Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-01-04
GENEhdL ITEMS.

John LAWYER, aged ~, pauper in
the Germantown almshouse, Philadelphia,
choked 70 death AZ a turkey dinner given In
mates
The seventeenth Ohio Republicans
nominated Col. j. D. TAYLOR Of Cambridge for
congress TO ill the vacancy caused by the death
Of Mr.. Updegraff.
The New York Sun Is authority for
the report that Gen. Sherman has united with
the Catholic church. His wife has long been a
Romanist, but the General has long been well
known as a free-thinker.
Tobacco growers of Connecticut and
Massachusetts, met at Hartford, Conn, and
after discussing taxes on tobacco formed the
New England tobacco growers association.
A steamer recently landed at Victoria,
In British Columbia, with 40 Chinese women,
who had been sold 70 California mongalious.
The women crossed the line into this country
disguised as Indian sQuaws, and thus evaded
the anti Chinese law.
James Redpath, in a speech before q
New York land league, alluded TO Michael
Davitt's recent assertion that crime had killed
the land league, and asserted that Davitt had
turned traitor to Ireland in taking the position
he had. Redpath added: ~ stand by Parnell
aud the national land league until the oppres-
sivo power of landlord Is crushed and the suf-
ferings Of the fanished Irish people are reliev-
ed.u
The first open hostilities of the Creek
Indian war occurred Is miles west Of Okmul-
kee, Indian Territory. band of Chccote's
men under Jim Larney were going west when
about o'clock in the evening they were at
tackled by some 200 of SPEECHES. partisans I'M
der command of Mekarochee The fight ragged
for an hour when Checotes men fell back but
kept up running fight for ten miles. Bob
Carr, Dave Barrett aud wife and man named
Wolsh or raporfad Eillad Tho loca tho
other side is not known. The whole country Is
rushing TO arms. A detachment OF 40 United
States soldiers was ordered to the scene, and
they overlook and disarmed 100 Of Chicote's
men. This will be continued till all the men
on both sides are disarmed. The Indians say
they don't want TO fight but do want their
sights and are anxious that the United States
commission should investigate and decide the
matter between them and the opposing party
United States Agent Tufts has gone to the
creme of trouble.
Hoscar Wilde has gone to Hengland.
Gen. Sherman denies that he has
turned Romanist.
Gen. Hazen is preparing statement
for congress- against the transfer of the signal
service corps from the army.
A fire Mt Fairfield. Me-, DESTROYED
s55, 900 worth of property belonging TO the
Somerset fibre company; $780, 900 Insurance.
There is considerable opposition by
the French population Of Mexico 70 the pro-
posed treaty with this country. T. Canada
has been appointed to act with the other Next
can commissioners.
The Nebraska wool growers have
perfected permanent organization to be
known as the wool growers and sheep breed
ers' association. The capital represented at
meeting just held in Omaha was $3.50, 600
Mrs. Ellen O'Brien and her daughter
were found drowned in cistern ut their home
In Syracuse, n. Y. IL Is supposed that the
daughter, aged Q, fell In, and that the mother
In trying to save her missed her footing and al
90 fell in. The bodies were in the water about
three hours.
At a gathering of distinguished Re-
publican politicians In Chicago the other day,
the probable presidential candidates were DIS
cussed. II was considered ikelv that Senator