The Brookhaven leader., 1888-04-19

The Chicago brewers went on strike on
the l2th, caused by the announcement OF
the employers that they wUald shut cu. al
union men.
The Goodyear line freight train on the
Chicago, Milwaukee & 81. Paul railway
ran into a washoIt on the LemOnweIr river
in Wisconsin the other night; dItchlng
se:ehtccn Cafs.
A CRANK fred three shots from re-
volver at the gates Of the Elysee Palace,
Paris-the Presidents rcsldcncc-on the
18th. Upon being arrested he said that he
wanted NJ. Carhot to attend TO grievances
Of which he was the victim.
THE Wood mower and reaper works at
Youngstown, o., were destroyed by fire
recently. Loss, 0OO0; insurance, $50
OOO. Five hundred hands were thrown out
of work.
SILAs BANKS, armed with a Winchester
rifle, met tho three Monroe brothers
Eben, George and Lemuel-who had re.
volvcrs, on The road near Laurel; in Writ
County, W. Va, the other day. The three
Monfoes were killed. Banks received four
wounds, none of them fatal. The cause was
a family feud
AT the photographic Office in the Mari
time Exchang", New York, report was
Newfoundland coast was rapidly drifting
into the steamer routes. Steamers that ar
rived on the 18th reported great trouble
with drift ice and having passed many ice
beras,
THE Comptroller Of the Currency has de-
cared first and final dividend Of 100 per
cent. and interest in full, payable on and
after the 10Th inst, in favor Of the credit
ors of the Metropolitan National Bank, of
Cincinnati, the claims proved amounting
to S}27 94). This bank failed February 6,
1887
THE Alabama prison inspectors have is
sued IA report in which they make startling
disclosures regarding the filthy coud ton
of the : ate prisons.
Mrs. BESSIE G.. BULKLEY committed sui
eide at Washington recently by taking
poison. Shi was the only daughter OF
Judge Curtis j. Hillyer, and her elope-
meut with young Bulkley some months
ago Causcd nute sensation,
Frtit tra1lps beat switch tender, Will
liam Sttduer to death at Wood street,
Chicago, the other night because he tried
to put them out of his house.
TIE California House and twenty other
buildings at Napcrc, Wis, burned recently,
causing a loss estimated at between SO, ,oO
and $500 with On INSURANCE II k4O, 0n0,
dir!det bei5,ecn eighteen companies.
ROBERT NAN BRUNT Happy Bob" of
the Salvation Army, was hanged at War
saw, n y, on the 13 h for the murder of
his sweetLcart's half brother.
on the application of David Goodman,
Judge Bookstaver, of the Court of Com
mon Pleas n w York, has granted an or
der for the appointment of a receiver for
the firm Of Kiralfy Bros, the well-kuown
sccHic opera III Inagers.
JcSErH LUCnTE, farm owner living at
Broo&ville, Ind, in trying to shoot his ten
ant, killed his son, aged fifteen, the re-
vu.vcrs mUzz.e being knocked aside.
MEs. BIRD aud her babe were burned TO
death IN their home in Florida, Orange
County, y. y, the other night.
EY the explosion of two boilers at Pela-
hatchee, Miss, recently three men were
killed.
FIRE on a tramp steamer being unloadcd
at BROOKLYN wharf the other day caused
800 O00 damage to the pier and its contents.
The vessel was scuttlcd.
A "ovsTRt'CrtC- tratr On the Kansas
City, Memphis & Birmingham railroad was
wrecked eighty miles west of Birmingham,
Ala, recently, and four workmen were
killed, one injured fatally and nine others
seriously hurt
TIE American Exchange Henry F. Gil.
lig, managerJ, so well known to travellers
in Europe, has suspended with liabilities
OF 81 900 900. A provisional manager was
appointed in London pending the l.quida-
tion of the concern.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's reporD for the
seven days ended April II numbered for
the United States, 200; Canada, %; total,
922; compared with 227 tho previous week
and Us the corresponding week OF lai {