Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-23

Siuit ulct III cOuVcHtlOn NJ hlcnmOnu on
the 10Th. framed a platform, Endorsed
Blaine for President, and criticised the
administration for favoring Malone.
The claim of Edmonston ct al. TO
large tract of land in Washington.
which land was sold in fee simple to the
government nearly 100 years ago, is be-
ing revived and pressed at the capital.
Edmunds is very moderate in his de-
mands and offers to settle for $3,000,-
900.
Phillip Hoffman of Erie Pa, sent his
little girl to saloon for beer. The bar
tender refused to sell liquor to child
and she filled the jug with water. When
Hoffman swallowed part of the TO him)
strange liquor he struck his daughter a
brutal blow on the head and she is not
expected to live.
The feeling of the anti-instrumental
convention of United Presbyterians at
Pi.tsburg was voted by delegate who
said: 1.-THE organs will put us out of
the church or we will put them out"
The murderous Apaches are on the
war-path again.
A negro named Anderson killed an
other negro named Marshall at the
Sixth ward polls in Cincinnati while a
primary election was in progress.
Floyd, a seven-year old son of j. G.
LAM, grocer of Cleveland, Ohio, died
from poisoning of the heart, caused by
eating popcorn, colorcd red.
Major Strauss of Tucson, Just return
ed from Sonora, contradicts the reports
of Apache depredations since Gen.
Crooks departure.
Duties collected on opium at San
Francisco have increased S1,000.000 in
the last year, owing to increased watch.
fulness and prosecution of smugglers.
Mrs. Foote, who represents the United
States in Corca, sends information to
the state department that his life abroad
abounds in distresses and discomforts.
The city of Galveston, Texas, is or
the verge of water famine. For sew.
eral weeks many families have been de-
pendent upon the generosity of then
neighbors tor their water supply.
The discovery of deposit of tin in
the Blue Bidge, between Amherst ant
Brockridge counties, Virginia, is max
ing considerable STIR in the Old Domin
ion. 1t is said to be the first discover,
of this kind in the United States.
At large and enthusiastic citizens
meeting in Rat Portage, it was decided
by vote of four to one to petition tn,
Ontario government for incorporation
The most prominent among the conser
vatives and business men signed the re
QUESTION, attended the meeting and vot
ed for the resolution.
Judge Lynch held remarkable ses
sion of his court at Oakland, Miss, tn,
other day. A Negro named Joe Payn,
confessed 10 a deliberate murder, wher
about 600 citizens organized themselve
into court and unanimously passe,
the sentence of death upon him. III,
was at once taken from Jail and execut
ed.
A Biermann is named as Democrats
candidate for governor of Minnesota il
place of w. W. McNair, who decline,
to run.
The enthusiastic newspaper men ant
women at Chartauqua have organize,
one of those great soothers of journals
tic strife-a press club.
Under the new civil service act, tn
applications for appointments by di
vers men who were "endorsed" strong
ly have been returned to them withou
consideration. All must stand the rou
tine test.
| Lumbermen are coming to the state
from Canada in large numbers.
Testimony rs to the cost Of construct
ing telegraph line of eight wires be
tween New York and Chicago, with
branch to Washington, was taken a
New York by the senate sub-committe
on education and labor. ID. l.. Robson
telegraph engineer and contractor, sal
he could reproduce or duplicate tn
entire telegraph system of this countr
for $50, 100000 if the rights of way wer
granted.