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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-02
TragiCsti.

AT Black River Falls, Wis, on the oath inst,
Mary Weldon, aged Ii. was found lying upon
the floor at her home, horribly muhlatCd, dead
and rapidly decaying. sister, aged II, was
lying on lounge, senscless, but has partly re-
covered. The father is missing No clue to the
murdercr5 has been obtained.
Alfred Smith. correspondent of the California
associated press, at Sierra City, Cal, was mur-
dered on the 22d. His brains were beaten out
with rocks. The body was deposited in his
house which was fired. Thomas Devine, next
ncighbOr, with whom the deceased lad a stand
ing law suit over a land title. has been arrested
fol the crime. The deceased was native of
Hcrklmer county. New York.
Two men living i'll Montgomery county, Ala
bama, took a cripple named Joe Bradley to a Sc
cluded spot, and shot HIM to death.
Henry LlndlCy. young man employed at the
residence Of Andrew Tiffany, near JanesvilIc
Iillsdale county, Mich. shot his employers
daughter Alice fatally and then blew out his
own brains, on the 10Th inst. Lndlcy had
conceived passion for Alice but was rcpulsCd
by her. hence the awful crime.
Harrison Hill and MS brother Edward (col-
ored) quarreled i'll the presence of their parents
at st. Louis on the 18th inst, when the former
with pocket knife literally dlscmbowclled his
unfortunate brother.
Lee Brumbaugh, a prominent attorney of
Nlamlsbmg, o., was shot dead on the afternoon
of the 10th inst, by Geo. Ware, for criminal in
timacy with his iWares) wife
At Midtown, KY, on the 18th inst five men
engaged III fight at bar room. John Han
cock was shot through the lungs ana will die
Simon Hancock was wounded III the breast very
dangerously. The other three were shot. but
not badly hurt. Iwenty-siX shots were fired
The bar keeper was wounded accidentally. The
row was renewal of an old fcud
John Ncvlns, farmer living near Rochester.
Mimi. has at various times abused his wife and
hired man. On the 18th he was rounding Mrs
Ncvms,, AS usual. ", n Burke, an cmpIovc inter
fCrCd. Turning on Burke. he WAS administer
ing severe ChastiscmCut to him when another
farm laborer, named Bulcn, appeared on the
scene and put bullet through the rufan kill
ing him instantly.
\ German named WTchtel shot his divorced
wife dangerously, and then suicidcd. al Mil
wauhee. Wis, on the 10Th inst
DR.. f. II. Talbot editor Of the GyCctJacL
Standard at MarysyIc, Mo, was fatally shot
while in his bedroom ON the night of the 18th
inst. by some unknown person who fired
through the window. The ball. weighing an
ounce passed through the doctors body and
slightly wounded Mrs. Talbot who was in bed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-02
Barrels Made from Pulp.

Barrels made Of pulp are among the
latest inventions. aud, rs described 10y
the Detroit IrjhtWC, they are likely to
become an important article of com
mere. The advantages claimed are
lightness, durability, and cheapness
The body OF the barrel Is all made in
one piece, from coarse wood pulp. The
pressure TO which it is subjected Is 400
tons. The heads are made Of one piece
in the same way ana when put together
the barrels ara exceedingly light, strong
and satisfactory every way. There are
two kinds, anc for fruit. -four and other
dry substances, the other Tor oil, lard
and liquids Of all kinds. \ flour barrel
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-02
uprlnaTy.

q. f. Grace, celebrated English crlcketer,
and brother of the famous W. q. and H. Nj.
Grace, died of inflammation of the lungs.
Donald Mckay. the well-hnown New York
shipbulder. died ON the 22d inst
NJ. Thourel, Republican member of the
French chamber of deputies for Basses-Alpes, Is
dead.
Rev. Francis Shorton died at his home IN
Louisville, Ky, on the 2lst inst, aged So. He
had been in the ministry 64 years, was born IN
Fredericksburg, Va, and had resided in Louis
vile since 1889.
James II. Reese. a prominent real estate
dealer of Chicago, H., died on the Goth inst,
aged 81. He was Chicago's first city surveyor.
Judge James Pinnott of the marine court,
New York city, died on the night Of the 18Th
inst.
Lafayette +. Foster, born in Franklin, Conn,
November D. 1906. and direct dcscendent of
Miles Standish, died at Norwich, Conn, on the
18th inst, after a brief illness.
Lord Chief Baron Kelly of the English Court
of Exchequcr. died on the 18th inst, III the
Sith year of his age.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-02

Inc trottIng record In harncss wa I0w1rod
on the 18th inst. on the Chicago track - 2:10& :,
by the G-ycarold mare Maud s.. owned bv ".
II. Vanderbilt The day and track were cs-
pcclally favorable for fast time. and tie result
of the trial was not surprise to those who had
witnessed the mares great speed in previous
contests. The first quarter was done in thirty
four seconds. OF at the rate Of 2:IG to the mile
but the next half mile was trottcd in the nm
prcccdented time Of 1902, making the time for
the thrcc-quarters 1856 The last quarter was
trotted at a strong, steady gait. and the time at
the wire was as above stated, 210&l, lowering
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-02
Terrible Explosions,

IN accidental explosion of 800 pounds of her
culcs powder and njtro-glycerlrc took Place ON
the 9th inst. ut tho Limo Kiln crossing.
shoal IN the Detroit river. about % miles below
Detroit. whore the government IS engaged IN
extensive blasting to remove dangerous ledge
rock. The explosive materials were on = scow
mCerod on the shcal. This. of course. was
blown to atoms. The shock was felt for miles
away: several workmeu engaged near the viclp-
lty were cut by flying sphntcrs. but mono wcr,
seriously hurt.
The boiler in Hoos & Sons fruit driving house
at Monroe. Mich. exploded with terrible vio-
lence On the 9th INST. killing Henry O'Blicn
the engineer Leonard Martin. cutter and hoy
named ChahorCauX. and womdng more or less
seriously nine others. There were at the time
30 persons around the building which was de-
mollShrd
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-02

New YoRK, September 25-2:O0r. Flour
Receipts, 1871 bbls; sales, 1900 bbls; mar
ket in buyers favor. with moderate export and
home trade demand; round hoop Ohio at =. 10
0f.50; choice do at S4.GO@5. Is; supcrtinc west
ern at -. 25M4.00; common to good extra do at
-. 80m lbs; choice do at S4.3GG625: choice
white wheat do at 54.15a4.6 80. Wheat
Slightly in buyers favor; sales $4,000 bus new
red seller October at -1.06L al OG7 u 600 bus
do seller November AT S1.08m1 .OSI.; As. 900 bus
do seller December at 51.093l; do cash 5106l 4
bid; 9l.06i asked. CoTl-A shade lower and
moderately active; sales 100000 bus mixed west
crn spot at 5ol+ assoc; do future Mt 50at n
52&4 C. Oats Heavy; western at 42G46c; sales
$4,000 bus. including No. seller November at
3Sc. Beef In light demand and unchanged
Pork Dull and weak new mess at c'15.25Go
1880. Lard Steady and quiet st, am rendered
at SS.35 Butter Firm Ton choice; Ohio at 16
G32c Cheesc-New very firm at 81 ais g for
poor to fancy. Sugar-Dul and unsettled.
MoIasscs- Dun and unchanged. Petroleum
Weak. Rice-Fairlv active aud steady. Coffee
Quiet and firm. FreIghts Steady Spirits
of Turrentne Firm at 49, am39c. Resin
Steady at 51.5o@f.55. TaIlow- Unchanged; at
5-lG06 7-1Gc for western Eggs Strong at
at = N zoe for fair to choice.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-02

II the single month Of May the exports Of
beef and other provisions OF animal produce
from tho United States to England exceeded bv
7t0o0,000 the exports for 1879. In the exports
Of hreadstuffs there was an increase for the
month Of $3.50 600 over those Of the correspond
ING month IN 1879, while for the eleven months
ending then there was an increase in the Cxror-
t3tlon Of grain and hreadstuffs of r63 500. 600
oyer the same eleven months year earlier In
one week ending June u Of this year the ex-
ports OF provisions. corn. and general mCrchan-
disc from New York were the heaviest on record.
amounting 10 Slo.S02. 522. or Ss19914 in excess
of the heaviest previous total at the commerce
ment Of last September The shipments are
the heaviest sent IN one week during the whole
history az the United States The cotton ,rop
Of th, country is also set down a, enormous.
aud the surplus nc wheat over and above the
requirements ofthe Uholeof America. and over
and above the usual requirements of Europe
well. Judged by the shipments Of forner
years. amounts to $50 900 GOO bushels. These
facts and figures are set forth in a dispatch
from Or. Drnmmond, secretary of legation at
Washington, to the British government. There
could not be a stronger commentary on
the surprising prosperity of the agricultural
population in America, or the GIeat distress
which prevails III Great Britain. and promises
70 continue until a large portion Of the farmers
have shifted their occupation. OF until rents arc
permanently and very materially reduced.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-02
Buried nv q sand Slide.

The following are details Of the land slide at
Mann Tai, Bengal. which resulted in tic death
Of a number OF British officers and soldiers and
other persons: Rain began falling heavily on
the 18th inst. aud poured steadily until the
next afternoon, when the gauge showed fan
Of . inches in 70 loUro The effect Of such an
enormous mass of water pouring down into the
formed hv circle ot hills. can he imagined
All the roads were cut to pieces. In the fore
noon OF the 18th Inst. it was rlmortd that the
Victoria hotel was IN a dangerous state The
alarm was given TO visitors IN tho hotel who
took shelter elsewhere before tho building fell
8tout 80 live; were hmjgd ~ the nuns The
nChce ana hand Of ia|Cgrr- s0G soldiers were
quickly ON TIN ,lert. Mon, soon 'l,i, was 1
sudden roa. and lUnh.ing followed IN vast
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-02

made in this way ard filled can be
dropped from wagon to the pavement
without injury. Fruit packed in these
receptacles keeps long than when put up
in the usual way, being dryer and ex-
Guided from the air. The barrels for
liquid substances are made by subject
ing the first form to a simple process,
aud oil can be kept in them without
any leakage. The saving i'll cost is
about 80 per cent. Steps are being
taken for the formation of company
to manufacture barrels, tubs, etc, 10y
this new process.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-02

SIR ANDRFw CHADWICK Of Haywood died III
l769 and left an estate in chsncery which now
it is said, amounts TO $500 600, 600 An asso-
citation of American Chadwicks has been formed
and has sent over to England a representative,
who recently addressed a meeting composed of
Flgllsh Chadwicks at Haywood, a little north
Of Manchester. He argued that if they got
nothing by the petition to be filed before the
master of the rolls on the 30th Of this month
they would at least settle the Chadwick estate
question so that 1t would never rise to vex their
children. lie added: Il do not say our petit
ton viii be successful, and | advise all those
who cannot afford to lose any money not to in
vest in the association, and then they will not
be deceived if the object of the association he
not attained"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-02

THE Mcxicans have peculiar way OF insuring
the payment of subsidies granted railroad.
In raying his customs dues every importer is
compelled to pay certain proportion-eig
rer cent, we believe-in the governments paper
issued to the railroad. Thus, if the duty exact
ed by the government Is $1,000, the importer
must pay $50 i'll this government paper. If be
wishes to pay the whole iii money he can do 80
hut the law provides that in lien Of the $50
paper he must pay $50 cash So he is induced
70 purchase the paper even at premium.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-02
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CHICAGO. September 25-1:3o 7. N. Wheat
Steady: 90l SC ior cash: 903le for seller October
81 &c for seller November, Corn Weak; 39& 6
for cash; 80 &C for seller octoh'r; i1"Sc for
seller November. Oats Weak at 29e for cash;
29i4c for scllcr September: 49, for seller De
tohor. Rye Lower at sc. BarlCy-Lowcr at
75c. Whisky At -113. Pork Weak at $500
for seller October; 71272'3 fer seller Noyen.-
Der. Lard Weak at =. So Tor cash; 1872 for
seller November. HoSs--fccelpts 5000 head:
fairly active; &c higher: hight at $500 $50;
mixed packing at 5i75G515 shipping nj 30
a $50. Cattle Receipts 1000 head; total for
the week. 81. 600: steady: far to good shipping
at ci.3C@i 80; butchers at -. poo 80; stock
crs at o2,2Oa 800: feeders at 5.3.oo@3. 20;
INNans at - GNn1D 90
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-02
Marine Disasters,

The ting Thomas Spear, running between Two
Rivers and Ahnapee, Wis, took fire in Lake
Michigan, off Carlton. on the 9th inst. and
burned to the waters edge She had two scoNs
III tow loaded with stone for the harhor. The
tug sank Immediately. She was owned by
Spear Bros, of Sturgeon Bay. The crow were
all saved and came ashore in a small boat The
Spear was valued at ZOO. Insured
\ schooner which was discovered bottom up
wards on the 10Th inst. i'll latitude Also north
and longitude Gi:3O west, is believed to be the
Gladiator, which sailed from the Barbados for
Falmouth, England, some time ago. The dead
body of one man was found dashed to the
schooner by a rope The stencil from the yes
sci was almost unhCarable. As it was almost in
the direct path of transatlantic vessels, the
crew of the pilot boat Pet, which discovered the
vessel, bored a hole in its bottom and sunk it.
At Bordeaux, France, on the I'D inst, q ferry
steamer capsiZed. drowning six persons.
The steamer GJlssie Iclfair, in leaving Empire
City, Cal, on the 22d inst. struck on Rocky
Point. She had thirty passengers and a cargo
Of coal and wood. No lives lost. and the cargo
will be mostly saved. The vessel Will probably
be a total loss.
The steamer Thracian, from Baltimore for
London. lost two mon overheard in heavy gale
and had her chart house washed away.
he steamer Alsatla, which sailed from New
urk on the 18TH inst, for London, returned
toI repairs on the 10th, having been damaged
by fire. When of Sandy Hook the coal in the
y afterwards a terrible explosion occurred The
greater part Of the fuel was consumed before
the fire was cXtiUguinhcd.
The steamer Aurora from Oporto for South
ampton, foundered at sea. Fifty persons were
drowned.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-02

II il said that at the next session of parlia-
ment an effort viii be made by a number of IN
tluentlal members of parliament to alter the
time at which the house of commons now meets.
Two proposals viii be submitted to Mr.. Glad
stone-one that the session shall commence in
December and terminate III June; the second.
which II an alternative scheme. is that the
house should meet at three and adjourn at mid
night. There is a third proposal which Is
favored by members Of tho fourth party; this is
that parliament, at present constituted,
should not meet at all.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-02

TEMPERANCE reform In st. Johnsbury, VI,
has taken new step. There is a town agency
for the sale OF liquor, where people can get
what they want by prescription of physician.
Many people had slight ailments, for which
they found relief IN stimulating beverages
which some Of the doctors cheerfulIy prescribed
III large doses The new step is to publish each
week the names Of all who thus buy medicine,
together with the name in each instance of the
physician prescribing IT, The consequence Is
that people are not as sick as they were, and
tire business has fallen OF one-half.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-02

IHE resolution extending the freedom of
san Francisco to President Hayes has been
handsomely engraved on gold plate 6 niche.
Ivy 3$4 inches, which is inclo,cd III silver On
yelope bearing the presidents address on the
front and the figure Of the city seal on the back.
The plate contains the resolution handsomely
engraved with the seal of the city in the centre
Of the heading, and the names Of the super
yisors and the clerk of the board at the foot.
ON the left hand upper corner is sheaf of
grain and on the right hand upper corner
grapevine and fruit. oh the left hand lower
corner i the American eagle and on the right
hand lower corner is q grIZzIy bear.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-02
The National Soldiers, Isan,es.

The board Of managers of the National
Soldiers Homes have made several changes in
the officers at the Dayton and Milwaukee, insti-
buttons, removing Gov. Brown Of the DAYTON
Home and appointing Gen. Patric of New York
In his place. Gen. EIincks Of the Milwaukee
Home was superseded by Gen. Sharp, of New
York. DR.. Weaver, surgeon of the DAYTON
Home, was removed and Or. Stevens, of Eaton.
OHIO, appointed in his place. No charges are
made against the gentlemen removed. Col.
Brown, governor Of the Dayton Home, has
been appointed general inspector Of the hemcs.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-02
Generous.

NJ. +. Ingalls,. chairman of the committee APP
pointed to solicit subscription fund of @156.-
100. necessary to meet the condition of Mr.. G.
". Vests donation of like sum for q museum
1t Cincinnati, o.. invited about fifty persons to
uuch with HIM on the Dist INST. with the I'M
ierstandng that acceptance meant subecriI-
ION of not less than thousand dollars to the
und. Forty-twn persons sat down to lunch.
md others sent excuses with the subscrption.
The sum of So, 500 was thus added to the fund.
The total amount subscribed in addition to Mr.
Vests gift is $50 $50
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not attained

FHE editor Of the London Times thus dis
courses about American cheese and butter
: The Americans eat very little cheese them
selves. They cannot make very good cheese,
nor 10 they ever attempt to compete with the
various kinds Of cheese produced in particular
localities and very successfully initiated in this
part of the world. Al their cheese is Of much
the same quality. and It Is not one to find favor
q an English lunch or dinner table The
cheese factory can only Int a fair average Of
richness ana must leave flavor alone. Butter
Is still more hopeless afraT As rule,
American hntter Is inferior Everything has
hcen done to render il tit for foreign I've. or
Tor long keeping, hit very little, apparently. to
make it moro agreeable 10 the palate We
venture t. say that the author Of these sage Mt
ttraHets has eaten American cheese when he
tondly imagined lie was dtyourins the product
Of some Swiss dairy
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-02
taughta DCfaTIItcr.

SIlas VI. Waite, the former president of the
First National bank of Brattlehoro, Vt, WHO all
seconded last June, leaving defaIcation of
about half million dollars, was arrested at
Omaha, Neb., on the DIST inst. at the house of
his hrother-In-law, Truman Buck. Special De
tective W. II. Shields, after tracking linn long
way. found him at Omaha. Waite had prlr-
chased 4 cattle rancho III northern Nebraska
away from civilization and had intended TO en-
JOY his lll-gOtten wealth there. Part Of the
money may be recovered. He was supposed to
have como To Enrnnc
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-02
Soldiers Killed.

Michael Joyce and John Berry. two private
soldiers of Battery b, Second United States Ar
tlllcry, were killed on the 18th inst. At the
Washington, d. G., arsenal eating gun
which was used in the somi-annual exercises of
the battery the day before, contained an unex-
ploded shell. The circumstance was not known
to the men. and III moving the piece the jar
caused the explosion, and the shot passed
through the body Of Berry, and then through
Joyce's body. Berry lived half an hour and
Joyce an hour and a half
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-02

Al meeting Of the chamber Of commerce of
sydney, New South Wales, the Hon. I. Nc
Ilwralth, premier Of Queensland. a semi tropical
colony Of about 100, 900 inhabitants, said that
hc had mlnutely examined the cattle trade with
England, carried on in st. Louis and Chca-
60. and had also visited Texas and Colorado.
and compared their resources with what he
knew of the resources Of Australia. He did not
think It was as profitable as it might be made in
Australia. He was satisfied that the Australians
were in far better position than the Americans
10 put meat on the English market Neverthe-
less. the fact remains that hitherto the Austria
han7 have spent tens Of thousands in the effort
without any compensatory result
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-02

SOME Baptist missionaries recently laboring
in Alabama found two settlements which had
not for three years had any school Whatsoever
either religious or secular. These missionaries
tried to organize a Sunday school, but found
the people go iIterate that they were unable TO
make Use of reading materials Of any kind
These people were farmere and Their families.
The missionaries persuaded four Of them to
subscribe 70 4 religious newspaper. They said
they would get somebody to read it to them.
Although 80 badly OF i'll the way OF literary at
tainmcnt, these people were welI-tc-do
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-02
tntaithfui SERVANTS.

Nal Nelson, q the pay department Of the
army, Is now on his way to New York in Gus
tudv. He Is short about s. 600
William Smith, of the firm of Furname &
Smith, merchants, of Damascus. Wayne county,
Pa, has disappeared and is a dcfaulter 10 the
amount Of $4,000. Forname Is ruined and
several firms at Cochecton, n. X, lose largely
Smith il believed to have used the money for
stock speculation
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-02

which the poor fellows tagged until they fell
down and died in their tracks.
In addition to these. the party secured beard,
which may serve to identify the ship which COM
pletcd the northwest passage. The party also
brought the remains of Lieut.. Irving. third Off
Ger Of the Terror which were identified by the
prize medal in his opened grave.
The party was threatened with starvation
after their return TO Hudson Bay. Capt. Barry,
of the steamer Eothen had left for home,
carrying with him the much needed supplies
for the search expedition.
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Tno4 eAR0oN, Ea,tsr and Publisher.
VARIOUS TOPICS.

CoNNECTICUT court has granted the petit
ton of Henry Rats, praying that bis name
might be changed to Henry Rates. II was
shown by the petitioner that his peculiar name
was the cause of great deal of annoyance to
himself and members of his family. Mischiev-
Gus neighbors spoke of him and his wife as the
''old rats and the children as "little rats,
some going further and teasing them by calling
L. |. -
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InsItrrcCtiOu.

The schooner Greyhound brings news of the
revolt of natives against the French on the Is
land Dominica, of the Marquesasl group. Several
whites and natives were killed. The white in
habitants fortified themselves as well as possible,
but were on the point.of surcndcring when re-
heyed by French gun-bcat from Nukahiva.
The instruction was suprresscd.
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Shoe king.

\ family, consisting Of six persons. living at
WilkeSharre, Pa, ate of some curll-mcal in
which arsenic had been mixed for The purpose
of poisoning rats. Three of the parties Miss
Sylvania Carl, her sister, and Mrs i. $. Wood
ward have died from the effects. Jcmima
Powell. servant, and three others will proha-
hlN do