The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-11-28
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

| to wage rate wars. Even in the North
west there is a closer approach to peace
! at this moment than has been known
for long time past.
THERE is possibility that Brazil will
go through the dictatorship phase OF
government before the republic is
reached Just now the man who is at
the head of affairs Is in reality dicta-
tor. Happily, however, there are some
indications that steps will be taken to
select a constitutional convention as
early as practicable, and that govern
mental machinery of the republican
order viii be created.
THERE is a suburban train running
out of Philadelphia which is known as
the Gospel train" from the fact that
the entire crew, from conductor to fire.
man, have recently been converted. The
train makes three trips daily between
Norristown and Philadelphia, and in the
interim the conductor and his converted
mates hold prayer-meetings in the bag
gage-car. 1t is said the train now makes
better time than before, and the passen-
gers are less crusty; that the machinery
of the engine works better; that the
trunks are lighter and the brakes easier
to handle.
GILBERT PIERCE was, on the 10Th,
made the unanimous choice of the Re-
publicans of North Dakota for United
States Senator. On the same day two
ballots were taken for the second Sen
ator without result.
THE dead bodies of a family consist
ing OF father, mother and three sons,
were found in an unused well near Fog
gia, Italy, on the 18th. A family living
in the vicinity have been arrested on
suspicion of having committed the muir
ders, and it is generally believed that
the murdered ones are the victims of a
vendetta.
THERE is no decrease in the wheat
movement in the Northwest On the
contrary, the movement from country
points to Duluth and Minneapolis, for the
week ended on the 18th, was nearly
400, 900 bushels heavier than for the
previous week. The receipts of the two
points aggregated 3, ,497, ,94s bushels, Of
which 1,2TS,1S7 bushels were at Duluth,
and 2,219, 761 bushels at Minneapolis.
A SERIOUS freight wreck occurred in
the Wichita canyon, Indian Territory, on
the Denver, Fort Worth & Texas rail-
way, on the 18TH A fange of one of the
engines driving wheels broke, and the
engine and five cars were thrown from
the track. Engineer Wilmarth and
brakeman Wiers were instantly killed.
Fireman Elan was dangerously injured.
THE first of the new fast trains from
the East arrived on time at San Fran
cisco on the 10Th.
THE trial of eighteen of the negro
rioters from Navassa Island for the
murder of five white men, was begun at
Baltimore, Md, on the 10th.
THE trial of ninety-one Social Demo
Gratis belonging to secret revolutionary
societies began at Eberfeld, Germany,
on the 10th.
THE bequest of $50, 600 by Mr.. Ben
nett, an eccentric New Jersey farmer,
for the dissemination of Henry Georges
Progress and Poverty" which was an
nuled by Chancellor Bird, on the ground
that Mr.. Georges theory was contrary to
existing law, was, on the 10th, pro-
nounced valid by the New Jersey Court
of Appeals and Errors.
SIR HENRY JAMES, in resuming his ad-
dress before the Parnell Commission,
on the 10Th, said that the large amount
of money sent to the leaders of the Ma
tional League unaccounted for gave
wide scope for the belief that it was
used in evil-doing He also declared
that the money of the League was used
to defend other than agrarian prisoners.
LAMBERT, the famous English swim
mer, left London, on the 18th, to cross
the Atlantic for the purpose of attempt
ing to swim the Niagara rapids for a
large wager.
THE jury in the Collom forgery trial
at Minneapolis, Mimi, reported, on the
10Th, that they had finally failed to
agree. They were then discharged.
They stood: For conviction, a; for
acquittal, 8. A new trial is probable.
THE National Line steamer Italy from
Liverpool, previously reported as four
days overdue, reached her destination
on the 10th. Her detention was caused
by succession of westerly gales,
The striking dock hands at Tilbury,
England, resumed work on the 20th.
The Austrian Reichsrath has been
summoned to meet on December 3.
DURING the voyage of the steamer
Fulda, which arrived at New York, on
the 18th, from Bremen, four little chill
dren died of diphtheria. The victims
parents where Russian jews.
A LABoBING man named Mack COM
mitted suicide al Burlington, la, on the
Goth, in horrible manner. lie cut his
throat from ear to ear and then threw
himself into red-hot stove, literally
burning himself to crisp.
The Arcata Hotel, at Arcata, Cal, was
burned early on the morning of the Goth.
Geo. A. Knight, of San Francisco, and
Tobias Hill were killed, and two ladies
and several men we're more or less in
iured; loss on building, $4,000.
THE revolution in Brazil causes great
excitement in Portugal, The agitation
is evident and there are fears of Re-
publican uprising. The royal palace in
Lisbon is guarded with troops for the
first time since the death of King Luis.
But the soldiers are apathetic and not
TO be trusted in the presence of revolu-
tion.
GILBERT A. PIERCE was formally
elected a Uni-ed States Senator for
North Dakota at a joint session of the
House and Senate on the 2lst.
THE Upson block at Baldwinsyille, N.
Y, which contained the Seneca Hotel,
and was the finest block in the village,
was destroyed by fire on the 10Th. For
two hours the brick walls OF the adjacent
buildings withstood the heat, but at
midnight they fell into the general
wreck; loss, 100000.
Hon. VIM. NJ. EvARTs and family
we're among the arrivals by the steamer
City of Paris from Liverpool on the Goth.
FIFTEEN or twenty negroes were re-
turning home from a bali near Leeds,