The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-09-22


as the day on which He'll Gate Is to be blown
TO pieces.
One hundred and twenty thousand
children are now attending the public schools
OF New York city.
The Rhode Island bleechery and dye
works, Providence Z. l., were burned the
morning OF the 14th inst. Loss 100000
Mayor Latrobe states that no case of
Yellow fever prevails in Baltimore, all reports
to the contrary notwithstanding.
A young business man OF St. Louis
has been detected in forging Howard county
bonds and raising money thereon. He has
got at least S25, 900.
The Sale of the Old South Church,
Boston, has been consummated. The build
ing sold for 5 10000, and is to be used strictly
as a historical museum
Major Frank North, with 100 Paw
nee Indians, enlisted as scouts for Crooks
command, passed through Omaha for the
Powder river on the 18th inst.
A young man with through ticket
from Albany, n. Y, to Mankato, Minnesota,
blew his brains out at Detroit last week. He
was about 26 years old. Name unknown.
The preliminary examination of VIM.
J. Williams, under arrest for completely III
the late express robbery at Salt Lake City,
has been concluded, and the defendant held
III 200 to answer to the grand jury.
An Indian chief at Standing Rock
agency, has been arrested tor carrying food
to the hosties and it is feared that much
trouble will result, as the Indians became
greatly incensed at the troops.
The Governor of Pennsylvania
has recommended all Pennsylvanians, at
September at a holiday, and that they assem-
bic in Philadelphia Oh that day.
The yellow fever is raging in Sa-
vannah. Over half the colored population is
depending on the charity OF the whites.
Great restitution prevails. Money for the re-
lief of the sufferers is being sent from all
quarters.
The projected narrow guage railroad
to Portland, Oregon, via the Black Hills, and
national Park, has been completed to Ponca,
Nebraska, arrangements have been made to
complete $50 miles this year, and reach the
Black Hills III 1871
Citizens of Charleston. S. c., had, up
to the 18th, contributed over $1,000 in aid OF
the Savannah sufferers. The city govern
ment also contributed 81 ,0G0. The citizens
Of Augusta contributed 81 200 the 18th, and
the city government has voted $50 per day
during the prevalence ofthe epidemic
\ detachment of Gen. Crook S COM
mand under Col Miles surprised and routed
n vii { 4 I L, # Ind
on the 9Th inst Cot Miles captured about
lac ponies, an immense quantity OF dried
meat, berries, &c. Wounded, Lieut.. Won
Lutzwitz, private Medbury, foster, Dorm, and
Sergeant Glass. killed, privates Wersel and
two others
Three well-knOwn New York ladies
are to be married in Europe this tall Miss
Reed, sister to Mrs. PaIan Stevens, to Hon
Moses II. Grinnell. eX-collector Of the port o
New York; Miss Willing to General de Cis-
sey, of the French army and Miss Duncan,
daughter OF William Butler Duncan 70 Earl
Koseberry.
Henry Smith, from st. Louis. and
one companion and pack train lett Yuma
for Los Angeles and wandered four days on
the desert without water. Smith opened the
clotted in his throat Then he cut his wind
pipe to remove it and died few hours after
His companion reached the station in the last
stage OF exhaustion.
The Helena (Montana) papers are
shat discouraged at the slow progress
of the Northern Pacific, and urge the con-
struction OF 4 narrow-guage railroad from
that place to Fort Benton, the head of naviga-
ton on the Missouri. The distance is esti-
mated at 40 miles, and the cost at 81 500, 900
1t is proposed that the various counties on
the line shall give bonus OF $685. $50.
The ancient town Of Vigo, where
Tweed is detained, is on the northwestern
coast OF Spain, facing the broad Atlantic. 1t
is So miles north OF Oporto, and it is place
of considerable trade. The town is built on
the slopes of a hill overlooking a charming
bay, which has an inland sweep of twenty
miles, and is five miles wide at its mouth.
The country in the vicinity is exceedingly
Iich, and fruits, corn, wine, and oil abound.
Two sensitive gentlemenin St. Louis
have petitoned the court to allow q
change from the name OF Pigg to that OF
Peake. They could find no ladies of supe-
rior minds who could consent to become the
Mesdames Pigg, and the mere thought OF
having children known as the little Picgs
caused them unutterable anguish.
The famous Sears-WilI case at Bos |
ton, in which a stated income was to be al
lowed to the testator's son, but no provision /
was made for the final disposition Of the i'm
mense property, is at last settled, the Su-
preme Court having decided that the whole |
property is to go to the son, Joshua Mont /
gomery Sears, now student at Yale College,
The text of the porte's answer TO |
the powers shows that the porte, among 9TH
er conditions for peace, requires that S .ryia
shall send back all persons who emigrated to
that country from neighboring Turkish prov
inces. The status quo ante belium will he
retained with regard to Montenegro. Within
d hours alter the powers shall give Judgment
on the peace conditions, the porte will order
the suspension OF hostiIitieg
On the 23d Of August the KING Of
Sweden presented Christine Nilsson with fine
Swedish civil order, "Pour lie Merite.n The
decoration consists OF a gold medal, with the
II 20 EEIr,