The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-12-06
AT Large.

| The e. S. steamer Ossipee and monitor Ma
hopac have sailed for Key West.
! IT is estimated that &c, 00J French Kanucks
have returned to Canada from the United
States during the past three W eks, owing to
a stoppaSe OF manufactures. large proper.
| ton OF them left for Western Canada.
The inability of the contractors to get
money has compelled a suspension of work on
the Poughkeepsie section Of the New York,
Boston and Montreal Railroad.
The New York Times says the fact is we'll
authenticated that the banking firm of Henry
Clews Co, having made satisfactory ar
rapgements with most of their numerous
| creditors, contemplate a full resumption of
business within Jew weeks. The presenta-
ton OF the affairs Of the house made to credi-
tors have ayerted any unfavorable action
The house has resources and opportunities TO
presume to recover its extensive business
aud with q reasonable extension OF time to
| pay full Que hundred cents on the dollar.
| BY an arra1 cement Of the Eastern Railroad
OF Massachusetts, the Portland and Ogdens-
| burg, aud Montreal and Sorrel Railroads, a
| through trunk railway has been insured be-
tween the West and the Atlantic. Negotia-
tons have been some time in progress
GEN. BANKS and Alex. II. Stephens beth IA
vor the acquisition Of Cuba. They think
| that under the care Of our. government the
population of the ialand will il a few years IN
crease 10 10000, 000 and that while Spain
now derives from the island revenue Of
about S25, 100000 annually, it would yield to
| the United States in a short time at least &
| hundred millions.
IL the ULited States District Court, at
| Philadelphia, Jay Cooke & Co. were declared
| bankrupts, AMI J. Gllingham Fell was ap-
| pointed receiver. The Judge intmatcd that
| future proceedings will be held under the
forty-tbird section of the bankrupt act
which authorizes the appointment of trus-
| tee commission by creditors
A TELEGRAM from ST. John SAYS the tee-
graph cable steamer Robert Lowe was lost
near st. Skaits, st, Mary's Bay, on Wednesday
morning. The chief officer and two boats
were saved. The captain and two DO is are
missing, The steamer Cabot was dispatched
to search for the missing boats.
f. Ii. BZIDER9IEN & Co. have instituted
legal proceedings against Daniel Drew,
Eugene n Robinson, and S. H. Alden. charg.
ing them with fraud and Misrepresentation
IN regard to large transactions IN Canton
stock It is alleged that Robinson was used
by Drew to saddle the stock on BeideTman &
Co. after Drew had positively agreed not to
sell any of his stock, but would buy more.
The difference in the dispute amounts to one
million dollars.
\ CHALLENGE has been issued bv the Irish
National Rifle Association for a shooting
match with representative Americans, to take
place in this country in the autumn of 1874.
The Irish Association sent a team to WimbIe-
don that defeated the English and Scotch
champions.
The wreck OF the steamship Atlantic is fast
breaking up. Last week thirteen bodies Of
her passengers washed ashore aud were
buried. The heavy rains have exposed the
bodies Of many of those inferred at the time
of the disaster in April last.
\ PETITION, signed by all tie members of
the bar of Chicago and large number of
prominent business men, has been forwarded
to Washington, asking President Grant to ap-
point Judge Drummond, at present Judge of
tnr United States Circuit Court here. to the
vacant Chief Justicesh ship OF the United States
JOHN B. CLoUGH has been appointed Z. S.
district attorney for Memphis, vice Corning
Smith, deceased