Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-03-04
GENERAL.
EAST.


Philadelphia capitalists have formed q syn.
dictate for the colonization OF northern
Dakota.
Gotlieb Lent, German residing In Phila.
delpha, was jealous of his wife, and on sun.
day the 18th ult., cut her throat, and then shot
himself, both dying instantly.
Memorial services in honor OF the late John
b. Cough, were held In Worcester, Mass, on
the 2Sth ut Nearly 5000 persons attended.
The Rev. ID. o. Mears presided. Addresses
were made by Judge Aldrich, Rev. Geo. A.
Whitaker Rev. T. j. Conaty and others. Let
iers were read from Prof +. A. Parker of Am
.herst college, Senator Hoar, Congressman
Race and Others.
March LIST the publishers of Gen. Grants
memoirs" sent his widow check for $780,.
600, as her profits upon the sale of the first
volume OF the book. The second volume will
net her fully as much more.
Andrew Hess, very remarkable man, died
IN Erie, Pa, March LIST, at the age OF ~. MIR
Hess served under Napoleon and was with him
up to the time when he was first driven into
exile. He leaves four children, the eldest aged
40
A terrific gale prevailed on the 21th and 18th
ult. in New YORK and all along the Atlantic
coast In New York number OF people
were seriously injured by being thrown
wires blown down, and vessels wrecked In
Boston brakeman was blown OH his train in
10 the river and drowned.
The First Methodist church of Wooster,
Ohio, was destroyed by fire Feb. %.
Farmers In the central part OF Ohio are or
gauiZing 10 capture gang OF horse thieves
whose recent depredations have been on the
largest scale.
William S. Moore and wife, who lived on the
Benton road about 20 miles north of Helena,
Mont, were found dead In their home on the
lst inst. Appearances indicate that Moore
shot his wife aud then sucided Their three
little children were absent at school at the
time of the tragedy.
Eight Indian Territory murderers were on
the lst inst, sentenced TO be hung April %.
A brother OF Congressman Laird of Nebras.
IA, while intoxicated went TO sleep on the rail-
road track near Albuquerque, \. NJ, and va;
killed, on the LIST inst.
The Mccormick harvester works in Chicago,
which have been shut down for several weeks
on account Of n strike, resumed operation
March LIST.
At Windsor, H., William Price, "A nelghbor
of the Aldridge family, was arrested, charged
with being the iiend who tortured Miss George
Aldridse and hung her to a tree until she Was
nearly dead. Suspicion has been directed
against tr,ce from the first.
NATIONAL CAPITAL
The pension payments for February amount
eel TO about 81 l,tOJ,uOJ.
Secretary Lamar has requested the attorney
general 10 institute suits against parties Tor
timber trespass on lands reserved for school
pur oses In Washington territory thus assert.
ing the right aud purpose OF the general
government to protect these lands from tres
pass till such time as the grant OF the lands Is
completed, upon the admission OF the territory
~ state
FOREIGN.
In consequence of the Mobilization Of the
enrolment OF aborerS for military service,
great distress prevails throughout Greece.
The marriage OF the Archduchess Maria o!
Tuscany TO the ArChduke Carl Stephen
brother of the Queen Regent of Spain, was
solemnzed on the 18th ult. 10y the Archbishop
of Vienna. The ceremony was very imposing
and was witnessed by the Emperor Francis
Joseph and host of members Of ;hc royal
family, princes and other distinguished per-
sons Before her marriage the Arcnduches
took a solemn oath renouncing on behalf oil
herself and her issue all claims of succession
10 the Austrian throne.
Servia refuses 10 accept The treaty Of peace
drafted by Bulgaria.
An accident occurred ON the Northern rail-
way at Thorn Hill, Ont, on the 9th ult The
news agent of the train was instantly killed.
aud 20 persons seriously injured.
Leading half-breeds OF the Northwest held $
meeting IN ~. Lawrence, the headquarters Of
The late rebellion, oil the lst inst, anu adopted
resolutions lhdnNing the government Tor the
humane manner in which the hali-brceds have
ieen treated since last spring
Two children OF Alexander Hughes OF Pc
trola, Ont. we're gOiuI, 10 Sarnia and were OF
Tered ride h, farmer who was passing. Be-
tore they had gene .ar the horses took fright
and ran away. upsertlng the load Th- CHILD