The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-12-16
r he N Ew S
Miscellaneous.

money 1tlfnlshed to the Brooklyn Board the
past year is not accounted for.
In Bloomington, H., on Friday, the NJ. E.
Church building was destroyed by Ere. Loss
$4,000. Insured for $50 900.
IT is feared that the bark Live Yankee, from
Portland to San Francisco, has beeu lost with
all on board
STALEY, the post-ofice robber, of Caring
ton, Nebraska, has been sentenced to ten
years imprisonment.
AT last accounts the ice in the Weliand
Canal was three inches thick Eight propellers
and sail vessels are frozen in.
RUMoR says that James w. Booth is to be
appointed postmaster at New York in place of
Patrick Jones, the present incumbent.
JUDGMENT has been entered in the seqles-
tration case against ex-City Treasurer Marcer
for 9478, 600, the amount of his defalcation
THE Greystone Mill at Providence, +. l.,
was burned on Friday morning. The insur-
ance was 5000 on the mill and machinery
and $50, 900 stock.
JOHN WILLIAMS, desperate character, was
shot and killed by his brother-in-aw, White
hurst, In Franklin county, Ark, few days ago
A family quarrel was the cause.
Rev. VIM. SEDfwICK, for fifty years Bsp-
fist minister died on Thursday, at ohiiIiouttv,
Ohio. He preached i'll the morning, and at
O'Clock p. NJ was dead.
MAN named Henry Ellis, from Illinois.
was found by the roadside short distance
west of Omaha on Wednesday frozen to
DEATH
The Health Officer reports that the cholera
haa 1ianpnaaraI
steamer Franklin VIII be allowed to come up to
the city Sunday.
The center cotton mill Of the Ludlow Man
ufacturinS Company, at Jenksville, Mass,
was burned Wednesday morning. Loss $50,
900; partially insured.
W. d, WALLAcH died on Friday at Culpep-
per, Va, aged about fifty-eight years. HI
was formerly proprietor and editor OF the
Washington Evening Star.
A VERDICT was given for the United States
in the cases against Harvey Barnes to recover
S54, SAT on account Of fraudulent invoices o.
imported sugar and nolasses.
HE smallpox prevails to some extent II
Chicago. and much dissatisfaction is eyincee
by the Board of Health on account of the neg
lect of many physicians and others to repor
the cases to that body,
The Pacific Hotel and railroad eatine-boust
located at the Illinois Central passenger depo
at Dubuque, was burned Wednesday. It be
longed to the Illinois Central Company.
TIE extensive boiler and machine-shops a
Dialogue q Wood, ship-builders, at Koighn'
Point, \. J., were burned on Wednesday. Los.
on stock and machinery about S5O. 600 partk
insured.
THE receiver of the Bowling Green Saving,
Bank states that the assets were S457 geo, anC
the liabilities S474, 900. If the securities real
lze full value the depositors will receive IS ne,
cent, less the necessary expenses.
Elk COMPTROLLER Connolly is beginning te
despair of securing bail, and the Sheriff thinks
there IL no possibility of such an event, Three
or the bondsmen have Withdrawn their names
from the bonds. II others are not eecurad
he VIII share the fate of criminal.
HUMAN bones were found on Wednesday. in
the debris at No IS North Clark street. Chi
ca6o. Before the fire family named Dressle,
lived there, consisting OF Mr.. and Mrs Drase
iar and hof brother, all of whom have beer
missing.
TREASURER Spinner on Tuesday evening
forwarded checks for $4,000, 600 in coin r.
parties III various parts of the country VIII,
sent their ve-twenty bonds to Vyssbinoto7
for redemption.
tP to this date the Chicago Relief and AID
Society has received g. sos, 900 IN cash for tbf
beneht OF the sufferers by the great fire. The
contributions come from forty states and ter
rtories
Mn. II. W. SAGE, owner of the manmo,l
Faw mill at Wenona, Michigan. who has bae,
o. visit to the Michigan University at An,
Athor' plcposess to give $3.50, 600 to Cornell
University, provided women are admitted.
He New York Children's Aid society ha,
provided 7,10S boys with homes within a few
Y ars Some three thousand persons hav,
been provided wit homes IN the West. III,
ASSOCIATION Is now suffering for want Of funds
II IL said that efforts are being made to in
duee the Northwestern Railroad COMPANY *
erect large passenger depot on the NORTH
rlie OF the river opposite the Michigan Cen
fral depot IN Chicago. and to have the two de
pots connected for the convenience of the
travelling public by bridge.
IN Thursday last, while clearing nm fine late
'eldenoe of Resin Harmon, a wealthy citizen
OF Charleston, Ind. recently deceased. an old
trunk was discovered under a stairway. and
teing opened, was found to contain over 500
ouo IN coin. treasury notes, United States
bonds, coupons etc
iHE Senate Finance Committee is divided
on tue question of ahohshing the income fax
nut the majority favor the sweeping AWAY ot
~ internal revenue taxes, except on whiskev.
peer ana tobacco, and stamps Senator Nor
- + preparing new full list, and proposes
10 aoa 20 the present list many articles up-
iected. 0ol
HURRICANE visited the northern side Of the
lsiaho oil Cape Breton on the 25th ult., doing
immense damage to shipping. The gale be-
Sah at eight O'Clock and lasted until five the
next morning. The tide was four feet bigher
man vas ever known before The p!IbIio
wharf at Fort Hood was swept away ana in
1ie NliiaSes several houses were blown down
= ne oflS Jabez, from Chariot etowp. was
"eeHea on foN island, and only one man
7'Ntu len schooners we're wrecked in the
STRAIT OF Caus- and it is feared there has haan
considerable loss by the gale.
Foreign.
AHE king of the Belgians has commissioned
VI Georges Francois Thonisseu to form, p new
cabinet. 40"
LIE French squadron detailed to guard tba
shores Of Corsica is TO remain at Aiascion for
an indefinite time
HERE has been large increase in tbennm-
ter OF cases Of cholera in StambouI du~ina tba
last three or four DAYS.
AELEeRAfHIc communications between Ma
6asah and Osaki will soon be completed, and
uIeet communication with Europe and Amer