The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-01-06
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political situation, will probably come to be
known as the Compromise Committee. The
four Republican Senators, Edmunds Nor
ton, Logan and Frelinghuysen represent
pretty fairly the two shades of opinion pre-
vailing among their political associates on
the question of counting the electoral vote,
Edmunds and Frelinghuysen being under
stood to be in favor of offering to the House
some plan of settlement, and Morton and
Logan preferring to have the Senate stand
firmly upon what they believe to be its
rights under the Constitution. The Demo-
cratic members of the committee-Thur-
man, Bayard and Ransom-also represent
the less pronounced difference of opinion
on their side of the matter
TIE EAST.
TIE Centennial of the battle of Trenton
was celebrated Dec. 26, at Trenton by a
sham battle. The Hessians were again de.
feated and compelled to surrender. The
dead were carried into neighboring saloons
and restored to consciousness.
THE trial of remarkable suit has been
commenced in the Hudson County Circuit
Court, n. j. For twenty-seve yeas and
five months Pollock u Gray were partners
in the plumbing line in New York, and dur
ing that time Gray boarded with Pollock
He died recently and now Pollock brings
suit against his heirs for $4,000 which he
claims Gray owed him for board during the
years that he lived at his house. The heirs
fail to recognize the justice of the claim,
and are determined to contest it.
FOREIGN.
THE Berlin correspondent of the Times
reviewing the situation says: The moder-
alton of Rusnas demands is largely du to
Austrias military preparations. The fore e
which Austria has prepared for mobilization
in Croatia, Pennsylvania and Dealmatia,
numbers 10000. Austria's attitude, how
ever, has proportionatsly encouraged the
Porte in its disposition to resist reforms.
THE Russian general, Nikitine, has arriv ed
in Belgrade, to take command of the Ser
Wan army, vice Tchernayeff. At the re view
of the Russian divisions Gen. Nikitine de-
clared that he had come to Ssrvia by order
of the Emperor of Russia to assume CON-
mand of the army. He said that all for
would be considered part of the Russian
army. Orders have been issued to corps
commanders of the Servian army to
proceed Immediately to their posts. All
volunteers are ordered to proceed to the
Drina army.
The extradition between our government
and Great Britain has been restored to vital
ity by he act of Great Britain receding from
its former position and the consequent sur
render of Brent, the Louisville forger, to
the United States. Our government is now
prepared to consider the question of an
amendment of the treaty so as to increase
the class Of offences for which extradition
may be claimed.
THE porte is firmly resolved not to make
any concession which is contrary to the
maintenance of the integrity of the Ottoman
empire.
THE Lord Chamberlain, of London, has
issued memorandum threatening to riger.
ously prosecute theatrical managers who
violate the rules concerning facilities for
exit.
SILVER is quoted in London at 561d
DISPATCH to the Daily Telegraph from
Pera states that the reforms adopted by the
preliminary conference are very sweeping.
They include the admission of Christians in
the Ottoman army, and the transformation
of the Villayet of Sophia into Christian
province under Christian governor The
opinion is pretty equally divided as to
whether the Porte will yield to the recon-
mendation of the powers.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A SPECIAL from Springfield, Mo-, to the
Globe Democrat states that on Christmas day
Charles Leighton stabbed George McFar-
land at point six miles east of there, and
in the evening came to town and attended a
dance at the house of Mrs. Mills, on st.
Louis street, where, without any provocation
whatever, he shot and instantly killed
Byron Mason, son of ]. Mason, prominent
citizen. The ball took effect in the heart.
Leighton was arrested and lodged in Jail.
The excitement over the cowardly affair is
intense, and threats of lynching are freely
and openly INDUCED in.
A WELCHMAN who has been stopping
with John Jones, farmer in the town of
Emmett, six miles north of Watertown, Wis.
was robbed of 81 900 on the 26th. Jones
has had two young men working for him,
who have been rooming with the WEIGH
man, who had displayed his money to
them. Suddenly the young men were
missing, and the money belonging to the
Welchman. They were tracked to Rich
mond, seven miles from there. From there
no trace can be found. A reward of 800 is
offered for their apprehension.
JOSEPH DAVIS started hunting from Ferris
Mines, near Rawlins, Wyoming, short time
ago. His partner became anxious on &C.
count of his prolonged absence, started to
hunt him, and found his body with thigh
joint dislocated and the leg broken in two
places. Near him was vial which had con-
tanned strychnine. 1t is thought he had
fallen, broken his Leg and, after several
days of suffering, in despair had taken the
poison to end his misery.
THE eastward bound passenger train on
the Cleveland, Columbus & Indianapolis
railroad, when near Belle Fouutaine, O.,
Dec. 26, was thrown from the track by
broken rail- One passenger coach turned
com pletely over. There were about twenty
h.