The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-04
A rEARrUL tide wrecked fortv ve..oI

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Over 120 deaths we're reported.
PosTNAsTER-GENERAL WANAMAKER
has directed the postmaster at Austin,
Tex, TO dismiss Immediately III. B.
Kinney the assistant postmast ter at that
place. Kinney destroyed certain evil
dence In his possession after 1t had been
demanded of him by post-office in.
spector, who wanted to use 1t in prose.
cutting case arising under the anti.
lottery law.
Six sailors Of the whaling bark Ocean
were recently lost in tho Pacific. A
mortally wounded whale struck the
chasing boat and the men were
drowned.
A NUMBER OF Poles quarrelei with
negro laborers on a phosphate island
near Charleston, s. c., few days ago.
A terrible fight resulted, fourteen men
being reported killed.
TIE steamboat T. p Leathers was
burned on the river near Fort Adams,
Miss. The chambermaid and four roust-
abouts, all colored, were lost
BUBEAR, of England, defeated Master
son, of Australia, in boat race at sgd
ney, N. S. w.
RAYvILLE, La, has been seriously
damaged by fire.
SUPERVISING ARCHITECT WINDRIM in
his annual report to the Secretary of the
Treasury says that the total amount ex-
pended on public buildings during the
past fiscal year was S4, 075, ,O4S of which
So, 69l, 341 was paid for SITES and in the
construction OF new buildings and 1924, :
394 for repairs and alterations of build
ings. There were completed during the
year twenty-one buildings
IT is reported in New York that
negotiations are in progress between the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroad and the
White Star steamship line for direct
line of steamers from Newport News
Va, to England
THE sons of the late Governor Steven
son, Of Nevada, propose to contest their
fathers will in favor OF their stepmother.
one of the lady managers Of the Worlds 8
Fair.
JAY GoULD's charges that Charles
Francis Adams used the Union Pacific
for the benefit Of the Kansas City stock
yards is denied.
BUSINESS failures Dun's reporD for
the seven days ended November 27
numbered 249. compared with 274 the
previous week and 249 the correspond
ing week of last year.
JonN r. BAKER JR., tho missing
Philadelphia broker, is said to be de-
faulter to the amount OF 81, 000 900 on
Tho tat ta Of hic nd 70 thor
JOHN GERHARD and his wife and two
children were killed by train at Clos
ter, N. II.
THREE duck hunters from Oswego, N.
Y, are believed to have been drowned
in Sadus bay, Lake Ontario
A VIOLENT earthquake shock was
felt throughout the valley of the Dan
ube on the 2sth. The people were
panic stricken, but little damage was
done.
B. X. JAMESON & Co., bankers of
Philadelphia, have suspended. Liabili-
ties not definitely stated, but some
where between $500, 600 and ST., 000 900.
DEPUTY SANAUD, managing director
of tho Banque d'Etat Of Paris, has abb
seconded with 1000, 900 francs subscribed
for loan
THE iron beams supporting one of the
boilers of the United States steamer
Alert gave way recently and the re-
pairs OF the vessel wero corresponding
ly delayed.
GOVERNOR MELLETTE, OF South Da-
kota, has issued proclamation regard
ing the Indian scare in which he urges
all settlers who deem themselves and
homes unsafe to remain where they are
as the troops and Government have com
pletely mastered the hostile element