The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
A DISPATCH TO the Soir, of Paris. from
Rome says: 1t is reported that the Italian
Government will expel Kossuth from
Italy on q demand from Germany, because
In an address to Hungarians he protested
against Premier Ti,za's TRADE against
France.
The Turkish Government has decided to
increase the number of troops in Crete
from %, 900 to 40, 900 and place several war
ships on duty about the island.
THE Democrats of New Jersey have
nominated Leon Albeit for Governor.
EX-SENATOR RIDDLEBERGER, of Vir-
ginia, has taken the stump for the Deme-
cratic State ticket
In the Washington Democratic State
convention Samuel Wheelwright, of Ia
coma, and Thomas Griffith, OF Spokane,
were placed in nomination for Congress.
Griffith was nominated on the first ballot
Ex-Governor Eugene Semple, OF Tacoma,
was nominated for Governor by acclama-
tion.
HON. s. &. Cox succumbed to his attack
of malarial fever on the 10th.
HENRY c. YARMOUTH, Ex-Governor of
Louisiana, has accepted his appointment
as collector OF customs at New Orleans.
JAMES w. TANNER, Commissioner of
Pensions, sent his resignation to Presi-
dent Harrison on the 11th.
STANLEY was reported marching to the
African coast with Mombassa as his OBJ
jective point
CAPTAIN IRA PAINE, the celebrated
American marksman, died in Paris re-
Gently.
PRESIDENT HARRISON has appointed
John s. Lathrop collector of internal rev.
enue for the Third Iowa district and
James w. Hearne in the Fourth Texas
district
ABRAHAM Fl. TAPPEN, of the Twenty
fourth Assembly district. has been
elected Grand Sachem of the Tammany
Society in place of Sheriff Flack, resigned.
IT is definitely settled that Judge Croft,
of Omaha, will be appointed Commissioners
of the General Land Office. He was the
leading candidate for Inter State Com
merce Commissioner against Judge
Veasey, of Vermont, who recently re-
ceived the appointment
CHARLES F. GRIFFIN, Secretary of State,
Indiana, has been elected Commander-in-
Chief of the Sons of Veterans, succeeding
General Abbott
EDWIN ARNOLD, author Of "Light of
Telegraph, with bis daughter called on
President Harrison recently.
RUMoRs of a formal alliance between
Russia and France are officially declared
unfounded In st. Peters burg.
NEGOTIATIONS are said to be on foot for
a new agreement between England and
Germany regarding East Africa.
JOHN SLOAN, of Indianapolis, has been
elected president of the National Railway
Roadmas ters' Association.
M. FERRY's organ states that Germany
is about to place an army corps on the
Belgian front Ter and reinforce the troops
In Alsace- Lorraine. The Autorite pub
fishes q report that M. De Freycinet,
French Minister of War, intends to double
the strength of the army corps stationed
at Nancy.
THERE are rumors from various quarters 8
that large number of Nihilists have re-
Gently arrived in Denmark. In conse-
quence of these reports the authorities are
taking extraordinary precautions for the
protection Of the Gar during his visit to
Copenhagen, as 1t is feared that an at
tempt upon his life is intended.
A PROPOSITION frowning down trusts
was presented to the Wyoming Constitu-
tional conv ention recently. Several chap.
ters were adopted. A measure restricting
the formation of new counties was in-
dorsed.
A SIBERIAN explorer has left Pekin with
the intention of penetrating Thibet. He
is accompanied by a Chinese escort His
route will be along the great wall of
China to Lam Chow and Lake Kokonova.
Hon. A E. ToUzALIN, of Chicago, pres
ident Of the Chicago. Burlington & North
ern railway, died at Bennington, VT, re-
Gently. He had been out of health for
some time.
COLONEL w. F. Sw1TzLEE, chief Of the
bureau of statistics, has resigned