Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-03-08
GENERAL TTEBIS.

shaken by an earthquake on February 21th In
an alarming manner. The shock lasted FIVE
seconds accompanied by deep rtimbling At
the same time n brilliant meteor shot across
the sky, emitting dazzling white light and
flames, apparently about eight feet in diameter.
The immense printing establishment
of Geo. II. Taylor d CO., Of Chicago, has failed.
They confess Judgment amounting TO $4,000.
The city building Inspector of Chicago
has been inspecting the school buildings OF
that city, and almost without exception they
have been found faulty in construction
The grand Jury in the Newhall house
case have made their final report. They find
that the hotel was made A. substantially as
most hotels that landlord Antisdala dopted the
same precautions as in hotels of like SIZE but
did not properly instruct help a. Ia their
duties III ease of fire; the police and fire de-
partment are commended aud the coroneri IL cen
sured.
In the Missouri House OF Representa-
tives the committee In charge of the prohibition
amendment, have made a report recommending
that the amendment to the constitution do not
pass. An amendment was offered providing
that any legislation for carrying prohibition in-
10 effect should make provision 10 reimburse
brewers, distillers and others for losses they
may sustain RS result. The amendment was
laid upon the table by test vote o. ayer 10 80
souri, is settled for this session OF the leg!sla-
ture.
The Harvard college "annex" for
young ladies' is said 20 I've IN a very prosperous
condition.
The coinage AZ the various mints for
February was $4,5is, SEQ, OF which S?.4OC. GO
were standard dollars.
The decrease in the national debt dur
ing February was s7,63067s and since june
30, 1850 the decrease amounts TO slU2, 63S, s4G.
The statement of the Augrs!inian
fathers at Lawrence, Mass, leaves an apparent
surplus of 81 100, hut the present market value
Of assets makes 1t deficiency.
The forestry bulletin from the Census
Bureau Just issued relates To the forests of
West Virginia II says the forests have been
largely removed from the Ohio River counties.
and the most valuable timber along the princi
pal streams, especially black walnut, cherry
and yellow popular have been culed in
nearly every part of the State. The area still
occupied by white pine is estimated To extend
over 80 square miles and 10 contain about 900,
OOO,OOO feet OF understandable lumber. The
lumber product Of the State for the census year
was $50 90 feet OF lumber, ~ 900 laihs,
1906, goo shingles, IL 90, 900 slaves and $751;,
900 sets Of headings; total value, s2,4Sl, So.
A cattle trade has been made in Tex
uk fIUDrhllnE [S,UOU UcdU III cattle anu
acres Of land. The consideration was $780,
600.
New York and Boston capitalists are
nj Ottawa negotiating with the Ontario Pacific
Railway for the construction OF line from
Cornwall 10 Sarlt Ste. Marie.
The New Brunswick government has
resigned, and the lieutenant governor called
upon Mr.. Blair, leader OF the opposition. 20
form new government.
Capt. Howgate, the successful en-
bezzler of the Signal Service Bureau, Is said TO
be spending the winter In Florida, where the
climate is rapidly restoring his health, which
was broken down by close application TO en-
bezzlipg while In Washington.
John O'Neil, liquor dealer of White
hall, n. Y, whose case rnder The civil rights
bill was adversely decided in the United States
district court on the lat inst, has since been
found guilty OF 4S1 ofYenscs and fined $4,000
with $500 costs aud a months imprisonment.
The alternative sentence will be- so years i'm
prisonment, ONeil furnished $1,000 bail and
appealed.
In his message TO the New York leg
islature vetoing the bill reducing the fare for
the New York elevated railway, Gov. Cleve-
land Gays the stock and bonds are held by a
large number OF citizens, and thu income de-
ponds upon the fares. The reduction proposed
Is large one, and II Is claimed will permit no
dividend to investors. II Is important that In
vested capital be protected and the necessity
and usefulness In Developments of enterprise
valuable to the people VIII be recognized by
conservative conduct on the part of the state
government. lie is not satisfied that clrcum-
stances exist 10 reduce fare on elevated roads
and IL Ia conceded that no examination has
been made 70 that end.
The bond of the dcfaulting treasurer
of Tennessee has been reduced from $50, goo TO
1900 and the prisoner released.
The Massachusetts, house, 81 TO 80,
has reeonsidered the vote engrossing the bien-
NAL elections and SESSIONS bill, and bill was
sent tos committee on the third reading. This
IS regarded as the defeat Of the measure for
this session.
Commander Chcyne, now in Montre-
al, says he has not abandoned his proposed
balloon expedition TO the north pole, and that
he will be accompanied by Lieut.. Sewstka, The
arctic explorer.
The jury in the case of J. ID. Watson,
the LOBBYIST charged with an attempt to bribc
Representative Black of Cleveland las. winter,
have returned verdict of guilty. The penal
Nv Is from three to ten years in the peniten-
tiary. Sentence has been reserved.
The supreme court of Utah granted
a stay OF proceedings pending an appeal 10 the
supreme court OF the United States In the APP
plications for mandamus to compel the coun-
ty officers to turn over the offices TO the APP
poiutees of the governor. This In effect an
nuls the Hoar amendments. All the county
officers hold TIL the August election.
The city auditors of London, Ont,
have discovered quite number OF discrepancies
IN the books OF Tax Collector Taylor Of that
City, and he has been suspended. The amount
said to amount to q considerable sum. Taylor
IA \, old ofYiejai but n Il belicved the entire