The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-02-10
THE N EW S,
At Homes:

uOuSS III LOUISVILLE on Wednesday.
An Indian delegation of Cherokees, Creeks
and Choctaws, visited President Grant on
Saturday.
SOME laborers unearthed five hundred dol
lat worth of ancient gold coins il Phi,adel-
pha. on Monday
A DEsERTER from Fort Pembina was found
frozen to death eight miles north of that post
a few days since.
The residence of James Crooks, in Paterson
n. j., was burned on Sunday Loss $50, 600
insured for $4,000.
The mortality in Philadelphia for the week
ending on Saturday noon was sos. of which
209 were from smallpox
The gas works at Richmond, Ind, exploded
on Tuesday. wreckinS the engine house and
purifying rooms. Loss SO. 900.
The foreign trade of San Francisco has
increased over S9000,O 900 during the last year,
over S7,000,000 being with China.
THOMAS LEE, teacher in schoolin Twenty
fifth street, New York, has been committed
for trial for rape on two young girls.
The Russian Budget submitted to the Coun-
Gil OF the Empire shows that the receipts of
1871 have exceeded the expenditures by AGO.
0l0 rubles.
LIE Chicago banks, according to the lates
official statement, show a ten per cent. better
reserve than the banks of any other city ex-
cep:ing Albany.
NEW religious journal has been es
tabiished in Rome, which Will oppose the
dogma Of infallIbility. Pere Hyacinthe is TO
be one of the contributors.
1HE amount refunded to states for expenses
in raising volunteers from 1861 to 1872 is
$4,000, 900. The balance claimed on suspend
ed accounts is =, 200, OOO
I. A, MARsDEN, late treasury clerk. con-
victed of the embezzlement of treasury funds.
has been sentenced to confinement in iail one
wear and pay fine of $4,000.
TERRIBLE fight occurred on the bark War
rem Hallett off ProyincetoWn harbor a day or
two since. which resulted in the death of two
men. The crew were in state of mutipv.
Il Manchester, n. Y, on Tuesday. Dennis
Shea struck his wife with fiat iron, probably
fatally fracturing her skull, then cut his own
throat from ear to ear, dying almost INSTANTLY.
GEORGETOWN, Colorado, has suffered anoth-
er heavy loss to its mining interests, by fire
Stewards extensive reduction works at that
place have been destroyed by fire. Loss about
100000
HE police of New York city raided three
OF the most notorious Broadway concert sa-
looms on Monday evening. Sixty-five women
and i've men, proprietors and bar keepers
were arrested
J. S. DICKINSON, merchant of String Town
near Oryille, Butte county, Cal. was found
murdered near his store on Saturday morning.
His throat was cut, and the safe in his store
had been robbed
A DISPATCH to the New York World states
that President Grant has given his check for
$4,000 to balance an account which has been
standing against him in the Treasury since he
an army officer
RALEIGH spe clal says one branch of the
North Carolina Legislature has authorized
reward of $4,000 for the arrest of Henry B.
Lowray. and $4,000 for each of his gang of
outlaws, or $500 900 in all.
In the Joint Commission of the United
States and Mexico, on Saturday, the Commits
sioners announced opinions on forty Ameri-
can and six Mexican claims all of which they
rejected for various reasons.
MICHAEL KELLEY, a farmer living near
onion, Henry county. Ill.,, was shot and killed
by saloon keeper named John Marshall. on
Saturday last. Kelley leaves wife and nine
children. His murderer is in JAIL
The Trenton Banking Company have offered
a reward of $500 for the arrest and convic-
ton of the burglar who entered the bank on
sunday night, or $4,000 for any one of them.
The whole amount stolen is about $50. 900.
HE House Committee on Public Lands have
agreed to report favorably on tbs bills for the
extension of the time for the completion OF the
Portage Lake and Lake Superior Ship Canal
and Green Bay, Sturgeon Bay and Lake Micbi
Gan Ship Canal, IN Wisconsin
The War Department has decided TO
strengthen Fort Pulaski, below Savannah. and
the forts IN Charleston harbor. The walls of
Pulaski will be surrounded with earth, and the
latter viii be the principal material used in
restoring the works at Charleston
The body of a German named August Reu-
ter, u years old, missing since Dec. 10 was
found hanging to a burr oak tree near his
house, IN the town of Madison, Dane county
& few days ago. He had attempted to han,
himself before.
IHE Prince of Wales contemplates a sea
voyage as soon as pleasant weather sets in.
The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert is now
beng retitted for the Princes convenience.
and during TIE month of April His Roval
thGhness Will embark for cruise in the Med
nerranean and to the Madeira Islands.
IuE mother. wife ard two daughters of DR..
y. X. Lamb, living III the suburbs of Iouis-
Fltc, were poisoned at supper Sunday even
ing. 10y eating fruit put up in Jars They Law
at the point of death some hours but promnt
and energetic efforts of physician finally
reused the victims from their stupor and homes
are entertained Of their recovery.
HE investigation Of the postal straw bid
system, and the connection of an alleged fraud
ulent ring with, 1t was commenced by tbe
House postal committee on Tuesday, when the
postmaster General was examined He deniad
All hnoWledSe of any such combination bu.
ADMITTED the existence of the straw bid svs-.
tenn.
FIRE broke out in the extensive works of
the ST. Louis Brass and Hardware Manufac-
turing Company, 500 North Second street
Sniaeay ming. and extended to the lime
ana commission house of NJ j. Hottzell & Co
On one SIDE, and the tobacco factory and Moran
" IoWeh on the other. All the buildings
were DESTROYED Loss on brass foundry est
mate at sl27, 000-iDsured for $50 OOO Joss
OF Hottzell & Co. about 2O.00T insurance
unknown. Loss of Moran & Powell aI15 OoO
insured e95, GOO
THERE have been 100. 600 coolies iptroduce,
into Cuba since 1917.
hfLAnoSs between Germany and Brazil
have been resumed on the most friepj Iv foot
ing.
II Is believed that the President of the
French Assembly will be chosen Vice President
of the Frapch RappL