The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-06-07

b. Ii. BUM has been nominated for Con-
gress by the Democrats of the Fourth
North Carolina district.
TIE President has vetoed the bill appro.
priating S75,o0D for a public building at
Youngstown, o., and that for a public
building at Columbus, Ga.
HON. j. G. BLAINE has written from Paris
to Whitelaw Reid, of the Now York Trib
uae, declaring that he can not accept II
nomination for the Presidency should the
Republican National convention offer it TO
him.
TIE Governor of Massachusetts has
signed the bill PASSED by the Legislature
providing for a State naval reserve, which
it is expected will result in the organza-
ton of a trained force Of volunteer seamen
and gunners of at least ten thousand men.
TIE Gar OF Russia has abandoned the
idea of visiting Central Asia tins year.
TIE President and Mrs. Cleveland re-
turned to Washington on the night OF the
Both.
THE National Proh bltion convention met
at Indianapolis, Ind, on the Both. Ex-
Governor st. John, of Kansas, was chosen
permanent chairman.
JoHN BRIGHT, the noted English leader,
is practically out of danger.
The Louisiana Legislature has elected
Judge f. ID. White, United States Senator
for the term beginning March 4, 1891.
TIE negotiations between Turkey and
America in regard to the tariff have not
been resumed. Mr.. Strauss, the Americ IN
Minister at Constantinople, has been IN
structed to accept every thing done by the
more interested powers and cndeavor only
to obtain modification in the import duties
on articles of special interest to America.
THE Turkish Government has refused to
permit certain Armenians to emigrate to
America, claiming that they are contract
labOrers and their emigration would be q
violation Of the American law in reference
to contract labor.
THE Washington Star plbhshCs 4 denial
from Senator Sherman of the story that he
had urged Mr.. Blaine to make an emphatic
declaration, or to write his friends letters
on the subject of his deciination Of the
nomination for the Presidency.
FRANK p. Fleming, Of Jacksonville, has
been nominated by the Florida Democratic
State convention for Governor. He is a
leading lawyer.
On the twenty-thrd ballot 7. G.. Fowle,
of Wake County, received the nomination
for Governor of North Carolina by the
Democratic convention. S. b. Alexander,
Ol SHdIlOblt1 w 40 iiOlhlhutSN AOi A@ANN0SA
ant Governor The delegation was unit
for Cleveland.
GENERAL SHERIDAN took another danger
Gus relapse on the night of the 3lst.
THE Prohibition National convention at
Indianapolis, Ind, on the 3lst, nominated
General Clinton B. Fiske, of New Jersey,
for the Presidency, and John l. Brooks, OF
Kansas City, for the Vice-Presidency. The
platform adopted contained a woman suf-
frage plank. Very liberal campaign sub
scriptions were announced and The conven-
tion ad djcurned sine die amid great enthusi-
asm.
EMPEROR FREDERICK left Charlottenburg
for Potsdam on the 1st. He was reported
no worse for the trip.
FRESH rumors affecting Jay Goud's
health were prevalent on the 1st. His
Western trip was suddenly cut short and
his special train hurried to New York.
HENRY w. BURGE, one OF the famous
commanders OF the army OF the Shenan
doan during the rebellion, died at the Ged-
ney House, Broadway, New York, recently
from paralysis.
The House on the 1st passed the Senate
bill resi- loring the rank Of General, the
Speaker signed it and the President ap-
proved it, Immediately nominating Lieu
tenant General Sheridan to the office. The
nomination was at once confirmed by the
Senate.