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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Two men, in Jail at the village of Grant.
Wilson, county, Tenn, chaged with incen-
diarism, were taken from the jail, on the
night of the 9TH inst, and hung.
BURGLARS entered the house of a man
named Amson, in Philadelphia, on the Sth
inst, and on Amson attempting to drive
them away, one of them turned and shot
him in the left breast, infiicting a fatal
wound.
A FIRE at Cincinnati, on the 8th, de-
stroyed two furniture manufactures, inf1ict-
ing loss of $4,000 on stock and building.
THE print works, madden dye house,
stamping, folding and steaming rooms of the
Pacific Mills, burned on the 9TH inst. Loss
estimated at S125, 900. Three hundred ope-
ratives are thrown out of employment.
ED. NORTON, one of gang of suspected
thieves whom the police were attempting
to arrest, at Cincinnati, on the eth, was shot
and fatally wounded by police officer, who
says Norton drew a knife on him.
A DEFALCATIoN of 100000 by teller Tur-
ney of the Bank of North America, of New
positors will not suffer, but the capital OF
the bank will be impaired.
Hon. HESTER MAXON was killed in a
duel with NJ. De la Pena, at Metamoras,
Tex, on the 9Th inst. The deceased was a
prominent lawyer.
CORNELIUS GRIFFING, groceryman at
Memphis, Tenn, was accidently shot, on the
9Th inst, by the jailor OF the city prison at
that place.
VIM. II. HUBBLE, stock dealer at Wash.
ington, Ind, was robbed of $1,000, near his
home, by highwaymen, on the night of the
4th inst.
THE sheriff of Lee county, Tenn, is a de.
faulter to the tune of $4,000.
THE body of James H. Daley was found
on the street at Boston on the night of the
4th inst. He had been murdered and
robbed.
A FIRE in a tenement at New York, on
the night of the 4th inst, sutfocated four
children of Thomas Cassfday. Two of them
were found dead, but the others will re-
cover.
THE almshouse at Freeport, Me-, burned
on the second inst, and two inmates per-
ished.
CHAUNCY VAN SCHAICK, living at Me-
chanicsville, n. Y, murderously assaulted
Mr.. and Mrs. James Walker, at Bemis
Heights, on the 31st ult., and then commit
ted suicide.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23

AN ingenious German contractor has
proposed scheme for making Berlin a
seaport. He claims that the confgura-
ton of the land between the capital and
the sea is such as to render quite feast
BILE the construction of deep-sea canals
which would admit ordinary vessels
An expenditure of only $40, 900, 900 is re-
CURED, and the contractor figures up an
annual profit of 10 per cent. on the in
YeStment
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23

THE good result of rigid inspection of
steam boilers is shown in Pennsylvania,
where there has not been a single acct
dent the past year, though repairs were
ordered in forty-eight cases where explo-
sions were liable TO occur.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23

THE South Carolina house passed a
law making death the penalty of arson.
burglary and rape, but giving the jury
power to substitute imprisonment for
life by a recommendation to mercy. The
colored members all opposed the bill.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23
Milwaukee,.

MILWAUKEE, February 800 P. NJ
Opened active and higher; March selling
at $l.06H, but closed weak at $685.; No.
cash sold at $1.OSa4@1.09 No. l hard at
S1.10; No. at $1.O5H@1.06; No 3 at 99Hc.
Corn-Quiet but firm 401ac for No. 2 and
32@33c for new grade. Oats-Firm at % &c
for No. 2 and white at 26c. Rye-Quiet, but
hold at sic. Barley-Firm at SIC for No 2
cash; March sac; No. 3 Soc. Pork-Dull
but firmer $10.15 cash and $1025 seller
March. Lard-$725 cash. Hogs-Firmer !;
$3.75@3. 80 for common to prime.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23

WATERMELLoNs are looming up in the
near future as the "great American pro-
duct" Experiments in California show
that sugar can be extracted from the
MELONS at cost of two cents per pound
less than from sugar cane. Besides this,
oil is made from the seed and alcohol
from the rind
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23
Chicago.

CHICAGO, February 9-12 100 Nj Flour
Dull. Wheat-Slow and easy; No. 2fresh at
$1.045s; seller March, $l.04K bid; receipts,
136, 900 bus shipments, 10000 bus. Corn
Slow but steady; fresh at 40c cash; receipts,
81, 600 bus; shipments $4,000. Oats--Very quiz
ct at 23Ec; receipts, $4,000 bus; shipments
5000 bus Rye-Ncminal at sic. Barley
March sold at 4612c. Pork-Dull but steady
seller March at S1025 asked; seller April
$1040 asked. Lard-Dull but steady at
S725 for March, 1875 for seller April.
Hogs-Firm; packers at $3.70@5.90.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23
SUPERIOR. WISCONSIN,.
VARIOUS TOPICS.

THE Massachusetts, legislature is dis
cussing the project of ship canal across
Cape Cod, to be $40 miles long, IS feet
at low water at the south end, and to cost
$4,000. 600.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23

IN 1860 land company was organized
at Wallaston, station six miles from
Boston, on the Old Colony Railroad. In
order TO promote the building at this
place, and to increase the receipts at the
station, which then amounted to but
81, 100 year, the company offered, not
cheap transit to it. but free pass for
three years to one person dwelling in
every house which might be erected on
il. Within two years, though one person
from each house travelled free, the re-
ceipts at the station had risen from
50, 100 to Sc, 300. Since 1871 the receipts
have again more than doubled, and dur
ing the past year they amounted to sl3
600
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23
WASHINGTON.

THE rule prohibiting the sale of liquors,
including lager beer, at the capital, is being
strictly enforced by viee-president Wheeler
and speaker Randall.
ALFRED G.. DoCKERY, of North Carolina,
was nominated for consul, at Leeds, by the
on the Sth inst.
THE president has approved the joint
resolution extending the thanks of congress
to Harry NJ. Stanley, and the act for the re-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23
Foreign.

LONDON, February 81 100 P. M.-Consols
opened at 90 1916; now 90 11-l6. Liverpool
wheat market steady. Average California
lbs 4d@12s I'd Floating cargoes quiet; on
passage very little inquiry. Good cargoes
of No. 2 spring wheat, off coast, at sos.
Good cargoes red winter wheat, off coast, at
SIS 6d@54s. Good cargoes California wheat,
off coast, at 5Ss@59s. Fair average Califor-
MIA wheat just shipped, 53s Cd; nearly due,
SIS. Fair average No. 2 Chicago spring
wheat, for shipment, 49s. Good cargoes
mixed American corn, off coast, 27s Cd.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23

VIRGINIA finds the bell-punch n liquor
saloons so useful and profitable that
the legislature now proposes to tax cigar
dealers on the same principle. The bill
proposes that the vendor shall turn the
crank of certain machine once for
every cigar sold, and at the end of every
month must pay one cent for each sale
TINS M ode
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23

A BILL has been reported favorably in
the Pennsylvania house of representa-
tives to encourage the planting of trees
along the roadsides. This bill allows
every person liable for road tax one dol
lar for every four trees transplanted
along the roadside, the distance of such
trees apart ranging from fifty to seventy
feet, according to variety.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23

AMERICA has been sending some of her
favorite fish to stock the waite of England
and now that country is going to recipro-
cate if possible. An attempt has been
made this year to bring English sole and
turbot to this country and introduce
them to American waters. The first ex-
pertinent was rather failure. as all but
two of large consignment of fish died
on the way out. These two were gwen
the freedom of Massachusetts, bay, and
another attempt will be made to bring a
great number safely across the ocean.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23

AN odd phase of life insurance came
up In the New York Supreme Court this
week. The late John G. Vose took out
policies to the amount of $21, 000 The
premiums were regularly paid until
1873, when Mr.. Vose became insane and
omitted to pay The October payment
The following March he died. The COM
pany refused to pay the $21,0 coo. The
heirs sued the company and gained the
suit. The company appealed, and now
the case is before the Supreme Court
The company claims that the non-pay-
ment of premium releases them from all
liability.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23
NEWS IN BRIEF.
GENERAL FOREIGN NOTES.

IN the English house of lords, on the
night of the 8th inst, the vote of $4,000, 600
was adopted by 254 majority.
THE Portuguese government, which enjoys
the right of veto in the papal election, is
endervoring, in accord with other Catholic
powers, to obtain the election of a pope who
will put an end to the conflict between
church and state.
POPE Plus IN breathed his last at 8 P.
NJ, on the 7th inst At O'Clock on the
night of the 9th, the Pope felt sudden
sufiocation. He rallied several times, but
said to his physician "Death wins this
time" His last moments were lucid. He
said: "Guard the church love so well and
sacredly."
IT is officially announced from Cuba that
the insurgent, Col. Benjamin Ramierez,
with Is officers and 103 men, surrendered
in the neighborhood of Bayomo.
ADvICEs from Cape Town say that severe
fighting occurred in Transvael on the
18th inst. The natives were defeated with
great loss. An official announcement, just
issued, says the government has reason to
believe that the rebellion will be speedily
crushed.
THE ST. Petersburg Vodomosti calculates
that after the conclusion of peace the Black
Sea and Sea of Azof ports will export five
million quarters of wheat.
AN asylum for women and children at
Tsien-Tsin has been burned, and over 1000
persons persisted.
AT Calais, France, on the night of the Sd
inst, a stampede occurred at circus per-
Torrance. Ten persons were suffocated and
trampled to death.
A DISPATCH from Havana says ninety
FIVE men, seventy-fve women, and forty
children, of the insurgent chief Romirezo's
band, have surrendered,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23

IL the bright Lexington of Kentucky
there is no such word as mo, thank
you never drink. "-Savannah Times,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23

The lords of the admiralty ar de-
termined to keep alive the memory of
British deeds of daring. They have just
ordered for the use of Her Majesty ships
100 copies of the new edition of " James
Naval History" The work is in six
volumes, and is embellished with numer-
Gus fine steel portraits of the most
famous English naval heroes. Mr.. Ward
Hunt, Immediately after taking Office as
the first lord of the admiralty, commits
stoned Nelson's old fla. ship, the Victory,
which it had been proposed to break up
for old timber, but which fortunately
still remains at Portsmouth as a memoir
ial of great conquest and great con-
queror.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23

THE recorder of Hereford, Eng,
housing among the laws passed under
the reign of George ", and which have
passed into disuse, found one authoriz-
ing public whipping of very hardened
offenders among "rogues and vaga-
bonds" and CHASING among the rogues
and vagabonds every one who runs away
and leaves his wife and children charge
able to the parish. A worthless fellow
having been for the fourth time found
guilty of deserving his family, has been
ordered by the recorder to be soundly
whipped in accordance with the law.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23
House..
Senate.

THURSDAY, February Davis, of
Illinois, called up the senate bill remit tie tax
ON insolyent savings banks, the pending question
being the amendment providing that no savings
bank having capital stock, shall, on account Of
mercantile or business deposits which inter-
est has been allowed, be denied the exemption al
lowed TO savings banks having capital stock, and
it agreed to-yeas, Is; nay, p. The
bill was then read a third time and
passed. ..... Consideration of the silver bill
was then resumed, Blaine speaking against the
measure. He was followed by Johnston and Hill,
was carried
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23

moval of distractions from the Mississippi,
Missouri, Arkansas and Red rivers.
DELEGATE CANNoN's bill for the admis.
sion of Utah as a state will be reported on
adversely by the house subcommittee on
territories This determination is based on
the fact that the admission of Utah would
clothe the Mormon priesthood with state
sovereignty. =
THE second public reception of President
and Mrs. Hayes was greater success thar
the first one. Among those present were
Sir Edward Thornton, Secretaries Evarts
Sherman, Keyes and Devens, General,
Sherman, Meigs, Mcdowell, Van Vliet and
LIE Feure, Governor Prescott, Admiral Jen
kins, Justice Strong, Swiss Consul Genera
Hitz, Senators Cameron, Anthony, Bruce
and Matthews.
UNITED STATES Minister Foster had &
long interview with the president on the 4tE
inst, with reference to Mexican matters, and
affairs on the Rio Grande border. 1t seems
to be very generally understood, here, thai
the state department and administration will
be governed largely by the views of Minister
Foster on questions regarding the recogni
ton of Diaz. This statement, however, is
not authorized from any official source.
FORTY thousand bids have been received
for carrying the mails for the next four
years. In nearly all of that portion of the
United States lying west OF the Mississippi
river, and extending to the Pacific ocean,
awards are to be made by March 80.
THE WEST.
THE Ohio Legislature is struggling with a
bill authorizing the appointing of women as
notaries public.
THE Rev. DR.. Galusha Anderson has been
elected president of the Chicago university
In the Ohio legislature, on the eth inst. 6
bill was passed authorizing notaries public
to perform the marriage ceremony.
K. j. MILES, proprietor of the Grand
Opera House, at Cincinnati, on the 9th inst
obtained verdict $4,000 damages
against P. T. Bsrnum, W. C. Coap and 9th
ers, for libel published two years ago.
Col. N. c. MACRAE died at his residence
in Cincinnati, on the 9TH inst, at the age O
70 years Col. Macrae was a graduate o
West Point, in 1924.
THE number of hogs slaughtered at the
following named cities, between the 1st o
November and the 30th of January, foot w
! 100000, as follows: Cincinnati, 564 900
Chicago, 1,S50000; st. Louis, 100000; In
dianapolis, 216,o00; Milwaukee, 265, 200
Louisville, 275,000.
THE Crows are to be secured to aid thu
United States troops in fighting the Sioux
The war upon Sitting Bull is to be to thu
death if he is ever found on American soil
! VIM. STURGEs, of Chicago, well known il
railroad circles, filed voluntary petition il
bankruptcy on the 4th inst Secured debt
1872, U00 With securities valued at SlE1 900
unsecured debts $412, 1852. Assets $3.50, 900
ADvICEs from Fort Randall, D. t., state
that 800 of Red Clouds band have left tn,
agency, going north. Spotted Tails Indian
are secretly buying fat ponies and max
ing other suspicious moves. The INDIAN
assert that all the fighting bucks will GU
loose from the agency early in the sprin.
and follow the northward trail.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23
House.
TUESDAY. February 7.-Immedi-

aiey after the reading of the journal the house re-
sumed consideration of the contested election case
of Wigginton versus Pacheco from the Fourth
district of California After long debate the vote
on pending questions was proceeded with, the first
being on the amendment reported by the minority
of the committee elections declaring Pacheco the
sitting member entitled to seat, Rejected by
strict party vote-yeas 126 nays 1871. Leonard IS
substitute, declaring that neither Pacheco Wig
CLINTON are entitledto seat rejected without di-
vision The resolution reported by majority of
the committee declaring Wigginton entitled to a
seat then adopted-yeas lS6, naysl25: After the
announcement OF the vote Peter d. Wiggington was
sworn in - Dur ham made an Intellectual atternpt
to 90 into committee of the whole on the military
academy bill, but the house preferred to adjourn,
and n IL
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23

THURSDAY, February Petitions,
ETC., presented: For an amendment to the
constitution relative to the liquor traffic /;
for the repeal of the exemption of Wiscon-
sin Central lands; against taking the Bible
from the public schools w The resolution
relating to illegal assessment of taxes IN
Marathon county was indefinitely post
poned. Bills introduced: To vacate and
discontinue portion of the state road from
Portage City to La Crosse, in Monroe coun-
ty; to lay out state road from MarshfieId,
Wood county, through Wood and Marathon
counties, to Hutchinson, Marathon county
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23

FRIDAY, February S.-Sapp intro
duced bill to aid in the construction OF railroad
from point opposite Memphis. on the Mississippi,
to Jefferson, Austin and San Antonio, Texas, and
then to point FL Paso Referred Harris,
chairman of the committee elections made a re-
port on the Louisiana contested election case de-
claring that Darra the sitting member, is not en-
titled seat. and that Joseph II. Acklin the con-
testant, is Price presented the views OF the minor
ity, with resolution that Darrall is entitled to the
seat. Thornburg stated for himself Waite and His
cock that they had signed neither report and they
would file their views. The house then went into
committee OF the whole on the private calendar.
430 TO pay w. II. Newman and L. A. Van Hoffman,
of New York, in full for the use of the Pioneer
mills in Alexandria by the United States author-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23

MONDAY, February 4.-Bills intro
duced and referred: Authorizing the payment of
customs in legal tender notes; providing that all
bonds hereafter issued by the government shall be
payable, principal and interest, in gold silver or
providing for the election of president by direct
vote of the of the people, to reorganize the jul
dietary The consular and diplomatic appropri-
made special order for February 15th......Ad-
iourned.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23
Senate,

FRIDAY, February S.-White moved
that when the senate adjourn it be to meet
again on Monday next. Allison, in charge of the
silver bill, opposed the motion and called for the
ayes and nays. The motion was agreed to-ayes
Is; nays pa The committee on territories re-
ported favorably on the house bill making appro-
prations for the purchase of law libraries for the
territories of Wyoming and Dakota. Saunders
called up his supplemental joint resolution provid-
ing for the appointment of sixteen additional com.
missioners to the Paris exposition, and it dis
when it referred to the committee on appropri-
atoms, together with an amendment approprating
SO 900 pay the salaries of the additional commits
sioners Consideration was then resumed OF the
silver bill, and Hill made a speech against it. He
followed by Wihers, in favor of the BILL after
whom Davis, of West Virginia, took the floor, but
yielded for an executive session. When the doors
were rennened the senate adjourned.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-23

THURSDAY, February Petitions
introduced: For an amendment of assess
ment laws; for the reduction of the legal
rate of interest; for a constitutional amend
ment against liquor traffic; for the detach-
ment CT Ashland and Bayfield, counties from
the eleventh judicial circuit and attachment
TO the seventh. 49,. Several remonstrances
against the abolition of religions
readings from schools were presented
Bills lntroduced For the preservation of
hsh IN the waters of LIZ Crosse county: a
memorial to congress for harbor at K ewau-
nee; to incorporate the city of Ahnapee.
The committee considering Washburn's gift
OF the Edgewood property for an industrial
school for girls reported at length, recogniz-
ing the liberality of the donor, but stating
that as there exists at present no necessity
for such an Institution, it recommends that
the gift be declined, and that all communi-
cation on the subject be postponed indefi-
nitely.
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WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

MONDAY, February 4.-Petitions were
introduced for fixing the rate of interest at
seven per cent and for the limitation OF
game lawsA remonstrance was offered
against the abolition of religious instruction
in public schools w Bills introduced: APP
propriating So, 600 to the superintendent OF
public property for the purchase of legisla-
FatStationery; relative to duties of towns
t15own officers; concerning limited pro-
prietorship; to authorize the formation of
the Manufacturers and Millers' Mutual in
surance company; to incorporate the city
of jefferson "A bin was passed relating
to The transfer or assignment of stock in in
corporated companies -. Adjourned.