The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-02
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
Nova from Everywhere.

CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS was buried at
Quincy, Mass, on the 23d.
Princess BEATRICE, wife of Prince
Henry of Battenberg, gave birth to a son
on tho 231.
AN agreement has been signed between
the warring express companies, and rates
are restored.
The session Of the Cabinet on the a3d
was devotol to consi leration of the Pres.
ident's forthcoming message.
HERRERr NJ. H0xTE, first vice. e-president
of the Missouri Pacific railway Company
died at New York on the 23d.
TIE Canadian Government has ordered
that no vessels be allowed to pass through
the Welland canal on Sundays.
NUMBER of London companies have
decided to sell their lands in the north of
Ireland on ensy terms to tenants.
S
O'DoNOvAN RossA has been retired from
leadership of the Fenian Brotherhood, and
DR.. Hamilton Williams succeeds him.
Tue London .StaqIqrl considers the ap-
pointment Of Sir Robert Hamilton TO the
Governorship of Tasmania a sign tn at Sir
Michael Hicks Beach is weak and irreso-
lutte.
THE will of the late Margareta S. Lewis,
of Philadelphia, which was admitted to
probate on the Goth, bequeaths over $780,
600 10 religious and philanthropical pur-
poses.
THE Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
denounccs the action of the British Gov
ernment in giving the carriage of the
American mails to "subsidizel foreign
steamships"
For killing his wife Chandler S. Wells
was convicted of murder in the first de-
gree at Ann Arhor, Mich, on the % |, AMI
was Immediately sentenced to State
prison for life.
IT is officially declared that Rosaire, in
the Argentine Republic, is infected with
cholera. Several points in the country
along the Rip de la Plata are supposed to
be also intected.
A RUNOR was in circulation in New
York on the 22d that ex-Alderman Full
GRAFT, whose testimony proved him to be
n perjurer, had committed suicide, but il
lacked c9nhrmation
UNITED STATES DISTRICT ATTORNEY
STONE, of Pennsylvania. has written a
letter to the President asking TO be rein
stated in his position, denying that he
neglected his duties.
THE bills of the House of Representa-
tives fer draping the Capitol with IN ourn-
ing on the occasions of both Grants and
Hendricks death remain unpaid for want
of an appropriation.
RISUoP WHIPPLE had medal struck al
the u iite States mint at Philadelphia,
and has presented it to Engineer Thomas
Little, of Portage, Wis, in recognition OF
his bravery in saving life at the Rio dis
aster.
The Italian faster .Merlatti is said to he
still vivacous, but he suffers from pain
in the stomach, ani has terrible dreams
at night. He will. if he succeeds in his
present experiment have no desire for a
repetition.
IT is stated at Rome that Mgr. Stranfero,
who carried the hats to Cardinals Gibbons
and Taschereau, will be sent to England
10 negotiate ith the British Government
for renewal of diplomatic relations with
the Vatican.
JUDGE SCOTT, Of the Illinois Supreme
n in
Chicago Anarchist cases, which stays
their execution until the full bench of the
Supreme Court can pass upon the points
raised in their behalf.
The Government announcement OF im-
portant new gold discoveries in Australia
has caused a general revival in the in
dustries of the colony. Owing to recent
rains in New South Wales the largest crol
in many years is expected.
x-GovERNoR PHELPS of Missouri, who
died recently in st. Louis, served nineteer
consecutive years in Congreis, during
which time he made himself conspicu-
ously useful, not only to his own constitu-
encv, but to the entire w est.
THoS SMITH was convicted at Boyne
CITY, Mich, on the 90 of murder in the
first degree. The location of road
through the farm of Niles Anderson
caused q dispute, and resulted in the
shooting of Anderson by Smith.
THE iurv in the celebrated English casf
of Charles W. Adams against his father
in-law, Lord Chief Justice Coleridge, fol
libel and defamation of character, return
ed verdict on tue 25th in favor of the de
fendant on the ground of privileged com
munication.
WHILE t. X. Stevens and son, twenty
wears Of age, were filling drill -hole in
| the PIutis mine, near Id aho Springs, Col.
with giant powder on the % the charge
exploded, killing the son instantly. The
| father was so badly injured that he died
subsequently,.
| CHOLERA has been officially declared Il
exist in Coriova, Sou til America, where
five cases and three deaths were reported
nm the 23d inst In Roasarto there have
been twenty -one cases and eight deaths
Tbere have been also three or four cases IL
Buenos Ayres.
COMMODORE SCHLEY, chief OF the Bu'
reau of Equipment, in his annual report
urges the necessity for two modern IN AXE
steam cruiser training ships, on tn
Ground that it is only on such vessels tina
the training necessary for modern war
fare can be given.
De. JOHN HANCOCK DOUGLASS, VINO at
tended General Grant during his last Ill
ness, has been suffering recently iron
nervous prostration. His friends have al
vised him to take trip for his health, an