Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-28
GENERAL.

Norman j. Coleman took the oath of office
as secretary OF agriculture on the 18th inst
The town records of Cape Vincent, NY,
as far back as 1910, were destroyed by fire
the other morning.
The assay commission have submitted
their report to President Cleveland. The
report declares that everything n Il been
found 10 be correct The conir ion ex-
amined and tested 2,2S5 gold coin Mount
ing in aggregate value TO S3l, oii ind 20
24l silver coins valued az SEQ, 500 60.
Gen. Gilman Marston has been rendered
and accepted the appointment of United
States senator from New Hampshire from
March until the legislature in June pro
vides for the next six years term.
A bill has been introduced in the Mime.
sofa legislature declaring that monopolies
and trusts are unlawful, and providing So
900 fine or two years Imprisonment for per
sons who enter into any combination to eff
feet a corner" Corporations violating
the act shall lose tEeir charters, but work
ingmen's associations shall not be affected
in any way
Holland N. McLyerie, senior bishop Of
the Methodist Episcopal church, south,
died on the 10th inst.
Secretary Fairchild's father died in Caz-
novia, N. Y, on the 10th inst.
John w. Street, inventor Of the improved
cattle car, died in Chicago a few days ago.
Fire destroyed $4,000 worth of property
in Chippewa Falls, Wis, Feb. Ii.
John G.. Borden of New York and win
ter resident of Florida has offered
premium of 81 900 for the city or town in
Florida whose public or private premises
on July 1, 1889, shall be the lost cleanly
Iron workers in Pennsylvania have been
notified that their wages will be reduced
March l.
Col. John f.. Yard of the Eighteenth In
fantry died at Fort Hayes, Kan, on tho 18th
inst. This will cause the promotion OF
Lieut.. Col Henry NJ. Lozelle, Twenty third
Infantry. and Mai, II. S. Hawkins, Tenth
Infantry.
Mrs. Cleveland gave her last public re
ception on the 10th inst.
A lumberman's shaDty near Lopez Sulli
van county, Pa, was destroyed by fire the
other morning, and two woodchoppers who
were asleep in the shanty were burned to
cinders.
One hundred pilgrims OF the Catholic
church, two of whom are bishops, sailed
from New York on 22d inst, on a journey
TO Rome and the Holy Land.
A cyclone passed over sections of Georgia
and Alabama Feb. 10, A number Of per-
sons were killed and great damage done to
property.
The postofflce department has issued ad-
vertisements asking bids for carrying
mails in Michigan and Ohio for the term
beginning June 20, 1889.
The Interstate commerce commission in
the case OF the chamber of commerce OF the
| city of Milwaukee VI. the Flint & Pcrc
| Marquette railroad company, and the De
troit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee railroad
| company, otiuion by Commissioner Bragg,
after discussing and defining what consti-
| tutes through rates on wheat, -four and
mill stuffs, decided that the rate Of Feb. l.,
1888, on these articles from Minneapolis TO
| eastern points was through rate and dis
miss the pettion in this case.
Miss Hattie Stephenson has been n chief
clerk of the Melleville, Ohio, postoffice for
| some months She Is the daughter of q
prominent merchant and has been regarded
as above reprosch in all things. The young
| woman was arrested a few days ago charg-
cd with robbing the mails OF 800. She
| pleaded guilty to the Indictment, but was
permitted TO return TO her home on $1,000
| bail.
| A bill has been introduced in the New
York legislature providing that any beer
not made of pure barley, malt and hops,
shall be designated by means OF stamps,
and a violation of the law carries 81 900
fine and 30 days imprisonment.
| There are IL candidates for the guberna-
torial seat OF Alaska.
| The machine shops, round house and car
shops of the Big Four railroad in Cincin-
natl, burned the other morning. Loss
about 500, 900.
A. p. Wright & Son OF Buffalo, N. Y, on
the 10th inst, sold 100000 bushels Of No.
Chicago spring TO syndicate OF Buffalo
millers. The wheat will be sent TO Buffalo
by rail-, the prices paid being seven cents
over Chicago May. This Is the largest cash
transaction on record.
Work on the Nicaragua canal IL 10 be
commenced at once.
Within short time there have been a