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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03
Chair Boarders.

A reporter for one of the ST Louis
papers called upon Mr.. Griswold, one Of
the proprietors of the Lindell hotel, to
get some facts and figures upon that IN
teresting class Of people known as ''chalr
boarders." He discovered that fifty per
cent. of the people who gather IL tfs
rotunda of hotel never spend a CEN
and are yet an actual expense to pro-
prietor. The why and wherefore was
given with much research. Mr. Grl7-
void the proprietor furthermore furnish
ed the information that 800, 600 sheets
of notepaper aud envelopes were dis
tributed annually to patrons and = char
boarders" and also some 100, 600 blotterS;
and although the stationery was bought
in job lots, cheap, it nevertheless
amounted to $1,000 per annum. Nj
Griswold said that they would even have
nerve enough to ask for postage stamps,
but that they were not kept IN the office,
but were on sale at the newsstand. Inc
reception Of mail at the house for out
siders was also something wonderful
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03
Disastrous fSIaZes.

Nhltmore, Robinson d Co. 5 pottery works,
at Akron. o.. were damaged to the extent Of
80 900 by fire on the Goth.
At Superior City, Wis, on the 10Th. ten small
buildings, including the postoifice and Sheridan
house, were destroyed.
fire at Keene, \. H., on the 9th instant.
inflicted damage to the amount Of $4,000
insurance $4,000.
The steamboat Little ?. was burned in sight
of Nlcksburg, Miss, on the cath. The boat and
cargo of over one hundred bales o. cotton are a
total loss. No lives lost
The entire business portion Of SANTANA. Santo
Domingo, was DESTROYED by fire on the 9Th inst.
Estimated loss S150,000. The fire covered a
space Of about six acres.
Some 300 cords of wood belonging to the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad com
pany were destroyed ny fire ut OconOmowOc,
Wis, on the night of the 22d.
\ dozen houses III the business portion of
Chatham. Va, We're burned on the night of the
22d. Lose So. 600; insurance $4,000 This is
the second large fire there Withina short period
At Philadelphia, Pa. on the Odd fire De.
stroyed the Union Passenger depot on ThomD-
son and Ash streets, together with the old
depot stables and several adjoining buildings
\ lire broke out in the village of Parkers-
burg, W. Va. on the 23d, and for time threat
cucd the destruction of the greater part of
the place, owing to the high wind. Loss heavy.
The high wind which prevailed throughout
Ohio on the 22d, seemed to have produced
many fires through the country. Specials to
the Cincinnati Gazette tell of the destruction of
the residence of Mrs. Harriet Morningstar.
three miles southwest of Franklin. Ohio: resi-
dence of Hiram Smith, near Criderville, Ohio:
the residence of VI. V. Mitchea, GAINESVILLE, O.;
and of the burning of almost the entire village
of Poplar Plains. Fleming county, Ky.
Pearson & Sons store. cooper shop drill
house, and quantity of slaves were destroyed
by fire at Saginaw, Mich. on the 23d. Loss
$4,000; insured
Reideburg * Co 5 Vinegar works at l1ilwau-
kee, Wis. suffered damage 10 the extent of 514,-
600 by FIRE on the 22d instant.
\ saw mill at Hemingway lake. near Stanton.
Mich. was burned on the Dist inst. Loss SIS
600: insurance $4,000.
A liz, III the office of the Boston Journal. on
the night Of the 21st, inflicted considerable
damage.
\ FIRE at Winchester, Ky. on the 10Th inst,
destroyed Winus two buildings aud stock OF
combs. etc. Loss $4,000; fully insured.
A fire in the card-room of Tinlham Il Far
wells wooden mill. Han1sville, r. l.. on the 10th
ult.. causeda loss Of S25, 600; insured.
The wooden factory Of Joseph Lawrence. al
Cincinnati. O.. burned on the 18th inst. Loss
$4,000; insurance 81. 900, distributed among
five OHIO companies
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03
Rob and the Barrel.

Burdette said he hal lived Tor years
within hearing OF barrel tactoleS IL IL
Peoria, and yet never saw q barre u, ,l"q =
until one day he happened to D .,5 up 80, :
Wisconsin. He was having niue ' re
ton there, and with some friends FlsL.'1 -
little cooper shop where a little COOP t
worked. He found the operation Of Sg SEA
ting up barrels very interesnn&' . IIa
watched the cooper as he place,a . crr
slaves around. THAT doesn't look IgL ,,
strong" said Burdette, as the S,t,'o
we're placed around: I'm bet E t%rae
dollar you can't kick it down IN =, '.-it 70
kicks, said the cooper. : W'In .-, !;
be blufed, said Burdette, land l ~ ~
it. Then L kicked. Gracious tha' p : !.
rel flew all over the farm, and par -
out into Lake Manitowoc, and l 4o tbe
know but some Of it went out % o.
state into Minnesota. There, sai" loii
L did it. - q said in three kicks S AZ.
the cooper, and Burdette gracefully
knowledged the catch.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03
The KteaEss Kohl.

Gen. Henry Peasants chief engineer of the
Z. and r. |. c. and O. company, and late
colonel of the 18th Pennsylvania volunteers
died suddenly at Pottsyile, Pa, on the 10Th.
Hawlish Wampo. chief of the Cayrse Indians,
died OH the Umatila reservation, Washington
Territory, on the 18th inst He preserved the
lives Of all the white settlers in the Umatilla
valley i'll the early days, and his death Is deeply
momned
". b. Wicker late managing editor of the
Denver TfIbtnte, and a well known western
journalist, died III that city on the I'D inst.
Arson {. Allen, well known citizen of Nil
waukeC. and an cX-member Of the Wisconsin
legislature. died il. Milwaukee on the I'D, aged
~ years.
John Newman, quartermastcr Of the steam
ship Lone Star, fell dead at the wheel while
the steamer was landing at New Orleans. on
the Goth.
DR.. Francis Huebschman, a prominent German
citizen Of Milwaukee, Wis, died suddenly on
the 2lst instant.
Walter p. Norris a well-known journalist of
Chicago died on the goth instant. at Wetmore,
Jackson county. Kansas whittier he had gone
for his health.
Mr.. +. S. Stickney. president Of the Union
STOCK yards national bank, Chicago, H., died at
an carly hour on the Goth inst, of pneumonia.
Nh Stlchney came to Chicago in 1918. and had
been identified with The banking circles of the
city during the past % years.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03
One of the Tay Bridge Cars floa to Nor


The following is translation fromthe
Norwegian newspaper -NOrgCnbtade:
o.By private letter from Tissue island,
on the western coast of Norway Is COM
municated to Dappostem the intelligence
that on the 18th inst. some fisherman
pulled on the firth to haul til cir nets, and
had hardly finished their labor when
they sighted an extraordinary object
some distance farther out. The super
stitious fears of sea monsters, which
have been written great deal about
lately. held them back for some time,
but their curiosity made them approach
the sea monster and to their great sur
prise. they found it was something like
a building. As the sea was calm they
Immediately commenced to tow 1t ashore,
where II was hauled up on the beach and
was then found to be damaged railway
carriage. The wheels were off, the WIN
dows smashed, and one door hanging on
its hinges. by the name on it Edln-
burgh Il Glasgow railway'-lt was at
once surmispd that it must have been
one of the carriages separated from the
train which met with the disaster on the
Tay bridge. In the carriage was a
portemanteau containing garments, some
of them marked 'P. B.. The carriage
was sent on the 18th to Hangesund, to
be forwarded thence to Bergen"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03
Chicago,

CHICAGO, March 27-3:0O P. M.-Wheat-
Very unsettled; closing higher at Sill for
cash; 81 las for seller April; 911G4z asked for
seller May. Corn-Heayy and lower at 80 4 a
$3.50 for fresh cash; 80 &c for seller April; 81 c
for sellot May; 3731c for seller June. Oats
Weak and lower at 27$s S27} &C for cash and
seller April; 3l14@3I@zc for seller Nav. Rive
and Barley-NomiIIaliy weak and lower Whisky
At 91.06 Pork-Strong ana higher at
910.72l for cash; $1,000 for seller Nav. Lard
Strong at e7o2l3 for cash; SIZE for seller
May. Hogs Receipts 3,C00 head active and
firm; not quotably niger; light at s43J04. %;
mixed packing at Si.2Joa /. 80; shipping at l. So
@4.75. Cattle-Receipts 800 head: active ana
lee higher: shipping at 53.90@4s0; butchers at
e2.2OM LOO: stOckCrs and feeders at - gua 3.4l-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03
EsisI,-s.iGe Scandals.

/. c. Fadner, editor of the organ of the
Good Templars III New York, is accused Of big
amy.
The clerks in banking establishment oppo-
site the postottice department building at Wash
ington, have, with the assistance Of long
range telescope, unearthed a scandal of some
magnitude. involving the chief of one of the
divisions OF accounts in the office Of the sixth
auditor of the treasury, who has rooms there.
1t is claimed by the peepng clerks across the
wav that after the close of business hours
woman. supposed to be an employe of the gov
eminent. has been admitted to the chiefs room,
and that demonstrations of affection such ar to
shock the modesty of the loohcrs-on have then
taking place. The Official does not deny the
charge, but refuses to name his visitor An in
yestigatun has been ordered
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03
The indians,

Tie Indians attacked party Of Fix men near
Santa barbara, y. NJ, recently. killing ALL The
names of ONLY two of the murdered men
Green Wartley and Domin-s 1Iartincz-are
known. The Indians also attacked the Village
ca San Jose but were driven off, No delreda-
lions were committed of any cons aquenco.
Apache Indians have Eilled q mail-carrier and
cut the military telegraph lines on the tornado
del 1luerto. in New Mexico
The Indians attacked a rancho twelve miles
from mining camp in the Chinati mountains.
Texas, recently. killed one man and carried of
boy. Lieut.. Bulls and troops are pursuing
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03

IHE Maine Legislature has under considera-
ton Mr. ingalls, town relief bill, an act which
saFors strongly of reputation, and which is IN
tended particularly for Wiscasset. The bill pro
Udes that when any city. town Or plantation
having ali Indebtedness Of more than 50 per
cent. IF il, valuation, has entered into an
agreement to compromise with one-half in num-
bar and thrce-fourths IN value of its creditors,
which shall be found to be for the interest Of
all parties concerned, any persons standing out
and refusing = come into such composition
shall not have the usual remedy against the
property Of the mhalitau
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03
Self Murder.

Two suicides at Milwaukee, Wis. on the 23d-
John Balder in the station house cell. by hang
ing, and jacob kallenbach at his residence bv
cutting his throat with razor
Mrs Walter Sueathcn shot herself al Pitts
burg, Pa. on the 23d. owing 10 family trouble
john Qulnn celebrated As tighter during the
war of the rebellion. and later as Feuian raid
er and prisoner. committed suicide in a
Buffalo, y. y, police station. by hanging on the
Dist.
II. +. Lewis. au old and respected citizen of
Marshall. Texas. administered dose of sui
plate of morphine to his II year-old son about
midnight on tie 21st. The boy lived but few
minutes. Lewis was found on his wife's grave
in comatose condition. and died the next day.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03

The building of Adolph Herman, at Troy, \.
y, occupied by Geo. B. Cluett, Brother * Co.
shirt and collar manufacturers, and Herman
Ankom Il Co., felt skirt manufacturers, burned
on the 20th inst. Cluett Bros loss $3.50, COO;
insurance 410O,0 on building, loss $4,000;
insurance $4,000; J. Stettheimer q Co.'s loss
$40, 900; Insurance SIS, 5000; Herman Ankom *
Co. loss 5000; insurance S72, 500; loss on
dwellings, 5000; insurance S4,620.
AT Penn Yam, Pa, on the 10th inst, the
Plaisted block, Wagner house, and other build
ings burned Loss $40 GOO.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03

HE English government have under consid-
Grafton the eXpediency Of anneXing the small
island Of Rotumah, which hes a little to the
north of Hi, and which is considered valuable
because, t. use nautical expression, it stands
il tie eye Of the trade wind-a departure
thence bringing sailing vessels down easily on
the important group Of the solomon Islands.
The natives of Rotumah, although they do not
belong to the same race as the Fiiians, are
qaite as intelligent people, and there is reason
to bcicye that they can be governed readily
enough from lii.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03
HOLD kOhbeIleS.

At Bradford. Pa, on the oath, Charles A.
Theleo, a manufacturer, was robbed Of 1000
while asleep.
While a servant of J. II. Haverly was check
ing the managers yalise at the railroad depot,
at Boston, Mass, on the 10th inst. a thief
snatched it and fled. The contents are valued
at $4,000.
On the night Of the 18th, three highwaymen
attacked campers on Mary creek, nine miles
vest of Fort Worth. Texas, robbed them Of
money. saddle clothing, and several minor
articles The highwaymen also attacked a sec
ond party of campers the same night, but were
fired on and one of their horses killed and one
highwayman shot. The highwaymen escaped
in the darkness, carrying the wounded COM
rade. with the sheriff and marshal ii pursuit.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03

LIBERIA appears to have gone into the an
neNatieh business. The coIered republic has
Just added to its territory on mutual and
peaceful terms tlle vast and important country
adjoining Is interior frontier It is known as
Ills Kingdom of Medina. 1t abounds in the
richest African productions: there are thousand,
q ACRES of gold and non fields. it, forests are
tegmln5 with ebony. palm, gum and rubber
tree; the ven known IIberian cofoe-tree Is
found growing spontaneously to the height Of
thirty a"i forty fest, in all lis native ,plendor.
THIS country with its 10000 souls. viii. with
The exception vi the coffee plantations Oh the
It. Pants river, form therghy~t aud most pouu-
Ions portion of thereIubEc, On account Of the.
demand for Llhenan coffee seeds and plants in
almost every cattan-Erowing country. it seems
that q great impetus has been given to tile agr-
cultural prospects III the country.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03

TIE proposed new territory Of Pembina, 10 be
composed of the northern part of Dakota, has
from forty to fifty thousand more people than
any Of the territories had in 1870 except New
Mexico and Utah, and four times as many as
several If them had at that time Twenty
thousand Of these came in 1879, while pros
pect of a much larger immigration in 1880, this
section having become famous for its large
wheat farms and the superior quality of It's
yyf
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03
Bank SxSIndIrng.

Col Oscar Lockhead. commander of the
third regiment Michigan state militia. and
bookkcepcr Of the Citizens National bank. of
Flint, Mich, convicted Of classifying entries on
the books OF the bank, was sentenced to five
years in the Detroit house of correction on the
sd.
At New Orleans. on the 10th inst. Edward c.
Palmer president of the Louisiana bank. con-
victed Of embezzlement Of the funds
of the bank. was sentenced 10 three years
at hard labor in the pcuitentiarv An ap-
peal Will be taken to the Supreme Court.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03

THE Irish rcgistcr-geuerals return of the ex-
tent of land under crops in ireland shows dc
crease II last year Of s2,172 acres. The
dimmutiou is principally in the oats sown
Tic decrease in crops i, pretty evenly dis
t,ibuttd throughout the island. The deprecia-
tiou iii the money value Of the crops amounts
Is ~50.073,9IO, as compared with 1878 which
also bad year The principal deficiency
potatoes The WELD of these for 1879
was but = 273. 500 cwts, against an average for
tea years Of 60, 7s2, SIS cwts There was also a
serious decrease III cereals. The cause was wet
weather and low temperature.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03
W hat the Wind Did.

At Detroit, Mich. on the I'D inst, a large
brick building in process Of erection by the
Russell Carwheel Co.. foot Of Walker street,
was blown down by heavy wind storm, and a
dozen Of the workmen were buried in the
wreck, two Of whom were seriously and one
fatally injured.
While the frame Of a hotel was being erected
on the island near Toronto, Canada. on the 10th
inst, heavy gust Of wind Ieveled the structure
and injured eight men.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03

IHE idea q connecting the Baltic with the
North Sea hy canal navi-abIe for large sea-
going Ship and steamers ha, of late been again
much discussed il Germany. \ canal from s.,
harsareton-Brunsbuttc III the estuary Of the
tIbe, e hlel Or Eckeeuford, ii the Baltic,
would save vessels SAILING to the latter sea from
the North Sea, troublesome detour Of POI
nautcal mites through the intricate waters Of
the Catte5at and sound, while it would shorten
tAe voyage Of vessel saiiiuG from Tie estuary of
IT, Eibe Fl We-er by 80 miles. Consequently.
steamers using the proposed canal would save
tlom = q IS hours, and sailing vessels proba-
Ly at least week.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03

NEARLY e.e~y coffee dfiulleris partial to Java
orJaya and Mocha mixed aud not few viii
hcsuI li,cd t. learn now large an amount Of
coIiee i received at the port of New York from
Venezuela. The amount of Maricaibo landed
there annually /, estimated at $4,000 BAGS If
l3o pounds each. the aggregate Icing over TO-
eo7.021 pouH and value nominaliy, at Il, 50o-
wv. Naturally any ulfayarablc news regarding
tht crop coming from such heavy eoGee-pro-
daeiHS region, would be likely to affect the
market; hence the commouon caused by the re-
ported failure Of The crop Of MaricalJo coffee.
lie crop + said e have been ruined by heavy
rams, but thc report VIII not seriously affect
nIce~ until it ~hall have been confirmed BY
later advice. Intelligence from rio and Cen
trI America gives reports Of very fair crops
and prospects Of good supply.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03
FataI Railroad yIjshaps.

A passenger train left the track at the Loft
house, near Wakefield. England, on the goth in
slant. Two persons we're killed and twenty IN
jured.
BY collision on the New York elevated road
on the 22d instant. a man named Van Orden
had his shoulder disocated and John Sullivan
received fatal injuries about the head.
A collision between two freight trains on the
Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad occurred at
Nicksburg, Miss, on the Dist One engine was
wrecked and a car with contents destroyed by
fire. Loss about $4,000.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03
The Floor Gave WAY.

During the progress Of an entertainment
given by a public school i'll hall at Lincoln,
Pa. on the night of the 10Th inst, the floor
gave way preciptatins about one hundred and
fifty persons to the story beneath Many cs-
capped ly jumping out Of the windows, but
about thirty persons were injured, some severe
~. During the confusion, lamps were over
turned, but the fire was soon cxtmg1iahcd.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03

ONE Of the tiCtious which are crammed down
The tuoats of immigrants "a the Pacific sion,
is tie troI zeal climate Of Washington TERRITORY
/ IS said, FOR example, that a. many as twenty
seven varieties of roses were seen in fun bloom
in the open air on Christmas day near tile shores
If Puget sound. An old resident Of the terri
tony. il 3 letter to the 1Todoc I5s5tpead,7t, de-
nlls that there IS any such degree Of salubritv
ga that coast He never saw roses in bloom at
any time during the winter months. He has
sean tic snow four feet deep on a level, and the
bay at the mouth Of the Columbia river in the
southwestern portion of the territory. as full of
Zee as Goose lake for month or SIX weeks at
time. Tie climate Of Eastern Washington ter
rltory is very much like that of Modoc county.
There j. more wind in the fan and winter. but
the springs are earlier, owing to the prevalence
during the latter part Of February and the first
o March e + I'd. chilling wind, which. being
81 s tenY, 2 few degrees above the freez-
ms point. takes OIL the snow and dries the
ground quickly.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03
a.reaIesf Foreclosure Sale in History.

The long litigation over the celebrated Max
well grant was terminated at CimMron, Mexico,
on the 23d inst, by foreclosure sale OF the en-
tire property under decree of Chef Justice
Prince Whereby the title Of nearly two million
acres of the most valuable mineral and grazing
land in New Mexico is finally set at rest. Tins
is the largest and probably mostimportant fore
closure of real estate ever made IN this country.
The area has within its borders 500, coo acres OF
the best watered grazing land IN the territory,
over Co., 600 acres of surveyed coal land, the
famous Moreno valley placer mines and several
Ilch gold quartz mines.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03
Ehe Plague OF p0Iygansy.

\ dispatch from CattettsLurg, Ky, dated
the Goth, says: Within the past ten days
fully twenty converts To Mormonsm have
passed through here on the way to Utah They
came from Lawrence county, by, where for
year past Mormon missionaries baye leen labor
ing. Among the converts was a young audhan
some married woman who left her husband
behind.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03
THOS. RaRD0N, Editor and Publisher.
VARIOUS TOPICS.

The stock brokers Of San Francisco are great
y agitated over the Gorley bill, now before the
California legislature, with a prospect of becon-
ing "a law. One of its provisions renders it
obligatory on a broker to deliver to the GUS
toner at any time, upon the payment of arrear-
ages, Of the identical certificate of stock which
the purchase notice advises was bought for
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03
4 piuCky Editor.

At Toronto, on the 25tl inst. man named
Bennett. formerly employed as engineer III the
Globe newspaper Office, but who was discharged
George Brown, at the Office. and made a DELHI
crate attempt toaesasSinate hm. The editor re
ceived a bullet in ms thigh, Int notHithstald-
ing thi, grapplcd with his assaIlant until aid
arrived. Mr. Browns wound is not dangerous
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03
.NIlSS aGIl{ee.

MILWAUKEE, March 1880 P. M.-FIour-
Quiet and prices unchanged; common ,uing at
?4.00@ 500; choide spring. -. 25G 5. 50. Wheat
Tame; No l hard at II .18:No. at Sill: No.
at S1.14; No. 3 at 5l.O3; No / ri CSC No. ,
seller April at @l.IOj. seller May at 51.l5s,.
Corn-Dull at 35l4c Oats-Tame at SOC. Bal
lcy-Fresh at 62c; seller April at SIC. Rive
Dull at Tic. Pork-Fnm at SIU.75 for cash.
Lard AT $40 cash
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03

He had evidently taken a similar dose to that
administered to his son. Lewis for some time
bad shown symptoms of insanity caused by the
death of his wife.
William 5. Smith, of the finn of John W.
Dakeman & Co., dealers in dried fruits, New
Yale city, killed himself in his office on the 10th.
Smith was % years of age, and recently mar
ripd
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-03
Burned to Death.

4 boarding house on the ranch Of J. S. Cone,
four miles east of Red Bluff, Cal, was burned
on the night OF the oath. Christopher Smith
peu-hed III the flames and several other inmates
were more OF less burned
The house Of J. q. Ingram. near Eau Claire,
Wis. burned on the 9th inst, and Chas
T. Sebeuthal persisted Ill the flames. The body
was shochnglv burned