Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-06

/ ouSO ~ Shi VI IL )cuic. iho Cohsihuhi-
ty are greatly shocked, and await the
tial with painful interest
The Detroit, Grand Haven and Mil
waukeo railroad company is building a
new swing bridge across Grand river at
Ferrysburg, the old one being badly
shattered, having stood the pounding
of logs and ice for eight years.
Suit has been instituted by A. M
Cheney of Charlotte against Myer Well
of Buffalo, N. Y, for $4,000 damages.
The damage vas inflicted, il is alleged,
bv an unwarranted attachment of Che
ney's stock of ready-made clothing not
many weeks ago.
| ID. V. Bell, ex-collector at Detroit is
in Washington trying to get reduc-
tion of the bond fees charged to rail
roads. He claims that these fees are
so exorbitant that Canadian roads have
a great advantage over roads in the
states in transporting freight.
At Grandville, Kent county, the ex-
animation of Hartzig and Zay, charged
two years ago has been completed.
Ferdinand Zay was held for trial and
Hartzig was discharged. The accused
gave bail in the sum of $4,000.
A large farm house owned by Mrs,
Mary Bull burned the other night. 1t
was situated six miles northwest of
Marshall. The loss is $4,000; insurance.
81, 500. Mrs. Bulls son, Charles Bull,
was so badly burned during the fire
that mis- recovery is very doubtful.
Barney Rosseau, an Alpena lumber
man, in jealous frenzy attempted to
murder Julian Savage, a boarder in the
Rosseau domicile.' He stabbed Savage
six times and vas in the act of cutting
his throat when Mrs. Rnsseau came in.
to the room and thwarted his purpose.
Charles Douglass of Coldwater, is un-
der arrest for attempting to rape two
prominent ladies of that city. He IL
suspected of several similar attempts
made heretofore. He was caught by
the exchange of packages with the last
lady he assaulted. He is cut on 81 900
bail.
The examination Of Mrs. Vanderhoof,
at Niles, accused of poisoning her hus-
band, he's been brought to a conclusion.
No new developments were made ex-
cept the testimony by the defense to
prove the use of arsenic by the accused
to poison rats. Defendant was commit
ted to Jail for trial.
N. j. Cornwell of the firm of Labor
a. Cornwell, of Cadillac while making a
tour of inspection through their mill
fell through q hatchway down two
flights of stairs, breaking several of his
ribs and sustaining other injuries. Nc
hopes are entertained of his recovery,
as it is believed he is badly injured III
ternally.
George Wilson. the convicted murder.
or of Patrolman Billiard of Detroit, has
been sentenced to state prison in Jack
son at hard labor for life. 1t is quite
generally believed that no exceptions
can be taken to Judge Swift's charge
to the jury, but Wilson's counsel hope
to get a rehearing from the supreme
court on some of their many objection:
TO the admission of testimony.
John Stinka, Polander and foreman
of switch engine at the Michigan Cen
trail railroad yards in Saginaw City, fell
from a car onto the track and was run
over by two cars that were being pushed
ahead of the engine. He was taken on
from beneath the ash pan of the en-
CINE terribly mangied. His left arm anC
left leg were amputated, but he died o.
his injuries in few hours. He wa!
about 40 years of age, resided in Eas
! Saginaw, and leaves wife and tire,
} children. He had before been in tn,
employ of the Flint and Pere Marquett,
at their yards for II years.
Mr.. Elijah Godfrey of this city in.
tends shortly TO start for the Holy Land
making Jerusalem his stopping point
His object in going is to satisfy himself
on some prophecies concerning the re-
turn of the Jews TO Jerusalem, and tC
gather what other information he may
be able to concerning the Scriptura
passages concerning that section of this
world. He has been corresponding
with parties there some time in order
TO keep posted on the subject. The
journey would seem almost hazardou:
for such an old gentleman as Mr.. God
frev, but he thinks ne will he able &c
endure it.-Coldwater Sun.
The following item is from the
Detroit Post and Tribune, and is fur.
nished that paper by Port Huron cor.
respondent: One of the sharpest occur.
rences that has ever taken place in st.
] Clair county has just come to light. IL
seems that John Burt and Frank Fuller,
both living on farms in Kelley Centre,
with their wives, thought it would be q
good idea to trade spouses and upon
broaching the subject to them found
That they were agreeable. Consequent
; ly Fuller took Burt's wife and is now
living with her and Butt is living in the
same agreeable relations with Fuller's
wife. They claim to have taken illegal
). advice" and claim that there is no law
that can interfere with their domestic
relations.
Mrs. Margaret A. Smith was arrested
in Saginaw City the other afternoon and
taken TO Pontiac where she is wanted
to answer the charge of numbering heI
husband, +. j. Smith, June 16, 1880
The facts of the case are that Smith
who never lived happily with his wife,
in June, 1880. fell from the roof of q
house and broke his legs, remarking al
the time that he wished that it had been
his neck. He died soon afterwards.
An inquest on the remains showed his
death was caused by corrosive subj.
mate. A jug containing wine, with
poison mixed, being found. brother OF
the deceased was tried for his murder
} and acquitted. the widow testifying in
his favor Later developments have
led to the arrest of the woman. Mrs.