Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-27
THE NEWS.
DOMESTIC

&c anu Lieut.: harrington, relative to another
rreeiey reiief expedition. Both are opposed
y none will be made.
The postal contractors received Sept. Is the
largest requisition, both in numbers and value
ever issued In one day. The aggregate value
Oh the articles ordered was $3.50, 900.
Complaint is made against a New Orleans
national bank for lending its name and infu-
ence TO lottery enterprise In that state. A
suit Is 10 be brought against the bank.
A war OF passenger rates from Chicago to
new York has begun at New York, and the |
prophecy is made that tickets will be sold for |
80 within 30 days.
Inc New Hampshire Legislature has adjourn |
ca aiter a session OF lO2 days which cost mere |
than 100000 and inwhich 375 bills and reso-
lutions were passed,
Pittsburgh family of seven were poisoned
py eating canned corned beet. One died and the
others are still In precarlous condition
Col: Mayo, congressman elect from Virginia,
suicided on steamer from Baltimore to Nor
foik lie was annoyed and fretted because he
had been censured in some OF his rulings as
judge, and took his life
No more timber land entries IA California,
Oregon and Washington territory, nor coal
land entries in Colorado, will be acted on by
the United States land offices until certain in
investigations now In progress by special
agents are completed 1t appears that certain
spectators are trying to get possession OF
these lands through the cooperation of others
VINO make entries only to transfer them, and
the department will try and break up the
practice
Mrs. Regina Haas and three daughters sue
the Philadelphia Evening News for $50 900 dam
ages for libel, for publishing statements relative
10 the incarceration of Frederick Haas In an in
sane asylum.
freight conductor on the New York and
New England railroad disobeyed orders and a
collision was the result, wrecking an engine and
ed.
Virginia Will lose over $500, 700 by the failure
OF the peanut crop
Rev. John Mcguire, catholic priest Of Hunt
er's Point, N. has sued James Gordon Bennett
Tor S5O,O)0, because the New York Herald stat
ed that the priest had refused the sacraments
TO dying man unless he sighed paper prom
ising to pay certain church dues.
Up to this time there have been distributed
70 postmasters throughout the country 30.
.93 800 new 2cent postage stamps, 1891, $50
2-cent envelopes, 504, 800 new 4 cent stamps,
22,oOV 4-cent envelopes, and 9,033, 300 register
ed envelopes.
Late developments In Chicago's social SEN
| sation show that DR.. II. Webster Jones offered
Mrs. Bigelow $4,000 to elope with him and the
| offerwas accepted. As he also gave his wife
S5O,OO1, she reconciles herself TO the loss of "a
worthless husband with commendable forti-
tude. Mrs. Bgelow leaves husband and
three children. The clipping couple have been
seen in London.
| William Swinton, the war historian and writ
| er of school text books, will soon begin the pub
lication Of aweekly to consist exclusively of
stories. 1t will be called Swinton's Story Tel
| Ter.
IL has been suggested that since the promul-
CATION Of the new Civil Service rules and regu-
latlons the expensive appointment officers in
the various departments should be either abol-
ished or materially reduced. Much OF The old
machinery has become supertuous. For in
| stance, in the appointment division OF the
Treasury Department there is chief who re-
ceives 81, $50 year, AN assistant chief at 81 600
| two clerks at vi, 500 each, two at $1,000 each,
four at Sl,4O0, four at $1,000 each, three al
$500 each, two laborers at $500 each, and q
messenger at $40. The salaries make tota
Of $50, 10 year, and do not cover the station.
cry and other expenses, which would probably
swell the aggregate TO $50. 900 year. Now the
total appropriation for the Civil Service Com
mission for the current year, including salar-
les OF the Commissioners and their subordiE-
ates and travelling expenses, Is only So, 800, oI
at least 5000 less than the cost OF the appoint
ment division of the Treasury Department. II
| is thus seen that next winter Congress will not
find 1t at all difficult to cut off enough useless
expenditures in the various appointment
offices to pay all the salaries and expenses OF
tie Civil Service Commission.
The government printing Office have turned
| over to the census bureau 5000 copies of the
first volume Of the tenth census, giving popu
lations II contains ,043 quarto pages, and viii
be distributed by the librarian OF the interior
department. The volume on cereals is far adj
yanced and will be ready for distribution soon
A statement just issued by the Treasury De
partTnent shows the number OF distilleries IN
| operation in Ohio to be eleven and their daily
producing capacity A., 431 gallons. One year
ago at the same date the number OF distiller
| les in operation In the State was eighteen
| with producing capacity OF 1868 gallons
In Indiana there are but four distilleries now
running, with producing capacity OF IA, l5s
| gallons. In Kentucky the number of distiller-
les running is thirtythree with producing
capacity OF 10000 gallons daily.
| Henry L. Pierce, Republican, declines TO he
candidate for governor of Massachusetts.
The report OF the committee that haa been
| investigating the methods OF doing business In
the supervising architects office is quite Sc
we're in its structures on Mr.. HILL and his resig-
nation is expected in Washington circles.
| Anti machine Republicans of New York city
| adopted resolution refusing to obey "gang
Of political frauds" meaning the machine
politicians, and ordered copy of the resolu-
| tion forwarded to the state convention at Rich
| field Springs.
Florida appeals for aid. Scarcity of food is
their chief complaint
The influence of the Catholic church In
America will form subject of discussion at
the meeting of American bishops at the Vati-
| can IN November.
Judge Jonathan Dixon is the Republican
nominee for governor OF New Jersey.
Geo. ID. Robinson congressman from the 18th
district, is the Republican candidate for COVER
| nor of Massachusetts,, end Oliver Ames Sc
| cures a denomination for lieutenant governor.
Gen. Joseph b. Carr heads the New York
Republican ticket as candidate for secretary of
state; Ira Davenport, controller; Pliny L.
Sexton state treasurer; Silas Seymour, state
engineer and serveyor; Leslie W. Hussel, at
torney- general.
A hand-car on the West shore railroad, near
Syracuse, N. Y, was struck by construction
train, and three men instantly killed. Twelve
Others were seriously injured.
AS has been expected for some time Super
vising Architect Hill has resigned, and his res
ignation is accepted.
Special Agent Evans of the treasury depart
mont says that Chinese are smuggled into I'M
Gle Sans country I'm Washington territory, but
not to the extent reported some time ago.
The final decision of the secretaries of the
war and navy is to tue effect that 1t is not wise
to send out another expedition for the relief of
Lieut. Greeley this fall.
The New York Tribune has reduced its price
to three cents
The monument erected to the memory of
General and President Taylor, on the Taylor
homestead five miles from Louisville, Ky, was
unveiled on the goth inst The ceremonies
were very imposing, many distinguished people
being present and participating In the exer-
cises.