Arkansas weekly mansion., 1885-11-21

IHE American humane Associhttoh noS
issued circulars saying II will hold its ninth
annual session at 81. Louis, No., COM
mencing November 18th and lasting three
days.
A FAMILY named Dlanchette, consisting
Of q woman and ave children, belonging In
St. Luce, Quebec, arrived there lately from
Montreal; whore the head Of the family
died Of smallpox Shortly after their ar
Rival the mother gave birth to another
child. Smallpox broke out among them
and they ali died on the l2th. The whole
family is extinct.
REPORTS are In circulation that Russia
intends TO Withdraw her consuls from Bul;
garia.
wan has been declared against Bulgaria
by servia.
THE smallpox cages In Montreal on the
18th numbered this 1.-TWO. Total deaths
since the outbreak 2,Uil. Two cases oc'
Cured at Quebec,
THx municipal authorities Of Paris have
adopted resolution in favor Of the amnes-
ty Of political prisoners.
AT meeting Of tho Minneapolis (alinn.)
millers and the st. Paul railway officials
on the 18th the latter declined to reduce
the tariff on -four and wheat.
ON the 18th the steamer Arthabnska ar.
rived at Owen Sound, Ont, with the bodies
Of two Of the victims Of the Algoma dis
aster.
The Vienna Naiionfi Press is publishing
in serial form austria and Hungary in
Word and Picture" under tho personal di'
rection Of the Crown Prince Rudolph.
THE Treasury Department last week
purchased $4,000 ounces Of silver for de-
livery at the Philadelphia and New Or.
leans mints.
On the 18th the Health Officers, OF Mon.
treal, were rcpulsed twice while nttempt-
ing to remove smallpox patient from
the house Of one Danpierrc. crowd
gathered and pelted the officers with rot
ten apples, eggs and stones. Warrants
were issued for the arrest Of Danpierre and
tho rioters.
CHURCH disestablishment has taken q
foremost position as topic of discussion
In the English political campaign.
ALL the bureau and department chiefs
at Washington are at work on their re-
ports, and the President has shut his
doors on Office seekers and their friends.
Old residents say they never saw Wash'
ington so dull.
U. \. WOLFF, the defendant In tie civil
case growing out Of the recent gold-brlck
swindle at indianapolis, Ind, has been ar.
rested on charge Of conspiracy to de-
fraud.
BprrIsn steam launches have captured
King Theebaw's war vessel,
The Russian press unite In condemnins
the Servo. Bulgarian war.
FREE education has been brought to the
front as prominent Issue In English polls
ties.
THE announcement on the iith Of the
declaration OF war by King Milan of Ser
via against Bulgaria had stiiTenin3 ef'
feet on speculative grain and provision
dealing.
On the morning OF the iith the servlan
army crossed tho Bulgarian frontier Ia
three divisions, at Tsaribrod, Rlcssura
and Drcgova. Tho Bulgarlans rcircated al
all points after some sharp skirmlshing, In
which many were killed on both sides.
SERvIA has a total military establish
ment Of 10000 officers and men, 400 ol
which are cavalry, and ils guns. The in
fantry are armed with tho Mauser rife
and the artillery with muxxle .loNders aud
Krupp guns.
THE combined forces OF Bulgaria aud
Eastern Roumclia number 1000 men aud
iso guns OF the Krupp and the latest Rus
sian pattern. The infantry are armed
with Berdan rifles, There is q scarcity OF
competent officers, by reason Of the return
home OF many OF the Russian officers re-
Gently attached to their military establish.
mcnts.
TnE Grand Jury at Galveston, Tex, at a
meeting on tho iith, resolved that, In their
opinion, the citizens Of Galveston were un.
able to provide adequately for the relief
Of the victims Of the reacnt FIRE. and that
contributions from every source were sol'
icited.
Tux French Academy OF Science has Of.
ncially declared that tive have at last
thanks TO NJ. Pastcur, q perfect cure for
hydrophoba."
OS the iith there were twenty three
deaths from smallpox in Montreal and
eighteen in the suburbs OF the city.
Tns Governors OF the Northern States
are invited TO attend tho Southern states
Forestry Congress at De Funiak Springs,
Fla, In December. TO participate In tho
ceremony OF planting and dcdleating trees
to all the States.
ACCORDING TO tho laws OF Massachusetts
six months elapsc before a decree OF d.
vorce becomes operative, aud consequently
Mr.. Taber is not vet freed from bio matri-
monial alliance,
LoRp SALISBURY tclegrnphcd to tho Brit
ish representative at uonstnntinoplc to as
sure the Porte that England will do her ut'
most to preserve the integrity OF Tarhpy.
TnE total value Of domestic cattle and
hogs exported from the United States dur
ing the month OF October was s'i,soG,Oos,
and for ten msn,hs ended October 3ist,
s,s,sa0,07i; exports Of beef and pork prod
uet- for twelve months ended October 3lst,
Ss6,0da, ,ost; and dairy products for six
months, Xi,69i,a2i,