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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-05
A B0ofbIack MARQUIS.
From the Chicago Times, 28th.,

About a year and a half ago a French
man, who had lived for some time in
Chicago and operated on the Board of
| Trade, committed suicide. He was
member of one of the oldest and most
noble families in France, that of de Bel
10y, ard was by right marquis. Being
depressed in spirits, he went, one even
ing, In company with some friends, into
wlne-cellar on Clark street, and, after
drinking several times, drew a small pis-
| toll and fired bullet into his body
There was, of course, a confusion at once,
whereupon de Belloy walked up to the
| counter, where the owner of the place
presided, asked his pardon in the most
| bland terms for creating any undue dis
turbance, fell back upon the floor and
| died. The strange man had a strange,
| eventful, and romantic history. In brief
| it was that he left France abont 20 years
ago and came to America. In northern
Michigan he married fisherman 8
| daughter, and maintained himself and
family for some time by teach
ing. Six children grew out of the union.
Several years ago he came to Chicago
| and began operating en- Change, his bu-
slnesS career proving checkered one.
After his death his widow found it diff
cult matter to get along Her oldest boy
engaged in boot-backing and selling
newspapers upon the streets, becoming
rapidly as dirty, saucy, and shiftless
boy as is to be found amongst the gamin
of Chicago. The widow subsequently re-
moved to Geneseo, in this State, where
she now resides with her family. The
strangest part Of this story remains to be
told.
Information has just been received here
that the mother of Marquis de Belloy the
father of this boot black has just died in
France. The Chicago boy is the oldest
son, and by right inherits the title of
marquis, while his mother becomes the
Marchoness de Belloy. The boy will
hereafter be the head of this proud fam.
lily, which traces its lineage back behind
the Crusader. All that now remains is
to prove the legality ofhis mother S mar
riage and his own legitimacy to secure
the titles and the right to all the lands,
estates, and .hereditaments Of the family of
which they are the representative heirs.
Good for the boot-black; good for the
fsherman's daughter. Now then, won't
some American girl please keep her eye
on the young marquis and gather him in
matrimonially as soon as he gets old
enough
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-05
The Presidents Indian Policy.

The board Of Indian commissioners and
Grant had an Indian talk at Long
Branch, the 29th, at which the President
again, announced his confidence in the
Indian policy Of his administration. The
subject of the charges made by Prof.
Thorough investigation Of tfheemm demhannSai..
| ed. Prof Geo. Anterior and Senator
Howe, of WI consin, have already gone
! forward to Red Cloud agency to serve on
| the commission of investigation. The
President was earnest in pledging the full
| power of the executive in reforming any
branch of the service, and pledged his
hearty cooperation with the board, with
whom he is in entire accord. Neither
the Secretary Of the Interior nor the
commissioner Of Indian affairs were pres
ent at the conference. The gradual re-
moval Of all Indians III the country to
Indian territory was discussed, and
measures adopted looking to the carrying
out of the plan.
The Board of Indian Commissioners
have issued an address to the Christian
public, asking their support Of the hu-
name policy toward the Indians. They
say this policy, despite the assaults upon
1t, has been eminently successful. The
Indians are taking on the manners and
| occupations of civilized life. In regard
to indian agents, while they admit that
perhaps few may have become corrupt,
feeling confident that the government
never was so faithfully served in this re-
| spect as at the present time, neither the
board or government could be justified in
accepting loud-mouthed accusations as an
| evidence of guilt. as most Of the charges
come from disappointed contractors and
| traders. whose hope of gain under the
more careful letting of contracts and the
rigid inspection Of supplies is gone; or
on the other hand would they be justified
IN Withholding the most rigid investiga-
ton when in some cases charges are made
by respectable and responsible parties.
They appeal to the missionaries to nomi-
nate none but the best men for the posi-
ton of agents, and state that in measures
of reform they have the cordial support
of the government
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-05
A SPECTACLE.

When the funeral cortege passed through
Haupstrom to the depot, all Heidelberg,
$4,000 TO 10000 persons, lined the win
dows and curbstones, with heads uncoy-
cred and in respectfully sympathetic at
titudes, that not being considered reflect.
ing upon the university or the authorities.
The spectacle itself was unique. Eleva-
ted far above the heads of the crowd, the
coffin stood upon heaped pyramid
of funeral furniture and coll
lege insignia. Immortelles and
grave blossoms of many kinds covered the
coffin, the catafalque and the bearers.
Flaring torches glared SMOKEY through
the feeble darkness Of an early June
dusk. The town lay buried in the black
shadows OF the overtowering hills, the
streets in semi-blackness where the
shades lay thickest. Through the packed
thousands the cortege wound its way
slowly, the band playing the dismalist
sort of dirge. Behind the hearse were
a group Of the dead boys corps comrades.
After these, groups Of all the other corps
| But the most remarkable spectacle of all
was the murderer in white knee breeches,
low shoes with silver buckles, and
sword, with a plumed hat under
his arm, and flaming
torch in one hand, just back and next to
the hearse, as though he wished to assure
himself that his victim was finished, and
that no delusion had been practiced Be-
| hind these were the friends of the dead
in carriages, and behind these all Heidel.
berg solemnly falling into line as the
| cortege passed. There were fully two
miles of torches, the students corps pre-
senting a very brilliant spectacle, their
| swords and accoutrements flashing under
the tiarlng pine torches which they all
carried. At the depot the body was put
on tho train, and the parents were left
alone with the dead. The procession
faced about, the band struck up lively
march, and the crowd falling into the
quickstep, accompanied the torches back
to the University building, where char
acteristic ceremony was enacted. Group
ing themselves in vast circle, the corps
struck up "Gaudeamus," and after the
| glorious sounds had died away their
torches were flung whirling in the air, the
ceremony being significant of the termi.
nation of the career of one of their
number.
/ hear Of steps being taken to bring
| the murderer to justice. The penalty,
according to the college code, is two
years detention in some semi-prison,
generally at large in some small town. A
member of the German Parliament has
| set to work to frame law making duel
| ling a capital offense in college towns; but
since the law Of the empire recognizes a
court of honor for affairs of this sort,
don't see how this is to be brought
| about.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-05
PERSONAL.

Four of the best players of this sea-
son in the Boston base ball club have
been engaged to play next season in the
Chicago club.
Henry Ward Beecher is to deliver the
address at the New England and New
Hampshire agricultural fair at Manches-
ter, n. H., September 10th.
Lafayette Lane the Democratic candi-
date in Oregon for Congress, is a son of
Gen. Joe Lane, and is lawyer of ability
and a Democrat of the most radical stripe
A London telegram of the 9th says ::
} Ohm MaciVcr, one of the proprietors Of
the Cunard steamship line, who retired
from business some time ago, is dead.
An order issued Friday the 3lst assigns
Judge Burnham, second assistant secre-
tary of the treasury, to act as secretary
during the absence or sickness of Secre-
tary Bristow. This is construed as placing
first assistant secretary Conant in a minor
position to what he has heretofore occu-
pied.
General George E. Pickett died at Nor
folk, Va, Friday night, July Both. A
memorial meeting of his comrades in the
rebel service and of citizens generally was
called Saturday to meet at Richmond.
Monday evening, August I'd, when ar
engagements were to be made for burying
his remains at Richmond.
The World says Henry Ward Beecher
has decided to give up the course of
winter lectures and will devote his spare
time to building up the Christian Union,
writing for it every week a series of arti-
cles. When not occupied on the paper and
free from church duties he will spend his
time in completing his Life of Christ"
A late dispatch says the bondhold-
ers of the Northern Pacific Railroad
have confirmed the appointment of
Chas. Magne Towers as trustee of the
road. The purchasing committee still
hold daily meetings to make arrange
ments for purchasing the road for the
bondholders on Monday next. It is
stated that Sl8,000,000 in 30s have been
received already. Yesterday $4,000
were received.
1t is asserted that Theodore Moss has
$4,000 with the firm Messrs. Henderson
L Colville had $4,000 and VIM. Wheat
ley had very large sum. J. L. Toan
holds their paper. which he bought
fortnight ago to the extent of $4,000. II.
j. Montague deposited with them his
earnings here and John Brougham had
almost his entire fortune in the house.
John 7. Raymond and VIM. Florence
both held letters Of credit from the firm
as we'll as many Of their professional as
socrates from abroad.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-05
silver Mines Near all
road Project.
[Chicago Journal, 26th.J

Messrs. S. Adams and H. II. Stafford
of Marquette, Mich, are in this city to-
day, having just arrived from that region
on important business in connection with
silver mining and railroad business. They
brought with them the first substantial
results-a solid silver brick-of working
the newly discovered silver mines on the
south shore OF Lake Superior, on the
Iron river, twelve miles from Ontonagon.
The brick is the partial proceeds of twen-
ty-two tons of ore, put through the
stamping and amalgamating process, and
is worth 1882 20 in currency. This silver
mine consists Of vein of gray quartzite
and slate. in the rivers bed. The
vein is Is inches thick at the sur
face, and SO inches at depth Of
ll9 feet. 1t has thus far been traced for
distance Of three miles, and is probably
at least twenty miles long, extending to
the copper range of that range. From
tests thus far made it is confidently be
lieved that the ore will yield from $40
to $50 of pure silver to the ton. The
''Ontonagon Silver Mining Company,
owners Of the mine, are now at work de-
veloplng the property, and it will be
pushed with energy. The stamping and
amagamating machinery now on hand
will be at once increased, and to purchase
this is in part the object of Mr.. Adams
visit to Chicago at this time.
Messrs Adams and Stafford also have
an appointment here with Mr.. j. F. JOY,
the President of the Michigan Central
Railroad, to close with him negotiations
for building projected railroad from
Marquette to Mackinac, distance of $50
miles. The line has already been sur.
veyed, and the Michigan Central Rail-
road Company, approaching the import
ance of securing direct connection with
the Lake Superior region, will probably
build and operate it, beginning the work
forthwith.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-05
Another Railroad War.
From the Chicago Tribune, 2sth.

(From the Chicago Tribune, 2Sth)
There is another railroad war in pros
pect which promises to exceed in magni-
tude the one between the Baltimore &
Ohio and Pennsylvania railroads just
closed. The battle this time will be
mainly between the st. Louis and Kansas
City roads, but there is hardly a doubt
that all the Western lines, including those
Of Chicago, will be compelled to take a
hand in it before long. The ball was
opened few days ago by the st. Louis,
Kansas City & Northern Railroad giving
orders to withdraw all coupon tickets
from the Missouri Pacific Railroad. The
Missouri Pacific struck back by making
reduction both in freight and passenger
rates. Yesterday the Hannibal & St.
j Zoe took hand in the fight by reducing
its rates to New York nearly one-half
Mr.. Jay Gould is st the bottom of all
this trouble, ever since he secured con-
| troll of the St. Louis. Kansas
City & Northern and the Kansas Pacific
Railroads to form through line
from st. Louis to California. Formerly
| the Missouri Pacific carried the bulk OF
! the California traffic, and now that it was
transferred to the st. Louis, Kansas &c
Northern it had to look out for other
connections to reach the far West, as it
no longer could take its through traffic
over the Kansas Pacific. 1t therefore
turned an eye toward the Atkinson, To-
peka & Santa Fe railroad, with which it
made arrangements for carrying it's
| through traffic as soon as completed to
Kansas City. What the next move of Mr..
Gould will be to drive the Missouri Pa
cific to the wall and thus secure monop-
oily on the St. Louis traffic to Omaha is
hard TO tell. but his action in ordering
that the coupon tickets be thrown out
| from the offices on the line OF the road
shows that the fight will be fierce one.
Several roads, and among them the Chi
| cago. Rock Island & Pacific, are now ex-
tending their lines to Kansas, City, so as
to be enabled to take part in the conflict.
This war will work very detrimentaly to
the Iowa pool lines which lead from this
city to Omaha. 1t will be impossible for
them to maintain rates to the Missouri
river points when the lines from St.
Louis and other Western cities are cut
ting them down as low as possible.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-05
Lightning Mail Train Between New
York and Chicago.

The New York Tribune of the Goth,
announced that the Postmaster General
has decided upon the mail route along
the shores Of the lakes for a fast mail to
the West. 1t Is expected that 1t will be-
gin to run by the lst of October. 1t will
make the distance from New York to
Chicago in not more than twenty-six
hours, and it is hoped to reduce the time
to twenty-four, a gain Of twelve hours
over the present mail and express train.
The amount of mail matter to be- carried
by this train will be enormous. There
Will be four large postal cars of improved
construction capable of carrying thirty
five tons of matter, and it is thought by
the Department the amount to be car
ried will reach forty-fve tons before the
expiration Of six months. The greater
part of the work of distribution will be
done on the cars. Newspapers will be
taken in by the bundle and folded and
distributed en- route. Relays OF clerks
will be stationed at Syracuse, Buffalo
and Toledo, This enterprise viii not cost
oils cent additional expense, the sRilfagds
having net the seYsfnmess IN tRs FAssi
aeBefess spirit.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-05
MISCELLANEOUS

The Democratic State convention ot
oregon has named Lafayette Lane for
Congress.
VIM. Henderson, a lumber merchant
OF Montreal. has made an assignment
Liabilities, 100000; assets, 800 600.
1t is claimed that pan Of dirt taken
out of Dutch Gulch was found to contain
from twenty to thirty cents Of the elbow
metal.
New York telegssms say gold jumped to
ITO IA upon announcement Of the sus-
pension of Duncan, Sherman & Co.. and
rumored embarrassment Of other houses.
but soon fell to ia.
1t * now reported that on September
1St Mr.. Cleveland will become publisher
of the Christian Union, with Horatio
c. King, present business manager and
publisher Of the Christina az Hork, a.
assistant
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-05
A Preacher Saves a Life at the Risk
OF His Own.
TPhiladelphia Times.1


North Mountain is quiet hillside re.
sort on branch road off from Wilkes
barre, Pa. Adjacent to the hotel are
mines and shafts. In new one of these
latter, which was being sunk, the flow of
water at 80 feet was so plentiful as to
compel its temporary abandonment A
few days ago the boss descended the
shaft to examine its condition. He was
lowered so feet, when the sudden slack
ing of the rope showed that the captain
must have fallen from the bucket. 1t
was clear that he had been overcome by
gas, and that if he had not already been
killed by the fall, that he would soon die
from suffocation or drowning. The group
of guests were Of course horror-stricke
and urged the unfortunate boss gang
numbering many men-to &c to his res
cue, but they peremptorily refused to
take the risk. Their cowardice so dis
gusted the Rev. Waiter Q. Scott. late
Professor at Lafayette College, Easton,
and present pastor of the Presbyte-
ran Church. corner Tenth and Arch
streets, Philadelphia, that, accou-
tered as he was, he plunged into the
bucket and insisted upon being quickly
lowered to the scene Of peril. He was re-
luctantly let down, and in very short
time signaled to the alert and anxious
hearts at the windlass to "hoist away"
This was done with a hearty will, and
the added weight told them that the i'm
pulsive and dangerous exploit had not
been futile. On reaching the surface,
Mr.. Scott tainted from the great stress
he had undergone. and his rescued bur-
den was wet, limp and senseless
mass. Mr.. Scott was soon restored, and
the Captain also yielded to treatment,
and called for glass Of whisky and his
pipe for little solace. Mr.. Scott report
ed that the gas was overpowering, and
that he was cautious to inhale as little of
it as possible. He found the victim I'M
der water, ana as he was man weighing
about 200 pounds. it taxed his strength
to lug him into the bucket, and when he
had himself climbed in and given the sig
| nal to hoist he was In a stupor, and recol-
lected no more until he revived among
his friends. He has entirely recovered,
and not being of nervous temperament,
he experiences no unpleasant effects.
| The deed would have been heroic in any
man, but in a clergyman, who, as a class,
are more noted for timidity than courage
in physical and temporal affairs, it was as
heroic and daring as it was praiseworthy.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-05
The Champion BABY.

(From the Springfield Mass. Republican,
The boy-child of d. ). Shea, born last
Thursday evening, was weighed immedi.
ately after its birth by DR.. Rice, in the
presence of dozen witnesses, with bal
ance scales, and weighed 20 pounds and
two ounces. This weight can be relied
upon, and is also verified by measure
ments of the child taken yesterday morn
ing, sixty hours after its birth. The hor-
izontal circumference of its head is 16
inches; the perpendicular circumference,
l6 2 inches; length Of child, % 3-4
inches; distance from shoulder to shoul
der over the chest, 20 IL inches. In
short the child is as large as an or
binary babe year old, and is well
and fourishing. That these figures
are entirely unparalleled is proved by
medical works, which gives instances Of
infants weighing Is or ii pounds at birth,
bit generally scout the idea of greater
weights. One author, indeed, tells Of a
still-born child Of II pounds, and scarce
ly authentic case Of still born child over
IL pounds. but gives Is pounds as the
maximum weight, and about ID pounds
as the average weight of living infants.
This Is the first child of the parents, both
of whom are of Irish descent The
mother is feet inches high, % years
old. weighs 135 pounds when in good
health, and bears her confinement well.
The father is % years old, and is not
man If unusual size.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-05

relies upon Johns judgment, as written
to him, in the management of his affairs.
The darkey is very dark, with placid,
undemonstrativef face and grave demeanor
that reminds one of an ideal Uncle Tom.
lie has no children. and has arranged to
leave his property, after life-lease to
his wife, to son of his former master.
This sounds queerly to northern ears,
but the tale is told as John gave it to
Register reporter, to whom he also
showed several letters he had received
from the man who once had the right to
claim two thousand dollars worth of
property in his black chattel.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-05

drew revolver and fired at him, the ball
striking the floor near his feet. He Jump
ed behind picket gate and closed it.
when she fired again, the bali passing
through panel and through his hat, an
inch above his head. Several men then
rushed in and secured the girl, wrestling
the weapon from her. Tie cause of the
rash act is said to be breach of promise
and seduction. The girls age is Is.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-05
Master and Slave.
From the Des Moines, Iowa, Regi

FROM the DeS MONIES, iowa, Register
There lives in Des Moines at least one
example of the good feeling existing be-
tween some slave owners and their chat
tells in the days of slavery. The hero of
this unheroic tale is q colOred man, about
As years of age, who was for many years
owned by a Mississippi planter. There
existed between himself and master Pc
culiar affection, which each retains to the
present time. The slave, whom we will
call John for convenience, was liberated
during the third year Of the war, by q
wandering band of federal cavalry which
CHANGED to sweep through the parish in
which he was owned. They informed him
that he was free. and invited him to go
with them. John listened to their state
ment and then went to the house to con-
suit his master. That gentleman sub
stantiated the statement of the soldiers,
and told his slave that slavery was prac-
tically abolished. and that he could not
be retained for service contrary to his
own wish. John studied over the matter
while, and finally went again to his
master. The result Of the second confer
ence was that John left his wife with his
master while he went 20 VickSburg, and
was soon earning good wages in the serv-
ice of Uncle Sam. When the war ended
he returned to his wife and to his master,
whom he found in Strengthened circnm-
stances. Johns money procured MN
some needed necessaries, and his square,
sound sense aided in putting the plan'a-
ton in running order again.
The following spring the ex.slave came
north, accompanied by his WIFE, ana set
tied in Des Moines. once ne mas oeen
back to Mississippi TO visit hia former
uIsstss, ard twice esgh month letters are
exchanged. John eve his master is the
Last Ws, he eTeF saew, sna liza HlssttY
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-05

Inc town Of Wyoming. Iowa, was the
scene Q, hrst class sensation Monday.
,ne Zcth: On the afternoon of that dav.
Miss Elite Green. daughter of one of the
oleest, and highest esteemed e!tiSens, went
inte TIE First National Bank, and after
iss words sith fYs!lsae Eaata, Taller.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-08-05

!. swa hogsheRda make a pipe AaW
many I'll EasEs aigaFf
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-07-30

How FARMERS ARE Sw1NDLED. The
farmers in Maine have been this spring
swindled out of much money by an
agent selling moving machines. The
agent draws up note something of this
form; promise to pay, on the receipt
of ten moving machines, A. B., or order,
three months after date, $500, value re-
ceived." A place is left for the witness
and another for the signature. Now the
dishonesty of the thing is, that the
words "on the receipt of ten moving
machines run out on the line beyond
the body of the note, so that they can
be torn off like the stub of check book.
leaving good promissory note behind.
The promissory note the agent carries
to bank and easily gets it discounted.
The farmer waits for the machines that
don't come, and INDUCES in happy
dreams of his $3.50 profit when he shall
receive them. But the note does not fail
to come three months after date. and
has to be paid. 1t is stated that several
thousand dollars have been swindIed out
of Maine farmers in this way.