The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-06-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Miscellaneous.


A NUMBER of Indians of the Arapahoes
Cheyenne, Waschito and other tribes,
are In st. Louis, en- route to Washing
ton.
The American ship Glory of the
Seas is ashore at ST. Johns, Il. B. land
IN dangerous position.
ADvIcEs received in Washington by
prominent Senators, with regard to the
way in which the treaty has been re-
ce1ved In England, are not very hatter-
ing. 1t is stated that it will be strenu-
ously opposed, both in Council and in
Parliament, and, if successful, it will
result in the overthrow of the present
British Ministry
THE Senate has confirmed the fol
lowing nominations: James r. Lewis.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
of New Mexico Josiah NJ Lucas, of
Illinois, Consul at ST. Johns, Canada
Charles B. Dahlgreen, Consul at Hon
duras, Mexico Anthony G. Fuertes,
Consul at Corunna, Spain John NJ.
Francis, of New York, Minister resident
to Greece, in place of Tuckerman, re-
called at his own request.
The East
The Baltimore Evening Bulletin has
been sold to a company for S5S, 900.
The new proprletors propose to change
the name of the paper to the Democrat.
Tom ALLEN, the pugiist, publishes
card denying that he has challenged
Coburn to fight for 50, 600, and O'Bald-
win for ST, 900, as reported from New
York.
TAIMANY politicians report that the
aggregate valuation of real and person
al property of New York city will be, in
round numbers, Sl,0S0, 900, 900, per
cent. of which would give 81, 200, 900
to be raised by tax
A CONVENTION official heads of the
insurance departments of the several
States is called to meet in New York
on the oath of May, to consider and
mature plans for the simplifcation,
unification and general Improvement
of the forms and modes OfgOvernmental
supervision.
The West.
The Kekiongas, of Fort Wayne, de
feated the Olympics of Washington, on
Monday. Score, II to 6.
The police of Chicago made raid
on the frail sisterhood, Friday evening,
and captured upward OF seventy.
A COMPANY with 1000, 900 capital, to
construct eight canals to irrigate the
entire valley of the San Joaquin and
the tributary valleys in California, has
been organized.
THREE lumber RATS were demolished
against the Iowa shore pier of the new
bridge at Davenport, on Monday, max
ing five which have come to grief against
the same obstruction during the past
eight days.
The south.
ONE thousand claims have been filed
with the Southern Claim Commission,
amounting nominally to several million
dollars.
THE last spike in the Alabama and
Chattanooga Railroad was driven on
Monday, twelve miles north of Tusea-
lOosa, Ala.
THE Southern fast line train on the
short-line road Monday morning made
the fastest run from Louisville to Gov
ington, KY, ever made on a Kentucky
road. accomplishing the distance, one
hundred and six miles, in two hours
and eight minutes. The road is in
such good order that the time was made
with perfect ease and safety.
Crimes and Casualties.
NJ. E. LUsIsKY, charged with embez-
zliug funds while City Treasurer of st.
Louis, pleaded guilty, and was SEN
fenced to five years imprisonment.
On Thursday morning, an old man
named Thomas Dunkin was killed on
the Cleveland and Pittsburgh railway,
near the marine hospital, at Cleveland,
while engaged in stopping dog fight
JOIN HOWARD, Sc years of age, for
sixty years resident of Dearborn
county, Ind, committed suicide at
Lawrenceburg, last Thursday, by
drowning in the Ohio river
A GANG of loafers at Boomer, Iowa
removed the nuts and bolts of lot of
buggies, the other evening, at a dance
When the party broke up there was a
dire commotion, and several persons
injured Jenny Motifs was fatally in
jured The scamps have been ar
rested.
A NUMBER of persons attending pic
mic at Palmyra, Ill, were seriously
poisoned on Saturday afternoon, by
some roughs putting tartar emetic i'll
the spring. Nine persons were seriously
poisoned, and five are not expected to
live The foughs first tried to break
up the party, failing III which they poi
soned the spring.
Obituary.
HENRY DRAlfUNs the famous Eng
hsh baritone singer, vas stricken with
paralysis at Rochester, on Monday.
The graye1-roofng establishment of
J. Newmyer & Co, on Liberty street,
Pittsbure, was burned on Monday.
Loss, $50, 0GG, no insurance.
The saw-min of J. Y. Parsons & Co,
at Lower Black Rock, was destroyed by
fire on Thursday Last. Loss, Sfs,500.
The tecttfying establishment of John
son & Co, in Cincinnati, was destroyed
by fire on Monday. Loss nearly $780,
900.
AT Lincoln, Logan county, ILL.,, or
Saturday, fire destroyed Hungerford's
& Buch's planning mill. Alkins's block
and Haines's undergrad. Loss $50,
0G0 partly insured.
The Saginaw Enterprise, chronicles
the burning of the shingle mill belong
ing to the Michigan Salt Manufacturing
Company, located just below Zilwau-
kee. Loss, 100000 Insurance, Sc,
500