The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-05-05

lows, near the southern margin or the city,
where he was hung at quarter to l o'clock
The fall breaking his neck. He betrayed
no fear or trepidation, and died protesting
his innocence. The absence of white won-
en- and children was noteworthy. The body
hung about thirty minutes.
THE city clerks office at Atkinson,
Kansas, was burglarized on the 9th A
ledger and journal containing all the finan-
cial transactions of the city for the past
four years, and license book containing the
record of all licenses issued for the past
three years. ware stolen. 1t is suspected that
financial trouble in the office may explain
the burglary.
CHARLES H. BARNES has been in custody
at San Francisco about three weeks await
ing the arrival of an officer from the state
of New York. On the 9th he was deliv-
cred to John. s. Swartwood, under sheriff
of Schuyler county n. Y, who presented a
requisition from the governor of New
York. He is wanted in Elmira on a charge
of forgery, and will start overland immedi-
ately.
JOSEPH E. DAVIDSON, aged IA, was shot
and killed, on the oath, in stable yard on
his fathers premises, three miles from
Albany, Gentry county, by Frank Carley,
aged 18. The cause of the shooting is not
known, nor had Carley been captured at last
accounts.
JOSEPH w. HARRER, formerly a police
sergeant, shot and it is thought MORALLY
wounded William p Hess, police lieutenant
on the Goth, at Cincinnati. Harrer was dis
charged from the force for drunkenness, and
subsequently deserted his family. 1t is al
legged that Hess cared for the deserted
family and reused Harrer's jealousy and i'll
will. After the shooting Harrer surrender
ed himself and was locked up.
ABOUT week ago, farmer named John
hammock, residing about five miles from
Forest, Ohio becoming enraged with his Is
year-old son, felled him with handspike,
killing him instantly. He threatened to
kill his daughter, seven years old, if she
told and reported that the boy had alb
seconded. The little girl, however, finally
was induced to tell the story, and her father
was arrested and lodged in Jail.
A FREIGHT train bound east from We'll
land, Ont, on the Canada Southern railroad
wrecking the feeder, engine, and eight cars.
Engineer Cody was killed, also Vannough-
ton, fireman. 1t is supposed the engineer
was asleep, as the signals were up that the
bridge was open. The canal is not obstruct-
ed.
THE sheriff of Laramie City has arrested
and confined in Jail, two women supposed
to be the old woman Kate Bender, of Kansas
murder-fame as description of Kate and
Mrs. Bender was sent by telegraph from the
sheriff of Parsons Kan, and exactly
answers the description of these prisoners.
A SOLDIER named Johnson, place of resi-
dence unknown, imprisoned at the United
States barracks, Columbus, under sentence
of Imprisonment to TT. Leavenworth, for
desertion, attempted to escape, the oath, by
throwing a handful of red pepper in his
guards face. Johnson attempted to run,
but was fired upon by the guard, the ball
passing through his body, injuring him, it
is supposed fatally.
THE explosion of powder on the 22d, dur
ing operations in the course of construction
near Meath GlamOrgan, South Wales caus-
ed the roof to fall, burying all the work
of wounded have been recovered. Search
continues.
THE Methodist camp meeting grounds at
Tarenburn, Pa, consisting of $50 cottages,
with the exception of one building, were to-
tally destroyed by fire on the night of the
22d. The origin of the fire is at present
unknown, but is supposed to have been the
work of an incendiary Loss about $50 600;
insurance about $22 1000.
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE Congress of Spain has commenced to
discuss the question of religious liberation
THE funeral of Barney Williams, the
noted actor, took place on the 2Sth from St.
Stephens Catholic Church, New York
W. A. MERRYwEATHER, late clerk in the
United States District Court, Louisville, has
filed a petition in bankruptcy. Liabilities
$210, 000 assets $780, 000
CHARLES H. CONRAD, one of the wealthiest
and oldest merchants of GAINESVILLE, died in
that city, on the 9th of paralysis
The next national convention of millers
will probably be held at Milwaukee in June.
BISMARCK made a powerful speech in the
Chamber of Deputies on the Goth, in support
of the bill of the transfer for railroad lines
to the Empire
So FAR eight corpses have been removed
from the ruins of the theater Des Arts,
burned at Rouen, France, the 25th
THE weekly statement of the Imperial
Bank of Germany shows an increase of 1854,
900 francs.
PROF. JOHN II. TICE, the weather prophet
of st. Louis, says May will be generally
cloudy, both in the east, west and the Can
adas, with, however, occasional glimpses of
the sun. From the Sd to the 4th, Sth to the
11th, 14th to 10th, Dist to 23d, and 26th to
Goth, the weather will be at times clear,
with heavy weather predominating both
east and west. The rains will be almost the
same.
OUR United States Minister to Austria,
Orth, and family, are going to Egypt.
FLOOD, proprietor of the Bonanza mines
denies that they are petering out; never
looked better, he says.
AT Matamoras lately, Gen. Diaz present
ed the National guard, about 800 strong,
with battle flags. After making a stirring
speech, he requested all who would volun-
teer to step to the front. One officer and