The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-08-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

Sir HECTOR LANGEvIN, of Ontario,
has resigned from the ministry.
VERY REV. GILBERT ELLIOTT, d. d.,
the we'll known English churchman, is
dead. He was born in 1900, was APP
pointed dean of Bristol in 1850 and held
that Office ever since.
w. W.ARMsTRoNe, who it was claimed
was the oldest living odd fellow in the
United States, died at Salem, Ore, on
the 18th, aged 50. He was initiated in
to the order at Buffalo, N. Y, in 1854.
The Swiss government has nearly
completed the work of fortifying
Mount St Gothard, thereby making it
impossible for hostile army to descend
into Switzerland from that quarter. -
AN ukase has just been issued by the
Russian government prohibiting from
August 81 the expectation from Russia
of rye and rye meal of all kinds and
brands.
A DISPATCH on the 11th said that the
Poles were greatly excited over the
possible erection of a monument by the
Russian government to Count Mura-
vieff, known as the "Haugman of
Poland" The Poles generally con-
strue it as a national insult.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. the we'll
known contributor to literature, died
at Cam bridge, Mass, on the 18th. He
was born February %, 1919.
GEORGE JONES' editor of the New
York Times, died at Poland Springs,
Me-, on the 18th. He overthrow the
Tweed ring.
THE latest London advices from
southeastern Africa tell of appalling
barbarities by the Portuguese with a
view of bringing the natives to sub
lection.
REV. DR. A. L. LINDsLEY, professor
in the Presbyterian theological school
of Oakland, Cal, and one of the most
prominent ministers on the Pacific
coast, is dead.
The Maryland farmers convention
has indorsed Senator German.
A DISPATCH from Erie, Pa, says: Ex-
Congressman Scott's condition is
slightly improved. Mr.. Brand, his
physician, says: ~ am confident Mr..
Scott will recover, though his recovery
will be necessarily slow"
CA-oENAIOf bhOCEp VI uhlooAoSiP Ppi
opposes the schemes of negro emigra-
ton to Liberia and says Bishop Turner
is the only prominent colored man in
this country who advocates it. Mr..
Bruce says the American negroes are
Americans. They are African in moth
ing but their color.
THE Novosti, of st. Petersburg, in an
article on European politics, takes oc-
casion to review the course followed
by the Salisbury government and says
that if it is the policy of Great Britain
to continue her present attitude toward
France and Russia the peace of Europe
will be guaranteed for a long time to
come.
PARTIES from the Chickasaw Nation
say the Byrd party was victorious in
the late election, having secured every
member of the lower house of the
tribal legislature. The result means
that the intruders must 60 and every
white man on the expiration of his
permit
COL FREDERICK PHIsTER, of New
York, has been appointed adjutant-
general of the q. A. R.
HENRY Z. MILE" mas Deen appointed
United States jucse of the northern
and southern districts of Mississippi
MRS. SARAH C. POLK, widow of James
X. Polk, tenth president of the United
States died at Nashville, Tenn, on the
14th.
THE funeral services over the re-
mains of James Russell. Lowell took
place at Harvard university. Inter
ment was in the family lot at Mount