The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-07-08

From the National Capital.

vised the Secretary Of the Treasury Of III
issue of 81, 6l5, 525 of national bank currenc
since May ~, upon which 80 per cent. O
legal tender notes will be retired as provide,
by law. The whole amount of additions
bank circulation since the passage of tn
act Of January IA last is $7,7S5,52O. Out
standing legal tenders during July will b
$S75,772,5S0.
Western Items.
Indian Inspector Daniels arrived a
Cheyenne, w. T., few days ago. from Re,
Cloud Agency, bringing with him prope
papers signed by the Indians, relinquishin,
their rights in Nebraska. He feels certain
that II the Northern Indians agree there viii
@ pe no H trouble In treating for the BIacl
Hills. He reports that he met large number.
OF miners between Cheyenne and White
River, en- route to Clusters Gulch.
Four prisoners named w. j. McDaniels
one Of the Muncie railroad robbers, and Q
noted desperate of Missouri, at one time
connected with the notorious James gang
VIM: Dunn, alias A. f. Montgomery, horse.
thief and Kentucky outlaw; and Robert
Ingalls, and Elijah Ledford, railroad thieves
overpowered the Jail guards at Lawrence
Kansas, recently, and escaped They stole
rifles and pistols from the jailer's Office,
took the sheriffs horse, and stole another
rendered. He had been wounded by shot
fired by citizen.
Crimcs.
William Thomas was shot at Shoemak er's
Colliery, Mahony City, Pa, by party of
roughs. Some stock was killed at the same
time.
Egner and Rufer, the Cincinnati man.
roasters, have been granted q new trial by
the Supreme Court of Ohio.
Disasters by Firc.
An incendiary fire at Mystic, Conn.,, de.
stroyed the Norwood Woslen Mills. Loss,
100000; insurance, $SO0O0......A recent fire
grocery store, and extended east to Church
street, and north to Lafayette street, destroy
ing half the entire block, including the
Catholic Church, Vonronkels grocery,
HoegePs confectionery, cotton compress,
and other buildings The Odd Fellows and
Tomlin's Hall were also on fire, but saved
by great exertion. The loss will probably
reach $35, 900, with little insurance. The
extensive WOODEN mills of House, Lingure &
Co., at Hawthorne, near Patterson, N. j.,
recently burned down, entailing loss of
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
The lumber and grist mills of l.. N.
Granger, and store Of =. F. Cooley, at North
Hadley, Mass, were recently burned, with a
loss of $4,000, insured for $500, and
Cooley's loss of 5000, with an insurance of
$2,5OO.....A special from Peoria, ILL.,, saws a
hre broke out in Princeville, ILL.,, and de-
stroyed six wooden buildings, causing a loss
OF about $4,000, with little insurance. II
Is supposed the hre was caused by incen-
diaries
A block of business houses at Kinney,
Texas, was recently destroyed by fire. Loss,
$4,000.
The Memphis Appeaps Helena ARK
special says: An incendiary fire destroyed
the World newspaper and job Office, hide
pendent, Official, and Burnett's Job Office, to-
gether with the entire block. Loss on the
World office, 5000; insured for $4,000.
Burnetts loss is fully covered by insurance.
Total loss not given.
Items In General.
Parties from California have purchased the
Babcock Silver Smelling works in Chicago,
and will, as soon as possible, commence re-
inning ore brought from Shasta Mines in
California. When fully equipped it is ex.
pected to turn out ten tons of ore and twenty
OF huxing day. This ore has here tofore
been sent to Swansea, Wales.
A libel suit has been instituted in Pitts.
burg, Penn, by Major A. NJ. Brown, on the
part of VIM. s. Evans, against William 8.
Kountz and Mail publishing company, to
recover damages for an alleged libelous edi-
torial article published in the ALLEGHENY Maa,
on the 23d inst. The article was headed. ais
il Equal Justice ?" and spoke of Mr.. Evans
and others as living in luxurious style on
money stolen from the Indians and Govern.
ment. The plaintiff says the accusations are
false and malicious, and were published
with intent to defame and injure him. He,
therefore, brings suit claiming damages in
the sum OF $25,OOO..:.- .Gen. George A. For
sythe has, upon the recommendation of
Lieutenant General Sheridan, been ordered
to Europe on business connected with the
military service.
The Iowa Republican State Convention has
nominated Samuel J. Kirkwood for Cover.
nor, and j. J. Newbold for Lieutenant-Go
ernor. The platform regards gold and silver
as the only reliable legal tender, and cur.
rency convertible with coin should therefore
be gradually attained opposes third term
Endorses the present public school system;
is opposed to concession of public lands to |
railways; favors revenue adjusted to |
encourage home industry; and approves |
the national and State Administrations. ......
The California Democratic Convention in a |
recent session nominated William Irwin for |
Governor. The platform opposes profit |
gate system of public improvements by the |
Federal Government; opposes the diversion |
oil the school fund to other than legal pur-
poses; opposes prohibitory laws, the iniqui-
ties of the protective system, and the curse
OF inconvertible paper money; favors the
speedy completion of a trans-continentai
railroad on the thirty-second parallel, sub
ject to such limitation by the Federal and |
State governments as shall protect the rights
of the people; and condemns the doctrine
whereby the power of the State to
prevent importation of degraded per.
sons for immoral purposes is denied.
Notes from Abroad.
Great floods reported in France, at Tou.
louise. The loss of life there is appalling. zee.
In the st. Cyprien quarter two hundred and
fifteen corpses have already been found.
The violence of the torrent frustrated efforts
to rescue the unfortunate inmates of houses,
and several men were drowned in the at.
tempt: Twenty thousand persons are de-
prlved OF means OF subsistence in Toulouse
alone. Disasters elsewhere are almost of
equal magnitude. The lower part of the
city OF Morssac, on the Tarn, is under water.
AT Tremoullet, in the Department of Ar.
riege, hve houses only remain standing out
oil Tour hundred. In the district of Folk, same
department. two villages are completely sub
merged, and many dead bodies have been
found. Crops of all kinds throughout the
inundated districts have been DESTROYED.
In Dublin, the Grand Lodge of Masons, of
Ireland, gave banquet 10 the visiting
marksmen belonging to the Masonic Order.
The assemblage was large and brilliant.
Among the guests were gentlemen represent
ing Nova Scotia, Portugal, Canada, New
York, Virginia, and Illinois. Compliment.
tary toasts were drank with great enthusiasm. {
Messrs. Bodine and Fulton responded for
the American team. The latter said the
warmth OF their reception was beyond their
highest authorizations. Every act and look
OF their Irish friends showed that they loved
America. The bond of friendship between
irishmen and Americans was stronger than
that between any other two people
The Irish and American team shot for prac. ,
tice at Dolymount, near Dublin. The shoot ,
ing was very fine, and IL would be difficult ,
to say which team did best, 80 nearly equal :
was the skill displayed on both sides n