The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-11-07

BROOKLYN was beaten in the sixth
and decisive game of the series, the
baseball pennant thus going for this
year to the New York club.
THE body of Edward Walrath, the
aeronaut, who was drowned at Coopers-
town, n Y, five weeks ago, has been
found in otsego lake. Walrath made a
balloon ascension and jumped with a
parachute.
S. A, MAXFIELD's wool factory at Ban
gor, Me-, and all its contents were de-
stroyed by fire the other day, causing
$50, 600 loss.
THE failure of Heston & Erhern, wool
dealers OF Philadelphia, is announced.
The liabilities were $500, 900. The firms
rating was very good-S350, 900.
SIMON HARNEY, an engineer, and Jo-
soph Moiles, fireman, were killed re-
Gently by the explosion of mine boiler
at Archibald, Pa.
THE corner stone of the memorial
arch, dedicated to the soldiers and sail
ors of Kings County, n. Y, who were
killed during the rebellion, was laid in
Brooklyn on the Soth by General w. t.
Sherman. Ten thousand veterans were
present.
A MASS meeting OF the Progressive
Onion miners has been held and the
strike at the Columbus & Hooking Coal
5 Iron Company's mines declared off.
REV. Il. DEWITT TALMAGE sailed
from New York on the 30th in the City
of Paris for the Holy Land.
THE rebellious Polish parishioners at
Plymouth, Pa, attempted TO blow up
with dynamite a double frame block
house attached to the parish church.
Bishop O'Elara was receiving rcnt from
the property, which angered the Poles.
A CABLE at Danbury, Conn, used in
transporting heavy granite blocks broke
recently Two Italian laborers We're
instantly killed and six others injured.
THE steamer Kanawaha, from New
port News, has arrived at New York
with the crew of the steamer Cleopatra,
twenty-six in number, and the crew Of
thirteen of the steamboat Crystal Wave,
which were both sunk in a collision of
the Capes of Delaware.
A BRAKEMAN named Reeters was
killed at Beaver Falls, Pa, by freight
train telescoping the observation car OF
the Chicago limited on the Pittsburgh
& Fort Wayne. Two other trainmen
were seriously injured.
Two houses in the course Of erection
in Passaic, N. j., toppled over the other
day while a number of men were at
work. Seven OF them were seriously in
jured.
THE United States man-of-war Galena
went aground off Long Island the other
morning but was foated during the
afternoon.
REV. DIR. VAN BoKKELEN, a noted re-
tired clergyman OF the Protestant Epis-
copal Church, was found dead in bed in
his home In Buffalo, N. y, the other
day. lie was seventy-four years old.
A CHAIR of Biblical literature has
been established in the academic de-
partmento of Yale University to be called
the Woolsey professorship.
LEWIS ANDREWS, aged l09 years, died
at Pottersville, Warren County, n. r.,
recently. He was bright and active up
to the day Of his death,
THE contract for one Of the new
cruisers has been secured by Harrison
Loring, Of South Boston.
THE forger arrested at Philadelphia
and for a time thought to be Tascott,
was found to be Brown, notorious Chi
cago thief
The Palace rink at Pittsburgh, Pa,
burned down the other night during q
ball. The dancers escaped IN fall dross.
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