The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1888-02-23

| the Plymouth Foundry Company, Of
| Plymouth, Mass, struck, owing to dis
! agreement as to the new price-list.
| on the 14th, in the New York Tombs po-
| II ice court. in the examination of Richard
| K Fox, charged with participating in the
| arrangements for prize fight, it not be-
! ing shown that Mr.. Fox was present when
the arrangements we're made, he was dis
| charged.
| THE American Live Stock Express Com
| pany has inaugurated a revolution in the
| transportation Of live stock. Speed,
| economy and comfort of the animals
shipped commend the new system.
| On the 10Th delegation from Chicago
| appeared before the committee on rail-
ways aud canals of the House in favor of
the bill which provides for deepening
the Illinois & Michigan canal to depth
of twenty five feet. The proposition was
very favorably received by the commit
| tee.
| In Berlin the question of the regency
Is exciting legisl ative circles.
In Brooklyn the rapid spread of small
pox is causing alarm.
DURING January past breadstuffs ex-
ports from the United States aggregated
in value $s, 122 277, against S14 523 800 in
January, 1887. Exports of the principal
articles of provisions during the same
period were valued at So, ,S26,9S0, against
| S., ,131, ,4i2 in January, 1877.
A CONSIGNMENT of silk-worm eggs for
gratuitous distribution to all who are pre-
pared to raise silk worms has been re-
| ceived by the Commissioner of Agricult-
| ure from Europe. He viii also be able
| to furnish books of instruction in silk cult
ure before the seri-cultural season begins.
| ON the 10Th the Interstate Commerce
| Commission announced decis ion justi-
| fying higher rates on merchandise for
local consumption from the West to Bos-
| ton than is charged ON the same class of
| freight to New York.
ACCORDING to decision of the Inter-
State Commerce Commission, promul-
| gated on the 10th, Southern railroads are
required to furnish accommodations equal
in all respects to white and black first
class ticket-holders.
REPORTS are that an armed force Of En-
glish cavalry has entered the territory of
Venezuela and taken possession, in the
name of the Qeeen, of the Yurna terri
tory, on the ground that the Venezuel an
Republic contemplated building rail-
road to the Yurna section. which road
would infringe upon admitted territorial
AT Cincinnati the late directors and
officers of the Metropolitan Bank are
making tardy restitution by paving the
amounts due from them to the bank. Ex-
President Means has paid the receiver
$125, 900, and George X. Duckworth has
paid $4,000 on account, pending the as
certainment of his full indebtedness.
In the British Parliament the new
rules of procedure proposed greatly in
crease the power of the Speaker, and pro-
vide that coture may be voted if one
hundred members at present, instead OF
two hundred as now.
BUSINESS failures for the seven DAYS
ending February 49, as reported for r. G.
Dun & Co., were For the United States,
236; for Canada, 81; total, 273; compared
with 267 for the corresponding week last
year.
On the 18th overtures looking to ter
mination of the great Reading strike
were made by Mr.. w. T. Lewis for the
strikers, to President Corbin. The an
swer was favorable, and the propects for
an early settlement of the trouble are
good.
ACCoR DING to r. G.. Dun q Co.'s trade
review, issued on the 18th, the "causes of
recent dulness and depression in the
market become more yisible-seyere
weather, prolonged strikes and reaction
from last years over hopefulness being
prominent"
On the 18th the steamer City of Peking,
from China and Japan, arrived at San
Francisco with several cases of small
pox among the passengers, and vas
placed in quarantine. This is the fifth
success sive steamer which has arrived
with the smallpox. The Belgic, which
came in two weeks ago, was released from
quarantine yesterday. The steamer She.
nandoah, formerly United States man of
war, has been fitted up as quarantine
boat, and is now occupied by several hum
dred Chinese who have arrived on in
fected vessels.
On the 18th the Supreme Court of the
United States adjourned until the 10th Of
March.
OK the 18th the German Reichstag
passed the anti-Socalist bill.
A NEW monetary measure for consider
alton blythe Council of the empire has
been prepared by Russia's finance minis
ter.