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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
Wiped Them Ont.

Information has been received at Lewis
ton, Idaho, by messenger from the Lower
Weiser, that settlers in that locality some
three weeks previously had organized to
pursue into the Salmon river mountains the
band of Indians who, after being dispersed
by Gen. Howard last summer had raided
that country, drove off stock and killed
Munday and two others who pursued them,
killed Dan Crooks and his companion,
while sleeping in their camp, and made
their escape into the mountains between
Payette and the south fork OF the Salmon
river. These Indians were reported to be
returning towards Payette when the settlers
organized to intercept them. They pro.
ceeded across to Payette and soon found
signs of Indians. They quietly recon.
noitered and made the discovery of their
camp. Waiting a favorable opportunity,
when all were in camp and not in the least
expecting the near presence of white men,
they suddenly surprised and attacked them
and killed twenty six of their number,
nearly annihilating the whole camp.
Only two or three are known to have escaped
DEATH
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
Mysterious Murders.

Some weeks ago evidences OF a severe
struggle, fragments of clothing, etc, were
found on the river bank near Little Rock.
arkansas. The mystery was not unraveled
until the Gath instant, when the mutilated
remains of B. f. Thompson. of Coldwater,
Miss, were hshed out of the creek He
was murdered for money.
A special to the 4Udlanche from Iuka,
Miss, gives the following account of dou-
bic murder perpetrated near that city on
the 18th: Major A. n. Hutchins, accompa-
MED by Thomas MeNatt, both highly re-
spected citizens of the county, left Iuka
together in the afternoon 10 go home, being
neighbors. Hutchins had drawn 81, 200 in
gold from the express Office, sent from a.
Cincinnati house, which was to be used in
purchasing a farm. Late in the evening,
McNatts horse returning riderless with
blood marks on the saddle, aroused sus.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
A Terrible Tragedy.

The little country town OF SneadVllle,
Hancock county, near Morristown, Tenn,
and away from railroad communication, has
witnessed tragedy that exhibits curious
phase of justice. A short time ago man
named Epperson went home intoxicated
and commenced to beat his wife. At this
iuncture, Joe, one of the sons, deformed
man, having been born with one arm, ran
in, and, seeing the state of things, went to
the assistance of his mother. Being hard
pressed, Joe whipped out knife and COM
menced cutting his father, and in few mo-
ments had cut the old man down to the
floor. An elder brother then made his ap-
pearauce, and seeing the plight his father
was in, drew his pistol and leveled it at his
deformed brother; but before he could fire
the mother interposed her form between
them and. received the bullet. A few flying
leaden pellets delivered afterwards wound
ed sister in the knee, and also an outside
boy. The father, mother and daughter died
from their injuries. Before dying the moth
er begged that her slayer should not be
prosecuted, as he had killed her uninten-
tionally, and she did not blame him for in
terfering for his father. The father died
also, having been killed by his second son !;
before he died he also forgaye his slayer,
saying that the son had the right to take the
part of his mother. The authorities, under
these circumstances, held a preliminary ex-
animation and released the culprits, after
generating them from ell blame.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
Remains of an Unknown Race.

A correspondent of the Randolph,
n. Y, Register has long and very
interesting article in its last issue
on the local evidences of a pre-
historic race in this region. He
says that near the mount of Cattaraugus
creek are to be found a series of works
which extend to the Conewango valley.
Near Dayton is sepulchral mound 120
feet in circumference and ten feet high.
In the town of Leon and COnewango are
several of these mounds; one that was
opened contained eight skeletons in a
sitting posture. Forty years ago q SINH
lar mound existed and was opened in the
village of Randolph, three skeletons and
block of mica being found. Mica has
nearly always been found in these tombs,
and must have had some unknown sig
niticance. A tree three feet in diameter
grew on the crown of this mound, its
roots interlacing with and disturbing
the bones of the dead. Near the railroad
depot is deposit of earth in the form of
a serpent. 1t is twenty-five rods long
and still perfect. The tail terminates at
a spring. A man blowing close to the
head unearthed 100 flint arrow heads.
The roots of tree were found there and
subsequent excavations discovered sew
eral pieces of mica and some stone axes.
All around Randolph are remains of
numerous Notifications, mounds, granar-
les, hearths, &c. Most of these embank-
ments are of circular form, from one to
three hundred feet in diameter, and sur
rounded by ditch. Inside are the
granary pits, in some of which charred
corn has been found, showing the nature
of the provisions used by the people who
garrisoned the place. From the number
of these pits they were evidently pro-
visioned for long siege. Over all these
silent relics of nation gone and forgot
ten, forest has since grown and de-
cayed, leaving only roots and stumps
and logs to tell only of their existence.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
Reduced 10 Ashes,

An extensive confagration at Parolis,
county seat of Orange county, Ind, at three
O'Clock on the morning of the 28th, de-
stroyed $4,000 worth of property, includ-
ing the Albert hotel a boot and shoe store
and a grocery store, and nine dwelling
houses-the best of the place. Small in.
surance. Work of an incendiary.
A fire at Monroe, Mich, on the 9th,
totally destroyed the Monroe county court
house. Estimated loss $4,000.
At Parkersburg, w. Va, early on the
9th, fire in Skidmore's foundry, corner
of Market and Kanawha streets, destroyed
that building and Callahan's hotel ad join-
ing. The wind, blowing a gale, spread the
flames to a block of business houses, de-
stroying altogether ten buildings before the
fire was subdued. Loss $25, 5000, insurance
light.
At New York, on the 9th, Frey's livery
stable with number of carriages and forty
three horses, was burned. Loss 100000.
The fire broke out anew at Taylorsville,
Texas, on the 25th instant, destroying six
more buildings, leaving but four business
houses in town. Loss $4,000.
The unoccupied rolling mill in East St.
Louis, belonging to the East st. Louis Mill
company, burned on the Goth. Loss $751;
600.
At Pensacola, Florida, On the Goth, a fire
destroyed nineteen buildings, including
the Office of the British consul, who lost att
his papers. Loss estimated at $l25 900,
upon which there was an insurance of $75,-
900.
Horrock's, Jackson & Co.'s cotton mills,
at Preston, England, have burned. Loss
100000.
A fire in Market street, Winchester Eng
land, caused a loss of 100000.
A large fire at Bamberg, S. c., on the
25th, destroyed two-thirds of the business
portion of the town. Estimated loss, $780,
900; insurance about SIS 600.
fire at Barrie, Ont, on the 25th instant,
caused loss of $4,000; insurance $15, 600.
The town of Taylorsville, Texas, was al.
most entirely destroyed on the 10Th instant.
Two blocks only of the business centre were
saved. Loss estimated at $4,000.
The southern tier of Touring mills at
Corning, n. Y, has burned. Loss $40,O 900 !;
insurance $4,000.
d. A. Danes cheese factory and feed mill
at Lanark, Ill, was entirely consumed, with
two thousand bushels of grain, on the 22d
inst Loss $12 900: uninsured.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
Storm ana Shipwreck.

The schooner David FL. Tolck was driven
ashore on the Goth, at Barnegat, on the coast
of New Jersey. The sea being very
heavy, she commenced to break up rapidly,
and her crew of eleven, including a woman
and child, took refuge in the rigging. The
life-saving station men succeeded in rigging
a Beecher buoy and landingsix of the crew,
including the child. Those rescued were in
a dying condition when landed. Two were
drowned in the buoy while being drawn
ashore by the line breaking. Captain Saw
yer and wife, and three seamen were
drowned. Geneva Sawyer, daughter of the
captain, aged two years, the first mate and
three seamen were saved.
Tremendous storms continue in southern
France, where hundreds of people are
thrown on public charity by the destruc.
ton or inundation of their houses.
In Spain the tempest lasted four days, and
there was much damage and loss of life
Various villages and farms in Navarro and
Asturias were destroyed. A bark, name
unknown, was wrecked at Corunna and
thirty persons drown. The steamer Mem
phis, from Liverpool for New Orleans,
dSuOIc dJ IH6 6utfdHCO VI TIC HdTDOT Oh
Corunna, has been abandoned. She is con-
sidered complete wreck.
A despatch from Rome reports that the
sea inundated large portion of Venice. In
the Piazza Santo Mario, water was thirty
inches deep. The coast from Genoa to
Naples is strewn with wrecks. The English
steamer Salestria has been wrecked at Paler-
mo and eighteen persons drowned.
The steamship Zeal arrived at Baltimore
on the Goth from Liverpool. Heavy gales
were experienced during the voyage. The
first and second officers were washed over
board.
The great storm of the oath was most dis
astrous along the Italian coast, which is
strewn with wrecks. At many ports small
crafts were blown out to sea and lost. The
new quay at Posilipps was almost entirely
destroyed. In the interior the storm was
equally violent. At Puagginole, near Sena,
the campanile of church was blown down,
while the people we're at mass, killing two
priests at the altar and three other persons
and wounding twentyfour persons. A
similar catastrophe occurred at Anontauro
where the vault of the church yielded to
the force of the storm and killed priest
celebrating mass and injured number of
the congregation. At Rome the force of the
wind was unparalleled. All the windows
of the monastery of Montealle Croci were
destroyed and q portion of the base of
Michael Angeles statue of David was
swept off.
Of forty-nine persons on board the ship
Adriatic, wrecked near Dunkirk, France,
seven only are known to be saved
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
Deadly Explosion.

At Stockton, Cal, on the 22d inst, while
an assemblage of people were witness
ing the trial of a new propeller, the boiler
of pump exploded with terrible force
killing sixteen of the bystanders and wound
ing twenty-six. The body of the engine
weighing 1900 pounds, was blown over the
telegraph wires and landed on the plaza
The dead lay PROSTATE in every direction,
some falling into the slough from the
bridge. Ten or twelve bodies lay in one
heap at the northwest corner of the bridge.
Others lay strewn, dead and dying on the
street, blown from fifty to one hundred
feet. The heads of some were blown to
pieces, others thrown to the ground with
such force as to break every bone in their
bodies The explosion was the result Of
recklessness on the part of the engineer
The steam gauge had refused to work, and
after the engineer had attempted to fix it and
failed, he screwed down the safety valve
and went on with his work. The explosion
occurred about fifteen minutes afterward.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
a Presentlment of Fire.

An account of the destruction of the
almshouae at Louisville says that sim
gular coincidence in connection with the
fire was a remark made by Catherine
Matthews, an inmate of the almshouse,
about six weeks ago. She frequently
visited the Fifth street eye and ear in
Urinary for treatment, and one day re-
marked to physician at the infirmary
that she was anxious to leave the aims
house. Are you dissatisfied with the
place." asked the physician. "Not at
all, but feel premonition that the
building will soon be destroyed by fire."
Mrs. Matthews is an old woman, between
~ and 80 years old, and the physician
was not much impressed with the con-
versation, but curiosity prompted him
to ask the question: "Why do you sup
pose the building will be hurne 2"
Why, sir" replied she, Il saw the
fire in the heavens"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
RnEnesa tn Death.

The house of j. NJ Lunsford, at Nelson
vile, Ohio, burned to the ground about
midnight Oh the 2Sth ult. Mr.. Lunsford
and his six children, who were asleep, were
smothered or burned to death. Only the
wife and one child escaped.
A coal oil lamp explosion occurred on the
9th, in house on Dallas street. Baltimore,
occupied by Mrs. Sharp, her daughter Clara
Sharp, the latter's son Harry, and man
named Thomas Jones, all colored. Clara
Sharp and her son were burned to death,
and the other two severely injured.
On the evening of the Goth the wife of j..
d. Coulson, of Coalville, Webster county,
Illinois, locked her three children, three to
nine years of age, in the house and during
her absence at neighbours the house was
burned to the ground, and the children per-
ished in the flames.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
Ehe Roll of RankruDts.

FL. NJ. Cochran, to5aconist, and Cochran
Boseman & Co., foundrymen, at McConnells-
vile, Ohio, assigned on the 22d inst. Liza
bilities of both establishments 100000.
The Peru steel snd iron works, doing bus
mess III New York City, and Clintonville,
New York, has failed. Liabilities 5000, zoos.
Henry Bigelow Williams, real estate
agent, Boston, has fled petition in
bankruptcy. Liabilities 81, 266,931. Among
the secured creditors are the John Hancock
Mutual Life Insurance company, 100000;
city institutions for savings, Lowell, $440,-
OOO; Provident Institution, Boston, $780,,
600; Five Cent Saving bank, Lowell, $780,
600; Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance
Co., $245 900. No unencumbered assets.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08

A dispatch from Bodie, Cal, says an
ARRAY occurred at that place on the 9th
between George Taft and Henry Heath
Taft was instantly killed and Heath badly
wounded. A bystander named Sullivan
was fatally wounded.
Sell Howell, general southern passenger
agent for the Peedemont air line railway,
was shot and instantly killed by A. F. Vim.
berly. merchant of CofeeviIe Miss, in an
affray at New Orleans on the 18th inst Ed.
Howell a brother of the deceased, then shot
Wimberly in the back, indicting a mortal
wound; about a dozen shots were fred, q
bystander receiving wound from one of
them
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
The Supdry Civil Service Bill

The following appropriations are in tn
sundry civil service bill for the fiscal year
ending June Is, 1880, reported to congress
on the 22d instant: Custom house and sub
treasury, Chicago, $3.50, 000; custom house
and postoffice, $3.50, 900; postofiee and court
house, Little Rock, Arkansas, $4,000; Gus
tom house, court house and postofiee, Mem
phis, 100000; custom house, New Orleans,
$40, 900; custom house, court house and
postotice at st. Louis, Missouri, SS50,000;
court house and postofice, Topeka, Kansas,
$50 900. For repairs and preservation of
public buildings under control of the treas
ury department, 100000. For establishing
new life saving stations and life boat sta
tons on the lake and sea coasts, $780, 600;
for expenses of revenue cutter service, pay
of captains, ETC., $3.50, 1000; for labor and
expenses of engraving and printing, $780,.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
Reno. Nevada, Burned 10 Ashes.

Early on the morning of the I'd inst,
fire commenced near Masonic Hall, Reno,
New, and, aided by a strong west wind
spread with lightning rapidity. The fire.
men were helpless, the ferceness of the
wind and intensity Of the heat rendering it
impossible to get close enough to do any
good. After working till exhausted the
whites forced the Chinese to work at the
engines Five lives are known to be lost,
but it is expected that the list will be in
creased by future developments. The loss
as near as can be calculated, is 81, 5000
with an insurance of $150,OOO.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
The Deiusive Smuggler,

The latest Connecticut dodge for ped
dlers is: The manufacturers make silver
plated table knives, stamped Sheffield"
with the royal arms vignette, Cutters
to Her Majesty" The price per hundred
dozen to the trade is about $3.50 per
dozen. The peddlers, who are genuine
Yankees, are dressed up in sailor cos
tune, having the tar and oakum smell
(man-ofwar regulation, who go back to
the homes of the honest yeomanry and
take dozen slyly out of their bag, init
mating that they were smuggled, and
will let them go at S. per dozen, al
though ''richly worth double thatp-
Boston Journal.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
Demands a Statement.

The Votk&freund, German Catholic organ
at Cincinnati, demands a statement of the
affairs of Archbishop Purcell, which it has
reason to fear may be worse than repre-
sented. German Catholics charge that the
money, much of which is their own, has gone
to build Irish churches. They fear the
church property will be liable to levy.
The members of these congregations say
they received none of the four millions in
question, and they cannot understand why
the church property for which they have
already sacrificed SO much, should be held
for debts by which they were not benefited.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
Chicago.

CHICAGO, March IL 80 P. M.-Whest
Strong and higher at 945se for cash; 953sc
bid for seller april; 9S5sc for seller May.
Corn-Firmsand shade higher at 33 &c for
cash; 33Ac for seller March; 3729@371zc
for seller May. Oats-Steady at 23Ac for
cash; 23Hc for seller April; 26Hc for seller
May. Rye-Unchanged. Barley-At soc.
Pork-Heavy and lower az SOLO for cash !;
5000 for seller April; $10.35 for seller May.
Lard-Weak and lower at $6.67% for cash 4;
S6.7712c for seller April; Sc. 50 for seller May.
Whisky-At $1.04 Hogs-Receipts 5000
head; quiet, weak and shade lower; light
at $3.7593.65; heavy mixed packing at 1856
$3.50; heavy shipping at $3.9O@4.3O.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
THE MARKETS,
N ew York.

NEW YORK, March 300 P. Motion
Unchanged. Flour-Steady; receipts H.
600 bbls; sales 81 900 bbIs. Wheat-Spring
steady; winter, red and amber 1850 bet
ter; receipts 113 900 bus; No. red, seller
March at $1.13K@11334. Rye-Quiet and
unchanged. Corn-Quiet; receipts 101 900
bus; sales 10000 bus at 45@g4612c for west
ern mixed. Barley-Quiet. Oats-Steady;
receipts $4,000 bus; sales $4,000 bus at $50
SAC for mixed western; 3414@361ac for
white. Perk-Quiet at $10.75. Lard
About steady and unchanged. Butter,
Cheese, Whisky, Sugar, Eggs and Petroleum
Unchanged. Coal-Dull. Leather-Un-
changed at 19@2lc. Wool-Firm at 27@
40c.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
Another Revolution in south America.
@afholte BtshoD Resigned.

Rt. Rev. Casper H. Borgess., Catholic
bishop of Detroit, Mich, has resigned his
episcopate into the hands of the pope. The
letter of resignation has been placed in the
hands of his holiness for over q month. No
reasons have yet been made known for this
action on the part of the bishop, but it is
surmised that the frequent troubles which
he has experienced in the administration of
the diocese and the recent encyclical Great
ing courts of causes and limiting the power
of bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in
United States, have had something to do
with If
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
Milwaukee.


MILWAUKEE, March Is 700 P. M. Flour
In active demand and prices strong at
S3.50@3.75 for common spring extras and
$4.25@4.75 for choice extras. Wheat
at $1.00K; No. 2 sold at 9325@93Ac; No. 3
at 79@S0; No. 4 at 74@7434c; rejected at
67H@69c; No. 2 seller April at 94@94lc;
seller May at 99c. Corn-Quiet, but firm
at 33Mc; new 32c. Oats-Firm at 2315c
Barley-Strong at 7216c; No. at 4Oc. Rye
Held at 461ac; 46 bid. Pork-Easier at
5000 cash. Lard-$6.S0 for steam; $40
for kettle. Hogs-Receipts run small; 1910
@4.5O; as to quality, dressed dull at $4,000
4.50.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
Assassination.

John Miller, well-known resident of
Memphis, Tenn, was assassinated at his
country residence, 10 miles from Stanton,
Tenn, on the night of the 26th. He was
shot by an unknown party, lying in am
bush, who fred a shot gun at Miller, as ne
approached his door.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
Railroad Accident.

While shifting mail train south at Cham
bersburg, Pa, on the oath inst, one of the
cars, containing about twenty-five passen-
gers, left the track frsm some unknown
cause and fell over an embankment six feet
high, turning over on its side. Fifteen or
eighteen passengers were injured some Sc
riouslY.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
Angel Sentenced.

Charles w. Angel, the defaulting Sec
rotary Of the Pullman Palace Car company,
pleaded guilty in the criminal court at
Chicago, on the 9th, to the two indictments
against him for larceny as bailee and EN-
bezzlement and was sentenced by Judge
Williams to ten years in the penitentiary,
the full extent Of the law.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
Dishonest Officials,

Investigation into the affairs of the late
Horatio n. Richardson shows a deficiency
in the accounts of several corporations in
which he was treasurer. Richardson was
one of the best known and most respected
citizens of AttIeboro, Mass.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
Eoreipn.

LONDON, March 1-12:30 P. M.-Liver.
pool wheat market opens better; red wheat
tlrmly held: wheat quiet; floating cargoes
strong; on passage upward tendency; fair
average quality No. 2 Chicago sprin wheat
for shipment, etc, at 39s 6d@40s; good car
goes mixed American corn off coast at 23s :;
good cargoes No. spring wheat of coast at
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
The Fate of a mother-in.Law.

Thos. Merriman, while drunk, went to
the house of his mother-in-law, nile and
a half from Nashville, Tenn, on the 10Th,
and shot her with double barrel shot gun
in the groin, killing her instantly; and that
without proYocatiOn.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08

picions in his family of foul play. Search
revealed the dead body of McNatt, terribly
mutilated, about two miles from his house.
A hundred yards further on Hutchins was
found in like condition. 1t is thought
some parties knew of the gold being at the
express office, had waylaid and murdered
both for the money
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
Fatal Rarn-Raisips.

At barn raising near Liberty, Ind, on the
9th ult., Joseph Shrackangast was killed
and Clarence Leonard fatally injured, by
the frame of the barn falling upon them.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
The Feathery Flakes Rampagous

During a terrific storm on Prince Ed
wards Island, on the 23d, the Catholic
church at Cardigan Road, the Presbyterian
church at Souris, and the railway sheds at
Summerside, were all blown down. Other
casualties are reported. Snow in the
railway cuttings is from six to twenty feet
deep.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
a Riot,

Advices from Rio Jauiero state that a
riot occurred on the 4th in t. at lessor, the
military expelling the commander and
chief magistrate from the town. Nine per-
sons were killed, and many private and
public stores sacked.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
RHrfpff Alive

While three laporers were engaged in
digging cellar at Brooklyn, n. Y, on the
25th inst, the earth caved in and buried
them. Wm. Mahoney was killed and John
Burns probably fatally injured.