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

A FIRE occurred in the establishment OF
Edward and Robert Gar ould, linen drapers
and silk MERGERS on Edgeware road, Lon
don, recently. Six shopwomen were burned
to death and many others were injured BY
leapng from windows
MRs. CARRIE HARRINGTON, wife OF a we'll
| to-do druggist Of Chicago, committed sui
eide recently by pouring oil on her clothing
and then setting fire to 1t. She had been
in ill health for some time and frequently
had fits of dementIa.
The Pope, in a speech at the close OF the
Vatican exhibition, announced that all
precious objects would remain the property
of the Holy See with the exception of the
sacred vases and ornaments, which would
be divided among the poor churches and
the cathedrals, each cathedral receiving
! one
TIE Pacific Railroad Telegraph bill IA
vorably reported to the Senate is the House
| (Anderson) bill, amended by striking out
the word construct" 1t r quires the sub
sidized roads to maintain and operate pub
lie telegraph lines, but tho effect Of the
amendment is to permit their acquisition
! by purchase, or in any other way the com
! panies see fit
THE Chicago Appellate Court has re-
versed the order of Judge Shepard in the
! Rawson divorce case, in which he allowed
| Mrs. Rawson large sum of money for tenn
porary alimony and solicitors fees. Mrs.
Rawson thereby loses large amount and
! Banker Rawson gains decided financial
victory.
FIRE the other night In Selma, Fresno
County, Cal, burned one-half Of block
opposite the Southern Pacific railway de-
pot. Loss, 100000 partly insured.
FIRE recently burned out the top story of
the medical department of the University
of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia. No one
was hurt and the fire was quickly con-
trolled, but irreparable injury was done to
the anatomical collection.
NELSON NORRIS, the Chicago live stock
magnate has bought back from the Amer
lean Cattle Trust the Fairbanks canning
property, and has satisfactorily dissolved
all relations with the trust. The consider.
alton paid in these purchases was s., 600 900.
INFORMATION has been forwarded from
Winnipeg to the Canadian Customs De-
partment to the effect that persons are in
the habit of crossing from Dakota and
stealing timber from Government lands in
| Manitoba.
THE public debt statement showed a de-
crease Of S1,6ls, 695. 96 during the month of
May
BUSINESS failures tDun's report) for the
seven days ended May 81 numbered for the
United States, 1856; Canada, 10; total, 205,
compared with 2!5 tho previous week and
80 the corresponding week OF last year.
A DISPATCH from Binghamton, N. Y, of
the 1st says: number Of Hungarians
| were returning from work on the Southern
| Central railroad tonight and when near
Bartona a train struck the hand car on
wh ch they were. Two men were killed
and a third was horribly mutilated.
FOURTEEN million feet of lumber were
reported burning at Brainerd, Mimi, on
the morning of the 1st, the contiagration
threatening The town.
THREE lives were lost by the explosion
of boiler in the Eureka iron works at
Wyando;te, Mich, recently. Quite IA mum
Der of other PERSONS were seriously injured
by escaping steam and flying debris.
A DAUGHTER of Ben Shipley, farmer, is
said to have been devoured recently by
bears IN the vicinity of Charlottesville. Va,
u few pieces of her clothing only being left.
THREE boys were drowned while bathing
in pond at Conway, Iowa, on the lst. Two
of them belonged to Joel Weeks and one to
w. II. Cooper
MRS. NJ. L. RAwsON, wife of Banker Raw
son, ShOt her huSDdnu'S attorney, ii. I.
Whitney, seriously in Judge Jamieson's
court room at Chicago on the 1st The
woman the day previously had lost her ali
mony case in the Appellate Court, and this,
1t was thought had frenzied her. Some time
ago her son by former divorced husband
shot the banker on the church steps, for
which he is now in the penitentiary. Mrs.
Rawson was Immediately arrested. Whit
ney at one time resided in lawrence Kan.
and served term as State Senator