The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-09-06

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A YOUNG lady named Maggie Meyers COM
mitted suicide near Ottumwa, Iowa, on We'd
nesday, by kin ling the fire with kerosene.
PROF. BALLENE, from France. crossed the
Niagara River, Monday, on tghtrope, 1 900
feet long, opposite the Clifton House, in six
teen minutes. Returning to the centre, he
cast his cloak and balance pole into the river
and then jumped off into the water beneath, a
distance of 40 feet, disappearing for few
seconds, after which be rose to the surface,
and was picked up by men in waiting, and went
ashore in u small boat.
MANIsTEE specials report the shooting al
Frankfort on the lake shore. above that
point, on Saturday last. OF a man named John
Knox. While drunk he attempted to get into
a store, supposing it to be saloon, and was
shot by the clerk, named Fred. KEN, who
took him for burglar. The wound will
probably prove fatal.
MASSACHUSETTS constabulary raided prom.
inent liquor dealer in Boston, and seized &c.,
coo worth Of liquors.
The Supreme Court of Georgiahas decided
that the law forbidding the validity Of judg-
ments for notes whose consideration was
slaves is unconstitutional, and that, unless
barred by the statute OF limitation, such judg
ments can be made operative.
IDA DARRACK, the only daughter of one OF
the best citizens of Indanola, Iowa, committed
suicide on Saturday afternoon, by kindhng her
fire with kerosene.
STRANGER well dressed, and Il, 900 in mon
ey, disappeared together from jewelry store
IN Columbus, Tuesday.
GIN. MEYER, Chief Signal Officer, has sailed
for Vienna to attend meeting of the chiefs oil
The meteorological service at that place. The
General hopes to see this Convention take the
first stepto bring about worldwide system
of weather reports.
THE Directors of the Sturgeon Bay Ship
Canal announce its completion one fourth OF
the way, and requests the Governor to inspect
II and give them Fourth of the land grant
AT noon Monday an engine OF the Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad exploded
neal Atlantic instantly killing J Dyson, the
head brakeman, and severely scaldlng the en-
gluecr, George Crane, and the fireman, Henry
Morgan. The engine, tender and two cars
were ditched. Some pieces of the boiler were
thrown fourth of mile. Dyson was killed
some distance from the engine.
YOUNG gill gave birth to female child in
the streets of Fort Wayne, on Monday morn
lug. and catching up the infant, she wrapped
it IN her clothing and started Tor the canal
Upon reaching 1t, the unnatural mother threw
the body into The water and made good her
escape.
PLANTER, residing near ellis Station. in
Tennessee, has been committed to jail on
seven indictments for horse stealing.
THE Temperance men of New York have
agreed to call a state convention at Syracuse
Sent 18th to nominate a state ticket
THE Rock Island Railroad Company are Dor
rowing all the cars they can get at the East tc
transport the immense quantities of wheat
offered along the road.
Ex-JuDGE HOWE, of New Orleans, has
brought suit against the New Orleans Times
for 100000 damages, for charging him Will
absorbing from the State Treasury Sal ,440
KEG of powder exploded at the lime kilns
at Springfield Ohio, Wednesday, woundiug
five men One man was hurled forty feet il
the air Two men cannot survive, and tho
condition of the other three is very critical
The officers of the Memphis Exposition are
IN receipt of advices from their agent James
wilkins, ir., that he has procured the celebrat
Cd pedestrian, Affirm Bach, for $4,000 for the
Exposition next October.
THE Columbus express which left Wheeling
at $40 Wednesday afternoon, collided with q
freight train standing on the track at Lourds
vile. The engineer of the express, VIM
fI,-l To-
10y attempting to Jump. The mail agent anC
one lady were slightly injured. The freight
train should have taken the siding seventeen
minutes earlier.
TUESDAY night the steamer Ruby with one
hundred and eighty head Of cattle, for New
Orleans, was swamped at a cattle pen below
Shreveport. The boat is total loss one
hundred cattle were drowned. The cattle
stampeded when the laTboard railing was cut
TIE cattle ON that side jumped ashore, leaving
all the weight on the other guard, which
swamped her.
TnE iosse by the recent flood i'll Delaware
are estimated at 100000, of which $500, 0O(
may possibly fall on the Delaware and Chesa.
peak canal, Size 900 by vessels and barges
stranded on meadows. aud 100000 by the
Delaware Railroad.
APLANTER residing near Gilfs Station, IL
Tennessee, has been committed to Jail of
seven indictments for DEMONSTRATING.
THE temperance men of New York have
agreed to call a state convention at Syracuse
Sept 18th, to nominate a state ticket.
TUE Rock Island Railroad Company are Dor.
rowing all the ears they can get at the East &c
transport the immense quantities of wheat of
fcred along the road.
Ex-JUpGE HOVE. of New Orleans, has
rought suit against the New Orleans Times
for sl0O, eco damages, tor charging him with
absorbing from the State Treasury Sal, 4i0.
KFG of powder exploded at the lime kiIns
at Springfield, Ohio, Wednesday, wounding
five men. One man was hurled forty feet in
the air. Two men cannot survive, aud the
condition of the other three is very critical.
TUE Attorney of the Chicago and Alton
Railroad, on Monday, paid to the heirs of the
two citizens q Springfield, ILL.,, who were
killed in the Lomont collision, the sum OF
5000 each, being the maximum sum fixed
by the laws of the state for damage in such
cases.
WHILE party of laborers were at work on
the bridge across the Rsd River, at FHlton
for the Cairo and Fulton Railroad, Saturday
evening, the ennankment gave way, burying
some OF the workmen beneath it. Two per-
sons were killed and seven wounded.
ALpTN rINKELMEYER. one of the injured by
the collision O: the Chicago and Alton Rail
road, ouSaturday, died Monday at the Alex
ian Brothers Hospital, i'll Chicago
NEW comet has been discovered at Paris
by NJ. Henry: ascension seven hours and