The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-03-10
WASHINGTON.

The supreme court has rendered decisions In
the several granger The laws of Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Iowa, regulating railroad charees
sustained.
Maj. o. K. BABoooK will take charge of the Fifth
Lighthouse district, at Detroit, Mich, and relieve
Maj Godfrey Weitzel of the charge of the st. Clair
Flats Gan ii, and of the i'm of the Sag
ina River and Cheboygan Harbor.
The Pacific railroad sinking Iund bill which hay
occupied nearly all the time the senate has had for
legislation in the intervals not en- gagged on the
electoral count during the past month, was post
poned until next December by barely one m ajorlty
The officer in charge of the naval observatory has
received telegram from the Astronomer Royal a.
Greenwich, requesting that watch be kept on the
suns disc on March 81 49, and %, for the transit
of small planet.. Advantageous obser vations can
be made IN Western States.
hTHE report of the joint special com mttee to in
vestigate the Chinese immigration rec recommended
that measures be taken by the executive looking
toward m odiication of the existing treaty with
China, combining it to strictly commercial pur-
poses and that Congress legislate to restrain the
great Influx of Asiatics to this country 1t is not
believed that eitlfer of these measures world no
looked upon with dsfavor by the Chinese govern
ment.
SECRETARY MORRILL, is rapidly recovering from
his recent illness.
The papers for the pardon of Joyce, the last
whisky thief languishing in the penitentiary are
now being made out at the office of the departing Mt
of Justice,
The President and family after the 4th of March
VIII be the guests of Secretary Fish until April.
when they will visit Gaena
III. OurREY. the newly accredited M mister of
France to the United States, presented his creden
tials to the President, Feb. %.
THE senate committee on mi villages and elections
have discharged all witnesses brought to Wa shipg-
ton to testify in regard to the Alabama and Missjs-
sippi elections.
FOREIGN.
THE British Admiralty has ordered an immediate
concentration of the British Mediterranean souad-
ron at Malta. This movement is important The
withdrawal of Great Britain from both Greek and
Turkish waters is regarded in furtherance of an
understanding with the other powers.
In the FACE OF the Russian Geographic agencies
authoritative contradiction of the impending move
ment OF the Russian army across the Pruth there
Is ag ain news that the Roumanian railway compa-
MES have received an intimation from the Russian
headquarters to prepare everything for the trans
portation of troops. 1t is said that the Russians
also have sent detailed instructions for the resula
ten of the waole transportation business. There
can be httle doubt that all preparations are being
gradually made for action. For all that. Russ,s
msy not have fixed time, and may thus with rood
conscience contradict reports about immediate 40
ten.
IT is reported that the Cardinals su omitted to the
Pope on Friday favorable replies to some questions
which he proposed to them with the object of Civ
ing the ecclesiastical policy of the Holy See more
efcacious and energetic direction towards the nat
ural solution of the various questions of the day
AN unsuccessful attempt was made few nights
ago 10 asassinste the Archbishop of Mexico The as
sassfn arrested.
GRAND demonstration took place over the RS
mains OF OMshoney, ts Fsnian chief, at Cork Irs
iAnd' FEB. Do Tue possession was about q mile
long.
RuasoRs that tbs Russian army has been ordered
10 cross the Pruth Feb. Is, are officially denied.
Measures on toe part of Russia will depend upon
replies TO dortschako's circular and upon the de-
Telopment of affairs In Coustantinople.
RUSSIA has laid torpedoes On the Crimean coast.