The Russellville Democrat., 1888-03-22
Personal AND POLITICAL

The Emperor will take the oath re-
quired by the Prussian Consttut ion in
the presence of the upper and lower
houses of the Prus sian Diet at Charlotten-
burg, the president and vice-presidents
represent ing the chambers.
On the 18th Mr.. Smelling, the English
deega te TO the Anti-Coercion conference,
who was arrested for advocating the plan
of campaign at Limerick, was sentenced
to ten weeks imprisonment, under the
Crimes act.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE INGALLS, an
nounced on the l4th Senators Hale, Man
derson, Chase, Spooner, Blackburn, Daniel
and Blodgett as the special committee to
investigate alleged violat tions of the
Civil-Service law and interferencs of
Federal officers in political campaigns
and nominating conventions.
On the 18th the Buffalo IN. W Daily
Times, which has been conducted by a
stock company, limited, changed hands,
b b,coming the property Of Mr.. Henry
Nauert, who foreclosed mortgage of
SIS 900 held against the property. Mr.
Nauert will conduct the paper on his own
account
OK the 14th, at the meeting OF the di
rectors of the Baltimore & Ohio Rs 'iroad
Company at Baltimore, the following Off
csrs were confirmed: First vice-president,
C. K. Lord; general freight traffic mana
gsr, Frank Harriott; general freight
agent Charles +. Ways.
On the 14th Colonel Finl ey Anderson,
OF New York, who was on General Han
cocks staff during the war, addressed
an open letter to Senator ingalls,, in which
he defends the dead warrior from the
charge of having been an "ally of the
Confederacy," and calls upon him to make
a full retraction and apology in the Senate
chamber.
The German Chancellor will not resign.
OK the night of the 18th the Prince of
Wales, Prince Victor, the Duke of Cam
bridge, Prince Christian of Denmark and
their stats left for Berlin.
On the 18th, in the Superior Court of
New York, a decision was given in favor
of NJ ss George Fargo against her fathers
executors for Sl3,0S5.
Os the 18th, at the regular meeting of
the directors of the Bank of England, Mr.
Goschen's plan for the conversion Of the
public debt, by means OF gradual reduc-
ton of interest, was dsnounced as a
scheme less honorable than the famous
Irish plan of campaign, and an out
rageous attack upon the rights of
property.
ON the 18th General Boulanger was
peremptorily retired by the French War
Department for visiting Paris in contempt
OF authority. All Paris is agog W ith ex-
citement over this indignity to the peo-
ple's favorite, and results disastrous to
the cabinet are predicted.
On the 18th John Il. Sulliva an was in
London. He declares that in future he
will engage in glove contests only. He
was not called upon by the Prince of
Wales.
On the 18th a complimentary reception
was rendered to Henry Irving by the
Goethe Society of New York.
On the 10th Prince Oscar of Sweden was
married to his mothers maid of honor,
Miss Ella Munck.
On the 10th the funeral of Henry Bergh,
late president of the Society for the Pre-
vention OF Cruelty to Animals, took place
in New York, and was largely attended.
On the 10Th the County Democracy of
New York passed resolutions of respect
TO the memory of the late Emperor
William.
On the 10th i. was reported on the
streets of New York that Jay Gould had
reached FernandiEA, Fla.
THE young reporter of the New York
Star, Richard Reilly, who was found
badly frozen after making his way on
foot through the snow to Coney Island,
died on the 18TH
On the 18th General Boulanger, while
driving in the Rue Honore Paris, was
recognized by the people promenading
the street and there was a rush for the
vehicle in which he was seated. The
crowd tried 10 unharnsss the horses and
draw his carriage through. the streets.
Boulangsr much annoyed by the IN.
tlme evidences Of his popularity, es-
capped before the horses were released
The death OF Senator Carnot, father OF
"a President % the Brete Republic, oc.
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