The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1890-05-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE ships of the American squadron
of evolution when last heard from, May
Z, were at Algiers, and the officers were
being royalty entertained by the French
officers stationed at Algiers. The
squadron was to proceed soon to
Gibraltar.
THE question Of railroad right of way
through the Cherokee Nation has been
decided by the Supreme Court adversely
to the Cherokees, who claimed that
Congress could give no such permission
without their consent.
A wARLIKE feeling is reported in the
Russian army. The soldiers want to
fight something or somebody.
A YOUNG man named Taylor was wit
ness before the Clayton-Breckinridg
investigation at Washington. Taylor
claimed to have been present when the
Plummersville ballot box was stolen and
implicated Oliver Bentley and w. p.
Wells as the actual thieves.
ROBBINS circus train has been wrecked
in New Hampshire. The loss was heavy.
AT the Tongue Pointe, Que, inquest the
nuns produced list of fifty-six inmates
who perished in the insane asylum fire.
CHICAGO east bound railroads got into
a lively war on the ed, first-class pas
senger rates to New York dropping to
S11.
LIGHTNING recently struck crowded
church at st. Mahlen, Hanover Six
persons were killed, four by the flash
and two crushed in the panic which fol-
lowed. In addition twenty were seri-
ously injured, four being permanently
blinded. The congregation was on its
knees at the time praying for cessation
of the storm.
A FRIGHTFUL train accident was re-
ported east of Ashland, Wis, on the 22d.
Twenty lives were said TO be lost and
large number injured.
LABOR riots have occurred in Raven
ma, Italy. Three peasants were killed
and numerous soldiers and peasants
wounded.
THE trial at San Francisco of D. II.
Arnold for the murder of S. w. Garness
last January resulted in acquittaL The
murder was the result of discovery
that Garness had been writing malic-
ious letters to the wife of Arnold.
SIXrEEN runaway loaded freight cars
of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad were
in collision on East Pratt street, Balti
more, Md, with four others attached to
the engine and the result was bad
smash. No lives were lost.
A COMPROMISE has been effected and
the striking employees at the National
tube works at McKeesport, Pa, have
gone back to work.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report for
the seven days ended May % numbered
222, compared with PIP the previous
week and 300 the corresponding week of
last year.
WANAMAKERs branch house at Ber-
lin, Germany, has been closed and the
manager discharged.
FRENCH capitalists intend to build
railroad in the Congo region.
THREE ladies were out in a boat on
Davisville pond, near Providence, r. l.,
when it capsized. Two of them-Mrs.
Manuel and Miss Huling g-were drowned.
A wATERsPoUT passed over the Cim-
arron valley eight miles north of King
fisher, Ok, on the 23d.
The striking miners along the
Youghiogheny river in Pennsylvania
have agreed to accept one cent per ton
less than the Columbus scale.
THE National Bank of Oswego at
Binghamton, N. Y, has suspended.
THE Iowas show signs of yielding to
the offers of the Commission. Several
braves and squaws have signed.
REV. STEPHEN M. BARRETT, pastor of
st. Stephens Roman Catholic Church at
Chicago, was shot and mortally wounded
by Patrick Ready, a blacksmith, vihe
was insane from liquor.