The Brookhaven leader., 1891-08-13

THE river Yarra has overfiowed its
banks at Melbourne, Australia. One
thousand families were flooded out and
81, 600, 900 damage done.
A wATEBsPoUT on one of the islands
of the Azores group has caused much
damage and resulted in the killing Of
six persons.
THERE is no hope of averting a dis
astrous famine in Madras, India. Men
and animals were perishing of hunger.
PROCTOR KNOTT, the celebrated race
horse, died at Horse Haven, Saratoga,
N. Y, on the 9th, of pneumonia.
FATHER QUAY, a Catholic priest of
Snohomish, near Seattle, Wash, has
been tarred and feathered for immor.
ality. He was removed from a charge
in North Dakota for similar practices.
BoTH members of the assigned bank
ing firm of Schall & Danner of York,
Pa, have been arrested charged with
receiving money from John B. Walsh,
of New York, when on the verge of in
solvency.
IT is announced that the American
Sugar Refining Co. has advanced the
crushed, Lie.
DURING heavy storm in Manitoba
two women were killed by lightning.
w. L. SCHMERTz, an extensive shoe
manufacturer of Pittsburgh, Pa, has
failed. He confessed judgment TO the
amount of S233, 900.
ABRAHAM BACKER, the New York
broker who failed recently, is accused
of shady work
GUATEMALA proposes to spend $780,
900 for a worlds fair exhibit
THE Chicago express on the Big -Four
road ran into a horse and buggy at
Evansdale, near Cincinnati. In the ve-
hicle were Lewis Duckhorn and Thomas
Goodpastor. Both men were fatally
injured.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for
the seven days ended August 6
numbered 23l, compared with 247 the
previous week and 2OS the correspond
ing week last year.
THE New York and Chicago limited
express ran into mum Der of gondola
cars at Palestine, o., and was wrecked.
A passenger was instantly killed and
the engineer and fireman badly in
jured. A switch had been left open.
AT Homer, ILL.,, the New York and
Boston sleeper on the Wabash collided
with a freight train. No passengers
were injured, but quite number of
trainmen were badly hurt and a tramp
stealing a ride was killed.
NORMAN CAMPBELL, a member of the
Consolidated stock and petroleum ex-
change, committed suicide in Prospect
park, Brooklyn. His family stated that
the suicide was probably occasioned by
business troubles
LETTER carriers in session at Detroit,
Mich, voted in favor of an equalization
of salaries
A WILD furry in western passenger
circles was created by the announce
ment of the Chicago & Alton that its
harvest excursion rates would be one
fare for the round trip and that it would
run three excursions instead of two.
TWENTY-FIVE saloons closed at Sioux
City, Ia, having learned that the law
and order league was after them. The
conditions were very similar to those
existing in 1856. Liquor was being
sent across the Missouri to Covington,
Neb., in large quantities.
In regard to the reported sinking OF
the Pensacola's launch at Iquique
Captain Kantz said it was entirely er.
roneous. Tho blowing up of an insur-
gent launch by torpedo was probably
the foundation of the story.
THE Bly-Myer Ice Machine Co, OF
Cincinnati, has made an assignment.
The company had an extensive trade
all over the United States aud South
America. The liabilities are $500, 600;
the assets, $500. 900.