The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-26

termine their historical value.
 ALFRED CROW and John Tocas were fatally and John Murphy and William Calvin seriously burned by an explosion of gas in the Nelson shaft at Shamokin, Pa, on the 1Tth. The explosion was caused by the carelessness of Tocas.
 THE wlll of the late Prof. Elias Loomis, of New Haven, Conn. bequeathes the bulk of his estate, which is valued at S25O, GOO to $500 ,O00, to Yale University, to be known as the "Loomis Fund" This is the second largest gift ever made to Yale.
 TIE board of naval officers recently appointed by the German Admiralty to inquire into the subject of tactics, made it's report on tue 18th, and as result it is announced that Germany is to substi- tute an entirely new system Of naval tac- ties for that now in use.
 A CALL was issued, on the 18th, for a convention of the independent colored citizens of Virginia to be held at Alexan- dria, October l. The call declares the condition of the colored people in the State of Virginia politically, inslstrially and socially 10 be very unsatisfactory.
 SEYMOUR HiTcBcocK, the Mea'lville (Pa) man, who, with his wife, concerted a scheme to swindle Western farmers by a tempting matrimonial bait, was con vicied in the United States Court at Will transport, on the 18th, of using the mails to defraud. The woman was acquitted.
 HoN. JESSE K. HINES State Commits sioner of Insurance, and one of the most influential Democrats ia Maryland, died at Baltimore on the 20th. He was born November IT, 1S29 in Kent County, Md. He was vigorous member of the Amer ican or Know Nothing party. He joined the Democrats in 1S6L
 THE first session of the secold annual me citing of the American Association of 0 bstetricians and Gynecologlsts was held in Cincinnati on the 17th. There was a large representation of doctors who have made their mark in these de- partments of the profession. All the large cities were represented
 TIE city of Naples gave a right royal welcome to Premier Crispi on his arrival there on the 18th, to occupy his new villa on the Bay of Naples. A procession of twenty thousand escorted the Premier's carriage to his villa, among the marchers being many Senators, Deputies, munich pal off cers and other dignitaries.
 TIE hearing on the testimony taken by the referee in the Kemmler habeas cor pus case was begun at Auburn, N. Y., on the l7th. Bourke Cochran made an argu- ment against the constitutionality of the law for electrical execution, taking the ground that the testimony showed such execution to be uncertain, cruel and in human.
 AT a meeting of the Three Americas Exposition executive committee, held in Washington, on the 20th, it was decided 10 hold a convention of the National Board of Promotion, composed of Gov eruors, mayors, committees of boards Of trade, officers of State granges and others, at the city of Washington, on the 23l of October.
 TIE Iowa Democratic State convention held at Sioux City, on the 18th, nomi- hated the following ticket: For Govern or. Horace Boies, of Blackhawk County; for Lieuteuant- Governor, $. l.. Bestow; for Supreme Judge, William Grammar flor Superintendent of Public Instruction, Thomas Irish for Railway Commissions CT, David Morgan.
 THE findings and opinion of the court of inquiry, which convened at the New York Navy Yard to investigate the cir cumstances connected with the running of the Boston on a roc in Newport Har bor on August last, was made public from the Navy D Department on the 18th. Captain James 0. Kane, the commander of the vessel, is exonerated from blame.
 THE latest adyices from Samoa are that Malietoa has been quietly restored 10 the throne. He and Mataafa have taken up temporary residence on the Mauono island, where they will remain until the decisions of the Berlin conference are confirmed. The German Consul at Apia has notified Tamasese that Germany is precluded from giving support to any party.
 PRIVATE letters from East Africa to parties in Berlin say that Dr. Peters ex- petition had, up to the middle of August not penetrated farther than Engatena, distant few dsvs' march from the coast. The German National Liberal news : papers. which have hitherto favored the expedition. are becoming doubtful of the utility of giving further support to the culelp lpll-ts
 A LARGE portion of Cape Diamond cliff, below the citadel at Quebec, Can, be- came detached, on the night of the 10th and sliding down buried number of houses and their occupants under an immense mass of rock and dirt. The people turned out by hundreds and en- gagged in he work of rescue and before morning thirteen dead bodies and six : teen badly injured victims were taken ont but still larger number remained of whose rescue alive but little hope was entertained.
 IT was officially announced. on the 16th. that the stockholders of the Thomas Iron Company of New York City had refused