The Russellville Democrat., 1888-12-13
RussELLv1LIE POPE CO., ARK THURSDAY DECEMBER 1sss


 OFFICIAL returns from all the States, excepting Colorado, give Cleveland plu- rality of no, ,904. In Colorado Harrison's plurality was estima ed at 12,64s Cleve- land thus had plurality of the popular vote of 9S261.
 BY the fall of wall of a building re- gently burned in Hamilton, Ont, the other day three workmen were fatally injured and twelve more or less hurt.
 A NUMBER of men who were on a strike in Belgium exploded dynamite cartridges in the vicinity of the houses of obnoxiS5s employers the other night, but no one was injured. At several places the strikers paraded the streets bearing French flags, which they cheered heartily.
 PRINCE KARAGEoRGEvITcH, a claimant to the throne of Servia, is dying In Aus tria.
 TIE Porte has signed convention with the Seligmans, the American bankers, providing for the junction of the Turkish aud Greek railways. It rejected for polit- ical reasons the English, German and French tenders to carry out this project.
 THE steamer Haytien Republic has becn released
 THE German war ship Carota has cap tured a slave dhow off the coast of Zanzi- bas
 THE Ashbourne Irish Land Purchase bill has passed it's third reading in the British House of Lords.
 THREE men named Fournia, father son and nephew, left Gaspe, Que, the other day in a small boat for their homes on Dartmouth river. Next morning their dead bodies were found in the boat, which was full of water. Death resulted from exhaustion and exposure.
 RIOTS have occurred at Rennes, France, among the workmen. Troops were sent to quell disturbances.
 BY the wrecking of the British steamer Hartlepool at Egersund, Norway, recently seventeen of her crew were lost.
 DON DOMINGO OLIVIA, criminal judge for the district of La Cathedral, Havana, Cuba, recently received an internal ma chine in the shape of writing desk. In trying to open it his wife was seriously wounded by the explosion which followed.
 THE Russian railway officials have been ordered to observe the same ceremony to- ward ex-Queen Natalie, of Servia, as is shown Grand Duchess.
 THE Portuguese Government announces a blockade of the Portuguese coast in East Africa.
 THE King of Portugal was attacked with 6 congestive chill recently and was seri- ously ill.
 MICHAEL DIVERS house, about three miles from Blythe, Ont, was burned the other morning and Mrs. Dwyer, her daughter and three grandchildren were burned to death.
 THE Boletin. the organ of the postal au- thorities of Mexico, brings serious charges against the American postal authorities, accusing them of negligence and careless ness and sending mails on long routes.
 REPORT was current on the 9th that Jay Gould had obtained a controlling in- terest in the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. The report was discredited at Boston, but considerable speculation prevailed about it in New York and Chicago.
 TIE English Derby winner, Ormonde, has been sold to an American for fl7, 900.
 IT is stated that the trouble between General Boulanger and his wife will be amicably settled, Mime. Boulanger having consented to return to her husband.
 A COMPANY is being formed in Canada with capital of s2,0O0,0o0 to lay cable from Blanc Sablon to the coast of Scot land or Ireland.
 A STRONG shock of earthquake was felt at various points about Quebec on the 7th, but no damage was done.
 REV. DONALD MCDONALD, of Harbor Grace, N. F., has been appointed to the Archbishopric of Toronto.
 IT is repor ted from St. Petersburg that the French Boulangists are receiving funds from Russian Chauvinists.
 IT is reported that in various districts of Ireland, in Limerick especially, the dis tress among the agricultural laborers is enormous. Many are asking to be assisted to emigrate to Buenos Ayres.
 OWING to dispute at recent meeting of the Paris Municipal Council, two of the members-M. Menorval, a Boulangist, and NJ. Chautemps, an ncilable-fought duel. The weapons used were swords and NJ. Chautemps received Q wound in the arm.
 BUSINESS failures (Dun's repor0 for the seven days ended December numbered 305, compared with 232 the previous week and 254 the corresponding week last year.
 THE drought still continues in Victoria, Australia, but fine rains have fallen in Queensland.
 ARTIST WAKE, of the London Graphic, has been killed at Suakim by an Arab te- sieger of the town.
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