Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-04-12
NEWS SUMMARY.

done to property.
Abner l.. Benyon died in exile at Toron-
to recently, nged 81. lie was president of
the Pacific national bank in Boston, which
suddenly collapsed years ago and created
n great excitement at the time. He fled to
Canada, where he has been compelled to
remain ever since.
The senatorial investigation into alleged
political outrages in Texas indicates that
the trouble was nothing more than the
usual quarrels and fights, which are com.
mon enough in that climate.
A special session of the Texas legislature
has been called to meet April l6.
The Hon. w. Z. Smith, late assistant
secretary of the treasury, died in Platts-
burg N. Y, recently, aged 81 years.
The Canadian Pacific gets nearly $4,000
coo for its Manitoba monopoly.
William Baker, switchman, was
groud to pieces under a train at st. JOS
eph Mo-, the other day.
The Virginia republican state conven-
ton will he held at Petersburg on May H.
The arrangements for the reunion of the
survivors of the army of the Potomac
with the survivors of the army of North
nearly completed.
The customs collector at Buffalo has
been instructed by the treasury depart
ment that clothing and other dutiable
goods purchased in Canada by residents
on the frontier cannot be admitted free on
their return to the United States
Tate, the defaulting treasurer of Ken
lucky, has been formerly impeached.
Winter wheat in Missouri and Illinois
is not so badly injured as has been re-
ported.
Three children of T. S. Richardson Of
Macon, Mo-, were burned to death in their
straw play house.
The Hon. David N. White, formerly ed
itor of the Pittsburg Gazette, and one of
the founders of the republican party, died
at his home in Sewakley, Pa, recently.
Milwaukee d st. Paul engineers and
Gremen are on a strike. The company
are endeavoring to keep things moving.
The Rev. Clayton Mumma of Reading,
Pa, and the Rev. John Connard of Den
ver Lancaster county, Pa, while walking
on the tracks OF the Pennsylvania *
Schuylllill Valley railroad near Reading
were struck by an express tram and in
stantly killed
A city ticket composed Of women for
the council and a woman for mayor was
elected at Oskaloosa, Kansas, on the I'd
inst, by sixty-six majority. They are
representative ladies and "A reform admin
istration is looked for.
Heavy earthquake shocks occurred at
Holbrook Arizona, April 2.
Dpa man Nyas li1lad and thraa m hars in
iured in an election day fight at Lima,
Ohio.
The supreme court has made an order
denying the motion heretofore made for a
re-hearing of the Maxwell-Prellar murder
case.
Easter Monday was celebrated at the
White House grounds by the children of
the capital in their annual diversion OF
egg-roiling.
The public lands committee of the house
has decided TO report bills FORGETTING about
10000, 900 acre, of the Northern and South
ern Pacific railroad land grants, and the
Ontonagon x Brule river grant.
Thirty-three counties in Missouri have
voted in favor of local option.
Rumored that President Cleveland has
prepared a letter declining re nomination.
About 40 persons, including the foreign
delegates to the women's council, attend
ed a reception given by Senator and Mrs.
Palmer the other evening. Mrs. +. c.
Stanton and Frederick Douglass were
attractive features of the reception.
Capt. Moore, of the landing bureau of
Castle Garden, reports that ., 945 steerage
passengers arrived at that place during
March, as against 81, 100 for the same time
last year. II he total for the first three
months of the year shows an increase o
5000 over the same period for last year.
Chief Arthur of the Brotherhood of
Engineers, favors "A congressional inquiry
into the strike on the C.. b. a. 9. system.
The governor Of Minnesota has designat-
ed April % as arbor day, and the governor
of Dakota has appointed April % for south
Dakota and May for north Dakota.
The jail at Friar's Point, Miss, was de.
strcyed by fire the other night, and five
prisoners were cremated
A mob of strikers attacked train of
the Chicago d Alton road in Chicago the
other night which was protected by armed
guards A number of -hots were ex-
changed and one OF the guards was killed,
and another MORALLY wounded.
Four women were killed by an avalanche
at We ssenbach the other day.
The Chinese government has issued an
order forbidding foreign steamers TO trade
at the inland pert of Chun King.
Mr.. w. Reed Lewis, the American con-
sui, has received reply from the Moorish
government declining to accele to the
demands of the United States with refer
ence to the persons under consular pro-
lection imprisoned at Rabat. Fears are
entertained that the American govern
ment wil.adopt rigorous measures against
Morocco.
The strikers boycott has been raised,
and ill roads may henceforth interchange
traffic with the c. 3. 4: .. The strike is
to be confined to that road alone.
The supreme court of the United States
has denied the application for re-hear-
ing OF the "driven well'' cases. This is
the second application that has beenimade
for u re-hearing in these cases.
| Gov. Hill of New York, is not in the