The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-16

Trenton, N. J., were arrested, on the sth, charged with the murder of Mrs. Kniffen. They declined to make any statement, and were committed to jail to await the action of the grand jury. HcS. PATRICK A. COLLINS was elected chairman of the Massachusetts State Democratic committee on the sth. FAIL DuFFERIN presided at the open ing of the British-American Arch@o- logical Society's meeting at Rome on the 7th. Mir. Story, the American sculptor, delivered an address. Elm press Frederick intended to have been present, but was prevented by the death of tho Empress Dowager Augustus IT is stated that before Dr. Kniffen, of Trenton, N. J., swallowed aconite and gashed his throat, on the 7th, he made will giving his property to his son Le- land and Miss Purcell.
 TIE Mississippi river at Burlington the lowest point ever reached in tho memory of white men.
 Miss MARY ANDERSON again emphat- ically denies the report that she is en- gagged to be married.
 REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAM DARRAGu KELLEY. of Pennsylvania, died in Wash ington on the evening of the 9th, in his seventy-sixth year. He was a member of Congress twenty years. A CONFIDENTIAL copy of the proposed extradition treaty between the United States and Great Britain has been re- ceived by tho Dominion Minister of of n treaty is very wide in contrast with tho treaty of 1s42, which contains only four offenses.
 CALVIN s. BRYCE was unanimously chosen, on the second ballot in the Democratic caucus at Cleveland, O., on the 9th, for United States Senator. TIE yearly report of Captain Moore, landing agent at the port of New York, published, on the 9th, shows that there were landed from Europe during 1880, 96,6s6 cabin and 315, 227 steerage passen- gers, in total number of s9l trips LADY DOUGLASS, of Victoria, E. C., widow of Sir James Douglass, died, on the night of the sth, aged seyenty-eight. Her husband was the first Governor of the province.
 TIE Iowa State Prohibition conven- tion met at Des Moines, on the Sth, with between six and seven hundred dele gates present, representing every part of the State.
 A REPORT is in circulation in Berlin that Queen Victoria will spend month in Homburg.
 MEETING of the holders of Lead Trust certificates has been called for February 5. It is semi-offieially stated that good statement will be made, but no dividends will be declared.
 TIE members of the Pennsylvania delegation in the House of Representa- tives met immediately after adjourn ment, on the 10th, to take action on the death of Judge Kelley Appropriate resolutions were passed, a copy of which was sent to the family of the deceased.
 Iri is stated that after the Czar's return from his late visit to Berlin, where he wore German uniforms, his physicians discovered in the condition of his per son symptoms of cutaneous poisoning.
 DURING fire at the waste factory of the Riverside mills at Augusta, Ga., on tho 10th, part of the wall and roof fell upon number of men who were throw ing bales of stock out of the windows Two white men and eight negroes were buried in the wreck, but were rescued alive, though all sustained more or less injury.
 SENATORS SHERMAN, Cameron, Man derson, Butler and Colquitt were ap- pointed committee to represent the Senate at the funeral of Representative Kelley.
 SEVERAL members of the Home Mar ket Club of Boston had conference with Senator Aldrich, on the 10th, dis cussing at some length number of new features of minor importance which the club is urging upon Congress
 TIE Shah of Persia has conferred upon Emin Pasha the order of the Sun and Lion, the highest order in that monarch's gift
 TIE boom in pig iron at Glasgow has collapsed, owing to the placing of large orders to sell in the hands of the brolS- CTS. On the 10th Scotch warrants had declined one shilling, and Cleveland warrants one shilling and six pence.