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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15
Wonderful Man-of-War.

The torpedo ram Polyphemus, now
being constructed in Chatham backward
appears likely to be the most extraordi-
nary ship that has been built. She is
novel and peculiar alike in form, struc-
ture, fittings, and arrangement of armor
protection, while her weapons of attack
are such as will necessitate her being
fought differently from any other war
ship. The leading features of the Poly
phemus are strong ram bow, power
full torpedo battery, great speed and
hardness, moderate size and small ex-
tent of surface above water exposed to
the enemy's fire, such portion of the YES.
gel as is above the water line being con-
vex in form, SO as to defect any proiec-
tile that may strike it. The appearance
she will present will be that of a cylin-
der, floating on its side and deeply im-
mersed, which is tspered 81 the ends to
form bow and stern. The Polyphemus
is 240 feet long between the perpendicu-
lars, 40 feet in extreme breadth, and will
have load draft of 20 feet. Her dis
placement will be 2,640 tons. The con-
yex armored deck will be feet inches
above the water-line, and will be COM
pletely plsted over with steel armOr 3
inches thick. The armor will be carried
to depth of 6 to feet below the water
line. The Polyphemus will not be fitted
with masts or sails, but viii carry a pole
for signaling purposes and for making
observations from. She will be propelled
by twin screws. 1t is estimated that the
engines will indicate a collective power
of $500 horse power and the speed viii
be IL knots. The only offensive wea-
pons the Polyphemus will possess are a
powerful ram bow and Whitehead torpe
does. She will have no guns at all ex-
cept few light shell guns and Gatlings
on the hurricane deck for the purpose of
repelling boat or torpedo attacks.-Lon-
don Times
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15
s. p. @. &.

One night, while a Roman piece was
being performed, there WAS q discussion
among the supers as to the meaning of
the initials S. P. @, r. inscribed upon
the banners. Dan Shean, who over
heard the conversation, quietly suggested
that it meant salaries paid at a queer
rate The joke was reported to the
manager, who summoned Dan to his
presence, and severely reprimmanded
him for the remark. "Sure, SIR" an
swered Dan with a SLY twinkle in his
eye, you've been misinformed. | told
'em it meant salaries paid quite g'lsrl"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15
The Dreamless Sleep.

Mrs. Mary A. Wentworth Williams, widow
of the late Hon. Norman Williams, of Wood.
stock, VT, died at Mount Clair, N. j., on
the 9th inst
VIM. r. Howes, of the firm of Howes &
Durrell, shoe manufacturers and dealers,
Cincinnati, o., died on the 9th of pneumo-
mia. He was prominent member of the
Masonic fraternity.
Rear Admiral VIM. r. Reynolds, U. s.
navy, died at his residence in Washington,
D. c., on the fifth inst. His remains will be
taken to Lancaster for burial.
Professor James Clerk Maxwell, the Eng.
fish writer and lecturer on natural sciences,
is dead, aged 48.
Judge Wharton Collins, of New Orleans,
is dead
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15
Fight WIKI Robbers.

At CsmpbelFs store, Atascosa county,
Texas, on the 4th inst, Captain Hall with
squad OF rangers and several citizens, an
hcipating an attempt to pillage the store
concealed themselves to capture the robbers,
During the night five men rode up, entered
the store. two secured the clerk, while the
others began plundering the store. Hall
and party appeared, demanding their sur
render. The robbers fred on the rangers,
wounding citizen. Halls men returned
the fire, killing one robber, mortallv
wounding smother, and slightly wounding
third.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15
A New French Cable.

The cable steamer, Faraday, has laid a
telegraph cable for the new French com
pany, between Brest and st. Pierre, and is
now laying cable between the latter place
and Cape Cod, The ship was in heavy
gale of last week, but kept steady at work.
The cable was buoyed 200 miles from Cape
Cod on the night of the I'd. The Faraday ar.
rived at Halifax on the 9TH inst. The recent
gale was one of the most violent ever expert
enced at Magdalen island. Vessels were
driven ashore, stock drowned and dwellings
wrecked. AT White Haven dozen vessels
wont eshore
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15
Terrible Disaster

The extensive cracker and candy manu-.
factory of earle & Sons, Kansas City, Mo,
occupying four brick three story buildings,
tumbled down aud was completely consum-
ed by fire on the 9TH inst. At the time the
accident occurred, 107 persons, mostly boys
and girls from twelve to twenty years, were
at work in the factory, all of whom escaped
alive except seven. The cause of the acci.
dent cannot be fully determined, but as an
explosion occurred simultaneously with
the fall of the walls, it is supposed to be
a repetition of the accident 10 York
York last year-a starch explosion.
AS soon SIS the frenlen had subduea the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15
Ihe Black Tongue.

A disease locally known as black tongue,
but which is probably very violent form
of diphtheria appeared in the country sur
rounding London, Ont VIM. Wetherell
London township, lost FIVE members of his
his family by it, three sons and two daugh-
tiers, and two daughters are now down with
the disease. Several cases also reported
from Lobo and West Williams. The disease
has bafied the skill of medical men.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15

A JURY in Somerset county, Pa, de-
liberated until they were tired, and
finding that they could not come to q
conclusion placed "a bits of paper in a
hat. Twelve bore the words for de-
fendant," and twelve "for plaintiff. !"
These were drawn, and resulted in favor
of the defendant. The case has been
appealed to the Supreme Court.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15
Publtc Debt Statement.

The debt statement shows the decrease in
the public debt for October to be $40, 852,-
9C6.63. Cash in treasury, 1884, 811.
Gold certificates, $14,591, 900. Silver certif.
Gates, $6,135,85O. Certificates of deposit
outstanding, 22,405,O0O. Refunding, 81
8S9, 400. Legal tenders outstanding, $780,
6S1,016. Fractional currency outstanding,
S157lOQ5o
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15

NEW YORK, November 8-3 80 PM
Co:ton-Quiet at IL 9.16d. Flour-Duu
and unchanged; receipts 10000 bbls: sales
5000 bbls; rye flour quiet. Wheat
Winter red shade frmer; other kinds with.
out decided change; receipts 487 GOO bus
sales $4,000 bus; No. white, seller Novem-
Der at $780,. Rye-At $4,000. Corn
Quiet; receipts 100000 bus; sales 10000
bus at 58@58%c. Bsrley-Dull. Oats
Quiet; receipts 10000 bus; sales $4,000
bus at 42@4313c for mixed western: 42046c
for white. Pork Stronger at $1,000. Beef
Firm. Lard-Firm st $500. Butter,
Cheese and Whisky-Unchanged Sugar
At 1114c. Eggs-Unchanged. Petrole-
UNI Crude at 311c; refined at 75sc. Tai.
low-At 7H@73sc. Coal and Leather
Strong. Wool--Very firm.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15
Drowned,

At Ogdensburg, Wis, on the 9Th inst,
three children of Mrs. Moore ventured on a
mill pond, which was slightly frozen, and
two were drowned. The other was saved
by an older brother who arrived on the
scene. Six years ago, Mr.. Moore, father of
the children, was drowned in the same
place.
An unknown schooner went ashore on
the night of the Sd inst, at Broad Cove,
Cape Elizabeth, Me-, and went to pieces.
Crew are drowned. Owing to heavy sea no
assistance could be rendered. Five bodies
washed ashore
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15
HI oaVy Failures.

j. Eager & Co., hardware merchants,
Charleston, S. c., have suspended. Liabili-
ties S2S3,000; assets 5000, GOO.
Stettauer Brothers, dry goods dealers,
Chicago. have failed, with an indebtedness
of over a million dollars. Among the
creditors are Clafin & Co., of New York,
for 100000; George c. Richardson & Co.,
of New York, $4,000, and Col. Strong, of
New York, $4,000.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15

ONE of the earliest intimations of
mineral oil on large scale was received
in 1879, during the expedition of Col.
Brodhead up the Allegheny against the
towns and crops of the Seneca Indians
At Oil Greek the troops found a spring
on which oil foated On bathing with
it they found it good for rheumatism
the water being swallowed, acted as
gentle purge
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15
Self Murder.

At Kansas City, Mo-, on the 9th inst,
Charles Suydam ended his life by cuttiD z
his throat with a razor.
A German, fifty years old, named David
Kalbell, suicided at st. Louis, on the 4th
inst, by shooting himself.
To brighten his wife, with whom he had
quarreied, on the LIST inst, Paul Markworth,
of Cincinnati, tied himself by the neck to
the bed post, when the moose slipped and
choked him to death.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15

The Union Pacific officials have be-
fore them a project to beautify the sta
tions along their line by planting the
rich evergreens of the mountains, which
can be easily obtained, and are sure to
grow if properly planted.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15
Indecent Reno.

Major w. A. Reno, who was courtmartial-
ed two years ago for indecencyto a brother
officers wife, is again to be summoned be-
fore military tribunal for grossly insulting
the wife of post trader.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15

" You see massa," said the old colored
laundress, I" since dey's got desc here big
crayvats we don't hab so much to do.
DE gemmen puts on big crayvst now
adays instead OBJ a clean shirt. You
don't know much bout desc mqtters,
but if you take off all dc crayvats ialhis
town an make de gemmen show M.
landsakesl you'd see de wust booking
white men you ehbeg l,id yer Dressed
eyes on
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15

flames, they set to work digging tor the
dead, and up to 10 P. M. had taken out
three: Emma Kemper, Anna Becker,
Chas. Schublize. Those still missing, sup
posed to be in the ruins, are Louise Hum
mel, Andy Mcconnell, Geo. Kemper and
johnny Kemper. The buildings and contents
were otal loss. Insured for $29, 600.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15

Daniel Pelham (colored) fatally carved
Willie Tessier, aged 10, at Mound City, Ill.
On the 30th ult. Mrs. Kruderick, widow
residing alone near Winona, MINI, was
found murdered The crime was committed
with Ratchet and knife, which were found
near by, and the body was saturated with
kerosene, as if it was intended to burn it.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15
milwaukee,.

MILWAUKEE,, November $500 P. M
Flour-Movement small choice spring
extras at $6.00@6.55; common at $3.50
5.75. Wheat-Quiet and steady No. l hard
at $1.157S; No. 1 regular at $1.15; No. at
$1.l3@l.13A No. 3 at $1.03: No. at &c !;
No. seller December at $115@1.1512;
seller January ut S1.16K@1 1917 Corn
Dull at 42Zc, Osts-Quiet at 31Hc Bar
ley-Firm; No at 7118c: seller December
at. 73@75H. Rye-Lower at soc for No. l.
Pork-Sronger at $1025 for cash. Lard
Firm at S. Is. Hogs-Dull at So 40@3 so.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15
Burned to Death.

At Brownfield, Me-, on the 7th the resi-
dence of Isaac Spofford was destroyed by
fire. Spofford persisted in the flames.
Robert Graves and wife lost their lives in
fire which burned their residence at San
Francisco, CAL, on the I'd inst.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15
Crushed TO Death.

Terrence Quade, employed at the Clay
street rolling mill, at Louisville, KY, was
caught in the machinery on the 4th inst
and crushed to death. He leaves a wife
and four children.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15
VARIOUS TOPICS.

A LARGE box shipped on a railroad at
Cleveland was found to contain live
man, a flask of whisky, some sandwiches,
and kit of burglars tools. 1t is sup
posed that he intended to rob the express
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15

Walter Hastings, of Boston, recently de-
ceased, left the bulk of his fortune to Har-
ward college after the decease of his wife
1t is estimated it amounts to 100000.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15
AnnfhiIated.

A band of Greek brigands who have been
pillaging and numbering in all the villages
surrounding Tricola, have been completely
annihilated by company of soldiers.
Twenty-Five brigauds were killed and sever
al wounded
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15
San D0mfneO,s Troubles

Advices from San Domingo of the goth
ult., state that without firing a shot the
whole army of the north had joined in q
revolutionary movement.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15

AN enthusiastic devotee of the science
OF statistics has sscertained the exact
percentage of railway passengers that
miss their trains at the Vienna stations.
Beginning his observation he found that
out OF from 5,400 to $500 passengers
leaving every day, one man and from
two to three women were the average
number of late corners. Then he took
IN all the stations and places the number
OF tardy passengers at ten per dsy. Of
every 100 there were Is men and II wo
men. The statisticisn was not surprised
that the male sex should show to adysn.
tsge, but the dispreportion astonished
him when he reflected that many men
are delayed by the fault of their wives.
while the contrary seldom occurs. More
persons miss local trains than express
trains, the proportion being as three to
one. In winter the number of these
unfortunstes is least, and in the warm
months of July and August it is greatest.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15
H RAEX RnhhRrY.

The residence of ]. and G. F. Bailey, at
Kenneth square, Penn, was entered by
masked burglars on the night of the 9Th
inst, and robbed of 100000 in money and
securities.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15
Steamboat Mtshaps.

The barkantine Sally, of Pensacola,
foundered on the Gulf of Mexico on the
9th of October. All hands lost, except
one sailor and passenger who were picked
up by the Spanish steamer Enrique.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15
murderOus Deeds.

A Waterman at Elser's theater, Vine
street, Cincinnati, was murdered by some
unknown person on the morning of the 9TH.
He received a frightful blow with cudgel.
Henry Freund had his head split open
with shovel in the hands of Pat Gallagher
st Carondaiet, Mo-, on the 9th. Freund
diedfrom his injuries
The st. Louis Post Dispatch makes the
statement that since 1870 city and county
officers have defaulted to the amount of
$4,000, of which only $197, 600 have been
recovered or collected from sureties.
Joseph f. Bowman, a San Francisco fish
dealer, shot Mrs. J. NJ. Hays and her neice.
Annie Carr, on the 9Th instant, infiictiug
slight wounds, and then blew his own brains
out. Cause, refusal of Miss Carr to marry
him.
Three Indian murderers confined IN Yak.
INA jail, Washington Territory, engaged in
a emeute on the 1st instant. Thew rst
assaulted the jailor with slung shot and
pursued him to an adjoining room, where
they bayoneted him with muskets which
they seized. The jsilor got a revolver and
shot all three-one MORALLY. The TAILOR
will recover.
Jessie James, one of the notorious james
boys, and supposed to have been one of the
gang who robbed railroad train at Glen.
dale, Mo, short time since, was shot and
Killed by former companion named Shep.
herd, about seven miles from Joplin, Mo,
and not far from Short Greek, Kansas. on
the I'd inst.
At Green Valley, Knox county, Ohio, on
on the night of the I'd inst, Stephen Zook
proprietor of the mills at thst point. was
attacked on bridge by two en- armed with
knives. Zook deitnded himself successfully
with common pocket knife, killing one of
ms asssilaDts.
drunken police officer shot aud killed
John Donuell, blacksmith, at San Francis.
go, Cal, on the "a ins'. Donnen was aIsn
under the influence of liquor AZ the time.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15
Work of the Flames.

The Touring mill of A. G. Spicer, Eliza
vile, KY, burned at one o'clock, on the
morning OF the 9TH inst. Several persons were
sleeping in the second story; all escaped but
negro employe, who was burned to death
The mill was valued at $4,000; total loss
No insurance.
Clough's furniture factory was damaged by
fire to the extent of $4,000.
The Union Club stables of the Elizabeth
gymnasium and private house adjoining at
Elizabeth, n. j., burned on the 9Th inst, to-
gether with the stableman and number OF
sleighs, carriages and cattle. Loss about
50,O00; insurance 10000.
A fire at Helena, Ark, on the 9Th inst,
destroyed FIVE buildings on Main street, in
Guiding the Odd Fellows building where
the fire originated. Loss upwards of $780,.
600. Insured.
At Portland, Me, on the 4th inst, ten
frame houses with contents, were burned.
Loss $4,000.
Andrews d Co.'S. school furniture factory
at Chicago was destroyed by fire on the Sd
inst, with a loss of about $4,000, and the
Wilson Sewing Machine company were
damaged to the amount Of $12,G0O
About one.third of The town of Mound
City, in southern Illinois, was consumed on
the Sd, including the Pulaski county court
house, with all the records, and some sixty
other buildings. Loss $4,000.
Dubuque, on the Sd inst, sash and
door factory, freight depot and al ele-
vator were destroyed, Loss about 100000.
A wagon factory at Logansport Qoss $4O,-
O00), and railroad depot at Michigan City,
Ind, (loss S200O0) were consumed on the
Sd inst.
The works of the Metropolitan Button
company and the White manufacturing
company at Bridgeport, Conn, burned on
the LIST inst. Loss Of the latter company
$4,000 insurance $3.50 The Button
company's insurance is in excess of the loss.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15
Foreign

LONDON, November S-I2 80 7. M.-Liver-
pool wheat market opens quiet; average
California at lis 3d@11s 46; cargoes on
passage, wheat, quiet but steady. Arrivals
off coast for orders, wheat, small
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15

N AW York.

Reported by CHANDLER, Brown & Co., Commits
sion Merchants, Milwaukee and Chicago.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15

The odds in murder trials are always
in favor of the accused As long as DELAYS
can be secured. When the Connecticut
Clergyman, Herbert H. Hayden, was
lying in jail awaiting trial for murder
and distinguished chemist was per
fecting his knowledge of poisons in the
laboratories of Europe with the view of
testifying as an expert toxicologist, some
of the newspapers were clamoring for a
speedy trial in Justice to the accused.
The latter, however, was not heard to
murmsr at the delay. Whether or not
he placed any confidence in the detri-
ton wrought by time, he must have been
aware that there wss nothing to be lost
by procrastination. That this was the
safer side is proven by the fact that soen
after the trial commenced an important
witness for the state died, and now, as
the telegraph announces, the prosecution
is weakened by the death of another
witness against the prisonsz, HAYDEN
bids fair 10 outlive ali his soousers,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Disastrous Explosions
A Legacy.

A boiler explosion at Delaware, Ont, on
.he Sd inst, killed four men.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15

BALTIMORE, November 81 80 A. NJ
Up TO this hour full returns have been re.
ceivei from only three out of twenty three
wards of the city. These three wards give
a Democratic majority of 1892. Owing TO
the length o. the ticket, which iDclu6es
state, legislative sDd judicial officers, and
Tie general scratching, the count will not be
concluded bsfora morning. The Dem.
ooratie majority in the city viii be about
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15
KANSAS,

LEAvENw ORTIZ, Kas. November 5.-Re-
turns from the state are me" gre, and little,
except local interest, was felt in yesterdays
elections, as only county officers were elect
ed. A very light Greenback vote has been
polled, though in one or two places the
Greenbaek candidates are elected Other
wise the Republicans have generally in.
creased their majorities, as looking to solid
vote in 1880, but the general apathy has
caused only light vote to be polled.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-15

MADISON, NOVemper 5.-Later returns do
not change the aspect in this state, and the
Democrats concede the election Of the Re.
publican ticket by a. least 10000 majority.
The legislature will elargely Republican.
MADISON, November 4-Returns from
nearly two hundred towns in the state give
a Republican gain of over 5000, and prom
inent Republicans at midnight claim the
state by 10000. Gen. Parkinson, chairman
of the Democratic central committee, CON
cedes the state to the Republicans by IS, goo
and the legislature by two-tbirds.
Arizona citizen., 1879-11-01
Summons.

FINO SOUTHLAND S- BE NEDICT, WHO | is nonresident Of the Territory oi Arizona, and who resides in the city and county Of san Francisco, Sta.e Of CYtlifOr- nia. In District Court, First Judicial Dis ir.ci, in the County Of Pima, Territory Oi Ar.zona. sam B. Adams X II. \. McCar- thy, plaintiffs, against John F.. Magee and C. =. Benedict, defendants. Summons. Action brought in the District Court o' the First Judicial District in and for the Coun- " Of Pima, Tn the Territory Of Arizona. The Territory Of Arizona ser d. greeting To John k. Magee and C. S. Benedict. You are hert by sum moned and required to ap- pear in an action brought against you by The above named plaintIf in the DIS r.cl Court of The First Judicial District in and for the County Of Pima, iI The Territory Of Arizona, and answer the complaint nted with the Clerk Of this Court al Tucson, iu said county ia copy of which complaint 8ccOm panleS this sum mOnSl wit in twen- F. days (eXclusive Of the day Of serviceI after the service upon you Of this sum mons, if served in this county; but served outof this county and within this district, then within thirty days; in all other eases forty days.
 And you are hereby notified that r you 1all to appear and answer the complaint as above required, the plaintiff will apply 10 the court for the relief demanded Ihere fin and costs and disbursements in this be- half expended.
 Given under my hand and the seal Of the
 said District Court at Tucson, this
 IT, s.l seventh day Of October, 1879.
 E. lOt c. A. CLUM, Clerk.