The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-05-20

From tho ryrtional capital.

From tho Yptional Capital.
The Comptrolles6 the Currency will call
upon the National Banks to make to him
reports of their condition at the close of
business on the LIST inst. Notices and the
necessary blanks have been mailed to the
banks.
The printers who recently struck at the
Daily Chronicle Office are making arrange
ments to publish daily morning newspa-
per, having. purchased materials for the
purpose. They have substantial aid from
the Printers, Book-binders', and Pressmens
Unions, and several other influential trade
associations.
The Hon. w. 8. King, of Minnesota, has
been indicted by the Grand Jury for per-
jury. A true bill was also found against
Kinds for acts connected with the late Pest
Office frauds.
western Items.
The Globes Topeka, Kan, special says that
the Indians continue troublesome along the
Western frontier. Troops have had several
light skirmishes with small parties during
the past week. Arrangements are being
made to send out q strong force from Fort
Hays, which will pursue them until they
surrender or are captured.
Crimes.
VIM. E. Sturtevant, triple murderer, was
hanged at Plymouth, Massachusetts,, on the
9TH of May, in the yard of the county Jail.
To the last he maintained the stolidity
which has characterized him throughout.
For the first time in this State the old drop
scaffold was discarded for the more modern
instrument of death, the cross-beam and
weights. The Sherfs of different counties
OF the State were present to witness the
working of the new scaffold.
A Nevada special says, George M. Kuk-
man, resident of Story County, Iowa, for
twenty years, was taken from his bed the
other morning and hung. Recently his life
had been threatened by a mob, who accused
him of burning his son-in-law's barn. Kuk-
man had caused the arrest of these parties.
lie has recently received anonymous letters
in which his life was threatened If he did
not leave the country. Great excitement
prevails and people demand that justice be
meted out to the murderers.....Cha Ramien,
prominent merchant of Milwaukee, was
shot through the body by Capt. Herseberg,
his brother-in-law. Herseberg approached
him from behind, as he was walking on the
street, and fired the shot. His motive was
alleged interference of Ramien between
him and his wife. Ramien is still alive but
in critical condition.
At about ten o'clock on the evening of
May 10, Col. d. r. Anthony, editor of the
Times, and Postmaster, and William Embry,
editor Of the appeal, met on the stairway
of the Opera House, at Leavenworth, Kas,
and the Colonel asked Embry if he wished
To see him. Embry replied, "Just as you say
Colonel Anthony; if you wish to see me, we
will go down stairs" The Colonel then
stepped up one step, and Embry said, "No,
you don't shoot me in the back J" and stepped
up by his side. Anthony then struck En-.
bry upon the upper lip severe blow, when
three shots were fred by Embry, two of
which took effect in Anthony's breast, one
supposed to be fatal......A Boston dispatch
says that John Best, of Stoneham, member
of the Massachusetts, House of Representa-
tves, Commander of Post No. 70, Grand
Army of the Republic, Collector of Taxes
and Assessor, has been arrested for stealing
$1,000 from the safe of Aaron Hill, a promi.
nent merchant. Best was detected in the
act. He is man of some wealth, and here
tofore stood high in the community.
Near Mannannah, in Minnesota, w.
j. Porter was shot and finally killed by
man named Woods, who claims title to
land which Porter occupied. During the
quarrel one of the Woods family, known as
Indian Woods, was shot by Porter with a
rifle, and will not live. Both parties were
Kentuckians.
Disasters by Fire.
Aspecial from Pekin, ILL.,, says a fire on
Court street destroyed Fred. Ledernan's
building, containing the post.office, Repub-
tcan printing office, and other offices. Loss.
$50, 200 to 10000. The building was insured
for $4,000 in the Hartford, of Connecticut.
and stock for $9, 800 in the same company,
$4,000 in the Royal, of London, and for
amounts in other companies.
Sixteen business houses and dwellings in
Springfield, Mo-, were burned recently, caus-
ing heavy loss. Gen. C. b. Hollands block
was among the property destroyed, inyoly-
ing loss OF 5O,00O.......A fire at Memphis
destroyed the clothing store of Cohen &
Bro, John p. Hughes saloon, and several
other small buildings, on Charleston avenue.
Loss $4,000. Insured in Liverpool, London
and Globe, Queens, Hamburg and Bremen.
A fire at Hebron Camp-meeting Grounds,
near Hebronville, Mass, burned nine cot
tages and Jonathan Fuller's dwelling-house
and barn. The cottages belonged to the
American Millennial Association, and in
cluded the minister's house, lodging-h house.
and Pennsylvania cottage. There was about
two-thirds insurance on the property.
Casualties.
During thunderstorm at Providence, r.
l., lightning struck the Fourth Police Sta.
ton on Kaight street, setting the roof on
hre. Seven officers, sleeping in an upper
story, barely escaped with their lives, one
or two being badly burned. The prisoners
and dodgers were all rescued. The upper
portion OF the building was DESTROYED.
Lightning struck and burned a residence in
the upper edge of Evansville during recent
storm. The family barely escaped with their
lives, and the servant girl had to leap frem
her window and was shockiDgly burned ....
A collision occurred near Lucien Station,
Cal, on the Central Pacific Railroad, be-
tween freight trains. Three engines and
twenty-five cars were wrecked, conductor
seriously injured, and a brakeman killed.
As Levi Scott, accompanied by three young
ladies, the daughters of Perry Harnum, a
resident OF Crane Township, attempted to
cross the Sandusky River near Mexico, in
Sandusky County, o., in wagon, the wagon
was swept by the swollen waters down the
stream, and the three young ladies and the
horses were drowned In the struggle the
three young ladies chung to Mr.. Scott, who
made heroic effort to save them, and came
near losing his own life in the attempt.
A tornado struck the village of Fort Con-
ingham, Frankling County, N. Y, May ~.
Several buildings were demolished, and
many others unroofed. The roof of brick
school house was torn of, and one of the
walls blown down, causing the death of a
little girl and injury to several other
scholars.
Items I'm General.
Bill Rodifer, on the morning of the 9TH
OF May, made another desperate attempt to
escape from the Indiana penitentary, but
failed.....The silver cup for the best display
OF Templar drill was awarded the Nashville
Commandery at the late display. Three
Communicates. st. Elmo, Murfreesboro and
Nashville, competed. An immense gather.
ing witnessed the drill.
The second Musical Festival of Cincin.
natl had most encouraging beginning.
Five thousand people, among whom were