The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-03-23
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The Mississippi river is open at Keokuk and
Fort Madison.
Snow fell all Friday afternoon in Vicksburg
Miss. and in Jackson all day.
Coal of excellent quality for the manufac-
ture of steel and IRON has been discovered in
Pierce county, Ind.
THE stockraisers Of Texas have memorial
lied Congress for protection agains Mexican
cattle thieves.
The storm was very severe at Norfolk on
Saturday. Many of the wharves were covered
to the depth of two feet by the tides.
DR.. WOLF. physician, at Mount Washing
ton, Kentucky, committed suicide on Saturday
night, by cutting his throat.
Dr.. JAMES Pharmacy, in Philadelphia an
eight-story building, was almost entirely de
stfoyed by fire on Monday night. Loss heavy
By the burning of log cabin at Glozer's
Station N b., OF Friday night, woman and
her child were suffocated
The Planters Bank, at Fort Valley. Ga
was robbed. on Monday night, of SIS, 900 in
currency and $4,000 in specie.
II Is reported that two regiments of the
line which have shown Bo1apartIst tendencies
have been removed from Paris
THE Michigan Republican State Convention
to select delegates to the National Convention
will be held in Jackson on the 18th of May
The steamer Sallie sunk near Swan Lake.
Arkansas. and with her cargo, valued at SIS,
600, will prove total loss. The steamer wa
valued at $4,000.
w. f. G. SHANKs, city editor of the New
York Tribune, was assaulted by Joel
IIthian IL Of
Molly on Friday.
The French Minister of Finance has signed
drafts for $50, 000,0 francs, in part payment
of the anticipated instalment of the war in
demnity to Germany.
Col. GU6TAvUs A. Looous, on the retired
list of the U. S. A., died at Stratfcrd, Conn.
on Tuesday morning. He graduated at West
Point in 1911.
THos. G. Robinson has sued Avanishia Hay
ward for a half interest in the Amador and
Badger gold mines. valued at $4,000 900
which, he claims, was obtained from hum by
fraud.
HE Apaches are making numerous attacks
on trains in central Arizona, and have run off
large quantity of stock from the Hassiyau,pi
valley. Several have been killed while on these
raids.
The weather in California is reported warm
and showery. The wheat is beginning to
lodge in some localities, but the crop in the
state viii be fifty per cent greater than any
previous year.
At Rockland, Me-, ON Saturday, Dennis
Little shot and killed lad named White. He
then shot himself three four times and cut
his throat. Little accused White of writing to
his. Little's) wife,
THE japanese Ambassadors held reception
in Washington Monday afternoon at their
hotel. The parlors were handsomely deco
rated with United States and Japanese flags.
Many distinguished persons were present
HE California Assembly passed bill giving
Sheriff Jackson $4,000 for his fine and ex-
penses when convicted i'll the Federal Court
for collecting Tie Chinese mining tax contrary
TO the amendments to the constitution Of the
United States.
4 LETTER has been received from the chair
man of the National Republican Committee,
recognizing the Republican committee of
which Marshall Packard is chr rman, as the
only regular Republican organization in Lou
lslana.
A MOVEMENT is on foot in France for the
V.
main object of which will be the liberation of
French terTltoryfrom German occupation, and
the formation of a Ministry pledged that all
constitutional questions shall be sheIved until
that end shall have been accomplished.
DISPATCH from WychenbourG, Arizona
says the Toute Apaches attacked two trains
between that place and Phmnix, and murdered
Samuel Cullember and Thomas Harris. At
Matinee Rancho they ra:l off the stock and
rnndered the station of all movabes The
military came mp with one of the hostile bands
aud Killed several The Apaches appeared on
the hills and dared the troops to come out md
fight them. Gen. Crook Is taking the field for
al active campaign.
\ LETTER from Scuftletown. n. C. gives a
full account of the Lowry gang of outlaws and
Their depredations. Ten murders have been
committed, aud over three hundred robberies.
AMI not a man lost to the band. They live in a
swamp, and are mongrel race, being a mixture
ct Indian, negro, and low whites The leader
q the band can neither read uor write He
cNitresSes Willingness to leave the state bat
hl4 gang will not permit it.
ON Saturday. as freight train was running
east over the Toledo, Wabash and Western
Railroad, and when near Aleredosia, some
straw, which had been placed on the floor of a
leni'ed by spark from locomotive The
flames ascending from the burning straw set
hie TO the hair OF the animals The hair was
all consumed, and the skin of the mules
burned almost to a crisp. When the train
reached Merodosla 1t was stopped, and upon
examination thirteen of the mules were found
already dead, and the balance must die The
car was but slightly burned. The loss of the
twenty mules will reach $4,000 .ss~zs
Abroad.
Alex Milutlne, Russian Minister of the In
terror.
DECREE has been Issued by the King of
SPAN for the formation of eight Provincial
battaiions of infantry.
The American Register, announcing the
death at Geneva of Mrs Grinnell. states that
Mr.. Grinnell's health is falling.
HEAVY engagement is reported to have
taken place in the Tarro mountains. Cuba. in
which the Spaniards were victorious.
VERA CRUZ letter states that it is generally
credited IN Mexicau government. circles that
the visit Of VIM. Cullen Bryant is of a politica
character. embodying some proposal from the
American government to President JuareZ for
protectorate by the United States over that
country
GEN. SIBERIAN and party had specia
audience with King Victor Emanuel at Ma
pies, on Thursday. and afterwards attended a
military review by royal invitation. The
American fleet sailed from Nice on the Goth
for Cannes
HE payment of two miiards of the war
indemnity bar ,,,fa