Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-28
THE CREAM OF THE NEWS.

lllucu Is MS pOlltlchl UcinTOls.
Gen. Sheridan is on his way back from Ell
Pa'o.
) Maryland is undergoing the scourge of
forest fires.
Lieut.. Greeley of Arctic fame complains OF
a loss OF mental vigor.
Hon. S. 5. Cox, minister to Turkey will
leave for his post, June IL.
Indians and half-breeds in the Northwest are
reported To be In danger OF starvation.
A daughter of Edwin Booth, the great
tragedan, was married in Boston recently.
The Plymouth, Pa, epidemic is dying out,
there being 100 cases less than a week ago.
Lowest bids for postofice department envel-
opes are much below those received last year.
Commodore Truxs on commandment of Norfolk
navy yard, has prohibited political discussion
in the yard.
Twenty-four business houses and IA resi-
dences were destroyed by fire In Cabery, ILL.,, on
the 3D. inst
bill to make access TO the Niagara Falls
park free has been offered In the New York
legislature.
Forest fires In Wisconsin have destroyed
much valuable property. Many farmers have
lost their ALL
Commissioner Black has recommended for
dismissal the special examiner of his Office for
classifying daily reports.
II is stated that the railroad companies will
subscribe 100000 10 have the New Orleans ex-
position opened next year.
Fresh indictments for frauds In the bureau
of medicine and surgery have been found
against Whitaker, Drew and Corrigan.
A man named Qdlum jumped from Brooklyn
bridge to the river below, 135 feet He recov-
cred consciousness, but died In a few moments
The New Orleans exposition closes on the
3lst inst. A subscription is being taken up by
the citizens to carry 1t over until next winter.
Three union soldiers were recently discharged
fIom the treasury watch. The Grand Army
has taken the matter In hand and will investi-
gate.
The steamer Alert has left Halifax for Hud-
sons bay to bring home the men who spent last
year at meteorological stations along Hudson's
straits.
Cyclones and water spouts have done?great
damage In Kansas and Nebraska. Much prop
erty has been destroyed, and several men,
women and children Killed.
Rumored that the dominion government In
tends shortly to put an additional excise duty
on whisky, Increasing it to about 81 per gallon
on ordinary malt or rye whisky.
In accordance with the pledges made last
fall, the loggers of the northwest have reduced
the log supply of 1876 to 1884 500 900 feet, that
being S73, $685. 900 feet less than the output of
1884.
Rudolph, the finest Hereford bull in the
world, the property of the Wyoming Hereford
association, died in Cheyenne, after a veterin-
airy surgical operation In which a tumor of 65
pounds was taken from him. He was valued at
$4,000.
The Illinois legislature has passed bill pro-
viding that no telephone company shall charge
more than three dollars per month where one
telephone is used, $3.50 where more than one is
used, and fixing the rate on messages from one
town to another at 10 cents
The attention of the Secretary of the Treas
ury has been called TO the fact that large
quantities of goods manufactured In Europe
have been imported from Canada at ports on
our northern frontier which were invoiced In
Canada at European values, and passed into
the United States custom house without addi-
ton being made to raise invoice prices to the
value OF goods In Canadian markets.
Ex-Secretary Of State Frelinghyusen died
In Newark, N. j , May 20, after an illness of
six weeks during which time he has been al
most continually unconscious. Upon the re-
ceipt of the INTEL genoe Of the death of tho ex-
Secretary, Secretary Bayard teegraphed Mrs.
Frelinghuysen as follows 1.-THE President and
his Cabinet have just heard with deep sensibili-
| ty OF the death of your honorcd husband. Ac-
| cept from each and all OF us expressions ei
sincere sympathy and coincidence"