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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-20
VARIOUS TOPICS.

TIE law prohibiting the carrying of
concealed weapons, which the Mississip-
pi legislature passed, is asserted by the
Vicksburg Herald to have been framed
in so bungling manner that it is likely
to prove dead letter.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-20

A TEXAS paper advised its readers to
sell their vacant town lots, and the Gal
weston News hurries in with the sue-
gestion that they may spare themselves
the trouble, as the tax collector will at
tend to all that kind of business in due
caason
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-20

A MAN in England is fast approaching
that point of wealth at which person
receives the title of millionaire. He
took that tide in the affairs of the nation
at the flood and it promises to lead him
on to fortune. He invested all his capt.
tai IN huge black bear, an able bodied
bear with strong constitution. The
hear wears blanket on which is IN
scribed "Russia" The man and the
bear travel through the country with an
assortment of clubs, and for five cents he
will let an Englishman fling three clubs
at the bear. 1t is pretty tough on the
ouadruped, but he grins and bears 1t.
This man has used up three bears and
the fourth is beginning to show signs OF
losing interest In the European question,
hit the man clears the price of the bear
in about two days snd then, of course, all
is clear profit. 4 good sized bear lasts
hin, about fortnight:
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-20

THE famous standard of Mohammed
is said to be at the museum of artillery
at Turin, Italy, having been purchased
by the Sandman ambassador at Con-
stantinople in 1889, and sent to King
Charles Albert. 1t is of red silk, with
verses of the Koran upon it in yellow
letters
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-20
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
MONDAY, March Window called

MONDAY, March 18.-Windom called
up the house bill making appropriations for fortif-
cations and other works of defence for the fiscal
time and passed. 1t appropriates s275 600 The
bill providing for the admission to practice i'm the
supreme court of any woman who shall have been
a member of bar of the highest court of any state
or territory for period of three years was report
ed upon adversely by the Judiciary committee. and
placed on the cal endar The joint resolution dis
granting charter to the Southern Pacific railroad
company, was reported upon favorably and placed
on the calendar. The senate resumed considera-
Christiancy spoke in regard thereto - The senate
then went into executive session, and when the
doors were reopened adjourned
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-20
WAR NOTES.

RUMoRs are in circulation that Russia has
of Marmora immediately The correspon.
dent has reason to believe that these reports,
although exaggerated, are rot entirely
unfounded, and that Russia is making or
about to make representations in regard to
the British fleet. Minister Layard's opposi-
ton to the embarkation of Russian troops
at Buyukdere has caused great irritation.
A CORRESPONDENT at Vienna says that
he knows that the idea of an Anglo-Austrian
alliance was, recently, summarily discarded
by the highest authority in the state.
ACCORDING to the treaty of San Stefano,
the occupation of European Turkey, except
Bulgaria, must be completed three months
after definite peace, and portion of the
Russian troops NAV embark ON the Black
sea and sea Of Mormora. Russia has thus
insured herself the right or at any rate the
possibility of having portion of her troops
always around Constantinople, until the final
settlement is signed.
VIENNA dispatch says that it is urged in
official circles that England has no ground
to make war without going to the congress.
If she does she will have the dsapprobation
of Germany and Austria If England com
prises the congress, Count Andrassy' g policy
will be thwarted and the hopes of an ulti.
mate Anglo-Austrian understanding must
be abandoned. The Berlin cabinet holds
the same view.
COUNT ANDRAssY, in addressing the Hun
gar1an delegation, on the 10Th inst, said
that as Russia promised that she would COM
municate the whole terms of peace to the
powers before the meeting of the congress,
every government would have an opportu-
nifty of stating what points it considered of
a European character. He said that Prince
Bismarck would scarcely have undertaken
to preside over the congress if it was merely
intended to register the peace conditions.
The relations between Austria and Germany
were, and would remain, most frank and
cordial.
THE LONDON Times says the latest phase
of the difference between Russia and Eng
land seems to be that Russia, while admitting
the right of the congress to discuss all the
points of the treaty, declines to be ultimately
bound by the decision OF the majority of
the powers. A well.informedSt. Petersburg
correspondent states that Russia will not
allow interference with the points concern
ing the war Indemnity, Armenia and Bes-
arabia.
THE Russian troops have crossed the
river between MokTikoi and st. Stefano and
occupied three villages near Mokrikoi. The
Porte, by the advice of Mukhtar Pasha, has
not yet assented to the Russians occupying
Bujukdere. The Russians have arrived at
Domousdere, behind Bujukdere. The
Cars yacht Digrklick, with two torpedo
boats, has cast anchor off Buiukdere Blunt.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-20
Foreign.

a $50. Liverpool wheat market opens
steady. Floating cargoes quiet good car
goes No. spring wheat off coast AIS I'd ;
good cargoes mixed American corn off coast
at 26s 3D.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-20

GOOD luck has come to genial Sam.
Ward. Keene, the California speculator,
grateful to him for personal kindness, is
said to have settled on him $50, 900 for
life, the proceeds then to revert to
Keene's family. This substantial addi-
ton to the income from the Aston
estate makes the king of the lobby COM
Portable for the rest of his days. So
shines good deed in the naughty world.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-20

and leaves a patent medicine circular
and asks that the circular be returned
when called for. Address Endurance,
box 2OO, Courier Journal.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-20

VISITORS to the late centennial show,
doubtless remember the hydraulic eleva-
tor that brought them to the upper story
OF the buildings to "view the landscape
Ger" The same old holster will crawl
up the towers of the rotruda on the ex-
hibition grounds at Paris, and visitors
can 60 up by the hundred or two at a
time. The view from the top will take
in the valley of the Seine for miles on
either side, and every prominent build
ing the city will be easily seen.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-20

IT has always been the custom when
the acting-secretary of state presents a
newly-elected pope with the white skull
occurs, for the pontiff' to proclaim that
official always a monsignor) a cardinal
by placing his own red skull-cap upon
the secretary's head. Monsignor La
sagni, however, was disappointed at the
election of Leo Kill, for the new pope,
on receiving the white cap, put the red
one into his pocket.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-20

PHILADELPHIA rejoices and is glad
over the possession of probably the old
est hearse-driver in the world. For
nearly fifty years has this sombre indi-
vidual held the ribbons of death and
driven slowly gravewards He has aver
aged three funerals day, but what he
Is particularly proud of is his connection
with obsequies, real and ceremonial, of
John Quincy Adams, Zachary Taylor,
Abraham Lincoln and Henry Wilson.
He expects shortly to patronize the
grave craft of drivers himself.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-20

VENEZUELA is referred to now and
then in presidential messages as coun-
try, the government of which, is pretty
slow pay, and that is about all that the
majority of our people know about it.
But in recent book, the author-Mr.
spence-tries to give us notion of it,
by telling us that Venezuela covers the
same extent of superficial area as France,
Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Switzer-
land, Portugal, and the United King
dom of Great Britain and Ireland. Its
coast line extends over 1000 miles, it
has three mountain systems, is bounti-
fully watered, and has two magnificent
lakes.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-20

PARIS street-cars are warmed by small
rot water pipes connected with little
stove placed beneath one of the plat
forms. The cost is about ten American
cents day, the fuel used being just suf-
fcient to keep a moderate quantity of
water hot. The Parisians are greatly
pleased with the plan.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-20
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

SEVERAL tobacco factories, a Baptist
burned at Danville, Va, ON the 22d inst.
Over 100000 pounds of leaf tobacco and
$4,000 pounds of manufactured tobacco ere
lost Total loss $4,000; insurance $5O, 600.
THE steamer James w. Calf sunk in the
Ohio river, few miles from Connection,
KY, Cd the 22d. She was valued at $50 900,
and insured for So, 800. Ninety passengers
were Oh board at the time but no lives were
lost.
AT Foster r. l., on the night of the 2ist,
VIM. Ide returned home drunk, and badly
beat his wife, who had been drinking. After
the husband fell asleep the wife took a
double-barrelled shot gun and killed him.
A FIRE at Cleveland, on the 21st icst., en-
| tirely destroyed the works of the Republic
Oil Refining company. Loss, $50, 900; in
surance, $4,000. George Burgess, an en-
ploye, was burned to death.
THREE men named McFadden, one Moo
dy, and colored man, were drowned while
| attempting to cross the James river near
Patterson's landing, on the 21st inst.
Two residence buildings on the Hennepin
! county, Mimi, poor farm were burned on
the night of the Goth inst. All the inmates
escaped except blind, demented German
woman named Dora.
A Rio JANEIRo letter says that the Brit
ish steamer Aslarte stranded on the Castillos
on the 31st of January. Captain Bayne
and thirty of the crew persisted, only two
men beicg saved, VIM. Parsons, first mate,
and Donald Campbell, third engineer.
JOHN NJ. LARKINS, of the firm o. NJ.
Larkins & Co., of Columbia, Tenn, COM
mitted suicide, on the 10th inst, by shoot
ing himself.
A PASSENGER train on the Central rail
road, on the 10th inst, struck and killed n
woman and two children, who were walk
ing on the track near Roselle, New Jersey
THE house of a farmer named Hurley,
near Adrian, Mich, was destroyed by fire on
the 10th inst, and his wife and children per-
ished in the flames.
A FIRE at Jonesboro, Tenn. on the 18th
inst, destroyed the Eutau House and several
stores in the business portion of the town.
Loss $4,000.
GOV. HALLIDAY, of Virginia, has offered
500 reward in each case for the arrest of
the parties who hanged Charlotte Harris,
colored, in Rockingham county, on the
night of the 9th inst,
PAT BOILER shot and killed Daniel
Mahoney, in a drunken brawl, ON the even
ing of the 18th inst,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-20

CANON FARRAR holds that hell Is a
temper, but the big gun of the Worces.
ter Press says he'll + q temperature,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-20
GENERAL.

THE examination of accounts notes. ycoin
and bullion in The sub-treasury, at New
York, by Secretary Shermans commission,
has shown an excess of thirty-four cents in
fractional notes. The amount of gold coin
sealed up in the vaults, exclusive of loose
gold and bullion, is s97 100000.
THE Delaware and Hudson canal compa-
ny has fixed the price of Lackawanna coal
for April as follows: Furnace, lump steam
er, lump CRATE, and chestnut, $3.50 each !;
egg $3.50, and stove $500.
RICHARD c. MCCORMICK, United States
commissioner general to the Paris Exposi-
France, for Havre, accompanied by Lieu
tenant Rogers, of the army, and Lieutenant
Buckingham, of the navy, detailed by their
respective departments.
JOHN PHELAN LACTINE, a canal contrac-
tor, of Montreal, has absconded, leaving a
large number of creditors, and 80 work
men in arrears.
RETURNS from all the towns in the state
foot up as follows: Prescott, 1897; Nc
Kean, 81. 1868; Kendall, ISL Flint, 223; scat
tering, 90. Prescott's plurality in 1,514;
majority Gal. The house will stand, Re-
publicans POS; Democrats 165.
A TUMULT was occasioned in Toronto on
the 18th inst, by the appearance of O'Dono-
Won Rosa to lecture. The entertainment
was a failure, as the crowd became demon
strative and overawed the lecturer Cas-
groves and Collins taverns were attacked
and sacked during the night. Many were
seriously injured in conflict with the
police. On the morning of the 10th inst.
nine companies of troops and one hundred
Policemen were guarding st. Patricks hall,
near which a mob of seven thousand had
congregated.
BUTCHER, the general manager of the
stock yards of the New York Central, has
maze statement, giving as the reason why
John T. Squires, of Boston, ceased to pat
ronlze the New York Central, that lower
rate was offered him by the Grand Trunk,
the result of which broke down every ship.
per to Boston except Squires. butcher
also says the New York Central had given
MN equal privileges with every other ship
per. Prince, of Boston, says that Seuires
was disseminated against at Buffalo, and
that he can prove it.
HE returning board case was brought To
an end on the 18th inst, at New Orleans, by
the decision of the Supreme Court, which
overruled the recent verdict and released
Anderson.
ST. PATRICK's DAY was celebrated in an
orderly but enthusiastic manner throughout
the country, the demonstrations in such
cities as Chicago, st. Louis, New Orleans
and Montreal being particularly noticeable
THE WEST.
DISPATCHES from Texas say the commits.
sioners appointed, by President Hayes and
Gov Hubbard to investigate the San Eliza
rio and Ell Paso difficulties of few months
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-20

The garbage scow fleet of the street
cleaning department of New York is a
floating village, having a society pecu-
liarly its own, which is just now interest
ed in the marriage of one of it's mem
bers. Miss Matilda Baker, daughter of
the captain of scow 60, and long known
as the queen of the garbage feet, has
welded Capt. Thomas Matthews, of the
garbage scow Highland Rose, who, by
virtue of the marriage, becomes prince
cOnsort
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-20

LUCRATIVE EMPLOYMENT" in Lon
don means-as two young ladies found
out who answered an advertisement-the
embroidering of colored "clocks" on
women's stockings at the rate of one
half-penny clock! This liberal offer
was hampered with one condition. The
candidates for employment have to pay
five shillings in the first instance to be
taught in the art of clCck embroidery.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-20

The most luxuriant thing about Mrs.
Ben Wade, says Washington letter,
was her long, waving and beautifully
golden hair. OF all the ladies that have
moved in the upper circles of society in
Washington for the last twenty years,
none has surpassed Mrs. Wade in the en-
chanting beauty of her magnifcently
beautiful golden hair. 1t was the one
strong personal mark of her appearance.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-20
THE WEST.

DISPATCHES from Texas say the commits.
sioners appointed. by President Hayes and
Gov. Hubbard to investigate the San Eliza
rio and Ell Paso difficulties of few months
ago, have adjourned. They advise the sta
tioning OF two hundred federal soldiers at
Ell Paso. The result of the commission pro-
duced great dissatisfaction in Texas.
Or the 2lst Colonel Thos. E. Sneabak err,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-20
THE EAST.

THE so-ealled Indictment against Mr. Hen
ry Clews, the New York banker and broker,
which was obtained in Chautuaqua county
on ecpaTte evidence, and upon which Mr..
Clews was recently arrested, has been de-
cided invalid by the court of sessions of
Chatuaqua county, and an order has been
entered quashing the same. Mr.. Clews has
obtained orders of arrest for the parties
connected in the conspiracy.
ABED +. FIFIBID, the defaulting water
registrer, of Cambridge, Mass, was SEN
fenced to three years in the peniten tiary,
on the 21st
THE Rhode Island house of representa-
tives defeated, by 10 to 80, the constitutional
amendment giving unmarried women and
widows the same privileges as men in voting
upon propositions to impose tax, or appro-
pirate money, or for the city council.
JosEPHUs SoCoY, the defaulting treas
urer of New Jersey, who has spent nearly
three years in state prison, has been pardon
ed out. His term would have expired in
May next.
A COMPLIMENTARY reception was ten
dered to the Hon. Bayard Taylor by the
Goethe Club, at New York, on the evening
of the 20th The room was filled with dis
tinguished guests
A LARGE meeting in the. board of trade
rooms, at Buffalo, N. Y, on the 10th inst,
favored the free pipe line from the ell
regions to New York.
MILLS, heavy New York stock broker,
suspended on the 10th inst, being " short I"
of the market.
COMMODORE JOHN GRAHAM, of the
United States navy, died of apoplexy on
the 17th inst, aged "a. The commodore was
one of the twelve officers who took part in
the midnight expedition against the British
stronghold opposite Black Rock. Nine of
the officers were killed or severely wounded
Graham receiving a wound in the ankle
which caused the amputation of the limb
afterwards.
LEHIGH and Wilkesbarre coal company
resumed work on the 18th inst, in eleven
collieries, en- three-quarter time, giving work
to two thousand men and boys.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-20
WASHINGTON.

The senate finance committee, on the 22d
inst, heard Commissioner Raum, of the in
ternal revenue bureau, in advocacy of a
favorable report upon the house joint reso-
luton to extend the time for the payment
of taxes on distilled spirits in bond. The
committee also heard representatives of
forty-three Louisville rectifers and whole
sale dealers in highwines in opposition to
the passage of the joint resolution. They
opposed the extension of the bonded period
for whisky made aftes January 1, 1873, but
favored immediate relief in regard TO whisky
in bond which was made during 1877,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-20

THURSDAY, March 21.-There was
hardly corporaPs guard present to witness
the closing proceedings of the senate A
resolution for the appointment of a joint
committee to wait on the governor and in
form him that the legislature would receive
any communication he had to make in re-
gard to bills just passed was concurred
in. The committee Immediately re-
paired to the executive office, and soon re-
turned with the report that His Excellency
had signed the various and sundry bills sub
mitted to him......The senate then adjourned
sine die.
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Senate.

WEDNESDAY, March 20-Howe sub
mitted resolution that the president be requested
to inform the senate whether w. Z. Whitaker
who recently presided in the supreme court of the
parish OF Orleans, formerly employed either in
the internal revenue service assistant treasurer
at New Orleans whether in .ither of said capacities
said Whitaker is defauter to the United States;
whether legal proceedings have been taken and with
what result. Ordered printed and to lie on the
table-Allison introduced bills for the repeal OF
the resumption act and TO provide for the sale of
timber oil public lands. The senate bill to amend
section 464 of the revised statutes relating to the
cultivation OF timber public domain, was dis
cussed briefly and passed-yeas 80, nays - .Ad-
iOurned
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Senate.

WEDNESDAY, March 90. Arnold
moved to reconsider the vote indefinitely
postponing the bill recognizing the state
militia, but on motion of Smith the melton
to reconsider was tabled. The senate
amendments to the bill for the codification
OF town lands were concurred in 49,. Various
resolutions were passed acknowledging the
labors of the speaker, clerks and employees.
THE joint resolution for adjournment to.
morrow was eOncurred in. 80. Adjourned.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-06-28
The Ten Delegate Plan.

We are pleased to learn that the suggestion of
the County Executive Committee, to increase tho
delegation from each Township, in the nomina-
ting convention, to ten, meets with general ap-
proval among the democratic voters. The con-
vention would thereby consist Of one hundred
delegates, and if the people of each Township
sepdtsn of their best zen, There w6tffd 50 But
little chance for log rolling; and such
convention would be more likely to select good
candidates than if the selection should turn up
on the votes of, perhaps, twenty or twenty-five
negro voters at Primary election, as it proba-
bly, would
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-06-28
Godey's Lady's Book.

Godey's Lady's Book.
This beautiful and highly instructive Msga-
zine appears upon our table punctually every
month. Under its new management it not only
maintains the high standard Of beauty and
excellence to which its energetic and able foun-
der had elevated it, but in every number we
find some new and attraction feature. As O
magazine for the instruction and elevation of
the moral character Of the Ladies Of our coun-
try, il has no equal, while It's practical teachings
upon all matters connected with domestic com.
fort and economy-ths kitchen, the nursery,
tho housewife, the dressmaker, and the sick
room-are Of the most practical and valuable
kind, and make it q work of inestimable val.
ne in every family of intelligence and taste. II
Is published monthly, In Philadelphia, Pa, at
$3.50 per ahnum. Club rates much lower. u
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-06-28
False Reports.

False Reports.
If we believed one half the tales TINT come
to US from people in the county about the hor-
rible political sins committed by the citizens OF
this town, we should be very much inclined to
pull up stakes and move to the town of Jones'
vile, or some other place noted for its piety and
general honest department. But we generally
Investigate" for ourself when any report reach
us that we think is of sufficient Importance to
spend any time about. We, of course, come in
for large share Of those accusations, but know
ing them to be false we care not q snap, AMI let
them pass.
A few days ago, very respectable gentleman
from the country charged that n week before the
meeting of the nominating convention of 1876,
a Caucus, consisting of most of the leading del
cgates from oil the Townships except Santuc,
Goshen Hill and one other which we have for
gotten, was called by the Union delegation and
held in this town, ut which caucus the county
ticket was made out, and when the convention
mct that ticket was forced through il by the
Union delegation. This was news to us and re-
hected somewhat upon our character rs an Edi-
tor who is expected to know all that is going in
this community, so we set to work TO ferret out
| thesHHyeret w.rhvsse r;a-stsy 3D p,srr-.~-hf
ell every man carefully and artfully but could
find no one who knew any thing about that Sc
| crct conclavc. We also wrote to q prominent
delegate in one of the supposed favored Town
ships and he was as much in the dark about il
| as We were.
We have authority for saying that the caucus
existed only in the prejudiced Imagination o
some individuals who are ever imagining cvi
against the people of this town. There was n'
caucus called and no caucus held, and furthe
there was no ticket "cut and dried for the con
vention: The report is false e-has not the shad
| ow Of truth in it.