The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-22
FIFTEENTH YEAR--NO. 31.
THE WEST.

A MAN named ClendeDning fatally shot Judge Pierce, of the Superior Court, at San Diego Cal, on the 18th on account of the latter's decision in n divorce suit. Ex- Governor Murray, of Utah, who attempted to take the weapon from the assassin, was severely wounded.
 THE Illinois Secretary ot Slate has licensed the worlds fair of 1892 at Chicago, to commemorate the four hundredth am niversary of the discovery of America The capital stock is S, GOO, 900, aud the in . corporators are Dewitt c, Cregier Fred W. Peck, George Schneider, Anthony See- berger, William Seipp John R. Walsh and E. Nelson Blake
 Ar Townsend, where the Missouri river is crossed by the Northern Pacific rail- road, the stream is so low that large area of the bed is exposed. Townsend people recently began ground sluicing for placer gold on the exposed portions of the river bed and have struck it rich. The first experiment yielded from S7 to S10 a day to the man.
 FIRE in the picture frame molding fac tory of M. Wellinger, on Wabash avenue, Chicago, recently caused loss of $15, 900.
 A HEAVY storm passed over Pueblo, Col, the other night. It formed near Canon City, but high wind accompanied ii, and only few drops of rain fell in Pueblo. East of the city the storm seemed 10 be very heavy. The loss was between ST5 900 and $100,000.
 W. H. NEWTON, who laid out the original town site of Superior, Wis, and patented the Newton sand pump and winged float for creating currents to deepen river channels, died recently.
 FERDINAND BUTLER, a German barber, committed suicide at Columbus, O., re- gently. He used two revolvers, one being aimed at the head the other at the heart. The triggers were pulled while he stood in front of looking glass in his shop. REV. DR BAYLIss, editor of the Cincin- natl Christian Advocate, died at Bayyiew, Mich, recently.
 THE property owners along the lake front in Chicago, whose efforts have yir- fually resulted in the closing of the expo- sition, are now preparing to make it hot for the Illinois Central railroad, which runs along the lake shore They especially complain of the unsightly depot of the road.
 AT San Diego, Cal, recently Superior Judge w. l. Pierce, of that city, was talk ing with ex- Governor Murray, of Utah, when W. s. Clendennin passed down the street. stopped suddenly and drawing a | revolver shot the judge in the back A judicial opinion by Pierce unfavorable to Clendennin was understood to be the cause of the shooting.
 THE managers of the campmeeting grounds near Indianapolis, Ind, have been forced to concede to Francis Mur- phys desire for Sunday trains, and have given him the right to conduct temperance work as he pleases.
 THE court martial before whom Lieu 1 tenant Colonel Fletcher was on trial at | Omaha, Neb, for conduct unbecoming an officer, arrived at verdict on the 14,h. | The verdict was sealed. It was believed 1 that it was favorable to Colonel Fletcher. BY the explosion of a threshing machine
 boiler near Aberdeen, Dak, recently three men were killed and two badly in- | jured. Cause, lack of water. 1 THE North Dakota Constitutional con
 vention adopted the report of the commit | tee on the executive fixing the salaries of l State officers
 | BY the fall of the walls of the Burton | building in Chicago recently destroyed | by fire, one workman was killed and an | other fatally injured
 | FOUR Whitecaps have been placed in
 the jail at Marion, Ind, for brutally beat l ing Mrs. Street and her daughter. | MARAUDING Indians were reported in 1 the vicinity of the head of Elk creek, near l Glenwood Springs, Col.
 THE atmosphere for miles around Port l land, Ore, was thick with smoke and cin-
 ders and burning brands were falling in
 showers. All the Northwestern country
 seemed to be burning up in forest fires. 1 THE wife of Jacob Schaefer the cham | pion billiard player, died in an insane
 asylum in Allegheny City, Pa. GENERAL WILLIAM ". MIDWAY, Quar-
 termas ster- General of Wisconsin during | the early part of the rebellion, died re- | gently, aged eighty-five.
 GOLD in paying quantities is reported 1 to have been found near Bean Blossom
 creek, Brown County, Ind
 J. G. HUTCHINSON has been nominated 1 by the Repub blicans for Governor of Iowa, Two children of Adoph Gauer, of Mil waukee, Wis, were poisoned recently by
 a decoction of poppy seeds given by their
 mother as medicine. Both are dead.
 THE American branch of the High 1 Court of Foresters severed it's connection
 with the parent organization in England
 at Minneapolis Minn., on the 18th. The
 name adopted was the Ancient Order
 of Foresters of America"
 BY a collision between two freight train:
 near Columbus, O., stockdealer's necl
 was broken and two other men were badly
 injured. The loss was SS 900.
 JUDGE FIELD was arrested in the United
 States Circuit Court at San Francisco or
 the 18th for the killing of Judge Terry
 He was arraigned before Justice Sawyer
 who released him on a s, 900 bond.