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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-11-02
Those Footsteps.

In the quiet hush of the ter der night,
When my eyes fill up with tears,
Comes my darling 10 me, all golden bright,
With the sunshine of three sweet years.
And he smiles as he climbs to a seat on my knee,
To whisper his childish mirth
Then clasps my neck-though you may not see,
For my darling is not of earth.
Only within the twilight gloom,
When the hours are long and sweet,
I h all about IN the lonely room
The pattar of little feet -
Patter of feet that come and go
With sweet yet restless will,
just as they did month ago,
Ere they grew forever still.
And my heart at those spirit sounds, that seem
So near yet so far away,
Glides into the faith of a sweet love-dream,
That follows me night and day.
And this love-dream, tender and ever sweet,
Still whispers soft and low
g Keep thou in thy heart those tiny feet,
And follow the way they go"
Then my sorrow sinks down as leafet will
When the winds sink into their rest,
And l bow with caso ed hands, and still
The footsteps are in my breast.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-11-02
How to Cut off the Supply of Wine.

A treatise on medicine, published in the
sixteenth century, treats at some length
of the alleged antipathy existing between
certain vegetables, 1t says that the oak
and olive hate each other so earnestly the
one or both will die when planted near
together; and the same is true of the cab
bage and the vine. "And thus pro.
ceeds the author, ait is no marvel that The
cabbage is very useful to sober topers,
and that the Germans eat it commonly in
compost to safeguard themselves from
their wine" The passage contains hints
for both classes of the enemies of drunk
eaness. The friends of temperance can
learn from it to encourage a popular taste
for sauerkraut and the friends of absti-
hence will be inspired is "sow tares
among wheat" or wheat among tares, by
scattering the surrertitioue cabb4ge-seed
in our vineyards, and so killing the vines
and cutting off the wine supply, to the
great advantage of the dealers in whisky.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-11-02

Uncle Jem wrung his hand ''Tbink 2
Why, that you must have worked hard
to achieved so much, Paul
Yes, yes, it took hard work y
nodding. Its queer, too, what
trlfes will drive a fellow on a road,
eh {"
Several months after the Lieutenant
came upon Paul ono day, who was look
ing at a bit of yellow paper, covered
with figures and lines.
Do you know" said he, looking
up, there's a puzzle that took me
years to make out? L did it Just be-
fore left home, and ] found the an.
swer to it-nothing."
TIE Lieutenant smiled. "Hard,
healthful study, good profession and
a good income will not serve for pot
of gold then, Paul, he said, with a
shrewd twinkling in his eye.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-11-02
An Interesting Literary Work.

1t is no longer secl ct that the " Kecol.
lections of an Old Stager," now in course
of publication in Harper's Magazine, and
very widely copied and commended by the
press, are from the pen of Mr.. I. N.
Parmelee, of New Haven. Mr.. Parmelee
has probably known, and been on terms of
personal intimacy with, as many men of
mark who have been In high places at
Washington, and the country generally,
as any man of his time. He was on the
the most cordial terms with the late Pres
ident Tyler, whose private sec etary he
was for time, and during the palmest
days of Webster, Clay. Calhoun, Benton,
Mangum, Poindexter, and their compeers,
had not only agre cable relations with
those magnates, but free access to the best
social and political life at the Capital
His /" Recollections have all the ri
quancy and more of pith than Pepys. and
will be of great value to those who are to
be our future historians.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-11-02
A DETECTIVE PUNCH.
An Ingenious Device to Register RAFT
road Fare.

An Ingenious Device to Register Raft
road Fare.
Mr.. James III. Small, of Buffalo. is
said to have invented a little machine
with which cheating is impossible. It
is only a consuctor's punch, but so in
genlously constructed that it is entirely
unnecessary for the conductor to make
his report at the end of his trip, the
punch making the report for him. This
ingenious little machine weighs about
six ounces, is made of brass, nickel
plated, and is not much larger than the
common punch used by conductors.
We can more readily describe it by ex-
planning the manner of it's use.
The conductor is furnished with a
trip card, upon which there is a double
row of numbers, each number repre-
sentlng the amount of one fare If five
cents is the fare upon our city railway,
the numbers range as follows: 5, 10,
Is, 20, and so on. When the conduc-
tor receives his first fare he punches
out five; as he does so a small gong,
loud enough to be heard in any part of
the car, strikes in the punch, an
nouncing to all within hearing
that one fare has been collected.
At the same moment the hands
on dial arranged like the face of a
watch are moved forward, and register
one fare, while the fragment of card
with 5 upon it drops into receptacle
below, and there remains until the end
of the trip, being the third silent but
positive witness to the conductors i'll
tegrlty. When the officers of the road
hand the punch over to the conductor,
they register the number Indicated by
the dial, lock the openings securely,
and the machine is SO arranged that
the least attempt to tamper with the
lock can be instantly detected
This little machine is destined to
work revolution in railroad circles.
The cheat, when he receives the fare,
will fail to punch the card, and that
failure Will be noticed at once by the
passengers, who will naturally be lis.
tening for the sound of the gong. Not
only can this punch be used to advan-
tage upon street railways, but upon
steam roads, steam and other ferry
boats, theatres, and, in fact, in every
place of public amusement.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-11-02
The Twins.
BY 7. BUCHANAN READ.


From beautiful lake in the mountain
Two rivulets came down,
With rustic and fiutter like ribbons of blue
BY delicate breezes blown.
Ger beds of golden lustre
In the shadow of rock and tree,
They sang the same tunes with their silver,
tongues
And clapped their hands in glee.
Ger rocks with moses mantled
They eddled and whirled like waltzing pair
Till hand in hand with laughter and leap
They mingled their misty hair.
Ger the self-same lodges,
Singing the self-same tune,
They passed from April to breezy May
Toward the fields of June.
They whirled and danced and dallied,
Ano through the meadows slid,
Till under the same thick grass and flowers
Their future course was hid.
| saw two beautiful children
OF one fair mother born,
Like two young clouds of golden hue
| That smile on tie breast of Morn.
The same in age and beauty,
! The same in voice and size
The same bright hair upon their heads,
The same blue in their eyes.
Singing the same song ever
In the self-same silvery tune,
| They passed from April into May,
| Toward the fields of June.
They whirled and danced and dalled,
The beautiful wales amid
| I'LL under the same thick leaves and flower.
Their future course was hid.
-N0uen.ber Galaxy
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-11-02

THE Royal Arsenal at W oolwich, Eng.
is engaged IN casting an anvil block which
is to weigh $50 tons. 1t is desigoed for a
steam hammer of "a tons, the most ponder.
Gus in the kingdom. This trifing imple
ment is to be used in the manufacture of
heavy guns.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-11-02

CHoCTAw county acts as coloreds
bearer for the state of Alabama. Ii j.
not desecrated by any white man resi-
dent within its borders,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-02
sT.4LoUIs.

.
ST. LOUIS, March 1.-The Senate Com.
mittee on Congressional Apportionment
has been instructed to give 10 St. Louis
three representatives.
Henry A. Joy, who had both shoulders
blades and collar bone broken, skull lrac.
tured, and hip and back badly crushed in
the railroad accident at Wellsville, on the
North Missouri Railroad, last November,
has brought suit against tllat Company fol
$4,000 damages. ~ rs
The Democrats Kansas City special
says the Methodist Conference OF the st.
Louis district, met there yesterday and
organized, Bishop Scott presiding. Over
one hundred delegates were present In
the evening the anniversaries OF the Sun.
day Schools and Tract Societies was held
which was largely attended.
Emma johnson attempted TO kindle a
fire with coal oil and was burned SO
badly that she died tonight. ..i.IrI
Chancellor Elliott, in his address
10 the Alumni Of Washington Univer.
sity, said that about a quarter of million
dollars had been given to the University
by wealthy citizens Of St Louis, aud thai
other similarly liberal gifts were expected
which would enable the directors TO add
tho Medical School to the University
which now embraces the academy, col.
lege, chronological and law departments
II is reported tonight that collision
occurred yesterday at or near Morquand
on the Iron Mountain railroad, between O
freight and gravel train, in which one
man was fatally wounded and another
badly hurt. i.,.. .' =
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-02
The pebate on RepndIntion
Charleston Cor. OF Parkorsburg journal.

Charleston Cor. OF Parkersburg journal.
REPUDIATIoN-A VERY OLD WAY To PAY
' OLD DEBTS. :
The debate on taxation and finance con.
tinues, General Wheat and Senator vii.
ley arc trying 10 insert clause binding
our State TO assume an equitable proper.
tion OF the Virginia debt, both gentlemen
making forclble speeches in favor Of the
proposition. Mr.. Woods per contra, ON
Saturday, made long and carefully
studied speech which has been construed
by those who heard it, as meaning flat re-
pudiation. MIR. Raymond also made an
able speech looking in the same direc-
tton, but groping tho way more
cautiously. To the uninitiated this
course may seem startling, and 80 indeed
1t Is, for II we iail in unmistakAble Ian
eua.ge, in our fundamental law, our obli-
gauon Tor whatever part OF this debt, II
any may be justly. apportioned 10 us, we
VIII commit blunder that will humili.
ate and disgrace us as n State, for all time
70 come. but these leaders are forecast
ing the future, and they know that this
debt question will bo an ugly customer 10
have on hands; that its carly settiement
will give rise 10 now complications aa
well as increased taxation /; theae thev
wish TO avoid, and The only waY 10 insi,rs
this result Is by procraStlnation. This in
nutshell, Is the philosophy of this quasi
repudlation movement In the convention.
Don't be astonishcd II, 1t succeeds. = ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-02

JuRrEs bring in their verdict in mys,
terious way sometimes. Theproprietor
OF the Washington Star has just been
mulcted in the sum Of 5000 for an al.
legged libellous paragraph, although it was
shown that the paragraph was Published
without any, malice or evil purpose, and
that ample explanation was made when
it was found that tho statement contain
ed in 1t was, erroneous. The plaintiff
himself testified that ho did not think
there was any intent to injure him, and
yet he got his verdict. Tho, question
arises whether libel suits arc legitimatcly
intended to protsctchatacter against wan.
ton and maliciou assaults Of to tnrlish
means OF making money. 4 = V "
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-02

VEsUvrus is beginning to get lively
again. After one Of its long periods of in.
action, Of rather! of unseen preparation, IL
begthsto show signs Of mischief. a month
ago the smoke was very delicate and
transparent, but it soon alter began to got
denser, and to be laden at times with puffs
of ashes. These, more recently, have
been followed by other projectilcs, and the
Naples P4ngoIo of February 8, says fire
could then be seen from Naples, vomiting
from the crater every night. The eruptive
movement appears ut three distinct points,
and lears are entertained of serious out.
break. They are playing much abused
version ol the Last Days OF Pompeiln Just
now in London, and perhaps the volcano
feels impelled to protest against 1t.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-02
Ohio LerIalntnre.

6 tCOLUMBus, March 1.-The Kemp.
Saylor contested election case was practi.
cally settled to-day by voting down all
amendments offered by Mr.. Daugherty
DENY to correct the Senate journal Of
February 10th, declaring that Saylor Is
entitled to the, seat as Senator from the
Third district Honss bin allowing Ma.
sonic or Odd FellowSH Associations ID In
crease their capital stock was passed.
In tho House the following bills were
passed: House bill compelling Judges
of Elections to remain in session without
adjournment until all the votes cast have
been counted; Senate bill to provide that
the recogniZance OF Justices OF the Peace
need not be recorded in full in Common
Pleas Courts, and that witnesses need moi
attend Court until the day set for the trial
of the case iu which they arc called on tC
testify.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-02
NEW. YORK CITY.

New York, March lin opening the
prosecution IN the Hall trial, Mr.. Clinton
salu the case was one Of the greateat i'm.
porlance, and aa high as was The defend.
ants position, he Is not higher than the
law which grasps him IA Il would the
lowest and meanest criminal. He con.
tinued at length, claiming that the great
power conferred upon the Mayor BY the
city charter was made TO secure political
tavorites at the expense Of the govern.
ment MIR. Clinton went on to explain
how, through Mayor Hall, Tweed, Con.
molly and Sweeney, the knayery Of the
city was used by every sort Of device that
sharp Ingenuity could suggest, and then
said lest there should be any other outlet
Tor the public, they actually got o law
passed empowering them as q board Of
audit to appropriate any sums that might
be left over TO their purposes, besides ab.
solute power 10 fix the salaries
Of all public officers. Mr.. Stoughton,
OF the defense, called attention, In.
tefrupung, to the latitude OF the coun.
sci. and protested against the remarks OF
Of Mr. Clinton.
Judge Daily thought It would be In.
decorous TO interpose with the counsel In
unfolding the case to the jury at the open.
ing, but would interpose when the disni.
ty o. the Court was not respected.
Mr. Clinton resumed his remarks,
showing further how the power Of the
Board to audit was used, and that the
Mayor was invested with the veto power,
even over their acts. He discussed and re.
hearsed the County Court House frauds
with view Of showing the Mayors com.
plicity and knowledge7ot them. He pro-
ceeded to show that the immense claims
for enormous sums were falsely certified
70 BY the Mayor, whose powers were from
[unintelligiblel He controverted the idea
that the Mayors signing away of these
fabulous sums rs well as smaller sums on
The city account were ohargeable to rou-
tine, as it was his duty TO examine allsuch
warrants. The Court adjourned until
Nl0n0AV. ..|.f
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-02
Missouri Legislature.

ST. Louis, March THE lower house
of the Legislature to-day passed tho con.
current resolution requesting our national
Representatives to use their ininenco ior
the passage Of measure authorizing the
appointment Of two commissioners BY
tho President and two by the Governor
To examine and report the claims paid by
tho State, or any county in it, for the
support Of the Federal forces during the
war.
The Senate confirmed the bill to au.
!thurize the county Of St. Louis to issue
5000 600 IN bonds for the payment Of the
bonded State debt, and the building of a
new po0r.house. 81 r,. .|rg
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aY TELEcR RAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.

"A London special stateSl ihattho English
stockholders Of the Rrie road will never compro,
mise with Jay Gould, and they earnestly hope
some law may be passed to enable them 10 rear
some dividends. "a IiiVY
A Columbia, South CarolInR, dispatch states
that tho tax levied for State purposes will reach
six milllens Of dollarr, which will not proYldr
"A biil passed thS Now, YOtK Assembly 81
ThursdGy night AtrIkibg out tho, word white
from the military code This win aliow negro
militia companies and regiments.
Abatement Of tho public debt issued yea!
tetday, shows a reduction of $l2,OC0,OCO during
RGbFaAry. 10 A9Cj2 gi!iN9 StJ0t :
--Rcy, WI Day, chaplain of the Bothel
church In Cleveland, died there on Wednesday
afternoon, after brief illness. lie has been
Identified with tho building up Of tho Bethel
for 81 years.
I TThsiH Board Of Directors Of the MsmphlS 3
Little Rock, and MtlS Rock q FE Smith and
Memphis, Shreveport & Southwestern railroads,
met at Memphis yesterday aud completed tho ar.
ticles OF consolidation. 1
-AVGa Cruz letter states that It ID generally
credited In Mexican government circles that the
visit Of WIN. Cullen Bryant Is OF political char
acter, embodying come proposal from the Amer.
lean government to President JuRres, for pro.
tecterAte by the United States over that country.
This report gained such etedecc that the Official
organ was obliged TO deny any knowledge Of
such mission. L
"A Richmond dispatch states that the tobacco
business. Of the whole State, % yeil AS Moth
Carolina, iSat . stand ButlawAIting ooRgtessIon-
al action upon the tax on that production. Over
1000 negroes In Richmond alone are Idle, and
aggregate over 90 900 In the State out OF employ.
maut,l D4;ft JW HEtl
"A Havana letter says the presS thore Ia much
RratiGed at the turn OF Affairs between England
and the United States, and argues that Spain has
more reasons tocomplaln Of th6 United States
and more valid claims against tho Washington
Government for IndemnilCation that the United
States has against England.
"A painter named James StrAttOu, while
moving scafTOding at the new depot at Rich
m0nd, Ind, Friday morning, fell 10 the floor, q
distance OF thirty feet, crushing hls skull and
producing almost instant DEATH 5rs,t, - &
1t showed alldsy Friday a! vIcksburg and
jackson, Mississippi.
den. Sherman and party had special audi
enco with King Victor Emanuel at Naples,
Thursday, and afterwards attended the military
review by Royal invitation The American
Neet called from Nice on tho26 for the iCanaries
The American Register in announcing the
death Al Geneva Of Mrs. N. II. GrennelI, ststcs
that Mr.. Grennelrs health Is failing.
The New York Timts' dispatch states that
Mr.. Sumner has an attaok OF the same complaint
that prostratcd him last year, consequent on the
exeitementlr the late debate.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-02

The French pactice in building is q
good one. Instead of using tiimsy lath
for thin partitions, they employ stout
pieces Of oak, as thick as garden palings.
These they nail firmly on each side Of the
framing of the partition, and fill the space
between with rubble and plaster of Paris.
They coat the whole with the plaster,
The floors are managed in the same way,
as well as the under side of the stars.
Houses arc thus rendered more "fre-
proof" or rather less combustible. In
Nottingham, England, where they have
gypsum in the neighborhood, as In Paris,
they form their floors and partitions In the
same solid manner; consequently build.
ing Is rarely burned down in that popu.
l0us manufacturing town.-ManuJacturer
and Builder.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-02
EXCITEMENT AMONG oIE.nrRN, llllgl
The South Improvement ITSnopoly..
MaRa Maetinr n MI Civ. Ii

mass meeting at OIL City. grl |
I On CRY, Pa, March There was 4
tremendous mass meeting here today "a
oppose tho mandates Of the South I'm.
proyement Company, which propose to
control not only the price but the refining
interest, ard monopolize the entire oil
trade. The morning session was con-
sumed In drafting resolutions In favor of
another outlet for the oil regions. The
meeting was not extravagant in demon.
stration, but strictly means business. and
intends In less; S;than sixty days to have an
outlet which will be free OF all citizens or
combinations. 80 '-' =.
In the afternoon dispatches were read
from various parts Of the country encotIr.
aging the producers To carry their plans
through for new means OF transporta-
ton. A dispatch from Buffalo states that
that city will reach the oil region more
than half way with a railroad within four
months. Erie guarantees o railroad that
way in less time. The transportation
would be by way Of water from Buffalo or
Mr.. Galbreith, of Erie, says he wonders
why the people Of Pennsylvania do not
go in q body to Harrisburg and
overthrow q Legislature which per-
mits and encourages the growth of
such a powerful monopoly as the Penn.
sylvaniai Central Railroad, which wields
greater power than the State Legislature.
A large number of resolutions were
adopted, among which it was resolved
that no producer shall sell any oil to the
south Improvement combination, and il
was also resolved that committee be ap.
pointed to see what figures the purchase
OF the Oil Creek and Allegheny river road
could be negotiated for, as they offer to
sell the road at a less figure than new
road can be built and stocked. Resolu-
tions were also passed and signed bya
very large number Of producers 10 shut
down their wells on Sundays, and to start
no drilling OF wells for sixty days. This
will produce scarcity Of oil, and operate
to the advantage Of the producers. Al 4. T
The meeting adjourned at 8 r. NJ, to
meet al Franklin, Tuesday AM. Over
1900 oil men attended the meeting here.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-02
River News.

PIrrsBURGH, March Weather clear
and pleasant. Monongahela a feet 4
inches, and stationary. Arrived-Argosy
and Exchange, from New Orleans.
CINCINNATI, March 1.-River 12 feet
and falling. Arrived-Kate Robinson,
IRON Memphis; r. Il. Hudson, from
Wheeling; Bermuda, from Evansville,
Departed-R. r. Hudson, for Wheeling
E. II. Durtee, for Pittsburgh Ada Hell.
man, for Nashville. =
LOUISVILLE, March 1.-Rivcr falling
slowly, with 81 feet on Harpeth Shoals,
Weather cloudy and cold. Arrived
Empire, from the Upper Cumberland.
Departed-Talisman, for Cairo; ]. Z.
Rankin, Tor Cincinnati.
LOUISVILLE, March River stationa-
ry, with 6 feet 6 inches in tho canal, and
4 ieet 6 inches in the chute. Weather
cloudy and cold. Business active. Ar
rived-John w. Garrett and barges, and
Hornet and barges, from Cincinnati ;
John Kilgour, from New Orleans. De,
parted-J. w. Garrett and barges, and
John II. Groesbeck, for New Orleans !;
John Kilgour, Tor Cincinnati; ArmalilIo
and barge, for Arkansas river. 70. r.g
ST. LoUs, March 1.-Arriyel--Aid,
from Cairo, Belle of Memphis. and Saint
Luke, from St Joseph, Belle of st. Louis,
Vicksburg; Belle Of Pike, Illinois river;
Atlantic. and Mohawk, New Orleans.
Departed-Kellogg and City OF Quincy,
for New Orleans; Argument, Tennessee
river; Storm, Ashport and Momtaineer,
Memphis; Mary E. Poe, Red river; Belle,
Memphis. River about stationery; wealth.
er cloudy and cool. Capt Conrad has
sold tho Argonaut's three barges 10 the
st. Louis Sand Co., for $4,000. The
steamer John Kyle will go on the dock
tomorrow. The Aid commenced the
wrecking Of the Columbia to-day. The
Lockwood and Silver Bow will be attend.
ed by Submarine II. ..s . l1f 3
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-02
FRANCE.

!, PARIS, March 1.-Marshall oanrobert
has arrived here. ''.'' M '''''' nm
The raising Of the state Of siege will not
be agltated Of present in the Assembly.
Prince Do Joinyille hos been reinstated
70 his rank as Admiral in the Navy, and
General .. T7'7'i' \
The committee of the Assembly have
reported in favor Of the restoration Of
their property 70 the Orleans Princes.
Gen. L'Admirahlt threatens to resign
his office as Governor because the Rlppa
newspaper has been permitted to re-
appear.