The Russellville Democrat., 1890-04-17
 PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

DURING the storm which swept over Fort Wayne, Ind, on the evening of the Sth, Miss Ida Miller, aged twenty, while standing in the doorway of her fathers store, was struck by lightning and instantly killed. Her mother, who was with her, was badly shocked, as was also travelling man who was en- tering the store at the time.
 CONGRESSMAN PHELAN of the Tenth district of Tennessee sent challenge to Colonel John M. Flemming, of the Knoxville (Tenn.) Sentinel, which the latter, who has no respect for the code dnello, declines to accept in scathing open letter in his own paper.
 JAMES MONROE SHELLENBERGER, 8 member of the Pennsylvania Board of Charities, and one of the best known men in Boylestown, has left for parts unknown, and is charged with being short in his accounts to the extent of $50, 900.
 TIE family of Hon. SamuelJ Randall leny report sent out from Washing ton. on the 7th of the critical condition of that gentleman, and state that he is somewhat better.
 A BosroN news agency says the an- nual salary list of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company has been reduced S500,00 and that other ex- penses have been cut down Sl,000, 900.
 MAY 15 has been fixed as the date for the assembling of the International Telegraph Congress in Paris.
 IT is stated that the Pope intends to elevate Dr. Kepp, Bishop of Breslau, to the cardinalate, in recognition of his services in the recent Labor conference at Berlin.
 FRED MEDuURsT, cashier of the First National Bank at Minot, $. D., disap- peared on the 9th, and s, 900 belonging to the bank is missing.
 AN agent of the Congo State recently resigned, and his whereabouts has since been mystery His resignation was the outcome of some disobedience to the Governor General. It is now the gem eral belief that he has joined the forces of Tippoo Tib.
 CHARLES l.. LANCASTER, extreasurer of the Buffalo (N. Yl Press Club, is about S1, 100 short in his accounts, and has gone to Canada.
 ON October f the Americanists' Con- gress will meet in Paris for four days discussion of the history of tho Amer ieas.
 A TELEGRAM was received in London, on the 9th, from Emin Pasha express ing regret at his inability to accept the invitation of the relief committee to visit England. He will send letter explaining his reasons.
 TnE Merriam colliery at Ashland, Pa, resumed, on the 9th, giving four hundred employees work after several weeks idleness.
 THE estate of the late Junius $. Nor gan, the American banker, who died at Monte Carlo, recently, is stated to be valued at $50 900, coo.
 EMPEROR WILLIAM has consented to open the coming exhibition at Bremen in person.
 THE bonds stolen by Bank Teller Kimball of Worcester, Mass, were mostly gilt-edged railroad bonds, readi- lv negotiable. Their face value is S43, 500, but the market value was between s4, 900 and S5, 900 additional Detectives
 
 are working on the theory that he is headed for China.
 Ar West Elizabeth, Pa, on the 9th, two children of George Beattie, boy and girl, aged seven years, were drowned on their way to school while crossing a foot-log over Lobbs run. The little girl lost her footing and fell in the wa ter, and her brave twin brother in try ing to rescue her lost his life also.
 WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA was visited by an unusual rain, wind and electric storm on the 9th. Great damage was done and at least two lives were lost. In Pittsburgh number of houses were struck by lightning and several persons stunned, but not seriously Injured.
 NGgE hours without reduction of wages has been granted the 2 200 work aen employed h twelve oi tho iitteea marble fagteFies ln Boston