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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-20
How Crops Grow in California.

From a California letter to a st.
Paul paper we extract the following
account of how crops grow in that
State:
s'These lands are very rich and pro-
ductive, even to the very top of the
foot hills. A man can scarcely realize
how productive they are. | remem-
Der seeing in Minneapolis squash in
some store with a label $50 lbs. =
Now how could a Hoosier or Corn
Cracker, accustomed to the pumpkins
and squashes produced in Kentucky
and Indiana, and in Minnesota, where
the land is much richer than in either
of those States, realize that this big
squash IS only baby. squash by the
side OF California squasheS, by being
told SO on paper. He can't do it. He
must come here and go over the fields
full of those big squashes and pump
kins where he can see thousand of
them at one sight that no one man can
handle, not only on accou 1T of their
heft, but because they are so large he
can t get hold of them, before he will
get it through his noggin. With the
ordinary rainfall in Los Angeles val
ley, any of these lands, that have been
tried will produce one good barley
crop without any irrigation. Said
crop is equal to crop of corn or wheat
in Minnesota, and will bring about the
same price in market. For horses,
cattle, hogs and poultry barley is
about as good as Indian corn. But
when man has plenty of water
put on his land he can make it do
wondrous things. I speak from actual
experience. ] have a little plat of
ground on which | raised good crop
of barley. After the barley was off
raised crop of corn, and now I have
another crop Of corn, half leg high.
growing on the same ground and it
will be good table corn begore the year
is up, for sowed the first barley the
last of December or first of January.
That which can be done on a small
scale may be done on a large one,
| take it. Land can be had at prices
all the way from $50 to $4,000 per
acre; commencing, say II to Is miles
from the city and coming to the court
house. land just outside of the city
limits can be had for 5000 and $3.50
per acre, and you run your own
| chances for water. Naked lands by
the side of my rancho, just outside the
city limits, can be had for $500 per
acre, including water, by paying for
| it when you use it.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-20
A Cat Sucking a Mans Breath.

Mr.. French, member of the Thorne
dramatic troupe, retired to rest at an
early hour, and soon fell into deep
slumber. After the lapse of an hour
or two he was aroused by feeling
of overpowering oppressiveness and
suffocation, and was Mortified to find
that huge cat was sitting on his
breast, and had it's head to his mouth,
sucking away his breath. He found
himself in an almost exhausted condi-
ton. so much so that he was unable to
shake off the vampire fiend attacking
him. Struggle as he would, the cat
only fastened it's claws the deeper into
his chest, and went on at it's horrible
feast. His groans and cries of agony.
however, fortunately brought some
neighboring dodgers to his relief. and
he was rescued from his frightful po-
sition. Even then they were COMPEL
ed to turn him out of bed and roll him
over and over on the floor before the
cat could be made to release its hold
and abandon it's purpose. Mr.. French 8
face and chest next morning bore
frightful evidences of this terrible
battle with the monster.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-20
Personal, Impersonal and Political.

Full returns from Indiana give Will
liams, Democrat, 5494 majority.
Won Arnim's sentence includes the
forfeiture of his title and property
High authority in France pronoun-
ces general war over the Eastern question
as inevitable.
Gen. S. A. Hurlburt, of Illinois, has
been nominated for Congress by bolter's
convention of Republicans.
years valuable editor on the New York
Tribune, died on the 10th.
Turkey has beeen confronted by a
new enemy-her creditors-who seized over
400 cannons for debt, last week.
Another New York journalist is dead
Charles S Hunt, who has been employed
on the Times and Tribune for many years.
Tammany and Anti-Tammany have
ettled all differences in New York local mat
tiers, and hereafter promise to work in unison.
Capt. Ben. F. Hutchinson, many years
one of the most popular steamboat captains
on the Mississippi river, died near St. Louis
on the 10th, at the age of 70.
ueH. huluS Mig, dt one tlHlc COH-
nected with the Milwaukee Sentinel, and who
resigned the Office of minister to Rome in
1861, died in New York on the 18th
Brigham Young has been ordered to
come forward and pay the amount granted by
the court to Ann Eliza, or judgment will be
issued to bring him into court for conte npt
Gen. Sturgis has gone to the front to
take command of another expedition against
the Indians. If he gets back with his bald
scalp still safely on his head he will doubtless
boast that that is proof that he knows more
of Indian war than Custer knew.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-20
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.
Crimes, Criminals and Casualties


Won Arnim has been sentenced 10
i've years Imprisonment for treason.
The steamer Southern Belle was
burned near Baton Rouge, La. The boat ana
cargo were totally destroyed, and severai
lives lost.
Boss Tweed's partner has been land
ed in the New York Tombs, to await trial on
the charge OF forgery. There are i've lnoic'-
ments against him.
Three engineers and three .firemen
were killed last week by the collision OF
freight and passenger train on the old ooio-
ny railroad, in Massachusetts
By an explosion of a boiler III d
Pittsburgh nail mill, last week, number OF
persons. were killed and many WOUNDED.
The cause of the explosion is not known. :,
Two masked burglars overpoWered
the treasurer of Marion county, Iowa, on the
18th inst, and compelled him to open the
safe from which they took $l4, 600 ana es-
capped.
Harrington, charged with the safe
burglary at Washington, has appeared from
his long seclusion and given himself up 1or
trial. Bail was furnished in the sum OF s2o,-
900, and he was released.
At Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a man named
Russell was crossing the railroad track with
buggy in which were his wife son and daugh-
ter, when switch engine dashed into them,
killing the wife and children instantly and ia
tally mangling the father.
Capt. James Howard, the steamboat
builder, of Indiana, was drowned while cross
ing the ferry at Louisville, Ky. He was sit
ting in his buggy and when the boat was hall
way across the river his horse backed OFT the
boat and all efforts to save Mr., Howard were
futile.
Tweeds man, Woodward, who has
been landed in safe quarters, has little ros-
pect of farther liberty in this life, as the six
indictments tor forgery, if proved, will send
him to prison tor many years, and If not sus-
tanned he is to be tried on suit for six mil
lions OF dollars.
An old lady named Baker was burn
ed to death in Philadelphia by her clothes
taking fire from the stove. When found by
her daughter she was quite dead and en-
wrapped in flames. In extinguishing the
flames the daughter was seriously burned
about the hands and tace.
A colored man entered a church of
his people, in Mount Washington, Ky, while
in state of intoxication, and on being re-
quested by an elder to go out, he replied
"You and your church may go toh-P The
elder asked him to repeat the remark, which
he did, and the elder shot him dead.
John D. Lee, the Mountain Meadow
JAM 26th next In delivering the sentence
Judge Bozeman said Lee was only one of the
many guilty parties, who had been sacrificed
by his companions in guilt to satisfy the de-
mands of the law, but that others would be
brought to Justice and suffer the EXTREMIST
penalty.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-20
How Country Greenies are Roped in.

The Springfield, Mass, Republican
of the 10th inst, says: "a notable
swindler was brought before the police
court this morning, and held for trial
on the charge of being a common
fraud. The city marshal received a
circular week ago, from an out-of-
town party, which the latter had re-
ceived, proposing to furnish counter
felt money in large or small sums, at
the rate of ST 900 counterfeit for 500
genuine, and directing replies to be
addressed to Charles L. Pearsons, lock-
box SO, Springfield, Mass. Inquiry
showed that from six to a dozen let
tiers were received at the post-office to
that address daily, and it was soon dis
covered that roughly-dressed man,
apparently a farmer from the country,
came into the city from the north
every day with a load of straw, and
that after driving about little, under
pretense of peddling, he emptied box
SO of it's letters and drove north on the
west side Of the river at a three-min-
ute gait. On Thursday officers fol-
lowed him to his home in HOlyOke,
saw him put out his team and enter
the house. and ascertained that his
name was Gustave Meunier. They re-
ported to the marshal, and a warrant
was issued for his arrest at late hour
on Saturday afternoon. Meunier took
his letters from the postoffice, went
away short distance, opened them,
and was arrested with the letters in
his hand. He refused to give any ac-
count of himself, and said he took the
letters for another man. Officers were
sent to Holyoke and searched his
house and barn thoroughly; but,
though every bed in the house was
emptied of its contents, and the cellar
dug over, not sign of anything like
counterfeit money was found.
A large number of bundles Of rags
were discovered, and remnants of cloth
and maple-sugar were found between
the beds. 1t is therefore generally be-
lieved that Meunier never paid any at
tention to his correspondents after re-
ceiving their money, or, if he did, sent
them a package of rags, safe in the as
surance that the recipients would feel
SO cheap over being sold that they
would never make an effort to ferret
him out. Meunier, nominally straw
peddler is about 35 years old, and al
though known as something of sharp
er TO few, still stood well with his
country people generally, and has been
president of their st. Jean Baptist So
ciety, while he was last year elect
ed president of the national bureau of
st. Jean Baptist societies of this coun-
try, and presided at the annual con-
vention recently held at Holyoke. He
was brought before the police court
this morning, pleaded not guilty to be-
ing a common fraud, and had his trial
continued.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-20

the Pacific mail steamship company, ana
their first incoming vessel will be seized TO
satisfy the same, as it is the only property OF
company to be got hold Of
A New York burglar was carrying
5000 worth of stolen property from the root
OF one house to that of another, when cap
stone fell, carrying him down and crushing
him to death on the ground.
The "bears' of the New York stock
market last Monday circulated report that
Commodore Vanderbilt was dead, and gave
notice that reporters were requested not to
|, call at the house. The Commodore heard oil
! it and Immediately notified the world that he
had not been so well for months.
The Philadelphia exhibition at the
close of September had taken into its treasury
O., 2lO, 263 %, sum greater than the total re-
ceipts of any other worlds fair ever known,
and with still month to run. 1t has also had
| the largest attendance ever known In single
month, in single week or single day. n
fact it is the grandest success OF any worlds
| exhibition, ever given.
The news from South Carolina on
the 18th was OF the exciting nature usual o.
late. 1t was reported that squads of United
States soldiers were going through the State
| and arresting citizens whom they took beforf
! the U. 8. Commissioner The COMMISSIONS
released them On $4,000 bail, each, Another
report stated that body of men broke open
| Jail in Edgefeld and took from it $40 stand O
government arms which had been taken IRON
negro military companies. The arms were
breech leaders.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-20
Gold in British Columbia.

1t appears that good many British
Columbia miners are now engaged in
prospecting the numerous streams
flowing from the Rocky Mountains.
and that gold is found in all of them.
Antrobus says that gold to pay So or So
per day can be found for distance of
at least $50 miles ON the Saskatchewan
but that the people of the district are
accustomed to make SO per day in the
early spring and the fall, when the low
stage of water leaves the best-pavinp
bars exposed. 1t is expected that, as
the country gets more populated, other
paying districts will be found. Two
pioneers employed recently in digging
we'll at Fort Mcleod made a bet as
to whether the scolor" could be found
in some gravel they struck. A painful
of the dirt was washed by the man
who made the assertion, in presence of
Mr.. Antrobus and other officers of the
Mounted Police, when, sure enough.
several scales of the precious metal
were found in the first shovelful of
gravel examined.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-20
How the James Boys Got Away.

1t appears from the statement of the
Younger brothers that their separation
from the James brothers was not the
result of a plan, but of accident. All
six crossed the Blue Earth railroad
bridge together, Bob taking the lead
They picked their steps very slowly, as
there was great danger of falling
through, and once Bob had a very
narrow escape from going through
hole caused by the absence of a cross
piece.
Having captured a horse, it was
agreed that the James brothers should
go ahead to reconnoiter, and find out
where the pickets were posted. TIL
two being fired upon by the pickets at
Crystal Lake, escaped outside the lines
and were unable to rejoin their com.
panions.
The story that the James boys car.
ried off the money of the entire gang
is incorrect. About 81 was found in
the possession of the Youngers and SIS
on one of the two killed at Mortified,
and this, it is probable, was all they
had. Jim, it is believed, furnished
most of the money for the outfit. It
appears from the statements of Cole
and Bob that Jim was engaged in some
business in California in which he was
doing well, and that they prevailed
on him to undertake the raid. with the
expectation of being reimbursed for
his expenditures from their shares of
the profits. AS all their horses and
outfit were purchased in the State, thew
probably made cash outlay of not
less than ST. 500.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-20
Miscellaneous News Items.

Importations of gold for last week
amounted to 81 400, 900.
A severe snow storm at Quebec
stopped the street cars on the 14th.
The Pacific Mail steamer Colon has
been seized for $4,000 taxes alleged to be
due the city OF New York.
Much distress is reported in India
from general failure of crops. The govern
ment has opened relief works.
Richmond, Va, and Washington had
a snow storm on the 10Th instant 1t would
have been a surprise up this way.
The supreme court has affirmed the
decision OF the supreme court of Arkansas, in
the controversy about the Arkansas Hot
Springs.
Adyices of the 18th pronounce the
declaration of general European war to be
rapidly approaching. The crisis seems to be
very near.
Servia has positively declined the
proposition OF Turkey for SIX months arm
istice, because she cannot afford to maintain
her large army during the coming winter.
Talmadge, the eminent New York
divine, has resigned the editorship OF the
christian at Work. and assumed that of
the advance" of Chicago and New York.
The encouragement of Maryland
has decided that gold and silver watches worn
upon the person are to be considered as
wearing appare and not subject to taxation.
Spain now proposes to send 10000
troops to Cuba in addition to the $1,000, if
necessary. Gen. Jovellar will retain the
Captain eneralship, and Gen. Campos will
command the army.
tax warrant has been issued against
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-20
The Programme in South Carolina.

The news from South Carolina is of
the most startling and alarming char
acter. The evidence is indisputable
that the same spirit of disorder and
rebellion which brought on the civil
war now animates the Democratic
rank and file, and that they are better
armed than ever. The plan OF the
Democrats for carrying South Carroll
lima, which has an admitted Repub-
lican majority, is to brighten the ne
groes from the rolls by their rifle
clubs. The Republican managers in
Washington have been supplied with
proof that, after having accomplished
all that can be done by constant intim-
idation until November, it is the pur-
pose of the Hampton and Tilden men
there to vote early in the day, and
then patrol the country with their
mounted cavalry, and to keep the ne
groes away from the ballot-bOx by
force until after shutdown. That this
is the plan of the Democratic campaign
there is not the slightest question.
The Democrats, in open speeches,
openly countenance resistance to Gov.
Chamberlain order for these illegal
organizations to disband, and Cham
berlain is powerless to enforce his or.
der
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-20
Boss Tweed's Friends.

Many Democratic papers have re-
peatedIy asserted that some Republi-
can campaign plot is concealed under
the capture and return to this country
of William NJ. Tweed at this particular
time; and doubtless suspicious and
fears will be intensified by the stimuli
taneous capture of Tweed's confiden.
tlal agent, Elbirt A. Woodward, at Chi
cago. 1t has even been asserted that
Tweed was to make serious charges
calculated to embarrass Democratic
candidates on national and State tick
cts, and these charges have been de.
nounced In advance as false. The ma
tlonal authorities here, to whom Tweed
will be delivered on his arrival, have
been careful to keep secret the polit-
ical purpose for which they propose to
use Tweed, but they leave all who
make inquiries under tne impression
that there are to be some revelations,
and that they will be damaging 20 the
Democrats. 1t is possible, however,
that the only political use to which
Tweed can be put is legitimate and
proper one. 1t will undoubtedly be
shown that the Democratic authorities
who held Tweed were very careless in
permitting him to escape, and that
subsequently they made no serious eff.
forts to capture him, while on the 9TH
or hand the Republican officials who
convicted him were very active in
tracking him down, pursuing him SO
closely as to drive him to flight to
Cuba, thence to Spain, and there re-
claiming him in the absence of an ex-
tradition treaty with Spain through
Republican diplomacy at Washington.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-20

Paper bed blankets have been pat.
ented in England, and sizes forty.
eight by eighty-one inches sell at about
nine cents. 1t is said that they com.
pensate for their lightness by their
density and add materially to warmth.
Probably they also compensate for
their density by the extra air their
would come in around the edges on a
cool night,as it is said they are per-
foratsd at distances of about four inch.
es to promote ventilation.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-20

The three captors of Major Andre
have all got monuments now. That to
David Williams was unveiled at Scho-
harie last Saturday, the other two,
Van Wort and Paulding having been
erected some time ago. Williams is
buried near the old fort, which was
built in 1862, and is still in good state
Of preservation.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-20

Chinatown in San Francisco is get.
ting fumigated thoroughly. Small pox
broke out among them, and then the
city took them in hand, and between
the disease and unaccustomed cleanli-
ness probably there will be thinning
out of the Celestials. In some few
cases the Cinnamon have actually be-
gun the process of cleaning their perm
misses themselves.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-20

A slight shadow of how things will
be in the coming event Of women get
ting the ballot WAS cast at Faneuil
Hall the other evening. The down
trodden husband of Lucy Stone was
not allowed to speak until all the wo.
men had been heard, and then as the
affal: had lost it's interest to them thev
went home, and the poor man spoke to
nearly empty house.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-20
The Old Rebel Yell.

From the Chicago Tribune
The new gospel according to Tilden,
"We must carry every Southern State
at All hazards, is being preached with
great vigor and effect by the Confeder-
ate evangelists in South Carolina.
Gen. M. w. Gary, one of the most eff
fective and popular orators in the field
for Tilden and Hampton, is an out
spoken advocate of the shotgun policy.
In a speech delivered on the 9th of Oc-
tober Gen. Gary recommended a grad.
ed system of electioneering which
should begin with the shooting Of Gov.
Chamberlain, Senator Patterson, and
Congressman Elliott, next the native
white Republicans, and finally the
black leaders in general. The State
must be carried for Tilden and Ha mp
ton sat all hazards - in short, says
Gen. Gary, ''if it becomes necessary to
shoot them the white and colored Re-
publicansl in order to remove them,
we must be prepared to shoot rather
than be prevented from redeeming the
State from Radical rule" This is the
precise language of prominent DEM
ocratio stump-speakeT. and the proof
is not wanting to show that in pursu-
ance of this plan it is the settled pur-
pose of the Democratic rifle clubs to
vote early in the morning of election.
day, and to devote the remainder of
the day to patroliing the roads and
preventing the negroes from going to
the polls. This is the South Carolina
plan, and there is no question of its
having been fully matured and def
nitely determined upon.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-20

Lord Lytton fell over an Indian
precipice, but his descent was stopped
at distance of q hundred feet by a
tree. Wonderfully enough he escaped
without scratch and scrambled up
and mounted another horse and con-
tinued his ride as though nothing had
happened.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-20

Seven years ago a company in Cali
tornla began the manufacturing of
beet root sugar, with a capital of $780,
900. This year they will turn out over
amlllion pounds of sugsr. So great
has become the production of this
Kind OF sugar in France that it has
made such inroad upon the commerce
OF Great Britain that English refiners
have united in asking that this gov
eminent enact law for the protection
of their interests.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-20

A natural flow of water cannot be
stopped or diverted by the owner of
the higher ground. This has been es.
tablished by many legal decisions. The
owner OF land on which head of
water originates may use all he needs
OF 1t, and may put it to work to turn a
mill, but the flow through his neigh
Dor s premises being once established,
he cannot divert it to another channel.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-20

Prof. Huxley could afford to be pc.
lite to Americans at least most of lis
look at it in that light when we learn
that he took home over SIS, 900 of Amer
lean money
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-20
lean money

The Turkish war office finds that its
offer to give Milan a half rest for the
winter, is not appreciated by the
Prince. Russia seems to take much in
terest in the situation, as all her sub
jects abroad Liable to military duty
have been ordered home.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-20

Report says there are seven hun
dred workingmen's clubs in Great
Britain. with membership which av-
erages 10000. They are opposed to
the liquor traffic, and their club rooms,
of which there are many. are kept
open on Sunday to induce men to visit
them instead of patronizing the gin
Sh0no
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-10-20

1t is safe to guess that the Montene
grins when he contemplates the pros
pect of general war in Europe over
the troubles brewing there for six
month naSt.