The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mali.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

AGhooNAL AND
EFFORTS to unite the federal and pro.
gressive Republicans Of Spain have failed.
THERE was a report in Washington on
the 10th that Colonel Lamont would be APP
pointed Judge Advocate General to sue
ceed>Swaim. Lamont denied the rumor.
IT is said a successor to Lord Sackville
will be appointed by the British Govern
ment before the President goes out OF
office.
OFFICIAL returns from the late elections
in Ohio show a total vote of s41, 1,94l.
Ryan's plurality for Secretary of State
was 21,9Ss. The total Labor vote was
9, 1852 and the Prohibition vote 10, ,420.
THE duel between NJ. Andrieux and NJ.
Guyot, resulting from the charge made by
the latter In La LdRterne, of Paris, was
fought on the Goth. Swords were used
and M. Audrieux received a slight wound
in the chest.
SENATOR VESTS committee investigating
the beef business opened proceedings al
st. Louis on the goth.
THE elections at Belgrade, Servia, re-
suited in a serious riot The troops were
called out to restore order, and collision
occurred between the soldiers and the peo-
pie. Many persons were injured.
THE National Executive Committee oil
the Anti-Saloon Republicans has APP
pointed a subcommittee, among whom is
Albert Griffin, of Kansas.
The President-elect has rendered E. W
Halford, managing editor of the Indianap.
oils Journal, the position Of private secre-
tary. Mr.. Halford is forty-five years oi
age and came from England when a child
with his parents, who settled in Cincin-
natl.
EDWARD HARRINGTON, who abused the
Parnell Commission in his paper, the
Kerry Sentinel was fined f500 for con-
tempt OF court. He refused to apologize.
Dion BoUCIcAULT. the veteran actor,
was reported dangerously sick at New
York on the 21st.
JUDGE RUcKER on the 21st sent letter
to Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky, to
fight a duel. The quarrel grew out oi
some statements made by Rucker with
reference to the late election, for which
Blackburn said he would like to kick him
GEORGE s. KNIGHT, the actor, was re.
ported suffering from brain trouble al
New York.
VERY REV. MAURICE A. WALSH, LII. d..
pastor of st. Paul Roman Catholic Church
and Vicar-General of the Archdiocese OF
Philadelphia, died on the 22d.
CONGRESSMAN WOODBURY., of Nevads-
was robbed while asleep in his hotel al
Washington recently. A colored boy was
arrested and $40 of the money recovered
A CALL has been issued for a Con.
stitutional convention to be held at James
town, December 5, to further the early ad.
mission of the Dakotas into the Union.
REV. ARTHUR BROOKS, Episcopal cler-
gyman of New York, created somewhat ol
a sensation in the Church Congress re.
Gently by vigorously denouncing the sec.
tartan idea advanced in the government
Of colleges. He thought the broader they
were and the more daring men they
turned out the better. He believed in
Episeopacy, but not in running colleges
His remarks were received with consider
able applause.
IT was rumored In Boulangist circles or
the 22d that the French Government in.
tended to expel General Boulanger on g
charge of conspiring to overthrow the ex.
isting Government.
Ex-PREsIDENr HAYES addressed an inn
mense audience at Farwell Hall, Chicago
on the night of the 22d on "Prison Re-
form"
GENERAL JOHN NJ. PALMER, late Demo
cratic candidate for Governor of Illinois
has withdrawn from membership in the
G. A. r. He was actuated by a belief
that the organization had been used po-
litically to defeat him.
AN official canvass of the vote of Michi-
gan gives Harrison plurality of %. 966
The total number of votes cast, ATS $50, an
increase of Y, 0S6 over four years ago. di.
vided as follows: Harrison, 236 $40
Cleveland, 213, 4O4; Fisk, 20,9i2; Streeter
1872.
BRIGADIER- GENERAL NELSON A. MILES
assumed command of the division of tbs
Pacific on the 23d, vice General o. o
Howard.
The Electoral vote in New York State
was as follows, the highest and lowest
number of votes received by any electoi
being given: Electoral-Republican, $50,
337; Democratic, 635, ,965; Prohibition, 80,
2sl; Socialist, 2,06s; Union Labor, CPS;
United Labor ELECTORS at Large), 1896.