The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1888-05-24
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


delivered on their respective sides.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
OK the 18th delegation of leading Phil
adelphians were before the Senate COM
mittee on commerce, urging an amend
ment to the River and Harbor bill, look
ing to the removal of Smiths, Petty's and
Windmill islands in the Delaware river,
opposite Philadelphia.
AT Cincinnati, on the 10th, State Sena-
.or A. j. Streetor, of Illinois, president OF
the Farmers Alliance, was nominated
for President by the Union Labor con-
ventlon.
AT Grand Rapids, on the 10th, General
Clinton b. Fiske was indorsed for the
presidency by the Michigan State Pro-
hibition convention.
THE race for President will again be
made by Mrs. Belva Lockwood, this time
rs the candidate of the Equal Rights
party, having received the nomination al
Des Moines, Ia, on the 18th.
On the 10Th Hannibal Hamlin of Maine,
who desired to go to the Republican Ma
tional convention as delegate at large,
was defeated by the Blaine faction.
On the 10th John NJ. Thurston, Patrick
Egan, r. S. Norval and George Heist
were chosen delegates -at-large from Ne
braska to the Republican National con-
vention.
A NEW York detective charges that
Harry Phillips, John L. Sullivan's late
manager, is burglar, and wanted in
Canada to answer for planning the rob-
berry of the vault of the Grand Trunk Rail-
road Company.
THE Kansas Democracy met in State
convention at Wichita on the 18th and
elected delegates to the st. Louis conven-
ton.
On the 18th resolutions were adopted
by the Nevada Republican State conven-
ton demanding the retention of the duty
on borax, lead, soda, hides and leather.
1T is reported that Colonel Fred ID.
Grant has offered and General Badeau
has rejected the $4,000 claimed for as
sisting General Grant in preparing his
Memoirs for the press. General Badeau
says he prefers vindication at the hands
of a court of law.
On the 18th the appeal of Father Nc
Fadden of Dublin, from increased sem
tence imposed on former appeal, was dis
missed by the Court of Exchequer on the
ground that the magistrate was empow
cred to increase sentences.
THE California Democratic State con-
vention was held at Los Angeles on the
18th. Delegates to the National conyen-
tion at st. Louis were chosen and plat
form adopted strongly indorsing Presi-
dent Cleveland's administration.
AT Nashville, Tenn, a commotion was
created in the Republican State conven-
ton, at the night session on the 10th, by a
dispute ending in blows between Clerk
Baker and Delegate Garrett.
On the 18th the Republican Territorial
convention of New Mexico selected
Thomas Catron, of Santa Fe, and Fran
cisco Chanez, of Valencia, as delegates to
the National convention.
UNITED STATES SENATORS JONES and
Stewart; Messrs. Sharon and Hamilton,
of Storey; Williams, of Ormsby, and
Foley, of Eureka, were chosen by the Re
publican State convention of Nevada on
the 18th, as delegates to the National con-
vention at Chicago.
ROBERT II. CAUDREY, of Chicago, was
nominated by the United Labor (single-
taxi convention at Cincinnati ON the 17th,
for President of the United States.
THE South Carolina State Democratic
convention elected delegates to ST. Louis
on the 1Tth. The platform indorses the
administration of President Cleveland
and his message on the tariff; declares
The Treasury surplus menace to the
country and approves the Mills Tariff bill.
IT is said that the four delegates-at-
large and seventeen of the twenty district
delegates from Tennessee to the National
Republican convention are for Blaine
Sherman's name was not mentioned in
the convention.
TUE Minnesota Democrats met in State
convention at st. Paul, on the 18th, elected
delegates to the st. Louis convention and
adopted platform lndorsing President
Cleveland's administration, and the pend
ing tariff legislation.
1T is reported that DR.. Fritzoff Nauzen,
of Stockholm, Sweden, with four Nor
wegians and two Laplanders, has started
for Greenland to explore the east coast of
that country
ON the 18th Mr.. Joseph II. Anderson,
Prohibition nominee for Governor of Ten
nessee, and president of the Bristol Ma
tional Bank, died in Bristol, at the age of
sixty-seven.
THE position of Superintendent Of Rail-
way Mail Service has been offered to
Samuel j. Tilden, of Columbia County,
N. Y, nephew of the late ex-Governor
Tilden. and he will probably accept,
AMONG the successful applicants for adj
mission to the bar Of the State OF N ew
York, at Poughkeepsle, on the 17th, was
Hong Yen Chang, of Brooklyn.
THE New England Hospital for Women
and Children aud the Boston University
each receive S25 900 by the will of the late
Augusta Draper, Of Boston; and after the
death of several persons who receive life
bequests, large amount will revert 10 a
trust fund, the income TO be used by the
above named institutions in sending their
most meritorious graduates 10 Europe for
education.
On the i7th Hon. Charles l.. Jewett, Of
New Albany, was elected chairman of the
Indiana Democratic State central com :
mittee, 70 succeed John Il. Gordon, de-
ceased
On the 18th il was stated that Mr.. Will
fred Blurt had written to the Mayor Of
Cork that he had heard, on very high
authority. that il is most unlikely that any
further action Will be taken by Rome in
regard 70 Irish affairs.
Ir Is said that Mrs Panell, mother of the
great Irish leader, has declared her inten-
ton Of returning to end her days in her
old h ome ia America