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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-04-02

assistance, but she could get only to
within six miles of the distressed vessel,
which then lay in the same position as
when she went down. Thursday morn
ing at 10 o'clock the ice crushed against
the ship AMI made hole in her port
side. The pumps were worked to their
utmost capacity until o'clock in the
afternoon, but with no success. She
rapidly began sinking stern fore
most and shortly after o'clock
went down. The captain and crew of
twelve men took to the ice with o life
boat and walked over the almost inn
passable ice, dragging the life-boat to
the tug Arctic, where they arrived at
night almost frozen and thoroughly ex-
hausted. Had the tug not been sent to
away, all the retreating party must have
persisted. After recuperating until Sun
day morning, the 22d, the captain led
the crew ashore, reaching land seven
miles from Holland after terrible ex-
perience. The next morning all walked
to Holland and came to Grand Haven
later in the day. The steamer had
been out in the ice forty-two days and
on the day she foundered occurred her
only chance of escape. Capt Prindi-
vile exerted himself to tho utmost to
save the steamer, and did all that an
experienced captain could do.
The steamer Michigan was built ut
Wyandotte by the Detroit dry dock
company in 1882, and is owned by the
Grand Haven 81 Milwaukee transporta-
ton company. She was classed and
rated as A l and was an iron passenger
steamer, costing $4,000. She was of
1888 tons capacity and an exact mate
to the steamer Wisconsin, and was built
at the same time and place. A man
named Robinson gave up on the ice in
the walk yesterday and George Sheldon,
the brave porter of the Michigan, went
back after him and by great exertions
he was rescued.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-04-02

MATTHEW RANKINs, who died In
Lewiston, Maine, recently, was a Grip
pie whose case had attracted the atten-
ton of physicians and scientists in all
parts of the country. He had not
moved out Of one chair by night or day
for twenty-nine years. His spine was
injured by an accident when six years
old, and his neck, body, arms and legs
became lifeless. He could not move q
joint in them. The only movable joint
in his frame was one thumb. He could
not turn his head a hairs breadth. He
sat in his chair by window, and by an
ingenious contrivance of mirrors he
was enabled to see what was going on
out-of-doors aud in the roo. At night
his chair was tipped back little and in
this position he slept. Any attempt to
move his limbs caused him the greatest
agony. He was so remarkably patient
and devout that he became celebrated
and served as text from which great
number of sermons were preached by
different clergymen who visited him
He was AZ years old.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-04-02
CONGRESS.

MARCH 23--sENATE-The following nomina-
lions were sent TO the Senate and confirmed In
executive session: To be ENJOYS extraordinary
and ministers plenipotentiary OF the United
Saskatchewan j. Phelps OF Vermont, to
Great Britain; Robert McLane OF Maryland, to
France; George IL. Peudleton OF y lio, to Ger
many; henry X jackson OF Georgts, 10 Mex
co; Macenas K. Benton OF Missouri, to be
United States attorney for the western district
OF Missouri; Assistant Eoglneer John W.
Savllle OF Maryland, now on the retired list, to
be passed assistant engineer on the retired
list.
MARCH Observation-Disclosures sent the
following nominations to the Senate to-day
Daniel McConville of Ohio, auditor OF the
treasury for the postoffice department; Henry
l.: Mu;drow of Mississippi, assistant secretary
| OF the interior; VIM. A j. sparks OF Illinois,
| commissioner OF the general land Office; also
a long list OF army promotions.
MARCH 25-SRNATR-The osth of office was
| administered To Senator-elect berry Of
| Arkansas, and the Serate went into executive
| session. Consideration OF the Well and La
Abra treaty consumed the day and was not
concluded when the doors reopened and the
| Senate adjourned. The president sent the fol-
| lowing nominations to the Senate: Samuel
| &. Cox OF New York, to be envoy extraordinary
| and minister plenipotentiarv OF the nited
States to Turkey; aud Capt. David b Har-
mOny OF New York, to be chief of the bureau
OF yards and docks In the navy depar ment,
with relative rank Of commodore, aud auumber
OF postoffice appointments which were con-
| fr1ned in executive session.
MARCH 26-SRNATE-The Senate met at noon
| and five minutes later went into executive ses.
sion. After some further disc lssion OF the
Well and La Abra treaties, it was postponed
until NEXT session. When the doors reopeped,
| Mr.. Sherman's resolution providing that a
committee OF two Senators be appointed tC
wait upon the president and inform him, II he
has no further communication to make, the
Senate is ready to adjourn, was adopted and
Senators Sherman and Beck were appointed
such committee. Adjourned.
MARCH 27-SENArE-Immedia after the
reading OF the journal this morning the Sen
ate proceeded to the consideration OF executive
business. Daring the executive session VI r.
Sherman from the committee appointed to
wait upon the president, reported that the
committee had performed its work and that
the president desired the "special' session of
| the Senate to be continued until thursday
next. The Senate Ia executive session con-
frmed the following nominations; Capt.
David b. Harmony Of Pennsylvania, ID be
chief Of the bureau of yards and docks, navy
department, with relative rank Of commander;
Thomas T.. Crenshaw, jr, OF Georgia, to be
collector OF internal revenue for the district of
Georgia; also 26 new postmasters (none In
Nichigan) The doors at 1910 D. m, were
reopened and the Senate adjourned until VI on
day at ~ O'clock
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-04-02

A LONDON telegram says: Gladstone
is tired of active political leadership.
1t seems to be generally believed he
will withdraw from the prime ministry
and from the commons at the end of the
present session. His family and his
close personal friends, it is said, all con-
cur in urging him to take this step. II
is known that Gladstone has recently
very often expressed desire to resign
the leadership of the liberal party.
Some of the premier's relatives and
family friends are urging him to
retire into the house of lords where he
can continue to servo England by coun-
Sci and influence without the sacrifice
of health and strength as he must do il
he remains where he is.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-04-02
SECOND EDITION.

For thirty cents in Gosh or ten three
cent stamps, We will mail to any address,
postage Prepaid, an octave illustrated
book Of 1l2 pages, with handsome illum-
mated cover, entitled Donald Mckdy
or, The Last Var Trail ofthe Modocs. This
bool is true exponent ofthe old saying
Truth is stranger than felton," and
contains the romance of the life of Don
aid Mckay, the great Scout and Chief OF
the Warm Spring Indians. The story is
founded on facts, and is the only true his
tory of the capture of Captain Jack, the
Chief of the Modocs, the warrior who
defied the United States troops in the
Lava Beds; anu every incident men,
toned therein Can be corroborated by
Donald Mckay, who is still living, and
for whom this book was published.
Address the Publishers,
O. p. SOULE & CO.,
l75 MONROE ST., CHICAGO, Ill.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-04-02

A PASSENGER on western bound
Erie train the other day mad fastened
to his coat card on which was written:
Austen Dallason, Garden City House,
Chicago. Conductor. look after him;
demented." He was placed on the
train by the superintendent of the
poor for Bradford county, Pa. He had
been in the front during the war and
was with Sherman on his march to the
see. One day while with a foraging
party he was hit on the back of the
head by woman on farm they were
ra.ding. and his bead had troubled him
ever since. He became so idiotic that
he was placed in the Bradford poor
house.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-04-02

JULIAN HAWTHORNE, IN MS new
novel, '!Love, or Name" says:
could that dreary slavery, called
woman's rights, ever be put into prac :
teal operation the world would soon
become too busiDess-like to think of
love and marriage. Woman is the con-
servation of the human race; she is the
centripetal as man is the centrifugal
force If she did not stay at home and
mind her own affairs home would cease
to exist. Man in that case would do
well to exterminate the female half of
creation off the face of the earth as
merely feebler and Trailer imitation
of himself. and then die with the con-
soling consciousness of having done
one good deed. Nothing is more GER
tain, however, than that women are
not, and never will be, such fools as
some few of themselves and quito as
many forlorn nondescripts of our own
sex would like to persuade them that
thew are.n
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-04-02
THE CREAM OF THE NEWS.

Dr. David Griffith, at one time one of Louis
ville's most prominent citizens, is dead OF par
| alYsis. He was medical director of Sheridan
| army corps and was with Gen. Nelson at tn,
| battle OF Shiloh.
The Laugham hotel in Chicago was burned
ON the slst. Two hundred guests were in the
house at the time, but almost miraculously
with but one exception all were gotten out In
safety. Several firemen were buried teneatt
the falling walls, but were rescued and will
live.
Fire was discovered In the quartermaster
generals office In the capitol building in Tren-
ton, N. D., aud before IL was subdued the apart
ment was in ruins, and adjoining apartments
badly damaged by fire and water. Many valu-
BILE records were destroyed. The damage 70
tie building is about 100000.
The secretary of state is informed by the
United States minister at Stockholm, that the
swedish diet has voted to admit pork, all grain,
hour and meats into ports Of Sweden, duty
free.
E. d. Clark Of vicksburg, Miss. the newly
appointed assistant secretary Of the interior,
died recently OF pneumonia.
Secretary Manning wants his heads of
bureaus and chiefs Of divisions to suggest to
him instances where the force can be reduced
and expenses curtailed.
Great suffering for lack of food exists In
several back counties in West Virginia
A serious uprising OF Indians and half
breeds is reported from Montana.
Z. w. Keightly, third auditor of the treas
ury, has rendered his resignation at the request
OF Secretary Manning Keightly is Michigan
man appointed by President Hayes.
A niece of Ex-President Van Buren, is an
applicant for the position OF postmistress ct
kincerhook, N. Y.
Ganson Il Co.'s, living stable In Urbana,
Ohio, was destroyed By fire recently and 81
horses persisted In the flames.
Colonists at Ccffeyvllle, Kan, are trying to
get q force into Oklahoma while Gen. Hatch Is
watching the other crowd at Arkansas City.
Judge Gresham in the United States circuit
court at Chicago granted q writ of error In the
case OF Mackin and Gallagher, convicted Of
election frauds, and they were released on
$4,000 bail each.
Two Irish-Americans have been arrested at
Quebec on suspicion Of being dynamiters.
At Braddocks, Pa, macs of iron ore weigh
ing many tons fell TWENTY-FIVE feet, killing
man instantly.
Rev. 3. Z. Smith, colored, of Bloomington,
H., has been offered the Liberia mission by
president Cleveland, but dechned the honor,
as going to Liberia would be going out of the
world for real service to the American Negro.
AMtxlcan who was jealous of his mistress
In New Laredo, Mexico, tied her to the
wall, cut strips from her body and compelled
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-04-02
Calves for Certain Tests.

The state board of agriculture has
adopted the following resolution, which
is self explanatory. Correspondence on
the subject should be addressed to Prof.
Samuel Johnson. Michigan agricultural
college:
ers' association through It's president has vol
unteered to select and furnish two specimens of
shorthorn calves for the purpose Of testing
their relative fattening qualities compared
with other breeds; therefore,
Resolved, That the Michigan state board OF
agriculture accept the proposition and respect
fully solicit other associations or owners of
others breeds to select two specimen calves OF
each of the several breeds for the purpose Of
making careful test at the agricultural col
lege of their relative merits for fattening rur-
pOees.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-04-02

A number of young ladies and gentle
men in Washington have originated q
novel program for the pleasant days
that are soon expected. Objective
points one or two miles or more be-
yond the city limits have been selected,
and parties are organizing for "coun-
try walks" for the alleged purposes OF
exercise. The idea seems to be popu-
lar, and is likely to be encouraged by
many of those who usually devote them.
selves only to the ballroom exercise
with most healthful and beneficial re-
eI1lta
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-04-02
BROCKWAY CENTRE, MIC
NOTES OF THE DAY.

TWENTY-FIVE buxom Hungarian dam
sells arrived in New York the other day,
TO become wives for like number of
young miners at Mauch Chunk. The
counting and other details were whole
sailed by an agent of the miners.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-04-02

PREPARATIONS are making abroad
for the appropriate celebration on the
25th of next June of the 400th anniver-
sary of the birth of Bugenhagen, the
associate of Luther. A statute of the
ancient worthy will be erected this
spring at Witteuberg.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-04-02

A SOCIETY for the suppression of slang
has been organized amopg the female
operatives of large factory in Cleve-
land. All members of the society using
a slang word or phrase are fined, and
the proceeds thus obtained are devoted
to some charitable OBJECT.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-04-02

In Tallahassee, Fla, q few days ago,
q couple were married who had only
been personally acquainted for the brief
period OF ten minutes. The courtship
had been carried on through the aid OF
the mails. The groom, widower, re-
sides in Florida, while the bride halls
from Tayaq
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-04-02

The staunch propeller Michigan foun-
dered in Lake Michigan about IL or 20
miles off Holland on Thursday the 10Th
inst The Michigan left Grand Haven
Feb. 8 without cargo, and for several
weeks was ice abound twenty miles of
South Haven, when seventeen of her
crew left her and walked ashore. About
March she was driven into an ice field
to the northward and has 50 remained.
Many efforts were made to rescue her
by the tug Arctic. Provisions were
carried TO her over the Ice from the
store and from the ting Arctic. Monday
morning. March Is Agent Wallace dis
patched tho tug again to the Michigan's
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-04-02

The entire number Of letters an
articles of every description received ut
the dead letter Office last year was
4.z51, 1873. being an Increase of q little
more than 8 per cent. over the previous
year.-United States Mail
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-14
TIE SOUTHERN STORM.
Additional Details of the Recent Cyclone in
Alabama and Georgia.

CHATTANOOGA Jan. 13.-A special to the
Times from Collinsville gives fuller details of
the terrible Alabama cyclone About four
miles west of Collinsville the residence of Noble
Galbreath together with all his farm houses,
located at the base of Sand mountain, were COM
pletely demolished. His youngest child was in
stantly killed by flying timbers its body was
terribly mangled A young man living with the
family was seriously and probably fatally
wounded. The family had retired
about an hour before. No other mem
ber of the family received any
injury Every article of household goods was
blown away, not leaving wearing apparel for the
grief-stricken family. 1t is reported on good
authority that an anvil in blacksmith shop
near by was blown one hundred yards. Great
damage to other property in the neighborhood is
reported Some three miles further off twelve
other residences were completely blown away.
In one of them there we're thirteen
occupants. all of whom received more
or less injury; none fatally. Great
damage is reported to farm property
generally. Owing to high waters it is impossible
to obtain accurate Information as to the true ex-
tent of the injury by the cyclone, but enough
has been ascertained to report that, while it is
fearfully disastrous it is by no means such a
terrible scourge as the famous cyclone which
passed through Cherokee and Calhoun conntieS
: last night During all yesterday and the greater
part of last hight, tremendously heavy rain
fell, flooding all the streams and low
lands, and making it almost impossible
TO travel or get in further information. There
was a continuous roaring in the elements. like
distant thg1der, for some thirty minutes before
sIae AfnI passed. One family became frightened
before the tempest approached, and ran to a
neighboring house. short distance away, which
was blown away. while their own house, from
which they fed, remained standing The
track of the cyclone was about 200 yards WIDE
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-14
STRIKE AT FORT WAYNE.

The reight-Carrying Business of Two Rail-
ways Entirely Suspended.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
Fort WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 13.-At o'clock to-
day number of brakemen and freight con-
ductors, discharged from the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne & Chicago railway by reason of the
doubling up of sections of freight trains,
to be pulled by two engines organ
lied an active strike IL this city, and
all freight business of the company has, in con-
sequence been abandoned. At the hour named
a section of west-bound freight train, pulled
by two engines, was boarded by strikers, in its
passage through the city dozen coupling pins
We're drawn, the brakes set, and the
brake wheels twisted off and thrown away;
the fires were then drawn from
the fre-boxes, the water drawn off and
the side-rods uncoupled. Officers of the road,
who appeared with switch engine and
number of pins, were angrly or
dered off, and the men are now in full
possession of the yard, shouting "No double
leaders for u.s." The switch which
heads from the freight track of the
Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad
to their main line has been spiked, and that road
is helpless as far as freight business is con
cerned.
The discharged men have made no statement
OF grievances to the officers of the road, who to-
day appealed to the sheriff and mayor for pro-
tection The passenger trains carrying the
United States mail have not been interfered
with. There is no telling when the strike will
end. Freight business on the two lines is at a
complete standstill The rioters are composed
not only of discharged employees, but of many
strangers.
Superintendent Law is expected here tonight
from Chicago, and the strikers will submit their
grievances to him to morrow at 9 A. NJ, when it
is supposed some action viii be taken. The
strikers appear quiet, but very determined Seri-
Gus trouble is feared unless an understanding is
arrived at.
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A Wonlan's Devotion.

JAsPER, Ga. Jan. l3 This place is enjoying
q romance in which two States are concerned.
Isaac P. Hutchinson, bright young lawyer, left
this place eighteen months ago for Waco, Tex,
where he has since become district attorney.
Before leaving he entered into an engagement of
marriage with pretty young lady of this place,
the nuptials to take place when he was settled
in business. All went well until few weeks
ago, when the lady received the news that her
lover had been foully assassinated and was
lying at the point of death. The wedding was
to have come off the next week. for which ex-
tensive preparations had been made. With
womanly devotion she at once announced her
intention of taking the long trip to her lovers
side in Texas where she would marry him
if he were still alive She did so and nursed
him back to recovery, and now returns with
him to receive congratulations on her bravery
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-14
Mutiny Among Mexican Soldiers.

SAN FRANcIsoo, Jan. 13-The Chronicles
San Diego, Cal, special says a courier ar
rived to-day with dispatch from the Mexican
consul, stating that the Mexican soldiers sta
toned at Enseneda, Mexico eighty-fve miles south
mutinated on Friday night last. and murdered
their captain (name not given), his wife and
several other persons. They then fed in a
body, taking their arms and ammunition
with them. The band numbered forty.
telegram was sent to the cap
tain of the gunboat Democrata which
had been lying at this port to come TO their as
sistance, but the vessel had sailed for San Fran
CISCO Application was then made to Captain
Bailey, of the United States Eighth Infantry,
to forward such assistance as would prevent
depredations along the boundary. The request
was promptly granted The Mexican citizens
are greatly alarmed as the mutineers are known
to he hard lot. A dispatch has just been re-
ceived that the mutineers passed near Campo,
Mexico, and were making for the United States
TERRITORY
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The Fort Plain raster still Alive.

Fort PLAIN, n Y, Jan. 13.-Kate Snulsey,
the young woman who lives without eating was
visited yesterday. She did not appear to notice
the presence of strangers in her darkened bed
room. She lay perfectly quiet during the visit,
excepting that she moved her head slightly two
or three times Her mother says that the out
ward appearance of Kate's body indicates unim
paired health DIR. Zeler says that her case is
mysterious. He was not prepared to say that
there had been any deception practiced, but, if
there had been any deception. he satisfied
that neither Mr., nor Mrs. Smulsey nor their son
George were cognzant of it. Mrs. Smulsey says
that she has hopes of her daughters recovery
and the young woman also appears hopeful.
The Doctor has received letters from all parts of
the world asking all SORTS Of questions concern
ing the case. 1t has been impossible for him to
dictate answers to ALL or even one half. of these
letters of inquiry Among letters recently re-
ceived by him were two from Australia and one
from Honolulu