The Russellville Democrat., 1889-02-14
RUssEILvILLE POPE CO., ARK THURSDAY FEBRUARY A. 1sss


 OS the 9th the conferees on the Terri- toriaI Admission bill held two-hours' session. but without result.
 APARrs newspaper says that two pro- fessors connected with the Pastern Insti- ute have succeeded in identifying the generatiue microbe of diphtheria. The discovery of preventive of this disease by means of vaccine virus is expected to follow.
 Npw YORK parties have bought all the stock in the Terre Haute Qnd.) Water- Works Company at Sl.10.
 A GALE on the 2d did much damage throughout England and Ireland to build ings and telegraph wires.
 AN appe al has been taken by the North River Sugar Refining Company of New York to the general term of the Supreme Court of New York City, from the de- cision of Judge Barrett dissolving the company for joining the Sugar Trust.
 GREAT BRITAIN having recognized Legit- ime as President of Hayti, it is semi-of- fically announced that France will de likewise.
 Ohio Supreme Court to revoke the charter of the Union Live Stock Association of Columbus for alleged misuse of power.
 ON the 7th the steamer Carondelet was libeled at New York, and prevented from sailing for Hayti with cargo of ammuni- ton and other oontraband articles, sup posed to be for the use of Hippolyte's forces.
 THE assertion is made that the Domin- ion Government will dissolve Parliament and appeal to tlse people, probably in April. The chief question at issue will be. the maintenance of the present connec- ton with the British Empire or closer re- lations in some form or other with the United States.
 Ig the Delaware Senate notice has be en given of bill to revoke the liability of women to the pfllory and whipping post for certain crimes.
 AN investigation has been stsfted into the management of the penitentiary at Pittsburgh, Pa
 Is China the severity of the winter is increasing the distress caused by famine in Shan Tung and Manchuria- It is esti- mated that 250,00o persons are starving in Chen Kiang.
 Ar a recent meeting of managers of railroads centsring at Pueblo, Col. it was determined 10 build S30O 900 union de- pot.
 OS the 9th very cold weather, amount ing in some cases to a blizzard, prevailed all along the Hudson river and through out the northern part of New York State.
 TIE bill increasing the Emperor's do- nation has been adopted by the Budget committee of the German Diet Herr Virchow and RichtEr dissented from the action Of the committee.
 4 LETTER has been received at Indian apolis, Ind, from defaulter Sullivan, stating that he is in Canada and enjoy ing himself.
 THE Dublin Express asserts that Mir. Parnell's health is very precarious, and that the carriage of his physician is often seen at the door of his villa at Streatham, from whence the Irish leader seldom emerges of late.
 GEORGE J. CAHooy, the fourth victim of the recent boiler explosion at Lincoln, Neb., died on the Sth. Two others may l die.
 IT is announced that Vice. President elect Morton, not being able to get into l Prof. Bells residence, which is to be his l Washington home for the next four years, by inauguration week, has leased 1 the residence No. 150S H stre ct, in which l to entertain his friends at that time. 1 4 SPECIAL from Cloversdale N. r., says: 'Roads just opened to Pine Lake. There 1 is no truth in rumors of the drowning of seventeen men by teams breaking through the ice on Sacandaga river several days | ago. No lives were lost" l THE recent storm in Canada is pro- nounced by railroad men as one Of the ! worst they have ever experienced. Trains 1 were all more or less delayed, and pas- ] sengers suffered from cold and hunger. THERE are fears of a revival of the ! trouble between the non-citizens and off, cers of the Chickasaw Nation over the i cattle tax. Agent Owens has received in- structions to put ont all non- citizens who { refuse to pay the tax, and the noa- citizens ] have organized to resist. i 4 SENSATION has been caused in Ottawa, 1 Ont, by the discovery tha. the proprie- l tors of the Windsor & Annapolis railroad ] in NoYa Scotia secured, on misrepre- ! sentation 10 the customs department, a | refund of $500 OF importations of con- 1 struction material, 10 which they were 1 not entitled.
 1 THE managers of the Metropolitan ] Opera-house of New York City have de- 1 cided to continue giving performances of l German opera next spring.