The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-05
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1T is thought that Foster. the New York
street-car murderer, will escape capital pun
ishment.
WINNIPEG dates to July 9Th, state that Geo.
White, private secretary to Gov. Archibald
copsmitted suicide
CosrMoD0RE WM. MITCHELL who was placed
on the retired list Of the navy four years ago
died at his residence in Washington. Monday.
JOSEPH r. JEFFREY principal of j & W.
Jeffrey q Co., of Compton House, Liverpool,
the largest variety establishment in Great
Britain, died recently Of grief caused by the
failffs Of his house Tor nearly IS, 100000.
IHE Navy Department is soliciting plans and
contracts for the construction of a mammoth
floating iron dock for use III repairing vessels
IN our various stations. 1t Is TO be of suth-
strength and size to raise an ironclad vessel
$50 feet long, 90 feet wide, and 6 600 tons dis
placement.
THE cotton mill of Alexander Abbott, at
Yalatie. destroyed by fire Friday morning,
with its contents. Loss, 5GO0 insured for
$39, 00O
JEM MACE. the pugilist. has issued a card
waving the decision of the referee in his favor
in his last match with Coburn and offering to
fight the latter for $4,000 or $4,000 a side,
within hundred miles of New Orleans. In
the event of Coburn declining, he is willing to
transfer his challenge to OBaldwin.
CHICAGO river water Is too much for the
finny tribe of the Canal and Desplaines river.
A correspondent from Joliet says schools of
fish are sweeping over the DAM at that place
some with their gills high out of water gasping
and struggling for fresh air and a breath of
pure water. others prone upon their backs,
their white bellies glistenins IN the sun.
Ir Is claimed that the Omaha and South
western Railroad Company have made arrange
ments with the Rock Island and Pacific Rail-
road, whereby the bridge across the Plato
River viii be built at once. and the road COM
pleted to Nebraska City, to meet the road from
the South and West, giving the company con-
nection with Lincoln and Southwestern Ne
braska.
The East.
The U. S. District Court of BROOKLYN has
ordered the forfeiture of the steamer Cleo
patra, for smuggling.
The funerals of Sergeant Wyatt and private
Page, of the Ninth Regiment, killed IN the riot
took place Sunday at Woodlawn Cemetery
Rev. DR. JOSEPH f. Berry, professor in the
Theological Seminary at New Brunswick, n.
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dead
Miss ADA McEvoY, of Lowell, and Miss Ami
Cummings. of Portsmouth, \. H.. were
drowned III Charles river by the capsizing of a
boat
VIM. aICGBArH and VIM. Latimer, well
known merchants of Brooklyn, who were
wounded during the Irish riot in New York
died on Saturday.
Two German clubs have been organized in
Brooklyn since the riot, each member pledg-
ing himself that lie would vote only for citi-
zens of American birth to hold office.
BRANCH No. /, Father Matthew's Society, the
largest in New York, has voted to withdraw
their delegation from the Hibernia Hall Con
vention, on account of its action in relation tc
the recent riot.
CORNELIUS ROOSEVELT one of the best known
old merchants in New York died at his sum.
mer residence at Oyster Bay. Long Island
Monday morning, after an illness of but two
days.
Gov. HOFFMAN has sent an autograph letter
to superintendent Kelso, warmly compliment
in5 hlm Oh the conduct of the entire police
force for discipline, bravery and discretion
during the fight.
A LARGE party of roughs in the Twelfth
Ward Of Brooklyn hung an etfigy in Hamilton
avenue, monday morning, bearing a breast
plate labeled John T. Hoffman. Governor OF
New York, died July 18th, 1871"
Ar the lngelide (lEass. regatta, Elias Ware
won the single scull race. two miles Time
1872. Harvard won the freshman. three miles
IN 20,l8. The Amherst Agricultural Crew wo1
the University race, three miles. Time l7:47
Harvard came in second, and Brown third.
FRANCIS Al0SIEIrH, clerking IN Chaplin,
store at 81. James Psrish, La, was murdered
May 10th, his body thrown into the river, anc
the store robbed and burned, by four negroes
The iary. composed OF SIX white and six col
orel, found them guilty of arson. burglar,
and murder. The penalty Is death.
EDWARD JAFFEY, of the Eighty-ninth New
York regiment, was unavoidably detaine,
from joining his comrades during the lat,
riot. Hearing comments on his absence from
the post OF danger, he became excited and Gu
his throat from ear to ear with a razor, expir-
ing instantly.
\ PROPELLER called the Cathard has startet
up the Erie canal to contest for prize of ON
hundred thousand dollars offered by she stat
for the invention of canal boat propelled b
steam, and carrying cargo which can 9
through the canal without lniuiing the bank
DN Its wash.
NEW YORK telegram states that some o
the Orange lodges have nearly doubled thei
membership since the New York riot Tn
same may be said of the Hibernian, or anti
Orange societies, ali Of which are CROWN,
rapidly in consequence of the excitement.
The 1Ycst.
RICHARD BEATTY was shot and killed b
Wesley.Jones, al Wayerly, H., Thursday eve
ming
CAPT. {. Nj. BLoDGETT. of the steamer Johu
Morgan, was drowned at Cincinnati Monda,
night.
RICHARD BEATTY was shot and killed b,
Wesley Jones, at Wavegly, ILL.,. ON Thursda
evening.
\ FIRE at Pekin, H., burned the distiller
of II. ?. Westernan. Loss. $50, G00-iusur
ance, 1880
LAWYER named Watson was assassinate,
at Bingham ILL.,, Tuesday evening The as
ASSN Is unknown.
HUGH Macy and Diebold Groat. aged ten an,
eight years, were drowned in Chicago rive
Monday afternoon.
TIE Germans of Cincinnati are aSitatec
concerning the Sunday law recently enforced
IL that city, and demand its repeal.
THL Missouri River Telegraph Compan
have completed their line to Fort Randall
distance of 100 miles above Yankton.
CONSIDERABLE anxiety is felt concerning til,
mysterious disappearance Of General Thomas
D. Sedgwick, of New Albany, Ind, who lef
his home last Monday morning. and has no