The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-06-24

From the N.tion.l Capital.

sioners to treat with the Sioux. Gen. Terry
has been selected on the part of the army
Bishop Havens has been rendered AN an
Rointment. Senator Allison and Rev. g. b.
nanmsn having accepted, there is only one
more Commissioners to be appointed.
The commission to treat with the Sioux Ia.
been increased to eight members. As itwa,
not known who would accept, invitations
were extended to more than were actually
needed. Eight finally accepted. The fol.
lowing are the names: VIM. b. Allison. Iowa.
Bishop E. r. Ames, Maryland; +. w. Palwsr'
IIhnois Brigadier-General Alfred III. Terry
United states Army; Hon. Abram Comines''
missouri; Rev. =. ID. Human, Dakota: q
beauyois, Missouri; j. r. 0'Brine, New
t nok' M zoe ~. Dryer was appointed Secre-
lars per day, with allowance for necessary
expenses.
Eastern Items.
On the day before Bunker Hill anniversary
at Boston, an immense crowd was in the CITY.
Speeches were made by Mayor Cobb and
Governor CASTOR, which were responded to
by Col. Andrews, Of South Carolins anJ
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia. Sneechss
were also made by Vice President Wilson
anu Generals Sherman, Burnside, and Xii.
patrick. All
Western Items.
The commanding officer at Fort Sander.
Wyoming, states that party of Indians A.
Rock Creek Valley ran off two bpndrsd
head of horses. A party was sent in nv.
suit, and at Lookout Station sent for bei,,
ia resolution has been passed by the
Kansas City, Mo-, Board of Trade asking the
IIesident Tor his policy in regard to Indian
.Ieaues, ana the Sioux Indians. A commit
. zee was also appointed to prepare memo
vNrnta ts..o.
steps toward blocking up civilization bv set.
Ting all the savages in the land upon one of
the richest portions of the nation The |
Kansas E!. Rolling Mill Company, of Kansas
lily lily, MO, has resolved to establish local
oil Kansas City. The works will he com.
menced at once, and two hundred and fiftv
men VIII be employed in the mills when in
operation. "A0n III
AN omaha dispatch says that on the 18th.
immense clouds of grasshoppers'mad their
appearance, flying northward over that
pace Immense swarms have appeared in
Piattsmouth, Nebraska, and are destrov;no
everything: They are moving northward
but lew alighted in the immediate yicnitv
ei Vmaha, but immense clouds cover the
heids and woods near Florence eight m;Ies
above there. Great numbers of them have
ice. yceh examined, aud every one has MANY of
me the req parasites" on them, eating OF
tnelr vltals.
Southern Items. ,
A dispatch from Shreveport. La. saws tho,
MI. 1ehner Democrat, recently commits.
Caddo Parish, can not obtain possess;nn Of Of !
tne ONCE, Mr.. Flournoy, Commissioner IN {
1919, refusing to deliver il to him. The
matter is somewhat complicated. and will he
YAK. .aken 10 the Supreme Court. The Shreve. h
H. Eome cs threatens forcible election in case o
mr. flournoy continues his resistance.
The Grand Jury at New Orleans has pre.
sented four indictments against the State .
AUDITOR Charles Clinton-two for misde. ~
mesnor In office, one for extortion under the =;
color OF office, and one for embezzlino GOO :,
600 of State funds. The bail has beens 60 30 i
az SlS,oOO. Gov. kellogg has addressed a =,
lorna ISimaI request to the Judge of the Superior w
oriminal Court, to extend the present term =,
OF can an extra session of his court, for the r.
State Aud ~ onflng,ng the charges against ia
lie also instructed the Attorney.G General to - -
prosecute the case without delay. 10
The Galveston Ne,rs' Brownsville sreo;o, n,
says; The news from Mexico shows tn
revolutionary spirit prevailing now. Ills Gu
believed that General Fuero will NOT come 90 co
.ne ,rontier. The body of Mcmahon, a school re
teasher, was found near Mesou;te por;.t, Sc
me head, arms, and legs were severed fron, G,
y. me oody. One of the raiders killed hy G.
mTusNeelys men badon McMahon's clothes tt
ms act viii be established by afidavits un
me result OF McNeely's fight is thirteen Su
srovsJ ,,, ki!ed and one wounded. 1t i'm Tv
pahy is encamped near the point where the
abroad crosses the Resaca de In Palma ~,
Iortinas followers are very mad Mt the do On
OF the raiders by McNeely, and swear an
sa' tney Will have three for one. Some of err
more than two hundred miles from The RIG reg
,landc. The stock in Westers Texas are ito
cry much scattered for want of attention Pre-
ne herdsmen fearing the Mexican raiders. of
Grimes. the
Charles C. Faller, President. and T IT pre-
lowry, Treasurer of the Chaplin Pona. me
company, Norwich, Conn. have abscondaJ onl
eaying outstapd,no oh,;..: 'onueu, ma
evenly thousand dollars, the greater mart rt YEP
winch is believed to be forged notes. r rao
The jury in the case of the Memnbis Nv. exc
ress robbers has returned a verdict Son. con
ncing Matt. Morris and Edward johnson tire
!wenty-one years, Henry johnson. col. a CIV,
eu, twenty years, and John Woods to ten S S,at
'ars imprisonment at hard labor in tha c.a'
snitentiary. 1t is said that eight of the - e s
iols were In favor of hanging Morris and sJ".
with
Disasters by Fire.
A serious fire lately occurred at the Rr;l. ~
INT Oii-works, on the Allegheny Valley N,
'iiroad, seven miles north of Pittsbnrg IuA'
NED by Lockhart & Frew. The fire or;c;. wac vac
yea IN distillate tank, containing 20. (e0O ven
rrels OF oil ready for refining. Tn lass teen
q, o. nVe minutes this tank was enyeloped 0"'"'
flames, which communicated with another Sc
IN containing about q, 900 barrels of crude drow
m 10 Ill
oil was scattered in all directions sett,nn 'ea"
70 warehouse and large barrel house from from
III of which were ent;reI,, varreis, In ev
-; niso communicated to two other tanks a9y
, on wnicn, with one tank of benzine and gu
es were burned down T. 4. se,egraph of tn
1 the loss will reach 5000 900. ;estimated to tn,
900. .....A dispatch from d. anfsuIance, lister
is. w. Drake x Co % sIona, ."u states the 81
ouiidlng, and Alexander Crocker's pnas
s, $4,000: insurance AN non burned. with
Inc - Al T''""O' mont
., .he most disastrous fires that has of fro
'eo Cugeneid, Tennessee, for several attach
Is occurred at the corner of Fillmore and
e' ana bridge avenue recently, burning r rav
dinos In ~ ,nceoihg several other the 13
onSos;ts s;dn M neighDorhood, on tors
ctive fire occurred At 1nd;nu u.,. M. de The
The losses include the dry goods store on the
No. ~; W. Goodnow, $1,000; insurance, the pc
~ oam ne % ,; Bush, dry goods, 81 900; much
20 ooo s9,oVo; william Young, restaur. say is
=, voovu, insurance, $1,000, and several on the
5; Sier AMOUNTS. Total loss, including Upper
~, PIvoapiy SZo,OOO...".A Toronto, journe
, JJ'Ps'cn says that the steam mills OF drawn
a dus. Ooy on the Ottawa river, have Ollie cl
destroyed by fire, with eight dwelling the bill
80 'T1rples, ana SIXTY thousand feet OF stitutit
ards a r. p'vPery oeIonged TO w: g. The
900. Insurance ESQ noo 70 o'''lna'eo NJ most
few uorn;n The Ii
Rro. &c ,"o s'o.e ol rarring- failure