The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-04-11
Terrible Casualty

Butler county, Pa, On the morning of the LIST
inst, originating in the Central Hotel from gas
used In the building Seven persons are sup
posed to have been burned to death. Bodies
were recovered as follows Norah McCartv,
George Deel, Capt. Oliver, Martin Phillips,
Sanford Acert, and one other, unknown. Nell
lie HcCar jumped from the third story window
OF the Central House, and was badly injured.
She Is still alive. All &C the buildings on the
east side of Main street were burned from
frederick grocery store and hardware store,
including the Central and Hanlon Houses
Opera House, Reed K Durant'b hardware store
and Sinks Hotel and two other buildings
south on the west side of Main street, from
Red Franks shebang north inclusive of the
Butler County Bank, United Pipe Lines Off
ces, express Office, Mulerstown Savings Bank,
and Westermans grocery up to Schneider's
billiard room, on Slippery Rock street; north
side, from Frederck's boot and shoe store
west to Barnhard's grocery store from Hooks
dwelling, on the south side of Slippery Rock
street, to Puf1's laundry, including sixty-nine
buildings, III al. More persons are thought to
have been burned, but not yet discovered. The
loss cannot now be estimated
The Case of Tweed.
1HE supreme court of New York has granted
an order to show cause why writ of manda-
mus should not be issued against Judge Davis,
on motion of the counsel of Tweed, who
claims there were certain exceptions taken in
the course of the trial and noted by the stem
oSrapher IL his Iunutes, which the chief jus
tlce improperly refused to allow in stating the
case on appeal. TIE order is made returnable
on the 23d Of April next, and the counsel for
Tweed ara given until the 18th of the same
month to submit further afiidavits
Temperance.
Inc temperance movement was lnaugurated
as follows according to the Chicago Tribune
correspondent
Dlo Lewis lectured upon "Our Girls" at
Washington, the day before Christmas to
5IhaH audience. :, If you will meet on Christ
mas morning, viii tell you how YOU can con-
troll the sale of liquor in towns of not exceed
ing I0,00O inhabitants, said Lewis. The next
morning the Presbyterian church was filled
and Lewis addressed those who were there.
, My father died 8 drunkard. he commenced
and one time | came home drunk Nv
mother, and two or three ladies' who svmpa-
fhized with her, formed a committee and call
ca upon the saloon keepers to quit the sale of
hquor. BY perseverance and PRAYER they sue
Geeded III closing the saloons of the Boston
suburb IN which | lived. There has been no
liquor sold III that suburb Ill many years"
At Cincinnati the women praved during
Change hours at saloon next door to the
Chamber OF Commerce. The board of alder
neu has unanimously passed a resolution re-
questInS the mayor to enforce the CITY ordi
RANGES IN reference to preventing ANNOYANCE
Of saloon keepers by women PRAYING. The
mayor Will probably issue a proclamation to
the women
DO LEWIS Is engineering the movement in
New YORK and Brooklyn. The visiting ladies
are Kindly received generally. In the New
England States the crusaders are also at work
At Boston, Mass, large meetings are being
held, also al Bangor, Me-
At Richmond, Ind, while the women con-
TIME the crusade, the executive committee of
men are attacking the saloon keepers with the
strong arm Of the law
Rhode Island Election.
lie Rhode Island state election occurred ON |
lhe 10 INST. The vote was a very light one. |
HE officers elect are as follows: Governor
Henry Howard; Lieut.. Gov, C. C. Van Zandt
Secretary OF State, Joshua NJ Addiman Treas |
mer. Samuel Clark The chief interest in tho
election centered III the choice of members of
the legislature, who will choose a L. &. Senator
The new Assembly is largely Republican. but
rthatoilal questions remain in doubt and prob
oNIf eaUhot ue determined until trial of the
strengthen the respertiva candi,1.tao DO ii :;