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New-York tribune., 1879-12-21

CUTTING HIS THROAT WITH A RAZOR
John Werte. a bookbinder, who lives ON the
top 6oor OF the tenement at Nc. 1875 seventht. at
attempted suicide night by cutting his throat with
rssor He II believed 10 have been insane at the time
New-York tribune., 1879-12-21
INQUIRY INTO A TEACHERS CONDUCT.

INQUIRY INTO A TEACHERS CONDUCT.
The committee appointed by the Board of Educa-
tion on Wednesday. December IL. to inquire into
the case of John b. Moore, principal of Grammar
School No. 81. IN the Iwenty-third Ward. who was
convicted Of assault in the Court Of Sessions
Gently met yesterday. The story Of the assault was
rehearsod BY John Mundschau. the complainant Mr..
Moore declared that he struck Mr. Mundschau In
self-dsfence. Mr.. Moore was brought before the
New-York tribune., 1879-12-21
A wOMANs BULLION CLUB.
MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR INVESTMENTS IN MIN

ING ENTERPRISES.
A number of enterpr,sing ladies have for = nne
weeks been holding daily meetings at NO 40 "es'
Foureenth-st. for the purpose OF organizing COM
pany to be known as the "Woman's Mining com
panyn Their plans are now completed, ana the
next step will be to obtain papers oil incorporation
The company will be limited TO 2o0 ladies' OF less
according to shares purchased. TWENTY-FIVE 'nou-
sand dollars are to be raised nearly one-haf otwhch
is already pledged for the purchase OF certain mining
property in Sau Juan County, Colorado.
The company will he otticered and controlled ex-
clusiyey by women. A large narty of ladies intend
gong to the mining districts next Summer To
prospect y: also number of those officially con-
nected with the company will personally superln-
tend the working of the mines. iracticai miheIs
will be employed and the work pushed with energy
A permanent bureau of information for the conven-
ience of ladies desiring TO invest III mining enter
Iresea Iries VIII ihas s'ST large amount Of capital
owned by women is gravitatng toward the mining
districts Mrs. Jeanette Norton, of Pennsylvania
is half owner in one Of the large mining companies
of San Juan. and has recently signed contract 10
pay $4,000 for the erection OF mill near the site
of her mines. also in the vicinity oil those 10 DC
purchased by the Woman's Mining Company"
Mrs. Norton is an energetic woman, and million,
are The hnreau of information will be conducted
@bst by viii nq~Psr be- called al tGs Woma%s Bu%on
Club" The leaders OF the movement are Mrs.
Cynthia Leonard formerly president OF the Chicago
u. \.
awarded the $50 prize by the Social Science Con-
gress for an essay on the Labor Question
HOW UNION IN. j. HAS BEEN ROBBED.
The report of John A. Nugent. who was appointed
to investigate the accounts of the town of Union,
was made public yesterday. The report says
that the deficiency in the accounts of John
Bernard who resigned the position Of Treasurer
on August 81, 1873, amounted to $l4172, but the
Finance Committee of the Town Council subse-
quentlS accepted $lO172 IN full settlement
Tor the default When Mr. Wurtz assumed
the duties Of his Office investigation
showed that there was deficiency in the
accounts of Mr.. Schaefer Of $3 125, which was paid
by his bondsmen. As soon rs Mr. Wurtz took
charge of the funds he began lending them to his
friends, and on December is, 1878, when tn the ba.-
arce due the town was $1,000, he
only had 2,5O5 on deposit in the First
National Bank of Hoboken, where the
funds were kept. The bOndsmen of Wurtz sent
communication 70 the Town Council stating that
they were responsible for the safe-keep'ng of the
funds, and asking the Council not TO interfere as
they were satisfied with their disposition. Mr..
Nugent makes the total deficit in Mr.. Wurtzs ac-
counts S9.745
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08
How Judge Solved a Nice Question
of LAW

A correspondent tells story about
Judge Kent that is interesting. A case
OF burglary was being tried before him.
The prisoners name was Cowdry, and
the evidence showed that lie had cut a
hole through rubber tent in which sew
eral persons were sleeping, large enough
TO admit his arm and head, and had alb
stracted several articles of value. His
counsel took the ground that the prisoner.
having only reached into the tent. had
not entered it, and that on this tech
neatly the defendant should be dis
charged. In his charge to the iurv.
Judge Kent, with a grim smile. alluded
to the plea of the prisoners counsel, and
instructed them that, if they were in
doubt as to the guilt of the whole man,
they might bring him in guilty as far as
they Judged the evidence would warrant.
and the jury, after brief period of con-
sultatlon, brought in a verdict against
Thomas Cowdry, the prisoner at the bar,
of guilty to the full letter of the indict-
ment as to his right arm, his right
shoulder, and his head The Judge SEN
fenced the arm, the shoulder, and the
head of said Thomas Cowdry to impris-
onment at hard labor in state prison for
the term of two years The prisoner
might do with the remainder of his body
what he pleased.-Bangor Me.) Wig.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08
Business Troubles.

Late failures in Great Britain: Dice,
Nichol & Co., merchants, London; habili-
ties f94000. Hardy & Co., lace manufac-
turers, Nottingham; liabilities f53, 200.
Hughes & Nephew, ship brokers, Liverpool;
liabilities $4,000.
Hermann Brock, Cincinnati commission
merchant, has made an assignment. Liabili-
ties SLY 900; assets, actually $4,000.
Louis TOurnville, commission merchant,
Montreal, failed on the 2Sth ult. Liabilities
1000, assets $139, 900.
writ of attachment was issued against
L. Cassidy, wholesale crockery dealer,
Montreal, on the 28th. Liabilities $1,000
chiefly secured by real estate.
The National Marine bank of Oswego, n.
Y, ald the Needham Savings institution of
Boston, Mass, have closed doors, owing to
lack of business.
The First National bank of Granville,
Ohio, has suspended. Depositors will be
paid, the loss falling on holders of the banks
paper.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08
Destructive Fires.

The Granite wooden comp any's mill al
Burrillville, r. l., burned on the 30th. Loss
100000; insurance s6S,00C.
Thirteen buildings were destroyed by fire
at Mason, Tenn, on the 30th ult
Kinks 4 Sons lamp works at Birmingham,
Eng, were burned on the Goth. An i'm
mense quantity of goods was lost. Three
hundred workmen are thrown out of EN-.
ployment
A fire in Haydenville, Ky, early on the
morning of the 2Sth, destroyed two dry
goods stores, two groceries and Tarpley'
hotel. Loss estimated at $40 600; half in
sured.
A St. Joseph, Mo-, dispatch says
that the extensive furniture estab-
ishment of Louis Hax, on Fifth street,
and the large wholesale dry goods
house of j. w. Bailey, adjoining, burned
on the morning of the Goth ult. Hax's loss
on stock is estimated at 100000, and on the
building at $4,000. Bailey's loss on stock
is fully 100000; on building $4,000.
Rowitzer's wooden mill, South Coventry,
Conn, was burned on the 18th.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08
MacMah0n Resigns.

At the council of the French ministry OF
the 2Sth ult., Grevy, minister of war, sub
mitted his list to the president. The decree
dealt with nine generals, of these four were
to be transferred, and FIVE, Bourbaki, De
Lartigne, Bataille, DuBarrall and Montan
don, definitely relieved. Marshal Mac
Mahon declared he could not sign this de-
cree. | cannot, he said, sign a decree SUI
perseding brave generals, my own friends
and companions, whose legal term of com
mand only expires in five or six months
There is no uanger in my refusal. [ cannot
stay at such consent. blush at the thought
| assure you on my honor | will not do it.
1t will have to be another who does it. Pc.
litical categories must not be created in the
army. L would prefer to resign. My
children would not forgive me for
such an act. | cannot, where the army
is concerned, for which am responsible be.
fore the nation, obey the injunctions OF
newspapers like these, and the marshal
showed two Republican newspapers which
for some days back have been publishing
lists of offers classed in political categories.
At the meeting of deputies on the 30th
uAo', NiCNy lCduJ dLulo SllFuCcj tut
letter from President MacMahon an.
nouncing his resignation. He then read
the articles of the constitution applicable,
and announced that the chambers would
meet in congress.
The congress, after appointing tellers,
proceeded to vote for president of the re-
public. Seven hundred and thirteen sena-
tors and deputies were present, of whom
SO voted. The absolute majority required
was 336. NJ. Jules Grevy obtained $50 votes
and Geude Chauzy SO. NJ. Grevy was &C.
cordingly declared elected and was pro-
claimed president of the republic for the
term of seven years.
On the evening after the election Marshal
MacMahon visited President Grevy and con-
graduated him on his elevation. The inter
view was most courteous.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08
Like Son Like Father,

A young man in Boston recently re-
ceiyed a bequest of $4,000. He had
been poor, and the sudden acquisition
of wealth rather turned his head. He
began to spend the money in reckless
dissipation, in spite of the efforts of his
father to restrain him, and kept on until
only $1,000 was left. The father
begged that this remainder might be
given him tor safe-keeping, and the son,
being then i'll from long drunkenness,
and very penitent, readily complied.
The father put $1O,9 $50 into a pocket in
his shirt, and started out to spend the
other $50 in a frolic That night he
slept on a bench in barroom, and in
the morning every cent of the money
was gone Worcester Mass SJy.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08
Unfa1fhfus Servants.

The citizens of Urbana, o., are considera.
bly, exercised at the discovery of crooked
ness IN the county treasurer's Office. The
treasurer, James Blase, has left the business
of his office mostly to his two clerks, one
being brother to Blase. These young men
have been in the habit of overcharging on
tax receipts and then entering the true
amount on the books. The frauds were dis
covered by the people. The total amount OF
money so taken is not known, but the treas
urer is making restitution in every case dis
covered.
G. NJ. Nelson, who has held the office of
county treasurer of Fayette county, Ind,
for two terms, enjoying the confidence and
respect of ALL has been arrested, charged
with embezzling 49, 900 of the county funds.
The convicted ex-oficials at Belvidere, n
j., have been sentenced to terms in the
state prison ranging from one to four years,
all at hard labor. The contractor involved
in the conspiracy to plumber the treasury
was sentenced to six months in the county
jail and to pay fine OF $500.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08

Rev. Alphonsus P Pelliher dropped dead
at ST. Francis Xavier church, New York,
on the Goth ult., while performing mar
rage ceremony.
John Potter, Jr., member of the lower
house of the Wisconsin legislature, died at
Madison on the 29th inst.
Nathan Pereles, a well known and highly
respected citizen of Milwaukee, WIS.,, died
on the 28th.
Thomas Gray, of the firm of Gray & Co.,
cotton dealers, Boston, died on the -2Sth, in
his office.
Cardinal Antonucci died at Ancona
Italy, on the 28th.
Rev. Hugh MeNlele, dean of Ripon, Eng.
is dead.
DIR. Linderman, director of the United
States mint at Washington, died on the 9th
Hon. John B. Dillon, an old resident OF
Indianapolis, Ind, died on the 9th. He
was for ten years librarian at Washington
and for several years past state librarian OF
Indiana.
John Cadwallader, judge of the United
States District Court, eastern district Of
Pennsylvania, died at Philadelphia on the
Goth inst, of typhoid pneumonia.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hancock, mother of Major
General Hancock, died at Morristown, Pa.
on the Goth, aged rs years.
Rev. c. NJ. Birdsell, protestant missionary
at Aspinwall, died on the 18th inst. He
was graduate of Baldwin university, Ohio
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08
Late Murders.

Jackson Moore, a farmer living near
Beaver Greek, Floyd county, Kentucky
was shot dead near his house on the 2Sth,
by person in ambush.
Marshall S. Pritchard, town collector OF
Cherry Valley, H., was murdered on the
Goth. His body was found with pockets
rifed, bullet hole in the head and bad
cash in the forehead.
In q quarrel at Akron, Ohio, on the Goth,
between two farmers uamed Patrick Dun
and Elisha Whipple, the former shot the
latter dead. Cause jealousy.
Mrs. w. c. Foster, a widow living near
Memphis, Tenn, was foully murdered on
the night of the Goth.
Solomon Johnson, young school-teacher
was brutally murd cred near Robinson s
Creek, in Pike county, Kentucky, on the
22l inst, by James Bentley, who, falling to
incite him into a quarrel, smashed his skull
with heavy club. Bentley escaped. s
large number of country people are on his
trail, and it is thought he will be lynched,
if caught.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08

The Louisville, Ky, alms-house, situated
tive miles south of the city, was entirely
destroyed by fire on the 31st nit. Three
hundred and forty persons were in the
place at the time, nearly all of whom es-
capped, James Redley, an imbecile, was
burned fatally. Fred Meyer, in escaping,
broke his neck. Henry Keller persisted
IN the flames. Thomas Dixon was killed by
tall Nathan Caldwell was seriously hurt,
and Mrs. johnson was severely burned, and
Will probably die. The exit scene is de-
scri5ed as horrible in the extreme, but the
most marvellous feature was the small loss
OF life attending it. Nearly all the inmates
were aged invalids, imbeciles and cripples
The building was erected by the city of
Louisville IN 1874, at a cost of $4,000, and
was insured.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08
FrighffuI Explosions.

A terrible boiler explosion occurred in
L. Gasoner's grist mill, at Secor, Illinois, on
the Both ult. The mill was instantaneously
destroyed and four persons killed, William
Collins, engineer, Henry Branns, William
Wheeler, foreman on the Toledo road, and
young Mahlstick. Joseph Horn was proba.
bly, fatally injured. The cornor's verdict
charged the calamity to negligence.
A party were making an excursion over
the new elevated railway between Foster.
brook and Babcock station, PENN when
the boiler of the locomotive exploded, in.
stantly killing John Vaughn, engineer, and
John Adds, labOrer. Geo. Grogan, conduct.
or, c. D. A. SHEPPARD assistant superintend,
ent, and Mike Hollorin, fireman, were fatally
injured. Al. Garside, Thomas Luby, Oscar
Schult and George Peterson were badly hurt.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08
Travellers Experience IN Berlin

Public administration b as been carried
to a very fine point in Prussia The
government does everything for the
people-except to eat for them and paw
their taxes. There is no city in Europe
where the traveller can enter with less
confusion and annoyance than in Berlin.
This, at least, is one merit of the mill
tary subordination of the people. Each
passenger is handed check as he energies
through the gate leaving the train. On
this check there is a number, and as soon
as the street is reached, this number is
handed to a policeman who bawls it out
at the top of his voice. The cab to
which the number corresponds is drives
up, takes your baggage receipt, and,
when that is secured, drives you where
soeyer you will at given rate marked
IN the cab, and on a slip put in your
hand at the station-the sum never being
more than twenty-five cents, no matter
what the distance.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08
The State University.
Madison Journal, 22d.

The board of regents of the state uni
yerslty held a meeting last evening.
The recommendation of the faculty that
the scientific and classical sub-freshmsn
work be discontinued was considered,
and 1t was decided to close it at the end
OF the university year, in 1880:
professor OF Astronomy-James c. Watson.
Professor Of Physics-John E. Davies.
professor OF Zoot0gy-Edward A. Birge.
Professor of Greek-A. H. PatteDgill.
Professor Of English Languages and Litera-
ture-John c. Freeman.
Prof. James G. Watson was appointed
director of the Washburn observatory.
An instructor in botany and assistant
In the chemical laboratory was provided
TOR; also an instructor in Latin. Prof.
Pattengill has filled chair at the Ann
Arbor university, and Prof. Freeman is
of Chicago.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08
BROWN SOUP.
Robbing Lincoln to Paw Parker.

Mr.. Lincoln has often been credited
with the expressive phrase "Of the PEG.
pie, by the people, for the people," II
was not original with him, however
Theodore Parker first used it, and often
used 1t during the last decade of his life.
A lady who was long a member of Mr..
Parker's household, and who assisted
him in his intellectual work, says the
idea did not spring at once to his mind
IN its perfect conciseness; he had ex-
pressed it again and again with gradual
ly lessening diffuseness before he gave
the address to the Anti-Slavery Society,
May 10, 1854, where it appears thus:
"Of all the people, by the people, and
for all the people," as published in Ad-
ditional Speeches, Vol. 2, p. %. "But
that" she adds, "was not quite pointed
enough for the weapon he needed to use
so often in criticising the national &C.
ton, to pierce and penetrate the mind
of nearer and reader with the Just idea of
Democracy, securing it there by much
iteration; and | can distinctly recall his
joyful look when he afterwards read it
to me in his library, condensed into this
gem: OF the people, by the people, for
the peOple'o
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08
CurfOus Suicide,

A young man named Matthew Darwold
committed suicide at Mediapohs, Iowa, on
the 25th inst He has been residing with
his father, near Mortified, and drove to
town in a sleigh, accompanied by lady.
He entered dry goods store and wrote q
letter, which he put in his pocket, thence
going to store, asking to be shown some
revolvers Unobserved he slipped three
cartridges into one weapon, and discharged
the contents into his head. He lived two
hours after the fatal shot. No cause has
been assigned for the rash act.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08
THE MARK ETS,
n eW York.

NEW YORK, February 800 P. M.-Cot-
ton-Unchanged. Flour-Quiet; receipts
1000 bbls; sales 1900 bbls. Wheat
Quiet; receipts 10000 bus No. red seller
February at $l.08A. Rye-Dull. Corn
Quiet; receipts $1,000 bus; sales Is, 900 bus
at 43@4Sc. Barley-Dull. Oats-Quiet; re-
ceipts $4,000 bus; sales $4,000 bus at 3O@31c
for mixed western; 32T@341lc for white.
Pork-Steady at $3.50. Lard-Quiet at
1921. Butter and Cheese-Unchanged
Whisky-At $1.07. Sugar and Eggs-Un-
changed. PetrOleum-Crude, unchanged :;
refined at 914c. Coal-Dul. Leather
Steady at 19@21c. Wool-Firm at 27(04Oc.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, February Ii 80 P. Wheat
Steady and frmer; S525@8514c for cash ;
S514c for seller February; S634c for seller
March. Corn-Steady and firmer; at 3O75c
for cash. SIZE for seller March. Oats
firmer at 201s@20Hc for cash; 20kc bid
for seller March. Rive and Barley-Un-
changed. Pork-Firm and higher at So 40
for cash; 1921 bid for seller March SO 60
bid for seller April. Lsrd-Firm and a
shade higher at $685. for cash; Sc. 40 bid for
seller March; $3.50 bid for seller April.
Whisky-At $1.04. Hogs Receipts Is, 900
head; quiet and steady; light at $3.55@3. 90;
heavy at $3.40@3.S5.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08

The Mount Zion convent at Waterford,
Ireland, was burned by an incendiary on
the 28th.
A prairie fire swept over the valley north
of Deadwood on the Goth, burning 500 tons
of hay and leveling several ranches.
The best portion of Turkey City, Clarion
county, Pa, was reduced 10 ashes on the
9th. Loss in the neighborhood OF $4,000.
The Missouri insane asylum at st. Joseph,
was burned on the 25th. All the inmates
were rescued. Loss $75,005.
Ten stores were burned at st. Stephens,
N. b., on the 26th. Loss 1000.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08
s0unterfptterS.

An Adrian, Michigan, dispatch OF the 2Sth
avs: Remote portions of this county have
been flooded with counterfeit halves VIM
Lindaner, Edward Spear and Charles Wer-
den, all residents, have at last been arrest
ed for showing" spurious coin. Their
game was to buy produce of farmers and
pay them the first installment in sound cur.
reney and the second in counterfeit OFF,
GERS are now looking up their men.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08
Thirty Years in Litigation.

Woodbury. planning machine patent case,
in litigation over thirty years, was brought
to a conclusion at Boston on the 18th, Judge
Lowell deciding that the patent could not be
sustained. The patent covered nearly all
the planning machines in the United States,
valued at from $40, 900 900 to $4,000, 900.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08
Fatal EarnadOpS

On the afternoon of the 30th ult. tor
nado struck that portion of Iuka, Miss,
situated on elevated ground, raicng a
church, four dwellings, and killing colored
woman and five children.
A tornado struck the town of Lockport
Texas, demolishing forty houses, including
churches, court house and masonic hall. A
child was killed, and several persons badly
hurt The calamity occurred on the Goth.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08
Killed by the Cars

Louis Traver, of Hanover, Pa, while at
tempting to jump from moving train at
Columbus, Ohio, on the 31st ult., fell under
the wheels and was fatally mangled.
A collision between q freight train on the
Central road, at Tulleytown, n. j., on the
10th inst, resulted in the death of Byron
Wright, conductor, David Jones, fireman,
and the smashing of four cars, locomotive
and tender.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08
Wrecked.

A Baltimore dispatch, dated the 3lst ult.,
says: The oyster schooner Adamantine has
been found sunk in the bay, her captain,
Horace Baker of Philadelphia, was dashed
to the topmast and the bodies of nine men,
composing the crew, were dashed to the
deck, which was several feet under water.
The inhabitants of Smiths island saw the
wreck on the morning of January 2, but
owing to the rough weather were unable to
go out TO it, although the captain was seen
signaling from the topmast where he was
she'd
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08

remount was induced by number of de-
moralizing events, chief of which was the
death of the Indian runner, Bloody Knife,
whose brains and blood had splashed upon
Reno, when he received the fatal shot.
Lieutenant Hore testified that the conduct of
Reno was in his opinion brave-spirited and
judicious throughout.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08
Milwaukea

MILWAUKEE, February 1.-3 100 P. NJ.
Flour-Very dull but steady; choice spring
extras at S4.OO@450: medium $500
Tame and steady; No. l at Ole; No.
hard at $3.50; No. 2 at S61.c; No. 8
at Tic; No 4 at SIC; No. seller March
at SIZE Corn-Dull at 2913c. Oats-Quiet
at 1913c. Rye-Quiet at 4213c. Barley
Weak at 76c for No. 2; No. 3 at Al &c. Pork
Dull and easier at 80 40 for cash; 50 so
for seller March. Lard-Quiet at $645.
Hogs-Quiet at $3.30@360; dressed tame
at e4.00.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-08
While and Black.

Three negroes named Alexander, land three
white men named Gamblin, quarreled at
Meridian, Miss, on the oath inst, about the
possession of some land in Wayne county
Later, the negroes ambushed the white
men, killing one, and wounding another
The fire was returned, and two of the
negroes killed the other fled.