The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-02-14

THE War Department has reports from foit
Sill. |. T., of the firing into detachment of
troops of Company C, Twentieth Infantry,
while camped for the night at Deep Red
Check. The firing party were Comanches.
The fire was promptly returned and the In
dams driven off.
WYATT. the negro murderer OF MIS-. hyah'
at Carbondale ILL.,, was taken from the jail at
Murphysboro by mob and hung. he pre-
viousy confessed his guilt.
At Large.
A NEGRO named Billy Kelly has been found
guilty of rape Cd white woman at Nashville,
and sentenced to be hung.
CABLE dispatch announces that Vicar
General Jamot, of the Toronto diocese, has
been appointed bv the Pope Bishop OF Sault
Ste. Marie, and the Rev. d. b. Crlnnon, Vicar
General OF the London diocese, has been
raised to the Bishop of Hamilton.
a JACKSON (Miss) special says The
question who shall be Senator, is settled by
the Republican caucus. c. K. Bruce, colored,
sheriff of Bolivar county, was nominated for
the long tenn and II. Il. Rose, by acclama-
ton, 10 fill Ames unexpired term. mum
Der of Republicans called the caucus, and a
combination is forming to beat Bruce, and
may succeed.
LIN CLINoUAN, a high Chinese officer, with
Secretary and servants, arrived IN Omaha
Friday. He says he Is Chinese Ambassador
to Cuba, sent to prevent further killing OF his
countrymea in the rebellion.
CLARA, dauc liter of Amassa Stone, Jr., OF
the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Rail
way Company, was married at Cleveland, o.,
on Wednesday, to John Hay of the New York
Tribune, al the residence of the brides
father, No. 1l3 Euclid avenue. The ceremony
was private, but number of notables were
present.
COLLECTOR HOWARD has received orders
from the Secretary of the Treasury, to allow
the landing of the Atlantic cable at Rye
Beach, n. H., without entering the ships con
tanning it at the custom house also to afforC
the enterprise all aid at the disposal Of the
Government there.
The customs receipts for the week ending
January 3lst were Boston, 1924 ,54i; New
! York, 50 ,4iO, 343; Philadelphia, $1S5,731.
| The passenger earnings of the Uniol
Pacific Railroad for January We're S102, 3Z9
an increase Of $40, 600 over the same TIM
| last year.
THE National Association for the Promotion
of the Interest of the American Trottini
Turf, in session at New York, have resolves
that fine of one hundred dollars be i'm
posed for changing the name of horse, to
gether with suspension or expulsion. Also
that the full name and post-office address c
the owner be entered. Rule % was amcnde
to fl the divers fees at $50 maximum.
ease of his hiring a substitute, and to pre-
vent his being punished in case OF hi
refusing TO act as substitute, except b
judges, who may expel him, subject to tn
decision of the court of appeals. Rule 8
now stands as follows Whenever a hors
shall have dStanced all competitors in on
heat, the race is constituted and the WINNIE
shall receive the entire purse and stake. |
there are four horses entered and only tw
start the third and fourth money reverts t
the Association
The Quincy Wing prints the confession G
one Matthews, a Joliet convict, relative to th
Imprisonment Of Maurice Strauss now sery
ing term of ten years in the New Jcrse
State Prison, charged with crime he neve
committed. Matthews confesses committin
the robbery for which Strauss is imprisoned
assisted by McWilliams, Chief of Police G
Jersey City, who planned the robbery, ant
contriyed the plan fol- throwing the blam
upon an innocent person, who has been il
| prjSOu three wears