The Brookhaven leader., 1889-05-02
MISCELLANEOUS.

CAPTAIN MILLER, of the steamship
Caroline Miller, from Cape Haytien
reports that the forces of Leg time burned
and destroyed the town of Petite Revere
April T.
PATRICK FARRELL jumped from Brook i.
lyn bridge the other day and was taken
in dangerous condition to the hospital.
Whether his intention was suicide or q
jump for a wager was not known.
THE Commits sioner of Pensions, in grant
ing the application OF John Webb for an
increase OF pen sion for varicose veins Of
the left leg on the ground that total dis
ability in the foot now existed, says that
total disability shall be held to exist when
the fflicted member, by reason of wound
or disease, Is useless for the performance
of ordinary manual labor
THE National Reform Association in
Pittsburgh. Pa, adopted a resolution re-
questing President Harrison to mention
Christ in state papers, especially Thanks
giving proclamation.
Two thousand German immigrants were
landed at Ba tmore, Nd, on the 23d by
the eam.hip Dresden.
MINISTER DENBY reports to the State
Department that the Emperor of China
assumed the rens of government March
THE mammoth hotel at Rockaway
Beach, near New York, was sold on the
oath for $4,000
THE n,ne eenth annual assembly of the
W"men's Foreign Missionary Society Of
the Presby teri n Church began in Phila-
delphia on tn 24th.
In the Paclfi. Derby at San Francisco
on the % the Czar ma le a mile and one
half in 1885, the fastest Derby ever run in
America, beating the record of 2:36h
made by Ben Ali in 1886 and that of G.
H. Tod at Chicago in 1877.
THE Secretary of State has been in
formed that Russia will send delegates to
the marine conference which is to meet at
Washington on October 10 next
A MAIL route has been established be-
tween Guthrie aud Lisbon, in Oklahoma.
THREE m-n died of congestive chills in
one night on claims near Oklahoma City.
A NUMBER squatters were reported in
the Cherokee Strip. and General Merritt
on the oath gave orders to drive them out.
THE crowd Of oficeseekers about the
White House continues very large. but
only a favored few are admitted to Presi-
dent Harrison's presence.
W. F. DELMAeE Crown land inspector
at Rat Portage, Man, has disappeared,
leaving a shortage of $4,000 in his ac-
counts.
THE Thngvalla line will pay for the
cargo jettisoned by the steamer Missouri
when rescuing the passengers and crew OF
the Danmark.
A RAILROAD official at Chicago states
that he does not anticipate any strike on
the Western roads this year.
JOHN ScHoFIELD and one child were
killed and Mrs. Schofield and the other
three children crazed by bolt OF light
ming, near Beach Hill, N. s., the other
night.
THE United States steamship Brooklyn,
which came home from the AsIatic station
under sail in consequence of the breaking
of the shaft, arrived of Sandy Hook on
the cath.
GEORGE NJ. Mcneil, formerly of Iowa,
employ ed on the Oak levee near Baton
Rouge, La, and two colored women, Colly
Norton and frankie Romero, were
drowned the other night by the upsetting
of a skih.
JOHN WAYS and wife and James n.
Linerman, boy of twelve years, were
kilied recently while driving across the
track at Newport five m les south Of Will
mington. Del
The Sanford Of al yellow fever case
(Airs Charles D .ment) ended fatally.
A GREAT gale came over the lake, sirlk-
ing Erie, Pa, on the afternoon Of the
Gath.