The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-09-23
T n E N e w S .
Miscellaneous.


the largest ever grown in that region As, 900
boxes.
A NUMBER of people from Kansas have
squatted upon lands belonging to the Chero
kee nation. The Indians are greatly annoyed
thereat
RELIABLE accounts state that the cotton
worm has appeared on Red River, and done
the crop considerable damage. The crop pros
poets are not so good as they were three weeks
ago.
ADvICEs from San Domingo state that al
most the entire business portion of Peurto
Plata was DESTROYED by fire on the 21st of Au
gust. Loss estimated at $500, 900, on which
there is little or no insurance. The origin OF
the fire Is unknown.
SADIE c. CLELLAND, a procuress, was al
rested in New York, Saturday evening, for
entlcng nine girls to leave on the steamer City
of Galveston to enter houses of ill-fame in
Galveston. Minnie Freeman and Miss Clel-
land Jumped ashore after the vessel got under
way.
The baggage and two emi9rant CARS of the
night express train going west on the Detroit
and Milwaukee Railroad, were thrown from
the track Saturday morning, two miles from
Linden Station. One lady, name unknown
had her neck broken, and seventeen euugrants
were wounded.
The Governor of Kansas has published a
contradiction of the statement that good lands
IN that state cannot bepurchased for less than
fifty dollars per acre. He says that Sood land
can be had under the provisions of the pre-
emption and homestead laws. and the Usage
trust lands are sold to actual settlers at =. 25
per acre. In portions of the state which have
been longer settled, good unimproved lands
can be purchased by any one. for prices rang
ing from 50 to $50 per acre.
The East.
The Connecticut tobacco crop is being gath
ed 1t is said to be enormous.
BASE ball White Stockings 10; Mutuals &c;
Olympic IS, and CIevelands IL.
The Democratic State Convention is called
to meet at Rochester on the 4th of October.
THE second Cincinnati Industrial Exposition
was formally opened on Wednesday evening
The damage to the locks near Lockport, has
been repaired and navigation is again re
sumed
The anniversary of the birth of Lafayete
was celebrated by the French societies of New
York on Wednesday.
KANE O'DoNNELLY, a well-known journal
list, formerly of the New York Tribune died
in Philadelphia on Friday evening
THE corporation of RrQwn University to-
day accepted the resignation of President
CaswelI, to take effect at the close of the
academic year.
\ wooLEN-MILL on Wissahackon Creel, Pa
owned by Robert Haley and occupied by Fitz
patrick and Holt, was burned Wednesday
morning. Loss S20, 000-insurance 515, 900.
The horse disease is reported to be on the
increase i'll Brooklyn. The city railroad com
pany have lost forty-two horses from cerebro
spinal m ningits, and the Atlantic avenue six
horses. The disease has made its appearance
IN a large number of private stables.
The coal miners of the Kenosha, Illinois
Valley, La Sale and Peru shafts struck for an
increase of wages on Friday morning last
The present price paid is ninety cents per ton
for mining, which the companies propose to
increase to a dollar and five cents on the first
Of October. but the miners demand imme-
date increase to dollar and thirty-fiye cents.
The West.
The Utah Southern Railroad is open for
travel to the mouth of the Cottonwood, four
teen mites.
GRAVEL bank at Knightstown, Ind, caved
in Tuesday, LillngI. A Strong and injur-
ing two others.
A SERIOUS fire at Washington Court House
east of the Kirk House.
The safe and lock mandatory of Mcneil 6
Urban, in Cincinnati, was destroyed by ire on
TuesCaF evening. Loss $4,000.
\ GAMBLER named George Hood shot and
killed another gambler, Charles Graham, at
Salina, Kansas, last Sunday night.
IN San francisco. on Monday night, Richard
Hey, alias mickey Free, boatman, was
shot dead by Sydney Flag, alias Smith, an
other boatman.
Al Cttawa, ILL.,, Wednesday evening, 4 fire
broke out in the drug store of Z. Y. Girisgs, at
which a hoy named John Setback, aged four
teen. was 30 badly burned that he died in two
hours. The explosion OF mecca oil is said to
re the cause. The entire stock was DESTROYED
iHE iewcIy store of Japheth * Cross, at
Adrian, was entered by burglars or the night
OF the 5th who blew open the safe and stole
over 100 go!I and silver watches, quantity of
rings and other jewelry. Total loss over
S9.G0G.
At Rockford, Illinois, Tuesday afternoon, an
here Us a drunEard and licentious person
stabbed and killed his wife, an old lady 20
years old. The killing was done with car
ponters scratch-awl. as many as Twelve diff
terent stabs being Inflicted. After dispatching
her Zimmerman took large dose of Iauda-
mum with the intention of killing himself, bur
prompt medical aid prevented the consumma-
ton Of his desire.
The south.
FoUR suicides occurred in St Louis between
Saturday and Monday.
1t Is now sad that the loss by the Puerto
Plata fire will reach two million dollars
Two deaths from yellow fever have occurred
in Charleston during the past forty-eight
hours.
\ CONFLICT of authority has arisen between
General Crook and the Superintendent of Iu-
dian affairs in New Mexico.
THERE are ten persons now confined in the
Louisville jail charged with murder. two for
highway robbery, one for rape, and one for
infant'cide.
ONE day last week large private patty of
citizens made steamboat excursion down the
bay from Wilmington. The next day the
whole party suffered from serious illness. the
symptoms being those of poisoning, and in
several families one or more members are now
very sick.
Foreign.
The report that the Duke dAumale has
been appointed Governor of Algeria, Is denied.
EARL DERBY delivered brilliant speech on
the land question, at Liverpool, on Wednes-