The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-08-02

gerry at the Washington Navy Yard, destroyed
number of valuable records.
THE Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
Railroad Company have purchased 100 acres
of land near Cleveland, for shops and yards
Crop reports from Arkansas, North Missis-
sippi and West Tennessee are much more en-
couraging, though drouth is feared. Re
ports from North Alabama are conflicting,
| and the appearance of cotton caterplllars Is
| reported III several sections, likewise III the
prairie regions of Mississippi.
JOHN RIDGELY aud Isaac Cole, two Of a large
gang OF cOuntetfelters, were arrested at Eaton,
Ohio, on Monday.
On Monday a man named John Sullivan, en-
gagged III laying sewer pipe III Cleveland, was
buried beneath ten feet of heavy soil, the
ditch having caved i'll upon him. He was dug
out by his fellow laborers, aud died III seven
minutes after being extricated.
SUIT as been commenced in the United
States District Court against Duden, FIeres &
Co., lace importers of New York, for enc hun
bred and two thousand dollars penalties tor
alleged irregularities III importing goods, IN
volving frauds on the revenue laws,
JACOB HOFFMAN and William Eberhardt,
who were so badly burned during the fire at
Ebcrting's brewery, Morrissiana last Tuesday
died Oh Saturday.
SIX hundred packages of goods from the
wreck OF the steamer City of Washington,
have drifted to sea.
BOY six years old, while carrying Il bottle
Of whisky TO the hands in the harN est field,
near Simsonia, KY, drank freely of the liquor
on the way, and died in a few hours.
FIRE III Greenbush, Rensallaer county, n.
Y, opposite Albany, Sunday evening, de-
stroyed twenty-tour dwellings,, located on
Broadway, Columbia aud Academy streets :
also Collender's lumber yards and RonU's and
TIavcr's coal yards. Loss estimated between
S15O,OO0 and 5000 600 insurance small. a
boy named Brady was burned to death.
GEORGE HAZENFELDT, while killing fish near
Jackson, California, with giant powder, had a
cartridge explode III his hand, blowing HIM to
pieces. One arm and portion of the body
have not been found.
A YOUNG MAN named Gill suicided with ar
senic, at Mlddieport, Licking county, Ohio,
Saturday, TO prevent his wife from obtaining
a divorce.
AT New Orleans while the Phoenix fire con-
pauies were trying Their new steamer, the
| brass nozzle of the hose flew off, striking John
| Doyle. who was holding the pipe, killing him
Instantly.
THREE men working on a sea fold at the
west pier OF the bridge at st. Louis, fell into
the river Saturday evening, and one of them
John Platt, of Ohio, was drowned. The other
| two swan ashore.
The deaths in ST Louis the past week were
| 24l, the same number as last week. OF this
number 81 are reported as cholera mulbus and
| 43 as cholera infantum and summer complaint
139 children under five years are included il
| the list.
| A YOUNG lady named Amelia Lang, of Grove
land, was burned to death at Austin Corners
Mich, Wednesday night, when asleep in the
house Of Mr.. John Lowry, which accidentally
caught fire and was consumed.
FIVE cholera deaths i'll Cincinnati Friday.
AT Memphis, J. c. Silwa1d while intoxicat-
ed fell from window Thursday, and broke
his neck He leaves family in Cxtold
Michigan.
The troubles III Pope county, Arkan
| have broken out afrcsh.
4 TERRIBLE accident happened on Wednes-
| day night in AlIamakee county, Iowa, at
place called Columbus Ridge. Mrs Hort
wife of pastor Hort, of the Norwegian Church
in that place, was burned to death by the ig
milton of some alcohol. with which she was
cleaning clothes near fire. Seven SINAI
children are left alone and mothcrless, hel
| husband and eldest child being in Norway.
THE trottcr Charles L. Low, formerly Patch.
en- Chief, died IN New York on Thursday night
His owner had Just been offered fifteen thou
sand dollars for him.
II is thought that the greater portion o
the cargo Of the City OF Washington will be
recovered, though IN d damaged condition.
The Attorney General has decided that the
fifteen per cent, increase OF compcns alton @
employees of tie Seuate and House of Repre-
sentatives as provided for by the act of Marcel
g. 1873, applies only to employees during the
Forty-secOnd Congress, and does not apply t
| tn )se PERSONS whose employment in tha
capacity commenced after the 4th of March
1878.
II is stated that the personal accounts of E
| l. Mills, late President of the Brooklyn Trus
| Company, who was drowned at Coney Island
last Tuesday morning. are oyerdrawn 500, goo
and that he allowed the loauing Of over $500
900 OF the funds of that institution upon
doubtful securities
HE Peoria and Rock Island Railroad la,
raised the grain blockade, which has existed
since June 80, in consequence of the Illmoi,
railway law. This company is now CARRYING
| grain from Davenport, Iowa, to eastern cities
at the same rates as existed before July 1.
ALBERT SANDERS, a negro, was executed al
Prince Frederick, Md, Friday, for the murd9l
of L. A. Burdcll, last December
Thomas JACKSON, a negro was banged a
Leonacdstown, Md, Friday for the murder
of Postmaster ScoGed, in April last.
THREE men named Joshua A. JUDY. Thos
Platt and Ned Kendall, were crushed to dealt
by the fall Of piece Of slate In the mine o.
| arker, Russell u Co., near ST. Louis. on FIJI
day.
The Bureau Of Agriculture has given orders
for the purchase of four hundred bushels oil
Chllian wheat, and the same quantity OF
French wheat, Tor the purpose of meeting re
quests from various parts Of the country The
demand for seeds has latterv been so great
| that the treasury OF the institution is ex.
hausted. BY the first Of next month however
1t Is expected the Bureau will be able to meet
all requests for wheat, but supplies of Other
| cereals will not be furnished till September.
LETTER from sulphur Springs, jefferson
county, enn., to the Commissioner of Pen.
| slons, states that the cholera is prevailing al
| Grconville to such an extent that ont of 2