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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-28
Somnambulism.
From the Lancet. J


1t occurred on Sunday evening. to
lad, 1G5 years old, IN the service Of
butcher in Lambeth. At about 20 min
utes after 9 o'clock the lad bent forward
in his chair ard rested his forehead on
his hands, and in 10 minutes started up,
went for his whip, put on one spur, and
went thence to the stable Not finding
his own saddle in the proper place, he re-
turned to the house and asked for it. Be
ing asked what he wanted with it, he re-
piled to go his rounds. He went back
to the stable, got on the horse without
the saddle, and was proceeding to leave
the place. With much difficulty, owing to
his great strength, he was removed from
the horse, and it was by great efforts
that he was brought indoors. His master
coming home at this time, sent for an
eminent practitioner who lived near at
hand, and who stood by him for a
quarter of an hour, during which time
the lad considered himself as stopped
at TIL turnpike gate and took six
pence out of his pocket to be changed.
Holding out his hand for the change,
the slXpence was returned to him. He
Immediately observed: None Of your
nonsense-that is the sixpence again;
give me my change" When twopence-
halfpenny was given him he counted it
over and said: "That is not right; [
want penny more" making the three
pence halfpenny which was his proper
change He then said: "Give me my
castor" meaning his hat, which slang
term he had been III the habit of using
and then began to whip and spur to
get his horse to 90. His pulse was Mt
this time 1876, full and hard. No change
Of eountenance could be observed, nor
amy spasmOdic affection of the muscles,
the eyes remaining closed the whole of
the time. His coat was taken off his
arm, his shirt-sleeves tucked up and he
was bled to 30 ounces. No alteration
had taken place in him during the
first part of the time the blood
was flowing. At about a ounces
the pulse began to decrease, and when
the full quantity named had been taken,
it was 60-a slight perspiration appear
ing on the forehead. After the arm was
tied up he unlaced one boot, and said he
would go to bed. In three minutes
from this time he awoke, got up, and
asked what was the matter-having then
been one hour in the trance-and with
out the slightest recollection of anything
that had passed; and wondered at his arm
being tied up, and at the blood, etc. A
strong aperient medicine was then adj
ministered; he went to bed, slept well,
and next day appeared i'll bis usual
health, excepting debility from the
bleeding and operation of the medicine,
and had no recollection whatever of what
had taken place. None of his family or
himself was ever affected in this way be
fore
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EelnnlarIslll.

The grand review and parade of knights
Iemplar in attendance at the triennial cOnclaye
of that order, at Chicago, took place on the
18th, and was a brilliant spectacle. Fully TWEEN
ty thousand knights were in line, the process
sion being over five miles long. Chicago was
handsomely decorated on the occasion, and
general holiday was observed.
In the competition for the drill prizes the
Roper Commandery, of Indianapolis, took the
first prize, the De Moai Commandery, of
Louisville, was given the second prize, and the
third prize was awarded tc the Reed Com
mandery No. G. of Dayton, o.
The following officers were elected by the
triennial conclave: Benjamin Dean, of Boston,
most eminent grand master; r. f. Withers, of
Alexandria. Va, deputy grand master; Charles
Roome of New York. grand generalissimo; John
II. S. Gown, of lebanon Pa, grand captain
general; Judge Hugh McCardy, of Corunna,
Mich, grand senior warden; VIM. Larue
Thomas, of Danville, KY, grand junior warden;
John ". Simons, of New York, grand treasurer;
Theodore S. Paryin, of Iowa City, grand re-
cOrder
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4 HurderOus Record.

Officer Joe Ballard was shot and fatally
wounded by 7. B. Alexander, at Waco Texas,
on the Goth inst
Edwin c. Mix, Jr., aged 81. was killed at New
Orleans on the 10Th inst, by three DeranCe
brothers--Ferdlnand. Armand and Henry The
murderers claim that Mix wronged their sister
Mix leaves 4 wife and widowed mother The
Derances are sons of the late DR.. Henry De
rance, prominent physician of New Orleans.
In revenge for having been whipped by Mrs.
Hillman. Of Golden, Monroe county. Ga. 10
yoar-old negro boy took Mrs. H1llman's Swear
old child 10 a dry vel, and then pounded the
child TO death.
John Halcomb shot and instantly killed
Milton Carter in grocery store at Columbia.
Tenn, on the 18th inst. Cater killed Halcomb's
brother some time ago, and had been boastng
Boosting that he would Kill Halcomb himself.
Wm. TafoTd, of Sycamore, H. vent home
drunk, and pounded and kicked his wife to
death. on the 18th inst.
Rube Caruthers on trial At Beuham, Texas,
for cattle stealing. was taken from the guards
ly disguised men and hung, on the night Of the
18Th instant.
a. Sunnyslde. Ca, Oh the l9thinst,, young
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fssicHpo.

CHICAGO, August 21-1:3O p. M.-Wheat-
Strong, higher and unsettled; at SOC for cash;
1890 for seller September; 9075c for seller Dc
tober. Corn-Strong and higher; closed easy
at 4015c for cash and seller September; 411zc
for seller October. Oats-Suong and higher
at 263ic for cash and seller September; 275Sc
for seller October Rye-At 75c Barley-At
76c Whisby-At S1.O9. Pork-Suong and
higher at S17.12 for seller August and Septem-
Der; $500 for seller October. Lard-Stronger
at $500 for cash; 5S.2215 for seller September:
98.3212 for seller October. Hogs-Receipts H.
600 head; firm and unchanged; sales at "a. 75a
$50. CattIe-Reccipts LOO head; active; ex-
tras at $4.60@5.00; shipping at S4OO@4 70;
butchers at s.. 30@3.40; grass Texans at $3.50
an 80
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-28
THE CONDUCT OF LIFE.

DC it good that we do let uR do it.
Giving soul and our strength to the deed;
Let us pierce the hard rock and pass throught IT,
And compass the thing that we need.
Does Fate. as dark cloud, bang over,
And cover our heads from the light
Does hate mock the heart of the lover?
Must wrong be the victor OF right?
Yet in Fate there is freedom for each ono
To make or to mar, as he will;
And the bolts of i'll fortune that reach one
May MAIN, but they never shall Kill.
Ever onward and upward pursuing
The aim that is thine for the day,
Adding strength to thy strength by thy doing,
Thou shalt gain it, nor faint BY the way.
And though thou art buried with small things,
Though mental thy labor may be,
Do thy utmost in that and in all things,
Thou still shalt be noble and free.
Dost thou love let it be with full measure;
Nor mingle with GOODNESS or hate
OF others the JOY of thy pleasure,
The passion that crowns thy estate.
BE to every man just; and t. women
Be gentle, and tender and true;
For thine own do thy best: but for no man
Do less than brother should do.
so living thy days full to number,
In peace thou shalt pass 10 the grave:
Thou shalt lie down and rest thee, and slumber,
Beloved by the good and the brave.
-Tinsley's Magazine.
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EXPLORING the Red Sea,
From the Pail Mall Gazette. !


The Swiss are the only nation in Eu-
rope who have, as a nation, hitherto
done nothing for geographical explora-
ton beyond their own territories, always
excepting, of course, the immOvable
Turk. To people hemmed in as the
Swiss are, with no seaboard and no
ships, this can scarcely be considered
a reproach; yet their fondness for wan
dering is proverbial, and Edward Whym-
per has proved how their services might
be turned to good account in the explo-
ration of our lOftiest mountains. The
development of the foreign trade of
Switzerland seems, however, to have at
last forced upon the people the necessi-
ty of doing a little exploration on thier
own account. At least the East Swiss
Geographical Commercial society, of st.
Gall have come to the conclusion that
their commercial progress requires q
preliminary investigation Of both coasts
of the Red Sea, in order to render them
accessible to the direct Swiss trade. The
society has decided to fit out a small ex-
ploring party to investigate the special
nature of trade at the various coast
places in order to obtain satisfactory IN
formation as to the actual or potential
imports of these ports. The proposed
leader of the expedition is Herr Arnold
who has spent many years in
England and South America. The cost
of the expedition Is estimated at less
than 81, 900.
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ton in the shape of an inch board,
which he struck with the side of his
head, breaking it in two and causing him
to turn complete summersault. After
striking the board he fell distance of
twelve feet, landing in a mass of stone
and debris at the bottom of the basement
wall. making the total distance through
which he fell thirty-two feet His escape
from immediate death after falling that
distance and landing in such bed Is
miraculous. As it was he was uncon-
scious all Saturday night, though he
showed signs of Improvement Sunday.
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Drowned,

Robert Wilkes wholesale jeweler of Toron-
TO- his daughter Florence, aged Is, and his son
Bertie. aged II, drowned at Sturgeon Point
Lake Ontario, on the 10th inst. Florence and
BERTHE were bathing, and the boy getting out
beyond his depth, tie father, who was ms boat,
jumped out to save him. The daughter also
went to the rescue and all were drowned.
Floods swept down the glen of GlendoIe
County Donegal. on the 10th inst, flooding a
church at Commienon and drowning a number
Of persons who were carried away by the rush
Of water Eleven persons are missing. Five
bodies had been recovered at last accounts.
John c. Taylor. secretary of the Masonic
Mutual Relief association of Western Massa-
chusetts, and wife were drowned in Connecticut
river on the 10th. Mrs. Taylor leapcd from the
boat containing her husband and two other
men. Her husband sprang after her, and be-
ing unable to swim both were lost.
Il. S. Smiley, farmer of Scott county, Min
nesota, was out driving with his wife and three
sons, on the 18th inst. He drove to the brink
of lake to water bis team. The horses became
rcstlve and the wagon was overturned. His
three boys were drowned and his wife and him.
self had narrow escape.
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Work of the Flames.

Two twenty-five thousand barrel olI-tanks
near Dallas City, Pa, were struck by lightning
On the 18th inst, and are now burning.
The wooden mills at Newcastle, Ontario, burn
ed on the 18th inst. Loss ,000; insurance
$4,000.
At Glendale, O., on the 18th instant a fire
caused loss of $50, 900; insurance $4,000.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul shops
at Savanna, H., were reduced TO ashes ON the
18th instant. Loss $40, 600.
The largest Touring mill in st. Louis-the
Jeger-burned on the 18th inst. Loss S25,0UO;
fully insured.
Empire Oil works, Long Island, were dam
aged by fire to the extent of $780, 900 on the nth
INST.
The roundhouse of the OSdensburg and Lake
Champlain railway at Ogdensburg, \. y, CON
tanning five locomotives, was burned on the 18th.
Loss SlOO.00O
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VERY little is known regarding John

VERY little is known regarding John
Harvard, the founder of Harvard Col
lege. He was an Englishman, who came
to this country and died in Charlestown,
Mass, on the oath of September, 1858.
He left f7OO to found college. A mon
ument to his memory was erected in the
burial ground at Charlestown by the
alumni OF the college, and was uaEelled
III 1898, with M address by Rdward ~
erett. At the suggestion OF the Rev.
Dr.. George Z. Ellis, the late James Say
age once offered 800 line for five lines
about JOHN Harvard, and got no informa-
ton.
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The Dress of the Soldier.
fFrom the Saturday Review.j


1t is said that when George ". was
once inspecting some proposed altera-
tons III the dress Of the cavalry, he Sent
for trooper who had served at Water
loo, and asked him how he would like to
be dressed if he had such another
days work to go through 90 Please
your majesty, in my shirt sleeves, was
the unhesitating reply. The truth is,
that military dress aims at the impossi-
ble-namely, to reconcile the hopelessly
antagOnlstlc requirements of parade and
work. Let us glance for a moment at
the sailor His dress of to-day is the
identical one he wore hundred years
ago, and Will, in all probability, wear a
hundred years hence. 1t combines every
possible desideratum both for the tax
payer and the wearer, being unexpen-
sive, loose, comfortable and serviceable.
Any alteration .necessitated by extremes
of climate Is easily and quickly made,
and, altogether, Judging from the stern
test of experience, it may be said to be
well nigh perfectlon; III proof of which
We may add that it has been copied by
every nation that possesses n navy. But,
be it observed it makes no attempt at
parade. The blue jacket, when on
shore, is always neat and tidy, but never
conspicuous. If, as he passes, you turn
to bestow second glance on him, it is
the man, not the dress, that attracts you.
The dress of the soldier is exactly OPP
posite of this in every respect 1t is
costly, tight-fttlng, uncomfortable, and
eminently untitled for physical exertion
We remember once to have seen a com
pany which had just received their new
tunics, compelled to leave the rihe-range
and return to the barracks to put on their
shell jackets, because the men were
literally unable to bring their rifles up
to the "Dresent"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-28
Fatal Explosions.

\ portable boiler in q sawIniIl situated about
twelve miles due west of Altoona. Pa. exploded
on the 18th inst, causing the death Of the engi-
necr. John Allen. and seriously injuTing two
other men.
The little village of Red Hill. Col, a station
on the South Park road. had every house IN it
blown to atoms on the night of the 18th inst.
by the explosion of about / 1000 pounds of pow
der which was stored in the depot. Two men
were killed and two more badly injured.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-28
Disastrous Floods.

Recent heavy rains have caused the overflow
of the rivers in SileSia, east and west Prussia.
and PoSen, and the wheat, rye and potato crops
III those provinces have been almost totally des-
troyed. Railway and river emhankmentS and
bridges have been swept away. Itwlllneed the
aid Of the German government to avert seri-
GUS famine in the regions named.
Disastrous floods are reported from the Ger
man provinces. Not only has Silesia suffered
terribly. but also east and west Prussia. The
harvest is almost totally destroyed. In some
districts il rained necessarily for three weeks.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-28

THE present cattle grazing belt Of the United
States ovid lards) is about 1000 miles in
length and 800 in width. 1t stretches from the
Rio Grande to Manitoba. In the extreme south
ern and northern portions it is neither highly
elevated or particularly dry, but for the greater
norton it lies along the surface of the high
table lands. 1t Is staIcd mat IT, eeot er aisIus
a four-year-old steer, which will sell at the
depots at an average Of $50, will not exceed
$3.50. The increase is about thirty per cent. a
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-28
The Crops.

Returns TO the department of agriculture
since August l show an increase in the condi-
ton of cotton compared with July. The present
average condition for the whole country is 1O2:
general average Of the corn crop August 1. 9s
against loo July l. The condition of spring
wheat is So, against 81 last year. The early
mouths were very dry and the rams which came
were too late to restore the loss. California and
Oregon report the highest condition since seve-
raj years. Tobacco shows a general average
for the whole country Of Sc.
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Killed by a Musiang.

Near Guys Store Post Office, in Leon county,
Texas. young man named Sam Belts mounted
and attempted to ride Texas mustang of the
kicking kind, which he thought was gentle. The
mustang began pitching and threw the rider to
the ground, paving and stamping him in the
breast. Belts arose and spran9 upon q fence to
get out of the way. but fell over on the other
side a corpse.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-28
Burned His Children.

John kclleher, residing in Oakland, Cal. with
his wife and a ncighbor, Mrs. King, INDUCED in
a drunken carouse on the night of the 18TH in
the course of which he set his house on fire.
Two of his children, Eugene and Annie, aged
two and five gears respectively, were burned to
cinders. James, aged four, was fatally burned.
Mrs. kelleher will probably die from her in
juries. Mrs. King and keeher were fatally
scorched
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Lost Oh the Gulf.

W. s. POpham, only survivor of the schooner
Ouida reports at New Orleans that the vessel
capsizcd off Padre Island, on the 18th inst
Capt J. A. Howard, United States eng nccr,
lately in charge of the harbor improvements at
Sabine Pass, and Pat Powers, a sailor, were
drowned. He also reports that the schooner
Laurel went ashore and Capt. Mccall and four
men were lost; also that the schooner Welcome
and another. name unknown. are bottom up
on Mustang islands; all hands supposed to be
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-28
Eureka Again DESTROYED.

At 10 O'Clock on the morning of the 18th INST,
a fire broke out on the east side Of Main street
south Of the Odd Fellows building, Eureka,
Nevada. 1t spread rapidly and Travelled over
Substantially the some ground as the tire Of a
year ago. The loss is even more, az the build
ings were better and newer. The fire extended
south on Main street to Gold street, and swept
everything to the northward. The wind was
blowing a gale. Loss over half million
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-28
Disastrous Runaway.

\ carriage containing Mrs. Mahoney and four
members of her family, attempted to cross the
track in front of a locomotive, at Elizabeth. n.
j., on the 18th inst, when the horses became
frightened and ran away. The carriage was de-
molished and the colOred driver and daughter
of Mrs. Mahoncy killed. Mrs. Mahoney had
her back broken, and the other occupants were
seriously hurt
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Rough Experience.

Sixty-seven Russian emgrants, the sole sur
vivors OF party of three hundred and thirty.
which left Russia in 1877 for Brazil, have arriy-
ed at New York sick and destitute. They found
the South American climate unsuited to them
and after losing nearly all their funds decided
to leave the country where they had expert
enced so many hardshps
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-28

MI report u the committee on sites for the
worlds fair i'll 1883 to Re held in New York
says: " The site We propose is a little north Of
thu Centennial park. and may be called the
Washington Heights SITE although portion of
tbs grounds liz eastward OF the Heights. and.
more properly in the Harlem district Several
We streets and avenues nun through the dis.
tret proposed. The track gives at least three
hundred and twenty-five acres available for the
purpose Of the exhibition. The picturesque
beauty Of tie proposed site challenges com
parison II IS capable Of Landscape adjournment
and arrangement. A portion Of il was nearly
century ago laid out rs country residence bv
Alexander Hamilton. and still presents the
venerable ana attractive features Of q gentle
mans private park. Another point IN favor of
this ste l. its accessibility aud means OF dis
tr1butlng great numbers. II IS reached by two
elevated railroads AMI by horse cars from every
part q The c';y Other points in its favor are
i hoa!thfulness. comfort. surrounding attrac-
mons, ard beauty,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-28

MASSACHUSETTS, with her 7, 800 square miles
Of territory, now supports population of more
than 22S to the square mile, which is nearly
equal to the density Of the population in Italy,
aud inferior only to Belgium, Great Britain, and
Italy among the countries Of the world. The
population now reported as 1,783, SO, has in
creased 326, 46l in ten years and of this increase
23f. SIS are additional residents Of the eighteen
cities Of the state while the sixteen next largest
towns have gained 36,433, and all the other
towns only $500. Ihirty-one cities and towns
have 10000 or more inhabitants in each, and as
$4,000 are required for cities, there are five
towns already entitled to that dignity.
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NJINaEIExpc.

MILWAUKEE August 21-3:90 P. M.-Flour-
Very quiet but steady. Wheat Active and
higher; No. cash at $3.50; No at 91$Ic; No.
5 at SIC; No. at lie; seller October at119095c;
seller September at $3.50. Confirm and
higher; No. 2 cash at 4014c. Oats Higher
at 26$tc Barley-Firm at 7515c. Rye Higher
at &c. Pork STEADY and strong at S1700 for
cash. Lmd-Ei1m at 1916 for cash. Hogs
Strong at II. SOM5.20
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den was descendant of VIM. Alexander, of
Menstrick, Scotland, first earl of Sterling.
Ole Bull, the violinist, died at Bergen. Nor
way on the 18th instant.
Prof. Samuel A. Neale. member of t G farul-
ty of Avery college, Allegheny City, Pa, died at
Frederick, Nd, on the nth inst, aged So years.
Ex-GOv. Herschel V. Johnson died at his res
idence in jefferson county, Ga, on the 18th
inst, aged 68 years.
Adelaide Nelson died suddenly at the CONT
mental hotel Paris on the 18th inst.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-28

An association has been recently organized in
Rio Janero under the title Of ''Empreza Col
onisadora Brazilera," for the purpose Of intro
duclng immigrants and supplying planters and
others with laborers III any industry, and will
also undertake to supply servants for domestic
service. It's support Will come from commits
sions charged upon the service rendered. The
old immigrants lodging-house in the Rua da
Boa Vista, Saude. has been secured for the re-
ceptioa Of immigrants.
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a Disastrous storm.

A Fargo, OAK, dispatch says a storm on the
18th inst. was terrible southwest of that place.
Houses were blown down and one man was
killed and number severely wounded.
Twenty five houses were demolished BY two
minute cyclone at Collide, Texas, on the 10th
Five persons were injured.
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4 DNfiiisI Son.

J c. Walker, a son of Dr...WaIker, of Indian
apolis, shot and killed the notorious burglar,
Bill kodifer, in his fathers residence on the
morning of the 18th instant. Rodfer has
served several terms in the penitentiary, and
was but recently pardoned out for good conduct
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Victorious Snorf..

large crowd witnessed the trials Of strength
and speed at Boston on the 10th INST, between
the Irish-Amercan and Scotch Canadian
athletes for Il, 600 and tie championship the
world. The former were represented by
Thomas Lynch, of Boston, and james C. Daley.
of New York, the latter by Duncan c. Ross and
E. W. Johnson, both of Canada The Irish
Americans were victors by three points.
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Proving Redskins.

A Bismarck dispatch says the agent at Poplar
river has abandoned his agency, and says the
country is full of indians and in much danger.
Sitting Bull is only twenty miles from the
agency, and Is camorous for food. Troops
have been sent to Poplar river.