The Russellville Democrat., 1882-04-20


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 1 Congress has passed bill appro- priating $10,000 to place monu- ment over the grave of Thomas Jeff erson.
 La Republica, of Mexico, states that near Colimass woman has given birth to child with two heads and three feet
 Sam. Wright, ir., was shot and killed at Nashville, Ohio, on tue 14th, by the accideptal discharge of shot gun in the hands of Wm. Morton.
 The bill to re district Ohio for congressional purposes, giving the republicans fifteen and the democrats six districts, became law last Mon . day.
 Mrs. Scoville, sister of Guiteau, has filed bill in the county court of Cook county, Illinois, asking for a conservator of his estate on the ground that he is insane.
 Senator Ben Hill, of Georgia, is sojourning at Atlantic City for his health. He is improving and attend ing physicians think he will have no further trouble with his throat.
 Ex Governor Burbank, of Dakota, has recovered his fine gold watch talk en from him, eight years ago, in the robbery of stage coach near Hot Springs, this State, by Jesse James.
 E. H. Britt, of Britt Landing, Tenn, member of the firm of W. 0. Britt & Son, committed suicide in Louisville, Ky, on the 18th, by talk ing an overdose of laudanum. Cause -whiskey and women.
 Elias Holt, James Inse and Will liam Conner, three young men charg- ed with attempting to wreck tram on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railroad, a few weeks ago, have been arrested in Texas.
 The correspondence of the Times at Paris says It is understood that a note has been addressed to the Powers, expressing the hope that the monetary conference which was post poned will reassemble during the present year.
 At the tabernacle meetings in Salt Lake City, the tenor of the speeches was that the Mormons must not in any way deal with the Gen tile merchants, the latter being held responsible for the adverse legisla- tion by congress.
 On the 18th, the Garfield monu ment committee received a S250 con tribution from X-President Hayes, and have information that $l200 will soon be sent from Paris.
 Indiana has eight car. building manufactures, in which 5,950 men are employed, the Ohio Falls Car Works being the largest in the world, and gives employment to 2,l60 men.
 The Czar. in order that Poland may be represented at his cornation. has appointed ten Polish district marshals. The rank of district mar shal has not existed in Poland since 1863.
 There are now advertised at Hong Kong and en route to the Pacific coast, all due within the next ninety days, eight steamers and nine sail ing vessels with coolies, beside the Gf nfJ nf hn hi lines.
 The two wings of the democracy of Tennessee have issued q joint call for state convention to convene at Nashville on the 2oth day of June next, to nominate candidate for governor.
 The New York Central and Hud- son River Railroad Company finish ed on March 26, it's two additional tracks from Rochester to Buffalo, which now makes continuous line of four tracks from Albany to Buffa- To, distance of 29S miles.
 The new fast Colorado express on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and the Denver and Rio Grande roads commenced running April Is. The train will leave Kansas City ev- cry morning at 9 :45 and will arrive at Denver the next day at :50 D. m.
 It IS understood that when tue Mason case comes before the su- preme court on petition for habeas corpus, the attorney general will challenge the right of the court to take original jurisdiction in the case on the ground that the question could only be properly brought to that court on an appeal.
 The president notified Gen. Fitz John Porter, in answer to his peti- ton for relief from the sentence of the court martial, that he can do nothing in the case, as it is entirely beyond his power. This action is based upon the opinion by Attorney General Brewster, and received the unanimous concurrence of the cabi. net.
 Three more victims of the Golden City disaster were found in the river fifteen miles below Memphis, last