The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-01-13

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purposes, So, GAG, 674,72.
A TRAIN of forty-two loaded wagons lie.
Yankton for the Black Hills, the othe
day.
RAIDING liquor establishment is the late
excitement in Rockford Ill.
By the theft or losing of a will 5000
case has been sprung upon the good folk
of Rockford.
FOREIGN.
A SPECIAL to the Political Correspondent
dated Constantinople. Jan. 3, says it is a.
legged that the porte intends to address
manifesto to Europe, and the report say
the paper will take the form of protes
The plenipotentiaries however are endeavol
ing to dlssuade the porte from giving it tia
shape.
A DISPATCH from Madrid announces tina
the extradition treaty between Spain am
the United States has been concluded. TIE
treaty specifies 26 offenses for which persoh
accused may be surrendered, and is tlr
most comprehensive which has yet been ei
tered into by the United States.
THE fourth sitting of the Plenary confe-
ence was held at Constantinople, Jan. !.
Marquis of Salisbury expressed the viers
of the plenipotentiaries upon the Turkih
counter proposals. During the discussion
the Turkish delegates enumerated PORTS
upon which they did not consider, and they
could not negotiate. These were chiefly
the organization of local gen d'arnaerie With
foreign participation, the question of al
International commission, and the exten-
sion of the Servian territory. The pleni-
potentiaries asked if this declaration was
tantamount to an absolute refusal. Turkish
delegates replied they must refer t. the
Porte.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Times at Vienna
reports that in Thursdays sitting ii the
conference at Constantinople it was agreed
that the armistice should be prolonged un-
til the first of March.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Times at Paris
says the news received there from CG stan-
tinople is that it has been decided 10 pro-
long the armistice only one month, Re-
ports are circulated in PeSth and Vienna
that the Grand Duke Nicolas is dying.
WASHINGTON.
THE Democratic certificates Of Presiden-
tial electors in Louisiana and South Caro-
lima were delivered to Senator Ferry Jan
2. No receipts were given.
THE usual New Years reception was held
at the Executive Mansion.
The Senate branch of the joint Commit
tee on Counting the Electoral Votes had
another session on the 18th. Ali ses-
sions thus far have been developed to the
preliminary work of examining and discus.
sing historical records bearing on the gen
eral subject, and no proposition has YET
been formally presented to the committee
by any one of its members.
1NFoRMA TioN has been received at Wash
ington, via Arizona, of revolutionary
movement in the Mexican state of Sonora
headed by Gen. Serna. He seeks to shake
off allegiance to Mexico, and to organize al
independent government, which will in duj
time ask for annexation into the United
States.
JUDGE DUELL's resignation as commits
sioner of patents, has been expected fol
some time as matters have not been work
ing smoothly in the patent office. secre
tary Chandler has always rendered the
position to a gentleman well qualified tC
fill it.
News of ex-senator Nyes death, of Ne
vada, was received at Washington, Dec. %
For nearly two years he had been insane
and all hopes of his mind being restored
were given up.
POLITICAL.
HON. JAMES G. BLAINE was nominated by
the Republican legislative caucus on tn,
4th inst, for the full term of six years from
March 4, 1877. This nomination was by
reclamation and unanimous.
A BILL is before the assembly of Ohio tt
establish schools where trades and art
could be taught to those DESTROYS of becom
ing skilled workmen.
Hon. VIM. WINDOW has been unanimousl,
re-nominated for United States Senate
from Minnesota.
The house committee to investigate tn
South Carolina election matter has returned
to Washington. Members of the commit
tee say they do not apprehend armed col
lision between the two parties, and tina
there will be peaceful solution of the
trouble.
Gov. HAMPTON, of South Carolina, ha
issue an adress calling upon all faithful
law abiding and loyal citizens, who desir
to maintain the government of their choice
to come forward promptly and pay 10 pc
cent of the amount of taxes paid by then
last year.
THE Supreme Court of Florida met on tn
LIST, but did not consider the paper filed b,
the Board of Canvassers on the 9th a
such an answer to their peremptory writ q
the court could accept. 1t was returned t.
the Secretary of State as property belonging
to the files of that Office, and the Court or
dered the Board to answer by O'Clock t.
the plain language of the writ by the com
mittee, or by canvassing the vote for Gov
ernor) and emitting in their return an,
votes cast for any other officer, as the right
of Presidential Electors and members 0
Congress were not matters before the Court
On Monday, Jan. LIST, members of tn
Louisiana Legislature began to assemble q
the tate House in New Orleans. Unite,
States troops were under arms at their quar-
tiers ready for anv ernerpecnv