The Russellville Democrat., 1890-08-21
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

JOIN HENRY NEWMAN, Cardinal Dea- con of the Roman Catholic church in England, died on the 11th, after an ill., ness (pneumonia) of less than three days duration, at the age of nearly ninety years. He was a prolific and profound writer on theological subjects, and was the author of the well-known hymn: Lead Kindly Light" His rep utation is that of ''the greatest master of English prose in this day and genera tion."
 A PAIR of alleged lawyers have at tempted to confidence Congressman James ODonnell of the Third Michigan district by sending him a letter, written in Spanish and dated at Toledo, Spain, in which it is stated by the will of Mar shall o'Donnell, he is made the heir of large estate, running into the mill ions. No one in Washington looks upon the matter in any other light than that of thin attempt at getting fee.
 TIE wonderful redwood tree shipped from Tulare County, Cal, by Mir. Van Doorman, and which will be exhibited at the Worlds Fair in Chicago, arrived in San Francisco on the 11th. Three fiat cars were required to haul the ex- hibit to the city. It weighs 7O,00o pounds
 SENATOR BLAIR, on behalf of the ma iority of the members of the woman suffrage committee, on the 12th, report ed favorably proposed constitutional amendment to give women the right of suffrage.
 A suc cEssFUL trial trip of storage battery system of electric street cars has been made at Dubuque, la, and tho president of the Dubuque Street Railway Company has closed contracts for fifteen cars to be delivered in nine- ty days
 BREADsTUFFs exports during July past aggregated sl0, 73S, 669, against S9,- s06, 945 in July, lss9
 THREE convicts named Hanley, Fur colt and Manning, who were repairing a windmill belonging to the California State prison at San Quentin, made their escape on the 1ith, after refusing to halt at the command of the guards. Two gatling guns were turned loose on them. Bullets fell all around, but mono struck them.
 JUDGES JACKSON and Sage, of the United States Circuit Court for the Southern district of Ohio have decided that under the Inter-State Commerce act, as under the Commentaries law, railroads are free to make such con tracts as arc for their interests, and to classify and scale their charges as to them seems best.
 FIFTY-NINE captains and a majority of the crews of the vessels of the Dan ube Navigation Com panY, have given notice of their intention to strike in September
 TIE price of silver in Amsterdam rose from 80 to 90 guilders per kilo on the i2th.
 CorToN exports from the United States during July past aggregated in value g., 7s0, s76, against S2, 246, 2io in July, 1889.
 TnE original package" saloons in Iowa went out Of existence as rapidly as they made their appearance.
 JonS w. MAcKEY has been elected director of the Canadian Pacific rail- way.
 TEe report that cholera is prevail ing in smyrna is declared to be abso- lutely without foundation.
 ". H. WALKER of Eugene, Ore, was accidentally shot and killed while hunt ing in the mountains on the l2th, hav- inr been mistaken for deer
 JosRPn A. SARGENT, aged seventy five, and his grandson, aged four. Of Ewing, Mass, while ,rossing tho tracks Of the Fltchbprg railroad just cast os Ewlng ssatlon, on the lsth, were struck pg ga tgaln sad b0sA were Asllea