The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-27


ury is about 5000, 900, 900, and is steadily in
creasing. Secretary Sherman says ne has
not decided to announce the resumption OF
specie payments in advance OF the LIST OF
January, the time fixed by law,
THE WEST.
ST. LOUIS and Cincinnati have expe-
rienced extreme heat during the past week.
At the former place the mercury having
ranged from 90 to 103 in the shade during
the day, and from so to 90 at night. Be-
tween thirty and forty cases of sunstrOke
occurred, eight of which proved fatal. At
Cincinnati six eases of sunstroke were re-
ported on the 18th inst, two of which
resulted fatally.
A ROBBERY of $4,000 in government
bonds was committed at St Louis on the
18th inst. No particulars, the police keep
ing the matter profound secret.
TEsMAsCAL tin mine, in San Bernardino
county, Cal, has been bonded to German
capitalists for million and a half, and
work therein will soon be prosecuted with
vigor.
THE Piute chief, Natchez, had confer
ence with Gen. Mcdowell on the 10th inst
He says the plan of the hostilities is to
gather all the tribes in the vicinity of the
Columbia river, then return on their trail
and drive out the whites and friendly In
dams from southern Idaho and vicinity.
The Chicago board of trade, on the 18th
inst, by vote of 516 to $40, decided not to
repeal the rule prohibiting the running of
corners.
The Sierra Flume and lumber company,
operating in Butte, Tehama and in adjoin-
ing counties of California, has suspended
payment. Liabilities about 100000.
GEN. HOWARD had an engagement with
the Indians at Beasley's mill, on the Sth
inst, routing the reds and capturing from
400 to 500 head of stock, together with pris-
oners and ammunition. Fifteen of the
troops were wounded, two MORALLY.
ABOUT IL O'Clock on the night of the Sth
instant, a connection was made between the
Sutro tunnel and the sixteen hundred and
fifty foot level of the Savage mine. A strong
draft of air at once poured into the mine
blowing out the miners lanterns and filling
the Savage drift with dust and gravel.
Sutro laborers entered tn. Savage works
from the tunnel, and general iolificaiion
ensued.
OFFICIAL returns to the secretary of state
of California, give the following as the com
position of the constitutional convention :
Nom artisans 81, workingmen 80 Republi-
cans II, Democrats 6, Independents 2. Nom
partisan elect are delegates at large.
In their report to Governor Smith on the
oh Of
of the Wisconsin deaf and dumb ASYLUM
at Delavan, the board of charities and re.
form, exonerate Principal Denote, mildly
censure Mr.. Woodbury., the steward, and
show up Williams, the accuser, in rather a
bad light.
GOV. CULLoM, of Illinois, has decided to
fill the vacancy on the supreme bench
caused by the death of Justice Breeze, by
the appointment of Judge David J. Baker
of Cairo. Judge Baker is at present one of
the judges of the appellate court of the
fourth district.
GOV. CHADWICK, of Oregon, who is now
at Umatilla, telegraphs under date of the
9TH, as follows: "The volunteers under
Captain Sperry, fifty strong, were defeated
at Willow Springs, thirty miles south of
Pendleton, yesterday. Sperry is killed or
wounded; we can hear of but seven eft"
OWING to depredations of tramps in vari-
Gus portions of Iowa, Governor Gear has is.
sued proclamation urging upon mayors
and sherifs TO be prompt and diligent in
preserving the peace. and calling attention
to that section of the several statutes au-
thorizing them to call out the militia or
other citizens when deemed necessary.
THE following is an extract from letter
from +. f. Turk, dated Canyon City, j uly 1 ::
Have just returned from carrying dis
patches to Col. Growers command. Every
thing is disorganized and the Indians are all
around us. Can't tell how many are killed,
but know of eleven of our men. We want
help | have been in the saddle for three
nights"