The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-27

BISHOP ANDREWS, of the New York Meth
odist conference, has decided that the IL
censing of women as preachers is against
the doctrines of Wesley. The disappointed
advocates of the new departure have taken
an appeal to the general conference of Meth
odists of the whole country of 1880.
The New England Methodist conference,
al Westfeld, Mass, on the 9th inst, adopted
resolutions declaring it the duty of citizens,
and especially Christians, to prevent the
elevation of bad men to civil Offices, deplor-
ing the corruption in society and the preva-
lence Of communist and infidel sentiment,
and declaring the course of the government
toward the African, Indian, and Chinese,
to be full of Injustice bad faith aud cruelty.
j. STRIKER JENKINS, late colonel of the
Maryland Right, and head of the shipping
and commission house of Hugh jenkins &
Co., died on the morning of the 9Th inst
A FIGHT between ioness and an inn
mense Texas bull, occurred at San Antonio,
Texas, ON the 9th inst. The lioness had
been starved to increase its ferocity, but it
was overdone, and the cruel ordeal left her
weak and entirely at the mercy of the bull,
WhIOh, III dDOut lcH nav " Vi hiS IN
gored her to death. The lioness had but
one hold on the bull, at the beginning of the
contest.
THE EAST.
VIM. NJ TWEED died in Ludlow street
jail, New York, at II o'clock on the 18th
instant. He was attended by DR.. Carnochan,
Foster Dewey, his secretary, Mr.. Douglas,
his son-in-law, and Edelstein, of his counsel
All hope of his recovery was abandoned
soon after IL clock, when DIR. Carnochan
announced clogging of the heart, and com
plete nervous exhaustion. At the time OF
his death there was no struggle, as he pass
ed away in sleep, with his head lying upon
his arms. Keeper Kernin was hurriedly
summoned three minutes before noon, and
reaching Mr.. Tweed's room, the noon signal
rang out and the long-prisoned old man
dropped back dead in his bed. His last
words to DR.. Carnochan were, az have tried
to do some good, if have not had good
luck. | am not afraid to die. believe the
guardian angels will protect me-"
AT Fonda, N. Y, Sam Steenburgh, await
ing execution for the murder Of Jacob S.
Parker, at Amsterdam, Nov. II, has made a
full confession. He says that he has com
mitted eleven different murders, the first
when he was 14years old ne also confessed
to innumerable burglaries, robberies and in
cendiary fires in and around Amsterdam.
JOHN L. BRUCE, president of the Phoenix
national bank, of Hartford, Conn.,, died on
the 10th inst.
PREPARATIONS are making for the GEN.
tennial eommemoration of the battle and
massacre at Wyoming, Pa, JGly Sd, 1878.
President Hayes has promised to be present.
THE civil suit of Jas. A. Whelan against
Mdjor-General Sheridan, for the recovery of
damages amounting to $4,000 for the de-
struction of his plantation in Louisiana dur
ing the war; has been set down for trial in
the United States Circuit Court at New
York on the oath inst.
The New York produce exchange has de-
cided that crude petroleum, in barrels,
should be sold by weight at the rate of 615
pounds to the gallon.
ABOUT five hundred bricklayers struck at
New York, on the Sth inst, to enforce the
union rate of wages at $3.50.
SEVENTY FIvE per cent of damage was
caused to a schooner load of fruit by fumiga
ton at the New York quarantine station.
The board of health has therefore resolved
to fumigate no more fruit vessels unless from
infected ports.
THE Rev. A. P. Adams has been suspend
ed for one year by the New England Metho-
dist conference, on a charge of heresy.