The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1888-11-15
NEWS IN BRIEF.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAE.


the reports Of the influence exerted over
him by favorite Americans.
CAPTAIN JAMES G. DAILY, the Irish giant
and welI-known boxer and athlete, has
posted $500 with the Police Gazette and
accepted Duncan c. Ross challenge to
wrestle for $1,000 side.
A COPY of the new tariff adopted by
San Salvador has been transmitted by
| the United States Consul at San Salvador
to the Secretary of the Treasury, which,
he says, rests almost exclusively upon
| the gross weight of the merchandise, and
only incidentally applies to the ad valo-
rem theory.
THE London Times OF the Tth says:
Had the United States Government de-
sired to be courteous they might have
wired Mr.. Phelps the details necessary to
! decide the Sackville case"
! 1T is announced that MIR. Harrison's
/ victory in the presidential election ex-
/ cites little interest in British diplomatic
circles, where 1t was expected the election
would be intently watched. The public
/ show almost no interest in the result
ARRANGEMENTS were made by Lord
/ Salisbury, MIR. Gladstone and Mr.. Ball
four. the Irish secretary, to obtain the
| earliest bulletins of the progress of the
/ American election.
| HENRY THURsToN PECK has been ap :
pointed to the vacant chair in Latin lam
guages and literature of Columbia Col
| lege, New York.
WHEN he learned of the result in New
York Minister Phelps expressed the hope
that Mi chigan and Ohio would turn the
tide in favor of Cleveland.
1t Is said that the betrothal will shortly
be announced of the Prince of Naples,
the Crown Prince of Italy, and Princess
Clementine, the third daughter of King
Leopold of Belgium.
Mr.. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN's departure
| for America was accomplished In the ut
most secresy, from fear Of influencing
the voting in the American elections.
special state-room was engaged on the
Aurania, in which Mr.. Chamberlain rig
idly secluded himself until the steamer
left Queenstown. His name did not ap-
pear on the steamers passenger list
IT is announced that Henry Arthur
Blake, Governor and Commander. in
Chief Of Newfoundland. has been pro-
NOTED to knight Commander of st.
Michael and st. George.
On the 7th President Cleveland held his
regular midday reception in the East
room.
THE publication of the Blue Book, says
the London Daily Neaos, of the 7th, CON
tanning the correspondence in the Sack
vile incident considerably improves
the position taken by President Cleve-
land and Secretary Bayard. Lord Sails
bury's error lay in not perceiving that
Lord Sackville's recalling involved no
personal discredit."
THE London Standard considers that
the publication of the Blue Book acquits
the Foreign Office of an error in the
Sackville incident, and shows that Lord
Salisbury acted with dignity and discre-
ton. 'It removes it says, ''the only
extenuation that it was possible to plead
for Mr.. Cleveland"
ON the Sth Edward C. Corrigap, men,
Der of the Massachusetts State Board of
Education, died of apoplexy, on a Denver
& Rio Grande passenger train.
THE necessary legislation in regard to
the tariff will be made, says Mr.. Edward
MACPHERSON, chairman of the Republican
rational committee, and it will probably
be considered to be embodied in the Tariff
bill reported to the Senate by the Repub-
licans.
MRS. SECRETARY OF WAR NDIcoTT has
announced the approaching marriage Of
her daughter to Hon. Joseph Chamber
lain, NJ p of England, a wealthy manu-
facturer, in his fifty second year, and en-
ioying an income of 100000 year, with a
prospect of becoming Cabinet Minister
and peer of the re aim.
1T is announce that Representative
Foran, of Ohio, attributes Mr.. Cleveland's
defeat to the tariff question, and says:
"We simply placed club in the hands
of our political opponents, and they pro-
ceeded to beat out our brains with it"
CHAUNcEY NJ. DEPEw will deliver the
oration on the occasion of the centennial
celebration Of Washington's inaugura-
ton, April 80, next at New York City.
DIR. Storey will offer prayer, Whittier
will read poem and Archbishop Cor
rigan will pronounce the benedictIon.
MISS ANNA DICKINSON has brought suit
against the Republican committee for
$3.50, balance of salary and expenses
as a campaign lecturer.
A DISPATCH from Youngstown, o., an
nounces the death, on the sth, of Mrs.
Hannah Sharkey, the oldest woman in
the State. She was one hundred and
eleven years of age, having been born at
Cork, ireland, in 1777.
On the sth Oliver Walcott, aged six ty-
five, a prominent citizen of East Long
Meadow, Mass, and a descendent of one
OF the signers OF the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, died from heart disease.
On thsSth Mrs. Jay Gould was reported
as suffering from nervous prostration,
and very ILL.,
MIR. JOHN W. DAVIS, who was assistant
10 Robert Garrett during the latter's
presidency of the Baltimore q Ohio rail-
Dad, died at Baltimore, Md, on the Sth,
of Bright's disease.
1T was arranged at Chicago, says the
New York Post, that in case of Harrison's
nomination and election Russell A. Alger
was to be Secretary of War, and the
compact holds good.
THERE Is great speculation as to the
composition of President elect Harri-
sons Cabinet Among the probabilities
mentioned are: James G.. Blaine. for
Secretary of State; Nathan Gof and
Senator Frye, for Secretary OF the Navy;
L. T. Michener, for Attorney General;
John C. New, for Secretary of the Treas
ury; and Warner Miller, for Secretary Of
the Interior,
In an interview Sir John MacD on aid
says he views without apprehensions for
the future the election of Mr.. Ha rrison,
and expressed no doubt that new and
satisfactory fisheries treaty will be
negotiated in good time.
Rev. WIN. H. ScoTr, Mrs. Harrison's
father, is clerk In the Pension ONCE.
He is over eighty years old and wonder
fully we'll preserved.
Ir has been official ly intimated by En-
peror Francis Joseph of Austria that 1t is
his SD ecial wish that on the occasion of
the anniversary OF his accession to the
throne he shall receive neither addresses
nor deputations, and that no fetes be held
that would involve expense.
STEVE BRopIE, the champion jumper,
sprang from the bridge now being bull
across the Hudson river at Poughkeepsie,
on the 9th, receiving serious injuries. The
Jump was on a wager OF $500
on the 9th General J. Bowman Sweitxer
dled in Pittsburgh, Pa, after brief H.
ness,