The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-03-08
Great Railway Fridge Opened

Great Railway Fridge Opened.
LoNDoS, March 4.-The newIy-co,
structed great railway bridge over Il
River Forth, At kdirburg, was opene
to-day by the Prince Of Wales wi
great ceremony. Many eminent en-.
neers and Railway directors were pre
tnt. An Imme nse crowd of spectato
Witnessed the ceremony. The dav W
observed as holiday In Edinburgh.
honor o! the occasion.
A Terrible Revenge.
At Nevada, No, on the 26tn, Mrs.
smith destroyed the eyeslght of Natha
aordon, clerk in a leWelry store. /
throwing red pepper in his eyes Mr.
,mith was domestic in the family wit
which Gordon boarded. Her charactt
was alleged to be bad, and Gordon tol
the family. Mrs. Smith, for reveng,
went TO TIE store where Gordon ws
employed AID threw handful of re
pepper Ii his eyes. His sight was de
sIroyed. Mr.. Smith was arrested
4 Liberal Church,
The congregation ol the Immanu,
BAPTIST Church, Chicago. whose pasto,
the Rev. DR.. Lorimer, had such pecu
mar experience with quinine recent
Whl!e on lecture tour in New England
held a speclal meeting on the 2Sth.
was decided that Or Iorimer should b
granted leave Of absence for 81
months. OF more If necessars, tor tn
reCuperatI0a 0f his health. without d
mlnution Of saiary. The, pulpit VI
meanwhile be supplied by the I ard o
DeaCOns.
The Sheriff FlacA Case.
There IS no longer doubt, accordin
70 the New York World, that Mrs. Mar
+. / lack, the vile OF sheriff Flack. q
New ork, has again been influence
bY her son ID aId him and his father i,
escaping the unpleasant results of tn
now celebrated conspiracy. Sheri
FlIck himself has been TO see her at tn
Windsor Hotel in Little Britain, upo
the Hudson, and II IS stated on excel
lent authority that he actually prc
nosed 10 1--we again with the muct
abuse wife.
Fiae IN Dry Goods.
Tie dry goods district of New Yorl
was visited by tire on the 4th. whicl
the five story iron-front build
Ing 292 Broadway and burned up eyery
Inlng WITHIN lis walls, involving a tota
loss OF ,5lO,0a0 The principal loser
are: VI. u {. Mayer, importers o
hosiery and gloves, and Bason L Eaton
Of umbrellas and para
fols. At one time ii was feared that til,
structures on either side of the burnin,
We're doomed, but thev wer,
saved.
\ Great Railroad Plan.
Another gigantic scheme is said to bt
e pntem plated by J !. It'll. president .
the Great Northern. He proposes L
run line from Anaconda, Mont, dlrec
to san Francisco. The surveyors for tn,
Great Northern are reported to have
made a discovery which will revolution
ilc railway travel in the Northwest
The dis oyery consists OF a break IN th'
Rocky Mountains near Mary's Fork
v hich thus oLens the way into a rlci
and fertile country, through which N
road has ever penetrated.
A Town Boom in Tennessee.
The sale of lots at the new prohibi
tIon town If Hartman IN the Cincin
uati Southern Railroad, owned by tn,
East Tennessee Land Company. cam,
of on the 18th. The town is laid oil il
an Cd field. and there are not half
,iozen houses in the place, but the lot
sold for an average of $50 per from
loot and 11333 lots were sold. -Four thou
sane. people were present, twenty-tou
states in tie ! mon being represented
The COMPANY appropriated ! ,0O,oC
for streets, water and lights, and i'm
Il. t.rtNN-a.1lpnt pf tha town
Hundred Thousand Acres.
george W. Howell. OF the firm o
Howell, Jarrett X Co.. of Atchisor
Omaha, and Chicago, has completed tn
purchase Of about 1000 acres of pin
and cypress lard on the Sabine River
The land lies both in Texas and Louis
ana. ana Is on both sides of the river
II is nearly lC0miles in length by ten /
breadth vt the lower end OF the stan
ls the town o! L0gausport, L.. Wher
the firm Will operate a saw mill on bl
scale. \ town site Will be laid out. an
1T i expected that city Of sewers
Thousand VIII spring up II short time
Newspaper aiu>t Pay Dana ges.
Lo<uuN. ieh. 21.-The appeal {
James laehv, who, it was charged, hs
charge and control Of the Dublin Free
mans Journal IN London and wa
therefore responsible .ur the puhlics
ti0n of cert i'm comments on the O She
divorce case, resulting in the appltcatio
~ Capt. 0.>hea Tor Wit of attachmeI
against that paper, and Whu WAS cor
yiCtrd and fined Gsi00 besI les bein
compelled pay Capt. O'Shea's s cost,
came MP III .ae court OF appeal to-day
After hearing the arguments for al
against the Gel. HictiUn, the court uphe.
the decision of the court below.
L Policeman Shot.
At Detroit, shortly after 10 O ocioc
an the night IF the 18th. Patrolman T.
ward Shoemaker found the rear doe
at store On Iarned Street unfastene'
amt upon entering discovered two bur
lars at work. The men ran out. hot
pursned IN the officer. who fired sh,
,ithout effect. In front Of the Hot
da BENEDICT both of the fugitlv,
wheeled and fired. The officer fe
and the thieves made their escap
Shoemaker WAS carried into the hott
and subsequently, taken To the hos pits
The bullet entered the abdomen. n
the wound IS believed 70 be mortal.
Italian Train Robbery.
Na the I'd inst. as the inward bour
train from Palermo Italy. was crossii
a aeso!ate tract Of country, the ca
r:a-es we're invaded by troop of fer
c.ouS lookin. baudits. The passenge
were robbed OF = 100 u coin, and
their valQahies. The lact that the 70
berry was committed willie the train "
III fill speed. ana also that no stoppa
was made. aroused the suspicious Of Z
victims, who discovered that the ba
iits were SIMPLY disguised train bant
fu, passengers arose, arrested the trai
aen. and recovered their money al
,eweIry. TIE masqaeraders we're co
siguea IT, siI
Plenty of Railroads.