The Brookhaven leader., 1890-10-02
MIsCFLIANEOTYs-
The work OF improving the harbor OF
Vera Cruz Is nearly at q standstill.


Vera Cruz Is nearly at standstill
THREE young men, Arthur Bowery,
Charles M. Donald and Hugh Rooney,
went out in a sail boat intending to
cross Strong lake, near Sundridge, Ont
Later their boat was found lying on its
side with Bowery hanging dead in the
rigging. The other two men were sup
posed to have been drowned
A PROVINCIAL Kaid, or Governor, of
Morocco abducted girl when the tribe
to which the girl belonged attacked the
Kaid, killed him, all his women and
some of his male relatives The Sui
tan's troops marched against the tribe,
killed some and captured others and
sent the ringleader's head to the Sultan.
The damage by the floods in the De-
partment OF Ardeche, France, amounts
to SO, 600, 900 francs
THE yacht Anna A. capsized in a
squall six miles off Belle river, near
Chatham, Ont Mr. Henry Turner, the
owner and three friends from Detroit
were aboard, as we'll as a crew of four
men. 1t was feared that all were
drowned.
THE Iron City bridge works of Pitts
burgh, Pa, is embarrassed.
THE examination of the Nationalist
prisoners at Tipperary on the 25th was
attended by some disorder. The police
used clubs on the crowd, some persons
being injured, among them Timothy
Harring ton.
THE shearers in New South Wales
and Queensland have gone on strike.
The employers in Sydney insist that
the unionists shall accept the principles
laid down in their recent manifesto
FIGHT over court house site between
Boston and Springfield, in Baca County,
Col, caused the burning of the building
and the killing of two persons
THE usual outbreak of crime in Servia
previous to an election, has occurred. A
Deputy named Paulovitch has been
murdered near Pozorevac, and other
fatal assaults have occurred. Twenty
eight Liberal electors nave been arrest
ed without legal warrant
THE glove fight between McAuliffe,
the American, and Slavin, the Austria
liam, took place at London on the morn
ing vi CLC Iu. ~ W do dl easy NlCOOi
for the Australian, McAuliffe being
knocked out in two rounds.
THE new Austrian torpedo ram, which
has just been launched at Polai, is con-
sidered match for any ironclad.
GREAT excitement prevails in India
over the discovery of gold at Nagpore,
and there is rush for shares in the
mining companies.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for
the seven days ended September 25
numb bered 219 compared with 100 the
revious week and 1872 the corresponding
week of last year.
THE Barrowsville cotton mill at New
port, Mass, has been destroyed by fire,
causing $75, 900 loss.
THE entire edi tion Of the Cincinnati
Weekly Volksfreund was seized by the
post-office authorities and confiscated
on account of containing an advertise
ment of the Louisiana lottery.
A REPORT from Lisbon says that there
was serious conflict at Coimbra be-
tween students and police. Some were
killed and several wounded.
ADvICEs from ST. Petersburg state
serious frauds have been discovered in
the Russian army near the Caspian sea-
Several regiments had received no pay
for six months and it appears that the
officers had stolen the money.
SECRETARY NOBLE has christened the
park containing the giant trees of Cali
fornia the Sequoia National Park, and
promulgated rules for its government
TIE stage between Redding and
Cedarville, Cal, was held up by two
masked men and the express box and
GoYernment mail pouch robbed of $500