The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-02-01

THE new King of Sweden, Oscar H.,
will be crowned on the Isl of May.
DURING the year 1872, 6,467 buildings
Were erected in the city of Philadelphia
NUMEROUS arrivals at the hotels the past
week; we have not space in this issue for
personals.
SLEIGHING excellent, and the many teams
are kept busy, giving a lively appearance
to our streets.
TIE number of emigrants who left Bre
men for the United States last year, was
$4,000; Hamburg 5000.
LORD Lytton-better known by his pat
ronymic Bulwer-the great English author,
poet and novelist, is dead.
THE National Theatre at Washington
was burned on the 28th, and the Imperial
Hotel adjoining, badly damaged
TT is said that a company engaged in
tea culture in Craw ford County, Iowa, have
succeeded in raising seven hundred pounds
to the acre.
ANOTHER fire in the oil regions Of Penn
sylvania. 1t occurred in Petrolia City,
destroying 900 bbls Of oil, several houses
and a hotel
The Duluth Herald says: "In Duluth
there are more iron safes and less money
in them. than in any other city Of q similar
size in the Union"
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the Greeley National
Statue have reached SIS, 900. Subscrip-
tons are desired from every State and
town III the country.
SENATOR Timothy O. Howe, whose term
VIII expire on the 4th Of March, was last
week reelected by the Wisconsin Legisla-
tare, to the U. S. Senate.
THE tote teams from the several lumber
ing camps, are IN and out every day, and
we are always glad to see those stalwart
six foot lumbermcn around.
POSTMASTER Wheeloclz Of St Paul, gives
public notice that the new post office of
that city will be opened for business for the
first time, on Sunday next, Feb. ..
IMMIGRATION statistics for the present
year. show that the arrivals from England
are on the increase, that country being
even ahead Of Ireland, and second to Ger
many alone.
THE battlefield Of Death is found in the
great cities New York and Philadelphia
lost over twenty thousand lives each, last
year. Chicago half the number. St. Louis
and Baltimore, nearly as many.
REV. VIM r. Higgins, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, has been confined to
his house, quite sick the past two weeks;
we are glad to learn he is now improving,
and hope to see him out again soon.
Petitions are pouring in to the Legisla-
ture Of this State, asking for the repeal of
the law cxempting the property of various
corporate bodies from taxation, and that no
property be exempt, whether church or
what not.
THE Baltimore and Ohio r. r. is now
reaching out for Chicago and western con-
ncctions. All the great trunk lines of the
east have now aroused to the situation,
since the pioneer enterprise Of the Pennsyl-
yania Central in 1868.
CONGRESS- has abolished the franking
privilege from and after the 1st of July
next, SO remember to pay postage when
YOU write to the President, Congressman,
or any officers of the Government; and ex-
pect no more public documents " free"
after that date.
THE Secretary of the Treasury last week
negotiated 500, 100000 Of the new per
cent. funded loan with a new syndicate
composed of American bankers represent
ing themselves and number of foreign
bankers, among whom were the Roths-
childs and Barring Bros.
ALL postofiices having a daily mail are
hereafter to be supplied with weather re-
ports issued by the Signal Service Office.
Frames are to be furnished, and postmas-
tiers are instructed to display the reports
publicly in their Offices, in order that all
classes may have the benefit Of the informa-
ton.
THE moment Dame Rumor intimates the
probability or possibility Of such thing as
Railroad to Superior, OF goes dozen or
more OF Dulpth's leading citizens, trotting
down to Philadelphia to see their :" father"
about it. Query-how many will be left
Ia nalrto whom Sunarior does actually opt