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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-23
Fatal Railroad Collision.

A construction train on the new Keokuk
and st. Louis railroad was thrown from the
track on the 14th inst, by running over a
COW, about twenty miles south of Louisiana,
Mo-, and Nicholas Dubois, chief engineer
of the road, instantly killed. The conduc.
tor, Thomas Carr, had both legs broken and
several men belonging to the train were
badly hurt, including James Brady, super.
intendent of bridges.
A collision at Clementon, n. j., on the
Atlantic City Narrow Gauge, on the 18th,
between an excursion train of nine cars, and
freight train from Atlantic City, resulted
in the death of five persons and slight
injury of two others. Following are names
of the killed: Conductor A. E. Worthing-
ton, brakemen E. Wood and Jacob
Deginther, news agent ]. A. Smith, and
Charles School, deaf mute.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-23
The Widow Sent by the Lord.

In an autobiographic speech not long
since Mr.. Sturgeon gave some interest
ing facts about his life. Among others,
he said, he well remembered little old
woman, poorly dressed; coming into the
vestry some years ago, at d time of great
straits. which not a soul in the world
knew, not even deacon of the church,
and she said to him, in the most strange
way: "Thus saith the Lord, behold
have commanded a widow woman there
to sustain thee" She put down ESQ on
the table, vanished, and he had never
seen her since. He never knew her
name even, and never should perhaps
until the day of judgment. He sup
poses she would be in heaven now; it
was many years ago, and she was very
old then. Things had happened so, and
his impression was they would occur
again.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-23
a Georgia Lake Running AWAY.

Reports of the sinking condition of the
Ochtahachee lake induced a party from
Valdosta to go out there few days since
for the purpose Of catching some of the
fish before the water was all gone. By
l o'clock at night 1000 trout, Dream and
speckled perch, had been caught. The
Valdosta Times says that if the recent
rains do not stop the underfow of the
lake in few more days the fish and
water will be down into a small compass,
and then it will be hard to pull out ali
the fish one haul of the seine viii take
in. 1t has known thousand to be caught
there before in one haul, and trout
weighing Is pounds in the lot. The
Ochtahachee is curiosity, and those
who have not seen it in its sunken con-
dition, ought to avail themselves of this
opportunity. This is the first time it
has run off in five years-Sovannoh
Neqre
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-23
An Ear for Bells,

Rochester hrags of a young man
named d. z. Hicks, who can distinguish
any locomotive on that division Of the
road by the tone of its bell, and says
that railroad men state that this is the
only case of the kind they ever knew.
Utica has a companion for MIR. Hicks.
Daniel Buckley, jr., son of the well
known private Waterman, has called"
every engine on this division of the
Central road for the past ten years by its
bell. He frequently stands in the door
of the Herald Office, nearly two blocks
from the depot, at midnight, and calls
off the numbers of two, and sometimes
of three locomotives thatmay be passing
at the time. He has never been known
to make an error, and many hundreds of
cigars have been won on this faculty by
Mr.. Buckley's friends. Once he hears
the sound of a locomotive bell and
knows its number, it seems impossible
for him to forget it. He calls the num-
bers of locomotives that have been in
the shops for months, and says he will be
able TO do the same thing ten years from
now. When locomotives have been
rebuilt, and the bells changed, he calls
out, "That is old No. - bell on new
No. -" Some railroad men can call
few of the bells, but none of them
have ever equaled Mr.. Buckley's "call-
ing the turn" of the bells.- Utica Her.
aid
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-23
Financial Crisis I'm Canada.

Our Canadian neighbors are Just now ex-
periencing period of extreme financial de-
preston, the stringency of the times being
greater than ever before in the history of
the country. Although one bank after an.
other has closed its doors it is believed that
the worst point has not yet been reached.
The excitement is intense throughout the
| Dominion, and particularly at Montreal.
The last crash reported is the failure of the
| Vile Marie bank on the 8th inst, but the
officers CT this institution claim that they
| closed for prudential reasons, and announce
| their liabilities as $997,775 against 81 1885,
| 314 assets. Of course there has been a
| great shrinkage in the assets but the bank
expects to be able to pay all demands in
! full if sufficient time is allowed to close up
affairs satisfactorily. The commencement
of this trouble in Montreal was the failure
| of the Consolidated bank, which closed it's
doors on the 3lst of July. This was the re.
suit of the failure of the Royal Canadian
bank of Ontario. Subsequently the Ex-
| change bank followed in the wake of the
others, and the Hochelaga bank is the next
one expected TO succumb to the pressure.
| The run upon the savings banks has been
the most serious that has ever taken place
in Montreal. The deposits amount, in the
aggregate, to $3,000,OO0, nearly all belong
ing to the working classes. Although these
events have given rise to general depre-
citation of confidence in the minor banking
institutions, nearly all of them claim to be
be abb to make their depositors good.
Among those thought to be In the best con.
d1tion are the Consolidated and Exchange
banks, which viii probably settle at par
with depositers, aud redeem all their bills,
but the stockholders will be heavy losers.
Forty per cent. of the capital OF the Ex-
change bank will be sacrificed. So far the
banks Themselves are the principal sufferers
from the panic, but this state of things can
not continue long without involving nearly
all branches oftrade in serious difficulty, if
not needless disaster.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-23

100000 to $4,000 Several fremen were
injured by falling walls, but none thought
dangerously.
The drug store of Davis & Miller, at Bal.
timore, Nd, was destroyed by fire on the
18th inst. Loss $25 900; insured.
The extensive bending works, cooper
shops and saw mill of Humphrey Bros, at
Wakeman, O., burned on the 18th inst.
Loss $4,000; insured for $4,000.
A Serajevo, Bosnia, dispatch reports that
the recent fire at that place destroyed 28S
houses, 35S shops and 48 warehouses. The
loss to private property is estimated at
10000 forms, with no insurance. Owing
to the scarcity of provisions, prices, already
high, have been increased. The fire was
caused by an accident, which occurred
while the excise officers were sealing casks
in spirit warehouse
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-23
Criminal Happenings.

Joseph r. frIe, aged ABOUT 40, dealing IN
hides and leather at Boston, Mass, was
found murdered on the 18th inst, at his
residence, Is Jay street. The letter carrier
seeing the door ajsr entered and found FRYE
lying dead in front of his open safe. The
fatal wound was a shot through the heart,
but in addition to that there were at least q
dozen stsbs ins the back, and numerous
bruises on the body, giving evidence of a
desperate struggle with the murderer
trye's watch was gone, pockets rifed and
the safe robbed of its contents.
At River Forest, suburb of Chicago, on
the morning OF the 18TH inst, Henry Bald
win shot tramp dead, who was demanding
admission to his house, under threats of
burning the premises. The tramp proved
habits
David Gates, of Margaretville, N. S.,
killed his wife and then drowned himself
on the 14th inst.
At st. Louis, Mo-, liz frenzy, Thaddeus
E, Baber slipped into the house and while
his mother-in-law was reading and his wife
was lying on a bed in the same room fred a
bullet into Mrs. Shoulders brain, killing
her almost instantly, and shot his wife
through the left breast, inficting a mortal
wound. He then left the house, but was
arrested few minutes later and locked up.
Cause, family jar.
DR.. Quick, of Hyde Park, Pa, while in
toxicated on the night of the 18th, as
saulted DR.. Gibbs at his house and was shot.
Gulick then stabbed Mrs. Gibbs, probably
atalIy. Quick and Gibbs are well known
physicians.
At Fincastle, Va, on the 18th, James
Stevens quarreled with his wife and shot
her dead.
John Champion (colored) was assassinated
while dining with his family at their home
in Prince George county, Maryland, on the
18th inst.
A horrible case of fatal stabbing occurred
at Urbana, H., on the 18th instant, in an
alteration between Captain J. NJ. Tracy and
Alvan II. Whitcomb, DO business men
and partners as abstractors. Tracy cut Mr..
Whitcomb in the abdomen so that his bow
els hung out, the knife being turned round
and round, cutting him all to pieces inter-
nally. Another stab entered higher up, near
the breast bone, and penetrated into the ab-
domen.
shooting ARRAY growing out of an old
teud, at Boston, Mass, on the 18th instant,
resulted IN the wounding of two printers
Thomas and VIM. Keolin. Thomas will die.
VIM. Kelker was shot and killed at Ma.
tlonal Park, Louisville, on the 18th instant,
by Jack Gleason, stree contractor. Quar-
rel about girl.
Reports from Titus county, Texas, are to
the effect that JEFF Hopkins outraged white
woman, then murdered her and her infant
daughter, and set fire to the house to con.
ceal the crime. The charred skeleton of
the woman and child were found in the
ruins, four buckshot in the woman's back
bone.
One Miriam, broker and nsturalized
American, recently attacked Daham Pasha,
confidential agent of the ex-khedive near
the Bourse, at Alexandria, Egypt, in conse-
quence of grudges. Miriam struck Daham
Pasha with a cane. The latter fed and
Miriam then shot him dead, surrendered
himself to the authorities, and will remain
In prison until tried by the United State
consul general.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-23
Stricken Memphis.

DIR. Langstaff, president of the Howard
association at Memphis, Tenn, telegraphed
on the 9th instant the following: Total
number of cases of yellow fever to this
hour, within the city limits, officially re.
corded, is $40. OF this number, ninety
have died. In addition there has been
about twenty cases and five deaths of Mem
phis refugees, located within six miles of
the city. The disease has not communicated
to any OF the surrounding towns on account
of rigid quarantine. The fever has increas-
ed in Memphis very perceptibly in the past
ten days, and is spreading from the original
centers. We cannot hope for discontinue
ance until frost. At least $4,000 persons
have left, of which 1900 are located in
camps Father Mathews and Marks, situated
four and seven miles respectively from
Memphis. There have been three cases in
camp Marks and one death. There are
about $4,000 negroes in the city who refuse
to go into camp, but it is thought that by
Withholding supplies from them that they
will be forced to flee the city. No one but
Howard visitor or physician knows of the
filthy novels that these people live in, and
in which they are taken sick, and too fire.
Quently die.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-23
The Death Roll.

A dispatch from London, dated the 18th
inst, announces the death of Nellie Grant
Sartoris.
Hon. Geo. w. Benson, brother-in-law of
VIM. Lloyd Garrison, died at his residence
in Lawrence, Kansas, on the 18th inst, aged
II. Mr.. Benson was prominent abolition
list in Massachusetts, in the early days of
anti-slavery strength, but had lived in Kan
sas for the last % years.
NIB. Wright, one of the Oldest allopathic
physicians of Cincinnati, O., died on the
18th inst, in his 10th year.
Bishop Odenheimer, died of Brights dis
ease, at Burlington, N. j., on the 18th inst,
aged 81. Bishop Odenheimer was born in
Philadelphia, and made bishop of New
Jersey in 1859.
Shirley H. France, actor, died on the 14th
inst, at Atlantic Station, Mass, aged 40.
Illness resulted from sunstroke.
Mai. William w. Leland, formerly one of
the proprietors of the Grand Union hotel
Saratoga, died at Saratoga on the 9th inst.
He was on Grants staff during the war.
John Campbell, a young farmer, residing
near Stockton, Cal, shot his brother-in-law,
named Brewer, on the 9th inst, killing him
instantly. Brewer had interfered in Camp
BELLS family affairs.
Major John t Braxton, collector of Gus
toms of the port of Norfolk, Va, died on
the 9th inst, of govt of the heart.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-23
Chicago.

CHICAGO, August 16-1 80 P. M.-Flour
Dull and unchanged. Wheat Easier
No. red at 9214@921zc; spring at e43sc for
cash; S4M@847sc for seller September ;
845sc bid for seller October. Corn-Steady
at 80 &c for cash; 341sc bid for seller Septem-
Der; 34Ac bid for seller October. Oats
Stronger at 2334c for cash or seller Sep
TENDER; 244c bid for seller October. Rye
and Barley-Unchange Pork-Strong
and higher at $8.47I for cash; 1886 for
seller October. Lard-Excited and higher
at $50 bid for cash. $572T for seller
October. Whisky-At S1.06. Hogs-Re-
ceipts $500 head; fairly active and shade
better; light steady and firm heavy packing
at $325t93 60: heavy shipping at $1,000
3.75; light at $3.S5@3.95.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-23
milwaukee,.

MILWAUKEE, August 1890 P. NJ
Flour-Tame but steady; choice spring at
$4.25@4,60; common to good at $3.75@4 90.
Wheat-Very dull; No. hard, new, at 9Oc !;
No. regular at 88c; No. 2 at 854c for new
and Soc for old; seller September at $500
66Hc; seller October at 853s@S6c No. 3
cash at Tic; No. at 70H@72c; rejected at
Csc. Corn-Quiet at 333sc. Oats-Very
quiet at 1890. Rye-Steady at ACC. Bar
ley-No. 2 seller September strong at 73c !;
No. cash at Coo; No. 3 at 40c. Pork-Quiet
at $40 for cash. Lard-At $3.50. Hogs =
Dull at SO 2503.60.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-23

PHILADELPHIA has trouble with its
its hackmen. They will not abide by
the law which regulates the charge for
one person carried not further than a
mile at fifty cents, and will not leave
the stand for anything less than dollar.
Forney's Progress thinks the PhiladeI-
phia hackmen are more extortionate
than those of Niagara. Instead of Phil
adelphians riding On the hacks, the
hackmen ride on the Philadelphians and
over the city laws.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-23
Victims of n Fire

The body of the boy James Orr, missing
from the steamer Steinhoff, which burned
at Detroit on the 18th instant, was found on
the 14th. 1t seems he escaped from the
burning steamer, and retreated along the
wharf to high fence next to coal yard.
While crouching in corner to avoid the
intense heat the burning fence gave way,
and precipitated a large mass of coal on
him causing death from suffocation. Miss
Anna Flushing is still missing, and it is be.
Heved she persisted in the flames. Both
were passengers.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-23
Fire, Water and Smoke.

Locust Grove hotel, at Bath, Long Island,
burned on the 10Th instant. The guests
lost nearly everything. The Pavilion also
burned. Loss about $4,000; insurance
$4,000. The manager of the hotel, Joseph
Pearce, lost his life, and a private Waterman
named Schurhsrdt is missing,
Al Detroit, Mich, on the night of the
14th inst, fire on Michigan avenue. near
the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
railway crossing, beyond the city limits,
destroyed ali the buildings in the vicinity,
five in number. Total loss $50, 900; insured.
Elevator B., 81 st. Louis, No., vas burned
with contents on the 18th inst. Ircontained
10000 bushels of grain. The building cost
S175,000; insured for $4,000.
A blaze at Lebanon, ILL.,, on the 18th inst.
licked up $4,000 worth of property.
A FIRE at Canton, Missouri, on the 18th.
caused loss of $4,000, with only 81 900
insurance. The Canton House, several
stores and all the fire apparatus were de-
stroyed.
lightning struck an iron tank, No. 207, on
the United Pipe line, opposite Pittsburgh,
Pa, owned by VIM. Memhall, of Pittsburg,
and containing $4,000 bbls OF oil. The
tank was torn to pieces and the burning oil
flowed down the hillside destroying oil
wells and FIVE dwellings, and communicated
to tank of 5000 barrels owned by L. R.
Brown, which together with the loading
rack of the United Pipe line, was DESTROYED.
Total loss 10000.
Several fires, some incendiary, are report
ed IN the Spanish provinces. In one case
thirty houses were destroyed, and thirty.
four persons persisted.
fremont Temple, Boston, was almost CON-
pletely destroyed by fire on the 14th inst.
The Parker house, close by, was somewhat
singed. Loss on temple, owned by the
American Bible society, is estimated atfrom
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-23

1T is estimated that over $500, 900 peo-
pie have taken up homes in the west and
south in the past five years. OF this
number not over 100000 can possibly
have been supplied by foreign immigra-
ton, the rest of the total of 1000 900
Immigrants in those years straying east
or IN towns or cities of the Pacific. At
least 1,88O,O0O people have, heretofore,
gone from the east and from Virginia
and Kentucky in the last five years, over
5O0,OOO OF them during 1873 and 1879.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-23

THERE'S heap of philosophy in the
question which a Washington young
lady of the mature age of six PROFOUND,
ed to her aunt the other day. It was
after the story of the creation and the
fall had been related, and tie young
lady had been meditating for some time
on the moral of it, when she suddenly
broke out with: Aunty, after Adam
and Eve disobeyed God, why dion't He
kill 'em and begin over again?' 1t
not impossible that the question las oc
CURED to older people.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-23

JOHN BULL sees red rag in the fact
that several English railroads give better
rates to American beef and corn than
the British farmers can get. The reason
given is that the American products
come in greater bulk. Still John is not
satisfied, and is going to make the matter
subject of parliamentary inquiry.
Mr.. Bull stands good chance of being
ruined by American cheap labor.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-23

HE drink-maddened young king of
burmah Is not content with endangering
his relations with the British govern.
ment, but Is doing his best to weaken
Inc allegiance of his own people. The
taxation imposed by bis government is
50 excessive as to have become unbeara-
Die, and the result is that at Rhamo an
important town on the Irrawaddy, a
popular rising has taken place AGAINST
the government. As there are no royal
troops IN the place, it is not improbable
that the rising may make considerable
Roadway before measures can be taken to
suppress 1t, and that the example thus
ct may be followed in other places
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-23

A roocut storm in Denmark destroyed
over one hundred farm houses, killed so
person and did incalculable damage to
crops.
Heavy floods are reported in some dis
tricts of New South Wales. The beach be.
tween Penelarro Head and Pollizer Bay,
New Zealand, is strewn with wreckage of
large ship. All hands supposed to be lost.
Volcano Kilanea isin eruption.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-23
Steamboat Disasters.

The steamer ]. w. Steinhotf and Hutch
lngs' warehouse, with its contents, were
destroyed by fire at Detroit, Mich, on the
18th inst. The fire originated on the Stein
hotf and spread so rapidly that some of the
officers and crew were obliged to jump into
the river, and were rescued by steamers and
small boats without serious injury. The
Steinhof' was valued at $16, 900; insured for
$4,000. The loss on warehouse and other
property amounts to about SIS, 500.
The iron steamer Corsica, from Cardiff for
New York, and sSemiramide, from Boston
for Liverpool, came in collision 100 miles
of Fastnet, on the 18th inst. The Semira.
mide sunk soon after the disaster, Hen
cargo comprised $3.50 bushels of corn and
40 cases of domestic cottons, 232 boxes
corned meats 814 sacks dried blood, 1862
boxes bacon, $50 tierces lard 425 sacks oat-
meal, 299 live cattle and % horses. The
whole valued at $685. No human lives
were lost
The boilers on the steamer Iron Valley
exploded gu the evening of the 9th inst.
when opposite New Cumberland, w. Va,
five miles below Pittsburg, destroying the
entire forward part of the boat. The pilot,
Wise, the captains son, Thomas Prince and
Mr.. Prosaer of New Cumberland are miss.
ing. They were no doubt killed.
A correspondent of the Standard at Lis.
bon, reports that an English steamer col.
lided off South Finistere with the Spanish
steamer Concord. The latter vessel was
sunk. Fourteen Spaniards drowned. Nine
saved.
The steamship Louis David, from Ant.
werp, for Naples, was wrecked during a fog
off Ushont, France; 81 persons drowned.
The river steamers Mary Morgan and
Pierpont, came il collision on the night of
the 8th inst, near Chelsea, Pa, and the lat.
ter was sunk, but her passengers and crew
were saved. The Morgan had on board an
excursion party of several hundred persons.
Her bow was badly broken, and the forward
bulkhead filled, but the remaining water.
tight compartments kept her afoat.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-23

Reported by CHANDLER, BROWN Co.. Commits
sion Merchants, Milwaukee and Chicago.
New York.


NEW YORK, August 16-3 100 P. M.-Cot-
ton-Unchanged. Flour-Dull; receipts
$1,000 bbls; sales 5000 bbls; extra state at
$4.15@4.40; extra western at $4,000 40 !;
round hoop Ohio at $425@5.65; rye flour
steady. Wheat-Spring weak and A@Kc
lower; moderately active; receipts $40, 900
bus; sales 1000 bus; No red seller
August at S1.08H. Rye-Steady and I'M
changed. Corn-Quiet; receipts 5000
bus; sales $4,000 bus ut 45H@4614c.
Barley-Quiet and unchanged. Oats-Dull
and heavy; receipts $4,000 bus; sales $4,000
bus at 2914@3519c for mixed western; 81
Gale for white. Pork-Higher at $500
Beef-Steady and quiet. Lard-Firmer at
$6.C5@607H. Butter - At 6K@171lc.
Cheese, Whiskyzand Sugar-Unchanged
Eggs-At 11@15Hc. Petroleum-Crude at
23c IN bulk; refined at 635c. Tallow-Un-
changed. Coal-Dull and unchanged
Leather-Steady, with good trade. Wool
Very firm, with fair inquiry.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-23
Labor Troubles.

The Charcoal burners association, mum.
bering about two thousand, mostly Italians,
working about thirty miles from Eureka,
New, struck for higher wages o.. the 18th
inst, and refused to allow teams from the
mills to load, ordered them back to town
and defied the sheriff and posse. The gov.
ernor has called out three companies of
militia.
The Enterprise ColIiery at Wilkesbarre is
at stand still, owing to strike of EN-.
ployes for more pay.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-23
Lands Thrown open TO settlement.

The president by executive order has re-
stored to the public domain 8,258,25o acres
on the northeastern bank of the Missouri
river, corresponding in general outlines to
the area withdrawn by executive orders OF
Jan. II, and May s, 1875, now revoked.
Small sections of territory Immediately ad'
joining Grand river, Cheyenne and indian
Rock agencies are still withheld. 1t was
intended when the ordersn now revoked were
issued to keep the whites from pressing too
closely upon the Sioux Indians, but in prac-
tice it was found orders did not prevent
trespass by reckless frontiersmen who
preyed alike upon peaceable whites and
Indians, hence the lands are again thrown
omen to settlement.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-23
Drowned.

1t is reported that the yacht Startle,
which had been hired by party from
Haverhill, Mass, capsized in Boston harbor
on the 18th inst, and several were drowned.
At Darnby, Prince Edwards Island, dur.
ing violent storm on the 9th inst, ohm
Breen, his adopted son, and young man
named Slavin, were drowned by the upset
ting of a fishing boat.