The Russellville Democrat., 1889-07-11


 cialists, the Swiss Buudesrath will moi adjourn as usual this summer.
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 THE London Chronicle says that when the Pope received the Spanish Ambassa- dor he spoke of the possibility of leaving Rome, and adds that arrangements for his refuge in Spain have been made.
 THIEF entered Sol Mier's Bank at Iigonier, Ind, through a sile window, on the 2d, while the cashier was at dinner, secured nearly SlO00o from the cash drawer and got off without detection.
 BIDS were opened, on the 2d, by Third Assistant Postmaster General Hazen for an improved fo:m of registered package envelope. There were forty-two bids, embracing great variety of designs,
 MosT of the diplomats in Berlin have abandoned all hope of visit of the Czar either 10 Berlin or tu Kiel, and there is at present no likelihood of a meeting be- tween the Czar and Emperor William.
 TIE Shah os Persia went to Windsor Castle 10 see the Qaeen on the 2d. He held a reception on the same morning, at which Lord Salisbury and the members of the diplomatic corps were presented.
 THE trial of Jon 4. Wiers, at Charles ton, $. C., for the murder of Wm. Nun zenmaier, last March, was concluded on the 3d, the jury, after two hours deliber- ation, returning verdict of mot guilty" Ar the recent examination in Wash fngton for assistant surgeons in the Ma rine Hospital service, there were twenty rx candidates examined, of whom only Jour were found qualified for appoint ment.
 THE Senate committee on irrigation, of which Senator Stewart is chairman, will meet at st. Paul, Hinn., August 1, and proceed thence to Washington Territory to make an examination of the arid-land districts.
 SEVEN signatures to the iron wage scale were received by the officials of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, at Pittsburgh, Pa., on the list, making twenty signatures up to that date.
 A MEETING Of the pottery manufact- urers of the United States was held at Cresson, Pa, on the 2d, to consider the advisability of forming q combination to equalize prices, prevent cutting and main- tain prices.
 
 MR. WARD, a wealthy collar mannfact- urer of New York, his wife, baby and coachman were instantly killed. on the 9th, by being struck by train on the New Jersey Central railroad at Long Branch, N. J.
 REV. DR. ISAAC K. Loos who was prominent in the recent factional troubles in Christ Reformed Church, died at Beth lehem, Pa, on the 5th aged sixty years. He was one of the most prominent divines of the Reformed Church in America.
 Mas. ANNA GRoss, aged thirty-four patient at the Buffalo IN. Y.l State Asy- lum for the Insane under treatment for suicidal mania, hanged herself in her room with sheet on the 29th. An unsuc- cessful attempt was made to hush the matter mp.
 THE second wholesale outbreak of hy- drophobia in Southern Indiana has made its appearance on the farm of Henry De- lay, near New Marion, Ripley County. Three of MT. Delays cows and number of hogs afflicted with the rabies have been killed.
 RECENT elections in Bohemia resulted in pronounced victory for the Panslavist party The Pauslavists were also suc- cessful in Galicia, Austria and Count Won Taafe, the Minister of the Interior, in the face of these reverses, finds his policy upset
 TIE Massachusetts Rifle team began their series of contests with the English crack shots at Manhead, England, on the 1st and signalized the occasion with two decided victories over the Honorable Ar tillery team, who rank high among Brit ish marksmen.
 WHILE an express was running between Mayeuoe and Mannheim, Germany, one of the passenger coaches left the tracks, and several American ladies and children were badly injured by broken glass. After their wounds had been dressed they pro- ceeded to Baden.
 MAJOR GARRETT J. LYDECKRB, of the Engineer corps, who was recently tried by court martial for neglect of duty in experimenting the construction of tn Washington aqueduct tunnel, has been ordered to Vancouver Barracks for duty iu the Department of Columbia.
 PRESIDENT McKEES of the v0ndalia Line made 0 proposition, on the 2d, to the operators at Brazil, Ind, to take their coal to Chicago, at ten cents per ton less than prevailing rates, if the operators would give ten cents per ton more to the miners for getting out tho coal
 SPECIAL reports to Bradstreet's, on the 2d, show a total of S,000,000 bushels of wheat al Minneapolis, St. Paul, Milwau- kee, Duluth and at over nine hundred in- terior elevators in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Dakota, as compared with TO- 750,OO0 bushels one year ago, and l9779,O00 two years ago.
 A STEAMER on which four hundred American citizens were enjoying an eX- cursion was wrecked on the Red River, of the North, in Manitoba, on the 4th, by being driven on the rocks before heavy wind. Great condemnation prevailed for time, but all were safely landed after great difficulty by small boats from Winnipeg.
 THERE was a heavy rainfall at Wash ington, on the lst and the large silver vault in the cOurt-yard of the treasury building, in which over so, 000 GOO silver dollars are stored, was flooded with two inches of water. Considerable damage was done to the boxes and bags contain ing the silver
 
 STATE DEPARTMENT officials say that no official adyices whatever have been re- ceiyed at the department respecting the reportedr rupture between Costa Riqa and Nicaragua likely Co grow out of oonces gions 70 the Nicaragua Canal Company Tho report iE generally disoreoitsd py aFsss B9PaFtmeAt people