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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-07-16
TraSiCII Tales.

Having been recently robbed by burglars.
Postmaster Cannon, of Lyons, o., became
nervous III regard to night prowlers. Early on
the morning of the 18th inst. seeing human
figure on tie roof of an extension to his house.
he fred breeeh-loading carbine, and instantly
killed his young son.
In a quarrel between two engineers at Terre
Haute. Eugene Brittany killed William c.. Dunn
with hammer.
A lynching occurred at Pickney's Landing,
Ark. where a negro thief named Bill Sims shot
Justice McRea for ordering his commitment to
Jail.
startling tragedy occurred at Pittsburg,
Pa, on the night of the 6thlnst. 4 rail cutter
named Mike Kissendorf killed Kate Smith, bis
paramour, and then killed himself.
Two harvest hands named Henry Allen and
Slick Freeman quarreled in a field near Mt.
Sterling. Ky., on the 5th inst, when Allen had
bis throat cut by Freeman. Allen died of his
injuries.
A grader at Edenyille, Ia. expressed hope
that President Garfield would die. whereupon
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-07-16
VBinOT HIisllaps.

A shocking calamity occurred at Hyeres,
France, on the sth inst. A daughter of Mai
Gen. Fryers, of the English army, fell into the
sea, whereupon the generals wife and two
other daughters sought to rescue her, and all
four were drowned.
Two little children of Samuel Crippen, resid.
ing at Albany, N. T., were suIocated in then
sleeping room ON the 9Th. The fire originated
from exploded FIRE crackers.
Fred. Hyland and Mark Folsom. both y wears
OF age, were drowned IN Coon Creek, near Des
MONIES, Ia. on the 18th inst
daughter of Judge Jameson. of Chicago.
was drowned IN the river at Royalton. Vt, on
the 9Th.
Three children of Mr.. Moody. of Duke vii
lage, n. H., lost their lives in fire which de-
stroyed tenement house on the 5th inst They
were four, SIX and ten years of age, respec-
Iyelv
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-07-16
Obituary..
Ruood-Thirsty Sayapes

At the sand hills, about forty miles from Ell
Paso, the decaying bodies of thirteen men of
the Mexican Centralsurveying party were found
by some American tourists. The news was at
once carried to I'll Paso, from which point
strong detachment of troops was sent out. 1t
Is believed that the massacre the work of
the remnant of Victoria's band of Apaches,
who for months have been committing depre-
dations in the Sierra Candeleria. The south
bound stage on the Ell Paso and chihuahua line
was attacked by Indians about 100 miles south
of Ell Paso on the 4th inst, and the driver and
four passengers killed. One man escaped with
wounds.
The party sent out to bring i'll the bodies of
the Mexican Central railroad surveyors. massa-
cred 40 miles south of Ell Paso, returned and
reported that they had found five bodies. The
names of the unfortunates are: Charles Green.
of Independence, Kansas; Larry Fordham, of
Boston; Guy Levett. Of Indiana, Geo. Wallace,
of Taylorsville, ILL.,, and Charles Haines, of
Kansas
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-07-16
Washington Goss;p.

MIR. Morton, of the clerical force of the
White House, Is preparing scrap-bOck of the
newspaper accounts of the shooting. and of
the progress of the President; also of the effect
produced on the public and the editorial COM
ment thereon. Accounts of public meetings
are also preserved, as are the kilograms and
messages received from foreign rulers and
the resolutions adopted by municipal bodies.
The kilograms from foreign governments and
rulers addressed to Secretary Blaine will be kept
III the records of the state department
Walker Blaine entered mon the dnties of
third assistant secretary of state on the 7th inst
When the Rev. Dr. Sunderland. of the Chris
tan Church, spoke to President Garfield soon
after the shooting Saturday and said to him:
" Mr. President, you have long trusted in God.
and say to you that the heart of the whole
people VIII go out IN prayer that you may be
saved, the President answered calmly: 81
know 1t. Doctor, l believe in God. and trust
myself IN His hands" The President has con-
hdence III the people as well as trust in God.
In his interview with Guiteau, District Attor-
Corkhlll used rather emphatic language i'll con-
domination of the would-De assassin and his
mrrderous act; whereupon Guiteau rebuked
Mr.. Corkhlli, saying that he (Guiteau) was a
pious man who did not wish his ears offended
by over emphatic language
One of the cartridges found in Guiteaus
pocket, and which its the pistol with which he
did his devils deed, has been examined by ex-
perts, who pronounced its propelling power
enough TO so through an inch board. The
physicians say that the bullet row in the Presi-
dents body would have passed clear through
but that it was stopped by the clothes and
afterwards by the rib which 1t fractured.
Sir Edward Thornton presented to the presi-
dent on the 30th nit, mis- letter of recall, and
in doing so he alluded to the pleasant relations
existing between Great Britain and the United
States, the happy solution of ali differences by
means Of arbitration, and to the courtesy
shown him by the president and his predeceS-
sor, the heads or the various departments, and
particularly of the state department. Presi-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-07-16
Hallway Accident.

An express train colIided with picnic excur-
sion train at point u miles north of Coving-
ton, Kv., on the 4th inst. Seven persons were
killed and Il wounded-all residents of Coving-
ton.
kensington, H., eight miles south of Chicago,
on the Both ult., owing TO a misplaced switch
The passenger engine was wrecked and the
baggage car telescoped into the smoking van,
manning and bruising 10 people.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-07-16
Startling Experience.

AT noon on the Fourth of July party of
% persons assembled on the summit of I'm
compahgre peak, Ia, 500 feet above the sea
level, to erect a pole aud hoist the national
emblem. While the work was in progress
Colonel Irvine and j. f. Singleton were violent
ly shocked by stroke of lighting, and soon
afterward the pole was rent into splinters, Mr..
W. II. Hasbottle having his right arm burned
After this warning the party retreated to the
lower level
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-07-16
a Confession.

The Talbot boys, of Marysvile, Mo-, who
are now in jail under sentence of death for the
murder of their father DIR. Talbot. have made
a confession in the presence of several lawyers
and some personal friends. Edward, the
Younger. states that his parents were engaged
IN war of words when he entered the room,
and he picked up a doube-barreled shotgun
and fatally wounded his father, who made a
dying request that the facts be suppressed
The elder son then took the gun and broke the
window. to make it appear that the crime was
the work of an assassin outside The doctor
sent for an attorney and made his will, divid-
ing his property among his family.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-07-16
lkaMlnanl Elements

cyclone swept Tangier Sound, Chesapeake
Bay, on the 3Oth ult., which played sad havoc
with floating property. Two boats were driven
through the bridge connecting Qudela's island
with the main land completely devastating it.
A schooner was sunk off Fox Island and all
hands drowned; at Mats Island schooner
was oapslzed and landed high and dry with the
loss of two of her crew and further up the
sound schooner rolled over, drowning two
men; the body of a negro was found dashed TO
spar on Smiths Island, and Colored man
was knocked over board and drowned from an
other boat
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-07-16
Haftcrst at ALBANY.

On the 8th inst, the republican members of
the legislature held caucus and nominated
Warner Miller, of Oswego county, "a "half
breed y for the long term vacancy caused by
Platts resignation, and Rhridge G. Lapham,
(stalwart) for the short tenn-C onklings. There
were present at the caucus, Ga out of a republi-
houses. The Conklingites met soon after the
caucus and resolved to continue the struggle
for their fayorite. Chauncey NJ Depew sent
letter to the caucus withdrawing his name from
the field
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-07-16
The Irish Troubles.

A flying column composed of infantry, cav
airy and policemen, assisted the sheriff of
Cork i'll collecting rent in the vicinity of Mich
ellstown, on the Both ult. No eviction took
place, as all the parties against whom wits
were pending paid their rents at the last mo-
ment. The progress of the military and police
was barred by trees, carts, and other obstruc-
lions placed across the roads. The flying
column" charged the crowd, injurlng thirty
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-07-16
IkiOi on ShipbOard.

A frightful scene occurred on board the ship
Ann Boynton, just arrived at San Francisco
from Portland, with $50 Chinese. On June IS,
riot broke out between two gangs of the
coolies, which continued for hours, and the
captain finally queled the mob by throwing
carbolic acid among the wretches.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-07-16
An Important Arrest.

Italian the sole survivor of famous band of
brigands, for whose arrest reward of $4,000
lire was offered, was caught in New Orleans,
where he had been quietly running fruit
schooner. He is in irons on board a steamer
bound for New York, where an Italian war yes
sci is waiting to take HIM home.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-07-16
Stolen bonds Recovered.

In May last bonds amounting to $114,00O
were stolen from the Erie County bank, at
Buffalo, N. Y. Detectives traced the guilty
party to Baltimore. where negotiations were
opened for the recovery of the collateral. On
the 8th inst the bonds were returned, less SIS
600 United States securities which were nego-
tiated. Twenty-Five thousand dollars is said to
have been paid for the recovery of the securi
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-07-16
Boiler Explosion.

A portable engine used to run steam
thresher, exploded the farm of Edward
Sheppard, In Talbot county, Maryland, on the
18th inst. Solomon MericB, James Fl. White
and Alex Bakum we're killed outright. James
Cox was MORALLY scalded and five others re-
ceiyed severe injuries.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-07-16

The British bark Beatrice struck by
struck by lightning while of Reedy Island,
near Philadelphia on the 7th inst. A sailor was
drowned and the vessel was burned to the wa
fpIls p1ne
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-07-16
NEWS IN BRIEF.
WOrknen Killed.
Struck Inv lightning.

At Aleunta, Oxaca, Mexico, On the 7th inst,
the roof of church fell, killing 55 men engaged
in work on the building.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-07-16

EIGHT carrier pigeons few from Lon
don, Ontario, to Strothroy, distance of
II miles, in 25 seconds.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-07-16

fellow laborer assaulted him SO seriously that
he died from injuries received. similar
fracas occurred at State Center, in the same
state, but not with fatal results.
negro named King entered the home of
Sheriff Mackler, of fernando county, Miss,
on the 29th ult., and MORALLY wounded Mack
ler's eldest child, aged fourteen. He then en-
ticed the two remaining children, aged eleven
and eight into the woods, where he shot the
elder dead and left the youngest with her throat
cut. He was frustrated in his attempt to way
lay the father who returned and learned the
horrible story from his wounded children. The
fiend was captured and promptly lynched. The
suffering children are iii a critical condition.
Dick Daniels, sheriff of Columbia County,
Ark, was assassinated at Hope, i'll the same
state, on the Sd inst.
John Cunningham murdered his wife at Chi
cago, on the Sd inst, by stabbing her number
of times.
fight with w. r. Wright and G. C. Wimberly al
Allendale, S. c., on the 30th ult. The result
of the ARRAY was that Wimberly was shot in
the hand and cut in several places and A. NJ
Emanuel was shot dead.
Obituary.
VIM. Brown, the jockey and breeder or
Lorillard's stock farm, died ON the eth inst.
aged So.
Richard Hamilton, one of the Is volunteers
who aided Lieutenant Will Cushing in blowing
up the rebel ram Albemarle, at Plymouth. N
c., died of paralysis at Camden, N. J.
Won Alvensieben, the distinguished German
general, is dead.
III. P. McGrath, the famous turfman, died al
long Branch Oh the 5th inst.
William Inman, of the well known steamer
line of that name, died at Birkenhead, Eng,
on the 4thinst.
Ex-Chief Justice Hiram Warner of Georgia
Aio1 ont h,1lt ~ tlot, 81 10
in his 10Th year.
Mr.. Taxter, q talented American sculptor
died at Naples.
Henry P McGrath, who died at Long Branch
from the effects of an operation for dropsy
began his turf career in 184S.
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n:-no. -o..a f~n-, nnipth tn CT Ponl
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-07-16

VUIC KEST,
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-07-16

WASHINGTON, July 2.-The jail in
which Guiteau is incarcerated is situated
about two miles east of the United States
capitol. 1t is very substantial build
ing and well adapted for resisting any
effort on the part of mob to secure the
prisoner. No one is even admitted to
the Office of the jail except the favored
few with proper credentials, and no one
at all is admitted to see the assassin but
the officers of the Jail. He is placed in
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-04-29
Squibs.

An exchange says that the national
debt in silver dollars could be removed
by rail by loading five thousand five
hundred and fifty cars with ton tons
each. We can't believe it. If it was
so, why isn't it done P-Danbury News.
According to Josh Billings, "pashence
is a good thing for a man to hav but
when lie baz got so much ov it that he
kan fish all day over the side ov boat
without eny bait on his hook lazyness
is what's the matter with him."
Out in Leadville, when one is intro
duced to Il stranger, the polite thing is
to ask, ''Wbat was your name before
you came here D The next question,
according to the rules of etiquette, is,
GLOW did you manage to escape ?"
A Yankee physician was lecturiDg
lately on the ignorance of people of
their own complaints, and said that
young lady once asked him what his
next lecture would be upon, and being
told the "CirculatiOn of the Blood" re-
piled that she should certainly attend,
for she had been troubled with that
complaint for a long time.
The class in burglary in Phillips
AndOver Academy is bi oxen up New
burypOrt Herald.
A Mississippi man puts it thus: "At
the earnest solicitation of those to whom
| owe money | have consented to be-
come a candidate for county treasurer"
A meddlesome old woman was sneer-
ing at young mothers awkwardness
with her infant, and said 81 declare,
a woman never ought to have baby
unless she knows how to hold it." "NOr
tongue either" was the quiet rejoind-
er.
The Philadelphia Chronicle says:
"The inhabitants of the Cannibal
Islands have discovered trichiDe in an
American mission ary. This is sad
blow at one of the country's leading ex-
ports"
A Wisconsin girl, who promises to
rival the famous butter artist has
moulded an imitation of a silver dollar
from cheese. She selected that as the
best material i'll which to represent the
mitey dollar
Some ardent prohibitory advocate
whispers round the corner of our desk
THE revised edition of the New Testa-
ment will probably make Paul say to
Timothy, Take little water for thy
stomach's sake y Cambridge Trib-
une.
"Yes, SIR" said Mr.. Gallagher, sit was
funny enough to make a donkey laugh.
laughed till cried" And then, as
he saw a smile go round the room he
grew red in the face and went away
mad Boston Post.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-04-29
A Queer Brood.
NJ. III. BUCKHAM.

"Well, sir, in the spring of 81" said
the Sheriff, "w0 had an old hen, and
she wanted to set bad. She was lust
spelling to set. She'd get up nights and
go spOOking around to find place with
eggs in it. She got down in the cellar
and settled herself on peck measure
of turnips and commenced Matching
them ont. We drove her away. One
day found her out in the garden hud-
died down in peace. She was engaged
in warming up a china door knob to see
what she could get out of it. l felt
sorry for the hen and let her set. A
day or two afterward | found a snap
ping turtles nest in the sand along the
river. There were twelve eggs in it.
took them home and put them under
the old hen. | thought I'd have some
fun, anyhow. Well, sir, she Matched
those eggs ont, and l want to tell you
that that experiment satisfied me that
whatever a hen matches is part of her
or the family she belongs to. Maybe
you won't believe it, but those little
turtles had feathers on their legs"
GLOW old was the hen ?" asked the
-poundmaster, as the Sheriff paused.
They had feathers on their legs"
continued the Sheriff, without noticing
the inquiry, land they had little spurs.
The old hen was little surprised at
first when she discovered what a brood
she had, but she got along with them
first rate until they were three or four
weeks old, and then she found them
hard to manage. There wasn't enough
chicken in the turtles to make them feel
at home in the poultry ward, and one
10y one they disappeared until they
were all gone. They had found their
way to the river, and never expected
to see any of them again. The next
summer | was fishing up in the eddy,
and pretty soon saw pretty good
sized swapping turtle swim in to shore
and crawl up on the sand. He wasn't
more than ten feet from me, but lie
either didn't see me or else didn't mind
me. He walked around minute, and
then began to scratch in the sand. |
thought that was funny, and couldn't
understand it. His next move made
everything clear to me. He raised up
on his hind legs, tapped his fiippers
against his sides, stretched out his neck,
and you can fire me through that wall
if he didn't crow He was one of the
turtles that my old hen had hatched
out, and his chicken nature had devel-
Oped. | tried to catch him, but he was
just as good turtle as he was chick
en-, and he got away into the water. |
never saw any more of him, but if he
has any descendants | may get one of
them yet, and if | do Tll bring him
down and show it to you."- N. Y. Sun.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-04-29

Mettenich Memoirs, Froude's Caesar.
Dean Stanley's Christian Institutions, y
etc; putting some of the books, as the
Caesar" into their Franklin Square
library. 1t is asserted moreover that
this is something the HaIpers have been
longing to do for years because of their
jealousy and chagrin in respect to Scrib-
ner's magazine, whose brilliant enter
prise and great popular success has
compelled them to spend lots of money
upon their veteran magazine, to make
1t equal TO the newcomer. "The pre-
text for wal has been fOund,r says a
newspaper correspondent, ''and the six
millions of the Harpers are to he pitted
against the few hundred thousands of
the Scribners." This on the face of it
has a mean look for the Harpers: for in
the immediate cause of quarrel Mr..
Froude is much better authority than
Conway; and i'll regard to the two mag
azines, the Harpers should be grateful
TO Scribner'S Monthly for showing them
what they yet needed to do to make
their magazine the best in the world.
Now that Scribner & Co. have no con-
nection with the magazine, perhaps the
wrath of the Franklin Square people
will abate. But in any case, publishers
quarels work together for goOd-name-
ly, an International copyright.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-04-29
Another Railroad Ghost.

l knew an engineer once who could
not help going to sleep on his engine,
try as he would. Nothing would cure
him. He was on the edge of an acci-
dent all the time, and the thing got
talked about 50 that the general officers
heard about it and were going to let
him out. He begged so hard, though,
that they concluded to let him run a
little longer, and see if he couldn't cure
himself. One night, when his train
was booming along, signal was out
ordering him to stop for telegraphic
instructions, but he happened to be
asleep when they passed by the station
and shot right by. A few minutes later
he awOke, shook himself and began at
tending to business. 1t was very dark,
and, luckily for him slowed up n little.
Just as he did so he looked ahead and
saw what seemed to be a signal lantern
ahead on the track. He stopped at
once, but as he did so the lantern dis
appeared. Considerably puzzled he
started again, but no sooner had he
done so than it was seen again, and
this time it was unmistakable. He
could even see, indistinctly, a form
which looked like a wOman's Just be-
hind it. Once more he stopped and out
it went again. By this time he was
thoroughly bewildered and little
frightened, and sent his fireman ahead
on the track where the lantern had
seemed to be. There was nothing
there. The train was started once
more, and again the lantern light flash
ed out. He watched it more closely
this time, and it seemed to him that
the lantern moved with the train, keep
ing the same speed and the same dis
tance. The cold sweat came on his
forehead, and he grew thoroughly
frightened. A third time he slowed up
and stopped, and out went the light.
He called the conductor and told him
what he had seen, but the conductor
could not believe it. To satisfy him he
started the train, and sure enough
there was the light. Railroad men are
naturally snperstitiOus, and the two
began to feel the cold chils running
down their backs. The engineer re-
membered that he had not been con-
ciOus when passing the station behind
them, and he determined to run back.
Accordingly he did so, but the lantern
followed, keeping the same distance.
When he reached the station he got
the telegraph signal and Instructions to
switch off the main track and leave the
road clear for a white flag train which
was coming from an opposite direction
on the same track. He did so at once,
and the minute he reached the switch
the light went out. Five minutes later
the special came laundering around the
curve at the rate of 40 miles an hour,
and he was saved from collision
Denver Tribune.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-04-29
Farmer Boys.

We have received from President
Buckham the following notice, which
speaks for itself. These prizes produced
excellent results last year and we have
no doubt will he even more widely COM
peted for this season Write and get
your instructions early and do the very
best you can. Vermonters are still left
who are not forgetful of Vermont boys,
who should show that they appreciate
the interest by working for the prizes.
BURLINGTON, April 10, 1881.
BY the liberality of Hon. j. Gregory
Smith the University of Vermont and
State Agricultural college is enabled to
renew the offer of prizes to Vermont
boys not over II years of age for laIg-
est crops of corn and potatoes on / acre.
The prizes will he the same as last wear,
S25, $50, Sl5, $40, S5 and scholarships
to first on each list. Applicants will
receive instructions and blanks for re-
porting. Address
NJ H. BUCKHAM