Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-30

that they are likely TO die. Insured for
5000; loss about $1,000.
A tramp giving the name of John
Ludlow and claiming TO hail from CHI
cago, attempted to commit an outrage
on the person of Mrs. John Murphy in
Grand Rapids. He entered her resi-
dence and forced her into back room,
but her cries brought assistance before
he accomplished his purpose, and he was
arrested and placed in jail The lady
was not seriously injured.
The Meridian murder mystery has
been cleared up at last. Price, after
keeping silent neary seven weeks, has
been arrested and placed in jail at Char
lotte for picking the pocket of n man at
the races in that place last week. Nc
Connell, the accused, has been discharg-
ed from custody after being kept in du-
rance vile nearly seven weeks.
Wilful murder was the finding of the
coroner's jury sitting at Windsor in the
case of Phipps, who shot his wife on the
ferry boat on the evening of August ID.
Fires are raging on the plains above
East Tawas and are getting into the
timber, but fortunately the latter is
very green.
JUL, . Rostau, who killed his neighbor
Hermann Kock, in Detroit was convict
ed in the recorders court of that city
of murder in the second degree.
The Cardran brothers have been
awarded gold medals of honor by the
government for their bravery in saving
from drowning last April the keeper and
his two assistant at the Spectacle reef
lighthouse, near Bots Blanc island, in
Lake Huron.
Perry Smith. an old citized of Cold
water, was taken insane the other day,
and moi getting better, he has been con-
fined in jail, and will be sent TO the
Kalamazoo asylum.
A young cyclone has been tearing up
things badly along narrow strip of
country lying three miles east of Ypsi-
lanti. A fine orchard belonging to d s.
Convert was leveled to the ground, a
cow and two valuable steers belonging
to the same party were killed, and a
large barn was raised foot and half
from its foundation.
Forest fires have destroyed ovor 200
acres of choice standing timber near
East Tawas.
There is.great excitement at Roscomon
overthe discovery of oilnear town while
some parties were digging a ditch. II
seems to be pure petroleum, and flows
out in paying quantities.
Charles Murray, an honored and re-
spected citizen of Pontiac, is dead
About 5000 people attended the sol
diers' and sailors reunion ut st. Jo-
seph.
Four makers of counterfeit coin have
| been arrested at Sheridan, in Montcaln
county, and taken to Grand Rapids for
trial.
The state sanitary convention 1T Mus
kegon was marked success in respect
to attendance and public interest arous.
ed. The need of better drainage and
water and food supplies at Muskegor
were set forth fully.
A Grand Rapids street car driver hi
the back part Of his mule with a whip
The drivers arm will probably be wei
in month or two, but he don't feel sc
sure about the ribs that were displaced
by the mules hoof
The prettiest girls that the congrega.
tons afford take up the collections il
the Grand Traverse churches.
The people of Evart will make ;
strong effort to induce the DBL, & n. II
X. Co. to extend its Chippawa Lake
branch to that place. Only II miles
additional track would be required
and the road would give Evart two line;
of communication with the outside
world, and the citizens think the pro
ject would be mutually advantageous
TO themselves and the railroad com
pany.