Arkansas weekly mansion., 1885-11-21
TOPICS OF THE DAY
News from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
GENERAL SHERIDAN, in his report, will
touch upon the conflict of authority be-
tween himself and the Secretary Of War.
J.K. PiERsALL, assignee Of a bank at
New Brighton, Pa, is reported to be short
In his accounts, owing to speculation In
wheat.
SCOTTISH Liberal papers generally con-
demn Mr.. Gladstone's recent speech at Ed
inburgh,
REV. DR. TYING bequeathed all his es-
tate, except his library, to his wife.
LESLIE W. RUSSELL, of Canton, N. Y,
fomerly Attorney General Of that State,
was reported on the 18th to have been miss
ing for several days.
FIRST ASSISTANT PosrMAsrER-GE
STEVENSON has discontinued Post-ofiice
In Utah because the community the Post
master served under was composed entire
ly of himself, -four wives and seventeen
daughters. Beside, under the Edmunds
net, man with four wives is incapable OF
holding public Office.
Prince FnASoIs JOSEPH OF BArrESBERo
has resigned his commission rs an officer
in the Prussian Foot Guards. His reason
is that he wishes to support his brother,
Prince Alexander Of Bulgaria.
CHARLES II. BARKER, of Newbnrypqrt,
Mass, hes just inherited s7,jOo,OOO lroulen
aunt in England.
CHINESE merchants Of New York have
addressed letter OF thanks to President
Cleveland for his efforts to protect their
race.
LAST services were held over the remains
of John Mccullough at Philadelphia on tho
eth, and tho body was placed in a vault
at Monument Cemetery.
On the l2th factory girls at Londonder-
ry, Ireland mobbed Mr., Charles Edward
Lewis, Conservative member Of Parlia-
ment.
nc. WILSON, OF Fredericksburg, Va,
sued james Gordon Bennett, OF the New
York Herald, for $50, 900 damages for libel,
which Bennett's lawyers settled in court
on the 18th without fight.
P. s. BENNETT, a law student at Ann
Arbor, Mich, was arrested on the eth on n
charge Of attempting to ncitc a riot
MINISTER PEyDLEroS has protested to
the German Government against tho ex =
pulsion of the fve German Americans
from the Island of Fohr.
The Burmese envoy to Paris has gone to
Berlin to ask Bismarck to arrange with
England for the settlement of the Burmese
dispute.
On the 18th Fitzpatrick, Rlcl's counsel,
arrived in Toronto to urge a communication
of Ricl's sentence. Several influential
French Canadian members of Parliament
were also there in the same connection.
SECRETARY BAyARD, has requested Sec.
rotary Whitney to send a man-of-war to
the Samoan Tor NavlgatorsD Islands for
the purpose of opening communication
with that government, The inhabitants
nre Christians and mostly Presbyterians.
The Governiscnt is under the protection Of
the United States.
On the 19th II was reported that special
messenger was on his way to Regina with
the official document from the Governor.
General ordering Sheriff Chapleau to pro-
coed with the execution OF iel at a. m.
on the 10th, Meanwhile, according to a
communication received by Bishop
Grondln, Ripl was passing tho greater
portion Of his time in prayer and medita'
tlon.
ON tho 18th the Japanese Postal Com
mission, ,rrrcHpaniod by the, Japanese
Minister, called at the Post.oillce Depart
ment. Postmaster-G General Villas being
absent, the distinguished visitors were re-
celved by First Assistant Postmastcr-Gen-
cral Stevenson, who explained the Amcri'
can system and escorted them through tho
various bureaus OF the department.
SIDNEY DILLON has subscribed 900 to
the Grant monument fund, and Jay Gould
gave his cheek for 5000 for the Galveston
sufferers
On the 18th Ex-senator Sharon died at
his home in San francisco, Cal, surround
cd by his family and friends,
x.CoSoREssMAN BEN FRANKLIN, OF
Kansas City, Mo-, will go us Consul to Cal.
lao, Peru.
THr Toronto tont,) Sentinel, an Orange
paper, violently opposes communication OF
Riel's sentence.
THE efforts of the srulptors to got plas.
ter cast Of John McCullough's face were
highly successful.
TnE President, II Is stated, viii make tho
silver question one Of the principal fea'
lures OF his message.
A DIVORCE has been pronounced between
Nine. Nicolni and N, Nicolni, by the
French courts, Now Nlcolin's heart will
go opiti.pat'u.
DR. LAvrLI, OF the Rlel Medical Com.
mission, says II the Government hangs
Rlel they will hang lunatlc,
In his libel suit against the Washington
%. Cl Star, Rev. Mr. llicks, Guiteau'a
spiritual adviser, was awarded one cent
damages,
PARsoN DowNs and Mrs. Tnber were
held In $500 bail each 10 appear at the Su'
premc Criminal Court at Boston, Mass, on
the charge Of adultery,
LoRD DuFFEmS has ordered tho Durmab
cxpedltionary force to proceed with all
haste to capture Mandalay.
STEPHEN e, Wlsos, Of Indiana, has
sued the indianapolis, Decatur q SPRING
field Railroad for $4,000 damages for kill
Ing bis wife aud daughter.
king TnREnAw ls said 10 have subsidized
1900 dnoots, or robbers, TO cross the
frontier at the first sign Of war and begin
plundcrlng and numbering,
II " hnnouttcl tlNt iut hbuNthuH EiNth
John Mccullough by citizens Of Now York,
Memphis and 81. Louis are missing and
are supposed to have been stolen,
Mrssas. BARBER and Marsdcn, directors
Of the Great Eastern Steamship Company.
are charged In court with frauiulently oh.
talnng 5000 from the Now Orleans Ex.
hIbltion In connection with tho Uroai East.
ern.
BARON DE LoRNr, who recently arrived
at New York from China, saya the EN-.
peror wants railroads, is fayorably dis.
posed toward the American system, and
will grant liberal concessions 10 Ameri-
can capitalists,
GENERAL fAnSswonrn has nnally and
positively declined the Marshalship Of the
Dl-trct Of Columbia
Miss CLEVELAND has returned TO Wash
lngton after an absence Of several months,
ERNST soniLLiSu- -ilEuLscAMr, Of New
York, who married Old Morosinis daugh-
ter, has gone to work as a car driver and
bis wife Victoria has taken 10 the stage.
ON the evening OF the 18th Bartholdl,
the French sculptor, who presented the
United stAter tho colossal statue Of "LIb.
srty Enlightening the World" was dined
by the Lotus Club at New York.
A wisSirEo dispatch Of the 18th stated
that the Government had decided to lot