The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-08-12
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Boutwell, has decided not TO allow the Ken
lucky war claim to be paid
A FREIGHT brakeman named Perine, was run
over and killed near Fort Wayne, Sunday
morning His body was shockingly mangled.
E. L. HATCH. book-keeper OF the Amador
mine. was assassinated by the League, but III
turn shot McManay, one of the leaders of the
League
SECRETARY BELKNAP has embarked on the U.
S. steamer Michigan. at Detroit, for trip up
the lakes, more especially to visit the Sault
Canal
THE steamer Florence. running between
New York and Coney Island. while returning
from Rockaway on Thursday. with about one
hundred passengers ON board, burst her steam
pipe and became disabled CONSERVATION
caused among the passengers, but no
lives were lost.
TIE records of the Internal Revenue Office
show that there were Sc, 178, 900 pounds of to-
bacco and 6,32S, 005, 100 cigars, upon which the
tax was paid during the year According to
the census returns, 80 600, 900, the above
would give each person 81 pounds of tobacco
and IS cigars during the year ending June 30.
The Secretary of the Interior has nominated
Robert Lee, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, George
Minnesota commissioners on the part of the
Government to examine the section of twenty
miles lately completed on the Southern Pacific
Railroad of California.
THE fruit crop of Ohio, promises beyond all
expectation. Peaches are more abundant than
last year. about average in quantity, and the
fruit - ~ hottor quality. Apples have not
been SO good quality for ten years of which
the yield is far There has not been such
crop of plums within decade.
The perjury case upon the complaint of W.
p. Fishback, editor of the journal, against r.
j. Bright proprietor of the Sentinel, involy-
ing some of the accounts of the latter as state
printer, came up for preliminary examination
at Indianapolis on Thursday. The case was
postponed to await the action of the grand
jury.
CARACAS letter of July Stb, says that the
revoIutionsts under Herrera have defeated
Guzman Blancos forces at every point until
he cannot hold out much longer The sailing
of Quesada expedition for Cuba would. it is
feared, cause war with Spain, as it is in con-
Tayentlon of the treaty between the two coun-
tries. Spanish war vessels are expected to
blockade the ports.
WN. HENRY JOHNSON and Richard Green
two negroes found guilty of the murder of
prominent and highly respected citizen of
Petersburg, Charles Friend, in March last
. were on Friday hanged in Prince George coun-
ty, Va. IN the presence of from | 500 to 1000
pectators, black and white. Both criminals
made short and forcible speeches on the gal
lows protesting their innocence.
The total loss by the explosion at the Wash
ington arsenalis 462 900
TIiE Of Ton
near Phi'adelpbn, of heart disease.
CHAs RooKAFEILow, boy, accidently shot
and killed himself near Oswego on Wednes-
. day. --.. 49, assoc.
CURTIS T. GILBERT for some years connect
ed with the New York Tribune died THURSDAY
morning.
FoRTY-sIX thousand dollars worth of prop
erty was destroyed by ire at Northport. Mass.
on Friday and Saturday
The smaI schooner Jennie, laden with pc
troleum for Hull, England, was DESTROYED bv
fire of Jersey Flats, Sunday evening
FIRE at Rhinebeck Station, N Y, on Fri
day, destroyed Adolph Somers's marble works
and Hegeman's hotel. Loss $50, 000-partiallv
insured.
THREE hundred acres of land have been prlr-
=.
aud One-half miles of Mornstown. n. 8 for
the new lunatI1 asylum ordered by the last
Legislature. Negotiations are in progress for
adjacent sections.
BENZ ALcoTT, an EnSlishman, and Alfre
RiGna, French Canadian, were arrested in
Boston, on Tuesday, as the robbers of the
Dominion Bank of Toronto. on the Goth of
June. They We're detected in Offering several
stolen bonds TO brokers. In their trunks were
found
HENRY COTTON and J. Koy, Jr., of Plttsburg.
who, with the Bigain brothers, will make up
the champion American crew for the worlds
regatta at Halifax. have arrived in New York
and Will go Immediately into training. Coul
ter Is determined to get on a single scI1lI race
with ienforth, the English champion at Hall
fax.
JOHN kELLUM, well known architect. died
at Hampstead l. l., on Tuesday. He was the
architect of the Brooklyn City Hall, New York
Herald building, Stewards retail store. and the
Women's Hotel on 4th avenue, and had lately
been IN Mr.. Stewards exclusive employ super
intending extensive improvements. aud the
building and operating of the Hampstead
drains. He leaves q fortune of a million dol
lars.
The West.
FIRES IN the Cascade Mountains. Oregon.
are doing immense damage
THE failure of the Lamar Fire Insurance
Company, Of Chicago, is announced
CHICAGO capitalists are making an effort to
secure the Immense cattle trade of Texas.
EMMA CAsHIN. 2 fallen woman, committed
suicide at Chicago Wednesday evening.
JoHN EodLE, postmaster at Cadiz. o.. has
been arrested for embezzliug money orders.
THE fremont House, in Omaha. was burned
Saturday evening. Loss S20.0 OO-insurance
$4,000
FIRE among the lumber and planning mills.
IN San Francisco, destroyed $3.50, 600 worth of
property.
HAIL storm passed over Chicago, Wednes-
day afternoon, destroying 1900 worth of win
dow-g glass.
On Friday a fire broke ont in Bunce's shoe
factory, Kansas City. which DESTROYED proper
~ valued at $40 600
THE safe of John Kaufman, of Osborne
Ohio, was blown open Thursday night aud
$4,000 taken therefrom
CHAS. SCHwEIrzEB, a lad eleven wears old
was drowned in Mud Lake, near Chicago. on
Wednesday, while bathing
NoNE OF the bids thus far opened for the
Kansas Indian land are above two dollars per
acre. They range from $3.50 to $500.
ALFRED Z1EGENAIEYER, the Gumhleton muir
derer. has been sentenced to the peuitentiarv
Tor life, the first days IN January and June in