The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-06-17

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The Government has had it, final pow-wow
with the Indian braves at Washington. They
refused 10 take $685. 900 for the Black Hills.
They intend to hold on to that territory, and
will keep the whites out II the Government
fails to do so..... Capt. Charles N. Bracket,
special agent of the Treasury Department,
captured in Washington q white lace dress,
valued at SIC, 900, q white lace shawl, worth
5000, and other laces valued at 5000, at q
pawn shop, where they had been pawned for
TO the Empress Eugenia, and were among
the richest in the world. They were sold at
the time of the sale of her diamonds and
jewelry, In England, and were struggled into
this country by Joseph Hoarach, in October,
1873. 'f
The Indian braves have left for home in
ne better humor than when they came. They
received no presents, and they do not like
it. Sitting Bull, of Red Clouds agencies,
however, was complimented. The President
presented him with fine rife, nicely
mounted, and inclosed in q leather case. On
the brass mountings surrounding the lock Is
engraved: "Sitting Bull, from the Presi-
dent, for bravery and friendship.".. The
Cheyenne Indians requested the Com.
missioner to appoint Rev. 8. ID. Hinman and
Rev. ]. p. Newman Commissioners to go
out and aid in negotiating the Black Hills
matter.
Eastern Items.
The appearance of State troops on the Rio
Grande produced great excitement among
the people on the Mexican side. The Next
can residents above Matamoras have organ.
ICED to resist invasion, and have sentinels at
the crossings of the Rio and the roads. In
some ranches women and children do not
sleep in the house at night. Cattle-drovers
are much alarmed, and number of promin.
emit citizens have gone to Matamoras foi
security and protection, fearing raid from
this side. .."....A civil rights case on trial
before the United States District Court at
Galveston, Texas, in which Henry Green
wall, manager of the fremont Opera House,
was defendant, was decided, the jury bring.
ing in a verdict Of guilty. GreenwaIl was
fined $500. The case was brought because
.Greenwall refused two colored women seats
in the parquette OF the 0pera-house...-..
committee of twenty citizens Of Columbia,
8. C., who were appointed to investigate the
condition of the city finances, have submit
ted report in which they state the NUM-
cipal debt to be $676,724 mainly contracted
by fraudulent practices of the municipal
Government A mass meeting Of citizens
was held, and resolutions were adopted re-
A letter was read from Gov. Chamberln, ex-
pressing sympathy with the objects of the
meeting.
western Items.
dispatch from Lookout, Wyoming, says
that on Saturday afternoon band of Arapa-
hoe Indians made descent on Harpers
ranch, fifteen miles south of there, and ran
of one hundred and ninety head of horses.
SQvpn cd In, hnx
the Indians had nearly two days start of
them.
The St. Louis Globe Democrats Topeka,
Kansas, special says: While Deputy United
States Marshal Ramsey was attempting to ar
rest two horse thieves, at Stockton, Kansas,
one of them shot him in the abdomen, and
he died in about an hour. After being shot,
Ramsey killed the man who shot him, and
the other one escaped...... The following was
received at Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan's head
quarters, from General Pope, at Fort Law
renee, Kansas, under the date of the 7th:
The Quahada band OF Comanches came into Fort
and eighty warriors, three hundred women and
children, and one thousand four hundred ponies.
Southern Items.
dispatch from Brownsville, Texas, says
that the Sheriff there has official informa-
ton that twenty armed Mexicans crossed
into Texas recently eight miles below
been rendered, and will accept, the Pres
idency of the Texas Mechanical and Agri.
cultural College, at Bryan, Texas. Salary
$4,000 per annum. ..... The people of Mar
shall, Texas, the other day held public
meeting, and organized the Davis Home.
stead Association of Texas, the object of
which is to raise funds to purchase home
at m in To-
desire to reside, and to furnish him and his
family competency during the remainder
of his life. Upward of $500 were subscribed
at the meeting. The association is designed
to cooperate with other proposed similar
organizations throughout the State.
Governor Kellogg, of Louisiana, says in
letter to the Chicago Times: The Times
having stated SO prominently what the debt
of Louisiana is not, will you now permit me
to state what 1t really is. In January, 1874,
the bonded and floating debt was $24 1892.
407.90. 1t has decreased by redemption Of
seventy-twO past due bonds, $4,000; by
retirement o outstanding warrants, certif.
Gates of indebtedness, and payments of the
amount due the fiscal agent, 81, O22, 800. ~;
by exchange of $3,259,3S0 Of consolidated
bonds for So, 432 800 of old bonds, 81, I72, 800;
by exchange of 1927, 42l.36 of consolidated
bonds for $712, 36S.83 of old warrants and
certificates of Indebtedness, $2S4,947.63.
Total reduction, 1852, 727.65, leaving the
actual debt of the State now, $2l, 279, 6So.25.
Crimes.
Arson Schultz, of Brooklyn, New York,
discovered burglar in his room, and, though
sixty years of age, grappled him, when the
burglar shot him through the neck, MORALLY.
The burglar escaped.
Disasters by Fire.
, A fire at Hull, Ontario, destroyed Gil.
mans steam saw-mill, the engine house
being saved only. The loss of this mill,
which is one OF the finest in America, will
throw out of employment four hundred men.
Loss estimated at $20O, 200, including loss on
logs that will result from being kept over.
Property insured for $4,000.
John Brown & Sons extensive cotton and
wooden factory, in Philadelphia, was re-
Gently damaged by fire to the extent Of $780,
600; insurance, $4,000.
The paint-shop Of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad Company at
Hartford, was recently burned down. Loss,
$4,000; insured.
disastrous fire recently occurred in
Toronto, Ont, destroying property to the
amount Of $4,000. The flames burst from
Goods stove factory, on Adelaide street,
and made considerable Roadway before the
engines arrived. About half a block, extend
ing from Young to Victoria and North
Shutter streets, has been destroyed.
The Memphis appeals Jackson (Tenn.)
special, says a fire broke out early in the
morning in the composing-room of the Wing
and Tribune Office, corner of Main and
Church streets. The entire building was
destroyed, together with the contents, except
portion of the stock of Ramsey 4 Co., on
the ground floor, which was removed. The
Wig aud TSibune's loss is 5000; insured.
The other losses are not stated. The fire was
the work Of an incendiary.
A Courier-JournaI dispatch reports dis
astrous fire at Elizabethtown, Kentucky, de.
stroying fourteen houses and lasting FIVE
hours. Among the buildings burned were