The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-07-05


establishment, in Gaena, were burned on
Wednesday. Loss $4,000.
PITIsBURG, Pennsylvania, is making pre-
| parations for grand exposition of the me-
| chanc arts.
| Tom YOUNG killed his father in-law, James
| Alexander. near Memphis, Tusday. Both
| colered.
| The Ere underwriters of New York city have
| resolved to continue the fire patrol aud voted
| $3.50, 600 for its maintenance during the next
| two years.
The graves of Confederate dead were pro-
fusely decorated with flowers at Baltimore, on
Tuesday.
TWENTY FIVE deaths from cholera in Nash
| vile, Tuesday. Tie disease is spreading into
the surrounding country.
| JOSEPH C. HOWARD a horse thief arrested Id
St Louis, and sent to Union, Mo, was, on
Tuesday night, taken from jail by mob, and
hung.
DAUGHTER OF Prof. AgassiZ has contiibu-
ted one hundred thousand dollars to the mu-
scum of comparative zoology, in which her
athcr is deeply inel osted.
TIE wheat harvest has been commenced in
Jersey, Madison. Macoupin. and st. Clair
counties, Illinois. In these counties the crop
will be much above the average.
VESSELS are in Halifax harbor with yellow
fever on board.
IRE crops are suffering throughout the
Northwest for want of rain.
HE marble statue of Franklin, bv Hiram
Powers, presented to The city of New Orleans,
| by Mr.. G. Weed was unveiled IN Lafayette
| ceremonies.
Two fires in Fort Wayne on Wednesday de-
| stroyed pioperty valued at $40, 600.
! A MARBLE statue of Franklin, by Hiram
| Powers, was unveiled III Lafayette Square,
| New Orleans, Wednesday.
The judges OF the Supreme Court of Illinois
| have elected Judge Sidney E. Breeze Chief
| Justice. Judge Breeze is the oldest member
of the court having held his seat fer over a
quarter of century.
| The fourth annual convention of the United
Railroad Mutual Life Association met IN st.
Louis on Wednesday, with large representa-
ton from all sections OF the country The
present membership of the Association is
1900, and Isl railroads were represented.
| The Governor of Arkansas has commuted
the sentence Of c. B. Chute iIom hanging to
Il years Imprisonment.
CARPENTER and Sheldon, managers of the
| late Chicago jubilee, announce that the net
profits Of that spree were less that $4,000.
The ship Caravan, 235 days out from New
York for San Francisco, has not been heard
from, and is supposed to be lost.
| The jury III the case of Wagner, the Isle OF
Shoals murderer brought in a verdict of muir
der in the first degree.
! An Invt stigation of the affairs Of the Farm
ars' Bank of Chicago, developed the fact that
the proprietors. two brothers named Ten
| Eyck, commenced business without dollar
Of capital,
AN expedition is to be sent by the Navy De-
partmont to points IN the Indian Ocean to
axe observations Of The tIansit Of Venus.
AT Peona, Ill, on Wednesday, a fire de
stroycd the planning and saving mill of Francis
A, Mott. Loss $4,000.
| WHILE the Modocs were being removed
rom the Peninsula Of Tule Lake to Fort kla-
math, one OF the Indians, known as Curly
headed Jack, who surrendered with the Hot
Greeks band to General Davis at Fairchilds
| Rancho, shot himself and has since died. 1t
is also reported Shat some OF the Indians who
were ironed nearly succeeded IN filing of
| their irons, but were detected in time to pre-
| vent their escape.
Two BOYS, Frank S., aged thirteen years,
and Lincoln, aged eight years, sons of VIM.
b. Welch, of Westport Me-, were drowned
Tuesday, while fishing near their home.
| joins WILsoN, packing box manufacturer OF
rhilaGelphia has abSconded with $50, O0C. He
lad fallen into his difficulties from mania
from gambling.
| A REVIEW of seven thousand troops was held
/ by Queen Victoria at Windsor Park Tuesday
| afternoon, in honor of the Shah of Persia
| The weather was showerv but the crowds OF
spectators were enormous. After 4 series of
brilliant man9uveres the troops formed in line
and marched by the Queen and Shah. Among
| the distinguished persons who assisted in the
review were the Prince and Princess OF Wales,
the Duke Of Edinburg, Prince Leopold the
| Duke OF Cambridge, Princess Beatrice, the
| Czarowitch and his wife, and Princess Dabg-
mar.
a DISPATCH from Central Asia announces
that the Tashkend column of the Khiyan ex-
| petition, under command of Gen. Kaufman
has captured the strong fortress at kesarach,
on the left bank of the Anna Daira river, sixty
miles from Khiva.
| The Cunatd steamer Marathon was partially
destroyed by fire at Glasgow en- the 21st
| IHE goods of Gustaye Courbet are to be
sold by the French Governmsnt to assist in
defraying the expense of demonstrating the
column Vendome.
A BANQUET was given the Shah at Greech-
wlch, England, Wednesday evening. The
Prince and Princess Of Wales and 700 guests
| were present.
Two vessels laden with aims for the Carlists
in Spain have been detained at Plymouth by
| the customs authorities.
THE Shah of Persia, in conversation with
Schcnck, American Minister, last week. re-
GREETED that distarce and want of time pre-
vented him from visiting the United States, a
country that he heard much Of and desired
that his compliments be sent to President
| Grant.
Improvements in G!ass-Spinning.
Recent improvements in glass-spin-
| H.