The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1888-11-15
A nuLrro has been made by the Treas

ury Department that "benedictineu is
dutiable at two dollars per gallon and
three cents per bottle, and not at the rate
of fifty per cent ad valorem, as O pro-
prietary cordial.
Ir Is reported that Russian comrs-.y
is being formed with capital 81 400, :
900, 900 roubles for the construction of
docks and shhiip- building yards at the
principal Russian ports. The head office
of the company will be at Kieff.
On the 5th advices were received from
Constantinople to the effect that the Gov
ernment there Is expecting a revolt in
Servia
ENGLISH and German gun-boats have
been ordered to Formosa to protect the
interests Of foreigners there rebellion
having broken out among the Chinese
residents against taxation.
A CHALLENGE has been issued by Jem
Carney to McAuliffe, in which he says he
is ready and willing to fight the Ameri-
can champion in Spain, France, Austria
liza or any part of the world for E1,000 or
$4,000 side, or as much more as he
likes
THE Freeman's Journal OF Dublin, Ire
land, asserts that all government pris-
oners in Ireland who are serving sem
tences for being concerned in dynamite
plots were offered their freedom If they
would give evidence for the Times before
the Parnell Commission, and they all re-
fused the offer.
ACCORDING to advices from Shanghai
the King of Corea has demanded the re-
moval of the Chinese resident at Seoul
IT is said that on the success of the
German squadron's attempt to re-occapy
oaf frfn at r-fII fbA
sending of an inland expedition.
AT the fall games of the Manhattan
Athletic Club, in New York, j. S. Mitch
ell threw the 49, pound hammer 100 feet
beating the record and threw the So
pound shot 80 feet inch, beating the rec
ord.
THE results of the Prussian elections
in A3 districts are as follows: Conserva-
tive, SO seats; Free Conservatives, Al;
Centrists, Al; National Liberals, 46; Frei-
sinniage, Is; Poles, Z; Danes, 2; Guelphs,
2. All the Berlin members have been re :
elected.
POLICE witnesses testified to various
outrages in Ireland and deposed that
they believed the outrages were owing to
the instigation of the National League,
at the session of the Parnel1 Commits
sion, on the 7th.
A REPORT has been made by the Inter-
national Currency Com mission. 1t ad-
vocates the cooperation of England with
the United States, Germany and the
Latin Union to secure the restoration of
bimetalism.
IT is now ascertained that the report
that the CLYDE steamer Saginaw carried
arms and ammunition from New York for
the use of the Haytien insurgents was
true, as an examination OF her papers re-
veals.
ESTIMATES place the amount of money
won on the late election by Chairman
Quay all the way from $780, 900 to $780, 900.
THIRTY .oNE books of the Records of the
Rebellion, making in all twenty one vol
umes, have been published to date.
ON the 9th, in the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania, Justice Williams decided
that the Mechanics Lien law was uncon-
stitutionaL
On the 9th the great Navarro fats of
New York, said to be the largest in the
world, which were recently erected at
cost of between FIVE and six million dol
lars, we're sold under foreclosure for
$500, 900.
1T is reported that the Italian Govern
ment wishes to take part in the blockad-
ing Of the Zanzibar coast against the
slave-traders, and is negotiating with
that end in view.
1T is now ascertained d that the Govern
ment will not protest against the seizure
Of the Spanish schooner Gracia by
United States revenue cutter, admitting
that the seizure was justifable.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE SAWYER,
of San Francisco rendered decision on
the 9th, in the cases of two Cinnamon, in
which he holds that inasmuch as they
were born in the United States, they are
citizens thereof and not amenable to the
act of Congress excluding Chinese labor
ers.
On the 10th the Boston Sugar Refinery.
at East Boston, shut down for an in
definite period. 1t is reported the shut
down was ordered by the Sugar Trust.
TEE council of the I'm mperial Federation
League in Canada discussed means for
prompting reciprocal commerce between
the various colonies of the empire, on
the Sth.
THE London Morning Post quotes at
length from the last annual report Of the
United States Commissioner of Agricult-
ure, declaring it an admirable book"