The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

TIE third annual dinner of the Bos- ton Chamber of Commerce was held, on the night of the 14th, at the Fremont House, President Alden Speare presid- ing. Nearly two hundred guests were in attendance, including many of the solid business men of the city ON the 18th the Khedive sent a spe- sial train to meet Stanley at Suez
 TIE American Society for Psychical Research held its annual meeting in Boston on the night of the 14th. Prof. Wm. James, of Harvard. presided, and stated that, owing to lack of funds, 1t would be impossible to successfully prosecute the work of the society in its present form any longer. It was ac- ,ordingly voted to disband the society immediately and reorganize as an Amer lcan branch of the English Society of Psychical Research.
 JOHN BURNS, the London labor lead sr, has written to the officers Of the American Federation of Labor saying that he cannot come to the United States to lecture as requested.
 Mas. FIrzGEoRoE, wife of the Duke of Cambridge, died on the 18th.
 NEWSPAPERS received from Brazil state that on November IS, when news of the revolution reached Manahoa, there was collision between citizens and troops, four of the former being killed and number wounded. When the President appointed by the Provi- sional Government arrived another out break occurred, but there was no blood shed.
 TIE Johnstown flood commission met in Philadelphia, on the 18th, and re- ceived the report of tho secretary.
 IN consequence of the extreme pres sure brought to bear upon him, the Sul- tan of Zanzibar has accepted the terms laid down by the Russian Government with reference to the customs service on the coast line.
 ThE boiler of steam shovel used on the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie railroad at Fallston, Pa, exploded on the 18th. Wesley Frances and Benjamin Jackson were fatally injured. Ten other em- ployes were more or less seriously in- jured.
 TIE following is list of the new T and Minister of the Interior and ad in- terim Minister of War, Pimental; Min ister of Justice, Loyronas: Minister of Finance, Bianeo; Minister of Marine, Arroyo; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ribiero; Minister of Public Works, Aronea.
 GOVERNOR HILL of New York, on the 18th, decided the Mississippi extradi- tion cases. He revoked his warrant for Johnson, Wakely and liar ding, but de- cided that the other five (Muldoon, Donovan, Murphy, Cleary and Butler) should be taken to Mississippi in pur- suance of Governor Lowry's acquisition.
 SENATOR CULIoM, on tho 18th, intro duced bill providing for the establish ment of a bureap of the War Depart ment to be known as the Bureau of liar bors and Waterways, to be charged with the construction, execution conduct and preservation of the harbor and wa terway works of navigation now being operated by the United States
 IN the secret session of the Senate, on the 18th. the Russian Extradition treaty was under consideration. Dur ing the discussion great deal of oppo- sition to the clause providing for the extradition of political criminals devel- oped,and after short debate the Senate recommitted the treaty to tho commit tee on foreign relations
 WALKER BLAINE, solicitor of the State Department died of pneumonia, at eight o'clock on Me evening of tho 18th, at his fathers residence in Washington. He was young man of unusual promise.
 DAVID BLAscK, one of PhpAdelphia's hest-known cricket playefss has been missing since about theI5st. He theE left Philadelphia iof NashingtQa, ahd hes not heeR heard lEom slRee ps ips Raltimore.