Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-10
BRIEFLY TOLD.
parks.

The final adjournment of the Michigan
: legislature Of 1891 took place on Friday
last at noon.
year, but twas money well spent as every
body was happy.
The weekly report of the weather bu-
reau shows good condition of the crops
for the first of July.
The Lt uisana sugar planters already
claim 3d. 900, 900 bounty under the law
passed by the last congress.
There are s2s young peoples societies
Of Christian endeavor in OHIO, with 13, 0JS
active and $50 associate members.
The insurgent Chilean steamer Itata has
arrived at San Diego, Cal, in convoy Of
the United States cruiser Charleston.
A team of mules were stung to death by
swarms of bees whose hives they had
overturned at Clay City, ILL.,, recently.
Ex-v.ce President Hannibal Hamlp
died at his home in Bangor, Me-, on Sat
urday afternoon, at the age of 81 years.
Tho Emperor William of Germany
arrived in England on Saturday and was
given q welcome unparalleled in history.
The Tempest hose company of Reed
City won the $50 yard hose company race
At Big Rapids Saturday in 81 LIS seconds.
The Devlin cadets of Jackson caught
the $3.50 prize for maiden infantry in the
competitive drill at Indianapolis Saturday.
An ancient piano that was feature of
the West Bay City celebration Saturday
caught fire from q firecracker and burned.
A freight train went through a treste
at Salisbury, N. c., Tuesday. A brake
man was killed and the conductor fatally
injured.
Prof. lie Baron Russell Briggs has
assumed the duties of dean of Harvard
college, succeeding Clement S. Smith,
resigned.
Over 5000 Chicagoans with several
bands Of music. were at st. Joseph Sat
urday. One of the excursisnists was
| drowned
Henry Hensop and Christian Young,
who were to be hanged at jefferson City,
Mo-, July ., have been granted a respite
till August 10.
Mrs. Mary Nimmer of Pittsburg in a at
of religious Mysteries, decided to sacrifice
her child. She chopped its head of with
q Ratchet and is now in Jail.
Charles NJ. Bradshaw. collector of Gus
toms at Port Townsend, Wash, Is charged
with appropristinR 800, coo OF the govern
ment funds to his own personal use.
Richard Johnson. district attorney of
Allegheny county, Pa, died suddenly on
Tuesday. He was 80 years Of age and one
of the br ghtest young lawyers in western
Pennsylvania.
Fred Sherman, q Chicago iron meulder,
fatally shot his wife Tuesday night and
then blew out his own brains. Tho double
tragedy was caused by jealousy on the
part Of Steinmsn.
A fight occurred in the city clerks ONCE
at Duluth the other day over the issuing
of q circus license. The city clerk took the
mayer by tho throat and gave him a
thorough shaking up.
James Massie of Lakeview received
$3.50. 90 for two-horse load of wool he
drove into Inlay City last week. The
only thing that James grieves about is that
he has not another load.
3Kalamazoo had 10, 600 strangers to help
celebrate the Fourth. and with speeches
by ex-Gov. Luce and Senator Stockbridge
made great and glorious success OF It,
Fireworks concluded tho celebration.
Allie Goodale OF Goodland, tho 2-year-
old daughter of Chas. Goodale, fell into a
cistern Friday and was drowned. The
accident was not known until tho parents
missed the child and went hunting for her.
An officer of the Chicago health depart
ment claims to have discovered that the
flesh OF broken down, emaciated and dis
sased horses Is being made into sausage
meat and sold in the poorer quarters Of
that city.
Archbishop Tache, who for two decades
has been the head of the Roman Catholic
church in the Canadian Northwest and the
foremost Catholic probate. is lying at the
point OF death. His recovery is believed
to DO impossible.
passenger train with 75 passengers
aboard ran of high trestle near Charles
ton, w. Va. Saturday and was completely
wrecked. Thirteen passengers mot with
instant death and many others were
seriously, and some fatally, injured.
Arrangements have been about completed
by Minnesotas state officials for refunding
the AZ per cent railroad adjustment bonds
at 81 per cent. in addition TO which $500,
600 of the boy.ds will be bought outright
The amount OF the bonds is So, ol3, 900.
James MHenry, an old time raIlrs ader
and fnancier, recently died in London,
Eng. His life was insured in American
and Eagish companies for S., 900, 600.
The companies claim the man comm! tied
suicide and an investigation is being held.
Twsuty-sns human beings lost their
lives in . rsar-snd collision at RAVENS, o.
Saturday. A passenger train had the
main track AZ the Rsvenna station and was
delayed ewing 70 n break in . coupling.
ana while % standing wss run late BY q
fat freight A man had boca sent back
" signal the freight but his movements
were tee slew and almost befsre he wa
aware 81 n the terrible accident lad