The Russellville Democrat., 1890-02-20
 PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

A ROYAL. decree has been signed au- thorizing the completion of the defenses of Lisbon, a thorough reorganization of the Portuguese army and the purchase of eight ships of war.
 RT. HoS. SIR PETER OBRIEN, Chief Justice of the Queens Bench division of the Irish Court will succeed Justice Naish on the Irish Education Commis- sion.
 THE Parnellite members of the Brit ish House of Commons met, on the 11th, and elected Mir Parnell chairman. Resolutions were unanimously passed expressing full confidence in the Irish leader, and hopes that the present ses- sion of Parliament would bring nearer the legislative independence of Ireland. EMPEROR WILLIAM has prohibited the public exhibition of portraits of himself or his ancestors without the imperial sanction.
 MoNsEIGNEUR RoTELII, Papal Nuncio at Paris, will shortly be elevated to the Cardinalate.
 DURING recess in the trial of Vim. Mayne, at San Diego, Cal, on the 18th, on the charge of assault to murder, Bertha Johnson, the prosecuting wit ness, shot Mayne three times, taking effect Tn the head, neck and shoulder, infiicting probably fatal wounds.
 IS the suit for S5, 900 damages brought in New York City by Rev. A. P. Miller, colored clergyman, against the Peo- ple's line If Albany X New York steam boats, because of his being refused a state-room, the jury, on the 18th, rem dered a verdict for $500.
 GOVERNOR HovEY of Indiana, on the l1th, addressed the House committee on invalid pensions in favor of the passage of service-pension measure of some kind, and Mir. $. T. Holman addressed the committee on behalf of the army nurses, and requested the passage of a bill granting them pensions.
 TIE British Parliament convened on the 11th.
 A SHUTDOWN of the wrapping-paper mills of the country is probable, owing to over-production.
 MR HoAR introduced in the Senate, on the l1th, bill providing that In all the States of the Union, representatives to Congress shall be elected in and for the districts now prescribed by law un- til the apportionmento Representatives shall be made by Congress according to the census to be taken in 1890, any law of such States hereafter to be passed to the contrary notwithstanding.
 MoUNT Zoo, in the, Bingo district of Japan, began to rumble on January 18, and the inhabitants Of the nelghboring villages rushed away from their homes in great confusion. Soon the top of tho mountain was lifted of, sand and stones being belched forth, some of which fell at Midsunomimura, a village life, but fifty-hve houses were de- stroyed, and the total loss sustained is estimated at s, 800 GOO This is the first recorded eruption of Mount Zoo.
 TnE Pequest Iron Works in Warren County N. J., resumed operations, on the 18th, after total suspension of two years.
 SWITZERLAND has instructed her rep resentatives to invite other governments to participate in the approaching labor conference at Berne.
 THE latest decree of the provisional government of Brazil establishes nine national holidays. July isincluded in the list, presumably by way of compli- ment to the United States Other holi- days are to be November IS, the day the monarchy was oyerthrown; September T, the anniversary of Brazil's indepen- dence of Portugal, and May l3, the day that slavery was abolished.
 THE Catholic Orphan Asylum on Fifth avenue and Fifty-Hrst street, New York City, was damaged by fire to the extent of s80, 900 on the l2th The 400 male inmates of the asylum all got out in safety.
 THE Spanish Government has deter mined to bring before the courts Of just ice the defrauders of the Cuban revenue who escaped 70 America.
 HERR GERHARpr RHoLFs, the African traveller, has suggested that the Ger man people subscribe a fund of si25,O00 Co enable Emin Pasha to extend the iu- hnence of Germany iR Uganda and re- gain 'he lost province
 AArrlpes LoBa, Brazilian Minister o3 .ho Interior haa withdrawn from taG pr8Flslgnal ga8ine. apd geagM AlReps pa8 IegA sppai9Ma s9 9saaqeea hial