Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-06-29

WhlrlW1nd mend Struck the Iowa Oontral rail-
road, and directly IN Its path lay loaded cars
The Great Megul engine was lifted completely
of the track and the train toppled on either
side at the within OF the wind. Across the track
was the building of Prof j. w. Chamberlain,
treasurer of the college, which was gathered
In sections and dumped in disjointed heap
portions upside down, completely ruined. DIR.
R. N. Sc0tts house was turned almost CON-
pletely around. G. w. Hobard's elegant res
idence and barn are completely gone. In one
house four persons were killed, Mr.. Ford and
wife, hired girl, and Mr.. Totem. Lucy Sanders
fine residence Is scattered over the adjoining
country; ten people In Sanders cellar escaped.
G. H. Stevens barn and horse were carried
completely over his house; the animal escaped
with slight injuries. Two horses and one cow
were taken out of K. Griswold's barn and car
ried two blocks. The horses were killed, but
the COW Is apparently uninjured.
In the engine house. which is used as a
morgue, are II of the dead bodies; other dead
are in the wreck of their homes. Surgeons re-
port that the wounded exceed $50, with prob
ability Of 70 deaths, and the number Of houses
destroyed or ruined is between l40 and 100;
total loss OF property will probably reach $780,
600.
At Malcolm the storm struck about 9 O'Clock
In the evening. Five of the best business
houses were destroyed, two churches, and a
third of the dwellings in the town. Seven
dead bodies have already been found.
The writ of habeas corpus Is denied in the
Guiteau case and he must hang.
A fire In BrOckport, N. Y, destroyed the
johnson Harvester Works. The loss will
reach half million of dollars; 45O men will be
thrown out Of employment Edward Heath
and Freeman Board lost their lives, and George
Ford, Rochester fireman who went to the
fire, suffered broken arm. The origin of the
fire is believed TO have been incendiary and
Chas. Mccoy Is under arrest believed to have
been implicated In the matter.
Erie. Pa, is to have new public building.
been voted for that purpose.
The New York freight handlers are on
strike.
MIR. Munger editor Of the Philadelphia Labor
World, declines TO call convention to nom
mate a state ticket, believing that the Knights
of Labor should not NEEDLE with politics.
The ar,department orders that the sentence
In the case of Second Lieut. Henry o. Flipper,
Tenth Cavalry, will take effect June 30, 1882,
from which date he will cease to be an officer
of the army.
The Casualties Of the Iowa tornado increase
as investigation brings out the facts. Over 500
are wounded, with SO deaths to date in the track
Of this one storm. The tornado made swath
Of destruction through the thickly settled por-
ton Of the state some $50 miles In length ami
average half mile In width, starting near Ames
center OF the State and sweeping in the shape
of crescent TO the south. Loss OF property
will exceed $S,OOO,0OO, with very little insur-
ance.
The Herald building, Montreal, burns at a
loss of $4,000.
A S6S,OOO IRE occurred in one OF the Oakland
CAL, piers.
There was large reception 10 the Mechan-
les Hall building in Boston Wednesday night
in homer OF Michael Davitt, the Irish reformer.
About 5000 persons were in attendance, Mayor
Prince presiding.
CadwaIlader Well No. 2. Warren Co., Pa,
was burned "Wednesday, but another 1000
barrel we'll was opened.
1t Is stated that there are now 10000 head OF
cattle and 10000 head Of horses, grazing their
way slowly northward on the trail from Texas
through the Indian territory.
Brown University conferred the degree OF
LID. on Geo. VIM. Curtis and Chief Justice
Gray at the last commencement.
The Secretary of the National Society for the
Protection of the Insane seeks an interview
with President Arthur, with view to the ap-
pointment Of commission to inquire into Gu
iteau's sanity, and granting him short respite
TO allow of such an investigation.
London dispatches say there is a technical
''hitch" that will cause a delay Of some 2S
days In concentrating the fusion Of the Great
Western and Grand Trunk railroads.
Col. G. B. Cash, of Columbia, S. @. has chal-
lenged Mr.. Mslloy, merchant of Cheraw to
due. which the latter declined, and j. G. Mobley
and ]. A. Pearson, lawyers, have been bound
over for trial, with their seconds, charged with
being about to fight duel. Thus the 'code"
fiourishes, under some difficulties.
Herbert Spencer will visit this country near
he last OF August and will be the guest Of
Prof. Youmans, but will spend some months
travelling through the country.
Thirteen million acres Of land have been
sold or given away by government the past
year. This added to sales by states out Of
| their grants, would probably increase the
amount to 100000 acres that passed to pri-
vate hands.
The total loss by the Iowa tornado Is rough
ly estimated at SS,000,000.
Aman named Stratton. from New Lebanon,
o., was arrested for stealing buggy, and put
on the cars with feet tied, to be taken to Num-
Gle Jail. Before reaching the station, he jump.
cd from the cars and broke his neck.
Guiteau's friends, accompanied BY DR.. Beard
of Boston, found the President busy and failed
to see him. The prisoner has pretty much lost
hope, and talks Of wanting to deliver an address
on the scaffold.
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