Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-04-25
NEWS SUMMARY.
GENERAL.

near Centeryille, Pa, and demanded his
gold. On being told that he had none they
took Patterson TO the barn and threatened
TO hang him. They finally took him back
TO the house and tortured him by holding
his feet and his face 10 the stove. After
securing S !3 and god watch they left.
A few months ago the hous, of MIR. John
Reilly at Wilkesbarre, Pa, was entered by
burglars and 81, 900 was stolen. A few days
ago 500 was returned to Mr.. Reilly by
Father O'Hearn of st. Mary's Catholic
church, who said that prominent man Of
the city had told the story OF the robbery
and returned tho money.
The legislature of Ohio has defeated the
bill 10 secure the inspection of beef on foot
before being killed.
The report Of the state board of agricul
ture of Massachusetts notes the great
growth of the butter business in the state
and speaks particularly OF the develop
ment of the co operative system, twenty
six such institutions having made during
the year 2,0OO,0OJ pounds.
Robert II. Lincoln, minister to England,
will sail for London about May l5 and
Whitlaw Reid will start for Berlin two
weeks later.
Great damage was done by storm in
Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio on the
18th inst.
The President has appointed James p.
Luse OF Dakota to be register OF the land
Office at Rapid City, OAK; Thomas M.
Reed, Jr., OF Washington Territory, to be
register of the land olfice at Seattle, w. Z. !;
Spencer Hartwig Of Coventry, Ky, to be
special agent TO make allotments oflands in
severaty TO Indians Under the provisions
OF the act OF congress approved Feb. Z, 1887.
A petition is being circulated asking the
governor of Illinois to pardon Oscar w.
Neebe, who is serving IL years sentence
for implicitly in the Haymarket riot.
Over 600 signatures have been secured.
Investigation by government officials dis
closes the fact that the government has
been robbed of hundreds of thousands of
dollars by customs officials at Port Town
send, w. r. The grand jury has returned
As indictments against three of the officials.
A strike involving 10000 men is threat
ened on the b. IL q. system.
Two men were blown to shreds in mine
at Wilkesbarre the other morning.
II is rumored that President Harrison in
tends TO abandon the White house entirely
as a business Office and secure quarters in
the south wing of the state department
Hon. John p. Usher. secretary of the in
terror under President Lincoln, died al the
university hospital in Philadelphia the
other morning..
Priscilla Davis, an old colorcd resident
vi ulSu On Ahb lobu inst, dECu
105 ears.
George H. Waldo of Delaware, Ohio, has
beeu appointed agent of the bureau of ami
NAL industry for Ohio.
Four persons were killed and four seri-
ously in ured in an accident on the Santa
Fe railroad near Lorenzo, ILL.,, the other
morning.
President Harrison is in favor of the
eight hour law.
John jackson, a St. Louis wheat dealer,
suicided the other day, because of unfor
tunate speculatons in the wheat market.
Rev. DIR. Cramer, Jewish rabbi OF Mont
gomery, Ala, has embraced the Christian
religion.
The Samoan commissioners sailed from
New York for l/erin on the 18th inst.
The Mime Gotta house of representatives
has passed bill providing for the adoption
of the Australian voting system.
In note TO the Madrid government Mr..
Blaine states that the United States gov
erument has no idea Of purchasing Cuba,
but that he is simply DESTROYS Of establish
ing better commercial relations with the
Spanish West Iudies.
Parnell's action in the Irish courts
against the London Times has been can
celled.
Two colored men were burned to death
in barn at Louisville. KY, the other day.
Consul Dithmar. United States consul az
Breslau, died on the 10th inst.
Adam Badeau brought suit in the court
of claims as retired captain in the army
from April Is, 1870 to September Is. 1881.
during which time he was consul general To
London, and from November p, 1882, up TO
the date OF the filing of the suit, during
which he was consul general at Raw eua.
The United States filed counter claim
stating that Badeau was indebted to the
United States for money enormously paid
him as an army officer for portions of the
period from December II, 1850, to October
81, 1SS2. The court Of claims by divided
court dismissed both claims. The supreme
court holds that Gen. Badeau. while draw
ing salury as consulgeneral, was expressly
inhibited from receiving additional com
pensatiOn for discharging the duties of any
other office. Chief Justice Fuller rendered
the opinion.
Rear Admiral William Taylor died in
Washington April 10.
Ex-Congressman William =. Cutler died
at his home in Marietta, Ohio. few days
ago, aged a years.
Ex-President Cleveland has been elected
TN honorary member of the Manhattan club
of New York.
Mrs Andrew Bubera, Finnish woman
OF New York Mills, Mimi, recently gave
birth to six children, three of whom were
born dead.
The Everest exploring party left Winni
peg on the 10Th inst. for their long journey
to the Arctic circle.
Forest fires in Patrick county. Va, have
left hundreds of families homeless.
Prairie fires in Manitoba have done great
damage.
The pilot boat Enoch Turley of Philadel
phia is lost with her crew of Ii men.
The supreme court has decided that
beans are dutiable as vegetables.
Edgar Swan, ex -cashicr Of the First Ma
tional bank OF Lynn, M S., has been SCH
fenced to five years in Jail for em bezzlc-
ment and misrepresentation of funds His
shortage amounts to $33,0OO.
The Illinois senate has passed. the com
pulsory educational bill; also prohibiting
girs under Is years of age from being in
mates OF houses Of ill-fame.
Judge Thayer of st. Louis decides that
stealing papers from the top of mail box
is no more an offense againsJ the mail laws
than taking a package from the steps of
the postofiicc.
j. X. Reynolds, lessee of the Sterling
Webster ubstrdct company of st. Louis,
Mo-, is mis- sing. He Is indebted to ST.
Louis business men 10 the amount of
$1,000