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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-05-11
WAR NOTES.

PARIS dispatch says that official infor.
nation has reached there that General Tod
leben has been appointed commander-in-
chief of the Russian force south of the
Danube.
Unless the authorities shall reach more
satisfactory stage than can now be hoped
for, good authority states that the English
government has said its last words, and
that its policy now il to continue to strength
en- its forces and to prepare for war. Large
quantities of shrapnell shell-missles which
are used solely against troops in open field
action-are being sent to the Mediterranean
fleet, and cables for additional telegraph
lines in the Sea of Marmora are to be laid at
once.
A VIENNA correspondent telegraphs that
the feeling there is that war between Eng
land and Russia is inevitable, but that Aus
tria will maintain an armed neutrality.
ACCORDING to letter iu the Vienna
Political Correspondence from Tchaldia,
about 80 miles northwest of Constantinople.
1000 sappers and 5000 infantry are at work
there turning and completing the lines
thrown up by the Turks along the whole
Sea.
A DISPATCH from Constantinople says
that 10000 irregulars in the district of
Batoum refuse to lay down their arms.
A VIENNA correspondent states that Ger
many refused to guarantee theline of demar-
cation in the event of the English and Rus
sian withdrawal from before Constantinople
A VIENNA correspondent hears that Rus
STA, fearing the Turks will permit the Eng
fish to occupy the forts on the Bosphorus
in the event of war, has asked Germany to
guarantee the line of demarkation during
negotiations. Prince Bismarck is consider
ing the request.
A LETTER from Bucharest reports that the
Russians have unsuccessfully attempted to
destroy a powder factory at Bucharest.
Twelve persons were killed.
The Cronstadt Messenger announces that
the equipment of the Russian Baltic fleet is
proceeding with all haste. 1t will go to sea
as soon as the ice breaks up, and consists of
seven vessels, including the Peter the Great,
one of the two most powerful vessels of the
Russian iron-clad navy. The Peter the
Great is mastless, double-turret ship of
9510 tons burden. She carries four 35-ton
guns. Her armor thickness at the water
line is IA inches; she was launched in 1874.
and resembles in design and construction,
the great mastless turret ships of the British
navy, more especially the Dreadnaught,
though of larger size.
RUSSIA begins to show dissatisfaction with
the situation, and islikely to send an ulti-
metum to Turkey relative to the evacuation
of Batoum and Varna. Should Turkey re-
fuse to give up these ports Immediately, it
is probable that she will have England's sup
port in her refusal but there could be no
further hope of peace, since Russia would
at once move upon the Bosphorus at KAYAK
and Buyukdere, and possibly upon Constaa
tinople.
The United Service Gazette says that it has
good reason for stating that there will be
strong combined channel and Baltic force
formed during the next two months.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-05-11

In Philadelphia the bells of the church
of st. Mark were thought to be such a
nuisance that the inhabitants of that
city went to law to obtain their silence.
This bell lawsuit has been lately decided
by the supreme court. The lower court
absolutely forbade the ringing of the
bells, but the supreme court permits
them to be rung every day of public
worship, though not before 9 o'clock in
morning nor after at night. They may
be rung also on Westinghouse Birthday,
the Fourth of July, New Years Day,
Epiphany, Ash Wednesday, Good Fri
day, Ascension, Thanksgiving, All
Saints, Christmas, and for marriages and
burials.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-05-11

OYSTERS have always been considered
as forbidden food by the Jews, the law
of Moses prohibiting the eating of fish
without scales. In consequence, how
ever, of Mr.. Darwin's theories, learned
rabbi has arrived at the conclusion that
oysters are planted, and may therefore
be eaten by Jews. An English paper re-
ports that the problem will be submitted
to grand council
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-05-11
WASHINGTON.

WILLIAM EVARTS, son of the secretary of
state, died on the Goth ult., at the residence
of his father, aged 81 years. His funeral
took place at Windsor, Vermont.
THE house committee on education and
labor has agreed to report favorably upon a
resolution authorizing a conference between
the United States, Great Britain and China
on the question of Chinese immigration.
A PRESCOTT, Arizona, dispatch says that
the Hon. Coles Bashford, formerly dele
gate to congress from Arizona, ex-secretary
of the territory, and ex-governor of Wis
consin, died on the 25th of heart disease.
FIFTEEN million of the four and one
half per cent. bonds have been taken.
A JACKSONVILLE, Fla, dispatch says that
McLin, secretary of state under Stearns, and
i. G. Dennis, the Little Giant of Alachua
county," have made confessions in writing
of frauds in 1876, by which Florida was car
ried for Hayes. Dennis covers fully all the
details of the Archer precinct frauds, which
played so prominent part in the presi-
Dental controversy.
TEE treasury department is in receipt of
information that the Canadian government
has decided to exact duty of seventeen
and half per cent. advalorem upon all i'm
portations from the United States of silver
coin shipped into that country.
THE commissioner of internal revenue
on the Goth inst, received the following tele.
gram from Collector Wade, at Savannah.
Ga: az Ny deputies have broken up ten il
licit distilleries in Ebert and Wilkes coun-
ties, and destroyed 300 gallons of beer and
mash ready for distillation, and los gal
Ions of low Wines"
The committee on ways and means have
agreed to report the amendatory internal
revenue bill levying a tax of sixteen cents
per pound on tobacco, one dollar and
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-05-11
SUPERIOR. WISCONSIN,.
CURRENT TOPICS.

A LAW against public billiard rooms
and ten-pin alleys is rigidly enforced in
Wyoming county, Pa, and is a lively is
sue in local polititics.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-05-11

The latest Yankee industry is float
ing apiary, with which Chicago man
is extracting the honey from southern
flowers to sell in northern markets. 1t
consists of one thousand hives of bees on
board of two barges, drawn by steam
tug, and the feet is now in Louisiana.
1t will soon take start north, gathering
sweets by the way, and hating for more
systematic business every fifty miles, at
which rate it will arrive at the head
waters of the Mississippi about the
fourth of July, when the clover fields of
Minnesota are in bloom.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-05-11

CANADA has had ten years expert
ence with the postal savings system, and
seems to be satisfied with its workings.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-05-11
Foreign,

LIVERPOOL, April 27-2 P. M.-Wheat-
Advanced one penny; demand good adj
vance necessaryto buy largely; holders ask
an advance on CarpOes
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-05-11

twenty-five cents on cigarettes not weighing
more than three and one-half pounds, and
an income tax of two per cent. on all sums
over,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-05-11

The fendishness of the Italian pad
rJnes who conduct an Infamous traffic in
the slavery of children does not seem
hitherto to have been realized to it's full
extent, if we may believe story which
comes from New York. A blind child
found in the streets in the custody of an
Italian beggar had, it is said, been pur-
posely blinded to fit her to excite the
sympathy of passers-by, that her mendi-
can't keeper may profit thereby.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-05-11

THE editor of the Woonsocket r. /. J
Reporter has been shown, by Mr.. Jeffer
son Aldrich, some very old papers, re-
ceipts, etc., of which he recently bought
a barrel at auction. The advertisements
show that our forefathers were interest
ed in many things which the present
generation consider necessary to make
up the sum of human happiness. For
instance, twenty hogsheads of Jenckes'
rum" is offered for sale cheap. Gin,
lottery tickets, pills and eye water claim
special and extensive notice. Many of
the receipts and legal papers show re-
markable hand writing, and are the work
of persons whose names were once very
familiar. The number of mortgages
sales advertised convey the idea that pc
cuniary embarrassments are not con-
fined to this generation, while the articles
on politics and the state, by few minor
changes; would represent the thoughts
and utterances of our own political
writer's.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-05-11

vaults were sold at auction at Chicago, on
the 22d, C. B. Blair of the Merchants
National, being the purchaser, at $l10, 500.
Chicago parties were the principal bidders.
The next highest bid was $4,000 by r. S.
Hinckley, of Northampton, Mass.
REPRESENTATIVE John O'Connor, of the
Ohio legislature, who, it is claimed, is an
unpardoned convict has handed in his res
ignation. A resolution was introduced on
the 10th calling for an investigation into the
matter, and if it is tound that the charges
are true an effort will be made to expel the
OConnor.
TwENTY-oNR bankruptcies were recorded
in Chicago on the 20th Inst.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-05-11
GENERAL.

Orleans, Judge Gillinss, has rendered de-
cision giving a scresman, Whitfield, $500
damages against the steamship ST. Louis, for
injuries resulting from the breaking of a
rope. The point is that vessels are pecu-
niarily responsible for damages resulting
from rotten tackle, AID is, therefore, very
important.
WILLIAM Small, a Little Rock, Ark,
special agent of the pOstoffice department,
was arrested, on the 25th, on charge made
by S. B. Kirby, for stopping packages of
stamps, sent to the latter. Kirby has been
receiving stamps for sewing machines sold
and several indictments have been found
against him in the Urited States court for
defrauding the government Small stopped
packages, and Kirby obtained his arrest
TELEGRAPHIC reports from the lower
Rio Grande indicate that about twenty per-
sons were killed by the recent Indian raid :,
and $50 head of horses stolen.
THE suits against Gen. Phil. Sheridan by
owners of plantations in Louisiana for the
recovery of damages sustained during the
war has been postponed until October.
A PARTY of mining engineers, who re-
Gently went to Panama in a steamer from
New York, have bad their entire outfit con.
fscated, owing to an informality in their
consular papers. The engineers will return
to the United States.
Hon. VIM. ORION, president of the West
ern Union Telegraph company, died sud-
denly at New York city on the ed inst, of
apolexy.
THE Rev. Joseph Paul Dubreu, vicar
general of the arch diocese of Baltimore
nory, of Baltimore, died of pneumonia, on
the goth
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-05-11
THE EAST.

FRAUDULENT bonds of the Newburyport,
Mass, horse railroad, to the amount of
$1,000, have come to light, and more are an
ticipated. The directors are investigating.
They were issued under the former treas
urer, Binney.
AT New York on the 26th ult., while
dredging the Erie basin, a body, sup
posed to be that of Bernhard Feron, of
Brooklyn, was fshed up. Examination
showed that the body was bound and
gagged, the skull crushed and weight
of about $50 pounds attached to help keep
it on bottom of the river.
THOMAS BURNS and John D. TAYLOR, New
York contractors and builders, went into
bankruptcy on the 25th.
The oldest grain broker on Change, New
York city, died of heart disease on the
morning of the 25th inst.
THE Erie railroad was sold on foreclosure
suit by the Farmers Loan and Trust COM
pany, at New York, on the oath inst. The
road was purchased for 100000 by ex- Gov
ernor E. ID. Morgan, David A Wells and J.
Lambert Welsh, who are trustees for stock
holders.
A. RANSOM Co., wholesale boot and
shoe dealers, New York, have failed; LA
bilities said to be heavy, and estimated at
$4,000; real assets about one-third of that
sum.
GEO. t. HATHAWAY, of Fall River, Mass.
treasurer of the Sycamore and Borden CITY
mills, is a defaulter to the extent of abour
100000. He was prominent citizen, and
HE detection created as much excitement
as did the Chace disclosure, made recently.
JOHN S. NORTON, formerly well-known
actor, died of apoplexy at New York on
the 22d. A year ago he attempted suicide
at Chicago.
The Rev. P. 7. Lyndon, vicar general of
the archdiocese of Boston, died on the
night of the 10th, after brief illness.
The tariff demonstration at Chester, Pa.
on the goth, was an imposing affair Fully
four thousand men were in procession, and
after the parade an assemblage of about
10000 listened to the speakers.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-05-11

WHAT looks very much like an at
tempt to repeat the Kelley motor specu7
lation is now being made in New York.
The pretensions and methods of operat-
ing are almost precisely similar, and the
alleged invention itself appears TO be
equally without substance. A Mr.. Win
ter has during the past few weeks been
giving private exhibitions at No. SCo-
lumbia street, Brooklyn, of so-called
wonderful machine, which lie claims is
capable of producing not only power
far exceeding that ascribed to Keely's,
but also by the same operation rich
Illuminating gas, at cost of two cents
per 1000 feet. Mr.. Thomas P. Fogarty,
a practical engineer, who was invited to
one of these exhibitions, pronounces the
machine deception, but it is said that
shares in the reported new invention are
being freely bought, and some promi-
nent names are given as amoug those in
terested.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-05-11

SATURDAY, April 2O.-Soon after the
morning hour the house went into committee of the
whole on the postoffice appropriation bill. Inc
appropriation for the publication OF post-route
provision of the bill for toe appointment OF special
mail agents was stricken out when the committee
rose. A bill relating to the tax on tobacco, ln-
comes, ETC., referred to the committee OF the
whole. Ad journed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-05-11
THE WEST.

GEORGE GRANT, late of England, and
founder of the Victoria Colony, Kansas,
died at his residence in Victoria, on the Goth
ult.
The Rev. A. c. Vandewater, of Illinois.
hled voluntary petition in bankruptcy, on
the 10th ult. Liabilities, over a quarter of
million; assets, nothing. The failure is
owing to losses on Kansas railroad con-
tracts.
The communists of Chicago are prepar-
Ing, as they style it, for emergencies, and
several thousand of them are armed with
rifles and daily undergo military drill. The
city contains about 5000 and the police
authorities deem it necessary to keep a
sharp watch upon their movements.
HE bankruptcy cases in Cincinnati were
very numerous just prior to the repeal of
the bankruptlaw.
WILBUR F. STOREY, of the Chicago Times
has sailed for Europe.
DR. Y. V. DYER, an old resident of
Chicago, died on the Gath, of paralysis, aged
II. He was noted abolitionist and
great friend of President Lincoln. who ap-
pointed him judge of the international
court for the suppression of the slave trade,
which convened during Lincoln's admins
tration at Leona, Africa.
JOSEPH P. CARD and Amos F. Hoffner,
of st. Louis, dealers in pig-iron, have fled
a petition in bankruptcy. Liabilities, 1882,
600; including $4,000 to j. F. Card, of
Cleveland; face value of assets, SLY 600, of
which So, 900 is in the stock of iron mining
in Missouri.
THE State Savings Bank building and
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-05-11
House..

WEDNESDAY, April PA bill for the
distribution of the unexpended balance of the &c
neva award was ordered printed and recommitted
The bill extending the operation of the lighthouse
board to the Illinois river was passed.. The COM
mittee on appropriations reported back the naval
al preparation bill with the various senate amend
ments recommending concurrence in some and nom
concurrence in others. Agreed toThe senate
blln regard to the Pacific railroad companies hav
ing been reached on the speakers table, Cox moved
that IL be put on its passage The bill then
read in full, and after long debate was passed by
vote of 243 to 2 the negative votes being cast by
Butler and Lynde...The bill for the repeal of the
unfinished business until Tomorrow The house
then took recess till $780, the evening session be
for debate only.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-10
pVE KILLED MY GIRL,
A N0mnRmbuJIst, whUa AKlaep
Ghargtpg BimseIf with EuFder.

A NOmnRmhulIs1, wHIIa Asleep,
ChNFgtpg BimseIE with Eurder.
New York World.l
As Sergeant Haggerty was sitting
at the desk in the Fifth street
police station, shortly before mid
night on Monday, a pale young man
entered the Office.
1What do you want?" asked the
sergeant.
81 have come to give myself up"
answered the young man, in a low
voice.
"Come to give yourself upY said
the sergeant, half inqniringly.
(" Well, what's the matter?p
GIVE killed my girl" replied the
young man, who seemed to grow
paler as he spoke,
"Come now" said the sergeant,
forcing q smile; this is the lst day
of April"
But ] killed herr pleaded tho
young man. | poked her head
through a window and cut her
throat from ear to ear"
The sergeant at first thought tlat
the young man was drunk, and
then that he was an escaped lunatic.
He asked
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-10
WHIRLED OVER THE FALLS.
A R0at with at least One Drunken
Man Aboard 70 nlpItng EiRgRrR-

A ROat with at Least One Drunken
Man Aboard rs nipting NtagRrn-
Two Brothers Carried 60 Death.
A correspondent, writing from
Niagara Falls, says:
On Monday, April 1St, a young
woman named Reilly, of Chippewa,
Ont, employed in a house overlook
ing the niagara Falls rapids, called
out an hour or two before dusk to
her companions, "See those two
men going over the Falls in a
boat~ There was a rush at once
to the windows, and Il general
LIST of April disappointment at dis
covering that no men were going
over the Falls in a boat, A revival
Is going on at the Methodist church
in the village, and the church was
full at Z O'clock that evening. Sud-
denly there was a stir near the
doors, and slips Of paper were
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-10
/" Where does your girl live "

Where does your girl live ?"
"She lives at No. SIC East Four
teenth street, and her name is Eliza
Gleason" was the answer.
The sergeantcalle Special Officer
Bissart and told him to 60 to the
house mentioned. Just as the Off
Ger went away the young man
started for the door.
"HOld on" said the sergeant
sternly. you are a prisoner"
The young man not needing the
command, continued toward the
doorway, and the sergeant hurried
from behind the desk and grasped
him by the shoulder.
Where am I?" exclaimed the
young man, Shuddering and look
ing about him in a dazed way.
There was no reply to his question,
but he was locked up. The detec-
tive returned from the residence of
the young lady saying that she was
alive, and that when he informed
her Of the charge the young man
had made against himself she
thought that some one was trying
to make her the victim of an April
FOOLS Joke. Yesterday the vounp
man was taken before Judge Flam-
mer in the Essex Market Police
Court, and was Immediately dis
charged. His friends say that he
is a somnambulist and that he was
undoubtedly asleep when he entered
the police station.
He had been reading of Mime
RestelPs terrible death, and falling
asleep dreamed that he had Com.
mitted a murder. His name is Peter
CODY, and he is in the employ of
the father of the young lady whose
name be mentioned in the station.
DIR. Austin Flint, sr., and DIR. Ram
sey think that it is a very extraor-
dinary case of somnambulism.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-10

A Houston, Texas, couple have been
married in photographer gallery, their
portraits being taken at the instant that
the concluding words of the ceremony
were spoken. Their two alternatives
made negative Il New York World.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-10

DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup is a purely
vegetable compound, innocent in nature
and wonderful in effect Fer children II
is invaluable, curing Group, whoopipg
cough, etc in few hours. Price 25c
per bottle, or five bottles for 81
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-09
Cotton Seed and science.

One of the most practical proofs of
the value of science is the skill with
which it takes hold of substances, for.
merly considered worthless or regarded
as nuisances, and converts them into
mercantile products of great value. In
our own section OF the country we have
strong instance OF this beneiicent power
OF science, in the case of the seed of our
great staple commodity cotton, Our
readers are aware that, until within q
few years, this material was an annoy
ance to the planter, often accommodating,
in the course of years, to such an extent
about the ginhouse as to Obstruct oper.
atoms so that it frequently became less
expensive to remove the Clubhouse
from the heaped up mass of seed than
The seed from the clubhouse. To-day
every bushel of that seed is of value
The oil extracted from it is proving
more and more valuable as its proper.
ties become more known. Purified it
makes an eating oil equal to that
Of the olive. An ingenious expert.
menter has discovered cheap and
simple process by which it can
be adapted for use for painting,
showing qualities that make il fully
equal to the best linseed, with intima-
tons that it can be made even superior
to that material. The experimenter
has shown us, at our desk, testimonials
from citizens Of Little Rock. stating
that their houses lad been painted
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-09

with cotton seed oil, prepared by tho
inventor and ior beauty Of appearance
no lnseed oil mixed paint could surs
pass II, while II dried equally we'll aud
auiek rs linseed oil paint We see by
this that tho value of cotton seed II
likely ~ increase, aud that fortunes arc
in store for tho manufacturer Of this
produet. Not only has cotton seed
oeased 70 be worthless, an obstruction
and q nuisance, but llA very refuse,
when tho oil is expressed, Ia Itself OF
value. aud under the name Of cotton
seed cake III 30 nutrlllye IN ils proper
ties that II is Ia high repute among
English stock raiaers, who import u
largely for feeding purposes The trade
ia the products Of tho once anallema'
liaed cotton seed has already grown into
considerable Importance, We learn
from tho New Orleans Democrat that
there are seven cotton seed oil mills ~
that city la constant operation In
Memphis We have tive, and there are
Others in baton Rouge, Natohea, Shreye'
port, Vicksburg, Pine Bluli, ~, Louis
aud Chicago, In January last l,lpl
sacks Of cotton seed we've received IN
New Orleans alone, for manufacture, A
demand has also sprung up for the raw
seed itself for expectation 10 Europe,
aud two or three weeks ago tow Of
bargea, with freight Of y 900 sacks Of
cotton seed, arrived in New Orleans for
shipment 10 the other side Of the At
lanio, This fact also shows that We
may look loran increase Of demand for
cotton seed, and US increased demand
brings higher prices, the product of the
seed promises 10 become M important
addition 10 the profits Of the cotton
grower All this Is cause for rejoicing
among our cotton planters, but lot them
never forget that they owe II TO the
researches Of science, mans nnialling
beneiact0r,