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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-10-17
THE ANTIGUA EARTHQUAKE.

A newspaper correspondent writ
ing from Antigua, Guatemala, under
date of the 4th ult., gives an account of
an earthquake there the previous even
ing On the 3d of September, at $50
P. NJ, without previous warning, a
strong earthquake shook the ground VIC
lently from west to east. A wave-like
inundation on the surface rose and fell
at least a foot The first strong shock
lasted from twenty-five to thirty
seconds, when the contents Of the large
water tank III the court yard Of the
hotel was thrown out. Wild screeches
and screams continued even after the
carly terror had somewhat subsidized, and
long after there was noise of walls fall
ing more or less distant, mingled with
sounds of hundreds of voices chanting
hymns for mercy. Many shocks fol-
lowed during the night, every one of
which gave rise to some new alarm and
new implorations. 1T was intensely
dark during the continuance of the
shocks
An inspection was made iii the morn
ing, and showed that about two dozen
Inhabited houses were destroyed caus
ing loss of 81 lives. A number of
houses were damaged, and which will
have to be taken down. Many of the old
ruins of 1773 have suffered seriously.
During the confusion incident with the
earthquake several appeared with long
knives for the purpose of attacking
and numbering, but the political
Chief of Antigua soon re-
pressed them. All the squares and
open places were covered with tents for
shelter, and even carriages and carts
served as temporary abodes. 1t will
take some time before the people of
Antigua, Guatemala, wilIrecoyer sereni-
ty of mind enough to go to sleep in
their lettering houses.
At Guatemala, the capital, slight
shocks were felt. The Indians say three
villages at the foot of the volcano Dial
fuegO have been DESTROYED.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-10-17
4 Queer Hen Story.
From the DoyIestpwn Pa1 Democrat

FROM me DoSitspWa NIa.) Democrat.
From West Chester there comes to us
the following sad story of a well-mean-
ing hen; A man by the name of Fithian.
Of that place, had been the owner Of hen
that, to all appearance. was just like
others of her tribe, exc pit that she had
ceased to perform the functions of well
behaved madam chicken-she didn't Law
any eggs This was all the more pecu-
liar when it was observed that she did
not show disposition to "cluck. The
hen seemed to thrive and ate we'll, but it
was evident she had something on her
mind. She seemed weighed down with
grief Of some umdischar9ed duty A
few days ago Mr. Lot Fithian killed
the chicken, and on dissecting her,
discovered twenty-eight full-sized,
well shaped eggs, the only difference
between them and marketable eggs, be
ing that they were minus the hard shell
The cause of the poor hens desponden-
cy was BOW explained. She had done
her duty, prepared her eggs for deliv-
cry, but owing to some obstruction,
nature refused to perform her share of
the work. What would have been the
ultimate consequence of this had the
hen been allowed to live on, we are not
prepared to say; but it certainly is a
strange freak of nature, the similitude
of which we have never before heard of
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-10-17
OUR SYSTEM CRITICIZED.

A Bucharest letter in the Allgemeine
Zeitung criticises the American system
of appointing ConsulS whose salaries
are betrayed from private sources. The
writer says that in 1866 the Hungarian
emigrants III New York induced the
Washington government to appoint one
of their number to a Consular office.
they paying his salary, in order to
avoid a charge ON the United States
Treasury. when the relations between
the two countries justified no such out
lay. The Hungarians called this officer
"ow Consul. but when Hungary and
Austria became reconciled. this officer
became supertiuous, and the post will
probably be abandoned. The Jews of
New York obtained Mr.. Peixoto's APP
pointment, they paving his salary, and
an article i'll a Jewish paper, published
in New York, representing him as the
only protector of the prosecuted Jews
of Roumania, has produced much irri-
tation at Bucharest. The Roumanian
government claims to have done all
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-10-17
Why No Buffalo are Found West Of the
Rocky Mountains.
From the Denver col New

Somebody has revived the stories
told by Jas. Bridger, who is, next to
Kit Carson, the pioneer trapper Of all
that section of the country. One Of his
favorite stories was, that in the year
1920 he was wintering in Salt Lake Val
ley, when it commenced 10 snow, and
continued seventy successive days, till
a depth of seventy feet was obtained.
The country at that time abounded in
buffalo and other large game, all of
which persisted in the snow. The lakes
and rivers in the following spring were
SO full of dead game, preserved in good
condition in the cold, that he was able
to stow up large stock of meat for the
next winters supply, using the brine of
Salt Lake for the purpose. H con
cluded this tale by declaring that since
that storm no buffalo had ever been
seen west of the Rocky Mountains He
was also fond of declaring that ''Bridg-
er's Butte a table mountain named
after him, had "steered around" to the
north since he first saw it, and that he
had told General Johnson SO, who, after
consulting his text books, acknowledged
that he was right.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-10-17
BREACH OF NEUTRALITY.

The attorney general at Washington
recently wrote pretty sharp letter to
the governor of Texas for ordering the
militia to pursue some thieves across
the Rio Grande, and called his attention
to the act of congress providing penal
ties for breach of the neutrality laws.
The governor replies in long letter,
assuming the ground that, as the Unit
ed States fails to protect the people of
Texas against Mexican banditti, she
must protect herself, and excuses his
ort,er by the fact that the United States
troops have more than once crossed
the border. He closes his letter with
remarks about the exposure of Texas
to these foreign raids.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-10-17
LOUISIANA AFFAIRS

The Conservative State Central Com
mittee of Louisiana has issued an ad-
dress to the people reciting the causes
of the late revolt and it's results. The
White Leagues, they claim, were Or
gained as balances to Black Leagues,
composed of negroes, which at one time
were numerous throughout the state
Results of the late revolt are said to be
the demonstration Of Gov Kellogg's
weakness, and the reinsurance of the
negroes that no harm to them is con
templated. The address is intelligent
and truthful in it's general statements.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-10-17
The Fatted Calf.

Said Jack to Tom, one summer day.
You're getting in a baddish way.
Your breath is short, your breast il fat
You used to weigh dozen stone,
And now you're only skin az bone.
Why, you're as lean as | am fat.
Come out with me, my farm Is near:
| know you'll like our country cheer:
My fruit is ripe, my eggs are new;
I've claret, too, your favorite brand;
Come out now, come; say Yes, off-hsnd;
I'll kill the fatted calf for YOU
THAT last remark of yours. dear Jack,
Though meant in kindness, holds me back.
Il don't see why, though Tom replied
The fatte /, calf-to take its life
Think of your children and your wife
And you committing suicide.'
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-10-17
ttirafeS.

Recent note has been made of the
arrival at the Garden of Acclimation.
in Paris, of six giraffes, the Oldest of
which is three years of age. The
giraffe is native of Africa, and used
to inhabit the country from Nubia to
the Cape of Good Hope, but it is said
now to be restricted to a small canton
of Abyssinia. All attempts at domes-
ticating the animal have failed in
Africa, yet it is easily tanned in Europe
In its native haunts it roams in herds
of from five to fifty. browsing ON the
leaves and small branches of trees. 1t
is inoffensive, and seeks to escape
danger by flight yet, if hard pressed,
will fight stoutly, discharging storm
of kicks with its hind legs that will
even beat off the lion. Its running
pace is swlfter than thai of a feet
horse, and it moves over uneven ground
with great advantage. The flesh of the
giraffe is called palatable, and its mar
row is favorite African delicacy.
kosSUTH has a sister, a Nine Ruth
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-10-17

that was possible to protect and improve
the position of the Jews, and the sue
cess of it's efforts is declared to be mani
fest III the cessation of the exodus OF
the Jews, and in their steady immigra--
ton to Ro,,mania from Austria and
R,1ccia
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-10-17

Paris is not particularly gay just now
There are comparatively few strangers III
the city, and the trades-people are sell
ing their goods very cheaply. The
opera and Column Vendome approach
completion, together with the several
handsome public buildings commenced
last winter. A large influx Of Ameri-
cans is eagerly hoped for during the
next six months.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-10-17
Origin of Typhoid Fever.

An English professor claims to have
discovered new cause of typhoid foyor.
family in his neighborhood was at
tackled with a severe type of the disease,
and, on a careful search of the premises
a spout in the pump was found to be
covered with a sort of geIatinous mat
ter, Submitting this to microscopic in
vestlgatlon, it was seen to be a fungoid
growth, from which spores were con
stantly washed away by the flowing
water. Following up this discovery bv
minute examination of the outlet Of
the sewer through which the drainage of
the town flowed, there were found fun
gold growths of a similar nature to
those III the pump spout. In the vicin
lty of this outlet the fever had also pre-
vailed. Having cases of the fever III
his own family, the professor followed
up his inquiry by chemical ANALYSIS of
the water drank, and found in it minute
spores OF the same fungus. His conclu-
sion Is, therefore, that the fever had its
origin III the fungus matter taken into
the system, where it ferments as Yeast
III beer, and poisons the blood.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-10-17

KING WILLIAM is in better health now
than for ten years. He takes deep in
terest III all affairs of State, and by no
means ''wishes he were dead
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-10-17

HE Pope was much interested in het
flight OF Bazaine, and read all the naws-
paper reports on the subject He said.
il conversation: Il also am imprisoned,
pnt ! shall fly neither by the door nor
by the window
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-10-17

CRTTIcIsMis like champagne. Noth-
ing more txecrable if bad nothing
more excellent if good; if meagre.
muddy, vapid, and sour, both are fit
only to engender collie and wind; but
If rich, generous, and sparkling, thev
communicate genial glow to the spir-
It's. improve the taste, and expand the
heart. -COIfOp
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-10-17

KossUTH has a sister, Nine. Ruth
day, residing in Plainfield, Conn.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-10-17
Il enOsIha County.

Messrs. I. j. 4 I. f. Clapp recently
shipped nine sheep at Kenosha, from
their farm i'll Somers, for Japan. The
sheep comprised eight ewes and one
buck; were the Spanish merino, and
were yeariings. They were all so near
alike that one could not tell the differ
ence, except the ram, and he differed
only in the characteristics of his sex.
kewaunee County.
A most aggravating case of seduction
came to light few miles west of
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-10-17

The Reform ticket for the county is
as follows: Sheriff, Charles End, Clerk
of Court, John Lowth; County Clerk,
Warren Marston; Treasurer, o. Trayner;
Register of Deeds. Girls. Herring;
District Attorney, James B. Hays; Mem
Der of the Assembly for the third dis
trict, Frank Johnston. -George,' Dillon,
farmer residing about two miles from
Mansion, while working with thresh
ing machine, tumbled on the feedboard
and stepped one foot in on the cylinder,
which instantly tore his foot from the
leg. DR.. F. Y. Burroughs, of Mansion,
was called, who amputated the limb,
but the shock was so severe that it is
little doubtful about his recovery.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-10-17

The Turner Hall at Madison was dedi-
Gated on the Sd inst.-Six third ward
boys created disturbance at a German
Saturday night dance in Madison re-
Gently. On an interview next morning
with judge Brady, it was decided that
81 worth OF fun had been enjoyed by
the youngsters, and they were accord l.
inglv mulcted in that amount
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-10-03
MEMORANDA.

REPOaT % BARK HELEN W. Amy, FaEENAS. MAsTER.
Len Humboldt Bay sept Iathi first part Of passage had
northwest Winds from lat 800 y had light northeast winds
90 port Arrived In Honolulu sept 2sh, after a passage Of
ntsen days
REroaT OF BRIrIsH BaRK RIFLE, JoHx RUNcIE, MAS
TER--Len Liverpool April 29h. Crossed the equator in the
Atlantic in long zoe so W. Confirmation Of light and vari-
able winds to the % % Junei got the Sc trades moderate.
which eaui-i a. to lat 3Os 1v :, long 427 as W, after which
We encountered a sudden change Of wind 70 the sw, which
blew sith terrible fury until the I5Ih June. During that time
shiPped some heavy seas. doing considerable damage to sails
and s%glEaEk,i washing sparz adrn from their hastings, and
also filing cabin with water, the captain and mate having had
a narrow escape from being washed overheard. Up TO the 23d
June had ; to sw winds, which lasted I'm next day. 10 lat
with high sea which continued up to the 27rhi then moderate
land lslands, a fresh NE wind BLOWING, attended with heavy
snow storms which lasted up to the 9Th. July 9Th sighted
land east o. Cape Horn, Wind yeeIing towards west and com
menced to blow very strong sea rising very asti ship labor
On the 9th, gale increased with violent squalls, in which the
lower t0pssil yards turned Iaek-stay dognWards AM drew the
same also split middle staysaf; had 10 lash the head Of the
sails around the yard and reef foresal- In lat S. os' :, long
Tor 4 considerable time, after which the wind hauled TO the
NE, LASTING a lew hours, when it veered to the westward and
WV. Then commenced 70 blow with redoubled fury, ship
abonng very heavy and taxing a great quantity Of wafer on
and uoshiPPed the tlleri had great trouble in shipping tfler
.evers weathsr 6yur al Inc rrrE baving nal Rheumatic ran
Aad unable TO work July 10Th in Lat SOS So 3. long 6i9 So
W, ship plunged heavy carried away staIboard jib-bOOm guysi
during the gales was unable to cook anything in the galley
denly % the EsE, attended Win heavy snow storms, causing
n very cross sea At noon on the oath, Diego Ramerez ISL
gale which lasted tl the 25th. then veersd to n and Me- blew
very strong with high sea July 2sth spoke the Italian bark
Louise Rocco from Montevideo, 81 days out, bound for
lquIque, having likewise experienced heavy weather OF the
Horn July 3Oth had heavy sw gale with a high sea, ship
iAboIi3g heavy, which lasted tin the LIST Aug, splitting fore
topsah- Aug 2d wind SEA moderate breeze, which lasted
Till the 9TH, then battling and squaly winds; split upper main
topsafL- Aug I2th fresh NE winds til the 2Ist, then fresh
easteTly winds until the 3ist- Crossed the equator in the
Pacific Aug 2sSh in long Mss 81 s0' w. Sept 9Th expert
eneed a strong gaie which lasted - hours,-wind NNW,t then
light airs and Gains until the 18th; had ", NNWa and "
winds tin the nth, then light NE to INV winds. Sept ODD
sighted Hawaii on starboard bows then had light variable airs
and calms-strong current setting TO the SW. Arrived of the
port % Honolulu Sept 18th, and locked next day. Passage,
l53 days.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-10-03
Not a Success.

1t has been published in this State thai the sound
ings made by Commander Belknap, On the United
States steamer TGseGr0Td, had demonstrated the
feasibility Of the proposed route for 8 cable between
the Pacific Coast and Asia. This statement IS not in
accordance with the facts. Commander Belknap eX-
presses the opinion that the project will have to be
abandoned. The reasons he assigns for arriving at
this conclusion are, the extraordinary depth Of water,
bottom not having been found in places with i've
miles Of wire, and the rapiiity and force of submarine
currents. The latter were so powerful as TO mutilate
the apparatus, and in many eases 10 snap the wires
used in sounding. In making his report TO the
Secretary Of the Navy, Commander Belknap expresses
his belief that, although the proposed great circle
roate Is q failure, the discoveries made by him viii
be Of great value 10 photographic science, as estab-
fishing the fact that depths exist in the Pacific hardly
before supposed. 1t is almost certain that q vast
threuvn has been made by the Japan Stream similar
10 that IVORY ny the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic.
We copy tn2 foregoing from the S. F. Can of
Sept. II. The truth Of the matter is probably that
Commander Belknap has reported adversely to the
Northern route for the cable, for the reasons given,
but which do not apply to the route via these Islands
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-10-03
IMPORTS.

FaoN HUMBOLDT BAY-Per IT, w. Amy, Sept. 29h.-I1I,-
500 n Rough RW Lumber, 81, 600 f Dressed RW Lumber, COO
81 RW Shingles, 1000 RW Posts, 3 SKIS Potatoes 10 L Free
man
40 pkgs salmon, 2T5 bbls Lime, 22l 6 Bread, 81 csks Wheat.
SIS do Bran, 26 do Oats, So bales Hay to II HackeId & Cos
Il bNs China Goods, ! Camp Stools TO Wing Wo ChOngi 200
sks Flour, 90 bbls Salmon % G Brewer q Co. l pkg Mdse 20
J T. Lewis 1 bx Wine 70 J l. Phuger.
FRoN LIvERPOOL-Per Rine, Sept 3Oth.-7 pkgs Ink, sos
drums OIL, Is frames Felt. 1 csc Nails, 800 pkgs Spirits, 5
crates Eartleuware, 3 csks Glass, 2S bbl5 Paints, 9 cs Castor
on, ? c. Mdse, 3 c. Hair Brushes, 2 cs Piano FoTtes, 3 c. Pa
per Hangings, 9 pkgs Blankets, Is bales Bagging, 2 6 Leather
Betting, 4 bales SAIL Cloth, 500 pigs Beer, 23 plates Iron, Il
bars Iron, Z3 pkgs Oilmen's Stores, 20 pcs and II pkgs Ma
ehinery, 1 Pipe, so pkgs Cotton Goods, 3 bnils Sheet Iron, l
csc Gauges, 800 bndls Hoop Iron, 2 do Castings, IS tons Pig
Iron, lr2Z9 pcs and SIS bndis Bar Iron, I52 bndls Iron Tubes,
50 LoOse Tubes, = g Steel, 2 pigs Riyets, 3 do Hardware, II
do Linen Goods. tons Coal, o parcels Samples 10 L II Da-
viesi 17 6 Wine 10 W l. Greens 1 csc Effects 20 II A Wide
Manu. Z csks Mdse, Q c. Personal Effects 10 J II WodehOuse,
- Pkgs Druggists, Stores. DO Glassware 70 DR. MeKibbini 1
csc Twiue, . csks Shoes. l kg Nails, , pkgs Hardware, ? crates
Buckets, l csc Steel. 1 esk Lead Pipe. ? cs Polish, Il bniIs
Iron 10 r o Han & son; bx Personal Effects 20 e NJ Rob
ertson-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-10-03

IT IS becoming conference.-the constantly
having to expose the persistent false and reckless
statements Of the GdzeIe. For instance, the
editor of that paper, " after full inquiry finds
that we had no correspondent on the tour by His
Majesty around Hawaii and Maui, and that 80 the
alleged diary was cooked by some sensation
monger to Gil :" our columns. OF whom was the
inquiry made? Assuredly of no one connected
with this Office. We have the manuscript of the
&" diary which was written by a gentleman who
Travelled in the Kings suite, and it was printed
by us as furnished by the author. He was
engaged by US before setting out on the journey,
to supply n written account of the trip, and he
was paid for his trouble, as our books will show.
What he stated in regard to the evil influence ex-
ercised by the native newspaper Kuokod, was
fairly learned by him from the best of authority,
in the course of the trip. The editor of the Ga
seue, previous to penning his item, had been
credibly informed of all the above facts, of which
we have the elearest and most positive proofs;
and We can only account for his persistence in
the falsehOod by supposing that he loves it bet
ter than the truth.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-10-03
influence of Rainfall on Crops.

The report by Governor Rawson upon the rainfall
of the Island of Barbados, lately published by the
Legislature of that colony, presents a remarkable ex-
ample of the practical value of meteorological obser-
vations. The mean Of the yearly rainfall in Barba-
does, on the average of the last twenty-five years
QS47-l971) is established on ample data, at 57-74
inches. 1t appears that the rainfall influences, al
most certainly, the sugar-crop of the following year,
but that Of the current year only in a slight degree.
In fifteen wet years, twelve were followed by crops
more or less above the average, and in nine dry years
eight were followed by short crops. The crop of any
year may, in fact, be measured by the rainfall of the
preceding year, with such an approach to accuracy
as to give practical value to the formulas. Governor
Rawson shows that between 1856 and 1869 there was
a yield of crops in each year proportionate, without
any great variation, to 800 hogsheads for each inch of
rain in the preceding year. His tables prove that
during the period named the formula for calculating
the crop of the current year was by multiplying the
total rainfall of the preceding year by 800, and add
ing u per cent, if that year was a dry one, or reduc-
ing u per cent, if it was a wet one. The Governor
justly remarks that the theory of the calculation and
its practical application "may be of service not only
to the planters of Barbados in particular, but to the
agriculturists of other countries who have the means
of comparing the relation between the rainfall and
crops Especially sugar), for which it is hoped this re-
port will afford some useful materials and sugges-
tons"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-10-03

"REGARDTNG the discussion about the Supreme
Court Bench the Gazette desires to say -
something, and succeeds in saying very little that
is pertinent. In the face of a decided public
opinion, based on common sense and the plainest
principles of justice, it attempts to excuse and
palliate our chronic system of judicial absentee
ism. The fair deduction, after reading the
Gasette'S brief allusion to the Bench, is that the
presence of the Chief Justice in the country is
not, after all, a matter of any importance-we
have hitherto got along very well without him,
and may do so again. CAL important cases
before the Court, - we are informed, 20 will be
disposed Of before the Chief Justice leaves -
Perhaps go but we imagine that His Honor's
industry and application to details of business
will be severely taxed, there being already a
docket Of some twenty cases for the term, besides
other matters of gravity to be disposed of. Bot
we can see no reason for retracting one word of
what We said last week as to the necessity of
keeping the Bench full. And the Gazette itself
was of that opinion not very long ago, on one of
those occasions alas, so rare - when
common sense and clear judgment got n hearing
in its columns, when 1t made use of the following
language
The duties of the Chief Justice are of such
n nature as to require his attendance at all times.
Frequent appeals to the full Bench occur, and it
is not right that the public service should be
delayed by the absence of either of the Judges in
4 foreign country