The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-05-15

relief when her sympathies are appeal
ed to, and the present instance will not
find her wanting in this respect. The
Chamber of Commerce, [ hear, has al
ready taken initiatory steps toward rem
dering material aid to the sufferers at
Oshkosh. And while writing of the
terrible calamity which has overtaken a
whole community, am reminded of an
individual affection nearer home, which
IS truly
PITIABLE CASE.
Some time last fall q young man
named John OFT, of this city, becoming
weary of life from some cause or an
other, proceeded to the crib of our
water works, and divestiug himself of d
portion of his clothing, plunged into
the waters Of the lake, and all search
for the body was unayailing until few
DAYS ago, when a bloated corpse which
drifted ashore at Racine was identified
as the remains of the unhappy suicide.
The father of young OFT, an aged Ger
man, whose promising son was the idol
of his heart, and whom he foudly re-
garded az the life and light of his de
clining years-thls poor old man whose
heart strings were strained to their ut
most tension with love for his favorite
ohIld-cOuld lily bear the shock of his
terrible death, and since the sad news
was preached to him, the old Gentleman
has daily traversed the beach o. the
lake III the neighborhood of the crib.
with blanched cheek and fearful eve
closely watching the incoming waves as
they spent themselves upon the shore,
sadly, silently, and with breaking heart,
beseeching 1.-The sea to give up its
dead" Ii is truly pitiable case, ana
now that the remains of his boy are re-
covered, it is doubtful if the father re-
tains his reason, already so nearly de
thToned.
MILWAUKEE, TOURISTS.
A larger number of our citizens than
usual are contemplating European tours
this summer. Many are already abroad,
and others will soon follow. Our tour
lists this season are mostly German. A
majority Of orr foreign-born population
are, rs you know, of that nationality,
and worthy citizens they are. 1t is to
the sterling worth and thrift of this ele-
ment OF our population more than any
thing else, that our city owes its great
prosperity and reputation as a sound
financial community. While loyal to
the country OF their adoption, their at
tachmeut to Naterland is intense, and
frequent pilgrimages to the land OF the
Rhine are made with all the ardor of an
imperishable affection. The delegation
from Milwaukee this summer comprises
some of our best citizens; among others
we notice Messrs. Ed. Aschermann, Jo-
seph Schlitz, Herman Haerter, i. Der
genital, Jacob Blum, and J. z. Kissin-
ger. These gentlemen have a special
duty to perform before returning, hav-
ing been appointed to represent our
rifle association at the grand interna-
tlonal rifle tournament, which takes
place at Stuttgart, Germany, in August.
OUR NEW ARCHBISHOP.
The religious community, and espec-
tally the Catholic portion, are impa-
tiently awaiting the return OF the yener-
able Bishop Heuni, when an event Of
great Importance IN the Catholic world,
and OF imposing attendant ceremonies,
Is to take place. | refer to the ceremony
Of inducing Bishop Henri into the
high office Of an Archbishop, and the
presentation of the pallium transmitted
by the Pope. The ceremony will take
place soon after the Bishop returns from
New York, where he has been in atten-
dance at Cardinal McCloskey's elevation
to the dignity of a Prince of the Church
The Papal Legates, now in this country,
it is said, are also charged by his h0Ii-
ness with the duty of comforting the
pallium upon Bishop Henri, and viii
be present ON the anxiOusly anticipated
occasion. Elaborate preparations are
being made, and it Is safe to say that
the ceremonies viii be of the most bril-
liant and impressive kind. The emf
nent prelate who is to be thus signally
honored, is generally esteemed and be
loved, not only in Milwaukee, where he
has resided for many years, but through
out the entire northwest.
4 MUNICIPAL GRIEVANCE
Our new system of water works has
not as yet proved SO great a blessing to
all classes as was anticipated. The
poorer classes, and even those in
moderate circumstances. who rent the
premises in which they reside, have, in
truth, more difficulty i'll getting water
A''NANN bAAN 'fAt III litlN bS0i III tlftAAiAOL.
than was experienced before the com
pletion of the works. Formerly public
wells, with pumps, were maintained at
convenient distances on street corners,
from which a generous supply of water
could always be obtained. Since the
laying of the water mains, however. these
have been neglected, the pumps are out
OF repair and of no possible use, and
thus the water supply OF such as have
been relying upon them is entirely cut
oft. 4 large majority of the dwellings,
occupied by mechanics and others of
the middle classes are old buildings
temporarily standing upon leased
ground, aud into these the landlords
will not incur the expense of introduce
ing the water pipes. In some instances
the authorities have allowed the fire
plugs TO remain open. which has an
swered every purpose, but | understand
they are to be closed. If that is done.
measures should he taken by the coun-
ell 10 compel landlords to introduce the
water into their tenements. Otherwise
much inconvenience, and even SUFFERING
must ensuc. And
ANOTHER FRUITFUL SOURCE OF COM
PLANT
is the gas question The city gas com
pany by It's charter, enjoys a virtual
monopoly of the business, and has used
its chartered privileges to extort from
consumers exorbitant prices for an IN
ferior quality OF gas. This has been
borne for many years, until the corpor-
alton has become very wealthy, and the
people thoroughly awoke to the imposi-