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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-02-07

burg, Va The House then took recess till 1880,
the evening session to be for the consideration OF
the bill codifying and revising the statutes.
Senate.
FRIDAY, January petitions, me-
MORALS and resolutions were presentcd-The
naval appropriation bill reported from commit
tee and placed on the caendar.-A large number
OF bills were introduced in the morning hour,
among them one authorizing the President to ap-
point board of five officers to investigate the
charges against Gen. O. O. Howard which was laid
over. At / O'Clock MI. Carpenter resumed the
floor, and spoke on Louisiana affairs. At the con-
cusion of Senator Carpenters speech Senator Nor
ton began reply, which viii be finished on Mon
day.-The Senate ad iourned until Monday after
a brief executive SESSION.
House.
Mr.. Parsons presented resolutions of the city
council of Cleveland, relative to tie construction of
harbor Of refuge there, and made statement in
support of the proposition. Referred.- Under a
cal of committees for reports of private character,
various reports we've made and referred.--1he
committee on military atfairs, reported joint res
olutlOn requesting the President TO court
of inquiry of not less than five officers of the army
to investigate fully all charges against Brig. Gen.
90. Howard contained i'll a communication of the
Secretary of War of the 5th OF December, 1S73 and
TO report their opinion well on the moral as the
legal responsibility Tor such offenses, if any may be
discovered. The resolution passed, with an
amendment giving the accused the right of chal
enge now allowed by law in trial by court martial
Private bills were then considered, and several
passed, among them one giving the widow of the
captain of the trading schooner Warman who died
while impressed into the service of the government
during the of the rebellion, the pension attach
ing TO the rank Of master in the navy.----A joint
resolution was also passed giving the thanks OF
Congress to the officers and of the steamship
Atlantic for saving the of the brigantine
Scotland, in mid-ocean,--SIhe House then ad
journed, Saturdays session to be for debate only.
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Washington.

A WAS 1INGToN dispatch states that there Is
some opposition to the confirmation OF Gen.
McCook as Governor of Colorado. Ebert,
the present incumbent, owes his appointment
to the interference of Bishop Simpson, and
he has a strong supporter in the person of
his father-in-law, Hon. John Evans, who is
a wealthy and prominent citizen of the terri
tory.
JAS. w. DANIELS, of Minnesota, has been
confirmed by the Senate as Indian Inspector.
SENIOR LoLAR, Spanish Minister of the Col
onies undor the Castelar, government, is in
Washington.
| The House Committee on Banking have
agreed to report bill in short time saf
which the following are the principal tea
| lures
| 1. That the res riction of the total amount
OF bank circulation shall be repealed, which
Is equivalent to authorizing free baDklng un :
| der the provisions of the present law except
as modified by the committees bill.
| 2. That the requirement that banks shall
| keep reserve of greenbacks i'll their vault
| to redeem their notes shall be repealed. and
| that instead, every bank shall deposit in the
| Treasury greenbacks amounting to FIVE per
| cent. of its circulation as 4 fund tor the re-
| demption of its notes, and shall keep this re-
| serve good.
| 3. That the banks shall not be allowed to
pay or receive interest on deposits With each
| other.
| 4. That country banks shall be required TO
| keep their deposit reserves at home.
5. That gold banks shall be allowed to issue
notes to the amount of 80 per cent only OF
| their bonds instead of 80 as al present.
The committee also added clauses look
ing to the resumption of specie payment.
The bill to give the Secretary Of War such
control of the Lower Mississippi as to put an
end to the operations of the tow-boat monop-
oily was considered by the Senate on Friday.
| The only objection made to it was on the score
OF constitutl0nallty.
The House Pension Committee have agreed
to report a bill providing that soldiers who
have lost one arm ABOVE the elbow shall re-
celve the same pension as those who have lost
| a leg above the knee. 1t was also proposed
to report bill placing the pensioners Great d
by special set of Congress Ia the regular
| classes of pensioners.
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Legislative Summary.
Senate.

MONDAY, January 26.-Schmidt in
PRODUCED resolution asking the Secretary of State
to report his authority for auditing and allowing
certain accounts. Laid over. Bills were intro
iuced By Mr. Fields. relating to the assessment of
property and levy of taxes thereon; by Mr.. Bleek-
man, bill relating to excise also, relating to pow
ers of town boards of supervisors laying out
highways .--The Committee on Public Lands re-
ported back the bill for the sale of delinquent lands
Tor taxes, recommending its passage.---AdJourned
at 1880 2. NJ,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-02-07

The stations from which the coming
transit OF Venus IS to be observed num-
Der fortyfive. They are distributed
among the different nationalities as fol-
lows; Russia, 10; America, s; England,
s; France, 5; Germany, 4; and the pri-
vase enterprise OF Lord Lindsay.
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Assembly.
u SESSION..
Senate.
Tuesday. January 27.-MOst @

forenoon taken up discussing the resolution
asking the Secretary Of State to show authority for
allowing certain accounts. 1t referred to
select committee with instruction II report q bin
limiting the expense Of the Legislative manual &C.
A memorial to Congress to extend the time of
building the Central Railroad passed under
SUI pension of the rules Bills were introduced ::
by BURGLAR ;, to regulate insurance companies by
Schmidt, to abolish monopohes by Field to provide
for the assessment of the track aud other property
of railroads for taXatOn.-At 1880 tie Senate ad-
iOUrned,
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French Trade Since the War

III the recent debate on the BUDGET ot
the Minister Of Agriculture and Com.
merce III the French Assembly. the
Minister made an interesting statement
as to the development of the French
export trade since the war. The fact
to which he calls attention is one which
has justly attracted some previous no
tice, VIZ, that the exports of France in
the present year exceeded by 10000.
600 The exports of 1869, which. as the
Minister puts ii, was the most flourish
ing of the regime which proceeded the
the present. The Minister recognizes
that much of the increase is due mere
ly to the Use of price; but there IS.
nevertheless, he asserts, an enormous
progress, on which the French neonIe
have right to congratulate them
selves. The Minister also draws atten
ton to the fact that the increase takes
place under the regime OF competition.
ana Is III no way in protected indus
tries, the only new advantage which
French industry enjoys, as compared
with former periods, being the absence
OF taxes on raw material.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-02-07

IHE Scientific American has an on
CRAVING of the proposed centennial
tower. 1t is TO be one thousand foot
nigh 70 show its comparative size
there are introduced in the background
the splre OF Cologne, the Pyramids.
st, Peters Dome, st. Paul's, the CAM,
tol at Washington, Trinity Church.
bunker Hill Monument, and one or
two other buildings. The spire of the
Cologne Cathedral, the highest exist.
ing structure, is five hundred and one
feet high.
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Assembly.

4 petitions was presented from the citizens of
Trcmpcaleau county for law to prohibitthe sale of
liquors also circumstances from La Crosse Sparta.
Tomah and other places against interference
with the removal of the Winnebago Indians
Resolutions offered for the revision of laws re-
l1ting to taxation; that the morning prayer before
the Assembly be spread upon the journal: provid-
ing that globe burners be put upon all the lamps in
the CapitOl.--Resolutions were considered as fol-
lows: relating to the amendment of the constitution
as TO the terms of Judges. Referred to Judiciary
Committee; that no appropriation be made to
county Poor Houses. Referred to Committee on
Charitable institutions: relating to reftlndinp
money for passes. Laid on the table instructing
Judiciary Committee to enquire into the matter Of
taxing railroad property. Adopted: also that town
county, and city TIeasurers shall hold but one con-
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Senate.
THURSDAY January %. Several peti-

tons were as usual presented. "A resolution was
adopted in reference the amount of illuminating
gas consumed by the several departments of the
goverDment.--The Committee on Contingent EN-
penses was instructed to investigate to the
wether the practice should not be discontinued.-
The morning hour having expired, Mr.. Ferry, Of
Michigan, called to the chair, and Mr.. Carpen-
ter addressed the Senate on Louisiana affairs The
Senator spoke until he became exhausted, when the
Senate went into executive session, it being under
stood that Mr. Carpenter would conclude his speech
on the following day.
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House

Mr.. Maynard, from the Committee on Banking
and Currency, reported bill to amend several
acts reisting to the national currency, and to es
tablsh free banking The bill read. After
discussion TO the disposition to be made OF the
BILL the House refused to reCommIt it
to the Committee on Banking, as desired by
the chairman of that committee, and 1t was
sent to the Committee of the Whole, with the
understanding that it be called up IN two weeks.
Mr.. Maynard also reported a bill limiting the
amount of United States notes III circulation to
s4C0,o00,l00, and allowing their exchange into
45-100 bonds.-Al5o a resolution instructing
the Committee on Banking ana Currency to inves-
Ggate the affairs eff the Ocean National
Bank of New York. and especially whether
Theodore NJ Davis, its receiver, or other off
Gals, have been guilty of misconduct. Adopted. =
Mr.. Maynard also reported adversely upon the bill
to abolish and maintain national savings depos-
TORY as branch of the Postotice Department.
The House went into Committee of the Whole,
Mr.. Kellogg, of Connecticut in the chair,
and resumed the consideration of the
army appropriation bilL-Upon rising, the
House, motion of Mr.. Tyncr, directed the
Centennial Committee to which had been referred
the question of completing the Washington monu-
ment, to enquire also rs to the pTopriety Of COM
pletlng the unfinished monument to the memory
OF Mary, the mother of Washington, at Frederlcks-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-02-07

burg, va The House then took recess till 1880,
the evening session to be for the consideration of
the bill codifying and revising the statutes.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-08-12

can't crater. 6fiv.four miles In diameter, with
bright radiating streaks. Lower down
there arc craters close on each other, Of
considerably greater dimensions, ono Of
them being upwards Of hundred miles
across, alongside Of which any volcanic
opening in TIE earth would be insignificant.
To have produced these phenomena,
the moon must originally have been in q
molten state. M st least In a state of in
tense beaf. with A hardened crust. From
The nrodig;ous number Of craters, oruptiye
force, had Al one time Yaecd throughout.
When thew ceased md the moon cooled
down into ;be cold mas. Il has now become.
science does not explaiu, Nor arc VIC ac.
.ouaipted with the nature of the heat that
bad broduced tho volcanic action, further
than ,bat II might be duo 10 that concen-
trafion of npbuiou, matter, that We smoke
~ IN rela,;on IN The sun. However Il NAV
.have co,pe. "A has long ,;noa radiated of
into snaoe' N such an extent as 10 leave
the surface ricid and dead We called the
earth coolinc c;nder The moon Il A
cindor cooled elikc biz Of dry alag
turned ont Of a firuaoe. d.
n.u.,s.e ..a,.,.. ,ho r,.o, h..
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,ous, se't 'uvae vs, - IT, n's" ;nLah;,sr,s
whoso ,harn "a No 6oJ 10 al M wa,cr N
Jrint NO ai- ~ breathe Were tbeyo apv
;aLaL;,a~,s ,bor would roon;ro % 10
sIronaoIv co,s,;,ytod n, ,bo Garth our
dav ~ four.end.twontv hours affords us in
General wav tvelve bonrs, Iicbt for or.
d;sorr ooc,no ,ions srd ,wolvo bours, Jort.
noss wSicb 90 nav .,nror,iate ror nor.
,rrrol ros, As in ,bo nonn tho lono,b of
tho dav is n whole month the neonle in Il.
n ,boro wore ony wonld have al,erna,clv a
nr,n;,bt cor worI and a fortnigbt for
loon Tbo;r nbvs;coI constitntiap their
h,h,,s world bo ali diferen, from Ours
What contros, bo,woen tbe earth and its
srh- rl.no,, hssoo;a,od ,ocs,her bv an in.
eyorahle law and both nartotinr If ann.
sh;no ono oe ,he snheros teoms with liz
has its grateful vieissitudes Of atmospheric
;neuonce and ;ts varying seasons the
other naked and hare Of anv trace Of or.
oon;zation with an Attenuation of glare and
Gloom never varying in its dread mopotopy
From all this one Il n,turallv led 10 snecn.
late on the reasons for the moons existence
tsfrst and most obvious use isto give moon
liobt This has boen understood from III,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-08-12
Painting Floors.

uov;,, h.d some oxn.r;onoo Nth both
oiled md na;nts5 aoors I nnbss;ta,;noiv
reoommend ,ho former IF some ur;casn
dsrt ,;nt Il wanted III. h,.ot walnn, m;-
hurn, nmha, w;,h ho;,sS ,;nsooa 81, sna E -
n in ,horou.h,v Win a woolsn cIo,h Ths
umber can he bongbt in hayes containing
a nound and unwa,ds aIreoJy oronnd %
o;i which il most conven;ant .s Tho, soid
in n drv state il an, 10 he coarse and ronvh
The dsn,h of tint is varied hv us;o,% % no..
a. Iass % ps ,Sa ~ "oIor wh;Is M ,ona S g. vto 10
warmed If desired bv adding burnt sienna
Iran imitation Of ne hsndsoma ssh and
walnut aoors i nreferr.d ruh averv .,,er.
na,o hoard with nnre ho;ls5 oil an3 u.s !.
na;n, hrnsh 10 snnIv ,he AL s,.;n;nr
,aLino on ra No, 10 % bayo onouab in ,hs hrn.b
to spread on the part intended to be Iioht.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-08-12
Human Life 1;
on, THE FIRST AND LAST MINUTES.

Minutes pasS.-The anxious husband
PAGES slowly across his study. He is a
iather--a man-child is born unto him. Min
utes pass--tho child has been blessed by a
parent, whom cannot recognize, and pressed
TO that bosom, to which instinct alone
guides for sustenance-the young wife too
has family anJwered to a husbands ques-
tions, and felt his warm kiss on her fore.
head.
Hours pa,s.-The low meanings from
the closely covered cradle, tell of the first
wants of its infant occupant. The quiet
tread Of the nurse speaks Of suffering
around her; while her glad countenance
says that the very suffering which she is
trying TO alleviate, is source Of JOY and
the nameless articles, which from time to
time she arrsDges on the hearth, tell of a
new claimant for the courtesies and atten.
tions of those who have progressed further
on the pathway of existence.
Days paSs.-Visitors are thronging the
chamber, and the mother, pale and interest
ing after her recent sickness, is receiving
tuSii
to their praises Of the little treasure, which
lies asleep in its rock.bed at her feet. The
scene shifts, and the father is there with her
alone, as the twilight deepens about them
while they are planning the future destiny
of their child.
Weeks pass.-The eyes of the young
mother again beam with health, the rose
blooms again on her check, and the cares ol
pleasure and home engage her attention
aud the father is once more mingling with
the world yet they find many opportunities
each day to visit the young inheritor oI
life to watch over his dreamless slumber--
to trace each others looks in his counte'
nance, and to ponder upon the felicity, o.
which he is the bearer to them.
Months pass-The cradle is deserted
But the chamber floor is strewed with play
things, and there is a little one lettering
among them whose half lisped words, and
hearty laugh, and sunny countenance, tell
you that the entrance into life is over a
pathway of flowers. The cradle is empty
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-08-12
Bulls not Irish.

1t was Scotch woman who said that the
butcher Of her town only killed half beast
at time; it was a Dutchman who said
that pig had no marks on his ears except
short tail aud it was a British magis.
trate, who, being told by vagabond that
he was not married, responded, "That's
good thing for your wife," 1t was an
English reporter who stated that alta meeting
of the Ethnological Society there was ex'
hibited " casts Of the skull Of an individual
at different periods Of adult life, to show
the changes produced in ten years." though
Dean Swift certainly mentions two skulls
preserved in Ireland, one of person when
he was boy, and the other Of the same
person when he grew to be man. Itwas
a Portuguese mayor who enumerated among
the marks by which the body of a drowned
man might be identified when found, 80
marked impediment in his speech"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-08-12
Russian Love.


Nicopolis Is a small town 10 the SOUTH
east Of Russia, where the Caucasian blood
mixes with the Russian. and produces very
many remarkably fine specimens Of female
beauty.
Among the most beautiful Of the beau.
ties Of Nicopolis was Ulyana, the only
daughter Of a wealthy landowner. Her
father was in the habit, every year at har.
vest-time, to add to his force by engaging
people from Russia" as they say, mean
ing people from the interior, who at this
season Of the year seek remunerative labor
in the more cultivated and wealthier dis
tricts Of the South.
One Of these people, Filyatiof, hand.
some, stalwart young fellow, attracted es.
pecal attention. He seemed completely
indifferent with regard to his gains, and
was always in the best spirits. Ulyana
soon became willing listener when he was
praised, and Filyatioff, who was not insen.
sible TO the charms Of female beauty,
soon evinced marked partiality for her
society. II was not long ere their liking
for each other ripened into an affair Of the
heart, aud became the subject OF general
remark. Nor did the young people att
tempt to conceal what they felt for each
other, and Filyatioff went boldly TO the
father Of his lady-love and asked for his
blessing. But the farmer peremptorily re.
fused he was not going to give his daugh.
ter to a strolling laborer, he said. And
all Ulyana's tears and cntreaties were Of
no avail her father was inHexible, and, in
order to "put other thoughts into her head"
he compelled her 10 betrothal with
wealthy townsman. The betrothal was
celebrated with great pomp. All were
merry but Ulyana; her thoughts were with
Filyatioif, who gave her good cause for un.
easiness He had ceased to work, and now
spent his time in either one pot-house or
another. He drank to assuago his grief;
but not long. lie soon took an aversion
to schnapps-a rare thing for Russian to
do--and then drink did not lessen his
grief. lie therefore foreswore the pot
house, and determined to 20 far away,
where, concealed and forgotten ho would
end his unhappy life. 1n this romantic
frame Of mind he beshought himself Of
Siberia, and determined to take the neces.
sary steps to get there as soon as possible.
With this object in view, he, one evening
soon after dark went to the principal ba.
zaar Of the town and tried one door after
another until he found one he could force.
lie entered the wel.fled shop, took what
money he found in the till, and looked
about to see if no one came. He then
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Trials.

We cannot expect sunshine to linger in
our path forever, Night always succeeds
day. This is a world Of trial. But when
trials come, how shall we meet them p
Manfully-manfully. Our shoulders are
broad enough to carry every ounce Of
weight that the Almighty is pleased to
throw upon them. Ifwe sink and will not
bear up, what scriptural promise can we
claim Without trials we cannot appre-
ciate rightly the blessings of life. They
will make us steady, and not light aud
airy. They make US substantial men in.
stead of shadows. They fit US for heaven,
instead of being blown to destruction.
Blessed trials who would be without
them2 No matter 10 what shape they
come, let us kiss the rod and take fresh
courage. The death Of beloved child
at homo or on the ocean-may be one of
the trials. The loss Of property may be
another. The heel of a once dear friend
the harsh word-the lying tongue-the
thousand ills of life-are all sent for wise
purposes, and We should be able to bear
them. Every link of broken friendship
every tie sundered by death-should teach
US important lessons aud lead US to the con-
temptation Of other worlds where trials
have an end. If we are truly wise, no trial
will fall upon US in vain.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-08-12
Saving Sunken Ships.

If you heard that great ship, Of two
or three thousand tons burthen, had gone
to the bottom Of the sea, several miles from
the shore, you would perhaps think it i'm
possible that she could be recovered and
brought to the surface. This is slow work
and before it is complete, night has set in, and
the divers are brought to the surface. Betimes
next day it isresumed, and when the centre Of
each great chain is right under the keel,
the pontoons are towed over the wreck.
Meanwhile, constant communication lie es-
tablished between the men below and the
men in the boats, by means of the signal
line. Once in about four hours the divers
come to the surface for air and food But
these pontoons--what are they2 Let us
pause moment to glance at them. They
are made of wood, and painted black. The
largest measure one hundred and twenty
feet in length, eighteen feet in width, and
fourteen feet in depth. Those selected for
the present case are much smaller, and
three stationed at each side of the wreck
to buoy her. In each pontoon there are
several wells, or holes running through the
centre, from deck to bottom. Into this
the divers insert the ends of three cables
which are drawn upward by hydraulic
power. This part of the work costs severe
effort and much time, and when ii is DONE
the injured vessel, as doctor would say, is
on the fair way to recovery. The cables
are drawn up through the wells, link by
link, and are frightened gradually, until the
wreck lifts. She rises slowly, and the pou.
toons groan from the weight bearing upon
them as they are drawn nearer to her. For
some time yet she is out Of sight; but at
last her deck is seen dimly through the
waves, and soon afterwards it ia above
water. The wreckers, as we observed, are
impassive in their manner but they eau
not repress their enthusiasm over the sue
cess, and two or three Of the more excitable
burst into cheers.--St. Nicholas.