The Brookhaven leader., 1888-06-21
MIsCEI,LANEOUs.

The German steamer Pemptos, from
Singapore, with . number Of pilgrims on
board, which was reported overdue at
Jeddah aud which 1t was feared was lost,
has arrived at Alden in tow with her shaft
broken.
GOVERNOR BUcKNER, OF Kentucky, has
refused to commute the death sentence Of
William Patterson, the negro murderer Of
Jennie Bowman, Of LouAville'
T1is Sdpreibe Lodge knights OF Pythias,
at Cincinnati on the 14th, elected the fol-
lowing officers: Supreme chancellor, Will
liam Ward, OF Newark, n. j.; supreme
vice chancellor, George u. Shaw, of Eau
Claire, Wis; supreme prelate, Charles T.
Bragg, of Bangor, Me-; supreme keeper OF
the records and seals, r. NJ. c. White, OF
Nashville, Tenn. stpreme master of arms,
Robert Newell, Of Little Rock; supreme
outer guard, John w. Thompson, of Wash
ington; supreme master Of The exchesuet,
Stansbarry y. WILEY, OF Wilmington, Del.
RECENTLY published statistics of the
Chicago Union Stock Yards Company, and
of the Chicago Board of Trade, show that
the Chicago; Burlington Il Quincy railroad
is still leadin9 all otherlines in the number Of
cars OF live stock and Grain Brought to that
market. This fact indicates the rapidity
fr6ni Its reGeht labor Troubles; and furnishes
additional evidence Of the efficient manner
in which the management handled the re-
cent strikes of employees on its lines. Evi.
IDENTITY from d business standpoint; the
road is in able hands.
A BRONZE equestrian statue of Israel Put
nam, the revolutionary hero, erected by
the State, was uhvailed at Brooklyn, Conn,
on the t4th. Hon. MoErls w. Seymour
made the speech of presentation ard Gov.
erhor Lounsbury the address receiving il
on behalf Of the State.
THE National Christian Science Associa-
| tion has elected Mrs. NJ X. g: Eddy, Of
Boston, prss!deHt, Herbert Il. Bangs; 81
! Boston, secretary, and Mrs. II. A. Larmier
of Chicago, treasurer.
THE works of the Salem (Mass.) Lead
| Company, 200xl00 feet in size and four
stories high, together with its contents
and machinery, were burned recently
Loss, S20O, zoo; fully Insured:
A HEAVY thunder storm passed over Al
bany, N. Y, on the 18th. Lightning struck
English a. Best's hotel The loss reached
100000; partially insured
The Womah's Christian Temperance
Union en- led its convention at Kansas City,
| Mo-, on the 18th. Mrs. Clara Hoffman, OF
| Kansas City; was elected president
LAWYER DUNN, of New York, has been
found guilty OF grand larceny in the first
degree in receiving from Teller Scott tho
bonds stolen by the latter from the Man
| haitian Bank. Sentence was postponed
pending argument on a motion for new
| trial
SERfots floods are reported IN Southern
Minnesota and Dakota, consequent upOr
heavy rains Of the 18th and 14ih. Muct
damage has been done, the downpour
being accompanied by heavy winds.
| A COLLISION occurred on the Pcnnsg Viva
MIA road near Fifty-second Street Ph ladel
phia recently, by which twenty freight
| cars were wrecked. One car was loaded
with refined oil, which caught fire from {
hot box and the cars were almost entirely
destroyed, with the greater part of theil
contents. Loss, $4,000.
CLARA WEED, aged eighteen, was STRUCK
by lightning the other night near Aber
deem, OAK, and killed.
ALL the window glass factories of the
West have shut down until September
and possibly longer unless an agreement
as to wages is reached.
The French Ministry propose to intro
duce q bill to tax saccharine as sugar anC
to prohibit its sale as such.
ROBBERS attacked train on the NJ, K
& 4. near Muscogee, l. T., on the night o.
the 18th, killing one man and woundne
two others, but only getting IS in booty
An active pursuit OF the ruffiaus was i'm
mediately organized.
BUSINESS fai ures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended June IA, numbered fol
the United States, 209; Canada, %; total
232; compared with go the previous weel
and 2l3 the corresponding week last yea =