Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-07
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Frederick Q. Havemeyer, founder OF the
Havemeyer sugar firm, died at Throggs
Neck, N. Y, aged SO years.
Sam Jones, the revivalst, was pelted
with rotten eggs while holding a meeting
at Houston, Tex, Wednesday night.
Bud Berry, of Ripley. o., was shot and
killed by VIM. Garrett Tuesday. Jealousy
about woman was the cause of the affair
Joseph Anstett. of Grand Forks, N D.,
aged 10 years, fatally wounded himself
with revolver Monday. Didn't know it
was loaded.
Lightning struck tree at Warren, o.,
Tuesday, under which Ed Caldwell,
colored, and John Tumason were standing,
killing them both.
The republican editors of Illinois have
formed a combination for better or for
worse, and will stick together on all things
political hereafter.
An asylum inmate at Logansport, Ind,
named Kasch, killed Dr. Reed, another
inmate, with club which he wcenched
from his bed springs Thursday.
1t has been discovered that about $780,
600 is due Indians on the old war claims
and some very remarkable frauds have
been found in connection with it.
A bicycle thief has been arrested at
I Rochester, N. Y. He is wanted at
Buffalo, Syracuse, New Haven, Spring
field and other cities on the same charge.
| A number of ranch houses and other
property in the vicinity of Sonora, Cal,
have been destroyed by forest fires which
threaten to wipe out the town of Columbia.
The closing of the lobster canning fac
tories in Newfoundland has worked great
distress among the employees many Of
them being in an actual starving condi-
ton.
Two freight trains collided near Salem,
o., Tuesday, demolishing both engines
and IL cars. An engineer, fireman and
conductor were seriously but not fatally
injured.
At Cynthia, Ky, Tuesday Mrs. Ann
Miner Woods died, aged 9S. She was
one of the original followers of Alexander
Campbell in founding the Church of the
Disciples.
The president has accepted the resigna-
ton of Joel b. Erhardt as collector of the
port Of New York and has designated j.
Sloan Fassett, OF Elmira, N. Y, as his
successor.
The motion of Sir Henry Parks in favor
of granting the right of suffrage TO women
in New South Wales has been rejected by
vote of 81 to 81 by the legislative
assembly.
In endeavoring to arrest 20 officers sus-
pected of being nihilists at ST. Peters
burg, recently, the police killed seven Of
them and seven escaped. The fight lasted
two hours.
John Hennigau, the highwayman, who
held up and robbed a man in Reed City a
short time ago, was captured in Chase
Wednesday, and is now behind the bars
in the Hersey Jail.
Rev. John Hopkins Worcester of the
Sixth Presbyterian Church, of Chicago,
has been elected TO the chair of systematic
theology in the Union Theological Semin-
airy, of New York.
The democrats of Maryland met in state
convention at Baltimore on Thursday and
nominated Frank Brown, a farmer, for
governor. The convention indorsed Arthur
II. German for reelection to the United
States senate.
While Mrs. Huston. her daughter. Mrs.
at Xenia, o., Tuesday, dog lit the
horse and it ran away. throwing the three
out. 1t is feared Mrs. Smith aud child
will not recover.
The will of William p. Hazeltou, of
Greenburg, n. Y, has been fled and
shows an $500, 900 estate divided between
his widow, children, nephews and nieces,
and to the city of Stockton, Cal, S75, 900
Is given, as Hazelton got his first start
there.
II is estimated at the treasury depart
ment that there has been an increase Of
81, 500, 600 in the treasury cash available
for the payment of the public debt during
July. Under the old form of debt state
ment this would be slated as a reduction
of the debt.
During a heavy thunder storm near Dry
Run, Franklin Co., Friday night, the barn
OF Philip skinner was struck by lightning
and totally destroyed by fire. Two chill
dren of Mr.. Skinner, aged II and Is, were
playing in the barn at the time and both
were killed instantly.
The shoe factory Of John Z.
Drake, at Quincy, Mass, is shut down
and 200 hands are thrown out of employ
ment in consequence. The trouble arose
over treer being requested to instruct
boy. He refused TO do so and left. The
other treers then followed.
d. B. Fisk, one of the wealthiest mer-
chants in Chicago, died Wednesday at his
Calumet residence after two weeks illness.
He was the senior member of ID. b. Fisk
& Co.. said to be the largest wholesale
millinery firm IN the United States Mr..
Fisk was "a years old. He was born at
| Upham, Mass
Mrs. Martha Washington died at Den
ison, Tex. last week. The associated
press says that as she was the wife .of
grandson of the father of his country she
was the most direct descendant of that
! illustrious person. Not lineal of course;
sort Of interlineal. The fact that Wash
ington never had grandson, nor even a
child, doesn't stop the show as far as the
story goes.
Arrangements have been made by cable
| for bringing the team of amateur cricketers
from England, to be captained by Lord
Hawke. The team will sail on the City of
New York on September 10, and will come
as the guests of the Germantown club.