The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-12-02
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One hundred and thrty-threa deaths from
small pox in Philadelphia last week.
THE Putnam Fire Insurance Company has
filed an application for bankruptcy.
BARKDALE, the Indiana wife murderer, has
been convicted and sentenced TO imprisonment
for life.
The autumn floods OF the Tiber have re-
Gently done much damage, but the waters arc
now subsidIng.
Mrs. ELIZABETH 4. WHEELER was burned to
death by an explosion of Kerosene in Chicago
on Friday night.
HUMAN skeleton was found in Chicago, on
Monday, where the government stables were
situated before the fire.
A TRUNK containing $4,000 worth of jew
elry was lost from a baggage wagon IN De-
troit, last Thursday night, lat subsequently
recovered.
THE resignation of Gen. Franz Sigel, Col
lector of Internal Revenue for the Ninth Dis
trict of New York, was received at the Treas
ury on Saturday
THE case of Charles Luding VS.. the Pacific
Steamship Company, for the recovery of
1927 900, has been dismissed by Judge Ingra-
ham, Of New York.
DALUs E. Coon, of Albany, has been ap-
pointed United States Consul at Rio de janet
70, and Charles G. Dyer, of Illinois, Consul
General at Beirut
WILLIAM BUCHANAN, drover was attacked
by highwaymen in the streets of Wooster
Ohio, last Friday night, and robbed of 81. 500
In money and drafts.
THos. j. Caldwell, accused of committing
rape, was killed in ella county, Tenn, while
endeavoring to escape from the officers who
had him under ares.
HoRsE-cAR was demolished at Newton, 7.
T., wednesday evening, by a South Side rail
road train. Fourteen passengers jumped OFF
in time to save their lives.
MONDAY afternoon. near Gerrett station.
illinois, Noah TaIbots committed suicide by
blowing out his brains with a revolver. Cause,
disappointment in love.
THE Philadelphia Board of Health report
shows the number of cases of small pox during
the past week to be 491, falling off from the
previous week of So cases.
WRECKERs succeeded III saving a large por
ton OF the coal cargo Of the British iron ship
stranded in San Ramon Bag, Lowe California,
and viii probably save the ship.
ASSISTANT ENGINEER ULLER, of the steam
ship Erin, was killed on Tuesday by being
accidentlY thrown among the machinery by a
lurch Of the ship O Sandy Hook
On Saturday three children in quest of coal
at Minerville, Pa, wandered into an abandon
ed mine, when several portions of the gang
way caved il, and all were suffocated.
Two cars, with one hundred passengers on
board, ran of the track Of the Hudson River
Road at Spayten Duyvil bridge, on Tuesda,
morning, stopping within few inches Of the
edge Of the bank.
NEGRO named Ofens, resident Of St
Louis, was murdered last week near Venice
while hunting. Another negro named Per
kins, is supposed to be the murderer Of Ofens
for the sum Of 500.
JUDGE McQUINN, of New York. has decided
n the case of forged check that the bank
paying it is the loser, though drawn on anoth-
er institution. The National Mechanics Bank
ing Association suffers to tbs extent of sLJ. 500.
NEGOTIATIONS are now pending for a educ
tor Of postage between the United Ssat.3 and
Switzerland. fixing the rate Pc lie ounce
when sent by the direct Gcrrr Z. .-ctr. bv the
Bremen and Hamburg ste-r. - seven
cents.
The President has appointa7 -el- Z ]. Tur-
~ Of Ohio, member Of the IN 4 Peece Com
mission, to fill the vacancy ere ID some time
ago by the re- gnation of ex-e enator 7 - of
Indiana. 11-v Is wealthy -arncr. and well
known ia Gro.
New HAVEN special says Mrs lydia
Sherman, the alleged poisoner. expresses
every confidence OF acquittal The trial has
gone over til the last Tuesday in December
She shows no signs Of insanity. A few beliava
her innocent.
MONDAY evening Alderman BERNARD ONeiH
81 tie Twenty-frst ward. was arrested and
Ioc--ed up IN Ludlow street Jail. New York,
Inc charge was made 10y Patrick Connolly
who accused C'Neill OF having induced him II
vote illegally at the last election
FROM October ID, when the international
money order system with Great Britain went
into operation, to the 28th of the same month
the amount Of money transmitted THROUGH it.
agency from this country to Great Britain was
S6Oe.5lO, and the amount received from Il, Al
co"ii1I! curing the same period was 81. 6S4
IHE Merchants Bank Of Boston. which set.
tel the controversy about the 5000 600 loo,
through the operations Of Milton. Ward & 90
by sharing the loss, intend to bring the case
before the Count of Claims. 10 recover the
a3oVe sum from the United States as money
placed IN the sub-treasufv without c917eilIa
ton. oliSi''eI d
LOUIS FANDERHooK, Of Chicago, a pqssenoe,
on the eastern-bound train from Kansas CIV
on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. shot himself
on Friday LIST, inficting a fatal wound He
was ieit at Holden, Mo, where he received
medical attention He had en- pIayino tb,aa.
card monte on the train, Is sTin,9s al ~
have lost heavily. 9O" ~
o. Saturday, Henry A. Cool, W.tcbr,o,-,,.
% Nassau street, New York, left his store in
charge Of boy fourteen years old. Dnrino
ms absence three men entered, tied the boz'o
legs, forced gag in his mouth. and rolnod
the store OF $4,000 worth of watches
A POOR woman named Frances Srbunal,o,.
living five miles above Grand Tower Jaol,so,,
county, ILL., was brutalIy murdered last Mon
day night by some unknown persons. She
was hrst attacked IN her house and beaten with
" c5up' out ESCAPED and was followed and bit
WIN an axe, and her head almost severed from
hef body. When found. on Wednesday baT
remains We're nearly deyoured by hogs. No
clue 70 the murderers
SECRETARY robson has issued an order ex-
PetlnS SIX more cadets frem the Naval Acade-
my at Annapo Is for "hazing." and saws.
Let 1t be distinctly understood that tbe
Academy viii be purified Of this disrracefrr
practice and the defiant spirit which now r.
Fohes ITS action, by the dismissal,if necessary
% every cadet to the very last who refuses
t i,te IuIIesl obedience TO the regulations on