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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-03-05
4 MurderOus Record.

Early on the morning of the 10th inst, at
small village, 10 miles from Santa Fe, n NJ, q
Mexican named Julian Vigil killed his wife and
young daughter and severely wounded his son.
an axe being the weapon used. The man then
hung himself to q rafter in the same room
Cause too much liquor.
4 negro convicted Of a trifing offense became
cnraged ut the remarks Of the magistrate at
Musevlile, Va, on the 10th inst, and Selling
club assailed the people in the court room
killing j. c. Arthur and seriously mauling two
others.
John Champion insulted John Edwards wife
at Paris, Tenn, whereupon Edwards shot Cham
pion dead.
David Roberts was killed by William Stewart,
Of Susanville ILL.,, on the 9th inst, on account
at q wrangle about SIS.
At CoDiersviLle, Tenn, on the 9th inst, City
Marshal L. H. Abingdon was shot dead by
desperate, whom he was areSting. a. was also
Henry Payne, who came to the officers assist
ance. Payne blew off an unknown rough's
head. 1t IS said the latter was detective
At Cincinnati, o., on the 9Th inst, two work
men named Donell and Foster, had quarrel
when the former was killed by the latter
Thomas O'Neil, felIed his wife with chair at
Cairo, ILL.,, on the Sth inst, and then cut his
throat. O'Neil died, but his wife will recover
At Las Anlmas, Col, on the night of the 8th
inst, quarrel ensued between two card play
ers named James Butcher and A. L. Polk. Pts
tols were freely used, Butcher and man named
Herring receiving fatal wounds. Polk gave
himself mp.
VIM. Harvey, a car checker on the D. & NJ.
road was found dead in bed at Detroit, Mich,
on the 8th, with bullet hole in the region of
the heart. Foul play is suspected
A posse returned to Alamosa, Col. on the 7th
INST, with Marion Melvin, and the dead body
of Charles Waters, alias Bob Starrett, the sup
posed stage robbers. The latter was killed
while returning the fire of the posse from log
hut III which they were sheltered.
AT charavar near East Saginaw, Mich. on
the 9th inst, Fred Weichman, one Of the tin
pan musicians was killed by blow on the head
with stone.
James Fowler asked Able Barnes. a freighter
to drink with him, at Custer city, d. T., on the
9Th inst. Able declined and was shot dead by
Fowler, who was Immediately hung By vigil
antes.
At st. Louis on the 18th inst, saloon-keep-
er named Wilhelms, shot and Killed Agatha
Margot and then ended his own life. Jeal-
OuSv.
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An Emphatic Witness.
I From Harper's Weekly


Ahck Thompson, of Virginia, tells a
stoiy illustrative of the peculiar vernac-
uIar of the people among whom he was
born, and of their special capacity for
giving evidence III court of justice IN
compact, accurate, and picturesque
style. Some time ago he CHANGED to be
visiting at county seat In Virginia, and
was courteously invited by the common
vealth's attorney to come into the count
room on the following morning, with the
assurance that witness would testify in
a murder case then pending. He enter
ed the courtroom, and speedily after his
ARRIVAL witness was called, who adj
vanccd to the stand with such jaunty
air OF sef-assurance, and who kissed the
book with such loud-sounding conf
dence, that he was sure that this must
be " his man." His Judgment was not
incorrect.
:" Mr.. Williamson asked the common
wealth's attorney, do You know any
thing of the killing which took place ut
Robertson's store last month ?"
" hmo,o anythingl" was the response;
81 were thar"
" Then tell the court and jury, said
the attorney. what you know. .
The witness planted himself more
firmly on both feet, glanced around up
on his auditors, and then delivered
himself: Well, you see, Mr.. Rober-
son were a-sittin' in the back part of his
store a-pb yin OF his fiddle, not a-think-
in, of bein' stobbed, nor nuthin' of the
kind, when Ia come Mr.. johnson, and
then aud thar stabbed him; then he
gathered q 6u1g-st05ter, cleaned out
the croq0d, tipped the putin, end ci'or-
cd HesttE''
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county treasurer for more than one term. %
for the assessment of damages to lands ,p.oVlds
oVerhowed by the Fox and Wisconsin river jy,.A OF
ments; TO provide for attachments and lspEOHG-
growing crops to regulate the license fees of upon
and telegraph companies. The bills To "a Foa1
the common council of Milwaukee 10 pf,rcI,,4 TIE
and erect suitable building for normal scbisi s
SAID city and donate the same to the board 81 II
school regents in trust for the state and INA,
the same city to tIke and acquire. By conaglIlze
or by purchase, the use of lands within or lituon
the city, for the purpose Of extending s1Iuat
and sewers, were passed under susreDsicT pipes
rules. The bill to establish the Superior ~, y The
milwaukee county, TO repeal the civil lrisd.it Oh
the County Court of said county, and Ia .t'n Of
salaries for the judges of said Superior Co., Ior
indefinitely postponed. Recess until p \. we're
the evening session bills were introduced AT
for registration in Milwaukee county; TO sarT Jung
lands granted IN 1856 to the Chicago P0rtor, Nls
Lake Superior railroad; extending the time fs ad
farm mortgage claims: 70 compel railroads ~ lug
passengers one way at The same rate now Cher ~
round trip tickets; to print 2 COO extra blue ol
w cents each; another reapportionment measure
The committee of confer nee on reapuor.i-1,,'' -.
agreed on the senate amendment, and the caI,t.l '
Will be seven from the assembly and four fr5, W
senate. The total number of bills ntrodncaa Ne
the assembly at both sessions was 2l6 maxim slo ~
both houses and about 500 for the session " Al
MADISON, February G.-Petitions were 1,ytsor.,
Tor the suppression Of the liquor traffic Az ~
EunckC, petition of certain persons in Oe5rt, 49,!
to have their town placed III Langlade county, 49,
remonstrance from ShaWano county board agsjao.
changing the boundaries Of Shawan0 county Tr
resolution that the committee on charitable and ne
institutions report back on Tuesday MORNING ~ ~
the joint senate resolution eIguirinp into f. 1A
counts of the officers OF the state insane hosriI
was amended so as to read Thurs lav. instead ~
Tuesday. The resolution requiring all dad
head bills to be reported and printed on or baf1-
the Dist inst, came up when, on motion the DOT
was changed TO the 23d and as thus amended vs.
was passed Tue railroad committees suhsfitrt
for Joint assembly resolution instructng the dso
gates III congress TO vote for the Reagan INTERESTS
commerce bill was adopted, was also the essernb,
memorial to congress praying for a seui-vseEIyy
mail service between B0sCOGel and Vir0uus Tba
joint assembly resolution expressing our symuat,
with ireland ooueurred in....Au ameuds5
resolution authorizing tho printing Of 900 cortss
each of The reports Of the hospital investigators
the Milwaukee Industrial School for Giris-but not
OF the inspector Of Illuminating Olls-was ad0pted
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,ffinpr HiSiiapS.

-Four persons were badly scaIded by the burst
ing Of steam pipe on the steamer City Of
Stockton, near Stockton, CAL, on the 10th inst.
Robert Clippenger, q messenger boy at the
Michigan state capitol, Lansing, careessy slid
on the banister of stair on the fourth floor,
and fell a distance of eighty feet to the marble
floor below. His neck was broken.
Henry Pheiegan, butcher, was killed at
Washington, d. c., on the 10th inst, by stray
shot from q rife range.
A tank III Godelps laTd-rendering establish
ment, in Peoria, Ills, exploded on the 9Th inst,
killing an empiOye named James Bond.
boiler attached to a drilling machine oper-
ating on the new Welland canal, exploded on
the 18th INST, killing Herbert Atkinson. and
woundiug six others.
Tue roof Of the Canadian Pacific railroad
freight shed at Winnipeg fell in on the 9th
inst, from the weight of snow. The structure
was over two hundred feet long.
VIM. Harrison, 3 switchInan, was crushed to
death on the Sth inst, at Cleveland, while coup
ling cars.
John Johnson, q miner, was killed at Lead
vile, Col, on the 7th by falling out OF the
bucket while being elevated through a shaft.
A vicious bull gored 8 farmer named Patrick
Higgins, to death, in the vicinity of Elgn, Ills,
on the 7th inst.
John Ritter, one of the proprietors of the
Mokena mills, at Lancaster, o., was caught by
revolving shaft on the 4th inst, and killed.
Sam. Marley and son, VIM. Law and an I'M
known man were drowned at Fall River. Mass
on the 9th inst, by break up of the ice.
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From Bretano's Monthly.l

IRON bfetanO's monthly.
DIR. L. I. Hayes, in his " Open Polar
Sea, " thus eulogises the Greenland type
of canoe, which l have remarked pos
sesses considerable sheer and is a better
sea boat than the "Rob Roys" of the
Labrador coast: "The kayak of the
Greenlander is the fraiiest specimen of
marine architecture that ever carried
human freight. 1t is eighteen feet
long and as many inches wide at it's
middle, and tapers, with an upward
curving line, to point at either end.
The boat is graceful as duck and light
as feather. 1t has no ballast and no
keel, and it rides almost on the surface
of the water. 1t is, therefore necessa-
rily top-heavy. Long practice is reqrlir-
ed to manage it, and no tight-rope
and skill of balance that this same saw
age kayaker Yet in this frail craft he
does not hesitate to ride seas which
would swamp an ordinary boat, or to
break through surf which may sweep
completely over him. But he is used to
hard battles andin spite of every fortune
ne keeps himself upright. / have been
assured, however, by persons familiar
with Arctic cruising, that the kayaker
does sometimes come to grief by the cap
sizing of his canoe. The skirt of his
seaIskin waterproof shirt being firmly
dashed to the combing of the we'll of the
kayak, he becomes 80 chilled by the cold
water, and exhausted by his struggles to
free himself from the canoe, that death
by drowning overtakes the poor fellow in
spite OF all his presence Of mind and
nautical skill. As long as he retains
his doubie-bladed paddle under water
their is a fair chance OF the kayaker
rightine himself; but when that is lost
his chances of getting safely to land are
poor indeed
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-03-05

Orange and Ulster counties, New York, received
shaking up.
The melting snow in the mountains is doing
great damage in Colorado and New Mexico. 4
serious washout On the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe road Is reported at Amascuy, Col.
The Sacramento river burst the level at
CORTLAND. Cal, on the 9Th inst. Tha destruc-
ton of property is great.
Arain and wind storm of extraordinary force
and destructiveness swept over the southern
coast from New Orleans to Mobile on the 5th
inst. Telegraph wires are Frustrated and rail-
ways are submerged SO to prevent the pas
sage of trains. The wind attained an extreme
velocity. A fire tower in New Orleans was
blown down. causing much damage of property.
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burned TO Death.

The dwelling OF farmer named Wagner,
near McHenly, H., burned on the 9Th inst. and
bis two grandchildren persisted il the flames.
Miss Sarah HIey, aged about - years, was
burned to death near Polksville, KY, on the
9TH inst. Her clotasg ignited from fire
place.
On the 81 inst, George Prelat, bachelor,
residing with paraIyzed and bed-ridden sister.
Owensville, Ky, while throwing log of wood
on the open fire place, fell, and being unable to
rise was burned to death. His sister. lying
helpless on a bed in the same room, was forced
by her infrnity to her brothers awful death
without being able 10 render any assistance.
BY chance the facts were discovered by neigh.
bors on the day following, when the poor wom-
an was found with fixed, staring eyes, lying on
the bed gazing on the remains of her brother,
which had been mUtilated by cats. She will
never recover from the shook
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-03-05
Chicago,

CHICAGO, February 12-1:30 p. M.-Wheat--
Firm and higher at $3.50 for cash; 9914c for
seller March; Sl.00 asked for seller April. Corn
-Fnmer at 3776c for cash. 379Ec for seller
March; SIC bid for seller May. Oats-Firm and
higher; fresh at sc for cash; SOC for seller
March; 3014c for seller April; 4114c for seller
PoTk-Firmer at s14.SO for cash; s1495 for
seller April. Lard-Firm at So 30 for cash:
S97219 for seller March; $9.S21% for seller
April. Hogs-Receipts 5000 head: steady at
S5.25@6.10. Cattle-Receipts LOO head:
steady exports at S5.5o@5. 20; shipping at So 00
@525; butchers strong at S2.60@3.40
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-03-05
THE MARKE rs.
New York.

New YORK, February 11-12:30 P. nI.-Flour-
Receipts 20,615 bbls: sales II, 900 bbls; steady;
very moderate export and local trade demand:
round hoop Ohio at S4.35G5O0; choice do at
S5.lO@6.75; superfine western at S360@)3. 80;
common to good extra do at S4.20@455: choice
do at S460(06.75 choice white wheat at $500
@6.O0. Wheat-A shade stronger but rather
quiet: sales 100000 bus No. 2 red seller March
at Sl.l826@l.19; 10000 bus do seller April at
Sl.20; do seller May at S1.191s bid; $1.19%
asked. Corn-54@12c better; fairly active;
sales $4,000 bus mixed western spot at $3.50
5714c; do futues at 545s@57c Oats-1sc
better; western at 49, 49c; sales, 200 bus,
including No. seller April at 55a4434c; do
seller May at 441zc. Beef-Quiet and firm
Pork-Firm and quiet; old mess at $1425@
14.50 for spot. Lard-Opened stronger; after
ward steam rendered sold at $1O.e715 Butter
Dull and unsettled at 13t028c. Cheese
Weak at 6@13]]4c for poor to choice. Sugar
- Steady. Molasses-Quiet and steady. Petro-
ieum-Firm. Rice-Qniet and firm Coffee
Dull. Freights-Heavy. Spirits of Turpentine
Dull at 461f047c. Rosin-steady at s1.70
Oils. Tallow-Steady at 65s@1995c. Eggs
Quiet at 2802816c.
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Death esl the Rail.

Two Grand Trunk freight trains collided
near Prescott, Canada, on the 18th inst No
one was injured, but four cars and an engine
were wrecked.
The steamboat train from Providence, T. l.,
on the Old Colony road, was struck ty freight
tram near Sunbury Mass. on the 10th inst
The fireman of the freight tram was killed. and
one passenger car aud the freight locomotive
wrecked -Four passengers were slightly in
iured.
There was disastrous collision at Rock Hill
station on the North Pennsylvania railroad on
the 10th inst. between a freight and passenger
train. Both engines we're demolished, the bag
gage car telescopcd and number of freight
wrecked. Three persons were instantly
killed and five fatally injured. Six others were
badly hurt and several received slight bruises
The station was partially demolished and the
telegraph operator fatally crushed. The dsas-
ter. which occurred IN a dense fog, was occa-
stoned by q miscopstruction of orders by the
freight engineer, who ran his train on the
wrong side track.
At Communipaw. \. j. on the 10th inst.
two cars Of local passenger tram jumped the
track, one Of the cars overturni ne and taking
fire. No passengers were burned, but one was
fatally crushed.
4 terrible and fatal accident occurred near
Pana, ILL.,. on the Sth inst caboose contain
ing twenty-five or thirty laborers was run into
by passenger train, killing three outright, and
woundng nine others. Iockhart, conductor
of the construction train is responsible for the
accident.
4 defective railway throw the New York ex-
press Off the track on the Michigan Southern
road near Striker, Ind. on the It'll INST Two
sleepers jumped the rails and a directors car
containing number Of railroad officials went
down an embanknent Its occupants were al
badly bruised.
Near Rainey, West Va, on the Eth inst. "a
freight tram jumped the track, and rolled down
an embankment. Fifteen cars were demolished.
An express train on the Texas Central road
left the track near Hemstead, Texas on the 9th
inst, the express, baggage and two passenger
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coaches going down fifteen feet embankment,
landing bottom upwards The Strakosch aud
his English opera troupe were among the
passengers. Eighteen persons were injured.
Levy, the famous cornetest, had his nose
broken, Rose Marion, chorus singer, was badly
cut, another performer had his arm broken,
and railroad conductor Littig was badly injured
in the side and hip.
Near Fitzwilliams, n. H., on the 9Th inst, an
express train colided with freight, causing a
general wreck. Engineer Davidson had his
neck broken, and baggage-master Caldwell and
brakeman Pike were injured
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-03-05
A Depot Wrecked.

On the morning of the 9Th inst. the roof of
the old New York Central depot, Exchange
street, Buffalo, n. Y, collapsed under heavy
accumulation of snow, buryin9 a number of
passenger cars and human beings in the ruins.
The following were killed: Henry Waters,
Capt. John ". Byrne, VIM. D. Wells and Levi
). Huntington-aI railroad employees except
Capt. Byrne. The passengers all made their
escape from the buried cars without injury
Had the accident occurred ten minutes earlier.
when several trains were preparing to leave the
depot, tho lose OF Efo would have been
enormous
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-03-05
Vhe sou,h Africau yyar

The British troops operating against the
Beers in South Africa have experienced severe
defeat. Sir George Colley attempted to clear
the road to Newcastle, and failed. The fight
lasted for five hours, and the British were so
hard pressed that General Colley had to send
the Beers withdrew, and the British returned
to camp with four officers killed. four wounded.
and $50 men killed and wounded. The Beers
loss Is unknown. While the engagement was
III progress, the Beers got around to the rear Of
the camp end captured male train and ZONE
ambulanees. General Colley's situation is very
critical, and unless he receives reinforcements
Immediately his command will be in danger of
annlhilation. The Beers appear to be good
soldiers
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-03-05
HEAVY Hs0bbersea

On the night of the 8th inst, at Brownsville.
Tenn, w. Y. Bulidn's safe was cracked and
$4,000 taken therefrom. The burglars were
captured in Arkansas and Il, 500 recovered.
John P. Leist, assistant mail weigher at the
Chicago postotfice, has been detected in abb
stractIng mail from the pouches. The total
amount recovered was from So, coo to SIS, 900,
large amount being found en- his person, and
the balance in a house of ill-fame.
VIM. Swarzer, Columbus stock dealer, was
robbed of $500 near Reynoldsburg, o., on the
9Th inst, and left for dead.
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Sitting BULBS Command.

scouts report that Sitting Bull with about 800
warriors, well mounted and in good condition
have crossed over into British territory again.
Crow Wing, who is next in authority to Sitting
Bull, Is at Fort Buford with SIS braves. He
says he thinks Bull will come IN and surrender
soon. aud would like to go and induce him to do
SO. He also would Like to go to Washington to
see the Great Father.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-03-05

A GENTLEMAN living near Peterhead
one morning ordered his machine (by-
the-way, why are all possible kinds of
carriages III Scotland called machines p
at ten. He kept his old servant out in
the wet holding his horse till twelve.
On coming out, he said, John, fear
have kept you waiting?" John simply
touched his hat, and grinning broadly.
replied, "I'l hot contradict We, sir!''
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-03-05
FSiEwaUkeq.

MILWAUKEE, February 12-12:00 M.--Flour-
Dub, and prices unchaIged; Milwaukee stand
ard extras at 93.60@3.90; common at So 400
$50; choice spring at S4.00@5.00, as to brand
Wheat-Tame, but strong, No. 2 cash closing at
9814c; No. 2 at Sc; No. / at S1.o2; No. i at
76c; No. seller March at 981lc; seller April at
991sc; seller May at S1,03I. Corn-Tame at
3513c for new. Oats-Quiet at Bic. Barley
Quiet at soc. Rye-Quiet at Sc. Pork-Dull,
but strong at Sl4.65 for cash. Lsrd-Strong st
50 65 for cash
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aSusiness Failures.

The Meser Steel and Iron company. tliInIted)
g Liverpool, has gone into liquidation. Liza
bilities G358, 900.
John Robinson & Son, wholesale dry goods
firm at Toronto, Canada, suspended on the 9Th
inst
Samuel Hazelhurst & Sons. grain operators.
Baltimore, suspended on the 5th inst Iiabili-
ties SO 900.
John Brown q Sons, cotton goods manufaet-
urers, Philadelphia, failed on the 5th inst,
throwing 200 men out of employment. Liabili-
ties $3.50 900
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EereIplI.

LIVERPOOL, February 12-2:3o P. Macon
Cumberland cut tirmer at As; short ribs firm
er at AIS; long clear steady at Ais: short clear
firmer at AS. Hams-Long clear steady at AIS.
Steady at Sos. Beef-Steady; India
mess at SOS; prime mess at 75s. Lard-Prime
western steady at 51s Cd. Cheese-American
choice steady at CTS. Corn--Firmer at s. Sd
feq Old and IS I'D for new
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-03-05
Terrible Explosion.

While a party of men were blasting in a soap
stone quarry at the Forge Farm, near Louis
vile, KY, on the fifth inst, key of powder
exploded, killing Moses berwick, and seriously
1nJurlng VIM. Jackson and a man named
Rogers. The key exploded while Kerwick was
handling il
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Buried Alive.

Private advices from Wood river, Idaho, de-
scribe an avalanche which buried four men in
ing two brothers named Kelly and two men who
were working for them.
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A Fatal Spree.

party of laborers went on a spree at Port
Jervis, \. Y, on the 6th inst. One was frozen
dead, and the hands and feet of some of the
others were so badly nipped as to render ampu-
tatlOn neceSSary
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-03-05
CHASTITY Freight

box forwarded over the Occidental railroad
to Montreal, purporting to contain poultry, was
examined on the 10th inst. and found to con-
tain decomposed corpse. There is no clue TO
who forwarded the box or as to the identity of
the hnlr
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-03-05
rH0S. BAR0CN, Editor and Publisher.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Reservoir Hurst.

At Tray, o., on the 18th inst, portion of
the town was inundated and much damage in
ticted by the bursting of the water works res
ervoir.
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The Miners Doom.

On the It'll inst, twelve men we're imprisoned
and supposed to have persisted by a colliery ex-
plosion at Whitfield, Eng. A Staffordshire pit
was also on fire