Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-16
THE NEWS.
DOMESTIO.

A little son OF Don Jose Morr1l OF |
San Juan, N. NJ, stolen by Indians two |
years ago, has just been restored to his
parents.
A little colored girl was burned to
death in cabin near Lexington, KY,
and it is believed the child's older sister
set the place on fire.
The coinage of standard silver dollars
during August will amount to S2,34O,-
600. to be coined at the different minis,
as follows: Philadelphia, Sl,040, 900;
San Francisco, 5000, 900; New Orleans,
5000, 900; Carson City, 100000.
The Depart nent of State has received
telegram from the Consul-General at
Metamoras announcing that Mr. Shaw,
the gentleman who was assaulted while
acting as Consul at Monterey, has al
most entirely recovered from his iniur-
les.
A dispatch from Pine Bluffs, Ark.
says a man named Barker, living on
Hurricane Creek, in the center OF the
State, killed his daughter upon annouc-
ing her intention to marry certain
young man against his wishes. Neigh
bors hung Barker in his front door.
officer John Wall, of Chicago, who
seriously wounded young man named
Edward Faulkner while defending him.
self against crowd of roughs, COM
mitied suicide. The fact of shooting
Faulkner, an innocent party, and the
likelihood of his death, preyed on the
mind of the officer and impelled him to
the act.
The report that there is n scheme on
foot for the annexation of a portion OF
Mexico by the United States is discred-
tied in Washington by those in n posi-
ton to gain early intelligence, if such
a project were in contemplation. The
scheme, with another for the acquisition
of Cuba, is said to have originated at n
meeting in New York stock broker S
Office, when it met with much favor.
The names of several prominent men in
New York and Boston were mentioned
in connection with It.
Lawrence, Mass, had Sl50,000 fire
the other day.
Nearly one million dollars paid out in
pensions since August /.
Standard silver dollars issued last
week, 290, 499, which is l3,499 more
than the corresponding week last year.
Texas cotton suffers from long con.
tinued drouthS From one-half to two
thirds the usual crop may be expected.
Cadet Engineer Arnold, recently dis.
charged from the navy, has had his
claim for one years pay tavorably de-
cided by the treasury department.
An Italian, sentenced to be hanged al
d.. l.. 10 ,t ftlti 4.
effort to kill himself while on his way
back from the court room to the jail
Sixty persons at Camden, S. c., ate
ice cream which is supposed to have
been poisoned, as all were taken i'll
One girl died and several others are il
critical condition.
Two American fishermen named Tay
lor and Laundry, who wandered from
their fishing vessel at the Grand Bank
went five days without food or water
aud were terribly exhausted when q
length they reached Trepassey.
Two banks at st. Adams, Vermont
he Vermont National and the st. AL
bans trust company-have been com
PEELED to suspend, owing to the unsuc
cessful railroad operations of Exon
gresham Bradley Barlow, president o
the first named institution.
Fourteen of the twenty-one member
of the most desperate band of railroad
thieves operating along the Missouri
Pacific and other western lines were ar
rested at Brooklyn, H., opposite st
, Louis, and the railroad secret servic
officers are determined TO break up thi
and other gangs.
A party of Ioughs returning from
: resort known as Turner park, near Mt
Clare, ILL.,, entered the grounds of Mr.
Lovett, an old and respected resident
/ and proceeded TO despoil his fruit trees
: He warned them to leave, when som
/ of the party assaulted him with missile
, one of which struck him at the base O
: the brain, killing him instantly TIL
party were arrested, and will be he'll
, for trial.
Will Jacobs an estimable young maj
! of Pontiac. was drowned in Lords LAX
a few days ago while in bathing wit
. some companions.
! Petoskey reports the establishment O
!, a government fish hatchery and the no
/. tably great success of the state cam
! meeting now in progress.
: Kentucky elected Democratic gov
, ernor on the 9th inst. His name !
, Knott, and he had a majority of 10000
S. G. w. Benjamin, first diplomat
representative of the United States t
: Persia was rendered royal reception
7 by the Shah upon his arrival in tina
+ country.
The father of Lieut.. Robertson, win
is to be tried for duplicating his pay &C
. count, is SO convinced of his sons limo
cence that he is anxious to have tn
court martial proceed.
One hundred thousand dollars il
three-and-a-half per cent bonds hav
, been presented at the United State
,, treasury for redemption under 12lst call
: which does not mature till November /
|, A convict in the illinois penitentary
|. named Kellogg, committed suicide tn
other day. He was at work at wir
drawing machine, and threw a col
around his neck. and was drawn acros
the machine. He confessed to havin:
committed triple murder in Atlanta
H., in 1882.
The wheat crop of Minnesota is sai'
to be far above the average.
Washington book-binders contributed
$500 to the striking tslegraphers.
On and after October Los Angeles
Cal, will have free mail delivery.
J A love sick swain in Kernersvill, N
G.. ATTEMPTED suicide the other day by