The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-02-17
THE WEST.

QuEsoN, Arizona alspatch says Gov. SANFORD has
tslsgrsphed to the secretery of tor arms, and
viii call out company of volunteer scouts, mostly
Indians, for service against the hostile Apaches.
TENNESSEE has suspended payment on her bond.
ed debt.
THE agents of colony of $4,000 Mennonites are
looking around for suitable location in the south
west.
MRS. ABIGAIL RIDDLE was relieved of year old
tumor the size of pail and weighing IA pounds
at the Ann Arbor, Mich, University, on the 7th
inst.
DISPATCHES from Queson, Arizona, state the
Apaches are killing and plundering settlers in
southeastern Arizona. Ten were killed in Senorita
valley Feb. 4, and the work is still going on.
n. A. MILES, commanding the q. s. forces on the
Yellowstone, reports having defeated the Sioux IN
der Crazy Horse, in four distinct engagements
MR. PAINE, general superintendent of the Lake
Shore Michigan Southern railway, testified in re-
alton to the Ashtabula disaster, Feb. 6. He has a
list OF 145 persons, who were board the train
~ OF whom are supposed to have persisted.
THE detachment of federal soldiers in command
OF Lieut. Dyer, for the past month stationed at Hot
Springs, have moved to st. Louis.
THE warm weather in the vicinity of Omaha has
the effect to hatch out grasshopper eggs. If the
pleasant weather should continue few DAYS long
er there is fair probability that hopper eggs will
SAX DIEGO dispatch says the Arizona house,
passed bill exempting the Southern Pacific rail-
road from taxation for four years, and permitting
10 cents per mile for Is cents per ton for
freight.
IT takes $4,000 to pay the expenses of the Ar
kansas general assembly.
Gov. McCREARY, of Kentucky has recognized
Nichols as governor of Louisiana, by issuing a
sequisition him for the return of Maurice A.
schwab, arrest in North Carolina.
WASHINGTON.
TIE Forty fourth congress, in it's two sessions,
expects to appropriate 500 900 less than the For
ty-third.
THE postofice appropriation bill, as reported to
the senate, is increased 900 over tbs total
100000 passed by the house. and exceeds that of
last year about $45, 000 and is 900 less than
the estimate.
TIE case of the United States against Gen. Bel
KNAPP, by direction of President Grant, is dismissed
MORRILL,, secretary of the treasury, is seriously
Ill at Washington.
The conference committee on the bill establish
ing certain post routes which involves the fast mail
and franking privilege, reported to the house that
they had been unable to agree.
The senate failed to pass the Presidents veto
the bill aboishing the board of metropolitan police
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The Indian appropriation bill as reported from
the senate committee is increased $780, 300 over the
fetal sanctioned by the house, which was g. 1872 600
The total amount of appropriations in the river
and harbor bill is 81, at, 300.
TIE Herald has story about Charles O'Conor
the distinguished lawyer, and his recent letter in
which he spoke with extreme harshness of the
President, The story goes that recently Mr.
OConor asked Secretary Fish to go with him to the
White House, where Mr.. O'Conor was presented tc
the President, and made him apology for what he
owned was Incorporate and unjustifable language
SENATOR MITCHELL, from the committee on priv
ileges and elections reported that Williamson, OF
New York. was a bona Ace elector, but that Frost
OF Missouri, and Holiday, of Virginia were in
eligible.
THE House committee on appropriations will
recommend the reduction of the Presidents salary
10 SIS, 600.
THE President will recommend an earlier date
for specie resumption.
MEMBERS of Congress don't want their salaries
cut down to 1850 year.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.