The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1890-08-14
MISCELLANEOUS,

swept Dy q SJOrm on the evening OF the
5th.
MURRAY HALL, an elegant summer
hotel at Pablo Beach, near Jacksonville,
Fla, burned on the 7th. Loss, S225, 600;
insurance only $4,000
THE official count as announced BY
the Census Bureau shows the popula-
tion of Chicago to be 1,O9s,57 This is
an increase during the decade of 595 3o1
or 1882 per cent This shows that
Chicago has population of about SO, 6s2
in excess of Philadelphia and is there
fore the second city in population in the
United States.
THREE hundred sailors and marines
deserted from the men-of-war Chicago
and Atlanta at New York on the 7th. A
general alarm was sent out and fifty
were captured.
THE Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has announced its decision in the
case OF the San Bernardino Board of
Trade against the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe Railroad Company and others
in favor of the complainant Possible
water competition can not be pleaded
as an excuse for setting aside the law
THE Odd Fellows National Canton
ment at Chicago was considerably
marred by trouble with the railroads
THERE was an alarming outbreak OF
convicts in the Massachusetts, State
prison on the 7th. 1t was not sup
pressed until firearms had been used
and the Boston police force had been
summoned.
SECRETARY NOBLE has approved the
recommendation of uperintendent
Porter for a recount of St Paul.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made by the
labor leaders of Chicago for two gigantic
demonstrations Labor day. the first Mon
day in September.
Two storms, one north and the other
south of Montevedio, Mimi, played sad
havoc with the standing crops.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for
the seven days ended August num-
bercd 2Os compared with 1So the previ-
Gus week and pol the corresponding
week of last year
WHILE party of bathers were enjoy
ing themselves at St Ingoe's creek,
Md, passing steamer caused an un-
dertow which drew them out to sea.
Two women, girl and a boy were
drowned. The other nine were rescued
by oystermen.
THE cholera shows no signs of abate-
ment at Jeddah. There are 10 cases OF
the worst type of the disease in that
city. The authorities have forbidden
pilgrims who have been to Mecca to
embark at Jeddah.
THE French Chamber of Deputies
will be asked at its next SESSION
to authorize the construction OF a
Transsaharan railway in Africa.
A NUMBER of villages in Hungary have
been destroyed by fires, which have
also devastated a large section of coun-
try. Immense stores of corn and other
grain have been burned and terrible
destitution prevails among the homeless
inhabitants. At Borosbociard woman
and six children were burned to death.
THE strike of the railway employees
of Wales has been settled.
PRESIDENT HARRISON has sent letter
from Governor Steele to Congress urg-
ing measures to relieve the distress in
Oklahoma.
TRAINMEN on tho New York Central
deserted their posts at preconcerted
moment on the evening of the Sth.
Great inconvenience was caused to the
travelling public, trains being stalled at
all manner of places. The strike was
occasioned by dismissals for alleged in
sufficient reasons.
WIRES wheel works at Fort Wayne,
Ind, have been destroyed by fire. Loss,
S135, ,OO). The concern had just beon
sold to the American Wheel Company.