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

van and Charles Wyman at Cedar Rapids,
Ia, on the Sth, on the charge Of robbery
Of the post offices at Minneapolis, North
wood and Gordonville, MINI.
THE efforts of Turkey to force Syrian
recruits into the Turkish army has almost
caused an insurrection in Syria.
THE Federation of Coal Miners, in ses-
session at indianapolis, refused by a unan-
imous vote to unite with the Knights of
Labor.
THOUSANDS of people lined the streets
of Sofia to witness the departure Of Prince
Alexander. The people were greatly af-
fected.
THE NorOe Vremyn, published at st.
Petersburg. urges a Russo-Turkish alli-
ance, which, it says, would solve the Bull
garian question.
GENERAL SIR REDvERs BULLER reports
that there is less serious state of law
lessness in the County Kerry and the
western portion of Cork than he expected
to find.
DIR. MENDENHALL, of the scientific de-
partment of the Signal Service bureau,
and who spent three years in organizing
the polytechnic department of the old un-
iversity of Japan at Toxic, has accepted
the presidency of the Rose Polytechnic
Institute at Terre Haute, Ind.
A MISS AMELIA JACKSON, who has just
been appointed to a position in the Patent
Office, is said to be the daughter of the
Captain jackson who shot Ellsworth at
Alexandria on the oath OF NAY, 1861.
THE treasury officials are pleased with
ho fbat for a a.
their invitations to holders of three per
cent bonds to surrender them for redemp-
ton. OF the $lOO0),OD0 included in this
new form of call, about $100o,00) have
been presented tor redemption.
AT meeting of he British Association
on the Sth Carvill Lew is said he was con-
WINGED Al2t a searchxwould reveal the
presehce Of diamonds IN Kentucky.
SOME disclosures are made at Washing
ton of very inefficient management in
drafting plans for the construction of
the new naval vessels.
ANOTHER case of Mexican oppression is
reported from Lower California, j. H.
Hanson, an American, being missing, two
of his friends in Jail, and his property
being confiscated.
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gold mine at Abingdon, Mass.
THE deat hs from Asiatic cholera in Corea
number several hundred daily.
SLIGHT shocks of ear,hqu AXE were felt
in portions of Missouri on the 9th.
TEwNTY soldiers have been placed un-
der arrest at Birr, Ireland, because they
refused to assist in the work Of evictions.
RECENT reports Of impending Indian
outbreaks at the West are not credited by
the authorities at Washington.
THE st. Petersburg press generally take
the position that the present regency and
ministry of Bulgaria contain elements of
fresh complications.
THE Brewers Association convention,
in session at Buffalo, adjourned to meet in
Baltimore on the second Wednesday in
May, 1887
THE Porte, in its note to the Powers, says
it consents to Alexan1er'S departure from
Bulgaria.
Ell COYOTE, the Mexican bandit, is re-
ported surrounded by the regular forces.
PR. BELrRAM, clerk in the Spanish
consulate at Hong Kong, forged the name
of the Spanish Consul to bill of exchange
for $50, 600, and has disappeared.
THE scheme Of the Indian Commissioner
to allot Indian lands in severalty, it is
said, meets with great favor among the
various tribes.
ENVOY SEDGwICK publishes a card in
the New York EUeRiag Post, denying that
he had been guilty of improper conduct
while at the City Of Mexico.
THE failure of Megaw Brothers, corn
merchants, of Dublin, is announced. Their
liabilities amount to Sj00,0OO.
Prince ALEXANDER was met at differ
ent points on his way to Darmstadt by
crowds of people. At Turn SEVERN he
took final leave of his ministers and ofli-
GERS.
Mr.. LoUDEN, formely prominent NOM
Der of the National Land League, accuses
the league of investing donations instead
of using the money to help evicted ten
ants.
THERE are signs that Austria intends to
oppose a further extension of Russian in
fluence in Bulgaria. The decision is said
to he due to Hungarian agitation in favor
of resisting Russia.
REV. EBENEzER w. BRADY, regular
army chap plain at Fort Russell, Wyo., died
Brady served through the war as chaplain
Of an Iowa regiment. He was frequently
in battle with the regiment, was prisoner
several months, and was noted as lee
turer on Life in Liberty"
WILLIAM STEELE, the negro who muir
dered Nelson Potter at Jackson, Miss,
has been arrested at Vicksburg, and has
confessed.
THE Queen of Spain is suffering from
pulmonary disease, which is making
alarming progress. The affection is similar
to that which caused the death of King
Alfonso.
THE excursion steamer Empire State,
with about eight hundred passengers,
went ashore during dense fog on the 9th
on Sandy Hook beach, about halfway be-
tween life saving stations No. l and ..
The crews of of the stations, together with
the steamers boats, landed all the passen-
gers ON the beach in safety.
THE reunion of veterans of the army OF
West Virginia at Portsmouth, o., attract
ed large attendance. Addresses were
made on the 9th by hon. Chas. Townsend
of Athens, and Hon. VIM. Mckinley. In
the afternoon there was parade of vet
erans, in which General T. II. Sheridan
rode, wearing the uniform of his rank.
Ex-President Hayes rode in carriage
with General Sheridan.
THE second race between the Galatea
and Mayfower was started on the 9th
and portion of it sailed, with the advan-
tage in favor of the Mayflower. The race
was, however, finally abandoned, on ac-
count of the dense fog, which made it i'm
possible to sail the race satisfactorily.