The Russellville Democrat., 1889-05-02

BY the collapse OF q snauty on the out
skirts of South Boston, Mass, and the
fire which followed Mrs. Patrick Joyce
and her three children were badly in
jured.
PATRICK FARRELL jumped from Brook
lyn bridge the other day and was taken
in dangerous condition to the hospital.
Whether his intention was suicide or a
jump for a wager was not known.
Two thousand German immigrants were
landed at Baltimore, Md, on the 23l by
the steamship Dresden.
AN app ication by Anthony Comstock
for membership in U. S. Grant Post, G A
R.. at Brooklyn N. Y, was rejected,
thirty seven black balls being cast
A GREAT gale came over the lake. strik-
ing Erie, Pa, ON the afternoon of the
oath.
THE nineteenth annual assembly of the
Women's Foreign Missionary Society OF
the Presbyterian Church began in Phila.
delphia on the oath.
The mammoth hotel at Rockaway
Beach, near New York, was sold on the
oath for 500, COO
The National Reform Association in
Pittsburgh, Pa, adopted resolution re-
guesting President Harris n to mention
Christ in state papers, esI g tally Thanks
giving proclamations
ALBERT NJ. FREY, who had held the pool
championship for the past three years,
died at New York recently.
The yacht Coronet which has sailed
around the world has returned to New
York in good condition and with all well
on board. r. l.. Bu h. the owner. and his
family were on the yacht She left Gibral-
ter thirty two days previously and en-
countered at least a half dozsn storms
without anv serious mishap.
CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEw gave a dinner the
other night in NV York TO Whiteaw
Reid, Minister to France. Many notables
were present
ANDREW ID. BoGART, prominent real
estate dealer of New York City, COM
mtted suicide recently by shooting him.
self through he head.
The New York Senate has passed the
Saxton Electoral Reform bill.
The gingham mill of the White Manu-
featuring Company, at Rockville, Conn,
has been shut down on account of strike
Of 150 weavers and its other mills will
also close, throwing 40) employees out of
work.
JOSEPH DION, the well known billiard
player has been declared insane by a
sherif's jury at NV York.
THERE was n rumor that Judge Veazey,
Of Vermont would be appointed to succeed
Mr.. Walker on The Inter State Commerce
Commission.
AN acci lent occurred recently to a
freight train on the Pennsylvania rail-
road causing fatal injuries to the engi-
neer aud fireman. The train ran onto
burning bridge over Roaring creek, near
Wlke~ barre, wre, ng forty cars. One
brakeman was dangerously hurt
A LADY fifty-seven years old, fell from
a fourth story window in New York and
was killed
The Reading road demands that its em-
! ployes shall sever connection with all la
Dor organizations.
The business men of Portland Me-,
have passed resolutions against any leg
isation tending to interrupt the present
commercial relations with Canada.
| II. b. SPoFFoRD. the historian Of CIaren-
/ don, N. H., died recently.
/ The Harlem Electric Light Company's
/ old shops, a wooden church. a carriage
/ factory aud half a dozen tenements in
upper New York City were destroyed by
I fire the other night causing 1850 600
1 losses.
/ THERE was "A collision on the b. a. o.. at
| Baltimore ON the 26th. Vice. President
! Morton, General Schoheld aud Foraker,
OF Ohio, were on one of tho trains, but
/ they escaped unhurt The only person
I injured was a trainman.