The Russellville Democrat., 1888-09-27
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

EARLY in October the Empress Fred- brick, widow of the late Emperor Fred erick of Germany, will visit her royal mother, the Queen of England, at Ball. moral.
 Ar conference of Radical Unionists at Bradford, England. on the 18th, MT. Joseph Chamberlain declared that the Unionists would protect the minority in Ireland, and preserve the honor and in- tegritY of the country.
 AFTER a deadlock of nearly a month, during which over six hundred ballots were taken, Hon. Geo. D. Tillman was re- nominated for Congress by the Second Ohio District Democratic Convention, on the 18th.
 THE State convention of the United La bor party of New York was held in New York City on the 18th.
 HoHENBERG, the retired German officer who was arrested at Nice, France re- gently, on a charge of espionage, was committed for trial on the 18th.
 JOHN G. WHITFIELD, the actor, has been pronounced insane, and has been removed to an insane asylum on Wards Island, NY.
 ON tho 20th Miss Helen Scarborough daughter of Bishop Scarborough of the Diocese of New Jersey, was married at Trenton to Charles Hewitt, nephew of the mayor of New York. The Bishop offloiat- cd, and distinguished audience was present.
 MRS. SUSAN BooKwALTER, mother of Hon. John W. Bookwalter, died atiSpring- field, O.. on the 18th. She was one of the pioneer women of the Buckeye State, and was eighty-two years old.
 ON the 18th the mother of John l.. Sulli- van and Father Hogerty were sent for to go to Crescent Beach immediately to see tho sick pugilist whose illness had taken e turn for the worse.
 THE Democratic State committee of Indiana announce that Governor D. B. Hill of New York will participate in the campaign in that State.
 ALDEN MILLER died at Camden, N J., of paralysis, on the 10th, aged seventy nine. He was an old Washington depart ment clerk.
 THE Democratic convention at New buryport, Mass, on the 20th, nominated Samuel Roads, of Marblehead, for Con- gress, by exclamation.
 GEO. c. SAWYER, of Canton, was nomi- mated by the Democrats of the twenty second New York district for Congress, on the 20th.
 WARNER MILLER, the Republican can- didate for Governor, was indorsed by the United Labor State convention of New York, on the 29th.
 JOHN l.. 5ULLIvAN's physicians, on the 20th, expressed the opinion that he would be around again in two or three weeks.
 A LARGE number of changes have re- gently been made in superintendents of the Railway Mail Service, and but two 4v, he ko the 2oth.
 COUNT PARR, the Austrian Ambassador to the Vatican, is reported about to retire.
 MR. JOHN R LAWRENCE, of Grand Rap ids, Mich, has been made receiver of the Lowell National Bank, of Lowell, Mich., which closed its doors on the 11th inst
 HON. P. A. COLLINS, Senator Blackburn and Congressman O'Neil, of St. Louis, were among the speakers at a large rati- fication meeting held by the New York County Democracy at Cooper Union, on tlse 20th.
 THERE was another rpmor in Washing ton, on the 20th, that the President was about to appoint General John q. Park hurst to succeed Lambert Tree as Minis ter to Russia.
 A DELEGATION of Arkansas colored Democrats was received by Judge Thur man at Columbus, O., on the 2Oth The "Old Roman" greeted Ithem warmly, and made quite an extended address.
 Two LARGE delegations were received by General Harrison, on the 2ist One of thera, from Dayton, O., contained num- Der of old men who voted for Clay in 1882.
 OFFICIAL information of the refusal of the Chinese Government to ratify the amended treaty was received by the President on the 2ist
 THE statement that Emperor William, while at St. Petersburg, tried to mediate In regard to Bulgaria and that he will continue the attempt at Vienna and Rome is confirmed by 6 Hamburg correspond ent
 COMMENTING upon Senator Sherman's speech in Congress, the London Post sayss "Englishmen will not resist a de- hberate decision on the part of Canada to seek either independence or union with the united 6lates.p