The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1888-04-26

IN the Pensacola gFla.) regnttas on the
18th, the schooner ssfsour Friends" woni
and the Minnie Kp won in the sloop
race. afa sH
An investigation into the late wreck
near Creston, Ia, develops the startling
fact that the conductor OF the wrecked
train had been ON duty without sleep for
fifty hours, and demurled against starting
out without rest. The engineer had not
slept for thirty hours
On the 18th heavy fall of snow visited
Adrian, Mimi.
OK the 18th the bill legalizing marriage
with a deceased wife's sister passed the
British House OF Commons.
A MORTGAGE in favor of the New York
Central Trust Company for ST50,000 has
been filed by the Duluth (Minn-) Gas 81
Water Company with the register of
deeds, which amount will be expended in
extending gas and water mains this year.
ACCORDING 10 a preliminary estimate of
the copper production of the United
States, issued by the Geological Survey
on the 10Th, the output Of copper for 1887
was ISL, ,i70, ,524,pounds, and the consumption
for the same period 1o0,o0o,o0o pounds.
UNDER the Retiring act the gross
amount paid to judicial officers of the
Government up to March 81 last, was
S3s2, 1864, of which go was paid to Ward
Hunt, a justice of the Supreme Court, who
was retired in April, 1882, and died in
March, 1886,
THE Secretary of War shows that it viii
cost $316, $50 to protect the lowlands of the
Missouri river, OF which amount Sl95, 200
can be proftably expended during the
next fiscal year.
; On the 10th the testimony given before
an int ttacy cbpxraI
that the practice of doing private printing
in the Government printing Office had
always been followed prior to the admin
istration of Mr., Benedict.
On the 10Th it was stated unofficially that
the differences in the emigrant pool had
been adjusted. t 8tsss
On the 10th the Thomas Railroad bill
passed the Kentucky House of Represent
atives. It provides for the control of
railroads by statute, and abolishes the
railroad commission. #
In an article on the French situation
the Moscow Gazette says it is greatly to
Russia's interest that France should be
strong, no matter through whom.
s In Brazil the movement for the aboli-
ton of slavery is spreading. Already
many thousands of serfs have been set
free.
X. G.. DUN g. Co. report business fall
ures for the seven days ending on the 21st;
For the United States, 1T; for Canada,
IS; total, 195. For the corresponding
week last year the failures aggregated 199.
AT South Pittsburgh, Tenn, the tele-
phone agent collected all the quarterly
rents due the company, and on the 18th
left for parts unknown. He was other
wise heavily in debt.
A Ar ha re aoa,, Il OF
of martial law in Cuba serious emeute
in the provinces of Rio, Milla Clara,
Pifiar and Havana occurred
A BILL limiting TO ten hours in twelve
the labor of conductors and drivers on
street cars in cities of over 100000 in
habitants, has been passed by the Massa-
chusetts House of Representatives.
Or the 20tn the strikes prevailing in
various parts of Germany were reported
to be spreading, An appeal had been is
sued to all workingmen to boycott the
striking districts.
AT The Galway (Ireland) sessions, on the
20th, four hundred DEGREES of ejectment
were issued.
THE German Emperor's latest Imperial
decree of amnesty removes the disabili-
ties of a large number of officers of the
army and navy and numerous seamen
and soldiers sentenced to punishment
for various. civil and military offenses.l
In the Latin quarter of Paris bloody
conflict occurred on the Goth between
fifteen hundred students, who were noisily
denouncing Deputy Boulanger as Dicta-
tor, and q party Of the latter's friends.
Numbers ON both sides We're seriously in
jured. 1.#4 nft
On the Goth all the gambling houses OF
Leadyille, Col, were closed by order Of
the Law and Order mayor.
CABLE reports are that the Russian
press has been warned against unfavor-
able criticism of the German Crown
Prince.
In is said that as result of family nego
tiations, jointure of 12,e00,000 marks is
secured to the Empress Victoria of Ger
many, and Prince Henry inherits 100000
marks upoB the Emperor's death.
Oh the 20th the Knights of Labor posi-
lively determined not to return to work at
the Edgar Thomson Steel-works.
AT Indianapolis, ON the Goth, interest in
the National game was increased by a re-
sort to fsticuffs by two of the players dur
ing the progress of the game.