Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-10-05
ADDITIONAL NEWS.
sETTLRR AT LAST.

Blk years ueLoIuludliOH nhh Doeu TodCiou al
the treasury department, whereby the affairs
OF the defunct First National bank Of New Or
leans will be adjusted, and the creditors will
get their lOnged-for cash.
WHAT WILL BE DONE.
At Cairo it is believed no rebel will
be executed. Punishment will come in ibeform
of Punishment of person and con6scation OF
property. Some hope Of amnesty TO all save a
few leaders IL held out.
STARVING LARRADORIANs.
The new project apostolic named by
the pope over the vast district on the north
shore Of the st. Lawrence from Blanc Sablan
to Hudson Bay makes an urgent appeal to
public charity in behalf of the scattered settlers
aud fishermen OF the Labrador coast, threaten
cd with starvation through the utter failure Of
crops and of Tire seal and cad fisheries.
DAMAGING FIRE.
AS the result of a disastrous fire in
the Franklin sugar refinery at Philadelphia, one
thousand men are out Of employment, and
$l,000,000 worth OF property was destroyed.
Although three alarms were sent out, the fire
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bounded by Delaware avenue, Swanson, Al
mond and Brainbridge streets We're burned
The block contained two large buildings, that
facing on Delaware avonue being a mould
house, nine stories high, and that In the rear Of
the mould house and extending TO Swanson
street being ne W building called filter house.
These buildings were filled with sugar In pro-
cess of manufacture and ready for delivery, and
both structures and their contents are in ruins
The centrifugal house and boiler house In the
block from Swanson 10 Penn streets and Al
mOnd TO Brat bridge streets were saved.
MILWAUKEE, HARD UP.
The comptroller of Milwaukee tells
the common council that there in a shortage of
about S480,0Oo in the city finances, and he
refuses to sign AM more orders upon exhaust.
cd funds.
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
The damages down east and along
the seabosrd by storms and floods are aug
mented until they reach an astonishing total
by additional accounts received from divers
places. Among the localities which have
suffered severely may be mentioned Trenton,
Plainheld, New Brunswick, Princeton and
jersey ity, in New Jersey; North Adams and
Reedsboro in Massachusetts,; Waterbury, Con-
necticut; New York and Philadelphia, the
coast line vf Virginia, and the region Of the
Iower RappahannOck
TIKI INJURED.
Reports from the scene of the acct
dant IN CaiIa prothara, circua train n.ar paip,
Lick, Kentucky, give the number OF wrecked
cars as seven; persons instantly killed, three;
fatally wounded, two or three; more or less
injured, eleven. All these, save one were cir
Gus employees. A corOner's jury attributed the
smash-up 10 careless and too rapid running OF
the train.
DISSATISFIED.
Garfield monument fair directors
want all applications for space for exhibits
10 be sent in before tho lst Of November. The
Michigan commissioners are dissatisfied with
the arrangements for their states display and
refuse TO act further until their reasonable de-
mands are met.
DRY GOODS FIRM FAILS.
Dry goods circles in the east are sur
prised more than a little at the sudden sus-
pension and assignment OF the wholesale hous,
OF Wellington Brothers. Of Boston.
MECHANICS COUNCIL.
The national council of the order OF
united American mechanics recently held {
session at Washington. The number of mem
bers is 1864 Paid out for benefits and ree
the past year, $66,70l. Balance In treasury Of
subordinate cOuncils-general fund, $27S,9S2
widows and orphans fund, S69,643
RIoR CULTURE.
The number of acres in rice i'm the
United States in 1880 was l74,l73; number Of
pounds produced, no. 1873 clear rice, an av-
erage product of 6S2 pounds per acre. Tn,
number of acres under cultivation la 1881 wal
nearly 10000 less than in 1880, and the product
OF 1881 100000 pounds greater than that d
the previous year.
THE NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE,.
Tue Secretary of the Treasury has
appointed a commission to examine and report
upon reorganization of the force OF the New
York custom house.
ROwDIBs AMONG GODS PEOPLE
A religious conference held by Bap.
lists at Hampton cross roads, Virginia, war
rudely disturbed by a pistol fight between two
drunken intruders. The TOwdies killed each
other In the church. Many people we're hurt
the panic.
UPNA BALLOON
Prof. Aliens balloon escaped the 9TH
or morning from Milford. Mass, with the Prof
| in the basket. He had no anchor, nor had
preparations for the journey been completed
and the valves were not in working order. II
landed about two miles from Putnam, very low
down, and the occupant seemed all right.
DROWNED.
A South Lebanon, o., special says:
Five persons entered an old boat TO cross the
Miami river. During playful struggle for pos.
session of the oars the boat capsIzed and four
Of the party were drowned. Their names
were: Newton and Ella Wallace and Abraham
and Belle Lucas.
DISCERNING THE LAW.
Says Salt Lake despatch: Gov.
Murray, in obedience 10 the law OF congress
providing for appointments TO Ill vacancies
occasoned by failure TO hold election in Au.
gust, appointed a number OF officials through
out Utah. In defiance Of law and the Ed
mund's hill, which dIsquali6es polygamists,
the appointe,s Of the Governor have been re-
fused the records and places to which they
have been appointed. This organized nullif-
cation In in obedience 10 orders OF the Mormon
| leaders. Those who think IL criminal 10 bold