The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-03-23
thousand people are thrown out of employ

thousand people are thrown out of employ
ment.
ABOUT II 80 O'Clock on the morning of
the 5th inst. a fire broke out in a shanty
occupied by negro named Greenlee, at
Hot Springs, Ark. The flames communi-
rated to the French restaurant and thence
north and south on both sides of the street.
All the buildings are burned north of Rock
Il Fellows drug store and south below Nal
vern Crossing. About $50 building were
destroyed, and an immense stock of goods.
The loss will amount to nearly 100000.
THE Cincinnati police, on the 9Th inst,
arrested four members of family named
Grassheim, on charge of counterfeiting
trade dollars. Moulds, eleetro-plates, and
three hundred counterfeit trade dollars
were seized.
FIRE at Forsyth, Ca, on the 4th inst,
destroyed hotel, bank and six houses.
Loss $4,000, covered by insurance. A fall
ing wall killed negro woman, and seriously
injured several Search is being made for
other bodies in the debris.
TERRIBLE tornado swept over Casey
county, KY, on the I'd inst, doing frightful
damage in the vicinity of Rich Hill and
Mount Olive The whole Of the family of
Vincent Wesley, near Rich Hill, consisting
of himself, wife, two grown daughters and a
boy named Sloan, a nephew, and VIM. Tay-
lor, a neighbor stopping at his house, were
killed outright another man, named Rich
ardson, had his shoulder and collar bone
frightfully crushed. In the vicinity of Mt.
Olive, Mrs. Morgan, wife of John w Morgan,
was killed. The probable damage is not less
than 1000.
THE house of Moritz Kaiser, at Fish land
ing, Missouri, was burned on the 1st inst
the charred bodies of Kaiser, his wife, and
six children have been taken from the ruins.
SEVEN persons were sentenced, at Phila-
delphia on the I'd inst, to terms of i'm
prisonment ranging from four months to
twelve years, for making and passing coun.
terfeit money.
GENERAL.
THE wranglc over the keepership of the
Erie county, New York, penitentiary cul-
minated, on the Sth inst, in Samuel n
Baker, the republican nominee, taking
forcible possession. In the scrimmage two
of Weston's followers were injured. Great
excitement prevails, and the end is not vet
A MAN named Pacquet, recently left
Upper Ottawa, and started to walk home.
He was out seven days without food, and
on reaching farm house, he gorged him
self to such an extent that he died shortly
afterwards.
f. MORRIS and Edward HanIon have
signed articles for race of Hamilton
| course, for the championship of the United
States. Time not decided, but probably in
June.
GOV. NICHOLS, ofLouisiana, has convened
a special session of the state legislature.
DIED suddenly, at Norfolk, Va, on the
9th inst, Judge Asa Briggs, aged So. He
has been a member of congress several
terms and United States senator, and United
States district Judge for the district of North
Carolina, under President Pierce's admins.
tration.
THE cutting of freight rates to the east
has reached an almost unpreced denied low
/ figure. Fourth-class freight from st. Louis
/ to New York was taken on the 9TH inst, al
/ ten cents hundred, and -four at twenty
| cents a barrel
! THE Mardi Gras festivi ties at Memphis
Tenn, on the 4th inst, were a complete
success. The king arrived at o'clock and
was received with royal salute from the
/ Bluff City Battery. His chariot was escorted
through the main street by the Chickasaw
Guards, Bluff City Greys and the Light
Guards. The keys of the city were sur
rendered by Mayor Flippen, opposite the
court square. The King of Misrule is in
charge of the city. Fully 10000 persons
witnessed the ceremonies. The pageant OF
of the Ulks in the evening was grand.
THE general assembly of Virginia has re
elected the following state officers: Treas
urer, r. NJ. t. Hunter; second auditor
general, Asa Rogers; railroad commissioner
Colonel Thos. IL. Carter. GeorgeL. Christian
was elected Judge of Hastings Court, Rich
mond.