The Brookhaven leader., 1886-08-19

Legion of Honor in diam onds.
TIE Tennessee Democratic State con-
vention nominated Rot srt L. Taylor for
Governor ntha fifteenth ballot.
IT is considered probable that Secretary
Manning will return to his post in the
Treasury Department and withdraw his
resignation.
CARDINAL TAsCHEREAU has notified the
Candian bishops that the Knights of Labor
have been unequivocauy condemned by
the Holy See.
SECRETARY 'BAYARD fiatly contradicts
the story circulated on the 18th that n
special envoy is TO be sent by the United
States to Mexico.
THE acting Comptroller of the Currency
has authorized the First National Bank OF
Franklin, Nnb., TO begin business with a
capital of 100000.
THE American branch Of the Universal
Peace Union has decided to hold it's an
nual meeting at Mystic, Conn, on the 1Sl h,
10Th and 20th. A large attendance is ex
pected.
THE Ophtolmological society at Heidel-
berg has awarded Prof. Helmholtz a gold
Crete medal and the sum of fifty dollars
yearly as the greatest benefactor Of
! science.
SIR CHARLES TUPPrR, Canadian high
commissioner, has been presented with an
address by Lord Lorne expressing his APP
IT, fr
dian interests.
IT is generally understood now that an
amount from $10.000,o00 to $4,000, 900
which will be in addition to the usual
monthly call of $4,000,000.
THE failures for the seven days ended
the 18th numbered 132 against 124 for the
preceding like period. The total mum er
in the United State, this year to date is
$3.50, against :, 367 last year.
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FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY Austrian pill
grims, including many aristocrats, have
started for Lourdes. This is the first pill
! grimage from speaking nation
to France since the war of 1870.
SECRETARY LAMAR has instructed
the Governors Of the Territories to expe-
dite as much as possible the preparation
of the annual reports with the view to
having them submitted earlier than here
tofore.
In Italy On the 18Th. 23l new cases OF
cholera and C3 deaths were reported at
BaIletta; So new cases and deaths at
Ravenna: 81 new cases aud 80 deaths else
where in Italy, and ct Trieste, cases and
deaths.
THE company from California who had
undertaken to build a cable tramway at
Pachuca, Mexico, had to abandon the
enterprise, and on the Goth ult the con-
structiOn of an animal traction road was
commenced.
THE formation of a Turkish army corps
of $4,000 men in Macedonia is due to the
recent language Of NJ. Tricoupis regard
ing Greek claims and the efforts of Rus
sian emssaries to foment a rebellion in
Macedonia. ..r
THE relatives who went TO Grevstone to
hear the W i'll Of Samuel J. Tllen read
have returned home. 1t is understood
that there is some surprise expressed at
the bountiful heq uests for the public bene-
fit. There is no probability OF contest.
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THE 100000 gift of Mr.. George I. Sency
to the Wesleyan University at Middle
town, Conn, payment of which was de-
layed by Mr.. Senev's financial troubles,
has been made good TO the university, Mr..
seney's fortunes having been retrieved.
ASSISTANT ENGINEER w. A. ALDER
DICE, who was for a-.long time stationed
at the Washington University, st. Louis.
has been ordered to the Lancaster at the
South Atlantic station, to leave 10y steam
er sailing from Newport News August 10,
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THE Postmaster General has made n
requisition upon the Treasury Department
for 1881, 600 for compensation of @Tostmas-
ters readius.ed under the act of March 3,
1885, The.departnent will not begin pay
ment of these claims until after Septen :
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Tue total value of the exports of miner
al oils from the United States during the
month of July, 1886. as compared with
similar exports during the corresponding
period of the preceding, year, We're as fol-
lows: July, 1886, S4,702,823; do, 1885,
$4,6jS,9 $50.
Ex-PREsIDENT ARTHUR lGss, since his
arrival at,New London, Conn. last month
advanced in weight from 130 to 10 pounds.
His appetite is good and he is. said to be
looking and feeling better than he has
been at any lime since the beginning of
his sickness last winter.
CHARLES J. CAMFBELL, general manager
of the Steinway & Hunters Point On. W
railroad, who recently disappeared. is
now said to be defaulter in a large sum.
His kilograms to his wife from New Jer-
sey are believed to be blind and it is
thought he is in Canada.
THE exports of pork and beef products
for the month of July, 1886, were $6, 49,
900; July, 1885, So lSi,63S; nine months
ended July 81, 1886, $50 ,537; do, 1881,
SCI, ,5S4 ,2s9; dairy products for the month
of July, 1886, 81 56i $3.50; do, 1885, $3.50,
SIS; three months ended July 81, 1886,
50 ,261 $50; do, 1885. So 6S9, $50. y
In the vicinity of Aberdeen, OAK, on
the night of the 10th, another heavy
storm, lasting about seven hours, occurred.
Northwest of there it formed cyclone
destroying farmhouses, barns, gran
cries and grain stacks, from ten miles
west of Westport to Orday. j. d. Mulka's
residence, five miles west of Westport
was destroyed and be was seriously in
iqrea.