Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-03
NEWS SUMMARY.
GENERAL.

AmaSa &. Paul, administrator OF the eS
tate of the late Prof. Edward g. Paul, has
entered suit against United States Senator
Cullom of Illinois, for $40, 900 damages, the
suit growing out of the death OF Prof. Paul,
who was ridden down and fatally injured by
Joseph Chase, negro coachman in the en-
ploy of the senator.
The jury in the case of Mrs. Preble
against Bates & Valley, stockholders of
Boston, to recover $1,000 alleged to have
been lost in speculation by her son, have
given the plaintiff S34,772.
! The house of Martin Regina, three miles
from Huntington, w. Va, was burned the
other night, and his two children and his
aged mother were burned ~ death.
The United States government will send
TO the Paris exposition all the government
exhibits that were sent 70 the Cincinnati
exposition.
Charles +. DeBaum, the defaulting
cashier OF the Park national bank of New
York, who embezZled sos, 900, has been
formally surrendered by the Canadian
government to the authorities of New
York city.
d. The United States supreme court ad-
journed December 20, until January ..
Congress adjourned December 81, until
Wednesday, January 2, the democrats of
the senate having accepted the republican
proposition OF a recess, or condition that q
NONS NO bHhNh Oh bliC NttAAiA Jill 81
David B. Whiting, resident consul of
Venezuela in Chicago, died of hemorrhage
of the brain at his Chicago residence Dec
81. Mr.. Whiting had stroke of paralysis
about month ago from which he never
rallied.
Oliver Ditson, whose name is q house
hold word in this country wherever music
is sung or taught died at his home in Bos.
ton, Dec. 81, aged - years
Of the Grand Army met in Milwaukee Dec
81 10 set the date Of the national encamp-
ment next year besides locating it official
ly in Milwaukee. After comforting with
the local committees it was decided TO hold
the encampment during the last week in
August, the opening day being aug. 81
Gov. Marble of Maine hG appointed Hon.
j. G. Blaine, among other commissioners
10 represent that state at the centennial
celebration of Washingtons Inauguration
in New York on April 20.
Hon. II. b. Smith, ex congressman and
eX-iustice of the New York supreme court
died in Elmira, N Y, Dec. 20.
While Christmas entertainment was in
progress at East Prospect, Pa the building
collapsed and 800 people were hurled with
the broken timbers from the second to the
first floor. To add to the terror of the situa-
ton the stove set fire to the ruins. A large
number were badly bruised and cut, but
fortunately there were no fatal casualties
and only few were severely injured.
Easley's large tobacco factory near Dan
vile, Va, was destroyed by fire Dec 20,
and about $4,000 worth of tobacco was
burned.
A church row in Coffey county, Ca, re-
suited in the minister stabbing an assailant
through the heart.
Two young ladies overturned boat near
Hillsville, Pa, on Christmas day and both
were drowned.
Col. James +. Casey, Gen. Grants broth
er.in-law and whom he appointed collector
of the port of New Orleans, has Just died
at his home near Washington. He has been
in reduced circumstances Of late.
The remains Of the late John A. Logan
have been removed from their temporary
resting place, where they have been for
I the past two years, guarded by United
States soldiers, and placed in the chapel
which has been built by Mrs Logan at the
soldiers home, Washington.
President Cleveland has pardoned Bishop
A. A. Kimball, convicted and sentenced to
eight months imprisonment last Septem-
Der, by the district court of Utah for adult
cry. The President states that his pardon
is granted solely upon the representations
made as TO the cOnvict's health, and the
recommendation of the Judge and marshal
based upon the fact that the prisoner is in
an advanced state of consumption and can
survive but short time in lis present sur
roundings.