Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-05-29
Minor State Items.

now in JAIL but he is held only on sus-
picion, and has made no admissions.
Minor State Items
l Jud Crouch and Dan Holcombs
daughter, Edith. have gone TO Louis
will, Ky.
Chas. Wade and William Douglass,
photographers of Mt. Clemens, were
drowned in Clinton river the other day.
The East Tawas murderers were
taken to Jackson the next day after
sentence had been pronounced upon
them.
Some greasy sand was shovelled
up by well diggers in Cheboygan n few
days ago, and now the town has the
"oil'' fever bad.
Detective Ballard sues the Crouch
heirs for pay for services rendered
them. His bill, at 80 per day,
amounted to $500.
Walter G. Beckwith, prominent
citizen of Cassopolis, died at Martha's
Vineyard Mass, recently, whittier he had
gone for his health.
The Dominion government refuses to
interfere IN the case OF Luke Phipps, the
wive murderer, and he will be hanged
in Sandwich. June II.
l.. K. Brown, prominent business
man of South Haven, impelled by
business embarrassments, committed
suicide on the 24.h inst.
The wife of Julius Gunther of East
Saginaw was found hanging by hook
in her room, few days since. II WAS
ut first regarded as Il case of suicide.
Tommy Fitzgerald. as he was known
TO his companions, whose real name
was John HaEleriD, was run over by a
tagging train at Meredith and instant
ly killed.
Sebastian Luppo, who was arrested
at Hougbton on a charge of numbering
Geo. Osborne, the bridge toll gate keep
sr, May 5, was acquitted on the ground
Of self-defense.
Of ail the Michigan men in Congress,
Hatch alone voted IN favor of the bill
allowing all works of art to be brought
into this country by payment of 10 per
cent adj valorem.
Thos. McKeown. Charles Noonan,
OOHu EOIu anu w ulldin w dlDIluS0
started to cross from Port Huron to Sar-
MIA in row boat few days ago. The
boat capsized and all but Walbridge
were drowned.
Mrs. Calista Wheeler claims TO be the
daughter of the late Jacob ID. Crouch,
and will put in claim for share of the
property. She says she can prove her
mothers marriage to Crouch in New
York many years ago.
The inspectors of jails for st. Clair
county having examined the city and
the county Jail, found it an improper
and unhealthful place for the confine-
ment of prisoners, and will appeal to
the state board of correction and char
tiles.
The Central Michigan agricultural
society has made elaborate prepare
tons for the holding of its third annual
spring fair at Lansing. June 3 to 6.
There will be an auction sale of AZ
head of thoroughbred short horns on
the 5th.
Citizens of Adrian presented Miss
Emma A. Hall, the retiring surerin-
tendent of the Adrian reform school,
with a valuable god watch as & testi-
monial of their appreciation of her
worth and in recognition of her faith
full service as superintendent Of the
school.
Oscar Clark, an Ann Arbor medical
graduate, went to st. Paul, MINI. where;
failing to get any practice, he went to
saving wood. When that gave out he
found himself penniless, and recently
in the presence of his family, he cut
an artery and bled TO death in a few
minutes.
Alexander ID. White, who has been
specializing In grain IN Grand Rapids
several months, shot himself at Sher
burne, N. Y, recently, where he was
visiting his mother. He is said TO have
lost heavily in Wall street operations
recently, which was probably the cause
of the suicidal act.
Morris Ryan Of Detroit, q cooper by
trade, was instantly killed by the Pa
cifc express just south of the depot, in
Ypsllanti, the other night. Ryan and
friend left Detroit TO work in Ypsilan-
ii, stealing ride on the baggage car
of the express. Fearing detection, they
attempteds to get off before the train
reached The station.
Ono of the most interesting depart.
ments of the University of Michigan is
its school of Political Science. 1t has a
full and able corps Of instructors, and
embraces courses of study in political
and constitutional history, the economic
sciences, political ethics and the science
Of government, and social and sanitary
science-N. Y. Tribune. =
The Sarnia Canadian says the Grand
Trunk company have sent n staff o.
engineers TO make the necessary sur.
veys for the proposed tunnel under the
st. Clair river at Port Huron. Some
weeks ago gentleman representing
some Boston capitalists was sent ur
there, and having got all the informa-
ton he wanted, returned east.
When the bonds of Holcomb and