The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17
TIE WEST.

THE recent cloudburst in Richland County, Wis, did S200. 900 damage. HERRMAYN's dry house at Evansville, Ind, was burned recently. Loss, S20o,- 900.
 A TERRIBLE storm from the northwest struck Fargo, N. D., at 2:s0 a. m. on the 7th. Many buildings were blown down and train derailed. A sad incident was the killing of seven children of the late Captain Mccarthy, who had sought refuge in tho coal bin when the house fell on them.
 TIE hearing of the petition of the railroads for an injunction against the Iowa Railroad Commissioners to prevent tho,promulgation of the joint rate tariff has commenced at Iowa City.
 THE biennial conelave Knights of Pythias commenced at Milwaukee, Wis, on the sth. About 10000 Knights were in the parade
 P. D. WIGGINToN, candidate of the American party for President in the last campaign, died at Oakland, Cal, recently.
 THE explosion of lot of giant pow der in the freight house at Milford, Utah, wrecked the building and caused thousands of dollars damage.
 TIE Illinois Central fast mail train struck an empty freight car on it's first trip the other night, near Monee, III. No one was hurt and no great damage done.
 A SHOCK of earthquake was followed by new geyser throwing up an i'm mense column of steam, rock and water at Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyo, on the afternoon of the sth.
 TIE revised estimate of Census Supervisor Gilbert puts the population of Chicago at HOO, ,00o-possibly a few more than that number.
 A NATIONAL convention of colored Catholics met at Cincinnati oh the 9th.
 CENSUS SUPERVISOR DAVIS, of San Francisco, reports that there was pad ding in but one census district in that city. The guilty enumerator has been arrested.
 SIMON QUINLAN, of Chicago, was re- elected grand ruler of the Elks-
 TIE Appellate Court at Chicago hand ed down decision in the famous Carter divorce case. The decision of the lower court is affirmed Mrs Carter is defeat ed and Leslie Carter retains possession of the child.
 ALBERT w. WEBB chief of police at Rockford, H., shot himself dead the other day. It was reported he had com mitted forgery.
 THE National Educational convention Il ,1A Garrett, of Nashville, Tenn, for presi- dent Prof. James II. Canfeld, of Law renee. Kan, was elected one of the vice-presidents; also Prof. Buchanan, of Kansas City Mo. James Nj. Green wood, of Kansas City, Mo, was chosen treasurer.
 TIE independent brewers of Chicago have begun war on the English syndi- cate. Prices have already dropped from SC. % to s3.50 per barrel and further cuts are expected.
 JOHN c. NoTTISGER, the man who first developed the coal fields in LaSalle County, IL. died at Ottawa, recently aged eighty-two
 TIE story of the killing of Court Clerk Spalding, of Chamberlain, S. D., by Cheyenne Indians is positively denied.
 GEORGE B. Shaw, of Eau Claire, Wis, has been elected supreme chancellor Knights of Pythias
 THE large hotel at Lake Elmo, twelve miles from St Paul. Minn., has been burned. Loss, S150, 000
 TwENTy-NINE buildings in Ithaca, Mich, were destroyed by fire the other night. Loss, $50, 900; insurance, S25. .000
 EDWARD D. GALLAGHER was hanged at Vancouver, Wash, for murder last November. He died cursing the sheriff.
 THERE was an explosion and fire on the lake steamer Tioga at On lcago on the 11th. A number of stevedores en- gagged in unloading were burned to death, though desperate efforts were made to rescue them from tue hold.
 COLONEL ALEXANDER McD. McCooK has been nominated Bgigadier-General. He was congratulated at Fort Leaven- worth, where he was in command.
 RAY HAWK, boy, and Fred Arm strong, a man, were killed by choke damp in an old shaft at What Cheer, Iowa