The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-07-01

The adjoining buildings, occupied by
Wheeler & Wilson's Sewing Machine Co.,
and b. H. Talheimer, wholesale dealer In
gents furnishing goods, were damaged.
Extent not known. B. ii. Talheimers stock
was badly damaged by water. The stock OF
considerably damaged by water. The total
loss will reach $4,000.
A dispatch from Pembroke, Canada, says
that fires have stopped navigation on the
Upper Ottawa. The people at st. Jeseph's
have buried their furniture to protect it......
The Detroit and Milwaukee grain elevator at
Grand Haven, Michigan, has been destroyed
by fire. The fire is supposed to have caught
from passing tug. The grain in the elevator
was owned by stock company in Mil
waukee, whose loss is about $4,000, on
which there is reported to have been about
York.
Casualties.
A Hazelton, Pa, dispatch says that w. II.
Curnew, John Gartnell, and James Weber
were suffocated i'm the Stockton mines while
engaged in clearing the chambers of black
damp. Three other miners who were in the
mine at the same time were overcome with
the foul air, but are recovering.......Th
vada City, CAL, caught fire recently. Six
men were in the shaft which is four hun
dred feet deep. One escaped, two were
taken out dead after subduing the flames,
and another will probably die. The remain
ing two escaped uninjured.
Personal Itcms.
Bishop McCloskey, of Louisville, and
Judge Stanley Matthews, of Cincinnati, have
laI fnr Tha let 10
has been holding revival meetings at Little
Rock, Ark. Great religious interest is
manifested. Prof. John Trip walked 100
miles in twenty-five hours and nine minutes
on the track of the Eastern Duchess Agri-
cultural Association at Armenia, n. Y.........,
Philip p. Harris, of New York, received the
following telegram from Cyrus w. Field:
"LIvERPOOL, June 49, am just off in
Bothnia. Lady Franklin is dangerously i'll
in London, and requests the churches in
America to offer prayers for her" ......A
middle has been caused at Richmond, Va.
over the death OF lady patient who was
differently treated by Drs. Hunter Mcguire,
j. S. Wexford, and Magill, all eminent prac-
titioners. The former is accused by the
others of causing the death of the lady by
opium poisoning. Hard words passed, and
the matter was brought before the Academy
of Medicine, and duel between Mcguire
and Wexford was said to be probable, though
each is placed under 81, 500 bonds to keep
the peace...... Rev. DIR. Lore, editor of the
NOrther7, Christian AdpOcdte, is dead.
Rev. George F. Seymour, ID. D., has been
elected permanent Dean of the General
Theological Seminary, New York, at the an
nual meeting of the Board of Trustees. On
the first ballot DR.. Seymour received seventy
seven votes out OF three...... Rear Admiral
John Decamp, on the retired list, died at
Burlington, New Jersey, on the afternoon
of June 24......June oath, at Omaha, Neb.,
William +. Powell, aged lightweight, vet
eran Of the war of 1872, departed this life.
...... General N. p. Banks delivered an
Grafton on Masonry, on the oath, at James
Park, Memphis, to an immense audience.
Itcms I'm General.
On the morning of June IS, between nine
and eleven o'clock, shocks of an earth.
quake were felt over the States of Indiana
and Ohio.
The long looked-for resumption of work
at the mines of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre
Coal Company's collieries at Sugar Notch
Wauamic, Hanover, Nanticoke, Plymouth,
Empire, Diamond, Hollenback, and Others
has taken place, ut a reduction of 10 pei
cent. from the prices formerly paid. The
six months suspension in this region is now
ended. The men of the Riverside Coal
| Company, and individual operators have
also commenced work .....It is understood
that the Younger and James brothers, whose
exploits at Gad's Hill and other points in
Missouri and Kansas have created such 9
sensation, are at present in Kentucky. An
ticipating an attack, the officers of the
various banks in the section where the DIES
peradoes are lurking, have placed guards
over their vaults.....The steamer Skillingel
was destroyed by fire at the Cincinnati
wharf few nights since, during thunder
storm. The Waterman supposes she wa
struck by lightning. Loss, $4,000.
Notes from Abroad.
Mr.. Firman, an American Spiritualist, wht
professcd to photograph deceased persons
has been convicted Of swindling, and sent
enced to six months imprisonment in Paris
The Committee OF Thirty in the Frencl
| Assembly has been considering the electora
bill. They have decided to maintain tn,
system of voting by departments. In thu
Assembly recently violent recriminati0n
were passed between Gambetta and Bona
partists as to the responsibility for the ex
traordnary taxation made necessary by tn
late war. The Assembly has decided to tax
up the public powers bill for debate.......t
contest took place at Edinburgh, June Is
between the riflemen of England, Ireland
and Scotland for the international challeng
trophy. Scotland won by twenty point
Of England, and one hundred and thirt,
nine ahead of Ireland. Gen. MARITIME
Campos has succeeded in crossing the rive
Ebro, notwithstanding q heavy fire kept u
by the Carlists. BY this movemnt he ha
established communications with Genera
Jovellar, commander of the Army of tn
Center.
At recent municipal elections in Rome
Garibaldi headed the list of successful car
didates. All parties supported him......T Their
is great excitement in England, on accoun
of an intended visit to Eton by Moody an
Sankey. In the House of Lords, the MAJ
quis Of Bath asked Baron Lyttleton, one Q
the Governors of Elton College, whether
was true that the Head Master and Govern
ors had given their sanction to the student
attending the meetings contemplated b
Moody and Sankey. Lord Overstone deprt
Gated the attendance of the students at sue
meetings. The Earl of Shaftesbury objecte
to the debate without notice, and the subjet
was dropped. Tn the House of Common
Captain Baillie Cochrane gave notice this
he should ask Mr.. Gladstone whether h
gave Moody letter of introduction to tn
authorities of Elton. At Eton, it is said,
protest against the proposed visit has bee
signed by $50 of the boys, and memoirs
in favor of IL received 300 signatures.
A cable dispatch reports the exciting new
that the British government has declare
war against Burmah. ..... Moody and Sanke
have given up the appointment to preach {
Eton, on account Of the opposition of tn
authorities there.
Paris advices report heavy rains and a
unprecedented overflow of the river Ga
rome. Two bridges and many houses hay
been carried away. Toulouse is inundated
The waters were still rising at last account
and the situation was serious. Hospita
were threatened, and the patients have bee
removed ..... The German Government is pr
pairing parliamentary measure prohibitin
public religious professions. This is aime
at the charlottesville British STEAMSHIP
Amazon is reported by telegram to hay
sank off Para. The crew and the passeI
gers were saved, and IL was expected larC
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