The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-20


and several severely wounded.
Two men entered the brokers Office of
Grant & Aulls, at Philadelphia, on the I'd
inst, and while one occupied the clerks
time, the companiongrabbed a package con-
tanning So, 200 in government bendss The
robbery was not discovered until both
escaped. q Z *
THE nitro-g.ycerine works at Preakness
Nj, exploded on the I'd inst. A number
OF persons are reported killed.
A HEAAG-RENDING accident occurred at
the residence of Mr.. C. A. Fish, at Racine,
Wis, on the I'd instant, by which one of his
twin babies was fatally and~the other seri-
ously burned. A servant girl and Mr.. Fish's
son were also seriously burned. The acct
dent was due to the carelessness of the boy,
who attempted to fill burning alcoholic
| lamp.
The steamer Capitol City, with the eleva-
tor at which she was lying, were burned at
Memphis, Tenn, on the I'd instant. A Mr..
Ewing, an aged passenger, and a lame deck
hand, were lost. Some 90 bags of govern
ment mail were destroyed. Estimated loss
quarter of million dollars.
Two attempts at wife murder at Chicago
on the night of the 30th ult. Peter E..
Stephens, who thought he possessed proof
of his wife's infdelity, shot her in the head
and left shoulder, and in a quarrel Thomas
OBrien, ofthe Mccormick reaper works, in
fiicted pistol wound in his wife's breast.
1t is thought that both of the women will die
AT Elmira, N. Y, on the LIST inst, Col.
/
fatally shot mis- wife, his mother-in-law, and
then blew his own brains out, dying in.
stantly.
AN American express messengers bag,
containing S2l ,000-twenty thousand for
Warren, Ohio, and one thousand for Barton.
Ohio-was stolen from the wagon while
driving from the Office to the depot at
gainesville, 0. on the LIST inst.
A FIRE at Sanford's Corners, Me-, on the
night of the first inst, destroyed the Con-
gregational church, Baptist church, Prescott
Emery's store and three dwellings. Loss
$4,000.
AN oil train was ditched by the removal
of rail on the New York Central road
near Albany. N. Y, on the night of the 10Th
ult., and nineteen cars were wrecked. The
oillt0ok fire and brakeman named Truax
was burned to DEATH
AT st. Louis, On the 3Oth ult., the
mayor of east ST. Louis attempted to take
possession of station which has been held
by the Metropolitan police force ever since
last } anuary, notwithstanding they had re-
peatedly been ordered to vaeate and turn
the building over to the city authorities.
/ Al coha bo nd
Deputy Marshals Neville and O'Connor
were killed. James Doyle was seriously
wounded.
WASHIN iTON.
The report of the board of visitors to the
annual examination at the naval academy is
very fattering. The board recommend the
employment of school ships, fitted in way
to impart more practical information of the
duties of naval officers while at sea.
THE war department will push recruits to
the portion of the country disturbed by the
Indians, with all the haste practicable
Belief is almost universal among the army
officers that there will be a general Indian
war in the sections were the hostile Indians
have presented themselves.
THE following special agents for the in
ternal revenue service have been appointed :
Conrad Cuberick, of Ohio; Horace Kellogg,
of Ohio g. w. Atkinson, of West Virginia.
The president has appointed Melville D..
Howard, of Nebraska, registrar of the land
Office at Grant Island, Neb., and P. w. Robb
10 he collector of internal revenue for the
district OF Nebraska, vice Newman, sus-
pended.
The secretary of the navy will soon make
tour of inspection of all navy yards and
stations along the Atlantic sea board.
REPRESENTATIVE POUND, of Wisconsin,
has departed for home, with the assurance
that an engineer would be detailed to survey
the head waters of the st. Croix, Chippewa
and Wisconsin rivers to determine the
practicability of erecting reservoirs for
navigation purposes
THE order formally issued authorizing
military pursuit into Mexico after cattle
| thieves will be more vigorously enforced
irrespective of Mexican protests, on the
ground that Mexico, by herself preventing
incursions, can obviate an invasion of her
soil by our troops
MAJOR WILLIAM TWININGER of Indiana,
has been detailed as commissioner for the
District of Columbia from the u. S. engineer
corps.
GENERAL
The Arkansas Democratic state conven-
ton on the 9Th inst. nominated Gov. Miller
for reelection.
The ceremony of re-christening James
Gordon Benefits steamer Pandora as the
Jeanette was performed at Havre, France,
on the 18th inst, in the presence of Mr.. Ben
nett, Mr.. Stanley, Capt. belong, and many
other Americans. After the ceremony
lunch was given on board, and many toasts
to the success of the expedition were drank.
Mr. Bennett has sailed for New York.
A GALVESTON Neaos special says Kurber,
of FL Paso county, reports that one thousand
Me1lcans are en- route and drilling at FL
Paso, Mexico, and have petitioned the Chi
huahua government to cross over and res
cue Desidas Apodaca, a prisoner, and dis
perse state troops.
In the great race at Louisville, ON the
Fourth, the California mare Mollie McCar-
thy was distanced by Ten Brock. Time
o:9A, as follows: First mile, :49A; Sec
ond, 3:343s; third, 5:53; fourth, S:19A.
The heat was intense and both herses were
well used up.
KENTUCKY is the possessor of another
wonderful cave, which was recently discev-
cred near Glasgow Junction. 1t has al
ready been explored % miles in one direction
and 10 miles in another. Several mummifed
remains were discovered in one of the
chambers. Great excitement prevails over
the discovery.