Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-12-14
NEWS OF THE w EEK.
FOREIGN.


the early part of the week.
ARABS FATR.
Arab Pasha pleaded guilty of rebel
lion, and has been sentenced to death by the
court martial. The khedive commuted his
sentence to exile for life. This appears to DO
the carrying out OF pre- arranged programme.
ARAB Is CONTENT.
Arab has written communication
In which he expresses satisfaction at his
Punishment from Egypt. and says no would
prefer to live in either Damascus CT London
He records his misfortunes az the means by
which liberty and prosperity will be secured
70 the country he loves, and feels confident
that England will soon learn that no was not
a rsbel, and will allow him to return.
MISS PARNELI.'s SAY.
Miss Parnell publishes a long letter
declaring untrue the statement OF Healy, pub
lished In the United States, asserting that Par
nell in February ordered stoppage OF circula-
ton OF the mo rent manifesto" and that this
order was disobeyed by the ladies' lani league.
NOT VERY COMPLIMENTARY.
Relative to the report that the United
States government contemplates making a
claim against France In regard to the murder
of two American citizens 10 Madagascar, the
Moniteur Universal publishes an insulting
article declaring the American navy so reduced
by pecUlation that the United States were re-
Gently obliged to back down to Chill. France,
1t says, could ruin every American port
EsGLAND's PROPOSAL
England has offered France the per-
mansnt presidency Of the debt commission,
and should this arrangement be made the
French will have exclusive control Of the
Egyptian revenues.
THE NOVELIST DEAD.
Anthony Trollope, the novelist, died
In London recently from congestion of the
lungs.
WILL BE PARDoSED.
In view of the disposition of Arabs
case, II is expected that other leaders In the
Egyptian campaign will be pardoned.
ANOTHER BATCH.
Four more of the leaders in the late
Egyptian rebellion havs pleaded guilty to the
charge. and were ssntsucef TO death. The
Khedve commuted the sentences to exile for
life.
HELP WANTED.
The river Seine continues to rise. A
pstitoa has bsen sent to the chambers for l.
100000 francs for relief to the sufferer
BLANo's LIBERALIrY.
Louis Rlanc, whose death was an
bounced few days ago, beQueathes his II
brary to the city OF Perls.
AsEvERE STORM.
kilograms from all parts Of the
Uaited Kingdom report storm or greater
severity than known before Ia over 80 years.
Tsegraphlc communication lie seriously inter-
fersd with. Numerous wrecks are reported
on the coast.
WISE COUNSEL.
The report on the execution of the
socialist law, presented to the reich.tag in
Berlin says "the COW cti)n is icresistibly
forced on The government that resressivs
measures must be continued"
APRCTEsT.
The chambers or commerce of all the
ssaports OF Germany have protested against
the exclusion OF American pork The govern
nent will, however, perseverei in Its determiaa.
ton to prohibit importation.
A CHANGE PREDICTED.
The London Times predicts impor-
tant changes In the British cabinet In the near
future. The retirement Of Gladstone as prime
minister 10 one of the probabilities.
THE FLOODS.
Many portions of the city Of Paris
are under water owing 10 the continued
floods, and serious results are apprehended.
TO add to the trouble people are suffering
from the depredations Of rats, which have
been driven out OF the sewers in large num-
0ers.
TO CEYLoN.
1t has been decided that the exiled
Egyptian chieftans will be sent to Csylon.
THOSE oDIoUs JEWS.
A st. Petersburg dispatch of late
date, says: The Project has ordered the police
to expel all Jews residing within the municipal
boundaries of st. Petersburg without official
permission. The Senate has decided that the
Jews are incapable Of holding landed proper
ty in Russia.
ANOTHER FLOOD.
The Tiber is rising, and threatens
to entirely inundate the lower part OF Rome.
aAMBETTAs CONDITION.
The condition of Gambetta Is less
favorable. Fears are expressed Of hemor-
rhsge, In which event the result is fatal.
INDIGNANT CATHOLICS.
Irish Catholics at Ottawa are great
| Iy excited over the action OF Bshop Duhamel
in excluding from the sacrament Irish Cath
Ollie parents who allow their children to attend
model and normal schools.