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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-03-18
ESSAY on SOTin0.
CFrom the New York Graphic


Spring Is the time for sowing. In the
city women sew shirts at forty-ive cents
per dozen. In the city, also, the wicked
sow tares and reap tears. And every
where IN the spring time men SOW the
wind and reap the whirlwind. Spring is
a season much sung about by poets. 1t
Is a season that moves people-especial-
~ about the LIST of May.
1t is the season for raising things
The first thing generally raised in the
spring is the rent After that comes
spring radishes and green's.
Insects also come III the spring. The
mosquito consults his ledger and makes
out his bills for the summer. Earwigs
lay IN a fresh supply of legs. Domestic
and household insects resuscitate them
selves and crawl and bite in their little
beds. All nature stirs.
Spring also stirs up the theatrical
combinations and the menageries. The
trained beasts and animals of all sorts
aud prepare to take the road. The
tramp dreams of fresh fields and pastures
new and lone farm houses where he may
find the women unprotected making
strawberry shortcake.
Spring comes every year. 1t brings
new clothes to some aud new fashions to
all-if they can afford them. Usually it
brings more clothes than people can af-
ford to buy and fashions than they can
afford to follow. Yet spring brings
with it the old clothes people have worn
all last winter and possibly the winter
previous. These can be turned and
dyed and made over, we viii not say into
new clothes, but into the semblance of
the new
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-03-18
Railway Wrecks.

freight train Of four cars and wild engine
tried to pass each other on the same rails near
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on the 10th. Result, both
engines reduced to scrap IRON and piled up
alongside the track. Fortunately the engineers
and fremen of both engines escaped death by
jumping. Engineer Mercer OF the Wild engine
had some of his ribs broken, and his fireman
was badly cut and bruised about the limbs.
Several others received a severe shaking up.
The smash up occurred on the Chicago, Mil
Waukee and st. Paul line.
passenger train jumped the track at Cliff
ton Narrows, West Va, on the 18th inst, kill
ing the engineer, Thomas Smith, and fatally
lnJurIng the fireman. The train had just
rounded a curve when it ran into boulder,
throwing the engine and baggage car into the
Kanawha River.
By collision of trains near Earlville. n. Y,
on the 4th ms, Engineer Collins and Fremen
Sullivan and Blumtnkrow were killed. The
accident was cue to misinterpretation of or
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-03-18
The Old Eddystone Lighthouse.

Citizens OF Plymouth are at present
much interested in the impending de-
st1uction of the old Eddvstone Light
house, the structure built by Smeaton,
which has been replaced by a new one.
the need for this not being the decay of
SIneatOn's work, but the dissolution of
the rock through the action of the
stormy sea. The Plymouth citizens de-
sire that the old house shall be re-erect-
ed On the main land after it has been
taken down, but the Trinity Board say
they can not furnish the necessary
funds. Hence has been proposed a
meeting to form company to defray
the expense of the undertaking, member
ship in the company being purchased at
4 price which in total will yield the re-
CURED sum. about 49, 900. One gen.
tIeman has already offered to be one of
ten such members.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-03-18
The Dangers of Careless Surgery.
[From the Chicago Tribune.


1t is related that one distinguished
surgeon lately left a sponge, and another
pair OF forceps in the cavity after an
abdominal operation. Yetanother would
have left a large seal-ring in the same
place but for gentle reminder from q
fellow practitioner. 1t seems hard that
surgeons should run the awful risk OF
losing iewelry and instruments by sew-
ing them up in the vitals Of their pa
tents. It is due to them to say, how
ever, that the rule is to carefully count
the sponges and instruments during the
progress Of such operations. This is
well 1t would be a dreadful matter,
for instance, if a man should have a
couple Of chairs or house and lot
grated into him while he was being
treated for a gunshot wound.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-03-18
DenHlY ExninaiYes.

While workmen were engaged in tunnel on
the Canada Pacific Railroad, in British Colum-
bla, eight cases Of giant powder and fourteen
kegs OF gunpowder exploded, killing Hugh
Craig and wounding Thomas Williams John
Lawson and James Durg&n.
When the steamer Sidney was near Ravens
wood, on the Ohio River, on the 10th inst, her
steam pipe burst, killing two persons aud
WouIding fifteen.
The powder storehCuses st Acton, Mass. ex-
ploded on the It'll inst, causing a heavy los.
One employee was blown into ,he canal.
An explosion Of giant powder at the packing
house of the Lake Superior Powder Company
located at Dead River, three miles north of
Marquette, hich.. on the Oh inst. resulted in
the total demoduon OF The building and the
instant death of four Scandiravians The
shock was plainly felt al Iahgeming twenty
miles away. The bodies Of the victims were
torn to atoms and scattered broadcast The
fragments were collected in pals and inferred.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-03-18
4 Man with Glass Leos.

A French paper mentions as an extra
ordinary instance of hallucination that
one of the members of the executive
council OF the Bank of Brussels was
many years ago seized with the convic-
ton that his legs were of glass, and
positively refused to move. A financial
crisis came, involving to some extent the
bank. Mr. B. got up and went to
Brussels, where, by his energy and skill,
he largely assisted in getting matters
straight. At the end OF a month he re-
turned home, remarked how marvellous
it was that he had not smashed one of
his legs, and, taking to bis bed once
more, he pever left it.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-03-18
A ESuinOus DeIuge.

The overflow of land caused by the breaking
Of levees along the Mississippi is causing deplor-
able suffering and great pecuniary loss to set
tiers. steamer which arrived at New
Orleans on the 10th inst. from Red River, re-
ported that below Alexandra $50 families were
living on RATS, and III a sadly destitute con-
dltlOn- The Bayou Sara levee was crumblng
away rapidly and letting the water over large
tract of country, including the richest sugar DIS
trlct IN Louisiana. A dispatch TO Gov. Cullom
Of Illinois, from Cairo, stated that about 200
families, including in the neighborhood Of 8
thousand people, mostly colored, living in the
flooded districts of Alexander County Illinois
have lost their property and are without
present means of livelihood Government
ratlons are being served out to the sufferers all
along the line.
The governor Of Missouri telegraphed the
secretary of war to increase the rations ordered
for the flood sufferers. Secretary Lincoln re
piled that eight days supplies had already gone
forward to the inundated portion OF Missouri,
and that the Arkansas commissioners ask 15,-
600 ratlons for forty days, which Will exceed
the appropriation. Eight army officers Will be
detailed to investigate the needs of the people,
and it is thought that $780, 600 will berequired.
Congress is to be asked to furnish the poor
with seed corn.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-03-18
" BTtE Grys

John J. Dryer, q well-krown pugijist, died at
the Brooklyn hospital on the 10th inst.
jeremiah Godfrey, a prominent citizen and
politician Of Detroit, Mich. died Oh the Gan
inst, after lingering illness.
London dispatches announce the demise OF
Rev. Thomas Jaret, the linguist, and John
Muir, the writer on oriental topics.
Henry c. Pindell, prominent lawyer Of
years.
VIM. H. L. Gruner, celebrated German
engineer. is dead
Hon. Albert j Hatch. prominent lawyer
and democratic pontlcian Of New Hampshire,
died at Portsmouth on the 9Th inst, where for
quarter century he was clerk Of the federal
courts.
Jacob A. Grassland, for thirty years a prom
lnent wholesale merchant at Indianapolis, died
on the 4th inst.
Hessie Helfmann, the Nihilist, who received
respite from execution for the murder of the
car, died in childbirth at St. Petersburg
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-03-18
ReSpectfully Declined,

President Arthur received letter from Hon.
Roscoe Conkling on the 9th inst, declining the
associate justiceship. No surprise was occa-
stoned by the decination. as it was pretty gem
orally supposed that Mr.. Conking would not
accept the appointment.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-03-18
Ihe Latest Go-as-vnu.PIease.

The great six day walking match at New
York terminated on the night of the 4th INST.
with Hazael the winner. Rowell, the celebrated
English walkist retired on the 1st in a demor-
allied condition. Hazael made GOO miles and
one lap followed by Fitzgerald. 557 miles, More
mac, sos miles, Hart, 542 miles, Hughes, 535
miles, and Sullivan 525 miles
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-03-18
EraXiCHI Tales

A terrible tragedy was enacted at a school
house at Harrisburg, Pernsett County, Ark, on
the 7th inst. County Treasurer J. j. Smith re-
moustrated with the teacher for whipping his
child. The conversation became heated and
finally led 10 Smiths striking E. J. Wilmot the
teacher, on the head with a billet Of wood,
crushing his skull. The injured man died in
three hours.
In drunken quarrel at New Orleans on the
night Of the 7th inst, Richard Shea was stabbed
to death by james Cosgrove.
An aged couple named O'Massey, living near
Charlottesville, Va, were found murdered on
the morning Of the 9Th inst, in their house
Money was the object.
A mob took Charles Shelton. John Redmond
and Harry French from the jail at Los Luuas,
Cal, on The Sth inst, and hung them 70 a tree.
4 cCUrJesan named Mary SigInan and Der
mother were assassIpated at Mount Vernon,
Ky, on the 8tb inst.
4 remarkable story comes from the CITY OF
Mexico The report is that highwaymen at
tackled a stage full Of armed men and that
eleven Of the outlaws were killed.
Il l. reported that n,pe Europeans journey
ing from TUIlis to Gafsa were murdered be-
tween Iuuis and kajrwan.
Adgices from New Mexico are 10 the effect
tlst Deputy Sheriff hiers and Martinez with
posse were attacked by Pueblo Indians while
attempting to arrest some Of the PueblOs y no
bad escaped from iaIl. 3Iiers was killed and
Martinez MORALLY wounded
4 shocking tragedy took place at Boston,
Mass, on the 7th inst. Mrs Harriet Bel while
returning from a grocery store near Ler home
was acco~ted by an unknown man who followed
her to the doorstep OF her home ana then cut
her throat. She lived but short time. The
assassin escaped.
a brace Of cattle thieves named Arnold
Howard and Frank Young, IN jail at Del No6er,
Col, were visited by mob on the It'll inst
Howard was killed. outright and Young NOR
tally wounded.
An ARRAY with pistols took place at Arkansas
! City, on tie 5th inst, in which J. ". Hale was
killed by John Fuller.
Three negroes-Lewis Smith and Aaron and
Ed. Clark-were killed in an ARRAY at Arkadel-
phia, Ark, on the 9th inst. The shooting was
done by 10 Ross aud Thad. Henry, both white.
Tax Collector Robert Taylor was shot dead
by DR.. Sims at Perryviile, Perry County, Ark,
on the 4th inst.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-03-18
River steamer DestroYed.

The steamer James d. Parker was wrecked
on the rocks near Louisville on the afternoon
of the 9Th inst, and then set on fire by the
overturning of stove. The passengers were
rescued, but q cargo valued at $4,000 was
lost
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-03-18

The spot whereon President Garfield
fell in the railway station at Washing
ton is marked not only by little silver
star, but by the regretfuJ 7eneration of
the passers-by. As they hurry to their
trains, it is said that each sters aside
lest disrespectful foot should desecrate
the spot
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-03-18
ninOr MiAhana

Two cases OF criminal carelessnes in hand
ling firearms were recorded on the 10th. At
Lo,klaud, o.. Joseph j. smith pointed a re-
yolver at a boy named Charlie GrIsmere. when
the weapon discharged its deadly contents in
the unfortunate boys head, causing his death.
At Georgetown. o., Alexander King was proba-
bly, fatally shot by his nephew, while the latter
was endeavor1ng TO show how he would act If
suddenly assaulted,
Leonard Landose and Michael Hargesnan
were accidentally drowned near Opelousas,
La, on the 7th inst.
new frame house was blown down at Fort
Wayne, Ind, on the 9th inst A carpenter
named Vail had leg broken and John Davis,
the aged father of the owner of the house was
fatally crushed.
A four-year-old daughter of Mrs. Jessie
NhltmOre, residing at Ashtabula, o., choked to
death at the dinner table on the 9th inst A
piece OF meat lodged in her wind pipe.
Miss Mary Maggie, aged Is, persisted in a fire
which consumed the house of Joseph Mellen,
at Newark, o., on the night of the Sth inst
Two men were killed and others severely
injured by the burning OF the Eimore House.
Trenton, No, on the 9th inst.
Charles Peterson and Oef Skog, two Swedes,
were run down by train near South Chicago,
on the night Of the 8th inst. The former was
instantly killed, and it is thought Skog cannot
live.
At Meadow Lea, Manitoba, the house of John
~ c"NeHAit IL NChiAiS tllC pl0NdICICG Vi Il
blizzard, and his wife and three daughters
were frozen to death before they could be got
under cover.
The explosion of a rendering tank in the
desiccatiug works of Plankinton and Armour, at
Kansas City, caused loss OF &c., 900.
Falling walls at fire, at Strathroy, Ont. on
the 7th inst, killed Hamilton Howe, an under
taker, and seriously injured ten Others
Whitehouse & Moody's and P G. Touziers
dry goods houses, and Lea Millers music
store vanished in smoke at Fargo, D. T., on
the TIN. Loss on buildings and stock S65, 600.
Mrs. j. w. Dickinson and Mrs. Charles Stur-
gis, residing at Battle Greek, Mich, were struck
by lightning, on the 18th inst, and dangerous
" burned.
John Gillig, wine merchant of Buffalo, died
IN delirium, caused by a compound fracture of
the right leg.
As the New Orleans fire department were
completing their annual parade, on the 4th
inst, they were called into active duty by a fire
alarm. Three fremen were killed and four
wounded by falling walls before the fire WAS
subdued.
Three whisky -fuddled men attemptedto cross
the river at Fort Madison, Ia, on the 4th inst,
when their craft capszed, drowning two,
named Shaw and Mccarthy. The third,
a moulder, named Kuntz, was rescued.
Henry Carlson and Peter Johnson were killed
outright and Thomas Williams and Collins
Magnus injured by a fall of earth in the
Lothian Mine, Ishpeming, Mich, on the 4th
inst. Magnus injuries proved fatal.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-03-18

Col. Brim, Of the British Royal Engineers, at
tempted to cross the channel in a balloon, with
a man named Simmons, but they fell into the
sea at Dover and persisted.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-03-18
DrOWnPds

dredging machine in tow Of steam tug.
sank off Rice Point, near Boston, Mass, on
the night of the 9th inst. Five men lost their
lives.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-03-18

A fire at Elvria, o., on the 4th inst, DESTROY
ed several factories, a lumber yard and three
railway cars. Loss $4,000.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-03-18
All EOr Science.

The steamer Apollo was sunk by collision off
Ushant on the 9Th inst. Six persons lost their
liyfg
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-03-18

CoLoRED satin ribbon bows are worn
at the throat with Byron collars, made of
lace and insertion.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-03-18
HOS. sRRD0N. Editor and Publisher.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Crushed t0 Death.
Shinwreck

Fort miners were engulphed by the caying
in Of mine at Iemphtz, Austria.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-12
MR.. HARRIsON,s WORK.

The Interest Unabsted Though the Wealth
or Interposes Drawbacks.
There was another rousing meeting at the
Jackson M. E. church last night. The church
was we'll filled, as usual.
This is one of the most remarkable things
about these meetings that the people come
out in such great numbers in such weather.
Something must be drawing the people. Rev. q
Cline of Grace church, st. Paul. Paxon
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Kellermare of Eau
Claire, Holt of Maiden Rock; Church, Mason
City, were on the platform beside DR.. Marsh
and Mr.. Harrison.
The hymns sung were "What can wash
away my stain?" "Can you stand for God?"
1.-THE Savior is calling," "Have you been to
Jesus for the cleansing power?"
MIR. Harrison has reason to feel jubilant
over the success of his meetings so far. On
every side we hear remarks on the strangeness
of so many people coming here night after
night through the rain. Why, on ordinary
occasions there would not be one fourth the
number out, and if the evenings were pleasant
thousands would be turned away, bat this is
only being postponed. Next week, or perhaps
before, we shall have some pleasant evenings,
and those who wish to get i'm had better 20
early, as the rush of Sunday night will Ger.
tainly be repeated the first pleasant eve ming
and every pleasant evening hereafter.
Mr. Harrison has some peculiar methods of
his own of inviting persons to seek change
of heart, but all are effective.
Last evening, after short talk, he invited
all interested to come, and fifteen or twenty
came at once, and several happy conversions
resulted.
The interest was SO great
that an after meeting was necessary, lasting
until after 1880
The interest is growing very fast, and great
things are soon expected to follow.
The meetings tonight are 7:30 and 8, as
,1sl1ai
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-12
Rtver EetcS.

The Mary Morton, of the Diamond 10 line,
will leave at 10 o'clock this morning.
The Aunt Betsy arrived from Diamond
Bluff about o'clock yesterday afternoon,
with barge of wood.
A dispatch was received from the War
Eagle saying that she would be here Saturday
morning and would leave at noon.
The river is rising at this point. During
the preceding twenty-four hours up to yes
terday morning it rose four inches and was
rising all day yesterday. 1t is also rising at
st. Louis.
The Grand Pacific, of the Electric Light line,
from st. Louis, arrived at o'clock yesterday
morning with big freight, and good passen-
ger list, and left for st. Louis at with good
freight. As part of the immense freight
she brought up was large quantity of pota-
toes.
The Minneapolis, also of the Electric
Light line, arrived at s a. m, and
was to have left at noon but
laid over till o'clock at night for the pur-
pose of having fange to one of her wheels
fixed 1t was found to have become loose on
her arrival at St. Paul. She brought up
forty passengers aud good freight, among
which were 200 boxes of lemons for Hoxie &
Jaeger.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-12

THE Legislature of Miss.sslssippi, at
it's last session, seems to have taken
particular pains to do violence to the
political feelings-if not interests-of
Congressman Singleton, of the old
Fourth district, and Gen. Chalmers, of
the famous Shoe-string district, of
that State. MIR. Singleton's resi-
dence is in Madison county,
and his grievance is that his
county has been detached from
his old and put in new district. But as
Mr.. Singleton has farm in Scott county,
which is in his old district, he has taken
up his luggage and shook the dust of old
Madison from his feet and betaken him
self to the shades of his Scott county
farm, which is to be his base of opera
tions in the coming Congressional
contests. Gen. Chalmers atfliction
is of a different character.
He is permitted to remain in his old dis
trlct, but in order to even up with him for
his recent independent course, the
legislature showed him under with 26, 900
Republican majority, by attaching sew
eral counties to his district having large
Republican majorities.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-12
DEFIANT GAMBLERS.
Refused Formulation to Open a House, They
Go Ahead and Are Pulled.

6O An0au anu Arc ulleu
Tom Whitaker is the name of gambler
recently from Chicago, who has undertaken
the very doubtful task of defying the author
ity of Mayor Rice and Chief of Police Weber.
Soon after arriving here Whitaker waited
upon the chief and asked permission to open
and run gaming house. The request was
refused. Whitaker then called on Mayor
Rice with the same request, and was again re-
fused. Not satisfied with this double
refusal, town sports, who evidently
thought that being home people, they might
perhaps have some influence with the mayor,
called upon him and urged the granting of
Whittaker's request, but were given to I'M
derstand that it was impossible.
Notwithstanding these repeated refusals,
Whitaker determined to 60 ahead, and rent
ing room on the second floor of the stone
block, west side of Robert, between Third
and Fourth streets, opened out in due form.
This action was reported 10 Chief Weber yes
terday afternoon, and under his in
structlons Detective Bresette proceeded to the
place and arrested Whitaker, NJ. E. Reed
who was dealing for him ,aud Nick Wilberfne,
who was playing. The latter was released up
on deposit of S25 for his appearance in the
municipal court this morning, and later
Whitaker and Reed were released on bail, the
former in $500 and the latter in Si00, A. R.
Capehart, the lawyer, going security.
The move of WhIttaker's in opening the
place in defiance of the refusal of the mayor
appears to be endorsed by some
of the local sports, and would
seem to have some purpose, not yet fully de-
veloped. a reasonable suppositlon, however,
would appear to be that this conflict is forced
for the purpose of having the doors thrown
wide open to all who may desire to engage IN
gambling, or to have ali such establishments
closed
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-12
THE WEEKLY GLOBE.
ST. PAUL, FRIDAY, MAY IL, 1882.

SENATOR BLAIR's testimony, given be-
fore the House Foreign Relations COM
mittee, has acted like an eye-opener to
both the Democratic and Republican
press of the country. The Milwaukee
Sentinel, leading Republican newspaper
of Wisconsin, in commenting on Senator
Blair's developments, says:
Senator Blaine had deep sympathy for
Peru in her hour of peril, and sought to in
duce the administration to throw its strong
arm of protection around the weak republic
and ward off the insidious attack of England
and the murderous assault of Chilli. But it
was the 900 shares of the value of 500 share
that stirred up his cold heart to such throes
of deep emotion. Money works wonders with
the affections of some people.