The Russellville Democrat., 1890-08-07
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

| STAIN, it seems, has sent two war steamers to Central America to keep an eye on affairs in that part of the globe. People there are doubtless beginning to ask what these vessels are around for A good many years have passed since Spain lost dominion in that sec ton, and tho number of Spanish citi- zens there is comparatively few. Nor has she any commercial or industrial interests in that quarter which are on dangered by the disturbance. TIE coal mine owners of Rhenish Westphalia have formed combination to regulate output, prices and wages. CHARLES CooMBs TENNANT, brother of Mrs Henry NJ. Stanley, arrived in New York, on the 27th, from Liverpool. PRESIDENT GILMAN of the Argentine Republic says that the civilians who took part in the insurrection will not be punished. All captains of the revo- .utionary forces and all officers above tho grade of Captain will be deprived of their rank.
 TIE steamer Franceni, from New York for Fernandina, Fla, before TO- ported ashore on North Breakness, caught fire at daylight, on the goth, and was burned. All hands were saved.
 TIE charge that millions were spent in lobbying the Silver bill through Con gress will probably be investigated.
 CHOLERA is raging in Bagdad and vicinity, and great apprehension exists lest the scourge should spread west ward.
 THAT portion of the city of Constan- tinople in which is situated the Ar menian Cathedral, the scene of the at tack by the late mob on the Armenian Patriarch, has been placed under mar tial law.
 INcENDIARrEs set fire to the residence of Rev. David Plumb, at Coles, Ind, at an early hour on the morning of the goth. Mrs. Plumb and three children were burned to death, and Mir. Plumb was so badly burned that he can not live.
 DR. THOMAS HATcHFoRD, of Milwau- kee, Wis, aged seventy-two, and his wife, aged thirty, who were found guilty of manslaughter, were, on the 29th, sentenced to four years each in the State penitentiary.
 GENERAL MITRE, at one time Presi- dent of the Argentine Republic, but for long time a resident of Paris, sud denly left that city on the goth.
 PREPARATIONS for the marriage of the Archduchess Valerie of Austria, who renounced the possibility of . throne to marry the man of her choice, have been proceeding on magnificent scale and the affair will be an imposing one. Sixty wagon loads of flowers have been sent which will be used in dec orating the marriage hall.
 ANNIE MCKINLEY, sister of Congress- man Mckinley, of Ohio, died at her fathers residence at Canton, O., on the gath. She had been i'll for weeks, caused by overstudy in her position as assistant principal in the Canton high school
 ALEXANDER YORK, aged thirteen. and Fife Quackenbush aged ten, fell from the pier while fishing in the North river at New York, on the goth, and were drowned.
 THE crops in different sections of Southern Virginia are fast going to ruin by reason of the protracted drought.
 HARRY VASKUERES, aged thirteen, was drowned at Poughkeepsie, N. r., on the S0th, while fishing It is sup posed that he was sunstruck and fell from the the wharf. His body was TO- covered.
 THE Prohibition State committee of Maryland met at Glyndon, on the 30th. to nominate candidates for Congress in the several districts and to name a new State central committee
 THE bill appropriating 25. 900. 900 francs to the Congo Free State, which lad already passed the Belgian House of Representatives, passed the Senate on the S0th.
 NICE-PREsIDGNT MoRroS and family will spend the summer season at Snlli- van lIarbOE Mo