The Russellville Democrat., 1889-10-10
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND oENERAL.

w. III. ADAMS, Of Titusville, Fla, died,
on the S0th, from the bite of arattlesnake,
in spite of prompt medical aid and the
imbibing of large quantities of whisky.
THE stringency in the money market in
New York City, on the 30th, was marked,
and at one time call loans were made at
the rate OF thirty per cent. per annum.
In fact all day the ruling rate was ten
per cent, aud the demand grew more
urgent in the last few minutes, when the
highest rate was recorded. At the close
the stringency continued, and the lowest
offer was at fifteen per cent.
HENRI RoCHEFoRT has quarreled with
Boulanger, and will ito Egypt and pass
the winter there unless he is granted am
nesty by the French Government.
NINE OF the ten delegates on the part of
the United States to the Three Americas
Congress assembled at the State Depart
ment on the 1st, and received their in
structions from Secretary Blaine. The
proceedings were conducted in secret.
The gold fund balance ia the treasury
increased nearly nine millions during
the month of September, and, on the 1st,
amounted to $1s9, 1876, ,423.
In the New Y FORK State Democratic con-
vention held at Syracuse, on the 1st, a
resolution was adopted authorizing the
State committee, in its discretion, to dis :
pense with the State convention next year
in view of the fact that there will be but
one vacancy on tho State ticket
DETAILS of the riot at Navassa, on the
oath ult., have como to hand in the shape
of a report of Superintendent Smith, Of
the Nayassa Phosphate Company. Sew
eral men were brutally murdered by the
negro rioters, and all the whites would
have doubtless been murdered but for
the timely arrival of the British man. of
war Forward.
NJ. ZAYKoFF, the leader of the Russian
party in Bulgaria, has issued manifesto
declaring that the Bulgarians will at no
very distant day drive Prince Ferdinand
from the throne and from the country.
MosT Of the schools in Austrian Silesia
have been closed in consequence of
disease of the eye which has become epi-
demic throughout the country.
DURING prayer meeting in the Pres
byterian Church at Moss Point, Miss, on
the night OF the ID, shot was fired from
the outside through the open front door,
instantly killing Dan K .McKinn is, mortal-
ly wounding his little daughter and seri-
ously wounding Henry Blumer.
MISS LOUISE THERON, of Boston, was
married at Lennox, Mass, on the 81, to
VIM. g. Endicott Jr., son of ex- Secre-
tary Endicott.
PROHIBITION carried in North and South
Dakota in the late elections.
The eighth session of the General An
nual Conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal church met at LocSport, N. Y, on
the I'd, for seven days session. There
were three hundred ministers and dele
gates present. Bishop Fitzgerald Of
Minneapolis presided.
THE strike of the Rotterdam dock em-
ployes is ended. The result is q COM
promise by which the men agree to ac-
cept five pence per hour on week days
and seven and half pence for Sunday
work. The minimum of days work is
to be four hours. All the men resumed
work on the Sd. A dock employees union
is being formed.
JUDGE PEsDLETov, at Findlay. o., has
decided that the Standard Oil Company
can not control the surface of its leased
lands.
SECRETARY BLAINE was unanimously
chosen president Of the Three Americas
international Congress on the ID.
MRS. AUGUSTUS PHILLIPS, of Norwalk,
Conn, who was visiting on the Pacific
coast committed suicide by drowning, on
the ID, because of desertion by her hus-
band, we'll known New York comedian.
THE anti Malone conference held at
Richmond Va, on the ID, after denouuc-
ing the great Readjuster to their hearts
content recommended no particular
course to be pursued on election day, ex
cept that each voter shall use his indiyid-
ual Judgment
The new rifles adopted by the Swiss
Government have been exhaustively and
successfully tested with smokeless pow
der.
F.. DoS McFADDES, a barber, was ar
rested at Oswego, n. Y, on the 2d,
charged with personating a United States
Secret Service offics and defrauding PEN
sioners.
THE Department of State received
telegram, on the 3 !, from General Frank
lin, United States Commissioner General
to the Paris Exposition, saying that the
United States exhibit had been awarded
ffty-three grand prizes, 100 gold medals,
271 silver medals, 21s bronze medals and
go honorable mentions, and indicating
that the collaborators' awards not yet
announced will increase this.
JOSIAH Kicker, of Webster, Me-, per
ished in the flames Of his burning barn,
on the 80, while attempting to rescue
horse.
The New York Lunacy Commission, on
the 80, found Christian Deyhe, the slayer
of Fred Gesswein, insane.
Ar meeting OF the New York Bald
ing Material Exchange, on the 2d, the
trades union boycott against the firm of
Peck, Martin q Co., was discussed and
as un-American.
A FURNACE a Scottdale, Pa, exploded,
on the 81, killing George Rudder with
molten metal and badly burning Jacob
Dick aud Henry Ramsey. Upon hearing
the news Of her husbands tragic death,
Mrs. Rudder tainted and, falling down,
received fatal injuries.
The Maryland White Lead Company,
one Of the last to succumb, was, on the
81, absorbed by the National Lead Trust.
john EIsENBERGER was convicted at
Baltimore, Md, on the 81, OF brutal wife,
beating aud sentenced to fifteen lashes
and thirty days ia jail.
ALDERMAN LANDER, OF Detroit Mich,
has been indicted for accepting bribes in
with appointments.
CLARK UNIVERSITY, founded at Wor-
cebtcf, mH5s.s ny JpHus VI RAtAihf heNS
formally dedicated and opened on the 2d.
BY the capsizing of a boat in the river
Rhine at the village of Rees, Germ any,
On the 2d, five persons were drowned.
The delegates TO the Three Americas
Congress, with the attaches thereof, left
on the morning OF the 81.
IN one of the finest trains ever put upon
! track in this or any other country, for
! forty days. tour OF the country. The
West Point Military Academy was their
irst objective point whore they wit
messed the presentation OF the Childs
OF Grant Sheridan and Sher-
nan TO that Institution. In the evening
he visitors were given a reception by
he visitors of the post.
GENERAL JoHN I. AvEnrLL, OF st. Paul,
Mimi, died on the 0 4 aged sIxty-six. He
served In Congress from 1871 TO 1875.
OS the 81 Vinita, l. T.. was visited by
fire.