The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-08-15


Wise savings often fall to the
ground, but kind word is never
thrown away.
Reported, by cable from Eu-
rope, that England, France and Ger
many have formally recognized the
Spanish Republic.
Mr.. Beecher has at last furnish
ed his statement to the Committee,
and it was yesterday published
throughout the country.
A monstrous sturgeon-weigh-
ing 155 pounds-waS caught the
other day in Lake Monona, Madi
son. 1t was g feet long.
Women and Tobacco.-With
special favorites they like it; with
general favorites it is not disagrea-
Bile, but with no favorites it is dis
gushing.
We to-day saw our neighbor
r. g. Coburn, dig from an average
hill, half peek Of very fine, large
potatoes Of the Early Rose variety.
Beat it who can.
Marshal Bazaiue has escaped from
the Island of St. Marguerite, off
Marseiles, and is said to be now in
Italy; and Madame Bazaine, who
planned his escape, with him.
The Prince of Wales finds
100000 a year insufficient for his
expenses, aud wants to have the
English people pay his accumulated
Indebtedness, Of 53,0OO,O0O.
The attempt Of the mad cooper
~ Mad geburg to assaSsinate Prince
Bismarck has resulted, as might
have been expected, in the adoption
of a more oppressive policy toward
the Catholics.
Arguments in the greatRailroad
injunction case before the Supreme
Court at Madison, were finished on
the 18th, and the Court adjourned
to the 25th inst, when It's expected
the decision will be announced.
Ex-Governor WaShburn, of this
State, is expected home from France
the present month; his brother E.
b., Minister to France, in October;
and rumor has it that the latter is
to be made Secretary of the Treas
ury
$4,000 young shad were depos-
tied in the Mississippi river at St.
Paul and St Anthony on Wednesday
last. The little fishes were Matched
out in Mt Holyoke, Massachusetts,
on Sunday last, and were brought
through by rail in six cans, the
water Of which had to be changed
every two hours.
-Pennock Pussy, Esq. of St.
Paul, q we'll informed statistician,
estimates the new wheat crop
Of Minnesota as follows, Total
acreage l,725,OOO; the average
yield at fourteen bushels per acre,
the aggregate q, l50, 900 bushels and
surplus at about | g, 900, 900 bushels
or four millions less than last year.
Col Bashford, the St. Croix
Land Grant Commissioners, who has
charge OF the State pine lands, has
III his possession II, 700, 900 feet of
pine logs which he has taken from
trespassers. BY strict attention to
business, the Colonel has cot more
than logs enough to pay the salaries
Of the State officers for year. That
is the kind of man to have around.
la Crosse SIN.
Only about three-sevenths of
the number ofimmigrants arrived in
New York the first 7 months of n,
As compared with the corresponding
period Of 1878. This is great fall
ing oft, but the new corners this
year, are said to be a better class
than the average, SO that the net re
suit may be gain; since numbers
alone, may be an element Of weak
ness, rather than strength.
Supervisor James Collier has
returned from his trip to New Rich
mona, st. Croix Co., where he sue
ceeded in trading some Of his hor-
Ses Tor beef cattle. Mr.. Collier was
delighted with the fue farming
country around New Richmond and
speaks enthusiastically Of the i'm