The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-02-22

the murder OF Hutchinson, tenant, by Barclay,
landlord on a farm IN Jessamine county, KY,
in consequence of quarrel about the division
of hemp raised on shares on Barclays farm
by Hutchinson.
The Globe Rolling Mill, in Cincinnati, was
destroyed by fire Tuesday night. Loss s4O,-
insurance $4,000.
THREE more victims have been added to the
list OF dead by the boiler explosion near Nor
ristown, Pa, on Monday.
L. H. SHowELL a Philadelphia merchant, |
died on the steamship Adratic, while en- route |
to New York.
JOHN II. SELwYN, the well-know theatrical
manager, died il Philadelphia on Tuesday
He was formerly manager of Waack's and
the Olympic in this city, and of Selwyn's Thea
tire in Boston, now known al the Globe. He
LETT New York last spring to manage the
Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia
A LETTER carrier named Dittendorfer muir.
dere his mistress, a Mrs. Barbara Schaffer,
in New York city,by cutting her throat with
razor, and then suicided by cutting his own
throat
THE number of hogs slaughtered in Des
Moines from the commencement of the pack
ing season to February ] is A CAT total last
sc ason, A, $50.
An express train on the Memphis and Lou
isvile Railroad was thrown from the track
near Russellyille, Ky, Tuesday afternoon,
killing the wife and child of Lieu. Webster,
U. 5. A, and injuring twelve persons.
AN evening express train coming west on
the Philadelphia and Erie road. on Tuesday,
when few miles west of Lock Haven was
thrown off the track by snow-slide The
engineer William Denny, was instantly killed.
and the baggage man and express man iniur
ed. None of the passengers were hurt.
The charges of the Boston Traveller against
Senator Sherman IN connection with the
Pacific Railroad passes and cypher letters
have been withdrawn, being without founda-
| ton.
The cholera has again broken out in a vir-
ulent form in several places IN Russia and
Hungary.
| ROBERT BowLEs, the American banker, was
| tried in London for misappropration of funds
entrusted to his care, and acquitted.
| Two boys, aged II and IA, sons of Samuel
Bishop, farmer near Mt. Vernon, Ohio, were
drowned while attempting to cross creek
| IuuuiEP through the IdlQl.
WM. STAHL fell down the st. Claire Mine. at
Pott6ville, Pa, distance of 225 feet, and was
instantly killed.
| STRONG effort is being made on the part of
lobbyists and others for assembling the new
| Congress on March 4th
IT is stated hat an indictment has been
found in Paris against Fremont and some of
his associates who helped him to negotiate
the Memphis and Ell Paso Railroad bonds in
| European markets, and that the trial is to
come of shortly.
n an interview with Chas. P. Blake. SON.
in-law of Gov. Dix, that gentleman saws az to
the $50, 900 paid to Dix by the Union Pacific
Company, that the money was paid by the Di
rectors OF the road as salary due to him as
President, and also for certain stock of the
road which he had purchased, and on white
he had never received anything. This amount
was $50, COO less tlan was then actually due
DIX. He never had anything to do with the
Credit Mobilisr at all
TIE Globe Rolling Mil, in Cincinnati, was
destroyed by fire Tuesday night Loss $40. 900
insurance $780, 900.
THOMAS BUNBURY, city Collector of Niles.
Michigan, has absconded with S12 900 in mon.
! ey collected for taxes.
ANTHONY LEDERLE, for many years Snpe-in-
tendent OF the Lighthouse Department of the
Lakes, has been appointed Superintendent
the Detroit House of Correction.
]. L. TILDBALL is under arrest at Wasbin O.
ton on a charge of bling the Adams Express
office at Alliance, Ohio, and is held to await
the arrival of an officer from Cincinnati.
The Comptroller of the Currency will not
hereafter change United States bonds depos-
tied as security for the circulating notes of
national banks, except upon the condition of
| substituting new FIVE per cents Of the loan of
July l4th, 1870, and January 2Oth, 1871.
HE Legislature OF Kansas has passed a
resolution Tor the appointment of JOINT COM
mlttee to investigate the charges of bribery
| recently made against Senator Pomeroy. The
| Senate adopted memorial asking the United
| States Senate to investigate the case of Pom.
eroy. and the House resolution asking Pom
| eroy to Iesign.
IN the House, on Tuesday, Speaker Blaine
Introduced biz granting aid to the widow of
! Robert c. Wood, late Assistant Surgeon in the
United States army, aud daughter of Zachary
Taylor, late President of the United States.
which was passed by unanimous vote.
a LETTER carrier named Dittendorfer mur-
| dered his mistress, q Mrs. Barbara Schaffer.
IN New York city, by cutting her throat with a
razor, and then suicided by cutting his own
! throat
lHE bonds and mortgages stolen from the
Clearinghouse Of GARRISON & Co., Lancaster
IA, January 18th, were found on Sunday. m
der the stairway leading to the basement of
SAINT PauIs Reformed Church in Reading. Pa.
They amount to over 100000.
Abroad.
IN the English House of Lords. on Friday
the Earl OF Lauderdale expressed the oplnion
that no criminal proceedings would hold
against the steamship Murillo, which ran
down the Northheet, unless it could be shown
that manslaughter had been committed.
SPENCER's Gazette (Berlin) hopes the United
States viii annex the Sandwich Islands. but
deprecates the acquisition of Cuba bee ause if
would be difficult to Americanize an Island
where the climate, religion and manners are
so different from those of The United States,
BRITISH war ship at Melbourne has seized
threetvessels engaged in kidnappjnr PoIvpe.
slams to be sold into slavery
AN accident occurred on Sunday. in Eng
land, on the London and Northwestern Rail. |
way at Stafford, by which several persons
were killed and injured
a LONDON telegram states that Sir Alexap-
der Cochburn has refused peerage and has |
received the Grand Cross Of the Order of the
Bath