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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-05-12
House.

WEDNESDAY, May 3.-The report of
the Committee on Elections was to the effect
that lie Moyne is entitled to a seat in Con-
gress. Without action on the Postoffice
Appropriation bill the Committee on APP
preparations rose and took a recess until
7,30 P. There was but small attend
ance at the evening session, and the pro-
ceedings were unimpOrtant.
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senate

THURSDAY, May 4.-Motions to adj
journ over for several days to attend the
opening Of the Centennial were laid over.
.., Petitions were referred in relation to Ed.
O. Condor, the American who has been
eight years in the English prison; from to-
bacconists demonstrating against any change
in the present mode of packing tobacco. -.
Mr.. Mcmillan, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported favorably on the bill
to exempt all vessels engaged in the naviga-
ton OF the Mississippi river and its tributar-
les, above New Orleans, from entrances and
cearances. Referred.
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FRIDAY, May 5.-The House reso-
luton accepting the invitation to attend the
opening of the ceremonies of the Centennial
Exhibition, and providing that when the
two Houses adjourn on the 9th inst, it be to
the 18th, was, after discussion, adopted ......
Ex-senator Carpenter made an argument
that the Senate bad no jurisdiction
over a private citizen, such as Belknap;
when an adjournment was effected until to-
mOrrOw......The Senate then resumed con-
sideration of legislative business, and after
referring several House bills to appropriate
went into executive session and
soon adjourned.
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THURSDAY, May IA debate by
Vance and Holman eDsued on the Post Of
flee Appropriation bill.....The bill passed
appropriating $4,000 for expenses of the
Committee to investigate the Federal Offices
ofELouisiana resolution passed accept
ing an invitation to the opening of the Cen
House from Tuesday the 9th 10 Friday the
12th.....A message came from the Presi-
dent declining to furnish to the House ex-
planions as TO his various absences from
Washington. IA resolution was adopted
for full investigation of the circumstances
attending the assassination of NJ. H.
TwiCchell and King on Red River.
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MONDAY, May 1-Mr. Ingalls, called
up the bill authorizing the issue of patents
to the purchasers of certain Miami lands in
Kansas. Passed Mr. Boutwell, intro
duced bill authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to renew the issue of fractional
currency, providing that the total
amount outstanding at any time shall not
exceed 10000 OO Referred w Pending
discussion in regard to Chinese Emigration
the Senate adjourned.
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Total in the treasury. 1l6, All, 6l5
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the papers to the committee when they reached


The witness continued his testimony, and said
that Deputy United States Marshal De Klyne
told him (witness) at one time to take 1900
oicars out Of n case In the Custom House aud
crrry them up to the United States Marshal's
once and witneaa did 40.
These cigars were taken to the Marshal's Of
Acc without any duty having been paid on
them witness said there was a law providing
that when the amount Of cigars received on
invoice was less than the invoice called for, and
the customs oflcer M ade a return that there was
not room In cases for the additional number
called for In the invoice, then the invoice
was taken to be wrong. and duty was paid on
the actual number OF cigars. In the above
trans ction De Klyne directed the ofhcer to re-
port tnat there was not room In the cases for
the 3,0cO which would be short after he had
taken these away, and have the Invoice made to
conform to the short. Witness said Joseph
Grinnell, a member OF the Custom House band,
was present at this time.
Q-Do they have band at the Custom House1 A.
TIey dld until few months ago.
Qwhat use did thev make Of bandf Alt was
used for political gatherings. serenades &c. and wac
taken about the country TO furnish music at political
q. nv MIR. Gibson-You have asked that you might
that you might have your data near at hand Did you
not say at nrst that to Washington to show
up thcee frauds to the 8 cretary OF the Treasury
Why did you not bring your papers with you TO sub
santiate your statements Al came TO tell these
things the secretary OF the Treasury him TO
send an agent TO New Orleans to Investigate the and
would have my data all there At the time.
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POISON AND KNIFE.
A Suicide Deliberately Prepares Himself for
the Undertaken.

SYRACUSE, May 20.-Charles J. Judson
committed suicide at 13 Dillaye Block, in this
city. yesterday. lie was professional painter.
aud became discouraged for want OF employ
ment. Mr.. VIM. g. Sogar, OF IS South Salina
street, allowed him to use a room free OF charge.
He worked all day on Thursday, and on pretence
OF having some writing to do remained In the
studio until little while before the suicide was
committed. He accomplished his purpose by
taking quantity Of opium and cyanide Of po-
tassium which he obtained In this city.
In case this did not have the desired effect he
had prepared common case knife which he had
used as a last resort. Mr.. Judson took a bath
seear on entering bis once on Friday morning,
noticed the absence OF Judson and was sur
prlsed to Hnd the package Of letters which we
publish below
fyou DO not see me n BY eleven o'clock tomorrow.
get Hammond mn the glider and come over to my room
Mr.. segar, In company with others, imme-
diately went to the room together, and finding
the door unlocked, entered, and on the floor in
the second room discovered the dead body OF
Judson. ON a chair was found his hat He had
spread newspapers on the hoor and arranged n
pillow of books and magazines. On this bed
note which was found beside him on a tumbler.
The body was dressed in suit OF black clothes,
pared for burial. The knife lay beside him on
the hoor, together with lead pencil and bot
USED use ~ to ~dS destroy 1 his e When onSd the body S
lay slaughtered out, with the right leg thrown
over the left In an easy position. the hands rest
ing by his side. The following Is the contents
Of the open note found on the tumDler:
II N. THURSDAY.
Let say am insane In unsouud state OF
mind. for am not In the eaet so. My faculties were
never clearer; wish to leave this Troublesome world
In peace to all mankind wish to be forgiven as now
forgive hope shall not have to resort 70 the knife.
but trust the article have taken In quantity will
form the desired work Should II fall then will use
me liquid and Il that allows me me 10 llnser 1 too Long,
me. had nice bath this morning. do not fear In
the least to die. JuDsoH.
Pinned To the above note was another piece Of
paper, which read as follows:
43o A. M.-Merey stupidity and sickness At stomach.
will Try the cyanide of potassium. My rst dose
was 70 cents worth OF opium. little more than OF.
The bottle, labeled "cyanide OF potassium,
poison" by his side, was nearly empty, only a
few drops remaining In II. and II Is thought
that from 1t he drank enough to have killed a
dozen men.
Judson was nfty-three years OF age, and leaves
a wife and stepdaughtcr.
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SENATOR CONKLING,s LEGION.
The Federal Onicehoiders' Demonstration
Cincinnati TO be Astonished.


Cincinnati to be Astonisbed.
The Custom House Campaign Committee
m ct at 2l1 Fourth avenue last night to arrange
for grand demonstration In favor Of Senator
Conkllng at Cincinnati.
The caucus was called by Collector Arthur.
Surveyor Sharpe, and District Attorney Bliss,
and few persons except ofacehoders were ad-
mitted to 1t. Neither OF the Promoters OF the
gathering was In attendance. 1t was un-
derstood that they waited In the Union League
CLUB. and that the result OF the caucus was COM
mu1icated to them at its close.
The Hon. A. ID. Cornell, Chairman OF the State
tive OF Senator Conkline, and was accompanied
by Police Commissioner Wheeler. Among those
who participated in the conference were Alder
willard Builard. AIderm n Hess, the Hon. Cor
nellus Van Cott, Hugh Gardner, and Thomas T..
aeary.
TO be. This was attributed to the fact that
each ofiiceholder had been invited to con-
tribute so for his railroad fare to Cincin-
tuts II he did not go himself. They Will be
compelled to pay their own board bills, and the
whole trip Is expected to cost each man not
less than $50. IL was thought that 1000 mon In
this city could be Induced To Join In the demon
stratton. Coz. Burns said that his district, the
First, could not send as large representation
as the rich uptown districts, because II had less
patronage.
Mr.. Geary thought that the Third District could
SEND many men as any other district having
as few ofiiceh olders. Mr.. Van Cott promised one
hundred delegates from the Seventh District.
Collector Arthur's. Mr.. Cornells, and District
Attorney Bliss districts each gusranteed from
The delegation are to start on the 10th June,
and intend to parade in Cincinnati on the even
1G pTgSed@g dim. the pTes,denta
0pdyke or District Attorney Bliss Is TO have
charge Of the disbursing fund.
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THE HORRORS OF HYDRoPHoBIA.
Five Members Of Newark Family Bitten
The Death Of One Child.

Henrietta Sorhagen. the twelve-year-old
daughter OF Louis sorhagen Of 2ts) Norfolk
street. Newark, died yesterday morning Of
hydrophobia. On last Thursday she was bitten
on the ankle by small SPITE dog that hor father
had about the house for the children to play
with, and on the samo day the dog bit Maggie
sorhagen, aged 10 years, on the heel Charles
Sorhagen, aged IL years, on the hand. and Mrs.
Sorhagen. Mr. Sorhagen, on his return homo,
although he found every member of his family
bitten, believed that the dog was not mad, but
TO prevent any other person. from being bitten,
he attempted to tie the dog to post. On
doing 80 the dog caught hold OF his left hand
and bit out q large piece OF flesh. The bites
on the children were small and Mr.. Sorhagen
did not pay further attention to them until Fri
day. when Henrietta became sick and In short
time was attacked with spasms which lasted un-
I'll her death yesterday morning, Physicians
were called in Just before she died and pro-
nounced her illness hydrophobia. sorhagen and
the remaining members OF the family have had
their bites cauteriZed and as yet do not expe-
rience any feelings Of illness. Tho physicians,
however, are OF opinion that the injuries have
run too long without attention. and II Is ex-
pscted that other members OF the family will
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JAY GOULD SCHEMES.
MIR. Rufus Hstch's Earnest Protest Against
Initiating Telegraph stock.
The following letter was written yester-


day:
II BROAD ST.. Nxw YORK, MAY TO- 1875.
TO the Frrsdenl nT the Ne,c IorE Sock EJcIdnOs.
DEAR SIR; am Informed that the Atlantic and Pa
cine Telegraph Company have given notice to the New
York STOCK Exchange that they will the expiration
OF thirty days from The dae of their notice 10 OOO
900 Of additional stock OF The Atlantic Pacific Com
sl5OoOO0O As stockholder In this corporate H. and
as member Of tne New YORK stock Exchange, re-
spectuy protest against this additional issue OF stock
/. They nave no legal rights to make this with
not obtained.
e. Even II The company had the right to increase Its
capital. II has right TO sell the shares below
8. Inc Atlantic and Pscnc Telegraph Company stock
the dollar aud few II any could be sold
thAt price.
a The company is insolvent az shown by the state
ment OF the president, the ebth OF April 1870
majority Of the directors act entirely In accord with
him.
D. Jay Gould and his conrederaes being largely short
Of esern Union Telegraph stock have several times
used this corporation 10 depress the price of Western
Union stock, which s solvent company, and in which
the members OF the stock Exchange and their custom
er are largely Interested by reducing the tarn for tel
egrApnR below the pree al which II can De done and
pay expenses that they may pront largely by the de-
cline IN the price OF Western Union stock.
full investigation nv the Law Committee OF your
Exchange viii shoH that conspiracy exists among ay
Gould ana his confederAtes who officers and
tors OF the Atlantic and Pacnc Telegraph Co.. and VINO
have been ana largely short VI Western Union
stock above to nJnre the business OF the New York
Stock Exchange ana all investors In Incorporate
psnes would respectfully suggest that such imme.
diate action be taken as WIN protect the members OF
the stock Exchange from this and frauds which
Ors, customers, ana corresp lndents Of members.
Yours respectfully, RUFUS HATCH,
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a STIR IN DROOKLYN.
An A Anldavit Accusing two judges OF Fraud''
and "Imbscilitv,"

In the litigation between Thomas S. Well
wood and Charles s. Schiller, partners in the
establishment OF the German settlement known
as the City Of Breslau, twenty-three causes
were on the calendar At length, under the
representation OF friends that the suits could
benefit no one except lawyers, compromise was
agreed upon. under the law providing for the
settlement Of such cases by arbitration. Judges
Reynolds and McCue of the Brooklyn City Court
were selected as arbtrators The law says their
decision is Anal. After several months Of con
slderaton the was decided in favor Of
Wildwood, who established his claim to the
profits OF the speculation. Schlelr was dissats-
fed and obtained stay OF proceedings from
Judge Pratt Of the Supreme Court. Yesterday
the papers were served Oh Judge McCue, Judge
Reynolds being out Of town. The anidayits on
which the stay was granted created much ex-
element in Brooklyn legal circles. They allege
fraud ON the part Of Judge McCue, and accuse
Judge Reynolds OF imbecility In being n" tool
Of his colleague" Judge McCue Indignantly
says that Judge Reynolds and himself can salts
factorily prove that the allegations are false.
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The police arc ordered TO appear for general
inspection al the Central once Tomorrow.
Commodore Vanderbilt was out OF his bod
part of Yesterday ana received two business calls lilo
continued improving.
Leo Herzog, a child, was killed Yesterday in
Third avenue near kghteenih street, by beer wagon
driven by Jacob Gret,
a correspondent inquiries whether Mr.. Goo.
W. Curtis of HUper'S UeStiy IL an Epscnpalan or o
Unitarian. lie na Unitarian.
Tho first excursion trip Of the steamer Ply.
noun kucN Com Iudore louk,r, N,4 take place nett
sunday she VIII ~ To RlckaNaY.
The Carman Club Of Washington Heights will
Nnd an -hl Dared nnd urnArcd crew u the Cen.
WnhA' hesalai IN adaillon 10 several slGsle sculs.
Custom House Ofhcer Neane caught Mrs.
Meyturn coming ashore from the steamer Neyada
yeterday with several rolls o smugged silk concealed
UNDER her dress.
Sir Sidney waterlow, NJ. p. British Commits.
soner To the Centennial, Count Della Salt the Turkish
oomIml.sloner and ne klgh!isy 4 GllmOur. Blshop
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A SATURDAY IN CONGRESS.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ExONER-
ATING SENATOR SPENCER.
A Bill Passed Unnnimou Over the Prrsi-
dent. veto-A Blow at the Lobby-Opposi-
tion TO Aboiiships the Useless Navy Yards.


A Hill Passed Unanim ousiy Over the Prcsi-
dents veto-A Blow mt the Lobby-Opposi-
tion TO Aboliships the Useless Navy Yards.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-In the Senate to-
day Mr.. Morton Qiep.. Ind.). from the Commit
toe on Elections. submitted a report In the case
Of Senator Spencer OF Alabama which was or
dered to be printed. Tho onciusions arrived at
by the committee are In substance First, that
the question OF validity OF the so-called Court
House Legislature, which elected Spencer, was
settled by tho Senate when It decided against
Sykes the contestant for his seat last year and
secondly, that no testimony has ever been ad-
duced In this investigation showing that any
corruption or bribery were employed TO secure
Spencer's election, the only evidence offered on
this point being merely hearsay.
Mr.. salisbury Dem, Dell, member OF the
committee, said that while he concurred In the
conclusions OF the committee so far as the evil
depcs taken was concerned. to the effect that
there was nothing duplicating Senator spencer
In bribery 70 secure his election to The Senate
OF the evidence taken. In his opinion testimony
was excluded which should h We been taken
Legislature which elected MIR. Spencer should
have been inquired into, and testimony on that
convnit,ee In excluding evidence on that point.
Az some future time he would briefly state In
writing his objections, and would ask to have
Mr. Mitchell Rep., Oregon) called up the SEN
ate bill for the relief OF q. B. Tyler and II. III.
Luckett. with the message OF the President
vetoing the same. The bill authorizes the Seo-
retary Of the Treasury TO pay to the persons
named t1Gl. money wrongfully collected in the
Second District OF Kentucky as a tax for a
keeper OF "A bonded warehouse. The question
being " shall the bill pass not, outstanding tho
objection OF the Presidentf" 1t WIS determined
In the affirmative by yeas, ": no negative vote.
The Senate then. at 1870 Z. NJ, suspended leg
islative business. and resumed the consdera-
ton Of the articles OF impeachment against w:
w. Beknap, late Secretary OF War, with closed
doors. At 345 p. NJ, before reaching any deci-
sion, the doors were reopened, and the Senate
adjourned until Monday.
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MONEY IN 1T.
Where the Administering of an Estate was
Made Very Profitable.

Charles Fuchs, young German, COM
mtted suicide at the residence Of Justice John
White Of Hoboken, In October, 1874. Among
his papers were IA bank account and mortgage
amounting To $3.50. The Judge had Fuchs bur
led infths best style possible and after
on the representation that Fuchs had no rela-
tiyes or next OF kin IN this country, applied for
and received letters OF administration on his es-
friends arrived in this country, and an attempt
was made to compel the Justice to ille his ac-
counts with the Surrogate After considerable
threatening the Justice did so, and yesterday,
before Judge Hoffman In the Orphans Court,
the schedule was submitted. Among the Items
travelling expenses. SEQ" The representatives
OF the dead man say that the bills of expenses
amount To Sl0s4.7a and they refuse to pay
Judge. Hoffman will hear the argument next
Saturday.
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ARu..,an Family 0uarre, se,,,ed.

DR.. Theodore Leontien and Nine. Olga Tchet-
chuin have settled their dispute to the custody of
the children slla and Vols Leontlen Ths Doctor ad
mted to Superintendent walling yesterday that NINE.
Tchetchulin his wife before he came from Russia.
His wife, however, avang herself OF the privilege
given Dy Russian laws wives whose husbands leavs
Their country for political offences had her
self divorced, and had married again. The Doctor and
his former wife signed greement In which the boo
tor cons, n,s that she take tue children to Russia
aud she agrees to care for ana educate them.
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BROOKLYN.

Tho Forty-seventh REGIMENT will attend d.
to preach
Mrs Ellen Kane, who was thrown from the
stop OF Flushing avenue Ia January yesterday re-
covered t27uO damOges from the BrookBn city Rail-
road Company.
The Kings county Grand Jury has indicted
only one OF the twenty nYe COncy Island road hotel
pfoprletors, against whom OlYer COtter made COM
plants OF Sunday liquor selling.
Tho body of an unrec ognized m an was found of
the foot OF Reid street, Brooklyn yesterday. He vas
about iory nve years DID, nve feet seven had light
ana sandy mOustache, ami wore . blacE fTock coat,
brown pantAloons, gray shirt. and gaiIer shoes.
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The Insanity Plea In Forgery Case.

BALTIMORE, May 2O.-The trial OF Allan U.
Clarke for forging the signature OF jenkins Chand
Ter, Baltimore nrm, to check for $4,000, was con-
euged IN Somerset county, Eastern shore OF Maryland
on thursday last the Jury bringing IN verdict of
qutta A despsi ch SAYS the forgery cOnclusVely
proved put the prisoner acQuitted the ground
OF INSANITY II being In evidence thst Clarke queer
N tne upper story thal he would change his dess
often as eight or nine times day. and had all his law
teeth extracted because OF the pleasant sensation pro
duced by gas. Clarke was clerk OF the nrm at the
erset, Ms former hOma. = ~
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The Happy Family on Poverty Corner.

Gustavus vodges, President OF the Twelfth
District Republican Association Of Brooklyn. who 10
usher In the Custom House. detailed to keep the
rdors free OF loungers tramps saw two men talk
ing the Surveyors ONCE. He told them TO wall
on The largest OF the strangers turned on him,
tried to ning him over the iron railing into the stone
court yard. distance of forty feet Bystanders 10
terfered and checked him. Yesterday the usher ascer
tained that his sssailsnt was Louis Burril, a we'll
known sporting who holds the once OF InsDecto
Of Customs. A complaint was made against him. and
he suspended BY the Collector. He 10 an aDpointoe
O. Gen 9ickles.
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An EXPLOSION OF FIRE DAMP.
Ono Man Killed Outright and Four Seriously
Injured.

SCRANTON, Penn, May 20.-A terrific ex-
plosion Of fire damp occurred this forenoon, at
the oxford air shaft Of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad Company, In this
city, by which one man was killed instantly and
four seriously scorched and otherwise injured
The explosion was caused by an accumulation
a ,niner is,nn st deuth ~ 1n fot cr,n ia
surfare, and Immediately under the air slS IT,
Four men were close to where the gas was
confined, and these were burned seriously. The
shock was felt for distance OF a mile around
The gas, on igniting, rushed up the shaft with
completely shattering the heavy timbers Of the
tower above ground and scattering them In all
directions. A man named Pon, employed at the
mouth Of the shaft, had just stepped into the
basket, and was thrown high In the air, and
descending, fell into the mine, distance Of four
hundred foet whore he was literally smashed to
nieCeA.
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The Death of n Pioneer Methodist.

SCRANTON, Pa, May 2O.-George Peck, ID. d.
the pioneer OF Meth dism In this region and brother Of
Bishop Jesse Peck died here to-day In his seventy.
ninth year lie became preacher at tie age OF eign-
ten, and came 90 thus vicinity 70 spread the gospel
when the site where Scranton city now stands was
complete wilderness He the author of many
WORKS. including history Of Wyoming Valley and III
lSiS Was elected edtOrin chlef OF the Lhtsdn AdrO
cate For several years past he has held superanuu
Conference.
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LONDON, May a-A special despatch from
berlin TO the Pan Nan Gases the refusal OF The
British Government 10 adhere to the memorandum OF
tie Berlin Conference IL felt there serious disap
pointmcnt. II Is hopcd, however. that England WILL
OF her own accord, accede at later stage
Gen lgnAtied the Russian Ambassador to Turkey.
will present the memorandum at COnstantinople.
England will be apprised Of any furthur steps which
be taken by the powers as II she had supported