The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-09-02

OF Claims in seventeen cotton awards, in
volving $500, 000.....The title of the Hot
the same court to be in the United States,
claimants have appealed TO the Supreme
Court...... Immigration into the United States
shows decrease of $4,000 for the year end
ing June 80, 1875, AZ compared with the
year ending June 80, 1874.
A telegram received at the Navy Depart
ment from Captain Edward Simpson, COM
handing the United States steamer Omaha,
announces that the State of Panama has de-
clared war against the government Of CO.
lumbia. The department Immediately is
sued orders to Rear Admiral Mullany, COM
manding the North Atlantic Station, to hold
his available force in readiness to proceed
without delay to the isthmus il necessary
for the protection of American interests.
Crimos. - 4
f. A. Schreiger, hospital steward at the
Memphis (Tenn.) Jail, committed suicide re-
Gently by taking strychnine. The alleged
infdelity of his wife was the cause assigned.
Schreiger killed Esquire John Norton, of
Memphis, in 1871, and fled.
Abram Symonds, of Pine Hill, New York,
killed his daughter, and then himself......
James Langdon was shot dead in lumber
yard on Fifteenth street. New York city.
He is believed to have been killed by the
man whom he had robbed of his watch.
The killing Of Langdon was followed by the
shooting OF two men by detective who was
searching for the murderer.
A Shelby City (Ky.) special to the Courier
Journal says that Mary Pointer was arrested
there for murder at Paint Lick. Her mother,
and a loose woman named Scarboro, lived
together. Mrs. Scarboro abused Mary by
nd fhar uica nj tfpn hAr
Mary escaped, but came back armed. Her
gun was discharged before she was ready,
but she saws she intended to kill Mrs. Scar
boro in provocation, and does not deny the
deed. She had ticket for Louisville, is
good looking, and shows no remorse. 80
At Bathurst, Maine, a party of roughs
crawled up within fifty yards of Gibbs
menagerie tent and fred two shot guns, in
stantly killing William Spearing, of Calais,
Maine, and dangerously wounding Amos
Wagner, of Liverpool, Nova Scotia. The
night previous the roughs had tried in vain 4
to get in the tent for nothing-hence the
murder.
Casualties.
Special to Chicago papers from Rockford,
Illinois, state that an excursion train with
about eight hundred passengers was thrown
from the track by striking COW, while re-
turning to that city from Geneva Lake at
night. The engine, baggage, and two passen-
ger cars were wrecked, one passenger killed,
and six wounded, some fatally.
Disasters by Fire.
The Albion Mills, at Coushakoken, Pa,
have been totally destroyed by fire. Loss,
$4,000. assurances include the Ben. Frank
lin, Of Wheeling, and German-American, of
st. Joseph, Missouri, $4,000 each; North
western, of Milwaukee, Commercial and
Union, and Globe, of Chicago, $4,000 each.
1.-THE Arlington Hotel, at Watkins Glen,
N. Y, was destroyed by fire few days ago,
caused by the explosion of gasoline lamp
in the barroom. The guests were saved,
with their baggage, and were cared for at
the Glen Mountain House. Loss $4,000.
Insured.
A fire in South Norwalk, Conn.,, destroyed
the dwelling house of John McQuahoe,
harness store, shoe store, and two grocery
stores. Loss, $4,000; insured.
The Barnes House, in West Rutland, VT,
was recently consumed by fire. Loss, $52,.
coo; insurance, $4S,500.
items In General.
The death is announced Of Rear-Admiral
Napoleon Collins, commanding the South
Pacific fleet. H
Cutie & Boudley, tea merchants, who alb.
seconded from Baltimore in July last, after
swindling, as it is alleged, their creditors out
of one hundred thousand dollars have been
arrested in Canada......A correspondent of
the Evening Pos: and Mal, writing from st.
Charles in the vicinity of Bellevue Asylum.
says you will be glad to learn, and this is the
first public intimation of it, that Mrs. Lin
coin is pronounced well enough to leave the
asylum and visit her sister, Mrs. Edwards,
of Springfield. 1t is not likely she will re-
turn to Bellevue Place, as there is some feel
ing evinced in the matter of her incarcera-
ton by friends who refuse to believe her
insane.
The entire family of Thurlow Weed has
been Frustrated by the use of copper tea
kettle which had been cleaned with oxalic
acid. 1t was narrow escape from death,
particularly for Weed himself. All have
now recovered. The American rifle team
has arrived home......A portion Of Manufac-
turers Hall in the fair grounds at Albany,
New York, was blown down by cyclone,
few days ago. Several children and grown
persons were in the building at the time,
and one child was instantly killed and an
other fatally injured. The building was
damaged to the extent Of $4,000.
In the second international swimming
,,,atob batuaan Covla ~ Cbaotar a,d Jobn
na'0n evs"e.n 9oyte, " on.', NV u, oonn
SION, Oh England, which lateIy took place at
Philadelphia, for ten miles, Johnston won
the race. Coyle gave out, after swimming
SIX miles......K. G. Sprague, a noted counter
feiter and murderer, who was under sent
ence of death in the county jail at
Harrisonville, Mo-, for the killing of
man at Holden, Mo-, some months since,
broke Jail recently, and made his escape....;:.
The Lawrence, Mass, cotton mills, which
with full force. The mills give employ
ment to twelve hundred and fifty operatives.
The sales OF stock have been large, and the
prospects are encouraging for the fall bust
ness.......ln the ColQred Educational Con-
vention at Richmond, Va, q constitution
was adopted for a State Education Society,"
we'll ono of tha snooIe,s osser,ed that II was