The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-04-14

A FIRE broke out in the shee-factory of Sweetser
Bros, at Lynn Mass. about o'clock on the morn
ing of the 9th inst and destroyed it, together with
the adjoining factory of E. f. bancroft Co. The
total loss is estimated at $l30,0Oo
THE New York Times of the 9Th inst, will pub
lish from authentic sources. the true story of the
explosion, which occurred in the ONCE OF Jewett's
White Lead Works, revealing the preparation OF
a diabolcal crime. Orville D. Jewett was adj
mitted to the firm of which his rather, when alive,
a member, six or seven years ago, simply be-
cause of that relationship. He has been somewhat
wild, and paid little attention to the business,
which seems not to have been to his TASTE He was
absent last winter yachting at Bermuda, and on his
| return recently expressed desire to Withdraw
from the Arm. His partners did net wish to make
any change in the business and opposed his retir-
ing, but he persisted in the determination and
finally became SO disagreeable that they conceded
his request and agreed to pay him S2oo,oo9 for his
interest. The necessary papers were drawn up and
were to have been signed on Wednesday, April s.
Young Jewett, probably crazed with liquor, came
to the office armed with hand-grenade, pistol
and dirk. Some angry words passed and he
pulled the grenade from his pocket and threw 1t on
the floor. An explosion followed, the uncle was
killed, his own legs broken, and he received three
| terrible wounds in the abdomen. He then drew a
pistol and attempted to shoot himself through the
nedu, OUT the aim was lnenectlvS. he uled on the
evening Of the 5th inst, in the hospital Dean,
who was injured by the explosion, is understood
not to be in dangerous condition.
MORE than one-half of the business portion of
Menroeville, O., was destroyed by fire the night
of the 18th inst. The total loss approximates $751;,
600, about one half of which is covered by insur-
ance.
GEORGE MORMON, a lad II years old. was acct
dentally shot dead by his brother, TIVE years
younger, at Ypsilanti, Mich, on the I'd inst.
A Csurier-Journat special reports the lynching
in Rowan county of John K. Tabor, arrested in
Cincinnati for crime committed in Kentucky.
| MRS. WILLIAM ST. vENs, residing near Wood
side, Ill.,, was outraged on the I'd inst. by tramp.
Armed men are in pursuit of the william.
THE Rocky Mountain Quartz Mills, of George
town, Col, were totally destroyed by fire carly on
the morning of the 1st of April. Loss $4,000;
insurance $4,000.
FRAME house at Rhine Cliff, N. Y, occupied by
Peter Burns and family, was burned on the night
of the Dist ult and Mrs. Burns and four children
persisted in the flames. Finding escape by the
stairs cut off, she threw bed out of the window,
and on it dropped infaut child and another,
but the rush of the flames and smoke prevented
| further saving of life. The husband was absent.
SUNDAY night, April list, son of Alfred Cox, of
West Bowdin, Me-, aged IA, killed his father he
was returning from church. The father and son
were at church, and the making slight dis
turbance, his father told him to go forward and
occupy another seat. The boy took his hat and
| left the church, going directly home, he took a
gun, and, meeting his father entering the yard
shot him dead. The boy is said to be insane.