The Russellville Democrat., 1888-06-21
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

THE Rhode Island Legislature adjourned on the 18th until the third Tuesday in Jam uary, 1889.
 HoN. JOHN c. NEW, of Indiana, in an in terview, on the 18th, declared that his State was persistently and pugnaciously for ex-Senator Ben Harrison, and had no second choice.
 IN Baltimore, Md, the new registration of the city is progressing slowly. The books showed, on the 18th, a total of 5l,- BIT names recorded.
 ON the 18th 8 sculling match took place on the Fitzroy river, Queensland. N. s. w., between Trickett, of Australia, and Edward Hanlan, of Canada. Hanlan won by six lengths. The race was for $500 a side.
 BERLIN journals, including the Nation al Zeltung, are resuming their attacks upon Dr. Mackenzie.
 TIE Prohibitionists of Albany County, N. Y, have organized land agreed to sup port the National ticket
 THE President has pardoned ex-Pay- l master George B. Watkins, U. S. N., who, on July 19, 1886, was convicted by court martial at Yokohama, Japan, and sem fenced to three years Imprisonment for embezzlement, scandalous conduct and deseruon.
 MsR. PERsIco has instructed Cardinal Simeoni to remain in Ireland and to con- tinue to report upon information obtained by him.
 A MONUMENT in a lofty defile on the hills north of Amphrissa in memory of Ulysses Androthus, was unvailediby King George of Greece, on the 14th. Andro- thus, at the head of a few men, held the defile against the Turkish hordes in the war of Independence.
 ON the 14th Miss Mollie Garfield was married to J. Stanley Brown, and Harry Garfield was welded to Miss Mason, daughter of the late James Mason, of Cleveland, at the residence of their mother in Mentor, o,
 ON the 14th it was reported that ex-Sen- ator Scott had secured twenty eight mem bers of the New York delegation for the support of Alger.
 IN consequence of the critical condition of Emperor Frederick all the members of the imperial family of Germany were summoned to Potsdam on the l4th.
 ON the 12th the steamer Australia, which arrived at San Francisco, brought news that Bishop, the mind-reader, who is at Honolulu, is mental wreck from the ef- fleets of cocoaine and morphine.
 ON the 14th Secretary Fairchild received a contribution of $500 to the conscience fund, inclosed in an envelope postmarked Washington, D. c.
 Os the 14th it was stated that the Ger man Emperor's lungs were infamed, and that death might occur at any moment.
 Ar Berlin, on the 18th, in the bicycle race for professionals the American, Woodside, was second, and Temple, an- other American, third. In another bi- cycle race for professionals the first prize was won by Temple, the second by AL lard, of England, and the third by Wood side.
 A PTrTsFIELD (Mass.) dispatch dated June l5, says the talk among the New En- gland delegates to Chicago in the special train was almost entirely about Blaine. One delegate said: "rhey talk Blaine, but they won't vote Blaine Tn the conyen- ton I know l shall not under any cir cumstance. It does look, though, as if he would be nominated as the result of a deadlock"
 IT is said that the late Emperor Fred erick left instructions to have his body inferred in the grounds of the gar rison church at Potsdam.
 Ar Stockholm, on the 18th, Count Richter, who was designated to succeed Count Piper, Ambassador at London for Norway Nnd Sweden, committed suicide.
 ON the 18th Mir. Gladstone and scores of other prominent persons called at the German Embassy and lett cards for Count Won Hatzfeldt the German Am 5assador.
 AT Marion, Ind, a Blaine veterans meeting, called for the Hath, was captured by the adherents of ex-Senator Harrison.
 TIE death of Emperor Frederick III. of Germany occurred at Potgdam on tho 18th. The Crown Prince was on the same day proclaimed Emperor William III.
 PREMIER CRisPI made pathetic allusions Q Emperor Frederick in the Italian ghamber ot Deputies, on the 18th. The Chamber then adjourned