The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-08-10
THE N E w s .
At Home,

pearance III England.
The Catholic Protectory AT Fordham, N. T.,
destroyed by fire few days since, is to be re-
built at once.
PHILADELPHIA is struggling over the pre-
iiminary contracts for her new public build
ings. They are to cost IS, 400, 900 in ali.
The Dutch Reform Church in Lodi Seneca
county, n. Y, was burned few days since.
Loss about s15 goo, ard but little insurance.
MONDAY evening, a fire at Philadelphia, in
the building occupied by John 1. Patton &
Co., book publishers. caused loss of $50, 900
MAJOR STERRET RAMSEY, aged SO, the oldes
Paymaster in the United States Navy, died in
Gettysburg, Pa, on Tuesday
Hon. J. T. FARNswoRTH, of Illinois, has
gone to Europe for tour, seeking health
change aud recreation.
J. G. FLowEREHEw, British Vice Consul
Portland, Oregon, died on Tuesday from in
iuries by fall from horse.
THE first bale of new cotton, classed low
middling uplands, raised in Western Texas
was sold III New York on Wednesday, at auc-
ton, at 49, cents per pound.
IN Monday afternoon John Snodgrass was
III led 10y lightning at Carbon Cliff, Illinois.
He leaves wife and three children.
YOUNG lady, supposed to be Mary Tull of
Louisville, committed suicide on Monday, by
jumping nom the Ohio river bridge.
The steamer Mud Hen exploded her boiler
at Bellevue, Nebraska, on Thursday One
man was seriously injured.
VIM METz, a laborer on the Alleghanv Val.
ey Railroad, was dccapitated by train near
Edgewatcr Station, Saturday.
On Saturday evening a prostitute named
Hammond was shot and instantly killed by an
unknown woman, at Columbus, Ind
THE Western Union Telegraph Company has
just e mpeted line to Clinton, Iowa, follow
ing the river along the Chicago, Clinton and
Dubuque Railroad.
The new directors of Erie will immediately
abrogate the fraudulent contracts made by
Gould, which viii rid the company of MANY
spectators.
Ar Dresden, o., on Monday, A. Keravd &
Browns saw and planning mill, and J. Il.
Brown Co. S furniture shop were entirely de-
stroycd by fire. Loss $1,000 to $4,000. No
insurance.
THE letter for the recall OF Minister Curtin
from the court of St. Petersburg, addressed
To the Emperor of Russia, was written on the
Goth of April The recall was made at his re-
quest.
A DIsPsrCH from Rear Admiral Jenkins
commanding the Aslatlc fleet, dated Yoko-
hama, June 10Th, states that the Admiral had
an audience with the Tenno, who expresses
himself as much pleased with the reporfs In,
had received from the Embassy in America.
AT the headquarters of Col. Macomb. ON
last week, III the case of MessrS. Case & Co.
rapids Improvement contractors. VS.. the
United states. The case involves the pay
ment of over $50 900 to the plaintiffs by the
government for wok done on the Rock Island
rapids
FIRE at Dubuque, Iowa, Thursday after
noon' entirely destroyed the tobacco factory
OF Myers, lice Co. Loss from $1,000 TO
$1,000; insured for IS. 900 in the Franklin. of
springfield, Mass, and the North American
Nm. Clark, a workman i'll the factory, was
overcome 10y heat and smoke and taken ont
III dyng condition.
Ar Jacksonville, ILL.,, on the 18th ult.. n hote
landlord named William Sweeney, assaulted
one Timothy OMullane, a guest who pleaded
inability to pay for break fast OMnlIan,'s
Jaw was broken, aud he sustained other inj,lr-
IeS. from the effects of which he died ON Mon
q " Sweeney Is under arrest.
JCDGE WMLARE. of the South Carolina Sp-
prone Court, has decided that the act for the
issue to the Blue Ridge Lailroad COMPANY of
scrip receivable for taxes is uncopstitutiona Al
and VOID. The practical effect of this decision
IS TO Wlpc ont $1,000, 900 OF the state liability
created by the action of the last Legislature.
AT meeting of the Erie directors. a state
hi'ht was made that the actual loss by the FIRE
IN Jersey City did not exceed $500. OoO Much
81 the machinery Will be repaired and saved
The buildings will be Immediately rcbuiIt
Az me W"rhmen VIII be employed in other
SHOPS "t the company, at various points,
ADNlCEs rom Fort Garry say Indian Com
mss on'r Simpson was unable to male a
treaty wl'h the Indians. The Indians, of whom
H.JUo were present, neither entertained or
suggested propositions. The Indians stop
Hh.linS operations, and trouble is apprchended
uhl's military force Is provided
v. +. HILL, IN employee of the Methodist
Publishing House, in Nashville, was arrested
Wednesday, on charge of stealing valuable
letters at tllc house. lie had obtained a kew
1" The P"st-oiiice box, and used it in ucttinr
possession OF the mail. Letters were found
"a ms person.
). II. STAFFORD and n man known as Ju,lre
L1aecy, on Tuesday, at Canton, Dakota. while
under the influence of liqucr. fought a duel
stafford was shot through the abdomen and
lies in preclrous condi ton. Laselcy. who
""S wounded IN the arm, has since gone in
SANE. ~
SINCE the recent publication of Jacob
Thompson letter. the treasury DEPARTMENT
ha7 been applied to by number of parties in
The south and elsewhere otfcrn. T., f,rn;sb
L
tl"h, other confederate manuscript dozen
mehts, representing them to be of import
dhte. No further purchases, however, will he
made.
FEARFUL ram storm pessed over Pitts6eld
l. d, on Sunday night, and occasioped mucb
dlhag" to the fences ON the H. & N. railroad
Two or three hussel bridges were washed
away between this point and Naples. detain-
tt- th' uaihs eight or ten hours The depot
81 barry was struck by lightning, frcm which
u caught hre and was consumed Two
hundred and fifty feet was washed away NJ
Hannibal "' "'
l'rBlN'i the interview of the President with
The tna'au delega ton, on "Wednesday. Spotted
Tad remarked L hear it remarked tlat :,
:" ie" months there viii Be an election for a.
we" ii,Sldcnt. hope you may be success
mi. hat would please me very much for
W" tav" been very kind to my people The
Is hieAt replied: " However the election
may result, nope there will be no change in
tn" lndtan policy"
Abroad.
fNN'fY, the dIscoverer Ct Livingstone, has
rrIve IN Paris
M French Assembly has passed the entire
tlytt bill
''tNLvA was Illuminated on Friday evening,
V ate the return of ritlemen from the
r'Iius tzenfcst at Zurich.
I've tortICth anniversary of the liberation