The Russellville Democrat., 1888-12-13
THE WRIST.

THE commission appointed to treat with the Southern Utes for their removal to the new reservation. completed their labors at the Durango, Col, agency on the 4th by giving the Indians barbecue dinner.
 THE official canvass of Nebraska is: Har- rison los, ,425, Cleveland S0,552, Fisk & 429, Streeter 4.226.
 THE leading plug tobacco manufacturers of the United States held secret confer ence in Cincinnati on the 4th.
 BY collision between two trains on a curve near Youngstown, O., the other morning one man was killed two fatally injured and fourth badly hurt Both en- zines and ten cars were wrecked.
 INcEYDIARIEs set fire to Woods, Jenks & Co.'S lumber yards in Cleveland, O, re- gently and five acres of sawed timber were destroyed, causing loss of S50,000.
 THE attempt to consolidate the Federated Miners with the Knights of Labor at Columbus, O., was reported virtual failure on the 9th.
 FoUR Chinese highbinders are dead as the result of their recent factional fight at Portland, Ore. Another was also reported dying.
 "OLD HUTCH" of Chicago, has been robbed of S20, 900 by an ex-clerk whom he had trusted.
 THE stage from Mendecino to Ingrams, Cal, was robbed recently, supposed for large amount.
 THE widow of the millionaire Shell, who was murdered by Tascott in Chicago last February, has increased the reward for the arrest of the murderer to S50000. There was report on the 9th that Tascott had been arrested, which report Shells son-in-law Stone was inclined to believe.
 ABOUT 2000 squatters, principally Poles, in the vicinity of the High bridge, St. Paul, Mnn., are to be evicted. Some have been living there twenty years.
 THE bill leasing "the Strip to the c. s. l.. $. A. has passed both houses of the Cherokee National Council and is only awaiting the approval of Chief Mayes to become law. The bill releases to the asso- citation the entire Strip for period of five years for the sum of S2oO, 900 per annum.
 TIE strike of the Montana Union road has been settled. Master Mechanic Ross, whose discharge the engineers demanded, was laid off and the engineers returned to work.
 E. GRUMBACH, a fur dealer of Duluth. Minn., has disappeared leaving debts running well up into the thousands.
 THE Board of Trade of Great Falls, Mont, mas takeH the nfst step toward a statehood movement in Montana.
 Two small boys of Owatonna, Minn., were drowned the other day while skat- ing.
 SECRETARY EVERETT, of the Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers, now in Cleveland, O., denies the truth of the re- port that a meeting of all kinds of rail- road employees would be held in Pitts burgh, Pa, early in January.
 THREE men were overcome by gas in petroleum still at Findlay, O., the other day, and two died
 THE following is the official vote of Illi nois: For President-Harrison, 370, 473; Cleveland, 3is, ,272; Fisk, 2l,695; Streeter, 1000 Harrson's plurality, 22,201. For Governor-Fifer 36? ,S60; Palmer, 355, ,3l8; Harts, 19 915; Jones, 5,3GI. Fifer's plural ity, 2,5iI.
 BY a collision in the suburbs of Chicago the other morning, between a long Pitts busgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago freight train, drawn by three engines, and switch engine, all four engines were ruined and several box cars demolished. Loss, $50, 900.
 THE Miners Progressive Union com pleted it's organization at Columbus, O |, on the 7th by the adoption of constitu- tion and election of officers.
 A REWARD of Sl0,000 has been offered by the Calumet and Hecla Copper Mining Company for the arrest of the man who set fire to tho Calumet shaft Thanksgiving day. The fire was reported growing