The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-07-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
miscellaneous.

lenged Tom Allen to a mill for 81, 800
side.
The new yacht Dreadnaught had
several inpromptu trials of speed with
the fastest yachts Of the New York
fleet, beating them all.
The repairing ship, Scanderia, has
grappled and connected the ends of the
broken 1866 cable.
CoaNoDoRE NJ L. MAURY, of Virgin
III, has been elected President of the
University of Alabama and Will accept.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has
given notice that the Treasury VIII
commence paying the July interest
without rebate on Monday next at the
sub treasures.
THE body of an unknown man was
found in the river at Cleveland, Friday
morning Checks for two trunks, and
$3.50 in money, were found upon his
person.
GEN. SHERMAN mentions, IL converse
ton, that everywhere he went on his
recent tour of inspection he met with a
warm reception from the people, espec-
tally in Louisiana and Texas.
THE amount due from ex-collectors
to the government is 81, S13,31 1t is
thought that the government will not
lose any considerable sum as the
bonds in most cases are considered
good.
RETURNS to the Department Of Agri-
culture indicate an increase ct area of
wheat, compared with that Of last year,
of four per cent, nearly three-quar-
ters of a million acres. nearly all of
which is west of the Mississippi The
crop will be probably fully equal to
that of last year.
The East
The failure of Samuel +. Locke, of
Boston, dealer IN iron and metals, Is
announced, with liabilities at S24S, 600
and assets at $500
GEN. SHERMAN has returned to Wash
ington from his tour of inspection
throughout the west and southwest. He
considers the apprehenslons felt OF a
wide spread Indian war along the Tex
DIS frontier as IN a great measure I'M
founded.
GEORGE H. PENpLEroN left for Eu-
rope, to bring back his family, where
they have been for the last two years,
month earlier than he intended, III or
der that he may be back early IL Au-
gust, and take part III the exciting can
vass which VIII take place IN Ohio the
coming autumn.
ONE hundred brakes, claiming to be
legal heirs of Sir Francis Drake, met IL
New York Tuesday The property is
valued at S125. 600 900, but the Secre-
/ 1 - IL l. ~,
to establish any connection between
the American and English branches of
the family.
FIVE horses were killed by lightning
Wednesday evening, near Iowa City.
THE jury IN the now celebrated Me-
Gehan murder case at Cincinnati Jailed
to agree, and were discharged.
The Democratic Territorial Conyen-
ton of Montana met on Wednesday,
Warren Toole was nominated as dele
gate to Congress.
GENERAL GREGG, commanding the
District of New Mexico, has been in
structed TO prosecute the Mexicans
lately captured Ill illegal traffic with the
Indians on the border Of Texas, TO the
utmost rigOr Of the law.
a BOZ, with had n human lao stick
ipg out Of it, was found III Chicago
river Monday evening, by some boys
Il IS believed that the remains are part
OF the body found last Mnlch, attached
to the discovery of which there is SO
much mystery.
LIEUTENANT MORTON, with twenty
nlne soldiers and sixteen citizens, have
returned to Camp Mcdonald, Arizona,
having killed fifty six Apaches and re-
covered a large amonnt of stock. Cap
tain Mills, with large party, are now
on the trail. Hon. Rees Smith was
Nc ordered near Rhodes Rancho, Ari-
iona, by Indians.
The south.
A PORTION of New Orleans is again
the levee having been cut
il four or five places by some miscre-
ants, who succeeded IN eluding the
police.
The crop report from Arkansas is
much more favorable since settled
weather has set in, although the aver
age will be much less than last year
The prospects for cotton and corn are
daily improving The wheat crop is
much injured by the late frosts and
rust.
THIEVES entered the southcrn-bound
e xpress car on the Mobile and Ohio
on Sunday morning last.
overcame the messenger, and threw out
the safe, which contained a large
amount of money. The safe was sub
found broken open, Two of
the thieves were arrested III Mobile,
and portion of the money recovered.
The remainder, it is thought, will be
recovered One Of the prisoners is an
escaped convict and desperate char
acter
Grimes and Casua,Gss.
The carriage repository Of w. 6.
Hess, In Leavenworth, was destroyed
by fire on Friday. Loss, $4,000.
The wife of Mr. Schacht, book
keeper in Cleveland, drowned herself
and child, in the lake at that place,
Thursday evening.
Mrs. ROSE NUMLA, of Harrisburg,
was thrown from a buggy near Cham
bersburg, on Friday, and instantly
killed.
Two intoxicated men, named Martin
NIorrissey and James Willston, were
run over by railway train on the levee
at st. Louis, early Tuesday morning
and badly mangled. Both will prob
ably die.
LOUISVILLE has a mysterious burglar,
who enters the houses, cuts off the hair