The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-09-16

Balmoral.
THE anniversary of the defense of the
Castle of Chapultepec, during the Ameri-
can war, was celebrated at the City of
Mexico on the Sth.
THE French arc not invited to the in
nuguration of Bartholdi's Statue of Lib
erty because the President has no authori-
ty to properly entertain them.
A
SHIPMENTS of silver and lead ore from
Mexican mines to Kansas City, Mo-, be-
gan on the oh, and are to continue at the
rate of two hundred carloads per mont th.
SECRETARY BAYARD shows that he has
not nee elected the Ward and Gasliel cases
(Americans charged with murder in Low
er California;, but is watching them
closely.
THE issue of standard silver dollars from
the mints during the week ended Scptem-
Der was so, ,332 The issue during the
corrcsr 5nding period of last year was
S221, $50.
THOMAS c. MANNING. of Louisiana, has
received official notification of his ap-
pointment rs Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Pienipotentiary of the United
States to Mexico.
THE estimate of the fire loss in the United
States and Canada in August is $l30)0,-
0OO, or eighty per cont. above the usual
AUGUST average. Forest fires are esti-
mated at 100000.
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elanl alone of all the sgners of the Berlin
treaty opposes Russia's Bul garian policy,
and SAYS "Russil will not be brought to a
stand-still by Englana's veto"
A MEMORIAL, has been sent to the En-
clish Government by the conference of
Catholic bishops at Maynooth, Ireland,
urging the adoption of temporary meas
ufes to relieve the Irish tenantry.
THE business failures occurring during
the seven days ended the 10Th throughout
the country for the United States number
40, and for Canada %, or total offs, as
compared with a total of 100 for the pre-
ceding like period.
SURPRISE is expressed at st. PETERSBURG
at the statement in Prince AleXander's
proclamation that the Car had promised
to respect the Independence and liberty of
Bulgaria. Such a promise, it is declared,
was not made by the Car.
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THE election in Arkansas resulted in the
success of p. H. Hughes for Governor and
his associates on the Democratic State
ticket by an apparent majority of twenty
thousand. The Agricultural Wheel elect
ed several legislative candidates.
SPECIAL AGENT W. f. SPEIR of the su-
pervising architects Office has been direct
cd to proceed Immediately to Charleston
TO inspect and to report upon the condi-
tion of the post and United States
custom-house buildings in that city.
APPEALS for tents in addition to those
already furnished have been received at
the War Department from Charleston and
Summerville, S. C. IN each case reply
was made that every tent that could pos
sibly be procured had been already sent.
THE discomfort of the Charleston earth
quake sufferers was added to on the 9th
by a heavy downpour of rain, lasting sew
eral hours. With the exception of those
housed in army tents the people were lit
orally drenched, and were in a pitiable
condition indeed.
IT is rumored that the Porte has refused
to receive Sir William White as the lOcun1
tenCpS of Sir Edward Thornton, British
Amhas sador to Turkey. This action on
the part of the Porte is attributed to Rus
sian influence, Sir William White being
decidedly anti-Russian.
THE American Horticultural Society in
session at Cleveland, o., electel officers
on the 9th as follows: President, P arker
Earle, Golden, ILL.,; vice. president, E. NJ.
Hudson, New Orleans, La; secretary, w
Ii. Ragan, Greencastle, Ind; treasurer,
j. c. Evans, Harlem, Mo.
GENERAL DRUM, acting Secretary of
War. has given instructions that Geroni-
mo, Natchez and the other hostilas who
surrendered with them, be stopped at San
Antonio and kept in prison there until a
determination is reached as to what course
of procedure can lie undertaken against
them.
SECRETARY BAYARD still sticks to his
desk at the State Department, and will
probably postpone his vacation for sew
eral weeks, when he will go to Saratoga
Springs. Last year, it will be remember
ed, it was late in the season ere Mr.. Bay
ard left Washington, and he declares that
he will only go away for rest and recuper-
alton.
THE great st. Louis Exposition opened
on the evening of the Sth in blaze oil
glory, and with an attendance of nearly
twenty thousand. All former efforts are
eclipsed in the beauty, extent and
arrangement of the exhibits, and opening
night found things so nearly in state oi
completion that the visitors were unable
| to detect the shortcomings. 1t will run
for forty days.
GENERAL satisfaction was expressed al
the War Department upon the receipt OF
the news of Geronimo's surrender. Gen.
eral Drum, acting Secretary of War, was
| in good spirits after the receipt of the Of
| fetal dispatch confirming the press re-
| ports of the surrender. He said that this
was the end of war running, with briet
intermissions, through twenty five years
and General Miles deserved credit for his
vigorous work.
GENERAL MILES makes public the sue.
cessful close of the Apache war. He says:
''The hostile Apaches surrendered on the
4th to the troops in the field as prisoners OF
war. / arrived at Fort Bowie on the 5th
with Geronimo, Natchez and three others.
Captain Lawton brings in the remainder.
| All will be shipped out of the country
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