Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-12-20

ing occupied by Dw,id Oliver as an oat-
meal mil at the corner of Halsted and
Fulton streets. Chicago, a few minutes be-
fore 2 o cock tho other morning. The build
ing instantly took fire, and with the saloon
OF Charles Murphy nd dining, was n mass
Of hemes. But four men were at work in
tho nil, three OF whom were blown TO
atoms.
A terrible boiler explosion took place at
Hamilton, Dakota, on the 18th inst, and
two men were instantly killed.
Fcther;nyham, tho Adams express mes
seuger who was bound and gagged and
robbed of SS0.00) by "Jim the Penman,"
and who was arrested as an accomplice,
has settled his charge OF damages for false
impr lsonment with the company for $500
Street Superintendent Wallace OF Au-
burn, n. Y, who discharged an old soldier
from the street department and VS. con
victed OF violating the q. A. r., law, has
been fined 500, An appeal will be taken.
The senate will not confirm the nomina-
ton OF John Enright assistant Indian com
missioner II has beCn decided nototo con.
trim any nomination made by President
Cleveland since election. The commissions
Of arpointees will hereaf. or expire on
March 4, and their republican successors
will be appointed at once.
Flowing was being done In Michigan the
second week In December.
Ludington mills will carry over 20, 000, 900
feet Of lumber this season.
Representative Allen has introduced "a
bill providing for the pensioning of Rev.
James M. Fuller of Saran %, who served
during the war as colonel of the One Hun
dred-and fifth New York Volunteers.
Chief Justice Morse of the supreme
court, was married on the 18th inst, TO
Miss Annie BabCock of Ionia.
Ia ho Y,on,;n,, % tho hoord of
regents of the univers ~ a memorial was
prepared TO the legislature asking for a
) 900 appropriation for building and run
ming expenses for 1888 and 1850. They also
ask for 500, 900 for new hosnit II.
Fred Soper of Grand Rapids charged
with stealing draft for 500 from John
Deere, has been acquitted.
Len Bailey and James X. Delbridge of
Grand Rapids, brakeman and baggagemen
on one OF the Chicago a. West Michigan
railway trains, have been arrested charged
with embezSling coupon railroad tickets be-
tween June |, ISIS, and December 9, 1883,
and also with uttering forged railroad
tickets. The tickle Is were used once and
were forged and sold again. There is a
further count in the Baily case charging
HIM with selling a forge : railroad ticket
issued by the Michigan Central railroad
company.
master-general met in Lansing the other
day TO settle the final accounts of the last
encampment of the Michigan state troops
at Mackinac The board were well satish
cd with the outcome. which shows that the
expense per capita was 81 less than the
last encampment held at Brighton. The
board discussed important matters for the
good of the troops, and among other things
that of thorough renovation of the uni
forms in use and the purchase of quantity
of new clothing. These matters were laid
over until the next meeting in January
A brewer PROPOSES to erect malt works
In Jackson which shall cover an acre Of
ground.
An effort is being made to start college
of cookery in Detroit The idea is TO have
a school where girls of good character can
be instructed in cooking, kitchen and gen
eral household work, and at the end Of the
course receive diploma. 1t is also pro
posed TO have a restaurant in order TO dis
pose of the products of the college.
Signs of iron have been discovered at
several points along the Au Sable river,
John J. Eickern, editor Of the Northern
Mail. striking it within three-quarters Of a
mile OF Milo
Fred NJ. Rickhart, the young man who
went from Edmore TO Oscoda and started a
bank some time ago, has gone TO Canada
with from $4,000 TO $4,000 OF the banks
funds.
Johannes Hippo is in Jail at East Saginaw,
as he is thought TO be crazy. He says that
he lived near Berne, Huron county, and
that few days before he became involved
in fight with his wife and son, during
which he drew a revolver and shot the
woman dead He threw the pistol away,
and fed TO Monroe, but could find no rest
there, so he came TO East Saginaw and
gave himself up. The officers are unable
to locate the tragedy in Berne, and so have
locked him up.
Miles Standish. living near Grand Ledge,
lost two barns, 10 cattle, one horse, several
tons Of hay, "A quantity Of grain, etc. by
fire the other night.
Clarence Bunnel Of Lincoln. near Niles,
aged Is years, stuck the breech of an old
musket barrel into the fire to see If the gun
was loaded. 1t was, and Clarence may
never recover.
r. Il. Paulison, a well known Detroiter,
started on the 18th inst with a chartered
tug TO make the trip from Duluth 10 point
on the north shore of Lake superior, near
Silver Islet, conveying load of mine sup
plies. 1t is perilous trip for this time of
the year
Fred. Markham, an old resident Of Ann
Arbor township, lost s 80 in money and q
check for $1,000 on his way home from the
city few days ago.
The following are the officers Of the
national merino sheep association elected
at the annual meeting in Jackson: Presi-
dent, X. ID. NJ. Edwards of Horton, Mich.
vice president, .. l. Short of Onsted,
Mich. secretary, Robert o. Logan of Cali
fornia, Mich; treasurer, William A. Reed
of Horton, Mich, directors, G. X. Jones,
Hubbardston, VT; Frank Moore, Green
Springs, o.; Il. Copeland, Douglass, Kas.
l.. II. Clark, East Palmyra, N. Y; II. G.
Wolf, Wenona, Ill.
A bee tree was cut down near Mic the
other day which yielded 100 pounds of
honey.
Richard Bridson of South Lyon has gone
to England to get IA $4,000 fortune which
awaits him there.
Charles Micar, the Wyoming township
Kent county, man who killed Michael
q Hara, was sent to Jackson, and was
granted a new trial by the supreme court,
has been released on 81 900 bail
Francis Ego of Bay City who has been in
the Pontiac asylum for year and was dis
charged few days ago, says o was never
crazy, and that his Incarceration was the
result Of a conspiracy TO get rid Of him.
Michigan Gets aMillion.
The following are the items in the river
and harbor b II for Michigan; Charlevoix
entrance La = ne lake, 8 O,On; Cheboygan
5000; Frankfort, - a.; Grand Haven