The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1888-12-06

will recover from the severing of an artery
In his leg, and Ed Bither, his drive., state.
that he viii live to lower his rec0,d.
THE report that new Papaf rescripi
had been issued to the Irish Bishops, con.
demning boycotting and like practices in
Ireland, has been confirmed. The inten.
tion to receive the rescript privately, but
to act upon it publicly was frustrated by
the indiscretioa of servant Of the Bishop
Of Limerick, who partly divulged TO se-
cret.
THE Arabs of Mombassa have been paid
fao,GsI by the British company for the
fugitive slaves harbored by the British
mission at that place.
SAVANNAH, GA, has raised the quaran-
tine against Florida, late frosts having
removed all danger of yellow-fever infec-
ton.
PRIOR to their departure for st. Peters,
burg the King and Queen Of Belgium gave
farewell dinner at court in honor of
Judge Lambert TREE, the American Min
lister, and his wife.
Hon. JAMES G.. BLAINE was in New
York, on the 29th, to attend the funeral
services of Mrs. Sherman.
On the 2sth the Marquis of Queensbury
sailed from New York for England.
two new 4O-pound rifed guns from the I'M
perial Government for use on the Pacific
coast.
THE Commissioner of Agriculture has
appointed commission to investigate the
subject of swine diseases in the United
States, and methods for their treatment
and prevention.
ON the 2sth there were no new cases of
yellow fever and no deaths at Jackson
vile, Fla.
THE statement that race had been ar
ranged between the Cambridge (En-
gland) University and the Yale Uniyer-
sity crews, to be rowed in England, is de-
MED by Yale officials.
OK the 2ath Mr.. Gent-Davis, NJ. p. for
Kensington, who had heretofore been
only nominally imprisoned under the
warrant of arrest for contempt of court,
was actually put in prison.
THE story comes that an unfortunate
child, d,rescued by the New York Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children,
from drunken and brutal parents has been
adopted by rich bachelor and made heir
to two million dollars.
On the 29th the steamer Nova Scotian
arrived at Halifax, N S., from Liverpool,
reporting very stormy voyage.
In spite of the blockade of Port-au-
Prince, declared by the provisional gov
ernment of Hayti it is stated that several
ships have entered and departed from
that port.
THE authorities of Maryland, stung by
the inglorious defeat of the State oyster
navy several days ago, propose to in
augurate vigorous campaign and drive
the piratical dredgers from the oyster
beds.
a MEETING of the directors Of the Keely
Motor Company was held in Philadelphia
on the Goth, and it is said that all the diff
ferences between Kelly and the board
were compromised by the formulation of
q plan for the entire reorganization of the
company.
CALUMET & HEcLA stock fell forty six
points, on the 30th, in consequence of the
news of fire in the mine.
A NUMBER OF New York City clergymen
of various Protestant denominations,
and other prominent citizens, have
issued circular stating that the
number of Protestant churches in proper
ton to the population of that city has de-
clined fifty per cent. since 1910, and calling
for a conference at Chickering Hall De-
cember 3, 4 and 3 to discuss the religious
neeus OF the people ana ueNlSe means Ior
meeting the same.
THE Russians are throwing pontoon
bridge across the Rene river in readiness
to bridge the Danube when occasion re-
quires. This will form q point of attack
on Bulgaria.
M. EIFFEL, the famous French engineer,
claims that his tower has already reached
an altitude thirty-one meters higher than
the Washington monument.
THE Reading (Pa.) Coal & Iron Com
pany announced, on the 29th, that it would
make no change in the price of anthracite
coal for December. 1t will shut down
eighteen collieries, and run about thirty
seven on three quarters time.
THE cabbage growers near Findlay, O.,
formed a trust, and refused to sell any OF
their product for less than five cents a
head in the field, but buyers declined to
purchase at these figures, and the trust
failed.
AT u meeting in Paris, ON the 30th ult.,
of the Panama Canal Company, the price
of shares was lowered thirty-five francs.
If less than 100000 shares are applied for,
the issue viii be cancelled.