Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-07-03
THE CREAM OF THE NEWS.

THE CREAM OF THE NEWS.
De Lesseps denies the rumor that work on
the Panama canal has been or will be suspend
ed. He says the canal Will be completed In
1883 without fail.
A law has been passed by the Mexican con
gress doubling the stamp tax on all documents
Twenty-Five Mormon missionaries with 500
converts arrived In New York from Europe q
few DAYS ago.
1t is now positively stated That the independ-
ents Of New York will nominate another leader
unless tie Democrats nominate q man whom
they can support.
Logan has beer formally notified of his
nomination. He accepts with gratitude and
heartily endorses both platform and principles.
The first Democratic state convention held
In Missouri since the war washeldin St. Louis
on the 24th. Delegates TO national convention
favor Cleveland.
Advices from the city OF Mexico state that
many mercantile houses have failed there. The
government has ordered all the treasury agents
TO refuse the Montepiedad bank-notes, and
the situation daily grows worse. That institu-
tion under its new management refuses to
lend over $40 on any one article, which works
much distress among the poor. The treasury
reports 900 OF hickels In It's vaults, leav-
ing over s., 5OO, 900 OF these coins In the hands
OF the people, 10 whom they are valueless, not
being in circulation or received a money
Henry Ward Beecher celebrated his II ST birth
day on the 18th Of June.
There are $1,000 deaf mutes In the United
States. A convention Of teachers Of oral meth
DDS OF instruction 10 this unfortunate class
was held In Baltimore few days since.
Council Bluffs, Iowa, was visited 10y q ter
rite hurricane on the 25th Of June.
North Carolina delegates to the Democratic
national convention are divided between Bay
ard and Cleveland.
The Ohio Democratic convention declares for
Iiden for president, and elects Allan q.
Thurman. Durbin Ward John Il. Mclean and
Jacob Mueller delegates at large.
Indiana Democrats nominate Isaac T. GRAY
for governor and instruct the delegates TO
Chicago to support Mcdonald for president.
John Kelly, Tammany boss, announces In a
card that Bayard Is his choice for president.
Six men were killed and number OF others
were injured by boiler explosion in Wiscon-
sin.
A dispatch from Alden says the report that
Turkey Intended sending 10000 TO certain Red
sea ports IN Soudan having been circulated
throughout Yemen, Ia Arabia, caused general
rising OF Arabs IN that province. The noun
tain Arabs have taken up arms and are march,
ing on Bana TO drive the Turks away. Great
excitement exists along the Arabian coast be
longing TO Turkey, and the Arabs Ia other
provinces only await the signal 20 drive the
Turks from the country.
The trustees OF the Garfield monument as
ISOLATION have decided upon designs for the
monument
Great havoc has been wrought by floods In
various parts OF Maryland.
Gov. Murray, OF Utah, stands indicated off,
cialy and personally, by bis re-appointment
to the governorship Of that territory.
C..1
Youghioghe my river is killing the fish in that
river.
Secretary Foiger has Issued call for &c..
600, 600 bonds.
The body Of Mrs. Cook Of Maltoon, ILL.,, was
found In well with throat cut from ear 10 ear
and heavy weights tied to her feet. Her hus.
band has been arrested on suspicion.
l. is reported that Independents have tender
ed their nomination to Pre- sident Arthur. He
declines.
President Arthur has appointed ex Gov. Kin
caid OF Nevada governor Of Alaska and Col. G..
A. Pierce Of the Chicago News governor of
Dakota.
Marquis Bibbero will undertake TO swim
Niagara river 10 the same place where Capt
Webb lost his life.
Senator Logan denies most emphatically the
statement that he has $1,000 acres of land. He
admits that lie owns several large tracts, but
says the whole would not make 1O0th part of
the amount stated.
An item in the general deficiency bill calls
for an appropriation Of 1880 to defray the
expenses OF the Louisiana commission Of 1877
President Arthur approves the acts granting
letter carriers leave OF absence and establish
ing labor bureau.
Vessels and passengers from French port
are quarantined.
The Prohibitionists are making active prep
arations for the national convention to be held
In Pittsburg July 23d.
Political riots are the order of the day In
Spain.
Maj. Allen, Piegan Indian agent In Northern
Montana, reports that the Piegans are dying
fast from the scant food supply. The agency
carpenter has furnished thirty burial boxes
In the past month, but 1t Is believed the deaths
are fully thrice That number, as the Indians
have great dislike TO burying the dead,
preferring the old custom of placing the bod
les In trees or Ia stone piles on high hills. The
death rate is the greatest among children
from TO IL years old. Supplies are exhaust
ed entirely and 5000 Indians are left to starve
or eubsist on the cattle Of settlers. Trouble
Is feared.
The boiler In Van Behren IL shaffers flour
mill at Striker, o., exploded the other morn
ing, Thirty persons were buried In the ruins,
some OF whom are fatally injured.