Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-21

Walter Weishuhn. aged 10 years. met with
frlghtful death at fuckers Creek, losco coun-
ty. He had been fishing, and making ilre
near the dam went asleep for the night. The
dam caught fire, and coming way up covered
young Weishuhn, who was burned to a crisp.
His comrade narrowly escaped similar fate,
his hat being burned of his bead.
A young man by the name OF Richard Owen,
who resides four miles west of Marine City, In
the township of Cottrellvllle. committed sui
eide by hanging himself with a rope TO the lad
der in haymow In barn. About two years
ago he had a shock of sunstroke, since which
time he had never been right In his mind. The
body had been discovered by his mother shortly
after the deed was committed, and cut down,
but it was too late.
The dead body Of George Monroe, Scotch
man, aged 80 years, who was missed from the
Andre house where he boarded, April %, was
found In the river at Grand Haven, May IL.
When found the body had car-coupling link
tied to the neck. Monroe had been sick since
February. A coroner's inquest was held and
verdict of suicide rendered The deceased has
no relatives I'm this country. He had worked
in the freight house In Grand Haven for over
10 years.
For the Michigan crop report for May the
secretary OF state has received returns from SO
correspondents, representing 663 townships
from which the figures indicate an aggregate
product of nearly M,313,0O0 bushels. With
favorable weather until harvest IL Is believed
that the yield will more likely exceed than fall
below this amount. The number OF acres in
wheat Is about per cent less than in 1884, but
of the area seeded not more than | per cent
viii be plowed up because winter-kiled or
otherwise DESTROYED. The loss from winter
killing of small patches on knobs and other
exposed places viii not be greater than usual
A terrible calamity is reported from the
township of Wheattield, in lngham county. 1t
seems that some time ago a family named
Turah owned hog that was quite sick, but
after time got better, and was fattened and
filled about three or -four weeks ago. The
family and several others, about eight persons
in all, partook OF the meat and about week or
ten DAYS later were taken sick, all being SINH
larly affected John Turah. a lad about is
years of age died. Theodore Turah, father of
the latter, and Mary Brathaur and her little
daughter, II Is said, cannot live. -Four others,
Mrs Theo. Turah, Otto Turah, Andrew Linter
and Henry Brathaur are In critical condition.
An examination has revealed the fact that the
pork Is literally alive with trchin9. The peo-
pie of that section are greatly excited and there
Is no demand for pork. II is doubtful II any of
the victims VIII recover.
The Sault Ste Marie correspondent Of De-
troit paper gives the following particulars of
the finding of VIM. c. Given. who was
lost four days, exposed TO the severest
weather, and with nothing to eat Two
men from Sugar Island had been max
ing sugar on the main shore, and concluded on
the morning Ol tncJtn 10 20 over hltcr their kct-
ties. Passing an old camping ground, where
stood bark shanty, they heard feeble cries,
and following them, they discovered Mr.. Given,
very weak. hut able To tell where he wanted TO
be taken. The men had seen Che boats Of the
searching party u mile distant and went at once
to give notice of the rescue. DR. Ennis had
gone down with the party 10 be on hand In
case the lost man was found, and hurried to
the spot, had him removed TO the nearest
house and remained with him uutil sufficiently
recovered TO be brought home. Whan the boat
reach the 500, cannons were fired and the re-
ioicing was great, rs Mr.. Given was widely
known and very popular throughout the vicin-
ity.
A freight train on the Wabash road. which
left Detroit between and 10 o'clock the other
evening, was wrecked near Hand station, four
miles out of the city, By running over an open
switch. The engine and tender were thrown
into n ditch and eight freight ears We're piled
on top Of each other The engineer John VI.
Humphrey, the fireman. James Ii. Cook, and
A. j. Harris, brakeman, all on the train at
the time. were covered up in the ruins. A re-
covering party soon had them out and DIR. II.
o. Walker, company surgeon, and an assist
ant, who arrived on the scene soon after by
special train from Detroit. found that the men
had experienced a miraculous escape from
serious injury. The engineers left arm was
badly bruised, but otherwise the injuries were
slight. The Wabash railroad officers think that
the accident was the result of
a fiendish attempt to wreck the Chicago express
which leaves the city half an hour later than
the freight. II the latter had been the train
wrecked, there would probably have been great
loss of life. The frequent attempts OF late TO
wreck trains has thoroughly aroused all the
companies, and private detectives will endeavor
10 trace and capture the wreckers.