Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-05-24

to the deeper chambers of the ear and been
grown over.
Pat Manion, one of the most notori-
Gus burglars I'm this part OF the country, was
crushed TO pulp under the wheels Of freight
train near Detroit, few days ago. Manion
was released from prison in March last, after
serving long term for burglary, and was at
once arrested I'm Detroit for the same offence,
but was released on condition that he would
leave the state. In the dead mans pocket was
found flask OF powder, a bottle of glycerine,
chisel and drill, showing that he evidently
was In search Of SOB"
James Finger, head engineer of the
Fruitport blast furnace at Grand Haven, had
his left hand torn from his arm while fastening
the stufang box to his engine.
The parties from New York, who
have been 'doingr Muskegon with view OF
establishing cannery are well pleased with
the crops, shipping facilities, etc, except green
corn. They have asked farmers to plant some
of that, and II II looms up well there Is no
doubt but that cannery, with capital OF
$75, 900, will be established there.
An attempt was made on the evening
Of the It'll inst to assasslnate the editor of the
Schoolcraft County Pioneer, at Manistique.
The pistol ball struck under his hand as he sat
writing at his Office table, about 10 p. m, and
glanced upward into the ceiling He pursued
his supposed assailants and fired at them twice
In the darkness, hut they have not been dis
covered. He cannot account for the attempt,
unless IL was made by some OF the liquor party,
members of which have threatened 10 shoot
him on account of his persistent efforts, both as
an editor and member of the township board,
against them.
Pine logs have been floating down
the river at st Louis, Gratiot county, at the
rate OF 800 an hour for weeks past, and will
continue to do for weeks to come. AS the
logs are worth from 81 to s5 each, the wealth
they represent is enormous,
III the petitions already filed secure
what is asked for, Presque Isle county viii
soon have some 900 miles of new wagon roans,
A two year old child of Michael Hser-
yer, living in Riley, Clinton county, was drown
ed recently by falling into ditch near his
home. The mother was In the barn at the time
doing chores.
The Battle Creek milkmen sell over
$1,000 quarts Of milk In that city daily
The Junior boat club of Battle Creek
will row at the Michigan Center regatta, Jnue
II, at the Pullman, Qll.) regatta, July oath,
and at the Saginaw regatta.
John Seannon, who was recently kill
ed in New Mexico by miitiamen who had Gar
resucO' MIN on 'cDhrReS' winch Jnty reIuSeu 10
| make known, was formerly engaged In mining
at Ontonagon, this state. He left Ontonagon
| In 1854
A passenger on the Michigan Central
road was robbed Of pocketbook containing
$3.50 and draft, and a gold watch, between
Kalamazoo and Shepard's crossing, supposedly
| by two men who got of at the latter place.
The empty pocketbook, draft and watch were
| found under seat.
Gov. Begole has vetoed the bill con.
corning cooperative associations, believing
that greater evils would arise II the bill be-
came n law, than would be prevented by Its
| passage.
Mrs. Charlotte Cummings of Grand
Rapids died recently, aged II. She was the
wife of the late Rev. Francia ID. Cummings, who
went to that city In lS43, and had lived there
| ever since In 1881 he was chaplain of a Ma
sonic lodge at Rochester,-N. y, and while IN
| that position became invovedin the celebrated
Morgan affair In 1852 he moved to Ann Ar
| Dor, and four years4ater went TO Grand Rap
Ids, where he took charge OF and built up st
| Marks church the largest Episcopal church IL
the state. He died in 1862, after being rector
| nearly 20 years. Mrs. Cummings was much re
| spected and q good business woman, having
charge of large estate since her husbands
death. She leaves many friends.
Whitehall has approved bonds for six
liquor dealers 1880.
AT the convention of city superintend.
ents of schools held at the Hibbard house
jackson, May 10, Prof. w. T. Gass of Flint
presented the following resolution, which wa
| unanimously adopted: Resolved, That house
bill No. 2S5, entitled "a bill TO provide for the
compulsory education OF children" has receiv
ed the hearty and unanimous endorsement OF
the association of city superintendents as
sembled, and that we especially urge the enact
ment of that part Of II pertaining TO the organ
iZation and maintenance of ungraded schools
for truant and incorrigible children.