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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1890
Page
1
A jumble of brief items notes the fifty fifth anniversary of the Confederate steamer Alabama’s sinking by Tur Kearsarge, with other scattered updates on politics railroads theater and incidents across the United States and Europe.
A lengthy Federal session covers Silver Bill votes, tariff discussions, and appropriation measures. The Senate passes several reports including Sundry Civil and Indian Appropriation bills, while House friction over the Journal and Free Coinage debate continues amid executive notices and political exchanges. Personal items note global shifts and a Quebec election win for Mercier, with regional updates from Arkansas and Canada.
The Tariff bill was reported to the Senate from the Finance Committee. Changes mostly affect earthenware, metals, flax and jute, and agriculture schedules with wage of duties on glass, china, rice, and bamboo products adjusted. Notable shifts include a reduced duty on some foods, a broadened free list, and new penalties for bounty fraud, with dates noting July 1 as a potential discussion start.
A Bay St George meeting urged Rev. F M Howley to go to St Johns and press a demand for compensation from the colonial government for losses caused by French fishermen and the bait law restricting herring sales. Howley sailed to St Johns to gather sentiment from the French shore and present the case. The locals blame their government for delays in resolving the disputes affecting British subjects.
A Northwestern South Dakota storm on Tuesday night brought heavy rain and high winds, doing extensive damage. In Faulkton rails shifted from tracks. Redfield Episcopal church lifted from foundation. Lebanon area cyclone swept miles, with deaths and injuries. Flooding near Appomattox and Cheyenne Creek, multiple drownings reported. A separate New York boarding house suicide ends Mrs. E G Hudson’s long notoriety as a swindler.
A cloud burst near Erxnaxp Pennsylvania on June 1 caused Baldem trook to flood to unprecedented levels. Mrs Tripp and Miss Mary drowned and bodies not recovered. Nearly twenty buildings torn from foundations. A rail trestle at Pall Brook road washed away and a tannery ruin, with many rescued from boats as bridges failed.
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