The Russellville Democrat., 1885-08-27
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
Chicago's Grant monument fund
has reached $4,000.
The State committee has called a
State convention to meet in Sarato-
ga, N. Y. September oath,
Wheat is cheaper at the present
time than it has been in nearly one
hundred years.
The exports of cotton goods from
the United States this season have
been larger than ever before.
The Prohibitionists of Georgia
are talking about running Governor
Colqutt for President In 1888.
"Punched sermons is what Rev.
Sam Jones calls sermons that are
delivered from the pulpit more than
once.
Work has begun in some Of the
navy yards and will begin in others
as soon as the forces can be organ
lied.
The Boston cotton mill Of Wal
than has shut down for an indefi-
mite period, throwing 600 operatives
out Of employment.
Senator Blair denies that he prom
ised to support the presidents nom
nations if certain republican officials
were not removed.
The number of immigrants arriv-
ing at Castle Garden, N. Y, since
the lst of January, is 10000 less
than during the same time last year.
The figures representing the sums
subscribed for the various Grant
monuments throughout the country
are climbing up like the cholera
statistics from Spain.
Lulu Hurst. the alleged magnetic
girl, has retired from the stage, hav-
ing lost hei peculiar power; but not
before she lad "scooped in" $780,
900 by her exhibitions.
Simon Cameron's fortune is esti
mated at $4 100000 and his son Don $
at $9,O00,000. and acquired by bold
business and political spoculations
during twenty-five years of Republi-
can rule.
The old war.horsc of Gen. Stone
wall jackson has been turned over
to the Home for ex Confcderates at
Richmond for safe keeping, The
old charger is thirty one years old.
The five remaining furnaces of the
Pottstown, (Pa.) Iron Company
have started up. The new Uuiver-
sal mill will soon start, employing a
number OF men.
No rigid steps have been taken
to quarantine the Texas coast
against Texas yellow fever. and it is
reported that great numbers are 60
ing north to escape the plague.
Director General Buck thinks the
outlook favorable 70. the next Ex-
position at New Orleans. He says
all the States and Territories except
Utah and Florida will be represent
ed.
Commissioner Walker will take
an appeal to the supreme court from
Judge Deady's opinion that land
entries can be set aside only by the
courts for non compliance with the
requirements Of the law,
The total exports OF the United
States for the fiscal year ending
June 80, were $741 1893, 900 in value,
and our total imports $577 7,476, 900,
leaving a balance Of trade in our
of$l6,4l6,000.
Very little was effected by the
strike ordered on the Wabash road
and the grand secretary has order.
ed that no knight of Labor on the
Union Pacific or Gould's South
western system engage in repairing
any Wabash rolling stock.
The commissioners appointed to
investiagte and report On the COM
mercial relations Of the United
States with the South American
States have reported their findings
IN regard to the Uruguay and Ar
gentine Republic. The lack of com
mercial transactions with these
States is attributed to the want ui
shipping facilities to this country.
| In an interview with correspon
dent OF the st. Louis Republican,
Senator Voorhees,, now recuperating
at Hot Springs, springs, says Presi-
dent Cleyeland's administration has
inspired very general confidence,
which is even broader than his par
| ty, and extends to the commercial
| nlamenta ~ the countrv Ha npa