Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-01-09
GENERAL.

Natural gas has been struck at Redford,
S. ID.
Three Catholic bishops were consecrated
in st. Paul, Mimi, on the 9th ult.
Ten thousand dollars have been raised in
the south for the Grady monument
An explosion of naptha caused a $50, 600
fire in Brooklyn the other day.
The wife of Gen. Longstreet died in
Gainesville, Ga, recently.
The Vague Indians in Sonora, Mexico,
are on the war path.
The New York supreme court says that
killing by electricity is constitutional.
Alexander Hamilton, son of the great
statesman, died Dec, -, aged 72 years.
The wife of Rear-Admiral c. r. p.
Rogers died in Washington a few days
ago.
Two old ladies living near Syracuse, n.
Y, were asphyxiated by coal gas the other
night
Over 1000 persons have been killed at
Chicago railroad crossings in the last four
years.
Three children named Schipp were
burned to death in cottage in Omaha,
Dec. %.
decided TO oppose the Australian system of
voting.
Forty head Of thoroughbred Hereford
calves were burned in a barn near Sheldon,
Ill, Dec. 2S.
The Pittsburg coal syndicate, capital
81, 0O0, 900, and composed of IL companies,
is to be dissolved.
Mrs. Rena HUGH was killed by the cars
Htls hnN IN OH rob In orN
KY, the other day.
Bradstreet reports II, 719 failures in the
United States during the past year, with
liabilities of $l40, 359,490.
The court of sessions in Jersey City, N.
j., holds that divorce obtained in Illinois
is not valid IN New Jersey.
It has been decided to hold the next re.
union of the army of the Potomac in Pert
land, Maine, July aud 4, 1890.
The electric light companies of New
York will sue the city for $300, 900, 900 dam
ages sustained by cutting their wires.
An old man named Phillips was frozen
to death near Doland, Sprink county,
South Dakota, Dec. 81.
Miss Mollie Brown aged II, of Middle
town, N. Y, died while saying her prayers
the other night.
Five Pittsburg aldermen have been con.
victed of receiving money to settle illegal
liquor selling cases.
The Baltimore e. Ohio road has been re-
leased from $5,000,000 mortgage held by
the city OF Baltimore
The Baltimore & Ohio road is endeavor.
ing to obtain an entrance into Chicago by
building line across Michigan.
The Chicago common council has in.
structed the new chief of police to suppress
gambling dens.
Two Cinnamon were murdered by "high
binders" in the Chinese quarter OF San
Francisco the other night
J. ID. Revell, wife and child were killed
while crossing the railroad track at Will
mette, ILL.,, the other night
Silcott, the absconding cashier of the
Office OF the sergeant-at-arms, has been
seen in Montreal.
A strike Is threatened on the Cincinnati
& Southern road, because Of the discharge
of 20 brotherhood conductors.
II has Just been discovered that the char
ter of Philadelphia says that eight hours
shall constitute days work.
The "Slavsn and the "Huns" are to be
driven from the Connellsville, Pa, coke
region.
Benjamin A. Jones' paymaster's clerk in
the United States marine corps depart
ment, is short $500 and is missing.
St. Ignatius church building in San
Francisco, was destroyed by fire Dec. %,
| and three women persisted In the flames.