The Russellville Democrat., 1882-03-09
THE NEWS CONDENSED
HAPPENINGS OF THE PAST WEEK
 FROM ALL PARTS OF THE EARTH.

densed---Interesting Items Picked Up
 on the Shores of tho Worlds Ocean of
 News.
 ANOTHER disastrous fire at Chester, Pa. Loss estimated at $l00, 900.
 THE treasury redeemed $19, ,574, 900 bonds under the l05th call, and $l7, ,4S3,OO0 un- der the 106th.
 WILLIAM TICKET, wife and five children were overtaken by snow slide in Cotton wood Canyon, Utah, and all killed. The bodies were not recovered.
 TIE Iowa Dairymen's Association have resolved to offer three premiums of S150, $l00 ard S50 for the hest results of dairy herds to be awarded next year.
 GEN. JOSHUA l.. CHAMBERLAIN, President of Bowdoin College, has accepted the man agement of one of the largest business en- terprises in Florida. He will not sever his connection with the college.
 CLARENCE HlrE, cousin of the James boys, and one of the Winston train robbers, has been sentenced to the penitentiary at Jefferson City, for twenty five years.
 AN action for divorce on the ground of adult cry has been commenced by Rose F Butler, other wise Rose Eytinge, the actress, against her husband, Geo. II. Butler, neph- ew of Gen. Butler,
 THE Rock Island Railroad Company dis charged three freight conductors for break ing the rules in regard to gambling, and will keep sharp lookout for other em- ployes similarly offending.
 IRE marriage of Miss Gertie Rowe, aged 10, to George A. Hne, aged 75, both Of Waukesha, Wis, was solemnized at the residence oe the brides parents in the pres ence of few friends only.
 
 living near Fort Davis, Texas, was found dead in his bed with his throat cut from ear to ear. The object was robbery, and three Mexicans have been arreste8 on sus' pioion.
 DR. BLACK, of Clayton, Ill.,, who was so brutally assaulted in his office several weeks ago by unknown parties, has so far recover ed as to be out. The doctor says the object WAS robbery and nothing else. He ridicules the idea of revenge for any fancied wrong done.
 SECRETARY of the navy Hunt has re- ceived a cablegram from Hoffman at St. Petersburg saying the secretary's orders had reached Melville, that he was on his way to the Arctic O 1ean, and that the miss ing people of the Jeanette crew will be found.
 SEVERAL members of the naval and ap- propriati0n committees of the house have decided to visit the navy yards and pri- vate ship building establishments of the country for the purpose of inspecting and ascertain the progress being made in re- pairing the monitors.
 THE owners of the American bark Trin- ty have addressed a communication to the secretary of the navy, in which they return their thanks to the officers and crew of the { Tpit cd Ctuf efa gallant work in rescuing the crew of the bark, which was recently disabled in a squall.
 IT is reported that agents of the Cana dian Pacific Railway at Hong Kong will ship full cargo of Chinese laborers to be used by the company ill the construc- ton of the road bed on it's route. There are said to be no less than 50,000 Chinese in Hong Kong and Canton waiting for a chance to come over to this country.
 A BRUTE of Pine Bluff, Ark by the name of McAlfee forced his step. daughter. a girl about l5 years of age, into sleeping with him for the night. The next morning about daylight the outraged wife and mother of the chidgot hold of barrel of rife which was disengaged from the stock and went to his bedside and beat out the brains of the villain.
 A SPECIAL from Battleford, Northwestern territory, says the Blackfeet and other h. dians in the vicinity of Fort Red Deer and South Branch are committing numer ous depredations, driving of and killing cattle. In the Bow river country American whisky traders were killed by,them, and several other AmericaL3 have been found dead in the neighborhool and are supposed to have been killed by tue same savages.
 IN the case of the Northern Transit ItT.. H. p,sl Company, Judge Dyer of Mi wsukee, made an important decision. Admitting breach of contract, the Transit Company was clearly entitled to compensation for the use of it's boats, they being detained by non- fdlhllmeut of the contract; but it could not also be entitled to damages of $50000 per year for loss daring that time.
 DURING the race at the Chicago Driving Park last June, a jockey who was riding the mare Bell, of Nelson, either by negligence or design, rode against the stallion WOlver- ton, the result being that the latter was thrown and killed. Suit was then brought for the value of the horse, which was placed at $10,000, and after trial the jury has re turned a verdict for the plaintiff for $4,500.
 ABOUT ten miles north of Little Rock, Ark, Henry McPhersOn, a respectable farm CT, was called to the door at an early hour Friday morning, and found two mounted men awaiting him. Your name is Mo PhersoD," ]" said one. To his reply in the affirmative he received stunning blow from behind with slupg shot, which only knocked him down, not hitting him fairly. Both the men then kicked and beat his senseless body, leaving him for dead. Madame" said one of the friends to Mrs. McPherson, who ran to her bus. bands assistance, If you want to know my name it is Sullivan. They then rode away, no doubt thinking their victim dead. MT. McPherson is dangerously hurt, but will recover. He neither knows his assail- ants nor their motive for injury.