Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-04-12
GENERALITENIS.

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GENERAL ITEMS.
About five thousand bricklayers of
Chicago are on strike, because employers
refuse TO accede TO their demand for four dol
lars per day. Work on all the principal build
ings has been suspended
The employers have acceded to the
demands OF bricklayers In New Haven, CT, for
80 70 a day, with the understanding that In
case the men wo.k only nine hours on Satur-
day they will lose one hours pay. The men
agreed, and will work only nine hours on Sat
urdays.
The officers of the government steam
er Lily, which arrived at Cairo after trip
down the Ohio distributing relief to the suffer
ers by the late flood, say one million dollars
would not cover the loss sustained by the over
flow between Louisville and Cairo Hundreds
OF farms have ten TO fifteen inches Of pure
sand deposited over their entire area, and
fences, outhouses and other buildings, BESIDES
grain and other crops, are swept away.
The Massachusetts House defeated
the constitutional prohibi.ory amendment
The Canadian privy council came to
an adverse decision on the application of
American distilers TO admit whisky in bond
packages Of less than 100 gallons. 1t Ia proba-
BILE, however, some indications will be made
In existing regulations.
The investigation of the management
OF the almshouse at Tewksbury, Mass, con-
tinues TO develop the most startling state Of
affairs. According to evidence thus far taken
the unfortunate inmates were no better than
brutes while alive, and after death their re-
mains were sold to the highest bidder.
At n meeting of the trustees of Penn
sylvania university committee report was
presented setting forth u plan for the educa-
tion OF women by which they will receive the
same course OF instruction as young men, hut
at a different time and place, all, however to
receive degrees on the same terms.
The municipe elections in Ohio show
decided victory for the antiPendleton wing
OF the Democracy, with the exception Of Col
umbus, where they suffered signal defeat. The
usual Democratic majority of 900 in that city
has been changed to $50 Republican majority.
The anttPcndleton Democracy, which gains its
inspiration from Cincinnati, sought to carry all
the cities this spring, so as To have the munich
pie organizations 10 help get control OF the next
convention, and thereafter the campaign aud
the next legislature. They captured the Re-
publican strongholds Of Cleveland, Springfield,
Dayton, aud abont all the cities of the second
class, while they held the fort at Cincinnati,
PendletOn's home. This wing OF the Democ-
racy seems 10 be on top. IL represents the
Younger element. The Foster faction of the
Republicans which expects to have this young
uDuTDOn DlOOu 10 ugnJ ncAC lhll, got on I'D the
program In Columbus and brought out General
Walcutt for Mayor. Foster got Colonel Chas.
IL. Moore, his insurance commissioner, to run
the campaign there and won. THERE'S already
boom for Walcutt,. the mayor elect,
for governor, with Moore for chairman
Of the state committee, while Foster, who
will be making his race for senator,
will be the real chairman. Farley the
new Democratic mayor of Cleveland, is a crea-
ture of Payne, who is fighting Pendleton's civil
Of Springfield, is the lieutenant OF Bookwater
the last Democratic candidate for governor,
who is opposed to Pendeton, and men Of his
school were chosen in all the cities. The DEM
ocratic candidate In Columbus was young
man backed by anti Pendl,ton men, who were
badly out-generalIed and were locally unpop-
ular. The result of the elections on the I'd
inst are looked upon as complete change OF
base fer both parties in Ohio, in which person
al ambitions are hereafter to be ruling powers
At Chicago the election resulted in complete
victory for the democracy. The election was
for city and township officers, aud members of
the city council. AT st. Louis, Mo-, the Dem
ocrats were victorious, while at Eau Claire,
Wis, the contest was between workingmen
and capital, and resulted In complete victory
for the former. In Denver, Col, the Republi-
cans we're the victors
The Commercial bank of Toledo, has
failed.
Rhode Island, defeating Sprague by about g..
600 majority.
A dispatch of the 4th inst. from Ari-
IONA says; There are some grave apprehen-
sions OF a general outbreak at San Carlos
agency. The 4th cavalry has been ordered
from Fort Stanton to Fort Selden to scour the
country between Rio Grande and Deming. An
other company Is scouting between silver City
and Lordsburg. Col Forsythe is still on AMI
mas range. The hosties seem to have fed to
old Mexico. Mexican advces state that q
marauding band has been driven from Sonora
into Arizona, but before leaving Mexico the
sayages killed SO people.
Ottawa newspaper men have asked
the postmaster general to abolish the postage
on papers delivered In city or town. An order
to that effect will shortly be published.
The revenue of the Dominion for
March exclusive Of British Columbia) was 81
$40, OBS; revenue for the first nine months of
the fiscal year A26. 3S1 ,6S5; expenditures for
the same time, sls,Q02, 149.
The Canadian Privy Council has de-
cided adversely on the proposition of American
distilers to import American whiskey in bond,
even under the ~ hours limitation.
Patrick Taafe. for 80 years faithful
employe OF Peter Cooper, on hearing OF the
latter's death. sad: "My heart is broken!"
Taafe was found dead In bed next morning.
lrOuDle Is likely 10 grow out OF the
arrest of the seven Americans in Panama, who
are charged with the robbery of the ESQ, 900 sept
to pay the salaries OF the men Of the United
States steamer Lackawanna.
Hon. Senator Thomas N. Gibbs, FORM
erly postmaster-geuere of Canada, In Sir John
A. Macdonald's government and president Of
the Domion telegraph company, died at Osha-
wa, Ont, after short illness.
The society to protect children from
cruelty has sent a circular letter to the fac
tories and underground works of New York
state notifying them that II was the purpose of
the society to enforce the laws regulating the
employment Of children and asking the cooper
alton OF proprietors.
In connection with the bottle explo-
sion at Ottawa q few days ago. in the Eastern
parliament building, " hen Sergeant Hughes and
policeman Codd narrowly escaped deatn recent
ut Rideau hall have excited not a
little alarm. A few nights ago IL was dItco,er-
I'd that the fire hose was cut and rendered use-
ess, and his excellcncy the governor general Ia
aid TO have received number Of threatening
etters of late.
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