The Russellville Democrat., 1889-05-02


AN explosion occurred in the Dram
cepeth colliery at Durham, Eng Eve
persons were killed.
THE steamer Mariposa, Captain Hay
ward, for San Francisco. returned to
Auckland, N. e., with the fax in her fore
hold on fire. The flames were queuched
and she proceeded on her destination.
THE case of Mr. Parncll against the
London Times for libel has been expunged
from the list of cases awaiting trial before
the excheuuer division of her Majesty's
High Court of Justice in Ireland.
ALL the Vanderbilt roads east OF Chica-
go win abandon grelt. proportion OF
their SUNDAY freight trains.
GukgH VICTORIA has presented a cup
to the Royal Cork Yacht Club TO be con-
peted for at Queenstown on June l9. A
large number OF entries are expected, ani
1t is certain that ths Valkyrie will be one
of the competitors
THE Thingvalla lire VIII pay for the
cargo jettisoued by the steamer Missouri
when rescuing the passengers and crew Of
the Danmark.
w. F. DELMAGE Crown land inspector
at Rat Portage, Man. has disappeared,
leaving a shortage Of $50 90 in his ac-
counts.
VIcE-PREsIDENr ROBINSON. of the Santa
Fe system, denies emphatically the charge
made by anonymous writers that Santa
Fe officials took any part in the scramble
for land at Guthrie.
DISPATCHES from West Africa say that
a British squadron has destroyed the chief
Town of the Wendb tribe on the Sulieman
river and released 5000 slaves.
KING CHARLES, OF Rnumania, has
formally announced that his nephew,
Prince Ferdinand. has been selected as
his heir to the throne.
THE Grand Trunk railway has joined in
the Sunday rest movement as regards
freight trains.
NJ. HENRI RoCHEFoRT's departure from
Brussels was due TO request from tile
Belgian Government that he leave the
country.
Mr.. PENpLKToS, United States Minister,
will take no par, in the conference on Sa-
moan affairs. He has presented his let
ters of recall to Emperor William and nill
leave Berlin.
THE Emperor of Austria has paid the
late Crown Princes deb, S, which amounted
to 81 10000
ALL the crops in district of Slesia,
Germany, have been d stroyed by a
storm and FIVE persons killed by light
ming.
THE SEVENTEEN anniversary of Old
Fellowship was celebrated on the 2G.h.
/. u. REAvIs a we'll known writer au-
thor Ct the expression the Future Greap
with reference to 81. Louis being tho Ma
tional Capital, died recently. He was
born in Illinois in 1881
II N.I. uui, 4,
decided to issue enough new bonds to pay
off dissenting bondholders and carry out
the original purpose of the reorganization
plan. The amount to be issue has not
been definitely dee led upon, but is esii-
mated at between s., 100000 and 50, 600 900.
THE Pope rece y summoned Father
A yostino, the famous preacher of Rome,
and reproved him tor his recent sermon IN
which he invoked the Divine blessing upon
King Humbert and The Italian army.
A DISPATCH from Auckland, n. y, says
that the Uaited 5 ates steamship psic
was again disabled while being towed IN
Apia harbor.
THE steamer Australia and schooner
George went ashore in binding snow
storm on Michga island, near Duluth,
Mum, recently. They were scuttled in
order to save them from pounding to
pieces on the rocks. There was no loss of
life.
VIsCoUNr VAUDEVILLE was charged in
London police CO rt the other day with
iraudulently obtaining fg25. he magis-
trate did not EN- er the ca ,e upon the court
record and he hearing was adjourned.
A DRUNKEN tinsmith recently assembled
the steeple OF church in Hungary bv
means of the lightning rod aud stood up
right on the top of the cross which sway ed
under his weight. After standing there
fifteen minutes haraneuing the Mortified
crowd who gathered beneath he calmly
descended as he had gone up and reached
the ground unharmed.
SEVERAL houses in the town of Alham-
bra, Spain, we're DESTROYED by an earth
quake shock the other day. No lives were
lost.
THE King of Holland proposes to resume
the reins of government
THE Spanish Government, it is said, will
sell at auction So 1850 900 wor Ii of state
woodlands in order TO cJver the financial
deficiency, make public improvements and
establish rural loan banks.
THE provisional directors of the Comp
tor d'Escompte of Paris have signed "a
deed creating new company.
SEVERAL priests AMI many other per-
sons have been arrested for PARTICIPATION
in the riots in the State of Guanaj jLato.
Mexico, recently.