The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-05-06

From the National Capital.

first on Indian Commissioner Smith, and
afterward, in company with Mr.. Jewell, on
the President, to exhibit specimens of flour,
tobacco, sugar and coffee, issued by the
agent to Red Clouds band. The flour was
black and bad, the tobacco spoiled, the
sugar wet and the coffee of the poorest
quality. The Controller Of Currency has
declared dividend of 10 per cent. in favor
of the First National Bank of Mansfield,
Ohio, making in all dividend of 35 per
cent.
The President has sent letter TO At
torney-General Williams accepting his
resignation, to take effect on the 18th of
May. The President expresses his apprecia-
ton OF Mr.. Williams ability and zeal in his
Office, and wishes him success in the new
field of life he has chosen. The President,
II is said, has rendered the position to Judge
Edward s. Pierrepont, of New York.
Western Items.
The C0urfer,Jour7,aPs Kansas City cores
pondent telegraphs particulars of desperate
fight between raiding Cheyennes and two
companies of the Seventh u. s. Cavalry, in
which twenty-seven Indians were killed. A
band of Indians encamped near Monument
Station, $50 miles west of Kansas City; in
formation was sent to old Fort Lyon, and
Lieutenant Henley, with two companies,
was oIeercu ouI Ihey struck the TRAIL and
found that 1t was an old one. Throwing
away their heavy baggage, the troops rode
rapidly forward, and in the morning at
o'clock they came up with the Indians on
the banks Of the Sappe. The troops de-
!ayed until prepared for action, and, with a
brilliant dash, rode upon the Indians. There
were about warriors. Seeing their danger,
the Cheyennes made a bold attempt TO es-
cape, but being cut of, made desperate
ant on fn tuc
when the Indians broke and fled, leaving
their ponies, baggage and tents on the field.
Twenty-seven Indians and two soldiers
Sergeant Papier and Private Terios-were
killed. Among the Indians killed were two
chiefs. Thirty-three escaped, but the troops
were in close pursuit. Intense excitement
prevails all along the border zee. Brigham
Young has been summoned to appear before
CHIEF Justice Lowe, to show cause why he
should not be held for contempt, for falling
to pay Ann Eliza So, 900, or monthly allow
ance OF $500 alimony, pendente lite. The case
was argued for an appeal to the Supreme
Court. At the conclusion, the Judge called
Tor the papers in the case, but no decision
was given.
General Custar, now at st. Paul, Mimi,
says he does not expect to start upon the
expedition ordered by General Sheridan for
exploration of the regions far beyond Black
Hills before the first of June. The cavalry
ana infantry force is to start from Fort Lin.
coin at about that time, and before the cxpe-
dition can move, reinforcements must arrive
from the South......A special to the Leaven-
worth Times, from Wichita, Kansas, says a
letter from the Cheyenne agency, dated the
nth inst, states that thirty-twO CHEYENNE
Indians had left there in chains, via Fort
Sill, bound for Fort Leavenworth. The
balance of the hostile Cheyennes now at
the agency were moved the same day and
turned over by the Indian Agent to the
military. There is also reliable information
that small band of Osages were out with
the party of hostile Cheyennes above Salt
flains, on the Cimaron. The Osages are
preparing to so on buffalo hunt.
Southern Items.
State Treasurer Pirker, of South Carolina,
has been committed to Columbia Jail in de-
fault OF $25O,000 bail.
Crimes.
James Lafferty, of Rockville, Allegheny
County, N. Y, killed his grandmother and
robbed the house; subsequently shot Miss
Vannoy, who had refused to marry him, and
her mother, and then killed himself.
Johnson, the murderer, who was to have
peen hanged on the 28th of April in Cleve-
iand, has had his sentence committed to i'm
prisonment for life by Governor Allen.
Peter Smith, one of gang of notorious
villains, knocked a Mrs. Bishop down, on
Sixth avenue, New York, in broad daylight,
and robbed her of a wallet containing $IO0,
but he was captured by policeman after
hard chase. A rescue by Smiths gang was
prevented only by the officer producing his
revolver.
From Wilkesbarre, Pa, we learn that Con-
stable Michael Casey went to Plymouth
Township, near Wilkesbarre, to levy upon
the goods of James Cornell, being resisted
he returned for assistance. Police officer
Reibsenner went with him and they found
the whole Cornell connection, comprising
ten or dozen men, had assembled in one
house and barricaded it, As the officers an.
preached they were fred upon, Reibsenn er
receiving three balls, Casey was also shot.
Reibsenner was taken to Wilkesbarre where
he is dying. Casey is yet in Plymouth. and
in very critical condition. The news of
the affair created intense excitement and
Sheriff Kirkendall at once collected a
posse armed with rifles, and went to the
scene OF the shooting. Two of the Con-
nells were arrested, and the others
it is thought, can not escape. .....
One OF the most bloody and appalling TRACE.
dies ever committed in Detroit was brought
to light few evenings since. Two colored
women, mother and daughter, the former
named Elizabeth Thomas and the latter
Harriet Fisher, were found dead in their
beds In small house on the west side OF
Hastings street. Their bodies were chopped
and hacked with an axe almost beyond the
semblance OF human beings. Suspicion
points to John Thomas, the husband of the
former victim, a colored barber, sixty-two
years of age. He has been arrested. No
motive for the bloody deed is known as yet
.;....John Heard, who was arrested lately on
the charge of having murdered John Dolan
at Avoca, Iowa, on Wednesday last, has con.
fessed having committed the crime. 49,. Elk.
Congressman Bowen has been arrested al
Charleston, y. G., for instigating the murder
OF Colonel White, committed eleven wears
ago. This was the charge for the publication
OF which the Ners and Courier was last week
prosecuted for libel. Judge Reed released
Bowen upon $4,000 bail.
Disasters by Fire.
At New Orleans, April %, about fou,
O'Clock in the evening, a fire broke out in
the blacksmith shop of the John Kyle, which
proved finally to be of the most destructive
character. The Kyle lay between the Lessit
Taylor below and the Exporter above. Mex
to the Leslie Taylor was the ,Natchez
ABOVE tne Exporter was the Charles Bod
mann, and next to the Bodmann the Louis
vile; In moment the tug-boat Ella Wood
No. came up and commenced to throw
water ON the burning vessel, but without
effect The flames spread so rapidly that il
was apparent that nothing could save the
Kyle, and il seemed as il the boats on both
sides would inevitably take fire. The eddy
however, drifted the Kyle up stream, and
some persons on shore, seeing the danger
cast of the hawsers by which the Exporter
and the Bodmann were tied mn
This, however in the end proved disastrous
SO rapid was the progress of the flames, and
so intense their effect, that the Exporter took
fire the moment that the Kyle touched her
and the people on board, having no other