The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23

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 | JAY GouLD intends to extend the Missouri Pacific system to Nebraska.
 PROF. RILEY states that locusts are appear ing in the West and South.
 THE village of Luiington, Mich., was al- most entirely swept away by fire. THE Mayor of Topeka informs the tenn perance people of the State that he is power. less to enforce the laws.
 WM HULL of Chicago has been arrested in St. Louis, charged with fraudently re- moving grain from Keokuk elevator. THE Omaha Bee has changed itself into a morning paper, and is now publishing a Monday morning edition; it does not how ever publish on Sunday.
 WHILE the Court House in Lafayette, Ind was being torn down, the rooffell and injured four men; Wm. Henry, Samuel Buckner and Peter Cook fatally. HrGH E. MULLEN, clerk in the dstribut- ing department at the postoffice at St. Louis, has been held in 5,009 bonds, on the charge of purloining money from letters passing through their hands.
 THERE was shipped from the elevator in Peoria, H., 100000 bushels of corn for New Orleans on flotilla of barges The ship ment was made as an experiment. to ascer- II on trip and depreciate in grade. The amount represented 200 freight cars.
 A CAREFUL examination of the portion of the country traversed by the recent cyclone in Ossge county, Kas., discloses the fact that about fifty houses were destroyed to- gether with all other buildings, fences, or chards and crops. The wheat in the stack is totally destroyed and the corn badly damaged. Probably the nAmber of wound ed will not exceed thirty or forty. Some are dangerously wounded and not expected to live. The total loss to the people of this county will not fall short of $i00,000, and many families have been left wholly desti- ute. Only three persons were killed out right
 TERRIBLE winds and cyclones have pre- vailed over Kansas, North western Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota. The latest advices say that the northern territory suffered more than was expected. The storm came down from Minnesota, following the Des Moines Valley through the state and swing ing to southwest in Missouri. Along it's whole track there is great destruction of property from wind and hail. Farm houses were destroyed, grain broken down, fruit trees destroyed. In Audubon County two men were killed by lightning. The loss will amount to hundreds of thousands. Many lives were lost. The storm was es pecially destructive at King City, Mo. The lower portion was severe at Olivet and on the Walnut Valley, Kansas. Crops were greatly damaged.
 THE Republicans of Ohio in State Conven- tion adopted the following resolutions; Resolved; That the Republicans of Ohio heartily approve and indorse the admins tration of James A. Garfield President of the United States and we hereby pledge to him our cordial support in all the duties devolving upon him as Chief Magistrate of the Nation. Resolved, That we heartily indorsc the wise policy of the Republican party in giving full protection to American labor and in discriminating in favor of home protection. Resolved, That we fully indorse the administration of Governor Charles Foster and the State administration of the Republican party during the last two years during which the expenditures of the State were reduced over $l ,500 900 below the expenditures of the Democratic admin istration of the two proceeding years, and reduced the public debt of the State nearly $1 ,250, 900, and refunded the remainder of debt redeemable on the 30th day of June, 1881 by the issue of State bonds bearing per cent interest, which were sold at such premium as to reduce the rate per cent be- low 31 Der cent per annum. Resolved, That the public interests require that the General Assembly should submit to a vote of the people such amendments to the Consttu- ton of the State relative to the manufacture, sale and use or intoxicating liquors as shall leave the whole matter to legislation. The Convention was remarkably harmonious, most of the nominations being made by exclamation and as follows: For Governor Charles Foster, renominated by exclamation and with applause. For Lieutenant Cover nor-J. G. Richards; of Jefferson County. For Member of Board of Public Works George Paul. For Treasurer-Joseph Tur ney For Judge of Supreme Court-Nich- olas Lonsworth, of Cincinnati. For Attor- ney General-George K. Nash The Con- vention adjourned sine die.