The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-10-19


Ten persons were killed outright and twenty
wounded-some fatally it is thought.
A CARRIAGE was struck by railway
train at crossing in New York city. vi
the occupants, Mary Redwood, Mrs. Stephen
Callahan and Patrick McNamee were killed
and three children of Mrs. Callahan Sc
riously injured.
THE WEST.
THE suit of the Bank of Commerce, OF
New York, against the Bank of the State OF
Missouri. to recover 100000 which has
been before the United States Circuit Court
at ST. Louis, was decided on the 4th INST, oy
Judge Dillon, instructing the jury to lind
for the plaintiff in the sum of $445,5
The original loan OF the Bank of Commerce
was one million dollars, 100000 of which
was returned, leaving balance of $4,000
due when the State Bank suspended. This
sum, it is said, will nearly cover the assets
of the State Bank, and leave depositors out
in the cold.
EXTENSIVE prairie fires in Dakota have
burned thousands of tons of hay along the
Red river valley and left the country desc
late.
A COURIER arriving at Ogalalla, Neb., on
the Sd, reported that the Indians were com
hitting horrible depredations along the Re
publican river They had killed every
white man on their route and carried Oft al
the stock.
A BAND of runaway Indians crossed the
Kansas Pacific track on the LIST instant, &c
miles east of Hayes City, and when eight
or ten miles north of the station, came upon
a lot of cattle-men when hand-to-hand
fight ensued, resulting in the loss of eight
cen citizens killed and five wounded. A
dispatch from Leavenworth dated the I'd
instant says the troops had fight with the
Indians, but does not name the place, Lieut.
Broderick of the Twenty-third infantry
was wounded, and Corporal Steward and
five soldiers were killed. The bodies Of
thirteen settlers who were killed by the say
ages, were brought to Buffalo station.
A PORTLAND, Oregon, dispatch says
Forest fires in Tillamook section have done
great amount of damage. The fire has
swept over large section of country, de
stroying houses, crops, fences and bridges
Recent heavy rains have extinguished the
fires.
Two of the MexIcans who were recognized
as the murders of ex-Sheritf Williams anC
ex-Clerk Finley, of Santa Clara county, nea
Tucson, Arizona, were captured in Sonora
and shot by order of Governor Marescal.
Two Ohio minsters-Revs. F. A. Spenc
and J. K Davis-have been dismissed from
the ministry for irregular conduct.
THE EAST
| JEWISH circles in New York are highly ex
cited over the marriage of the daughter o
rabbi emeretus, of Temple Emanuel, which
occurred on the Sd lust, within the perioC
of the ten penitential days. The rabbi him
self performed the ceremony. Rabbi Got
theil and the officers of the temple refused
to give countenance to the action by attend
| ing.
| A STOW-AwAY was found in the hold 0
the steamer City of Chester on her arriva
at New York on the 4th inst. His nam
was James Donnelly, Scotchman, AM
during the voyage of eleven days had hac
nothing to eat or drink, being reduced t.
dire strait of drinking his own irvine.
| THE trustees Of the Peabody educationa
| fund completed their labors at New Yorl
on the Sd inst. At the request of Genera
Taylor there were spread on the minute
the acknowledgment of gratitude from tn
people of the south for the succor extended
by the people of the north in this hour o
affection.
| THE schooner yatch Okoresta, of Cleve
land, 30 feet long, arrived in the Hudson
river on the 3dinst., after voyage Of twelv
months. She reached the ocean via tn
Ohio and Mississippi rivers, through tn
gull of Mexico and will go home by tn
Erie canal.
The Vermont legislature assembled Oh tn
| I'd inst. James NJ. Martin was elected speak
er and Henry N. Aewell, clerk.
THE grand jury at New York has made
presentment declaring the elevated railwa,
line nuisance, and an invasion of private
rights. =
LAW officers OF the government hav
taken steps to eject parties from possession
of about one thousand acres of land in the
Pennsylvania oil region. This land wa
taken in part payment of debt due tn,
United States by the Venango county banE
of about 100000.
AT a meeting of operators of the Lehigh
Pa, coal region on the 30th for the purpos.
of establishing prices for October, it wal
agreed to advance 10 cents on the line anC
Is cents on city trade.
THE Dime savings bank, of Hartford
Conn, was enjoined from further prosecu
tiou of business on the 30th ult.
A COMMITTEE Of the New York bar asso
citation is investigating charges of extortior
against the sheriff and county clerk. Tht
weight of evidence is said to be great.
GENERAL.
| THE United States steamship Plymouth
sailed from Portland on the 4th inst. fo
Santa Cruz, having been ordered to protec
American citizens there.
THE great boat race, between the Cana
dian. Hanlan, and Courtney, the American
oarsman, took place at Lachine, Canada, on
the Sd inst. Hanlan won, coming in 6
length aud quarter ahead Time of race
SO min, % sec. There is a strong belie1
prevalent that Courtney bartered the race
and much indignation is felt by his friends
Fully 10000 people witnessed the exhibition
NEARLY complete returns from twenty.
one counties in Colorado give the Republi
can state and congressional ticket 2,1OO
majority over the democrats The remain.