The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-11-25

one hundred miles In width, 10 the Nueces |
river, all American rancheros HI ve been Or
dered to leave their homes by Mexican raid |
ers on pain Of death, and that one hundred
thousand head of stolen cattle are driven to
Mexico annually by Mexican marauders.
Numbers of Federal officials have been as
sassinated, postoffices burned, custom-houses
robbed, mail carriers ana inspectors Of GUS
toms killed while in the discharge Of their
duties, and the perpetrators of these crimes
have gone unpublished, and general insecu.
rity OF life and property prevails on the bor-
der. The jury found eighty indictments,
and urge decisive action on the part Of the
State and general government TO punish the
criminals and protect the Inhabitants against
Mexican banditti.
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Dispatches report a terrible tragedy at
Cuero, Texas "A party of Eve men entered
Ryan's saloon and killed Reuben Brown,
City Marshal, formerly a member of the
Sutton party. His body was riddled with
balls. The saloon was crowded with men,
black and white, and one negro, named Tom
Freeman, received two shots and was cip.
santly killed. Another negro was wounded
In the face. Brown was the man who ar
rested Taylor for the murder of Sutton.
Taylor escaped from the Indianola Jail dur.
ing the September cyclone. II is supposed
his party did the shooting. Alarm bells
were rung and guard placed over the
town. NFBAk-3 'FgeA -
Disasters by Icirc.
A large mill at Moorup, in the town of
Plainfeld, Conn.,, owned by Sampson, Almy
Co., and leased by Whipple and Fairbanks,
of Rhode Island, for the manufacture OF
satinets, burned recently. The loss is $780,.
600, and the isurance $4,000. The picker
and dye houses were saved.....A fire at
Ellsworth, KS, DESTROYED seven business
houses and fifteen dwellings. The loss is
$4,000; insurance light.
About half-past two O'Clock In the morn
ing recently, a fire occurred at Irwins, Pa,
on the line of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
which originated in the billiard room in the
basement of Jacob Gahriug's building, on
Main street, In the south west portion Of the
town. Fourteen buildings, ten of which
were occupied as stores, were destroyed.
The loss on stock and buildings will reach
fifty thousand dollars, which is covered by
insurance.
Items In General.
The jury in the celebrated Ward will case,
at Detroit, have disagreed. In the case of
ex.Ga uger Moeller, at Milwaukee, the jury,
after being out eighteen hours, returned a
verdict of guilty as to the first count which
charges that the accused made false certif-
Gates of dumping, and not guilty as to the
second count, which charges him with con.
spiracy to defraud. A motion for new trial
was entered......ln the United States District
Court, at st. Louis, John +. Howard and
Louis Kellermen, under two indictments
each for making false gauger's certificates,
and three joint indictments with other per.
sons for conspiracy to defraud the govern.
ment, withdrew their pleas of not guilty
and plead guilty to all the indictments. Ar.
thur Gunther, revenue agent, was brought
into court on a capias to answer an indict-
ment for receiving money for failing to report
frauds in whisky aud tobacco, entered q
plea Of not guilty, and gave bond in $4,000
.....At St. Mary, Mo-, small town few
miles south of st. Louis, young colored
girl, while being married to man named
Brooks, was shot through the head by dis
carded lover, whose name is not reported
The girl died shortly after being shot, and
the murderer escaped........At Knoxville
Tennessee, very heavy shock of earth
quake was felt on the morning of Novem
Der IL, at two o'clock. 1t lasted ten seconds
and caused the buildings to sway.
The body of Captain Wolf, the Galveston
Pilot, who went out on board of the City o
Waco, has been found near where thu
steamer went down. His remains bear sew
eral marks, which appear to be burns. A
seaman. there Is now No hone that anv n
those on board the burned vessel es
capped. 1t is thought their bodies will
all be recovered in few days.....
AT meeting of the creditors of Cutter
Tower & Co., Boston, stationers, labilitie
were stated at $3.50, 900, and nominal assets a
$l3e,0oo 1t is thought the firm will pa
thirty.fve cents......P. c. Hall & Co., boot
and shoes, Boston, offer their creditors fort
cents on the dollar and settlement vii
probably be made......The New Englan
Carpet Company and Gustavas, Abbot .
Co.. carpet dealers, Boston, are reporte
failed. Their liabilities are said to be 800
600 each .....W. X. Lancey, lumber merchant
of Pittsfeld, Me-, has suspended, with liabi
tiles about $75,000.....W. G. Brown, mel
chant, Cheshire, Mass, has failed, with Lila
bilities at $50, 1000: ....Several of the Owe
county (ky.) Ku-Klux have been sentences
to imprisonment for term of years..
The steamship Gussie Telfair returned fror
cruise in the neighborhood of Cape Flat
terry, for survivors from the Pacific, report
that she found no living persons, but pick e,
up the body of a woman identified as tina
OF Mrs. Kellar, of San Francisco the bod
OF Mr.. Vining, Of Steelacom, Washington
Territory; and the body of a stoker of tn
Iost snip. ALL thSse persons had iife.pre
the hoSv Of ths o .ss;st.n Waco.. p1ckea "
Richard Jones. dead Steamers are s,;l
searching for more bodies.
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'Peo'ai uiSpa.cn W inc Co"r'er'ourno
from Lexington, Ny, says serious affra
occurred on recent Sunday night at tn
Pleasant Green (colored) Church. which i
noted for rows Tho d;a;cultv occurro
amono naoroes OaScors Hall NIL
vent there and arrested a. o." r;',oiaado,
handcuffed him and started N he watch
house with him crowJ aS naoroas 1 q,
tackled them sho, oe;cer Hall IN H. Ssa a.
and showerea hr;ck hats nnnn hin, o nil" u
emnt;ed his reyniyey 10 ~. ornnd ,,,,t;O,
them to flight, and carried the prisoner 1
'Tbe C;ty Comet, of 8, Tnn;s nv, Nnna,,h"
is. and organized a. n Councii 20 t,v snd Je
tepmine the contest of Tsm,v S ~ "a =,
lanes Rr;tton for az ae;nn OW an"r e
on;n;on If C;,n ronn s Jm. mi III ,,o &
tha afract ,Snt Co.'n.;s III pen was lau!