The Brookhaven leader., 1889-08-15

THE great tunnel at Cumberland zap,
VIII ich traverses sections of Kentucky
Tennesses aud Virginia, has been for
mally opened.
The Wisconsin Central passenger train
was robbed by one man near Chippewa
Falls early on the morning Of the S'h.
A SPECIAL from Laredo, Tex, gives a
description Of the Tascott suspect under
arrest there, tallying more closely with
that of the much-sought fugitive than has
been the case in any previous capture.
THE American Consul at Ottawa, Ont,
has again drawn the attention of the Do-
minion Government to a discrepancy in
the customs tariff as regards the importa-
tion of certain articles of forest products,
which, he believed, should not exist
The coke strike, according to report
from Everson, Pa, ended in favor Of the
men, who obtained an advance averaging
about 90 per cent.
TIE finding of bodies at John stown, Pa,
is yet daily occurrence. The body OF a
fifteen -year-old girl was found on Locust
street near the business part of the town.
At a meeting of business men it was de-
cided to heartily support Messrs. John
Thomas & Sons in their suit against the
South Fork Fishing Club.
POSTMASTER LEWIS and the Republican
leader, Colonel Buck, were burned in effigy
at Atlanta, Ga, the other night in the
presence of about 10000 people. This
action was the result of the appointment
of a negro in the delivery department
where white lady was employed as
clerk.
PETROLEUM has been discovered in Ia
basco Mexico, and valuable coal deposits
in the State of Guerrero.
Two mines of mercury and one of anti
mony have been discovered in Cuba, but
are not being worked for lack of capital
OWING to the opposition of proprietor
Warren F. Leland, of the Leland House.
Chicago to the extension of the Chicago
Exposition building along the lake 'front.'
the exhibition and fat stock show this fall
will wind up the annual displays.
GEORGE DUNCAN BRYSON, a Montana
murderer was hanged at Boulder the
other day. He had killed his mistress
THE book bindery of John Anderson &
Co, in Chicago, was damaged by fire the
other morning TO the extent of S25, 000
A GIGANTIC syndicate having in view
the control of the sugar markets of the
world, is said to be in contemplation.
LAWYER FRANK COLON, the forger, ha:
said that 112 of the forged notes were
ahoat.
THE Chinese are swarming in by every
Hong Kong steamer bound for Mexico
No less than sixty came a week ago, al
destined for Mazatlan an'~Panama. They
have no difficulty in crossing the frontier
ADMIRAL KIMBERLY reports great dis
tress among the natives of Samoa, whicl
L H.. L,I;
LETTERS received from Crete tell of thu
terrible condition of affairs on that island
Massacres have been renewed and sew
veral villages have been burned.
WHILE a caboose containing Conductor
Otto Sanders, Brakeman Mark Christ
man and w illiam Garl'en, was lying on
siding of the Lehigh Valley railroad, a
Penn Haven Junction, Pa, an engin,
| dashed into it, wrecking the caboose t.
| splinters, killing Garren and fatally III
juring Christman.
AN explosion of natural gas occurred a
Pittsburgh Pa, on the afternoon of thu
9th. Two men were killed and many Sc
verely injured. The accident was due t.
the bursting of a pipe by compressed air
THE alleged epidemic of dysentery a
Warsaw, Ill, is officially reported moi
nearly SO serious as correspondents u
that point have made it
CHEZ GONG, Chinaman, was hanged
at Portland Ore, recently for the murder
of Lee Click, fellow countryluan, two
years ago.
PROF. w. K. PERRY, of the American
Balloon Company, made an ascension al
Mount Holly, N. c., twelve miles west oi
Charlotte, the other day. lie was severely
injured in descending.
BLoNDIN, the daring tight rope per-
former, has accepted wager of $1,000 to
walk on cable stretched from the Eiffel
tower to tho dome OF the main exhi bition
in less than five minutes.