Proclamations have been published in the province Of Tchernigoff melting the people to attack the Jews. They bear the heading, Land and Liberty" This circumstance is regarded as pointing to the fact that the Nihilists are the real instigators of the disturbances.
 THE Russian revolutionists have answer ed the czars manifesto by a second utter ance dwelling on the wretchedness of the peasants, deportations to Siberia, gagging of free speech and public journals; and de- claring that false counsellors are in poses- sion of the czar's ear. The document is as follows "Let your majesty assemble your people around you and listen to their wishes in an unprejudiced spirit, and then neither your majesty nor the state will have any reason to apprehend further catastrophe"
 THE New York Eueaing Telegram prints the following sensational story under date of Paris: On the strength of letter from St. Petersburg this morning the hatransi- gednt announces that lat o'clock on the morning of the 18th inst, just four days after the birth of her child, Hessy Hoffman, whom everybody supposed to be alive and awaiting the pleasure of Alexander, was hanged in prison. It is said she had been tortured daily in the most fiendish manner to wiring confessions from her. Night after night she was awakened and warned that her hour was near. For several days in succession she was literally strung up and cut down just in time to prevent expiring. On the morning of the 18th the hanging process is said to have lasted a little too long and when Hessy was cut down it was dis covered she was strangled to death." The Htrdnsigeant adds that: Indignation and excitement in St. Petersburg are intense. The troops have been forbidden to leave their barracks under any pretence, and a revolutionary movement seems to be antici- patel"
 A LONDON, Ont, dispatch gives the follow ing account of terrible disaster on Lake Ontario: While the steamer Victoria, with over 600 excursionists on board, was return ing from Spring bank, and when near the Cove railway bridge, one mile below the city, the boat suddenly collapsed like an egg shell and became total wreck, level with the waters edge. All the passengers were instantly plunged into the stream, more than half of them underneath the debris. The first news which reached the city was brought by the survivors who struggled through the streets wet and weary. The news fell like thunderbolt and a stampede took place for the spot. Arriving horrible sight met the view. Fifty or sixty bodies had ready been recovered and were lying on the green sward some distance up the bank. Those arriving from the city from every direction crowded around anxious to see if any relatives were on board. Several hundred families were represented in the excursion, and the vail of anguish that arose at the sight of the vic- tims was heartrending. Fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters rushed about panic stricken, endeavoring to identify relatives. By seven o'clock about eighty bodies were recovered from under the wreck. where the water is twelve feet in depth. Almost every minute some victim was brought to the surface and conveyed to the bank. The steamer Princess Louise was early brought to the spot and the victims placed on the upper deck. Fires were lit on the bank overlooking the river and petroleum torches were brought and the search continued. Up to the present hour about l50 corpses have been secured.
 THE details of the terrible accident to the excursion steamer near London, Ont, are telegraphed as follows: During the day yes- terday large number of citizens sought en- ioyment in varions excursions leading from the city to adjoining towns, and for others the chief outdoor attraction was a series of steamboat excursions on the Thames river. This enjoyment was rendered more attract i've from the fact that this was the first day of the season for boats to run regular trips; and this circumstance, taken into connection with the fact that it was public holi- day, naturally drew large crowds of pleas ure-seekers to the river. Trips were made down the river distance ofabout four miles to Spring Bank, a place of popular resort, where the city water-works are located, and three or four local steamboats took down large loads of excursionists at regular in- tervals throughout the day. About4 o'clock in the afternoon the Victoria of the Thames Navigation company's line started from the dock on her fourth and last trip for the day with large load of passengers of all ages, variously estimated at 400 to GOO. On the down trip though the boat was so heavily laden she shipped water in small quantities occasionally when the crowd would happen when more than half way home, a slight commotion on the boat said to have been the playful pranks of a number of youths on the lower deck, and by others ascribed to the boat striking on snag caused the crowd, out of curiosity, to rush to one side and as the side of the boat sank with the additional weight volume of water fost or two in depth poured in upon the lower deck, which was crowded with passengers. Instantly the crowd on both decks rushed to the op- posite side and their weight, together with that of the water shipped by the boat caused lurch in the opposite direction. Then it ! was that the disaster occurred, The side of