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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-21
FOREIGN PORTS.

Ar at Sierra Leone Apl s, brig Hattie, Linnell
Boston.
Passed Elsinore I'd inst, ship l. L Sturges, Lime
kin, New York for Reval.
Ar at Buenos Ayres Apl 8, barques Ormus Shack
ford, Shields; 10th, II L Gregg. Dyer, Boston.
Sid Apl IL. barque Saml Hale Haven, Boston
In port Apl IA, barque H j Libby, Pratt for Ro
sario and New York; Celina, Hodgdon, for Boston
Kennard, Downing, unc.
Ar at Montevideo Apl 10th, barque SYRIA, Petten-
gill, Calais, Me.
At Rosario Apl g. barques Saml f Spring, Rose
for Boston; Bearse. Cakes, for Rio Janero.
Ar at Rio Janeiro Apl 25th. sch Grace Andrews
Andrews, New York.
Ar at Porto Cabello April 9th, sch Geo Walker
Thompson, Laguayra.
Ar at Port au Prince Apl 26th brig VIM Mason
Adams, Boston.
Ar at Manchional, ia, 9Th inst, sch Geo Washing g.
ton Parsons, Charleston.
CID at Brdgwater, Ms. 17th barque David Bah
cock, Colcord Sagua.
Ar at Kingston ia. previous to 18th inst, tarqu.
Boylston, Small, New York.
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FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
MEMORANDA

Barque Leventer. from New York for Trinidad.
which lately put into Newport with master sick,
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May H. Highland Light ESE 80 miles, barque
Nina sheldon from CarIenas for North of Hatteras
May 1S. off Absecom, brig Tarifa, Brown, from
Sagua bound North.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-11-12

v.
The gentlemen who ask Tor the
passage of their bill are some of the
best men We have at the head of
the lake, the most active, public
spirited and progressive. The
owners of the valuable lands and
water frontage these gentlemen
seek to confiscate for their own
special benefit and gain, are also
gentlemen OF large means, broad
views and enterprise. They paid
large prices for their lands have
sustained the county during its
long years OF infancy by respond
ing TO taxation and now that the
general prosperity of the times have
at last reached our borders, are
certainly eniF.led to put price on
their property as much SO AS are
the gentlemen on the other side TO
value their pine lands, saw mills
and lumber. What would they
think if the owners of these boom
privileges should go the legislature
and ask that the pine lands of the
mill men be condemned and turned
over TO them for a song as they
wished to make boom and must
have logs to put into it? If it is
fair for one side the same procedure
is certainly just for the other.
Many OF these pine land owners
ask as much per acre for their lands
as the w ater frontage they seek TO
summarily condemn is held at.
Many hold their pine at what seems
now fabulous and unreasonable
prices, much to the disgust of other
owners adjoining them +; yet no one
seeks to have an act passed TO com
pei them to sell. The theory of
these persevering pedestrians who
penetrate the pine parks Is "punky."
To condem private property for
private, personal and speculative
purposes is wholly wrong.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Among the pleasant society hap
penings last week was the marriage
Of Mr.. E. EIdred, of Chicago, TO
Mrs. Ellen Ashton, formerly of
Superior. Mr.. Eldred is wealthy
lumber nero haht, with a handsome
residence on Michigan avenue, and
Mrs. Ashton 8 many warm friends
in Superior and Duluth, will be
pleased TO learn of her merited
happiness.
Hiss Hattie Shiels, until lately
one OF Superior's fair daughters, is
TO be married soon to Col. Nm. A.
Crooks of this city. The Col. is
an eminent and skilfuI civil en-
gineer, and at present a member of
the state senate.
Duluth has been well represented
this week, by some Of her leading
citizens. Among them we noticed
Rev. Father Joseph Knowlton.
Representative Kendall paid him
as much attention as Secretary
Blaine did the French legation at
the Yorktown centennial. II. NJ.
Peyton, Superior's Iumberman and
Duluth's banker, was down to help
"break the JAM Luther was also
advocating little reformation. He
wore a coat q la de mode Seymour
and short pants. His business called
him back to Duluth very suddenly.
T.B.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-11-12

Pays taxes for nou-residents in all the
Northern Counties, examines Titles, and an
Ssers all inquiries relating to real estate.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-11-12
THOMAS BARDON,
LAND AGENT.
ASHLAND, WIS.

Offers for sale valuable lots in Ashland !;
Choice tracts of land adjoining the City,
suitable for Additions Pine and Hardwood
lands accessible TO railroad and streams /;
Iron lands on the Penoke Iron Range.
s# Pine Stumpage on tributaries of the
St. Crcix, Chippewa, and Lake Superior at
low rates.
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st. Paul. Ninnesota
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On west from Nettleton av westward lOG q
WEST SUPERIOR BLOCKS.
EAST SUPERIOR.

Il northeast ofBay ST., $40 per blk. of lots
All between Bay and 10th streets Sl20 per
block OF lots.
All southwest OF 10th street $40 per block
OF lots.
Diagram lots $50 per acre.
We recommend that each property holder
subscribe at least one-half of his property
in West Superior within the area bounded
by Robertson and St. John avenues and
First and Sixth streets, including all lots
fronting on Sixth street between said
avenues, and that each person subscribe as
much property in addition as he desires
Several owners have already indicated a
desire TO put in all their property. They
fully agree that the joint stock plan is the
best and most equitable one for all concern
ed.
Articles of incorporation have already
been prepared, and the organization will be
completed and ready for business within
ten days. The company will be under til
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-11-12
Northern Pacifc,-St. Louis River
Superior, and Hymenial Booms,-
Eco lesiastical, Financial and
Legal Personages
Editorial Correspondence.

Editorial Correspondence.
Sr. PAUL, Nov. 7, 1881.
He who says ST. Paul is not
growing must be a-Minneapolis
man. The majority of new buSl-
ness houses are those of old firms
dissolving and each member
branching out anew, and of former
statesmen of the old firms embarking
in business for themselves. This is
an indication of the healthiest kind
Of growth. The city is fast becom-
ing a great railroad centre. The
Northern Pacific will build an in
dependent line of road from St.
Cloud down to this point on the
west side of the Mississippi. This
will make St. Paul the inland ter
minus OF that great thoroughfare.
Other roads seeking conn ection
with the Northern Pacific must
build to it. We already have proof
for this assertion, IN tie rapldlty
with which the Omaha and Air
Line roads are being pushed
through to Superior. The first
named road is the nom de plume of
the Chicago & Northwestern and
the other means the Milwaukee 81
St. Paul railway iacOg, Two mighty
corporations making gigantic
strides, with costly rapidity, for
Superior, the coming commercial
focus OF the great lakes and the
vast country west OF us TO the
Pacific. With three such power
ful railway corporations interested
in Superior, why may not the most
flaltering predictions of her found
ers be at last realized.
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control of board of FIVE directors chosen
by the shareholders. In order to save time
the owners will be at once asked to sign a
paper agreeing to the plan, and authorizing
some person as their attorney to sign the
stock books of the association for the
amount indicated by the property set op.
posite to their names, at the foregoing
valuations. 1t is very essential to have the
organization in full working order without
delay.
The facts are self evident that city can.
not be built unless new people are granted
foothold, and that population cannot come
in and enterprises develop unless the pres
ent owners in Superior open the way by
offering for sale all or portion of their
property.
We trust that the foregoing Will meet
with your approval, and we recommend that
you will send at once to James Bardon, at
Superior, Wis, the Agreement and authority
to subscribe to the stock of the association.
New York, 0ctot er 81, 1881.
Very respectfully,
HORACE S. wALDRIDGE,
of Toledo, OHIO, Chairman.
JAMES BARDoN,
Superior, Wis.
ANsoN MALrBY,
SO William street, New York
GEORGE W. CAss,
Nassau street New York.
CHAUNCEY F. BLACK,
York, Penn.
FRANCIS r. RIGGS,
Is Wall street, New York
In addition to the foregoing there
are other movements on foot look
ing to the advancement of our town.
A very promising and important
one is that being instituted by Mr..
H. S. Walbridge, of Toledo, O. He
is proposing that the owners each
build from one TO five houses on
their lots ranging in value from 5000
upwards. He, him self, heads the
list with FIVE houses, and already
responses have come assuring the
erection of forty houses during the
next year. The idea IS that by all
joining in the movement, building
materials and labor can be contract
ed for at considerably lower sum
in the whole than if each owner
acted independently of the others.
Mr.. Walbridge promises TO come
to Superior and give his personal
attention 10 The work
All the Indications now are that
there will soon be plenty OF lots for
sale, plenty OF houses for sale or
rent and the biggest kind of boom
at Superior. b.
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THE BOOM BILL.

The present session, though call
ed for the special purpose OF set
tling the bond bill, has another
bill of special importance-to those
who have everything to gain and
nothing to lose. The interchangeable
"Michigan man" plies for more
worlds to conquer and not content
with the ownership of vast forests
of rich pine he carries his war into
the settlements and asks all that
which is valuable to be given to
him, at nominal price ; not what
, / c would sell it for afterwards, nor
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-11
Holocaust Near Pittssurg.

PIrTsBuRG, Pa, December l0.-News Is
received of terrible and shocking holocaust
which occurred at Rock Cut, seven miles
from this city, this morning about O'Clock
by which sixteen men were burned to
death and large number fatally injured.
Last evening terrible explosion
occurred at Keystone Rolling Mills,
Fourteenth Ward, but this morning comes
another which exceeds in horror anything
which hi occurred in this vicinity since
the terrible destruction of life caused by
the collision at Twenty-Eighth street. Be.
tween and o'clock this morning frame
boarding house located.on the line of the
Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad some seven
miles below the city, was set on fire by
the explosion of lamp, and Of fifty people
known to be sleeping only twenty.four es-
capped alive. All were more or less burned,
so rapid was the progress OF the flames
Some were roasted TO death without u Q
possibility of rescuing them.
The building in which the fire occurred
was owned by Martin & Joyce, contractors,
but was under the management of Mr..
Kawn, as boarding.house keeper. II was
about thirty feet wide and fifty long, and
constructed OF sixteen-foot boards placed on
end II had board roof with
very steep pitch and loft formed by
sloping root, In which laborcrs were hud.
died for the night. In the lower story wps
dining-room, and in one end ol the build.
ing was the kitchen. The stairs
leading TO the loft were located lust
by the .side Of the door leading fft m
dining-rOOm TO the kitchen. In the lon
hunks were arranged. but the only light
which enetrated were from two cnenings
with ut glass aud which were closed at
night wi h sliding doors so as TO Keep
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-11

out the chilly night air. In this
dark loft some torty-three men
were supposed to have slept last night. Al
least that namber were at supper last even.
ing ana none were known to be away when
the hour for retiring came. The
origin OF the fire was 'th, upsetting- and
explosion of kerosene oil lamp The
story, as told by an eye witness Of the
nre, was substantially MS follows:
between ? and o'clock this morning Mr..
hawn, boarding house keeper arose and
klndled tire in the kitchen stove He lett
ahghted lamp on the table near the door
leadlhg 70 lhe dining room and went to
arouse ms vile and servant sgirls. While
and IN an instant the dining room was filed
with tlames, kawn succeeded i'm escaping
with his wife and girls, but could not do
more than call upon those upstairs to es-
cape lor their lives. In another moment
the hames had enyeloped the stair
way, thus cutting oil all means
OF escape Tor the doomed men above except
through small opening at either end, and
nom sliding doors, which had to be re-
moved. The loft was filled with straw and
combuStihle material used in bedding, and
II was only those who were nearest to
tlie openings who could make their escape.
rorms ~ useHll-nuue condition could be seen
struggling in the sitting smoke. Twenty.
three OF the occupants of the loft succeeded
IN squeezing through the openings, some
with their underclothes on fire. Others
rushed frantically about the room until the
smoke suflocated them and their voices,
were stited in death. The survivors
groaned and writhed in pain and shiyored
in the frosty air of early morning. They
were borne OFT rs soon as possible, and word
was sent to other boarding-houses along the
line ofwork, and ndphysicians were summoned
from their neighborhood and city. Special
engines were sent down on the pittsburg &
Lake Erie Road, but meanwhile the shiv-
erlng victims were provided with such
clothing as could be obtained. The sdri.
ously injured were brought to the depot
on the South Side and thence removed
to the West Pennsylvania Hospital, while
those who were less seriously burnt were
removed to the hotel of Martin Joyce,
on Pennsylvania avenue The scenes
this morning at the site of the ill-lated
building were Of II sckening character. In
a heap.i in one corner Of the ruins were the
charred remains OF six men who had evi-
IDENTIFY succumbed to the fiery element
while cndeayoring to escape through the
opening in the root.
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Austin.
Special TO the Herald

APsriN, December 1O.-The cash balance
to-day amounted to $l,O5SGil; bonds, ST.
AZ ,0lO; total State Indebtedness, "a 4oi 100
exclusive OF bonds of doubtful validity.
Major Hanks, of Dallas, was convicted
lhis morning Of forging land certificates
~ anu ms penalty assessed at two years in the
renltentiary. The accused met Ills sentence
with the same indifference that character.
lzed his bearing throughout the trial. In.
sanity was entered as plea, but failed to
save him. II he was not PLAYING oil his
behavior before and during his trial would
impress an ordinary observer with the sus-
plclon That his mind was drifting helm
madness 'V"o'9
The court is now occupied with
the trial OF Lewis Brouna. n
repulslve looking negro, charged with
assault with intent torapc Mrs. Brenkett. n
respectable white lady living on William,
son Creek, in Travis county.
Investigation ofthe financial affairs of the
southern Presbyterian Church continues
with closed doors, No positive facts have
been given to the public, but the discrep-
ancy IL said TO be considerable.
The right-of.way through Williamson
county of the Austin d Northwestern
Railroad is paid for There Is now on the
ground an engine, ten cars and much
other material for construction.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-11

NASHVILLE, TENN, December l0.--John
j. Vertrees shot Senator Smith, of Fentress
county, in the left shoulder, in the rotunda
ofthe Maxwell House here yesterday after
noon. The wound will not prove fatal.
Vertrees had a case in court and charged
Senator Smith with bribery and
corruption in voting for the State
debt tax during the last regular
session the Legislature. In the Senate
yesterday Senator Smith denounced Yer
trees as liar and upon the adjourning of
the Senate Yertrees sought him at the
Maxwell House and shot him.
Smith claims that he was taken
unawares. He states that he was seated
reading u newspaper when Vertrees APP
preached and fired at him without giving
him any warning. Vertrees' friends assert
that Smith was in the act of rising and
drawing pistol when Vertrees shot him.
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sneelnl 10 the IInrnlh.

oNtclhl W tnc Hcfulus
EAGLE Pass, December l0.-our town
continues to improve. A strong force OF
men is at work In town cleaning and grad.
ing to the river. The picturesque tower
between town and the post, an old land.
mark and the property Of Mr.. Ransom. will
be removed ts allow the iron horse TO M.
proaoh the Rio Grande.
Strangers arrive every day. Three new
doctors have come TO stay with us.
A band of Kickapoo Indians, trading
skins for nmunltion was one of the sights
Of Peidras Negras last week.
On "Wednesday last an American cattle.
buyer, returning from Morlas, was met by
the Indians, who approached at d gallop
and surrounded the traveller. The latter
gave himselfup for lost, but showing
bold front, entered into conversation with
the kickspoos,. who finally rode of with
out harming him.
An increase In the Mexican garrison Of
Peidras Negras is expected soon.
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Report of Charlesto. Cotton Exehapr. :

CHARLEsToS s. G., December lO.-The
report of Charleston Cotton Exchange for
NPFember, is based upon "a reports re-
ceiyed from q counties of average acreage.
All except II report the weather during
November most favorable, and in
comparison with last year, more
favorable for gathering the crop. Forty
three state that top crop has been made,
TALLY. Picking is expected to be finished
by December 10th or 10th, while
20 report picking as nearly finished
and IL as entirely completed.
Frost came too late to do any damage, ex-
cept to kill some of the immatured to crop.
The proportion of the crop marketed is re-
ported by 2 to be !, by69, by 7 Z, by 81 Z,
and by Is /, showing that an average Of
of yield has been marketed.
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BOnliaIii.


'fNNi"A w Nlt iitIilu,
BokHAs, December lO.-The vote on
prohibition for the county came Off to-day.
The vote of this precinct stood-ior pro.
hibition, 496 against prohibition, $50
There was a lively interest taken In the
election and 1t is now conceded that PRO
hibition has been carried in the
county by several hundred majority.
A contest OF the election will probably
arise from scheme OF the anti-local on.
tonisfs in distributing ticket printed with
blue ink instead of black, asrequired by the
statute.
Earnest lTogrcie, a coniectioner of this
place, .mysteriously disappeared several
days ago. He left here saw.
ing he was going to sherman
and his absence caused his creditors 10 be.
come uneasy and sue out attachments
against his goods. He left his business
here and had no known cause for his dis.
appearance. He left property enough TO
pay perhaps all his debts. Hogreie was
well thought OF here, and his disappearance
gives q good dead of apprehension TO his
friends.
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Prohibition Probably Carried in Fan.
nin comty"-aysterious Disap.
pearance OF a Benham
COnrectloner.
A Brave Man Successfully Blurs n
rarty of inqnisitive Kickapoos
Near Eagle Pass.
Mountaineering Items from
me Capilai"-Honorahly Acquitted.
singular Want of Evidence ia Murder
Case at Palestine.
Otksr Foreign and Domestic News,
Galveston

Galveston
Special TO the Herald.
--uALvESToS, December, l0.-The Everins
Journal contains the following; The bark
Ann Elizabeth, sof Philadelphia, phelan.
Master, sailed from Pensacola the 18TH q,
November Tor Aransas Pass, with cargo Of
ues Tor the Texas Mexican Railway. This
morning Information wac rooo;vod
that two weeks ago sba Won,
shore on Matagorda peninsula
Inc vessel is of 30 tons burden
anu WI prove total loss, being deenIv
inloedde in the quicksands. She bos been
stripped OF the greater portion of her spars
sans ana running rigging. Some of her
crew nave reached this city. The wreck
I,es ID about two miles from that of the bark
The strike of dock laborers ot
MGrgah City still continues, steam.
s;nnps ;np o. the Morgan Line be.
hS ulspatchou to this city
~ river route. The Clinton which arrived
shn si,s imG;r'ing ; mas gone up to Clinton, where
sne VIII load Tor Bra2os Santiago, her
rGe,gnS rg peing shipped BY rail to that point
I'LL Inc supreme Court of The State, in ses
son at Tyler, yesterday appointed Daniel
Di,orl, Atoheson of this city,
S,e.h, 70 M the vacancy caused
oy .le ueatli OF Colonel n. J. Moore. The
so nppointmmeht me- was generally matter of sur
in the race. ''''S"'e'eu
Receipts of cotton during the INST d
hours, 3036 bales. P'''' -
ELEVEN deaths occurred in the past week.
George Mccormick, ex- Attorney Cencrai
oi inc state, and Hon. Wells Thomosnu
were among the arrivals last night
Colonel John G. Mccoy, of The Dallas bor
is at the fremont. . e N"''"' W"
salled-Ship Mincote, with $3.50 bales of
cotton aboard, for Liverpool. y
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HousToN, December 10.--A negro robbed
the Texas Express Company of sos yester-
day. Ninety-six dollaIs were recovered. He
was jailed to await the action of the Crimi-
nal Court.
The Masonic installation of officers will
take place Monday.
The Lodge OF Sorrow holds meeting to-
morrow night.
In the case of the Turnyerein and Good
men societies VS.. VIM. Reichardt for n now
trial, the judgment was set aside nm nd new
trial granted. Three thousand dollars are
at stake In the case.
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speclal to ihe Herald.

CoRsIoANA, December l0.-Cards are
for the wedding of Mr. i. L. Jester, of
ter, rrendergast Il Co., bankers, to n
Minnie Cain, ofTyler, on the 10Th inst.
Arrangements are being made by>Js
agent OF the Bell Telephone Compan,
with hattering show OF success.
Our city continues ahead. Pc
sessing the only two men in the country
that would defend Guitcau and the two
faced baby, she now comes to the fore with
ten divorces granted in the District Court
this week and more TO hear from.
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Bolton
Special 70 The Herald.

BELToN, December l0.--The bond re-
quircd by the Missouri Pacific Railway, to
cover Il $4,000 subsidy right-ofway and
depot grounds in the city of Belton for the
branch road from three miles south of Tenn
pie into Belton has been signed BY numer-
Gus wealthy citizens and approved by tho
County Clerk, and will be forwarded to
Fort Worth on Monday.
Justice Estell to-day refused TO bail Eu-
gene Methyin, implicated in the killing of
Deputy Marshal Sweet Methyin will make
application for habeas corpus hearing.
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Dead

CINCINNATI, December 10,--General A. b.
Banning ex-member of Congress from the
Second Ohio District, died suddenly and
unexpectedly at his residence in Cum
mingsville this morning, lie had been
suffering from III health for several weeks.
This morning his wife left him in bed, and
an hour later went to call him TO breakfast
and found he was dead, Immediate cause
OF death unknown.