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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30
NO. 43

The product of these vast har-
vests must necessarily find its way
to Duluth, for the cost Of carriage
to this port is no more than from
points from $50 TO 800 miles around
Chicago and Milwaukee to thoseports
Arrived in market, the Red River
grain has a margin of seven cents
higher value per bushel to beat all
other wheats.
With these evidences of future
thrift, we may safely anticipate that
the great bulk of this grain will pass
through our port Oh its way to the
eastern markets, and with the in
creased commerce attending it our
Zenith city Will again attire herself
IN garments of prosperity, to be
changed only for those more costly
and more comely.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30

-Itis pleasure to record the
good deeds of any one, and espe-
cially public officer We learn
that Benz. Gillett, Esq, County
Treasurer, has disbursed, since the
first OF March last, the sum of $23,-
1896 out of $50, ,97l.41 of taxes
which he has collected. In a few
days he will make settlement with
the several towns. Mr. GiIlett de-
serves great creditin making prompt
payments as soon as he collects the
money to make his payments with.
He does not believe in the theory
that it is better to let money lie idle
at the risk of having it stolen or
perverted from its proper scource,
but he believes in the honest mode
Of paying your debts as soon as
possible. All honor to the present
worthy Treasurer. Long may he
wave in public virtue.-Du1uth
Hjnne8 0tidm Herald.
It would be a good thing if some
of the other county treasurers in
this region would follow Mr.. G'>
good example.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30
Serb er for July.

Though not entirely given over to
Centennial topics, contains much,
the publishers clam, that will just
now be Of peculiar interest to the
American public. The accounts of
the signing of the Declaration (even
those by the signers themselAes) are
very conflicting, and Col. Hiogin-
sons "Story of the Signing" in
this number, is a concise and relia-
ble review Of the subject. The IL
IuStrations of this paper are quite
striking. Recent research has
shown that some OF our most ortho-
dox and cherished legends of the
Declaration will not do ''to tie to"
But, if we must give up the "Ring
Grandpa - story, as Col. Higginson
seems to think, we shall find by way
of compensation, plenty Of authen-
tic legends about Washington in
the paper ga Little Centennial
Lady," by Mrs. Constance Cary
Harrison-a delightful, illustrated
sk etch Of Sally Fairfax. Gen.
Washington's pet and friend. This
is a rare piece Of magazine writing,
and embodies portions of Sally's
journal, written in the quaintest of
language.
Miss Jane Stuart writes racily Of
her fathers celebrated portraits OF
Washington, and gives new anec-
dotes of both painter and prcsi
dent. Accompanying this IS an en-
CRAVING of Stuart'e portrait, from
the original in the Boston Athen-
8um
In paper on "Harvard Univer-
sity," by Mr.. II. L. Scudder, there
are other ellmpses in type and PIC
ture of Revolutionary times and
people, including the Washington
Elm and Washington Longfellow's)
House. This is pronounced the
best popular review of the Univer-
sity that has ever appeared.
Other interesting papers are the
first of Col w aring's illustrated
series on the Mosel River, entitled
The Bride Of the Rhine;'' a nota-
! BILE defense Of Webster's course on
the Compromise Measures of 1850,
| by Prot. w. G. Wilkinson; story
of bell-pulling by Edward Bellamy,
entitled GA Providence,' etc.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30

A "KANGARoo TICKET."-Judge
Thos. Clark, of this place, who is
an old-time Democrat and withal a
man of good judgment, thinks chat
Hendricks, for President, being a
W estern man, would have polled a
great deal stronger vote than Tilden
will be able to; and says that the
present ticket reminds him of an IN
cldent that occurred in the conven-
tlOn which nominated James X.
Polk, Of Tennessee, for President.
and c. NJ. Dallas, of Delew are, for
Vice President. At that time Dal-
las was very we'll and popularly
known throughout the country,
while of Polk but little was known.
When the president of the conven-
ton announced the nominations:
"James X. Polk for President. c..
NJ. Dallas for Vice Presidents" a
Kentuckian jumped up and shout
ed: GA Kangaroo ticket, by
Cd; the strongest part behind -
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30
PULLMAN PALACE CARS.

These celebrated cars are run on all night trains
al the lines of this road
This i. the ONLY LINE running these cars be-
twsen Chicago and st. Paul Chicago and Mwau>
kss.
At Omaha SlsepsrS connect with the Overland
slsepors the Union Pacific lt,.I.J4 fJr aii .yat,
west Of the Ni.ronri l,ivrr.
Anon th-
Inducements oG'ere4 By this Route
the -lng public are all the modern improve
rnsnts Rock and Gravel BAastsd Track Steel Rail.
Rock and Iron Bridges Parior and Drawing kopm
DAy Coz hes Smoking and / uugiug Cars, W.sting>
Safety Air Rrskss, hiller's Patent Safety Coupling
aud Platforms, Speed Safety and Absolute Comfort.
Running through Five Great States.
aud onyrs'iHs oy~r 2raa r a. II 10 j, tl- om,.uy
prerrt,t, ~ tu, ave rf..i.jll~s tn Ak AOI ,ua
CANnOF 10 Offer, Oy any Competitor.
All tiket agents sell you tickets via this route
II You wish the best travelling accommodations, yol
will buy your tickets by TN. route, and Will take
other.
MARVIN HUGHITT, w. H STENNETT,
General superintendent. Genl Passenger Agent
1876 jlu6v1
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30

"A small steam propeller called
the Siskowit has come on to the
lake, to be engaged in fishing in the
deep water off Keweenaw Point.
She is now owned by McDougal &
Clark of Marquette, who intend TO
engage in the fishing business on a
large scale. They have fishing sta
tions at Grand Island, Huron
Islands and Sta1nard's rock. The
Siskowit will make daily trips to
these stations for the fish. She Is
provided with five fishing boats
which she carries on deck, and an
apparatus by which they can be
launched or picked up in the heavi-
est sea. She is 65 feet long, l455
feet beam, a feet hold, and has two
masts for canvass. Her engine is a
powerful one, having a 16xl6 inch
cyinc er. She is commanded by
Capt. Alex. McDougal, lately com
mander of the iron propeller Japan.
We trust the enterprise may prove
profitabIe.-O Ontonogon Mi1aer.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30

LoT NJ. MORRILL,, of Maine, has
been appointed by the President,
and confirmed by the Senate, as
Secretary of the Treasury, Uice
Brlstow, resigned. Mr. Morrill, was
born in Maine in 1915, and has been
repeatedly honored by the people
Of that state with the highest of
fee in their gift. He is lawyer by
profession and since he entered the
legislature in 1854, has been almost
constantly in public life. In 1858,
he was elected governor and reelect- l.
ed twice in succession. In 1861.
be was chosen Senator to succeed
Vice President HamIIn, and has re-
mained in the Senate ever since.
He is a man of unStained reputa.
ton, high character and great abll.
ity, who will guard the great trust
committed to his charge with III.
swerving devotion to the people S
interests.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30

A recent editorial in the Ashland
Press, more Jealous than truthful.
he'd good deal to say about our
ice blockade, and the superiority of
the Ashland and Bayfield, harbors
over the harbors at the head of the
lake, their treeness of ice, etc., and
consequently y their increased advan-
tages over the harbors at this place
as shipping points. 1t was a very
cheeky article, especially when we
take into consideration the fact, sus-
tanned by every one who has trav-
eled up and down the lake this sea-
son, that they have been bothered
more with ice than we. Concern
ing the article we refer to, the Du-
lnth Tribune has the following to
say:
blockaded with ice this spring as badly as
Duluth, but some ten days ago, that village
had favorable wind which so moved the
Ice that boat could get in; and Just about
the same time, it happened that Duluth had
an untayorabIe wind which caused boat or
two to get stuck in the ice when near the
city.
This afforded brother Fifeld, of the Ash
land Press, an opportunity of bloviating
about the superiority of Ashland over Duluth,
as harbor, and the way that Sam spread
himself on that question was a caution. But
he was soon compelled to laugh out of the
other side of his mouth as shortly after that
and when the boats could come to Duluth
without the least difficulty, thelce was carried
back to Ashland and Bayfield, 10 such an ex-
tent, we are informed, that boats could not
land there al all and now we presume that
cur contemporary regrets the comparison that
he instituted.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30

L. ID. Burch in his letter from
the upper St. Croix valley to the
Chicago Commercial Advertiser,
asks in the portion which we pub
lish to-doy why 100000 feet OF
logs are not stopped annually at
the ST. Croix Falls, and a second
saltwater built up there? There
is no reason, except the need OF
capital. Let some capitalists pur
chase the water power at the Falls
and q greater city than first Still
water, or Minneapolis, will be built
up IN a few years, and a richer
mine than one of gold can be devel-
oped, bringing millions to the pock-
cts, and business to the upper valley.
= Polk County Press.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30
Cann,P M ~ Is0oHolN nngoIao IS In Circuit Court.

SiAca ddu1tT oF o %IsC1SslN Pogsss In Circuit Court
William Chalmers Plaintiff against Herman Bisbas
Hiram A. Comstock, Abraham Bailey, Eliza NJ
Comstock Lynwood Comstock and Sadie L. Com.
stock. Defendants.
The State of Wisconsin to the above named defend
ants.
You are hereby summoned and required TO answer
the complaint of the plaintiff in this action which
was filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Douglas County the 1lth day of Nav
A D. 1876 and you required serve a copy of your
ansN er to said complaint on the subscriber at his Office
10 Superior, Douglas County Wisconsin Within twenty
days after the service of this summons on you exclu-
slve OF the day of such and if you fail TO an
swer the said complaint within the time aforesaid the
pantn IN this action Will apply to the Court Tor the
relief demanded in the said complaint.
Witness the Hon. s. IL. Clough Judge of said Court
at Superior in said County, this 12th day of May
A. d 1876
H. HAYES, Plaintiffs Attorney
mayl2t1 Superior, Wis.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30

The great land grant case be-
tween involving the rights of the
Madison u Portage r. r. Co., the
West Wisconsin r. r. Co., the
North Wisconsin +. r. Co., and the
Wisconsin Farm Mortgage Land
Traut Co., to portions of the St.
CroiX land grant, was heard by
Judges Davis and Hopkins, of the
United States court, at Madison.
last week. After the arguments
had been completed Judge Davis
suggested that the contending par
ties get together and adjust THEN
differences, and decree would be
entered accordingly. The parties
all thought SO too, but we have not
yet learned that a full agreement
has been effected. We hope one
will be reached soon.- Portage
Register.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30
A BILL has passed The COnnecti

A BILL has passed the Connecti-
cut legislature giving women
twenty-one or more years old, who
shall have been assessed as tax-pay-
ers on property valued at $500 or
more, the right to vote in any meet
ing Of the city, borough, town OF
school district wherein they reside
and in the election of any officers
thereof, under the same limit with
regard to residence as male voters.
The bill passed the house by alarge
majority, but has not yet been acted
upon by the senate.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30

He occupl ed the whole aisle as he
walked through the car, and it was
too warm for any other passenger
to sit in a seat with him. A fiat
car witha spring platform wagon
on it woald have been the proper
equipage for him. He will be a
bigger show than the $4,000 OK
would have been had he lived to
reach Philadelphia Binghamton
On. W Republican.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30

A WESTERN FAT BoY.-A Wes-
tern fat boy was transferred last
Friday from the trie broad gauge
to a narrow gauge train Of the Le-
high Valley Road at v averIy. His
name is David Navarro, and he halls
from Illinois. He was on his way
to the Centennial, where he will be
exhibited. His parents, who are
both small people, accompanied
Linn. This Western fat boy is IA
years and 6 months old, and weighs
475 pounds. He is feet and in.
ches tall, measures feet and 4 in.
ches across his shoulders, and girts
feet and 7 inches around the hips
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30

AT the National Democratic
Convention held at st. Louis this
week, Samuel J. Tilden, of New
York, was nominated for Presid ent
and Thomas A Hendricks, of In
diana, for Vice President. 4 hard
money platform was adopted, and
as Tilden is a hard-money man and
Hendricks a soft, both factions
ought to be quite well satisfied.
The convention is reported to have
been the most uproarous and disor.
derly ever held.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30
977gYg9qqg 9

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The Great Exhibition at Philadelphia is fully Illus
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1s76iune1eyl
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30
--ZR 1850 =

4 MAN has arrived at Philadel-
PIMA from Jasper County, Mo-, with
4 wheelbarrow of lead ore. The
journey took one hundred and five
days, and was made by way Of St.
Louis, thence to Yincennes, aud
Xenis, and Columbus, Ohio; Wheel
ing, West Virginia Uniontow II
and Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and
thence along the Lancaster pike to
Philadelphia.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30

GEN. Crooks command fought
a desperate battle with the Sioux
Indians, under command of Sitting
Bull, on the 18th inst, neither side
being signally victorious. Crook
loss was 10 killed and 80 wounded.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30

"NEITHER Hayes nor Wheeler
has ever been beaten. Both have
defeated every candidate placed
against them. Their proverbial
good fortune attends them now,"
says the ALBANY .J0ur7aaI.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30

COLORADO votes, tomorrow, on
coming into the Union as a State.
1t is said to be a matter of doubt
whether she will accept or reject
the proposition.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30

PHILADELPHIA proposes to take
four days for It's Fourth Of July
celebration, and it is SAID that most
of the great cities Of the union have
planned to close their commercial
exchanges from July lst to the 9Th.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30

A PARTY of 200 young men will
celebrate the glorious Fourth by
leaving for the Black Hills-taking
their hair in their hands, and their
baggage in wagons.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30

DR.. VEsPAsIAN SMITH has been
confirmed by the senate as collector
of the port of Duluth.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30
Chicago g. North Western Railway.

Close connections made at Chicago with the
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, Michigan Central,
Baltimore Ohio, Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago,
kankakee Line and IN Handle Routes, for all
points EAST and SOUTHEAST aud with the
Chicago Alton and Illinois Central for all points
SOUTH.
Close connections are also ma e with the Union
Pacific K r. at Omaha for al tar West points.
Close connections are made at junction points
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30
Chicago & North
western Railway.

Passengers for CHICAGO, Detroit Toledo, Ceve-
land Buffalo Niagara Falls Pittsburg, Cincinnati
Rochester, Albany, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec, Port
land, Boston, New York, Philadelphia Baltimore
Washington, st. Louis, Cairo San Francisco Sacra>
mento, Ogden Salt Lake City, Denver Council Bluffs
Sioux City, st. Paul, Mrq let'e Escanaba, Menasha,
Madison, Cheyenne, Omaha, fankton, Wnona, Du-
iuth, Green Bay, Milwaukee, and all points North,
West, South and East, should buy their tickets via
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30

Day Express daily except Sundays. Night Ex-
press daily except SATURDAYS.
Trains connect at White Bear Lake with trains
fer saltwater and Minneapolis and the N p.
Junction with Northern Pacific trans.
GEO. II. SMITH, Genl Supt.
THos BRENNAN Asst Supt.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30
Mill on Conn ar's Point

For the manufacture Of lumber and timber Of
all kinds, and always keep on hand full sup
ply, both green and seasoned so that we are
enabled to fill all orders at very short notice
and low rates.
our location on Conners Point, with our
oock on the steamboat channel, gives US su-
Perior conveniences for filing orders from
Duluth or points along the river or along the
line of the Northern Pacific.
We pay particular attention to saving
smoers for housss, decks, bridges, &c.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-30
Eastern and Southern Points,

II is the snly Northwestern Line connecting in
same depot in Chicago with any the great Easter D
or southern Lines and is the most eni-utly To-
Gated with reference to reaching any Depot, Hotel
or Place # Business in that o4tY.
CHICAGO DEPOT Corner Cnd and Wet Madison
sts Horse Cars and Stage Lines for all parts OF the
City constantly passing.
CHICAGO CRY OFFICE 81 and 63 Clark ST.
MHwAUKEg DEP0r:-Co ner Reed aud South Water
Streets. II rise Cars Omn, bus Lines running
regularly therefrom to principal parts of the City.
CITY lIcKEr OFFIcg:-400 East H Hater Street cor
nsr Wisconsin St.
THE ONLY THHOUGH LINE BETWEEN
Minneapolis, St. Paul. Milwaukee
And CHICAGO.
THROUGH PALACE SLEEPING CARS AND
DAY COACHES.
With all the bast modern improvements for safety
aud comfort, with Steel Rail Track, heavy Gravel
ballast aud free from dust.
A. V IL. CARPENTER
Gen Pass. and Ticket Agent.
S.. MERRILL. JNO c. GAULT,
Gem Manager. Asst Genl Manager.
Is76mar30yf
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-07-30
THE SLAUGHTER OF THE 1NNocENrs.
tNew York world, July aard


At the beginning of the Christian era much
popular indignation was aroused by the act of
Herod the Great, summarily increasing the ir-
FAINT mortality OF Bethlehem, and II Is probable
that our hereditary hatred of His Viceroyal
Highness would have been greatly enhanced if
-lo had chosen as the field of his operations the
metropolis Of his dominion instead of petty
country village, and subj eoted his victims to
. lingering torment in lieu of instant death. But
in this nineteenth century of Christian civiliza
tion, and in this enlightened metropolis of the
New World, we have learned TO look with
apathy upon o wholesale poisoning of babes,
compared with which Herod's exploit sinks
into insigniioapoe. More than eight hundred
deaths of children under two years of age in o
single week-more than hundred day How
many of the peace-makers who count up shud-
deringly the casualties of war have thought of
the portent of these fguresf Tie average
birth-rate of New York ia about 35 per l 600
annually, or, in round NUMBERS seven hundred
children are born in a week; if all those born
within the last two years were to die at the
rate of eight hundred q week, 1t would not be
long before our native population became ex-
flnct.
And of these deaths q vast majority-nearly
all, indeed, OF the clearly preventable class
occurred in the tenement. house" regions,
wherein is penS one-half of our total popnla-
latiop poisoned, slowly. but as surely as if by
Ghe deadliest of drugs poisoned with every
mouthful swallowed, with every breath in
hailed. In the best of seasons suoh regions
swell the city's death-rate TO an alarming ex-
tent, furnishing commonly three fourths of our
Total annual mortality at all ages 10 such o
season as this, and among infants, their lethal
influence is enormously increased. Think, you
who live in comfortable homes with pure air
and wholesome food, think of those little ones
prisoned in the foul atmosphere of rookeries
with less than half the cubic space needed to
support life; fed, through ignorance and
poverty, with the deoomposing refuse of the
markets read in the last annual report of the
Board of Health that the law prescribing suf
Aoient ventilation of tenement houses is moi
obeyed nor enforced; walk from your owl
respectable neiRhborhOod through the swarm
ing slums, reeking with filth of every kind
where human beings are worse cared for thar
You would care for cattle, and cay that If it bt
not little short of blasphemy to pirate of God
providence in the murder.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-07-30

Among the masses of people who have little
experience business affairs tho great problem Is,
when they have . little money saved ups What shAn
do with lit They afraid to keep 1t at home, lest
robbers may got hold OF 1t Are destroy it, they
don't know anything about stOcks and bonds and not
having enough 70 stArt grocery buy a little home,
instead Of being source Of pleasure, its possession
makes them uncomfortable. Now, hero IL an easy
nSlution Of their troublesi Deposit 1t in stAunch
SavinRS' Bank, like tho LeuisiAnh Savings Bank 81
Camp where you can get at any time you call
and where 1t will be earning, all the time, interest
the rate Of per cont The capital stock Of ins
tuition is 100000 but We consider the nAmss Of itz
ocers and directors better guarantee Of security
than twice that capital As viii DO Seen nom the
Solowing list they all men Of the highest atAndinl
in the oOmmunity, well known to all eitheS CONTROL
ing spirits in large financial institutions OF In
our best and Oldest commercial bousess
y. O. Palmer President james Jackson, Vice Presi
aspt, John 8. Walton Cashier. Direotors-Ed Cen
cry, T. II. Keller, ". B. Schmidt, Frederick Wing. "
n Thomas, 5Amss jackson and L. O. Palmer.