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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-04-21
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

DISPATCH from Rondout, New York, April 13
says; Fires are raging in the woods in this vcin-
ity. On Stony Hill, six miles from this city, an
area of ten square miles has been burned over
The house of George Purdy was destroyed, the
family barely escaping with their lives. By the
earnest efforts of all the in the vicinity, the
flames were beaten back from the settlement, but
are still raging in the woods, and unless heavy
rain comes soon, the destruc ion will be great"
EDWARD A. LAMBERT, an OK, mayor of Brooklyn,
is said to be defaulter, hvaing Incorporated
the money of his sister-in-law estate of which he
had control
On the morning of the 18th inst, while the freight
train going east was on the Great Western railway
bridge, at Cayuga, the first span at the west end
gave way, precipitating eight ten into the
river. No one hurt
GEoaaE CLINGER accidentally fell into one of
the large corn bins of the Evansville, Ind, Eleva-
tor company, on the 18th inst, unnoticed. He was
smothered in a short time.
THoMAs A. KING committed suicide at the
Grand Pacific hotel, Chicago, April IL.
Two. small children of Nat Houpbton were
drowned in mill pond, recently, at Clinton,
Mass
BARACHoIs RIVER, Quebec, overfowed on the
9Th inst, sweeping away a large number of cattle
and doing other damage. The water rose twenty
feet, compelling the people to fee to high land for
safety.
SIX persons have been arrested in New York, ill.,
Guiding one woman, charged with completely in the
recent forgery on the Union Trust Company for
"a, 25o and also forgerles the Carbon Iron Com
parry and Southern Missouri Pacific bonds.
An investigation of silk importations in New
York, show that the government is swindled out of
80 per cent. of the duties.
HONS KERRY, one of the robbers of the Miss ouri
Pacific train Otterville, Mo-, in July 1875, was
sentenced to four years in the penientiary, the
9th inst, at Bonneville, where he has been in jail
since his capture.
CORNELIUS SCASLoN was found dead on Mulberry
street, New York, on the morning of April ., hav-
ing been gagged, bound haud and foot, and thrown
cut Of a third story indow number of Italians
have been arrested.
On the 5th inst. the body of kiss ,Nette Reiss-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-04-21

The Missouri Legislature has rejected
a whipping post bill, that, if passed,
would have been likely to fill the State
with wailing and woe. 1t provided
that any person convicted a second
time for petit larceny should be public
ly whipped on his bare back with a
rawhide, the lashes to be forty, save
one. Persons convicted of grand
larceny second time, in addition to
imprisonment in the penitentiary,
were to receive thirty-nine lashes, to
be administered by the warden or
other keeper, Immediately upon being
received at the penitentiary. Parents
or guardians for cruelty beating or
abusing children, and wives and hus-
bands for cruelty beating and abusing
each other, were also to be punished
with the lash.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-04-21

CAPITAL punishment was abolished
in Maine about one year ago. Since
that time about eight murders have
been committed in the state. During
the preceding year while the old law
was in existence, but one murder was
perpetrated. The results of the ex-
neriment are hardly of an encouraging
nature to those who desire a similar
reform in the penal method of other
states.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-04-21
SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN.
VARIOUS TOPICS.

THE Legislature of Tennessee has
inst nassed a bill levying tax of ten
cents on every thousand dollars. This
is only enoug to run the government,
and does not leave anything for pay
mont If interest on the state debt.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-04-21

A LOAD of fruit brought all the way
from California to the Centennial ex-
hibition in refrigerator Car, created
much establishment there. The COM
pany which made this and other ship
ments last year, has now been enlarged
and intends going into the business on
large scale. 1t is called the Califor-
MIA Fruita and Meat Shipping Company,
and has capital of 100000. The
California fruit made good impress
sion in the eastern markets last year,
and it is gratifying to learn that gen.
erous shipments of it are to be made
the present season.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-04-21
WASHINGTON.

THE celebrated Arlington estate, near Washing
ton, which forfeited to the United States by
the non-payment of its taxes during the of the
rebellion, and turned into q national cemetery, is
now claimed by its former proprietor, Gen. G. W.
Curtis Lee, who, in an action for ejectment, sues
the government for its restoration. Several thou
sand union soldiers are buried in it's soil.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-04-21

a WASHINGTON letter thus touches on
secret in the life of A. III, Stevens
Several of the ladies who have been
st the National Hotel through the win
ter, have been faithful nurses to Alex
ander ID. Stevens. He has been most
appreciative of their tender care, and
one day SAID to one of them whom he
was thanking for her attentions "You
are the only one of my nurses here who
has never kissed me-" The LADY, fwho
Is grandmother Immediately stopped
and kissed him on the forehead. When
ne expressed his pleasure, she said to
nm, Mr.. Stevens, wonder that YOU
VINO appreciate women so highly, have
never married" "Ah, yes" answer
ed, but there's story about that"
Inns he did not tell, but intimated he
mad love affair in his youth, which
hao caused him to remain unmarried.
uEN. PHILIP ii. SHERIDAN, soon after
the ringing "Sheridans Ride" was
written, said to a friend: off the
writer had seen the horse he never
would have written the poetry" 1t
was young, gaunt, and ugly animal,
with gait which nobody bu5 Sheridan
could endure. Visitors often came to
camp with letters to the General, in
sisting upon "seeing things" greatly
to his annoyance, and he would
"a mount sometimes give them
this horse, and after ENJOYING
their agony would quietly say:
That animal does not seem to agree
with you; suppose we change saddles"
The Generals chief of staff said that
there was something in the humor of
the horse which specially pleased its
owner, and added, "But you should
have seen Sheridan ride him one
day when he had the toothache."
Murdoch, the actor and elocutionist,
said to Sheridan: General, when you
have done with him wish you would
give him to me. I will send him to
my farm, and | will leave legacy for
him in my will; he shall live and die
in honors." you shall have him, IRE
piled the General. The agreement was
carried out"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-04-21
Published March %, 1877.
CHAPTER 265.

AN ACT to amend section A, of chapter l65 of the
revised statutes, entitled of efenses against prop
erty,' and the act amendatory thereof.
The people of the of Wisconsin, represented
senate and assembly, do enact follows
Section l. Section of chapter I65, the revised
statutes, entitled OF ofenses against property,
laws of 1869, entitled An act to amend section a.
of chapter los, of the revised statutes entitled
=. OF offenses against property is hereby
to read a follows: Section "a. Every person whe
shall waDtonly, willfully and maliciously kill,
main disfgure any horses cattle, or other be SITS
of another person, shall willfully liciouslv
administer poison TO any such beasts, pose any
poisonous substances with the intent that the same
may be taken or swallowed by them, shall wan
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-04-21

THE funeral of a Chinaman, who
was recently murdered in San Francis
co. seems to have been quite an unique
affair. The dead man held keen
edged carver in his hand, and q yellow
flag bearing the word :" Vengeance"
covered the cofiu A mounted China
man rode at each corner of the hearse,
and All Qua rode ahead to clear the
road. He succeeded in running over a
white man, injuring him severely, and
getting himself arrested.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-04-21

THE latest chemical notion is to fell
trees by electricity. The two ends of
the copper wires of a galvanic battery
are connected with q platinum wire,
which, of course, instantly becomes
red-hot, and while so is gently see
sawed across the trunk of the tree to
be felled, until it burns its way
through. 1t is calculated that tree
which would require two hours hard
chopping to bring down, can be cut
through by this process in fifteen min
utes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-02-09
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
c2t1lF==:N, CARRIlGE SHOP,
Established 1868
WIN. Il. MILLER,

WYNN. i. MILLER,
w SUCCESSOR TO WM. MlLSTEAD,
would respectfully inform the citizens of this
county that he still continues the manunc-
lure Of Buggies, Carriages and Express
wagons, of all kinds and sizes, al The old
stand on the Washington and Brookevile
Turnpike, near BRO0KEVlLLE.
Having secured the services of frst-class
mechanics from the city OF Baltimore he feels
assured that he can give satisfaction in all its
branches.
All kinds Of repair work done at shortest
notice and on reasonable terms. Old Work
and Stock Of all kinds taken in exchange for
new work. Satisfaction guaranteed, and es-
Inmates for all kinds of work furnished on APP
plication.
We also keep on hand n lot Of ready-made
Buggies, Carriages and Business Wagons,
which we are prepared to sell at prices TO suit
the hard times. Give us "A call before pur-
chasing elsewhere, rs we are determined not
10 be undersold by any other firm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-02-09
So uEpERTAKLRG

Having just newly reftted my Hearse and
laid in large supply of Walnut aud Ready
Made Collins ! am now prepared TO attend
Funerals in any part of the county ut short
est notice and on most reasonable terms
thankful for past patronage, ! would re-
specially solicit continuance of the same.
mar lift WIN. B. MILLER.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-02-09

For ONE, TWO, THREE or FOUR
HORSES for the low price Of S75 to
800 for CASH, or in Trade for
WHEAT, CORN, OATS, RYE or
WOOD, at market price.
do this to introduce those Wagons in
this Section of the country as the lest
and cheapest Wagon on wheels and will
warrant them for II months. | sell
these wagons to suit, either i'll whole or
in part. Come and be convinced of the
fact.
The Morning herald., 1877-03-27
SLATE RANT.

|lProtect Your Buildings!
vs,sh may Be dans !t9 u; Gns.to1rta snq the
Patent Slate Paint !!
MIXED READY FOR USE. ii
,,pr.pROOF. WATERPROOF, DURA-.
'l' BLE, ECONOMICAL AND
ORNAMENTAL. "
..oofuav he covered with a very cheap
,h;nSle. u and by application OF this siate oe
made last from M ~ coafs 70 70 ygaes ook,nx much
Sa1tsr Gan Se and lasting longer than new shin
OsssVa O'ss Without the slate, for one'thlrd the
sat ssost of reshingling. =,
ccss gSs y exnense otslatlng new shingles IL
oaiv NY ohoIlt the cost of simply laying them.
Nh, Ths paint is tlre-proof against sparks p.as M Or
flying embers, as may Dc easily 'eS'ou ~
any o'f; IT STOPS EVERY LEAK,
,for ~, or iron has no equal, as IL ex-
snud snuds Isl hv heat. contracts by cote, and never
ppsacks pa"Ik ~ nor scales. Roofs covered with Tar
Shsat hing Felt can be made water tlgnt az
ssu.all expense, and preserved 1of A1"ns
';'iShiis iris slate paint a nti ls e. y crrrAp y |
uuo oollnns will cover hundred square
sast y ot Single roof, while on tin, iron, felt,
Watched boards, or any smooth surlace,
rom two quarts to one gallon are Ie4uiletS
lVl0 to1al souare feet of surface, and altnougn
tSa ~ Sa nai1it has heavy body II Is easily ap'
nied with brush. g~-.g~&
Nh Tar is used in this Composition
M ,hsrefore it neither cracks in Winter, nor
rum nn decayed DC shingles it fills up the holes
,nd nores. and gives new suDstantlal
%% mnf HAT will last for years. Curled or
Earned ,ysr shingles 1t brings to their places,
and keeps them there: 1t fills up III noles
roofs stops IT, r.. not Erect ia isW
Sonrs after applying. As nearly all paints
tSst Nv are lack contain Tar, be sure you OBJ
tain % our genuine article, which TOR shlngle
1e0'S''' CHOCOLATE COLOR
when first applied, changing in about
month to uniform Slate color anu Ii 70
ali intents and Jg'T purposes 9 1.,Ss Siate' on
our red color is usually preferred, as one
coatis @ equal to five of any ordinary paint
'~ BRICK WALLS
our bright red is the only reliable Slate
paint ever Introduced that Will effectually
nreyent dampness from penetrating an0
discoloring the plaster.
These paints are also largely used on out
houses and fences, or as priming coat on
fine buildings.
Bright Red and Orange.
NEW YORK CASH PRICE LIST.
Gallons, can and box, $ ~ 65S1
M haff.barrel. l6.0'
40 one barrel, 3O.W
We have in stock, of our own manufac
ture roofing materials, &c. at the follow
ioO rolls extra Rubber Roofing, at 5 cent
perkquare foot. Or we will furnish Rubbe
Roofing, Nails, Caps and Slate Paint fo
IN entire new root, at a cents per square
foot
Noerolls 2.ply Tarred Roofing Felt, at u
cents per square foot.
5000 rolls 5-ply Tarred Roofing Felt, at y
cents per square foot. ~
2O rolls Tarred nheathing, at n cent pc
square foot. vs.
5000 gallons fine Enamel Paint, mixet
ready for use, on inside or outside work, a
&per gallon.
Send for sample card of colOrs. All or
ders must be accompanied with the none.
or satisfactory city references. No good
shipped Z. 0. D., unless express charges al
guaranteed.
Sample orders solicited
102 g. 104 MAIDEN LANE,
New York.
The Morning herald., 1877-03-27
THEAP SHOE STORE.

q ~ ~ ~ ~,
Having fitted up my shoe store, No. Gil
East Sixth street, and laid In a larger
stock than ever before, am ready TO sup
ply the people of the eastern section Of the
city with all kinds of boots and shoes 1or
ladies', gentlemen and children, at prices
far below those heretofore charged. Ele-
CANT work made to order and mend1ng
promptly attended to.
marl4-ly JAMES kANE.
The Morning herald., 1877-03-27

0SJJ every month in the business we
furnish, but those willing TO work can
easily earn a dozen dollars day right in
their own localities. Have no room to
orable. Women and boys and girls do as
we'll as men. We will furnish you COM
plete outfit free. Thebusiness rays better
than anything else. We will bear expense
of starting you. Particulars free. Write
sons and daughters, and all classes in need
of paying work at home, should write to
us and learn all about the work at once
Now is the time. Don't delay. Address
TRUE 4 Co,
iau'tf Augusta, Maine.
The Morning herald., 1877-03-27

CEND Csc. to &. P. ROWELL 4 CO., New
y York, for pamphlet Of 100 pages, contain-
ng lists Of 5000 newspapers, and estimates
h0Wing cost Of advertising.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-04-26
Blue Glass and Fish.

Prof. HI. d. Butler, the Superintendent
of the New York Aquarium, has placed
blue-glass sides in some of the tanks con-
tanning the lower order of animals and
vegetable life. The object sought was
to ascertain whether any curative or
beneficial results would follow. The blue
glass has now been in position for several
weeks, and Mr.. Butler says that. from
what he has himself observed, it has bene-
flied the creatures very materially that
it diffuses and softens the rays of sun
light and conveys a mild color to the
water similar to the natural light beneath
the surface of the ocean. A marked pc
culiarity was that when the anemones
began to bloom or expand their tentacles
they invariably leaned towards the side
of the tank having the blue. glass. and
the hermit crabs and other shell fish were
oftener found nextthe colored side of the
tank, and against the glass, than any
where else. So soon as the new tanks
are completed, Mr.. Coup proposes to
continue this interesting experiment on a
much larger scale, and with some of the
rare tropical fishes daily expected. -Neu
York EUe,ai9ag Post.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-04-26
Ring Sickness.

This is not dissimilar from sea sick
ness it requires long experience III a
ring to overcome the nausea consequent
upon going round and round in one di-
rection. One of the most difficult things
for circus rider to overcome is this
sickness. Clowns and ringmasters suffer
from it greatly, at first, from merely see
ing the horses go round and round but
even after years of experience, a. ring
master (whose principal business in the
ring is to keep the horses up to certain
gait, and not merely to give cues to the
clown, if a horse balks or gets behind
time, and he is obliged to keep close
upon. him, is very likely to suffer from
pronounced fit of sickness at the stom-
ach after he leaves the ring. Scientific
american.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-04-26
Published March Is, 1877. ]
CHAPTER 1876.
A Duel at AspinWall.

During the voyage of the steamer Co
lon from New York two of her passen-
gers had discussion at table which led
to high words and at last to challenge.
The surgeon of the steamer was selected
as referee, and on arrival at Aspinwall,
on the 25th, although it was the Sab
bath day, the parties adjourned to the
suburb Boca Grande to fight it out. The
combatants were placed at twenty PAGES,
the word was given, and both fired. As
neither was injured it was decided that
they should try it again. On the Sec
ond fire one threw up his arms, put his
hands to his forehead, and in an instant,
before he reeled and fell, the crimson
gushed forth and streamed down over
his pale and excited features, and his an
tagonist rushed forward in an agony of
fear, lest he had murdered a fellow-be-
ing for the paltry excuse of a few hated
words The referee and others gath
cred around in breathless anxiety, and
it seemed as though the tragedy had
ended fatally for one of the actors AS
soon as possible an examination was
made, and it was discovered that the
fallen man held in the convulsive grasp
of his right hand sponge saturated
with carmine ink It was then found
that the bullets had been extracted from
the cartridges of the pistols by those
who had them in charge, but one of the
parties was not in the secret, and Tor
the moment supposed he had "killed
his man. "-P01o0q1G Star and Herald.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-04-26
A. Big Flower.

What do you say to a flower bigger
than dining-plate, and weighing three
or four pounds? What button-hole
bouquet that would make-especially if
you added one Of it's leaves, over eight
feet across This is the giant flower of
the world, I'm sure-and it is water
lily which grows in South America, near
the giant river of the world. Just fancy
pond covered with these enormous
leaves, each weighing about a dozen
pounds, and covered with ong-legged
water birds, of all sorts, who run about
on them, without the least danger of
wetting their toes. And think of the
buds, as big as your head, and the large
white, fragrant flowers !-Jack-in-tKe-
P2kL1lit
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-04-26

iers to His Majesty's left great toe. 1t
was Immediately discovered that, in his
first precipitate step from off the carpet
to the bare ground, His Majesty had set
his foot upon very rugged pebble, the
effect of which upon tender feet accus-
toned to nothing but velvet had caused
him to swoon with pain.
AS soon as the King Of Nimporte
opened his eyes in his own palace, where
he had been quickly conveyed and minis
tered to by the bride, he called his
trembling Grand Vizier and inquiredto
whom belonged the houses at that por-
ton Of the street where his unfortunate
accident had occurred Upon learning
the names of these unhappy property
owners. ne instantly ordered that they
and their entire kindred should be
beheaded, and the adjacent houses
burned for the length of quarter Of
mile.
The King further instructed lhe Grand
Vizler that he should instantly convene
the Cabinet of Councillors and devise
with them some means OF covering the
whole earth with leather, in order that
all possibility of such accidents to the
Kings of Nimporte might be completely
prevented adding, that if the Cabinet
should fail, not only in devising the
plan, but in actually carrying it out
within the next three days, then the
whole body of Councillors should be
executed on the very spot where the
Kings foot was bruised.
Then the King kissed his bride, and
was very happy.--Frono g The Story Of
q Proverb," By Sidney La'aier, in st.
Nicholas for Mdy.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-04-26
Harry-A True Story.

Harry True, just like all little boys,
suppose, was made up of good and bad
mixed together. Two years ago, when
Harry was 6 years old, his mamma
thought him quite large enough to go to
school. He lived in the country, and
the school-house was mile from his
home; but his mamma said it would not
hurt him bit to walk that far. So one
bright morning in May he started down
the road, with his new First Reader %
under one arm, and his little tin pail,
filled with lots of nice things for his din
ner, swinging on the other When he
got home at night he told his mamma
that he could spell lots of words, and that
he had lots of fun playing with Charley
Blue and Jimmie White.
Every night he had so much to tell the
baby that I am not quite sure that she
did not understand all about it, and wish
she was old enough to go to school too.
After week or two the boys-that is,
Charley. Jimmy and Harry-hunted up
so many playthings in the shape of toads
and bugs that Harry sometimes was too
late for his supper.
In spite of his mammals seedlings, and
even something worse, he played almost
every night on his way home.
One evening, just as the sun was 60
ing down, he came around the corner of
the house Cooking at his little boots he
was SO ashamed, and wondering what
his mamma would do with him. She
was washing the dishes in the kitchen,
and when he came in sight she stepped
to the door and said, "Good evening,
sir"
Harry was so surprised that he couldn't
say word, and his mamma went on
"You're straggler, I see; well, we
don't keep such folks so you will have
to go to the barn to stay tonight"
Harry knew that she meant just what
she said, so he turned down the path
toward the barn, climbed into the loft,
and lay down on the hay to think what
he should do without any mother, and
he was awfully hungry then. eff I
were a cat I'd catch mouse; but
because I'm boy I'll have to starve,
guess" he thought His dinner-p pail
was empty, and the apples and peaches
we're too green to eat.
It was almost dark in the loft, so he
climbed down stairs into an empty
manger and cried himself to sleep.
After a long time, and it was pitch
dark, something woke him up by nib
bling at his nose.
In jiffy he was ON the edge of the
manager; just then COW put her head in
at the door, and made the most terrible
noise Harry ever imagined could be
made. In two more jiffies he was out
the square window opposite and at the
sitting-room door. 1t was locked, and
every one was in bed. He ran to his
mammals window, calling, Mamma,
mamma, please let me in, and I'll never
play on the road again"
In ten minutes he had eaten his supper
and was safe in bed; but you may safely
guess that he has kept his promise, ant
marches right straight home every single
night.-NeaO York Tribune. .T1..
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-04-26
Business Failures.

The quarterly circular of the Messrs.
r. Ct. Dun & Co. furnishes the following
comparison of business failures for the
first quarters of 1875, g, Z.
l875-Number Of failures, 1882 !;
amount Of liabilities, $443, 176, 953 aver
age liabilities, $21, 794.
1976-Number of failures, 2,806 !;
amount Of liabilities, 1854, GA, 156; aver
age liabilities, $23, 038.
1877-Number of failures, 1853;
amount of liabilities, $54, 538, 074; aver
age liabilities, $4,000.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-04-26

ofense of the provisions of this act, may appeal
therefrom as provided by law in criminal cases.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March Z 1877