Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-07-24
THE CREAM OF THE NEWS.

The London Times is OF the opinion that the
platform adopted by both parties is silly
twaddle
The anniversary OF the fall Of the Bastie
was celebrated by French citizens In all parts
OF the world on the l4jh inst. In Paris during
the celebration the German nag was torn down.
Germany will demand redress.
Ex-Goy. Hendricks mas written an open let
ter to Secretary Chandler in reply TO one from
the latter regarding statements made by Hen
bricks Ia a speech.
The Independent Republican general con-
vention have Issued call for general confer
ence In New York July %.
An armed mob attacked the county jail at
Greensboro, KY, TO lSnch a Negro brute CON
fined there. fhey had TO Lill the ,iler before
they accomplished their purpose.
No more dollar notes can leave the treasury
TIL about August /.
Secretary Freli1ghuysep has cabled explicit
directions TO cons ular officers at London Liver
pool MarseIlles, HavrP, bordeaux, Bremen
aud Hamburg regarding precautions against
cholera
Butler says he will run on the national aud
anti-mOnopoly tickets.
NJ Jules Ferry, the French premier, has sent
an spoogy 20 Prince Hohen'o one. the German
ambassador, for the insult offered the German
ma by the AlSaii Aus who we're enraged at the
conduct OF German In having torn down aud
spst upon the tTi-colors OF France during the
celebration Of the fall OF the BastiUe.
Postmaster General Gresham's friends say
that lie means 10 stay 10 the cabinet until
March aud then go tO Indianapolis To enter a
law partnership with ex-csndidate Mcdonald.
Geo. William Curtis olHarper'a Weekly will
support Cleveland.
The secretary OF the interior under the provls-
ion Of the legislative appropriation bill, creating
the Office OF assistant commissioner of the gen.
eral laud Office has appointed TO that position
Mr.. Luther Harrison Of Pennsylvania.
Secretary Teller has directed all Sioux Indian
agents TO keep the Sioux within the boundaries
OF their reservation.
A Washington special says that COLLISION be.
tween various Washington carpet dealers and
the employees OF government departments has
been discovered and dealers on the outside
will receive some light on the subject present.
ly. It, is known that one Washington merchant
has robbed the government OF over $.900O0.
The treasury department BIAS been informed
by one OF its agents on the Canadian border
that paper rags, supposed TO have been col
lected In the cholera infected districts OF
Egypt, Turkey and the south OF France, are
being imported into the United States through
Canadian ports. They are described ss Of low
grade and iikely to contain the germs of dis.
ease. A large lot was recently shipped TO this
country from Liverpool.
and China is inevitsble.
There was an accident on the Manchester,
Sheffield and Lincolnshire railway at Penistone,
EGG, July 10, caused by the breaking of an
axle under one OF the carriages. Nearly the
entire train waa thrown down steep embank-
ment to the highway beneath, killing 20 per.
sons and iDjurIug many more. One of the
killed has been identified as Z. Edelstone, an
American lady vino was visirSg friends in
England
Flfty.thrce deaths from cholera at Marseilles
and 80 at Toulon is the record for July l6.
A Cairo dispatch says that $1,000 rebels are
marching on Dongola.
The Alabama claims commission has certif-
ed g., 600 OF claims OF the first class, which
Secretary Frelinghuysen will present for pay
ment as rapidly as possible.
Gerritt Smith Of New York has been appoint
ed by President Arthur to be receiver OF pub
lie moneys at Bismarck, Oak.
The death rate for Jlly IL at Marseilles is
AZ, and at Tuulon II. The disease is on the
Increase at the former place.
General Gresham states positive
ly that the letter carriers will receive their
leaves OF absence provided by law.
The FIRST trial under the prohibitory law In
Muscautine, Iowa, resulted in q victory for
the prohibtionists.
Mrs. Caroline +. Brown the mother OF the
celebrated humorist "Artemus Ward" III ed In
Waterford, Mass., JHly l2, aged rs years.
An excursion train on the CounottJn Valley
railway, near Canton, Ohio, was der allied the
other evening. Nine cars filled with people
were rolled down a six-foot embankment.
About two hundred p ople were injured, but
none fat lily. The accident was caused by a
broken frog.
Six II oussnd Cincinnati Democrats endorsed
Cleveland and Hendricks Ia q rousing demon
stratioa the other nignt,
The officials I'm Marseilles are pauic-strlcken
because VI the failure TO check the spread OF
the cholera.