The Russellville Democrat., 1891-01-08

1 BAUcHEMAN & ALIENS five story block on Gabrielle street, Montreal, with it's contents, was destroyed by fire 1 the other night. The loss is $100, GOO; insurance, $50, GOO. The firm are whole sale booksellers and stationers. I ZrMMERMAS's extensive carriage fact ory in Pottsdam, was completely de- stroyed by fire. Loss, half million.
 THE Czar is determined to make his Empire thoroughly Russian. Hereafter 1 foreigners will be permitted tp l..-i1r up land only in special sss1stanees, and then ] they must become Russian subjects. and no foreigners will be permitted to re- 1 side in Russia except by special permit.
 THE vestry of the parish of St. Sepul- l chre, London, in the church where re- | pose the remains of Captain iSnn i Smith, the famous explorer of Virginia and hero of the Pocahontas adventure, has determined to comply with a recommendation Of the church wardens and erect suitable stone to the mem- ory of Captain Smith. The church is the favorite place of pilgrimage from America.
 OVER 800 houses were destroyed in a great fire at Yokosalxa, Japan, Novem- ! Der 10. Three persons were burned to death.
 TIE Italian Government will shortly commence building public works to a large extent in order to provide the army of out of work laborers with em- ployment
 ADMIRAL AUBE, formerly Secretary of the French navy, is dead IT was understood in Paris that Mir. William O'Brien, NJ. F., had cabled Mir. John Dillon, M. F., now in New York, that Mir. Parnell consents to retire if MT. O'Brien is made leader of the Irish party.
 Two thousand colliers employed at Merthyr-Tydvil, Wales, have struck.
 ADyICEs from Foo Chow, China, says three hundred buildings, including many business houses, were destroyed by fire. The Bonasong Hospital nar- rowly escaped destruction and was saved by the exertions of the mission aries. The loss will reach at QUO, 900.
 THE feud between the clevyy and Par nellites in Ireland appears to increase in bitterness. The Parnellite mayor of Cork was refused the use of the Cathe- dral for his installation ceremonies.
 BY an explosion in the gas works at Sherbrooke, Que, Charles Dinsmore was killed and another employe fatally hurt.
 ANNIE OAKLEY the champion woman shot, died recently in Buenos Ayres
 ACCORDING to the British trade sta tistics e2s, ,Oo0 of Sheffield cutlery were exported during the past quarter, against e74,o00 during the previous quarter. This decrease is stated to be owing to the workings of the new United States tariff
 TIE first days of the new year were remarkable for the numerous fatali- ties reported.
 THE King of Portugal in his speech to the Cortes declared that the difficulty with England was being settled quietly.
 AN English syndicate has secured options on twenty-three tile factories in this country.
 THF Russian Government refuses to accept the military services of the Duke of Orleans.
 RUSSIA has reorganized it's foreign se- cret service and now has agents at all the principal European cities.
 ALEXANDER ". KINeLAKE, the En- glish historian, is dead.
 NEAR Namur, Belgium, five persons were fatally asphyxiated
 TWELVE miners were blown to pieces recently at tic Pinoles mine, Durango, Mexico. They had entered the powder house to obtain a supply and while one was fixing cap it went off.
 A FAMILY of five persons without home who had been tramping through the country were found by the roadside near Cambridge, England, all frozen to death.
 BUSINESS failures (Duns report) for the seven days ended January l num- bered 34s, compared with 33S the pre- vious week and 322 the corresponding week of last year.
 LORD SALISBURY is stated to have sent assurance to Canada that there is no change in the status of the Behring sea question, and will not be until the United States consents to arbitration; that in the meantime British subjects will continue to be protected in lawful pursuits.