The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-02-03

n m oorI,
$1,000 more. She has sued her first lawyers in &C
ton for $4,000 damages through their inexcusablt
negligence.
AYrER months blockade, the ice has broken III
in Baltimore halbor, and navigation is fully re
sumsd. Shippers are jubilant.
WILLIAM F. SMITH, 81. Joel, B. Erhart, Dew lit
Wheeler and Sidney B. Nepls, police commission
ers OF New York, served on the publishers of the
New York Times their complaints in suits for al
legged hbeous publication the 14th inst in which
statements were made ref Getting on the manner in
which the work of cleaning the streets of snow had
been neglected. Each commiss Toner estimates til c
damage to him to be $4,000 TO which suit is
brought.
THE WEST.
PROPOSITION to go out of business and wind up
the affairs of the Mercantile Bank of St. Louis will
be submitted to the stockholders of that institu-
t. The Mercantile is one OF the heaviest bank
ng corporations in st. Louis.
A RAILRo AID meeting held on the oath at Du-
buque Iowa, for the purpose OF turthering the in
erests OF the Sioux City northern branch of the
Pacific railroad, and its extension to the Black
Hills.
TRAIN of fifteen wagons and twenty men we're
captured on the way from the Black Hills by Crazy
Horse Indian butchers, and the en- tire company
massacred.
LrsFoRTH, Kellogg & Co., importers of hard
ware and agricultural implements, of San Francis
co, have suspended Liabilities about $500 000 AT
meeting Of the creditors it ascertained that the
assets were 100000.
<. Q. DEvEREAUx has resigned the superntend-
ency of the st. Louis, Lawrence & Western railroad
and the road goes on sale on the 23d proximo on,
mortgages.
THE recent rise in stocks at San Francisco. is
pushing shorts severely. The usual number OF
failures prevail. Berry Walfshl promi nsnt
banking firm, have suspended.
EMPLOYEES on Mare Island navy yard San Fran
CISCO are discharged, appropriations having become
exhausted.
8. M. HOY and 7. D. Weeks are confirmed as re-
gents of the Wisconsin state normal school
CHEERING reports OF the crop prospect are com.
FROM all parts of California
BAN DIEGO dispatch says that co mpany is be-
ing formed there to build railroad to Yuma in
the direct line of the Texas Pacific. The govern
ment will be asked to grant the same aid given 10
other roads.
A PORTLAND dispatch says the new revenue eut.
er has been seized by the sub-contractors for a
claim of S., 900.
HE lately deposed governor, ViIiagrana of Low
er California has arrived at Lapaz, from San Fran
cisco, en- route to Mazatlan, to obtain troops and
war vessel from the general government To Re in
state himself.
TIE well known publishers and booksellers W
B. Keene, Cook Co., of Chicago, have failed
CHAs. A. GoUBERT, former proprietor of the
Gardner House, Chicago, having been arrested for
debt, and bailed out on the 18th, made a schedul q
Of his property, showing his liabilities at sI14.ooo
and his assets $4,000.
POLITICAL.
JUDGE DA<rp DAVIS was elected to the United
states senate by the general assembly of Illinois
on the 2otn' He stated to friends, who congratu-
ated him on the result, that if he should conclude
accept he will not resign his present position on
he supreme bench before the 4tb of March
PRESIDENT GRANT approves of the comnro -, leo
plan.
LIE senate reached vote on the comprorn,se
oli at O'CLOCK On the morning of the 25th inst
aiSer an a-nlght session. The vote sto cd Al for o
- against, as viii be seen by the proceedin gs in
another column. Various amendments submi ttad
were voted down.
HE New Jersey legislature elected 10 hn r Mao
Emerson United States Senator Oh the 23d in st IN
III the place now occupied by Frederick t. Free
Ii nghuysen.
The Republicans of the Illinois legislature have
nominated Chas. B. Lawrence for Tnited stotas
Senator, Gen. Logan having thdrawn from tbo
contest VIC
LIE louisiana Republican House seated FIVE n,ao,
oers, subject to contest. Ex- Gov. w. Kellooo
recently elected y. S. senator has left for Washin
on, via Mobile
lHE tennessee legislature reelected Charles n
ioos, secretary OF state, and also JOS. L. Gaines
comptroller. Col. Marsh T. Polk was elected traas
urer. ~
LIE compromise bill on counting the electoral
so'e was taken up in the Senate on the 20tn and
the debate was opened by Edm unds
MORTON presented in the Senate ON the ootb ~,
credentials of Kellogg as United States sa,,otnu
from louisiana. They were read and laid ON tba
table. on Tue
PRESIDENT GRANT says he is not preuared n PC,
oenlze either OF the state governments in Iouis-
ana, pending the congressional investigation bu
is prepared to preserve the peace
VIZ. = HoAR was elected to the U. s. Senate b,,
sne massachusetts Legislature on the 10Th inst
LIE tennessee Legislature elected James Raj
inst. o'' on tue 18th
WASHINGTON.
TIE bill to amend the existing laws in referenco
10 ha0onai goio banks passed the house of repre
'Nes' ana oliis' relating to the Northern and
Texas Pacific railroads were referred m .be .o,o
mittee on the whole.
The presidents message in reference to the ,se
of troops at the late election was rafarrad - 49,
select committee of eleven for a searching inori,
With power to send for persons and papers.
HE committee of the House, to which The ra,,o-,
o .ne investigation of the navy department was re-
ferred last session, reported on the 23d completsv
generating Secretary Robson.
BULTz was on the 2sd inst. sworn in as member
OF Congress from South Carolina.
HE committee on election frauds in New YORK.
report that Hewitts mail was not tempered with in
the New York postofhce.
he President has nominated c. c. snifnn. hi.
10
private secretary to be surveyor general of Arizona
ihh PRESIDENT submitted message to Congress
on the 22d inst, in reply to resolution Of tbe
House of Representatives, passed early in peoem.
Der, regarding the disposition of troops in fine
south In the course of his message the President