Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-03-01

have TO aspirations In that direction, and II
had there would not be the rcmotcst chance
that they would be- fulfilled. Like the queen In
England the queens representative In Canada
stands above parties and holds the balance be-
tween them. IL Is In this feature OF our system
that we have the advantage Of the United
States There the President is the subject Of
bitter political controversy from the time he
becomes q candidate, and when elected is the
head of a party Instead OF nation. IL would
be great misfortune IL our present system
should be altered am happy TO believe that
there Is not the slightest chance OF any such
change. A sense of the Importance of our con-
neetion with the empire ia increasing In Eng
land every day.
Redmond, teller of the Dominion
bank OF Toronto, is missing His cash account
Is 81, 500 short. He has been dealing In stocks.
A legislative committee are investi-
eating the charges Of abuses made against the
management OF the insane asylum at DixmOnt,
Pa.
Craft, who has been on trial at Gray
son, KY, for murder, for SO many weeks, has
been found guilty OF murder in the first degree
and sentenced to be hung on May 25th.
The funeral services over the bodies
Of the unfortunate victims of the disaster at
the parOchial school In New York city on the
10Th inst, were held on the 22d, In the church
OF the Most Holy Redeem9r, where solemn mass
was celebrated. The church was most appro-
priately decorated, and the services very i'm
presslve
The convicts in the peniteptiary mt
Jefferson City, Mo, had just returned to their
shops from dinner on the 23d inst, when q
preconcerted mutiny broke out In the harness
chop OF Jacob Strauss IL Co. -Four men seized
Van Horn, the foreman OF the collar shop, and
told him TO remain quiet. Four men alss seized
Mider, foreman OF the harness shop and
stripped him Of his clothing. John Il. johnson,
the riDgleader, highway robber under SEN
tence OF IL years, ran into the department
where horse collars are stuffed and set lot Of
loose straw on fire. In moment the building,
with its shops, harness, collar and whip, was
on fire and pandemonium prevailed. When
the guards ran In with the hose they were met
by the convicts who cut the hose. johnson
made an effort TO escape over the walls, but
despite the fact that he had knife and club,
he was captured by Jesse Tolin and put in a
dungeon. His seven companions were also
confined In dark cells. The fire was Lot under
control, but he's completely destroyed Strauss
& Co.'s harness shop, collar shop and whip
factory; loss sl0O,O00. The Giesick boot and
shoe company lose $4,000, the Mysenburg shoe
company lose $50, go, the state weaving and
machine chop lose SAC, 900, the Excelsior loom
factory lose 10000 The total, with damage
to the minor state buildings, is 100000.
The Mississippi and its branches are
rising and great danger Is apprehended Thus
far the danger line has not been reached.
Two engines and 20 freight cars were
wrecked near Newtonvillc. on the Grand Trunk
road February oath. Sixteen cars and their
contents burned. No lives were lost.
Both Houses of the legislature of
Montana have passed vote OF thanks TO Gen.
Sheridan, Gov. Crosby and Senator Vest for
the interest shown by them In protecting Vel
lowstone Park.
The Jewels which ex-senator Chris
tiancy sent home during his residence In Peru,
and which were stolen, are likely to be recover
cd. A clue has been found and a man named
Nathan j. Bennett has been arrested In New
York charged with receiving stolen goods. An
investigation Is in progress.