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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-06-02

liam Flanders, aged II, shot his father-in-
law, George Austin, with shotgun, the
charge entering his neck, and tearing it to
pieces, and, by the same charge blowing one
of his fingers off. Flanders wasintoxicated.
THE coroner's inquest into the launch
accident at Chester, Pa, developed the fact
that every precaution was made, and that
the men were warned in time to get out of
danger.
THE large iron steamship Saratoga, which
was ready to launch at Roach's yard, Ches-
ter, Pa, on the 22d inst, started from the
blocking prematurely, killing seven men
and wounding three The following is a
list of the killed: Edward Fowley, John
Nelson, Charles Wright, Edward Burke, j.
J. Crew, Geo. O. Wolf and Barney Cannon.
The scene during the time the ship was
going off was heart-rending, men being seen
struggling to escape while huge blocks,
rolled by the ship, crushed them to a jelly.
THE extensive warehouse of kries q Co.,
at Columbus, O., in which was stored be-
tween 10000 and $4,000 bushels of corn, was
totally destroyed by fire on the night of the
Odd inst. Loss about $4,000; insurance on
building $7,0t0.
LOUISE BosTLEMAN, young lady 10
years old, of highly respectable and well-to-
dc parents, of Cairo, ILL.,, committed suicide
on the 21st inst, by throwing herself into a
well 40 feet deep. Her parents opposition
to her marriage with young man for whom
she had strong affection was the cause.
IT was four distillers and one citizen, not
four United States officers, that were shot in
Virginia the other dav.
A SEVERE storm Visited Marion Ind, on
the Goth inst. Houses were unroofed, trees
uprooted, and fences destroyed. A brick
church nine miles north of Marion was de-
molished during service. A young man
was killed and ten or fifteen persons
wounded.
IN a quarrel at Hayward City, d. T., be-
tween a man named Hurley and George
Johnson, over lawsuit about horse,
Johnson was instantly killed
FIFTEEN buildings were blown down by Il
storm at Joliete, Quebec, on the night of the
10Th inst.
A TRAIN on the Atchison, Topeka and
Sante Fe railroad was ditched near Ellen
wood, Ks, on the 18th inst, and Mr.. Mil
Ter, of Fond du Lac killed.
THE south wing of Joseph & Laflins pa
per mill, at Salem Falls, Mass, containing
the engine and ragroom, burned on the
10th inst, together with a large quantity of
paper. Fully insured.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-06-02
a Queer Freak of Nature.

T-T".T
Mr.. William Cotton last week brought
to our office one of those strange mon
strosities of nature. The body in APP
pearance resembled that Of well-deveI-
oped pig, perfectly hairless. 1t had but
one eye, located directly in the center of
its forehead, and from above the eye
there protruded proboscis or trunk
about two inches in length, which
seemed to have an opening through it,
as if for breathing purposes. From
appearance it must have been born alive.
although when found by Mr.. Cotton,
with litter of small pigs, it was dead,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-06-02
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

JAMES l.. CHAPMAN, cashier and John
c. Tracy, president of the Farmers and Me-
chanics National bank, Hartford, Ct, who
plead guilty respectively to deceiving the
comptroller of currency and to perjury and
embezzlement, by which the bank lost $685.
600, were sentenced to state prison on the
18th inst, the former to six years and six
months hard labor, and the latter to hard
labor for five years and nominal fine of 81.
CHAs WRIGHT, son of the landlord of
Stephen Hotel at Bath, y. Y, was murdered
on the 18th inst. by the hostler, named
White. The latter gave himself up, claim
ing that he did the act in self-defence.
THE loss by the burning of the Scott
works on the 23d inst, at Reading, Pa, is
100000; insurance $4,000.
By the fall of a scaffold, on the 23d inst,
in the church of the Holy Cross, at Balti-
more, Henry Knauss was killed, aud three
others injured.
OK the Esd inst, at Suneook, n, y, Will
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-06-02
LEES FEROCITY.
A Slckening Incident of the Mountain
Meadow Massacre.

A Sickening Incident of the Mountain
Meadow Massacre.
Lees behavior on the scene of the
massacre and his subsequent demeanor
while lying under sentence of death WV
idly illustrate two phases in the life of
an inveterate Mormon. EVERYTHING
goes to show that Lee, who led the first
assault of the Indians upon the immi-
grants, acted under the profound belief
that he was serving the church and
pleasing its prophet. Nothing in history
Is more impressive than the desperate
determination of Lee, after he had once
imbued his hands in the blood of the i'm
migrants, to finish them up SO thoroughly
that no trace of their fate should ever
pass out into the world His determine
ton to kill outran the ferocity of his SUI
periOrs and interiors alike One CHASTITY
incident of the massacre will illustrate
the cruel pertinacity of the man. In
the midst of the last melee two beautiful
young girls escaped together from the
camp of the immigrants and concealed
themselves in a neighboring thicket. An
Indian chief discovered their refuge and
sought them III it, At the same moment
an Indian boy attached to John ID. Lee :
person discovered the whereabouts of the
girls and the curiosity of the chief and
ran to Lee and informed him. Lee
OF Ior+o,,ol IL
thicket. There he found the trembling
fugitives and confronted the chief, who
asked him what he was going to do with
them.
Lee responded "They are too old to
live"
The Indian answered: "They are too
pretty to kill"
At this juncture the eldest of the two
girls threw herself on Lees breast, and
wound her arms about his neck and
said: Oh, sir, for Gods sake, for your
mothers, for your wife's, for your sister:
sake, please let us live! Don't kill Us
[ can't bear to die. Oh, sir, I'm too
young to be put to death so cruelty, |
you will let me live | promise to be you
faithful servant; to tend upon you, to Sc,
to all your wants, to be everything you
could wish poor girl to be, all your life
long And poor Ella, sir, she is younee
than |. For the love of the Saviour
don't let the Indian do her harm. Please
sir, as you hope to rest beyond the
grave, let us have our livesl"
The Indian, not understanding a wore
that was said, again asked Lee; What
shall we do with them?" According tc
the testimony of the Indian boy who
stood near, Lee said, not to the Indian
but to the wretched girl whose arms were
locked around his neck: oft is beyond
my power to save you. / am acting
under orders"
At this the girl who stood apart, named
Ella, drew her sun bonnet down over her
eyes. The Indian chief, overawed by
Lees authority, took humane and GER
tain aim, and shot her directly through
the forehead. She dropped to the ground
without a moan. At the same moment
Lee, untwisting from his neck the arms
of his own victim, drew her head back
across his breast and cut her throat from
ear to ear with his hunting knife. Even
the Indian turned in disgust from this
callous butchery-a butchery, however,
which Lee persisted to his death in re-
garding as a part of his duty as Latter
Day Saint.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-06-02
THE WEST,

AT noon on the 18th inst, the principal
warriors at the Camp Robinson Agency
Neb., to the number of 600 were passed in
review by Gen. Crook. Lieut. Clark formed
the line on the plain east of the agency
buildings, Crook taking his station in front
OF the centre. The Indians were broken in
columns of Is platoons, and executed the
march past in good style, having been again
wheeled into line, and the chiefs rods to
within few PAGES of Gen. Crook, where
they dismounted and shook hands with him.
Crazy Horse, who now saw the general for
the first time, knelt on the ground as he
took his hand. His example was followed
by most of the others. Little Big Man was
conspicuous from his almost complete
nudity.
IT is positively stated that the Union
Pacific Company will build 1OOmiles of road
toward the Black Hills this summer. The
point from which it will start is not vet de-
cided on, but it will be either Sidney or
Cheyenne.
WILLIAM SEARS, of Colfax county, Ne
braska, commenced suit for damages against
81 responsible farmers of that county for
having driven him forcibly from his home
and the state, claiming he was a participation
in murder. He claims $4,000 damages.
THE Cheyenne Indians at Camp Robinson
agency will be removed at their own re-
quest to the Indian territory. They number
about l $50 persons.
LEANDEE A. BEvIN, just returned from
California gives the New York Sun an
ole Of 4
tress there. Characterizing the San joaquin
Valley as the great wheat producing section
of the state, he anticipates that nine -tenths
of it will be ruined this year, and SAYS it is
almost certain that hundreds will starve to
death unless sustained by charity He at
tributes the good crops in the Napa Valley
to irrigation. He says that instead of ship
ping grain this year, California will not raise
more than home supply. Train loads of
people, he says, are leaving California with
what little they are able to escape with
THE St Louis Republican of the Dist inst,
calls editorial attention to the fact that
organizations of lawless men exist in sew
eral border counties of Missouri and Arkan-
sas, who call themselves "Ghouls," but are
more Familiarity known as Ku-klux, whose
chief purpose is to run and protect small IL
licit distilleres in the mountains, and kill
or whip, or otherwise punish all persons
who oppose them, and show any disposition
to enforce the laws. There is a reign of ter
ror in these counties, and the Republican
urges the Governors of Missouri and Arkan-
sas, as well as the Federal Government, to
take measures to break up the organization
and bring the offenders to justice.
4 CONVENTION at Deadwood on the 10Th
inst, objected to the new territory of Lin
coin, and elected c. w. Meyer and n. C..
Wilker to present their petitions to the next
congress.
THE legislature of Michigan adjourned on
the 22d inst. The session has been the
longest ever known in the state.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-06-02
VARIOUS TOPICS.

VIVIAN TREMAIN has returned to AL
honr With his health almost entirely, and
as he hopes and believes, permanently
rastorod He has been, for several
months past, receiving treatment for
,ho,,n,atism or rheumatic govt.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-06-02


AN enormous engineering work is in
progress to provide Baltimore with water,
the present supply being bad in quality
and inadequate in quantity. The new
source is to be Gunpowder river, nine
miles from the city, and the water is to
be brought through a tunnel seven miles
long. cut through a mountain. This
will be the longest tunnel in America,
circular in shape, and twelve feet in
diameter. Five miles of the distance Is
very hard rock, and the drilling is done
by manual labor, power drills being inn
practicable in such small space. The rest
of the way will be bricked. Fifteen
shafts have been sunk The cost Is estl-
mated at Sc, 000, 900; about 800 men are
employed, and the tunnel will probably
be completed in three years. The EN-
ployes are mainly negroes who 1--we III
miserable log cabins.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-06-02

4 FRENCH chemist in the market with
. nlan for destroying large army by
one nerson without danger to himself
and proposes to offer it first to the Sultan
f,r tria on the advancing Russians.
The plan contemplates system of land
torpedoes concealed beneath the ground
over which the invaders must march,
These torpedoes will all be connected to-
gether by wires, and will be exploded
simultaneously at the proper moment by
means of an underground wire carried to
convenient distance.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-06-02

THE Marchioness of Lothian, whose
death was announced recently, was
among the distinguished pilgrims to
Rome. She had rented a hotel and was
holding series of brilliant receptions
She was seized with an attack of pleurisy,
in consequence to having been exposed
to the draught of an open window at a
reception some time ago. The Pope sent
her his special benediction, and tri-
dunn was offered up for her at the
Church of the Virgin. She died after a
three DAYS illness.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-06-02

II seems that unless wheat, resembling
that grown in Hungary red, shriveled
hard variety-can be raised in this
country Vienna bread must continue to
be, what it IS now, luxury within the
reach of the few, and not an article of
diet ut the command of the many. If
our agriculturists, however, can produce
Hungarian wheat, and, surely, this Is
not an impossibility with our varied
kinds of soil and climate, American in
genuity and talent will soon supply the
mechanical essentials necessary for max
Ing the palatable and nourishing Vienna
bread.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-06-02

EMPEROR ALEXANDER of Russia, like
his father, takes trouble badly. A cor
respondent who saw him at st. Peters
burg some weeks ago, writes: "His
cheeks are sunken and his eyes are dull;
his carriage has lost much of its frmness
and dignity; he is prematurely aged.
This may be caused by hard work as
much as by anxiety, for he works now as
hard as, or perhaps harder than any of
his Ministers Every morning he rises
at seven, takes his walk on the Palace
Quay at eight, and from that hour until
night, with the exception of one hour
for eating, he is at work in his Chancel-
loric.o
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-06-02

TIE discoverer of the Ven us of Milo,
Colonel Voutier, has died at Hyeres.
When amidshipman in the French navy,
in 1921. he landed on the island of Milo
to search for antiquities, and noticed a
peasant digging for stones in the ruins
of an old chapel The peasant had I'M
earthed part of a statue in very bad
state of preservation, and, as it was use
less to him, was beginning to cover it up
again. NJ. Voutier, however, at once
saw the value of the discovery, and
bribed the man to excavate the figure
COMPLETELY.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-06-02

The San Francisco Bulletin shows by
quotations of silver stock that some of
the Pacific coast millionaires have suf-
fered severely from shrinkage of values
since 1873. Consolidated Virginia was
quoted worth S77, 22O,000 January, 1875.
Present value, 81, 100000, in the mean
while sd, los, 900 in dividends having
been sold. Somebody's loss" says the
Bn1letia, s3S, 252,0O0." The price of
the California mine January, 1875, was
SS4,2lo,000. Deducting dividends paid,
the present value is S13.940, 900. Some
body's los, S57,340, 900" in little more
than two years. Total loss in two years
after dedueting dividends, $50, 573, 900.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-06-02

Mr.. FREDERICK MARTIN, the statisti-
clan, has lately published series of inter
eetmg tables bearing upon population.
Il appears that the surplus average an
uual birth-rate over the death-rate, as
denotinr the increase of the inhabitants
OF various European countries, is as fol-
lows: In England and Wales. 1871 per
1000; in Sweden, 11.6; in Denmark.
Ill; III Prussia, 10.7; in the Neither
lands, 9; in Austria, ~; in Spain, 10;
in Italy, 90; and in France, 10. Thus
the most rapid increase is in England
but in France the number of the people
may be considered constant, and, be ar
ing III mind the conclusions based upon
the growth of population, it is no wonder
Mr. Martin regards France as the riddle
of Europe.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-06-02

HE exploration of the western terri
tories will be continued next summer
under the direction of Lieut.. Wheeler
Prof. Hayden and Major Powell. Lieut..
Whceler's field of operation for 1877 has
not yet been fully determined upon.
Major Powell will continue the geological
survey in the Colorado river country.
Prof. Hayden's expedition completed
last year the survey of Colorado, and
will continue during the coming summer
in exploration north of the Union Pacific
railroad. The main party, under the di-
rection of Prof. Hayden himself, will
make It's headquarters in CHEYENNE.
, 1877-04-28

L1TERPoot. April 27.-The C0urttr's London
correspondent tesegraphs that 'tho Drltfsh Gov.
crnmcnt has resolved to interfere between Russia
aud Turkey. | hare the highest authority for
stating that Her Msjeaty's Government bus |us&
been called .upoa by Austrla to fulfil
heF engagements under tho tripArtlte treaty
Of 1855 for protecting tho intry.
ri.y OF tho ottonan Empire, and that q
decision has been reached At tho Cabinet Council.
The Cabine: resolved. Al tho hsst step. to make q
formal request Of the Russian Government to state
TIE 0BjEcT or T1A MILITARY OPERATIONS
now beFug undertaken agalhbt Tho Uttoman Gov.
ernmcnt, and to dcfne tho extent 10 which It il
proposed To carry those operations.
Tho correspondent also lesgns that tho Austrian
pnrpbFt to taussA. Franco, tho third party 10 tho
erpartite alliance. has not been required to taku
action, IN confederation Of tho strained relations OF
Franco AnA GermaaY. Tbs treaty enables my ono
Ut the llrco powaEs to act separately Ia ful1litnc
itx terms Or to call upon either or both OF the
other powea to futhl! tbs treaty By joint action.
Austria haA obvious seaaon4 foE not
kAaaoit1N6 TnANCE,
yet AuatFia cannot longer bcsttato to resist tho
RuastAn invasion. Though Earl Derby was able
to confidently state week $50 that this country
'waa In no vile Mks'y to b called on to sula ths
trpaFtlte treaty, ret within six days tue British
Government has actually bean required 10 fulal
tts undertaking, and II Ia anticipated that tho
uoiurntous alternative OF
pEcLARtNa AGAINST RUSSIA
will arise shortly. Tha situation IL regarded a
Vienna ~ fas more urgent than british ststcsMe
seesn 10 adult, aud tha Initiative ot military
acltoa lies with Austria.
1t wn reported lasl night that Lord Napier,
Governor OF GlbFa!tar had been Instructed to 70 ia
Malta, aal that portlaa Of tho Guards AFo order.
cd to embark for Aalta immediately. Those 70.
ports sru beloved premature, although II il ua*
latstool tho strengthening Of tho gssrtson Al
Militia has been unltr od1etal tohstdarataon sluc<
tho Government rscslvsd from vienna q requis,
tIon to fulall tic lripartlto tEeaty.
rxH CokTKA.
CRAcow, april 27.-0eu Dcgenteld. who went
to ths (suntIsr 10 greet tho CxAt Tor tho Emparos
Austsia, has returned here. us wAs received yesl
cordially by tho cxas, who repeatedly laid strea
on tho excellent relations existing between Aus
tsla and ItuAsts,
, 1877-04-28
THE WAR.
Incidents Of the Russian Ad-
vance into Roumania.
No Engagement Of Consc-
quence Expected for
Some Time.
The Turks Finally Decide Not
to Occupy Ka1afat.
Turkish Gunboats Engaged in
Vigllantly Guarding tie
Danube.
Roumania Will Undoubtedly
Take Sides with Russia.
Probable Sensational Rumora Re-
garding the Attitude Of
England.
Italy Said to Be Casting a Long,
Ing Eye upon Albania.
TurkAh War Vessels Burn Several
Russian Ports on tho
Black Sea.
Extraordinary Activity in AL tho
English Navy.Yards.
Orders for the Immediate Completion Of
Several Heavy Iron -0lads.
TurkiAh War Vessels Burn Several
Russian Ports on tho
Black Eea.
Extraordinary Activity in AL the
English Navy.Yards.
ORDERS for the Immediate Completion Of
Several Heavy 1ou-0lads.

THE ARMIES.
THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE.
LONDON, April e7.-Thc Vienna correspondent
OF the 7snses says tho LEFT wing Of the Russians,
which has crossed at Dolgrhl In the south aud II
taking up position from Galatz downwards, will
form the ptvo on which the rest Of tho army from
the North will wheel. changing its position, which
haa been along the Mo1dAvtan frontier to tho DAN
ube, that 10, southwark. Two roads through Mol.
davia are available for this movement The troops
who cro.scd at 11uschl and Faiacht vii, doubtless
nsc tho road which is partially converted ,nto =
Highway running from Jassy via TaaIni 10 nyr]st.
where Il branches of1 on one a!do to Galatx and
on the Other to Fokschani. nlmnlk. Dusco, and
bucharest. The right wing and NJ doubt almost
all tho lighter war material viii
GO YRoA tAssr WESTWARD
to the Valley Of the bereih, along which railway
and COOL high road run down to Fokschant. Al
though, owing to the railway and these two high
soatla through MotdaviA, tho march Of the Russian
centre and right Wing to the Daauto will bo much
facilitated, It must 10 aomo weeks before they
can bc brought TO take up positions In tho ine With
tLe left wing, sud especslly before Ill tho uase.
raA1 can Do brought up. u It must In, before \
serious advance eau bo attempted Aeross tic Dan
ube. This would moi, OF course. prevent opera.
son on the part Of tho Russians 10 establish them
sclses on soma point on the right bank Of tho
Danube. Tho most iikciy point for such prclim.
innry step wnu,l acem to bc
TUE nEND or THE DAxUbn
round the nobruaseha. This part OF tho Danube
had not been acfudcI BY tho Turks In their [ne o?
defense, n bclHg too much ont Of tho way, 10
that lfttlo or no care las been bestowed on
strengthening Iir.ora, Matchln. IsaktoaI. .and
Ouleha. Suddenly, however, tho original plan
seems to hare again been changed. Troops and
gnAs have been xtnt. and ncw entrenchments
I'd Int II MAY bs ftnnlte whathcr fhav m in
, 1877-04-28
AT HOME.
OFFICIAL MorlYICATloA.

6peaai NSpatcA 70 ia 7f36Aak
WAsu1xa1os, u. e.. April 47.-As the Cabinet
msetin8 Ia. day As4xtan& Secretary SeNAsd, III Tho
a,ssnce Of Secretary EsArt., presented dispatches
from the American Minl&tef u CunstaattnnpIu aud
Secretary of legation It ST. Petersburg anuouuciu:
The usslasauo Of war between ltuAsiA and Turkey.
Nsithcr ths HusstAn nGr Turkish Minister has -
Jet notlned our Government OF th!s declaration.
pRxApsgueYs 1uroRrkD'la1o 0HxAT BRITAIN.
~ ~ H1ss<fa A34actat*d Efta+
WARRINGTON, d. T., April II. --Ti.s following
sta:cmeut by the Bureau OF Statistics, shows tho
imports bf wheat to tho United Kingdom {1scaE
uttaiu), during the 6lteea months wblc4 ended
March VI. 1877: From tho United States. "a. 4U9,
lga cwt. from ku.sla. u, H.. 4t4 cwt. fsota
Bzit11h ludla. >, 9su, 200 cxs.; tsuu4 GsEmAuy,