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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-08-28
Another jackson Tragedy.

A horrible butchery was committed
in Jackson the other morning by Thos.
Murphy, an employee of the Geo. L.
Smith purifier company. Murphy has
been addicted to attacks of insanity.
and during the night he imagined bur-
glars were trying to get into the house
He arose, armed himself with a small
pair of scissors, and went to the door
and began talking loudly. His wife
approached him gently and touched
him on the shoulder, thinking that would
restore him to his senses, but instead he
turned furiously upon her and stabbed
her five times in the breast and throat,
one wound severing the arteries and
tho poor wife bleeding to death in 10
minutes. The mothers screams awak-
ened her three sons, who rushed in and
dragged the maddened father from his
bloody work. When Murphy realized
what he had done he became frantic
with grief and rushed almost naked to
che police station and gave himself up.
Interviewed by reporter in Jail he had
apparently forgotten that his wife was
the victim, and talked of fierce en-
counter he had with burglars. The
wife was Is and Murphy is AZ. She
leaves five grown up children.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-08-28

can; and pledge TO you all that have
of remaining strength in declining years
to do all that in me lies in behalf Of the
principles that you and / hold dear,
and without the early prevalence and
adoption of which the government can
not stand.
you have one advantage in your
candidates; you will have To spend no
time in defending him. His doings have
been known TO the country for more
than quarter of a century. Every
act of his life has been under a micro
scope lighted by the lurid fires of hate
and SANDER. He is yet unframed, and
has no opinion to take back, no policy to
recant, and no just charge to explain for
what he has done either in peace or war.
''Of personal advantages to myself
nothing can accrue. l am too old TO
make selfish plans for the future; yet
hope as my last political act, il it so be,
to do some service to the people and
mankind in calling bacl, the govern
ment to the purpose for which il was
framed by our fathers, q government
for the people, q government by the
many, and not by the few, nor for the
interests of the few.
He closed long and exhaustive docu-
ment with an appeal to the Democracy
of the old Bay State. OF his part in the
national Democratic convention he says:
ITO withdraw as much AS possible
all personal considerations from inter-
fering with my duties as your represen-
tative in unfolding your cause and car
rying forward your principles, did not
permit my Fame to come before the
convention in candidature, although j
am instructed that the fact is, and
glory in it, that was the unanimous
choice of the democratic people of our
state.
1.-The convention for reasons, and
under circumstances that l have here
inbetore stated, rejected your princi-
pies, spurned your platform, and in
stead of taking any statesman of the
democracy, nominated as your cand =
| date gentleman whom two years ago
there were not forty voters in your
ranks knew lived OIL earth. L cannot
be bound by the actions of such a con-
vention, so regardless of the interest OF
the people and of democratic usages,
and 1 so told that body.
Party alliance carried to such extent
is neither democratic or useful. shall
: therefore, unite myself with the labor
ing men and the true democracy of the
country, to do my endeavor with them
to bring back the government into con-
troi of the people, and 1 invite every
good citizen, of whatever political faith,
10 join the peoples party" to purify
and reform the administration and re-
dress the wrongs done by oppressive
, legislation.
: "There are some who call themselves
democrats that l would little rathey
would not come with us; they are not
of us. TO the honest and fair minded
4 democrats who have acted with me but
now believe that their duty lies in an
opposite direction bid kindly politi-
cal farewell until their conscientious
patriotism shall bring them back in the
: near future to labor with me again in
0 the peoples cause, admitting that If
, saw not too wisely, saw better than
D they did the necessity of change from
] party to country.
1 'BENJ. L. BUTLER.
( Lowell, Mass, August II, 1884.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-08-28
Reversible Quality Of tho Japanese.

The japanese habit of reversing ev-
erything, If we may regard our own
way of doing things as the proper way,
is very curious, and in some of its de-
tails very interesting. Mr.. Grifiths, in
his work on Japan, discusses it thus:
Another man is planning. He pulls
tho plno towards him. / notice n
blacksmith ut work. He pulls the bel
lows with his feet while he is holding
and hammering with both hands. He
has several irons in the fire, and keeps
his dinner pot boiling with the waste
flame. His whole family. like the gen.
erations before them, seem to get their
living in the hardware line. The coop
err holds his tub between his toes. All
OF them sit down while they work.
Perhaps that is an important difference
between an European and an Asiatic.
One sits down to his work and the 9TH
or stands up to it Why is it that we
do things contrariwise to the Japanesep
Are we upside down, or are theyp
They call our penmanship ''crab writ
ing" because they say 1t "gocs back
ward" They say tho lines in our copy
books cross the page like crawfish,
instead of going downward properly.
In the Japanese stable we find the
horses flank where we look for his
head. japanese screws screw the 9TH
er way. Their locks thrust 30 the left,
ours to the right The baby toys of the
Arysn race squeak when they are
squeezed; the Turnorian gimcracks
emit noise when they are pulled apart.
A Caucasian TO injure an enemy, kills
him; Japanese Kills himself TO spite
his foe. Which race Is left-handedP"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-08-28
The An,i-MonOpOists.

The Autobiography Michigan state
convention met in Detroit, August 10
and was called TO order at 11:40 A. NJ.
by Col. n. S. Boynton ut Port Huron.
The call for the convention, as read by
Col. Boynton, received enthusiastic ap-
proval in the way of applause. 1t re-
viewed to a considerable extent the al
legged expressions of the laboring man,
the principles of the Autobiography
party and the objects of the convention.
Col. Boynton then announced that
the state central committee had chosen
+. M. Fogg of Lansing as temporary
chairman. and Horatio Pratt of Cros-
well as temporary secretary of tho con-
vention. The appearance of the tenn
porary officers was enthusiastically re-
ceived in the usual way.
1t was moved and seconded that q
committee of five be appointed on Gre
dentials. The chair called attention to
the fact that the motion did not desig-
nate how the committee was to be ap-
pointed. He said that he was opposed
to tho appointment of committees by
the chair as he was to the appointment
of postmasters by the president, and
suggested that the committee be nomi-
mated by the convention. The sugges-
ton was acted upon, and the following
named delegates were chosen:
On Credentials--- Labadie of Lam
sing. A. +. Vandeventer of Sturgis, p.
IL. McWilliams CT Detroit, w. +. Leon
ard of Port Huron, James Mcnamara
of Alpena.
On Permanent organizatioD-John
Reardon, George p. Nichols, Joseph
Locke, Andrew Forbes of Detroit,
Henry Kelly of Alpena.
On observation-disclosures Pratt of
Croswell, Harvey Merrill of Detroit,
Mayor Cook of Muskegon, S. ID. Mon
roe of Hillsdale county, Marion Todd
of Eaton Rapids.
Mayor Cook said he came TO Detroit
simply Us spectator but had been given
a proxy ut the Greenback convention.
He thought he'd Better state this as 1t
seemed little inconsistent to him to
serve in two conventions. He was re.
tanned on the last named committee.
Col. Boyoton moved that delegate
from each congressional district be Sc
lected to &C. as committee on conference
with similar committee from the
Greenback convention, Adopted
Mrs. Marian Todd, attorney at law
of San Francisco, Cal, thorough anti
monopolist and Greenbacker who had
been silent spectator of the proceed
ings of the convention, now came TO
the front and offered a series of fiery,
uptamed resolutions as follows:
Whereas, The political history of our
country is unprecedented in sin and in
EQUITY, and
Whereas, The nominations of the
last 25 years have bred little else bat
pauperism and slavery until to-day we
present the spectacle of once free
America governed by a few million
aires, .debauched by their ill-gotten
gains; and,
Whereas, The grinding oppression of
the political leaders of both parties
have proven themselves unworthy of
our consideration save buria, beneath
the soil SO deep that they will never
know resurrection morn;
Resolved, That dating from the as
sembling of this Autobiography con-
vention that we make new page in
the history of America by utterly re-
pudiating all affiliations with Repub-
lican or Democratic elements repre-
sented by Blaine or Cleveland on tho
electoral ticket.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-08-28
Minor State Items.


The lumbermer's boarding house OF
Torrent Il Hem at North Muskegon,
burned on the 2lst at a loss of about
$4,000.
Employees of Berkey IL Gay of Grand
Rapids demand reduction in the hours
of labor commensurate with the reduc-
ton in wages.
Chas. X. Carpenter, a prominent
citizen of Orion and well-known
throughout the state, died at his home
in Orion on the 10th, inst.
There is trouble among the authori-
ties of Hillsdale college about the Local
ton of the dining room, and the ques-
ton will be decided by the courts.
Mrs. Linsley of South Haven threw
her two-year old babe in tub of cold
water and otherwise ill.treated it, caus-
ing its death. The woman is under ar
rest.
DIR. Chas. Rynd of Adrian, one of the
most prominent politicians of the state,
and for some years re gent of the uni
versity, died at his home in Adrian on
the goth inst.
A seven-year old son of John w.
Chadwicks fell into well 25 feet deep.
He struck head first on an iron kettle
which was being used in cleaning out
the we'll, and fractured his skull. Not
withstandipg the fact that nearly q
spoonful. of his brains ran cut it is
thought he will recover.
Atthe band tournament which recent
ly held at Greenville, the first prize in
the first class was awarded to the Ionia
cornet band; first prize, second class,
Stanton; first prize. third class. Rock
ford. The prize for cornet playing was
divided between p. j. Jersey and w.
G. Bryant, they being found equally
proficient. S. Hanna of East Saginaw
won the first prize in the baritone con-
test.
Cora Mills, of Genesee Township, has
been arrested for abandoning an infant
on the doorstep of DR.. Bates of Flint,
August 5, and held for trial ip 5000
bonds. She has been working In Lud-
-ngton for some time. and on the 18th
of June became a mother. She came
home, and arrived in Flint on the day
of abandoning her offspring, ever since
which time she has been at her father s
home, who is even now ignorant OF what
the girl has been arrested for. She has
heretofore borne good reputation, and
refuses TO say who is the cause of hoI
trouble.
Henry c. Lewis of Coldwater, died
at Clifton Springs, New York, August
10. Mr.. Lewis had lived in ColdwateI
upwards of forty years, had held many
positions of honor and trust. and had
accumulated large fortune, all OF
which, with the exception of a few
small requests, he leaves to his widow
during her life. After her death the
most of her estate will 90 to the Univer'
sity of Michigan. Among other pos
sessions Mr. Lewis has the finest ar
collections in the West, and for this hi
has been best known to the public fol
years past. His remains were brough
to Coldwater for burial.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-08-28

In certain town on the Hudson
there recently lived a very pious but il
literate brother, who assumed 10 take
charge Of religious meetings. One
evening as he was conducting prayer
meeting in a private house, at which
only two brethren were present, no
said, after thed had spoken, 1--WE
should be glad now to hear from the
female sisters" At another time.
having charge of a meeting in a church
vestry preparatory to larger service
IN the audiencs.room above, he said, in
closing, I'VE will now ladjourn to the
upper sanctuary"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-08-28
A Nation of lee water Drinkers.

What q nation of ice-water drinkers
we are. There is to be ice-water on
the Brooklyn bridge this summer,
though it will probably have to be paid
for. That London hotel which, it is
published, declines to receive Ameri-
cans, gives as one objection their con-
slant demands for ice-water. But the
American in Europe soon gets over the
ice-water mania. Somehow or other
he soon ceases to care for ii, and after
a while forgets to ask for it. Possibly
IL Is the climate, but anyhow it is the
fact 1t is the same way with the salt
less butter in Paris, and elsewhere on
the continent. AT first we mix in salt
at the table, but in week or two we
take the butter as 1t Is served. We
drink too much ice-water for our own
good. Doctors say it is one of the
causes of Bright's disease. / know
families every member of which has n
pitcher Of ice-wator in his sleeping
room every night. winter and summer
alike. --FOrueu's Pro0ress
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-08-28

Nothing fails Of rs end. Out OF
sight sinks the stone,
In the deep sea of time but the
circles sweep on,
TIL the low-rippleI murmurs along
the shores run,
And the dark aud dead waters leap
glad In the sun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-12
lCOMMUNICATED.


A sUGG EsrIoS.-:1ur people are long
suffering people, aud say great deal
and do but little, or else they would not
have so long endured the condition OF our
market. Ialude to the shameful accom- mo-
datiops afforded our country people and The
citizens who have to attend market. Dur
ing Indictment weather these worthy people
have to weather the storms rs best they can,
and buyers have TO do the same. One can
not hoist an umbrella on account of the
want of height of the ricketty sheds, &c.
However, without going into minute de.
tails las i, is patent fact to all who attend
markety, | beg the Commissioners of the
Sinking Fund to have erected at once one
or two sheds with tin roofs, cutters and
down spoua and let the public have some
decent and com Portable place to make their
purchases in The benches also, in the
middle of the Cameron street wing of the
market ought to be removed, and the bucks
ters be put over against the wall on the
north side thereby giving marketers more
room. which they need, on account of the
crowded aisles and also getting rid of those
empty barrels, dirty chicken coops, &C.,
which are piled up there against the statute
laws. This will be great desideratum.
Gentlemen of the Sinking Fund,please have
this done, and assure you it will meet the
hearty appreciation of the people. W.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-12
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rELEaRapHIC BREVIrIEs.

Twelve business houses were burned IN
Sharon, Wis, yesterday.
Mayors brewery, in New York, was de-
stroyed by fire last night.
Almost the entire business portion OF
Breedsville, Mich, was destroyed by hre
yesterday.
The bark Therese, with the remainder OF
the crew of the ill-fated steamer State OF
Florida, has arrived at Quebec.
By an explosion at the Union Metallic
Cartridge factory, at Bridgeport, Conn,
this morning one man was killed.
R-v. Father Jeremiah Moynihan, pastor
of St. Peter and ST. Paul's Church, in New
Orleans, died last night, aged IS years.
Considerable excitement was produced IN
Decatur, Ill, yesterday by the freaks of an
insane man who had escaped from an asy-
lum. The demenled man entered house
and procuring pistol and butchers cleaver
cleared the premises. Finally posse OF
about 300 persons surrounded the house
and succeeded in securing the madman,
not, however, before he had succeeded in
seriously woundng several by shooting in
to the crowd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-12

THE RICHMOND & DANvILLE. The agi-
tation of Southern connections by way of
the Richmond and Danvile system will
| shortly begin, with some new features It
has been known for some time to those who
are interested in the matter that Colonel
Buford, the president, would be succeeded
b. Mr.. George 5. Scott, of New York. Mr..
Scott has recently retired from the firm of
George S. Scott u Co., large bankers and
| brokers, and now only retains an interest
| in that house as special partner. Since his
election he has expressed determination
| to devote his whole time and energies to
building up and increasing the business of
| the entire Richmond and Danrille system.
| Mr. Scott, with some eight or nine friends,
holds u large controlling interest in the road
aud they are reported to have felt some sur
prize that Colonel Buford should have
headed tho delegation of the Richmond
Chamber of Commerce to New York and in
asking that the diHerentials in favor Of
Richmond he maintained, they could infu-
ence any desired legislation from the Vir-
gina legislature. 10 thus involve the inter.
ests of road OF $500 miles, with connections
of !, 900 more, for one city, was not consider
ed so broad and expansive a policy by
railroad president as was best for the great
interests of owners or the general public,
especially as Baltimore supplied about two
thirds of the south bound business over the
Associated Lines last year. For the large
business done between here and the South
as far as Atlanta, the facilities are but mea.
gre, and there ought to be opportunities for
the issuance of through bills of ladng, and
the sale Of through tickets, to accommodate
business men and travellers. An office of
the 6rstcnss should be established, and the
general officers of the company ought to be
located at the seat of their largest business
Colonel Buford's capacity is so generally es-
teemed that 10 all probability he will be
continued rs prominent officer Of the sys.
tenn. The Merchants and Manufacturers
Association will propose to appoint COM
mittee Of three, to be met by similar CON-
mittees from the Board of Trade and Corn
and Flour Exchange, and Jointly form
conference committee to reopen the whole
question of the purchase ola controlling in
terest or loan to the system.-Balt. Amer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-12

IT Is now said that Vanderbilt merely
wanted to test Cen .Graut's good faith in hav.
ing the transfer of the latter's property made
for the $50 900 loaned by the former to the
firm Of Grant & Ward, for only two hours be-
fore Vanderbilt sailed for Europe on Satur-
day he sent tor the General and handing him
all the deeds that had been assigned to bin,
told him he had no use for them, also to!i
him to pay him the $4,000 when he got
good and ready, hoped he would come out
of his difficulties 0. k.and bid him a cordial
good bye. The more the affairs of the firm
ofGrant & Ward are investigated the worse
they appear The failure is one Of the most
complete and disastrous known in the his
tory of Wall street. The liabilities are es-
timated at not less than 100000 1t is
understood that Ward was come cted with
the big Union Pacific pool that was gotten
up by Gould, and also was in the St. Paul
deal The New York Telegram says: 4
movement has been set on foot by Mr.. Jay
Gould and other friends of Gen. Grant to
raise fund with which to place the Gene
raj On his feet. The preliminary report Of
the bank examiner shows that the Marine
National Bank is hopelessly insolvent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-12
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS TO-DAY

A number of petitions were presented,
some for the prevention of the spread OF
epidemic diseases, for the increase of the
efficiency of the navy and aid for the New
Orleans Cotton Exposition.
HOUSE
On motion of Mr.. Lore, of Delaware, the
Senate bill was passed to prevent and pun
ish the counterfeiting within the United
States, of notes, bonds and other securities
of foreign governments.
Under the call of States number of bills
were introduced and referred, among them
one by Mr.. Cox, of New York, to place
Gen. Grant on the retired list and one by
Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, to modify exist
ing laws relating to duties or imports and
the internal revenue taxes, and to enlarge
the free list, also by Mr.. Tucker, of Vir-
ginia, to repeal all internal revenue taxes
on tobacco and brandy and wines manu-
featured from fruit.
The bill approprialing 100000 for the
completion Of the sewerage system Of the
District of Columbia was passed.
a bill TO protect fish in the waters of the
District of Columbia and to provide spawn
ing grounds for shad and herring was also
passed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-12

GENERAL MALONE says if he can only
divide the white vote he has the solid negro
vote, from which he can get any majority
he may desire. And he is correct He has
massed the negroes more compactly and
thoroughly than eyer the carpet baggers did
The negroes now, more than ever, under
his instructions, make it hot for those OF
their own race who attempt to vote the
democratic ticket. This fact is so we'll
known that the straightout republicans, at
their recent convention, deemed it proper
to allude to it, and to condemn it, which
they did in the following terms:
Resolved, That We believe that it is the
duty of all the people of this State, without
regard to race or condition or difference of
political creed, to cultivate the most friend
iy and cordial relations between the races.
whose interests are indissolubly connected
here, and the prosperity OF neither of which
can be diminished without seriously affect.
ing that of the other; that we utterly con-
denim drawing the color-line and arraying
one race against another, let it come from
what quarter it may, and We declare that
whoever attempts to sow dissenslons be-
tween them is guilty of great sin against
the country and against humanity itself.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-12
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
MONDAY EVENING, MAY Il.

AS THE time for the meeting of the nation
al REPUBLICAN convention approaches, 1t looks
more and more as if the Virginia straight
out republican delegation to that conVeh-
ton will either exclude the whole or at least
one half of Mahoues delegation. As Cen
eral Malone has sworn that he-wiil neither
recognize nor treat with the Virginia
ssraightouts under any circumstances, no
little curiosity is expressed as to the
probable course he will pursue in the
contingency referred to. Nobody believes
he is conscientious in his profession ofrepus /
licanism, but as the democrats will not have
him back again, there is nothing for him to
do but flock BY himself, or eat crow and sup.
port the reputable republicans of the North
who have denounced him as severely and rs
Justly as the democrats have ever done. The
Philadelphia american says:
"Virgnia. as we expected, sends two de-
legations to Chicago. Mr.. Malone and his
readiusters now describe themselves a.
republicans, and send delegates Instructed
to vote for Mr.. Arthur. This Is in &C.
cordance with the fitness of things. MIR.
Arthur has been Mr.. Manone's best friend !:
and as Malone once said pathcticai!y, We
are for him, because he is for us" Yet Mr..
Malone is not wise in his generation, If rec
IGNITION from the republican party through
its national convention, is u point for which
he cares very much. BY sending an in
structed delegation, he enlists against him
the whole force Of the opposition to the
candidate he favors. Every Blaine man at
Chicago will oppose the admission of Mr..
Mahone's friends, and will demand recogn-
ton for the delegation headed by DeZen-
dorf, as the true representatives OF the re
publican party in Virginia. In making
this demand, they will have consistency
public decency, and sound policy all on
their side