The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-12-23

FOREIGN.
THE German Parliament by vote OF ~
to 116 has reje cted the motion to postpone
the abolition of imports duties on iron un-
til the first of January, 1879.
RoUMANIA is to have eight new ln1antry
regiments, making total OF sixteen regi-
ments.
A VIENNA dispatch to the daily News
says great activity is reported to prevail at
Widdin. The Turks have collected 40 dis
mantled vessels with which to construct
bridge and four monitors are there. The
town is crowded with irregular troops.
A DISPATCH from Paris announces that
the ministerial crisis is ended. M. Simon
has been appointed president OF council
and minister of the interior, and M. M. Du-
foure and Marcers retire. The other MINIS
tiers remain at present.
AT preliminary meeting of the confer
ence at Constantinople on the llth, under
the presidency of Gen. Ignatief, plenipo-
tentiaries commenced by discussing ques-
tons concerning Servia and Montenegro,
and agreed upon the following points,
which will be officially sanctioned: The
conference admitted the expectancy of the
rectifcation of the MonteneSrian frontier to
be determined by an international meeting
at Ragua. 1t would comprise additional OF
eleven districts, all nam ed, to Montenegro.
The prince of Montenegro would go to Con-
stantinople to do homage to the sultan for
new territories conceded him. The confer
ence admitted that the Servian territory
should be evacuated by the Turks, prisoners
of both sides returned, and armistice pro-
longed until the conc usion of peace. 1t
was further agreed that thessvalley of Drina
should be consid cred the western frontier OF
Servia, this ratification implying definite
cession of Little Z.ornik to Servia.
GEN. QUEsADA has ordered the basque
provinces to pay Is, SOC, 600 reals for main
tenance of the army of occupation. Depu-
tations refuse, alleging the inability of the
people to raise the amount. Great excite
ment prevails.
CORRESPONDENT of The Standard at Con-
5tantinople telegraphs the following: l
learn from undoubted authority that the
conference will certainly result in peace, a
mode of satisfying all just demands, and
providing sufficient guarantees having been
found"
WASHINGTON.
The Democrats claim that they are sure
of ma GRITTY of three in the next House,
conceding to the Republicans the three
members to be elected in New Hampshire
in March, and counting in the Republican
members who they claim were illegally re-
turned as elected in South Carolina, Florida
and Louisiana.
THE members of the House Committee on
Approp riations say thereis no doubt action
will be taken in accordance with the Pres
ident's recommendations that provisions be
made by Congress for the payment by the
United States of the awards rendered by the
Mexican Commission.
The Supreme Court of late engaged in
hearing the case of The United States vs..
the Union Pacific Railroad Company, ap-
peal from the circuit court for the District
of Connecticut. This is known as the credit
mobilier case.
A CURIOUS insurance case has been decided
by the Supreme Court-that of Sophia Bige-
low vs.. The Berkshire Life Insurance Com
pany. The company evaded the payment
of policy on the ground that the par y had
committed suicide. The plaintiff did not
put in a denial, but claimed that Bigelow
was insane when he committed the act. The
company held that their contract included
insanity as an exception to liability. The
decision of the lower court in behalf of the
insurance company was affirmed.
A CASE recently decided by the q. s. Su-
preme Court consisted of an action of eject
ment brought by W. N. McVeigh against
Richard Windsor to receive house and lot
in the city of Alexandria, Va. The prop
erty had been sold at O. marshals sale under
the act of July II, 1862. The plaintiff hav-
ing offered evidence to establish his title
the defendant to maintain issue on his part.
offered in evidence the decree of the mar.
shals sale. He argued that the proof of
sale devised the plaintiff of his life estate in
the property. 1t was shown in the court be-
low that the plaintiff had been denied
hearing at the marshal's sale, and that for
that reason the case was void. The Su-
preme court affirmed the decision. This
gives property owners who have suffered
from illegal confiscation during the war an
opportunity to recover
IT is said that the State Department has
received satisfactory evidence that Tweed
bribed the United States Consul at SANTIAGO
de Cuba to procure him vessel to escape tn
Cuba. The Consul was dismissed.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES
DURING street quarrel in Salem on the
18th inst, Augustus Perizean was fatally
stabbed by Joseph Ward, aged IS.
The east side of West street from Hin
dee's Photographic rooms to Robins harness
shop, Augusta, Me-, burned on the 18th.
Loss about $40, co., insurance $4,000.
The Cincinnati Commercial special SAWS
fire in the village of Williamstown, Wood
county, West Virginia, on the 18th inst.
consumed the greater portion of one block
Loss estimated at $4,000; partly insured.
A RUMoR comes from New York that q
compromise has been effected under which
the ring magnates and notably Tweed and
Sweeny, are to refund to the CITY of New
York quite large amount of money. and
10 receive in return immunity from pros.