The Russellville Democrat., 1889-10-10
RUssEILvLLE Ark, THURSDAY OCTOBER 4. 1883

League held business meeting in Phila :
delphia on the 81.
The now Chinese Minister was present
ed to the President by Secretary Blaine
on the 81.
| 1T is estimated that the receipts Of the
Post Of1ic3 Departm ent for the current
fiscal year will fall short of expenditures
about $500, 600.
OK the 81 Justice Field, Of the United
States Supreme Court accompanied by
his brother, Cyrus w. Field, arrived in
New York City from the Berkshire (N.
Y.l Hills, where they had been visiting
the old family homestead. They were ac-
companied by Deputy Marshal Nagle, who
is still under orders TO travel with the
Judge.
A SERIOUS disaster occurred at Shields,
England, on the 4th. While ship was
being loaded with powder and shells, a
package of cartridges dropped from
considerable height to the deck of the
vessel, causing terrific explosion. A
naval officer who was in charge OF the
work, and several of his men were in
stantly killed, and a number of others
were seriously wounded.
A COLLISION occurred on tho 4th, be-
tween q passenger train and a goods
train on the railway from Manchester to
Stockport, England. The passenger
train was travelling at high rate of
speed and the two came together with
terrific force. Three persons were killed
and many injured. The collision was the
result Of the mistake of a signal man.
ALL the scaffolding about the steeple
OF a church in course of erection at AL
tenbrnch, Hanover, fell, on the Sd, aud
the seven workmeu standing upon it were
hurled distance of one hundred feet to
the ground. Every one of the unfortun-
ate men were instantly killed.
Four miners were buried by fall OF
rock from the top of shaft in the Lake
Angeline niue at Ishpemiug. Mich, on the
4th. Two were badly hurt, but were res
cued; but when the others were nearly
extricated, a second fall Of rock occurred
and both were smothered.
LORD RosRBERRY presided at a meeting
of two thousand London tramway and
omnibus employees at two O'Clock on the
morning Of the 4th. A union was formed
with the object of forcing from their
employers a concession of shorter hours
and more equitable regulations
SENATOR STASFoRD's three-year-old
Sunol trolted a mile at Fresno, Cal, on
the 4th, in 2:134, breaking all previous
records for three-year olls.
COLONEL II. P. USDERHILL droppel
dead in the meeting hall of the Crescent
Democratic Society Of Baltimore, Nd,
soon after the adjournment OF the regu-
lar weekly meeting on the 4th. Death
was due to rupture OF blood vessel In
the braia. He was one of Baltimore's
most prominent citizens, director in
the Drovers' aud Mechanics Bank, and
engaged in the manufacture of grooYed
lumber.
THE rivers Bober and Spritta, in Prus-
sian Silesia, have overflowed their banks,
and much damage is reported for many
miles. The important cities of Sprottau
and Hirschberg are flooded.
SEVERAL thousand prosecuted jews
who have been expelled from Russia have
arrived in England and others are arriy-
ing daily. Arrangements have been
completed by wealthy Hebrews there to
eolonize these people in the Argentine
Republic, and nearly thousand sailed
on the outgoing steamer on the 9TH.
NAVIGATION LIEUTENANT SHARP and
Captain Russell were reprimanded and
dismissed the ship" by the court-mar-
tial at Halifax, N. s., on the wreck of the
British war ship Lily.
AT the West Point Military Academy,
On tIt 4lD, the members Oh tne lnJeTlh-
tional conference were entertained by
various exercises Of the cadets, particu-
larly the cavalry drill. After thanking
the officers of the post for the attentions
shown them they embarked on the cruiser
Yorktown and passed down the river to
New York, whore they were transferred
to the steamer Puritan for the trip to
Boston, via Long Island Sound.
MRS. j. z. SANDS. wife of the Little
Falls (Minn.) sheriff, who liberated and
eloped with convict John Mitchell, was
arrested at Casselton, N. D., ON the 4th.
She acknowledged her guilt. Mitchell
escaped on the Manitoba train, but will
undoubtedly be captured.
DAVID Brown, a uiserly tramp, was
found dead, on the 4th, at Bath, N. Y.
Death was caused by hunger and expos
ure. In the dead mans pockets were
found certificates of deposit in various
banks aggregatng $1,000
BABY BEATRICE, the alleged daughter
OF Robert Ray and Eva Hamilton, has
been finally disposed of. Mrs Rupp will
become the custodian for an indefinite
period, or until Mrs. Hamilton is released
from the Trenton penitentiary, to whish
institution she was taken on the 9th.