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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
In MICHIGAN.
ITHACA BADLY SCORCHEO BY
FIRE THURSDAY NIGHT.
A Frightfui Case of Murder and
Suicide at Owosso.
The Events OF the Past Week
Briefly Summarized.
Big Fire at Ithaca.


ITHACA, July l2.-About midnight fire
broke out in the three-story frame hotel
building situated on tho northwest corner
at the intersection of Main and Center
streets here, and the fiery element could
not be mastered until il had given Ithaca
the worst scorching it has ever received,
about 80 buildings In all being consumed.
A complete windrow is opened up from
the southeast to the northwest corner of one
of the principal business blocks in town.
The loss is variously estimated at from
$40. 900 to $50, 900. The buildings burned
were all of wood, and their real value was
small. Thd buildings will all be replaced
with brick business places. But few of
the buildings were insured, and most of
the stocks were saved in damaged condi-
ton.
The loss of plate glass is very heavy,
every piece on the opposite sides of Main
and Center str Gets being broken by heat.
Only two small wooden buildings now re-
main on the business portion of Center
yreet.
Following is a list of the losses and in
Surance as nearly as can be ascertained at
this time:
j. A. Desermia, loss on hotel building
81, 000 no insurance; w. III. BE sley, loss
on building and grocery stock and house
hold goods 81 500, insurance $500 on build
ing; Laura How'd, loss on building $500,
insured; Davis * Moyie, loss on building
and meatmarket stock $1,000, insurance
5000; II. g. Leland loss on building and
saloon fixtures $1,000, insurance $1,000;
Robert Smith, loss on store building $500,
insurance $500; Henry Kinkerter, loss on
building $500; insurance $780, N c..
Church, loss on building burned and other
DAMAGE &iOO insurance. q A X hall
loss 81, 400, insurance 500; Hiram Wilson,
loss on building and blacksmith shop 8, 800
insurance on dwelling $780, no insurance
on shop; Blanch Foster, damage TO goods
5000; James w. How'd, loss on dwelling
house $500, insured; j. Wright, loss on
barns and contents $3.50, no insurance on
house; Mrs Caldwell, loss on store build
ing 81 200, insur nee $500; j. :. Liger, loss
on grocery stock 5000 insured j. +. Strouse.
loss on photograph gallery $500, insurance
500; j. Thompson loss on stock, 500; l.
N. Coleman, loss on storehouse, 500, no
insurance; Mrs. Maxwell, loss on millinery
stock 5000 insurance $3.50; Jesse Mcintyre,
damage to drug stock 81 600 fully insured {;
George Richardson, damage TO building
$1,000, fully insured; .. &. Kunze, loss
$500, insured; Mrs. l.. Is. Rumsey, damage
to millinery 5000, insured; George Swartz
Miller, loss on saloon stock and fixtures
and household goods $1,000, insurance
81, coo; M. Jacoby, loss on building 81 200,
Insured; L. M. Lyon, loss on barn $500, no
insurance. The harness stock of Theodore
Hickman was saved in a damaged condi-
ton. j. NJ. Nichols iewelry stock was
moved with slight damage.
The total loss is S23,S and the total in
surance where actual amounts are given is
$1,000.
The fire is thought to have been the work
OF an incendiary.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
WASHINGTON.
THE PRESIDENT APPROVED THE
SILVER BILL.
The New Treasury Notes Approved
and Adopted.
The President and the Tariff.
WASHINGTON. July Is.

WASHINGTON, July t5
The President approved the silver bill
Immediately upon its receipt at the White
House.
The President and Secretary Window
have approved the designs of the new treas
ury notes provided for by the new silver
bill prepared at the bureau of engraving
and printing. These notes will be Of eight
different denominations, as follows: One
dollar, 81, s., $40, $50, $50. 500 and
81, 900. They will all resemble in form
and general characteristic the present legal
tender note. They win all be printed in
black on the face and in green on the back
A new feature of the new notes TO prevent
raising or alteration is the printing the
denomination in big black letters across the
back. This will be done in the case of the
ones, twos, fives, tens, twenties aud fifties
The department of state has effected an
arrangement for the appointment of three
veterinary inspectors for the purpose of in
specting all American cattle landed in
Great Britain. One viii be stationed at
Liverpool, one at London and one at Glas-
Cow. They will sail for Europe at once.
A bill constituting eight hours days
work for all laborers employed by
the government is being considered.
The government can well afford to set an
example of liberality 10 the rest Of the
world, and accord the same hours 10 its
laborers as it does to Its clerks. Recon-
mended that the bill be passed by the com
mittee on labor.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18

Supposed Origin OF Some OF the Precious
Stones OF Commerce.

Geology has been revelation To-
mankind and has told us wonderful
things of the past history of the earth,
saws the american ANALYST. But
geology has secrets of It's own that are
as hidden from comprehension as the
atmosphere of the moon or the belts of
Saturn. Certain things have been done.
says the geologist, through volcanic
action or the agency of fire. and that is
az near as he can come to it. So
that after all, we see affects. but know
little or nothing of causes. There is
rock known as amygdaloid, one of the
igneous rocks, which in some of tho
gigantic transformations of nature, we
will say in cooling from melted state,
formed within itself cavities from the
size of a marble or bead to that OF
the closed hand. Now, as nature alb
hors a vacuum, she set to work to ill
these cavities, and in doing so she used
other materials, and these combina-
tons produce some what we call the
precious stones commerce." Exact
" how this was do. we can not tell,
but we see some hint of the operation
in every subterranean cave where
stalactites and stalagmites are found.
Every student knows that this is the
result of dropping water which con-
tains carbonate of lime. The water
evaporating leaves a minute particle of
lime. which takes something to itself
from the earth or atmosphere, and in
the course of ages bodies are formed
of most remarkable character. In
probably somewhat the same fashion
have these cavities been filled in the
igneous rocks, and then come time and
storms and other agencies-earth-
quakes, perhaps-and the rocks are
rent apart. and out 'rops bead or
bowlder, and curious man picks it
up, and hammers and breaks it, and
then he puts polish on by some pro-
cess more or less advanced, and 10! he
holds in his hand an agate or an onyx.
Many of the stones used in the arts
have no other origin, and are deposits
of silica. alumiea. oxide of iron, and
other coloring substances. 1t is the
color or arrangement of colors that
gives the name, and thus we have
agate, onyx, chalcedony, carnelian.
sard, chrysoprase, sardOnyX, and others,
all members of the quartz family and
all having family resemblance. The
agate has veins of different shades of
color in parallel lines. Sometimes
those are very close together, as many
as fifty to the inch, hut this is unusual.
When there are alternate bands of color
and a Transparent medium we have
the onyx; but the latter may be OBJ
tanned by cutting the stone in q differ
ent way. Agates are used chiefly for
ornamental purposes. such rs cups,
seals, rings, handles for parasols,
swords, table and mantel ornaments,
but the material is so hard that it can
only be worked by those who have
practiced skill. The onyx was valued
by the ancients for its application to
canoes and intaglios-the first an OBJ
iect in relief, the latter ''cut in" pro-
cess; and these objects are still made.
Nature produces some very strange
forms occasionally, and agates are
found with exact resemblances of moss
and other natural objects and figures,
which are very curious and often very
valuable
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
Murder and Suicide.

Owosso, July 15.-Perry Comstock, a
well-to-do farmer, murdered his young
wife and attempted TO kill his adopted son,
Oliver, then committed suicide by shooting
himself this morning.
ComstoclS has been twice married. His
farmer wife died three years ago. Com
stock has since married and as a result Of
that union fine baby boy was born which
is now IS months old.
OF late family jars have been frequent,
Comstock becoming very jealous of his
adopted son, who is young man of good
appearance and his wife, who is perhaps
% years old, while he was man of So
years. He attempted suicide once before,
but failed.
Last night quarrel. took place, and
Mrs. Comstock fed to the neghbors for
safety. This morning about three o'clock
she was induced to return. She and Com
stock sat on the stoop and talked for some
time, when he became excited and de-
manded TO know whether she would live
with him or not. She became alarmed and
darted up the road, when he secured his
repeating rife, started in pursuit. calling
TO her TO stop or he would fire. She sped
on until Oliver cried to her to stop or his
father would shoot. She did so at his So
hcitation, and as she turned Comstock fired
killing her instantly. Then turning he
said to Oliver, ''It is your turn nowv' but
the young man was too quick for him and
lodged behind a woodpile as the deadly
missive sped past. Comstock then went
to the house shot himself in the breast,
and, then placing the gun to his left ear,
blew the top of his head off.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
DETROIT MARKETS.
JobbIng Prices

oArS-Unusually large exports are now being made
from this country TO Europe.
FLoUR-New York papers rep ort sharp demand
both for the no trade and for expectation.
wHEAT-when the market opened on Monday morn
ing after three days rest. prices not materially
changed.
APPLEs-New are quiet at 6os75c box.
TALLOw-1n fair demand and steady at &c per n.
EGGs--Are stroag at IS to S1Sc pc outside for
candled.
HOMEGROWN dull at I29lSc and tractei at ssIo,
per n.
BEANs-Cty hand.pcked medium duh at 81 SOa
NJ per bu.
HAY-Bsst timothy $40 50 to ell %, No. 2 % 50,
clover o. per ton in car lots.
CHEEsE-Market easy at ~ to So per for Michga
full
DRIED FRUIT-EvaporateI peaches. so92Sc, dried
peaches is al3c; evaporatei apples, 1oalIe; dried
apples ~ to SIC er n.
PoULTRY-Alve. is quotel as follows Spring
chickens 49,; fowls, 7asc; ducks 7Gsc' young ducks
Zee; turkeys per Pigeons easy at Il to
zoe per pair.
BUTTER-strictIy nrstclass dairy Ia not very penti-
full and IL also per n Common stock is very
plentiful and easy at 10 to lc and is quiet
at IA to i5e per n.
HIDEs-Quoted as follows, Green city, &c, country
ic cured No. l. 5tSc; No 9, ic calf No. &C., No. g Sci
veal kip No. 1, 4Soi runners AMI No. 9, sSS3' sheep
skins. 50c@1 IS, as to quality OF wool
wOOI-The condition of the mlrket Is unchange !.
would be ioalt TO outline dullsr or more uhin-
terestn OF affairs than exists at present Every
one is waiting growers dealers AMI manufa cturcrs.
wait NJ for change in factor OF the situation
which will allow of concessions. Signs multiplying
that the sudden squirt in wool, which occurred some
weeks ago resulting In the bnying OF early California
Utah and Texas woods at growers prices has complete
~ died out; fact scarcely anyone appears 10 have
enough in the future TO the prices de-
manded in Interior The almost entire abseDee OF
from market lend. much strength 70
he argument that quite large per cent OF tho wooen
machinery Of this country idle. or running on short
time.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18

Col. A. A. Harris, member of the board
of managers of the national soldiers home,
a veteran Of the war Of the rebellion, ex-
mayor of Cincinnati, and for many years a
prominent Ohio politician, Is dead
CHARLES KENDALL ADAMS, president Of
Cornell university, has been married to
Mrs. Mary Mathew Barnes, widow OF A.
S. Barnes, who during life was a well.
known publisher.
About 2 o'clock Monday morning Mrs.
w. Angevine, the wife Of a farmer residing
seven miles south of Albion, was awakened
by someone moving about the house. She
aroused her husband, and as he sprang up
the marauder ran out of the house. Ange-
vine followed with a revolver, and as they
reached the yard ordered the man to halt.
He did not stop and Angevine fred. The
ball took effect in the right breast and the
man fell dead. He was evidently tramp
and has not been identified.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
STATE NEWS CONDENSED.

The hay crop in the Grand Traverse
region is extra good.
Ionia has gained $50 people since 1880.
Its population now is 4, $40.
The Alger county Jail will be built by
Wilson Sc Brown, of Marquette.
A savings bank, with $780, capt. al,
has been organized at Marquette.
The Kalamazoo Gazette Is championing
the cause Of the English sparrow.
The Republican state convention will be
held In Detroit, August q and %.
All crops in the Grand Traverse region
bid fair 10 be abundant except apples.
Fire damaged the Acme white lead
works in Detroit Tuesday night s12, 900.
Senator Stocltbridge says that the silver
bill viii stimulate industry all through the
country.
James Caughley Of Baldwin, Lake
county, shot himself through the head
Sunday morning. A Fourth spree was the
immediate cause
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
Astonishcd the Natives.

S. Pendleton was, on July 5, married to
Addie G.. Cullen, telephone girl in the
employ of the Fort Worth telephone ex-
change. When the news was made public
here to-day it created sensation, as it was
supposed Mayor Pendlcton had wife
and an interesting family in this city.
1t transpircs that last August Mayor Pen
dleton went to Chicago and got a divorce
from his first wife on the ground of incom-
patibility of temper, but to all appearances
the family relations were most cordial.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
The Kiss Was A Cure.

A good story is being told about tho
wife Of prominent gentleman of this
city who has long been confirmed in-
valid. A few weeks ago she took to
her bed, and bid fair to lie there help
less the rest of her life, and there
seemed to be but little the matter with
her. Her husband. who believed that
her illness was more imaginary than
real, prepared a novel test for. her. He
took their pretty colored servant into
his confidence, and by a prearranged
plan the man reached out and, embrace
ing the girl. planted a fervent kiss on
her black skin. The wife's lost powers
returned to her at once, and she Jumped
out of her bed and drove the girl from
the house. She now does all the house,
work herself with ease. Scranton
Record.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
Fire at Grand Rapids.

GRAND RAPIDS, July 15.-The three
story brick block, owed by Brown &
Clark, on the corner of Lewis and Campau
sts., was Quilted by fire early yesterday
morning. Brown g. Clark estimate their
loss on building at Sc, 900, with 81, 900 in
surance. The Grand Rapids camera COM
company will lose So, 900, 81, 900 insurance.
Heming g. Van Haaf, art goods. estimate
loss at $1,000, insurance $4,000. The
Grand Rapids paper company, loses IS. 900,
with 81, 900 insurance, and Harver Hay
ward, dealers in paints and oils, will lose
81, 5000, with s., 900 insurance. The total
losses amount to S32, 500, with $i7, 900
insurance.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
A stnxa Yard burned.

SEBEwAISG, July IA spark from a
passenger locomotive set fire to the storage
shed of G. Lil1en & Co. Is stave yard yester-
day, and before the flames were extin-
guished, the building in which the fire
originated, four other sheds, and the stsrve
mill, with lot of slaves and heading were
destroyed. Five firemcn were overcome
by the intense heat. Loss, $1,000; insur-
ance unknown.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
Three Murders Mt a Dance.

ST. LOUIS, July 14.-Last night William
Freeman shot William Williams in the alb
domen, because the latter was paying too
much attention to mutual female friend.
Freeman escaped. George Lawton had
his head crushed with an axe, and John
Greer was arrested charged with the
crime. A third killing was committed by
John Smith, and his victim was Frank
vallie, who received a bullet in the abdo-
men. Smith was arrested.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
Double Murder and Suicide.

Thor, N. Y, July 12.-Mrs. James
williams, near Fairhaven, VT, this morn
ing about three o'clock murdered her two
girl of IL and boy Of six, set
fire 10 the house and cut her own throat
She was undoubtedly insane. About two
weeks ago her husband was killed in a
slate quarry.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
AYear for Each Wife.

BERLIN, OSr., July 12.-Conrad Ort-
weium, the glib-tongued German who was
arrested on charge of having seven living
wives, has pleaded guilty to the charge and
has been sentenced TO seven years in the
Kingston penitentiary. Ortweium is so
Of age and was married TO his first wife 30
years ago. He is reported to be the father
Of 30 children, some of whom are grown up
and married.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
DIR. and Mrs. VanDusen's Gift.

KALAMAZOO, July 15.-Dr. and Mrs.
+. II. VanDusen of this city have donated
to the school district $50, 900 to erect city
library building and board of education
rooms, and at the annual meeting of the
district to-day it was unanimously voted to
spend SIS, 900 for site. II will probably
be built on the corner of Rose and South
streets. The site preferred by the liberal
donors.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
TWO HUNpREp DRowNED.
EXPRESS Robbery.

CHICAGO, July 1.-the general offices
of the Northern Pacific express, at 81
Dearborn street, were entered at IL o'clock
Saturday by masked robbers. After COW
ering two clerks who were in charge with
revolvers, the robbers securei between
$s, 900 and SO, 900 and made good their
eacane
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
DEATH OF GEN. FREMONT.
This Man Passes Away After a
Short Illness.

New York, July 13.-Gen. John Charles
Fremont, the first candidate of the repub-
lican party for president died at the home
Of his adopted daughter, the wife of Col.
III. M. Porter Nina Fremont), at 40 West
Twenty-fifth at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon.
Death was due to Inflammation of the
bowels. His sickness was of brief duration
and dated from the excessive heat of last
Tuesday, when the thermometer went up
TO 100 In this city. On that day the ex-
excessive heat affected him very seriously,
he felt i'll and on the following day, We'd
nesday, he experienced some pain, and on
Thursday was worse, but he did not COM
plain. The doctor advised the sick man TO
take a sail and get "a little fresh air. While
he was out on the water he got bad chill.
Friday night he sent for the doctor again.
On the following morning Saturday the
disease had developed enough to show it's
true character (peritontis). Final dissolu-
ton was sudden. The general was - years
and 6 months old, to day at the time of
his death.
A dispatch was sent TO Mrs. Fremont
and Elizabeth Fremont n daughter, who
were at Los Angeles, Cal, of the death Of
the husband and father; also to his son,
Frank Preston Fremont, at Fort Smelling,
near Minneapolis.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
Keepine Up the Record.

MAxIsrEE, July 15.-Peter Hawley was
arrested last night and placed in ipil on the
charge of assaulting Martin Erickson. He
knocked Erickson down with club for re-
fusing to pay for his drinks. Erickson lies
in critical condition and no hopes are en-
Iertained for his recovery.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
Kansas Corn COOS wee.

KANSAS CITY, July 12.-Dispatcnes from
various points in Kansas, where the corn
has boen suffering by dry weather, state
that copious rain fell today, greatly benefit
ting the growing crop and improving its
general condition.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18

Clinton Bowen Fisk was born at Greggs-
vile, Livingston county, n. Y, December
s, 1928. His father was n blacksmith.
Shortly after the birth of Clinton B.-the
fifth arrival in the family-his parents re-
moved TO Michigan, where the father
bought out a trader, whacked away at the
anvil, and managed to pound ont consider
able money, which he invest cd in western
lands. He died in 1882. Clinton b. was
''bound OUT TO Deacon Wright, a farmer,
who was TO rear the lad and when he had
attained his majority agreed to give him a
horse, saddle and t.idle and 5000 in money.
besides his schooling Young Clinton was
great reader-in fact, his love for books
amounted 10 a passion. When l. years
old he walked IL miles to Jackson in order
to sell TO a travelling circus pet which he
had taught many tricks, the money being
invested in "Anthon's Latin Lessons" He
united with the Methodist church about
this time. He also succeeded in securing
his release from the old deacon, TO whom
he was bound. and turned bookkeeper for
u laundress at 10 cents week. He also
did odd chores and attended district school,
to which he was obliged to walk three
miles morning and night, winter and sum-
mer. Later he attended the Albion semi
nary, but was unable to complete his
course. At the age of Fl he married and
settled down ut Coldwatcr. He was an
abolitionist, and helped manipulate the
underground railway" of ante bellum
days. When the war broke out Mr.. Fisk
enlisted as private in n St. Louis regi-
ment, where he had been in business since
1853. One year later he was made
brigadier general, and in 1866 was breveted
major general. He served in the army of
the Tennessee until the fall of Vicksburg,
and then in Missouri until the close of the
war. Then he was ordered south TO carry
out the provisions of the Freedman's
bureau. Gen. Fisk about this time found
ed the famous Fisk university in Tennessee.
The general lost nearly all his fortune in
the war, but soon picked up again by in-
vestments in Missouri railroads and real
estate.
For years he has been an ardent prohi-
bitionist, and in 1888 he was the party
candidate for the presidency.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
THE FUNERAL.

New York, July 16.-Arrangements for
the funeral of Mai. Gen. John G. Fremont
were made today. 1t will take place on
Wednesday morning next from the Protest
ant Episcopal church of St. Ignacius.
The pallbearers will be Gen. Sherman,
Gen. o. o. Howard, Rarr Admiral ID. l..
Braine, ex-Gov. Rodmauch Price, Maj.
George p. Edgar, formerly of Gen. FIRE.
monts staff, and the following representa-
tives of the pioneers of the territorial days
Of California: Mark ID. Wilbur, William
Colligan, James E. huffman ard Francis
ID. Clark.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18

JAMES EARLY, a oolored miner living near
Hamlins, w. Va, has shot and killed his
mistress, white woman, named johnson.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18

George Kipp, an employee in the Potts
mill, was seriously scalded by escaping
steam Saturday.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18

Can waistcoat maker be said to.
have vested interest in his buslnesst
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
General Fisk Dead.

NEW YORK, July 10.-Gen. Clinton B.
Fisk died at his residence in this city yes
terday, in the ed year of his age. The
funeral services will be held at the Madison
avenue Methodist Episcopal church on
Friday. The burial will be at his old
home, Coldwater, Mich, on Saturday the
18th.