The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-08
Duluth Items

the arrival Of a little daughter, Fri
day morning.
The yacht Vanguard and Geo.
Smiths sail boat had a race Friday
afternoon, the Vanguard seeming TO
have the worst of the race.
News was received last Satur-
day thEt The Young sister of Mrs.
5. J, Thompson and Mr.. C. P.
hcDougal, was drowned while bath
ing IN the river, at F.. Garry.
| The fishing stations and bridge
at Testers River, were burned
Thursday. The bridge cost the
county about 500; and the fisher
men lost, in nets and tools, about
500.
-Anson Northup, accompanied
W tn Is men and two teams, start
for Mesnba R,nge to-day. Won't
they have music IN the air ut night?
1t VIII not be "Hark | hear an
ang.l sing" but 1t will be "Blar>ted
mu~q litocs."
Passengers vino arrived yeSter-
day from Bismarck port that on
Thursday they struck the gras~hop-
pers on The wing about twenty five
miles above Jamestown, and were
about three hours passing through
them, making a body probably SIXTY
n'ile> long. They were flying in a
Ino-thwe>JerIy direction.
We learn from President Il>ley
That the l. 5. x VI. K. Il. after to-
/ day withdraw their regular through
morning s~euger tram from Du-
luth to st. Paul Passengers bound
for S Paul in the morning will take
the \. +. train at 7:l5 A. NJ, change
car, at the juno ION aud arrive ut
! 81. Paul at 4:50 P. NJ Coming
North, leave st. Pau at A. NJ
change cars AT the Junction, arrive
here at $50 N. The night pas
SeuLcr train continues a. at present.
The Prop. Asia, on her way up,
while in Lake Huron between
Bruce Mines and Sluit s.. Marie,
lost passenger by the name OF
F Thos. Alexander, of Montreal. who
was going to ParkerS' Landing,
by suicide He jumped off OF The
forward gangway into the lake.
TIE life buoy was thrown to him
and a boat lowered, to no avail; as
after swimming a few strokes to-
wards the buoy he sunk. 1t i sup
posed that the cause was partial in
sanity, induced by hard drinking
and previous mi>fortunes.
From The Tribue.
/ We, Yankees, have been ac-
cu>tpmed TO think our Canadian
friends rather slow coaches, but it
/ l. certainly true that the Canadian
boats have contributed quite as
much, if not more, TO the life and
BUSINESS of this place this year a.
the American boats.
If all reports are true, there is
m establishment on the south side
OF Superior street nearly in front OF
the old land office, run by couple
Of squaws, that demands the atten.
ton OF the police; and it i said that
there are some "nice young men"
around town who would make i'm
/ portant witnesses.
We regret to see that another
OF our merchants-L. VI. Spalding,
the jeweler-has closed his doors
and we hear that he contempt ates
either IN liking an assignment or GO
4 Ing into bankruptcy. As to the ey-
tent of his liabilities or the compar-
atIye amount OF his assets, We are
not advised. Our impression. how
ever, Is that ii he could realize a
fair price on his assets, he would
have Il good deal more than enough
to meet his liabilities.
The resolution referred to in
our last in relation to authorizing
the L. ). il VI. road to repair the
north pier OF the canal, passed the
council on Monday last, but not in
The shape, evidently, that President
lll~iey desired; as it was SO changed
as TO conform to the facts, and in
stead OF requiring the city to get
down on her knees to the gentle
man and entreat him TO make the
needed epairs, It simply authorized
b m 10 do SO, aud consents that he
may be REIN bursed from the next