The Russellville Democrat., 1888-02-09
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

THE House bill introduced by Judge Rogers, of Arkansas, to punish horse- thieves in the Indian Territory, has been passed by the Senate. Heretofore the highest penalty for horse-steaing in that Territory has been fine of Sl, 900 and inn prIsonment not exceeding one year. The bill as passed extends the time of impris- onment to fifteen years.
 THE State Department has been in- formed by United States Consul Elfwing at Stockholm that the Swedish Govern ment has declared against the importa- ton of pork from the United States un- less it is we'll salted. The Consul ssys the order is founded on report that a hog pestience is raging in the United States.
 ON the 25th General Sheridan was driven around Boston and was greeted every where by tremendous crowds, who cheered him wildly. A public reception was given in Faneuil Hall at oon, and the place was packed, the crowds extending far out into the street
 ON the night of the 2d the President and Mrs. Cleveland gave the third of the series of state dinners to the justices of the Supreme Court. The President es- corted Mrs. Miller to dinner and Chief
 
 ON the 1st, duel with swords was fought in Paris, between NJ. Vignon, formerly secretary of NJ. Rouvier, and Nj. arm was pierced by NJ. Bauer's sword.
 ON the 1st Mir. Cox, tho Irish Common CT, was convicted and sentenced to a months imprisonment When this term is up he is to be reairested.
 ON fha 1St f.aorOa I Eiulay laa1ar n the famous anti-rent war in the Hudson and Mohawk valleys, N. Y., in lSi4-45 died in New York aged eighty years
 ON the night of the lst the Loyal Legion of Mas sachusetts and Rhode Island ban quoted General Sheridan at Boston, There was no speech-making. The four hundred or more persons present included every living member of the Loyal Leg ion in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
 ON the 1st Mr. Eugene Zimmerman, formerly director in the Fidelity Ma tional Bank of Cincinnati, who was in Europe when he was indicted by the United States grand jury for compucity in the wrong transactions in that bank, returned. He went before Judge Sage on the 1st, and gave bond in the sum of S20, ,00O.
 ON the 1st ex-L Lord Mayor Sullivan of Dublin was released from Tullamore prison, after two months confinement. A large crowd gathered in front of the building and greeted Mr. Sullivan with great enthusiasm. Mir. Sullivan after. wards received addresses from various delegations.
 ON the 31st Prof Wm Mcfarland, one of the oldest actors in this country. was found dead in bed at his home in Minne- apolis, Minn. Mcfarland supported Mac ready when the great Englishman was in this country, and later the elder Booth, Adams Edwin Forrest and ail the old. timers.
 oN tue 2d Rev w. Frost died at his residence in Omaha, Nsb., in the sixty sixth year of his age Rev. ", Frost was very prominent preacher in the Methodist Church. He had occupied many prominent positions in the New England Conference including Charles ton. Watertown and Boston.
 ON the I'd the reunion and banquet of tbe survivors Of the Thirty. fourth Con gress at Washing ton brought together twelve gentlemen of National fame aud historic prominence-two ex- Speakers, Banks and Grow; Senators sherman and Morrill,, ex- Senator Cragin and Messrs. Wm. W. Cumbach, James II. Campbell, Russell Sage, Abram Wakeman, \. T.. stranahan, T. F. Fiagler and Guy R. Pet ton. The reception of the veteran legis. lators was largely attended
 A suMFEa of important changes in the CyiI.Serylre rules have just been conl- pleted and promulgated by President Cleveland and the Ciyil-seryiee Comints ! asner~-