The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-10
SECRETARY RICHARDSON has ordered the sale
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of Colonel Dom PIatt and Lieut.. Wheeler, of
the United States engineer corps, in which
he and his assistants were employed in com.
pletng the record of the survey made during
the last four years in Arizona, Utah and
Nevada. all the surveying instruments, rec
ords plats, photographs, etc, were saved.
During the fire Harry Elliot, young law
yer, fell through the opening of winding
stairway fortv-tive feet, and received danger
Gus injuries,
The village of Stanton, on the Memphis
and Louisville Railroad, was destroyed by fire
Saturday night Loss estimated at $4,000
ONE thou and five hundred singing birds of
different variety, imported from Germany by
society organized for that purpose, were
turned loose in the suburbs of Cincinnati, on
Saturday. The object is to domesticate them
in this country, if possible.
DURING Thursday nights session of the Ar
kansas Legislature, Grierson denounced the
Legislature as ''G-d id infamous body"
Several of the members yelled out, I" The
hell's fire YOU say" Several fights came very
near occurring in both Houses. Just before
the House convened, Corbett, of Pike, tn, ew
an inkstand at one of the janitors in per-
sonal quarrel. The janitor snapped a pistol
at Corbett but it failed to go off The ink
spattered the wall, but otherwisn no damage
was done.
COMMODORE John H. Rulyick, U. SIN, re-
tired, died at Washington on Sunday.
An Anna rolls Saturday n,nrninei. tho e"se
of Elizabeth G. Wharton inflicted for ATTEMPT
to murder Eugene Van Ness, a nole prosequi
was entered by the prosecuting attorney,
thus ending the Wharton trial.
EDWARD CARRIGAN has been arrested in New
York on the charge of being the person who,
IN August last, fred stone through the win
dow of The saloon Of one Fritz, on West 52d
street, killing the daughter of the latter.
In New York, on Friday night, somebody
gave po'lt to the ridiculous and threatening
letter sent during the week to Recorder Hack
EFT, by besmearing the front of his house.
| New YORK river thieves and burglars have
| ndulged in bold operations during the past
ew days.
| A SUBLIME LODGE OF SORROW was held at
the Academy of Music Brooklyn, on Friday
night, under the auspices of Aurora Grata
Lodge of Perfection, F. and A. NJ, in memory
|
attained the thlrty-second degree, and who
have died since 1871.
The employees of the United States Watch
Company, at the west end of Jersey City, have
struck it is said, in consequence of non pay
ment of wages for the past month.
| Two CUBANs named Seraphia and Manue
Mantlla quarreIed In saloon in New York,
on Saturday, and Seraphia shot Mantlla in
the head, inficting a mortal wound
AN incendiary fire at Sedalia, Mo-, destroyed
four houses. Loss 5000.
A LADY named Ellis was killed by train Oh
the Memphis and Louisville Railroad, near
| Tregavant Station, on Saturday.
WILLIAM WHITE, one of the publishers o
the Boston Banner of Light dropped dead
Monday afternoon in a horse-car in Roxbury,
of apoplexy. Deceased was Sc years DID,
| Abroad.
i Ten thousand emigrauts left LIVERPOOL L st
week for the United States. large party OF
| Londoners will leave on the 5th of Nav for
| Halifax.
VIM. CHARLES MACCREADY, the well-known
| English actor is dead age 80.
THE Lancashire (Eng.) Railway companys
| carriage works in Manchester, together with
| fifty locomotives and $50 coaches were burned
| Monday night. Loss $780,
LIVERPOOL papers of the 14th contain par
tculars of fire in 26 Gay street, in that city,
where by one Scharah was burnt to death and
an entire family named Edwards, consisting
of six persons, were suffocated.
| A RECENT arrival at Liverpool from the
| Cape coast, brings news of the people there
being in state Of great excitement in con
| sequence OF an expected invasion by the
| Ashantees, who were only twenty four hours
| march distant. The Ashantees number be-
tween 10000 and 80, COO men, and it was sup
| posed to be their intention to take Elmira
| from the English.
CoLCRAFT, the celebrated English hangman,
according to an Irish newspaper, has an
nounced his intention to retire from official
life. Richard Evans, well to do farmer and
| an assistant for fOul teen years, will be Col
crafts successor.
THE Emperor of Germany arrived at st.
Petersburg, on Saturday, and was received
with extraordinary honors. The Gar pre-
| sented him with his portrait, a sword of hon
| or, the Cross of st. George, the iron cross for
| merit, with additional inscriptions for valor.
and an ink-stand and vases i'll lapis lazuHe.
a MADRID dispatch says the Carlists have
been defeated several times recently, losing
one hundred men wounded in one engage
ment.
CAPT. GEN. VALLARDE has ordered the ia-
habitants of county districts in Spain invaded
by Carlists to abandon their farms and homes
and retire 70 the cities.
THE London Daily Telegraph explorer in
Assyria has met with great success He has
found eighty new Inscriptions, including his
| tories known and hitherto unknown of Assy-
| rian kings. Among his discoveries is highly
important tablet containing collection of all
the proverbs in two languages. which will aid
in the further elucidation of the whole class
of inscriptions. Many of the inscriptions have
defiuated.
The Ultras in Madrid demand the establish
ment of the Commune and are engaged in
hunting down members of the permanent
co nmittee. Sagosta was surrounded in the
street by armed men, the leader bearing a
Phergian Cap on a bayonet. Serrano was ar
rested in the houss of Serrano's mother. Fig
ueras was imprisoned yesterday The increas.
ing fury of the Ultras must necessarily lead
20 massacre, as the monarchial volunteers
are disposed to fight against the execution of
the decree for discharging them.
FRANCE is on the eve of a civil war. The re
organized monarchsts have been rapidly gain
ing strength. and are def, rnlined In bava