The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-11

FIFTEENTH YE.
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events,
Ex-senator PLATT's son has entered
General Tracy's law firm in New York
City.
THE Bank Of France, on the 21st, de-
olared a dividend of forty francs per
share.
THE Marquis Of Ely died, on the night of
the 81. while travelling in Italy. He was
born In 1913,
TIE American refinery at San Francisco
has been sold to the Sugar Trust. 1t had
worked in harmony with the trust for some
time
BISMARCK is said to be deeply interested
in the measures to be taken by the United
states to replace the vessels lost at Sa-
moa.
GENERAL BoULANGER's self-imposed
exile in Belgium will not put q stop to the
proceedings against him by the Frenet
Government.
Pension COMMISSIONER TANNER an
nounces that the preparation for publica-
ton Of the lists Of pensions granted will
not be resumed.
Mrs. MCKEE, the Presidents daughter,
left Washington, on the 80, in company
with Senator Davis family, for weeks
visit ia Florida.
TIE village OF Violin, nine tliles east OF
Yankton, OAK, was almost entirely wiped
out by fire on the night Of the I'd. But
three buildings remain.
THE Navy Department is considering
the expediency Of attempting the recov-
cry Of the fine modern riaed guns car
ried down with the Trenton.
Mas. TURNER SARGENT daughter of DR..
Oliver Wendell Holmes, who had been
i'll for nearly two months, died at her
fathers home in Boston on the 81.
AT Upton, Ia, Rev 3. F. Paul, pastor
of the Congregational Church, has been
charged with plagiarism, and requested
to resign, which he declines to do.
SENATOR DAVIS and party, including
Mrs. Mckee, reached Charleston, s. c.,
on the 4th, and spent the day in driving
around the city. At night they left for
Florida.
THE mounted skin OF the celebrated ele-
phant "Jumbo," presented by p. I. Bar
mum to the Museum of Natural History at
Tufts College, Boston, has been placed in
position.
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Two STUDENTS of Mannheim Germany
University have been sentenced to four
months Imprisonment in fortress for
fighting duel with Lieutenant of the
Mayenee garrison.
MISS MARY ANDERSON, accompanied by
her brother and his wife and maid sailed
from New York for Europe, on the Sd, on
the City OF Chester. Miss Anderson was
much improved in health.
Tue complete vote Of the State of Rhode
Island gives Ladd, for Governor, 16, ,952;
Davis 1850; Richardson. 1,5l1: Chace,
S,i35. Davis Dem. )has plurality of 4,30S,
but lacks 54S votes of an election.
THE German Government has ordered
the cruiser Speer and the corvette Alex
andrine 20 sail for Samoa immediately,
to replace the two German war vessels
lOsl III Ilt TtGelt ulSdSItT at Apld.
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LEROY BANGS, a Michigan boy Of seven
teen years, shot himself in the right
breast at Detroit, on the 1st, and was re-
moved to the hospital in a dying condition.
He said the devil had called him and be
must go.
CAREFUL students of European politics
profess to see probabilities of Eu-
ropean war that will bring Russia and the
Triple Alliance into the field against each
other, and involve one or more other
powers.
BUFFALO BILLS Wild West show will be
put on board the chartered steamer Per-
sian Monarch, which sails for France on
the 24th, and the show will be opened in
Paris as one of the features Of the great
Exposition.
THE officers of the steamship Comtesse
de Flanders, which was sunk in the En-
glish Channel, on March 80, have been
fully exonerated OF the charge of negli-
genee by the commission appointed to in
vestigate the disaster.
BUSINESS failures during the seven DAYS
ending on the 9th number for the United
States 49, and for Canada IS, or a total
Of 222, as compared with total of 2i0
last week, 2i9 the week previous, and 227
Tor the corresponding week of last year.
MAJoR-GENERAL ScHoFIELD has decid-
cd to recommend to Secretary Proctor
that Major George 4. Armes, the retired
army officer wto assaulted Governor
Beaver, be tried by court-martial for cen
auct unoeco>ming an officer and gentle
man.
Arabs arriving at Stanley Falls report
nat Stanley aud Emin Pasha were seen
in February Of this year marching in COM
pany toward Zanzibar Their force con-
sisted of several thousand men, women
and children, and they carried with then
5000 tusks Of ivory.
THE report Of stauley's march is fully
believed in official circles in Belgium, but
surprise is expressed that Emin Bey
should have abandoned the lake provinces.
The 5000 tusks Of ivory, which the explor-
ers are reported to have with them, are
valued at O9o,OJO francs.
THE following nominations were left
unconfrmed by the Senate when it ad-
Journed on the 2d: VIM. II. Whiteman, 10
De Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court Of New Mexico; Edwin /. Kur-
sheedt, to be marshal for the district OF
louisiana, and number OF postmasters.
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IRE decree Of foreclosure of mortgage
against the Wabash Railway Company
for sums aggregating $50 900, 900 in favor
OF James r. Jessup and others, trustees
Tor the bondholders OF the various
branches Of the Wabash system has been
entered in the United States Court at In
dianapolis.
NEAR Los Angeles, Cal, on the lst, a
stage from Mu1phy's to Milton, Cal, was
held up by a single highwayman. The
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