The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-10-04
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ton at Utica. Wednesday, nominated
francis Thaver for Secretary Of State, Mason
III. HOPKINS for Controller, Daniel G. Hart for
Treasurer Benjamin Gilman for Attorney
General, Col. Sidney Wood for Canal Commits
sioner, William B. Taylor for State Engineer.
and W. Z. Platt for Prison Inspector.
U. S. COLLECTOR WEDANER, of the second
district of Alabama. is deiaulter to the ex
tent of $780, 900.
Francisco GURRAzzo, who was proclaimed
dictator at Rome in lS49, died IN that city on
Tuesday aged 63 years.
The steamship Midway, from Quebec for
London is reported wrecked in the Straits OF
Belle Isles Several OF the crew were drowned
FIRE broke out in the Athenaeum Library
Of Manchester England, Wednesday, and be-
lore it was extinguished 10000 volumes were
destroyed.
AN unknown woman, twenty seven years of
age, suicded by drowning herself in the lake
al Chicago, on Tuerdsy.
ADvICEs have been received at Ottawa. that
tenders for f2,000,0 900 sterling five per cent.
Canadian .Inter-Celonial loan are opened in
london and were well received, no less than
81 Gee 900 were rendered for premium, aver
aging = per cent.
An unknown burglar was shot at Quincy
H., Monday night, while attempting to force
an entrance in o the residence of Mrs. L. b.
FmIay, on North Filth street. Mrs. +. was
alone with her daughter III the house at the
tlme and, hearing the burglar, challenged
linn, but he still tried to get in, when she fired
shots, and the ruifian retrcated groan.nG
and staggering. The next morning traces of
blood were found around her house, but the
burglar escaped.
J. ENDICorT SMITH suicided in Chicago on
Monday, by cutting his throat.
JONATHAN MERRIAM, a we.l-known and
wealthy farmer of TaZewell county, Illinois,
has been appointed Collector of Ieternal
revenue III the Eighth Congressional District
OF that state, III place OF Col. John L, HarTer.
The failures OF james T. Brady q Co., and
the Security Trust Company, of PIttsburg,
announced The latter is a new institution.
ofticcred br some of the vealtniest men i'll the
city. 1t is SAID they were largely Interested in
Brady & Co.'S establishment
A DAKING and extensive plot to rob the In
dlanapolis Expos ton of diamonds and other
yaiuables has been discovered. 1t was ar
laeged that experienced burglars shonld be
placed near the cases containing an Immense
amount Of diamonds, jewelry aud slyerware,
while coniedcfates should cut the gas pipe
winch supplies the Exposition and winch runs
through an open common. In the darkness
aud confusion the raid was TO he made, the
cases smashed aud the valuables secured. The
guards have been strengthened, calcium lights
provided, and ali precautions taken to frus-
tlate their deslGn.
rHE VcksburG beard of health reports three
fatal cases of yellow fever
NINE Intermcnts at Memphis, on Tuesday,
OF yellow fever.
PRESIDENT GRANT has issued proclamation
abolshing discriminating duties on goods I'M
ported III French vessel. after October list.
An attempt WAS made on Tuesday to tear
down the iail in CentervIe WAYNE county,
Ind, for the purpose of removing it TO Rich
mond, the new county seat, which was pre-
vented by mob OF CentervIe people
J. WALLACE, a highly respected citizen Of
Johnson county, Mo-, while going from his
house TO the house of neighbor, on Monday,
was shot through the heart and killed by an
unknown assassin. No clue to the murderer
THE convicted AIodocs are to be executed at
Fort Klamath on tne 9Th of October
The Bank of France has agreed to advance
IN,NNb,OCO lidhtS 10 the spanish government
G. r. FIGHTER, dealer in books and sta
tlonery at Manitowoc, Wis, was robbed and
murdered in his store on Monday night. The
deed IS supposed to have been committed by
two men.
\ FIRE has occurred III the Yellow Jacket
mine, Nevada, IN the 1 300 feet level Six live
are known to he lost
Tue Terre Haute Iron and Nail Works were
totally destroyed by fire SUNDAY morning. 1t
was an establishment employing 19l men
The loss Is estimated at 1882 600 insured for
about 500 000
The stage between Silver City and Whine
mucca, New, was robbed, Tuesday, by three
masked men. Col. Moore, a United States
Army Paymaster, was also robbed.
The suit OF Elizabeth Parker, Of Boston
against the Boston and Albany Railway Com
pany, for personal damages, has resulted in a
verdict IN favor OF the plaintiff for $4,000.
The dwelling OF William Crouch, near VII
Jamestown, Ky, was burned on Tuesday night
aud his wife, two children, and an orphan
10y named Dunn, persisted in the flames
WILLIAM PARKER aud Herman Franks wer,
drowned on Sunday afternoon in the bsv at
san Francisco, while endeavoriug to reach
the wreck Of the Costa Rica in saIl-hoat
Int Merchants National BanF, Planters,
aud Mechanics Bank, and First National
Bank, all OF Petersburg suspended Tuesday
morning.
oN September 18th the Apaches killed VIM
sampson, of Perdl Creek, Arizona. Sheriff
tNnon, from Yuma, captured Mouel Srcbcale
one OF the murdercrs OF Lumby While the
party was on the way to Maricopa the people
followed, took the prisoner from the Sheriff
and hung him.
Hon W. d. FOSTER. Representative in Con
Sress from Michigan, is dead
\ STRANGE and fatal disease at keltou
Utah, Is very prevalent, producing great con
sternation. Patients die in a few hours. It
resembles fever.
\ GENERAL strike of shoemakers is imminent
IN New York. Two hundred struck Monday. |
because. Z is alleged, the employers failed to
adhere 10 the terms agreed on at the last |
strike. 1t Is expected all the workmen will |
strike.
Two CHEROKEE Indians at VeniIa Indian
Terntory, inspired with noble rage against
the white man, commenced an indiscIlmuate
Hrlns upon family, succeeded in killing one
and thed fled.
SHREVEPORT special to the New Orleans
FTcayunc saws the yellow fever there be. M,