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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-05-26

| The will of the late Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Bay.
ard was fled for probate at New York, on the
18th inst. The estate is valued at Sl0. 600 600,
and goes to her husbind, Robert BayaT6.
| PHILADELPHIA officials were notified on the
| 18th inst, that the city owns 5,0s7 shares OF
the North Pennsylvania Railroad valued al
| @20S,372 This was unkuown to those most
interested until the statement vas made by the
railroad company.
TIE ninety-ifth general assembly at the
| Presbyterian Church Of the United States, con-
y6ued at Saratoga on the 18th inst.
The twenty-third annual session of the Ma
tional Brewers Association began in Detroit on
the 10th inst.
The annual reunion Of the Army of the
Potomac began on the 10th inst at Washing
ton. About 1,00) men we're present at the
| opeulng. Gen. John Newton was elected pres
! ldent Of the society.
THE long taiked-of boxing match between
| John L. Sullivan, OF Boston, and Charles
Mitchell, Of England, took place at the MadI.
son Square Garden. New York, on the evening
of the 14th inst. Three rounds were fought,
and Mitchell was knocked out of time
THE New York excise commissioner ON the
18th inst. refused to grant saloon license to
tho pu5ifst Joe tjuburn, on general principles.
Y. RICHARDS & Bro, dry goods merchants of
Augusta, Ca. assigned on the 14th inst. Liza
bll ties 5110,0G0.
EDWARD D. BRADFORD, dealer in house fur
nishing goods. New York. made an assignment
OF the I4th inst. Liabilities 527. 1902.
4 SENSATION was created IN a Washington
court room on the 1ith inst, by the appear
aUce Of a prominent lawyer named England,
in an almost nude condition. He was hustled
out and put IL c0nfiGem
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-05-26
Back From Far Liberia.

Divis1oned offin the second-class coach
of the south bound train on the Rich
mond and Danville Railroad yesterday
was a group Of nine colored people, two
women and seven children, who were
Just reaching their home which they had
left about seven years ago to cast their
lot on the shores Of Liberia, the land
which they were made to believe flowed
with milk by day and honey by night,
and where the only work required to
make living was to go out IN the woods
and shake a tree, when enough provls-
ions would fall the first shake to make
meal for family Of ten. This was their
idea Of liberia, and Of course they were
doomed to bitter disappointment and
long months Of homesickness and weary
suffering. The party in question got off
the train yesterday at Concord, their old
home. They all belonged to the old
Pnifer plantation, and 1t was through
the kindness of their white friends IN
Concord. who made up a sufficient sum
of money to bring them home and for
warded 1t to them some time ago. The
party were just two months making the
lourneying home, AID when they arrived
tbev were found to be III a most pltIaDle
condition.
Their feet are strangely afflicted, being
| swollen to three times the usual size
presenting mass Of ugly-looking sores
| Some of them had lost their toes, tha
had dropped off as if through leprosy
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-05-26

FLoUR-aood to Choice SPRING. s 5 ~ .
ST. LOUIS
TOLEDO.
A New story of Thad, Stevens.

''tTatn, IN New 1Ork Tribune
Ex-Speaker Grow was telling me last
week some anecdotes of Thaddeus Stev-
els, who once, defending the public
schools that had with difficulty been leg
allied, said that the Pennsylvania Dutch
cared nothing for educating their sons
and daughters provided they could i'm
port and breed fine pigs and cattle and
horses. This was made the most of by
Stevens enemies and he had to defend
himself publicly when ne went back to
Gettysburg, and did it with the dr0,l-
naeatuBa dd hOnai1en7. "Isn't it tr11e2"
he said. "You, Jake Snyder, have got a
ram that cost you thousand dollars and
none Of your daughters can read. You.
Hans Deitman, paid four thousand dol
lars for bull, but make all your sons
work winter and summer You, JIMMY
Lootmap, own Westphalia boars and
brood sovs, and can't read yourself
Don't you love your beasts better than
your children and your minds?" The
honest Dutchmen began to confer:
"That is right" they said; she only
told the truth" Stevens, instead Of
Muhlenberg, should have a monument
IN the eapitaI
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-05-26
NEWS OF TIE WEEK
CARLEG HAMS.

IHE czar arrived in Moscow OIL the night OF
the 10th inst, and proceeded at once to the
fetroH~ky palace. There was great enthu-
siasm, and good order prevailed.
On The goth inst, box containing bottles OF
various liquids supposed to be of an explosive
| Character was discovered on the steps Of the
IetelDoTou9h Cathedral, London. It was
thought to be hoax
MOVEMENT is on foot in Rome for a uni
Yersal exhibition in that city, and d mass meet
ing was held on the 20ih inst. for the further
ahce Of the project
DELANEY, one Of the Pnmnix Park murder
efs, has been reprieyed.
4 VIOLENT storm on tie goth inst, did cor
sI1erabie damage TO buildings in Berlin.
DANIEL CuRLEY, the second man convicted
OF the murder of Burke and Cavendish. was
han@et n hIlmainham jail, Dublin. on the 18Th
inst.
\ RUSSIAN officer arrested on suspicion Of be.
ln5 reyolutionist on the 18th inst. made dis
closures duplicating officers of the imperial
Sn-fd. plot to assassiuate the czar at his
coronation was also discovered
The trials of Irish conspirators closed on
the 18th inst. James 9Tullett, Edward
.Bricn, Edward ATcCafTrey, DaLiel Delaney
and William Marony, charged with Conspiracy
" A--'1ueA' ttedIeu guilty aud eacn received
i ten years sentence to penal servitu!e
lhomas Doyle received five years.
FIrzHARRIs. ol trial st Dublin as accessory
to the murder CT Burke and Cavendish, was
found guilty on the 18th inst. and sentenced
70 penal seIyItude for life
JOE BRADY the first Of the Invincibes II
convicted OF participation il the murder OF
Lord Cayend.sh aud. Under secretary Burke.
vas hanged at Dublin on the 14th inst
JAMES 1oUNd, tue famous chemist, is dead.
MANoUD NEDIM PAsHA, the notorious Turk
lsh politician, died on the 18th inst, aged u.
IHE town of San CTlos, Nicaragua, s A.,
was destroyed by FIRE early in the month Loss
$780, 000.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-05-26
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.

MAN named Harry Curtiss went into the
saloon of Anthony Connolly, at the corner of
Fourth Avenue and Harrison Street. Chicago.
on the 20th inst, and after inviting the pro
prietor to take a drink with him. proceeded
to make target Of him. After shooting Con
nelly through the body he turned his attention
70 the barkeeper. who returned his fire. Com
nelly, who was down. drew a revolver and shot
Curtlss IN the thigh. Curtiss is thought TO be
insane.
JAMES SCoTT and J. B. Myers. three-card
monte men, were arrested at Winona. MINI
on the 10th inst, while working tram on the
st. Peter road.
JAMES WALSH and Thomas lynch. two Chi
cago br1isers, pounded each other IN a prize
ring at Sheffield, Ind, on the Goth inst. Tbe
fight lasted over er hour. thirtv-nine rounds
being fought, and was won By Walsh. Bofh
principals were arrestedon tier return to Chi
cago.
JOHANNA LoSG, an Irish woman. ATTEMPTED
| suicide at Philadelphia on the 10Th inst, but
was prevented. She claimed that she had
been deserted by her husband and children
She Is % years old and had on her person
money and papers to the value Of about s.. goo.
T. ". CARTER, of Pope County, Ark. who
was arrested for debauchIng his daughter.
committed suicide IN the jail at Atkins. on the
18th inst.
MAGGIE PRESTON vas shot through the BODY
u mysterious manner at Catawba Island.
Lake Erie. on the I7th inst She said the deed
vas committed BY three masked men.
HARRx 2. WATsoS. a reporter, shot and fa-
tally wounded Miss May Appleton, at their
boarding house in Boston on the 18th inst.
Jealousy vas the supposed cause.
TIE trlsl Of Congressman Phi Thompson.
st Hsrrodsburg. Ey., for the murder Of Wal
ter DAVIS ended on the 18th inst, IL verdict
OF acquIttaI.
Ok the l4th inst, the headless BODY Of an
uaknoEu woman was found floating in the
river opposite Shakopee. Ainn. It is thought
70 b that Of Mrs Unse. whose grave was
violated II January last.
GREAT excitement was caused at Glencoe.
Minn., on the 18th inst, by the arrest of a
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-05-26
Fresh and fleeeed FraRchi.

lFrom the New York Cor. Boston Journal
Fraachi, as all the world knows, has
complete control over II ne PATHS busi-
ness arrangements; If be tells her that
she is - sing in Rrssia or China next
month she consents, no matter what the
terms Of the contract are, proyifipg that
Signor FraLehi SAY il is for the best.
During the last twenty years Franthi
has managed the diva's business With
IN n'ailiog tact, aud the few business
mistakes which she has made have been
WHEN E'fanchl's advice was disrrg lrded.
Thus when Patti came here two years
ago she wanted to Go without manager,
and expected that it would be sufficient
to announce that AdelIpa Patti would
sing IN core 1t and that the plice Of
tickets would be so. The 9eteran
Ftanchi protested, but finally undertook
to manage the tour, and as may be re-
ut mbeied most awful mess wss the
result. Franchl knew nothing about
Nesg York, It's theatrical and newspaper
customs; the concerts we're impr aperlv
ad eItised, the price OF tickets was too
biga and the day Of the first eoCcett
caDe before half the seats had been sold.
When Il bec3me evident that
tickets must be given away by
wholesale or the hail would be
but half full they were disposed OF reck=
ess Y aul alv4n tage was taken Of
Franchl's ignorance. Any boy who could
procure q sheet of letter paper and an
envelope wrote note asking for tickets
ard carried it to Franchi, almost
invariably with successful results.
These letters were sigued with
imaginary rames such as the
President Of New Yolk, the /" Mayor
of the FIRE Department, etc., and one
boy got two tickets upon an order pur-
porting to come from C5un Hudson, ("
whom poor Franchi 10 doubt imagined
70 be some distinguished person not to
be offended. The result was that Patti
tickets, nominally valued at so apiece,
sold on the evening of the performance
at one ard two dollars apiece, and Nine
Patti as astuuished by the most extra
ordinary auCiepcc Cf corner luungers.
play house hangers on and "seedy ="
looking persons which had ever been
her misfortune 10 sing to-so astounded
that after her first aria she retired TO her
dressing room TO cry for rage and vow
that never again would she oppose
Franchi's viii. 1t is understood that
Frapchi receives 800 for every perform
acce at which Nine, Patti appears, and
gets this sum from the manager with
wLom he makes the engagement. Abbey
told Frar chi last year that he was will
ing to eLgage Nine. Patti, but ill not see
thenCcesslty Of paying him 500 for each
performance. Perhaps be sees it BOW.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-05-26

Young man named Edward Coffin. for the out
rage OF ton-year-old glrl named lankens.
| In quarrel on the 18th inst. at Milwood
| Ill, between Buck Miller, agent of the Chica-
| go aud Alton Road, and Charles Baker, the
| latter was killed and the former fatally in
| jured.
OE the night Of the 18th inst, the house oc.
| euped by Mrs Mary Cayauaugh, her aged
| mother and brother aged about 90 IN the
snpur9s OF Chicago, was entered by three men.
IGe screams Cf the two women brought the
! young man to their assistance, when he was
| hhocAed down by one of the rufians and COM
! pciIe1 70 witness tie outrage of his mother
and sister.
FRED. DUSsEBEcKE. % wears old. living in
Ch'cago, attempted to curtail his earthly career
on the 18th inst. by cutting his throat, bur
mace pad job of 1t, and may reco n.
| 1HohAs WALSH, who whipped his wife to
death with leather strap at Chicago some
tlnc ago. was sentenced on the 18th inst. to
| thlrty-flFe years IN the penlteutiary.
| IN riot near Victoria, h. c., on the 14th
INST, a vigilance committee of white men at
| lacked clma of sleeping Chinamen, killing
one and 1nlCri1g others seriously.
| LIEUT., TETTINt, Of the Italian army. com
mItted suicide in New York on the 4th inst, By
| shooting himself In the head. He was suffering
from dependency caused by a broken love af,
| fair
| NIECE of Gen. Bragg, living at Houston
/ Texas, committed suicide on the 18th inst, By
| sat1ra ing her clothing with kerosene and set
| ting them on fire.
GEORGE LINTZ, 4 bookkeeper, comm TIED
| suicide at Cairo, H.. on the 18th inst, by
shooting.
Il dispute over the price Of glass of beel
II lis saloon. on Mil yankee Avenue, Chicago,
| on the 14th inst, Anton Bauer shot and killed
Lawrence Rossiter, aged II years.
| Il general row in 4 saloon IN the Town Of
| Lake, suburb Of Chicago Frank Colin fatal
/ stabbed Lewis Baroun with pair of shears
| The whole party was arrested.
INVESTIGATION by the city comptroller Of New
| York has unearthed deficit in the accounts Of
! VIM. r. Carroll, a former clerk in that Office,
| Of SI4s, $50. Carroll is dead.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-05-26
What startled Some Miners.

from the Virginia City New Enterprise.l
Down IN Flowery District, recently,
some miners, who were prospecting
about two miles north Of the Lady
Bryan mine, had quite an astonishing
experience. They were drilling a hole
into a quartz vein on the side of
mountain, preparatory to putting IN
blast. One Of the men was holding and
turning the drill, while the other was
striking. Suddenly blow OF the ham
mer sent the drilI ont Of sight. In
stantly stream Of water spouted up to
the height Of forty or fifty feet. The
water came out the full size Of the drill
hole, and was spouted for over an hour.
when it gradually failed and ceased TO
flow. The men finally put in a blast,
and, blowing off the top Of the quartz
vein, discovered soma four feet below
the surface large ccevice or cavity,
which extended up the hill as far as
they were able to probe it.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-05-26
Strange Condolences.

From the New York Vorld.l
In the small town Of Zaitz. IN Prus-
sian Saxony, lived two women, Frau
Schmidt and Frau Feustel, occupying
adjoining rooms in the same house. in
February, 1881, each was made on the
same day the mother of triplets, all
boys. This was a decidedly curious
coincidence in births. The Rev. Mr.
Busch, of Wnopa, Mimi, whose five
children were all born on Sunday, has
been the subject of some newspaper
paragraphs, but his case Is less notewor-
thy than that of resident of Middle
town, Conn.,, three Of whose four chill
dren have the same birthdav-No7em-
Der 10th. 4 less remarkable coincidence
is noted in the case cf Mrs. William
Mining, Of Mount Auburn, O., who
celebrated on one day the anniversary of
her birth, Of her wedding, and of the
birth of a grandchild. Why should ac-
cident have ordained that the same com
paDy of minstrels should have visited
Washington on the day that President
Garfield was lnaugurated, on the day
that his remains were borne In state to
the capitol, and on the day that the
oratlOn was pronounced upon him by
Mr.. Blaine?
An odd coincidence was reported not
long ago in these columns. In 1862 q
fire destroyed the city of Kingston, ia
maica. On the day OF the FIRE Aaron de
Cordoya was born. Aaron de Cordova's :
grandfather was the first man on the
island who erected a building. After
the fire, three months ago, IN the same
place, the present Aaron de Cordovs
was the first man who erected a build
ing. 1t was a curious fate which or
dained that the son of the Austrian
Baron Carl Won Hofer, and Andreas
Hofer's great grandson, should perish
bS bullet discharged during a rife
match being the fifth member Of tLis
distinguished family slain By such a
wound, Three years ago QUE Lewis
Hiltz, of Independence, No., killed
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-05-26
Why He Broke the Engagement.

"Letme congratulate you, said one
brokers' clerk to another across theluuch
table the other day.
"On what ?'
"Why, rumor says that you are to
marry girl worth $3.50. 600
swell, / dunno-I rather think not. "
is the engagement off ?"
Yes, rather of. l loved ber, and
she's got the money, but couldn't see
no earthly way Of buy1rg wedding-suit,
paying the clergyman, and footing the
expense Of two or three days, or until /
felt well enough acquainted to ask her for
the loan of a couple of hundred" ;"
THE Loudon World speaks of Mr..
Froude as the greatest master Of English
now living and the stOrmi est petrol OF
literature ever known. 1t compares his
work on the Caryles with Swift's Gull
end Yahnaz
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-05-26

This strange disease is said to have
been caQsei hy certain species of
insect which attacks the people of Lii
beria. In scme instances these insects
attack the whole body of a person, but
as general tting, they are confined TO
the feet. \ physician Of Charlotte was
ou tue train Yesterday and became
greatly ibtt rested IN the case. The suf-
f,rers told lin that their feet were then
u a uca better condition than when
they left LiLerIa They stated that
nearly ali the Cabarrus darkies over III
Liberia were similarly affected and sew
era hs,l died after losing their feet alto
getber The story cf their trials and
suferiags os Iecounted by them is sim
ply ", udelful.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-05-26

Joseph Melody, but was acquitted on
the ground OF Insanity. Two years
later on the same day and at the same
hour lie roc, iyed a fatal sunstroke on
the same spot Hhere be committed the
crimes. Condolences relative to deaths
ste numerous If not always very note
worthy. Ca the 10Th of April, 1880,
Edward aoss was buried at Troy, ia
this state, from the same h6tsse at which
10 1870, the same clergyman had buried
bis brother James Both brothers died
on the same day ef the month at the
sane hour
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-05-26
Fifty-six New Snakes in Central Park.


Have you any new features in the
meDagerie this spliug?" inquired a
CubaGe reporter Of Superintendent
CcDtic, Of the neragerie ut Central
Park.
yes, ye havs Just got IN some big
-uakes-pytbons about fi!ty-six of them
il all. Some are in my Office, for I
ha7CL't any cages for them vet. Come
II, aud Nr. Conkln led the way to his
room or the main floor Of the old
arseoal. Several roGgh looking pine
boxes With suggestive bleathiUg holes
loTed Oh the top and sides, stood in a
row near the superiatendent's desk. As
Mr.. ConkIin unlocked and threw back
the cover there were discovered huge
coils Of spotted shiny ophidians. Some
Of them il zlS raised their Leaas t. gaz
at the intrudtrs.
"There arc about twenty ,f them
here" said hir. Coukhu. "Chey are
from a region about thirty miles north of
Calcutta, India, The largest is twenty
feet long, aud the smallest ten feet.
They have been here q few days only.
There are Others in the Clrnivora Build
ing. but we haven't room fox all. [ bave
made a requisition for material for ages,
but it takes some time to get it. Very
thick plate glass is required. IS the
snakes would break the ordinary kind by
pressing against it."
In the Carniyora Building, just out
side the arsenal, there we've two cages
of pythops. One Of them bad coiled
himself on top OF the wooden case IN
which the gas stove stood, and others
were coiled on rests in the upper rart Of
the cage. f'Now, Tom, let's get in that
tub of warm water while we have the
chance" said Mr.. Conklin TO the keep
er. The keeper was badly bitten II
putting the pytbons IN the cage" the
superintendent said, fbut their bite is
net poisonous. The pytbons belong to
Carl Hagenback, the great German
dealer ID wild animals, who Is now on a
visit IN the y-est -
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-05-26
An Embarrassing Situation.

A cotton buyer for New England
factory lately met In Mississippi col
ored preacher, who explained, during a
conversation on religion, that he was do
ing the Lords work on a salary of IS q
year, and that his congregation was in
arrears for the last years salary to the
tune of s..
Can't you collect ii? ;" qaeried the
buyer.
4 reckon I mought, sab, but you
see de situashuu am RAIDER embar'a a.
sin. p"
How"
Why, sab, if 1 should collect De
money 1t would bust de congregashun,
an if de congregashun busts what's tel
become of me aud de meetin' house z"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-05-26
WILD WINDS.
Frightful Disaster In the Belle City
of Wisconsin.

Herrifae Cyclone Visits Racine.
carrying Death and lestruciion
I'm Its Frack--- Entire Northern
Portion OF the Toxyn s.cyeIed q,
the ssrcund---Eyventy- People
hiiied and More Than One Hum
ored Persons Mere or less Serious
~ apJured---Ksouses Torn Down
and Lifted From Their Founda
tiohs ara Carried Ayay by The
Wind
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-05-26
An Easy Way to Raise Strawberries,

= TIL ~ u 9----N7.e R't4-L-
A new seIf-tending strawberry-bed is
the invention of Californian. FIJI with
earth any sort of barrel that has been
bored well all round with inch holes.
Plant strawberries IN every hole and in
the open top, root downwards and top
outEards. It Is great success. 1t Is
quite ornate and it viii keep for several
months III bearing. Every child can have
a keg, or several can cultivate barrel in
common, besides industry and economy.
to say nothing of fun and health.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-05-26

THE New Orleans Picayuna laments
that there is always too much drinking
going on between acts II the Legislature.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-12-20
LAPSED LAND GRANTS.
Bills to Forfeit Them to the Govern
ment.

Judge Payson, Of Illinois, has introduced
In the House bills To forfeit the following
lapscd and uncarned land grants:
The land grant % the Texas Pacific rail-
road, involving 100000 acres; Oregon Cen
iral portland to Astorial railroad, l,l5o, 900
acres: New Orleans and Jackson railroad,
involving l,000U00 acres, estimated; Ely
ton Boards Blum railroad, 900
acres. estimated: Iron Mountain and
Arkansas railroad, l.30u,000 acres, esti-
mated. Memphis and Charleston rail-
road. 500, 600 acles, estimatci; Savannah and
Albany railroad. l,200, 900 acres, estimated:
Gulf ana Ship Island, and Tuscaloosa and
Mobile 6a2, 300 acres, and Mobile and New Or
leans, involving l,5O0,OO0 acres, estimated;
Untonagon and state Dine, involving l42, $50;
Oregon and California and California
and Oregon railroads, unpatented
lands, Ids, ,30s; certain lands OF the North,
et1l Pacific iWallula 10 Portland ete.l, 6, ,50I,.
600: Mobile and Girard, s2,t2l; certain lands
of the Atlantic and Pacific east Of Aibuquer-
que N. NJ. and west OF Moiaye, Cal, unpat
entea lands, about 100000.
Also bill TO create Court OF Appeals tthe
bill introduced by senator Davis In the Sen
ate and Mr.. Payson In tho House in the For
ty-seyenth Congress-. And u bill for an
amendment TO the Constitution to permit tho
President To veto items In u general appro.
priation bill.