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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-03-09
SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN.
CURRENT EVENTS.

THERE are 5000 Chinese boys in Cal
ifornia who will be voters when they
become of age.
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by the Secretary of the Interior and Attor-
ney-general, and repeating section . 4o5 of
the Revised Statutes. 49,. Pending discussion
the Hawaiian treaty the House adjourned
Senate.
FRIDAY, March 3.-The chairman
laid before the Senate James Il. Beck's
credentials of Kentucky, for period of six
years from March 4, 1877. Read and re-
ceived. 1t was agreed, upon resolution
submitted by Morton, to appropriate $1,000
from the contingent fund to detray the eX-
penses OF investigating the case OF Spencer,
senator from Alabama......T The House Com
mlttee on the impeachment of Gen. w. W.
Belknap, late Secretary of War appeared
ana reported the impeachment of that Off
Encouragement wss resumed on the Pinch
back caSe......BillS were introduced and re-
terred: By Mr.. Hamlin fixing the rate Of
postage on third-clasS mail matter, and for
other purposes; by Mr.. Robertson to restore
the ranking privilege......Mr. Spencer, from
the Committee on District of Columbia, re-
ported favorable on the Senate bill making
WashlnSton's birthday (Feb. 22) a legal
holiday with an amendment making the
18th of February, the birthday of Abraham
Lincoln, legal holiday also......After exc
cutlYe session the Senate adjourned till
Monday.
House.
FRIDAY, March 3.-On motion Of the
chairman on foreign relations, authority
was given to print the Schenck- Emma-mine
testimony. Speaker Hoskins in the chair,
proceeded TO call the committees for reports
of private nature, but was interrupted by the
appearance at the bar of the House of the
committee appointed to notify the Senate of
the action of the House in regard to Gen.
Belknap......A bill was passed authorizing
leave OF absence Of officers on duty Tor sixty
days once i'll two years, for three months
once i'll three years, and for four months
once in four years, without deduction of pay
or allowance......A large number OF private
lillS, and some sixty granting pensions, We're
passed ......A resolution calling for all letters,
kilograms, etc, in relation to the Babcock
military court Of inquiry, was adopted after
which the House adjourned.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-03-09

PROF. JAMES russell LOWELL observes
that the common night herons, whose
time of departure to warmer attitudes
IS usually in October, have not yet
gone. The marshes of Charles River,
Massachusetts,, are among their fayorite
feeding grounds, and the miIdness of
the season will probably induce them
to omit their annual pilgrimage to the
South altogether. From this fact the
Professor thinks it may be fairly in
ferred that these little birds are not
without some skill in meteorological
prognOstIcatiOn."
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-03-09
WASHINGTON.

LEVI =. LUCKEY has resigned as private
secretary to the President, as the latter de
sireu to continue his son Ulysses in his
office Mr. Luckey has accepted a respon-
sib!e position IN the department Of the In
terror.
A PETITION has been presented to Senator
Howe from the laborers employed by GER
tain contractors on the Fox and Wisconsin
river improvements, asking to be paid
amounts due them out of amounts due said
contractors at the time they failed to further
prosecute the work.
THE President has nominated Chas. T.
Gordon, of Michigan, to be assistant secre-
tary Of the interior, vice j. K. Cowen, re
signed: Henry p Farrow, I. 5. Attorney for
the Northern and Southern Districts of
Georgia; and John A. Gray to be Commits
sioner Of Police for the District of Column
bia
The House Committee on Pacific rail
roads has voted to indefinitely postpone
Tom SCOTS Pacific Railroad bill
THE President announces that he Will not
accept the resignation of General Babcock,
SENATOR LOGAN has presented a memorial
to the Senate from Field, Letter \ Co, John
v Farweu & Co, and other Chicago mer-
chants, for the repeal of the bankrupt law.
THE House bill in relation to post routes
orders the establishment of route from
Laramie City to Custer City, Hill City, and
CastIeton, on Box Elder Creek, in the Black
Hills
FRED. DOUGLASS AND JOHN T. LoUGHToN
are to act as delegates from Washington to a
convention of colored citizens which meets
at Nashville April 5.
GEN. BABCocK when he returned to Wash
ington from St. Louis Immediately assumed
his duties IS Secretary to the President. 1t
is understood that ne will voluntarily resign
in a few weeks.
ANEDUS
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-03-09

Az Englishman predicted 20 years
years ago that if gutta percha be used
for submarine Geographic purposes, an
animal with special appetite for that
substance would be found or created
The Popular Science Monthly now says
that the anticipated destroyer has APP
peared, and that he is about a quarter
of an inch in length. The frequent in
terruptions Of cable communications
are ascribed by the writer to the pro
pensity of this dimunitive creature to
take his meals out of gutta percha.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-03-09
NEWS SUMMARY.
THE EAST

BILL has been introduced into the Leg
islature for new market in New York city
to cost $50, 900.
II is said by the keepers at the jail that
the friends of Rubenstein have, within the
past week, made several Intellectual efforts to
convey poison to him by means Of presents
of various kinds and by letters. On Tues
day letter written in Hebrew characters,
containing a vial of colored liquid was sent
to his address. 1t was destroyed by the
jailor.
Mr. LOUIS JENNINGS, the late editor OF the
New York Times, has sold out his interest,
which consisted Of nine shares, for 100000,
the purchaser being Mr. George Jones, the
publisher.
THE employing book and job printers Of
New York have adopted a new scale OF
prices to take effect March 18th. Wages
of compositors are reduced from $50 to SIS
a week, and a corresponding reduction IS
made in piece and time work.
THE Democratic State Convention Of
Rhode Island is called for the 10Th inst.
JOHN BEST, ex-Representatiye of Stone
ham, in the legislature, has been convicted
at Cambridge Mass, OF the larceny Of
money from the store of Aaron Hill, in
Stoneham. He was put under $4,000 bail
for sentence.
IT is said that the indicted county treas
urer of Saratoga county, n. Y, Henry y.
Mann, IS not a defauIter after all, but on the
contrary will be able to show that the coun-
ty is in debt to him several thousand dol
lars.
OK the 18th of December last petition in
bankruptcy was filed against Duncan, She
man q Co., by 2O5 creditors. On the 9th
of the same month an injunction and stay
Of proceedings were obtained by Mexico and
other creditors. Judge Blatchford has de
cided to dissolve all injunctions and dismiss
all proceedings except those in bankruptcy
THE Puddlers and Manufacturers Of Pitts
burg have been able to make no compro-
mise. The Puddlers demand $4.75 per ton
during July and August or s. the year
round and steady work guaranteed; while
the manufacturers claim that circumstances
will not justify their paying $4.75 per ton.
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Senate.

WEDNESDAY, March 1.-Frelinghau
sen, from Committee on Agriculture, report
ed adversely on the bill to investigate the
habits of the grasshoppers bnt i'll favor OF
protecting the interests of agriculture from
their UNNECESSARILY 50 to u the Senate
agreed to consider the resolution for the adj
mission Of Pinchback. .... The Senate passed
without amendment the House bill appro-
prating $4,000 to constructa custom house
and postottice at st. Louis, after which the
adjourned.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-03-09
WEST.

ALL the miners employed in the mines at
Bloomington, Ill, have struck on account
Of a reduction in wages.
THE fourth annual session Of the National
Butter and Egg convention was held at
Davenport, Iowa, commencing Thursday,
the % inst. The report of the Centennial
Committee decided to offer two medals-One
for the best package Of fifty pounds Of but
ter, to be exhibited at the Centennial, June
30, and the second lot October H. and the
butter to be made in the United States.
An unusually rich vein of lead ore has
been discovered south of Ozark, Christian
county, Mo Over 5000 pounds of mineral
were taken out in one week, and the blocks
taken out weigh from 234 to 895 pounds
each
THE Kansas Legislature has passed the
bill appropriating 525, 900 to the Centennial,
with proviso that the managers shall have
no salary.
DR.. GARNER, a well known physician OF
Milwaukee, was shot in his own doorway
on the 2nd INST and it is thought fatally
wounded. by an insane woman, named Mrs.
Wilmer.
THE Saginaw (Mich) salt springs have
proved formidable rivals to those of Onon-
daga, y. y.
TIE large Touring mills of Goodrich &
Nevins, Jerseyville, H., were badly dam
aged by fire Monday night, the 28th inst.
THE Michigan Salt Association represents
1851 barrels of the article.
\ PARTY of forty-fve young men left
Boston on Monday for Arizona, the adj
vance-g guard of a colony that is forming in
that city to settle in the Chiquito Valley
LARGE quantities of ice are being packed
in McGregor for firms residing in eastern
cities. SO far as heard from St Louis calls
for 5000 tons, and Burlington some 5000
tons.
THE damage by Sundays storm at Prince,
ton, O., is $4,000 s persons We're also Sc
riously injured, of whom are not expected
to live One woman lost her eyesight
over 80 houses were totally demolished, and
about 30 more badly wrecked. Additional
particulars to the same paper from Patoka
station a few miles north Of Princeton
says many hail stones were found there
measuring over six inches in circumference
and some nearly eight
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-03-09
MISCETIANnuS

AT the New Orleans shooting tournament,
last day, sweepstakes, free TO all, seventeen
entries, was won by H. \. Sherman, OF
Iowa, defeating Bogardus, Acklen and other
noted shots.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-03-09

WHEN IS a baby like 3 canister
When it IS tea thing
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per acre is given as follows:

The average prices obtained per
bushel for the past four years were as
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House.
Senate

THURSDAY, March 2.-Mr. McMiI-
Ian presented a resolution of the Minnesota
Legislature for the relief of settlers on GER
tain lands in that state referred..... BY Davis,
of West Virginia-A petition from citizeus
in favor of aid to the Texas Pacific +. +.
Co. provided the iron used on the road be
of American manufacture Reterred......
The Pinchback resolution laid over The
Joint resolution in regard to Centennial eel
ebration8 which passed the House OF Repre-
sentativeS yesterday was agreed Senate
bill to reduce the number and increase the
efficiency of the medical corps OF the army,
passed. also to extend the time tor filing
claims for additional bounty 1.-THE bill tOI
the admission of New Mexico, was made the
special order for the Sth inst.
House.
THURSDAY, March 2.-Mr. Morrison,
chairman of the Committee on Ways and
Means, presented the views of the minority
on the bill to carry into effect the Hawaiian
treaty Ordered printed. .....Mr. Randall,
chairman Of the Committee on Appropria-
tons. reported a bill for issuing United
States notes and directing the secretary TO
issue silver coins of the denominations OF
10 % % and 80 cents, to redeem fractional
currency .Clymer presented resolutions
of impeachment against William w. Bel
knap. late secretary Of war, for high crimes
and misdemeanors in office. The debate
upon theresolutions being closed the House
proceeded to vote on them, and they We're
unanimously adopted. The Speaker ap-
pointed as a committee to notify the Senate
of the action of the House, Messrs. Clymer
Robbins. Blackburn, Bass and Dantorth.
These members composing the Committe on
Expenditures Of the War Department, max
ing the report. The bill passed declaring
valid all suspended entries Of public lands in
which the Commissioner of the General
Land office has declared that half patents
shall issue, and which have been confirmed
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13
Child NIillfonuaires.

The simultaneous death of Mr.. and Mrs
w. T. Garner leaves three little orphan girls
to the tender mercies of their guardians
These children are aged respectively eight
five and three years, and are undoubtedly
the richest children of tender age in the
world. They are each estimated to be
worth S2,O0O,0O0, and if their property
is judiciously managed, they will at their
majority be worth greater fortunes still.
There is q child present in private board
inghouse with her guardian at Saratoga,
who is the sole heir to fortune Of
81 100000. She is the only granddaughter
of millionaire. Her mother was also
an only child, and inherited the whole of
her fathers estate. The child's father was
debarred by her guardian from handling
any portion of the income belonging to his
child, but was allowed an income, 30 that
he could travel in Europe, and CRAFTY his
diesipated habits without influencing his
child. Among the child-portraits ct Hora's
on Broadway is that of boy whose yearly
income, now paid TO his guardian, is nearly
$4,000. His guardian il bank president,
man OF the strictest integrity, who pre-
diets that whom this boy (now ton years
old) arrives at his majority his income will
be at least 100000 per annum.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13

government 10 near the postofRoe. It turns
out 20 900 envelopes . day, stamped, and
oil for g % per hundred. Over 5000 OF
these are retailed from the Centennial post
Office window.
The Old Log Cabin of New England is
one of the cosiest places on the Rrounds'
Miss E. Southwick, of Boston, first CON
ceived the idea and has been indefstlRsole
in her efforts to make it success. Sne 10
ably assisted by . number Of New England
ladies who spin, weave, knit, quilt and give
old fashioned dinsers There are many
relics here. One of them is copy of Will
lard's Body of Divinity, one hundred and
seventy years old. Here Is the famous desk
of John Alden, mahogany chest of draw
ers 80 constructed Is to form writing t.
BILE upon turning it over. 1t is two and .
half feet high and many years old. It was
brought to this country in the MayhGwer.
The original manuscript of the "Star
Spangled Banner" is framed and is signed
at the lower right hand corner: "F. o.
Key" and at the left hand corner: "Wash-
ington, October 81, 40" Many interesting
historical silks are displayed here and they,
with the old fashioned clad ladies, attract
many visitors, requiring the police to be in
constant attendance to preserve order and
keep an eye on the light fingered gentry
who have already made way with many
valuable relics. 1t requires the strictest
vigilance to prevent thetts Watches and
jewelry have been frequently missed from
the cases in the Main Building.
In the Swiss department case with
glass top was broken and q quantity of glass
crystals taken. Two of the largest bars
of refined gold we're stolen from Q box Of
PAPER mache. Somebody suggests that
those who carry the keys know more about
the matter than they are willing to acknowl.
edge. ANXIOUS.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13
A Raid Across the RE Graade.

1t seems now that the recent Indian fight
which Lieutenants Bulls and Evans had
with the Kickapooe, and which resulted go
disastrously to the latter, did not take place
in Texas at all, but occurred In Mexico, not
far from the mouth of the Pocos river.
The ale0lde and citizens OF one of the
principal cities on the Mexican side of the
Rio Grande informed General Ord that the
Mexican government was, on account of
the revolution, not represented by any
available forces in their vicinity, and
powerless to protect them from the
wild band Of Kickapoos and Lipans that
have for many years been domiciled in
Mexico, and that have been raiding upon
Mexican citizens with great severity of
late. Hence they, the Mexican authori.
send troops across the river to chastise
them, promising to assist and Cooperate in
the good work. Colonel SKATER found fresh
trails leading into Texas Of . party of IN
dams which had crossed the Rio Grande.
and he also found where they had depos;ted
their ponies to await their return. booty
laden, from Texas, followed this trail back
into Mexico, and struck their settlement,
with the result mentioned. The prisoners
and recovered h0rses are already 1T Fort
Clark, and the Indians now raidin0 through
the country near Uvalde are the party whose
settlement in Mexico was broken up by Bull.
" and Evans. There u good reason to
nope that Colonel Shafeer will strike them
eetn1g out Of the country, and perhaps fol-
low them across the river.
:, 1t was while General Ord was taking
these eftectlve measures to break up the
nest of these Indian mArauders that the
Mexican authorities did something Of the
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13

same hind st Brownsville. They arrsstuf
on this side of the Rio 0rande couple q
cattle thieves that bed fed scross the rive.
Notwithstanding Governor Coke he's pm.
viously been very anxious to have McNel.y
invade Mexico, he becsme very indigna9t
at this unparalleled outrage ~ and called o.
General Ord to join with him In denouno-
ing it. General Ord, who was ct Mason Ct
the time, replied - follows:
MASON, July "a, 1876. /,
His Bxcel,ency, Governor Coke. Austin, Texas:
Adiutant General Taylor has just tele.
croeaine the Bravo and arresting parties q
this eide. I can not join you In protesting
against this - IN outrage, - have jusl
given our military orders to do the same
thing on the Mexican side.
E.O. C. ORD,
Brigadier General, Commanding Depart
ment.
San Antonio Herald.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13
fCOmmunICatad.1

New ORLEANS. August IL, 1867.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN,:
l read today in your valuable paper
chapter Ill. "Going,for plumber and a new
wsv to pay debts" Many Democrats pre-
tend that all those chapters are only slurs
on them, but let me state for the informa.
ton of Democrats. Republicans, Wings
and Conservatives, that your chapters are
gospel truth.
Mr.. Richard Walter is at present clerk
ing with . prominent Canal street notion
house, he having procured the situation,
although in the dullest season of the year,
by his worthy character and complete
recommended atoms from Bayou Sara mer-
chants. And now to show the murderous
actions of the chivalric gents of West Fee
Eciana, let me state the following: A
brother of Richard Walter, by name
Robert W., had good situation at Bayou
Sara with Messrs. Picard d Well, and after
his brothers store was burned, he stated
one evening he thought it was shame the
way his brother was treated. The Regu-
lators (brsve gentlemen) took up the re-
mark and run him out of town. His life
was threatened, and he had to leave his
tine situation and comfortable home. He
had to hide himself on board the Katie, and
came here to New Orleans to search for q
Job. At last ne found situation with
Messrs. Myer Brothers, at Crockett, Texas,
and he can substantiate all of these state.
ments.
These bulldozers or Regulators are now
enthusiastically engaged in canvassing the
parish for Nichols and Wiltz. Tilden and
Hendricks and reform, and promise them if
there 10 fair ~ election (shotguns) to
elect them by On overwhelming maiority,
which thsy will obtain BY intimidating the
negroes and driving our honest foreign set
tiers out Of the country. This IL called r.
form in eleCioneering.
Respectfully,
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Valuable Documents Missing.
Says Washington special to the Phiia-
6alnnia D,.eec.

says washington special to the Phiia-
delpnia Press:
While the Democratic reformers in the
House Of Representatives are cutting down
lemonade expenses in their own body, and
quenching their thirst upon this delightful
beverage ct the expense of the Senate, the
work OF retrenchment and reform is being
vigorously prosecuted even in the depths OF
the basement Of the Capitol, where the
gress were stored away by the cord in
dark vaults. The reformers OF the sub
terran6an regions have been much talked
about ever since the Democratic majority
took charge Of the business and the
offices Of the House. The talk became 50
loud, and the facts apparently 80 glaring,
that an investigation could not be lodged.
1t now appears, according to the Commit
tee on Accounts, that no less than several
hundred volumes Of the most valuable
documents printed by order of Congress
have disappeared without passing through
the proper forms of exit. These are the
Revised Statutes, bound in calf, worth %
per volume, and the Medical and Surgical
History of the War, worth &l5 per volume.
The members who were entitled to the vol.
umes thus subjected to the influences OF
the Democratic reform movement are
naturally considerably exercised, and their
constituents who would have received
copies of these valuable works will doubt
less be more go when they find their wishes
thus frustrated by the reform Democracy.
It is alleged by Mr.. Fletcher, superinten-
dent Of the folding room, that they were
sent out to the constituents Of members.
This statement, however. does not tally
with the recollections of those members en-
titled to the books. The facts show that
the bulk of the books disappeared within
Q few weeks after the Democrats took con-
troll. True to their ancient and politically.
inherited instincts, they began the work Of
reform early, and began it ct home.
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Tllden,s Railroad FrauA.

The question of Samuel j. Tiideus disre.
putable connection with the St. Louis,
Alton and Terre Haute railroad has been
brought before the United States District
Court of this city, a. has been already no
ported in the Commercial. Mr.. Tiiden Wss
employed to re0rganize this road in 1862,
and was paid $4,000 for his services q
counsel" By device of permitting bond
holders to have the Same vote on their Go
cured debt that the stockholders had on
their unsecured debt, Tilden and four others
obtained complete control of the road under
the guise Of purchasing committee"
whose nominal duty was to buy in the road
observe certain formalities. $2S4. 900 worth
of bonds were left without an owner.
Tilden and the purchasing committee, it il
claimed, divided these bonds between them.
selves.
The Belleville branch had been built on
the credit Of the road, and properly be-
longed to it; but by sharp practice the CON.
tors, and the branch was leased to the
present road At high figure.
In 1875 the stockholders vainly attempted
to get from Mr. Tilden an explanation of
his conducr, and despite their efforts Tilden
and his associates secured their re collection
by voting on the stolen bonds. 1t was in
vain that list of the voting bondho,ders
was demanded. and therefore, to test the
rights Of the stockholders, the case has
been brought into court.
Shortly before three O'clock this after
noon, Samuel j. Tilden filed his answer to
the above charges. The answer comprises
1876 legal folios, filling l24 octave pages of
printed matter, and deals verbosely in gilt
tering generalities and denial Of all the
charges made against him. When the doc.
ument was filed in the office of the United
States District Court, an outsider re-
marked that he was not surprised to find
that it took Tilden five weeks to write his
letter of acceptance. when he Was engaged
in preparing 60 bulky an answer as to the
charges of fraud that had been made
against him.-New York Commercial Ad-
uertiSer