The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-03-09
THE N Ew S.
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bushels is to be erected in Chicago, near the
point where the st. Louis RIilroad crosses the
south branch of the river.
A PARTY of Indians recently came into Silver
City aud drove off large number of cattle
also set fire to an clubhouse belonging to Mr..
Bremen, the owner of the cattle, and his man
cook was burned in the house.
A WOODEN mill owned by the Moons, at Pc
tersboro, N. H, caught fire by spontaneous
combustion Friday afternoon, and was wholly
destroyed. An operative named Mrs Ellen
Upton was burned 20 death. The mill and
stock were insured for S20,0
VIM. NJ. TWEED has been el ected Presiden
of the Americas Club.
THE challenge of the Atalantas for four
cared shell race on the Thames, has been &C
copied by the London Rowing C1lb The New
Workers will take six men with them.
FORGED check for s., 500, purporting to be
drawn by Nourse & Brooks On the Fourth Ma
tiona Bank. of New York. passed through the
Clearing House on Friday.
WOMAN named Jane Hershey was murder
ed in Paris, Ky. some weeks ago. by Fred
MCGOWAN, a negro. The body of the woman
WAS found in well, Friday afternoon. Nc
Gowan is under arrest.
GoDDELLs boarding house in Memphis was
burned Saturday night. colorod employe
lost his life in the flames.
In Boston, on Saturday, A. B. Bartholomew
killed Charles L. Storer of Chelsea, by stab
blnS him twice with large knife, on account
of jealousy of woman named Susan Gilbert
bartholomew was a little intoxicated, and mad
with jealousy.
The propeller Claymont, valued at $50, 600.
sunk 10 the Delaware river Saturday morn
ing. Her bow grounded at low-tde, and her
stern settling broke her up Miss White.
stewardess, was drowned in her state ROOM
LIE body of Thomas Bensinger. resident
of Ierre Haute, Ind, was found near that CITY.
or tuesday, with a bullet hole through the
head Bensinger had evidently been MUIR
dered.
OVER eight thousand singers have already
made application to join in the grand jubilee
chorus at Boston. next summer
LAST Friday night a negro named John
Fort, confined in Jail at Sutherland. Nv, for
stabbin6 another negro, hung himself in his
cell with rope. When discovered, life was
extinct. How he got the rope is not known
The report that Spotted Tail and his party
Ducal buffalo hunt, is denied. He is still on
the Platte, and has no intention of returning
TO the reservation this winter.
THE residence of the late William e. Barron
at Belmont, California, recently purchased by
Milton j. Latham, was burned by an inceu-
diary Tuesday morning. Loss, $50. 00O-in
sured.
The steamer Nashville, which was cnt
1IJfrI Nv
Tuesday evening, had a cargo of 44O tons Of
freight on board, valued at S175, 600.
The Presidents last levee Of the season was
held on Thurs 7ay evening. The attendance
was the largest during the winter. comprising
tho usual assemblage of members of the Cabi
net, supreme Court Judges. Senators. Repre-
sentauves, diplomats and citizens
CONTRACTS for rebuilding the Pacific Hotel.
IN Chicago, have been awarded The walls are
TO be completed 10y October LIST, and the hotel
finished about New Years. The cost of the
building will be one million dollars.
$4,000 conflagration was occasioped in
Philadelphia, on Wednesday morning h, the
explosion of barrel OF cement IN shoe fac
tory. Several employees and iiremen were in
cured.
IHE tobacco tax has been settled Inv the
ways and Means Committee by retaining the
tax on smoking tobacco and changing that on
biug tobacco from 30 to "A cents a pound The
acton oil the committee VIII reduce the inter
nal revenue on the basis of 1871, -. 500, coo.
HE army bill appropriates 800, 54S, 1877. OF
this amount Sl2, 100000 is for the pav of the
army and the payment of discharged soldiers:
Tl2b GOO for sea-coast cannon and CARRIAGES
eIe-; Fl3o, o00 for the manufacture of arms at
the National Amory.
: HALIFAX dispatch says the steamship New
york experienced terrible weather on the
voyage from Bremen. Her boats WEI carried
away, and Ter bridge broken. CAPTAIN Won
Lmster was knocked about on the deck and
ba>tly cut III the face. One of the sailors fell
from aoft TO the deck and was killed
IHE Bellefont mills, in Craestoa 4. ].
owned by Andrew Chambers and run for the
manufacture of wadding and bleaching waste
was burned Gu Saturday. Loss $50 600 in
snlance SiU,O0o. One of the buildings burned
was aeout century old. and was the first
Inanafactory of broadcloth in America.
coLoRED woman named Elisa ThomDsou
was murdered i'll Sacramento. California on
friday night last. The murderera burned the
house IN which the crime was committed
AN acre of ground, arranged with sixteen
blasts consisting of seven hundred kegs Of
powder, was exploded in Dutch Flat. Califor-
ma, ca Friday, by an electrician,
AHE sanitary Inspector of New York city re-
ports the death of five members of one family
IheT bedrooms were entirely closed at NIGHT
ventilation being entirely INSTRUCTED rasr,t.
Ing III the inhalation of poisonous sewer gas
from the use of defective eartbeD-ware niIe
ana want of proper nourishment
THE only daughter of Justice Swavne of
the Supreme Court, and Edwin Parsons. of
New York, we're married on THURSDAY. at the
residence OF the brides father. Among those
present were the President, Vice President
and several members of the Cabinet and III
the Justices Of the Supreme Court
Abroad.
IHE Anchor Line steamer India. from GJas-
gov tor New York, twenty-seven DAYS ont bas
arrived at Halifax with an American fisbinc
schooner in tow. The steamer lost her rudder
ON the Sth, and on the 2lst fell IN with the
schooner, which she engaged to tow astern and
steer the steamer. She had one hundred
passengers on board.
SOUTH AMERICAN advices state that twelve
persons We're killed on the Santiago railroad
near Tabor, by the breaking of an axle.
IKE Cuban Insurgent General Manuel
AGremonte. who surrendered to the Spanish
authorities. has issued document to his late
companions in arms, which deprecates the
continuance of the war; and asks them To sur-
render 10 the Spanards.
ENCoURAGING reports from the diamond
fields continue to reach Cape Town. Dia-
monds were selling at auction at decline of