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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-01-28
THE ST. CROIX LAND GRANT.

The Polk County Press, of last
week, in alluding to the above Land
Grant, and the anticipated contest in
the legislature this winter in its final
disposition, favors giving it to the
Omaha line. The Press reviews some
what the career of the Chicago, Port
age and Superior Air Line-now
defunct-having collapsed since the
publication of the Press article, and
then goes on to speak of the Omaha
line as follows, in evidence why the
latter should in all justice receive the
benefits of the grant alluded to, and
the evidence is unimpeachable
''The Chicago, St Paul, Minneapo-
lis and Omaha railroad company
of which the North Wisconsin is the
Lake Superior branch, ought to have
this piece Of the original grant. 1t of
right belongs to that company, as a
part of the entire grant. The main
line will be completed to Bayfield,,
and the Superior branch completed to
Superior, this year. In addition the
company is now building a connecting
line from Eau Claire and Chippewa
Falls, through Chippewa and Barron
counties to Lake Superior, and it is
not at all improbable that road may
be built from St. Croix Falls, through
Polk county, to the North Wisconsin.
Shall company which is doing
such grand work as this, in the de-
velopment of northwestern Wisconsin,
be deprived of a portion of its just
rights Shall company which has
kept full and implicit faith with the
people of the state, and redeemed all
its promises to the letter, be ignored,
and a company which has done COM
parativelv nothing, be favored ?
We think not, and hence we believe
that the legislature will in justice give
the remaining portion Of this land
grant to the Chicago, St. Paul. Mime
apolis and Omaha company, to enable
it to complete and operate its entire
system of roads, to Lake Superior.
The original rights of the company,
and its work in opening up a wilder
ness to settlement, and building a
railroad so far under difficulties, entitle
the company, in justice, to receive the
entire grant, without any division"
Now that the Air Line is thing of
the past, our legislature will no doubt
transfer the above grant to the Omaha
road, which will have its cars running
to Superior at an early day.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-01-28
THE AIR LINE FAILURE.

The announcement last Saturday
morning that the "Air Line" railroad
company had failed created not little
commotion in our city, especially
among our business men, nearly all of
whom were to a greater or less extent
financially interested. Campbell,
Smith & Co. of Duluth the supply
contractors are the heaviest losers,
their claim being $4,000. This firm
put attachments upon everything they
could find, but all they got will prob
ably not sell for more than $4,000.
Mr.. Roy, Of this city, is out about
81 800. Retallack Il Cox about $500,
d. Dean $500, j. f. Bischof 5000,
and others for less sums. The failure
will also bankrupt some of the con-
tractors unless favorable settlement
is eventually effected, which is not all
improbable, and nearly eight hundred
men are thrown out Of employment and
will lose from one to three months
pay.
To a good many the failure of this
Airy" affair was no surprise, and
those who have had a chance to know
somewhat of the inward workings of
the company have felt sure that it
could never carry out its under
takings. OF course different reasons
for the failure are given, and different
men are assailed as the ones to blame
for it, but we guess the true facts are
that the eastern capitalists found out
that the land grant was not near so
valuable as they had been led to sup
pose, and simply withdrew their cash
assistance, and of necessity the project
had to go to the wall, and parties who
had the power and probably the right
to do so, sold a controlling interest to
other parties presumably to the Omaha
Company The effects are immediate
ly disastrous to those engaged in the
work, but we doubt not the accounts
Of the company will be adjusted in
reasonably fair manner in the course
Of time. The effect upon the prospects
Of Superior are as nothing, for we do
not think the prospects OF the Ar
Line project has caused of itself, a
nail TO be driven, and aside from per-
haps few very timid ones, no man
will stay away from Superior on ac-
count of its collapse, for if this 90
miles had been built, it would have
been of no earthly good to us for a
long time yet, as still another large
gap would have to be filled up, before
it would have given us any outlet
Our shipping, and the Northern
Pacific and Omaha lines of road are
the elements which started the Su-
perior boom and these remain as firm !
as the everlasting hills, and the town /,
moves on to its brilliant future, with |
out even stopping to discuss this little |
speculative failure Of course we SYM
pathise deeply with all those who
have lost money through this project,
but there is no use to cry over split |
milk, and the only thing to be done
is to ''up and 'em again" save what
can be saved from the wreck and en-
bark in some new venture to retrieve !
the loss
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-01-28

LEFT Us.-Rev. C. A. Vesweyst,
pastor of the Catholic Church here for
the past three years, having decided
to join the Franciscan Order, left us
for St. Louis, No, for that purpose,
last Tuesday. He will remain there a
year, when his congregation hopes he
may be returned to this pestorate. He
is also great student, and since his
soiourn here he has matered the
Chippewa language and has translated
into that language several devotional
books and tracts, and at the present
time is engaged in the work of trans
lating the bible history, epistles and
gosples, for the better enlightenment
of that branch of his church He
enters upon his new duties and studies
with the best wishes of all our citizens.
BTGet your Maple Sugar and
Maple Syrup at Neil Smiths. 1w
H. ". Holly of the firm of Cam
eron, Holley IL Co., contractors on
| the Omaha road, returned on Tuesday
night from Arkansas. He went there
in answer to Il telegram from the
Chief Engineer of the st. Louis & San
Francisco Railway Co. to look at a
Tunnel, proposed to be bored by that
company, under the Boston Mountains
on the Arkansas division of that road.
Messrs. Chameron & Hollev bid on
this work last spring but their bid was
thought too high and the work was
awarded to another party, but that
party having failed to push the work
to the satisfaction Of the company, the
contract has been cancelled and the
work was re-let on Saturday to Cam
eron Holley & Co. The Tunnel is
500 feet in length, and is to be COM
/ pleted by August 1st.
| Mr.. P. Ehresman, of Howard
Lake, Mimi, who has been in town
for a few day looking up a location
for first class grocery store, has
I secured a lot on Second street, next to
c. Ansley. Mr.. +. returned to Min
nesota last Tuesday, and will be
back next week and commence build
ing at once The stranger has only
TO visit Superior to become at once
infatuated with the place, and they at
once make arrangements to locate
/ here.
Charles 4. Pollock, Esq, one of
Fargo's wide awake attorneys, pulled
our latch string last Wednesday. He
was looking over the ground as proxy
for a friend in Iowa, who contemplates
coming to Superior to engage in the
/ banking business. Certain it Is that
a banking house is much needed here,
and we advise Mr.. Sweeney to come up
and look us over for himself If he
will do this, we will have no fears for
/ the result.
Our Duluth friends got terribly
skirt" this week, lest the Winnipeg
road was about to follow III the wake
of the celebrated Air Line The VIM
nipeg had not paid its help for over
/ two months but got around to dis
tribute $4,000 or 5000 among the
bows on Wednesday, which seem to
have quoted their nerves amazingly.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-01-28

AS the Workmen on the Air Line
have come in from their work since
the collapse Of that very airy project,
they have been stopped at the COM
pany's buildings on the Nemadji,
where, being in rather destitute cir
cumstances they have been housed,
and have thus far been fed at the ex-
pense of the town, as Of course we could
not see the men 90 hungry. On Thurs
day morning the men, some $50 in
number, formed in line and marched
into town, with colors fying-a white
cloth tied to a long stick-and to
the music of the drum-a tin pan
well played upon But instead of be-
ing at all ugly or i'll disposed, as some
feared they might be when they saw
them coming, they were in the best Of
humor and on arriving at point
nearly in front of Mr.. Shaw's resid-
ence halt was called, when one Of
their number, Mr.. Thomas Mullen,
mounted box and made a good
natTed and withal able speech, briefly
referring to the cause which placed
them in their present unfavorable cir
cumstances and in few well chosen
words heartily thanked the good peo-
pie of Superior for all they had done
toward alleviating their wants After
the speech three hearty cheers were
given, when the men were ordered by
their captain TO fall into line, which
order was promptly obeyed, and led
by their colors, all marched back to
camp again. How long they will re-
main III their present quarters, we do
not know, but probably not long, as
they seem to be manly lot of men,
and Of course Will not care to live off
a people in no wise responsible for
their circumstances longer than is
actually necessary. It is bad time
of year, still we hope they may soon
find employment, and we trust they
may not meet with another similar
misfortune.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-01-28
A $4,000 HOTEL.

Our latest advices, which are fully
reliable, is to the effect that the
Northern Pacific Company will in the
early spring commence the erection of
their promised hotel. The building
will be built with a view to enlarge
ment, and that portion to be built
this season will cost not less than $780,
600 and will be the finest structure of
the kind that company has yet erected.
Let the good work 90. There will be
people enough here to fill half dozen
such houses.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-14

cal meeting in the Eighth ward last night
applied a string of vile and virulent cpl
thets to the Post Dispatch and its conductor
and manager-charges which he knew to
be false. for this paper reproduced a card
published about year ago by JOHN M.
Glover, a well-known young lawyer, in
which the writer charges Col. Sfayback
with cowardly conduct.
JoAr NJ McGuffin and Victor T. Cole at
late hour to -night made a statement as
to what occurred in the room when the
shooting to place. They say Slayback, on
entering the room, threw his coat back and
drew a revolver, and, advancing, said.
well, I'm here SIR" Then observing a
weapon on Cockerells desk, he asked, "Is
that for me?n To which Cockerell replied,
mo. it is for use only to defend myself.
Slavback then said, IF you are prepared
to draw, then draw" Cockeren answered,
81 do not want to have to draw l don't
want to draw. Go away from here. I
don't want to have anything to do with
you." Slayback and Clofton meantime
pressed forward and crowded Cockerell
against the wall. Then they all got into a
sort of tussle, each having hold of the
other, Ceckerell being most crowded. The
latter ask McGuff1n to take Slayback's pis-
toll from him and, while he was attempting
to do SO, a weapon was discharged and
Slayback staggered and in a moment sank
to the floor.
Slayback was one of the best known
men in the city. He was law partner Of
JAS O. Broadhead who is candidate for
congress in the Ninth district. and was
once candidate in the same district him
self against Erastus Wells He was a
warm-hearted man and in a heated dis
cussion very free talker, which was the
real the cause of to days said event. The
opinion seems to largely prevail that lie
was the aegressor in the case, but many
attribute the tragedy quite as much to the
strong personal journalism of the Post
Dispatch and its bitter attacks on Col.
Broadhead.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-14
DETECTION FROM MARSH,
From the Carthage Gazette.

All accounts agree that in every county
in this congressional district there is the
greatest indifference manifested by repub
licans in regard TO the success of Marsh.
This indifference win show itself in light
republican vote, in counties which are
largely democratic, as in Schuyler and
Hancock, and in Rock Island and Mercer,
which are largely republican.
In some sections of the district. the pro
hibition candidate will draw heavily from
those who would otherwise have voted for
Marsh simply because he is on the
ticket; but in all the counties will
be found thinking and true repub-
licans who are thoroughly disguised
with Marsh and his methods, and for this
reason will not vote for him. A great
many republicans In other counties have
found that they were deceived by the lying
circulars sent out by Marsh's blowers and
strikers as to the facts concerning our con-
vention of June Goth. They have learned
that McClaughry fairly carried Hancock
county, when they were made TO believe
that Marsh carried it, and the McClaugary
men were merely boilers These men have
become disgasted with these lying tactics
of Marsh, and are determined not to give
them the sanction of their vote. In this
connection we copy the following from the
Monmouth Gazette:
The attitude of the republican papers of
the district is that of grumbling acquies-
cence to the nominee of the party for con-
gress; they are in the tolls of party so deep
" that they cannot call their souls their
own. But they are doing as little for the
success of the ticket as they can, and in
their hearts hope that it will be defeated.
Rock Island county is especially indiffer-
ent of results; the republican delegates to
the congressional convention went home
thoroughly disguised with the '.boss"
management. and will do nothing for the
election of the candidate. One of sthe
strongest republican papers of the district,
the Moline ReDSe,o Dispatch, says that the
republicans of that end of the district,
are no more interested in the result than
are the sereheads in the other end. And if
the next congressman is to be democrat
in spite of a good working majority in the
district, we will try and worry through
and place the blame where it belongs"
Verify, this is arrant treason to party; but
it is kind that is very general and very
popular this year.
In this connection we will say that the
republicans in the lower end of the dis
trict are not s'sore heads" They repudi-
ate Marsh because by trickery and fraud.
MS 1rlenQS, IN MS presence, anu Dy MS
sanction and consent, attempted to usurp
the control of our convention of June
Goth, and failing in their nefarious plans,
split the convention; then getting an in
dorsement from the minority, Marsh per
sistently proclaimed that he had carried
the county by majority of its delegates.
This disreputable codduct SO outraged the
feelings of majority of Hancock repub-
licans, that they cannot vote for Marsh
and preserve their self respect
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-14

obliaue line and it doesn't seem to affect
him much; but / have hopes. pounded
the pulpit so hard | woke him up this
morning
B An old negro professed to be Indifferent
as TO future state, believing that 'deyll
make niggers work even in heaven A
clergyman tried to argue him out of his
opinion by representing that there was no
work for him or any one else to do in
heaven. you go way, massa, was his
reply; Il know better! If dere's no oder
work for culled pussons up here, Geyll
make him shub de clouds along"
Dr. Bernardo is one of the most active
and successful city missionaries in London
His mission is to the most degraded. and
he depends on voluntary contributions for
the means with which to carry it on. Re-
Gently he was much in need of funds A.
lady who was an entire stranger to him
called to make some inquiries about the
mission. and she was SO well satisfied with
what she learned about it that she gave
him three FL 600 Bank of England notes
$4,000. She declined to give her name.
The courage of an English preacher was
recently displayed in the midst of an open
air service. Mr.. Vivian Dodgson, can
didate for orders in the Episcopal church,
was preaching to crowd OF men and
children upon the beach at an Enhlish
watering place, when loud cries for help
were heard from the sea, where boat CON
tanning five persons had overturned and all
were struggling for their lives Without
a moments hesitation, with an unfinished
sentence of his sermon on his lips, the
preacher rushed into the water and swan
out to the drowning creatures and saved
than.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-14
An Initiative Race.

The colored voters are beginning t.
understand politics as well rs if not bet
4. ter than raost white voters. Their nat
ural disposition to lie and steal. as crops
tout in the cases of Whitaker and Flip
iper, is of great advantage to them dur
ing political campaign. One of the
candidates for an office at the munich
pal election in Austin, not long since.
relied on the fidelity of an old family
servant to help him out among the col
ored voters. The candidate was beaten.
After the election he was told that the
colored political friend had voted against
him. He did not believe it. but meet
ing him one day the ex-candidate said:
I'm give you dollar, Jim, to tell me
whom You voted for"
Il voted agin you, boss"
'Well, here is the dollar for your cam
dor"
Look heah, boss. if yer am gwine ter
pay for de candor, mout as well own
up voted agin you free different times.
Three dollars NOAH, if you please, boss"
This is almost as bad as the way Sem
ator VOORHEES, treated our representa-
tive, Reagan.-Austiaa (Ter.) Sitttngs
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-14

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 13.-The business part
of the city was thrown into a state of high
excitement about half past five this even
ing by q report which flew from street to
street that John A. Coekerell, managing
editor of the Post Dispatch had shot and
killed Col. d. w. SlaybAck, prominent
lawyer and well known politician of this
city. Precisely how the shooting occurred
cannot be stated this evening, as no one
directly concerned in the matter will make
statement; but Henry w. Moore, city
editor, who was sitting at his desk writing,
says that While Col Cockerell, John NJ
McGufin, business manager. and Victor t.
Cole, foreman, were holding a business
consultation in the editorial room, Col
Slayback, accompanied by w. r. Clofton,
entered the local room and passed on tow
ard the editorial room, the door to which
was closed. Mr.. Moore turned in his chair
as they passed by, and observed that Col
Slayback, as he opened the door with his
left hand. had his right hand in his pistol
pocket. In less than half minute after
Slayback entered Cooke relPs room Moore
heard the report of pistol. He immedi
ately sprang up, and on entering the edi-
torial room, found Slayback stretched on
the floor and Oockerell bending over him,
apparently wiping blood from his face.
Cockereli asked Moore TO send for ply
stefan, which he did. A few mornents
later DIR. McCardy arrived, but not until
Slayback was dead, he having died in about
three minutes after being shot. Mean
while Cockereli washed his hands, and in
less than five minutes after the fatal shot
was fired he and McGuffln entered carriage
and drove away. 1t was said that he went
TO the Four Courts and surrendered to the
Chief of Police, but subsequent inquiry
prove that such was not the case. 1t is
not known where he is. Col. Slayback's
brother, Chas. e. SlRyback, president of
the Merchants Exchange, was Immediately
notified of the sad event. He gave direc-
tions for the disposal of the body, which
was sent to the dead mans home.
The bali from Cockerelrs pistol entered
Slaybacks left side near the heart and
ranged upward Whether il entered the
heart or not is unknown, but it must have
penetrated the lungs.
An immense crowd gathered around the
Post Dispatch Office and remained there
long after dark.
The deplorable affair GEMS to have
grown out of the publication ef m editorial
by the Post Dispatch this evening, which
said Col. Slayback in d speech at = politi-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-14
A Queer Family,

In the southern part of Duchess
County, among the mountains, stands a
strange and lonely habitation, in which
a curious race of people has dwelt for
many generations. Their progenitor
was an 1rishman named Heady They
are called the ''Headfes,'' and they
claim TO be partly of Indian origin.
Their ancient home has been called
1.-THE Woodbine" ever since the DAYS of
the log cabin from which the present
structure grew. The vine which COW
ers the front of the house would suffi-
GENTLY account for this appellation, but
it was also the name of the Indian girl
from whose union with the Irish Heady
the race has sprung. The story is that
the father and founder of the colony
lived to see his descendants of the fifth
generation, and that before he died he
called them all about him and, giving
to each sprig of the vine, babe him
plant it before his new home. for they
had become so numerous that they must
separate. Some built near the old house
and some far away, and only few are
now left; but luxuriant growth of
woodbine covers all the mountain side
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-14
STATE LEVY.


This is the only Office open to the women
of Illinois. 1t ought to be conceded to
the women. Manly naen may think diff
ferently, but we do not believe that any
manly man would set himself up against q
woman for that office" Again it says
THE Democrat not only prays most
ardently for the election of Miss Alice
WEIGH, but also that Mrs. Emery may be
slected in Peoria county; Miss Scofield in
Hancock county, and Miss Mariner in
McDonough county. These ladies are all
candidates for the Office of county superin-
tendent of schools-tAe three latter on the
republican side. We don't care for that.
Good Lord, we could not vete for man
who would run against woman. '-Lescas-
togca Democrat.
Could not. the Democrat afford little
prayer for the success of Miss Kenworthy,
who is candidate in this county for the
school SUPPLEMENTARY.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-14
OUR SENTIMENTS.
From fhe Ale do Demecrat.

In the unfortunate Henry county troub-
les, we have been unable to see why Sea-
ion, of the Chief, should be SO objection
able to portion of the Democrats that
they should bolt in favor of Foy, known
Greenbacker, not ever pretending to be a
Democrat. We have never heard of any
thing in Seaton's character that made him
unworthy of support. He may once have
leaned little toward the greenback doc
trine, but SO did Hendricks and Pendleton,
and Thurman and other good men, tempo
rafily deceived or mistaken. Thousands
of now orthodox Democrats were similar
~ situated Bntwhoever supports Dem
ocratic principles aaoso are Democrats nOso,
and worthy Of al confidence, too. We
hope there is no real cause of division
among the Henry county Democrats and
,tAat q perfect union may yet be effected
before the election.