The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-04-14

Boonvllle, Mo, that she might PASS through
the draw below, became unmanageable, and
crushing against the pier of the bridge,
broke in two. Ten men were on the barge,
only four of whom, Alexander ?. Shaw,
William Gaunt, William Pomlin, and one
other, name not learned were saved. The
remainder were negroes, and are supposed
to be drowned. The barge had 10000 bush
els of corn on board, which is insured in st.
Louis offices.
PROCEEDINGS in forfeiture will be COM
leries which have been seized by the Govern
ment officers.
MISCELLANEOUS.
IT is thought the site of the Universal Ex-
hibition of rs will be III Champ de Mars at
Paris.
MACMILLAN LARNOEzY, Cardinal Arch
Bishop of Salzburg is dead.
A BERLIN dispatch denies the report of
the impending retirement of Gen. Won
Moltke from the army.
IT is the general impression among river
men that the Mississippi will rise a foot
more, making it 35 feet, IL inches, which
is over foot above the food.of 1874 and
nearly two feet above that of last August.
ST. LOUIS has had six suicides within the
past week.
THERE are rumors of a leak in the Siles
reservoir, Spencer, Mass, the largest in the
country
THE corrected vote on the silver coinage
bill is t23 to 90.
IT is stated that representatives of England
and France will shortly meet to negotiate a
new commercial treaty.
THE river in the vicinity of Memphis has
almost reached the danger line; it is now 80
feet II inches
THE suit brought in Florence against Lar
kin G. Mead, the American sculptor, by a
former employee, concerning the Lincoln
monument, which was originally decided in
favor of the defendant and subsequently,
appealed, has again resulted in complete
victory for Meade.
THE failure of the Thames Wooden Com
any, n. Y, some time ago appears to have
been caused by frauds. The treasurer, Mr..
Strong, is charged with making eighteen
fraudulent drafts for S9O, 900, and misapplied
he money.
FIFTY thousand dollars has been recovered
from the wreck of the German steamer
Schiller
LAST Saturday 1st inst.) the First National
Bank of La Crosse closed its doors The
managers claim to know nothing of the
! causes which led to suspension Drafts on
the City National Bank of Chicago were
thrown out which was the direct cause of
the embarrassment. They hope to resume
business Immediately.
CONSTANTINE Mcguire St. Louis ex-Rev-
enue Collector who has plead guilty on four
whisky counts in his indictment, pravs the
Court for a mitigation of punishment on
the ground that that the four counts only
charge one Offense.
IT is reported that Carlists depots of arms
still exist in Biscay.
THE NATIONS CREDIT.
The public debt statement appears
from the following official statement
on April /:
Six per cent bonds ...............$ 9S4, 999, $50
Five per cent. bonds............. 71O,O37, 600
Total coin bonds 1895, O37, $50
Lawful money debt .............. 14,OOO,OOO
Matured OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 9,1S3, $50
Legal tenders. Observation-Disclosures. $40, 1928 645
Certificates of deposit. 81, go, 900
Fractional currency............. AZ, 604, 1913
Coin certificates .................... 80, 237 800
Total without interest............ 497, 1896. 139
Total debt 2,198, 216, 749
Total interest. 26, 455 10
Cash in treaSury-cOin........... 70, 756, 1914
Cash in treasury-currenCy. 1865, 626
Special deposits held for re
deption of certificates of de-
post ................... .......... "a, $50, 900
Total in treasury liz, 952, 420
Debt less cash in treasury. 2,110, 719, 439
Decrease during March........... 4,240, 500
Decrease since June 80, 1875. 1858, 286
Bonds issued to the Pacific
Railway Companies interest
payable in lawful money:
Principal outstanding. ........... 64,623, 512
Interest accrued and not yet
paid. ............:,... 969 352
Interest paid by the United
States ............................. 3O,141, 513
Interest repaid by transpOrta-
ton of mails, etc................ 6,7S1, OLE
Balance of interest paid by the
United States. ..................... %, 800, 500