The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-04-29

,RNMENT IN THE INTEREST
EN-, MISS, THURSDi
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
COLLECTORS BARNuM, of st. Louis, and
Hasbrook, of Kansas City, have been con-
frmed.
IT is reported that the alien cattle own
ers in the Chickasaw Nation have been or
dered to vacate.
CHARLES MITCHELL, father of Maggie
Mitchell, the actress, died at Troy, N. Y,
on the 2Oth, aged eighty three years.
THE labor investigating committee
closed its sitting In Washington on the
23d, and the members intended to leave
for st. Louis on the 9th.
STRENUOUS efforts are being made to In
duce the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons
to remit the unexpired portion of Milton
Weston's sentence for manslaughter.
1T is reported that ex-President Arthur
is rapidly convalescing, and that he is
very much better than at any time since
the commencement of his indisposition.
THERE were 1914 failures In the United
States and Canada during the seven days
ended the 23d, compared with 1S2 the pre-
ceding week and 215 the week previous to
that.
Mr.. SULLIVAN, Lord Mayor of Dublin,
bill is not equal to the ideal Of the Nation
alists, yet it is a measure that Ireland will
honorably accept.
THE jury in the case of General Shaler,
on trial in New York for bribery, failed to
agree and were discharged. 1t is under
stood they stood eight for acqulttal and
four for conviction.
CAPTAIN THOMAS KERR, a boat-builder
for forty years, and well known along the
river from Pittsb burgh to New Orleans,
died at his home in Freedom, Pa, on the
10th, aged seventy eight years.
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STATE PRIsoN KEEPER LAvERTY of New
Jersey was found guilty of one of the
charges against him, and he has been dis
missed from office and disqualified from
holding any office of honor, trust or profit
In the State hereafter
A PANIC was created on the Goth in the
Exposition building at indianapolis, Ind,
by the escape from their cage of several
lions. A plucky keeper finally beat the
brutes into submission, but not before he
had received painful flesh wound.
THE visible supply Of wheat in the United
States and Canada, with the quantity
ahoat for Europe, ON the 23d amounted to
65 5608, ,4S3 bushels, against "A $3.50, ,9Sl bushels
one year ago, and of corn 10, ,235 ,Q26 BUSH
els, against Ia, 1921, ,165 bushels lastIyear.
The nuns on st. Paul's island, opposite
Montreal, Canada, were reported in pre-
carious condition on the 10Th on account of
the flood, being compelled to take refuge
in the attic, and access to them being i'm
possible on account of the ice blockade.
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ALL the New York street railways were
tied up except the Eighth and Ninth av-
enue roads, on the 10th, the meR on all the
lines having struck pending the ettlement
of the Third avenue line troubles. Some
serious rioting took place during the day.
ACTING SECRETARY FAIRoHILD has re-
ceived full report from Collector Hagar
at San Francisco in regard to the recep-
tion of the new Chinese Minister at that
port. 1t does not differ, excepting in
length, from reports previously received.
THE bond of William L. Trenholm as
Comptroller of the Currency was approved
by the acting Secretary and the Solicitor
of the Treasury on the 10th, and he subse-
quently qualified and entered upon the
duties of that office. The bond is for $780,
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THE cadets of the Michigan Military
Academy visited Mount Vernon, Va, on
the 10th, and proposed to pay their res
poets to the officers of the army and navy
on the 21st, leaving for home'on the even
ing of the 22d, stopping at Niagara Falls
on the way.
INDEPENDENT coke manufacturers, op-
perating nearly eight hundred ovens in
the McConnellsville region in Pennsyl-
vania, and employing 5000 men, have fol-
lowed the example at the coke syndicate
and advanced wages from five to ten per
cent, to take effect May l.
THE coke syndicate caused to be posted
throughout the Connellsville regions Of
Pennsylvania on the Goth a notice volun-
tarily advancing the wages of the miners
and coke drawers from five to ten per
cent. after May l. The increase affects all
the 10000 men who took part in the recent
successful strike.
THE city ministers Of Cleveland, O.,
headed by Bishop Beden of the Episcopal
Church, are preparing to boycott the Sun
day secular newspapers. Confidential cir
culars have been issued to clergymen, and
all have been urged to join the movement
and denounce Sunday papers from their
pupits on Maya.
THE total value of exports during the
twelve months ended March 81, 1886, were
1861, ,966, 800, and during the preceding
twelve months, $743, 791 ,013, decrease of
of $77, 1884 ,093. The value of the imports for
the same period were 1914, ,778,67O and for
the preceding twelve months, $598 ,202 ,655
an increase of $lS,576,015.
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