The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-01

vote of 230 to T6, agreed to grant lump sum of f600, GOO. or as an alternative f2l : 900 annually, 10 build railways in Ireland
 THERE was report hat Mrs. Heron, an American missionary, had been con- demned to death in Corea for preaching She was from Jonesboro, Tenn. and went with her husband to Corea about three years ago. Nothing was known of the matter at the State Department, and doubts about its correctness were ex- pressed.
 GENERAL voN ScHELLENDoRF in a speech at Koenigsberg the other day, said that all fears of war were erouhdiess.
 Ex-KING MILAN arrived at Belgrade on the 24th. He was met at the station by his son, King Alexander, the Regent, the members of the Cabinet and the foreign representatives.
 A wRECKING company has recovered the cargo of the bark Medway, which was wrecked in 1855 off Cape Heniopen while bound from London to Philadelphia with tin, lead and speIter. The metals are vail ued at Sl50 900.
 THE German Admiralty has uncovered a perfect nest of corruption within the de- partment involving many high officials. A number of naval officers were arrested at Berlin and at Kiel on the charge of wholesale bribery. One of these on being taken into custody shot himself dead.
 NJ. DUPONT, a Boulangist member of tho Chamber of Deputies, recently attempted to make e speech at Port L'Abbe, Finis- terre, but was attacked by mob and stoned. A number of his teeth were broken and he was driven away.
 WILLIAM BUSHNELL, the noted embezzler of ten years ago, who was recently ex- tradited from Chili escaped from Detect- i've Reilly at Iquique while en route home.
 NEWS from Ounalaska confirm the re- cent reports of the loss of he three W hal ing schooners James A. Hamilton, Otter and Annie. No trace of them have been seen in the Arctic and it is generally be- leved they are lost. They carried about sixty officers and men.
 NEW sealing place has been found at Sand Point off British Columbia, where British and American sealers have made good catches.
 THE Brotherhood of American Railway Brakemeu held it's annual session in Otta- wa, Ont, recently with POO de egates present
 MR. AND Mas. GLADSTONE celebrated
 
 BISHOP WALSH of London Ont. has been selected for Archbishop of Toronto by the Pope.
 THE Union Pacific earnings for June were S24 gro larger than the same month last year while the net earnings were $197, ,G62 more.
 A SON of Marshall H. TwitchelL United States Consul at Kingston, Ont, has been I tIa,, burglar who entered the residence of Mrs. Martin. He was mere boy and up to the affair bore a good character.
 THE Parnell Commission has adjourned to October ?. ta tt#
 THE Russian Govern ment is buying up all the Polish railways for strategic pur- poses
 THE civil tribunal of Paris has decided that tho Panama Canal Company can not compel the holders of lottery bonds to pay the outstanding installments.
 THE Standard oil monopoly is reported to be buying up the natural gas lands of Indiana with q view to squeezing ths natural gas companies when their present supplies run out
 LABoUCHERE' amendment to the Royal Grants bill was rejected by the British A4Ouse OA 1O3hiiNH7 by oo2 AO l"b
 LE SoIR, of Paris, asserts that Bou- langer fearing he will be condemned, is gong to New Y orS to avoid eXtradition.
 THE great British WAT ship Sultan, which sank on rock near Malta some months ago, has been successfully raised.
 THE officials of the Pacific Mail Steam ship Company have notified the Trans continental Association that unless the subsidy from railroads is increased they will cut rates and take all the freight they can get. ltwas thought this was tho pre- liminary step to q war against the Cana dian Pacific road.
 THE wedding gift of Mrs, John w. Mackay to Princess Louise was pair of diamond earrings costing 15,000. .
 THE Yellow river of China has again burst it's banks. The authorities at Pekin were dismayed.
 THERE was q report current that Mary Anderson, the actress, was really suffer- ing from mental disorder and was con- fined in private lunatic asylum in Eu- rope.
 IT is officially denied that there is any yellow fever at Tampico. Mex, as had TO- gently been reported.
 BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for tho seven days ended July 26 numbered 216 including Canada. The previous week H.sf. |