Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-04-26
OTHER LANDS.

The trial by military court of 26
members of the south Russian wOrkmen's fed.
Grafton, some members of which were prose-
cuted by Strelnikou, who was murdered, has
concluded. All the prisoners were convicted
and three sentenced to penal servitude for
life, seven to ID years penal servitude, four TO
| 10 years and four to four years. Eight were
banished to Siberia.
The president of the reichstrath has
been informed that an attempt would soon be
| made to blow up the parliament building. The
| structure is now entirely surrounded by
mounted police.
Reduced rates will be offered on all
OF the trunk lines leading to Washington to
those who wish TO attend the reunion of the
| Army of the Potomac to be held In May.
In further recognition of the services
OF Lord Woseley and Admiral Seymour during
the late war In Egypt, the House of Commons
has passed grant OF e2,OOO each yearly. At
their Death this amount passes to their heirs
Parnell wants the Irish convention, to
be held in Philadelphia seon, postponed until
fall. In case OF postponement, Parnell will
attend.
The trial of Daniel Curley, one of the
men indicted for participation in the murder Of
Lord Cavendish, is now In progress. Several
witnesses were sworn on the first day of the
trial, all Of whom recognized the prisoner as
the man seen In the park on the Sth OF May.
The counsel for the defense are making vigor-
Gus effort TO be released from further duty in
these murder trials at the conclusion of this
trial. The effect of the letter received by the
foreman OF the jury during Brady's trial,
threatening death unless verdict of not guilty
was rendered, was clearly shown, when the
case of Curley was called, by the fact that so
of the special jurors failed to appear.
In the House of Lords the other day
NM ION, of ha m NJ Ann
pork and cattle was discussed at considerable
length, the opinion being that IL the foot and
mouth disease In cattle is prevalent here, the
importation OF our beeves into England should
be strictly prohibited. The lord president of
the council and the minister OF agriculture de-
MED that the disease was prevalent to any
large extent In America. Although the disease
| existed here wholesale prohibition of the i'm
portation of American cattle was not justified.
An affidavit of clerk in the postal
telegraph in London says men whom he sup
posed to be fenans accosted him, bandaged
his eyes in court near the Broad street rail-
way station and compelled him under threats
of his life to answer question Of the where
abouts of the engines and the number and
duties of persons eidplOyed in the central tele-
graph offices. He was afterward conveyed to
Kingston and questioned by six men, some of
whom were Americans. The clerk has brother
In America. He does not know how the fenians
learned his name.
n Norman, Dalton, Wilson, DR.. Gala
CHER, Bernard Gallagher, Curtin, Ansburgh
and Whitehead the eight men arrested on
charge OF being concerned In the dynamite
conspiracy were arraigned for examination the
other day. Norman, whose real name is Lynch,
turned informer, and made a full statement of
his connection with the matter. Lynch swore
he worked In October last at coach builders In
Brooklyn, and NewYork, and at that time he
Joined secret society In New York the object of
Vb xpa IN, fraa hx,f ha
bers went by numbers. The hall I'm which he
was sworn In is situated at the corner of Sec
ond street and the Bowery. There were other
associated clubs. The managers of the clubs
were known as district members. They were
not known to each other by name. Members
were selected to go on missions. The excite
ment In the court room while Lynch was CIV
ing his testimony was intense.
Timothy Kelly, charged with partici-
pating in the murders Of Cavendish and Burke,
is now on trial. One Of the iurymcn is n Par
nellte, hence disagreement is looked for.
Another installment of nihilists in
Russia have been convicted and six condemned
to death, two to life servitude, and 10 to i'm
prisonment for 20 years.
At meeting of the Spanish cabinet,
during consideration Of the budget the
ministers discussed the expediency of submit
ting 10 the United States government the pro-
from the Antilles In the senate It was sug-
gested that the government earnestly endeavor
TO conclude treaty OF commerce with the
United States.
The Austrian home minister asks
England for copy OF the new law relative to
explosives.
Kelly's trial for completely in the muir
der Of Cavendish and Burke resulted In disa-
greement OF the jury. The case will be re-
tried.
An extensive conaagration has been
raging in Delhi, India, for several days. Over
1900 houses have been destroyed, andhundreds
OF families are destitute.
Three thousand emigrants left Liver
pool In one day recently, for Canada. Most Of
they will carry capital with them amounting TO
about t500, 200