The Russellville Democrat., 1888-01-19

 caused by the fact that the police have been informed of plot to wreck the gov ernment building. All the steamers and trains are being watched for suspicious persons.
 Ar East Saginaw, Mich, on the 11th, somewhat pathetic incident occurred, showing the devotion to the Grown Prince of Prussia of the old Germans. A Ger man woman went into the express office there and sent a package of medicine to the Prince to help cure his throat. It was addressed to San Reno, Italy, and on it she paid six dollars expressage.
 ON the 1Ith, at a war council in Sofia, it was decided to adopt measures for the defense of Bulgaria against any intruder, but not to take part in aggres sive action.
 AT Lansing, on the 10th, at the meeting of the Michigan State Board of Health, Prof. Vaughn reported a successful ex- pertinent of producing in cat disease similar to typhoid fever in the human family by the use of the germs found in the water used by the three hundred victims of the scourage at Iron Mountain, Mich.
 A DETERMINED war on the bucket shops has been opened by the New York Stock Exchange.
  1887. the total exports of mineral from the United States was S45, 231 ,9sS, against S47,- 0l6.065 during the same period in 1SS6
 SHORTLY before five o'clock on the morning of the 11th sharp shock of earthquake was felt throughout Ottawa, Ont, and the surrounding section. The vibration was quite marked, and seemed to be travelling from the west. The shock lasted between five and ten sec onds.
 ON the 18th the worst blizzard since 1882 swept over Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska, in many places locomotion being absolutely dangerous. Railroad travel in some sections was entirely aban doned for the time being
 IN various parts of the South earthquake shocks were felt on the 18th.
 IS London and vicinity, on the 12th, railway and steamship service was seriously interfered with by dense fog.
 Ar St. Paul, Minn., on the 18th fierce blizzard prevailed in consequences of which the laying of the corner-b block of tn ice palace was postponed until the 14th.
 AN employe of the Baltic railway is among the men arrested in connection with the latest plot against the Czar of Russia. He kept the Nihilists informed of every journey of the Czar to and from Gatschina
 ON the 18th Mrs. Josephine Ammon, who lives in fine mansion on Euclid avenue, Cleveland, O., was fined Sl00 and sent to jail for contempt of court in refus- ing to tell what she knows of the mysteri- ous disappearance of Miss Blann, simple minded young girl worth S7o,ooo, who has been boarding with her.
 SCARLET FEVER is epidemic among the British American Indians.
 THROUGH HoUT the North the recent bliz- gard has been the most severe of the win- ter, greatly delaying trains and business, causing much suffering, in some cases re. sulting in death.
 IN Manitoba the political situation is becoming seriously complicated.
 FoR the twelve months ended December 3I, 1887, the value of the exports of bread stuffs was $15S, ,301. 76S, as against Sl4S,- 123, 020 for the twelve months ended December 31, 1886.
 DURING the seven days ended the 18th the business failures numbered, for the United States, 25S, and for Canada, 30, or total of 2Ss, as against 279 the preceding like period, and 223 for the corresponding week of 1887.
 AT Vienna it is claimed that new intrigue to mislead the Czar to a war policy exists in Russia.
 ON the 18th the steamer Galicia ar rived at San Francisco from China and Japan, with two cases of smallpox on board
 INTo the Baltic provinces the council of the Russian Empire has decided to intro- duce the Russian police system. The nobles of the provinces have protested against this innovation without avail. AT Cleveland, O., on the 18th the first annual meeting of the Grand Brother hood of Lake Marine Engineers began. The brotherhood organized two years ago and now has membership of 3S0 on the lakes Delegates were present from Buff falo Detroit, Milwaukee, Chicago and Grand Haven.
 ON the 18th Judge ha, psy, at the Munster (Ireland) assizes, sentenced four teen "moonshiners" to terms of impris- onment from eighteen months to eighteen years. He expressed himself as certain that, with it's growing facilities. the law will be able to cope with the moonlight CTS" and soon force them to disappear.