The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-16
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
HAPPENINGS OF THE PAST WEEK FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
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 THE Ddity Critic an evening paper in Washington, D. C., has been purchased by a number of gentlemen who, it is said, in- tend to publish it as an administration organ.
 SAMPLES of flour or other powdered sub- stance are declared unmailable, except when put in transparent bags and sealed so no particles can sift through. The bags must be enclosed in boxes or tubes made of hard wood or metal with sliding, or clasp or pressed lids and without sharp corners.
 SIR EDWARD THORNTON has handed Sec retary Blaine draft on London for f15 0o0, the sum agreed upon as compensation for damages inflicted on American fishermen in Fortune bay. Neither side has, however, surrendered to the other it's construction of the fishery articles in the treaty of 1871. The money will be promptly distributed among the rightful claimants.
 SECRETARY HUNT has accepted the resig- nation Of Commodore Jeffers as Chief of the Bureau of Ordinance, Navy Department, te take effect June 30. Commodore Jeffers will about the 1st of July, visit Europe to examine and report upon the ordinance and torpedo service of European navies, and upon the completion of his duties he will, at his own request, be placed upon the retired list. Secretary Hunt has not yet made selection of a new Chief of the Bureau of Ordinance. He will be inhu- enccd by consideration of fitness rather than by rank of applicants.
 NOTWITHSTANDING the reduction from l. 400 to 500 in the clerical force of the census bureau the appropriation will not admit of the payment of salaries to the present force after the 18th inst. Upon the recommen- dation of Superintendent Walker, and as the only available means of adverting the entire cessation of operations until next winter, the secretary of the interior has is- sued a circular to employees of the census bureau, in which, after reciting the fact that the appropriation is nearly exhausted, he says if they desire to continue upon work of the census office as volunteers. expressly disavowing any claim against the govern ment in consequence thereof and signifying a willingness to leave the matter entirely with congress, they will be permitted to do so.
 ABsURDLY exaggerated statements have been made respecting the saving in money to be effected through the new contracts for postal cards and official envelopes recently awarded by the po.t-office department un- der the immediate supervision of the third assistant postmaster-general. The postal card contract was for four years; the official envelope contract for one. It has been rep resented that millions had been saved by the two. This would argue of course that in the past the contracts had been let at higher rates than was proper. Assistant Post master Gen. Hazen said that he could not imagine how the statements came to be made. They were grossly exaggerated The estimated saving on the postal card con tract for the four years was $300,000 The estimated saving on the official envelope contract for the year was $40,000.
 
 East.
 AsEvERE storm along the Hudson around Poughkeepsie destroyed the grain and fruit.
 AN Albany special says: Stories about disagreement between Governor Cornell and ex-Senator Platt are untrue.
 TwENTY-sEvEN barrels of gasoline caught fire at Springfield, Mass Some forty people were injured by sudden explosion.
 THE Historical society of New York pro- poses reception to the grandson of Lafay- cite upon his arrival on the way to the Yorktown centennial.
 THE youths of East Bridgewater, Mass, thought it fun to haze Mr. Bryan, aged 80, and Mrs. Bryan thought it proper to send a heavy charge of shot among them.
 AN Albany special says monster petition in favor of the late Senators arrived from Auburn, Woodin's districts It is eighty feet long aud contains over 2,o00 signatures.
 A REIGN of terror exists in the southwest part of Westport and in Little Compton and Tiverton, R. l., by reason of the prevalence of series of outrages; such as poisoning and incendiarism.
 THE New York board of health reports that at the end of last week there were 12,- 424 smallpox patients and 63 typhus fever patients in the hospital New cases small pox in week 5l; typhus, 32.
 As AN outcome of the present labor agita- ton in Brazil, several prominent coffee planters have decided to send to the United States for Chinese laborers. On Saturday last. Dr. Jose Custodio Aloes de Lund arrived at New York from Rio JaHeiro empowered to contract for 5000, if they can be obtained
 IN the New Hampshire legislature the votes for governor and council were de- cared. The governors vote is as follows: Whole number, 86, 164; necessary for choice, 43,0SS scattering, 75; George E Dodge, 34l Warren G. Brown, 503; Frank Jones, 40 SIS; Charles H. Bell, 4,432, and Bell declared elected.