Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-02-14
MICHIGAN.

The Pere Marquette river is more
solidly frozen than it has been before
in 10 years.
The proposed new road between
Grand Rapids and Lansing is being
worked with great interest.
Joseph McCarl, employed in lum-
Der camp near East Tawas, was shot
through the body while setting his gun
for bear.
1John Carver, on trial in Monroe for
the murder of Rose at Dundee in No
vamber, 1883, ended in a verdict OF
''not guilty"
1t is expected that trains will be run
ming on the Detroit, Mackinaw and
Marquette extension as far as Negau-
nee by Feb 22.
Miss Ella Marble, comedy girl CT 10
left Perry, Shiawassee county, n. T.,
since WEIGH time time nothing has been
heard from her.
AT special election held in Oscoda
TO vote upon appropriating Sl5. 200 for
water works. the question was defeated
by majority of II.
Should Morrison's tariff bill become
law. Michigan will be materially affect
ed, Copper and iron ore will be put upon
tae free list, while the tariff on wool
and salt is reduced 20 per cent.
Geo. Hudson, in company with one
Curtis Hopkins, while out rabbit hunt
| ing near Stevensville, st. Joseph coun-
ty was shot by the latter accidently and
instantly killed. He was 10 years of
| age.
Carl Sanagla, Finlander, was killed
the other night on 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.
VIM. Ferguson, freight conductor on
the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern,
has fallen heir to handsome fortune in
| Scotland by the death of his father and
has already received $4,000 OF the
| amount.
Sebastian rIsenberg, middle aged
Bavarian was found dead in bed at the
| Globe hotel in East Saginaw recently.
A post norton disclosed that he had
died of starvation, though he had S52 in
his pockets
George b. Race, man in the lonia
prison, has been ordered sent to the in
sane asylum. He was sent from Mont
calm county. He was soldier in the
I'd Michigan cavalry, and his mind has
been impaired since he left the army.
The annual meeting of the State Tenn
perance Alliance met in Jackson on
the 9th. The Prohibition party met at
the same lime, and as result of the
meeting the temperance Alliance and
the prohibition party were merged in
tho "Union" party formed in January,
When the territorial laws of Michigan
were republished in 1874 the compiler
| discovered that 20 acts were missing.
| These missing acts were discovered 10y
f. II. Butler, treasurer of Michigan, in
an old volume of territorial laws in De-
troit. They have been taken to Ian
sing and placed in the archives of the
| state.
In the examin alton at Niles of John
Chapman and Elizabeth Vanderhoof,
for the murder of William Vanderhoof
at Galien last December, the prose
cution entered a nolle prosequi as to
| Chapman. the evidence being INSULT
cient to hold him. Mrs. Vanderhoof's
| further examination was con-
tinued. The evidence against her is
very strong.
Morgan Courts has commenced suit
against the township of Richland, Kali
amazoo county. to recorer tax paid by
him upon S24, 900 personal property for
the year 1883. The money is lent out
in the northern part of the state, where
he wants it taxed. If the opinion of
the farmers of the tax law is good for
anything, Mr.. Curtis is bound to be de-
feated in this suit,
Gen. Hartsuff collector of customs
at Port Huron, DR.. Bace, American
counsel at Sarnia, Ont, and Joseph
Hubbard OF Port Huron were crossing
the river with sleigh, the ice sudden
ly gave way and horses, sleigh and men
were thrown into the water. The gentle
men succeeded in getting out of the
water on to the ice, but the team were
swept under the ice and lost. Loss
$500.
Two prominent farmers, John o.
Harrow and James Arnold, were vio-
lently assaulted by two strangers a few
miles from Hudson few nights ago TO
whom they had rendered a ride on their
way home. They were fearfully cut
about the head and arms. The desper-
ADDE'S, who are supposed to be two men
who saw Arnold get 500 bill changed
at night at Jones saloon. realized about
1920 by their attack.
| There are some queer goings-on in
the Crouch murder investigation mat
ter. Rumors have been thiokly circulat-
ed that the family have ceased TO pay
any of the detective work being done,
thus throwing the expense on Jackson
county. Tho fact is that they nave
paid all the expense thus far. Again..
it was reported and published in the
local papers that Mrs. Julia Reese had
gone to Dundee to remain awhile with
friends, whereas she has not lef. the
city at all. 1t Is said several efforts
have been made to get her out of town,
but without avail.--Ex.
Samuel Evans. the oldest man in Gen.
esee county, died at the residence of his
! daughter, Silas Nelson of Arbela, few
days ago. Mr. Evans was in his 99th
year, heving having passed his 98th
birthday Christmas day, 1884. He had
been quite strong and active until
about q month ago, and was able during
the last summer to do quite a good