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The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-23
MISCELLANEOUS.

SOMETHING Ike u auIc occurred in Wall
street on the 18th. There was heavy fai!
IN stocks, money st tTened and for a time
It looked as il the sceuOS of the memorable
Black Friday would be re enacted. Only
one failure however, occurred.
MCQUApE the "boodle" alderman of New
York, was convicted by the jury on the
, first ballot.
THE Mexican Central Railway Company
has asked the New York Stock Exchange
to list its capital stock $3}, 10000 and S.
l23, 900 income bonds,
A WASHINGTON dispatch Of the l5th says:
There are still no tidings of Congrc. sman
Reid, of North Carolina, about whose iinan-
cial affairs very serious stories are IN cir
Culation. The latest report is that lie has
hypothecated his salary half dozen times
over to "curhstOne" brokers, and by this
means raised as much a $50 1t IS re-
ported that he has gone to Canada,
The Senate bill for the admission Of
Washington Terr tory has be II amended
to include Montana by the House Commit
tee and will be so reported.
MERLATTI completed his fifty day fast
in Paris on the 18th. The doctors in at
tendance gave him a small quantity of
specially prepared wine before giving him
food He was in good condition.
WALL street was somewhat exc, ted the
day following the recent panic, but indica-
tions were favorable to a normal resump-
tion of business.
AT Charles Hofferbirth's extensive saw
mill, Evansville, Ind, the other day, three
forty feet boilers exploded wrecking the
mill, killing Frank Poplen, and wound ng
A Herner, the superintendent Henry Del
ler, X. A. Dickersou, John William Elm
dorf, John Dooly, Fred Loechner and man
named Perriman, all employees.
EDWARD DALTON, a fugitive Mormon,
charged with unlawful cOhabitation, was
shot and killed at Parowan, Utah, by Dep
uty Marshal William Thompson, because
he resisted arrest.
JOHN DILLON, member of Parliament for
East Mayo, William O'Brien, editor of
United Ireland, Matthew Harris, member of
Parliament for East Galway. and Dayid
Sheehy, member of Parliament for South
Galway, were arrested on the 18th in the
town of Loughrea, County Galway, charged
with conspiracy TO defraud. Ihe charge
grew out Of their acsng as trustees for tei,-
ants.
JoHE DuLoN the lr.Sn agitotor, has been
ordered u give bonds in Ga.u91 or 20 10 jail
for x l1pnth..
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-23
A JUMBLE OF WORDS.
4 "PhiIadeIphia Lawyer" May Not be Able
TO Explain the Interstate Commerce

4 "PhiIadeIphia Lawyer" May Not be Able
TO Explain the Interstate Commerce
Bill
WAsHINGTuH Dec. l6.-Tha conference
on the Interstate Commerce bill has pro-
vided that the law shall rot go into fleet
for sixty days after. signature. There has
been great demand for Golsee Of the bill as
agreed upon, but as only fifty haze thus lar
hpen printed, for the exclusive use Of the
committee. the demand can not be supplied;
but from the few copies which are available
it is evident that the phla'2oi0gy Ot some
of the lead ng sections OF the bill is ~ In
vowed that If the bill Shall become law
these sections will not be translated until
the colTt5 shall have passed upon them.
Take for instance the Important section 1,
relative Ito the long and siiOf. haH. That
section. as finally agreed upon, IS III these
wnrdsi
section4. That It shnN he unlawful for
s.iy common carrier sub 10 the proVts-
ions OF Il. = or 20 charge on receive any
greater cOmpensaIo1 m the aggregate ior
the transportation of pus.' ''ThrS. o, "I Ilke
biDd Of properly, under suhelaiit "liJ W iaI
circumstances and cOndit OnS. Tor shpF'tT
than for q longer distance over the simo
line n the same d rect on, the shorter he ny
included ~ thin the longer distance out
In shail not ne construed aS author LIZ
common carrier WIN u tlIt ttI !i'S Va ~
get 10 charge and receive as RTeht CopPtisa,
I on f3t sbn~tot as tor lOns"v d -tHnce;
Provided, however, tFat Cpon apPi cation 10
the comm ssiOn Rpp0 HtHt u,io"f ne piH-
sions of tn : act s'.ch eOmnG'i Earrl"' ihiiEt
N SPECIAL cases. after Jnvcst9at oil iy I've
5htnutisS or, lie author Ied 10 rhhf%c '''sS .ol
longer tilg" for shorter distances IGr lhe
trans porlat on o. passengers. or propcrt<t
and b. eoum ssiOn may !f"rn time TO time
prescribe the extent TO VIII ch tt"" deeig'
ilnted common carr 6r mat be rg}leV"t tt3m
the operation of TINS section of thts u-ct.
Some of the most skillful masters OF
Congressional English have been asked TO
explain what this section nleaG', notably
the first part OF II end the quo ed limitation
and with one accord TREY haye ocHnowl-
edged that they do not know what II
means, r~a members OF the Conference
Committee ITSELF, @aen asked what was
meant by that part of the bill, said
II don't know, and have given up tsy'
ing to find out. Ask Reagan"
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-23
STANDING ADvERTIsEMEETs.
STORIES OF LINCOLN.
wIniam II. Herndon's "reminiscences o.
the MARTYR President.

w
the MARTYR President.
Liucoln's old law partner, William
Fl. Herndon. was seen at the rooms OF
the "Lincoln Memorial Collection" en-
tertaining several Interested listeners
with rem ;niscences Of the great man
during his career'as an Illinois attor-
ney.
yes" said Mr. Herndon. Il could
always tell when Lincoln was in good
hurnor or not by observing him as he
entered the office at nine or half-past
n nc in the morning. If every thing
was serene and pleasant lie would take
seat in one of our wooden chars
throw his feet over the stove and begE
telling. warns. He would keep this uE
Aulil dinner time. and very little wort
would 10 done through the forenoon
If. -on the oth-r hand, matters ha'
not been as pleasant as thel
might be. he would drop into tbs
,ace IN quiet unO6trusive wa,
and, after taking a seat, wonId pro
Gee :, make his breakfast on cracker
and chees.. Sometimes his depression
w uld wear of in an hour or so and hl'
genial, sunshinv disposition reasseri
itself. He wa, not great student
He was -7bat is called ca>" lawyer
Given a case lie would first familiarin
him.elf with all the facts and then loot
up the reports containing SIMILAR ad
;udicated cases He wa synpathetn
AZ aIl times and never bitter or abusive
I'VE had an odd way of keeping ou
accounts. We II yer kept an? BOOKS
but when we were pa i fee would slnb
plv divide it, When Lincoln was ou
on the circuit making money he did Ju,
the samc as when ut home. il he re
cc;ved a ton, dollar note for services M
would take i've dollars, and, wrapping
q p .ece OF paper around II, with tbs
sin!pic word Billy that's what h
alwavs ca Cd mc-written Thereon
would place it in his pocketbook.
asked HIM one day why be did tn and
his reply was: Well, if ! Should hap
pen ~ Il tn some Of your money III
INV pocket how would any one know II
if il wasn't .marked3 Th, last fee ]
divided with h nj was shortly before hia
inaupuration a, Pres dent. | had re-
ceivcd five hundred dollars from an ess
1AlP lOI NIllcll bltI Ill III 4If''t bNNAi
business, and when | offered Mr.. Lin
coin the none he refused to take 1t
until told h III where il came from.
His love affairs? Oh, well, can
recall two cases. and believe the first
one. where the young laly died, hah
more 10 do w,th his sadness in after life
than anything else. The young lady
vas Ms Ann Rutledge, who came to
| Illnoi. + ON the South. She had been
engaged pr or to her meeting with MIR.
l. ncoln, but failing 10 hear from tho
youug man came TO believe that he did
! not care for her. Mr.. Lincoln was very
| attentive, and after time they became
! engaged. 4 few months before they
| were TO be married she died The blow
was severe one to Mr.. Lincoln, and it
wa, several years before he ceased talk
inc about her. He was rejected by
voun lady in 1887, and from that time
until 1912, when he married Miss Todd.
he was not especially attentive to any
one.
Mr.. Hcrndon has practically retired
from the law, and is engaged n farming
about six niles north OF springfield
tAicdgo IribUGC
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-23
LONG MEMORY.
WHY a Veteran of the Greek War Failed
10 Get "A Fat Pension.

WHY Veteran of the Greek War Failed
10 Get Il Fat Pension.
While Colonel I'll Slemons. of Ar
kansas. was running, for Congress, an
old fellow named FlGT1y approached
him and said
Look here, Bill, if you axe elected
will yon 10 me favor
Yes, of course | Will. what is it?'
'.WelI, YOU see, fought in the Creek
war. ard as everybody else is getting n
pens on it strikes me That ought to get
a few dollars occasionally,
Yes OF course you should, taking
out his memorandum book scad making
q note of the request. ''Just as soon
rs l 90 to Washington Ill invest gate
the rratter."
.Flowerv waited anxiously but heard
nothing of his pens on His friends adj
yiSed him to pest easily, as the Govern
mcnt could not be hurried. Two years
passed. Slemons came home, having
announced himself a. candidate iof
reelection. Flowery arrived IN town
inst as Slcnons arose in the courthouse
yard to address his low citizens. The
orator had spoken bGt 4 few sentences
when Flowcry called out;
"Helloa. Bill ~ %
"Why, how are you, Flowery!
"Say, Bill, what about that pension?
/ hain't got nickel yit, Didn't tend
TO it. did youP'
"Oh, yes. I'll see you privately after
awhile"
Never mind; see me right now.
Why hahn they sent the money!"
"tlowery. tell you that I'll see you
in private. =.
tYes, understand you. You wani
me to take drink with you and call
equ'ar.'
'No, | don't. You'd better wait"
I'm be blamed if do. Spit it right
out now. don't want no foolishness
and eff you've neglected me airter had
dun voted for YOU. want to know it
"Flowery," Slemons still persisted,
..iust wait until make my speech anc
I'll tell You Why you haven't received
Your pension"
"Pn be blamed if do. I've been
waitin' two wears an have been talkin'
YOU ND all the time and II be hanged
/ if I'm goin' to wait any longer, so out
with il now and let all these here folks
know that you've dun went back on
your word" -..
"All right, Flowery. Iput in your
claim and after the matter had been in
.vestigated, it was found that you were
deserter.2S s-,
Flowery took off his hat, scratched
his head and replied:
.W'y dad blame it. amt they forget
that Wit? WY. Bill, that was more n
forty wears ago. Hump! wouldn {
begrudge the finest hoss in the county:
eff j could ricolleck fool things as vel
as this Govern 'ment ken. Wy, blame
their fool souls, Bill, lowed they for
got that long go. "--ArkaHSaso 1rare'er
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-23
DAKOTA.
Adoption of the Majority Report Looking
to Statehood.


Adoption of the Majority Report Looking
tn Statehood.
HrROy p, r., Dec; t7.--The oonstitu-
tional convention met Yesterday mornings
Judge Campbell, from the conference cOI!"
mittee, presented the following report:
Pfsoire,I, That the conference committee
recOin5ne e ~ the -epcaI of section - Of the
schedule and Ordnance, and report the fol-
lowing ordnance, Recommending its adop-
ton: ..-..,...F, 80.
vent on that sect on 3! of the schedule and
ordinance appended to ANA ACCOMPANY ng
the const tuition be and is hereby rcscinded,
abrogated and made null and void
The following minority report was sub
mtted.
Resnged, That the committee submit to tho
votes of the electors of the state of Dakota
al the next election for Legislature and State
officers the follow ng ord nance:
BE I ordained that the section under the
heading of schedule and ord nance of the
const luton, numbered 62, be and 8 hereby
rescinded, abrogated and held nnll anu
70 d."
Judge Campbell moved the adoption OF
the majority report, and Taylor of the mi
nOrity report. The latter adverted TO the
fact that all well informed lawyers kneW
that the power of Congress was supreme III
a Territory, and he cited case directly al
feeting. Dakota that had been decided by
the Supreme Court of the United States.
lie strongly favored submitting the cues
tion to a vote of the people, and it was evil
dent that his pos ItiOn was shared by many
In the convention. After considerable dis
cussion vote was taken and resulted IN
favor of the adoption OF the majority re-
port, 20 10 8. The vote was made unani-
nous.
Judge Edgerton addressed the coaven'
tion, urging steadfastness and harmony.
A committee of two was appointed to act
with the committees f"om both branches Of
the Legislature, to draft aud present me-
mortal to Congress, setting forth the action
of this convention. judge Campbell, A.
Haines and Judge EdgertOn were ap-
DOinted
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-23
THE FISHERIES TROUBLES.
Sir John A. Macdonald Thtows the Blame
EnnreIy on This Country

En- rely on THIS Country
DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 17.--Sir John a.
Macdonald, the Canadi Premier, in an
swer to the questions: What will be the
outcome Of the fisheries dispute? Is there
! pros ect OF it5 adiu5tnent|' said:
''There is, or should be, no dispute. Tbs
:.rslv Of 1878 8 just exp lett and sufficient
1t simply ivTtids American vessels from
fishing within the three iuie limit, and from
passing that limit or landing EXCEPT for GER
tain specified purposes, of winch TIC
buying of bait Is not one. There
is no room for discussions as
20 the inten. Of the treaty except as to the
bead and question. so tal'ed-that Is, shall
The line defining the three-ml!e limit follow
the suuns,,es Of the bays and inets, or 90
drawn from headla;1 to head and, so as 10
prevent fishing by Amrricab vessels III par
TALLY laHdlOcked waters? We hOi1 The
latter view. as did Daniel Webster. This
position Is, in fact, maintained by the
American seabOard States
is there any prospect Of the negotiation
OF more liberal exrraiitiOn treaty.
"Her Majesty's G0Yern'neu. would make
no treaty affecting Canada without consult
id- ne, and would am sure, MAKE any
rras0nab tltG.y of the Kind that we de-
red, providing the asse::. "t the other con-
tracing party could be obtained. Canada
Is favorable to the making of an eXtlaai~
ton tfect- IN the broadrst terms, providing
for the surrender .. any criminal of what
sO.ver degree, save only those e ltv OF Of
feuses so petty as 10 make the use OF re
machinery OF extraditiOn absurd. 1t
seems to lie that so long as the courts
of the country are 80 administered as to
Justify the confidence that every accused
tereon will receive fair and just treatment
there can De TO excuse for shielding any
man from surrender alter Frul~F and tor.
nal demand. Tie obstructi1I 70 such 3
treaty comes not from Ottawa or England,
hnt from Wash n.ton. To ny mind it Is
Gear that tie trG,.ty would long since have
been hi accomplished fact bat tor the sub
tie influence on your side OF tie perniIt0us
class which insists that the man %ho kills
or destroys by dynamite IS not criminal,
h1t nohtca offender. We're your Pres-
dent elected once IT. rem instead Of once III
four years we should have 5csh treaty."
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-23
A DECISION of the New York Cor

A DECISION Of the New York Court
of Appeals has been handed down
which puts an end to the scheme to
gridiron the city of New York with
cable roads. The Supreme Court had
denied motion of the New York
Cable Company to confirm report of
commissioners under which it was
allowed to build over seventy miles of
railway in the streets of the city, and
the Court of Appeals sustained the
Suprcme Court.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-23

HENRY nj. STANLEY was asked re-
Gently at New York whether the report
that he had offered his services to the
British Government to lead nom
military expedition to Uganda to rescue
Emin Bey and three thousand Egyp-
tians who are holding Wady against a
hostile chief. was true, and whether it
had any thing to do with his recall -
the Gorge. and replied: "A man
came to me three weeks before | sailed
for America and made that proposition
and / said to him: How can tell
any thing about it? Why, no funds
have been raised and | have been
spoken TO about another expedition. '"
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-23

FRIENDS Of Representative Morrison
say that there is only one public posi-
tioM that he would accept after his re-
tirement from Congress, Thov sly
that should the confer"n:c report on
the Interstare Commerce bill be adopted
and tccome law, and should the com
mission therein authorized be COM
posed Of the right kind of men, NJ
Morrison might be willing 10 accept of
the presidencN Of the commission.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-23


The bill to amend the Oleomargarine
act introduced in the Senate by Mr..
Mcpherson, of New Jersey, refers only
to the packages in which oleomargar-
inc is exported. 1t was not the inten-
ton of the trainers of the bill to pre-
vent expectation of this product, at
least that is understood to be the fact.
After the law was passed, however, it
was discovered by the Internal Reve-
nue. Bureau that there was a firm in
Philadelphia which had been exporting
oaernsrgarlns oil to South America for
sixteen years packed in tin whose ex-
port trade was destroyed by this act
It is to permit OF the ezportation OF
oleom argaripe to warm countries in tin
cant
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-23
A George organ.

NEW YORK, Dec 17.-Henry George will
issue the first number Of his new weekly
paper, the Standard, on January 9. He
said yesterday that his purpose is to make
a newspaper that, while keeping abreast of
the times in all the main departments OF
thought and interest, and affording field
for the discussion OF social AMI political
topics, shall also give earnest support TO the
labor movement. Mr.. George will be editor
and proprietor, and his statf will be lonls
+. Post, Rev. Dr.. Kramer, w. 7. Crossdaie
and Henry George. Jr. Among the con-
ttfbutors are John Russell Young, Patrick
Ford. Or. MeGIynn and Rev. Heher Newton.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-23

INVENTORS Irvine and Busson, for+
merly we'll known Parisian journalists,
were conducting experiments in asmall
steamer on the Seine with petroleum
engine recently, when ali explosion oc-
cured and the steamer was blown to
fragments. Busson was horribly mu-
tilated and expired Immediately upon
being rescued. Irvine was terribly
scaldcd in the face. The stoker, boy,
was not found and was supposed to be
drowned.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-23

AN elaborate statement concerning
the seizure of Canadian scaling schoon-
ers in Behring's Sea by the United
States authorities has been prepared
by the Dominion Government for
Transmission to the Imperial Govern
ment. 1t will probably be made to
appear that the United States Govern
ment views the fishing privileges on
the Atlantic and on the Pacific coasts
from totally different standpoints.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-23
REPORTS from British Corsn1A

REPORTS from British Corsn11 Ii
America on American homestead laws
are about 70 be published in Lcndon.
They agree in praising the operation
of,these laws and favor the application
to England of the principle of eXcmp-
ton of personal property to limited
extent from sale under legal process
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-23
Miss ANNA Dickinson has for

Miss ANNA DICKINSON has for sew
cral months been Watching at the bed
side of her inhrm Quaker mother in
West Pittston, Pa. Her pecuniary re-
sources are said to be nearly exhausted, {,
and it is announced that she will take
to the lecture Fcld again.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-23

AT a meeting of the coal managers
at New York Oh the 14th it was decided
ia advance chestnut coal fifteen cents a
ton. Prices Tor other sizes We're I'M
chan oed.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-23

The late Charles Francis Adams is
said to have become very tired of being
introduced rs the grandson of President
John Adams and the scn OF the great
John Quincy Adams.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-23

FOURTEEN United States Senators
have their sons serving them in the ca
pacity of committee clerks or private
secretaries.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-23

THE Empress of Japan recently gave
permission TO the ladies of her court TO
appear before her upon state occasions
In European dress.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-23

HEAVY rains are reported destroying
crops in The Northwest provinces Of
india. The floods are causing much
loss of life and damage to property.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-23

PRINCE CHRISTIAN, of Denmark, had
= severe fall the other day while eXcr-
cising in a gymnasium. He broke one
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-23

MuNKACsY, the artist, is painting q
portrait of Mrs. j. W. Pulitzer. who is
an exceptionally beautiful woman.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-23
CURRENT COMMENT.

LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL is said
10 be clever pianist, and often plays
at charity concerts.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-16

Frank Strother, who has been con-
nected with the REFLECTOR Office as
foreman for the last three years, left
Monday for Anthony, Kas., where he
will engage in the newspaper business.
The firm will be Strother & Mcdowell,
the latter gentleman being also of Abb
lene for the last 2 years, and with Toms
experience as an able writer and Franks
as a full fiedged newspaper and job
printer the firm will be strong one and
the REFLECTOR cannot but earnestly
recommend them to the citizens of An
thony as bright, honorable and indus
trious young men, and ask for them a
hearty support at their hands, and if
such is accorded them the people of
Anthony and Harper county will get a
live and wide awake newspaper.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-16
DRESS GOODS.

In the first place we will state what most of the
ladies of viz That plaid dress goods en-
trey out of style Jersey Trcots take the place of the
plaid fannels used extensively heretofore. Stylish
suits will be made of cames hair home spuns, Boucles
Brochure Figures &C. One of the most stylish thing In
dress goods of smooth nature are the Sebastapol
cloths. We showing line of Foreign Robes, that
for newness of style, will have equal. Our all
Silk Satin Merveilleux s1OO per yard is positively
the best bargain offered in the silk line in any
market Our Black Gros Grain Silks warranted to
wear at $l25 and s15O and $l.75 and 5000 have no
equal for finish and STYLE Our Black eros Grain Silk
at 65 cts is bargain. See Crinkled Seersuckers,
Satines, Dress Ginghams &c.