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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-08-26
Weelxly Revlew or Trade

NEW YORK, Aug. 2s.-R. C. Dun & Co. s
weekly review of trade says: Late advices
from the west promise rather better crops
OF wheat and corn, and cotton prospects are
little better, though neither yield Will
approach that OF last year. With album
dant supplies brought over. the outlook is
so good that business distinctly improves,
and the prospect for fall trade Is every
where considered bright. The great strikes
in New York. Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
which call into service troops I'm three
great states, appear TO have scarcely any
appreciable effect upon business as yet,
and though interruption of traffic Is threat
ened on many important railroads, stocks
are generally steady or strong, closing but
a small fraction lower than week ago.
More gold has gone abroad, but money Is
abundant and easy. and collections in al
most all quarters are more satisfactory
than usual; wheat declined; corn had a
slight raise; oat went down; oil down; cof-
fee up &c; cotton stationary. Failures
occurring throughout the country during
the last seven days number 172. For the
corresponding week of last year the figures
were 1919.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-08-26
BATTLE OF ISLANDLAKE
BOYS IN BLUE BATTLE 7HAvELY
AND 5LOODSHED ENSUES. Z
Bay County Boy Breaths His Last In n
Battlefield Hospital--Other News of
the Wolverine State.
BOYS In Hue In Cnmp.

There were just 2,197 men in Camp
Winans at.lsland Lake, near Brighton,
the camp of the Michigan state troops.
The camp life was not disturbed by
any important occurrence, but the
grasshoppars, beetles, bugs and dust
made things interesting. Gov. Winans
and staff were present in all their. re-
splendent glory and reviewed the finest
dress parade ever given by Michigan
militia. Each officer and each man
seemed TO try TO Guido his neighbor.
The heat the first day was terrible,
running as high as 100 degrees. "A
number of the boys were overcome
with the heat during battalion drill.
The new Fifth regiment was presented
with their colors by .Adj.-Gen. Farrar
while ON dresslparsdd. sBhe p.SS. reg+'
ulars made an exaellent SLOWING and
were highly complimented. The First
aud Second regiments made a forced
march of six miles. The state Y. M.
C. A. had tent well supplied with
writing materials, and was a point OF
much pleasure and enjoyment.
The Third, Fourth and Fifth regi-
ments Nj. S. II. went out on a days
march and on the return attacked the
camp, which was defended by the First
and Second regiments M ,. L.. ana the
Nineteenth U. S. regulars. THE at
lacking force was under command of
Brigade-General Sheahan, while Brig
dier-General Robinson commanded the
troops defending the camp. The latter
had the advantage of position, but the
attack was a heavy and well con-
Quoted one. During the heat
of the fray Private David
Brewer, Co. D., Third regiment,
of Saginaw, was one of the attacking
party and during retreat was closely
followed by the enemy. He turned
suddenly and hand to hand scuffie
ensued with another private-each try
ing to take the other prisoner. Brewer
made a sudden move and his opponents
rifle was discharged, the wad entering
his body and penetrating his lung. The
wounded man was at once conveyed TO
the field hospital where he soon passed
away, after making a statement that
the shooting was accidental.
Seventeen others were slightly
wounded and overcome by the heat and
were sent to the hospital.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-08-26
M,cuRDY's WELCOME.
The New. Grand Master sf the Knigh

The New Grand Master Qf the knights
Z 4 sTempiaf of Amcticas =.
Hon. HugH NicCurdy was given "a
r&ht loyal receptiopiNpon mis- arrival
at:his home at Corup3ia fronSi thu cons
clave of Che Knights Templar at Den
yer, where he was selected as grand
master of the order for America. Sew
eral communicates of Knights Templar
were present from different parts of
the state with bands from st. Johns
and Owosso. Grand Master McCurdy
was escorted home by one of the grand
esttprocessions ever witnessed in this
part of thecauntIy. - The escort con-
Quoted Grand Master McCurdy TO his
home. In the beautiful grove in Nc
Curdy's park there had been erected a
speakers stand Banquet tables were
Mayor j., B. #, Curtis read an ad-
dress of welcome in behalf of the citi-
zens. Rev. w. f. Woodhouse, of Lyons,
also made an address Of welcome on
the part of the sir knights present, to
which Grand Master McCurdy re-
sponded, thanking them for their cor
|: dial reception.
At tho conclusion of the speeches,
the guests repaired to the banquet
tables 4vliere they were pleasantly en-
tertained.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-08-26
The Trouble with the sheep.

Since last spring James Marlborough,
one of Ionia county's prominent sheep
men, has lost over 100 sheep. A few
days ago he called upon Prof, Grange,
of Lansing, state official, who made
an investi CATION and found that the
cause q 8SsGsH KS taRf ,y EoT
third stomach. Prof. Grange prescribes
as reIhedy, BsisfS and.turpsutiEgs Drn'
part of the latter to sixteen parts of
the former, and to be given in doses of
sns o Sissssrf52 S iosi s"Ss=s1E
presumably from the same cause.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-08-26

The veterans of the Eighth Michigan
cavalry will hold their annual reunion at
Lansing, Sept. 13.
According to the last census bulletin
there are s9,G71 more males than fe-
males in the state.
Notices have been posted in the
various saloons of Vicksburg giving a
list of persons to whom the selling OF
liquor will give cause for prosecution.
A Benton Harbor firm have bought
the peaches of 100 trees in one orchard
near Shelby for which they paid 5000,
and from another man they purchased
$50 trees for $3.50.
Eli Boudy, while shingling a
residence at Ishpeming, slipped and
fell a-distance of 80 feet. striking a
scaff6ld I'm his descent. 1t is thought
his spine is broken.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-08-26

Gen. Spaulding, assistant secretary
of the treasury, has fixed the compen..
sation of the superintendent of the
public building at Detroit at 50 day.
Gen. John Palmer, commander-in.
chief of the G.. A. f., says the depart
ment of the Mississippi and Louisiana
has been organized and the colored
posts have been admitted to full mem
bership.
The duke of Devonshire married
Countess louise, dowager duchess OF
Manchester, in London. II was thein-
tention to keep the fact of the marriage
an absolute secret. The archbishop OF
Canterbury granted q special license.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-08-26
Loenneclser wants Filthy Lucre.

Ex-Mayor M. G.. Loennecllcr of the
Industrial News, of jackson, has COM
menced suit pgainyt Ithe Courier, of
for publishing an artitle h rbference'
to him becoming partneri of Phillips
e. Company and employing convict
labor. lie asserts he was denounced in
very emphatic manner. Mr.. Loen-
neclxer /. is 0ns of the leaders of the
Peoples party. He wants $4,000 from
each paper.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-08-26
Farmers Rob a Train.

The St. Louis e. San Francisco rail
road passenger train which leaves
Wichita, KS, at 1920 each evening was
held up and the Wells-Fargo express
car robbed by four masked men near
Augusta, Butler county, KS, about
midnight, and before 8 O'Clock the next
morning the outlaws were captured
with part of their booty. They had
probably taken 5000. The robbery
was committed by four farmers living
in the vicinity of Douglas, Butler
county, and the sheriff had been
warned.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-08-26
Kansas Big Grain Movements.

The yards of the Santa Fe Railway
company at Argentine, KS, were com
pletely blocked several days. Trains
of freight cars extending from Argen-
tine to Turner, distance of four miles,
were occupying the main line and
there was no track room to get them
out of the way. The great number of
cars is due to the very heavy grain
crop of Kansas which is now moving.
Other roads are equally involved in the
great blockade.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-08-26
Depot Robbers, Big Haul.

Fully 81, 900 worth of coupon tickets
were stolen from the Michigan Central
depot at Oheboygan. The first intima-
tion the agent had of the robbery was
a telegram from Chicago, asking if
tickets which were being offered for sale
there were genuine. He then discovered
that the Office had been robbed. The
stamp on the back of the tickets is said
to be an excellent counterfcit
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-08-26
Maggie was n Jumper.

Maggie Collins, who was arrested at
Saginaw for being drunk, while being
conducted to cell on the second floor
IF the station suddenly gave a yell and
breaking away from the officers disap-
peared through a window. She fell a
distance of % feet and was only slightly
bruised.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-08-26
Fire Rugs at SAGINAW.

A gang of firebugs infrst Saginaw,
as several buildings. have been burned
recently, the direct work of in
cendiaries and place owned by James
Hill and occupied by family named
Potts, who are visiting in Canada, was
6et on fire, by someone who fed after
saturating thercarpsts with. Kerosene
oil. The blaze was RxSnSui8af by a
neighbor before gaining much head
way.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-08-26
Killed by a switch Engine.

John Murphy, about so years of age
the Michigan Central yards at Jackson.
The back.of his head was badly frac-
tured, his right leg crushed, and he
will probably die. From appearances
he is thought to be farm hand
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-08-26
nIonrned THOR sad Lot.

A dozen grasswidowers of Pontiac in
their loneliness gave a supper at the
Hotel Hodges. a massive floral cross
measuring four feet, emblematic of the
cross they are bearing, adorned the
table. The ground work was of white
hollyhocks with smartweed intertwin-
ing.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-08-26
A Dreadful Crime.

II. w. Goodrich, farmer of near
Ludington, was arrested and placed in
Jail on a complaint of his wife for GRIM
inal intimacy with their adopted
daughter, a girl of 13 years.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-08-26

Sir Charles Upper has gone TO St.
Petersburg as Canadian delegate to the
international railway conference.
The record-union., 1892-12-05
UNION MEETINGS.
a Well-Attended Revival at the Con-
gregational Church.

a WeIl-Attended Revival at the Con-
ecregational Church.
The fourth of the evening series OF
union revival meetings conducted by
Charles Il. Crittenton, assisted by pastors
OF the city, was held at the Congregational
Church last evening, and good attend
ance was present. 1t was mems meet
ing, and the audience was composed
chiefly of young men, although number
OF ladies also attended.
After a number Of hymns by the con-
gregaIion and an excellent choir, Mr..
Criltenton delivered a very earnest and
1orcible sermon. taking his text from The
third chapter Of Revelations, twentieth
verse, Behold l stand ut the door and
knock; if any man hear My voice and
open the door, L Will come in to him, and
viii sup with him, and he with Me-"
At the close OF an Impassioned eXhOrta-
ton, Mr.. Crittenton invited those desir-
ing to be saved to manifest it by rising.
and a number did so. Cards We're then
passed by the ushers, which were ar
ranged for The signatures Of those desir-
ing 10 lead Christian lie.
The meetings are 10 continue daily,
afternoons and evenings, at the various
churches OF the city, until the 18th, and
programmes giving dates and churches
where they take place were distributed.
Last evenings meeting closed with
prayer and singing, and many of the
congregation seemed deeply impressed
by the services.
The record-union., 1892-12-05

ALL-WOOL BENGA-
LINES, 10 inches wide. This ma
terial has been in great demand this
season. They come in the following
colors: French gray green, navy,
golden brown, electric and tan. Regu-
lar value, 81 50. Price, 81 a yard.
Fifteen pieces FANCY GRE
PONS, in variety of good cOlors.
They are 4o inches wide and of good
weight. Regular value 81 and 81 Is.
Price, 69c a yard.
Twenty-Five pieces of STORM
SERGES just received. The same
line of goods which We have had in
stock before, but which have been en-
tirely sold cut. These We secured at a
much lower cost. You VIII receive the
benefit. They are all wool 3S inches
wide, and have never been sold for less
than SOC a yard In the following
colcrs: Navy blue, green, tan, brown
and black Price, 35c a yard.
The record-union., 1892-12-05
THE FLOUR MOTH.
4 Pest that is Causing Miliers and
Dealers Much Trouble.

a Pest that is Causing Miliers and
Dealers Much Trouble.
Below are given some notes on the Me-
titerranean flour moth (EpAeyita Kuhn
setiG, ZelIerJ, from the department OF
Entomology, Leland Stanford Junior
University at Palo Alto:
This moth was first observed by Pro-
fessor Kuhn of the Agricultural Institute
Of the University Of Halle, Germany, III
q -four mill, during lo0. Specimens were
sent to Professor Zeller OF Grunhot, ana
We're found TO be an undescrlbed species OF
the genus Cphestia. The insect was
named by Professor Zeller huiuuettd, al
ter its first observer.
The moth was little known until 1884
and lss5, when it appeared in some mills
il Belgium and did much damage. SeE-
eral articles appeared i'll English period
lcals in 1881 concerning It's ravages IN Ld-
rope. 1t caused d great deal oil trQuDIe,
and in many cases the mills We're closed.
Very little was known about the pest
in this country until 1889, when It broke
out in Ontario, Canada. Much damage
was done; mills were closed and some
even abandoned; III one case the loss was
estimated at 81, 600.
The fact that such an unwelcOme pest
has established itself on this coast IS to be
regretted, and the announcement that it
is in our midst should be signal of
alarm to every miller and grain dealer
on this coast. NotN outstanding its COM
paratiyely recent appearance, 1t has
caused much trouble 10 millers and -four
dealers Every possible means should
be taken to eradicate this ravenous pest
from our midst. Not only are our mills
III danger, but our commerce is at stake,
and public health imperiled.
Any Information regarding this pest
viii be gladly furnished by the Depart
ment of Entomology, mentioned above.
The record-union., 1892-12-05
GIVING THANKS
Some Very Pertinent Remarks by a
Colusa Editor.
rCoIusa sun. Novcmber 2d i

TColusa sun. November 3d.7
The Editorial Association Of Southern
California met at Pasadena at the same
time with the State Association, and we
found half a column OF Thanks" We
were there and did not see why. Profes-
sor Lowe was the only man we saw who
put himself out any. There were thanks
To the hotel and to everything else. We
paid for everything we got except an
hours drive i'll double carriage we
could have hired III Coiusa for q couple
of dollars, and there were five of us to
have paid it. We would much rather
have paid that and let the "thauSs'' 90.
Professor Lowe did put himself out to
entertain the association, and we did not
see where his compensation was to come
in except in the pleasure OF having made
a number OF gentlemen anu ladies' CON
tented and happy Tor short Li4ne, aud
we did not think he wanted a DrOlusiDn
of thanks Tor it.
The people down south boom things
right along: they have made q great coun-
try, but for genuine hospitality they are
mot in ii" compared to the people up
north. There was no comparison be-
tween the reception OF the association at
Napa and at Pasadena. The Napa peo-
pie not only spent = to 81, hut they made
the whole thing a EOneIlAe reception.
The people seemed interested, but il any
bONN. except ETOlGSr0T Lowe, tCOk allV
interest i'll it except or coin we did not
run across the man. We had to listen TO
some speeches by real esl te boomers.
and iUr that we were eX pectel to get in
and boom.
The railroad companies treated The as
sOciation well, but viii get pay. The
press develop a country, and On a devei-
oped country railroads make money.
But we feel duly thankful to The com
panies, however, for the courtesies eX-
tended.
We expected some one to propose. to
thank the hotel 1T Mojave, where we cot
a ten-cent meal tor six bits. We don't
believe much il the tEaniIee business.
We editors have fallen too much into the
habit of it. We give some show or en-
tertainment several dollars worth of
work, go dead-hea1ed, say thanks"
and are called dead-head. We believe,
however. IN reciprocity; but in reciproc-
ity there are 10 thanks. This thing,
however, OF going 10 q hotel and paving
ones bill. and tnen. thanking the hotel
for not having kicked Us out, is PLACED
out, or ought to be.
We have often boOmed up Pasadena
and all the southern country, but we
gave the enterprise and the account Of
work done for the Information of our
readers. We asked no thanks, got no
thanks, and none are due. We expect TO
speak often OF that wonderfully pro-
gressive section, but we will be hanged il
we owe any thanks.
The record-union., 1892-12-05
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

DIR. G. G. Tyrreil is confined to his
home with 4 sprained ankle.
Colonel II. J. Brady, prominent san
Francisco attorney, is in the city.
Attorney-General and Mrs Hart came
up from san Francisco last night
+. W. Naslin, Secretary of the State
Board of Trade, has been spending few
days here.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: r. Ii. Krarse, New York /:
a. NJ. Marlin, wife and two children
Pittsburg, Pa; II. G. Grady, J. Murphy,
$. Shrek, W. B. Corwin, f. j. Rupp, D.
w. Fairfield, d. \. Conrad, }. Z. Lang
horne, VIM. II. II. Hart and wife, w. Ii .
/Mi.Ier san IranciSco
The record-union., 1892-12-05
BRIEF NOTES.

Chris Rankin was fined $40 on Saturday
by Judge Cravens for assaulting one Nc
Manus on election day.
James WEIGH, who stole blankets from
the City Jail, viii spend the next six
months in the County Jail.
Governor Mark ham has granted a par
don TO John O'Donnell, an inmate of The
W hitter Reform School. O'Uonneli was
sent rom Alameda County in February
last.
The proprietors Of the Bee have filed
their answer 10 c. Fl. Gilman's complaint
OF libel. Tney admit the publication OF
the article complained OF and claim it was
true.
Governor Markham has appointed j.
7. Dooli,tie OF Placer County Trustee of
the State Mining Bureau, and Finley Nc
Iver and Elijah Robinson OF Inyo Coun-
u, Directors of the Eighteenth District
Board Of Agriculture.
The record-union., 1892-12-05
A DAN DESTROYED.
Grass Valley Electric Power Company
suffers by the Storm.
IGrass Valley Tidings, Dec. 2d.

lGrass Valley TldlneS, Dec. 2d.
The dam of the Nevada County Electric
Power Company on the South Nuha, was
carried away by the high water OF Wedes-
day. Alf Tregidgo and Con Seaman
went up to the dam yesterday and from
Mr.. Tregidgo we learn that the cause of
the misfortune was an immense log. fully
five feet IN diameter and seventy feet
long, which came down the stream with
the swift current. and striking a large
upright timber Of the dam, caused the
whole structure 10 give way The men
at the dam reported a few hours previous
to the accident that the dam was an right
but that ten feet of water was flowing
over the logs from one end to the other.
Mr.. TregidgO says that work viii be
pushed as soon as possible, and the dam
will be rebuilt as soon as the river cets
low enough to permit it. The work Of
building the tiume and grading for the
plant will be continued through the win
ter.
The breaking of the dam is quite mis-
fortune to the company, costing three
months work and 50 600 cash. But thus
viii not stop operations by any means.
and if favorable weather is had, the new
dam Will be completed almost a. soon as
the electric plant arrives, which viii lie
in April next.
The record-union., 1892-12-05
DRESS PATTERNS.

We desire to call yOur special atten-
ton to the following line of PAT
TERN SUITS. They are Is in
all, and amongst them are some high
class novelties, such as Fine Scotch
CheviOts, CameIs' Hair PIaids and
Changeable Velour Russo. The former
prices Of these goods have been SIS and
$40 a suit. They are now reduced to
$40 so the pattern.
The record-union., 1892-12-05
OUR IMPORTATION BUREAU.
Reponses to Correspondents seeking
Substantial Information.

Substantial Information.
For responses 10 questions of practical
value Mere puzzles, and the curious and
common, answers to which ought to be found
in the ordinary nome library, Will receive no
attention. Queries published without re-
spOnses are invitations to furnish answers. to
make this department an Information eX-
change also. Communications must be brief
and signed with name and address.
In this bureau the question was asked
by Mrs w. II. d. OF sacramento, "Nhy
is the nine OF diamonds called the curse
of Scotland?" The following answers
have been received:
EDS. RECORD UNION: In answer to the
question, "Why is the nine of diamonds
In pack of cards known as the curse of
Scotland?" | reply: Much uncertainty
prevails respecting the origin Of this
phrase. The most probable explanation
is that it refers to the detestatlon enter
tained in Scotland toward John Dali
rymple, first Earl of stair, on account of
his concern in the massacre Of Glencoe,
and for which he had to resign Office.
1888. The heraldic bearing of this per
sOnage was "Or, on a satire azure, nine
lOzeuges of the tield.'' These nine lozen-
ges resemble the nine of diamonds. and
hence the popular phrase, the curse of
Scotland. LEONA DUDEN, Sacramento.
EDS. RECoRD-UNIoN There are vari-
Gus Suggestions as 10 the GXQlanauOQ OF
this saying, but the two which seem
the most probable are that the nine of di-
almonds in the game Of "fope JOAN is
called the Pope, the antichrist OF the
Scotch keiOrmers; and the other, that in
the game Of 'commette," introduced by
Queen Mary, it is the winning card, and
this game was the curse Of Scotland. be-
cause it was the ruin of so many families
Many other interpretations have been
commonly accredited, but are rejected bv
authorities. One, that the order for the
massacre at Glencoe was signed by the
Earl of Stair, whose coat-of-a arms bears
on its shield nine lOZenges resembling
the nine Of diamonds and another. tbds
the Duke of Cumberland, known as the
"Butcher Duke" wrote the cruel order
after the battle of CollOden on playing
card. which happened to be the nine Of
diamonds. But neither of these could
have been the suggestion, as the tE.m is
known to have EXISTED as early as l7l5.
The word curse might be a corruption
OF cross, and the nine of diamonds forms
St. Andrews cross; but. as the nine Of
hearts would do rs WELL this theory must
be abandoned.
Some have said that it came from the
fact that during the reign OF Mary nine
valuable diamonds were stolen from the
crown in Edinburgh Castle by a man
named George Campbell, who succeeded
in getting out of the country with them.
The people were heavily taxed TO replace
these diamonds, which, being SO burden-
some, was called the curse OF Scotland.
The card itself was called George Canlp-
bell in some districts.
NJ. s., Sacramento.
The record-union., 1892-12-05

for the previous week, and thirteen for the
corresponding week of 1891. The failures
for the past week are divided among the
trades as follows: one sOda-water manu-
1acturer one confectionery, one MOTEL, one
clothing, one boots and shoes, one manu-
facturer feed, one hairdresser, one manu-
facturers' agent. one saloon, one grocer.
one agent pianos, and one cloaks and
'SuitS
The record-union., 1892-12-05
Gr Iet or 3p1tf.

FURNISHED ROOMS - ELEGANTLY
i furnished. pleasant room, suitable Tor zen
tlemen, at ZIG j street. d2-GJs
no LET-TWO FURNISHED ROOMS FOR
i housekeeping. Inquire 1925 o street.
no LET-A FOUR-ROOM FLAT. WITH
L all modern improvements, at Ninth anu
l. streets. Apply ut 1U14 TnTte cnth street.
SlLLER BROS, contractors and JUiiaers.