Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-09-13


resignation TO Postmaster General Dickin-
son. The affairs of the Chicago postoffice
have become so demoralized and involved
and it's general administration has been so
deplorably inefficient during the past two
years that the interposition OF the president
became imperative.
The Ohio centennial exposition, which is
intended TO show the growth and develop
ment Of the Buckeye state in the first 100
years of its history, opened in Columbus on
the 4th inst. Mrs. Gov. Foraker starting
the machinery by electricity.
While a number of enthusiastic citizens
OF Worthington, West Virginia, were re-
turning from church John Hare became ex-
cited and cheered for Harrison and Morton.
stantly killed and John Mills fatally
wounded.
Samuel Wheeler, aged 10 years, in sliding
off wagon loaded with hay, at Brazil, Ind,
was impaled on the ragged end Of a pitch
fork handle. He lived but about an hour,
dying in great agony.
After years of litigation, the Storey estate
in Chicago has been settled, Mrs. Storey,
the widow, waving an award to her claim
Secretary julie List of the Duckworth
building association of Cincinnati, has dis
appeared, and it transpires thathe has been
Systematically embezzling the money OF
members and spending it in fast living. His
shortage is said TO amount to $4,000.
The gubernatorial election in Vermont
on the 4th inst. resulted in republican vic
tory.
The department of state has received
from Gen. DENLY, United States minister
TO China, in response to an enquiry from
Washington, a telegram to the effect that
he has no positive information in regard 10
the attitude of the Chinese authorities re-
speeding the treaty.
Wisconsin democrats have nominated
James Morgan of Milwaukee, for governor.
The twentieth annual convention Of the
Irish Catholic benevolent union, in session
at Columbus, Ohio, adopted resolutions in
dorsing home rule, also urging the United
States government TO pay for the destruc-
ton Of the Catholic church at Chattanooga,
Tenn, which was burned during the war
Fire at San Diego, Cal, the other morn
ing destroyed the wholesale grocery store
of Klauben Il Levi at Il loss of S245, 200 on
stock and building; insured for S155,Ooo.
Several hremen are believed TO have been
buried in the ruins
New Hampshire republicans have NOM
mated David II. Goodsell of Antrim for
governor The resolutions indorse tho
Chicago platform; ask that the patriotic
citizens vote for protection and the tariff,
and ratify the nominations Of Harrison
and Morton.
The amount Of tax to be raised in New
York City this year is $50, 5000 The
aldermen have fixed the levy at S222 per
800.
Two bodies were seen in the whirlpool
below Niagara Falls the other day, that
are supposed to be those Of William
Robinson, aged % and Harry II. Wilson,
aged 40
The corner stone Of the new Masonic
at ATtnnnonn1ia Inv, Nthfrh will
cost s2jO, 900, was laid a few days ago by
the Grand Lodge of Minnesota.
Gen. Poe has been asked TO investigate
and report upon the question Of the bound
airy line of the st. Clair fats canal.
Judge Ney Of Waterloo, Iowa, under the
prohibitory law, decides that a man cannot
lawfully manufacture cider for use in his
own family, and has instructed the grand
jury 10 indict If they find that such thing
has been done.
The business portion Of the village Of
Cataraugus, n. Y, was destroyed by fire
Sept. o.
r. G. Beverldge Of Oil City, Pa, deputy
collector Of internal revenue, has now been
missing for one month, and IL Is thou ght he
has become deranged, though there is q
theory that be has met with foul play at the
hands of "moonshlners," as no disappeared
about the time he makes monthly trip
through VIII country WucTS JHcy OpSTaVc.
His accounts are all right.
The worst wreck that has ever occurred
on the Kansas City, ST. Joseph e. Council
Bluffs was the result Of a collision between
two freight trains about six miles south OF
St. Joseph, Mo. Both trains were running
at rapid rate of speed and their crews
Jumped Every car was derailed. The
trains were both loaded with merchandise,
and nearly the entire cargo is a total loss.
The damage to engine cars and freight will
be nearly 100000
Gen. VIM. Terry, an eminent lawyer Of
WhtevEle, Va, and the commander of the
famous Stonewall brigade at the close of
the late war, was drowned Sept. while
attempting TO ford Reed creek in buggy.
The creek was swollen by recent rains and
swept the horse from his feet.
Billy Porter and Frank Buck the Ameri-
can thieves who were arrested in London
last June, for a burglary committed in Zu-
rich, have been extradited and sent to Ger
many.
Lester Wallack, the veteran actor, died
at Stamford, Conn, the other day, aged 20
years.
Louis Larsen of Chicago crawled into an
iron cylinder Of a hydraulic elevator with a
lighted candle and bucket of benzine to
clean the cylinder. Gas generated from
the benzine, exploded, and he was burned
20 1aath