The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-24
n De1sctt Of 500, O,OGO-7he Chicago Times
In CO,1rt--Ra ttr0ad Matters-Lit MeAi-
Og.U of John Mitchell.

ory of John Mitchell.
CHICAGO, March 24.-Iti is privately ru-
mOred that deficit of 100000 has been
found in the accounts of W. Ii. Harper,
Chief Grain Inspector of this city. Men,
bers of the Board OF Warehouse Com
missioners and of the Legislative Com
mittee are here, and Governor Beveridge
has been sent for. If this doubtful re-
port proves true it is expected that
some surprising developments in the
manner OF conducting grain business
here will be unearthed.
The Irishmen will hold q grand mass
meeting Sunday to take action in regard
to the death of John Mitchell.
Dexter is speaking for the defense to-
day in the Times contempt case. 1t is
eOnsidered test case and eXcites much
Interest.
Railroad circles are very uneasy about
redu ction of freights by the Baltimore
TO secure some change OF rates.
Representatives OF the Baltimore &
Ohio refuse to attend the meeting.
In the case OF the Union Trust Com
pany v. Rockford, Rock Island & St..
Louis road, the Court decides that hold
ers of the first series of bonds, from to
10000, amounting to $5,000,C00, are enti-
lied to first OF prior lien ON all proper
ty covered by the mortgage OF June ID
1858.
AT a meeting of the Board OF Regent of
lhe Michigan University, the degree OF
Bachelor OF Laws was conferred upon
1856 students, and that Of NJ. d. on "a stu
dents who graduated to-day.
It is proposed to lengthen the medical
course from six TO nine months and es-
tablish course similar to that at Har-
ward.
The estate of the late L. b. Ward at
Detroit amounts to S5,3OO,500. His sons
and sisters have appealed from the pro-
bate OF his will with the intention of
breaking it.
Letters were received atsSioux City
Yesterday from Il. B. Whitney and ID. G..
Tallant, dated Custar's Park, March 9th,
and confirm previous reports received
from the Black Hills, and also stated
that they have recently struck the most
extensive silver lead ever found in the
United States, They have started one
OF their number, }. j. Williams, 10 Dem
yer to have the silver tested.
He also writes from Fort Laramie,
March 18th, to John Gordon, as follows:
"We have struck one of the finest silver
leads since you left that has ever been
found in the United States. 1t is very
extensive. The boys are in good health,
but not very good spirits, as provisions
are running low." The letter reports the
weather stormy and cold, the thermom-
eter showing twenty degrees below zero
on the morning OF the 9th inst.
SHORT LUMBER CROP.
A Minneapolis special says the pros.
poets are that we will have short lrm-
Der crop this year, compared with last
year. On Rum river and Upper Missis.
sippi only about 156, 900, 000 feet have been
cut. There are now lo,s5O,O 900 feet of logs
in the river at this point, making only
about 100000 feet the total for this
year. Last year the Eldridge shingle mill
started early in May.
This year the mills will probably not
begin to run much before the last of June
or the first OF July. We have in this
city 5000, 600 feet of lumber in sticks, OF
which only about 1,0O0,000 is first and
secon class, whereas these qualities
should be 25 per cent. Of the entire
amount.