The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1888-03-15

thlrty-four private pension bills were passed
including one increasing the pension OF the
aidow OF General Robert Anderson, the hero OF
/ ort Sumter, to 800 . month.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
On the 9th Count Herbert Bismarck held
protracted interviem with Lord Sails
bury.
ON the 9th Johanna Yocum, widow,
living at Ninevah, o., tell into the fire
in fit and was burned to death.
On the 9th the father of seven we ar old
Dav id Sllberstein, of New York, who lost
an arm by being run over, obtained q
verdict against a horse-car company for
$4,000.
On the 7th Miss Rachel Stern, aged
twenty six years, daughter of wealthy
New York merchant, and noted for her
activity in charitable organ ization work,
hanged herself at her residence in that
city
THE public illumination proposal of
the Brush Electric Light Company has
been rejected by the London corporation.
THE French Chamber of Deputies is de-
batting the war estimates.
In Middlesex County, n. j., pleuro-
pneumonia has again broken out among
the cattle. Thirty-two infected animals
belonging to George Sach, near South
Amboy, were slaughtered by State author
ity on the 9th.
IT has been decided by the Ameri can
Baseball Association to offer three money
prizes to be contested for the present year.
To the club winning the championship
81, 900 will be added, and badges to the in e
dividual players; and to the clubs holding
second aud third place respectively SO 0
and $500 will be added.
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Spiritualsts have asked permission of the
City Council of that place TO exhums the
remains of Robert Carnes, who died in
1871, because it had been revealed to them
through spiritualistc channels that his
will, which had never been found, was in
his coffin.
COLONEL LAMONT pronounces the letter
alleged to have been written by Presi-
dent Cleveland declining a renominat ion
a forgery.
On the 7th the protocols submitted by
the British and American commits sioners
at the fishery inference at Washington
were laid before the Canadian House of
Commons. Contrary to expectations, Sir
Charles Tupper and Mr. Chamberlain, to-
gether with the American commissioners,
made proposition for greater freedom Of
commercial intercourse between the two
question.
OK the 9th the Prince Of Wales returned
to london from the continent
IL Is reported Counts Karl and Emanuel
Busna, of Brunn, Moravia, have failed
for e00, 900 fiorins.
DR.. MACKENZIE, it is reported, has been
converted TO the view Of the Crown
Princes malady held by the German doc
tors.
AT one o'clock on the morning of the
7th Ellwood Baum propriet tor and editor
of the Pottstown (Pa.) Daily Nelos,
dropped dead Z his desk, of heart disease.
On the 7th Mr.. A. Stirling Pennington,
assistant United States district attorney
for Maryland, died at Baltimore.
On the Sth the Democratic State Com
mittee assembled at darapolis, Ind.
Chairman James II. Rice res igned his po-
sition and e. 7. Richardson was chosen to
fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.
The State convention will be held in In.
dianapolis April 20, at which time a
State ticket " i'll be nominated and dele
gates to the National convention selected.
OK the 7th the bill granting woman
suffrage at municipal and school cleo
tions was de feated in the Iowa House of
Representatives. A motion to recon-
alder the vote was laid on the table.
This virtually kills the bill for this ses-
aion.
On the 18th the funeral servic es of Miss
Alcott were held in Boston. They were
entirely private, only invited friends
being present The burial took place in
the old "Sleepy Hollow" graveyard at
Concord.
On the sth the Crown Prince, ON learn
ing of the severe illness Of his father, de-
termined, despite the opposition OF the
German doctors, to repair to Berlin.
On the evening OF the Sth, during the
hour when the old Kaiser was thought to
be dying, divine services were being held
in the palace, attended by the royal fam
lily and court dignitaries. The crowd out
side Joined in the prayers.
The death OF the Emperor of Germany
aud the afiiction of his son has had the
effect of al laying the national hatred OF
the French, and engendered feeling OF
profound sympathy.
OK the sth the disappearance Of Allen
o. Myers from Columbus, o., caused the
postponsment Of the tally sheet trial
again. IL Is thought he has been fright
ened away by rumor that be was 70 be
arrested for contempt of court
on the Sth the board OF managers for
the Ohio prison paroled John Fasnet, the
notorious ballot-box suffer Of Cincinnati.
1T is said that Mayor Hewitt Of New
York City claims TO have received O great
many letters commencing and not one
condemning his refusal TO review the
parade Of the Irish societies on ST. Pat.
rick's Day.
THE funeral arrangement Is Of tho late.
Emperor viii not be made until the ar'
rival OF Frederick III The Emperor
directed that he DO buried where his par
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