The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-01-14
Summary Of Late News.
AT HOME.

AT HOME.
The large steam mill of Huston &
Co., at Ashton, Lee county, Illinois,
was burned Saturday night. Loss $25,
600; insured for $4,000.
A LARGE Touring mill at Chatsworth,
Livingston county, ILL.,, belonging to
Mr. Wienland, was burned on Satur-
day. Loss $4,000; insured for $40,
900.
THE brig La Creole cleared from New
York on the 18th, with one hundred
cases of muskets and quantity of war
material, supposed to be destined for
Cub.
IT commenced showing at about elev-
en- o'clock A. NJ. at Chicago, Monday,
and continued at a lively rate during
the day. The storm extends northwest
and south.
VIM r. SCHROEDER, book-keeper for
Cook, Coburn & Co., advertising agents
Chicago, turns out to be defaulter to
that concern to the amount of $50, 900,
all of which he has pilfered within the
past two years.
AUTHORIZATION WAC lCCClNcu III UIl6
| United States District Attorneys office
in New York, on Monday afternoon,
that Gen. Jordan had sailed from that
port on Saturday night with Cuban
expedition, consisting of nearly 3OC
men.
VIaILANTs, three hundred strong,
fully armed ana organized, attacked
the Jail at Los Angeles, Cal, on the
18th, and took therefrom Michael Loeb
enai, the murderer of Jacob Bell and
others, and hung him. He confessed
the, murder, but expressed no contri-
ton.
AN embankment in deep cut on the
Syracuse and Chenango Valley Rail
road between Lebanon Hollow and
Earlville New York, caved in early
Monday morning Fifteen or twenty
men were buried In the ruins. Nine
have been recovered, three dead and
two fatally injured. The work of ex-
humation is delayed by night.
GAs-HoLDER No. 5 at the Cincinnati
Gas-works exploded Monday evening,
with 450, 900 cubic feet of gas. The
conclusion was felt miles away. Per-
sons within few squares first noticed
a low, rumbl1ng sound, with an oppres-
sive condition of the atmosphere like
that attending an earthquake. Sud
denly the flames shot upward, illumin-
atlng the clouded heavens with red and
white light, revealing the outline clear
| ly of the surrounding hills Eight i'm
mense iron columns that supported the
holder were thrown out and mainly
broken into fragments. One fell across
the office, crushing in part of the
roof. The holder was erected over a
year ago in the place occupied by the
one that exploded in the summer of
1869, from No. II guage iron, and was
regarded as one of the best in the
United States. It's capacity was $780,
600 cubic feet. No one was hurt.
The British Parliament will meet on
the I'd of February. The Right Hon.
John Evelyn Dennison will be reelected
speaker.
RAILWAY collision occurred Sunday
near Bolton, England. The engineer
was killed, and the fireman and twelve
passengers injured.
AN aid-de-camp of Gen. Trochu has
escaped from Paris by balloon. During
his passage he saw clearly the positions
Of the investing forces.
ALL Fenlan prisoners in Great Brit
ain will be Immediately released on con
dltlOn of remaining out of the kingdom
Tor space OF five years.
A LARGE open-air meeting was held
on Sunday in London, at which speeches
were made and resolutions adopted
sympathizing with France
THE Gar has severely reprimanded
the corporation of Moscow for petition
ing In behalf of a free press, religious
liberation, and other reforms
WITH the surrender of Montmedv.
IS cannon and 3, 900 prisoners fell into
the hands of the besiegers, and 236
German prisoners were released
The new King of Spain will arrive in
Madrid at an early day. The majority
OF the Cortes has decided to dissolve
that body as soon as the King is sworn
in
BRITTANY is greatly excited. The
people are taking to arms, and so great
are the numbers of troops going for
ward that the roads are almost closed
to public travel
THE King of Bavaria announces the
concurrence of all German princes and
the House of Towns in bestowing upon
King William of Prussia the Imperial
crown as Frederick William the First.