The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-30
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western Items.

stole eight hun dred head OF cattle and nifty
horses from Strickland and Slaughter. The
ened to cross the river. Great excitement
prevailed. The citizens Of San Felipe called
on the military authorities at Font Clark.
fight occurred three or four days ago
between two hunting parties OF Cheyenne !
and Arapahoe Indians, about fifty miles !
west of Camp Supply, in which number on ,
each side were wounded. The fight grew ,
out of the Arspahoes infringing upon the
rights of the Cheyennes. A detachment oil
the Fourth Cavalry Is now with the Chey-
ennes, and q detachment Of the Fifth Cav
airy with the Arapahocs, to preserve peace.
A horrible massacre is reported near Atoka,
Indii Nation. The bodies of four persons
were found burned on the prairie, two OF
VIII, m were females. Two were burned be-
yond recognition; the others were whites.
A pony with lady's side-saddle, q dog and
gun were found near by. They had all
been shot. Three men seen riding nine
miles from the spot are supposed to have
done the shooting. The prairies were fired
to destroy the trail.
southern Items.
Governor Chamberlain has refused to
issue the commissions of Whipper and ex-
Governor Moses, the obnoxious Judges-elect
by the present South Carolina General AS
ent incumbents of office TO which the above.
named persons claim TO have been elected
will not expire till after another general
election of members of the General Assem-
bly, the present General Assembly has not
the right TO elect their successors.
Disasters by F'iro.
The barge Terry, from Houston for Gal.
weston, was destroyed by fire in the canal
near Morgan's Point, says New Orleans dis
patch. Six hundred bales of cotton were
burned. 1t is stated the cotton was set on
fire..T The residence Of Hon. +. ID. Win
slow, at Auburndale, Mass, was burned re-
Gently. Loss on building, $4,000; on furni- |
ture, paintings and library $4,000; total in
surance, $37, 900.
The boot-shop of Bush & Son, at Spencer,
Massachusetts,, has been destroyed by fire,
involving loss of one hundred thousand
dollars, with an insurance Of thirty-fve thou
sand dollars.
Items In General.
ID. A. Ross & Co., large lumber nanufac-
turers and dealers of Detroit, have failed.
Liabilities 1000; assets S4OO, 0OO.... ...Ex-
Mayor A. Oakley Hall, of New York, ap.
peared Saturday night, December 1S, at the
Park Theater, in the play of "The Crucible,"
and had most enthusiastic welcome to the
stage. The theater was crowded in every
part, and among those present were the rep
rentatives of the best society. Mary Ogle,
a middle aged colored woman, committed
suicide near Pittsburg, by throwing herself
under the Chicago express, a few miles below
the city. She was struck by the engine and
thrown over culvert wall about forty feet
high, and instantly killed. As the train was
backing up to pick up her body, the rear
car struck an old man who was walking on
the track, and the train passed over him,
killing him instantly. His name is unknown.
...... The firm of J. NJ. Goldsmith, of Boston,
dealers in naval stores, are reported failed,
Liabilities $l23, 900, including about $4,000
rs Endorsed paper, upon which the firm will
be obliged to pay fifty per cent. Assets
nominally 100000, but outside of $4,000
cash the assets are said to amount to but
little......The United States Express car on
the st. Louis, Kansas City and Northern
train was entered some twelve miles west Of
st. Louis, recently, by robbers, who threw
the messenger into packing chest, locked
him up, and robbed the safe of from $4,000
to $4,000.
Notes from Abroad.
Thomassen, not Thomas, is the name of
the passenger who owned the case of dynam-
tie which exploded at Bremerhaven. He
has confessed to the authorities that he con-
structed chest which exploded and ar
the explosion at a certain time. He was
occupied for a fortnight in filling the chest
and worked in the coach-house in one of the
most frequented parts of Bremen. The
police have examined the house alluded to
and found some of the packing material
but no explosive of any kind:::...;Sir William
Jervis, Governor of the Straits Settlements
telegraphs from Penang, the 14th November
that on the 9TH eighty men Of the Tenth
Regiment, and one hundred and twenty.si,
auxiliaries, consisting of irregular troops
and police, attacked from four hundred t.
eight hundred Ma'ays, who were fortified
behind the stockade, within five miles of tn,
attacking party charged the Malays anC
routed them. From sixty to eighty Of thu
enemy were killed and wounded, Will,
only two of the British and six of the auxil
iaries we're killed, and twenty-five wounded
Troops are meeting with no resistance, an,
re-enforcements are not required at present
There have been exciting labor riots il
Montreal, and several rioters were arrested
The Recorder sentenced four of them to si
months imprisonment each at hard labor
The police are on guard, and destitute work
ingmen are prevented from gathering il
crOwds......The Japan Herald and Gd=ett
says: The political crisis appears to hav
passed over, the Mikado and his govern
ment having triumphed over those VIII
wished to involve the country in a war o
revolution. A proclamation has been is
sued intimating that the age Of feudalism j
past forever, and a new code of regulation
for military services has been promug gated
The object of the government is to rende
the service compulsory upon all classes, an
train the entire male population to the us
of arms. Arumor has appeared in the nativ
papers that reparation will be demanded O
Corea for firing OF the Japanese vessel UnyC
kan, and the Ministers of War and the Nav
have been ordered to make preparations
George Clark, late Quartermaster of tn
Pacific Mail steamer Golden Age, has bee
arrested for a robbery Of silk from tha
ship in September last. The burglary wa
committed at the United States consulat
by natives. The money and other propert.
and consular seals were stolen. The latte
were recovered. Prosecutions under th
press laws are still active. The c0nvic
ut Osaka prison attempted TO escape Noven
Der o. Several were killed by the guard
The attempt was frustrated. The govern
ment has decided to establish a miItar
camp at Loa Choo islands. Officers ha
been delegated by government to establis
order In the BONN islands, where conside
able lawlessness recently occurred. 1t
reported an entrance was forced into Il
mint at Osaka, and large amount OF col
taken. The return Of Mari Yama fro
Corea has again aroused a desire anon
the military for a Corean expedition. II
treaty between Russia and Japan for
exchange OF the Kurile Islands for Saghalie
provides that subjects shall be allowed
remain in, or leave the territories, as sh,
may desire, those remaining receiving eqd
rights, and protection to property and !
ligion.
Captain General Valmaseda has resign
command In Cuba and leaves for spai
General Carlo, next in rank, assumes
position. -. There was an earthquake
Porto Rico on the nights Of December s al
., which created great alarm. The capt.
San Juan, was not damaged, but the town
Arecibo was almost entirely destroyed. T,
churches and only six houses remain, al
they are so badly damaged they may fall
any moment.