The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1888-11-08

mission.
In speech at wolverhamton, England,
on the I'd, Mr.. Balfour said that crime in
Ireland had been reduced almost to the
level of 1881.
OK the I'd the Russian explorer, Pirvals-
ky, died at Tashkend.
DUNCAN C. Ross has deposited 500 at
the Office of the Boston Herald TO bind his
conditional acceptance of Tom Cannon's
challenge He will not wrestle for less
than $500 side.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
On the night of the 10Th an attempt was
made to burn the Canadian Pacific rail-
road bridge at Headingly, Man. The
bridge was saturated with oil, and was
considerably damaged. The fire is sup
posed to have been the work of indignant
settlers who side with the government in
its trouble with the road.
AMONG the arrests in New York City
on the 30th, for false registration, was
that of Richard w. Dyer, who has served
four terms in Sing Sing. He had been
out of that prison only thirty three days
when he registered.
ANDY FULTON, ex-mayor of Pittsburgh,
Pa, who is owner of large ranch twenty
miles from Denver, Col, was shot and
seriously wounded. on the 30th, by a
woman. Cause unknown.
SOLOMON DUYRENFURTH, a wealthy Ger
man furrier of Baltimore, Md, was run
over and killed, on the 3oth, at the Lee
street crossing of the Baltimore g. Ohio
railroad The conductor of the shifting
engine says that Duyrenfurth threw him.
self in front of the engine. He was sixty
eight years old
RICHARD BARBER was sentenced, at
Ithaca, N. Y, on the 30th, to be hanged.
He heard the sentence without exhibiting
any emotion.
WHILE testing fire. escape attached to
the front Of the Monongahela House, in
Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 31st, two boys
were killed and one fatally injured.
THE E.official account of the late accident
to the Czar's train says: at seems in
credible that with such havoc any Of the
occupants [of the carl should have escaped
unhurt but God protected the Gar and
his family, who were taken from the
debris uniniured.
On the night of the 81 st, in a row be-
tween Dickinson College boys, bent on
Halloween pranks and firemen of Car
Isle, Pa several of the participants on
both sides were severely, if not fatally,
injured.
On the 1st the German gum boat Sophie
bombarded the Whindi village north of
Bombagoo Zanzibar, and afterwards
burned the place. An old negress was
killed.
On the 1st Joseph Cavanagh, witness
summoned by the Parnell Commission,
was arrested in London charged with at
tempting to shoot a fellow witness. He
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for making certain disclosures.
THE Columbus (O.) Bridge Company's
works were totally destroyed by fire on
the 1st. Loss on machinery. stock and
building, $50, 900; insurance, $4,000,
THE buildings of the Frank Hough mine
at Lake City, Col, one of the largest in
the district were burned on the 1st The
owners OF the property reside IN England.
On the 1st James Longenotti, Il bar
tender of Denver, Col, who shot and
killed man named Case, while eXpeling
HIM from saloon, on the 2Sth, died in
commissions, apparently the result of
nervous prostration and remorse.
NEAR State Hall, Pa, on the, I'd five per-
sons were instantly killed and three 9TH
ers fatally injured by the explosion OF a
traction engine used for threshing on the
farm of James Spayd.
IT is announced that an examination
into the affairs of the city of Cleveland,
o., growing out of the Axworthy defalca-
ton. has disclosed a shortage in the ac-
counts of S. 7. Everett, ex-city tire asurer,
of nearly $4,000.
GENERAL ALLENKoUoFF, director of
Caucasian railroads, committed suicide
on the ID, leaving a letter addressed to
the Gear, presumably giving his reason
for the deed.
PATRICK GILLIGAN, a farmer, was shot
dead near Athlone, Ireland, on the I'd.
The crime grew out Of agrarian disputes.
On the 1st Walter Hall. agent of the
Yarmouth Steamship Company at Lewis
wharf, Boston, disappeared, leaving a
shortage of $4,000 in his accounts.
On the I'd the complaint lodged with
the New York grand jury by Mrs. Henry
c. Mills against Miss frankie Raymond,
the actress, charging her with stealing
$1,000 worth of diamonds, was dismissed.
In the late accident to the Cars train
the Cars dog was killed at its masters
feet.
UNKNOWN parties in Springfield, o.,
made a brutal assault on Genera al Asa
Bushnell on the night Of the 1st He was
seriously injured and confined Ito his
house by his wounds
A RICH harvest was reaped by pick
pockets among the crowd gathered at
New London, Conn, on the I'd, to witness
the passing OF Mr.. Blaine's train. Sew
eral hundred dollars and many gold
watches were taken from the unwary. a.
GEORGE PARsoN, colored, Iwho insti-
gated the disturbance on Sixth avenue,
New York City, on the night of the 3lst,
between two political parades, was fined
$40 on the I'd.
A CANNON belonging to the Balbach Bat
terry at Newark, N. j., was prematurely
discharged, on the 2l, and the charg
struck Cornelius Richards, taking effec
IN one of his shoulders and in his head.
He died in few hours, leaving a wife
and five children destitute