The Russellville Democrat., 1888-07-12
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

 dolence from the municipal authorities of Berlin, the Dowager Empress Victoria of Germany said she intended to corporate with them in all humanitarian projects.
 THE failure of w. K. Kennedy, New Y ork stock broker, was announced on the Stock Exchange on the 2d.
 IT is announced that Queen Natalie has declined 10 consent to King Milan's re- quest to become reconciled with him, and has determined to proceed with her peti- ton for divorce.
 ON the 14th the State convention of the American party met in San Francisco. The sentiment of members of the party interviewed was strongly in favor of put ting Abram $. Hewitt in the field for President, and nominating a candidate for Governor in California.
 TIE German Generals Von Werder and Waldersee, who are attached to the Elm peror of Germany's military suit, are visiting the Czar.
 lT is announced that Rev Dr. Wm. Nichols, of Philadelphia. who was elected assistant Bishop of the diocese of Ohio in the Protestant Episcopal convention held in Sandusky, O., June 13, has declined.
 HE colored pugihst of Australia Prof. Jackson, went into training at San Fran cisco, on the 3d, for his fight with God frey, of Boston. The battle will take place i'll August.
 APPLICATION has been made by King Milan to the Church Synod for judicial separation from his wife, Queen Natalie, on the ground of an insuperable aversion to her General Protic has gone to Wies- baden to bring the young Crown Prince back 10 Servia. The boy, who is twelve .ll Ia ot lie mother.
 ON the 3d the Czar, accompanied by his family. left St. Peters burg for a yachting tour in the waters of Finland.
 ACCORDING to an official report in Pro- hibition Rhode Island 1,250 persons pay special taxes to the United States Gov ernment for the privilege Of liquor sell . ing.
 THE original manuscript of President William Henry Halrison's inaugural ad- dl ess was received by General Harrison from Colonel Fred Morley, of Detroit, on the 4th. It is musty, well-worn docu- ment of twenty two closely written pages, neatly tied together with narrow blue ribbons.
 ON the 3d General Sheridan had a slight attack of pulmonary congestion, which, however, was easily controlled and pro- dueed no serious results.
 IT is announced that Emperor William will arrive at St. Petersburg on August 8 the Czarina's fete day.
 AT Potsdam, on the Jth Emperor Will jam of Germany reviewed the Life Guards and Hussars.
 TIE cable announces that Nj. De Giers, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, is reported to have informed Sir k. D. Morier, British Ambas sador on the l7th of last December, that the Bulgarians might do any thing and every thing they pleased, from cutting each others throats to declaring Bulgaria an empire, and Russia would not move finger to prevent them.
 AN official report on the malady of the late Emperor Frederick was presented by Drs. Bergmann and Gebhardt to Elm peror William, on the lst.
 THE act authorizing the sale of DOT ton of the Winnebago Reservation in Nebraska has been approved by the President
 IN the suit of MT. O'Donnell against the London Times the jury returned 0 verdict for the newspaper on the oth.
 ON the 5th the California State conven- ton of the American party met at San FGdnGlStO, anu hiAHi AhN the usual committees, adjourned until the 9th, when delegates were elected to Ma tional convention to nominate candidates for President and Vice-P President
 ON the 9th Mir Patrick Egan telegraphed to Mir. Henry Labouchere, as follows; "The letter introd uced by the Tunes, in the O'Donnell trial from me to Carey, dated October, 1881, and the letter from Mir. Parnell to me are villainOus cOncoc- tions."
 TIE majority or the delegates Go the convention of the National Association of Democratic clubs at Baltimore, Md, left for their homes by the 9th. Secretary Whitney was busy all that day registering the names Of the various clubs and the addresses of their officers
 ON the 9th Deputy Coroner Herald, of New York, held an autopsy upon tue re- mains of Samuel E. Henderson, Of Cleye- land, O., whose death in room No. l42 of the Astor House was surrounded with suspicion. The result showed Infamma- ton of the stomach, and the coroner said that the mans death was undoubtedly caused by carbolic acid taken with sui cidal intent.
 Ar St. Paul, Mnn., the Map.ewoOd Park Association of the Minnesota Chautau- qua is preparing to bring suit for Si0,Ooo damages against Rev. T De Witt Talmage, of Brooklyn, for failure Co keep lecture contract