The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1881-06-30

THE Irish census shows a population of
5,159, $40, being a decrease 25253S since
1871.
THE Italian government is making prepa-
rations for the resumption of specie pay
ment.
THE Duke of Wellington has returned to
his Hampshire tenants their half years
rents.
ATTEMPTS to burn two Roman Catholic
churches of st. Xavier have been discover
ed and thwarted at Quebec.
THE Montreal Ship laborers are on a
strike for an advance of wages which the
stevedores refuse to give. A large force OF
city policeman is under arms.
IT is reported that the Nihilist, Hart
mann, has been arrested by the German au-
thorities surrendered to Russian agents at
the frontier, and conveyed to st. Peters
burg.
The native Algerian forces annihilated
an insurgent tribe The insurgents left
sixty-six dead and carried away many
wounded. Fifteen hundred camels were
captured.
THERE is some reason to believe dispatch
has been sent from the London foreign
attention to the operations of Fenians in
New York.
THE Canadian police authorities have been
ordered to receive at the frontier near De-
troit James and William Feehly to be ex-
tradited for participation in the murder of
the Donnely family.
The Pope has summoned a special con-
gregation OF cardinals to pronounce upon
Father Civici's new book entitled New
Italy and Old Zealots," and its being placed
on the index expurgatorius is considered
| certain.
THE statement is true that the King of
| Spain sent word to the Spanish minister at
| ConstantinoPle that be will gladly receive
compensate the race for the seventies OF his
predecessors toward them.
THERE have been series of furious en-
counters between the French and Italians
in Marseiles. 1t is stated that three persons
have been killed, including one soldier, and
many wounded. The Project has closed all
the cafes, and police and soldiers patrol the
streets.
THE following from upper Silesia three
months ago throws light upon the enor-
| msus arrivals at Castle Garden: mo grain,
| no potatoes, no food for cattle, no seed for
sowing Snow and cold without, hunger
and sickness Within" Soup houses and
| public kitchens have been started in seven.
ts.,-- villages.
r., 20 has issued a circulation point
inc on ont that it sss suppressed local post
offices in Constantinopl@ because OF tne Ia
cilities they afforded for the tra.eesmission OF
revolutionary appeals, and calls upon .he
| nowers TO shortly abolish their respective
post-offces in the interior of Turkey, and
saws it hopes they will suppress the present
service between Constantinople and foreign
| countries.
| Postmaster General Fawcett stated his
scheme for making necessary improvement
| in the condition both Of the Post Ofice
clerks and telegraph operators would be
presented in the House almost Immediately
| The changes contemplated, he said, would
| Immediately increase the public charge by
f6s,OO0 yearly. This increase, he said
1 would eventually amount to fio0,0O0. he
pointed out that no Minister would have
| been justified in proposing so large an ex'
nenditure without thorough investigation
and he severely condemned the ipnpatiencs
OF the operators and their threats to strike