The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-10-07

prizes for the National military drill for
all arms of the service at Washington next
May.
BELvA LOCKWOOD is in training for the
presidential race in 1893 as the candidate
of the Woman's Rights and Prohibition
ist parties.
A GENERAL impression prevails at
Washington that the authorities are dis
satisfied with the terms made by General
Miles with Geronimo.
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THE North German Gazette explains
that the real motive for Alexander's abs
dication was on account OF the Cars
personal aversion to him.
The total coinage executed at the mints
of the United States during September
was 5000 05I.50, of which $3.50, 100 was
in standard silver dollars.
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NEGOTIATIONS for a cessation of the in
ternal strife in Bulgaria are going on be-
tween the president of the regency and
the leader of the Russian party.
THE Bureau of Agriculture at Washing
ton is actively engaged in devising and
putting in operation measures looking to
the extirpation of pleuro- pneumonia.
RUssIA's demands made through Gen.
eral Kaulbers, are still being discussed by
the bulgarian ministry, but it is under
stood that they will decline to comply
herewith.
THE promised severe earthquake having
failed to connect, the people of Charleston,
s. c., especially the colored, profess the
most profound contempt for the false
prophet Wiggins.
On recommen lation of the Nebraska
Live Stock Sanitary Commission Cover
nor Dawes has issued proclamation es-
tablishing quarantine against all cattle
from the State of Illinois.
A VIOLENT circular has been sent to
Russian consuls in Bulgaria by General
Kaulhars, which, it is thought, will cause
the Bulgarian Government to resist the
demands of the Russian ultimatum.
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SECRETARY MANNING will not take his
place at the head of the Treasury Depart
on October /, but, it is thought by those
who ought to know, he will he found a.
his desk as soon as reasonably cool
weather sets in.
THE funeral of the late Joseph Neal,
maternal uncle of President Cleveland,
took place at Baltimore, Nd, on the
30th, from his Int residence. A large
thronC gathered, expecting to see the
President, hut he did not appear.
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THE Presidents reception on the Doth
InI .l,r fA., h,rV,I I.a1
sons, including the Grand General Chap
ter of Royal Arch Masons in convocation
in Washington. The President shook
hands with them all and had a pleasant
word for each.
ACTING SECRETARY FAIRCHILD has au-
thorized the reopening of the mint at Car
Son City, New, as an assay Office for the
receipt of deposits of bullion. This action
was taken on the recommendation of The
Director of the Mint, and with the full ap-
proval of the President.
THE entire domain of Chantilly with Is
magnificent castle and all its depend
ences, the value of which, at the lowest
estimate, is over sixty million francs, has
been presented by the Due d'Aumale to
the Institute of France, to be held by it in
trust for the French nation.
MISS MAMIE GANSoN, who publicly
cowhided a newspaper reporter at Jersey
City, N. j., for maligning her through the
columns of the paper he represented, was
arrested on the 2Sth for assault and bat
terry at the instance of the reporter, and
was held for the grand jury.
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Woman's Suffrage Association, at the in
stance of Susan b. Anthony, decided TO
besiege the next Legislature for wOman's
suffrage in municipal elections, with the
understanding that such legislation should
be repealed if found impracticable.
THE Corcoran Gallery of Art at. WASH
ington has just completed the purchase
of the "Hunter's Home" by Knauss, of
Berlin. The size of the picture is 1-2 by
1-2 feet and the price paid was $4,000.
1t is now on exhibition at the Academy
in Berlin and will be Oh exhibition at the
Corcoran gallery after November 12
TIE total coin and bullion in the Treas
ury September 30 was $242, ,6O9,01S, as COM
pared with $23J ,43O, ,635 on the 31st of the
previous month. The net gold in the
Treasury, after deducting gold certificates
in Treasury, cash and in circulation Sep
tember 81, was $157,9l7,21i, as compared
with $157, ,732, ,28S on the 3lst of the previ-
Gus month.
JUDGMENT has been given by Judge
Wales in the United States District Court
at Trenton, N. j., in the case of the
Mechanics National Bank of Newark
against Oscar Baldwin, the late cashier,
who is now serving a term in States
prison for defaulting, in the enormous
sum s., 49,, 79s, the amount of the indebted
ness of the bank.
THE grand jury of the Kings County
IN. W Court of Sessions ON the Both in
dicted Supervisors Gallagher, Larkin and
Carroll, for alleged Irregularities in rela-
tion to the bills of Plumber Williams for
work done in the Court while they
ad charge of it, and ex-Nurse Chas. M.
Edgarton for manslaughter in the second
degree, in scalding to death Patrick Nc
Carthy, patient in the Flatbush insane
asylum.
The General Grand Council of Roya and
Select Masons finished their second trien-
nial convocation at Washington on the
29th by the election of the following Of
fcers: George H. Pinkard, Louisiana, g.
G. NJ; George w. Cooley, of Minnesota,
@. @. d. M; o. A. B. Senter, of Ohio, G.
G.P.C. Frank H. Bascom, H. g. G..
treasurer; Henry W. Mordhurst, OF In
diana. @. G. recorder; Rev. ]. w. Dad
pum Massachusetts, G. G. chaplain; John