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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17
DESERTED AT THE ALTAR.
Boston Bride, Lett BY Her Intended
Husband, Tries to Commit Suicide.

A Boston Bride, Lett BY Her Intended
Husband, Tries to Commit Suicide.
Miss Alice Carlisle, an attractive
young lady, OF Boston, has for two
years received the attentions OF Frank
Samuels, who resides in WaItham.
They proposed to get married, and
the 18th inst. was the time selected.
With two friends. the couple went to
the residence of prominent Episcopal
minister. Just as the minister was
about to pronounce the final words,
the young man suddenly turned away,
saying: Il viii not be married to her.
can get a wife with a pure character"
He then left the house leaving Miss
Carlisle in Mysteries. After recovering
she went to the nearest drug storeand
purchased oxahc acid, representing to
the druggist that she wanted it for the
purpose OF taking rust out of clothes.
She went on to a neighboring street
and swallowed the poison. An officer
found her lying on the sidewalk retch-
ing and moaning, and he removed her
to the hospital. The physicians have
no hope for her recovery. The run
away bridegroom has gone West with
a theatrical company.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17
Fruit All the Year Round.

Florida is the land OF fruit as well as
Of flowers. \ paper OF that statesays:
Commencing with January. We have
Strawberries then and until late in
June. Japan plums from February.
Mulberries are ripe in April and last
until August. Pineapples ripen in
June and last nearly all the year. We
have guavas from July until late the
next spring. OF the various berries
dewberries, blackberries and buckle
berries almost any quantity. Peaches
from May 1 until July. Melons from
June until late in the iall. Oranges
the best OF the kind-From October IN
til the next June, with lemons ana
lines, persimmors, pomeglanates'
grape fruit 81 SIS
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17
MISoR VIEWS NOTES.

y tidal wave IN the Savannah River.
IN Georgia, on the 11th, submerged
many acres OF rice plantations. The
crop, which was valued at about S75
an acre, Will be a total loss.
Returns OF the cholera still come in.
in Palermo eighty-forr new cases OF
cholera and forty-two deaths from
cholera were reported on the 11th.
Cholera is ravaging two villages in
Parma. Throughout Spain All new
cases OF cholera and l3l deaths were
reported.
Mrs. Seth Stanley and her child were
fatally burned in a prairie fire near
Valley City, d. T., on the night of the
10th.
Fire at DavIsville Cal, on the 11th,
destroyed the entire brick block from
the bank to the Crawford House.
Loss, S1O0, 900; insurance not ascer-
tained. 1t is believed the fire was the
work OF an incendiary.
Louisa Courthouse, q small village
sixty miles from Richmond, Va. had
an earthquake shock on the niaht OF
the 9th inst.
The American box factory and plan
ing mill at Williamsport, Pa, was de-
stroyed by fire on the 9th, together
with a large amount OF stock. Loss
$4,000; insurance S2S, 900.
Father McCloskey, Americas car
dlnal, died at his home in New York OF
old age on the 9th inst. He was 70
years old.
About 600 Coopers, employed at
Armour : and Fowler packing houses,
Chicago, went out on a strike on the
Sth, for an advance in wages from
S2.I5 TO So day. Work is not seri-
ousy lnterfered with, as the supply Of
barrels on hand IS large
The immense wholesale stationery
and printing establishment OF H. s
CroCker 4 Co, on Bush Street, San
Francisco, burned TO the ground on
the Sth. Four men were buried in the
ruins. The estimated loss on the
building and stock Is 100000. 1t
was insured for S150OOO.
George Thompson. the razor fiend
was sentenced at Cleveland. O., on the
sth, to twenty years in the peniten-
tiary.
Noah MerrIman, a mulatto, was con
victed Of wife murder at Belleville. Ill.,,
on the Sth, and the death penalty i'm
posed.
The body OF Walter Phelan, Chi
cago cigar-make, was found in a Mich
iIan Central freight car, at St. Cathe-
Iines, Ont, on the Sth His throat
had been cut. Two tramps were ar
rested.
In Miller Bros. building, Evansville,
Ind, on the night OF the 9th inst, a
PAINTER named Charles Davidson, was
engaged in painting the ceiling of the
second story by electric light, and
while pushing a board backwards on
he trestle, missed his footing and fell
through the passenger elevator into
ne cellar, crushing his skull to a ielly.
breaking his neck and both Jaws. He
was about 80 yeaIs OF age, unmarried
and leaves widowed mother.
Early on the morning of the 9TH
inst, the extensive clothing house OF
Huff 4 Simon, at Nevada, Mo. was
destroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000: in
urance, S25, 600.
\ coal and freight train on the Le-
high & Susquehanna Railroad collided
rear Easton, Pa, on the morning OF
the Tth. Both engines were wrecked
and eight cars damaged. Geo. J.
Transue, brakeman on the coal train.
was crushed to death in the wreck.
Edward Murphy, a brickyard la
borer, was shot on Beers Street. Chi
cago, on the 7th by John Lavler, a
tough. The murderer parted the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17
A LONDON BLAZE.
Thirteen Buildings Destroyed-The Loss
EsfimAted at G3. 600. 600.

Thirteen Buildings Destroyed-The Loss
Estimated at e3. 900, 900.
A fire broke out at > O'Clock on the
morning of the Sth, in the Charter
House buildings, a row of thirteen
eight-stOry warehouses on Aldersgate
Street, London. The flames spread
with such rapidity that in few hours
the whole OF the buildings, including
their contents, were almost totally de
stroyed. The origin Of the fire is un-
known. The rev was occupied by
fancy goods dealers, furriers, toy stores
and printing offices. One bank was
also in the buildings. This institution
was the only one that escaped being
burned out completely; it was badly
damaged but not destroyed. The fire
men had great difficulty in getting the
streams from the engines to play on
the upper stories OF the buildings
Many narrow escapes were recorded,
owing to the desperate attempts OF the
tiremen to get at the flames. The
damage Is estimated at e3, 100000.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17
STARTING FIsHERnEy.
Extreme Distress Among the Poor of Lab.
rador-ReIief Sent from Quebec.

rador-ReIief Sent from Quebec.
A Quebec dispatch, under date of the
Sth, says: "a government steamer
leaves for Labrador this week, loaded
with fuel and flour to alleviate the suf-
fsrings OF the poor fishermen and their
families at that place. 1t is said the
fisheries have proved almost COM
plete failure. Cod and mackerel have
disappeared, and porgies have been so
scarce that the oil factories have had
to close down, throwing a number of
hands out of employment. These
have been Obliged to beg for living, as
articles of food have long since reached
such fabulous prices as to be entirely
out of reach of thepoor. Their supply
OF flour has been entirely exhausted,
and, to add to their sufferings and
privations, scurvy has made its ap-
pearance, and many have died of it.
The sufferings of the women and chill
dren beggar description, little ones
dying in the arms of their mothers,
who have no nourishment to give
them. "
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17
WHY HE COMES NOT.

She stands at the garden gate to night,
No word does the maiden speak
But her eyes are tull of an anxious light.
And teardrop CLEANS Ike diamond bright
On the rose of her velvet cheek.
The sun in his glory has long since set,
The robin has ceased his song;
With the falling dew the leaves are wet
The hour is past and he comes not yet;
OH why does he stay so long?
In vain she seeks to restrain her tears
As the precious moment feet
And her heart is filed with doubts and fears,
And she listening stands and strains her ears
For the sound OF her lovers feet.
Oh! beauteous maid at the garden gate,
pity thy woeful plight:
But get thee in, for the hour is late;
For Shy lovers coming no longer watt
n He will not appear tonight.
Fam would the youth to thy side have flown,
But be hadn't change of clothes,
For his washerwoman, her patience gone,
To the shirts and collars and cuffs holds on
Till he pays up the bill he owes
New York Sun.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17
CONFICTS SHOT DOWv.
Invent Killed or Wounded in Texas
While irving to Make Their Escape.

Twenty-Five Killed Wounded in Texas
While Trying to Make Their Escape.
At the terminus of the Kansas &
Gulf Shore Line, near Lufkin, Tex, on
the 4th, sixty conyicts, working on the
road, made desperate break for lib
erty Just as they had finished their
supper. With deafening yells they
started up in a body and rushed for
the neighboring woods. The guards
opened fire on the hefleeingconvicts, with
deadly effect. The latest report says
that twenty-five of them were killed or
wounded The prisoners ran in one
large body, and the guards simply
emptled theirrepeatipgr rifles and small
arms into the moving mass. Rumors
OF an intended mutiny in this camp
had been rife for some weeks past.
These rumOrs were strengthened by
the fact that many of the cOnvicts
were serving life sentences, and were
known to be desperate characters, and
extra precautions were being taken.
Every means possible is being used to
recapture the thirty-fve who succeeded
IN eludine the rifles of the guards. All
avenues OF escape are being guarded,
and posses are being organized to scOur
the country. The scene OF the out
break is some miles from telegraph
office.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17
HE'LL GATE.
The Mine Under Flood Rock Exploded
Without Accident.

The Mine Under Flood Rock Exploded
Without Accident.
Flood Rock, in He'll Gate, New York
harhOr, was blown into fragments on
the morning of the 10th, by the explo-
GiOn Of ESQ, 900 pounds of dynamite.
The work, which has occupied nine
years, and cost millions OfdOlIars, was
brought to q successful conclusion
without loss OF life or accident OF any
kind. The police arrangements were
admirable and prevented the possibil-
Ity II any mishap occurring to the
thousands OF spectators who gathered
In the vicinity OF Flood Rock. Aforce
OF 43O policemen, in addition to the
harbOr police, was detailed near the
scene OF action, 300 of whom We're
located on the East River front.
BlaCkwell's Island contained a detach-
ment of 100 men, while fifty
We're on duty at Wards Island,
All the buildings on the north end of
Blackwell's Island were cleared OF in
mates, including the almshouse, work
house and lunatic asylum, who were
massed on thelawns at a safe distance
from the explosion and carefully
guarded. In the penitentiary, the cell
doors were thrown open, and the pris-
Oners conducted to the h Ills. The
prison was surrounded by police,
while a large force was station ed
among the convicts to prevent escape
or riot, and to give aid in case it was
found necessary to reach the building.
At lib O'Clock Mary Newton, the IL
year-old daughter OF Gen. Newton,
who, as chief engineer, has conducted
the operations at Hell Gate since the
start, touched the button that set free
the electric current that exploded the
submarine mines and shattered the
mountain ofrock, lifting it out OF the
bosom OF the sea and crushing it into
a million OF fragments. The report OF
the explosion was not as loud as ex-
pected, but the sight was grand one.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17

water for a week. The question is how
to secure the citrate to the shipwrecked
man. 1t Is recommended that those
who go to sea carry with them a bot
tie of citrate protected by an India
rubber covering, or that such bottles
should be furnished in life preservers.
In the latter case, however, the people
about to be shipwrecked must not
leave the life preservers behind. Ii,
with presence of mind, they remember
to take them, all the agonies OF thirst
portrayed in nautical stories may re-
main nnrealiZed fiction
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17
THREE THOUSAND SLAIN.

Battle Between Abyssinians ana Der
wishes Under Osman Digma.
Official advices were received at
Cairo on the 7th inst, from Ras Alula,
the commander of the Abyssinian ex-
petition marching to the relief of the
beleaguered garrison at Kassala, to
the effect that after severe battle,
the Abyssinians defeated large force
of Dervishes under Osman Digma, and
that 5000 Dervishes were killed in the
encounter. The Abyssinian general is
now rapidly advancing on Kassala.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17
THE SPORTING SEASON.
The Base Ball Contests End-New Norl
and ST. Louis WIN.

The base ball championship season
closed on the 10th, with the Chicagos
champions OF the League, and st.
Louis OF the American Association, for
1885. During the week the result in
the League race was in doubt, but New
York has to accept second place, Phil
adelphia secured third place after a
hard fight, while Providence dropped
back to fourth and Boston is content
with fifth. The Detroits, since Bald
win and the Indianapolis contingent
Joined them, accomplished a great deal
IN climbing to sixth place, while But
faio occupies seventh, and St. Louis,
who lost twice as many games as they
won, are eighth and last. Now that
tho season Is ended, there Is consider
able speculation as to what next sea-
son will bring forth, and many ad-
mirers OF the game think that while
the sport will be as popular, there will
be fewer clubs IN the field, owing to
the financial losses experienced during
the first few years by the experimental
Northwestern, Western, Southern,
Eastern and numerous interstate
leagues. There promises to be many
changes IN both the League and Amer
lcan Association, and it is rumOred
that the membership in both Organi-
cations viii be restricted to those
cities III which the clubs can be reason
ably sure OF large paying attendance
at their lrchampionship contests. There
will also be, 1t IS said, reduction in
the salaries at present paid probes,
slonal ball players, which, in many
cases. 1t Is claimed, are out OF all pro
portion to the actual value received.
Following are the championship rec
ords OF the two leading associations.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17
STREET CAR RIOTERS.
st. Louis strikers Attack the Cars-One
Man Killed.

st. LOuIs StrIkers Attack th6 Cars-Une
Man Killed.
Riot and bloodshed was the order of
the day In the street-car strike at st.
Louis, on the 9th, during both the
morning and the afternoon. On sew
eral OF the lines, in full sight of the po-
lice, the strikers stopped the cars and
turned them over. This occurred at
noon, on Cass Avenue, and seven cars
were actually torn to pieces. On Cho-
teau Avenue the roof and sides were
torn from three cars. The strikers
We're charged whenever they made an
attempt to stop the cars, and, in the
riots which ensued, several persons
were injured. During one of the at
tacks, John Harvey, one of the strik-
ers, was shot dead by a policeman.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17
MEXICAN IYUNDATTONs.
Houses Swept Away at Leon-Railroa,
Tracks Washed Away.

Heavy and damaging rains are still
reported from the interior and the
valley OF Mexico. At Leon, owing to
the giving way of reservoirs on the
hills above, the city was badly flooded
and had many houses swept away.
The Mexican Central Railway is again
badly inundated. The bridge at San
Francisco, Mex, has again succumbed
The vicinity of Leon for many miles is
under water. Mail communication is
again interrupted.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17
A LONG FAST.
Death of Woman After Fifty-nine Days
Abste ntion from Food.

Mrs. Veronica Bulla, who performed
rema rkable fast in Syracuse, n. Y,
died on the Sth. Her fast began on
August 10, fifty-nine days ago, and
since that time she did not touch a
morsel of solid food, living entirely
upon water in which small quantities
OF morphine were dissolved. When
she first declined to pertake of food
she weighed 40 pounds. Since the
death OF her husband, eight years ago,
in an insane asylum, her mind was
q 9ffecta6
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17
Take Your Life Preserver Along.
TFrom the Chicago Heraldl

From The I1lcagO Herald.
Sea water has been converted into a
beverage. A little citric acid or citrate
OF silver is added TO the briny liquid,
chloride OF silver is precipitated, and
a harmless mineral water Is produced.
An ounce Of citrate renders a half-pint
OF water drinkable. Seven ounces
would furnish spihwrecked man with
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17
SETTLED AGAIN.
The Ambassadors Report that a Conflict
VIII be Avoided

The report OF the ambassadors to
the powers on the RoumeIian difficulty
indicates that the tenor of the com
muEication TO beaddressed TO Turkey
and Bulgaria will prevent a conflict.
leaving to the powers the duty OF
solving the question. Ten thou
sand volunteers for service in Macedo-
MIA have been concentrated in South
Bulgaria under government control.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17
A Sea-GuI PercEed on a Coffin.


A tragic scene occurred on board the
steamer Republic on her last trip to
this port. When four days out from
Queenstown Miss It. Hand, of 334
East Thirty-fourth Street, died, with
in half an hour after the services of
the ships doctor had been called in.
The young lady left here on the 4th OF
July last, under the advice of her ply
sician, to recruit her failing health
Every preparation was made to bury
the body at sea. The last sad rites
of the church had been said and ad-
ministered. Rough and yet kindly
hands were ready to consign the body
to the deep, when suddenly Miss NJ
Ward threw herself on the corpse, and
begged piteousiy that the remains
should be brought to New York for
interment. At the intercessiOn OF two
priests the remains were incased in a
metallic casket, which was placed on
the deck. Within an hour a strange
incident occurred. A sea-gull perched
upon the casket, and, strange to say,
remained there until it was caught
After some nursing and being we'll fed
the bird was offered its liberty, bat re-
fused to leave. 1t was brought to
port, and is now a pet on board.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17
THE EMPRESS RAMPANT.
The Big Elephant Kills Her Third Vic
tim. Who Mas Smart

Robert A. White, who has charge of
Forepaugh's circus winter quarters,
at Philadelphia, Pa. on the morn
ing OF the 11th inst. attempt
ed to show her keepers how to
handle an elephant, and proceeded to
have some fun with the big African
elephant Empress, the most vicious
and unruly OF the herd. The animal
mad already killed two men for trying
to be smart, but White refused to be
warned and, becoming too familiar,
was crushed to death by blow OF the
elephant S trunk
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17
The Gravy.
( From the independent !

PROM lne INDEPENDENT
1t was another DR.. c., who knew
how to use the English language vigor-
ously and who was once reading a
very strenuous paper on total absti
nence before the same clerical club-so
the story goes-when the entertainer
went out to tell his wife how many she
was to provide for at supper. What
are they doing2" she asked, and was
told the subject OF the essay. "What
shall do? she cried. Here / have
branded peaches, and it is too late to
change" 'Make no change" said her
husband. 1T will be all right" The
essayist had the post of honor at the
right OF the lady OF the house, and she
presented him with a dish OF the
peaches. After a while she said to
him: "Dr. c., won't you allow me to
give you some more Of these peaches ?"
"Thank you" he replied. "They are
excellent" a little later she said:
'Dr. c., may l not give you another
peach? ?" "No, I thank you" said he,
apologetieally, "but will take little
more OF the gravy"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17
Houses in the National Capital.


1t is easy to obtain home in Wash
ington, because most of the real es-
tate agents will take a small cash pay
ment and arrange theremaindero OF the
debt at a low rate OF interest-in some
cases as low as five per cent. Certain
lot holders have a very great advan-
tage. Scattered throughout Washing
ton there is very large number OF lit
tie plots OF ground which belong to the
public reservations. These bits OF
parking are given rent free to the lot
owners, who build up close to them.
They have the practical use OF them
for nothing. They can fence them in,
ornament them as they please, and en-
10Y everything about them except
building o. them. In many instances
these little public strips are the only
wards that certain house owners have.
Too heavy applications of rich ma
l. +. l..
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17
Grandma VS.. Granddaughter.

rom LNt W waterbury i'l.J AIltTlCdl.
A gentleman who does business in
Ansonia and lives in an adjoining
borough recently had business in
Litchfeld. On the way he called to
see his mother, an old lady 90 years
of age. At first he did not intend to
stop to dinner, but the old lady pressed
him so hard, saying that she would
not detain him but a few minutes,
that he consented to remain. The old
lady went to the cellar after vegetables,
to the garden after corn, set the table,
made tea, cooked two kinds of meat,
and in just thirty-fve minutes from
the commencement the dinner was on
the table. The son complimented her
on her activity, saying that she was
spryer than most girls. The old lady
laughingly replied that she could run
faster also. a little 6-year-old grand
daughter present rather doubted this.
So after dinner q race was arranged to
extend around the house, and the old
lady made her word good by beating
the child several feet, although shewas
nearly out of breath at the close
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17

ABALTIMoRE negro has literally worn
two fingers of in many years OF shovel
ing coal. The case is reported by a
physician as a curiosity. There IL no
apparent disease, and no lnconven-
lenCe.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17

body OF man who was drowned from
a yacht in the English Channel. But
only small part OF our work is done
in Europe"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17
A Rival of Mr.. Bumble.


Had the great Mr.. Bumble himself
been living in these days he would
have found formidable rivalin Fred
erick Coates, porter at Merthyr work
house. Some days ago pauper
named Mary Ann Lee had to perform
the solemn rite of ''going before the
board" On entering the receiving
ward it was discovered that Mary
Ann carried in her arms a child, with
a blue ribbon band about two inches
wide around its waist, and its sleeves
tied with pieces of green ribbon"
Coates, dismayed by thegavity of the
outrage, at once ordered the ribbons
to be taken off, telling the woman
that "she had no business to put them
on the child" The woman refused to
remove them, when Coates himself
pulled off the obnoxious ornaments,
which were subsequently, consigned to
the flames by order of the master.
Mary Ann Lees next proceeding was
to kick Mr.. Coates upon his sacred leg,
whereupon the porter mildly pushed
her down flight of steps. And yet
Twill it be believed p a stipendiary
magistraten not only refused to convict
Mrs. Lee for an assault, but actually
lectured her victim for "officiousness.
Fancy what the result would have
been had the case been brought before
one of the ''great unpaid ~
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17

Too heavy applications of rich ma
nure il thought to be one OF the causes
OF club foot in cabbages.