The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-04-07

detachment of police were sent thither at
once. When they arrived at the scene they
| found that the work of demolition had been
completed. The wreckers, who are believed TO
be workmen IN the employ of the Philadelphia,
Newton and New York Railroad. had dispersed
| and the police could obtain no information IN
regard to their identity.
JAMES II. BURNETT and Charles Booth have
been arrested for embezzling 900 from the
firm OF E. and H. Anthony, dealers in photo
graphers goods, New York. Bennett was ar
rested in New York city, and Booth in Silver
| ton, Col, where he was employed in bank.
JUDGE NcCoMAs, CT the law firm of McCOmas
| d hcKegan. st. Louis, and his wife, was muir
dfTed by Indians in Thoms0n's Canon, New
Mexico. search party found Mrs. McComas
shot through the head. lying on the side of
blackboard and stripped naked. The iudge
was found about 200 yards south of his wife,
shot IN four different places, afro stripped
| naked. Their boy is missing.
The dly goods store of Geo. inns & Co.,
Lawrence, KS, was robbed on the night of the
z7th, or about $4,000 worth OF silks.
HERBERT WEAroN. who shot at his brother
and partner in business and Samuel Kelly. Jr..
killing the latter, at Calais, No., shot himself
on the train approaching Truera, n. S.
The grand jury at Washington on the 9th,
formally indicted Thos. ]. Brady and VIM. Pitt
Kellogg for completely in the Star route swim
dies.
A MAN named Coomes. keeper OF tavern
near the mouth of the Greenhorn, Montana,
and guest named Smith. were hanged by a
lynching party of fifteen. on suspicion that
they had fired the barn of a neighbor causing
the loss Of considerable stock.
GEO. W. CoNKIING, who shot and killed
Wm. H. Haverstick at New York on the 18th,
4, Il
on the ground Of justlbable homicide.
CARELESS sport with gun caused the death
Of Frank Mahar a promising young man of
La Crosse Wis, on the 18th inst. While
game Of cards was in progress at Light Guard
Armory, Louis May picked up life and in
setting what seemed to him blank cartridge,
announced that he would shoot the first man
that cheated. Mahar stru * tragic attitude.
placed his hand on his breast and said: Z" Fire
away" My fired and Mahar dropped dead
Nth bullet III his brain.
A TOMBSTONE, Arizona. dispatch Of the 26th
inst. says: yesterday the news came from
Custom House that |. E. James ard c. n.
TlOrndike WtFe safe at that place although
they had just passed through country over
ruu with kostiles. This afternoon they arrived
here, and report having seen over twenty men
killed Great excitement exists. They confirm
the killing OF George Woodward and Vim.
HohslOdt The Indians were seen yesterday
at Swisshelm, forty miles from here, and it is
supposed that they viii concentrate there.
They set fire to the grass and the country for
miles around Is in q blaze"
c. P. MARKLE & Sons, Pittsburg, Pa. the
largest paper manufacturers IN Western
Pennsylvania. have made an assignment for
the benefit Of their creditors without prefer
ences. Liabilities about 100000: assets near
ly $1,000, zoo. An official statement, Gays the
failure was precipitated by Capt. Cassius c.
Markie. one of the firm who left the city. TAX
ing with him a sum estimated from 5G0. coo TO
100000 OF the firms morey, leaving their
bank accounts bare and no fuuds to meet ma
turing obligations. He drew nearly 512. .0J0.
intended to meet their pay rolls at West New
ton. MaIkiet0n and tLeir coke works in West
moreand County. This he took With him.