The Russellville Democrat., 1890-03-27
 PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

A SHOCK of earthquake was felt at Bonn, Germany, on the 18th.
 TnE Republican members of the ways and means committee agreed, on the 17th, to reduction of the tariff on sugar amounting to over fifty per cent. from the present rate, and affecting a reduction of between S25, 900, 900 and BPS, GOO, 900.
 IN the secret session of the Senate, on the 17th, the Call resolutions for consid- ering in open session the nomination of District-Judge Swayne and District-At- torney Stripling of the Northern district of Florida were rejected by large major ities.
 GENERAL CHARLES l.. YoUNG, Of To- ledo, has been appointed by Governor Campbell, superintendent of the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphan Asylum at Xenia.
 TIE United States Minister at Lisbon reports to the Department of State that by decree, which took effect February 2s, the duty on all foreign wheat inn ported into Portugal was reduced from twenty to fifteen reis kilogram.
 II. $. IVES was released from jail in New York City on the 18th. His bondsmen are Geo. H. Stayner, Jr., and Geo. w. Stryker, in the civil suit and Henry Hamilton in the criminal suit
 TIE Worlds Fair committee, on the 18th, agreed upon the Chicago bill, as amended, and it will be pushed through Congress at the earliest possible date
 AFTER run of more than four thou sand miles, occupying nine days, the special train conveying the American Association of General Passenger and Ticket Agents, under the management of Robert Someryill of the Chicago & Alton railroad, arrived in the City of Mexico on the 18th. The visitors were greeted with the booming of cannon and the cheering of large concourse of peo- pie.
 TIE election committee of the House heard arguments, on the 18th, in the contested election-case of James Hill Republican, against T. c. Catchings, Democrat, from the Third district of Mississippi.
 TnE grand jury of the District of Co- lumbia, on the 18th, brought in an in- dictment against Charles E Kincaid, for the murder of w. r. Taulbee. JouS E. KETcHAM, banker and one of the most influential citizens of North ern Ohio, was elected president of the Toledo Board of Trade on the 10th. TIE Gray Cotton Manufacturers As sociation of Montreal, Can. has agreed to an advance of one-half cent per pound on the finer cottons.
 NJ. DELAnAYE, one of the French del- egates to the Berlin Labor conference, has resigned in consequence of differ ences with his colleagues
 THE British delegates to the Interna- tional Labor conference were dined by Prince Bismarck on the l6th.
 THE Paris Intransigeant, commenting on Prince Bismarck's resignation. says that war is certain to break out before long, and the Steele fears that some rash act of the Emperor will disturb the peace of Europe
 PRESIDENT HARRISON went to Benjies Point Md, on the 10th for a few days duck shooting.
 TnE United States cruiser Newark. the first vessel designed under Secretary WhitheY's administration Of the navy. and the last Of the three steel cruisers built by cramp X Sons, was launched at Cramps Ship Yards, on the Delaware, on the 18th.
 TIIE demands of 800 striking colliers 1t Shefield, England, wore conceded by the mine-owners on the 18th.
 TuE United States steamer Dispatch arrived at Norfalk, Na- on the 10th, uninjured by her recent mishap and Sec rotary Tracy returned to his quarters 0n board.