Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-05

NOUHNOlt OOub VI I"ttOhhcH TtCclNbQ
an order Tor soven tons oil fish n few Us
ago, and in lao minutes the tsh had been
taken from the tugs, weighed, packed
and boxed, ready for shipment TO New
York.
Jas. O'Neil of Deorheld, Lenawee coun-
ty, fell through bridge sustaining serious
injuries The town offered TO settle for
$40. He refused and sued for 100. He
was beaten in the suit, and has TO pay $500
costs
The October term of the supreme court
adjourned Nov. Is. and with IL the active
duties OF Chief Justice Sherwood ceased,
us his term Of Office expires with the year,
and the next term Of court convenes IN
January, 1890.
For the season just closed the Elk Rapids
iron company's hardwood mill, with one
circular saw, cut 0, 000, 900 feet OF hardwood
lumber, culls out, an average daily cut of
55,OOO feet The largest days work was
81, 600 feet OF Maple.
VIM. Sharkey, one of the people connect.
ed with the Dupee murder, near Green
vile, was shot in the leg by unknown par
ties as he was taking care OF the sheIitfs
team at Stanton the other night Sharkey
turned states evidence in the Dupee case.
At the meeting of the Knights OF Labor
ut Atlanta it was decided TO raise the per
capita tax from six 10 ten cents, and the
general executive board WIS nlso empower
ed, at their discretion, TO declare an ASSESS
ment tax of not more than 20 cents for next
year.
The villain who ravished woman in
Fork township, Mecosta county, n few days
| ago was captured near Lake Station. His
name is Fred Dennis, alias Lame Joe. His
victim is in IA delicate condition, and there
Is no small likelihood that he will yet be
lynched.
ID. d. Burdick, we'll known citizen OF
East Saginaw, while insane from hong i'll
ness, arose from his bed the other day and
Guiding the vigilance OF his attendants,
threw himself in front OF an engine on the
Michigan Central road, and was literally
beheaded.
Charles Reinhsrd, the engineer who was
killed by the runaway train accident at
Marquette few days ago, was the support
of his widowed mother and was also soon
TO have been married. The photograph OF
his atfianced was found under the engine
with the dead engineer.
Miss Florence Elms, Lansing school
teacher, is charged with making young
girls walk up and down stairs as punish
ment, until they were completely exhaust
ed. Two of the girls have been made seri
ously i'll as a result. Miss Films admits
that she inflicted the punishment
Harry b. bearing, aged 10 years, son of
Hon. Montgomery Gearing, cashier OF the
First National bank Of Albicn, committed
suicide the other morning by hanging him
self in the basement of +. f. Mills's dry
goods store in which he was an employee,
No reason can be assigned for the act
A number of gold watches, fine clothing,
vegetables, meats, etc, were found in Mrs
OILERS house at Flint, by the police, and
James Walden. George Alexander and
Mrs. Diller were arrested for wholesale
larceny. Alexander was found TO be Il man
named Mason, for whom reward OF $500
is offered by the police Of Canandaigua,
N. Y.
Warden Hatch of Jackson prison, has re-
turned from the Wardens conference at
Nashville, and in conversation about the
recent plot to blow up the Jackson prison,
said he regarded newspaper writers as
greater criminals than those already behind
the bars. He says his system Of prison
management is correct, and, tells the news
papers to 90 Tn the devil
A special meeting of the university re
gents was held a few days ago, and two
assistant quiZzers for the law department
engaged. Miss Knauf was appointed as
sistant demoustrator of anatomy. w. H.
Hodge, M. D., was appointed assistant TO
the chair Of theory and practice OF surgery,
and X. s. Copeland, NJ. d., to the chair Of
ophthalmolgy in the homeopathic depart
ment.
Hon. Minor s. Newell OF Flint died Nov
%, at the age of GO. MIR. Newell, who bore
a distinguished part in the career OF the
Wolverine state, came to Michigan from
New York state when he was 10 years old,
and settled at Mt. Morris, Genesee county.
He served during the Mexican war under
Col. Stockton, and when the rebellion
broke out again sought the front under the
same leader, but i'll health forced him to
resign. He was a republican, and held
many Offices in the state, including that Of
commissioner of the state land Office.
1t is reported that the owners of the eel
cry beds in Kalamazoo have decided TO
move them To the great meadows in War
rem county, N. j. These meadows con-
sist of about $4,000 acres of swamp land on
each side of the Lehigh q Hudson railway.
They are covered with bog grass. They
are owned by the state, which, by way Of
experiment drained and cleared several
acres of the swamps few years ago. The
reclaimed land is the richest in New Jer-
sey, and produces wonderful quantities Of
vegetables to the acre. The Michigan CAPT
talists will shortly complete their arrange
ments to prepare large contracts Of the
meadows" near the Pequest river, for
celery culture.