The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-05-09
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The Meriden Malleable Iron Company,
one of the big concerns of Meriden, Conn,
Is financially embarrassed, owing to sew
eral recent failures of Western houses
whose notes the company hold. About
two hundred and fifty men are thrown out
Of employment.
on the 3D. Sir Julian Pauncefote pre-
sented his credentials to President Harri-
son as Envoy Extraordinary aud Minister
Plenipotentiary from Great Britain to the
United States.
THE funeral Of Hon. w Fl. Barnum, late
chairman of the Democratic National
committee, occurred, on the Sd, at Lime
Rock, Conn.
Four children were burned to death in
the destruction of their HON at Abing-
don, Md, on the Sd.
GENERAL BoULANGER will hold q co..
ference with his followers in London on
the 10Th.
PRoF. HARRISON, who was arrested an d
committed to Londonderry Jail for trial
for supplying food to the besieged ten
ants of Gweedore, Ireland, was taken
into court at Dublin, on the Sd, and, after
hearing Of the case, discharged.
HENRY CAMMETT. of the Geological Sur
vey, has been appointed biographer OF
the census.
THREE children of Portuguese family
named Silvey were left alone in the house
at Ashtabula, o., on the Sd. The building
took fire, and one of the children was
burned to death and the other two were
fatally burned.
Mr.. VYHER's Minthe won the 1000
guineas stakes for three year old FLIES,
on the Sd, the last day of the first New
vi uarlo nd
MICHAEL RIZzALo, one of the murderers
of Paymaster Mcclure, near Wilkesbarre,
Pa, will be hanged on Tuesday, June %,
in Luzerne County Governor Beaver
signed the death warrant on the Sd.
A CARRIAGE containing number of
passengers was struck by train on the
Pennsylvania railroad, at Bridesburg
crossing, near Philadelphia. on the 3d.
Two persons were killed and four badly
injured.
THE horses attached to an Indianap oils
undertaker's wagon loaded with corpses
being removed from Green Lawn to
Crown Hill Cemetery, ran off and scat
tered the corpses along the streets for
half O square, presenting sickening
sight
A DISPATCH from Cape Town, Africa,
announces the death of Lord Walter
Campbell, the third son of the Duke OF
Argyle, from fever contracted while
travelling in South Africe.
KERN's cigar box factory, at New Or
leans, was burned on the Sd. Loss, $40,
900; no insurance.
The Dowager Empress Augusta of Ger
many, on the Sd, presented to Chief Chap
lain Reichter a heavy gold chain to wear
on state occasions.
A DESTRUCTIVE explosion of fire. damp
occurred at the Beechwood (Pa.) colliery
on the Sd. One man was fatally injured,
and considerable damage was done to
the property.
THE Cologne Glee Club presented 5000
francs to the poor Of Rome on the 3D..
SUIT has been instituted in the Superior
Court at Keokuk, Ia, by the Fort Madi-
son Lumber Company against the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Com
pany for $40 900 damages arising from a
destructive fire ignited by sparks from
passing locomotive.
DETAILS of the defeat of the Abyssinian
army and the death of King John state
that the Abyssinians attacked the strong
hold of the dervishes at Nelammeh on
March 10, but were repulsed with many
wounded. On March 12 the dervishes as
sumed the aggressive, and comp letely
routed the Kings forces. Among the
large number killed were King John and
his principal generals, Ras Are and Ras
Ailm.
SECRETARY WINDOW was slightly indis-
posed, on the 81, and, on the advice OF
his physician, decided not to leave his
room.
THE parochial residence of the Church
of the Holy Name at Chicopee, Mass, was
broken into, on the night of the Sd, and
all the silverware in the dining room and
$3.50 in money from the library were
stolen.
THE block coal miners of Brazil, Ind,
rejected, on the Sd, by vote of 26S to 11T2
the scale of prices prepared by the oper-
ators.
HERR MEYER, of Berlin, the largest
ivory importer in the world and broth
er-in-law of Carl Schnrz, died at Kiel,
Germany, on the 3D.
Mr.. CoNYBEARE, Gladstonian NJ. Z. for
the Camborne division of Cornwall, Ire
land. has been convicted of violating the
Crimes act and sentenced to three months
imprisonment without hard labor.
OWING to the activity of the sugar mar
ket freight rates on sugar from Mauri-
titus to England advanced ten shfllings a
tor, ba