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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-04-10
DEATH ON AN ICE FLOE.

The Baltimore Sun of Monday, the
Both ult., publishes an interesting
story from one of the men rescued from
the ice off the coast of Newfoundland,
and brought to the port of Baltimore by
the steamer Nuremburg. The party
are all Irishmen, or of Irish descent,
and composed nearly the entire able
bodied male population of the little
town of ST. Marys, Newfoundland.
When returning to the shore, in the
evening of the day on which they board
ed the ice-bound brig, they found that
the ice had parted about one mile from
shore, leaving space of half mile of
clear water. With night came a storm
OF rain, sleet, and finally
snow, incapacitatine several of
the party, and when morning dawned
seven corpses were counted A heavy
mass of ice twenty feet square foated
near, upon which nine of the party got,
hoping that it would drift toward the
shore ice, and they could thus save
Themselves. When it had fioated three
hundred feet from the ice upon which
were their comrades it grounded, i and the
unfortunates remained upon it for three
days and nights, during which time six
of them died. All the food they had in
that time was small white fish which
was frozen III the ice. The eighteen men
remaining after the nine fioated off, made
their way back to the abandoned brig.
All expected to die in her, and some of
them had lost their senses before reach
ing her. The brig moved in the ice for
a week, in sight of land, and the fish
ermen were on her ten days The mar
rator says he has family of six chill
dren, and some of those who died leave
families equally large. The ten men
will be taken in charge by the British
consul and sent home.
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"Grandmamma, I'm going to be-
married"
g You, Nanny? Why, you are but {
child ?"
Annie Creighton was kneeling beside
her grandmother chair, and the 1airy
godmother was stroking her curls with
one tremulous white hand, where the
antique jewels shone like drops of blood
and scintillating sparkles of green fire.
9 I'm eighteen, grandmamma."
$50 you are How time flies
Eighteen years old ! But who's the
happy man? We see no society worthy
of ourselves, Nanny, and
"1'm sure you will like him, grand
mamma. He is coming to pay his re-
spects to you tonight. His name is
Major George Appleton. He is in the
the cavalry, and he owns house Oh
Madison avenue, an1-and he loves me
grandmamma.
Nanny held her black-tressed head on
the old lady's shoulder as she spoke the
last words.
"AJl natural enough, my dear; but
do you love him ?"
eyes, grandmamma.
"And where did you meet him:
When were you introduced"
81 wasn't introduced at all, F." returned
Nanny, with mischievous elves of flame
coming and going in her eyes. 81 was
futing muslin up in Mrs. Bakers room,
when he came in on an Grand; and
oh! grandmamma, you have always
thought it 50 dreadful hard to work.
But if I hadn't been working, / never
should have met him. And love him
so much, grandmamma!'
"Well, WELL" said the old lady rather
reluctantly, "things seems to be altered
from what they were when 1 was a
girl"
"But you shall live with us always,
granny dear, and Minnie, too, and we
shall be SO happy"
And Anna Brighton's tears were tears
of perfect JOY.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-04-10
A Grecian Legend,

When Bacchus was boy he journey
ed through Helas to go to Naxia, and,
as the way was very long, he grew tired
and sat down upon stone to rest AS
he sat there with his eyes upon the
ground he saw little plant spring up
between bis feet, and was SO much
pleased with it that he determined to
take it with him and plant it in Naxia.
He took it up and carried it away with
him; but, as the sun was very hot, he
feared it might wither before be reach
ed his destination. He found birds
skeleton, into which he thrust it, and
went on. But in his hand the plant
sprouted so fast that it started out of
bones above ana below. This gave
him fresh fear of its whitening, and he
cast about for remedy. He found a
lions bone, which was thicker than
the birds skeleton, and he stuck the
skeleton with the plant in it into the
bone OF the lion. Ere long, however,
the plant grew out of the lions bone
likewise. Then he found the bone of
an ass, larger still than that of the lion;
SO ne put it into the ass bone; and thus
he made his way to Naxia. When
about to set the plant lie found that the
roots had twined themselves around the
BIRDS skeleton and the hons and ass
bone; and as he could not take it out
without damaging the roots, he plant
ed as 1t was, and it came up speedily
and bore, to his great JOY, the most
delicious grapes, from which he made
the first wine, and gave it to men to
drink. But behold miracle When
men first drank of it they sang like
birds, next, after drinking a little more.
they became vigorous and gallant like
lions; but when they drank more still
they began to behave like asses
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much extra time. Rich, which was an
othor source of perplexity handsome,
which wasn't SO puzzling!
And 80 he sauntered along. his hands
IN his pockets and cigar balanced be-
tween his lips, unconsciously advanc-
ing to meet his fate.
Rap rap! rap! The Major played
q tattoo with his knuckies on the door.
Dear me, what noise, said voice
inside. "Come ina little louder
The Major walked in to confront, not
wrinkled old bag of washerv oman in
halo OF soap and steam, but beauti-
full young lady, dark and brilliant as an
Arabian dream, with jetty curls pinned
back In silken cascade at the back of
her head, and pair of huting scissors In
her hand
Major Appleton started back, all his
wits momentarily DESERVING him. It is
a curious fact that the more embarrass-
ed one party in tete-a-tete becomes,
the greater is the composure OF the
other. Annie Brighton should have
colored and suffered at being caught
thus, but she didn't.
What's your business, sir2" she
asked, with the greatest callnness.
"It's-about my sisters gown-Miss
Appletons you know z"
And she took a second pair of futine
scissors from the stove, testing its heat
by holding it dangerously near her vel
vet cheek
Major Appleton, being posted in ct
lquette and general decorum, saw nc
harm in carrying home basket of new
ly-laundried clothes. So he sat down
and waited, while honest Mrs. Baker
started from the other room, where she
lay upon her bed-a captive to rheumat-
ic pains.
"She's in hurry, you know" said
the Major, twirling his thumbs, and
thinking how very pretty the girl was
$50 am l." said Anna, making the
fluting scissors glide in and out in &
most marvellous manner among the
clouds of sunny muslin.
She wants to wear it, added the
Major.
" But say you-know-you're not {
regular washerwoman ?"
Anna slightly Strengthened herself up
"My father was a Colonel in the
regular army. My grandfather was
Hyde Creighton, of Brighton Manor
on the Hudson. But we are reduced
now, and we need money, and 1 am no
ashamed to work"
"By Jove, you're a trump ?" sale
Major Appleton, starting up.
Much obliged to you," retortet
Anna, with sparkling eyes. "WoulG
you mind holding the sash for mt
just a second while 1 finish this
loop?"
| And when Minnie came up to see how
her sister was retting on, she found he1
aided and abetted by the Major of cav
airy, who was heating the alternate pairs
of fiutting scissors after most scientific
fashion.
"Dear me, said Miss Appleton, wher
at last her brother made disappearance
chow long you have been"
eyes, said the Major, rubbing his
hands with an appearance of great sat
isfaction, ell took us quite while t.
finish those last thirteen founces."
Gus you don't mean to say that yor
helped the washerwoman %
Eyes, did," said the Major; "anc
the frocks are down stairs, and Tn
going up for a game of billiards. Ant
as he went he murmered to himself, "]
thought all girls were alike, but / be
lieve I've discovered one independent
one at last :"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-04-10
E0Y0i0n.

THE French Minister of Commerce Will ad-
dress circular 10 all the Chambers of Com
merce, of France, asking their cooperation in
the matter of proper representation at our
Centennial.
Trieste Austria. for the unwilling In April, Of
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-04-10

Do NOT allow grindstone to stand in
water when not in use. Clean off all
grease from tools before sharpening, as
grease or oil destroys the grit. When
you get "a stone that suits your purpose,
send sample to the dealer to select by;
half ounce sample is enough, and can
be sent by mail.
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OF $50, 600 required to start the mis-
sion proposed to be established on Lake
Nyanza, in memory of the late DR.. Llv-
ingston, $50, 600 is subscribed in G!as-
gov.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-04-10
PuDIIf Utu MdICU II, IoF'
CHAPTER 1873

Az ACT to amend section hve OF chapter one nun
dred and sixty-five of the general laws of 1877.
entitled Gan act to amend chapter one hundred
and eighty eight, of the general laws OF 1874 en-
titled 'An act to provide for the incorporation OF
villages"
The people Of the Stat. Of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section five of chapter one hundred
and sixty FIVE of the general laws OF 1873 ID hero
by amended as follows Section FIVE. The village
treasurer shall receive and take charge OF al
r9nevs due said village or collected by means of
anv tax license, forfeiture fine or otherwise, un-
der the authority OF this act, or which belongs to
such village: and for this purpose ne shall have
and be possessed, within the corporate limits OF
said village, of ali the power and authority now
vested in town treasurers within their respective
towns, and shall disburse the same only on the
written order signed by the president and counter
signed by the clerk of such village. which order
shall specify the amount of money to be drawn, to
whom payable. the number of the order and the
object for which il was drawn, and which shall
have been previously authorized by the board OF
trustees He shall keep just and true account OF
ali moneys coming into kis hands as such treas
urer Ia suitable books to be provided by the board
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CHAPTER POT.
relating to sdetracks TO railroads IN ertaiD
cases.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, represented
IN Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section ]. Whenever any town, by majority OF
its electors voting thereon, shall, IN its corporate
capacity, refuse TO aid any railroad company in
building depot in such town, 1t shall be lawful
for any person who shall build a warehouse IL such
town for the purpose Ct doing storage. forward
ing and commission business, to construct from
his warehouse a railroad track and connect the
same by switch at bis own expense, and II shall he
the duty of such railroad company to permit and
allow such construction. UGH side track and
switch shall at all times be under the control and
management of and kept in repair by such railroad
company Provided, That the party for whose ben
eft such side track and switch shall be constructed
sha pay to such railroad company the actual cost
of n aintaining and operating such side track and
switch, which payment shall be made monthly
and in case such payment shall not be made as
above provided, then and in that case the ob!iga-
lions of this section upon such railroad company
shall from and thereafter and be imperative
against it, until such costs and expenses are
fully paid Provided forther, That no such side
track shall be built within four miles of station
oD such railroad.
Sec. D. This act shall take effect and be In force
from and after it's passage and publication.
Approved March 4, 1915.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-16
the question of admitting st, Marks, to

the question of admitting st. Marks to
this Convention. .ip hru..A.H;
Mr. McCrady arose to close the debate.
He only asked a years delay in the con-
sideintion of this question, and he asked
it in good faith. He regarded this a. the
only manly effort that had ever been
made to grapple with the subject and II
should be made in o manly spirit. He
closed with an earnest appeal TO the Con-
vention to consider the question we'll be-
fore they passed upon it. tA :"
At the conclusion of Mr. NcCrady's
remarks, the blank in the resolution was
filled with the number seven, and it WAS
adopted by o uiud Uoce vote.
The Rev. w. o. Prentiss stated that he
had been requested by the delegates from
st. Marks to say that their application
for admission would be withdrawn.
The Bishop decided that the applica-
ton having been placed in his hands,
and having been by him given to the
Convention, was the property of the
Convention. and could not he with
drawn.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-16

How the Republican party takes care
Of the soldiers in the matter Of head-oear
ls shown in late report frem the Quar-
termaster-General According TO that
document, there were in store in June,
1874, 242, 1928 army hats, and SOC, 455
caps. This il for our total army of a
little over 25, 900 enlisted men, give nine
and three-fourth hats and twelve caps To
each soldier. Who. win have the teme-
rity to suggest, after this, that the Go
vernment Is unmindful Of its defen ders9
There is an expression, armed csp-a-
pie" which We never entirely under.
stnod-we never dreamed that it meant
t,eelce caps apiece! If each soldier had
even the fabulous nine lives Of Tho cat.
the supply Of head-ge would be more
than ample. Verify. it onght to hs q
good time for military tAilora ,, -
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-16

The joint committee of the ooaorstl
firemen's tournament have adopted a
vote of thanks to Messrs. Wilder and
Rose for their assistance in collecting
money from the citizens; to the oitixons
for the generous mar uer in which they
contributed; to the judges for the impar.
tial manner in which they discharged
their delicate duties; to the Uaioa- Herald.
PHOENIX and Republican Pxintina Oom.
pany for their generosity in pu6lishino
programmes. notices, etc., free of charge:
and to Mr.: Thomas Johnston fos use OF
Parker's HALL
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The hair OF a young ln,ly in Vermont
turned white in single night. She fell
into tiour barrel
MIR. Sherry. OF Indiana, became pale
Sherry on being arrested for obtaining
money on q worthless draft.
A lot of Alabama pig iron was recently
shipped to Liverpool. England, nnd sold
for profit.
Last observation of u cook dismissed
in disgrace Madame, the key of the
kitchen door opens the wine cellar"
The schooner Addie L. Cutler, bound
from Boston to Charleston, with ties,
etc.. was abandoned at sea. Grew saved.
The Winnsboro people are feasting on
fish from the Wateree River several
wagon-loads having arrived from there.
The fellow. who asked for a lock of his
girls hair. was informed that it .'cost
money, hair does
\ reunion OF the survivors of Orr's
Regiment will take plnce during the
coming summer. 4
You can't weigh an eel with scales,
because they have no scales. you know.
The Jail in Pickens is empty.
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Taine says: "Four varieties in society: ::
Lovers, the ambitious observers, and
fools. The fools are the happiest."
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Don't LIKE PEACE. The Boston .lou,-
nal refuses to he pacificl. Such fr.ter.
nal demonstrations as those of Generul
Bartlett at the late centennial celebra.
ton in Massachusetts, only awaken its
distrust. 1t eXclaims in it's discomfort
what onokling there IL oyer y few fr,.-
ternel words spoken North and South.
These occasional gushes Of patriotism
which are used nS Democratic thunder
will deceive no sensible person What
would the .journal have? Why should
''gushes of patriotism" be more readily
used Us "Democmtic thunder" than Re.
publican "thunder?" All parties ought
TO be pleased with the coMciliatory aud
national sentiments expressed by Gen.
Bartlett. To say that the Democracy
makes most of them il reelection upon
its political opponents. The MASSES oi
people OF both parties North and South,
especially those who fought in the war,
are gratiiied Mt hearing words OF peace.
Such men ns Gen. Bartlett, who was
covered with wounds Ill the battles of the
Union. arc ready to make up and he
friends, and it is mostly those who held
aloof from the battlefield when war was
raging, who require to be held now" to
keep them from rushing on imaginary
oA@cA1iSS' = uo NOiCc Vi TcFlNluR DrOCuef-
hood, which is "thunder" in tho eyes al
partisans, is music in the ears of patriots,
and we rejoice to sny is beginning to be
heard NIL around the horizon. In Rich
mond, Confederate officers md soldiers
lntely made warm response to Gen.
Bartletts "gushcs of pntriotism;" in
Georgia, Confederate General did the
same on n decoration day. Tho latest
reverberation of thunder comes from
Little Rock, Arkansas. where Confode.
rate General and Confederate Colonel
ask their surviving comrades of the two
armies to unite with them in common
decoration Of the graves Mt Mount Holly
and Oakland. The Little Rock Gu:etie II
confident the response will he prompt
and unanimous. This in not party
"thunder"-it is American thunder,
which no one has reason to fear who de-.
sires to Hes the country reunited, and
which we hope hcrnlds purified and
healthful political atmosphere.
baltimore Su.l.
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Huso. John Frazer was hung in Ca,,

HUNG. John Fruzcr wns hung in Cam
den on the 14th. Over 5000 persons
were present Frazer spoke about twenty
minutes to the crowd. He acknowledged
having killed Cooper, and also confessed
tho murder of his wife's child and Il
negro woman in Camden. He also ac-
knowlodgel having set are to gin
houses, mills. &c. He said that he was
ready to meet death, as he had been
washed in the blood Of his Saviour and
feared no harm to his soul. He re-
mained perfectly calm throughout The
widest religious enthusiasm prevailed.
At fourteen minutes to IL O'Clock. the
drop fell and Frazer was ushsred into
eternity. He died Of strangulstion in
seven minutes, the rope having slipped.
At IL o'clock, DIR. 4. A. Moore pro-
nounced him dead, and the body was
then placed in the coffin and turned over
to his friends.
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THE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CouRr.
CHARLESTON, May 14.-Chief Justice
Waite and Judge Hugh T.. Bond, prosid-
ing. In the case of John p. Soathern,
Geo. w. Williams and James P. Lowe,
4ssignees of the Blue Ridge Railroad
Company, as. Solomon l.. Hoge, Comp
troller-General. and others, the court
held that the Judgment in the State
Courts concluded the rights of the COM
plainants in the cause, and the court
ordered that tho bill be dismissed with
costs, and that the injunction heretofore
granted he dissolved.
In the case Of the Richmond and DAN
vile Railroad Company rs. J. p. +.
Camps, County Treasurer Of Spartan
burg, q verdict was rendered for the
plaintiffs for the property sued for, with
$500 damages.
In the matter of George W. Cunning
ham, in bankruptcy, it was ordered that
the appeal of George w. Williams & Co.
In the above cnuse be dismissed for
want of prosecution.
In the cases Of Harvey Terry Us. the
Bank Of Chester, and the same rs. the
Bank of Fairfield, it was ordered that
the plaintiff have leave to amend his
bill in these causes, and that the defend
ants have leave to answer.
In the case Of J. and r. Greene rs.
Cyrus H. Baldwin, receiver Of the Ex-
change Bank of Columbia. and others,
after hearing the report OF John F.
Ficken, Special Master in this cause, it
WAS ordered that the same be confirmed,
and that the complainants have execu-
ton against the defendants in the fol-
lowing sums, with costs: So, 600 against
James p. Carroll, in addition to the
$40. 600 heretofore adjndged against him
SIC. 900 against L. d. Childs; $4,000
against Cyrus II. Baldwin; 81, 1000 against
Catharine McAfie; $50, 600 against VIM.
Wallace. executor of Andrew +. Wallace,
deceased; $4,000 against William Mar
tin, executor Of Edward 7. Arthur and
$40, 900 against Elizabeth L. Hcrndon,
administratrix of Zachariah p Herndon.
And it was further ordered. that the
Plaintiffs hnve leave to move for such
further order in the case ns they NAV lie
advised.
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!. France. Austria. Italy. Belgium and
Denmark are all in the same boat with
regard to Prussia. Each one has u
quarrel against her, and each one good
reason to apprehend tho continuance
Of Prussian supremacy in Europe.
United these powers can whip Prussia,
even with Russia behind her.
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YestAsdat Aas not good day for the
discovery of diamonds, or the prosecu-
ton OF offenders. In regard to the for
mer. those who bonHd BY their Off
cial position 70 naveIths diamond cross
which was delivered to some of their
suboEdinates RSesd3lnsed, s3ls OF to discharge
theii1a toSsiaali u vtz,sse
rigor cfthe law, hs$s tsfsn an Aeiious q
detsrh{hsd sstjop.. !. n, ~: 80
s.tNgn, suah things be-, f,l,r.
And pyescQnQa us Like. q summer cloud.
uWithnut our special wonder" az
To descend frotn poetry to plain prose
and hafd fsct, it looks as if they can.
rrasssS 4 vssS 81 ssVsn asagpsT sn Columbia idnbia
for thsEs4t ending the lSthmwhites i A;
oolofeJ 3:iii< 8 544s. ,1Ssiss -
Tho Sewiah .yoaths, in ,Xiln& >on
prs6AAsea,i ek-dosssnoks " AsisaE 81
gold-hsxd4d .caAts,. 41s sdsse@sv = 'i IT. w
The South. csrslaa Railroad viii sell
exourionHt HtiNkdts toi Ohsrleston, y during
thei pskssnt week. = 'E6r. one fare. The
soHAstssnfest and regatts viii make It
lively 10 fhs ::''cti.y by the Sea- ~ ~ a..
The tornado did hotput in en- appear
ancs; 'on the eohttsry, the weather was
unusually pfe'stiAnt hardly even breeze
wasa stiFang. a. heavy storm of rain.
thutsderYnudr lightning, lott night,
frishtlHsdt tas tolnado- -expectors! A fear
ful's 'stSE a d rep9ited in Charlotte: .''p'. =,
J. W.lChsek has presented a Durham
N. c., ,,,6unday. school with o superb
church organ. Thst's the right kind Of
OpseA - 'u.asLi.r
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va enAo SSASiCSutloA pOhSoSbeu ciuChtlCn
and intelligence. and had complied with
oil the requirements. he was ready to vote
for the admission of these delegates.
Bishop Howe here asked the Conven-
tion to listen to an item Of information
upon the subject under discussion. 1t
had been intimated that this application
might be sequence of the passage Of the
Civil Rights Bill. For the information
OF the Convention, he would state that
during the first year Of his episcopscy, n
committee of this congregation had wait
ed upon him, and asked him whether
they should apply for admission into the
time, to abide by his ifecisibh. ,At that
time, he advised them not to apply.
This year, hs did advise them to apply,
and their application was consequently
He made this statement simply for the
information Of the Convention, and with.
out any desire to influence its action,
Mr.. A. H. Seabrook expressed the hope
that the Bishop would give an expression
of his views upon the question.
/, Bishop Howe-I feel like giving time
to consider this question, when 1 reflect
qpon its gravity; but when I consider
this--.when consider that something
matter from the consideration of the next
Convention, I am constrained by a higher
sense Of duty to say. let the question be
decided here and pow.t My feelings are,
in few words, as follows: shall hardly
ever give vote more cheerfully or more
gladly than when I shall vote "aye" on