Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-02-07

promise. Emma thinks $4,000 will
heal her lacerated feelings.
Zacheus Barnes, aged 20 years, a
| brother of the Hon. .. NJ. Barnes of
Lansing, committed suicide the other
afternoon by cutting his throat with
| razor.
Michigan is the greatest lumber pro-
ducing state in the union. In 1880 it
yielded more than one-quarter of all the
lumber manufactured in the United
States.
The assignment of the American lum-
Der company creates much apperhen-
sion at Dollarville and other places
along the line of the Marquette ~
Mackinac railroad.
Mrs. Ruby Beach, resident of Mon
roe since 1888, died in that place a few
DAYS ago, aged 81 years. In her will
she left bequest of $4,000 to Lane
theological SEMINARY.
Carl Sanagla, a Finlander, was killed
the other night OH the Mineral Range
railroad in Houghton, being intoxicat-
| ed at the time. This is the first accident
of this kind that has happened on that
road.
The state association of sLperintend-
ents of the poor will hold its annual
meeting in Ann Arbor February u TO
ID. The board of correc tons and
charities will meet in that city at the
same time.
Eliza ID. Johnson, widow of the late
| Col. Oliver johnson of Monroe, died
recently in the 8Sth year of her age.
| She was one of the oldest residents of
that city, having settled there upwards
of 60 years ago.
In the railroad yards at jackson, re-
Gently Samuel ID. Alcott, 60 years of
age, and we'll known throughout the
| country, was run over and killed by a
caboose. He had jast come in from
Napoleon, his home.
The Schoolcraft county Jail was total
| Il destroyed by fire short time ago.
Only one prisoner was in the building
at the time. The sheriff family occupi-
ed portion of the building. and lost
everything, barely escaping with their
lives.
Congressman Mayburg will offer
| joint resolution granting a strip of land
lying north of and adjoining st. Mary's
Falls ship canal, between said canal
and St. Mary's river. county of Chippe-
wa, Mich, to the Michigan fish conf
mission.
Thomas Ward. Treasurer of Hamp-
ton Township, Bay Co.. who defaulted
| in March, 1882, was arrested ut a private
house in Albee Township, Saginaw Co.,
few days ago and lodged in the Bay
County Jail. The amount of defalca-
ton is paced at S2,O94.
The body of Henry Harper, carpen-
ter, was found the other night about 9
o'clock on the Detroit, Lansing and
Northern railroad bridge which crosses
Grand river one mile east of Ionia. One
leg and one arm had been severed, and
| the body otherwise mutilated.
Superintendent Marks of the state
fish hatchery at Petoskey has transfer
red all of the whitefish eggs in his
hatchery, to the one at Detroit. This
being new hatchery, and the spawn
Being very scarce this year, Mr.. Marks
did not wish TO run the risk of losing
the supply.
The governor has recommended to
the president of the United States A.
p. Swinetord, of Marquette, as commits
sioner, and Frank M. Carroll, of Grand
Rapids, as alternate commissioner TO
the worlds Industrial and cotton CEN
tennial exposition, to be held at New
Orleans in December next.
| The jury in the case of Richard
| Wheeler on trial at Manistique for the
murder of VIM. Mccormick at Seney,
January 10, disagreed after being out
81 hours. They were discharged and
new trial ordered to be held in July.
There being no Jail in Manistique
Wheeler was taken TO st. Ignace.
Griffin hall, one of thu Hillsdale col
lege buildings, came very near burning
the other night. One of the students,
who rooms In the building. came town
leaving some kindling near the stove.
This caught fire and only its immediate
discovery saved the building. The
room was badly burned, causing abeut
5000 damage.
When the terrltOr1dl laws OF Mlchlgan
were republished in 1874 the compiler
discovered that 26 acts were missing.
These missing acts were discovered by
+. III. Butler, treasurer of Michigan, in
an old volume of territorial laws in De-
troit. They have been taken to Lam
sing and placed in the archives OF the
| state.
Jack Rogers. whose wife was killed
in the Pittsford railroad disaster, has
settled with the company for $4,000,
The settlement of the Weaver claim
is deferred. as there seems TO be two
husbands in the case, and the company
refuse TO close up the matter until all
parties interested will sign papers agree
ing not to put in any claim hereafter
for damages. Hudson Post.
The secretary Of the Washtenaw Ger
man farmers fire insurance company
has prepared his report for 1888. The
total membership of the company on
December 81 last was 1,0l5. and the
J amount of property at risk was g., &C.,