The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-01-20
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broker, is dead
GEO. ". CURTIS has been chosen President
of the Civil Service Board
The gross earnings of Minnesota railroads
during the past year were So, 430, Ala.
The debt of the state of Maine has been de-
creased over 81. $50, 900 during the past year.
SIDNEY E. MORSE, brother to Professor
Morse, died Saturday afternoon. aged seventy
eight years.
The bail of Vim. A. Glover. the Boyleston
bank robber, has been reduced from $4,000
to 5000.
The rumor that Hon. J. Young Scammon
had purchased the Chicago Republican is con-
frmed
THE frigate Chattanooga, sunk at League
Island, used store ship. The ma
chinery had been removed as she was a com
plete failure a vessel.
The Legislature of Illinois has passed
resolution endorsing the one-term amendment
to the Constitution of the United States now
pending in Congress.
DR.. ARNOLD NAUDAM, United States Senator
from Delaware from 1880 to 1866, and after
ward Collector at Wilmington, died on Thurs
day, aged so.
Brooklyn, giving half million to charitable
ard missionary societies, is under contest in
the Supreme Court.
H~----rsarnNro VAN NnTr who srnnaaded
Tweed as Commissioner of Public Parks. has
already reduced the expenses of the depart
ment $50, cooper annum.
CHARLES H. DINGwALL and Samuel C. Egg
gleston, aged respectively five and seven
W ned IN r,nr,Ii r,
Il. l., on Monday, by falling through the Ice
L. RIPLEY, gold clerk in the Bank Of New
York, committed suicide in a room of the bank
on Thursday, by shooting himself with a re-
yolver No cause is yet assigned.
\ FIRE in Somerset, Pulaski county, Ky,
last Sunday burned twelve of the best houses
in the village, including the Court House,
which formed the best portion of the place.
The loss is estimated at S75, 900.
TUE negro Howard was exceedingly happy
when once safely within the walls of the prison
at Auburn, putting his thumb to his nose and
making a fan of his fingers to the crowd out
side as he went up the steps to the main hall.
MEMBERS of the New York Bar Associate
feel confident that they VIII be able to remove
Judges McCunn, Barnard, Cordozo and Ingra-
ham. by process of a two-thirds vote and
FRANK McGRAw, one of the parties charged
with the larceny of treaty seals from the State
Departm ent at Washington, pleaded guilty of
petty larceny by consent, and was sentenced
to pay fine Of $500 or be imprisoned three
months.
The Senate, on Thursday, confirmed the
following nominations: Geo. H. Baker. Of
Pennsylvania Minister to Constantinople T.
W Bennett. of Indiana. Governor of Idaho :
Mar h Glddlngs, of Michigan. Governor of
New Mexico.
Mn SUMNER Is preparing speech to- be de-
hYered IN the Senate some time during the
coming session, reviewing the English and
American cases as they have been made up
for presentation to the Geneva Conference.
\ MAN named Stephen Wilcox was fatally
injured by the explosion of the boiler of the
heating apparatus in the Detroit car works,
Friday afternoon. The explosion also demol-
l7hod amoderate sized brick building.
GOV. AUSTIN. of Minnesota, in his annual
message, recommends that the five hundred
thousand acres of internal improvement lands
which have boon u bune OF contention III the
Assembly for the last five years be nut in the
Atnds OF the people. to he disposed of by a
popular vote.
City on Thursday evening. in which he statad
~ A&d Tune TO consult with bis constituents.
lie reiterated his views regarding the passive
p5hcy and urged its adoption. but stated thai
It the Democracy thought best to nominate a
ttesitantIat candidate, he should. of course
Huppor; him.
LIE Impression in legal circles in Washing
lh6ton Is that the forthcoming decision in the
supreme Court, on the application for man
daff'4S IN the Kentucky war claims case. to
compel the payment by Secretary BoutweI1
WI De adverse to plaintiffs. The only way in
"aich kentucky eau obtain relief in this mat
.c, Is peieFed to he through the action of
TIE United States Registers office i still
enBa6eI N making enquiries TO answer the
aoeSN'ohs lately asked by the counsel for the
oetehse In t!ie 1ichborne case. The Osprey.
OF boston, has hcencearly traced to Australia
IN 1891. 1t is not vet ascertained whether sLo
rescued any passengers from the ReIIa bnt
the OSPREY herself was lost on her return fron
on board. '6'io
A PASSENGER on the North Missouri Railroad
Jumped from car on Monday. near st.
Charles. fell beneath the wheels. and was IN
at3nt!y Iiled. his head being comnIeteIv say-
eied- tlSu and notes amounting to sill 00p
are SAID to have been found on the perscn az
the deceased but his name could not he ascor-
tanned. ~ '''00A
lkEslDENT GRANT viii, at an early dav sinh
init 10 congress a message in relation to tho
DETER protection OF emIgrants, as Indicated
IN the last annual message. the material of
winch Is furnished ty the report of tbn sr,oo5oi
agent VINO was dispatched last summer nv tbe
itGslish. on pleasure trip to Germany to
ehhShfen hiIn on that subject
\ WASHINGTON dispatch saws: "ScvaraI
Senators and members. as we'll 90 C,,i,o.
olhcels, are receiving communications from
inherent parts OF the country, denonncinr fine
new rules regulating the civil service twiII
undoubtedly meet with strong onnos;t,S,, IN
so-iafe7s. lt Is ascertained that in its prac-
toti Workings It Will compel the heads of de
P1I'mehts % dispense with the services of
some OF their valuable employees. for the reo-
son 'nat they cannot pass an examination.
NOTED IaInrnany ruffian, expelled from a
sihecure which he held under Tweed & Co
ciailhs 20 have absolute knowledge of the
Nathan aurderer and of his Whereabouts He
o.ief' to make revelations that will lead to the
murderer capture. if he can obtain nardo,
i0t one OF his relatives, who seems 70 have
teen an accomplish il the crime II is stated
tlat h9 has had several consultations with the
ponce and members of the Nathan family. who
want 10 Keep the natter quiet until the sun
posed murderer. who considers himself per-
foety secure, can be arrested.
Abroad.
e'EN. ANDREv PORTER, formerly of the Uni
'ed states army. died in Paris. on THURSDAY.
ApFICEs from Africa mention the discovery
OF diamond weighing $50 carats. and large
number weighing from 20 down to i carats.