The Brookhaven leader., 1886-12-16
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.PERsQNALssANDg GENERAL.

A CATHOLIC parade at Lurgan, lFeianQ,
on the Sth, was attacked by Orangemen
and several hours rioting e1sued, many
persons being wounded A detachment of
dragons was called out to dispense the
rioters.
THE District of Columbia Commissioners
have appointed Colonel William Gs Moore
to be Major and chief Of police in place of
Major Walker, resigned. Colonel Moore
is the commanding officer of the Washing
ton Light Infantry corps and at present
holds prominent position in the National
Metropolitan Bank of Washington. He
was private secretary to ex-President
johnson.
LEE SHELLENBURGER, convicted at Ne
braska City, Neh., of killing his daughter,
has been sentenced to death, with execu-
ton set for March Is, 1887.
FIRST OFFICER BARTHOLOMEW and four
of the crew of the steamer. .Knickerbocker,
plying between New York and New Or
leans, were drowned while trying to aid
q disabled Schooner. a 1ssE 4sL - $3.50
THE Commissioner of the General Land
Office has recommended that proceedings
be commenced to compel the removal of
fences unlawfully inclosing public land in
Colfax County, N. NJ, amounting to about
l65, 900 acres.
THE Union Pacific has adopted the
twenty-four o'clock system on all its lines.
MICHIGAN has declared strict quarantine
against Chicago live stock.
FRANCIS RENAUD, Cuban mulatto, COM
mitted suicide at Baltimore because, while
having plenty of money, he was denied en-
tertainment on account of his color.
LORD LONDONDERRY, Viceroy of Ireland,
has appointed Mr. Sexton to the shrievalty
Of TO hot of
Limerick.
The trials of the agraran cases at Sligo,
Ireland, have been postponed.
BRIDGET MCCARTHY and John Toole
were killed by railway accident at Brad
dock, Pa, on the 9th
WHOLESALE arrests of Socialists are be-
ing made in Germany.
IT is said the boot and shoe boycott
against number of Chicago firms is to be
| begun again.
FORTYTwO persons are reported drown
ed by maritime collision off Queensland.
REV. WIN. DUNCAN, a British missionary,
gives glowing. account Of the progress
of the Indians in British Columbia
The conferees from both houses of Con-
gress have reconciled their differences and
agreed on the Interstate Commerce bill.
GREAT BRITAIN has begun proceedings
against the~stcamship lines to force them
to carry the American mails.
REPLIES have been received by the Porte
from the Powers in response to the cir
Gu lar recently issued asking advice on the
Bulgarian ques ton.
The report of the past years operations
of the Mississippi River Commission was
laid before the House of Representatives
on the 9th.
THE boiler of the Union Flour mil near
Canal Fulton, o., exploded on the 9th
wrecking the building, killing the head
| miller name unknown, and severely in
juring several other people.
INDIANA refuses 10 give up McCaw,
| wanted at Lincoln, H., for MURDER but
will try him herself on a similar charge.
PRESIDENT CLEvELAND's expression of a
desire for the negotiation Of a new COM
| mercial treaty with Mexico has been well
| received by the press and government of
that country.
Two THOUSAND Puniab police have been
ordered from the Punjab Northwest Brit
ish India, to Burmah, and 5000 more will
probably be added to this number by sub
sequent order
SENATOR c. W. JONES, of Florida, and
his son, who arrived in Detroit, Mich, on
riding on that day, when arunaway threw
the Senator out of the carriage, badly
straining his side. He will be laid up for
some time, but expects to be in Washing
ton after the holidays
PRINCE ALEXANDER had a private au.
dience with the Queen at Win 1sor on the
9th, and remains Her Majesty's guest at
the castle. At his brothers request he
has become sponsor of Princess Beatrice's
baby, which was christened with water
brought expressly from the River Jordan.
THE importation of gold from Europe
into this country still continues, and there
is now at the New York assay Office S43,
000,000 in bullion against S21 100000 in Au
gust. The former amount does not much
exceed what was on hand last year at this
time.
FIRE at Attica, O., on the 10th, destroyed
whole block in the business part of the
town.
TIE Salvation Army attack on Sedalia,
No, is marked by some very lively and
exciting scenes.
A CRUSADE against underground insur-
ance companies has been inaugurated at
Chicago. s.r, ,...-..
CAPTAIN WEED of the bark Cremona,
which was lost at sea on the 8th inst, has
arrived at New ork. -r.-
j. W. BROWN, Canadian Orangeman, is
thought to have meet with foul play in
Paris, France.
OSCAR A. SIMoNs, president of the First
National Bank at Fort Wayne, Ind, COM
mitted suicide on the 10th.
Mr.. GLADSTONE has expressed his disap-
proval of the anti-rent campaign being
conducted by the National League in Ire
land.
CONGRESSMAN ABRAM DowDNEY, of New
York. died at his residence III New York
City on the morning Of the 10th of apo
pleXy.
JonN LANE, a printer, is reported to
have been murdered atLos Angeles, Tex.
A FALLING scaffold killed VIM. Kirkpat-
rick, carpenter, at Danville, ILL.,, on the
10th. ... t. a. 4
EDWARD HANLAN, the oarsman, sailed
from England for America on the 10th.
A FERRY-BoAT collision occurred on the
East river, New York, on the 10th, and an
other on the North river, both caused by a
dense fog. -.
REV. EDWARD McGLYNN, D. d., OF New
York has been summoned to Rome on ac-
count of his advocacy of the Henry George
movement. ~. A.s..,,.
THE Quartermaster-G General of the army
has reported favorably on the claim of the
st. Louis Christian Brothers and placed
the amount at SIS, 800. .os4 80 esa IN =
I Two LIFEBoATs were 'swamped and their
crews drowned on the 10th while trying to
aid a vessel'in distress off Southport En-
gland. ~ sSqfi. II 4. H4s
I MoTH and Shields, who wrestled in Kan
sas City a few days since, are having a
wrangle over the gate receipts, and make
ugly charges against each other 9Tf'f*f 2
/ IMpoRTANT arrangements have been
| made with anumberi offs the Northwestern
Indian tribes for cession Of lands by the
commission appointed to negotiate with