The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-11-21
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

struck on the 18th.
CALVIN S. BRICE, chairman of the Ma
tional Democratic committee, has an
nounced that he will be a candidate for
the United States Senatorship from
Ohio.
THE English Court of Queens Bench
has rejected the application of Sir
Charles Russell for the canceling Of
the decision of the lower courts post
poning Parnells libel suits against the
Times.
THE directors of the Northern Pacific
railroad declared dividend, on the 18th,
of one per cent. on preferred stock.
This is the first dividend received by
the preferred stockholders since 1888.
A BOAT and several trunks and chests
drifted ashore at Port Maitland, n. s.,
on the 18th. No bodies were found, but
it is feared that vessel has gone to
pieces and that all of the crew have been
lost.
IT is said in sporting circles that the
price paid by Mr.. Robert Bonner for
Senator Stanford's great three-year-old
Sunol was $4,000.
SENATOR EyARTs and family sailed
from London for New York on the 18th.
The Senator's health has greatly inn
proved, and his eyesight is much strong
er than when he left New York.
THE British ship-builders are placed
in serious position by the rise in the
price of iron and steel. further adj
vance is feared, and if it takes place
many firms will lose money on the con-
tracts now under way.
THE annual convention of the Knights
of Labor opened at Atlanta, Ca, on the
18th.
THE Blue Book which has just been
issued by the British Government
proves that Greece, early in the month
of August was preparing to send an ex-
pedition to Crete, but was restrained
from doing so by the Powers.
M. FLoQUET was, on the 18th, elected
provisional president of the French
Chamber Of Deputies, and MN. Perier
and Deville vice-presidents.
THE National Grange Patrons of Hus-
bandry convened in Sacramento, Cal,
on the 18th, delegates being present
from nearly all the States of the
Union.
II is estimated that the Egyptian cot
ton crop this year viii yield over 3,000,-
600 bales.
THE Guatemalan Minister says that
the draft of a protocol for the federal
union of Guatemala, San Salvador, Hon
duras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica has
been already signed, but requires ratifi-
cation by the congresses of the five
countries.
II. H. MILLER, son of Emily Hunt
ington Miller, the authoress, has abb
seconded from Omaha, Neb., leaving
debts due the members of Trinity Church
in Kountze Place, amounting to about
s., 900.
THE first invoice of 1000 hogsheads of
sugar for Spreckel's Philadelphia sugar
refinery was received on the 18th.
OF 1873 persons arrested for taking
part in the Boulangist demonstration in
Paris, on the 18th, ninety-eight were
The noted Anarchist,
Gonda, is among those still in Gus
tody
By the caving in of pit in coal
mine at Ratibor, Prussian Silesia, on
the 18th, twenty miners were buried.
There is no hope of saving any of them.
THE suit of George Rice, the Marietta
(O.) refiner, against the Standard Oil
trustees to compel the issuance to Rice
Of six shares of Standard Oil Trust stock
now standing in the name of J. b. NAL
laby, was begun in the Supreme Court
Of the City of New York on the 18th.
Mr.. HENRY NEVILLE GLADSTONE, son
of Rt. Hon. VIM. L. Gladstone, will
shortly be married to Miss Rendel,
daughter of Mr., Stuart Rendel, member
of Parliament for Montgomeryshire,
Wales.
THE Lager-beer Brewers Association
Of New York City, on the 18th, sub
scribed S446, 600 to the Worlds Fair
guarantee fund of that city.
THE trial of sixty-fve persons charged
with swindling Austrian and Hungarian
emigrants en- route to America, was be-
gun at Wadowice, Austrian Poland, on
the 14th.
Ir is thought that the result OF the
late election in Iowa viii eventuate in
the elimination of the temperance ques-
tion from politics.
THE new Government cruiser Balti-
more started from Philadelphia on her
second official trial trip on the 18th.
A BIG deal in the Ohio oil field was
consummated, on the 14th, by which j.
C. Mckinney, of Titusville, Pa, and
syndicate of New York and Philadel-
phia capitalists secured twenty thou
sand acres of territory. The company
viii erect refneries and operate as an
Independent concern. The land is situ-
ated in Findlay and vicinity.
The Woman's Exchange held it's elev-
enth annual meeting in New York City,
on the 14th, sixty-threo delegates from
branches in all parts OF the country be-
ing present, among whom were Mrs An
1rew Carnegie, Mrs. Il. f. Shepard,
Mrs. Judge Dillon and Mrs. Judge
Choate. Encouraging reports were sub
mitted as to the work of the organiza-
ton.
WHILE house was being moved across
the Kendall street bridge at Battle
Creek, Mich, on the 14th, a section of
the bridge gave way, letting the house
through and carrying with it James Pot
ter and his son and G. +. Redenberg, all
Of whom were seriously injured.
PRESIDENT HARRISON arrived at Chase,
Md, on the 18th, where, as the guest of
the Bengies Point Club, he spent two
days in duck shooting, killing a large
number Of birds.
The official count Of the vote in Ohio
for Governor shows: Campbell (Dem.),
$40, 494; Foraker (Rep.), 36s,55t. Camp
bells plurality, l0,s73. Helwig (Pro.l,
26, 040.
The Paris Precurseur asserts that
France has declared her intention to
from the Latin Union unless
and Italy recall the excess Of
fiye-franc pieces of their issue now cir
in France and Switzerland.
THERE was a terrific explosion in the