Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-02
THE NEWS.

"A genefal clectlOu OccuIo III ob'h VII
The 9th of August.
Hon. James M. Priest Justice OF the
supreme court of Liberia. is dead. He /
was native of Kentucky.
1t is seriously said that the new civil |
service rules have nearly ruined the
boarding house business in Washington.
One hundred and twenty-three bodies
have been taxed from the sunken steam
err Daphne. Only one body is now
missing.
Wang Ching Fo, editor of the Chi
uees- American newspaper, has chai-
lenged Kearney, the California "sand-
lot" agitator, to fight duel. Kearney
declined.
Chas. Fisherman, an insane patient
at an Insane hospital in Rochester,
Mimi, escaped from his keeper, and
going to the boiler jumped into the fur
mace of glowing Goals.
The death roll in Egypt for the "a
hours ending Saturday July 2l, was as
follows: Damietta. q Mansurah, %;
Chonbar, Ii; Samanoud, u; Chirbin, ~;
Ghizeh, 20, and 600 at Cairo.
There is said to be marked falling
off in tho immigration TO our shores.
DIR. w. G. Palmer, the foremost all
vocate of perfect holiness, died at Ocean
Grove the other day.
The American riliemen who went
abroad to shoot with the English team
were beaten, and badly zoo.
The Russian government has appoint
ed commission to inquire into the CIV
| il rights of Jews in other countries.
Mrs. Warford of Nashville, Tenn.
took dose of Trough on Rats, mis-
taking it for camphor. She died in
terrible agony.
The issue of the standard silver dollars
from the minis for the week ending
July 81, was S324.000 corresponding
period last year, 1886, 400.
The total exports OF Canada in June
were so, ,526; total imports 80, O9O,-
65l; inland revenue collected S504, 23S;
customs receipts $1,000 4O.
Gen. L. o. G.. Ord of the United
States army, who was on his way to
New York, was stricken with yellow
fever at Havana and died in few hours.
Susan b. Anthony; who has been Ia
boring in England for several months,
Is coming home next month. Women
over there have all the rights they
want.
1t is reported that ex-senator Tabor
of Colorado, not to be outdone by any
other leader of fashion, proposes to in
dulge in 5000 night cap. Is 1t liquid
or lace one?
The Prince of Hohenlohe-L
burg, President of the German Colonial
SocietT, is about to start on journey
through the United States and North
west Canada.
The chairman of the Hill investiga-
ting committee has gone to Chicago TO
hear evidence relative TO charges of
| fraud in the construction Of the custom
house in that city.
The census bureau has about closed
its labors. In the last few months its
force has been reduced from 1900
clerks to l7j, and in few days they
will be seeking employment.
| A subterranean forrest. seven feet be-
low the surface of the ground, has been
discovered in Chazy, Clinton county,
n. Y. Many of the trees are in an ad;
| mirable state of preservation.
A fund of 1000 has already been
raised in Bloomington, H., for monu.
ment to Litta. and it is proposed to open
subscription lists in all cities and towns
where the lamented prima donna ever
sang.
Senator Eugene Hale in the practice
of law has made n little fortune for him
self of fifty thousand to hundred thou
sand dollars. His wife is said to have
twelve hundred thousand, and with mel
mothers interest million and n half
Eight men entered blast furnace IN
Syracuse, n. Y. TO construct new
lining, when the old lining fell upon
them killing all instantly. \ hundred
tons of brick and mortar fell upon them
The victims were married and had
families.
Reports from Egypt are of the most
discouraging character. Not only i:
the cholera spreading but its death rat,
greatly multiplied. Added to this lep
rosy has made its appearance. and il
making frightful havoc among the in
habitants.
England is acting noblv in behalf OF
Egypt. She is sending all possible sue
cor in the way of physicians and medi
cnes. But these can do but little
When "old reliable Asatic cholers
takes hold it does its work too rapidly
for physicians skill.
Several Indian tribes on the western
frontier have been engaged in cattle
raising FOR some months, and SO sue.
cessful has been the attempt that they
Will engage on a larger scale. The
government will aid the Indians In
their cndeavors Gas such an enterprise
will make the Indians practically self
supporting.
The Commissioner of Internal Rev.
enue issued n circular to the effect tina,
persons engaged in the manufacture OF
cordials, bitters. tonics, etc, be regard
cd as rectifiers, il the articles mentioned
are usually sold or used as alcoholic
beverages, and persons using them as
such be regarded as liquor dealers. The
order takes effect from July |.
The census of Egypt, begun last year
by Sir Auckland Colvin and Just ccm-
pleted, shows the population of the
country to be 6,798. 230, of whom $685..
9l8, are males. Cairo has population
of 36S, 10S; Alexandria, including its
suburbs, 208.775; Port Said, 1885,
Sucz, 1913; Tantah, 33,725; Mansu.
rah, 27,7si: Zagazig, 1906; Rosetta,
1861.
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