The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-10-18
SUPERIOR, WIS.
TIL E N E w S i.
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against supporting any candidate that has
pledged himself or adheIss to the so.called
temperance law, and invites the German
Americans to attend mass meeting to take
such steps in the premises as will best sub
serve their ends.
A FIRE in New Orleans, On Wednesday. de-
stroyed square of buildings bounded by
Marguery, Manderll, Good Children and
Morets streets. about ferry small buildings
Loss. $50. eco.
THIRTY THREE yellow fever lnterments in
Memphis. and twelve III Shreveport, on
Wednesday.
TnE directors of the Union National Bank,
Of ST. Louis, have decided to go into liquida
ton. The assets are said to largely exceed
the liabilities, and nobody will lose an, thing.
The cause of the action is stringency of cur
rency.
THE gate rec ipts at the st. Louis Fair, on
Wednesday, amounted to $4,000. Wednes-
day the annual illumination of Fourth sire,
stores took place, and very brilliant display
made Full 80 600 people thropged the
avenue during the evening, most of whom
walked through the principal dry goods, jew
elry and other stores. which were lavishly
decorated for the occasion.
DELos CULVER, of Jersey City, one of the
wealthieet capitalists of New Jersey, las been
adjudged bankrupt. He was wee president
OF the New York and Osweso Midland Rail-
road Cgmpany. HIS liabilities are said to be
$1,000, 600.
THE following state ticket has been nomi.
mated by the Liberals OF New York: Secre-
tary OF State, Diedrich Willers; Comptroller,
\. Is. Hopkins. Attorney General, D. Pratt
Treasurer, Thomas Fl. Raines Canal Com
missioner, James jackson Engineer. SYLVIA
nus II. Sweet; State Prison Inspector, W. K
Platt
Snow fell on Tuesday in the Wasatch Noun
ta.ns.
AN immense quantity OF bonds and bullion
Is locked up In Salt Lake City, causing lack
OF currency.
THE Supreme Court CT Illinois has rendered
a decision, through Justice Scott, affirming
the validity of the state liquor law. The
opinion, which is quite long, sustains the law
III all points.
CRAZY son of a Mr.. Fahey, living near
Schuyler, Neb., struck his sister over the head
with gun, knocking her sepseless; then tried
to cut her throat with Ratchet, and subse-
quently attacked his father and beat his brains
ont with the butt of gun.
New York Custom House officers seized
$4,000 worth of silks on Saturday.
The propeller Asia, with wheat from Chica-
50 to Montreal, while entering the harbor at
Port Colhorne Monday night, struck rock
and sunk. Her cargo viii probably prove a
total loss.
john W. PIERCE, JR., cashier of the Mer-
chants National Bauk at Lowell, Mass, has
been guilty of irregularities to the extent of
$4,000. Pierce resigned Wednesday, and made
a transfer ofhis property for the benefit Of the
bank.
REV @. REILLY, pastor OF the Catholic
Church at Susquehanna, and formerly Vicar
General OF Philadelphia diocese, was killed
the former place Saturday evening, by a rail-
way engine, He was 80 years old.
HE storehouse and other property of the
Brandon Manufacturing Co. at Rutland, ".
was burned Sunday night. Loss $4,000.
NEW YORK telegram states that the
Theological Seminary has received from Mr.
James Brown, b mixer, $500, 900 to complete
tht tidoNlltuls VI lLS bTOleSSOfSDlDS.
On Saturday evening, about O'Clock, til
large boiler OF the Lake Superior Mining Co..
situated at lehpeming, blew up, completely
demoiishlng the engine house and machine
shop. aud killing two men and wounding
several others. The names OF the killed are
Dennis Mullen fireman, and Aug. johnson. en-
sineer Some of the injured are not expected
TO recover. The eDgine-house and machine
shop were large brick buildings, but recently
built. The boiler was also new. The loss on
machinery. II is supposed will exceed $50, 900
Total loss not known, but will be heavy
On Friday night last, a man, whose name
has not been learned, fell down the coal shaft
at Wildwood, Ill. He fell SEQ feet, and was IN
family killed, nearly every bone in his BODY
being broken.
CoNNEcTICUT has voted to make Hartford
the state capital by a majority of nearly 5000
At Van Vert, Ohio, Tuesday, Mrs Horton
oaded gun with powder and heavy charge
OF shot, for the nurpose of soaring his cousia.
young man of unsound mind, who was
working IL a corn-feld near the house. An
other member of the family stepping m
within few feet OF him, he placed the gun in
line with the top Of his cousins head. His
I'M being unsteady through nervousness
entire charge entered the top of his head
teaIng away the skull aud killing the Young
man instantly
The first rains OF the season in California
occurred Monday, extending to the middle
porsloos Of the state. There is a promise of
good season for farmers.
TEE survivors ofCapt Jacks band who were
not imprisoned at Alcatrax, will be started for
oft Russell, Wyoming Territory, about the
10th Of October. About twenty wagons have
been sent 70 Fort Kama n for the transporta
tloa OF the prisoners to Fort Russell.
TUESDAY MORNING the large bagglng factory
OF richardson, Henry & Co., Of Louisville, the
States, caught fire from the friction of pick
er, and was totally consumed. Loss between
so ,oe0 and $4,000. Insurance s45, 900.
MEMPHIS has SIX hundred yellow fever cases
There were lorty-two intermcnts on Tuesday.
Nine yellow fever interments were reported
from Shreveport, Tuesday
EIGHr inches of snow tell in Northern New
York on Tuesday
SWIM inteIments, or Saturday, at Snreve
port.
iHE Norkingmen Of Boston and vicinity are
making arrangements to give grand recep-
ton to JOSEPH Arch, on is arrival there. The
exercises will include a procession through
the principal streets, and an address in Fan
eui Hail.
NEW York Custom House officers seized
ten thousand dollars worth of laces on Satur |
day.