The Russellville Democrat., 1888-01-26
RussELLv1LLE POPE O. ARK THURSDAY, JANUARY w s

THE charges made against Mir. Bal four by the Irish leaders that he wanted half q dozen of the most prominent and phy ysical- ly weakest to die in prison, is to be brought to the atten tion of Parliament.
 EUROPEAN diplomatic circles are dis cussing the reported efforts of M. Flour ems, the French Foreign Minister, to bring about an erstanding between France, Russia and England, and are in- credulous of his success.
 THE wilkesbarre (Pa.) Eagle Iron Works have failed.
 IN the Province of Quebec capitalists are organizing against the Knights of Labor.
 THE French steamer Britannia, which left Gibraltar December 23, with $50 Italians in the steerage, has not arrived, and her delay is becoming a serious matter. The offices of the agent in New York are daily crowded with friends of those on board.
 THE Secretary of State has been notified by the Government of Portugal that it has renounced the protectorate over Dahomey, which 1t assumed by treaty concluded in 1885.
 ON the 18th the American Poland-China Swine Record Association held it's an- nual meeting at Cedar Rapids Ia.
 AT Greenock the first steamer of new line, the vessels of which are to be fitted with tanks to convey petroleum from the United States to Europe, has been launched.
 THE SC cond mortgage bondholders of the Wabash have decided to push fore closure as rapidly as possible.
 Ar Cincinnati on the 18th lumber and starch poolers met to devise policies by which the cost of these articles to con sumers will be increased.
 A SERIOUS state of affairs bet tween the French and Italian governments has been caused by the Florence consulate incl dent, and the breaking off of diplomatic relations is among the possibilities.
 AT Constantinople an imperial trade has been issued which enioins the War Min istry to use the greatest dispatch in com pleting the military defenses in and around Adrianople.
 RUssIA's candidate for the Bulgarian throne, so says the Pesthsr Lloyd, is the Volvode Maiks Milanoff of Kucsl, a lead- ing Montenegrin commander. The paper considers, however that he has even less chance of success than the Prince of Min grelia.
 AT meeting in New York, on the 18th, the general passenger agents of the trunk lines decided, that on and after Janu- ary g, all the free passenger bag gage--150 pounds to each passenger-will be checked through to Pacific coast points All excess baggage will have to be rechecked at the Missouri river.
 AT London an early British Cabinet crisis is predicted.
 GREEN BAY (Wis.) Turner's want all Anarchists expeled from the North Amer ican Turnesbund.
 ON the 10th the National Pure Food con- vention met in Was hington. About one hundred and twenty five delegates were present, representing nearly all of the leading organizations in the country.
 ON the 18th the validity of the Bell tel ephone patents were established in Mex ico by the First District Court of the Re- public.
 IN Poland land owners are in despair over the rapid depreciation in the value of their estates. They complain that the Government avoids buying army supplies in Poland, preferring to buy elsewhere at enhanced prices.
 IN Norristown, Pa., Miss Mary A. Brown, q maiden lady, possessed of considerable property, has been swindled out of S30, 900 by a Philadelphia woman WUO fDuue lnNeStHuSubS LOT NpIieIl. pu6 conducted "lades' bank" and promised large returns for every dollar invested.
 IS the State of Puebla, Mexico, public indignation has been aroused over the assassination, within few months, in a remo te part of that State, of several Free Masons whose political and religious ideas were repugnant to the fanatical clericals.
 THE order of the Servian Government, for the manufacture and delivery of 160, GOO rifles, is followed by the verified report that 1S0,000 similar weapons have been contracted for by the Hungarians. THE honor of having the widest range of temperature of any place on earth is given to Fort Keogh Mont. During recent storm the thermometer marked 65 degrees below, while last summer it ranged from 120 to 130 degrees above, a total range for year of 195 degrees. ToULoN (France) telegrams report that the government arsenal there has sud denly become the scene of great activity. Every thing is being hastened to place squadron of iron-clads and all the available cruisers in readiness to sail. The men in the dock-yards are working extra time.