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

brighter ana brighter.
In q collision some years ago be-
tween Pennsylvania railroad ferry
boat and New York transportation
company steamer, John Ii Martin re-
ceived injuries causing insanity. He
has obtained verdict against both COM
panies for $4,000.
AT lawn party in Joliet, ILL.,, 100 |
people were made very sick by eating |
ice-cream. The flavoring is believed to |
have been poisoned.
The works of the Howe Sewing Ma |
chine company at Bridgeport, Conn,
burned few days ago, at a loss of
S350,000.
A report has just been issued in Cork
which shows that 1927 emigrants
have been "asslsted," at cost of f65,-
600. The government paid f26,000 of
this amount.
A call has been issued by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury for S31 100000 of
81 per cent bonds.
New Orleans denies that there has
been case of yellow fever there this
year, and says that the city was never
in better sanitary condition.
All of Cetewayo's wives and several
| Of his chiefs were killed with him.
The Dublin Irish Times says Carey
| the informer, has arrived at one of the
British colonies.
San Francisco has 10Y cases of lepro-
sy, all traceable, tine doctors say, to
the smoking of cigarettes made by
Cinnamon.
The largest object glass in use is the
26.inch lens at Washington, with q TO-
cal length of 80 feet. Its light-gathcr-
ing power is 5000 times that of the
unaided eye.
| The Washington house presented to
Gen. Sheridan by his Chicago friends
is atwo, story brick. surmounted by a
mansard roof and attic. 1t was built
five years rgo by Judge A. o. Adds.
Frances new military law proposes
to put all bachelors in the first class of
reserves to be called out first in time
of war, and it also retains them on the
list of reserves for IL years instead of
six, the term for married men.
ID. w. Dugles of Sparta, Tenn, kill.
ell his stepfather, James Smith, for
beating his Dulges) aged aud feeble
mother.
Robert b. Beatty of Philadelphia is
the newly elected commander. in-chief
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Members of the firm of l.. b. Day d
Co., carpet dealers of Milwaukes, are
undt arrest for converting to their own
use property belonging TO WAS. Sloan
of New York.
-Four inhuman wretches fell upon VIM.
McCarty, first mate of q Mississippi
steamer. at Doanal's landing, tennessee
and beat him 50 brutally that his life is,
despaired of.
The House of Commons are discuss
ing q plan for opening n new water
way between the Mediterranean and Red
Sea.
Mexico has another rebellion on hand.
The Mexicans will have luxuries no mat.
ter what the cost.
California expects to turn out 50 ,000,-
600 bushels of wheat this year.
The report of the attack upon the
American consul at Monterey. N. Nj.
was greatly exaggerated.
Mrs. A L. Stewart has given - ,OOO,.
900 to furnish free tuition on a non par.
tisan basis.
Minister Wallace, American Minister
to Turkey. demands a prolongation OF
the treaty between Turkey and the
United States but consents to revision
of the Turkish tariff.
The death rate in Egyptian cities on
july "a was very heavy and the disease
shows no signs of abatement. Twenty
five British soldiers are among the last
list of deaths reported 1t is stated on
authority that there is no Asiatic cholera
in England or in Europe.
The Ward iron company, operating
in the two Ohio tows of Niles and New
Philadelphia, has failed for $500, 900,
and the available assets are mere baga-
telle. Aprivate bank at Niles was forced
TO close its doors on account of run
upon it by creditors of the Ward com.
pany.
'6While n party of pleasure seekers
were out driving at Northeast Harbor
Maine, the horses became frightened
and ran away. Miss Case, Boston
lady, was instantly killed. and other:
were seriously injured
Capt Quinn of the engineer corp,
has spent $685. on the Missouri and
Yellowstone rivers the past year.
The cholera is sending its streamlets
OF poison in all directions. Its danger
is no longer imaginary.
Forty members Of the English army
corps have been ordered to Europe.
Oil sand has been struck at depth
of 1850 feet few miles north of Pitts.
burg, and it is thought new oil field
has been discovered
Kansas citizens in the neighborhood
of Ottawa, Franklin Co. are excitedly
digging i'm all sections of the country,
in search for $4,000 in gold alleged to
have been buried whereabouts by man
now serving sentence of 25 years in
Kansas penitentiary for murder.
Hon. Montgomery Blair. ex-postmas
ter-general, is dead.
Miss Murdon, while boating on To-
ronto bay, was drowned
The khedive had sore throat, not
cholera, as first reported.
Massachusetts, legislature has closed
its doors after p session lastsing 206
days.
Folks attorneys have fled petition
for new trial on the ground of the
incompetency of the jury.
An extensive forgery of Dominion
notes of large denominations is under