Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-28

A brilliant meteor passed over the vicinity OF
Otsville a few nights since.
st. Joseph is going TO enforce the Sunday
law. Lively times are anticipated.
II Godfrey Knight of Schoolcraft lives one
year longer he will be full fledged centena-
rian.
In the past three years the Alpena fish
hatchery has turned loose 75,OOO,0OO white
fish.
The fire on the lumber docks at Oscoda was
subdued only after $4,000 damage had been
done
The ore trimmers' troubles at Marquette
are at an end and the men are at work as
usual.
Gov. Swlneford has selected w. p. Preston
OF st. lgnace, as secretary OF the territory OF
Alaska.
The Macomb county pioneer society will
meet in fifth annual session at Chesterfield
June TO-
The Pere Marquette lumber company at
Ludington have struck rock salt at depth OF
1900 feet.
The directors of the Hillsdale First National
bank have added savings department to that
institution
Mrs Lewis of Coldwater, denies any knowl
edge OF the project to remove the art gallery TO
Ann Arbor.
A detective is still at work on the Crouch
case, and he expresses n hope that he is on the
right track now.
Albert Stebbins got $4,000 verdict at Ionia
for the loss of his leg while crossing bridge
with traction engine.
Hon. Sullivan NJ Cutcheon, United States
district attorney for the eastern district Of
Michigan, las rendered bis resignation.
Among the recent important presidential ap
pointments of interest To Michigan is that OF
Willard Stearns to be postmaster at Adrian.
Timothy Cougolin has been convicted OF
killing the Perault boys near the 500 last
March, ard sentenced to - years at jackson.
John Campbell was badly injured at the Del
in lumber company's mill in Manistique while
unloading logs from log train. The man died
the next morning.
In the case Of James Carr, tried for murder
at Harrison last week, the jury disagreed. A
change Of venue has been granted and Carr
admitted to bail in the sum OF $4,000.
An appeal for aid has been issued by the
president Of the village of McBrides, in behalf
Of the homeless and penniless ones made so by
the recent disastrous fire in that place.
George Shank of Bay City, suddenly com
planned Of pain in the chest and almost i'm
medietely thereafter expired. The cause Is laid
b ali injury received about nine years ago.
A much welcome rain fell on the 10Th inst,
checking the ntvs which have wrought
such havoc " :uany places. The losses by
forest fires this spring ar" unusually heavy.
The village Of Graticvillc, near Stanton, was
burned on the 10Th. Only two or three houses
were let in tie place. Twenty-one families
wee lett homeless. The estimated loss is so,
600.
Wilson, the Detroit murderer, who escaped
from the prison in Jackson several months
since, is in South America He writes a long
letter to Detroit friend giving him detailed
account OF his escape.
The tenth annual reunion of the LOOMS bat
terry was held in Coldwater on the Goth inst,
with a good attendance. Dr. j. w. Streeter OF
Chicago, orator of the day. Banquet at the
St. James hotel in the evening.
The Rev. Dr. Brooks, president Of Kalamazoo
college was visited by a burglar the other
night who took $3.50, al but $25 of which Mr..
Brooks was H. use 10 pay claim. The
burglar entered by the cellar door.
a stock company is about TO be formed at
Sheridan for the purpose OF purchasing the
Sheridan flour mills and putting In a full
roller process :, stem Of machinery. and other
wise putting tie ril in first class shape.
Rev. William Doust, Methodist minister,
died in Paw Paw recently after a long illness
from pneumonia and dropsy He was from
England and had preached in this country %
years. Tie was widely known in Michigan.
Siblcy & Bcaringcr of East Saginaw, have
bought of Henry Gamble tract of land in
Ogemlw county, directly back of the disputed
Dcvoc dam, for 100000. II is estimated
that they can cut from 1t $4,000, 900 feet of
pine.
Arthur I'LL is president of a Saginaw City
company with $l50,000 capital TO prosecute the
cattle business in the southwest. They have
9,C0) head of Texas cattle to be placed on their
tract of 100000 acres of leased lands In Indian
territory.
The executive committees of the Michigan
state and western press associations at Ian
sing decided 10 hold joint meeting at Traverse
City, July CO, and indulge in an excursion 10
Charlevolx and Pestoskey. and partake of q
banquet.
John Jurgcnson of Lansing, aged IL, went
with several other boys for boat ride on Grand
River He dropped his handkerchief into the
water reached for IL, lost his balance, fell over
board and was drowned. His body was revov-
ed some hours later.
Fire broke out in the lumber on the docks at
OscOda. Saturday. the 10th and before 1t was
subducd many million feet of lumber were
burned. Loss estimated at 100000 The
same day 50OO.OD0 feet of lumber on the docks
in Muskegon We're destroyed at loss OF about
S50,0O0
John McCambridge, lad of Is years, at
tempted to hoard an engine that was switching
cars, but missed his footing and fell beneath
the wheels. His body was so terribly crushed
that he died soon afterwards. The parents OF
the boz live at 1owl"s mill, one mile north OF
Sheridan.
Angus Niggli, the victim of the muir
derous assault at Langston, near Greenvlle
has since died. He was unconscious from the
| time lac was struck. At the post-mortem ex
| animation il was found that the skull had been
| fractured and the brain injured.
President Cleveland appointed Cyrenius p
| Black of Tuscola county, district at
Tsrf lf. Miphnan
vice Sullivan NJ Cutchcon, resigned. The adj
| poinincnt was male IN accordance with tn,
| request Of the many friends OF Mr. Black, and
| previously accorded 10 by Cleveland.
The editor NJ the Battle Creek Moon has
| dog and made this argument after paying IL
| ccDsc for him. In Michigan they assess dog
| 81 for being dog. In Tennessee they assess 8
| man 30 cents To become q doctor. 1t costs
| 'hclu. toilar more to be a dog in Michigan
thar doctor IN rcnnrssce. Don't be dog
Pro- +. a. Strong OF the Grand Rapids higf
/ school has accepted the chair of physica
| sciences H. the Normal, which becomes vacant
| by Prof. McClol.a going to the agricultural
college. Prof. Ipliis McClouth has been Offered
the princip.hl.i u the Normal school by tn,
board Of education, bat has refused the offer
nuvel.y ia cari) meeting management viii
| DC carried ,.ut nj he national camp meeting al
| Lansing June % 10 81 Instead OF the usua
| camp boarding shentr hotel win be kept or
/ TIC ground, VIII I'll Tie hOtci accommodations
| Geo. Null. long o. the Sherw oCd houec, Char
lotto, mas been engaged 10 personally superin
tend the hotel OF che ground.
| Mrs. VIM. l.azenby of Sturgis set q bencl
| wringcr with Two tub Of clothes, without watel
| in them, upon II in front OF the stove Sh,
| then placed her baby on the floor and wen
over to q neighbours A spark few from tn,
stove into the tub set the clothes ON fire, ant
burned them up with tubs and wripger, ant
when discovered the child was encarly suf
| located.
| When rowing from a fishing excursion OF
| Saginaw bay, Mr.. III. s. Musselmau OF LAX,