The Brookhaven leader., 1888-02-16


porter Of New York, had his real estate
sold on the 9th, which netted S39T, $50.
The steam launch Irene, plying in the
river between Canal street and the French
man-of-war La Minerve, al New Orleans
recently blew out the flue head, resulting
in William Meade, the engineer, being
drowned, and two boys, aged respectively
eight and nine years, scalded fatally.
SEVEN Indian Territory murderers were
sentenced by Judge Badger, in the United
States court, at Fort Smith, Ark, on the
9th, to be hanged on Friday, April q.
THE operation of tracheotomy was per-
formed by DR.. Bramann on the Crown
Prince of Germany at San Reno on the
afternoon of the 9th. He was reported
progressing well after the operation.
FOUR frame dwellings were burned at
Kutztown, near Reading, Pa, the other
night. John Hopp, who was intoxicated,
and two Of his children perIshed in the
flames.
MEETING Of the bar was held at Fort
Worth, Tex, recently to take action in re-
gard to the charges against J. w. Wray,
practioing attorney. 1t was alleged that
he had altered court records.
FIVE cases Of trichinosis have occurred
in the family of William Man, resi-
u6nL Ol lOlBuO, ". AL uN0 WSEo III udu-
gcrous condition.
j. C.. EVANS, of Harlem, No., has Deen
elected treasurer and Parker Earl. Of Cob
den, Ill, president Of the American Horti-
cultural Society.
The blast furnace owners of Western
Pennsylvania and Southern Ohio propose
to unite to secure better freight rates,
lower coke and smaller wages.
The JOINT convention Of miners and mine
owners in session IN Pittsburgh, Pa, have
referred the wages question TO a committee
OF two miners and two operators from each
State.
FIRE in Cleveland, O., the other day,
caused $4,000 damage to J. l.. Hudson's
clothing store. Cause, electric light wires
THE cotton spinuers of New Bedford,
Mass, have demanded a ten per cent in.
crease in wages,
Two men were recently digging up some
dynamite which mad heen buried to pro-
tect it until wanted 10 use in gas well
near Bellevue, o., when one Of them struck
the explosive material with his pick. The
explosion instantly killed the two men.
IN Liberty township, Wabash County,
Ind, recently j. l. Smith and Joel Hale
were killed by the explosion Of the boiler
of portable engine. The explosion was
caused by pumping cold water into the su-
perheated boiler.
WOLVES have become dangerously nu-
merous in the vicinity Of st. Cloud, MINI.
The other n ght several made a raid on a
pig pen, almost within the city limits, and
destroyed nearly 1900 pounds of live hogs.
BUSINESS failures Dun's report) tor the
seven days ended February 9 numbered for
the United States, 231: Canada, 81; total,
2S9, compared with 219 he previous week
and 267 for the corresponding week of last
year.
A TERRIBLE explosion occurred at the Du-
pont powder works near Wilkes barre, Pa,
On the 10th. Four men were blown to
pieces and forty other persons injured,
fourteen seriously. Immense damage was
done several tons of powder being ex-
ploded.
MAJOR TEMPLAR, of the British army, was
recently arrested at Chatham, charged
with divu ging official secrets.
GROSS cruelties are alleged against the
officers Of the British ship Macedou, which
recently arrived IN japan from Philadel-
phia. FIVE of the crew were said to have
died from their injuries.
THE Treasury Department has decided
that Chinese merchant at Portland, Ore,
can not bring his nephew from China to
help him in his business.
EDWARD A. DEACoNs, Of Rochester, N.
Y, has been sentenced to be hanged April
10 for the murder of Mrs. Ada Stone.
The jury IN New York City disagreed in
the case of A. Howard Hinkle OF Cincin-
natl, against Mrs. Jeanette NJ. Thurber
for 100000 for the money advanced to the
American Opera Company.
THE next biennial session OF the Amer
lean Horticultural Society will be held in
Texas.