Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-05-29
THE CREAM OF THE NEWS.

G.. IL. Mccormick the Chicago inventor, left
an estate valued at Sl0,000,000.
suakim is bombarded by Egyptian rebels.
Bel Bazaar, Asia Minor, has been visited by
great conaagration in which hundreds OF build
ings were DESTROYED and Il persons persisted
There are Indications of an Indian uljrlsihp
among the Northwest Indians.
For the week ending the 18th lust, 1895, sos
standard silver dollars were issued from the
United States minis.
Judge West, the "blind orator. Of Ohio. will
present Mr.. Blaine's name 10 the Chicago con
vention.
The French government will introduce Il
bill TO tax imported cereals an cattle.
An Eng,ish and German syndicate have Sc
cured ,OOO, 600 acres Of land In Florida, 10 be
settled by English and German farmers.
1t is r,Imored in Washington that Horr of
Michigan will I've made temporary chairman
Of the national convention.
IL Arthurs supporters are correct, BlaIne's
forces are badly scattered.
New York mercantile people think Arthur
Is the only man possessing the confidence OF
that class OF people.
Another revolution Ia Mexico is imminent.
Che ago business men are solid for Arthur.
Qncen Victoria is negotiating for the pur.
chase OF, the Villa Nevada, at Cannes, in which
Prince Leopold died. She proposes 10 convert
1t Into memorial chapel.
tn re Is confessor for every known lau.
! euaPe at st. Peters, in Rome and Rev Father
hcEvoy, OF Indianapolis has been appointed
English confessor by the pope.
Tue Pennsylvania bank a. Pittsburg WAS
Obliged 10 suspend on th. 2lst.
bridge over the Scio;o river at Portsmouth,
u, fell the Other afternoon, and three children
were drowned
The findings OF the Swain curt of inquiry
are adverse 10 the defendant.
Sen. Grant has placed mortgage upon hts
W ashington property TO secure Vanderbilt for
his sl50000 loan.
Frederick Ward, of the hrm OF Grant Il Ward,
and whose recklessness aud dishonesty caused
The failure Of the firm, has been arrested and
held IN $4,000 BONDS.
/; Is said that England bought more Ameri-
can stocks last week than for year before.
The Bartholdi statue Of liberty enlightening
| the world will be shipped 10 New York this
month,
The Grand Trunk will discharge any employe
whose wages are garDished unless a satisfac-
tory explanation can be had
Ex- Judge Welcome r. Beebc, one OF the old
est and best known admiralty lawyers OF New
York, was almost instantly killed at Piainfield,
n. j., by aswitching locomotive.
| An effort Is being made In Canada for a re.
moval Of all canal tolls in order that Canadi-
ans can compete In the carrying trade with the
free Erie canal OF the United States.
Mail matters to Mexico will hereafter be sent
over the Mexican Central instead OF going by
| sea.
An American has given a memorial window
TO Hsworth church. England. in memory OF
Charlotte Bronte.
Mr.. Gladstone stated In parl lment that
Egyptian tusn ,e, would form the basis OF
discussion at the coming conference.
Creditors OF the firm of Grant X Ward pro-
pose to have the whole firLi arrested
II was reported In New York that one Of
Grants sons had dee to Canada In an inter
view with a reporter Grant said that HIS sons
could not 90 TO Canada, or any place else, for
the good and sufficient reason that they had
no money, and he did not think they would
Walk or steal ride on freight train In warm
weather
1t is rumored In political circles that Al
thurs friends will throw him overheard, and
that John Sherman will reap the benefit CT
their treachery.
Eve Methodist bishops were .consecrated in
Philadelphia at the recent NJ. +. conference.
| The ceremonies, which were conducted by the
venerable Bishop Simpson, were very impress
sive.
The independents Of New York will support
Edmunds so long as there is any probability of
his nomination
The British government have hal no news
Of Gen. Gordon since April 10.
Ferdinand Ward, OF the firm of Grant Il
Ward, has been sent TO jail In default OF $8OoOOO
bail.
Among some go immigrants who passed
through Canada recently for the western
states were a number of evicted tenants from
ireland, who had been assisted out by the
Tukes fund aud were hound for the western
| states under charge OF special agent.
FL Mahdi is said to have promised the king
of Abyssinia large coast district, Including
MsssOwah, aud several tarbors, upon condition
that he remains neutral.
Concerning his chances as a presidential,
candidate, Senator Sherman says. II have
not thought my nomination probate thing,
nor have sought to IL fiuence the convention.
Still, the general good will Of the delegation
seems to re assured to me, aud no one In 1t
can hardly be considered an enemy. III It
were entirely united It could essily nominate
me- .
Blaine men now claim the support Of Grant
and Conkling.
Ben. Butler declares that whisky and to-
bacco should be taxed just enough to pay
pensions aud care for disabled soldiers, aud
that raw materials and articles OF necessity
sbould be free.