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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-07-11

teratior might affect the value of its
property or franchises cannot touch
the question Of power in the Legis-
lature. The repeal of its franchises
would have well nigh destroyed the
value of It's tangible property, and
while the latter as such could not be
taken, still its essential value for use
on the railroad would be gone.
Sixth. The fact that grants OF
land We're made by Congress to the
State cannot change the rights Of
the corporation, or of the creditors.
If the State has not performed the
trust it must answer to the United
States.
Seventh. The act of the 1lth OF
March, 1874, while not interfering
with rates of freight or property
transported entirely through the
State to and from other States, in
cludes within its terms property and
persons transported on railroads
from other States into Wisconsin,
and from Wisconsin into other
States This act either establishes
or authorizes the commissioners to
establish fixed rates of freight and
fare on such persons and property.
The case Of the State freight tax
reported in Is w a!lace, 232, decides
that the last described traffic CON
stitutes commerce between the sew
eral States, and that the regulation
thereof belongs exclusively to Con
gress. 1t becomes therefore a very
grave question whether it is compe-
tent for a State arbitrarily to fix GER
tain rates for the transportation OF
persons and property Of this inter
otaJe commerce. AS the right to
lower rates implies also the right to
raise them, there may be serious
doubts whether this can be done.
This point was not fully argued by
the counsel for the State and scarce
ly at all by the counsel Of the de-
PENDANTS, and under the circumstan-
ces, we do not at present feel war
ranted, on this ground alone, to or
der the issue Of an injunction. II
desired by the plaintiffs, it may be
further considered at some future
time, either on demurrer to the bill.
or in such other form as may fairly
present the question to our consid,
Grafton.
The motion for injunction is over
ruled.
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THoS. CLARK, Plt'f's Atty
un2!a&gs Superior, Douglas Co, Wis.
,rATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY eF DOUGLAS

STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY GF DOUGLAS
= In Circuit Cour-.
William II. Smith administrator of the estate
of Bella Brooks deceased in;eatate, against
Hezekiah w. Shaw aud Eliza \. Shaw, his
wife.
By virtue and in pursuance OF judgment
of foreclosure and sale rendered in the above
entitled cause on the 18th day of June A. ID.
1874 by which it was decreed that thc mort
gagged premises hereinafter described, or so
much thereof as may be sufficient to raise the
amount of 3ll59. 76 due to the plaintiff for
principal, interest and costs i'll said cause be
sold at public auction by OF under the drec-
tion of the Sheriff of said county, shall on
the | tn dav of August 1874 al ten o'clock in
the forenoon at the front door of the Court
house in the town of Superior in said County
offer fo sale and sell at public auction to the
highest bidder the following described mort
gagged premises situate in the town OF Supe-
ror, county of Douglas and State of Wiscon-
sin namely: The southeast quarter of the
southeast quarter Of section two (2( in town
ship forty y-eght (4S) north of range fourteen
90 west containing 40 acres more or less.
Dated Sherff's Office, Superior, Wisconsin,
June Goth, 1874 JAMES NEWTON,
Sheriff of Douglas Co., Wis.
H. HAYES. Plaintiffs Attorney. jun27aug8
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Tue BANKRUPT LAw.-The prin-
cipal changes in the Bankrupt law
made by the conference bill which
passed both Houses of Congress,
are: O. that forty days Of default
in the payment Of commercial paper
are required instead of fourteen un-
der the existing law; (2) that one
fourth of the entire number of the
creditors, and one-third OF the
amount Of debts, must join in the
petition for involuntary bankruptcy;
(3) that the new law shall apply to
the pending cases in bankruptcy in
stituted since Dec. l, when the
debts secured by the suit shall have
been paid, or when a majority of
the creditors ask for discontinue
ance; (D that voluntary bankrupt
shall be discharged upon the pay
TnenU Of 80 per cent OF his indebted
ness; o. that an invoIun AIRY bank
rupt shall be discharged when he
shall have proved innocent Of any
fraud; and (6) that the fees and eX-
penses of bankruptcy proceedings
shall be reduced temporarily until
the Supreme Court shall establish a
new system, looking to permanent
reduction and simplifcation.
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the road completed in Texas, and il
is paying handsomely; so much Sc
that | expect to make a contract il
New York in a few days, by which
| will obtain theiron needed to con
tinue ironing the.road over Trinity
river to Fort Worth, by pledging 9
the surplus revenue of the complet-
ed section of thesroad.
There is no doubt but that next
fall, there will sbe a movement in
force on Congress in the interest of
development The friends of the
Texas Pacific, the Northern, and
Atlantic and Pacific railways, will
be cordially united in an onslaught
on Congress. As Col. Scott said to
me, all that is asked is the guaran-
tee by Conglesst,f the interest on
the bonds, aHd lf' lfoo 5i,e bonds them
selves. Nothing would so assist the
country in recovering from the panic
as such legislation. Should the rail
road men be successful, the Texas
and California Construction compa-
ny would be entirely rehabilitated,
and Scott would recover the enor-
nous sums he has dIsbursed. Such
men as Jay Cooke and George w.
Cass, now prostrated by the finan-
cial cyclone, would again raise their
head, and the places that once knew
them would know them again. The
completion Of the Texas Pacific and
Atlantic and Pacific railways would
open up 4 brilliant trading future for
st. Louis, and give your city what
nature intended she should have, the
swing of u continent.
In conclusion, it may be well to
state that on the Pacific coast there
has been for the past year a general
idea that Stanford had sold, or CON
tracted to sell, his Southern Pacific
railway of California to Scott, thus
giving the latter the link needed to
secure the bull, o. the carrying trade
of San Francisco. We questioned
Gov. Stanford on this point, but he
emphatically denied that there ever
had OF would be negotiations be-
tween him and the rival railway king
looking to any such disposition of
the California road.
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1t was lost, preferred to 90 on the
record againstit. Numbers changed
from eyes" to ''no'' at the close Of the
call. The final vote showing 90 for
the bill and "a against it, 1t is pow
known beyond question that there
are at least thirty majority in the
House in favor of the bill, when ii
can be reached by square vote as
it likely will be AT the next session.
But it is grievous to think that SO
just and beneticient an enterprise
can be 50 blindlY and stupidity beat
en-. f. A. NJ.
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NUMBER As.

done in one quarter of the world at
least, and that Is In Northern Africa:
and it is accordingly proposed to
put to sea there at no distant future.
South of the province OF Constan-
tine and of the Diehel Aures chain
of mountains IN Northern Airic a
lie the ch0ttS or vast swamps Of the
Sahara Some Of these chOttS cover
an immense surface That OF Mel
Kir is $50 square leagues III area.
The Mel-Kir ch0tt communicates
with another, the SeIem: and there
are others all the way to the Gulf
of Gabes, distance of so leagues
more. The most important Of these
The eastern bank of the El-Djerid
is only II miles from the Mediterra
mean Sea. When dry, these ch0tts
are covered with a thick Layer of
salts OF magneSia. The bed OF the
ch0tts is below the level of the Medl-
terranean. Mel Kris 90 eetbelowit.
Selem is l20 feet below 1t.
1t is supposed that the depression
continues all the way to the Gulf OF
Gabes. y canal from the Mediter
ranean to the El-Djerid would ere
ate an inland sea. 1t is likely that
such a sea may be made, because
everything goes TO show that there
was sea there before, and that the
Sahara desert was its bed. The eX-
pcnse Of cutting the canal would
not be great 1t is estimated that it
would not cost over $4,000, coo.
The proposed sea would be $50
miles in length by 45 in width.
Gen. Chauzy, Governor OF Algeria
has given orders Tor survey, and
it is expected that it vii! be begun
soon. The effect Of the change in
the climate, consequent on the pre-
sence of this large body of water in
the north of Africa, would be felt as
far as Spain and Italy, since these
countries would be exposed to the
water evaporated by the sun OF At
r!ca from its surface. Algeria es-
pecially would be benefited by the
enterprise.
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TOU SCOT1'.S P1 CIFTC RAILROAD.
WHAT HE SAYS ABOUT IT.

Correspondence ST. Louis Republican.
Col Scott chatted with me very
mreseryedl y about the panic and
as to his plans in regard to the Texas
Pacific Railway. As the conver-
satlon embraced subjects Of general
public interest, / give its substance.
Correspondent-Colonel,I | under
stand that the panic has been very
hard on you personally.
Col Scott am the loser per-
Sonally, to the extent OF So, ,OOO, 900,
by the panic.
Cit ia kes a pretty strong man
financially, colonel, to support a
loss like that. Did you intend to
negotiate a loan for the Texas Pa
cltic during your European visit, or
was your mission merely to arrange
for loan to the Pennsylvania COM
pany to double track their road.
Scott had arranged everything
for money to build the Texas Pacif-
ic railway. If the panic had been
delayed four days | should have
had all the money I needed to com
plete that great work. My young
men managed things very badly dur
ing my absence.
c. Is congressional aid sine
qua non to the building Of the Tex
as Pacific railway, Colonel.
Scott-We can't build the road
without Congressional aid. | think
we shall get it next December.
We thought it more prudent to
await the upshot Of the pending
election before pressing the matter,
C.-I presume, Colonel, that the
Atlantic and Pacific aud Texas Pa
citic railways are now substantially
the same thing.
Scott-They are. We shall re-
Iinquish the Atlantic and Pacific
land grant from the point of june
ton.
C,-Where is that point likely
to be, Colonel? Santa Fee or Al
buquerque is generally thought to
be the most likely.
Scott-The junction viii be
made at point east of Double
mountain in the state of Texas.
C.-What will be the route from
that point, Colonel? 1t has general
iy been supposed that a compromise
line, running through Central Ari-
zona, Will be adopted.
Scott--That is a mistake From
Double mountain the road will run
along the thirty-second parallel to
San Diego,
C-The general impression in
California is, Colonel, that your
plans have been modified. and that
San Francisco and not San Diego
will be the real terminus Of the road.
Scott-That is nonsense. San Di-
ego will continue to be the real ter
minus OF the road, and every title
of my agreement with the citizens of
that place will be carried out, if |
have anything 10 do with the road.
Glow are the already compile
ted portions OF the road paying, Col
onel?
Scott-Coin, sir, coin We have
three hundred and sixteen miles OF
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Matt. Carpenter writes to the
editor of the Milwaukee NecCS that
it is not true he opposed the nomn-
alton by Coz, Taylor Of Mr.. E. G..
Ryan to the ChieEJusticeship OF
Wisconsin. lie has no doubt that
Mr.. Ryan viii make a good Judge
that he is ripe scholar, every inch
lawyer, man Of profound legal
knowledge. He predicts that he
will be courteous to the Bar, and
that his opinions will be impartial
and lawyer-like, and finally, that he
will honor the Beuch more than the
Bench will honor him This is high
praise, and it may be all believed,
even coming from Mr.. Carpenter.
Mr.. Ryan is one Of the most learned
lawyers and one Of the most eloquent
orators in the country CHicaq0
Tribune
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STATE or Wisconsin, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS
- In Circuit CouRt.
John D. Howard, plaintiff, against Simon
Emery, defendant,-Summons for the pay
ment of money.
In the name of the State of Wisconsin,
You are hereby summoned to answer the
complaint of john D. Howard plaintiff which
will be filed with the Clerk of the Douglas
County Circuit Court (of which a copy is
hereto annexed) and to serve copy of your
answer on me at Superior in said county
within twenty davs after the service of this
summons exclusive of the day of service, and
if you fail to answer said complaint as hereby
required, the plaintiff will take Judgment
against YOU for one hundred and sixty-six
dollars and eightysix cents and interest
thereon from the twentieth day of July A. ID.
1868, besides the costs of this action.
Dated June 10th, 1874.
TH0S. CLARK, Plt'f''s Atty,
jun?!a&gs Superior Douglas Co, Wis.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-07-11
LIGHTNING RODS AND METAL
ROOFS

Prof. John Wise recently read a
paper on Lightning and Thunder
bolts" before the Franklin Institute,
Philadelphia, in which he expressed
the opinion, deduced from extend
ed observations, that the lightning
rod is utterly useless a. protection
from the thunderbolt. "If the rod, "
he remarked, "could do what is pre-
tended, viz; draw the surcharge Of
electricity from the cloud silently,
disarm it of its force by drawing it
in n silent stream to the point of the
rod, not a bolt should ever descend
upon a building in Philadelphia,
with its thousands Of rods peering
toward the cloud region"
The only defense from thunder
bolt, according to the Professor, that
has yet been proved efficacious, is
the metal roof. The greatest dam
age done to a building thus protect
ed is the decoration of the metal at
the point where the bolt strikes; and
this is, in the heaviest discharges
not over from a half to an inch in
diameter. From a series OF obser-
vations extending over quarter of
a century, the Professor has noted
no difference in the mechanical eff
tects Of a thunderbolt striking build
ings with or without rods, save that
nearly all the cases of ignition were
presented by buildings having light
ming conductors.
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The Toronto Globe publishes a
cable dispatch from its London cor
respondent, which says: "The
Great Western Investigation Com
mittee's report, just published, con
demns the present management. 1t
enumerates eases of careless admin
istration and lavish and reckless ex-
penditure. 1t says the past has been
one of serious error in the policy OF
uncontrolled expenditure and ex-
travagance, without check or limi-
tation. The road is described as
well-nigh financially ruined, and as
n chaos of departmental confusion,
laxity, and waste. The report gree
ommends the complete reorganiza-
ton of the Board"
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New ork city property Is valued
at 81 io4,o29,l'7' ana the rate OF
taXa1Ion Is 2"0 miIis..'. several
hundred department employees at
" ashhgton, have been discharged
forretrenchment. Persia and Iur-
key threatening war. over S9o'-
ooo'ooo !" 'ny interest ana dlVl-
"eho9 "e'e "ioo''' SOU III I've" L VI ~
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Not satisfied with what it has thus
far accomplished in the way of rail
roads, steamboats,, boats, photo
graphs, telegraphs, ocean cables,
and spectrum analysis, the restless
genius Of man is in search Of new
triumphs over nature. Having laid
the Atlantic cable, built the Mount
Cents tunnel, what is there TO pre-
vent its making an ocean out Of a
desert? Why can it not create a
sea and modify the climate OF the
surrounding country? There is no
very good reason why this cannot be
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SUPERIOR,

:, S,TATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS
= In Circuit Court.
Eber II. BLY,, plaintiff, against
Adolph Buechner, Katherine sBuechner his
wife, Scargall WakeHr and Mary Wakeln
his wife, defendants.
The State of Wisconsin, To the above named
defendants:
You are hereby summoned and required to
answer the complaint in this action which is
filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court in the Court House at Superior in said
County of Douglas, and serve copy of your
answer on the subscriber at his office in Su-
perOr aforesaid Within t,~ortv days after the
service of the summons in this action exclu-
sve of the day Of service. II you fail to an
swer the complaint within that time the
plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief
demanded in the complaint.
Dated July 10th 1874.
HIRAM HAYES,
Plt'fs Atty, Superior, Wisconsin.
JUL laugl
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The Patti sisters, Adelina and
Carlotta, treat their brothers and sis
ters sbabbily. Maestro Antonio Ba-
rili, Il haIfbrother of theirs, lives in
Washington in poverty.
The investigation into the syn
dicate matter promises to be very
interesting. Certain very damaging
letters are said to have been discov-
cred.
The Chicago Inter ocean is
now publishing a tax list, the print
ers f,es on which amounts to thirty
thousand dollars. The very idea is
enough to make a printer laugh all
the, year round.
High times in Rotterdam. All
the hotel proplietors have received
photographs of Rochefort from the
police, with orders not to enter
tain him if'he comes, and all the po-
licemen also have received similar
photographs, with orders to arrest
The man that looks like them. Ex-
cessively critical comparisons Of
faces i'll the streets and hotels with
the furtively handled photographs,
and comical c0ntretenapS Of all sorts.
NELLIE Is NOBODY IN ENGLAND
The following is taken from a Lon
don letter to the New Y ork Graphjc::
| hope that no expectations were
entertained in the United States
concerning honors to be paid to the
Presidents daughter on her arrival
here as Mrs. Sartoris. The papers
recorded the fact of her marriage in
a paragraph Of five or SIX lines, but
no mention has been made Of her az
rival with her husband in England.
In fact the opinion seems 20 be that
the young lady made misaiiance
aud has placed herself at a great
disadvantage. AS Miss Grant, thc
daughter of the American Presi-
dent, she was welcomed here by
the swelis and received by the
Queen; but as Mrs Satoris, the wife
of an English civil engineer, she is
nobody. | scarcely know whether
she can be presented at court. 1t
it is to be hoped that she will not be
made unhappy by the change which
her marriage has wrought in her
position,
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The statue of Bunyan was un-
veiled by Lady Augusta Stanley at
Bedford, England, on the 10th ult.
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BoNDHOLnERs AND STOCKHOLDERS BOUND TO
TAKE NOTICE OF THE PECULIARITIEs OF
TIE WISCONSIN CONSTITUTION
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TIRE LEGISLATURE ABLE TO MODIFY OR REPEA
all EXISTING RAILROAD CHARTERS.
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THE SEA OF SAHARA.

4 Grand Project for Transnaogrityiag tie
Great african Desert from an Oceaa Of
.Sa1d into an Ocean of Water
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Total assumed cost S3,7S4, 543, 034
This sum includes, in addition to
the actual cash cost, the watered
stock, and the bonds and stock yot-
ed as gratulties to the construction
companies, etc.
The earnings of these railways
for 1878 were as follows:
From passengers Sl37, 3S4, ,427
From freight t---------------360 ,O35, sos
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-07-11

The Patti sisters, Adelina and
Carlotta, treat their brothers and sis
ters sbabbily. Maestro Antonio Ba-
rili, halfbrother Of theirs, lives in
" ashington in poverty.
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Plth7s Atty, Superior, Wisconsin.
JUL llaugl
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AGENT & BROKER
< TATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS
y In Circuit Court

,R, WISCONSIN.
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TONTINE PLAN,

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The Directors of the Equitable Life Assurance
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