Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-01-29

forty OF the inhabitants have not been recoy-
cred and It is not known whether they are
alive or dead. Ohamount, village on the
French side OF N INT Blanc, was overwhelmed
and four lives lost.
THE CREAM OF THE NEWS.
VIM. NJ. Eyarts has been elected senator
| from New York for six years from March 4,
| 1885.
| 1t is very probable that an extra session OF
the 10th congress will be called.
The secretary OF war has declined TO order
court martial for the trial of Chief Signal
Ofhcer Hazep on charges preferred by Lieut..
Darlington aud has decided to taGe no further
action in regard to the Greedy relief expedi.
| ton.
Half foot of snow fell at Shreveport, La,
| on the Goth inst.
An attempt was made a few DAYS ago 10 as
sassinate the president OF Chill.
Gen. Fitz John Porter has petitioped the
| president for Reinstatement in the army.
claimiog that the president has the power TO
do so without congressional action.
The remains OF Mrs. Edgar Allen Poe. who
died and was buried IN New York in ls47.
have recently been brought to Baltimore an d
placed beside those OF the great poet and
writer.
Prince Albert Victor will be created a
Kuignt OF st. Patrick at the coming anpiver.
sary OF lreland's patron seint. Preparations
Tor the event are being made on a scale of un-
usual splepdor.
Whole villages in Italy and France have been
buried beneath avalanches within the past few
days.
President Arthur cannot spare the time TO
go 70 New Orleans now, but will 90 as
private citizen after the 4th OF NJ arch
DR.. Carver, the famous marksman. succeeded
| In hta fhat NJ hraa IN nnR 4
coal in six days by gunshot at New Haven,
Conn.
Nellie Bailey, an adventures, has been ar
rested near Wichita, KS, for the murder of
Clement Bothemly, wealthy Englishman,
who lived with her as her husband, and who
mao ueeosd considerable property to her. He
was killed In October, 1883.
Frank Hamilton, convict who escaped from
the eherin OF Olge county, Ill, In August
last by jumping from q train between Hancock
and Joliet handcuffed and shackled. was
| recently captured In Idaho and Is now In the
penilentiary at Joliet.
Mrs. Julia A. Roberts, the well-known
worker among the poor OF Washington, and
who gained considerable prominence by her
management of the penny Lunch Room''
there, was found dead in bed the other MORN
ing. She was sister Of Gen. Phil Kearney.
Harrison Tweed, an ex-state senator of
Massachusetts,, presidential elector 10 1872,
ard member OF the governors council in
1870 ., cropped dead In his pew at a Taunton,
Mass, church on the 18th.
February IL Is the date fixed for the mar
rage OF Bonanza Msckay Is daughter to Prince
Coiona. The wedding takes place In Paris.
The Pope Is seriously ID, and great anxiety
| Is felt In church circles.
life SIC, portraits of the late President
Garfield has been purchased to be placed IN
the room OF the House committee on appro.
priations OF which committee he was Chairman
while member Of the House.
Geo. Phillips and wife were burned TO death
NJ Mobile, Ala, on a recent night In a Dire
which destroyed their home.
Extreme cold weather has caused the death
OF ~ per cent. OF the cattle and 30 per cent.
OF the sheep on the Texas ranches.
Reported hat'indians on Kiowa reservation,
j.. l., are ismshiDg. Five members OF the
tribe were found frozen to death near Wichl.
Ia Falls, on the 18th.
Chinese troops are being armed with Ber-
dan rifles.
Russia has refused to give an American COM
PAW twenty-h years monopoly O I the fur
trade and hunting OF fur animals on the Rus
sian Pacific coast.
William A Richardson has been confirmed as
cniei, and John Davis az associate Justice OF
the United States court Of claims.
Seven schooners with 6S men have been
captured by the steamer Chesapeake of the
virginia Oyster Navy, for Illegal dredging of
oysters.
AT meeting OF the Ohio Divorce Reform
League Vt was de- lded to ask the legislature of
That state 10 reform the divorc: laws as to
render 1t impossible to secure divorces for
trivial causes.
A committee of newspaper publishers have
presented memorial to congress, asking n
reduction In the postage on newspapers.
The inability OF the two Houses TO agree
upon the appropriation bills, not one of which
has been passed, mag rec ult 10 an extra session.
The Kankakee insane ASYLUM authorities are
taking measures TO improve the fire escape and
fire extinguishing facilities OF the remaining
buildings.
Fer the Inauguration expenses Gil, 401 has
been raised. 1t is suggested thar 90, coo tickets
TO the ball be issued, as many will be purcbased
organizations, have declared their intention OF
being present.
Titled Engishmen own about q, 900, 600
acres OF land In the u nited States.
For lack OF funds the Garfield hospital IN
Washington Is In bad straits. The building lie
admirably adapted for the purpose for which
IL is designed, and 1t Is hoped that measures
viii be at once taken for its continuance.
English forces under Gen. Stewart gained q
The rebels lost 500 In killed and 500 wounded
The English loss Is "a killed and 81 wounded
Among the British who fell was Col. Burnaby,
author OF the "Ride to Kniva"
Postmaster General Hatton is In favor Of
newspaper postage reduction.
Sister Thresea, a niece of Blaine's died few
days ago In convent In wilkes barre, Pa.
Senator Adams Of the Pennsylvania leglsla-
ture has received many letters praying to him
for the introduction OF q bill TO establish a
whipping post for wife heaters. Several let
tiers from wives of violent husbands and one
from Judge Mitchell, OF the court OF comm on
pleas, have been received
The wife OF Stanley Matthews, associate
Justice OF the supreme court Of the United
states, died in Washington, Jan. %.
Collections OF internal revenue for the first
six months OF the fiscal year were S56,5lS,-
sos, which is $4,2'0 7S6 less than the receipts
In the same period last year.
Plute Indians are said to be diving OF starva-
ton by the hundreds OH their Nevada reserva-
ton. Not one cent Of the $1,000 appropriate
ed for their use by the last congress has ever
reached them.
Corn, wheat and Oats.