The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-05-13
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.

"S"o IOtu Es0Ty"u6tes .a
THE thirtv-seventh annual session Of the
American Medical Association began at
st. Louis on the 4th. .-
THE report that New York publisher
has been in treaty. with the Vatican for
the publication of the memoirs of Pope Leo
XIII. is denied.
THE United States Bre wers' convention
which was to have been held in San Fran
cisco on the 10Th and 20th, has been post
poned for the present on account of the
labor troubles.
THE Ohio Legislature met and adjourned
over on the ith on account of the absence
of the Democratic members, who absented
themselves TO delay action on the Hamil-
ton County contests.
IT is believed that Chamberlain and his
adherents will vote for the second reading
of the Home- Rule bill, after which it will
be temporarily withdrawn and the ques-
tion postponed for a year,
THE United States steamer Quinnebaug
L
In time to participate in the ceremonies
attendant on the approaching marriage of
the Crown Prince of Portugal.
RuMoRs are in circulation that Glad
stone will dissolve Parliament immedi-
ately after the division in the House on
the second reading of the Home Rule bill,
whatever the result of the vote.
THE Third avenue street car strike in
New York is practically over, the cars be-
inr run on regular time and with only
nominal police protection, and matters are
gradually assuming their normal condi-
tion.
THE business failures occurring through
out the country during the seven days end
ed the 7th number: For the United States,
167: and for Canada, 25 or a total of 1872,
as compared with total of POI the pre-
vious week. go
Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE, of Arkansas, intro
duced resolution in the House on the Sd
to give silver certificates full legal-tender
character, and providing for the issue Of
certificates of the denomination of one,
two and five dollars.
THE Powers have instructed their minis
ters at Athens to remain at their posts. 1t
is believed that the Powers will accept a
guarantee from France that she will Sc
cure the disarmament of GREECE, and that
they will not fix an actual date for It's ac-
complishment.
SENATOR HoAR, from the committee on
privileges and elections, reported favor
ably on the Sd bill creating commits
sion to be appointed by the President to
select an accurate ballot box and counting
device which shall be used in all congress
sional elections.
MRS THOMAS A. ,HENDRIcKs returned
home at indianapolis on the Sd from
six-weells' visit to California. She has
reganed her full health and speaks very
gratefully of the kindness extended her
by the friends of Mr.. Hendricks whom she
met in California.
THE Ministers Association of Daven-
port. Ia, held a meeting on the Sd, at
which they vigorously denounced the
Sunday papers. Gilmore's band will give
n concert next Sunday, and in passing
resolutions against the concert they took
the opportunity to score the Sunday pa
pers. ~"
THE physicians attending the National
Medical convention at st. Louis were en-
tertained at a grand reception and ball at
the Merchants Exchange on the night of
the 9TH. The elite of the city We're in at
tendance and the affair was one. OF the
most brilliant of the kind ever given in, the
"Future Great"
THE existing labor trouble was topic
of discussion at the Cabinet meeting on
the 9th, in the course of which the riots in
Chicago and Milwaukee and elsewhere
| We're referred to with a view to. taking
such precautionary measures for the pro-
lection of Government property as may
be found necessary.
AT a meeting OF representative citf-
zens of New York on the night of the
9Th a committee was named to prepare
suggestions for cleansing the city govern
ment of the pothouse politicians and dis
creditable wire e-pullers who manipulate
politics. A crusade is to be inaugurated,
as against Tweed in 1872.
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THE 81. James Gazette (LondOn) lauds
the promptness of the Americans in dis
Gus ing practical Socialism at the point of
the bayonet and with volleys of musketry,
thus ignoring the aphorism that "Force is
no remedy" The paper adds the express
sion of trust that the American Republic
will now restrict free trade in murderous
explosives.
A SUIT has been filed in the United States
! Court in Cincinnati by the attorneys of
Martha Taylor, colored woman, who
seeks to recover $4,000 from the Cincinna-
| IT, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad
Company. The plaintiff purchased at Lex
ington, KY, a first-class ticket to Cincin-
natl, and was not permitted to ride in a
first-class coach, but was compelled to oc-
| cupy a seat in the smoking car.
| SECRETARY LAMAR has rendered a de-
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