The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-03-29

mer occupancy, iii course Of construction at
o Horse Neck, Coweset bay, completely de-
molished by the wind on Tuesday. Loss $1e,-
5.S 6 oOO
q THE Pomeroy Investigating Commute
ported to the Kansas Legislature, Thurs
IL day, the majority finding hlm guilty of bribery
and attempting to corrupt members, the
orlty reporting that the charges not
proven. The majority report adopted BY
the Senate-the minority report by the House
FIRE in building No. 500 Broadway, n Y
on Wednesday evening, caused loss of about
$4,000.
SAN FRANcIsco was, ON Wednesday, electri-
fed by a runner that Laura Fair had shot and
instantly killed Jacob Scherr, photographer
The rumor proved groundless.
--tet Ar the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Northern Pacific Railroad the following
directors were elected W. g. Fargo, George
w Cass, r. d. Rice, Chas B. Wright, W. b.
Ogden, j. g. Smith, W. G.. Moorehead A. III.
Barney, VIM. Window, JAS. Stinson, S. P.
Cheney, Albert A. Catln.
THE United States Treasurer's statement
shows the legal tenders outstanding to be
1853 059 $50, being 81 059, $50 in advance of the
amount shown in the last debt statement.
-f-sa PHILADELPHIA Is to be patroed at night by
fremen.
Browns challenge to Sader will be accept
ed, but Sadler wishes to at Saratoga in
stead of Halifax.
The telegraph office at Island Pond, n. H..
burned on Tue sday evening.
FIRE occasionod by explosion Of gas
caused the destruction of the brewery and ice
house of Ghas. Uigin, at Williamsburg. Loss
on the building and stock $150000; insurance,
$50 000
TIE Atlantic Mail Steamship Companys
steamers Moro Castle and Columbia were sold
auction New York on Tuesday, the pur-
chaser being W. Ell. Starbuck, who viii turn
them over to the old company.
from Chilcothe, Ohio, saws a
storm on Sunday blew down barns, sheds and
fences extensively all Ross county, and
unroofed the Presby terian church at Kingston.
The expenses account of the Inaugural
ton Ball are still $40 600 in advance of the re-
ceipts, and series of entertainments in the
building is projected to reduce the deficiency.
THE Cumberland (AId1 News of Saturday
last says that letter received in Cumberland
Friday, from gentleman IL ST. Louis,
states that on The 18th ult. President Grant
rendered to Captain G. W. Ford, of st. Louis,
the position of Secretary of the Interior in
his Cabinet after the 4th of March. The
Captain is now in Washington.
The tent of the Great Eastern Circus was
blown down in Louisville, on. Monday, killing
lad named Frank Sparks
On Sunday evening, in Powell county Kv
Ned Bryant quarreled with John Christy and
drew pistol and shot Chrisy dead.
The creditors of the New York dry goods
firm of George B. GrinneIl & Co., which failed
in 1861, have just received their indebtedness
in full from Mr. Grinne with interest for
twelve years.
Two PERSONS were killed by the fall of the
Great Eastern Circus tent in Louisvile-botIl
"a Young men, named Sparks ard Zoer.
One buchanan, revenue officer, cut his
threat at LoGansport Ind, Tuesday. 1t Is
supposed he may recover.
GREAT preparations making for the
meeting of the Northwestern Sengerbund at
Dubuque, June 90 next. Forty-six socl-
etles from all parts of the country, have al
ready expressed their Inte1ton to be present,
and many more expected Milwaukee will
be represented by three societies.
The house of NJ. G. Smith, in Cascade Kent
county, Nj chigan, DESTROYED by fire by
the explosion of a kerosene lamp Monday
night Mrs. Smith fatally burned Mr..
SO badly that his eyesight is destroyed.
son, fourteen years old, asleep i'll another part
of he building, was burned to DEATH it being
impossible to rescue him.
The controversy between the Govetnmen ut
and the Union Pacific Railway in regard to
the toll on Government freights taken across
the Omaha bridge the Missouri River has
been recently settled The Attorney General
has decided that the Union Pacific Railway
begins the east bank of The river and that
onc-half the tolls due that Company must be
retained by the Government, but applied to
the payment of the interest due from the road.
The Little Eagle the first boat Of the sea
son, left Quincy Tuesday afternoon for Keo-
kuk
IHE safe of the American Express Com
pany at Blairstown, Iowa, was broken open
and robbed of its contents on Monday night
The Missouri river is open at Omaha and
ferries running. The Illinois river at La
Sale remains at full navigabe stage, and is
free from ice at this point, but the gorge OF
lee below Peru has moved but little.
FARMERs sowing wheat IN Hamilton
county, Iowa
THE failure of the Atlantic cable of 1865 is
announced