Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-15
NEWS SUMMARY.

in New York investigating tho railroad
pool.
party of young folks near Hillsboro,
o., were surprised by two mischievous
girls who wrapped themselves in sheets
and wore false faces. The ghostly vista
tion frightened four of the young ladies
into fainting tit. Two were easily re-
stored, but the other two, Dora Atkins
and Lizzie CLANCY, will probably perman-
entity lose their minds.
Potter d Stymus' furniture factory in
New York was destroyed by fire the other
day, causing loss of Sl,0O0,O00.
Hungarians are leaving the coke regions
of Pennsylvania and returning to their
native land
The house will hold a session every Fri
day evening for the discussion of pension
bills
The supreme court of California has de-
MED the petition of the Sharon heirs for
re-hearing of the case in which the lower
court decided that Sarah Althea Hill, now
Mrs. Judge Terry, was legally married to
the late Senator Sharon.
Mormon elders are busily engaged in
PROSECUTING near Athens, Ga,
The secretary Of the treasury has been
advised of an organized movement for
emigration of German convicts to this
country. He has taken steps to guard
against their landing
Miss Clara Barton, the leader of the red
cross movement, who is now in Mt. YER
non, ILL.,, says "lt may safely be said that
the necessities are not realized by the
country, which are greatly aggravated by
the fact that there was no cyclone insur-
ance on any property. a large number
of poor, Industrious working people are
destitute. If the people of this country
could come here" she said, land look but
once on this scene, the donations would
pour in at once from the rich men of the
east as well as from the neighboring cities
The good people have given a quantity OF
food and clothing, but not enough"
Gen. Bragg, the new American minister
to Mexico, presented his credentials to
President Diazon the 81 inst.
w. s.. Brock of the District of Columbia
has boon appointed chief clerk of the pen
sion bureau.
a fight with Mexican soldiers took place
at Eagle Pass, Texas. the other day. Two
invaders of American soil were killed.
Residents in the vicinity of Phoenix
Arizona, have adopted resolutions con
demning the bills introduced in con-
gress to create commission for the set
Element of Spanish grants in Arizona,
New Mexico and Colorado, inasmuch as
they menace the prosperity of the terri
tory by opening the door for litigations
Two persons were killed and several bad
~ INJURED by a collision on the Cincinnati
New Orleans q Texas Pacific railroad
near Pine Knot. KY, the other day.
Com. Chas. w. Pickering of the United
States navy died at st. Augustine, Flori
da, recently.
Six inches of snow fell in Winchester
Va, on the 9th inst. The same day five
inches OF "the beautiful fell in Washing
ton.
Chicago contributions to the sufferers OF
Mt. Vernon, H., amount TO $4,000.
Moses ]. Liddell of Louisiana has been
confirmed as associate justice of the SUI
preme court of Montana.
"FranciS Cleveland clubs are being or
ganized throughout the country by the
ladies who propose TO take an active part
in tue next campaign.
Miss Louisa VI. Alcott is very i'll, and it
is feared she cannot survive the shock
caused by her fathers death.
A new commercial treaty between Mex
leo and the United States is being talked
about
A law has been enacted by the Ohio leg
lature requiring that convict made goods
Il, L,
before being offered for sale in Ohio.
The Maine municipal elections on the
9Th inst. resulted IN republican victories
around. There we're large republican
gains in some towns. notably Lewiston
and Ellsworth, which the democrats had
previously carried.
In Iowa on the 9Th inst, the democrats
made gains in Des Moines bv virtue of the
labor vote, and also in Waterloo. The
democrats also carried TT. Madison and
Cedar Rapids, although at the latter place
the republicans had no candidate for
mayor.
4The President and Secretary Bayard
have trans mitted 20 the senate the papers
in the fisheries ne gotiations together with
the personal and unofficial letters of Mr..
Bayard and Sir Charles Upper which led
to the negotiations. Sir Charles, an Otta
wa dispatch says, is dissatisfied that tho
protocols do not declare in favor of rec
iprocity, and will help pass a resolution
for it in the Dominion parliament.
Congressman Allen says the Oklahoma
territory bill is a Ian l-grabbing scheme.
rhe house committee on rivers and
harbors will hear no further arguments
The bill will be reported on the Goth inst
The text of the new internal reve.
nue. bill has been pre- 'ented TO the ways
and means committee. \ reduction Of
S35,0OO,0OO is provided for: The bill pro
vides that after July J., 1855 all taxes on
tobacco shall be repeated; that rehate
for the full amount OF the tax shall be
paid to manu- lecturers and dealers carry
ing unbroken packages; manufacturers oil
cigars shall pay special tax of s. pei
year, and dealers in tobacco a special tax
of 81 per year, but no manufacturer shall
pay a special tax for selling his own pro
ducts. The bill relieves the manufacturers
of fruit brandy of many of the restric-
tions that at present exist, and points out
how returns to the officers shall be made
One section reads that where United