The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-16

at the executive mansion on
the evening of the oath. The dinner was
elegant, though not ceremonlous.
JOHN C. MYERS, who was suspended as
consul general at Shanghai, has requested
the house of representatives TO lnVestiga'e'
the administration of the consulate d. tha'
port during the term of Geo. +. Seward, the
present minister to China.
THE president, on the 23d inst, appointed
Henry c. Youngs and John Grossens, OF
Ohio, and Geo. z. Hart and john Il. mar
bridge, of Florida, honorary commissioners
to the Industrial Exposition at Pans. Ihey
were nominated by the governors OF their
respective states.
THE senate finance committee mas
agreed to recommend the passage with
sundry amendments, of the bill introduced
by Senator Davis, of Illinois, to remit the
taxes on insolvent savings banks.
SENATOR PLUMB's bill to suppress gamb-
ling in the army by means of an additional
article of war, will, it is thought, be report
ed favorably to the senate.
ALL employees on the temporary roll OF
the treasury department, numbering ninety
five, have been discharged, as there was no
money to pay them. Congress failed to
make any provision for their retention.
THE Third- Assistant Postmaster General
Hazen has prepared for consideration by
congress bill proposing an important
change in the law regulating the eompensa-
ton of fourth-class postmasters or all whose
annual compensation is less than 81 600.
r. i IL Il 1 IL.
ton shall be the full value of stamps cam
celled in their respective offices instead of
the value of stamps sold by them. 1t also
imposes severe penalties for making false
returns and for tratiicking in stamps.
THE WEST.
THE supreme court of Illinois has al
firmed to decision of circuit court dissolv-
ing an injunction which Judge McAllister
granted restraining the board of trade from
expelling w. N. Sturgis for manipulating OF
the markets
DAVID SINLoN, of Cincinnati, has added
$1,000 to the 100000 which he gave some
time ago to the Cincinnati Bethel Home.
THE Kinsman street railroad, of Cleve.
land, the most important line in the city
went into the hands or a receiver on the
oath.
GEN. AUGUST WELLICH died on the Oath
at st. Mary's, Ohio.
INFORMATION has been received that Sit
ting Bull is at Frenchmen's Creek with over
1000 lodges, including the escaped Nez Per
ces and the refugees from the agencies
1a.4 l.
Bulls own camp numbers 1900. all well
armed. An attack on Forts Peck and
Keogh is expected. Gen. Miles has only
| 500 men.
W. n. STNRGEs, one of the heaviest grain
operators in Chicago, was suspended from
the Board of Trade on the 23d.
! THE Keokuk Northern Line Packet Com
pany has abolished bars from its steamers
between st. Louis and st. Paul, and will run
their boats in the future ON strictly temper
ance principles. The profits from this source
have heretofore been $4,000 per season.
| THE Indians in Alaska are ON the war
path. They have been destroying many
public and private buildings which were
unoccupied, and the people are unable te
prevent them.
| ABOUT five hundred tailors belonging to
the tailors' union, quit work at Chicago on
the 2lst inst, demanding an increase o.
from 20 to 40 per cent. Most of the whole
| sale clothing establishments are involved
| in the strike.
THE bill introduced in the California leg
| islature making incendiary language felony
became law on the 10Th inst. taking i'm
mediate effect.