The Russellville Democrat., 1890-08-07

TIE Lawrence, lMass. rellef commlt tee decided, on the 30th, to issue call for outside assistance for the cyclone sufferers, and telegram was sent to the mayors of Boston, Lowell, Worcester, Haverhill and Lynn, Mass, and to Man chester, N. H., asking for financial aid.
 A GENERAL amnesty has been granted by the Argentine Government to all who took part in tFFelate insurrection.
 DR PARKE, who has been in attend ance upon Mir. Stanley since the ex- plager's recent attack of illness, has re- turned to London, and reports that his services are no longer r,'urt.--s,s..., and that Stanley is making splendid progress to- ward complete recovery
 TIE United States men-of-war Chi cago, Boston and Atlanta of the squad ron of evolution, arrived of Quarantine, N Y., on the night of the 29th, from Rio de Janeiro.
 MoRRILL EDWARD GATES, president of Rutgers College, was, on the 3oth, chosen president of Amherst College, tc succeed Julius II. Seelye, resigned.
 FoRTy7oSE dwelling houses were de stroyed by fire in Braddock, Pa, on the 31st, and more than three hundred per sons were for the time being rendered homeless. The manager of tho steel works, for which most of the men worked immediately commenced the erection of new houses for his employees on the fire-swept district.
 yIscouST BOYLE tho missing heir to the earldom of Shannon, arrived l.. r .1 tin too 'n tonic from New York on the 3ist. He had been running a stock farm, incog., near Boise City, Idaho. for the past three years, and only accidentally heard of his fathers death.
 TIE Newport (R. I. post-office was robbed of S4. 900 worth of stamps on the 3lst.
 CoUNr ToLsTofs ''Kreutzer Sonata" has been excluded from the mails of the United States, under the rule forbid ding the transmission of libidinous lit eraIure.
 TIE Turkish summer resort Pendik was totally destroyed by fire on the 3lst Several persons were burned to death.
 TIE cholera is raging at Mecca, the deaths averaging eighty daily.
 TIE Salvation army is expending Sl50, GOO for new barracks at Sheffield and Birmingham, England.
 TIE confirmation of the reported ex- istence of cholera to an epidemic de- gree at Bagdad and Mecca causes great uneasiness in Western Europe, and strict precautions are being taken at Marseilles and other entrepots of ori- ental traffic to prevent if possible, the introduction of infection through these ports.
 MRs. HARRIET PHILLIps, of Three Rivers, Mich, was arrested, on the 1st, on charge of attempted murder, the complainant being her husband, George Phillips, who charges her with putting croton oil in his medicine, where it was found by his physician.
 ENGLAND and France have demanded indemnity from the Argentine Repub- lie for property of subjects of those countries to the value of Sl0, GOO, 900 de- stroyed by the recent bombardment of Buenos Ayres by the rcbelious navy.
 TIE silver manufacturers of New York City have decided to raise their prices for solid silyerware fifteen per cent
 THE ravages of the cotton worm in Egypt continue, and the prospects for crop are considerably impaired.
 JAPAN is suffering from an epidemic of cholera.
 MR DEpEw had long interview with Lord Salisbury on the 3lst Minister Lincoln introduced the distinguished American to the Prime Minister.
 MR. AND Mas CHARLES II. ToNGUE, of Philadelphia, were run down and killed at Magnolia, N. J., on the 3ist, by a train on tho Philadelphia & Att lantic City railroad
 SEVERAL forest and prairie fires are raging in Montana.
 THE Marchioness of Londonderry will vist America, shortly, her physician hav- ing recommended sea voyage for her health.
 TIE schooner Charger, of Detroit. was run down and cut in two by the big steam barge City of Cleveland, on the Slst about fifty miles outside of Toledo, O. The crew of tho schooner were saved, but the vessel and cargo of 16,- 600 bushels of wheat were total loss.