The Russellville Democrat., 1890-04-10
 PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

BY an explosion of gas Tn NO. slope of the Susquehanna Coal Company at Nanticolse, Pa, on the 2d, three men were instantly killed, four seriously, and two slightly injured
 PRINCE BISMARCK was visited at Frederichsruhe, on the 31st, by three thousand residents of Hamburg. The ex-Chancelor in receiving them was at tired in full military uniform.
 TIE Garfield Memorial Association purpose to dedicate, by appropriate put bile service, the memorial structure erected in hcnor and memory of the late President Garfield at Lake View Cemetery, in Cleveland, O., on National Memorial Day, May 30 next
 TnE findings in the McCalla inquiry are said to be equivalent to recom- mendation for the trial by court-mar- tial of both Commander McCalla and his executive officer, Lieutenant Inger- soil. The findings are favorable to En- sign Kline and Chief Engineer Entwis- tic, the two officers suspended and re- ported for court-martial by Commander McCalla.
 MRs SARAH E. SHoRTRIDGE, secre- tary of the Christian Woman's Board of Missions, died at Indianapolis at half past one o'clock on the morning of the fst
 TnE Democrats and their Catholic all lies made clean sweep in the Mill waukee fWis.) municipal election, on the 1st, the chief issue in the contest be- ing the repeal of the Bennett Compul- sorry Education bill, which the Demo cracts and Catholics favored and the Republicans and Protestants opposed.
 IT is rumored in the City of Mexico that Mir. Gould will establish steam ship line from the United States to Mexico and Central South American ports.
 THE East Tennessee, Virginia X Georgia Railroad Company has con tracted for the purchase of the Erlanger system, comprising about twelve hun dred miles of road for S5, 800, 900, the idea being to make leading north-and south line between Cincinnati and Jack sonville. Mobile, New Orleans and Memphis.
 TIE parliamentary election in Wind sor, England, on the 2d. resulted in a Conservative victory by an unexpe cted- ly large majority, Mir. Barry (Conserv- ative), received l,52s votes, to 973 cast for Mir. Grenfell tGladstonian).
 TnE dead victims of the Louisville horror, up to the 1st, numbered ninety three, besides 150 badly wounded per sons, some of whom will die,
 FURNACE No. 8 of the De Bardeleben Coal and Iron Company, at Bessemer, Ala, was blown in, on the 2d, with elaborate ceremonies
 TIE University of St Petersburg was closed. on the 2d, and two hundred stu dents were refused admission. The Technological College was also closed, and three hundred students were TO- fused admission. The action of the au- thorities in closing the institutions named is due to the discovery of a con spiracy among the students
 TIE freedom of the city of Augsburg was conferred upon Prince Bismarck on the 2d.
 TIE Danish Parliament was prorogued by the King on the lst. In the absence of budget he empowered the govern ment to levy existing taxes in order to provide funds for the expenses of the government.
 IT is estimated that the proposed new tariff bin makes total annual reduc- ton in the revenues of about $50 o0o,- GOO.
 TIE proposed feature of grand re- view Of tho navies of the world in New York harbor in October, 1892, nov pend ing in the Senate as an amendment to the Worlds Fair bill, is heartily com mendsd hy Admiral Porter.
 SAMUEL LEWIS, Of Antwerp, O., boarded the east-hound Wabash pas senger train to steal ride. On the morning Of the 2d his dead body was found by section men near Paulding, 0. He was bartender and unmarried. A large sum of money was found on the body
 GOVERNOR HuL of New York aignea the Corrupt Practice bill on the ath.