Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-24
THE CREAM OF THE NEWS.

Anthony Comstock, president of the society
FOR the prevention OF vice, sned James Robin
son of Long Island City Tor $4,000 for false
imprisonment. The jury gave him sl0O-Si9,
$50 less than he asked for.
Many Republicans express regret at Senator
Pendjeton's defeat.
Another appropriation of q, 000, 900 is asked
for the New York state capital building.
About ,0U0 hands in the tobacco fat tories OF
Pittsburgh are on strike.
The Baptist church at Port Norris, n. } :,
burned TO the ground the other Sunday. Two
hundred children In the editice had a narrow
escape.
Abram Hewitt, who Is charged with duplici-
" In regard TO the attempts made to save
ODOnnels llfe,sa there rs no ground for the
charge, and that all can be explained.
factory will be started at Pittsburgh soon
TO manufacture the hewly invented machine
Tor making hob nails, which have hitherto been
made by hand. The machine will do the work
u 100 men.
On Saturday, Jan. g. Charles Delmonco,
proprietor of the famous D,lmonico restau-
rant in New York, left his home. No trace
was found of him until the 14rh instant, when
bis dead body was found in gully In Orange
Mountain, n j., where, overcome with cold
and hunger, he had frozen to death. He had
been ILL., for some months, aud was In a feeble
condition st the time of bis disappearance
Herman Ftzloff came to Dubuque, Iowa IA
years ago, married and settled down. Now u
young man ~ years of age comes from Germany
ana claims titzloff for father, VINO, the boy
says, lett wife and four little children IN
Germany. The affair creates much excitement
In Dubuque.
Tue .talement that the Canada Southern is
to be duube-tracked is Geni, d.
Lord Lorue is about tn publish book on
Canada Pciucess Louise furnishes the illus
trations.
John Roach the great builder, protests against
the abolition OF the navigation laws.
Reported hat the imperial family of China
have offered their private fortune To help carr,
on the war With France
Henry B. Pavne was elected United States
Senator from Ohio without any opposition.
Rumor hath it thai John Sherman, Kt.fer ct
al are Tr, ing TO Fix things So Genrral O. re-
cump" Sheridan may be nominated for the
Presidency.
John sherman recommends the extension Of
the banking circulate n.
Horr speaks about the building of levees on
the Missi sppi as follows: 1T the experiment.
fails, we eau stand IL; If it succeeds, IL will be
great glory To the M ion"
Brewster Cameron's expose OF things crook.
I'd IN the department OF justice f. reported not
as satisfactory as he promised, but II showed
that tie marshals and district attorneys en-
poyed IN the south were for the must part dis
honest aud corrupt mn; that ExMarshal Hall
II Pittsburgh was and is short 1858 0C0 In Ills
accounts with the government, his hond being
$4,000; and that many other officials had been
dismissed for dishonesty and no further action
taken.
The friends of the bill for the extension Of
the bonded period OF whisky admit that 1t has
little show Of passing.
The quantity If wool imported during the
three months ending september 80 1853, (under
the Few tariff was nearly double the imports
OF wool FOR the same period In 1882.
A broken rail on the Texas Pacific railroad
wrecked a train a7d rs persons were seriously
injured.
A statue Of the late Oliver p. Morton, of
Indiana YVES unveiled at Indianapolis on the
18th inst, In the presence OF an immense con.
courseof people.
China says she viii hgh. France but admits
that n IL had not been for the stupidity of
France. tie war wonld have been ended and
France firmly ensconced in Tonquin.
The coroner's jury in the railroad accident
on the Grand Trunk near Toronto, holds the
conductor and engineer for manslaughte-.
The falling Of the scarf In Welsh colliery
few days ago resulted IN the death of IL
men.
A bitter railroad war Is in prospect between
the Lackawana and other liues. The Nickel
fiate ana othcr roads refuse TO accept the
Lackawana freight, and legal proceedings
hvvc been instituted to see whether the Lacks-
wana can be discrimIn,ted against
The annual requiem for the soul Of NAPOLEON
Ill. was celebrated In Paris on the 18th.
The evacuation OF Soudan will occupy seven
months, aud involve an expense OF $1,000, 900.
Another Nihilist plot against the Car OF
Russia aud the Emperor Of Germany was dis
covered In time to prevent disaster.
California produced 100000 gallons of
VINE IN 1888
Leading Democrats In New York city pro-
pose the Reorganization Of the Isrty In Gotham.