Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-12-14
A DDITIONAL NEWS.
MARSHAL HEsRY's SUCCESSOR.

| MARSHAL HRFRY'S SUCCESSOR.
Clayton McMichel, editor and pro-
prietor Of the Philadelphia North American,
has been appointed TO the place made vacant
| by the removal OF Marshal Henry.
BODY sEATCHRRs.
Five persons have been arrested in
Philadelphia recently for stealing bodies from
cemeteries, aud selling them Ia medical COL
| leges.
KELLOGG VICTORIOUS.
Gov. McEnery has given Kellogg an
election certificate, over AcksD, from The thsd
distrl ct OF Louisiana.
MARRIAGE IN UTAH.
In report to the secretary of
the interior the Utah commission
strongly recommend that marriage law be
enacted by congress as an auxiliary In the
suppression Of polygaBy. tits claimed that
the territorial law giving women the right OF
suffrage lie an hindrancs to solution Of the
question and should be annulled. The law
denying polyg amists the right OF suffrage has
woI ked successfully, aud Its strict enforcement
will do much toward the extinction OF theevi
the report says: IF, however, the next ses-
sion OF the legislative assembly elected uHdsr
act of congress, shall fail TO respond to the
will of the nation, congress should have no
hes tation In using extraordinary measures TO
compel the people OF this territory TO obey the
laws Of the land"
INKS sLAYBAcK's WAY.
Mrs. Slayback of st. Louis, has
brought suit for $4,000 damages against
Editor Cockerell for the murder OF her hus-
band
rHB TRANSIT.
Observations of the transit of Venus
were taken at every station In the known
world. Reports Of the transit at present are
very conflicting. At some of the stations the
observations were not satisfactory, for the
reason that the fret contact was lost because
of the clouds, while others who depended
| upon the last contact were disappointed for
the same reason. Astronomers at Quebec
we're the most disappointed, having only
| Is minutes view. On the whole, however,
scientists are well satisfied. Photographs were
made at all points, 1870 being taken at Cedar
Keys. The vexed Questian "a to whether
Venus has moon was definitely settled, as
tronomsrs claiming that IL there had been
satellite II would have followed the planet In
the transit, and nothing Of the kind was visi-
bic.
ANXIOUS.
Much anxiety is felt throughout the
country about the settlement OF the presdsn-
tlal succession, and II 10 probable that an.extra
session Of the 18th congress will be called to
provide for an emergency in case the Presi-
dent should die or become iucspactated.
ooLoRKD PEOPLE INDIGNANT.
The colored people of Philadelphia
are in a high pitch of excitement over the
several arrests made within few days for
body snatching from the celOred peoples
cemetery. Indignation meetings have been
held aud razors and rsvolvsrs fourishsd, while
cry for vengeance was over and over again
repeated.
THE COLD WAVE.
The cold wave is reported from
many points on both Sides Of the Atlantic. Az
different places the Thermometer has ranged
zero.
STEEL WORKERS.
1t is stated upon authority that the
conference between the Bsssemsr steel manu-
facturers Of Chicago and their employees,
which was TO have taken place this week, has
bean indefinitely postponed. Il IL believed
this posp ,nemsot lie ths result Of deteTmin-
alton on the part of manufacturers to suspend
operations after January uatlI the report OF
the tariff commission his bss1 actei upoa.
AN ACCIDENT.
An accident occurred on che N. Y.
Central railroad near Memphis 10 which two
stock trains collidsd, aud were dasl. cd into
heap. A fast express going west then smash-
I'd into the shattered cars. Considerable live
stock was klIle1, and tbs damage to railroad
property was very great. No lives were Lost.
TRANSLATED.
Pollock, the Indian agent who was
suspended a short tins ago Tor alleged Irrsg-
ulsrlties has bssn rsinstatsd.