The Brookhaven leader., 1890-07-24

stunned Dy ngntnlng during storm at
Newark, n. J.
THE National Woman's Relief Corps
home for soldiers mothers, wives and
army nurses at Madison, Lake County,
O., was dedicated on the 18th under the
direction of Mrs. Annie Wittenmeyer,
of Philadelphia, president Of the Wom-
ans Relief Corps
WILLIAM GRIFFIN, aged eighty, and
his grandson were drowned at Bolton,
Can, recently.
THE renowned natural bridge near
Glasgow, Va, has been sold to a syndi-
cate for $500, 900 by Colonel ii. c. Par
sons and Hon. James G.. Blaine, its own
ers.
THE official rough count gives New
York population of 1,513,3o1, an in
crease of 254 per cent. during the
decade.
ARRESTS have been made in Fee of
parties accused of attempts on the life
of the Sultan of Morocco.
THE next meeting OF the biennial con-
clave Knights of Pythias will be held
in Kansas City, Mo-, in 1892.
THREE children were killed by light
ming which recently struck Otto Gold
ner's house at Monroeville, o.
THE steam barge Kesota was sunk at
Detroit, Mich, by the steamer City of
Detroit. The barge was cut in two and
went to the bottom. Total damage
about Sl50,00
SPAIN has decided to have flotilla of
submarine war vessels on the Perat
model.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for
the seven days ended July 16 numbered
207, compared with 1877 the previous
week, and 20S the corresponding week
of last year. The business outlook was
unimproved.
WILLIAM BULLARD and two compan-
ions were capsized on Mud lake, near
st. Cloud, MINI. The bottom of the
lake is composed of deep mud, and Bull
lard in trying to swim to shore was
swallowed up by the mud. The other
two men clung to the boat and were
saved.
THE Western Union Telegraph build
ing, New York, took fire on the 18th. The
loss was heavy. For time the lives of
four men and three women were in ex-
treme jeopardy.
w. S. PENDLETON, whose matrimonial
capers have disgusted people, has sent
along his resignation as mayor of Fort
Worth, Tex.
AT Cape May, n. j., horse driven by
boy ran away on Washington street
just as the Presidents carriage, contain
ing Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Mckee and
baby Mckee was passing. The runa-
way barely missed the Harrison car
riage. Mrs. Mckee swooned, but she
rallied in a few minutes and the White
House coachman drove hurriedly to the
Harrison cottage.
JOHN ii. SHULTZ, the millionaire and
horse owner, who owns the Parkville
farm on the Coney Island boulevard,
New York, announces that he will
shortly sell all his trotting horses and
have his extensive farm and trotting
track cut up into building lots.
A BOLD daylight robbery was COM
mitted at Saratoga, N. Y, recently.
About noon sneak-thieves entered the
Bliss cottage on North Broadway and
got away with SO, 900 worth of diam onds
and jewelry. The cottage was occupied
by Mr.. Morton, Nice-President of the
United States. and his law partner Mr..
Bliss, with their wives.
EDwARD FOLK, twenty-one years old,
formerly an agent of the Boehmke Wine
Company, Cleveland, o., was arrested
on warrant issued by the firm, charg-
ing him with embezzling S47. While
the officer waiting for Folk to change
his clothing in his room he suddenly
drew a revolver and fatally shot himself
in the head.