The Russellville Democrat., 1888-08-30
RussEILv1lLE, ARK. THURSDAY, AUGUST

On tho 2lst the sixteenth biennial con vention of the Deaf Mutes' Association closed a three days' meeting at Bellows Falls, Va The chief feature of the con- ventlon was 6 hot debate about tho method of education of deaf mutes in the Horace Mann day school at Boston, which vas condemned by large majority
 Ar Pittsburgh, Pa, dressed-beef sup ply company, something after the Ar mour plan. with a capital of S. 500, 900. Is being organized. It is proposed to build large slaughtering houses and supply the local trade with meat that is known to be wholesome and that has been prop erly butchered.
 THE German Gcnere.s who threatened to leave the service of the Turkish army, owing to their salaries being unpaid, have decided to remain in the army, the Sultan having agreed to promote them all.
 IN Pennsylvania oil circles, on the 22d, it was asserted that it was highly proba- ble that the Standard Oil Company would soon purchase the entire plant of tho Chester Oil-works.
 A STATEMENT prepared at the Treasury Department In regard to the appropria- tions for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1889, made at tn e present session of Con- gress in the regular annual appropriation bills, shows the total amount appropriat- ed, as passed by the House, to!be $413, 613, : 204; as passed by the Senate, $425, ,ST0, ,515.
 ACCORDING to a report sent to the Sen- ate by Secretary Fairchild, on the 23i, the 294 depository National banks of the country held on August last S5S, 527, 0T5 of Government money, for which the fv bonds.
 THE Russian journals view with lndif- ference the visit to Germany of Signor Crispi, the Italian Prime Mini ster The Novae Vremya, of the .23d says it can ex- ert no serious influence on the course of European events.
 ON the 23d the Potomac Boat Club, which won the challenge cup in the eight cared contest at Staten Island last year, surrendered itwith a letter of withdrawal from this years contest, owing to tho ill., ness of some of their old men and the poor showing of success with their younger substi tutes.
 ORDERS have been issued by Admir- ali Krantz, French Minister of Marine, that eight iron-clads be equiped to reinforce the French squadron in the Mediter- ranean.
 THE train that leaves San Francisco at S:30 a. m., called the Overland Flyer. is to be discontinued on the 1st leaving but one overland train daily over the Centra Pacific railroad.
 LA TEST intelligence from Deadwood; Dak., gives little hope of the success of the mission of the commissioners sent to treat for the opening of portion of the Sioux Indian reservation.
 THE abandonment of the bonding sys- tenn in the transportation of merchan- disc, recommended in the Presidents Re- taliation message, says prominent citi- zen and business man of New York, would inflict great losses upon many of tho great railroad lines of the United States, including the Michigan Central, the Lehigh Valley, the Erie and the Wa bash.
 ON the night of the 22d frost fell at Marion, Ind, doing slight damage to corn and fruit.
 As reported by R. c. Dun & O., busi- ness failures for the week ending on the 24th, were: For the United States, 1s7; for Canada, 27; total 214, as compared with 219 the previous week, and 135 for the corresponding week last year.
 THK Haytien Government has appro- pTidt6u yzDO,oOV loT tlc Ttllol UT tut Flt- tims of the recent great fires at Port au Prince.
 WHILE deploring any possible interrup- ton of the existing commercial relations between Canada and the United States, prominent Canadian officials express the belief that If policy of non- intercourse is adopted by the latter, it would lead to the development Of chan nels of communication in Canada which would ultimately prove highly advan- tageous to the cities of Montreal, Quebec, St. Andrew, St John and Hallfax.
 A GLOOMY view of the prospects every where outside of Russia is given by the latest European crop reports.
 THROUGHOUT Europe curiosity Is on the increase, especially in France aud Russia, to learn ths issue of Premier Crispi's recent visit to Prince Bismarck, espe- cially when considered in connection with the proposed early visit of Count Kalnoky to the Iron Chancellor. Some- things in the wind.
 THE Miners Mercantile O. Operative Company, at Hurley, Wis, in which some wealthy iron range men are interested, was attached, on the 23d, on claims aggre- 1afi n p g20 00O