The Springdale news., 1889-05-17

land Jockey Club was held in Baltimore on the 18th. The old board of directors, with eX-Governor Bowie as president, was reelected. Governor Bowie's state- ment showed that the spring meeting at PlmlicO was q financial failure.
 A SOCIALIST candidate was elected at a municipal election held at Norbonne, France, on the 12th. A serious fight oc- cured between the Socialists and other voters, after which the Socialists paraded through the streets in triumph.
 EMPEROR WILLIAM paid a long visit to Prince Bismarck, on the 12th, and dis cussed the mining strikes in Westphaiia and the expedition of Captain Wisspann. The latter is to be decorated with the Order of the Red Eagle.
 IT was stated, on the 18th, that it is probable that the President will issue proclamation, granting pardons to all deserters from the United States army, whether under confinement or at large.
 TIE Treasury Department decided, on the 18th, that painted cups, vases, horns, etc., can not be admitted as paintings.
 A SERIOUS affray occurred at Elsen- helm, Germany, arising out of disputed claims to the occupation of private lands. The military were, on the 18th, called out to disperse the angry villagers, but were unable to do So without firing upon them. Seven persons were killed.
 THE Auckland (N. Z.) Herald says it was the little hamlet of Pepetoa which was swept away by the flood, and not the city of Pepete, as previously reported.
 THE German steamship Tayermina, from New York for Hamburg, arrived at Plymouth, on the 18th, towing the Ger man steamer Donuar. which had lost her screws. The Donnar was from Vera Cruz for some European port.
 WASAINGTON IRVING BISHOP. the mind- reader, died, on the 18th, at the Lambs Club, West Twenty sixth street, New York, of hysterical catalcpsy.
 ON the 18th a building at the corner of Spring and Wooster streets, New York fell, killing two men, Patrick Gilling and James Joseph. Both were laborers. Foreman George Thomas was badly in- jured.
 TIE eleventh annual exhibition of the Society of American Artists was opened, on the 13tb, in the City of New York. It will remain open until June 15.
 THE eyiction5 which it was proposed to enforce at Glasscrchoo, Ireland, on the 18th, were postponed. It is stated that the government is strongly urging the Olpherts to submit their differences with their tenants to arbitration.
 TIE United States Supreme Court on the 18th, in an opinion by Justice Brad lev, awarded the executors of the will of Myra Clark Gaines the sum of S57G,000 against the city of New Orleans for use of property sold by the city, but recovered by Mrs. Gaines after long litigation.
 JAMES B. HAGGIN, Colonel T. l.. Liver more and A. NJ. Wheel, the copper oper- ators who had been in Paris for several weeks trying to effect an arrangement with the French syndicate people, by which the American holders of copper securities could bc protected from the disastrous results If the copper corner, returned to New York on the 18th.
 TIE brake oh a dummy of the Front street cable road at Seattle ". T., failed to work, on the night of the l2th, and the car ran down grade at great speed, and was thrown from the track at a turn, pitching the passengers out on the pave ment, and causing the death of Mrs. So- phronia Wagner, of Chadwick, Neb.
 EMPEROR WILLIAM having signifed his willingness to receive a deputaton from the striking miners in Westphalia, three delegates from the strikers waited upon him on the lfth.
 IN the British House of Commons, on the 13th Mir. ". II. Smith, government leader, said tile government would not proceed with the Sugar bill before tho Whitsuntide recess.
 JAMES B. SMITH local editor of the Springfield (Mass.) Republican, was shot and instantly killed on the morning of the 18th, by his brother Jaw, who mis- took him for q burglar.
 WILLIAM E. GILL, of Philadelphia, has been appointed by Governor Beaver ono of the Pennsylvania Commissioners to the Paris EXpo.ition
 THEODORE ROOSEVELT, of New York, who was recently appointed Civil-Seryice Commissioner, took the prescribed oath of office on the 13th. The commission now has its full legal quota of members, a circumstance which has not existed for some time past As now constituted, the commission consists of Mossrs. Charles Lyman, of Connecticut; Hon. Hugh $ Thompson, of South Carolina, and Theo- dore Roosevelt, of New York.
 TIE Yorkshire (England) miners have had printed for circulation fifty thousand notices setting forth their intention to or ganize a general strike unless their wages are advanced.