Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-08-20

There were S25,8l7 barrels Of salt inspected
IN -lchigan during July, the production being
dis ,ibuted by counties as follows: Saginaw,
llS.2l3; Bay, 73sSS; Huron, 1896; Manistee,
~ 4si: losco, Bs6i; St Clair, lO,25O; Mid
Ian |, 800.
in'entJ Scott, banker, aud Andrew j.
Brow, art goods dealer, both OF Detroit, have
made ass gnments. The formers assets
are estimated at S60000 which Is less than the
liabilities; Mr.. Brow's assets, $1,000; liabili-
ties, $500.
z Under a recent order of the War Depart
ment Maj Albert S. Towar, Paymaster OF the
intel States army, Is ordered TO Detroit to
relieve Mai. Dewey who in turn will proceed
10 Washington for duty In the Paymaster-
Generals Office
Marine City people have appointed ID. Les
ter X. Holland, X. ID. Bard and Z. j. Kean, of
Marine City; j. ID. Hill. X. Folllerts and
harles Barney, of starville, a committee to
help secure the right of way for the st. Clair
Il Detroit railroad.
Elliott snington, sonsof George slnington
Of Owosso, was found dead In his bed the other
morning He was perfectly well the evening
riore ana did his chores the same as usual.
he physician, DIR. McCormc, attributes 1t TO
paralysis of the heart
Charles b. Cottrell, a prominent business
man and pioneer citizen of Bay City, Is dead
from generous affection of the throat. He
has been suffering Tor nearly five months. His
collar bone was removed five months ago be-
cause of cancer thereon.
A ,avng In of one of the lower levels in
shaft No. of the Republic mine caused the
instant death of Samuel Darlington and the
serious injury of Francis Bartele Darlington
was about % years of age and single Bartele
had leg and collar bone broken.
The Academy News, published by the Mich
gan Military Academy, Is out Tor August.
This issue completes its first year and the
occasion is signalzed by the adoption Of a
handsomely illustrated cover giving views of
Orchard Lake and of the Academy.
The barn Of \. VI. Angus, near Flushing,
was struck by lightning few days ago and to-
gether with contents and large windmill was
destroyed by fire. Loss, $500; insured for
-, 800 in the Genessee Farmers mutual The
hired man had "a narrow escape from cremation.
Heaman Friesoke, brick manufacturer of
Owosso, has just received an order from Pom.
tiac for 500,G01 brick for the asylum of the
Eastern District of Michigan, located at that
place. He will commence sending them Inn
mediately as he has about 100000 now on
hand.
Lafayette Clark and his two sons, William
and Ambrose Of Leroy, have been convicted
OF being members OF gang of
thieves who have been plunderlng farmers in
some sections OF Calhoun county, and sentenc-
ed 10 the Detroit house OF correction for three
months.
John Fox and Fred Sckurr, two Grand
Rapids painters, were at work on the steeple of
the Second street Methodist church In that
city when the scaifOld fell precpitating the
men TO the ground, distance of 20 feet. Fox's
neck was broken. Schurr had several ribs brok-
en-, and was injured internally.
John o. Lockwood, one OF the Oldest
citizens of Highland, died Suddenly the other
morning lie cut little grass, walked about
half mile TO the residence of his son, sat
down, ana Immediately after died. lie had
not been well for some time, but of late his
health had been somewhat improved.
VIM. Miller. German of Watertown town.
ship, Clinton county, was gored To death by a
bull the other afternoon. After hooking Mill
er's entrails out the bull drove the family to
their residence and began tearing down the
house. The furious animal was shot several
times hut had finally to be dispatched with an
AK
whose fifth annual fair is 10 be held at Flint,
September 81 to rs has decided 10 extend the
privilege of competing for premiums in all di-
visions and classes To the people of all the
counties along the line of the Flint IL Pere
Marquette and the Chicago IL Grand Trunk
Railroads.
Nellie Wagner, bright little girl OF Genesee,
Genesee county. Il years old, experimental
with the silkworm industry this season, and
she has succeeded in raising about 5000 of the
worms, some of which have begun 10 spin. The
S lkworIas are the first produced In Genesee
county and are objects of great curiosity TO
many people
Luther Beckw.th "A prominent attorney of
Bay county, died at his residence in Bay City
few days ago, after brief Illness The fatal
lnalady was peritonitis, signs of which became
manifest several days before his death. He
leaves a wife and - children. He was 81
years old and held the office OF United States
commissioner.
A sad case of poisoning occurred at Ply
mouth recently. two years old daughter OF
William Eda. who is employed on the Detroit
Lansing X Northern railroad, was visiting at a
reighbor's and ate p'ece OF bread which was
covered with Rough on Rats" A doctor was
called, but although he used a stomach pump
the child died In n short time
A Muskegon mill furnishes the queerest fish
story ever told. A log, hollow at one end, was
hauled up and the worthless end taken of by
the rotary. A catfish as big as year old baby
had taken up its abode therein, and the saw
took his head off as quick as wink. The men
were surprised of course, but who can measure
the amaZement of the catfish.-Grdnd Rapids
Democrat.
AtIthe be .inning) of the next term Of the
state agricultural college, Sept. I'd next, the
new cou Sc in me, hanlcal arts will be opened.
two YEAR, cour has been arranged. Can
didates for admission must be 10 years old and
pass u kutlsla'loTN tNuIIllIltll III III
English SUI lies. Tuition is free, and students
room and board in the college buildings at a
cost ranging from sos to S1l5 per year.
The last legislature passed an acl providing
for the burial Of the body of any honorally
dischA gcd ex- union soldier who dies without
leaving means sufficient to desray expenses.
The act provided for the appointment OF one
man in each ward and township in the state TO
carry out the provisions of the. law. In sever
al places appointments for the performance of
THIS humane act have already been made.
Mrs. j. DeKo ttie, of Kalamazoo, Holland
woman, 81 years OF age, cut her throat the
Other morning with a razor while In bed and
died soon after. Her husband who was by her
side, knew nothing of the affair until the deed
was done and she was dying. She attended
church as usual the day before. The verdict
of the coroner's jury was that the act was
done while laboring under n fit of temporary
insanity.
John Mallory, OF Lee township Midland CO.,
lost horse In strange manner few days
ago, death being caused by portion Of the
stalk of a weed about four inches long and
three-quarters OF an inch In diameter being
thrust into the horses head through the nos
tril. Mr.. Mallory thinks the accident oc-
Cured wien he was driving the animal and
1t stumbled, thrusting its head forward. 1t
lived several days after the injury was dis
covered
w. NJ Featherly, editor OF the Lakeside
Monitor. who was arrested on the complaint of
Granger Hill, charged with criminal libel, has
been tried and acquitted Hill was In the en-
ploy of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union as agent for Their hall, and Featherly
charged that when he was requested by the
ladies to furnish a statement OF account he
told the ladies to go to hell. Featherly also
charged him with having wrongfully withheld
funds of the socie.y.
The committees having In charge the meet
In of bs Arm, Of no litaunI in nd
Rapids September 10 and IL are actively at
work, and arrangements are fast being per-