Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-12-28
GENE al ITEMS.

GENE III ITEMS.
Hon. Godlove S. Orth died at his
home in Lafayette, Ind, of blood-poisoning
superinduced by cancer lie was in his Goth
wear.
Samuel j. Tilden, I'd, nephew.of ex-
Gov. Tilden, has been appointed aid-de-camp
on the staff OF Gov.-eect Cleveland of New
York
M. DeLesseps has promised that the
Panama canal would be opened in 1888.
BY the bursting of boilerin the Globe
rolling mills at Cincinnati two men were In
stantly killed, and ten others seriously injured.
The will of Jerome j. Collins, the
mcterologst of the Jeanette expedition has
been filed. All of his property has been given
TO his mother.
The legislature of Idaho has been or
gained for the business of the session. In his
message the governor dealt largely with the
evils OF polygamy and the urgent need for their
suppression.
Herr John Most, the German agita-
tor lately imprisoned in England, has arrived
IN this country. He was given most enthusi,
! astic reception in Cooper Union, and responded
| To the welcome in German. He described the
spread Of revolutionary doctrines In Europe,
| and the influence they were likely 10 exercise
| throughout the world and said that the organ
alyze everything.
Henry James, ST., recently died In
| Boston from anemia of the brain.
A severe shock of earthquake oc-
Cured at Dover, Manchester and other New
| Hampshire towers recently.
Col. Edward H. Gratiot. who was
pay-master In the regular army during the war,
| died recently st Plattsville, Wis.
1t is announced that there will be no
more Sunday work in the mills Of the Albany d
| Renesslear iron and steel at Troy, n. I.
An effort is being made to obtain the
pardon of james O'Brlen, the self-confessed
| pcrjurtr in the matter Of the Morey letter tor
gerry.
Ross j. Alexander has been nominal
cd by the Democrats Of the 18th Ohio district TO
| fill the vacancy caused by the death Of Repre-
| sentative Updegraif.
A conspiracy has been discovered in
| Philadelphia whereby the participants were to
! purchase goods and after disposing OF them
announce failure, and offer TO settle at 10 per
cent.
The case of Mrs. Scoville, recently adj
| judged insane by the Chicago court, anu grant
| ed O new trial, has been stricken from the
| docket, by mutual agreement Of the unhappy
couple, who, II is reported, are reunited.
The rumor that Gov. Parker would
direct the holding Of special election to I'LL IT,
vacancy caused by the death of Congressman
| Orth, Is strongly opposed by leading Repub-
| cans, as Orth's term would expire before the
new member could be seated.
Postmaster General Howe has been
| officially informed by the Canadian post-ofiice
| department that an act has been Sassed by the
| Dominion parliament excmpting from postage
| all newspapers mailed from the office Of publ
/ cation in Canada addressed to subscribers In
| the Dominion, and that this exemption has been
/ extended TO newspapers mailed from Canadian
| offices TO subscribers in the United States, I'M
der the terms of the postal convention Of 1875.
Some statistical fend has figured
Vanderbilt's income to be 80 second.
| According to statistics the value of
the railroads of the United States equals one
| tenth of the total estimated wealth OF the coun
| try.
| Tuesday, Jan. ., has been named by
| Gov. Porter Of Indiana, as the date for the
| special election for successor to the late Con-
| gresham Ortiz.
Gen. Curtis of New York, convicted
OF collecting political assessments from Office
holders, has paid his fine OF $1,000 fine and
| stands discharged.
| An association including all brewers
| in cities west of Rochester, N. Y, has been
formed in Chicago II Ia resolved to increase
| the price OF beer one dollar per barrel after
|
The iron manufacturers of the West
| have been in conference in Pittsburgh. The
| tariff commissions report was considered and
| many objections were raised to the proposed
! rates on scrap, bar and pig iron. resolution
4 was adopted urging early action on the report
| OF Congress.
A meeting of the committee of the
| Greenback Labor Party has been held In St.
Louis Mo-, at which earnest consideration was
| IN "a nj inn limit hv No 4 Matx.
OF Indiana, looking to the dissolution of the
Greenback party, the calling of a national con-
venton OF all elements opposed to the Repub-
lican and Democratic parties, and the organza-
| tion OF new party under new name"
The National Greenback committee
at st. Louis decided TO keep up the old organ
ization.
Frauds in the factory work OF Massa-
chusotts state prison are reported. Investiga-
| tion in progress.
Gen. Stone Pasha late chief of staff
OF the Egyptian army, has resigned his com
mission and will return to America.
A mail car containing mostly news
paper mail for Toledo and Wabash connections
wa burned near schenectady, N. Y, recently
For the first time in the history of this
country woman has taken out naturalization
papers. The lady who did this Is Mrs =. 8.
Bri cambridge oil Pittsburgh, Pa.
In March, 1880, the defunct Rochester
bank applied for conversion into q national
bank but the application was refused because
it's business In discount aud loans was go cx-
tended.
z Judge Brown, of New York court has
decided that where package of spirits ia partial
ly drawn alter being stamped, and then filed
with water, the mere addition Of water Is hot
fraud.
One of the most destructive fires that
has visited Buffalo, N Y, for long time oc-
cured there on the afternoon of Dec. Dist The
Masonic temple and Commercial Advertiser
building and various other business blocks and
stocks were destroyed The loss at present IA
estimated at over $4,000.
From late reports received at New
York concerning the recent great fire at Kings
ton Jamaica, Il appears that II there had been
the simplest means at hand, when the fire be-
gan, 10 put II out, IL could not have spread
farther than few yards, and over S3,000OOO
worth of property might have been saved The
suffcrings and needs Of the inhabitants are In
dcscribabc.
The permanent school fund of Texas
has been figured out TO be $ll4, 100000
Immigrants arrived in this country
during the five months ending Nov. 90 244,6li.
Many passengers were injured BY
trains jumping the tracks near Connersville,
Ind, and Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
The observance of .Forefather's Day"
has been very general throughout New England
One hundred thousand elephants arc
every year slaughtered 10 SUNNY the