Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-07-27
MISCELLANEOUS.

ruins Of the building at Texarkana. The
work of search for the missing Is still going
n. Fifteen persons are still missing and are
imposed to be under the ruins.
fearful storm sweptthe fertile and populOus
sections of the Black Hills, known as Spear
fish and Red Water, Oak. Two thousand acres
of magnificent grain nearly ready for harvest
were destroyed and section of the country
four miles wide and thirty long was devasiat-
cd.
A rotary bleach In Adams \ Co.'S paper mill,
al Chagrin Falls, Ohio, exploded wIecking
large part OF the mill, instantly killing one
man and severely, II not fatally, injuring an
other
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln died Sunday evening
last Her physicians had but little hope that
she would recover since Saturday, when par
alytic symptoms were manifest
Leadvilles mayor and councilmen have
been fined and sent to Jail for contempt OF
court
The Columbus, Hooking Valley Il Toledo
Railroad has been purchased by the Standard
Coal and Iron Company. The capital is $780,
00O, 600, and this corporation controls most OF
the coal and iron of the Hooking Valley. II
terminal facilities can be procured, Detroit Is
to become the great coal distributing point for
the northwest.
The remains of Mrs. LincolH will be depos-
tied In the vault under the Lincoln monument
at Springfield, Ill.
During sudden squat on ChautauQua lake
row boat containing DR.. A. P. King aud wife,
OF London, O., Prof. Leland, OF st. Louis, and
young lady from London was capsized Op-
posite the Assembly ground. After an hours
struggle in the water, Prof. Leland and the
young lady reached shore, but King and wife
were drowned.
There have been six deaths from lockjaw in
Cincinnati. The victims were boys who We're
wounded In the hand by toy pistols on the
Fourth Of July. In most OF the cases the
wounds were apparently trifing.
Senator Ben Hill, Atlanta, Ga, Ia worse. He
has to take bis food through tube and his
death may occur at any minute.
Two prominent planters engaged in law
suit fell TO firing at each other in the court
IOOm al rlUgus Lbutbiahos OuO Woo hihou ouu
the other badly wounded.
1t is proposed by the Ohio Republican asso
citation TO purchase Gen. Garheld's Washing
ton residence for state headquarters. Mrs.
Garfield values the property at $4,000. and
will restore bis library as 1t was before Presi.
dent Garfeld's death IL the purchase Is made.
A mass state convention OF national labor
anti-monopolists has been called for the 18th
Of August in Indiana. They propose to make
vigorous campaign this fall.
According to the latest forestry bulletins
Maine has about 500O.OO0,0O0 feet of spruce
still standing and 475.OOO,OO0 feet of white
pine; New Hampshire 1,5l0,0O0,0O0 feet OF
spruce; and Vermont had 7b50O0,0O0 feet
Neither OF the two latter has any Of the first
growth OF pine standing, but they cut profit
ably the second growth.
In q heavy thunderstorm in Boston on the
10th, rain fell in torrents, and at intervals Of
few minutes there were sharp flashes Of
lightning and terrific and swift succeeding
thunder claps. The damage by water in the
lower sections of the city was very great The
sewers in some instances backed up and dis
charged their contents into cellars.
In Charleston the water rose 30 high that
the prisoners in the jail were Obliged to roost
on the hunks to keep dry.
No change IL reported In the attitude Of
strikers at Pittsburg and New York. Many
steel mills remain idle at the former place
Freight is handled with difficulty, but with
less delay than lact week.
Troops Of the third and sixth calvary regi-
ments have had a fight with Indian renegades
near Chevelar's Fork, Arizona. Killed, 70 Iu-
dams, one enlisted man and one scout. The
redskins were routed.
An amicable arrangement being effected,
Mrs. LaBau Peyer, sister Of the late Cornelius
j. Vanderbilt, withdraws her objections and
his will has been admitted to probate.
Lancaster, Pa, and vicinity were swept by
a storm Wednesday. Many persons were in
iured by flying missiles A circus tent was de-
molished.
John M. Francis Of the Troy Times, minister
residence at Lisbon, has sailed from New York
A large number Of his journalists and other
friends accompanied the steamer down the
bay on revenue cutter.
The Mississippi steamer John Wilson sunk
with loss Of 10 lives.
The Tariff Commission lie In session at Long
Branch with all the members present
Hon. John B. Hall, member of the Lsgisla-
ture from Hamilton County and President of
the home Insurance Company of Columbus,
Ohio and u. N. Henderson, Secretary, have
been arrested charged with perjury. Affidavit
was made by the STATE Superintendent of In
surance. 10 whom the sworn statement OF the
condition Of the company was made last jan
uary, when the assets were returned at $780,.
600. The investigation shows the assets to be
only 100000 and the liabilities 8350O00.
J.J. Newell, formerly Of Adrian, Mich, asks
for chance to prove 10 congressional CON-
mittee that mo less than $20OO,O00 In money,
stock and lands was furnished for a pool In
1858 and 1870 to secure the passage of the bill
making the land grant to the Texas Pacific
railroad.
A loss variousIy estimated aggregating S75.
100 Is reported by the Standard Oil Company's
refinery a. Gavin Point New jersey. One man
was killed BY the exploejop