Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-11-23

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Adjourned.
OUT ON BAIL.
w. +. Salter, who conspired with
Wilmot II. Ward to iDjure the fair fame Of
Chief Irish of the bureau Of printing and en-
craving, by abstracting plates from the ONCE,
has been released on $4,000 bail, to await the
action Of the grand jury.
TREATY SIGNED.
The President has signed an extradi-
ton treaty between the United States and
Belgium governments.
IN DURANGO VILE.
w. Fl. Grisson and two sons have
been arrested by the agen; OF the secret ser
vice division for Missouri, for manufacturing
and passing silver so csnts and one dollar
coins.
STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
In the examination of the Star Route
bribers counsel for Shaw waived examination
and the prisoner was held in S20OO9 bends
to await the action OF Inc grand jury. Coun.
sci for Foote. the other alleged briser, said
he was not prepared to waive examination,
but would give an an wer soop. In the case
of DicksOn, the foreman Of the jury, also IN.
der charge OK crOokedness. counsel says he
doesn't propose to waive examination, but in
tends 70 tight the question. Mar, Wells, for
the government, says he will ask the court
to FIX day for the trial of Dickson as soon as
he hOars from a western lawyer. II lie sup
posed he refers to Judge Hoover and predicts
a sensational defense.
A SUGGESTION.
Representative Kelley of Pennsyl-
vanis urges the President to embrace in his
message to Congress a sweeping reduction Of
internal revenue taxation.
GLAZIKR ASKS TO BIZ REMEMBERED.
Christopher T. Logiksties, the glazier
whose putty tox received one Of the tuilets
fired at Garfield by Guiteau bsgs the board ~
audit to get him some humble employment in
tina service of the government
PoPE's CHANCES SLIM.
There are indications of strong OPP
position among Democrats against the pro-
posed promotion Of Gen. Pope. Speaking Of
this Washington paper OF recent date says:
"The Democrats, ii is understood. will make
better fight in the senate against the con-
firmation of Gen. Pope TO be major general.
Friends of Fitz John Porter accuse Pope Of
instigating the overthrow OF Porter and this
together with Pope's wsll-known anti Demo-
cratic principles will it is thought, combine
all the Democrats against him. He has, too,
few enemies in the Republican and 1t 10
said three Republican senator's will vote against
him."
EDUCATION IN THE ABMI.
Chaplain Mullins, in charge of edu-
cation in the army, has submitted his annual
report TO the secretary OF war. 1t shows that
lO5 military posts and camps are supplied with
teachers. Schools were attended during the
year by 1000 enlisted men and LOO children.
At 81 posts there were no teachers. One hun
dred and forty. seven posts AMI camps have
libraries with total OF 1880 volumes, being
21S to each enlisted man. In garrisons the
number of books circulated per month was
~, S36, being an average Of III per man per
month. A large number OF papers and peri
odicals were also received and placed In the
reading rooms to which the average daily at
tendancein number 437. The chaplain urges
the passage of a bill by congress, authorizln
the employment Of $50 teachers, with the rank
and pay Of commissary sergeants (f94 pc
month";. He also joins in the recommends
ton of several prominent army officials that a
compulsory system Of education be- enforce
among certain classes. In the report an ap-
pealis made for an increase OF appropriations
for lights 10 be used in the night schools, on
the ground that to furnish lights for colored
schools requires at least one-third more burB.
ers than for others.
ARBITRATION CONSIDERED.
The arbitration league held a session
in Washington recently, during which resolu-
ton was adopted appointing commission to
suggest TO President Arthur the propriety OF his
calling the attention OF congress to the resolu-
tions adopted By the national arbitration con-
vention held in this city last May. The resolu-
tons referred to ask that congress may endeavor
to provide for the settlement by arbitration OF
all difficulties arising between the United
States and foreign nations.
GRATIFYING REPORTS.
The annual reports of Solicitor Ray
nor of the Treasury, and Chief Brooks Of the
same department. are very gratifying. In his
report Chief BroCL Is OF the ssc.et service, says:
Never until the past year, since The inaugura-
ton of national paper currency, has year
passed without tho appearance of some new
counterfeit note on treasury and national
bank issues. Counterfeits Of the trade and
Bland dollars also subsidiary coins are also
decreasing largely.
HILL CONFIDENT.
Congressman Hill of New Jersey
says no believes his bill reducing letter post
age 10 two cents will pass this session. The
committee has given II careful study aud will,
he believes, report favorsbly, and in view OF
the fact that the postotfics department has now
a surplus, he believes congress will pass the
bill.
The wife of Engineer Melville has
returned homo from the insane hospital at
Norristown, Pa, fully restored to reason.
AFINAScrAL sCHEMK.
At the approaching session Of con-
grsss an effort Is to no made to sscure the
passage Of bill making s65 bonds OF the
District OF Columbia receivable ne security for
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