Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-09

aged forty thee years, leIt ner dwelling
the other night attired only in her
sleeping raiment, walked TO the lake at
the foot of Mason street and drowned
herself. The body was found early the
next morning. Her husband was ret
icent when questioned concerning her
probable motive. The neighbors pre-
sume she was driven insane by Burke's |
treatment of her eighteen years old son |
by former husband, whom he lately |
drove from home.
Silver coinage in July amounted to
8, 1885, 600.
Mrs. Garfield hes given the horse
which Gen. Garfield rode at Chickama-
uoa to o. G. Moore, of Kent, o.
Forest fires are raging near Victoria,
British Columbia. No rain has fallen
there in the past two months.
Chas. Ford, the murderer of Jesse
James, is under arrest at Kansas City
for an almost forgotten train robbery.
Virginia presents a claim for 1892.
500 on the federal state treasury, and
other state claims amounting to $1,000
900 depend thereon.
Nine inmates of the Soldiers Home
at Dayton, o., were guilty of violating
the rules of that institution, and were
expelled ut the point of the bayonet.
John Phillips, respectable Negro of
st. Louis, Mo-, was stabbed to death by
a white man, whom Phillips had dis
covered in the act of stealing chickens.
Jabilant Irishmen fired S2 guns in
honor of Carey's death in the public
square at Syracuse, N. Y. Two gun
ners were fatally injured by prema-
ture explosion.
Outrages upon colored residents in
Banks and Jackson counties by Ku-
Kluy have become so frequent that vigil
6 lance committees have been organized
for the protection of the colorcd people.
Capt. Richardson, resident of Wash
inoton says he will socn attempt to go
y over Niagara Falls, using an elliptical
,, shaped silk bag inflated with gas. The
: day for the attempt has not yet been de-
! cided upon.
r Only three bodies have been recover
I ed from the debris of the wreck caused
$ bv the collision at North Pownal, VT,
/. the other day. The other bodies were
q reduced to ashes. The loss TO the CON-
II | pdUl 10 -Oc,Ooo.
After a long struggle Austin +. Pike
has been elected United States Senator
O from New Hampshire for six years
i from March 4, 1883. The election OF
r Pike completes the list of new senators
V in the next congress.
e c. +. fuller, agent of the Chicago
d meat company, is pressing several suits
l. AGAINST the Western Union telegraph
n company at Philadelphia for alleged
y non-acceptance of messages, under the
lie ordinary conditions, on the 25th ultimo
A crowd assembled at the Jail il
Of Mayersville La, and demanded the keys
20 from the sheriff, who refused. They
then broke in the door and took out ID
IN w. Pressell; under arrest for rape: on
A. girl years old, and hanged him in thu
Courthouse yard.
rs The public debt statement jus
% issued shows that there were onl,
I'd $3.50. 900 of bonds redeemed during Jul,
against 81, 800, 900 in July, 1882. Tn
IN government receipts for the montl
. were only S4,200,000 less than yea
!. ago, Notwithstanding the new tariff ant
revenue laws. The indications are tina
the reductions this fiscal year will b.
~ very inuch less than was predicted las
W. winter. The total debt, less cash in tn
re treasury. is now S1,533, 336,O59.
d The Hill investigating committe
made an end of hearing oral evidence
81 They are preparing their report.
ne A Chicago hack plunged into an opel
draw at Polk street bridge; three chill
Il dren named Bessey were drowned, ais
ne the horses.
VI Mrs. Reissner of Indianapolis becam
insane upon religious subjects and con;
u, mitted suicide by jumping from tn
IL second story of her house.
Is Gov. Blackburn of Kentucky has PAL
doned Dan Ferguson, the $4,000 dc
IN faulter, and great Indignation is felt j
es Louisville and elsewhere in Kentucky
liz Secretary folger has ordered tn
y maceration and conversion into pulp Q
n, q large lot of confederate state bonds
te recently transferred to the "abandone
property division of the treasury dc
SIS partment.
Three deaths from cholera occurre
sc at Alexandria on August Sd. Althoug
ny the cholera epidemic continues q
a. Ismailia. there were no deaths Their
ne from it on that day. The deaths fro
m cholera in other places, were 702. in
90 Guiding 1876 at Cairo.
Miss Sarah Burns, aged 16, Twin
nv two miles south of Fayetville, Ark
NJ committed suicide. She went to tn
al barn, got on the roof, placed one end c
a rope about her neck, tied the othe
al end TO pole and jumped. When foun
90 she was dead. The cause was the re
to fusal of young man 10 marry her, VIII
had ruined her. The following in he
80 handwriting was found on a bench
~ This is the last you will hear of me-
~ for you don't believe me at all, so 20
~ Nv can do without me. Tell Willie gooc
u. ~ bye; for hang myself for him. Coco
~ bye to all leave behind.
tin Geo. Mort, a finely educated youn
~ Swede, was found lying dead in Swet
IL ish Lutheran church at Englewood
near Chicago, having committed suicide
cs The papers of Chicago claim the youn
OF man to be identified as an illegitimat
ell son of King Oscar of Sweden, and ths
IA he was raised in the family of the siste
of the king. During his stay in thi
ge country he has been engaged as instrut
IS tor in private school. On portabl
l., blackboard of the pulpit he had wri
al ten in Swedish: 1.-The dead cry, never.
No cause is assigned for the deed.
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