The Russellville Democrat., 1888-05-31

In Indianapolis, Ind. the National Con-
vention OF Commissioners Of Labor Sta
tistics met on the I'D, thirteen States be-
ing represented.
In the Supreme Court of Ohio quo war
ranto proceedings have been begun
against clubs incorporated to evade the
State Liquor law.
In retaliation for Russia's high tariff on
German iron, Germany proposes an enor-
nous tax on Russian bonds.
THE bill to grant right Of way through
the Indian Territory to the St Louis &
San Francisco Railway Company was ia
vorably reported on by the House COM
mittee on Indian affairs, on the 22d
1T is announced that q bill directed
against Chinese immigration has passed
the House of Deputies OF .ihe colony OF
New Zealand.
On the oath the corner stone of the
new Catholic University at Washington
was laid, with imposing ceremonies.
Ar Toronto, Ont. the cigar-makers
struck on the 22d. They demand an in
crease of 81 per 900 for mold work and 81
per 1000 for hand work, and limitation
of the number of apprentices.
On the 21st the steamer City of Berlin,
which arrived off Queenstown, from New
York, was befogged ten hours, and the
tender that went out to take off the mails
and her passengers who desired to land at
Queenstown was unable to locate her. The
steamer, therefore, proceeded to Liver
pool With her mails and passengers.
AT Pittsburgh, Pa, a notice has been
posted in the Wayne Iron and Steelworks
that a reduction in wages of ten per cent.
will be made when the mill resumes.
THE stleet-car drivers strike Mt Roches-
ter N. Y, was settled, on the 23d, on
terms favorable to the men.
On the 23d the Senate committee on ap-
propriations completed the Indian Appro-
priation bill. The reductions made in
the House bill aggregate s226,000, leaving
the total appropriations now contained
! SS,172,0 900.
On the 22d the j. Lusk Canning Com
pany, of San Francisco, which made an
| assignment recently, filed an inventory,
showing total liabilities to be S254 200, and
| total assets. $4,000.
| On the 23d the eight-months' strike at
| the Black Diamond Steel-works at Pitts
| burgh, Pa, was officially declared off by
the Knights of Labor. The boycott has
| also been lifted, and the strikers are re-
| turning to work.
| AT Los Angeles, Cal, the switchmen
| employed in the Southern Pacific yards
struck, on the 23d against the discharge
| of men who participated in the recent
strike.
AT Washington the cornerstone of the
new Catholic University was laid, with
| imposing ceremonies, on the oath.
| In test case at Omaha, Neb., Judge
| Wakely has decided in favor of Sunday
base ball playing.
l fhaf hn In
| in the flooded districts along the yellow
river are to be encouraged to emigrate.
| IT is said that the Russian force in the
| trans Caspian territories has been re-
| duced.
THE defeat of the Conservative candi-
| date in the Parliamentary election at
| Southampton, says the Pail Mall Gazette,
| was the worst shock the government has
| received this session.
j. II. ALLEN, of New York, owner Of the
| American ship Bridgewater has been re-
| fused by the Canadian Government any
! compensation for the unjust seizure and
detention of his vessel by the customs
| collector Of Shelbourne, N. s.
THE Internal revenue collections for the
| first ten months of the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1888, amounted to 800, 406, 49,
being an increase of S., ,153, $50 over the
| collections during the corresponding
period of the previous fiscal year.
| OWING to the counterfeits in circulation
| provincial banks are refusing to receive
| 500-franc notes of the Bank of France.
| The notes are TO be Withdrawn from cir
| culation by the bank. 1t is stated that
| counterfeit 1,00O-franc and 100-franc notes
| have also made their appearance.
| BUSINESS failures reported by r. G. Dun
| g. Co. for the seven days ending on the
| 25th, were: For the United States, 2I2;
| for Canada, 10; total, 225. The failures
for the previous seven days were 1S9;
and for the corresponding week of 1887,
| It's.
| ON the 24th all vessels which left Du-
| luth, Mimi, became blocked fast in drift
| ing ice about five or ten miles out. Tugs
| were sent to their assistance.
| 1T is reported that immense swarms of
| locusts are devastating portions of AL
| geria. The insects extend in semi
| circle, the diameter OF which is calculated
| at fifteen kilometers.
| THE value of the Montana gold and sill
yer output last year is reported by Assay
er Braden to have been between S23, 000,-
| 900 and S24.000.000.