The Russellville Democrat., 1888-08-30
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

JUDGE +. k REIrz, presidents of the Supreme Court of the Orange Republic, has been nominated to succeed to the presidency.
 THE President has approved the bill for a public building at Jackson, Mich.
 ON the 22d ex Congressman James B. Everhart was reported as lying at the point of death from dysentery at his home in Harrisburg, Pa
 ON the 22d Surgeon General Hamilton left Washington for Way Cross and Savannah, Ga, to inspect the fumfgation stations at those points.
 ON the Fist Bishop Samuel Smith Harris of Michigan died at the Langham Hotelin London. Mrs. Harris, who arrived from America on the 10th, was by his side when he breathed his last He never recog- nized her after her arrival.
 A cABLEGRAM has been received in New York from c. NJ. Depew. stating that he will accept with pleasure the reception which it is proposed to give hIm upon his return from Europe.
 A SECOND GLASS decoration of the Ger man order of the crown has been awarded General Matthews, an Englishman com manding the Zanzibar troops. This creates surprise in Berlin, because 1t has always  was hostile to German interests.
 SENATOR EDMuNDs has declared his in- ability to make any political speeches during the present campaign, owing to i'll health.
 ON the 22d the Wisconsin Republican State convention met in Milwaukee.
 OS the 23i rumors, which could not however, be traced to any reliable source, were current at Middle Bass, that Gen. eral Harrlson's letter of acceptance would be given out during his sojourn on the island.
 GENERAL HARRISON received enthusias- tic receptions at many points along his route to Middle Bass Island, on the 2lst
 HoS. BEN J. BUrTERwoRTH has bee n re- nominated for Congress by the Kepub- licans in the First Ohio district
 ON the 23d ex-Congressman J. B. Ever hart died at his residence in Wilkes barre, Ps. Mir. Everhart represented hIs district in the rty-eigth and Forty ninth Congresses.
 THE New York Base- Ball Club called upon the President at the White House on the 22d.
 PUBLIC PRINTER BENEDICT was made the subject of speeches of adverse criti- | ,ism by Mir. Gallinger and Representa- lives Farquhar and Henderson before a meeting of ex-employes of the Govern ment Printing office on the 22d.
 HURoNIA BEACH, near Port Huron, Mich, was visited by Judge Thur man on the P. He called upon Judge Bunce, a Democratic ce entennarian.
 ON the 23d Chairm an Brioe of the Dem- ocratic National executive committee. was in Washington and spent the even ing in confidential chat with Colonel Lamont, the Presidents private secre- tary.
 AFTER a sleep of twenty-three days, during which he took no nourishment but occasional swallows of brandy and water, winch were forced down his throat, Thos. L. Johnson, of Eau Claire, Wis, died on the 22d.
 ON the 23d Senator Evarts, speaking to resolutions reported from the joint com mittee on library, accepting life-size marble bust of Garibaldi, delivered very eloquent eulogy on the life, character and noble deeds of the Italian liberator and hero.
 KING OSCAR of Sweden is expected in Berlin on the 30th to remain until Sep tember 8.
 ON the 23d Hon. c. ". Cathcart, ex- United States Senator from Indiana, and an old resident of La Porte County, died at his country residence, south of Michigan City, aged seventy nine.
 IE discussing the Presidents Retalia- ton message, Mir. T c. Crawford, Lon don correspondent of the New York World , who just arrived from abroad said: .Congress will not take the steps that the President asks, because that would be necessary preliminary to a declaration of war, and there Is nothing in tho situation to justify such action"
 THE camp aign in Indiana was opened by Governor Foraker of Ohio on the 23d, in an address before an immense audi ence at Richmond. A procession num- boring 15, 900 people, with fifteen bands of music and carrying rellcs of the cam paign of ls40, was feature Of the days celebration.
 JUDoE THURMAN was received with en- thusiastio demonstrations at all points along the route between Port Huron, Mich, and Chicago on the 2fth.i
 AT Boise City, on the 23d, James G. Hawley was nominated for delegate to Congr6ga by the Territorial Dem ocratio ssnyentiOn Of Iaaha,