The Russellville Democrat., 1890-02-13

E Reyburn for the vacancy in Congress caused by the death of Hon. William D. Kelley There was no opposition. The election will be held on the 18th inst IT is generally conceded that the Gu ban sugar yield will be smaller than was at first anticipated This is due to two causes the prolonged drought. which has considerably decreased the yield of the cane, and frequent fires on tho plantations which have destroyed much cane At Sagua some estates will scarcely produce thirty per cent of the quantity expected.
 A VIOLENT ear..as.,,aaKe occurred at Nagona, Japan, January 9, and several houses were destroyed. REAR-ADMIRAL STEPHEN QuAcKEN BUSH, U. S N. trctired), died at his residence in Washington, on tho nigh of the 4th, aged sixty-seven years
 BIDs were opened at the Treasury De partment on the 9th, for building a revenue steamer for uso at Newburn, N. C. The Pusey & Jones Company, Of Wilmington, Del, was the lowest bid. der at S5s, 1000.
 TIE nomination of ex-Governor War mouth, of Louisiana, to be collector of the port at New Orleans was before the Senate committee on commerce at it's meeting on the 6th, but action on it was deferred. It is expected that the nomination will be reported fayorably, and that the fight against it will be car ried to the floor of the Senate THE Employers Union, of London, formed for the protection of masters against the exorbitant and arrogan t exactions of their men, led by irrespon- sible agitators, already embraces sixty firms and offers inducements to indus trious and faithful workers which the trades unions will find it difficult to off set.
 A JUDICIAL order was, on the 9th, handed to the correctional police of Paris for the apprehension of NJ. Secre- tan, the secretary of the defunct copper ring, and several other members of the ring.
 GOVERNOR FLEMING was inaugurated at Charleston, W. Va, on the 9th. Tho oath was administered by Judge J. w. English, of the Supreme Court A great number were present, among them many ladies.
 MR PowDEBLy, on the 9th, instituted suit for criminal libel against Edward Callaghan. of Scottdale, Pa.
 HENRY NJ. STANLEY was entertained at dinner, on the night of tho 9th. by Mir Eugene Schuyler, United States Consul at Cairo. large number of prominent persons were present..
 TIE worst blizzard within the recol- lection of the oldest inhabitant of Stephen, Minn., ragged there on the 7th. Tho wind was from the north and the air cloud of snow. The mercury registered 10 degrees below zero, and 1t was growing colder.
 TIE imports into the United King dom of Great Britain for the month of January, exceeded those for the same month of 1889 in the sum of 9lO0, 900, and the exports in the sum of $500, 900.
 TIE American Minister to Portugal, MT. Loring, intends spending his leave of absence in Italy. He will depart from Lisbon for that purpose about the end of the present month.
 GovERNoR-GENERAL SALAMANCA of 1uDd, WHO ndu Detu Ill Dub u itW udyb, died on the 9th. The Vice-Governor- General assumed command of the island pro tempore.
 BUSINESS failures during the seven days ended on the 7th, were: For the United States 265; for Canada, 56; total, 321; against total of 2st the previous week. For the corresponding week of last year the figures were 273 in the United States, and 30 in Canada.
 WHILE Her Majesty's man-of-war Bar racouta was testing her boilers of Mar gate, on the 7th, one of the cylinders exploded, killing two of the crew and in. turing ten others.
 REPORTS from the coal mine horror at Abersychan. Wales, on the 7th, placed the number of dead at 19o, ITO dead bodies having already been taken from the mine.
 ALASKA shaft, at Mount Carmel, Pa, the Philadelphia < Reading Coal and Iron Company's largest colliery, was closed indefinitely on the 7th. One thou~ sand hands are thrown out of work.