The Russellville Democrat., 1888-03-22
OK the 18th and 1ath ono of the worst


snow-storms ever expericnc ced In the
Eastern Middle States occurred. Hun
dreds of trains on the various railroads
were showed in, and thousands of pas
sengers detained, among whom In some
Instances great suffering was expert
enced.
OK the 18th all the Western railroads
except the Burlin gton had agreed to give
notice OF an advance in freight rates, tax.
ing effect March %. The Burlington peo-
pie still stood out and refused to give the
notice, and the railroad managers had
little hope Of being able to bring about
an advance unless the Burlington sur
rendered.
AT Savannah, Ca, Joe Johnson. age3
fifty, eloped recently with buxom girl,
aged twenty-five, whom he had brought
over from Ireland and passed of for his
cousin. He left his wife and a suit for
alimony behind.
On the 18th the local elections which
were to have been held in many New Jer-
sey towns were prevented by the great
storm.
ON the 14th stockholders of the Metro
politan Bank of Cincinnati circulated a
petition to Comptroller Trenholm asking
that the money in the hands Of the re-
ceiver be applied to the payment Of claims
against the bank, and that the receiver
be discharged. twas asserted that there
was more than enough money on hand to
pay all claims.
OK the 14th the blockading of railr Dad
and the prostration of telegraph lines
leading out OF Boston was so complete
that the only means Of communication
with the outer world was by the CONNER
cial Gable Company's line to Rockport,
Me-, and thence by cable to London.
OK the 14th it was stated that the Ber.
gen cut on the Erie railroad, was SO filed
with snow that 10 would require large
force of men several days to dig it out.
ON the 18th the striking engineers Of
he Chicago. Burlington g. Quincy rail-
road requested the engineers of other
roads to handle all freight consigned to
the Burlington as fast as offered. Tho
result was that more cars were forwarded
than the company, with its limited force,
could handle, and they were compelled to
refuse to receive them, and were mul cted
for trackage charges and required to
pay all freight bills, amounting to thou
sands of dollars, on tender of freight.
All this, in view of their suit to compel
competing lines to handle their freight, ID
in the nature of boom erang.
On the night Of the 10Th the life pris-
oners in the Ohio State penitentiary were
allowed to meet in the chapel to discuss
among themselves matters concerning
their condition. Resolut ions were adopt
ed asking that the Parole law be made to
apply to them.
On the 18th the Ohio river was practi-
cally blockaded at Browns Island, five
miles above Steubenville, o., by the sink
ing, in one tangled mass, of eighteen coal
barges, entailing a loss of 80, 900 bushels
of coal.
UP to the 18th reports received from
three hundred points in Missouri, Kansas
and Arkansas, give most encouraging ac-
counts of the growing wheat crop, which
is said to be in the best condition ever
known at this season of the year.
In Italy the newspapers are complain
ing of the Gems orshp exercised over news
dispatches sent from Massowah, Abys-
sinia, where an Italian army is be-
leaguered. When questioned upon this
subject in the Chamber of Deputies, on
the 10Th, Premier Crisp retorted that the
newspapers sonnet lines distorted the facts.
and could not be trusted with the news
of the army movements Several Depu-
ties protested against the Premier's state
ment.
The Belgian expedition sent to restore
order at Stanley Falls, in the Congo Free
State, and watch Tipoo Tib, has been re-
called.
ON the 18th great snow storm ragged in
Scotland. Nearly all the railways were
blocked with snow, and traffic was at a
standstill.
In the Upper Missouri the ice is rapidly
breaking up, and food is already in
progress.
AT San Francisco the smallpox epi-
demic was, on the 10Th, officially declared
by the Board of Health to be at an end.
There were BAT eases (including Chinese,
imported) and 81 deaths since November,
Quarantine was still enforced.
On the 10th a horse trader, named Lee
Buck, was severely beaten near Vim
cennes, Ind, by four brothers, named Utt,
for some sharp trade in which they were
the losers. The father of the young men
held the victims horse while the chastise-
ment was being inflicted.
ON the 10Th the Indian preparation
bill was reported to the House. 1t re-
duces the amount allowed last year $685.
GA. 1t reduces the items of subsistence
and increases those for industrial schools.