Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-07-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

or more peflbhou.
Rev. w. j. Spaugh having corrected some
young Indians in school near McAllister, IND.
Ter, incurred their hatred. AS q result, DO
was found murdered, evidence showing dc
termined resistance.
VIM. t. Young's planning mill, New York.
burned at $4,000 loss.
Engineer Melville telegraphs for permission
To come home. He has had enough Arctlc
experience.
Affairs in the Massachusetts, state prison are
unsettled. Tho prisoners are rebellious TOT
not bsing allowed two hours holiday liberty on
the Fourth, and declare they will continue riot
out until their request is grantad. They openly
affirm Intention to kill Warden Earle. Sixty
and more are on a diet Of bread and water
with more rigorous discipline.
The Albemarle Fertilizer Company New
York, suspends II was Incorporated leo9
with $2,5oo,ooo capital.
r. S. Montgomery, President OF the Shelby
Vile. Tenn :, rational bank, arrested Tor swlnd-
ling a 81. Louis firm out OF xl00J0 mas sur
rendered himself and given bail In the sum OF
$500.
Judge Harlan OF Chicago. decides the city
az the right TO close the bridges and cause
vessels TO lay up for an hour every morning
md evening. The effect Of the decision Is to
out stop to the great annoyance of swinging
bridges at the two busiest periods OF tho day.
Emory A. Storrs goes to Europe as counsel
for theAmercan cattle shippers and to mitigate
the prejudice OF European laws against Amer
lean beef and the export trade. President Ar
thur, Secretary FreliDghuysen and Gen. Grant
have given him rousing send Oft.
II ia stated that over half the deputy U. S.
marshals In Texas will DO arrested on Charge
fraud against the government. IL Is alleged
hat big system OF fraud has been discovered
Austin and Dallas. The deputies are charged
with collecting large excuses on mileage and
OF collecting for guards for prisoners, WHOM as
rule no guards have been employed.
There is now another American and Euro
pean cable company.
The wbieky Iipg is making immense efforts
to revive the bill extending tho bondsd period
for whisky.
Edwin Cowles of the Cleveland Leader has
sued the Penny Press for $4,000, for publish
ing Bishop Gllmour's letter.
A libel has been filed in the United States
district court, Wheeling, to compel the own
ers OF the steamer Scloto, sunk at Mingo juno
ton on the 4th OF July, TO forfeit $3.50 for
carrying greater number OF passengers than
authorized by her papers. The United States
statute provide that a steamer carrying
number OF passengers in excess OF that al
lowed by the inspector shall forfeit the passage
money and $10 for each passenger in excess,
half OF which forfeit goes TO the informant 1t
Is under this section that the suit Is brought.
The large oil painting of President Garfield
used In the house Of representatives on the
occasion Of the memorial services has been
hung In the main hall Of the executive man.
sion. The painting Of Mrs. r. B. Hayee, pre-
sented by the temperance people, has been
assigned permanent place on the wall OF
the green parlor in the White House.
Moffatt's confectionery store ia New Or
leans was destroyed by fro and several adj
joining business house] damaged at loss OF
$4,000.
Three confidence men, Seeley Howard and
Johnston, who are charged with swindliAg
parties In western cities, Detroit included. arc
undsr arrest at Pittsburg.
Senator Beck proposes that after January !,
1883, duties on imports BE- subjected to 10 per
cent. discount and after July ], 1883, 10 fur
ther discount Of 10 per cent.
State Senator Il. A. Horr OF Ohio has just
been nominated for congress. He is twin
brother Of Congressman Horr OF Michigan,
whom be much resembles.
The Wesleyan female college, Cincinnati, has
been offered for sale by the sheriff under fore
closure proceedings. The appraissment was
$4,000, but under the law 1t could not be sold
for less than two-thirds Of the apprasement'
Not bid was received, hence a new appraise-
ment must he effected. The Methodists under
the lead OF DR.. Walden and Rishop Wiley have
made an earnest effort TO secure $4,000 with
which TO save the college, but only $4,000
were obtained, and the effort was finally aban-
The steamer John Lomae, which colded with
the Scioto, has been tied up in suit Of dam
ages, brought by Capt. Booth Of the Scioto. The
various owners in the boats are disposing OF
their property TO protect themselves against
suits for damages.
Chas. Stiles, caller for tho Chicago Board
of Trade, was fatally shot by bis mistress on
Monday.
The Falconwood House, on Grand Island,
near Buffalo, burned at a loss Of $4,000.
National amateur press association held its
annual convention In Detroit, Mich, this week.
Officers were elected, and Long Branch was
chosen as the next place Of meeting.
Independent leaders In Pennsylvania think
there Is no hope Of uniting tho Republican
party upon one ticket.
A serious hght occurred on the dock at Jer.
sey City between strikers and laborers. One OF
each party was killed and several on both sides
were injured.
Mrs. Scoville's Bouquet, which was not given
TO Guitsau, contained supply OF arsenic,
sufficient 10 kill several men.
Several hundred prosecutions for violations