The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-05-31
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Dow PEDRO, Emperor of Brazil, took q
| serious relapse at Milan, Italy, on the 9?d.
He was stricken with paralysis. The last
sacrament was administered TO him and
hopes of his recovery were abandoned.
TIE President and Mrs. Cleveland at
tended q reunion of NORTH and south
Pres byterian delegates at the residence of
Wistar Morris, near Philadelphia, recently
In the course of his address the President
said to his hearers that he could not under
stand why his religious brethren should
keep up these political distinctions when
| business men had obliterated them as be-
ing Improbable.
ILLINOIS Democrats were in session at
Springfield on the 23d and elected tue fol
lowing delegates at large TO the National
convention: William II. MORRISON, William
c. Goudy, n. E. Worthington and James $.
Ewing. Alternates, Alfred Orendortf, $.
S. Marshall, A. a. Goodrich and c. f.
Crafts. A resolution was adopted thank
ing President Cleveland for appointing
Hon. NJ. w. Fuller Chief just &C Of the
United States. John NJ Palmer, of Sanga-
mon County, was nominated for Governor
THE Louisiana Legislature in Joint ses-
sion on the 23d chose r. l.. Gibson to sue
ceed himself as United States Senator. :.
MAINE Democrats have nominated Hon
w. l.. Putnam, of Portland, for Governor.
The Emperor OF Germany is to go to
Potsdam shortly.
A STATE League of Democratic Clubs
was formed at Harrisburg, Pa, on the 24th
with Chauncey f. Back as president.
AT the Mississippi Democratic State con-
vention a resolution indorsing President
Cleveland was unanimously adopted. The
Mills bill was also approved.
PRINCE HENRY, second son of Emperor
Frederick was married to his cousin, Prin-
cess Irene, at Charlottenburg on the 9th.
The Emperor was present. The bride and
groom are grandchildren of Queen Victoria
Irene being a daughter Of the late Princess
Alice.
PROF. E. B. ELLIOTT, who for many years
had held the office of Government Actuary
in the Treasury Department, died very
suddenly recently at Washington from u
stroke of apoplexy.
LORD and Lady LaDsdowne and suite
sailed for England from Quebec on the
oath.
GENERAL LAwIoN, United States Minister
to Austria, and his wife ara on their way
home to America on leave of absence.
THE President has approved tho follow
ing acts: Authorizing the President to ar
range a conference between the United
States of America and the republics OF
Mexico and the South American countries /;
to restore a part of the Uintah valley In
dian reservation to the public domain; to
limit the hours that letter carriers In cities
shall be employed per day.
A FAREWELL reception was given to Sir
Thomas II. GrattaR Esmonde. NJ. F., at the
Academy of Music, New York, on the night
of the 25th.
Ex-MAYoR W. R. GRACE, of New York,
announces his intention to go before the
Democratic State convention to make q
contest against Governor Hill for the nom
ination for Governor.
GENERAL SHERIDAN was reported critical
ly sick on the night of the cath and was un-
conscious. His troable was an affection of
tie heart.
MUNICIPAL elections in Virginia on the
oath went generally in tayor OF the Demo-
Gratis,