The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-01-06
NEWS IN BRIEF.
POLITICAL.

Nosr of the states have been heard from,
either by mail or messenger. II messengers
fail to arrive from and by the first Wednes-
day, the Sd of January, the Vice PRESIDENT
will at once dispatch messengers Tor oupll-
cate returns which, by law, must be depos-
tied with the Judge of the district In which
| the electors of the state assembled
NOTICE was given the different members OF
the Florida canvassing board to meet on
Dec. 81 and canvass the vote OF the state.
The mandate issued from the Secretary OF
the State, and two members McLln ana
Congill (Dem.) refused to obey. Attorney
General Cooke made canvass alone Whlch
gives Tilden "a majority IN the state. SUD
sequently the ether members OF the board
agreed to re-canvass, and the full board met
and gave Drew majority of 1876, and the
Hayes electors 2O6. Cooke filed protest.
THE electoral vote of Florida, as cast by
the Republican electors of that state, was
deposited by the messenger with Senator
Ferry vice. president pro tenn, on Monday,
Dec. 25. No receipt for the vote was given
to the messenger. There are now two sets
of electoral returns from Florida.
THE petition to the supreme court to re-
move the quo warranto proceedings by Ill
den electors against Hayes electors in South
Carolina has been decided. Justice Willard
delivered the opinion of the court, refusing
the motion to remove the case to the United
States circait court under act of congress of
1875.
Gov. GROVER, of Oregon, left for Wash
ington Dec. 26. A delegation escorted hi m
to The ferry boat and salute was fired in
his honor.
DEMOCRATIC mass meetings are to be held
in Oregon, Jan. 8, to protest against the
action Of the returning boards in Louisiana,
Florida and South Carolina.
THE supreme court of Florida sustains
the democrats demurrer to the answer of
the canvassing board and orders re-canvass
of the votes from the face of the returns.
THE WEST
Hon. ERASMUS D. PECK, an old and prom
inent citizen of Ldcas county, and formerly
member of congress from the Toledo dis
trict, died at Perrysburg on Christmas night.
THE United States marshal of Cleveland,
has seized 1900 worth of tobacco belong
ing to four different firms in New York,
Scoville & Co., of that city, being one of
the parties most interested. The goods
have been shipped G. 0. D., to Schenenan
& Co., of Detroit, but rebilled at Buffalo to
E. Dali, Cleveland.
CAPT. J. W. HALL, of Detroit, who hes
Just prepared the marine statistics of 1876,
placed the number of lake disasters at 500;
valuation of property at 81, 173, 260; losses
of timber RATS on toe lakes of the latte r
amounting to about SOL 900. The greatest
losses during any month was September,
amounting to $276, 1885, number of disasters
this year All less than 1875; total number
ofdeaths, either on shipboard or on shore,
among seamen, 155. Financially, the sea-
son of 1876 was the worst on record.
ANOTHER petition for the letters of adj
ministraton on the Lick estate has been
fled by VIM. Lick, nephew of the deceased
Jas. Lick. The petition, with others, is set
for hearing on January 8.
THE Indiana poultry exhibition began at
Indianapolis on the 21st, under the auspices
of the state association. There are 600
entries, and $4,000 in premiums will be
awarded.
A VERY large and brilliant meteor was
witnessed by citizens of Lawrence, Kansas,
and of st. Louis, on the 21st inst. 1t re-
NAMED in sight nearly minute.