The Russellville Democrat., 1891-01-15
Inn nnhlin Exnress publishes . state.

ment to the effect that Mir. Gladstone, writing to friend, said that he fears his end has come, so far as public life and politics are concerned.
 THE East Indian Government has de- cided to amend the marriage code by raising the age of consent from ten to twelve years, but it refuses to interfere further with the existing laws.
 TIE Republican agitation in Spain is causing serious alarm in Madrid and the Government has ordered the police to expel all suspected foreigners from the country.
 TIE widow of Prof Schliemann will continue his archaeological works.
 NEWS has been received of the death at Erzeroum, in Asiatic Turkey, of Charles Dalton Clifford Lloyd, the En- glish diplomatist, aged 45.
 AN agent who was arranging for tho transportation of emigrants from Ger many to Brazil has been arrested in Posen.
 ENGLAND and Portugal have nearly concluded treaty to be submitted to the Cortes before signing.
 A COMMITTEE headed by Herr Joachim, the violinist. has been formed in Lon don to erect monument to Mozart.
 HERR VoN PUrTKAMER, once Ger many's Minister of Justice, while hunt ing, was shot in the face by accident
 ENGLISH Board of Trade returns for December show imports increased e1,- i40, GOO and exports e3sO, 900 as compared with the corresponding month in 1889.
 Ir is stated that the King of Rouma- mia has decided to abdicate in favor of his son.
 UNDER an agreement between O 0'Brien and Parnell, Mccarthy is to resign his leadership, the two factions to agree upon new leader.
 TIE cold and raw weather Is respon- sible for an alarming increase in the death rate in most European cities. One of the most startling reports oh this subject comes from Dublin, where the number of deaths during the past week reached the phenomenal proportion of 10 6-10in 1000.
 TIE basement of house in course of erection at Rome suddenly collapsed, burying three worlSmen in the ruins. King Humbert heard of the accident, hastened to the scene and directed the work of rescue. All three of them were rescued. Humbert was loudly cheered as he left the scene. ANOTHER revolution is reported to have broken out in Chili.
 SALVATION ARMY BooTH will make a tour of Europe next month.
 THE body of Kinglal1e, the English historian, was cremated in London.
 OWING to the severe weather the ex- pulsion of the Jews from their homes in the northern provinces of Russia has been suspended. Many families of those expelled are said to have perished in the snow.
 TIE Unionist press of England claim that OBrien and Gladstone will have to give in to Parnell in the end and that the Irish leaders conference will be a re- newal of the PHrnell regime after a sham retirement.
 PRESIDENT CARNoT expressed the friendliest feeling for South American Republics on the occasion of the Bolivia's envoy announcing his recall.
 BECAUSE he employed a German, a grocer of Toulouse, France, named Lind, was raided by angry Frenchmen and his place was wrecked
 HAMBURa dispatches state that several merchants of that city are preparing to outfit steamer to begin q cruise in Behring sea about May |, and that a promise has been given from Berlin that two vessels of the German navy will cruise in the northern part during the sealing season.
 GREECE is reported crushed under taxation. Its debt is enormous.
 THE emigration from Germany for America during the month of November was excessive.
 THE oatmeal mill owners of America are reported to be about to form big combine with Ferdinand ShumalSer, of Ohio, as president It will result in closing down smaller mills.
 ASSERTIONS that Jay Gould has obs tained controlling interest in the Santa Fe continue to be made.
 BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the seven days ended January num- bered 403, compared with 92s the pre- -~r,yas week and 37S the corresponding week of last year