The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-09-09

western Itemss

Yen days since as John Hatchet, brother
of Thomas Ratchet, member Of the Cherokee
National Council, was sitting In the door
way of his house, he was assaulted by Charles
Burgess, a negro, and killed. Chief Ross
offered reward Of two hundred dollars for
the arrest of the murderer, and Sheriff Mo.
Cracker, Of Cooweskoowe District, arrested
Burgess. While the prisoner was In the
hands of the Sheriff's posse he attempted to
escape, and was shot and killed on the spot
by the officers.
California election returns say that the
State is conceded to Irwin, Democratic can
didate for Governor, and the Democratic
State ticket by large plurality......Th
weather in the neighborhood of Omaha,
Nebraska, has been hot and very favorable
to corn-growing. The rainfall at that city
during August was TIT inches.....The COM
pletion of the railroad bridge over the Mis-
souri, river ut Atchison, Kansas, was cele-
brated there on the End inst, by process
sion, speeches, illumination, and a general
good time. An excursion train on the Atchi-
SON and Nebraska railroad, en- route to Atchi-
son, ran off the track, and q passenger, Ed
ward Macombe, and Charles Lowrey, an
express agent, were killed.
southern Items.
Jos. Conaughton, elected member of the
Louisiana House of Representatives, from
Rapides Parish, but left out by the Wheeler
compromise, fell dead ON the street in New
Orleans, recently.
Crimes:
Josephus Savy, Jr., Treasurer Of New Jer-
sey, has been arrested for embezzling $780,
OOO.......Mr. Church, late at the head of the
ribbon department of Jeffray & Co., New
York City, who absconded with $4,000, has
been arrested in Montreal. William Cow
ard, struck on the head several days ago
with croquet-mallet, by George Conner, OF
Simpsonvi1le, Kentucky, is dead. Conner
fled, and has not been arrested.
John w. Mcdonald, formerly Judge of a
court of Harris county, Texas, has been ar.
rested in Chicago by s. s. Ashe, Sheriff of
Harris county, upon warrant issued by
Governor Beveredge upon the requisition
of the Governor of Texas. The requisition
charges Mcdonald with the crime of forgery.
Jaw. Hubbard, Of st. Louis, Mo-, ID. w.
Malone, of North Carolina Charles Flint, of
Tennessee, and Duff, of Virginia, were ar
rested recently at st. Louis by United States
possession counterfeit notes of United States
currency. One thousand five hundred dol
lars in fifty cent postal notes and two thou
sand dollars in fifty dollar greenbacks were
found on Hubbard, and one thousand dollars
in good money on Flint. On searching
Hubbard's house, two thousand dollars in
bogus fifty cent pieces were found, which
were secured.
Casualties.
The Canadian steamer Manitoba collided
with the propeller Comet, above White Fish
Point on Lake Superior, at $50 p. m, and
sunk her instantly. Ten lives were lost and
ten were saved, including the Captain and
first mate. No one was injured OH the Mani
toba.
Disasters by Fire.
A destructive fire broke out about two
o'clock, few mornings ago, in Reynolds
vile, Pa, station on the Allegheny Valley
Railroad, and before the flames could be
checked the entire business portion of the
town was consumed, consisting of the fol-
lowing business houses: Arcade Block, in
which the fire originated; Coles hardware
store; Siley's dry goods store; Tompkins &
Denman's grocery; Doyle's grocery; Oyster
& Co., bakers; Bogner & Co.'s clothing store !;
Isman & Burgess, druggists; Alexander's
drug store, and number of restaurants and
dwellings. The large Masonic temple in
course of erection, and the school house were
destroyed. The Reynoldsville Herald is also
aheavy loser. The loss is estimated mt over
100000, with an insurance of about SAC, 900.
Baxter & Bells White Lead Works. on Jay
street, Brooklyn, burned few mornings
since. The loss to the works and adjoining
buildingsis estimated at 100000. Insurance,
$4,000.
A fire at Edgerton, Michigan, destroyed
100000 to 10000 fet of lumber, and two
car loads of shingles. Loss about $4,000
insurance $4,000.
Items In General.
President Ralston, of the Bank of Cali.
fornia, committed suicide, by drowning.
From the best information, it appears he
went to sea-bathing establishment, at the
North Beach, about 1926 p. M, undressed,
went into the water, swan about two hun
dred yards, disappeared behind vessel, and
soon after his body was discovered floating
by the Selby Lead Works. lie was brought
ashore still alive. Physicians were sum.
m0ned, but their efforts to resuscitate him
failed. He died at ten minutes to five o'clock.
Colonel Fry, his father-in-law, Mayor Otis,
and a number of prominent citizens ar.
rived before he expired. Colenel Fry and
Captain Lees went to the clearinghouse and
obtained Mr.. Ralston's" clothes. In these
were found few dollars and his
statement to the bank, but nothing having a
tendency to show that he committed suicide.
The body was conveyed to No. 1872,
jackson street, the residence of Colonel Fry.
A boy named Festus Mazzele states he saw
Mr.. Ralston before he reached the bath
house; saw him sit on a clay bank near
the smelling works; saw him tear up several
papers and throw the pieces into the water.
Close search was made for the pieces, but
none could be found. He is reported also
to have been seen to drink the contents
Of phial before going into the water.
The general impression is that he took
poison before going into the water.......
The Merchants Exchange Bank of San
Francisco has closed its doors. The Direc-
tors prepared the following notice for the
papers: Gin consequence of the excitement
in getting coin, the Directors deem it for
the best interest, and the interest of all, not
to open our doors for the present" The Sec
rotary states the bank has 100000 in coin
on hand; the amount liable for deposits is
100000, but against that may be over $780,
600 in notes. The bank is perfectly solvent,
and the only trouble is the lack of coin ..-
The National Gold Bank and Trust Com
pany also sent in the following notice for
publication in the papers: In consequence
OF the panic and impossibility of obtaining
coin, the National Gold Bank and Trust
Company will close until further notice.
The bank has 81 800, 900 over and above all
its liabilities, and as soon as coin can be OBJ
tanned will resume business as usual In the
meantime any creditor desiring can have
good assets of bank to the amount of the
claim. BY order of the board of trustees. ......
The firm Of Juan De Mier & Co., of Wall
street, New York, dealers in soap and -four
have suspended. Their estimated liabilities
amount to from $300,000 to 100000. VIM.
Lientz, Of Maiden Lane, has been appointed
assignee of the bankrupt firm, whose sus-
pension is stated TO be due to disastrous fall
in hides, OF which they were carrying large
stock...... Heavy transfers of gold to Califor-
MIA were made by the Treasury at Washing
ton, in the support of banks in that section,
upon official notice being received at the
department that agents Of the banks have
deposited gold with the Assistant Treasurer
at San Francisco, placing credit TO the re-
spective banks making such deposits in New
York.
The suspension Of the Bank of California
seems to have had little effect on the banks