The Brookhaven leader., 1891-07-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gleaued By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
PERSONS supposed to be well informed
s,v the United States will not recognize
The Chilian insurgents.
GIN. ALGeH says the republicans of
the west are for Blaine for president
ALARGE meeting of prominent Phila-
delphia Irishmen decided to affiliate
with the new Irish federation of Amer
lea which is against Parnell.
TURKEY has signed the Brussels anti
slavery African convention.
DISPATCHES from Zanzibar state that
Tmin Pasha and his party are travel
ing toward Albert Edward Nyanza,
from where Emin will send n scientific
expedition to the Mountains of the
Moon.
Ir is officially announced that Lady
Macdonald, widow of the late premier
of Canada, Sir John Macdonald, has
been raised to the peerage as an ac-
Acknowledgement of her husbands long
and distinguished public service.
ARCHBISHOP TACHE, who for two de-
cadcs has been the head of the Roman
Catholic church in the Canadian north
west, was reported lying at the point of
death at Winnipeg.
THE British Official Gazette announces
that, by order of her majesty, the name
of Sir William Gordon Cumming has
been struck off from the list of the dep
utv leutenants of Elginshire, Scotland.
PROF. w. Il. BALLENTINE, formerly
OF Rutgers college, was installed as
president of Oberlin college, Ohio.
L
from influenza and bronchial affec-
ton, but is now improving rapidly.
Prof L. T. BRIGGS has assumed the
duties of dean of Harvard college, vice
Prof. c. L. Smith, resigned
lT is understood the president will
appoint William e. Simmons, of Hart
ford, Conn, to be commissioner of pat
cnts, vice Mitchell, resigned. Mr. Sim
mons is n member of the firm of Sim
mons Il Burdett, of Hartford
De LEssEPs is in bad health, caused
by the Panama canal troubles.
GEN. JUBAL a. EARLY will deliver the
Grafton at the unveiling of the monu-
ment to Gen. "Stonewail" Jackson at
Lexington, Va, July 2l.
COMPLETE returns of the election for
New South Wales show 81 opposition to
81 supporters of the ministry, 2G labor
and independent. Grouped according
to the tariff policy rs are for protection
and 81 for free trade.
Iowa republicans were in conven-
tion at Cedar Rapids on the 1st. Hon.
Hiram C. Wheeler, of Odebolt, Sac
county, was nominated for governor.
nl,o; Af ha
National democratic committee, has
written a letter of warning and advice
to his fellow members of the national
committee. The letter cmbodies ad-
vice in regard to the association of
democratic clubs and the necessity OF
the national committee cooperating
with them.
The president has left Washington
for Cape May, n. j., and for the next
five or six weeks will transact all the
public business requiring his attention
at that place. Private Secretary Hal
ford will establish an Office near the
presidents cottage with telegraphiC
connection with the executive depart
ments.
The Irish Roman Catholic bishops
have reaflirmed their former declara.
ton that Mr. Parnell was unfit to be the
leader of the Irish people and unworthy
the confidence of Roman Catholics and
calling upon Catholics to repudiate
him.
DR.. SILVA JARDIN, n Brazilian trav'
eler, met an awful death by falling into
the crater Of Vesuvius, alighting on the
glowing lava.
CONFLICTING reports continue to be
friends admit that he is by no means in
strong health, but will be when the
cool days of autumn arrive.
CAPT. IRA ii. OWEN, one of the most
prominent of the vessel owners on the
great lakes, died in Chicago recently.
Mr.. GLADsToNE's health is almost re-
stored and he daily takes long walks
about Lowestoft, England.
ADVICEs from Surinam, Dutch Guiana,
convey the news that Father Palkir.
the Redemptorist father who had de-
voted his life for the past twenty-five
years to nursing the lepers of that col
ony, had died of leprosy.
EDWIN S. HENRY, of Kansas, has been
promoted from fourth to third assistant
examiner in the patent office, at 81, 400
salary, and David X. Naylor, of Mis-
souri,, has been promoted from model
attendant to copyist in the patent office
at 5000 salary.
SPECIAL from Coquimbo, Chilli
dated June 2S, says that the provinces in
South Chilli, all under Balmecaia's con-
troll, had voted for president of the gov
ernment party. AS was foregone
conclusion, Balmecada's candidate,
Vicuna, was chosen as his successor.
The silver jubilee of the Rt Rev
Joseph Kaine, Roman Catholic bishop
OF Wheeling, w. Va, was celebrated in
magnificent style on the I'd. Among
those present were Bishop Phelan, oi
pittsburgh, and Bishop Van Dever, OF
Richmond, Va; Vicar-General Tierney,
OF Richmond, and Mngr. j. I. Sullivan.
REV. E. Ross, who was only recently
ordained as Congregational minister
In East Jaffrey, was drowned in Long
pond, Peterbcro, N. H., by the capsiz
ing of yacht Mr.. Ross attempted tc
swim to the shore for help and was
drowned
MISCELLANEOUS.
EDWARD Y. ELTENHEAD, who until 9
iew weeks ago was president OF the