The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-26

gently showed an increased activity i'll different parts of Russia in their pursuit of suspected Nihilists. The students everywhere are objects of suspicion, aud twenty attending the University at Kieff were arrested on the 18th.
 TIE sudden and unexpected closing of the case for the prosecution in the Ives trial in New York City, on the 18th, filled the defendant and his counsel with jubi- lant hopes for 6 favorable termination of the issue.
 THERE will be no contest u Dundee for the vacant seat in the British House for that constituency, the Conservatives having decided not to present q candi- date to oppose Leng, who stands as a Liberal.
 The report that King Leopold was soon to visit the Congo Free State is denied in Brussels.
 FEMALE suffrage was, on the 18th, for mally adopted as a provision of the Wy oming Constitution.
 VIM. T. TOBIAS, wanted for forging his employers name, at Harrisburg. Pa.. to cheeks for s, 300, was arrested at Kala- ma, W. T., on the 18th.
 THE Republican county committee of New York City to reorganize the Eighth Assembly district (known as John O'Brien's district), have stricken from the roll the names of about one thousand O'Brien men.
 THE Servian Government has decided to dismiss from his position in the diplo- matic service Nj. Christiche, whose wife so turned the head of King Milan that she induced him to abdicate after secur- ing a divorce from Queen Natalie.
 nAnI Minister Lincoln to thank the British Government for the prompt action of the commander of British war vessel in go- ing to Navassa, where rioting is reported, at the request of MT. Allen, United States Consul at Kingston, Jamaica.
 THE Russian Government is about to organize military administration for the railroads of Western Russia to replace the civil officials in the event of war.
 ROME special to the Boston Pilot says that the celebrated theologian, Arch : bishop Satolli, will represent Pope Leo XIII. at the celebration of the centenary of the Catholic church in America at Baltimore next November.
 A FAITHFUL dog, left alone with a sleeping babe in a burning house in In . dianapolis, Ind. on the 18th, persisted in
 
 building until it was surrounded with fire and itself fatally burned. It only de- sisted then when neighbor rushed in and rescued the infant.
 THE front door of the residence of Cap tain Pierce, well-known resident of Norwalk, Conn.,, was embellished with large posters on the morning of the 20th, warning him to leave politics or leave ha l.ul n other White Cap devices served to lend force to the warning. There is no clew to the identity of the guilty parties. IN the Servian village of Losowiks, re- gently. body of gendarmes surrounded and set fire to house in which party of brigands had taken refuge. The lead- CT of the band, who was woman, and two other members, perished in the flames. after making desperate attempts to fight their way out. The other mem- bers of the band were cap tured. One gendarme was killed.
 FIFTY retired officers of the Frencf army, who were formerly comrades of General Boulanger, have presented the General with an address protesting against his prosecution by the govern ment and expressing the wish that he may gain striking victory in tine com. ing elections for members of the Cham Der of Deputies.
 MAGGIE ToBIN, aged ten, shot and killed her six-year- -old sister Ellen, il Philadelphia, ou the 20th, while playing with a revolver that had been earelessly left within reach of the children.
 THE British war-ship Lily is reported wrecked in the Strait of Belle Isle. Seven men were lost The survivors were taken to Halifax N. s., by the war ship Eme rald.
 MR. T. NJ MCKENZIE AXE, known 10 mos New Englanders as "the telescope man of Boston commons," died in Boston on the 18th He was a native of New York. He lived alone. and an examination of his effects will be made by the authori- ties.
 THE Tammany Hall general committee on the 20tb, adopted resolutions of sorrow for the death of Hon. $. S. Cox. Severa speeches were made in eulogy of the deaC statesmen.
 THE Trunk Line Freight Association met in New York City, on the 20th, an( considered the matter of publishing rate sheet of the Chicago, Burlington & Northern railroad. Being unable to ar rive at any satisfactory conclusion, tn, A ssociation referred the matter to the presidents of the trunk roads.