Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-19

Fred. Seton OF Huntsville Ohio who
has been hunting up in Cheboygan county
for some time, was found dead near Shaw
the other night. From appearances he
had first killed his dog and then shot him
self.
Gov. Luce has honored the requisition
OF the governor of New York for Orrin
w. Fyler, who is wanted at Marcellus,
In that state, for the larceny of $3.50
from Aultman, Miller & Co., whose agent
he was.
Lansings common council has passed
an ordinance making IL a iailable oifense
to sell lottery tickets in that city, pro
hibiting any gift-enterprise from doing
business there, and forbidding all other
games OF chance.
BY the will of the late Willard p. Fill
more OF Buffalo, N. Y, son of ex Presi-
dent Fillmore, Mrs. Viola Newkirk OF Dex-
ter, is TO receive annually 800 Mrs New
kirk was "a niece OF President Fillmore, and
she is the mother of II. w. Newkirk, editor
of the Luther Lance.
The Caledonian mine at Crystal Falls
was drowned out the other day. The
miners ran shaft uader the river, ard
when a blast was exploded the river burst
through and filled the mine. The men
barely escaped with their lives. The dam
age.will be very heavy.
Supervising Architect Window has ad-
dressed letter to the secretary of state
OF michigan asking for a copy of the
act' in which the state releases iurisdic.
tion to the United States of property
known as the site for a new govern
ment building at Bay City.
The Michigan association has appointed
committee TO arrange program for an
entertainment 10 be rendered the Michi-
gan delegation in congress before the
holf ofr
Lincoln, Edwin Willets, Mai. II. w. Tyler,
Capt W. b. Thompson and Capt Harry
Sherwood.
During the last state general election the
headquarters of the democratic organiza-
tion were located at East Saginaw, and the
Courier OF that place was the partys OH
cial organ. Now the Courier is suing the
state central committee for 1880 it has
neglected to pay for work and material
| furnished
| The estimated value of the lake fleet is
| S53 900, 900, aud the volume Of business the
| past season has been unprecedented.
From Chicago alone this feet has borne
away l02, go 900 bushels of gram and 10
0000O0 more from Duluth. OF Lake Su-
perior ore they carried q, 700, 600 tons TO the
furnaces, and brought to the northwest
| 100000 tons Of coal.
William Green and VIM. eagle, who have
been employed by Alex. Tower as farm
hands for two years or so, in Delta, Eaton
county, have been arrested, and they
confessed having taken an enormous
amount Of wheat, stealing as high as so
bushels at one lot, and also taking a gold
watch and $50. Thoy are jailed ut Char
| lotte
George Nivison of Branch county, whose
| brother, w. w. Nivson, recently confessed to
having robbed the express office at Youngs-
town, o., says he has had the money in his
keeping ever since the theft, his brother
having sent it 10 him with the assertion
that he had made it in business transac-
| ton. George was advised TO keep quiet
about it." Subsequently he learned of the
theft, but he nevertheless kept quiet TO
screen his brother.
! Mrs. Susanna Corey, Ewing with her
daughter, Mrs James Madison, a mile east
| OF Bowling, Barry county, will be l03 years
old March |, 1880. She retains her mental
| faculties almost perfectly. Three miles
from Mrs Corey, in Johnstown, resides
! William Brotherton, who will also be 1903
| years old in 1890, July II being the ami.
versary of his birth. He draws pension
| for his services in the war of 1912, and re-.
sides with his daughter Mrs. a. Patchin.
Simon Pokagon, chief OF the Pottowato.
ME tribe of Indians, which inhabited
northern Indiana and southern Michigan
when first settled by the whites, will short.
ly receive for distribution among his peo.
pie the sum of S-00OO0 from the govern.
ment, in full for the settlement of all
claims Of that once powerful tribe The
distribution will probably take place in
| Pokagon, Cass county, which town is
named for Chief Pokagon's grandfather,
who signed treaty with Gen. Cass in 1925,
| between his tribe and the Miamis
Burglars made Greenvile two visits the
other night. The ticket Office of the T., 5.
Il NJ railroad in North Greenville was en-
tered by means of tools stolen from the d.,
l.. Il n railway tool house and $40 50 in
money taken. The Office Of Wright Bros.
Touring mill was also broken into, the safe
cracked, and the contents strewn upon the
| floor. Nothing was taken, no money being
| kept there, and the burglars In their hurry
overlooked negotiable bond of $1,000,
which was among other papers. Both
Jobs are evidently the work of amateurs.