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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-06-12
THRILLING ADVENTURE.

At Mount Pleasant, Iowa. on Thurs
day, the 9th ult., as the Insane ASYLUM
painter was going to work, he noticed a
mai on the roof of the asylum. Sup
posing by his actions that the man was
insane, he gave the alarm, and he. with
three attendants, proceeded to the roof.
The insane man had found rope be-
longing to the painter. and, thinking by
its help to escape, he let it drop over
the edge of the roof. Finding 1T was
too short to come anywhere near
the ground, he gave it up.
When he saw the men after
him he bounded over the roof, and, see
ing that he was likely to be caught,
swung over the cornice and got under it,
SO they could not reach him. After
carefully climbing down several feet, he
caught hold of a stone cornice project
ing out about an iseh, and there he
hung, 40 feet from the ground. The
men on the roof, seeing the danger he
was in, called to those below to throw
out beds. This was quickly done, and,
after the ground was covered with
several feet of bedding, he dropped,
receiving no injury.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-06-12
The West,

The Cozzen's hotel property, Omaha, is ad-
vertised at sheriff's sale, to satisfy judgmen-
against George Francis Train.
The sheriff of st. Paul, Mimi esota, has re
ceived several applications for the job of hang
ing murderer named Lautenschlager.
The business part of the town of Grand Bend
Ind, was destroyed by fire few nights since
Masonic Hall, the postoffice, a printing Of
fee, wagon shop, five dwellings, two banks
and ten stores were destroyed. Loss about
800, 900. Insurance about $50 900. The fire
was the work of an incendIary.
RECENT heavy rains raised the water in
Smoky Hill river at Wallace, Kansas over ten
feet. The dam at thai place was partially
washed away.
The schooner W. G. Adams recently left
Chicago with 121. 500 bushels of oats. This is
the largest cargo ever taken from Chicago.
The tow, accompanying the Adams, consists of
two other vessels which will have all aggregate
Of PIC, 900 bushels of graiu. being the largest
ever taken from that port IN one tow.
Col, F. SIMS, according to papers found in
his pocket, business manager of the Savannah,
Ga, Advertiser, committed suicide in San
Francisco on the Goth ult
AT Lincoln, Nebraska, y few days age, Nc
Walters, nstigator of the instruction at the
penitentiary last winter was killed by guard
at the penitentiary for all attempt at insur-
rection.
ALEXANDER TOWERS vs.. the Evansville and
Charlottesville Railway, is the title of all i'm
portant suit III the Circuit Court at Terre
Haute. Some two years ago Towers lost his
leg, and now sues for $4,000. The jury can
not agree.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made for extend
ing the steamboat traffic on the Red River to
landing within eight miles of Breckenridge, to
which point the st. Paul ano Pacific main line
will be extended from Breckenridge. The pro-
ject will give two competing rail- and boat lines
to Fort Garry.
GEORGE WILLIAMS, one of the Oldest settlers
in Nebraska, was found dead in his billiard ga
loon at Lincoln, having committed suicide. 1t
Is the opinion that deceased at one time
wealthy, but by speculations III Colorado lost
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-06-12
A MASSACHUSETTS HORROR.
Burning of a Catholic Church
at Vespers.
Over Seventy Worshippers Burned to
Death-A Horrible Calamity.

AT Holyoke, Mass, on the evening
of the 27th ult., one of the most terrible
disasters in the history of Massachu-
sets occurred. Services were being held
in the French Catholic Church of that
city. The exercises had nearly closed,
and vesper service was being sung,
when the draperies on the altar caught
fire from a candle, and the wall being
low and the flames streaming up, the
building was set on fire.
The audience, which numbered about
700 people in the body of the church,
escaped, but on the stairway leading
from the gallery human beings were
packed in dense mass, struggling to
reach the floor. AS the flames rushed
toward them many leaped to the floor
below and were trampeled to death.
The gallery skirted both sides of the
building, with only one entrance from
the front. The scene was fearful while
it lasted, for the whole was over in
twenty minutes.
Besides sixty-six dead there are
enough fatally wounded to carry the
total loss of life to sevanty-fve. The
recognized dead, are as follows: Mrs.
Burgess, Mrs. Victor Norris, Mrs. Ca
Tx '. Larvari, Mrs. Lavina, Mr.. Des-
pands, wife and children. Isaac Marin,
Fabri Moreau, Miss Ida La Franc, JUS
tin q. Buissan, Alphonsine Moreau,
Daniettie Ella Miner.
Mr. Coacne and Alsene Newton were
badly burned. Also Mrs. Theophile
Blanchard, Mrs. Bordeaux, Mrs. Du-
pont, Hermine Laport, Henrietta Ter
mineux, Callitte and Dufresne.
Slightly burned-Louis Perquette,
Louise Terriere.
Wounded-Rosaile Davian, Pascal
and Pasquettes.
There was one dead and two dying in
the family of Francois Driey. There
are four slightly burned and one miss
ing.
The priests house, which joins the
church on the rear, was also burned.
The priests exertions to keep order
were fruitless, the screams of the living
and the means of the dying made a
deafening din above the orders of the
pastor. who worked most heroicalIy and
was personally instrumental in saving
many lives.
One family of four were "a the church.
and all were killed. Many were got
out with arms and feet SO badly burned
that they lived but few hours, the
flesh falling off on being touched
Some We're taken out with scarcely any
flesh remaining on their bones. The
Sisters of Mercy from the convent were
soon on hand caring for the wounded
and holding service over the dying.
While the exercises were being held
over the dying the most intense quiet
prevailed, and the rough laborers knelt
upon the floor with uncovered heads.
But about the morgue, and in the streets,
the wailing of the multitude was pitiful
to hear.
Among the persons in dying condi-
ton are Mary Lochance, Mrs. Bridge,
the mother of seven children, one of
whom is missing, and, probably, among
the dead, Bosantha Bridges, Sophia
Hilbert, Annie Lapointe, La Costa Ell
idor
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-06-12
THE FIRE FIEND,
Springfield, Mass, Partially Destroyed
Houses and Business Blocks Consumed
---loss Over 100000.

A destructive fire at Springfield,
Mass, on the Both ult, leveled to the
ground forty business houses. The fire
broke out in an old planning mill. on
Taylor street, and within ten minutes
the whole district was in flames. The
fire nearly laid waste the principal
buildings on Wright avenue, Taylor,
Vernon and Main streets.
The fire department was reinforced
by engines from neighboring cities, but
the combined efforts of the men were
unavailing to check the flames until the
streets named, as well as Bond street,
were lurid with burning ruins. A high
wind prevailed and at one time the
entire city was threatened, but fortu-
nately the destruction was confined to
the above streets.
he total losses will reach $500, 600
Among the buildings burned, were
three or four tenement houses, the
others being business blocks and dwell
ling houses of people in easy circum-
stances, consequently there will be little
actual suffering
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Attorney General Pierrepont commands econ
omy and retrenchment In his department..
On decoration day, about half Of the In-
dams in Washington were taken to Arlington
cemetery to witness the ceremonies. The re-
nude state, smoking, sleeping and playing
cards.
THE secretary Of state has received letter
from Minister Washburne, at Paris, stating
that Sevallion Brown, the chief clerk Of the
state department, who left for Europe for his
health, is lying very low of consumption.
THE assistant treasurer at New York has
been instructed to FELL two millions of gold
during juno.
THE Sioux Indian delegation WAS received
by the President on the 2Sth. in his private
Office. As each Indian entered he advanced to
the President, and being introduced by an in
terpreter, shook hands with him. The Indians
then arranged themselves In semi-circle
around the table, Spotted Tail and Red Cloud
having prominent positions. large number
OF ladies and gentlemen were present, in
GLIDING Gov. Pennington, Of Dakota, Gov.
Thayer, of Wyoming ex-Gov. Mccormick, OF
Arizona, and Senator Hamilton, Of Texas.
SINE, the Cincinnati gift enterprise man,
through his attorneys, has sent letter to the
postofice department. demurring to the action
of the department in refusing to allow the use
of the mails for his lottery schemes. The AT
torneys ask for the law under which the action
is taken, that they may bring the subject be-
fore the courts and thoroughly test the con-
stitutionality Of the law. They claim that the
action of the department virtually confscates
the private property of individuals, which is
directly in conflict with the constitutional
rights Of persons.
The court Of claims has given judgement
for $3.50, 900 in gold, in favor of the state
national bank of Boston, which brought suit
to recover the sum from the United States.
The amount WAS paid into the sub-treasury at
Boston to cover the defalcation Of Hartwell,
the cashier, in 1867.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-06-12
The South

J. HALE SYPHER ex-membeI of Congress
and A. S. Sypher, planters of st. Mary Parish,
Louisiana have gone into bankruptcy Their
partnership liabilities are over $40 900, and
their assets less than S25, 900. J. Hale Sy-
piers personal liabilities are $40, 800 His per-
sonal assets amount to S732
A MEMPHIS dispatch says: 'Rev. Warren alias
Copeland, who figured in Baltimore and New
Orleans, WAS here during the last part of the
week, registering himself as Ed Perine, of
New Albany, Ind. On Thursday he pawned
his watch for railroad ticket and left for the
East via. Chattanooga"
BARNUMs fat woman died in Baltimore a
few days ago. She weighed 593 pounds and
wae six feet four inches high.
BRITToN has been installed mayor of St.
Louis. 1t is not known whether Mr.. Overholz
will contest the election.
The Governor of West Virginia has issued a
proclamation, declaring the seat of govern
ment removed from Charlestown to Wheeling.
AT Sc Louis an unknown negro enticed a
German named Pfarr from his home in the
evening and mortally wounded him. The
negro then entered the house and outraged the
person of Mrs. Pfar. The wounded man
died next day. The negro had not been arrest
ed at last accounts.
THE Missouri Editorial Association met at
Bollville. The attendance WAS good and the
proceedings witnessed by large number of peo-
pie. The Grafton was made by Mark l. Dimott,
and the poem read by George ". Farrell
Considerable business WAS transacted during
the day, and at night splendid ball and ban
quet was given by the citizens. The pleasure
trip to st. Paul WAS abandoned.
Rev. ". COPELAND, who recently figured in
scandal case in Baltimore and who was re-
Gently called to one of the Baptist churches in
New Orleans has it is reported, left the latter
city, though sh allowed by the police.
THE graves of federal soldiers at Memphis
were decorated on the 3lst ult. Confederates
and federsls joined in the ceremony.
RESIDENT of Hannibal. Mo-, named James
McBurnev. arrived in st. Louis few days ago
in search of place to put his insane wife, but
being unsuccessful he became very respondent
and much depressed in spirits, and went into
the cellar of his brothers house where he was
stopping. and hanged himself.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-06-12
NEWS BREVITIES.
The East.

Tag grand jury Of the United States Circui
Court, at New York, presented eighteen in.
dictments against Charles l.. Lawrence. re-
Gently brought here from England, charging
him with forging entries of invoices Fifteen
of the indictments were also presented against
Lawrence. Desarges, and others not yet in GUS
tedy, for forgery and conspiracy.
THE funeral of forty-eight of the victims OF
the disaster at Holyoke, took place in the
basement OF the new Catholic Church. An i'm
mense crowd was in attendance. The collins
were placed on das in the center Of the room.
and after some thirty five collins had been
thus arranged. the platform gave way, causing
momentary panic. One woman shrieked and
tainted and had to be carried out. The excite
ment, however. soon subsidized.
FATHER LAKE, formerly assistant pastor of
st. AIMS Church. New York. whose sermon
attacking public schools created 30 much stir
last winter, and occasioned his suspension by
the Archbishop, was recently married in that
city to young lady from Lorraine, and has
taken up his residence in San Francisco.
Father Lake is an American and convert. and
his secession and marriage occasion marked
sensation in Catholic circles.
JACKSON, the Boston lawyer charged with
forgery and defacation to the extent of nearly
$500, 1000, has arrived in that city in charge of
detective; ne denies his guilt. He was held
in 50, 900 bail on the charges Of forgery, en-
bezzlement and false pretenses.
l.. d. SINE, the Cincinnati gift enterprise
man has cen bound over by the grand jury
for using the United States mail for fraudulent
lottery schemes
The general managers Of eastern and
foreign fire insurance companies in the south
and west hold business meeting on the ID of
June.
THE euit of the people against the Erie
Railroad has been decided in favor Of the
plaintiff and Hugh J. Jewett appointed re-
ceiver for the company.
By the falling of a scaffold of the hospital
for the insane at Columbus, Ohio, Geo. Be wers,
Jerry Ryan, Albert Gottlieb and VIM. Herman.
were killed, and Fred Kuntz and Ben Smith.
it is thought, fatally injured. They fell die
lance OF IS feet. One man on the scaffold
made jump of 80 feet and alighted on wall
escaping without injury. During the excite
ment which prevailed the tinners on one of the
towers quit work and left their soldering pot
behind, from which fire communicated to the
roof and set fire to the tower, damaging it to
the amount of about $1,000.
MEMORIAL services for those who persisted
on the steamship Schiller were held in st.
Johns Lutheran church, in New York The
services were attended by all officers and sea-
men of German vessels in port, the German
Consul. and large number of friends and rela-
tives of the lost.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-06-12
A Visionary IOwan.

The President recently received let
ter from E. c. Ross, of Des Moines,
Iowa, in which that gentleman asks the
privilege of advertising new horizon
tai street car steam engine and hand
saw car dressers on the back of one
dollar bills, national bank notes, ETC.,
for fifty years. For this privilege he
offers to pay all the expenses of the In
dian Bureau, the expenses of the White
House, and the Presidents usual salary,
build and equip ten ocean war steamers
(iron. clad), and pay off the national war
debt in ten annual installments, pro-
vided that all postage stamps and postal
cards, and the face of all national bank
notes contain a steel cut Of his handsaw
and dresser.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-06-12
Vaudeville Relics.

A rare mine of last years reservoir
relies has lately been uncovered at Hay
denville, where Superintendent Hanson,
of the cotton mill, set number of
workmen at digging over a pile of stones
below the mill dam. From it they have
taken an almost inconceivable variety of
things-a steam engine and boiler, sill
yer bells, silver cups, clocks, sewing
machines, gold pens, harnesses, the
brass shop bell, emblems of Free Ma
sorry, brass pumps, shafting, &c. Pic
lures that have laid year under ground
are quite distinct. A cut-glass altar
from the lodge came over the dam, and
was taken out whole from under tons of
stone; spy-glass, too, was perfect,
though filled with sand.-Springfeld
Republican,
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Relics of Nelson's Flagship.

The Chatham correspondent of the
Pail Mall Gazette writes to that journal:
Some interesting relics have just been
brought to light at Chatham dock-yard,
where the discovery has been made of
portion of the sails ef Lord Nelson's
flagship, the Victory. They were taken
from that vessel Immediately after the
battle of Trafalgar, and have since laid
unthought-of in the sail-loft at Chatham
dock yard. The most interesting of the
relics discovered is the foretopsail,
which is in good state of preservation.
The sail is riddled with shot-holes,
there being as many as ninety holes
made by shot. Another of the sails
the maintopsail-which is hardly COM
plete, has still the label attached to it
when the sail was stored away; and this
states that when the maintopsail WAS
removed from the Victory there were
as many as sixty holes made by the shot
to be counted in it. On the sails may
still be seen painted the makers name
Miller, contractor, Portsmouth, 1905.
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Foreign.

THE French Gen. DeCissev, minister of war,
asks for credit of 81, 600, 900 francs to con-
tinue work on the Notifications of the country,
and for supply of war material.
FURTHER details Of the earthquakes in Asia
Minor show that several villages were destroy
ed and 1000 persons lost their lives.
PAUL BoYTeN crossed the English channel
in his hfe-saving dress, safely landing at
Dover, after having been in the water % hours
and 80 minutes
The Prince of Wales, Marquis Of Tweeddale
and Gen John Fitzs gerald, are gazetted as field
marshals.
THE Project OF the Seine will shortly visit
London returning the recent visit of the Lord
Mayor of Paris. The chief municipal digni
taries of Europe and America will be invited to
London on the occasion
HIS Eminepce, Cardinal McCloskey, is ex-
pected to arrive in Rome before the Consis-
tory, to choose his title
THE Upper House of the Prussian Diet has
passed bills for the suppression Of converts
and relative to the administration of church
property.
The Belgian Senate has unanimously adopted
vote of confidence III the Government in re-
spect to it's conduct of the correspondence
with Germany
In the Consistory to be held June 24th Mon
signeurs Para, Vitalesebi, Simeoni Antici,
Mattel, and Serafina, Bishop of Viterbo, will
be created cardinals.
A PERSON has been arrested in Vienna, who
was the bearer of anonymous letters contain
ing an offer to assassinate Bismarck for a mill
ion forms. The writer of the letter has not
been discovered.
A MEETING of the Emperors of Austria,
Germany and Russia, has been finally decided
on, and will probably take place at Ems
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-06-12

The Secretary of the Treasury, in
view of protests received from Chicago,
Milwaukee, Cincinnati and ST. Louis,
against the decision Of the department
under the revised statute, that the vow
age OF importation terminates on arrival
within the limits of port of entry
with intent to unload, and against it's
action reporting, as a necessary conse-
quence of that decision, the suspending
OF damage allowances at interior ports
upon constructive voyage of importa-
ton, terminating at an interior port, has
submitted to the Attorney General the
following questions:
l. Whether the act of July IA, 1870, relating
to immediate transportation in bond, abrogates
the distinction previously existing between
ports on the seaboard and interior ports 20 as
to recognize or allow continuous voyage of
importation terminating at such interior ports,
and attaching TO the merchandise thus import
ed the privileges as well as the liabilities for
merly confined to importations at seaboard
ports, notwithstanding such merchandise is by
the express terms of said act, to be entered at
the port of first arrival, and notwithstanding
1t must also, from the nature OF the case be
unloaded at that port.
=. Whether the act of July ii, 1870 abrO-
gated the distinction previously existing be-
tween al allowance for damage incurred on a
voyage of importation and that incurred by a
fire or other casualty which, III transitu under
bond, as provided III the act Of March s, 1854.
3. Assuming that such might be deemed a
true construction of said act of July IA, 1870,
as independent legislation, what different eff
feet, if any, results from the concurrent re-
enactment in the revised statutes of tie acts,
or parts of acts, conflicting herewith, az here
inbefore referred to
f. Whether merchandise imported at New
York prior 10 the passage Of the tariff act of
March 3, 1875, but arriving under immediate
transportation bond, without appraisment at
an interior port subsequently to that date IL
liable to iEcreae Of duties provided for by that
act.
The queries here suggested are not to be
deemed categorical or in any sence limiting the
expression of your views in the premises, but
only suggestive, it being the desire of this De-
partm ent that you will consider the subject in
a broad and comprehensive manner, to the
end that just and exact administration OF the
law may be effected.
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trial, as decided by the Supreme Court.
She is the woman who had the child in
prison.
Pepin County.
AN early riser, while travelling be-
tween Durand and Rock Falls, recently.
was shocked by the appearance of a
woman In almost nude condition, being
only attlred in chemise and small
shawl, using the latter to cover her head
and face while stepping from the road
TO allow the team to pass. He did not
stop to enquire for her name or destina-
ton.
Rock County.
MR. CHAs. +. Jones, formerly local
editor OF the Evansville Gazette. has
Deen appointed State Lecturer of the
Michigan State Temperance Society.
with salary of s., 500 per annum.
shebeygan County.
a YOUNG boy fifteen years old, named
MAX Stern, was drowned, while in oath
ing. In the town of Herman, Sheboyoan
County, on the 2Sth ult. Young Stern
was student in the Mission School at
Franklyn. His parents reside at Louis.
vile, KY, for which city he expected to
start the next morning. The money his
father had sent him to pay his travelling
expenses was used to convey his BODY
home. a private stock company has
been organized at Sheboygan to build
large chair factory brewers of
the county made 1924 barrels of beer
last year.
Waukesha County,
AT the election In the town of Yer
non, on the question of bonding the
town in aid of the Milwaukee and Du-
buque railway, the proposition was de-
feated by vote of 1S9 to "a. The vote
IN Mukwonaga was nearly as large
against aiding the road, there being
only 60 votes in its favor-A musca
longe weighing 60 pounds wss caught in
La Belle Lake few days ago.-Me-
nomonee Falls has another rape case in
progress. The Fountain House open
ed for the season on Monday the oath
nit.
Winncbago County.
A BADGER, from which our state takes
Its nickname, was caughtin the northern
part of the county few days ago
Chapman's mill, at Oshkosh, was burn
| ed on the 2Sth, at one time the balance
of the city was threatened, but change
OF wind averted the pending disaster