The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-05-23
The Flood.

The Flood.
The following as a summary of the situation
il blre overlooked districts OF the South At
present it is impossible to definitely as
stss the damage resulting from the inundation
but ii Is said that $50 900, coo viii not be an
extravaganza estimate This includes crops
cbattels and All losses 1t may be reduced
should the waters recede IN time for cotton
crop, but the chances for sugar and rice are
slim. The Teche country, rich in sugar, gives
no hope, for there Is no prospect for an abate-
ment within month. Louisiana gives but lit
tie promise Of anything but cotton. upon which
there will be a loss of $50, 900 bales. but this
will not 50 affect the planter as the consumer,
who viii be compelled to pay higher prices
Details of human suffering show that people
are living IL their carrots ard are subsisting on
drowned and starved stock. In some instances
people are living thirty miles from dr. land
The water Is falling slowly but until it has
gone down, and feeling of safety induce cor
respondents 10 find out no definite estimate of
the loss of Bfe can be made.
Grimes and Accidents.
THREE cars loaded with oil, and one with
two hogs, burned six miles east of Philadel-
phia. Two hundred feet of track was de-
stroyed the rails being badly bent by the heat
THE treasurer of Howard county, Kansas.
has absconded with SIS, 600.
McAHTHUH's four story brick block on Main
street above Eagle, i'll Buffalo, fell recently.
crushing III an adjoining two story block 4
daughter Of the janitor. Frank Nagle. years
old. was instantly killed; also son of Prof
Bucham, Professor of the State Normal
School, II years Of age. Mrs. Bucbham had a
leg broken, and was severely bruised. Emma
q. Morse, Il years old. had her left arm torn
off and her skull fractured. There were
many narrow escapes some thirty persons be-
ln8 IN the building when it fell. Loss esti-
mated at $50 00O
IHE Standard office at Schuylerville. n Y.
WAS recently entered in the night and com
pletaly wrecked, by persons not liking its course
in opposition to the liquor traffic.
The East.
TuE eighth anniversary of the America
branch oftbe Universal Peace Unioncommence /
IN New ! orl1 May H.
TIE Times Of New York. makes serious
charges against Mayor Hayemeyer. SAYING 1t
seems TO be the opinion that New York was
never cursed with so dishonest and disreputa-
He d Mayor as re have at this moment in
dWemeyct'
The annual convention Of the American La
hon Reform League closed it's session in New
Aalh 3iay II. The following resolution was
adopted. Resolved, hat the price of labor
should be governed by the amount and not the
iiud performed"
TBE chela;cd section of the Lvceum of Nat
ural History las appointed committee to
make suitable preparations for the centennial
celebration of the discovery of oxygen by John
taestly, on the ST of August 1774.
At lae annual meeting of The National Tenn
perance Society in New York, William i.
Dodge was elected President. lightweight
Nioe-bresidents were elected, amona, them
Nice-Prosideny Wilson. John g. Cough. Henry
Ward Goccher Mai.-Gen O. o. Howard, the
Hon. Schuyler Colfax. and Gen Clinton y.
Fisk
Inc Erie Canal is now open and nayigable
ill., euIae length.
FHE petition Of Alice Mason Sumner. former
y married to tine late Senator Sumner. for
permission 10 change hername to Alice Mason.
was granted by Judge Alnes, in the Boston
Probate Court recently.
Inn trustee of Jay Cooke & Go. has de-
elared dividend of PER cent. payable in cash
upon claims proven before the Register as
soon a. orders for dividends have been made
cat anu sent to creditors
TIM Massachusetts, legislature is considering.
anu Win probably pass, license bill which is
iai'eh more stringent than the present law.
FHE verdict in the case of SNYDER AGAINST
the New ork Mutual Life Insurance Companv
D For die widow, Anna Snyder. SO 600; for
SIZE sen. Lewis II. Snyder, 721 eco: in all
S@'S95, the amount of the policies with one
years interest.
SENATOR BlyAEp of Delaware. has applied
- rho Surrogate, in Brooklyn, for the probate
OF he will of his mother-in-law. Catherine f.
Carroll. She left a large amount of property.