Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-06
THE CREAM OF THE NEWS.

Howgate, the runaway signal service officer
| is thought by many TO be hiding not many
miles from Washington.
Authorities of Lincoln, Ill, are positive that
they can convict Carpent ter Of the murder Of
Fora Burns.
Ex-senator Spencer will bring suit against
Acknowledgement Brewster for defamation OF
character. Spencer thinks be has been dsmag
ed 1000 worth.
DIR. Norvin Green, President of the Western
Union Telegraph company, is of the opiuion
that congress has no business to legisate con-
corning that corporation.
OHIO liquor men have captured the Demo-
cratic legislative caucus and the Scott law will
be repealed.
The invalid pension committee will report
favorably bill increasing the pension OF wild
ows and dependent parents of deceased sol
diers and sailors from IS to $12 per month";
The majority Of the postofice committee op-
poses the bill 10 prohibit the mailing of papers
containing lottery advertisements, basing
| their opposit'ons on alleged constitutional
grounds Of states rights.
United States Minister Hunt is dying at st.
Petersburg
The French generals schramm and De.
Wimpffen are dead.
Gen. Graham has completed preparations
for advance on the false prophet
The House OF lords have passed the bill for
protection against the foot and mouth disease
In foreign cattle imported.
Arthur Wellesley Peel was unanimously
elected speaker OF the House of commons
yesterday.
The damage by the explosion at London,
which Is thought to have been caused by dyLa-
mite, is "a 600.
The bill 20 prohibit the importation of adul.
tar afaI ..rfll 49,
House.
Southern members oppose the bill prohibit
ing the mailing OF papers containing lottery
advertisements, on the ground that It will
bring up the question Of state rights.
Montreal claims to have made 81 ,00O, 900 by
her carnival.
The secession movement In Manitoba, ac-
cording to advices from Necue, Dakota Is fast
developing, muster ground having been Sc
Iected and plenty OF Winchester rifles and
stores being ready when needed Everything
is expected to be in readiness when the meet
ing at Winnipeg takes place. six weeks hence
The Western Union telegraph company paid
over TO the state OF Texas recently, under pro-
test, $3.50 tax on messages for last quarter.
The tax is a cent on each fullrate message
and a half cent on each nigbtrate message.
Congressman who have been much exercised
by reports Of disclosures IN connection with
ctar fOutc lTduuS art HhNlnR tnt1r Tears AlHye1
by finding out that the original papers have
Lot been tempered with
Gen. Longstreet United States marshal of
Geoi ala, denies that he is 4 defaulter to the
government.
Four boys hunting near Omaha exploded
powder house containing four tons of powder
and were blown 10 atoms.
Two women at San Francisco horsewhipped
an attorney named Regensberger for making
too free use OF their names.
Five murderers are 10 BE- hung In Arizona
on the 18th of March.
Nilsson, the Swedish nightingale has $685.
600 invested In real estate In New York CITY.
The widow OF A. T Stewart has sold the
"S,evart building" Broadway and Chambers
street, toJudge Hilton, for t2,100,0o0.
An immense mass meeting was held in New
York the other night In favor OF high license
Henry Ward Beecher was present and urged
the closing OF low class saloons.
The cattle disease prevention bill has passed
the British House OF Lords.