Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-08-23
GENERAL.

The evidence before the congressional
committee shows that attractions Of the
alien labor law are of every day occurrence.
Russians, Poles, French and Canadians
have been imported into New York facto-
ries without any restrictions whatever.
Arthur G. Everett, X. of L. of Wabash,
Indiana, has been expelled from the order
for pronounced atheistic utterances.
Baldwin university at Berea, Ohio, has
Just been given an estate valued at $50, 600
During an electrical storm in Cincinnati
the other night, all Of the electric lights in
the city were exGnguished by a counter
current stopping the dynamos.
Mayor Hewitt Of New York, has brought
suit against the New York Press editors
for statAnents charging him with W-treat-
ing and ill-paying the workmen Of the firm
Of Cooper & Hewitt at Ringwood, N. j.
Yellow fever is spreading with frightful
rapidity at Jacksonville, Fla. All who can
leave the city are doing so. Energetic
measures are being taken to stamp out the
disease.
1t is thought that Gen. Schofield will sue
coed Gen. Sheridan in command Of the
army.
The reunion Of Farnsworth's cavalry
brigade takes place September % instead Of
September %, as heretofore published.
DR., Walford Nelson, who recently visited
the isthmus OF Panama, says that Count
de Lesseps, in saying that the canal will be
opened in 1890, deliberately states what he
knows TO be impossible. The physical OBJ
stacles are practically insurmountable, and
the canal can never pay. The bursting Of
the scheme, he says, will ruin tens of thou
sands, and lead to an epidemic Of suicides.
The convent Of the Sacred Heart in New
York was destroyed by fire the other day.
Loss $500, 900.
Gen. Harrison will spend two weeks at
Put-in-Bay, going there on the Goth inst.
The question of a coal syndicate is again
being discussed in Pennsylvania.
A movement is on foot for q monument
TO be built by 81 contributions from the
members of the G.. A. Il.
Fred Haag, charged with embezzling
5000 marks from the German government,
Is held at Boston, Mass, for extradition.
The President has signed the bill provid-
ing for extending the time for the muster
and pay of volunteer officers and enlisted
men.
Charles Crocker, the we'll known railroad
man Of California, is dead. He leaves an
estate valued at $50, 900, 000
Wells College, at Aurora, N. Y, burned
recently, Is TO be rebuilt at once
Another amendment to the interstate
commerce law mas been introduced in the
7enate.
Connecticut republicans have nominated
NJ. G. Buckley for governor, S. f. Merwin
for lieutenant-governor, and p. S. Walsh
for secretary OF state.
Officials Of the 20" road have notified the
merchants Of Clinton, Ia, that they must
raise the boycott against the road, or the
road will stop running trains into the city.
Very Rev. FIR. Soriu, the founder of No
tire Dame university, celebrated his Goth
anniversary to the priesthood, on the 10th
inst.
One of the most severe shocks of earth
quake ever felt in Maine occurred in the
vicinity of Winthrop on the 18th inst. A
report like heavy cannon, continuing 80
seconds, shook the earth violently, swaying
buildings and rafting dishes and furniture.
A second shock was felt about midnight,
was somewhat lighter, but of about the
same duration.
At the annual meeting of the Calumet 81
Hecla mining company, held in Boston, the
following directors were chosen: Alexan-
der Agnssiz of Cambridge, Quincy A Shaw
Of Boston, II. II. Hunnewell of Boston,
James N. Wright of Michigan. AT a sub
sequent meeting of directors Alexander
Agassiz was reelected president and c. w.
Seabury treasurer.