Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-08
NEWS SUMMARY.

The Toledo Blade printing ana publish
ing company suffered $4,000 loss by fire
the other day.
"BlinIeyn Morgan, now in the Ohio
penitentiary under sentence of death, has
been respited until motion for a new trial
has been heard: He was to have been
hanged March l6.
Representative j. +. Jones of Alabama,
chairman Of the democratic congressional
campaign committee on the part of the
house of representatives, has appointed
the following as the executive committee:
5enton McMillin, Tennessee; II. w. Town
send, Illinois; Levi Marsh, Pennsylvania;
samuel Dibble, South Carolina; l.. s.
Boyce, Now York; S. o. Fisher Michigan !;
gorge ID. Wise, Virginia; John A. Mac
Donald, Minnesota; John A. McShane,
Nebraska; l.. f. Mckinney, New Hamp
shire. The democratic executive com.
nlttee on the part of the senate are Sena.
tors John f. Kenna. West Virginia; George
iearst, California, and James X Jones,
Arkansas.
The TlleY house in Shreveport, La
was destroyed by fire the other day, and
Il. Z. Craig, a commercial traveller of Gin
cinnati, was burned to death.
The President and Mrs Cleveland have
returned from their trip TO Florida.
X. q. Head president OF the International
range association, says that range cattle
in the west are in better shape than at
this time last year, Notwithstanding the
reports of great losses.
The deaf aud dumb asylum at Fulton
Mo-, was destroyed by fire the other night.
The inmates were taken out safely, and
are being cared for by the citizens.
The dominion government wants to post
pone debate on the hsherie; treaty until
after the United States senate takes action.
subscriptions are asked for the purchase
of building material, household furniture
and other articles necessary to provide for
the destitute and needy OF Mt. Vernon, Ill.
Chas w. nlsby, son of ex-Justice Illsby
of the Louisiana supreme court, lost his
way in u swamp near New Orleans while
hunting, and was drowned
John j. Flanagan, aged A. city editor Of
the Utica, \. Y, Observer, dropped dead
while reporting a funeral.
The Worlds w. c. 4. L. has issued call
in IL different languages for pastors to
preach a sermon on sabbath Obser-
vance"
y heavy snow fell throughout Mississip-
pi on the 18th ult.
3Steel was made in Birmingham, Ala,
the other day by the Henderson steel
works, being the first ever made from
birmingham ore. One ton was produced
with three bushels of coal. Great enthu-
iasm prevails among the citizens of Biz
mingham.
Ben Butler doesn't like the fisheries
treaty.
The dependent pension bill will un-
doubtedly pass both houses and be signed
by the president. The bill will include a
clause literally pensioning soldiers who
served in the Mexican and Indian wars.
The senate committee on rules has re-
ported an amendment to the present rules
making it possible by 4 majority vote to
remove the injunction of secrecy from a
treaty and to act upon treaty in public.
Several accidents have occurred on the
&. b. q g. system since the strike was
inaugurated, all due to the fact that in.
experienced hands were trying to run
trains. Fortunately no fatalities have
resulted.
"a bill has been introduced in the Now
Nork assembly, requiring all vessels con.
tanning adulterated lard to be branded
"adulterated, and providing that all
lard except that of pure rendered hogs
tat be declared as adulterated. The
board of health shall enforce the act
General Master Workman Powderly has
written letter warning the knights not
to defeat the Burlington strike.
\ fire broke out in the Morton house
over the Union square theatre in New
York and burned its way into the theatre.
which is completely destroyed. Several
fremen were seriously injured. The loss
is about S3jO,0O0.
Julin and Kate Ford, listers, aged - and
T., were struck by train near frankfort
station, Pa, ana instantly killed.
The New Jersey prohibition convention
met in Trenton, FEB. 2S and appointed
four delegates at large TO the national
prohibition convention at indianapolis
EN-. Clinton b. Fisk, who heads the dele
CATION, is renominated rs the candidate
for president.
Texas cattlemen object TO the bill now
pending in congress abolishing bureau OF
animal industry.
A farmer named Miller, living near FAIR
Haven, Mimi, with his wife went to church
the other night, leaving three little children
at home. While they were absent the
house burned down and the children per-
ished in the flames.
eSan Francisco was shaken by an earth
quake on the LIST inst.
Fire at Salamanca, n. Y, destroyed
$4,000 worth OF property on the lst inst.
The Mississippi senate has decided to
leave convicts in the hands ofcontractors.
ElREIlLN NAEnS