Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-05-16

Fire destroyed large barn and coo bush.
els OF wheat, the property Of Victor Vas
| burg OF Comsteck, few days ago.
The war department has issued a circu-
lar announcing that Michigan will receive
$l2, $40 81 of the annual appropriation made
by congress for the purpose of providing
arms and equipment for the militia.
Alexander Bennett, an engineer on the
| steamer "Newsboy" was drowned in the
RIVER at East Saginaw the other morning.
Matt Rast and August Yoney, employees
of the Champion iron company, were let
ting down cars at the pocket. A train of
| ore cars behind escaped from the brake
man, and Rast any Yoney were crushed be-
tween two sections OF the train. Rast liv-
ed thirty minutes and Yoney was instantly
killed.
The village of Spauldlng, near Ishpem-
ing, was almost entirely wiped out by fire
on the oth instant and 200 people are home
less.
Collectors of customs in Canada have
been advised that the Detroit Sunday
sun has been placed under prohibition
by the postmaster general and in
structed to examine carefully such
| numbers of that journal as may
come under their notice as collectors.
Should they find therein any matter Urea
sonable, "seditlous," Immoral or ''inde
| cent" they are to deal with il under schedule
"D' or the tariff, and any such numbers
found exposed for sale are to be seized.
Fred G. Bull, a prominent young mer-
chant of Hudson, was drowned in Devils
Lake the other afternoon.
William Henry Scott of South Grand
Blanc is in Jail at Flint on a charge of hav-
ing murdered his wife Her death occurred
! few weeks ago under very mysterious
circumstances, and the corOner's jury de-
cided that her death was caused by ether
and chlorofCrm.
The bodies OF two missing Lansing men
were found i'll Grand river the other day.
That of h. w. Baker, the missing jeweler,
was found on sand bar with everything
intact Evidently his death was case OF
accidental drowning. The body of Andrew
Braun, tailor, who has been missing one
week, was found near the North Lansing
m. He had an ugly scaIp wound and
murder is suspected.
The stock on the Grinding farm near
Fowlervllle is still suffering from the eff
fects of being bitten by a mad dog. Seven
hogs and six cattle have been killed by the
oruer OF the live stock sanitary commission.
The children. who we're alleged to have
been bitten, show 10 signs OF having been
affected.
Thomas Nehbenayash an Indian student
at Albion college, preached for the Indians
at Athens, Calhoun county, recently, and
informs tie Battle Creek journal That he
found the Athens Indians much behind
what he expected 70 find them in the way
OF civilization, situated as they are in the
very midst of a ropulous community of
Christian people. Their habitatiOns are
small and poorly kept up. He called the
indians attention 10 the very noticeable
difference IN the appearance of their farms
from those of the whites d.oining. These
Indians have no church, and Mr.. Nahben'
ayas proposes TO see what can be done
ABOUT getting one built for them.
1t is claimed that natural gas exists in
large quantities in the vicinity of West
Bay City.
William Walker of Norwalk, has fallen
heir to $4,000 in England.
The estate left by Mrs. Latimer, the
murdered jackson woman is appraised at
SI,22l.
Edward Ellsworth, for fifty years resi-
dent Of Marion township, is dead