Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-08-27
MICH
NOTES OF TIE DAY.

ueen brought 10 the attention OF the
authorities of London recently, 1t being
de,igned for obstruction across the
river Thames, below London Bridge.
The length, as contemplated by this
plan, will be S8) feet; the waterway
will be obstructed by two piers only
leaving clear way of 200 eet in the
centre when the draw is open. These
piers will be crowned by towers about
200 feet in height. and which will be
located mach merry for liftiqg the bed OF
the bridge to either side for the passing
ships and steamers. This constitutes
the general plan of structure. The
two piers are connected by an upper
roadway, of good dimensions, over
which pedestrians can pas when the
draw is open, hydraulic lifts being pro-
vided for their ascent and descent,
WHILE the body OF General Grant was
lying in state at the City Hall in New
York, three little New Jersey lads
came from their country homes to view
it, Then they went TO the Fifth Ave.
Hotel and Oddly ordered the hall-boy
to take them to General Sherman's
room. The General was engaged in
conversation with several gentlemen,
but the desire Of the boys to see the old
hero prompted them to announce their
wishes and Sherman's appreciation of
boy nature served them well. he met
the little fellows cordially, inquired
their names, gave them his autograph
and introduced them to Senator Sher-
man, Samuel l.. Clemens Mark Twain)
and several others present J here was
an unconditional surrender" of three
young hearts to the great soldier.
Ohio has a remarkable decrease in
the number of marriages in propo ton
to the population. During the year
preceding the war there were over 23,-
900 out of population of about 5,34O,-
600. The war reduced this number to
an average of about 1880 and the re-
turn of peace ran up the number to
30,479. This large increase denoted
that there were good many faithful
girls who waited for the men TO whom
they had plighted thei troth. After
that the average number of marriages
was about $4,000 year for a number
of years but following the panic of
1873 there was drop to 3,489. The
revival of business in 1882 was marked
by another increase to $685., but the
succeeding depression of 1884 again re-
duced the number TO 2S, 720.
Woman suffrage has been established
in Kansas in the election of school
officers, and we learn from the Kansas
City Times that at Seneca the other
day 'the ladies were out in full force
and exercised their franchise according
to the dictates of their husbands" This
is discouraging What is the use of the
women voting if they are only going to
vote as their husbands tell hemp 1t is
true that they ought to vote with their
husbands i. they are honestly con-
WINGED, upon a careful and c,nscien-
tious examination of the case, that
Their husbands are voting right I;
but it would be a sign Of in-
dependence if they voted against their
husbands, though it might not add to
the harmony of the domestic circle
afterwards.
A CLERGYMAN who had learned to
use type writer wrote consolation to
a parishioner who had lost his wife.
The man was indignant, and would not
Jpeak to his pastor. When friend in
quired the reason he said: 81 always
supposed he had some heart, bat when
my wife died he sent me an Internal
circular, not having enough interest to
write something especially adapted to
my case. want nothing to do with n
man who is as formal and heartless as
that" He was not aware of the ex-
istance of the type writer, explains the
Christian Advocate, which tells the
story, and thought the matter was
printed.
A PREACHER i'm Youngstown, Ohio,
having delared from his pulpit-"on
the authority of prominent physician"
that "no less than six ladies belong.
ing to the best circles require his at
tendance every month for delirium tre-
mems, the doctors have held a meet
ing, pronounced the statement to be
ridiculous, and demanded that the
name of the ''prominent physician
shall be given. This the clergyman
promises to do.
Mr.. Lynch of Mississippi, thinks that
two monuments should be built in St.
Louis; one to Gen. Grant, and the other
to General Lee. The New York Herald
suggests that if the time ever comes for
such memorial, the proper site for it
would be Appomatox, where one of the
generals surrendered his sword to the
other, and the Confederate cause receiv-
ed its final blow.
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