The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-09

TIE Cass Drug Company's store at Eau
| Claire, Wis, was burned on the ID. Loss,
| $1,000; insurance, $4,000 Dr. Day, who
| had an Office on the second floor Of the
building, loses 5000; insurance, Sl,20O.
The fire started from the furnace.
PATRICK RILEY, William Mccarthy,
Hugh McGinty and Henry Neihauser were
terribly burned in the converting depart
ment Of the Edgar Thompson Steel Works
| at Braddocks, Pa, on the ID, by the ac-
cidental lowering Of the converter Riley
and Mccarthy may die, but the others will
recover.
THE Washington people are pushing
vigorously their scheme for AN exposition
in 1892, and have convention OH the 9TH
of their board Of promotion. They expect
about hundred members Of the board TO
attend.
ZASKOFFs plot to overthrow the Bull
garian regency and foment ~ revolution
has fallen through, owing to Russia's re-
fusal to furnish money for the enterprise.
TUE late H. NJ. Hoxie by will leaves all
his property to his wife.
DEBATE on the Military bill occupied the
German Rechstag or the Sd.
THE sale of IA million acres of land in Old
Mexico by st Louis parties to IN Eastern
syndicate has Just been consummated.
The Dublin Corporation adopted resolu-
tiUas on the 81, condemnatory of the pol
icy of the government.
THE Detroit Pipe Foundry works were
burned On the Sd, with loss of 100000.
TIE Turner's of Chicago protest against
the prospective execution of the con-
demned Anarchists.
SEVERAL more servants and nurses told
| their stories in the Colin Campbell divorce
case at London on the Sd, and they were
not mplimentary to Lady Campbell.
JAMES N STRATToN, n lawyer of Mt.
Holly, N. j., committed suicide on the 81.
8IEssRs. MORRISON and Carlisle have de
! cided to push tariff bill in the next Con
gress.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, is considering propo,
! stion to enlarge and extend its water sup,
| ply.
AN iron tower 40 feet high is TO be built
at London to commemorate the Queens
! Jubilee.
| Mrs Geo NJ. Rice, sister of doc" Will
| son. denies his story that he is son Of
| Millionaire Moen.
The French Ministry has resigned on ac-
count of an adverse vote in the Chamber
of Deputies
Two residents of Brussels, Belgium,
have been charged with the recent rob
| berry of the mail-car on the Ostend eX-
press.
Mrs. ELIZABETH WoRDEN died at st
Joseph, Mo, on the 30, from the effects of
an overdose of morphine, taken TO allay
| pam.
The Amalgamated Association has de-
| cided not to be present at the Trades L nioD
convention at Columbus, o., next year.
A STORY printed in New York that the
! rl hah mn hp hn
| Caspian oil fields is pronounced false by
all Interested
| Two Republican officials were arrested
in Orange County, Ind, on the Sd, charged
with using money at the last election.
THE board of directors OF the Sedalia
| (Mo) University refused TO accept the res
| ignation of Rev. Mr.. Edmonson, president
of the faculty
! COMPTROLLER DURHAM has decided tha.
Mr.. Cox, late Minister to Turkey, is en-,
titled to the salary as Minister and Con
! gressman up to the time of his reelection
| to Congress.
| TIE Secretary of War, by direction OF
| the President, has ordered Lieutenant A.
w. Greely to take charge of the Signal
Offce during the temporary absence of
General Hazen, the chief signal officer.
THE Comptroller of the Currency has au-
thorizcd the First National Bank of
Shreveport, La, to begin business with a
apital of S300,O0O
ARNoLD's Touring mill, at St Cloud,
| MINI. was wrecked and burned by an eX-
plosion on the night Of the 2d. Loss, S1),-
600; insurance, $4,000. Gus krause, the
night miller, was badly burned, and will
probably die. Twenty thousand bushels
of wheat were burned.