The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-06-24
General Items.

ANOTHER important bed of borax, Of
superior quality, has been found III
Inyo county, Cal. 1t is slightly in
fused with saltpeter.
The assets of the Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company of Chicago are of the
most sOlio character government
securities, real estate securities.
OF 106 members of the Commune
Government, Pyatt alone remains at
large Paris specials say the Versail
lists intend to imprison execute all
insurgents who took leading part in
the rebellion
The Brick Presbyterian Church, New
York DIR. Springs), have contributed
to the memorial fund ST., 900, being
the largest amount from any one con-
gregation for that object in the United
States.
Mrs Atkinson, of Providence, thus
sums up her three years of married
life: ''The first year my husband called
me my dear, the second year. Mrs A.,
and the third year, old Sorrel-top.,
This last could not stand"
A YOUNG girl in Malaga, named Anita
Perez has published in the Audulusian
Monthly Review two novels, which the
Spanish critics pronounce superior to
any which have appeared in the itera-
ture OF their country for many years
past.
FoUr men and two females are con-
fined In the Macoupin county Ill. Jail,
charged with murder, In each case
the evidence is said to be very strong
against the defendants. They will be
tried at the August term of court.
New rich discoveries in the Colorado
silver mines are announced daily. A
"button of silver, weighing, 358
pounds valued at Sc, 749, was lately
shipped East, taken from the Brown
mine, at the town named Brownsville,
A NEW Wellington gigotraeo, or {" big
tree" forty feet and four inches in
diameter, has been discovered lately
near Vesalia, in Southern California
This is thicker by seven feet than any
other that has yet been fonnd.
The ties used on the South Ameri-
can railways have been transported a..
most entirely from California, as the
hard wood ties cut on the Andes cannot
be used without boring the spike holes
with augers. The ties cost one dollar
each landed at Callao-
They say that on the morning of his
hanging Ruloff was asked by an under
sheriff if he "wouldn't come out and
take drop" and that the great and
criminal murderer of words replied /:
Ono, thank you. / can't hang around
here any longer; I'm off for your rope. "
The Princess Salm- Salm has offered
a reward of 5000 francs for the recov-
cry of the body of her unhappy bus-
band, Felix, who was killed at the bat
| tie OF Gravelotte. Low-lived Mexican
journals speak with Ievity of this sol
emn Salm subject.
A COLLEGE professor having requested
that some man should go to the presi-
dents Office on an GRAND, nearly the
whole class rose to their feet. The pro-
fessor's question Glow many of you
do you think it.takes to make a man -
quickly brought them to their seats
again.
The Ida Reese, on her return trip
from Fort Benton, had the most valua-
BILE cargo of robes and peltries which
probably ever came down the Missouri
river. Some idea of the value of the
invoice may be gained, when it is known
that, for one item only, 1t embraced
80, 600 buffalo robes
A LOUISVILLE girl, whose lover dis
graced himself by some unlawful deed,
told the unfortunate youth that she
could never marry him, but that she
had 50, 500 in her own right which he
could take and go away and try to re-
deem his character. He took the mon
ely and left. That girl loved ardently
and unselfshly
PRINCE Arthur has now an establish
ment of which Colonel Elphinstone,
who attended him at Washington. is
head. His Royal Highness has not at
present any parliamentary allowance
The Duke of Edinburgh draws 100000
a year besides naval pay and allowan-
ces.
The following rules for the govern
ment of children were first presented in
Mr.. Jacob Abbot's books: "When YOU
consent, consent cordially" "When
you refuse, refuse finally "When
you punish, punish good naturedly.'
commend often, never scold,"
THE report of the massacre of 100 In
dian men, women and children by white
men at Camp Grant, in Arizona, is con-
tirmed, and proves to be more horrible
than was at first reported. It appears
that the Indians were friendly, and
thought they were under the protec-
ton of the fort. The troops came UP
too late to prevent the massacre
THE bark Catalpa, which arrived at
New Bedford on Sunday, took a sperm
whale on the Callao ground, imbeded
in whose body was an iron which had
been thrown into the animal nine years
before from the boy boat of the ship
Niger of New Bedford The whale was
captured not far from the locality
where he escaped from the Myers
boat
IT is stated that London contains
population of more than three and
quarter millions, being an increase of
half million, or sixteen per- cent in
ten years. In the same time the cost
of maintaining the poor of that city
has increased eighty-four per cent. or
sixty weight per cent. faster than the
growth of the population. Every sew
enth man is pauper.
1t is well known that icebergs cool
the water around them to a very con-
siderable distance. An American gen
tleman named Dion has made this fact
the foundation of an invention to pre-
vent vessels against collision with ice