Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-10

The new German Emperor is-or
was before stricken with his present
malady-a splendid athlete.
The present William Lloyde Garri-
son is said to DO the owner of tongue
as sharp in public debate as was his
fathers.
DR. SHRADY, who attended Gen.
Grant. expressed the opinion that
Frederick Ill will steadily improve
and recover.
THE highest pension is 800 per
month, but two drawing that amount,
one of the two being Gen. Black, the
Commissioner.
FRANK SToCToN met lady in En-
gland who did $50 much want Ito
shoot Niagara" She understood they
did it in steamboat.
BUFFALO BILL" having made
nearly 100000 in England. is pre-
pairing to return to America and try
his luck rs an author.
HANNIBAL HAMLIN, at the age of
eighty-nine is the only survivor of the
eight statesmen who were on the
National tickets of 1860.
JOE HOWARD writes in the Dramatic
News: al hav1 enjoyed an annual in
come of $50. coo. and l have pawned
my watch and chain for 5000"
DIR, JoHNsoN's house. at Litchiield,
has been purchased by n ma n who will
restore it and preserve it as memoir
ial of the great photographer.
PROF. MOSES CoIT TYLER of Cor
nell University. VIII sail tor Antwerp
June for about fifteen months of
study in Germany, France and Italy,
CHAPLAIN MCCABE says by the end
of the next general conference Meth.
odism in this country will have thirty.
four bishops and 154 presiding elders.
SENATOR GEORGE, of Mississippi,
remarked when reelected that he
would never wear dress suit or ride
in carriage. and lie has kept his
word.
AT the sale of the Aylesford Library
in London last week Henry Irving Sc
cured for 800 folio Shakespeare, en-
ched by annotations of Dr. Samuel
johnson.
GEN. SICKLEs has been in Washing
ton and in Richmond. talking with the
Confederate Brigadiers about reunion
of the blue and the gray at Gettysburg
next summer.
FANNY DAVENPORT has formally
adopted the two children of her de-
ceased sister. Mrs. Thorn. She has
been caring for them since their moth
er died, ten years ago.
Nine. Munkacsy wife of the painter,
has been so impressed by her husband $
glowing account of America that she
has made up her mind to pay this
country a visit at the earliest oppor =
tunty,
THE son of w. w. Story. the Amer
lean sculptor. has followed in his faith
er's footsteps. He has recently receiv-
cd very large order from Baron de
ROthschild. which will probably take
him five years to fill.
THE Beecher Monument Committee
has taken the advice of j. Q. A. Ward,
the designer of the proposed statue, as
TO its location, and has decided to
erect it in Prospect Park, New York,
near the principal entrance.
The Czarlna of Russia, although EN-.
ploying houseful of seamstresses.
makes nearly all the clothing for her
youngest children, and also takes their
new hats to pieces and trims them over
according to her own taste.
HENRY BERGH. in his will. leaves a
hondsome piece of property to the So
ETY. which he founded, and he calls
upon his nephew and namesake to con-
tnue the humane work to which he de-
voted the best part of his life.
DURING the entire war Gen. Sheri.
dan never wore but one sword, and he
wears the same one yet on all occasions
of display. 1t is light dragon sabre,
and one of Il cargo shipped from spain