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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-06-28

Among the defendants in a London
police court fortnight ago was wom-
an whose summons was for neglecting
to send TO school her son, James Ashley.
To Justify herself the mother made a
statement which Immediately enrolled
James Ashley among these who will not
die young because the gods love Them
She said that her son, who on the previ-
Gus day had attained the age OF seven
years, habitually absented himself from
school in order that he might smoke his
pipe in peace and tranquility on the
banks of the Thames at greenwich
luxury with which he provided himself
by means of pennies stolen from his
mother. The judges, in great astonish-
ment, turned to the shameless infant,
who admitted that the case had been
correctly stated. The authorities will
send him TO an industrial school as soon
as they can fird one suited to his tender
years and tough habits.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-06-28
GENERAL NOTES.

In consequence of insufficient appro-
priation for the next fiscal year, there
will be reduction in the force OF the
Pension Bureau of twenty-five clerks OF
the 81, 900 grade on the LIST of July
The appropriation retains all the rest OF
the force. STIMULATING only that twenty
five of the 1000 clerks shall be cut
down. The Commissioner states that
work is progressing finely, and says
with tho present force large hole will
be made in the pension business by the
end of next year.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-06-28

The. single eyeglass is worn by the
dude. The theory is that he can see
with one eye much more than he can
comprehend New Orleans Picayune
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THE COTTON EXPOhITION.
The Board or Management Complete
Fiattering Assurances OF Success.

NKw ORLEANS, May 15.-Thc Worlds
Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition
was chartered and organized under an act
OF Congress. The President OF the United
States appoints seven of the membe rs of the
Board of Management on the recommends.
ton of the subscribers aud elk members on
the recommendation Of the National Cotton
Planters Association. The names selected
BY the subscribers are Albert BALDWIN, E A.
Burke, Duucsn F. Kenner, w. B. Schmidt,
Gus A. Breaux, Simon A. Hernsheim ard
John V. Moore; by the Cotton Planters' As
ISOLATION, Col. Edward Richardson, of Mis-
sissippi; Frank c. Morehead, of Mississippi;
Thomas s. Hardeman, of Georgia; Gov. R
NJ. Patton, of Alabama; Samuel H. Buck
and E. M. Hudson, of New Orleans. The
Finance and Advisory Committee, com
posed of forty of the wealthiest and most
philosophical citizens, has been appointed,
and as coon as the appointments of the
Board OF Management shall have been APP
proved by the President the work of prepare.
ton will begin. Meantime the Finance
Committee will actively canvass for the funds
required, and have most faiteripg assurances
OF success. The entire community has en-
listed in promoting the SUCCESS oil the Expo.
sition. The president of the organization ia
Col. Ed. Richardson, the largest cotton
planter and cotton factor in the world.
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A FINAL DIVIDEND
OF Seven Per Cent. Declared by the Cons
missioner OF the Defunct Freed.
mars Savings Bank,
Making Si1ty.Two Per Cent. in ALI
Payments to Commence On and
After Monday, May 21st.

WASHISGToN, May I5.-Fhe mmission-
er of the Freedmsn's Saving and Trust
Company declared FINAL dividend of seven
per cent. In favor of the creditors OF said
company, making sixty-two per cent. in ali,
and viii commence TO psy Washington de-
positors to morrow. Dividends TO depositors
in Louisville, Memphi-, Mobile, New Or
leans, ST. Louis, Nashville, Vicksburg and
other branches will be paid on and after
Monday, the 21st instant. Payments will
be made as heretofore on receipts, pass
books, by check On the United States Treas
ury and pass-books with dividend checks,
and be returned as rapidly as practicable.
All depositors who have received any OF the
former dividends will be entitied 10 the final
dividends, and those who forwarded books
for dividends after the 2lst of August, 1881,
and before February IL, 1888, the payments
which were refused, because barred under
the act of February 81, 1881, will, in sddi-
ton to The 6u,l dividend, receive such barred
dividends. Depesitors whose pass-books
have not been forwarded for examination
and audit since February II, 1888, which
may hereafter be forwarded for that purpose,
will not be entitled TO final dividends; but
a record of all such psss-books, and Of barred
dividends callsd for after the 18th of Febru-
airy, 1883, will be kept, that they may receive
their pro rata Of the balance, if any, which
may remain in the hands of the Commissioner
uncslled for on the 18th of May, 1885.
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THE McENERY CONTRACT.
Charges Couhr n,ed Of the Overfssue of
Louisiasa Land Scrip.

NEW ORLEANS, May 15.-The Picayuns
will to-morrow publish confirmation of the
charge it made May I'd concerning the over
issue of scrip under the McEnery contract.
The statement then made was, that accord
ing to the official record furnished BY the
commissioner of the United States Land Or
fee at Washington, 1881 acres Of
swamp land had been approved to the
State of Louisiana, and as McEnery could
only ask for one. half of this area in scrip,
the abatement by the government that scrip
for 80, acres had been issued showed that
even the hard terms of contract with John
NcEnery had not been complied with.
Gsv. McEnery, in second letter, claimed
the PicayuHe bad omitted from the list of
land on. of $3.50 acres and Que of 32,267
acres in tie list of lands approved.
The commissioner of the United States Land
Office now certifes these two tracts of land
were approved by Secretary Schurz in 1877,
or three years before the date Of the McEnery
contract; vet on these approvsls IA 900 acres
of scrip were issued TO John McEnery, and
this was the first issue under the contract.
The PicayEne denounces this raid under the
public domain, and publishes documentary
evidence in It's possession.
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CAPITAL NOTES.

WASHINGTON, May 15.-Wilson continued
his address to the Star-route jury this morn
ing in behalf of Gen. Brady.
1t ia stated on authority that no appoint
ment of Commissioner of Internal Revenue
will be made for several days.
The Secretary of the Interior has decided
that The mineral character of township is
determined by the character of the greater
portion OF it. That where a township has
been reserved as mineral in character it
raises the presumption that a tract situated
therein which has been filed for as sgricul.
tural 10 mineral in character, and this pre-
sumption agricultural claimants must over
come by afirma alive proof.
Secretary Folger has Informed the Presi-
dent that in order to carry into effect the
provisions of the act to prevent the import a.
ton of adulterated or spurious teas it will be
necessary to appoint an assistant appraiser
at New York, Chicago and San Francisco,
who shall perform the duties of special tes
examiners. These appointments are vested
in the President, and not in The Secretary Of
the Treasury ss at fret supposed.
The Secretary of the Interior has referred
to the Court of Claims for adjudication the
claim of The Chickasaw Indians, pertaining
to disputed disbursements made by the
United States from the funds of said Indians
and of certain alleged wrongful payments
made from trust finds Of orphans and incom
petept Chickasaws The Secretary OF the
Iuterio- also referred TO the Court Il ClaimI
the chin OF loyal Creek Indians for losaet
| alleged TO have bsen sustained by them dur
| ing ths rebellion.
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New York, May 15.-Less than 100 PEG.
PIE witnessed the second game of the billiard
tournament this afternoon. Maurice DAILY
and Thomas Wallace were the contestants
The game occupied three hours and a half,
much Of the time beiug wasted in disput'ng
the decisions Of the referee and wrapgling
over disputed shots. DAILY complained of
the unusual heaviness of his ball, and sug-
gested that it be weighed, but this was not
done. The majority OF the witnesses, and
the players themselves, fnd 500 points
cushion carom by far too protracted game.
Days first double count was 10 in the
eleventh inning, but he rolled up 80 in the
seventeenth and % in the nineteenth inning.
Wallace made IS in the thirty fourth inning,
but Daily seen eclipsed it by beautifully put
together 56-the best run of the tourna am nt.
This was made in the sixty-eighth inning,
and was speedily follow by As by The same
player in the SEVENTEEN inning. Wallace,
after his run of SO in the thirty-fourth
inning, did not play with his accustomed
confidence, and dragged out small figures
until the 6fty-iourth inning, when he added
"a to his string. The game from this point
out wss characterized by good play By DAILY
only, and after playing eighty one innings
he completed his 500 points, leaving Wallace
at 1854.
William Sexton and Eugene Carter, con-
testants in the evening game, Mort Hum
an alleged insult by DAILY during the after
noon game. The attendance was about the
same as in the afternoon, and the large hall
looked deserted. The game was not specially
noteworthy. There was an occasional bril-
liant play, but kisses betimes made count
when the shot seemed wide of the mark
Sexton opened the game and won on the one
hundred and eighth inning, with score oil
500 to 455.
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graduated, and boarded with an old
fashioned farmer on the outskirts OF The
village. He was psssion.tely foBd Of birds,
and often expressed a desire 20 obtsin some
livs swallows and take them home with him.
Under tie caves of the farmers barn num-
bers OF these little birds had built their
nests, and be found great delight in watching
them by tbs hour. One night he deliberately
arose, clothed himself, and opening the door
passed into the hall. I vainly ssked him
what he was about, and 30 l concluded 10
follow and watch his movements. When
reached the bsrnyard he had already scaled
= ladder resting sg.inst the barn, aad was
busily engaged tearing 10 pieces one of the
nests. l shouted to him, but he paid no
heed. AT last be drew out three fedgeling
swallows, tenderly deposited them in his bat,
and with Infinite care desceDded. At the
foot of the ladder | confronted him and con-
graduated him upon his capture, but he
passed quickly By without noticing M, an J,
reaching our room, deposited the hat with
the birds in it upon the table, and after COW
ering them with some patches Of cotton, re-
turned to bed. The next morning / men-
tened the occurrence, but he stoutiy denied
it until he searched for his hat, which 1
restored to him with The chirpiug sparrows
in it. He appeared astounded, but only
admitted that he dreamed that he had m ade
such a capture. This gentleman is now one
of the best known civil lawyers at the New
York haro
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TORNADOES AND STORMS.
The Destruction at Macon, Me-, Sunday
NtEhf-6rest Damage to Farm
Property.
Cyclones Near IndIana polls and Detroit
-HafI.st0rms IN ohio, Illinois
and Texas.

ST. LOUIS, May 15.-The destruction by
the cyclone at Macon, Mo-, Sunday night,
seems to have been much greater in the
country than the city. The latest advices
from there say that for fifteen miles south
west of Macon the storm leveled everything
in its track. The farmhouse, and in most
cases all the out-buildings, of the following
named persons either entirely demolished or
very greatly damaged: II. Robinson, j. A.
Bants, Elijah B.nta, T. B. Muller, John B.
TankenshiP, Dsn Rsigera, Reuben Toyell,
Joseph Burres, John Ciarksou, G. E. Miller,
John Buchanan, James Miller, A. Summers,
Richard Benson, Wesley Banta, Charles Bus
Ter, Thomas Bauts, Evan Summers, A. NJ.
Smith, William Burton, John Roth, Mr.
Shink and Mr.. Harpe. There is no doubt
that others nave been destroyed, but these
are all there is definite knowledge of just
now. They included some of the best farm
houses In the country.
a relief meeting WAS held at Macon last
night 10 consider the condition of the suffer
ers and devise means to aid those in need Of
help. Very little damsge seems to have
been done cas-. of the city; at least very few
report, are yet received. The damage al
Ornoogo is estimated at $4,000.
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The Pope's Circular to Irish Bishops.

ROME, May l5.-The Pope, in q circula
to the Irish bishops, says that whatever Par.
nelPs object may be, his followers have often
adopted course openly sgsins. the rules of
the Pope's letter to Cardinal McCabe and
instructions sent TO the bishops which were
accepted at their recent meeting iniDublin.
While it is lawful for the Irish to seek re-
drees for their grievances and strike fer their
rights, they should at the same time GEEK
Gods justice, and remember the wickedness
OF illegal means in furthering even a lust
cause. 1t is the duty of the clergy TO curb
the excited feelings OF the people, and urge
justice and moderation. The clergy are not
permitted to depart from these rules and
join ard promote movements inconsistent
with them. Collections 10 relieve distress
are permitted, but subscriptions to inf anne
popular passions are condemned. The clergy
must hold sloof when it is plain that by
such movements hatred and dissension are
aroused or distinguished persons insulted,
and when crimes and murder go uncensared,
and when patriotism is measured by the
amount subscribed, for the people are there.
by intimidated. Therefore The PArnell fund
is disapproved, and no clergyman should
recommend subscriptions thereto or promote
it. 1t ia stated that Archbishop Croke, on
his return TO Ireland, will visit Cardinal
McCabe, and the latter will come here and
confer with the Pope as soon as his health
will permit him to undertake the journey.
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ENGLAND.
ATTEMPTED DISTRACTION OF AN OCEAN
STEAMER.

LONDON, May 15.-Tne Time, says that
the particulars of an attempt TO destroy a
steamer plying between Liverpool and New
York have just leaked out at the former
place. II appears that just before the vessel
left Liverpool for New York on her last
voy age, having on board number of emf.
grants, ian gave the steward a box and re-
guest.d him as a favor to carry il TO New
York. The stewards suspicious were sroused,
and he consulted the captain, who ordered
that the box be opened. This was done in
the presence OF the captain and officer, and
the box was found TO contain an infernsl
machine. The coutsnts of the box were
thrown overheard, but the box itselfretsined
and note made OF the address upon it. The
fact OF this discovery was not made known
publicly in New York on the vessels arrival
there, but the British consul. general in that
city was notified of it. The steamer has Just
re urned to the MeIsey from New York.
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POOLS SOLD.
Spring MeetiDE Of the National Jockey
Club.

WAsHINsToN, Nay 15.-The spring meet
ing Of the National Jockey Club began to-
day, and in spite Of the rain there was good
attendance. Much interest was felt by turf
men 10 the performances of a number of new
horses of good pedigree, who make their first
appearance on this track, and are entered
for other races at various places later in the
sea,on. The track is very heavy from last
nights rain, the water in many places stand
ing in paddles and indicating the require
ment OF strength rather than speed to win in
several cases. Shortly after noon rain again
began 10 fall, and continued until the lime
for the start of the first race, leaving the
track in terrible condition, the soft mud
being fetlock deep, except on the outside
where the clay became slippery as ice. The
Judges were Senator Butler, Msj. J. C.
GoodIoe and Col. Tom Ochiltree.
First Race.-Three-quarters OF mile.
Won by Col. Watson; Prosper second, Topsy
third. Time-:l203.
Second Race.-National Handicap, all
ages, one and ene-eighth miles. Won by
Crickmore; Ella Wsrfsld second, Hale Dan
third. Time-2:034.
Third Race-Selling race, one mile. Helen
Wallace won; Constania second, Flower
Meath third. Time-1:51}.
Fourth Race Army and Navy Stakes, for
three-yesr oldr, one and one-fourth miles.
Won by Antrim; King Ban second, Psrnell
third. Time-2:21.
Fifth Roce.-Steeplechase regular course.
Judge Murray won; Oscar Wilde second,
Lilly Marson third. Time-4:11.
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MunIcInaI ComplIcatiou.,

RALEIGH, May 15.-At the election for
Bard of Aldermen eleven Democrats and
ak Republicans were chosen. Three Demo
Gratis refused to enter the party caucus fer
nominees for city Offices. Among the R.
publicsnS were five holding Offices under the
United Stsles government. To night at the
meeting of the aldermen one oficaholdel
was declared ineligib for alderman, where.
upon all the Republicans and three Demo.
Gratis left the hall. The remaining Demo.
or ats then filled the vacancy, and declared
vscant the offices held by other government
officers and filed one of these vacancies. The
Democratic board then elected city officers
The three recalcitrsnt Democrats and all the
Republican aldermen reassemb!ed else where
and announced their purpose to elect city
officers
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QUEEN BAN
Coming Rapidly to the Front as Very
Promising Candidate for the
Kentucky Derby.
Her Clever Work at Lexington-Spring
Meeting Of the National Jockey
Club-Sporting Notes.

LEXINGTON, May 15.-The Kentucky As
ISOLATION races were continued to-day uudel
cloudy skies. Weather exceedingly cold
attendance good, track still heavy.
The Citizens Stakes, all sges, mile and an
eighth, excited the most interest. The chest
nut FLY. Queen Ban, three years old, by I'm
psrial King Ban, dam Warreel, was the ia
vorite over three other starters, and che wor
the race in coed style. She is a promising
candidate for the Kentucky Derby.
RACES SUMMARIZED.
Merchants handicap, purse $3.50, nail;
heats. Carroll & Co.'S Taxgatherer won
F. B. Harper's hrthilla second, 7. J. Megib
ben's MARYLAND third. Time-1 :463, / AZ
Citizens stakes, all sges, one mile and al
eighth. B. G. Thomas Queen Ban won
T. NJ. Bsrry's John Henry second, McIntyr,
& Swinney's Ballard third. Time-2:o23
Mammoniit and Stanton drawn.
Parse $500, all ages, one mile aud an
eighth. I. 81. Stevens & Co.'S Fsrragul
won; J. III. Hosgins's Snowbok second
Owens Emile Bourlier third. Time-2:014
RACES AND ENTRIES "WEDNESDAY.
Selling race, purse 5000, mile and an
eighth. Tom Barlow Ql3 lbs.), Mystery
(92 lbs), Heggians (S5 lbs.), silrio Ola
lbs)
Ashland Oaks, three-year-old 6llies, mile
and a quarter. John z. McKee's Imosene
F. 3. Harper's Rennie E., &. C. Pate's Vera
T. J. Nicholas Billeta. B. G. Thomas
Pixies Pride, B. G. Thomas Queen Ban.
McGraih Stakes, tuo-year-old colts and
illieE, thres-quarttrs Of mile. John s
Clarke's Solars, Walnut Hills Stables Red
Bud, B. G. Thomas's Rosary, 7. J. Megib.
ben's Audrian, T. j. Megibben's Ascslon
Nathan Williams & Co.'S Wizard, C. B
Gillman's Eva s.
POOLS SOLD.
First Rsse.-Tom Barlow $40; Silvio, Sl3
Heggisns, S.; Mystery, So.
Second Roee-Queen Ban, $110; Pixies
Pride, ss5; Vera, 500; Billeta, $40; Imo-
gene, Sl2; Rennie B., $11.
Ihrd Race.-Eva S., $105; Megibben's CD
try, Audrian and AscaloD, $55; Solara, $45
Rosary, $35; Red Bud, $40.
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LITTLE ROCK.
Two Arkansas suIcides-S tra berry
Shipments.


Special to the Appeal
LITTLE Rock, ARK, May 15.-Robert M.
Bell, who committed suicide at Arkadelphia
yesterday with morphine, was a prominent
young man well known in commercial cir
cles. He did not accumulate wealth as rap
idly as be desir ed, and left note saying his
life wss failure.
Prof. R. NJ. Burk, principal of the male
and female college at Amity, Clark county,
was found dead in the school.room last even
log several hours after the school had been
dismissed. 1t is believed he suicided be-
cause of disappointment, but no e1amins-
ton has been made yet of the remains.
Owing to heavy shipments OF Strawberries
by express to-day-an increase of FIVE car
loads-the Iron Mountain passenger train
north went in two sections
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Eggs, at average prices, are among the
cheapest and most nutritious articles of diet.
Like milk, an egg is complete food in itself,
containing everything necessary for the de-
velopment Of perfect animal, as is mani
fest from the fact that chick ia formed
from it. 1t seems q mystery how muscles,
bones, feathers, and everything that chicken
requires for its perfect development are made
from the yslk and white of an egg; but such
Is the fact, and it shows how complete food
an egg is. 1t is also easily digested, if not
damaged In cooking. Isdeed, there is no
eggs The albumen, oil and saline matter
are, as in milk, in the right proportion for
sustaining animal life. Two or three boiled
eggs, with the addition of a slice or two oil
toast, will make a breakfast sufficient for :
man, aad good enough for a king.-Jorna
of ChkmisfYy
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Young Mems Christian Association.

MILWAUKEE. May 15.-One hundred dele
gates TO the International Convention of the
Young Mems Christian Associs ton arrived
to-day and 500 are expected tomorrow.
The visitors are to be entertained at the
homes of citizens Interested in the work of
the Young Mems Christian Association. The
delegates will be met at the depot by COM
mittees, who will direct them to the associa-
tion headquarters, where houses will be as
signed. The first meeting will be in the
Grand avenue Congregational church and
subsequent gatherings at Emmanuel church.
Thursday evening the railway branch of the
work will be discussed.
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Stor ma I'm Michigan.

DETROIT, May ia cyclone yesterday
afternoon passed through the outskirts Of
the village of Slurgis, this State, sweeping
all before it half mile wide. Chauncy
Gilman, living two miles southwest Of the
village, sought shelter with three children
in a barn which was carried away, aud ali
were killed. George Runyan's house and
barn, quarter of mile west OF Gilm ans
family was seriously injured. The storm
was accompanied by the heaviest hail, rsir
and lightning ever known there. At White
Pigeon, dozen miles west of Sturgis, 8
frame schoolhouse, filled with children, wa
blown down. VIM. N. Oak was crushed 10
death and several others were injured. A
very heavy rain and hsil visited Branch
county, three miles east.
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A Grass Widow.

"Ms, what is grass widow?" asked y
Harlem youth, who had been reading in the
papers about person OF that description.
"Why, my boy, 1 can't explain it exactly"
replied the mother.
"I'll bet 1 know anyhow" said the smart
youngster.
well, tell me-"
"a grass widow ia female woman whose
husband died OF hay fever" he exclaimed.
Then he went out in the kitchen and rubbed
the cate nose with red pepper.-Indidnapotis
Indsnsndenk