Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-12-20
The first 10 months of 1889 over 500 600 ooo


totally destroyed by fire on the 9th inst Loss
is 100000.
December 10 was the first bill day In the
House, and perfect avalanche of bills poured
In. The most notable feature was the large
number of bills providing for forfeiture Of
unearned railroad grants.
The United States Supreme Court has con-
firmed the VIII OF Mrs. Dorsey leaving her
property TO JEFF Davis
For the week ending Saturday, December s,
SCI ,4SS silver dollars were coined at the United
States mints.
Two burglars at Delphos o., refusing to
give the names Of their confederates, were
taken from Jail by a mob and strung up, to
compel them to speak. They were lowered for
moment when they still refused. Again they
were strung up, and left by the Isob A pas
ser by cut them down, but their recovery is
impossible.
Geo b. Loring, commissioner OF agriculture,
spent nearly Sl.4OO for travelling expenses dur
ing the last fiscal year.
Like Banquo's ghost, Fitz John Porter will
not down. A copy of Senator Sewells bill for
Fitz Johns relief has been introduced In the
House.
The total mileage of roads in Iowa, as shown
by the commissioners report, Is 7,0l5.
A Northern Pacific passenger train was stuck
snow drift for fourteen hours on the 9th
nS:.
The Buriington's net earnings from January
1 to November l were sl0,669, 1884, a gain OF
twcnty-nine per cent over the corresponding
period OF last year.
Seventeen incendiary fires in Milwaukee have
been traced TO four boys, each about 13 years
of age, sons OF refined aud well-to-lo parents.
The boys are under arrest. The boys had
formed Buffalo Bin organization, and had a
den stored with guns, lassoes, dime novels, etc.
There is a strong probability Of the extern
| sion OF the bonded period upon spirits remain
ing in distilery warehouses.
system OF frauds Ia the Public Works De
partment of New York city has been discov-
cred, by which II Is claimed that the treasury
! has been robbed of millions of dollars. The
heavy taxpayers are much interested in the dis
| closures.
Rosa Bonheur, the celebrated artist, Is seri-
ously Ill.
Carl SchurZ has severed his connection with
| the New York Evening Post
The New York World of n recent date pub
| fishes letters from Republicans Ia all parts Of
] the Empire state, giving the presidential pref
erences Of their localities. Arthur seems to
lead, with good following for Blaine, and
many for Lincoln, Sherman, Eumunds, etc.
A convict in an Ohio penitentiary has fallen
| heir To $l,000,000. He has several years vet
| t. remain behind the bars.
| ptntldi ilON hs cure lOf
desertiOn a long term Of solitary Imprisonment
and branding.
| A political row at Greenville, Miss, resulted
| In thu shooting Of three Negroes and one wLite
man. Two OF the Negroes were killed, and the
other one and the white man seriously injured.
The supreme court has decided that United
| States circuit courts cannot issue iujunetions
| to prevent parties appearing In state courts.
! Efforts are being made to secure the cstab-
lishmcnt OF soldiers home at Erie, Pa.
Two men were killed, a man and woman
| Inortally Wounded and a store robbed OF
81 200 By highwaymen at Bisbee, A. T.
Gold has been discovered In Las Vegas, ".
NJ. There is great excitement in the town,
1 Lynn, Worcester and Newbnryport, in Mas
sachusetts, voted 10 license the liquor traffic.
G, rmany wants IL understood that she will
| protect her subjects in China.
| Free traders Of Spsin urge the conclusion OF
treaties with the United States and England.
An immense throng of people crowded
around the residence of wealthy Moscow mer-
| chant, lately deceased, to receive the aims al
ways given at the demise of wealthy person
| Seven persons were crushed to death and four
s. riously injured.
Hicks Pasha's body was found with his
welpon's in his hand.
English war vessels have been sent TO Suakim
| Ex-secretary Blaine is at present In " ASKING
ton. He lives a very retired life, devoting his
attention entirely to his book.
The Western Union Telegraph company has
| declared quarterly dividend Of Ia per cent.
| The net revenue for the quarter, Sl,150, 900
surplus $4,065,509.
Emma Bond made her appearance in cour,
for the first time few days ago. When heI
| eyes fell upon one of the Williams who has caus
ed her so much suffering, the poor girl tainted
! and, amid murmurs OF sympathy, was borGC
| from the room.
A new cable company has been formed al
Albany, n. Y, with capital stock of $4,000,
coo.
Young Blair, clerk In a store at Casklc Sta
ton, FIVE miles from Hopkinsville, Tenn, re
turned to the store after leaving the Other
night. The proprietor saw a light and think
ing IL was robbers, got some friends. All were
armed, and when Blair came out they riddlcd
him with bullets
Senator Sawyer of Wisconsin has introduced
II bill for the sale of the lumber on tho
| Menominee Indian Reserve. The passage OF
this measure Will materially effect the interests
! of Michigan lumber men.
Three of the O'Donnell jurors have admitted
| that they were influenced by the dlctum Of the
judge.
The tenth anniversary Of the "Woman'f
Crusade" is to be celebrated on the 23d inst by
the state unions Of the w. &. T. L.
Frank James was released from the Kansas
CITY Jail on 81, 600 bail the other day, and i'm
mediately rearrested on charge Of killing
Cashier Sheets at Gallatin In 1878. Four other
indictments are awaiting him.
| The National Reform Association In session
at Cleveland, o., adopted resolutions declaring
| that God Is sovereign"
| The associated southern railway lines al
Philadelphia have adopted "a o'clock time.
| In an address before the colonial institute
at London, Lord Lorne suggested that school
children be taught the prospect Of life In the
| colonies.
| Gladstone wants Lord Chief Justice Coler.
idge TO write something about America. The
| English jurist says he sbrinks from writing
even a magazine article.
Mrs. w. II. Vanderbilt gave magnificent
ball the other night, to which 5000 people
were invited. L. was as grand an affair as
money could make it.
The divorced wife of United States Sena-
| tor Christiancy died In New York a few days
| ago, raving junatic.
Arson G.. McCook OF New York has been
| on.inatcd for secretary Of the Senate. aud
rebel, secures the nomination for sergcant-at7
| arms.
| A bill will soon be introduced authorizing an
appropriation Of about $50, 600 TO secure Mack
| inaw Island as u national park.
Postmasters In different parts of the country
| have filed claims for back pay under the act of
oure l2,.lSG6, estimated ut nearly $4,000, 900.
| The family of Jacob Melting, the murderer o
| Ada Atkinson, near Lafayette, Ind, live at
| Elm Springs, Ark, and since he went, 90 years
ago, to fight for southern Independence, they
had heard nothing OF him until they read the
| story Of his hanging couple OF weeks ago.
Mrs. Carrie Kilgore, of Philadelphia, applied
| for admission 20 the bar OF Pennsylyania. Her