The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-03-02
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AN ex-deputy U. s. Marshal named Biggs
is under arrest at Louisville, on account of
deficiency of $4,000 in his accounts.
THE new Central Christian Church edifce |
just completed in Cincinnati cost, with the |
land it occupies, $4,000.
MRS. HORACE GREELEY has recovered from
soon return to America
A DRUNKEN NAH named Kerns O'Connor, |
was run over BY a railway tain near Jefferson,
H., on Saturday evening and literally torn to
pieces,
A DISPATCH from Raleigh states that in con-
sequence of technical informally the cleo
ton of Ransom to the United States Senate is
rendered void.
JOHN CANNON, a railroad engineer was
thrown from a third-story window by some
Germans, at a ball in st. Louis, Sunday night.
and instantly killed.
JoHN O'CoNSER, a clerk in The paymaster's
office of the Delaware, I4ackawanna and West
ern Railroad Company, Scranton, Pa. has
absconded with $4,000 of the company's
funds
MARTIN CALLAHAN. an employe in the OF
factory of Page & SpraSue, of Chicago, was
instantly killed on Friday afternoon by being
crushed between an elevator and the cell
lug.
ALDERMAN BUssE, of Chicago, who was i'm
prisoned for briber-, has been released upon a
sopersedeas, granted by Judge McAlllster. of
the State Supreme Court. and admitted to
IS 900 bail.
The British ship Elizabeth Fry, Captain
Mickle, from New Orleans, for Liverpool, with
cargo of 3 100 bales of cotton, was burned
TO the waters edge, last week 200 miles south
by east of Savannah
The South Carolina House of Representa-
tives has called upon q. s. Senators Robert
son and Sawyer to resign, on account of their
opposition to Summers civil rights amendment
to the Amnesty bill.
PASTORAL of Bishop Bayley of Newark,
urges all Catholics to keep out of the Inter
national Society, and says the public schools
Of Jersey are virtually Protestant schools to
which it liz impossible for Catholics to send
children
LAD named John McHugh fell through a
hatchway, distance Of five stories, III Louis
vile, on Thursday. His injuries, though Sc
we're, are not supposed to be fatal
a BURGLAR broke the window of a pawn
broker in Pittsburgh, Thursday evening, tax
ing diamonds to the amount OF twelve hun
dred dollars, said to have been the Clark
suicide diamonds.
AN immense fy-wheel in Pittsburgh IRON
mill exploded, on Thursday, killing an engi-
neer named John St Clair.
ANTONIO MoNTIvIRA, an Italian, was burned
to death at fire in Baxter street, New York.
day or two since
sEvENTY-FIyE THOUSAND dollar confagra-
ton occurred in Vicksburg on Thursday.
The government survey steamer Nayor
Sanders sunk by ice at Cincinnati IN
Thursday evening
liz Springfield, Ohio, on Wednesday. col
ored man named Robert Scott, shot his wife.
killing her, and then shot himself.
The widow of Admiral Farragut leads the
New York Ladies' Association to promote
the health and comfort of the sick in hos
pital.
MAJ. MCLAUGHLIN, champion of America
has challenged Wright Jamison. English
champion, r any other in the world. to
wrestle for $4,000 give or take 8. 500 as ex-
penses.
HENRY PLANET was frozen to death in Long
Island Clty on Thursday night.
GREEDY New Workers charged the Russian
Meet so per day fol Wharfage during it's stav
that harbor. The legal fee is only 500.
ST.. LOUIS, according to a new city directory
has population of $4,000.
FIFTY-slx land grant bills are now pending
IN Congress, twenty-six being IN the House
The total number OF acres embraced in the
grants Is considerably over 200 000, 900, or of a
greater area than Ohio. Indiana, illinois
Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa combined
Mrs. JOSEPHINE L. GRIFFING, long well
known al the West and in the District of Co
lumbla, in connection with the aDti-slaverv
cause. died in Washington Sunday morning.
Under the authority of the Secretary of War
she has dlsbursed much of the aid to destitute
freedmen, and had charge of sending Tread
men to homes in the North. She has also had
charge of the inirm colored in Washington.
IHE Union passenger depot of the Chicago
and ST. Louis and the Illinois Central Rail-
roads, together with the hotels nearly adioin-
ing, at Normal H.. were DESTROYED by ere
Wednesday morning, with contents. Total
loss about $50. G00-lnsured for $4,000.
HE President. 1t S understood has sent
instructions to the District Attorney in New
York to secure the indictment of all persons
-
perjury by the recent evidence taken by the
Senate Investigating Committee IN New York.
This Is preliminary merely, it is understood.
to the complete abolition of the present carriage
bureau and general-or5er system. and the es-
adjustment of new q return to he old
system.
A TERRIBLE accident occurred at a mill at
Elkhorn Creek, about twelve miles north of
Sterling, Illinois. on Monday last. A large
quantity of grain was stored in the upper part
of the mill. On the day named high wind
rocked the timbers which the grain rested
TO the ground, and the entire lot was precipi-
tated TO the floor below. -Four persons were
burned by the stove, which spread the fire
around. Three escaped, but DR.. ". K Palmer
was eaught by the timber in such manner as
to hold him fast, and was roasted alive
AN estlmabe young lady. of one the best
families of Quincy. H., who had been out
Monday evening errand of charity 10
the house of sick woman, started to return
nome IN the evening, but, becoming bewildered
by the storm and cold lost her way and wan
dered about nearly all night. until finally
overcome. she laid down in one of the hollows
near Sunset Hill, remaining there till morning.
when she succeeded in crawling to house in
the vicinity. She was Immediately taken in
and everything done TO relieve her misery. but
her life Is despaIred of. as she is terribly
frozen. The unfortunate affair causes the
greatest grlef, as the unfortunate young lady !
was greatly beloved.
GIN. SHERMAN and Lieut.. Grant are in
Rome where they will reYnsin shout fan dave